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Happy Thursday everyone!  Today I'm sharing my wrap up and mini reviews for the SeasonAthon Academy Semester Five which was hosted by Completely Melanie , with cohosts BookAndBuJo and AStar Reads .  It ran all of September and I completed all of the prompts on my original tbr .  I meant to share this earlier, but time got away from me.  Without further ado, here are my thoughts on each book I read: Group Book: ❋ ❋ ❋ Half City ( Harker Academy #1) by Kate Golden  has a lot of potential to be a fun dark academia/ urban fantasy story, but it was hit and miss for me. Viv isn't a bad character, but she could be very grating at times. Reid is a character that I wanted to get to know outside of Viv. I wasn't interested in their romance or the spiciness of the story. Personally, I could have done without that element all together. The world-building is interesting and I liked the idea of it, but it should have been much more fleshed out to really grab me. That said, t...

        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: Grave Matters ( Lord Danvers Investigates #2) by Donna Fletcher Crow Published: 1994 Genre: Historical Mystery My Copy: Format: Trade Paperback Pages: 229 Where I Acquired It: A yard sale Summary (From Goodreads): Lady Antonia discovers a body at the opening of the Great Exhibition, in the presence of Queen Victoria, no less. The newly married Lord and Lady Danvers put all such unpleasantness behind them, though, as they sail off in his aerostat for a secluded honeymoon in Scotland. Until the shades of grave robbers a generation earlier come back to haunt them. Why Did I Add It? I'...

  Happy Tuesday everyone!  Welcome to Top Ten Tuesday which is hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl .  This week's topic is Book Covers Featuring Autumnal Covers.  These are all books I've read fairly recently, and for the most part enjoyed.  The ones that didn't work out for me quite as well still have great covers.  Without further ado, here we go in alphabetical order by title:   The Blacktongue Thief ( Blacktongue #1) by Christopher Buehlman The Great Train Robbery by Michael Crichton Insomniacs After School, Vol. 12  ( Insomniacs After School #12) by Makoto Ojiro The Liar of Red Valley by Walter Goodwater The Mortons by Justine Larbalestier and Scott Westerfeld Ombria in Shadow by Patricia A. McKillip Parable of the Talents ( Earthseed #2) by Octavia E. Butler   She Made Herself A Monster by Anna Kovatcheva Tales From The Cafe ( Before The Coffee Gets Cold #2) by Toshikazu Kawaguchi Working Stiff ( Dan Shamble, Zombie PI #5) by Kevin J. A...

  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 favorite pieces composed by Hays and Ryan Holladay from the soundtrack of Resident Evil (2026).  This is easily the best movie in this franchise and the soundtrack really suits it.  Give a listen to Laboratory , B-7 , and Main Titles Extended : You are invited to the Inlinkz link party! Click here to enter

On Fridays, I participate in the weekly linkup called Friday Book Snippets, co-hosted by Anne @ HeadFullofBooks and Olivia @ Bemused and Bookish .  The directions for are pretty simple.  Share two snippets (a sentence or short paragraph) from a. the book's beginning and b. page 56 (or another page) in the book you are currently reading. No spoilers, please. Join the fun every Friday.  Previously, this was The Friday 56 hosted by Anne @ HeadFullofBooks and Rose City Reader . Happy Friday everyone!  This week I'm spotlighting one of my  Halloween Bingo 2026  books,  Cackle by Rachel Harrison .  You know what, I think this sounds perfect for the season! Beginning: The sky is a strange color. 56: She stands up and reaches out for my hand. Are you participating in this challenge?  Have you read this book?  As always, thanks for visiting my blog and perhaps even commenting below!

        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: Evil for Evil ( Engineer Trilogy #2) by K.J. Parker Published: November 21, 2007 Genre: Steampunk Fantasy Sci-fi My Copy: Format: Trade Paperback Pages: 684 Where I Acquired It: A thrift store Summary (From Goodreads): Civitas Vadanis is in trouble. The Mezentines have declared war; and the Mezentines are very focused on their goals when it comes to killing. Duke Valens, of Civitas Vadanis, has a dilemma. He knows that his city cannot withstand the invading army; yet its walls are his only defence against the Mezentines. Perhaps the only way to save his people is to flee, but tha...