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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  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...

  Happy Tuesday everyone!  Welcome to Top Ten Tuesday which is hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl .  This week's topic is Books that Conjure Up Happy Memories, but I'm going to narrow this down a little further and share Audiobooks I Walked To.  If the weather's decent I like to take a walk while I'm listening to audiobooks - whether that's at home, in the park, in the woods, or somewhere else altogether.  The ones I'm sharing are ones that really stood out to me and that I really enjoyed for one reason or another.  Without further ado, here we go in alphabetical order by title: Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne  - It was a perfect decision to walk while listening to this classic. The Blessing Way ( Leaphorn & Chee #1) by Tony Hillerman  - I'm so glad I started in on this book series given how much I love the tv show adaptation. Everyone on This Train Is a Suspect ( Ernest Cunningham #2) by Benjamin Stevenson  - This was...

Happy Monday everyone!  Today I'm sharing my wrap up and mini reviews for the Autumn Equinox 2026 classes at Orilium for the Magical Readathon , hosted by G. @ Book Roast .  This challenge ran all of September and I took 4 courses: getting an O in Elemental Studies, a Q in Astronomy, a Q in Restoration, and and O in Spells & Incantations (that's 6 books in total).  Check out my original tbr here .  Keep reading to see my thoughts on the books I read for this challenge: Elemental Studies O - Enchanted Forestry: Forest ❋ ❋ ❋  ❋ ❋ Hunted by Darcy Coates  is a new favorite from the author!  This novel doesn't really have the supernatural horror elements, but it is a very effective survival thriller.  I wasn't expecting the cast to be as much of an ensemble that rotates around several characters, but the format really worked for me.  What a ride! My review is also on Goodreads and The StoryGraph . Astronomy O - Birthchart Numerology: Pop...

  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 the soundtrack of  Coyote vs. ACME (2026) composed by Steven Price. I absolutely loved this movie and the soundtrack was excellent. The full album is available on YouTube so check it out: You are invited to the Inlinkz link party! Click here to enter

  Happy Sunday everyone!  Today I'm sharing my my ninth update for my progress for the year long reading challenge called the 2026 Popsugar Reading Challenge .  In September, I completed 6 books for a total of 50 read so far out of 50 total books on my tbr.  I'm so happy I finished this challenge up early! You can see my original tbr here .  Keep reading to see my thoughts on the books I read in September for this challenge: 28. A book about debt ❋ ❋  ❋ ❋  ❋  The Blacktongue Thief ( Blacktongue #1) by Christopher Buehlman  is a new favorite dark epic fantasy.  I'm glad I decided to listen to the audiobook production of this because the narrator is amazing.  I was genuinely surprised to learn that the author himself performed it himself.   The story itself and the world-building are great, but the production makes this one of the best audiobooks I've listened to.  I can't wait to read the prequel and also the upcoming ...