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Magical Readathon: Orilium - Spring Equinox 2026 - Wrap Up & Mini Reviews

Happy Sunday everyone! Today, I'm featuring my wrap up and mini reviews of Orilium's Spring Equinox 2026 for the Magical Readathon , hosted by G. @ Book Roast . For the Spring Equinox I picked a new Calling for myself. My new goal is going to become a Moon Warden. This semester my five courses five courses: Elemental Studies, Astronomy, Art of Illusion, Restoration, and Spells & Incantations. If you would like to check out my original tbr, you can do that here . Keep reading to see my thoughts on what I read for this challenge: Elemental Studies - Course Focus: Temperature Controls - Temperature word in the title ❋ ❋ ❋ The Burn Zone ( Haan #1) by James K. Decker is a sci-fi dystopian thriller I've had on my shelf for several years. I'm glad I finally decided to try it and it was fine, but overall it was a little underwhelming given how much potential the summary had. I appreciated that it...

The Friday 56 (With Book Beginnings): Fire Arrow (The Songs of Eirren #2) by Edith Pattou

On Friday's I take part in two weekly link ups - The Friday 56, currently hosted by Anne @ My Head Is Full of Books , and Book Beginnings, hosted by Rose City Reader . For The Friday 56, you choose a book, a book you have just finished, a book you are about to start, your current read, and share a line or a few lines that grab you (but don't spoil anything) from page 56 or 56% of the way through the ebook. Post it and share your post's url on Anne's most recent Friday 56 post. As for Book Beginnings, you share the first sentence or so and your initial thoughts, impressions, or whatever else it inspires, and then link up your post's url with Rose City Reader. Happy Friday everyone! This week I'm spotlighting one of my Beat The Backlist 2026 books, Fire Arrow ( The Songs of Eirren #2) by Edith Pattou . The first book of this duology was solid, but I've heard this one is better. Beginning: On a smal...

Books From The Backlog: Dead Iron (Age of Steam #1) by Devon Monk

Happy Thursday everyone! Welcome back to Books from the Backlog , the weekly linkup I'm taking part of which is hosted by Carole's Random Life in Books . This is a great way to put a spotlight on books that I've had sitting on my shelf for awhile. I don't know when I'll get to my weekly featured book, but I hope to some time hopefully soon. This Week's Neglected Book: Dead Iron ( Age of Steam #1) by Devon Monk Published: July 5, 2011 Genre: Steampunk Western My Copy: Format: Trade Paperback Pages: 337 Where I Acquired It: Thrift shop Summary (From Goodreads): In steam age America, men, monsters, machines, and magic battle for the same scrap of earth and sky. In this chaos, bounty hunter Cedar Hunt rides, cursed by lycanthropy and carrying the guilt of his brother's death. Then he's offered hope that his brother may yet survive. All he has to do is find the Holder: a powerful device created by mad devisers-and now in the han...

Top Ten Tuesday: Books I Need To Read That Inspired Movie & TV Shows I Love

Happy Tuesday everyone! Welcome to Top Ten Tuesday which is hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl . This week's topic is Book Titles That Describe Me/My Life. I've decided to feature Books I Need To Read That Inspired Movie & TV Shows I Love. I usually like to read the book before I see the adaptation, but that's not always the case. The movie and tv shows link back to their title pages on Letterboxd and Serialized . Anyway, all of these movies and shows are adaptations that I've really loved and would like to try the source material to see how it compares (for better or worse). Without further ado, here we go by book title: Broken by Don Winslow - I saw Crime 101 with Chris Hemsworth and Halle Berry at the movie theater and was a lot more invested than I was expecting to be. I'll have to check out the novella that inspired it in this collection of shorts. The Devil's Advocate by A...

Music Monday: Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004)

Happy Monday everyone and welcome back to Music Monday! Let's share some songs we've been enjoying! If you would like to link up with me, please see the rules below. Rules: Every Monday share a few songs you've been enjoying. It doesn't have to be a specific genre, new, or one of your favorites - just something you'd like to share with others. If possible, share a music or lyric video of the song and your thoughts on the song(s), artist(s), and/or music video(s). If you would like to participate in Music Monday, please join the link up by sharing your post's url. Hello everyone! Today, I'm featuring five of my favorite tracks from Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004). I prefer the Netflix tv series overall, but I do enjoy the 2004 film as well. Thomas Newman's score for the movie is amazing and really suits the story. Give a listen to The Bad Beginning , The Reptile Room , An Unpleasant Incident Involving A ...

Book Riot's Read Harder Challenge 2026 - April Update: Madame Fourcade's Secret War & Hyperbole and a Half

Happy Saturday everyone! I hope everyone's had a good April so far. I've now completed 6 tasks for Book Riot's 2026 Read Harder Challenge . The tasks I completed in April required me to read a nonfiction book about resistance and a nonfiction comic . I selected Madame Fourcade's Secret War: The Daring Young Woman Who Led France's Largest Spy Network Against Hitler by Lynne Olson and Hyperbole and a Half by Allie Brosh respectively. Read on to see my mini reviews and my plans for next month: ❋ ❋ ❋ ❋ ❋ Madame Fourcade's Secret War: The Daring Young Woman Who Led France's Largest Spy Network Against Hitler by Lynne Olson is a book I'd been eyeing at the library for a few years now and I'm glad Book Riot's Read Harder Challenge finally got me to check it out. Honestly, I should have learned about Marie-Madeleine Fourcade earlier. She ...