Hello book friends! As we’re wrapping up 2025 it’s time to look ahead into 2026. It’ll be a good year for book lovers, because there are some incredible books coming out! Here’s a list of my most anticipated 2026 releases… 2026 releases 2026 releases 2026 releases January January is giving me a good mix of new-to-me authors and authors I already know. I am particularly excited for A Vow in Vengeance; the reviews are very promising and I have been loving tarot-based/adjacent magic systems since I read Arcana Academy and Mask of Mirrors this year. The list: Dragon Cursed by…
Hello book friends! It’s high time for another review. A while ago I already posted my review of The Binding Season, and now I present to you An Echo of the Grave, the final book in the Fallow Creek series. This whole series has been a ride, but this last book even more so. So read the content warning below, and let me tell you my thoughts! View content warnings Violence Death Graphic injury Gore and body horror Mentions of suicide Depictions of depression and anxiety Animal death Cannibalism Parental abuse Self harm echo from the grave An Echo From…
Hello book friends! Today I bring to you my long overdue review of The Binding Season, by Claudia Cain. I meant to post this months and months ago, but life hit me in the face with a brick and well, it got stuck in my drafts for a while. Either way, I thought y’all deserved this review because I love this series and also I’m reviewing the fourth and final book soon! The Binding Season is the third book in the Fallow Creek series. So far, this series has been amazing. It has witches, creepy monsters and plenty of mystery.…
Hello book friends! It’s time for another review, and this one is WAY overdue. I read The Fury of the Gods in October of last year and this review has been sitting in my drafts ever since. Oops. Anyway, The Fury of the Gods is the conclusion to the Bloodsworn Saga, and what a conclusion it was! Check the content warnings below and I’ll tell you my thoughts. View content warnings Blood Gore Death Animal abuse Slavery Child kidnapping The Fury of the Gods By John Gwynne My Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Published 22 October 2024 by Orbit…
Hello book friends! I’m back with a review, this time of Enchantra; the sequel to Phantasma. You know, the book I was super obsessed with last year (and still am). I’m happy to report that I loved Enchantra too! Check the content warnings below and read on for my thoughts! View content warnings Blood Gore Death Drugs Heavy alcohol use Mentions of self harm Explicit sexual content Attempted assault Enchantra By Kaylie Smith My Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ .5 Published 8 April 2025 by Second Sky Fantasy | Haunted House | Romance Ready or not, the game has begun.…
Hello book friends! It is I, come back from the dead. I literally haven’t posted since August last year, but I thought it was time to come back to my blog again. Will I be as consistent as I was before? Probably not, but I am planning to post more reviews at least. But first, let me update y’all on what I’ve been reading this year! My reading goal for this year is once again 50 books. I can consistently make it without too much effort, so it’s been my yearly goal for ages. So far I’m at 15 books…
Happy Wednesday book friends! I don’t know why I didn’t post a WWW Wednesday post last week, considering I have been on leave since August 9, but oh well. Here’s an update for y’all! And oh yeah, here’s the rules for WWW Wednesday, of course.cozy fantasy cozy fantasy WWW Wednesday is hosted by Taking on a World of Books, and all you need to do is answer these three questions: – What are you currently reading? – What did you recently finish reading? – And what do you think you’ll read next? What I’m currently reading The Republic of Thieves…
Happy Wednesday book friends! Did you guys know that my last WWW Wednesday post was in July 2021?! That’s honestly insane. The funny things is, as I read through it, I could recall exactly in which phase of my life I was back then. Anyway, let’s dive into what I’ve been reading lately! And oh yeah, here’s the rules for WWW Wednesday, of course.long overdue long overdue WWW Wednesday is hosted by Taking on a World of Books, and all you need to do is answer these three questions: – What are you currently reading? – What did you recently…
Hello book friends! I know, I know… I have not posted on this blog in forever. This time it’s not so much a motivation issue, but rather a time issue. My life is busy!! Thankfully I’m wrapping up a lot of things in my professional life, which should leave me enough time to finally pick up blogging again. Consider this review the first of many more to come! I don’t quite remember when I requested Phantasma by Kaylie Smith, but I’m glad I ended up getting approved. This was such a fantastic and atmospheric read, I sincerely hope that you…
Happy first day of 2024 book friends! Did you all make your goals last year? And have you set any new goals for this year? I think I’m going to aim for 50 again. It’s a goal I can consistently make, and if I read more, that’s a bonus! Last year (saying ‘last year’ feels like it was so long ago, but it’s only been two days??) I had a goal of 50 and I read… 50. My reading has taken quite a dive the last months, so I’m happy I was able to make it. Here are the books…
