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  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 SeasonAthon Academy Semester Five books,  Dead Iron ( Age of Steam #1) by Devon Monk .  It's been awhile since I've read any steampunk westerns and I've missed it.  This might be a fun series opener. Beginning: Cedar had stared straight into the killing eyes of rabid wolves, hungry bears, and charging bull elk, but Mrs. Horace Small had them all topped. 56: She didn't look a thing like her mother or father. Are...

        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: Damnation ( The Burned Man #3) by Peter McLean Published: May 2, 2017 Genre: Urban fantasy My Copy: Format: Mass market paperback Pages: 349 Where I Acquired It: Goodwill Summary (From Goodreads): Shambolic demon-hunting hitman Don Drake is teetering on the edge of madness in this smart, witty urban fantasy novel. Don Drake is living rough in a sink estate on the outskirts of Edinburgh, doing cheap spells for even cheaper customers while fending off the local lowlifes. Six months ago, Don fled from London to Glasgow to track down his old girlfriend Debbie the alchemist. With the Bu...

Happy Wednesday everyone!  Today I'm sharing my tbr for my Halloween Book Bingo 2026 hosted by TheBrightSideGirl .  This was initially a Fall/ Halloween challenge running for both the months of September and October, but instead I'm just doing this for the month of October and am aiming for one bingo by completing the column right in the center with the squares Orange Book, Witchy Read, Murder Mystery, Ghost Book, and Gothic Read.  I think I've picked out some pretty good books for my challenge.  Keep reading to see what I plan to read to earn my bingo: Orange Book My choice:  Managing Death ( Death Works Trilogy #2) by Trent Jamieson  - This sounds really cool.  It's the second book in the series and book one isn't available at my library.  I'll give this a try and see if I want to buy the rest of the books. Witchy Read My choice: Cackle by Rachel Harrison - You know what, I think this sounds perfect for the season! Murder Mystery My choice: ...

  Happy Tuesday everyone!  Welcome to Top Ten Tuesday which is hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl .  This week's topic is Books On My Fall 2026 TBR.  All of the books featured on today's list are ones on various challenges I'm participating in.  Without further ado, here we go in alphabetical order by title: The Buffalo Hunter Hunter by Stephen Graham Jones   Defiant ( Skyward #4) by Brandon Sanderson The First Sister ( The First Sister Trilogy #1) by Linden A. Lewis Friend Request by Laura Marshall Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi Lucy Undying by Kiersten White   The Night Guest by Hildur Knútsdóttir Scourge ( Darkhurst #1) by Gail Z. Martin   The Starving Saints by Caitlin Starling This Is the Year by Gloria Muñoz   Have you read any of these books?  What is on your tbr?  As always, thanks for visiting my blog and perhaps even commenting down below!

  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 three of my favorite pieces from Michael Giacchino's score for Zootopia 2 (2025).  I really enjoyed the first movie, and I wasn't at all expecting to love this sequel even more.  Give a listen to Hot Fursuit , The Old Zoo Review , and Marsh Market : 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 SeasonAthon Academy Semester Five books,  The Murder Game by Carrie Doyle .  This YA mystery thriller sounds like it will be something else. Beginning: "It's time," said Oscar, flinging off his comforter. 56: Lights out was actually being enforced. Are you participating in this challenge?  Have you read this book?  As always, thanks for visiting my blog and perhaps even commenting below!