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Summer of Horror 2026 - Top Ten Tuesday: Bookish Wishes 2026

Happy Tuesday everyone! Welcome to Top Ten Tuesday which is hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl . This week's topic is Bookish Wishes - this week we're granting bookish wishes for our fellow book lovers! 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 , the following are ten books are horror books I'd love to own and my birthday is coming right up in just over a month as well. All of titles I've shared below are linked to Goodreads, but my Amazon Wishlist can be found here . I would be tickled pink if anyone decided to grant one of my wishes. Thank you very much in advance! Bone of My Bone by Johanna van Veen The Brides by Charlotte Cross The Burn Line by Jonathan Sims The Children by Melissa Albert The Fox and the Devil by Kiersten White Japanese Gothic by Kylie Lee Baker Midnight on the Celestial by Julia Alexandra (Mostly) Human Resourc...

Summer of Horror 2026 - Music Monday: Derek Fiechter's Music, Pt. 3

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 a couple more spooky favorites from Derek Fiechter's Music. This will be the third time I've featured his music on my blog - here and here . Give a listen to Crypt of the Forgotten and The Baro...

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

Happy Sunday Funday and welcome to my second weekly update for Summer of Horror 2026 , a celebration of all things horror running from June through August and hosted by Tammy @ Books, Bones & Buffy . I made a bit of progress on my tbr and watchlist! Keep reading to see what I've gotten up to since last week. My Summer of Horror This Week: Summer of Horror 2026 - Sunday Funday: June Week 1 Update Music Monday: Brandon Fiechter's Music, Pt. 3 The Friday 56 (With Book Beginnings): The Dead of Summer ( The Dead of Summer #1) by Ryan La Sala What I've Watched This Week : ❋ ❋ ❋ ❋.5 Frailty - I went into Frailty pretty much blind. I was not expecting that ending at all, but it was excellent. I wish Bill Paxton was still around and making movies. The twists in this were very unexpected and very well done. Anyway, if you like Seven , Sinister , Stir of Echoes , and even Supernatural , you might want to give this a try. My review is also on Letterbox...

Summer of Horror 2026 - The Friday 56 (With Book Beginnings): The Dead of Summer (The Dead of Summer #1) by Ryan La Sala

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 ), The Dead of Summer ( The Dead of Summer #1) by Ryan La Sala . I've only read a short story from this author so far and I need to try more. They all...

Books From The Backlog: Three Can Keep A Secret (Greer Hogan Mystery #3) by M.E. Hilliard

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: Three Can Keep A Secret ( Greer Hogan Mystery #3) by M.E. Hilliard Published: December 24, 2024 Genre: Cozy Mystery My Copy: Format: Paperback Pages: 320 Where I Acquired It: A yard sale Summary (From Goodreads): Librarian Greer Hogan is an avid reader of crime fiction who possesses an uncanny knack for deduction. So when Anita Hunzeker, chair of the library board of trustees, is run off the road and killed, Greer is drawn into yet another murder case. No one in the idyllic village of Raven Hill seems all that sorry—Anita was widely disliked. But the more Greer digs, the more it se...

Top Ten Tuesday: Books With Handwriting On The Cover

Happy Tuesday everyone! Welcome to Top Ten Tuesday which is hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl . This week's topic is Books With Handwriting On The Cover and also are all five star reads that I feel like I haven't talked about enough lately. Without further ado, here we go in alphabetical order by title: The Astonishing Color of After by Emily X.R. Pan The Ask and the Answer ( Chaos Walking #2) by Patrick Ness Dear Martin ( Dear Martin #1) by Nic Stone The Fire Never Goes Out: A Memoir in Pictures by N.D. Stevenson I Wish You All The Best ( I Wish You All The Best #1) by Mason Deaver Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore ( Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore #1) by Robin Sloan My Lady Jane ( The Lady Janies #1) by Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, Jodi Meadows My Sister Lives on the Mantlepiece by Annabel Pitcher The Rest of Us Just Live Here by Patrick Ness Ship Breaker ( Ship Breaker #1) by Paolo Bacigalupi Have you read any of these? As always, thanks for visiting...