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Happy Saturday everyone!  I hope everyone's been doing well.  I've now completed 14 tasks for  Book Riot's 2024 Read Harder Challenge .  The tasks I completed in July required me to read a  manga or manhwa   and a  comic that has been banned.   I selected  Witch Hat Atelier, Vol. 1  by Kamome Shirahama  and  Drama  by Raina Telgemeier  respectively.   Read on to see my mini reviews and my plans for next month: ❋   ❋  ❋  ❋   ❋ Okay, I've got a new favorite in  Witch Hat Atelier, Vol. 1  by Kamome Shirahama  and I can't wait to read the next volume.  The story is awesome and the art looks so cool.  Master Qifrey is my favorite character so far.  I have a feeling this might become an all time favorite series. My review is also on Goodreads . ❋   ❋  ❋  ❋   ❋ I loved  Drama  by Raina Telgemeier .  It does a good job of bringing middle school to life.  I wonder if those that have challenged/ banned it have actually read it.  Also I used to have one of those slide phones w

Happy Tuesday everyone!  Welcome to Top Ten Tuesday which is is hosted by  That Artsy Reader Girl .  This week's topic is Books I Wish Had More/ Less In Them, but I've decided to do something a bit different this week.  I found this via Louise @  Foxes & Fairy Tales  (she found it Pam @  Read Bake Create ) and the idea is to share ten of your favorite books that begin with a certain letter.  Today, I'm continuing my series by featuring ten of my favorite books beginning with the letter D.  Without further ado, here we go in alphabetical order: Daisy Jones & the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid The Dark Descent of Elizabeth Frankenstein by Kiersten White Dark Matter by Blake Crouch A Darker Shade of Magic ( Shades of Magic #1) by V.E. Schwab The Darkest Part of the Forest by Holly Black Daughter of Smoke & Bone ( Daughter of Smoke & Bone #1) by Laini Taylor The Diviners ( The Diviners #1) by Libby Bray Doctor Sleep ( The Shining #1) by Stephen King Doomsday Book

Happy Monday everyone and 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 featuring four favorites from  David Auchampach Music .  His stuff is really fun, especially his medieval inspired instrumentals.  Give a listen to  Medieval Rock 🎵 Epic Upbeat Instrumental , Medieval Gothic Rock 🎵 Haunting Indie Folk Rock Instrumental , Medieval Festival 🎵 Upbeat Pop-Rock | Medieval Instrumental , a

          Happy Sunday everyone! Today I'm sharing my thoughts on the book I read for July for the  Choose Your Own Adventure: Year In Adelia , an additional challenge to  G. @ Book Roast 's  Magical Readathon .  You can see my full tbr  here .  Without further ado, check out my mini review below. Befriend and tame a messenger crow - friend's favorite (July): ❋   ❋  The Mummy, or Ramses the Damned  ( Ramses the Damned  #1) by Anne Rice  is an okay read, but perhaps I was expecting more of The Mummy (1999) in this based the description.  For me, it was a little too long and romance focused when I was hoping for more action adventure and Egyptian mythology.  I don't think I'll be back for the rest of the series.  Maybe I should just rewatch that movie, honestly. My review is also on Goodreads . Are you participating in this challenge?  Have you read this book?  By they way, the schedule for this challenge is shifting - the Autumn Equinox is being held in September in

Happy Saturday everyone!  Today I'm sharing my plans for the August 2024 round of the  Trope-ical Readathon  which is hosted by  @jenjenreviews  and  @bookrob13 .  It will run the entire month of August and I'm joining Team Contemporary/ Literary/ Historical Fiction for a change this time around.  As usual, there are fifteen total challenges to complete - two team challenges and thirteen common challenges (you either read a book that fits the given trope or one that fits the alternate prompt).  Each team also has two choices (a newer or an older book) for your Team Book as well.  For each challenge you complete, team book you read, and each page you read, you earn points for your team,  You can also follow the official Trope-ical Readathon on  Twitter  and with the hashtag  #TropeicalReadathon .  Without further ado, let's get to my tbr:  Team Book: My choice: A Crane Among Wolves by June Hur - I've loved what I've read from June Hur and I'm really excited for

              On Friday's I take part in two weekly link ups - The Friday 56, hosted by  Freda's Voice  ( Anne @ My Head Is Full of Books  is currently managing hosting duties), 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 one of my  Beat The Backlist 2024  books,  Conan Doyle for the Defense: The True Story of a Sensational British Murder, a Quest for Justice, and the World's Most Famous Detecti

 Happy Tuesday everyone!  Welcome to Top Ten Tuesday which is is hosted by  That Artsy Reader Girl .  This week's topic is Debut Novels I Enjoyed, but I decided to do a bit of a throwback and feature Favorite Debut Novels Released Before I Started Blogging.  And, I started blogging here back in 2014 so we're going back in time!  Without further ado, here we go in alphabetical order by title:  Angelfall ( Penryn & the End of Days #1) by Susan Ee All of Our Yesterdays by Cristin Terrill Cinder  ( The Lunar Chronicles #1) by Marissa Meyer Daughter of Smoke & Bone ( Daughter of Smoke & Bone #1) by Laini Taylor The False Prince ( Ascendance #1) by Jennifer A. Nielsen The Hunger Games ( The Hunger Games #1) by Suzanne Collins The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern The School for Good and Evil ( The School for Good and Evil #1) by Soman Chainani Splintered ( Splintered #1) by A.G. Howard These Broken Stars ( Starbound #1) by Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner Have you read any