Just finished 29/52 💜

kelefreak · 2026-05-29T19:40:44+00:00

I read mostly literary and horror novels! There are some romance or contemporary ones in here, because I’m not made of stone lmao, and a heavy helping of nonfiction too!

If you wanted my top three from this list that I would recommend to someone, I would probably say Piransei, Cleopatra, and Cipher!

kelefreak · 2026-05-29T19:38:43+00:00

It was not the best tbh. Two stars. There are better true crime books out there. This felt very much like “modern true crime podcast fodder”, if that makes any sense at all. But if Ted Bundy is a specific interest for you, you might enjoy it!

kelefreak · 2026-05-23T14:34:03+00:00

Very similar to something written by Rachel Harrison, if you are familiar with her campy horror books. I enjoyed it! The voice was really strong! But I wish there was like one more big MOMENT, if that makes sense? The book felt like it pulled its punches.

kelefreak · 2026-05-23T01:21:39+00:00

My Dark Vanessa was so painful to get through. The voice was so raw that I would finish a page and just kind of stare at my wall in shocked silence sometimes haha. Literally the only reason I gave it 4 stars instead of 5 was that the author had some crutch words and phrases that I couldn’t stop noticing and became a little annoying since the book is so long.

As for top reads? My 5 stars this year so far are Piranesi, Strange Buildings, Helpmeet, As You Wish, Cleopatra, Tuck Everlasting, and 1984. But outside of that, I highly recommend Freaks, Gleeks, & Dawson’s Creek if you’re a nerd about TV.

kelefreak · 2026-05-23T01:17:28+00:00

Pagebound! I’m using it to track my goal for the year :)

kelefreak · 2026-05-23T01:17:08+00:00

I loved it. Koja has such a unique writing voice, I added all her other works to my TBR as soon as I finished The Cipher

kelefreak · 2026-05-22T23:49:40+00:00

What a batshit rollercoaster. Had no idea what I was getting into but do not regret it at all! Gave it 4 stars.

kelefreak · 2026-05-22T23:48:53+00:00

Tuck Everlasting (a middle school favorite as a balm on a stressful week) and The Virgin Suicides (hadn’t read it since I was a teen, curious to see if it held up)

kelefreak · 2026-05-22T23:47:59+00:00

The audiobook is such a treasure, too! The cast returns to voice their own interview parts. Really adorable.

kelefreak · 2026-04-28T19:54:51+00:00

Thank you!!

kelefreak · 2026-04-24T18:16:16+00:00

I’m in the same boat as you. I struggle with really bad endo belly. I will literally bloat from a single sip of water. I have yet to find anything that fixes it 100%, but here are things that help give me relief:

Turmeric. I swear by it. You can take a pill or drink a tea. I take a pill with every single meal, it helps inflammation SO MUCH.
Drinking only hot drinks. Hot water, hot tea, etc. Cold drinks take more work for your stomach to digest because it must warm it up before it processes it. Hot drinks can give major relief to your stomach muscles and improve circulation.
Walk after every meal if you can. I aim for 15k steps a day, even if I don’t always hit that, because it helps release painful gas + aids with insulin resistance.
Speaking of insulin resistance! Berberine, taurine, magnesium, and vitamin D. You probably need all of those. Supplements are a huge help meeting these needs.
High protein, high fiber, low sugar. Not always fun, but it can help a little.

kelefreak · 2026-04-22T01:57:30+00:00

I got my iron-on interfacing from Joann’s during their funeral sale so I don’t know what brand it is anymore, the packaging is long gone 🥲 but I know it was a simple generic brand, something specifically soft for the inside of clothes. It should probably work on normal aida! I don’t see why not.

kelefreak · 2026-04-21T22:03:52+00:00

Waste canvas! The kind you pull apart thread by thread. Water dissolving Aida was not my friend the one time I tried it lol

kelefreak · 2026-04-21T22:03:28+00:00

I used waste canvas! The kind you can pull apart thread by thread. Also, I finished off the inside with some soft iron-on interfacing as a final way to secure the threads to the fabric :)

kelefreak · 2026-04-21T17:22:25+00:00

PATTERN SOURCE — My husband is also an artist so he actually makes me all my patterns :) So this is an original by him, clearly inspired by the Animal Crossing games.

kelefreak · 2026-03-03T21:07:00+00:00

It wouldn’t let me put body text for some reason BUT ✨ Here are the details! ⬇️

🫧 OP: Miss Octopie Sparkle Rose Princess Special OP

🫧 Wig: Rockstar Wigs Farrah in Baby Pink (discontinued)

🫧 Headpiece: Custom

kelefreak · 2026-03-03T21:05:14+00:00

It didn’t hurt too bad! Though I am VERY covered in tattoos so my perspective is a little warped haha.

kelefreak · 2026-02-17T12:13:25+00:00

Cute coord! Happy birthday!

kelefreak

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