Happy Monday book friends! Hopefully y’all are ready for the week. It feels like forever since I last finished a book. It’s not even that I’ve been super busy, I’ve just been reading five books at the same time and therefore not finishing any of them. But I did finally finish the sequel to One Dark Window; Two Twisted Crowns! I was excited for the sequel since finishing One Dark Window last year. NetGalley graced me with an e-ARC so I was able to dive in a little early. Let me say this already: this book did not disappoint! Read…
Happy October book friends! Well, we’re already a week in, but still. I hope you guys are ready for spooky season, and I wish you all the good Fall vibes this year. But first, I owe you a reading check in for July through September. It honestly hasn’t been a bad couple of months in terms of reading. I read thirteen books, which makes an average of four per month! I also fully moved to the United States again, and have already made way too many Barnes & Noble visits. Thinking of how to get all those books back home…
Hello book friends! I have been giving nothing but radio silence again these past weeks, but well… Moving continents and starting a new job kinda wrecks your normal schedule. Thankfully, I was still able to squeeze in some reading once I settles into my new routine. One of the books I recently finished was The Night Hunt by Alexandra Christo. I was able to read an ARC through NetGalley and the book comes out next month already! This is more YA fantasy than anything else I’ve read recently, but it ended up being quite enjoyable. the night hunt Check out…
Happy Wednesday book friends! Coming at you with another review, this time of The Scarlet Veil be Shelby Mahurin. I managed to land an ARC for this book, which honestly surprised my so much because my NG ratio is abysmal. Unfortunately, I will now need three to five business days to recover from this book. So I think none of us actually liked Célie during the first two books of Serpent & Dove. For me that all changed in Gods & Monsters, though. So when I heard about The Scarlet Veil I obviously requested an ARC on NetGalley. Once again…
Hello book friends! I’m so excited to have finished a NetGalley ARC for the first time in a long while. I’m super busy preparing for my next work placement, so I’m extra glad I managed to squeeze this book in my schedule, because it comes out next month already! The Library of Shadows is one I requested on a whim. The premise sounded super fun, and honestly I was already sold when I read “ghost romance.” I’m glad that I ended up enjoying the book, but there are some points I think could’ve been executed better. View content warnings Parent…
Happy Tuesday book friends! Look at me posting two TTTs in a row. That hasn’t happened in years! Seems like taking time to draft posts in the weekend is paying off. Anyway, Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl and you can find all past and future prompts on her blog! This week the prompt is: forgotten backlist titles! So today’s post will be all about books that I really loved that I don’t see other people talking much about. Full disclosure: I base this purely on what I see on Bookstagram. Legacy of Ash By Matthew…
Happy Tuesday book friends! I’m finally posting another Top Ten Tuesday post. I feel like I should take time on Saturdays and Sundays to write up a bunch of blog posts so I can post a bit more consistently. Maybe then I won’t be on my phone as much… Anyway, Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl and you can find all past and future prompts on her blog! This week the prompt is: most recent books I did not finish! However… I hardly ever DNF books, so I thought up a different prompt for today: ten…
Happy Sunday book friends! I realize July is already more than halfway over, but I still owed y’all a quarterly check in. In this one, I’ve of course read more books, worked a lot, but also have some fun life updates! My reading has been all over the place lately. Some days I literally can’t stop reading, and other times I don’t pick up a book for days. I’m still ahead in my Goodreads Reading Challenge, so I got that going for me at least! reading check in April I was only able to read two books in April, which…
Happy Friday book friends! A couple of weeks I posted for Friday Favorites for the first time, but haven’t had time to post anything since then. But today I finally had time to write something down! Friday Favorites is hosted by Functionally Fictional, and you can find all upcoming prompts on her blog! Today’s prompt is covers with fruit or flowers! I’m going to list some of my favorite floral covers here. And floral covers are one of my favorite types of covers in general! Belladonna By Adalyn Grace This was partially a cover-buy for me. I had heard about…
Hello book friends! Hope you’ve all been doing well. I’ve been busy yet again, but I’ve also been making time to read of course. I haven’t read a big number of recent releases lately, but one that did make its way on my TBR was Garden of the Cursed. Garden of the Cursed came out last month, but it was already on my TBR before that. I saw a single video about it on Instagram and was immediately sold. This book has unique magic, a friends to sorta enemies to lovers trope, and a good ole mystery. Check the content…
