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Happy Wednesday everyone!  I hope everyone's been doing well.  How is it almost April already?  Anyway, I've now competed the six tasks of  Book Riot's 2023 Read Harder Challenge .  The tasks I completed this month required me to r ead  one of your favorite author’s favorite books and a  completed webcomic  and I selected  Scythe  ( Arc of a Scythe  #1) by Neal Shusterman  and  True Beauty, Vol. 1  ( True Beauty  #1) by Yaongyi  respectively.   Read on to see my mini reviews and my tbr for next month: ❋   ❋  ❋  ❋  ❋ Scythe  ( Arc of a Scythe  #1) by Neal Shusterman  is easily one of my favorite reads of the year.  I can't believe I slept on this series opener for so long because it was absolutely outstanding.  I loved getting to know the cast of characters and the world they inhabit.  The world is quite unique and it's intriguing to see how things have gotten to that stage and why.  It's so creepy and also very thought-provoking.  I can't wait to read the re

          On Friday's I take part in two weekly link ups - The Friday 56, hosted by  Freda's Voice , 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 Freda'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  Magical Readathon: Orilium - Spring Equinox 2023   books,  Mask of Silver  ( Arkham Horror  #12) by Rosemary Jones .  I've really been enjoying the other Arkham Horror books I've read before so I'm hoping I'll like this one too. Beginning: 

              Happy Tuesday everyone!  Welcome to the Top Ten Tuesday hosted by  That Artsy Reader Girl .  This week's topic is Favorite Audiobook Narrators.  I love listening to audiobooks so I have quite a few go-to narrators.  The ones on my list today are those that I feel like I don't talk about just how much I love listening to enough.  The names are linked to Audible.  Here we go, in alphabetical order by name: Alexandra Hanis Andrew Kishino Bahni Turpin David Tennant Kate Reading Kirby Heyborne Lorelei King Moira Quirk Oliver Hembrough Roger Wayne Who are some of your favorite audiobook narrators?  Have you listened to any of these narrators?  As always, thanks for visiting my blog and perhaps even commenting down below!

              Welcome back to Music Monday! Let's share some songs we've been enjoying lately!  If you would like to play and I really hope you do, please see the rules and link up below. Rules: Every Monday share a few songs you've been enjoying lately.  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. Happy Monday everyone!  This week I'm sharing the lute music of b.  I was introduced to his work via the Renaissance Music Radio station on Pandora.  Anyway, I've been listening to his album John Dowland: Lute Music, Volume 3 -Pavans, Galliards and Almains and these are some of my favorites.  Coincidentally, my favorites from that album are all galliards.  Give a l

          On Friday's I take part in two weekly link ups - The Friday 56, hosted by  Freda's Voice , 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 Freda'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  Magical Readathon: Orilium - Spring Equinox 2023   books,  Belladonna  ( Belladonna  #1) by Adalyn Grace .  I hope this will be as good as it looks. Beginning:  It started with the cry of a baby. 56: His voice was a loaded pistol, ready to strike anyone in

            Happy Tuesday everyone!  Welcome to the Top Ten Tuesday hosted by  That Artsy Reader Girl .  This week's topic is a Non-Book Freebie, so this week I thought I'd feature 5 Favorite Podcasts & 5 Podcasts I Want To Listen To.  All of the links below go to their Castbox page.  Without further ado, here we go by title:  5 Favorite Podcasts Alice Isn't Dead Archive 81 Lore Welcome To Night Vale Wooden Overcoats 5 Podcasts I Want To Listen To Bridgewater Hello From The Magic Tavern Last Known Position Old Gods Of Appalachia The White Vault What are some of your favorite podcasts?  Have you listened to any of these?  As always, thanks for visiting my blog and perhaps even commenting down below!

              Welcome back to Music Monday! Let's share some songs we've been enjoying lately!  If you would like to play and I really hope you do, please see the rules and link up below. Rules: Every Monday share a few songs you've been enjoying lately.  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. Happy Monday everyone!  This week I'm sharing some music from Simu Liu .  I had no idea he could sing until I just happened to hear these and he sounds pretty good!  Anyway, give a listen to his new single Don't  and his Medley of Avril Lavigne Hits (performed at the 2023 Juno Awards) :  You are invited to the Inlinkz link party! Click here to enter

        On Friday's I take part in two weekly link ups - The Friday 56, hosted by  Freda's Voice , 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 Freda'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  Magical Readathon: Orilium - Spring Equinox 2023   books,  Vespertine  by Margaret Rogerson .  I've been eyeing this for a while now and it's time I give this a try. Beginning:  If I hadn't come to the convent's cemetery to be alone, I wouldn&

          Happy Tuesday everyone!  Welcome to the Top Ten Tuesday hosted by  That Artsy Reader Girl .  This week's topic is Covers with Animals On Them.  Without further ado, here are some of my favorites in alphabetical order by title: Dairy Queen ( Dairy Queen #1) by Catherine Gilbert Murdock Green Rider ( Green Rider #1) by Kristen Britain Life of Pi by Yann Martel My Cat Spit McGee by Willie Morris My Family and Other Animals ( Corfu Trilogy #1) by Gerald Durrell The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones The Raven Boys ( The Raven Cycle #1) by Maggie Stiefvater The Sailor Dog by Margaret Wise Brown Wolf Captured ( Firekeeper Saga #4) by Jane Lindskold White Cat ( Curse Workers #1) by Holly Black What are some of your favorite book covers with animals on them?  Have you read any of these?  As always, thanks for visiting my blog and perhaps even commenting down below!

            Welcome back to Music Monday! Let's share some songs we've been enjoying lately!  If you would like to play and I really hope you do, please see the rules and link up below. Rules: Every Monday share a few songs you've been enjoying lately.  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. Happy Monday everyone!  This week I'm sharing the two best musical moments in the 1935 Marx Brothers movie, A Night at the Opera .  If you haven't seen this, I highly recommend it if you're a fan of classic comedy or the style of the Marx Brothers.  Anyway, the two standout moments are Chico's performance on the ship's piano and Harpo's harp solo.  Gi