hi everyone— i'd love some planner recommendations, as i've looked for something to fit my needs for a while and haven't found one yet!

so far, the closest i've found is the upcoming release from The Quirky Cup Collective (https://thequirkycupcollective.com.au/products/coming-soon-wonderfully-ordinary-2023-planner?_pos=5&_sid=dc1ce2b2d&_ss=r) but it's still not totally my vibe.

here's what i'm looking for:

-no rings, no soft cover; must be sturdy/dense feeling

-US shipping, under $40 (would love to spend less!)

-small-ish, preferably the size of a hardbound book

-black, with silver accents rather than gold if applicable

-decently thick pages so that ink doesn't ghost onto the next pages (no Hobonichi!!)

-not super picky on layouts, and it doesn't need to cover a full year; not picky on dated vs undated

-nothing religious or super girl-boss-y, as i'm nonbinary; witchy stuff is fine!

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note: i've looked at the Hemlock and Oak ones, but the pages look super thin and i'm not a huge fan of the aesthetics. something like that but with more of a dark academia vibe would be great. Mossery is also a no.

i use a passion planner full time for most of my hardcore planning while in grad school, so this is more of an extra book for fun memory keeping notes etc

looking forward to suggestions!