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      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  Spell It Out Reading Challenge 2025  books,  The Lost Girls of Paris  by Pam Jenoff .  This has been highly recommended to me, so I hope it's good. Beginning:  New York, 1946 If not for the second-w...

        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: Old Country by Matt Query & Harrison Query   Published: July 26, 2022 Genre: Horror thriller My Copy: Format: Paperback Pages: 352 Where I Acquired It: Half Price Books Summary (From Goodreads): In this terrifyingly twisted thriller, a young couple discovers the horror held within their newly purchased dream house. It’s the house of their dreams. Former marine Harry and his wife, Sasha, have packed up their life and their golden retriever, Dash, and fled the corporate rat race to live off the land in rural Idaho. Their breathtaking new home sits on mo...

Happy Tuesday everyone!  Welcome to Top Ten Tuesday which is hosted by  That Artsy Reader Girl .  This week's topic is Goals for 2026, but I've decided to continue that series I've been working on with Favorite Books Beginning With The Letter U.  I didn't think I'd have so many U titles to pick from, but I actually had a good amount to pick from. Without further ado, here we go in alphabetical order by title: Ubik by Philip K. Dick Unbound ( Magic Ex Libris #3) by Jim C. Hines The Unbound ( The Archived #2) by Victoria Schwab The Unbroken ( Magic of the Lost #1) by C.L. Clark Undeading Bells ( Fred, the Vampire Accountant #6) by Drew Hayes The Uninvited by Cat Winters Unnatural acts ( Dan Shamble, Zombie PI #2) by Kevin J. Anderson Unquiet Spirits ( A Sherlock Holmes Adventure #2) by Bonnie MacBird Unwind ( Unwind Dystology #1) by Neal Shusterman The Upside of Unrequited ( Simonverse #2) by Becky Albertalli What are some of your favorite books beginning with the...

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 some of my favorites from Roald Dahl’s Matilda the Musical   (2022).  I watched this for the first time not too long ago and really got a kick out of it.  I love the book and the original movie as well.  I wish I could have had the chance to see this on stage because that would have been really cool.  Give a listen to Revolting Children ...

Happy Sunday everyone! Today I'm sharing my thoughts on the book I read in January for  Choose Your Own Adventure: Year In Adelia 2026, The Boardgame , an additional challenge to  G. @ Book Roast 's  Magical Readathon .  This year's board is the same as last year, but the goal is to take a different path than last year.  You can see my full tbr  here .  Without further ado, check out my mini review below: ❋  ❋  ❋  ❋ The Silverblood Promise  ( The Last Legacy  #1) by James Logan  is a book I shouldn't have put off for so long. I have a feeling this series could become a favorite. I really enjoyed the world building most in this story. There's so much more I want to know about. It did take me a minute to warm up to the characters though. This almost helped fill that Locke Lamora sized hole while I'm waiting for that next installment there. At least I don't have to wait for the sequel of this novel! My review is also on ...

Happy Sunday everyone!  I hope everyone's been doing well so far this year.  It's a little more than halfway through January and I've completed my first 2 tasks for  Book Riot's 2026 Read Harder Challenge .  The tasks I completed in January required me to read a   queer picture book   and to p ick a challenge from any of the previous years’ challenges to repeat (last year's task to read  book  about a piece of media you love) .   I selected  Morris Micklewhite and the Tangerine Dress  by Christine Baldacchino  and  Starcourt Mall Escape  ( Stranger Things  #9) by Jennifer Brody  respectively.   Read on to see my mini reviews and my plans for next month: ❋   ❋  ❋  ❋  ❋  Morris from  Morris Micklewhite and the Tangerine Dress  by Christine Baldacchino  deserves the world. The tangerine dress does look like his mom's hair (and his hair too). And Moo, the ca...