Welcome To My Bookish Corner

Hi, I’m Rune!
Pronouns: they/them/theirs
📍 Canada 🇨🇦

I’m chaos, but like… friendly chaos?! I’m a little feral, a little soft, and way too emotionally invested in fictional people and worlds. I keep things honest when reviewing and recommending, but I’m not here to tear books or authors apart—this is a respectful space.

How It All Began

Reading has always been more than a hobby for me. When I was a kid back in Colombia, I used to hide in an old wardrobe with fantasy books because it felt safer than everything else at times. Later on in Canada, after losing someone I loved, I practically lived in the library for a while, just trying to exist. A librarian handed me a YA romance novel, and I was a goner.

Now I read all kinds of spicy adult romance. Light and dark, all pairings, and no shame. Paranormal, romantasy, monster romance, BDSM & kink, why-choose, omegaverse, romcoms, horror romance, small town, all of it. I’m here for enemies to lovers, forced proximity, one bed, fated mates, “touch them and perish,” and denial of attraction. But, picking only a few subgenres or tropes is painful! 😂

Get To Know Rune

I’m obsessed with The Night Circus! I keep re-reading it for the magic and whimsy.

White tea, always. Don’t get me wrong, I do need bean juice to quell the demons, but tea is my comfort drink.

I’m a sucker for iced tea and pretzels

A cozy window nook or my egg chair with a soft blanket, twinkly fairy lights, and a rainy day outside.

Lots! You can check it out on goodreads, fable, storygraph, etc.

I can’t resist fantasy romance/romantasy, PNR, omegaverse, dark romance, monster romance, forbidden/taboo, MC romance, mafia romance, and more. Basically, anything spicy and adult.

I am such a sl*t for stickers, it’s not even funny. If I had to pick something else, it would be my clingies/phone grips or pouches that I use on my ereaders.

Rune's books

Good For Her: A Second Chance Horror Romance
it was amazing
Good For Her: A Second Chance Horror Romance
by Tylor Paige
Thank you, Tylor, Netgalley, and Victory Editing for the ARC! This is my own honest and voluntary review of Good for Her by Tylor Paige. Right off the bat, the book has you hooked; it has clearly marked CW/TW and marketed content, all …
Kiss of the Basilisk
really liked it
Kiss of the Basilisk
by Lindsay Straube
Before I review I wanted to say that I went in blind, I had no clue what the tropes, pairings, themes, or plot would be like. And I don’t regret it! Tem, Caspen, and Leo make for an interesting love triangle. Watching Them learn that s…
The Belladonna Paperback Collection
The Belladonna Paperback Collection
by Adalyn Grace
The Dark Is Descending: A Nytefall Novel
The Dark Is Descending: A Nytefall Novel
by Chloe C. Peñaranda
The Stars Are Dying
The Stars Are Dying
by C.C. Peñaranda

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2026 Reading Challenge

2026 Reading Challenge
Rune has read 1 book toward their goal of 50 books.
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Why SoaH?

I started doing this because I wanted a no-work zone to talk about the books stuck in my head, the ones I’m desperate to read, and the ones I need to scream about with other people. I’m an ARC/ALC reader, I work in the romance space, I hunt deals, uplift indie authors, and shamelessly enable everyone’s TBR addiction.

The name came pretty naturally as I am a heathen myself, and I love it!

I’m a mood reader, which means I either read nothing or read 600 pages in one sitting and ruin my sleep schedule. My TBR is longer than my will to live. My e-readers and shelves are suffering. I am not.

Outside of books: I’m nonbinary, autistic, neurodivergent, chronically ill, tattooed, plus-size, and powered mostly by white tea and anxiety. And vibes. Mostly vibes.
If you like your romance spicy, chaotic, and a little unhinged, you’ll probably get along with me just fine.