Let the stars pick your poison! I first launched my BookStrology section back in February 2024 with starry-eyed ambition and a TBR pile that could rival the rings of Saturn. But between writing deadlines, toddler wrangling, and the occasional existential spiral, I never quite found the time to let it fully bloom … until now.
So, welcome back, dear bibliophile. Whether you’ve got Mercury in meltdown or Venus playing matchmaker, I’m here to help you navigate the week ahead — one eerie, enchanting, or emotionally devastating book at a time.
BOOKSTROLOGY
April 21 – April 27, 2025
♈ Aries
This week: You’re not angry, just … passionately correct.
Mars is pushing your buttons, and everyone else should be worried. The energy is intense, impulsive, and weirdly inspiring. Channel your feral determination into a story where justice and chaos collide.
Read: The Female of the Species by Mindy McGinnis
Because sometimes the only way to heal is to break everything.
♉ Taurus
This week: Still waters run deep — and might be boiling.
Venus wants you to seek beauty, but Saturn’s watching from the shadows, whispering, “Let it hurt.” This is the week to indulge your softest desires and your sharpest doubts.
Read: The House in the Pines by Ana Reyes
Mysterious, slow-burning, and full of hidden truths — just like you.
♊ Gemini
This week: There’s a difference between collecting information and spiraling.
Your ruling planet, Mercury, is still sorting through its cosmic inbox. Expect glitches, déjà vu, and maybe a ghost or two. Read something that matches your scattered brilliance.
Read: The Atlas Six by Olivie Blake
Magic, manipulation, and morally gray academics? Yes, please.
♋ Cancer
This week: Your intuition is screaming — are you listening?
That full moon in fellow water sign Scorpio is a call to emotional arms. If it feels like your dreams are haunted, it’s because they are. Time to read something drenched in gothic yearning.
Read: The Death of Jane Lawrence by Caitlin Starling
A slow descent into madness, love, and locked doors.
♌ Leo
This week: You’re the main character, but not everyone got the memo.
The sun’s shifting energy has you questioning your spotlight. Maybe it’s time to step behind the curtain and see what happens in the shadows.
Read: Bunny by Mona Awad
Surreal, culty, and disturbingly pink. It’s giving unhinged brilliance.
♍ Virgo
This week: Your checklist can’t save you from the existential dread.
You’ve been trying to make sense of the chaos, but what if it’s not meant to be organized? This is your week to read something beautifully messy.
Read: We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson
Sisters, suspicion, and solitude. A study in eerie elegance.
♎ Libra
This week: The scale is tipping, and you’re not sure which side you’re on.
With Venus in tension, your relationships are feeling like Greek tragedies. Read something that understands the complicated art of keeping the peace … and what happens when it breaks.
Read: My Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth Russell
Uncomfortable, unflinching, and devastatingly introspective.
♏ Scorpio
This week: You’re not unravelling — you’re molting.
The full moon is in your sign, and things are about to get intense. You’re not afraid of transformation, but even you might feel this one. Read something that invites obsession.
Read: Bitter Orange by Claire Fuller
Secrets, summer heat, and a crumbling estate hiding everything you need to know.
♐ Sagittarius
This week: You’re ready to burn bridges just to see the light.
Freedom is your anthem, but what if staying still is the revolution? It’s a week for internal journeys, existential questions, and dark roads that might lead home.
Read: The Last House on Needless Street by Catriona Ward
Nothing is what it seems. Including you.
♑ Capricorn
This week: You’ve built walls, but ghosts don’t need doors.
You’re focused on structure and legacy, but emotions have been knocking, and this week they break in. Read something that shows the cracks beneath the control.
Read: Plain Bad Heroines by Emily M. Danforth
Academia, horror, queer love, and cursed manuscripts? You’ll feel seen.
♒ Aquarius
This week: You’re detached, not emotionless. Maybe.
Your weird little brain is on fire, but your heart has a few thoughts too. Expect dreams, strange signs, and the urge to rebel against something — even if it’s yourself.
Read: Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir
Lesbian necromancers in space? Obviously.
♓ Pisces
This week: You are the ocean pretending to be a puddle.
Your empathy is both a gift and a curse. This week, it feels like you’re absorbing too much. Read something that validates your weirdness while anchoring your soul.
Read: The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab
Because eternity is lonely, but you’re never really alone.
Let the stars be your bookseller, and may your week be full of haunted prose, slow-burn plot twists, and characters who feel a little too familiar. See you next Monday for another round of cosmic recommendations.
