NerdyBookFox

Hello! Welcome to my den! I'm NerdyBookFox. I'm a hobbyist bookstagrammer; I began my bookstagram journey to read more and doom scroll less, while also being more creative with photography. I do, on occasion, read and review ARCs as well.

NerdyBookFox Ratings System

5⭐ The book is up there with my favorites! I love everything about it.
4.5⭐ I love the book and would highly recommend it. There might still be something small that I want from the book.
4⭐It was entertaining to read. It might not be a favorite, but I still thoroughly enjoyed it. I wouldn't have issue recommending it.
3.5⭐ I liked the book but I have issues with some things. I might recommend it to those who enjoys the specific genre, writing style or author.
3⭐ It's not a bad book. I neither disliked or liked the book. It just didn't connect with me and I may of had issue with some parts it. I might recommend it.
2⭐ I struggled with the book. It's not for me and I wouldn't recommend it, but others might enjoy it immensely.
1⭐ I don't like it at all and would not recommend.
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🌶️ Fade to black/Closed door/Implied
🌶️🌶️ Open door with limited descriptions or minimal scenes.
🌶️🌶️🌶️ Open door with significant descriptions and details, and more than one or two scenes.
🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ Open door with explicit descriptions. There are more scenes and are longer. Plot is still there.
🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ Extremely explicit description. There is either more spice than plot, or the characters are rabbits with a plot.

“Stories are both an escape from the truths of the world and the only way to see them clearly.”
― Axie Oh, The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea

About NerdyBookFox

Hello! I'm NerdyBookFox, or Mel! I'm a full time artist. I unintentionally become a fur mom to 7 cats and 1 giant puppy.When I'm not working, I'm either reading or playing a variety of cozy games or MMOs.I grew up watching Charmed and Supernatural, cementing my love for the paranormal genre and pop culture references. Like most, Lord of the Rings was my introduction to the world of fantasy, with a yearly rewatch a requirement. Star Wars, Star Trek, and Firefly/Serenity all hold a special place in my heart for Science Fiction. And for whatever reason, I really loved horror as a child, specifically slashers.

Any books (or shows) with Charmed-like witches, ghosts, or dragons will instantly catch my attention. I also enjoy stories with vampires, mermaids/sirens, demons, immortal beings, and Greek/Egyptian mythology. I don't mind other supernatural beings.I actually don't like being told if a story if HEA, and I generally avoid contemporary realistic fiction. I generally dislike the following tropes: insta-love, mary-sues, and stereotypical twin ideas (sorry, I'm a twin. I judge this trope hard. I have yet to find a story where twins are written realistically).I avoid books with elements of domestic violence, narcissistic abuse, psychological abuse, and emotional abuse, but I won't write them off if I'm in a headspace that can handle it.

"Sometimes being perceived as weak is a strength in itself" ― Caitlin Denman, Broken Queen

NerdyBookFox's Favorites

"I'm selfish because I would burn this world to the ground to keep you by my side." ― Caitlin Denman, Broken Queen

Books

  • The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea, Axie Oh

  • The Shadowbound Fae Trilogy, Samantha Britt

  • The Soulstar Saga, Annaïa Rowan

Runner Ups

  • Exit Entropy, A.P. Webb

  • From Below, Darcy Coates

  • Of Headless Hollows, Killian Wolf

  • Gallows Hill, Darcy Coates

Genres

  • Paranormal Romance

  • Fantasy/Fantasy Romance/Romantasy

  • Horror

Runner Ups

  • Xianxia

  • Science Fiction

  • Murder Mystery/Suspense/Thriller

Tropes

  • Forbidden Romance

  • Star-Crossed Lovers

  • Slow Burn

  • Enemies to Lovers

Runner Ups

  • Bodyguard

  • Morally Gray

  • Touch Her and Die

"He was, in every way, my demise. And I wanted to taste it." ― B.C. FaJohn, A Crown of Ash and Silver

Recommendations

  • The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea, Axie Oh (Standalone; For fans of Spirited Away)

  • The Shadowbound Fae Trilogy, Samantha Britt

  • The Soulstar Saga, Annaïa Rowan

  • Entropy Chronicles, A.P. Webb (Trilogy; For fans of Firefly and Serenity)

  • Blood Queen, Caitlyn Denman (Series)

  • Of Headless Hollows, Killian Wolf (Standalone; A spicy Headless Horseman retelling)

  • The Mortal Instruments, Cassandra Clare (Series, 6)

  • Chasing Your Ghost, Maggie I. Fields (Trilogy, Standalone)

  • The Holder's Dominion, Genese Davis (Standalone)

  • The Underworld Saga, Eva Pohler (Series)

  • The Witching Flour, S. Frasher (Standalone, with prequel; For fans of WandaVision)

  • Veiled, Cooper James (Series)

"Not all stories have a happy ending though" ― S. Frasher, The Witching Flour