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        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: The Wizard's Ward ( Queen's Quests #1) by Deborah Hale Published: 2004 Genre: Fantasy Romance My Copy: Format: Mass Market Paperback Pages: 464 Where I Acquired It: A yard sale Summary (From Goodreads): The once-peaceful land of Embria now suffers under the occupation of cruel conquerors. Enchantress Maura Woodbury has spent her young life trying to avoid their notice at all costs. Until her wizard guardian reveals that she has been chosen to seek and waken a legendary warrior who is destined to free their people. First she must procure an ancient map which will reveal The Waiti...

  Happy Tuesday everyone!  Welcome to Top Ten Tuesday which is hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl .  This week's topic is Books I Want to Read by New to Me Authors, so in honor of Summer of Horror 2026 , a celebration of all things horror running from June through August and hosted by Tammy @ Books, Bones & Buffy , I'm featuring horror by authors I've never read before.  Without further ado, here we go in alphabetical order by title:  Between Two Fires by Christopher Buehlman Bunny ( Bunny #1) by Mona Awad The Call of Cthulhu and Other Weird Stories by H.P. Lovecraft Jaws ( Jaws #1) by Peter Benchley May the Dead Keep You by Jill Baguchinsky Molka by Monika Kim Psycho ( Psycho #1) by Robert Bloch Rosemary's Baby ( Rosemary's Baby #1) by Ira Levin The Saw Mouth by Cale Plett The Terror by Dan Simmons Have you read any of these books?  What new to you authors do you want to try?  As always, thanks for visiting my blog and perhaps even commenting down b...

  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 Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom  (1984).  I recently rewatched this for the first time in quite awhile and it's still a lot of fun and John Williams' score is awesome.  Plus, Short Round is one of my favorite Indiana Jones characters.  Give a listen to Anything Goes , Fast Streets of Shanghai , Short Roun...

Happy Sunday Funday and welcome to my sixth weekly update for Summer of Horror 2026 (my second of July), a celebration of all things horror running from June through August and hosted by Tammy @ Books, Bones & Buffy .  I made some more progress on my tbr and watchlist!  This summer seems to be flying by!  Keep reading to see what I've gotten up to since last week. My Summer of Horror This Week: Sunday Funday: July Week 1 Update Top Ten Tuesday: Horror Book Titles That Include The Word "Dead" The Friday 56 (With Book Beginnings): Desert Creatures by Kay Chronister What I've Watched This Week : ❋ ❋  ❋  ❋ NOS4A2 (Season 1) - Netflix - I've watched 2 more episodes of this show this week and I'm really it's definitely picking up.  I'm glad I decided to stick with it. ❋ ❋ ❋ ❋ Episode 5: Best episode of the series so far. Zachary Quinto is doing a great job with his role! My review is also on Serializd . ❋ ❋ ❋ ❋ Episode 6: This was another solid e...

Happy Saturday and welcome to the Mid-Year Book Freak Out of 2026 everyone!  I've been taking part in this since 2015 - if you like you can check out my previous posts from 2015 , 2016 , 2017 , 2018 , 2019 , 2020 , 2021 , 2022 , 2023 , 2024 , and 2025 .  It's always good to see what everyone else has been reading via this tag and I know I'll be adding a more and more books to my already overflowing TBR.  By the way, this tag was originally created ages ago by ReadLikeWildFire and Earl Grey Books. Without further ado, let's get to it: 1. Best book you've read so far in 2026. Compound Fracture by Andrew Joseph White - This brutal roller coaster was impressive.  I need to read everything this author writes from here on out! 2. Best sequel you've read so far in 2026. The Wild Robot Escapes ( The Wild Robot #2) by Peter Brown - Somehow, I loved this even more than the first book which was amazing.  I can't wait to see what the upcoming adaptation does with the ...

      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 Summer of Horror 2026 (hosted by Tammy @ Books, Bones & Buffy ),  Desert Creatures by Kay Chronister . Sounds like a horrific and dystopian take on Las Vegas, or at least the journey to get there is!  I'll also be readin...

        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: An Import of Intrigue ( The Maradaine Constabulary #2) by Marshall Ryan Maresca Published: November 1, 2016 Genre: Fantasy Mystery My Copy: Format: Mass Market Paperback Pages: 386 Where I Acquired It: A library book sale Summary (From Goodreads): The neighborhood of the Little East is a collision of cultures, languages, and traditions, hidden away in the city of Maradaine. A set of streets to be avoided or ignored. When a foreign dignitary is murdered, solving the crime falls to the most unpopular inspectors in the Maradaine Constabulary: exposed fraud Satrine Rainey, and uncircle...

Happy Wednesday everyone!  Today, I'm sharing my Mid-Year Movie Freak Out 2026!  You can check out my 2021 , 2022 , 2023 , 2024 , and 2025  list, if you feel so inclined.  If anyone would like to link up with me and share their Mid-Year Movie Freak Out, I'd love to see your answers to the questions.  By the way, the titles are linked to my Letterboxd review or their Letterboxd page (and all of these are first time watches).  Without further ado, here we go: 1. Best movie you've watched so far in 2026. Project Hail Mary (2026) - I was really nervous about this one, but it was amazing! I'm so glad I got to see it in the theater! I'm looking forward to rewatching it a hundred times. 2. Best sequel you've watched so far in 2026. Psych 2: Lassie Come Home (2020) - I haven't watched many sequels for the first time this year, but I recently got into the tv show Psych  and got hooked.  I've only watched the fist two movies so far, but the second one wa...