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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: Ship of Smoke and Steel ( The Wells of Sorcery #1) by Django Wexler Published: January 22, 2019 Genre: YA LGBT+ Fantasy My Copy: Format: Hardback Pages: 367 Where I Acquired It: An antique shop Summary (From Goodreads): In the lower wards of Kahnzoka, the great port city of the Blessed Empire, eighteen-year-old ward boss Isoka enforces the will of her criminal masters with the power of Melos, the Well of Combat. The money she collects goes to keep her little sister living in comfort, far from the bloody streets they grew up on. When Isoka's magic is discovered by the government, ...

Happy Wednesday everyone! Today, I'm sharing my watchlist with you for Summer of Horror 2026 , a celebration of all things horror running from June through August and hosted by Tammy @ Books, Bones & Buffy .  Horror is a favorite genre of mine, so I have a lot of movies and tv shows that I'd like to try to pick from.  Who knows if I'll get to all of these or even change my mind and try something else instead, but this gives me a good place to start!  All of the titles are linked back to their Serialized or Letterboxd pages. TV Shows: The Boroughs - Netflix - Some friends have started this series already and have really enjoyed what they've watched of it.  It looks pretty tempting! Forever Knight (Season 2 and 3) - DVD - Season 1 was so good! I need to know what's next. Goddess Bless You from Death (Season 1) - Netflix - I spotted this Thai series on Netflix and it seems like it could be worth a watch. Gyeongseong Creature (Season 2) - Netflix - Season 1 was ...

  Happy Tuesday everyone!  Welcome to Top Ten Tuesday which is hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl .  This week's topic is Books I Can’t Believe I’ve Never Read.  All of the books on my list today are books that have the highest number of ratings out of all of the books on my want to read list.  Without further ado, here we go in alphabetical order by title: The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky The Housemaid is Watching ( The Housemaid #3) by Freida McFadden The Housemaid's Secret ( The Housemaid #2) by Freida McFadden One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. The Women by Kristin Hannah Have you read any of these?  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! 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 more spooky favorites from  Fantasy & World Music by the Fiechters (this is the seventh time I've featured their music).  Give a listen to Carnivorous Jungle , Werefang Library , and Gothic Ballro...

Happy Sunday Funday  and welcome to my fourth and final weekly update for Wyrd & Wonder!   Wyrd & Wonder 2026 is a month long celebration of all things fantasy co-hosted by Lisa @ Dear Geek Place , imyril @ There’s Always Room For One More , Ariana @ The Book Nook , Annemieke @ A Dance With Books , and Jorie @ Jorie Loves A Story (artwork by Varvara Gorbash).  This year (as always) has been a ton of fun.  I got in a lot of great reading and watching.  Keep reading to see what I've gotten up to since my last update. My Wyrd & Wonder This Week: Sunday Funday: Week 3 Update Music Monday: Martia's Muses Top Ten Tuesday: Upcoming Fantasy Books I'm Looking Forward To Books From The Backlog: The Story of King Arthur and His Knights ( Pyle's King Arthur #1) by Howard Pyle The Friday 56 (With Book Beginnings): The Serpent Bride ( DarkGlass Mountain #1) by Sara Douglass What I've Watched This Week : ❋ ❋ ❋ ❋.5 Percy Jackson and the Olympians , Season...

Happy Saturday everyone!  Today, I'm sharing my May update for Bookforager's Picture Prompt Book Bingo 2026 .  In May, I completed 1 out of 10 read so far of a total of 16 books on my tbr.  Without further ado, keep reading to see my thoughts on the book I read in May for this challenge: 6. An acorn ❋ ❋ ❋ ❋   Nightshade and Oak by Molly O'Neill  was one of my most anticipated early 2026 fantasy releases.  I absolutely loved Greenteeth, so my expectations were incredibly high for O'Neill's next standalone novel.  I don't think I liked it quite as much as her debut release, but I still greatly enjoyed this.  The characters are all fantastic, but Mallt herself is my favorite of the group both before her transformation and after.  I also loved getting to visit the world of Iron Age/ Roman Britain as well as exploring some Welsh mythology.  It's not often I've had the chance to see the Iceni or anyone connected to Boudica in fiction, and I j...