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    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 a track each from  Kim Robertson & Michele McLaughlin  which really complement each other really well.  I discovered both of these while listening to Pandora Radio.  Give a listen to The Selkie by Kim Robertson  and A Celtic Dream by Michele McLaughlin : You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

    Happy Saturday everyone!  Today, I thought I'd share my reading plans for the month of October.  I plan on reading a bunch of spooky books throughout the month to get ready for Halloween!  Who knows if I'll be able to read all of thirteen of these, but either way I think I've got a pretty great tbr.  I also plan on checking out some cool movies for this year's round of  Hooptober  over on Letterboxd (which started back on September 15th) - you can check out my watchlist  here . Without further ado, let's get to the reading material: Angel of the Overpass  ( Ghost Roads  #3) by Seanan McGuire  - I'll be reading this for  Book Riot's 2024 Read Harder Challenge  and I can't wait to see how this trilogy ends. Blood Pact ( Vicki Nelson #4) by Tanya Huff - I didn't quite like book three as much as I was hoping but this series has still been fun so I'm looking forward to what's next.  The Dance ( Final Friends #2) by Christopher Pike - Why not

    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  Mythothon  books,  Whisper of Death  by Christopher Pike .  Doesn't that cover look awesome! Beginning: I sit alone in a dead world. 56: We broke into Baskin-Robbins. Are you taking par

  ❋   ❋  ❋   I received an ARC from Reedsy Discovery in exchange for an honest review. In the technologically advanced city of New Olympia, Dan Walton is a brilliant scientist who has achieved great success in his professional life, but still feels unfulfilled and lonely. Seeking adventure and purpose, he sets out on a journey that will take him to the far reaches of time and space. With the help of his mentor, Rogers Leenman, and the enigmatic former-CIA agent, Erica McCarter, Dan embarks on a series of thrilling exploits that will challenge his intellect, his courage, and his heart. From managing mergers as a new CEO to exploring the treacherous depths of lava chambers, and even riding on flying carpets, Dan discovers new worlds and experiences that he never thought possible. As he delves deeper into the mysteries of time and alternate universes, Dan finds himself drawn into a web of intrigue and betrayal. With danger lurking at every turn, he must use all his scientific knowledg

    Happy Tuesday everyone!  Welcome to Top Ten Tuesday which is is hosted by  That Artsy Reader Girl .  This week's topic is Books On My Fall 2024 TBR.  Lots of great books are coming out and I've got plenty of challenges going so I have plenty on my plate for September through November.  Without further ado here we go: September  Celestial Monsters ( The Sunbearer Duology #2) by Aiden Thomas - Release date: September 3rd The Hitchcock Hotel by Stephanie Wrobel  - Release date: September 24th The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary  by Simon Winchester  -  Book Riot's Read Harder Challenge   Somewhere Beyond the Sea ( Cerulean Chronicles #2) by T.J. Klune  - Release date: September 10th True or False: A CIA Analyst's Guide to Spotting Fake News  by Cindy L. Otis  -  Book Riot's Read Harder Challenge   October  Angel of the Overpass  ( Ghost Roads  #3) by Seanan McGuire  -  Book Riot's Read H

    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 three recent favorites from  Algal the Bard .  I featured some of his music a little over three years ago and he's really talented.  Give a listen to his covers of Take On Me , Boulevard of Broken Dreams , and Running Up That Hill : 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  ( 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  Mythothon  books,  Weekend  by Christopher Pike .  This sounds like it will be quite a trip! Beginning: The road was painful. 56: "She can handle it herself." Are yo

    Happy Tuesday everyone!  Welcome to Top Ten Tuesday which is is hosted by  That Artsy Reader Girl .  This week's topic is Ten Characters Authors Surprisingly Redeemed (which characters did you not like at first, but grew to love by the end of the book?) (submitted by Deanna @ A Novel Glimpse).  The Surprisingly Redeemed Characters I'm featuring today are some of my favorites from books, movies, and tv shows.  Without further ado, here we go in alphabetical order by character name: Boromir from The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien  - I also appreciate Sean Bean's portrayal of the character in the movies. Bucky Barnes from the MCU  - I can't wait to see the character again in Thunderbolts. Loki from the MCU  - I hope we'll get to see the character again in the future! Megamind from Megamind   - I wish this movie got as many sequels as Despicable Me .  Megamind is such a fun character and the movie is one of my favorites! Nux from Mad Max: Fury Road   - I didn&

  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 a couple of recent favorite synthwave compilations from  Solamnus Synthwave .  These both sound really cool and I like the little story that goes along with them.  Give a listen to Nexus and Shadowcastle :  You are invited to the Inlinkz link party! Click here to enter

  ❋   ❋  ❋   ❋  ❋ I received an ARC from Reedsy Discovery in exchange for an honest review. Screen Portrayals of Detectives on the Spectrum in Sherlock Holmes Adaptations, The Millennium Trilogy , The Bridge , Death Note , The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time , and Other Productions.  From Benedict Cumberbatch and Robert Downey Jr.'s portrayals of Sherlock Holmes, to the Scandinoir investigators Lisbeth Salander of The Millenium Trilogy and Saga Norén of The Bridge , to anime's L in Death Note , to Christopher Boone in The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time , increasing numbers of crime shows and movies have featured detectives on the autism spectrum. Portrayals of such characters have been met with acclaim and criticism. Is the entertainment industry celebrating neurodiversity or is it reinforcing stereotypes? In The Autistic Sleuth , over two dozen characters appearing in filmed productions from around the globe will be analyzed to explore how film

                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  Mythothon  books,  Monster  by Christopher Pike .  Just look at that cover - this could be fun! Beginning: It began with blood. 56: "Did you go to the funerals?" Are y