Joy the reading wizard
Psychonaut Journaling

Hello, I'm Joy ✨

Reading the world,
one book at a time.

Join me as I read my way across all 50 states and every country in the world.

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Joy — your reading wizard guide

Hi, I'm Joy

I'm a Pacific Northwest bookworm on a mission to read a book set in every US state and every country in the world. I journal every single read — by hand, in the margins, in my bullet journal, everywhere.

This space is where I share the books that move me, the journaling supplies I can't live without, and the slow, cozy joy of reading your way through the world.

Come read along with me

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The Reading Challenges

One book per US state. One book per country. It's a long game — and I'm loving every page.

🇺🇸 50 US States

35/50

70% complete

🌍 197 Countries

52/197

26% complete

📚 2026 Goodreads

49/54

91% complete

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Currently Loving

Three books I keep pressing into people's hands.

Cover of How to say Babylon Jamaica
★★★★★

How to say Babylon

by Safiya Sinclair

How to Say Babylon is Safiya Sinclair's memoir of growing up as the eldest daughter of a volatile reggae musician and mi…

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Cover of As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow Syria
★★★★★

As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow

by Zoulfa Katouh

As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow follows Salama, an eighteen-year-old pharmacy student who finds herself volunteering at …

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Cover of Blood Over Bright Haven
★★★★★

Blood Over Bright Haven

by M.L. Wang

Magic built Tiran into an industrial utopia, but its power came at a price. When Sciona claws her way to become the High…

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Recently Published

The Winds of Maracaibo
Book Review Venezuela Aug 9, 2026

The Winds of Maracaibo

When Nina's ex-husband takes their teenage daughter across the border into the US without her, Nina must fight her way from Brazil to Houston to get her back, all while the wreckage of Venezuela's collapsed revolution follows the family across every border they cross. Told through the fractured, overlapping voices of three generations, it's a story about the impossible math of protecting your child when your country has already failed you.

Theo of Golden
Book Review Georgia Jul 31, 2026

Theo of Golden

An eighty-six-year-old stranger arrives in a small Georgia town and begins buying back pencil portraits of its residents from a coffeehouse wall, returning each one to its rightful owner. With every exchange, a story unfolds and a life quietly changes. A tender novel about kindness, connection, and the mystery of one man's past.

A Forsaken Prophecy
Book Review Jul 22, 2026

A Forsaken Prophecy

In a world where magic and gangster politics collide, Patrick and Nina are captured by the Artisans as their war with the Craftsmen reaches a breaking point. Reunited with his father and aided by an unlikely ally, Patrick must decide where his loyalties lie while chasing a prophecy that could change everything.

Songbird in the Gallows
Book Review Oregon Jul 22, 2026

Songbird in the Gallows

Five years after watching her father murdered before her eyes, Saylor Mitchell is hunted by the same killers who took him, and saved by the one man who knew him best. Blue is a reformed assassin with a violent past he can't outrun, and the only person who can teach Saylor to fight back against the Crow, the gang responsible for her father's death. As his lessons turn into obsession, Saylor must decide how far she's willing to go for vengeance, and what she's willing to become to get it.

The Bone Door
Book Review Jul 11, 2026

The Bone Door

Hop wakes up in an ancient labyrinth with no memory of his life, trapped alongside a girl he doesn't recognize and haunted by a shadowy figure that won't leave him alone. The only way out is through the Bone Door, hidden behind a series of impossible trials scattered across strange, shifting realms. But as Hop digs deeper into the maze's secrets, he realizes his own past may be tangled up in its horrors, and uncovering the truth is the only way anyone escapes.

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