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Music Monday: Marino

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 two of my favorites from Marino . I just started hearing his music on Pandora and looked up more of his music because I liked his sound. Give a listen to Devil in Disguise and I'm Doing Fine : You are invited to the Inlinkz link party! Click here to enter

2026 Popsugar Reading Challenge - January Update

Happy Saturday everyone! Today I'm sharing my my first update on my January progress for the year long reading challenge called the 2026 Popsugar Reading Challenge . In January, I completed 11 books for a total of 11 read so far out of 50 total books on my tbr. I'd say that's excellent progress so far.I think I'm going to have good reading year! You can see my original tbr here . Keep reading to see my thoughts on the books I read in January for this challenge: 17. A book about your favorite event in the Winter Olympics ❋ ❋ ❋ An Unwanted Guest by Shari Lapena was hit and miss for me and it didn't hold my attention as much as I was wishing it would. My favorite part was that one of the characters has the same first name as me. That was a bit exciting! My review is also on Goodreads and The StoryGraph . 38. A book with any type of fruit on the cover or in the title ❋ ❋ ❋ James and the Giant Pe...

The Friday 56 (With Book Beginnings): Dungeon Crawler Carl (Dungeon Crawler Carl #1) by Matt Dinniman

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 2026 Popsugar Reading Challenge books, Dungeon Crawler Carl ( Dungeon Crawler Carl #1) by Matt Dinniman . This sounds like so much fun and it's been recommended to me more times than I can...

Bookforager's Picture Prompt Book Bingo 2026 - January Update

Happy Thursday everyone! Today, I'm sharing my January update for Bookforager's Picture Prompt Book Bingo 2026 . I'm actually shocked I was able to get to 1 of the 16 books on my list so soon - and I'm quite surprised as to which one I was able to pick up first. Anyway, without further ado, keep reading to see my thoughts on the book I read this month for this challenge: 10. A large, old key ❋ ❋ ❋ ❋ The Housemaid ( The Housemaid #1) by Freida McFadden is a thriller I was originally planning to read on audiobook before I saw movie adaptation, but that never ended up happening since I was still 150 down the audiobook waitlist at that time. I ended up caving after months of waiting for the audiobook and decided to read the large print copy my mom had borrowed from the library (she had to wait awhile for the large print as well). This might actually be the first large print book I've ever read. Anyway, this thriller w...

Books From The Backlog: Katherine by Anya Seton

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: Katherine by Anya Seton Published: 1954, this edition August 1957 Genre: Historical romance My Copy: Format: Mass market paperback Pages: 637 Where I Acquired It: Yard sale Summary (From Goodreads): This classic romance novel tells the true story of the love affair that changed history—that of Katherine Swynford and John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster, the ancestors of most of the British royal family. Set in the vibrant 14th century of Chaucer and the Black Death, the story features knights fighting in battle, serfs struggling in poverty, and the magnificent Plant...

The 52 Book Club's 2026 Reading Challenge - January Update

Happy Wednesday everyone! Today I'm sharing my my first update on my January progress for the year long reading challenge called The 52 Book Club's 2026 Reading Challenge . You can see my original tbr here . In January, I completed 11 books for a total of 11 read so far out of 52 total books on my tbr. I'd say that's excellent progress so far. Keep reading to see my thoughts on the books I read in January for the rest of this challenge: 43. A Goodreads recommendation for you ❋ DNF'd @ 20% I very quickly realized that Dandadan, Vol. 1 ( Dan Da Dan #1) by Yukinobu Tatsu wasn't for me at all. I mean, what the heck? Why is this so popular? My review is also on Goodreads and The StoryGraph . 42. Includes a handwritten interior font ❋ ❋ ❋ ❋ Not Quite Dead Yet by Holly Jackson is a pretty great adult debut mystery thriller. I did forget a couple of times though that it was adult...