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Top Ten Tuesday: Books I Was Reading On This Day Over the Last Ten Years

Happy Tuesday everyone! Welcome to Top Ten Tuesday which is hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl . This week's topic is Books I Was Reading On This Day Over the Last Ten Years. I'm going be counting from August 11th, 2025 back to August 11th, 2016. Without further ado, here with go: Vienna Blood ( Liebermann Papers #2) by Frank Tallis - 2025 The Night Watchman by Louise Erdrich - 2024 The Druid's Call ( Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves ) by E.K. Johnston - 2023 Slugs by Shaun Hutson - 2022 All Creatures Great and Small ( All Creatures Great and Small #1-#2) by James Herriot - 2021 This Coven Won't Break ( These Witches Don't Burn #2) by Isabel Sterling - 2020 Vita Nostra ( Vita Nostra #1) by Marina and Sergey Dyachenko - 2019 My Life As A White Trash Zombie ( White Trash Zombie #1) by Diana Rowland - 2018 Nevermore ( Supernatural #1) by Keith R.A. DeCandido - 2017 The Girl From Everywhere ( The Girl From Everywhere #1) by Heidi ...

Summer of Horror 2026 - Music Monday: Cozy Ambient Escape

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! 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 music from the Cozy Ambient Escape channel on YouTube. I've been listening to this channel for awhile so I'm surprised I haven't shared anything from it before now. I can't embed the video belo...

Summer of Horror 2026 - Sunday Funday: August Week 2 Update

Happy Sunday Funday and welcome to my tenth weekly update for Summer of Horror 2026 (my second of August), a celebration of all things horror running from June through August and hosted by Tammy @ Books, Bones & Buffy . It was a bit lighter this week, but I'm still making progress. Keep reading to see what I've gotten up to since last week. My Summer of Horror This Week: Sunday Funday: August Week 1 Update Music Monday: Cthulhu Mythos Music Top Ten Tuesday: Favorite Horror Covers Books From The Backlog: Emma and the Vampires by Jane Austen & Wayne Josephson The Friday 56 (With Book Beginnings): Secrets in the Dark ( Black Winter #2) by Darcy Coates What I've Watched This Week : ❋ ❋ ❋ ❋ Gyeongseong Creature (Season 2) - Netflix - This week I watched the second episode of season 2 and I'm already invested. ❋ ❋ ❋ ❋ Episode 2: I need to know what's happening, but whatever the case is I'm hooked! I like how this is feeling a little more sci-fi than t...

Summer of Horror 2026 - The Friday 56 (With Book Beginnings): Secrets in the Dark (Black Winter #2) by Darcy Coates

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 ), Secrets in the Dark ( Black Winter #2) by Darcy Coates . I absolutely loved the first book in this series and I can't wait to dive into the sequel. Beginn...

Summer of Horror - Books From The Backlog: Emma and the Vampires by Jane Austen & Wayne Josephson

. 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, 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 a horror novel. This Week's Neglected Book: Emma and the Vampires by Jane Austen & Wayne Josephson Published: June 9, 2010 Genre: Historical fantasy horror classic retelling My Copy: Format: Paperback Pages: 292 Where I Acquired It: A library book sale Summary (From Goodreads): What better place than pale England to hide a secret society of gentlemen vampires? In this hilarious retelling of Jane Austen's Emma , screenwriter...

Summer or Horror 2026 - Top Ten Tuesday: Favorite Horror Covers

Happy Tuesday everyone! Welcome to Top Ten Tuesday which is hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl . This week's topic is a Cover Freebie, 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've decided to share some Favorite Horror Covers. Without further ado, here we go in order by title: Crafting for Sinners by Jenny Kiefer Grave Importance ( Dr. Greta Helsing #3) by Vivian Shaw Horrorstör by Grady Hendrix Johannes Cabal the Necromancer ( Johannes Cabal #1) by Jonathan L. Howard Litany of Dreams ( Arkham Horror #13) by Ari Marmell The Luminous Dead by Caitlin Starling Mister Magic by Kiersten White The Spirit Bares Its Teeth by Andrew Joseph White This Wretched Valley by Jenny Kiefer Vampires of El Norte by Isabel Cañas Have you read any of these books? What are some of your favorite covers? As always, thanks for visiting my blog and perhaps even com...