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Happy Saturday everyone!  It's still pretty early in the month, but I managed to get this month's tasks completed right away.  I've now completed 20 total tasks for  Book Riot's 2025 Read Harder Challenge .  I completed two tasks for October which required me to read a  work of weird horror and a  book about a moral panic and   I selected  The Fisherman  by John Langan   and  Digging Up Devils: The Search For A Satanic Murder Cult in Rural Ohio  by Jack Legg ,  Read on to see my mini review and my plans for next month: ❋   ❋  ❋   ❋ The Fisherman  by John Langan  takes a little bit to get going but once it did I was hooked.  My favorite aspect of this novel is the style of how it's told and the thick atmosphere.  I haven't read a book featuring so much fishing in quite awhile! Anyway. it makes me want to know what the audiobook production would sound like since in print it v...

Happy Saturday everyone!  Today, I'm back for my October post of Birthstone Book Covers, hosted by  Foxes and Fairy Tales .  If you're new to it,  here are the rules - they're pretty simple: 1. Mention the creator ( Leslie @ Books Are The New Black ).  2. Pick 5+ book covers that match the current month’s Birthstone. 3. HAVE FUN! 4. Nominate people if you want - if you'd like to do this, consider yourself nominated! October has two birthstones which are opal (whiteish and iridescent) and tourmaline (comes in many colors including purple, pink, green, blue, red and yellow).  In alphabetical order, here are some covers that fit these that I've really enjoyed that I haven't talked about much recently. It's Not Like It's a Secret by Misa Sugiura Seventh Grave and No Body ( Charley Davidson #7) by Darynda Jones A Sorrow Fierce and Falling ( Kingdom on Fire  #3) by Jessica Cluess This Shattered World ( Starbound #2) by Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner We Are ...

      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 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  Halloween Reads 2025  books,  Ghost Station  by S.A. Barnes   I've been putting this one off for far too long and this seems like the perfect time to read this space horror novel. Beginning: Nova Cold S...

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: Faces of Deception ( Forgotten Realms: Lost Empires #2) by Troy Denning   Published: 1998 Genre: Fantasy  My Copy: Format: Mass market paperback Pages: 320 Where I Acquired It: Yard sale (same one as the Forgotten Realms book I featured last week. Summary (From Goodreads): Guided by the goddess of beauty, an ugly nobleman ventures to the Utter East in search of a cure for his facial deformities. Atreus of Erlkazar has always been hidden from his powerful family's enemies, concealed behind the hideous mask of his own face. The result of a wayward spell that distorted his feat...

Happy Tuesday everyone!  Welcome to Top Ten Tuesday which is hosted by  That Artsy Reader Girl .  This week's topic is Satisfying Completed Book Series and I'm focusing on YA.  This one is going to be so tough to only pick out ten, but I'll do my best!  Here we go, in alphabetical order by series title (and the cover of the final book in the series): The Diviners by Libba Bray - Length: 4 books The Epic Crush of Genie Lo by F.C. Yee - Length: 2 books The Great Library by Rachel Caine - Length: 5 books The Illuminae Files by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff  - Length: 3 books The Lunar Chronicles by Marissa Meyer - Length: 4 books The Monstrumologist by Rick Yancey - Length: 4 books The Raven Cycle by Maggie Stiefvater - Length: 4 books Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo - Length: 2 books Stalking Jack the Ripper by Kerri Maniscalco - Length: 4 books Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas  - Length: 7 books Have you read any of these series?  What are so...

          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.    Welcome back again!  Today, I'm featuring more recent favorites from  Book of Music by the Fiechters .  I featured this channel last time back on December 19, 2022 .  They have a great sound and these ones are perfect for the season.  Give a listen to Gothic Elfweb Forest and Mystery of Coldbone Vil...

Happy Saturday everyone!  As a part of my Halloween Reads, I thought I'd share some of the horror tv shows I want to watch this month.  I've picked out six different series to get ready for Halloween!  Who knows how much of these I'll actually watch and/ or complete, but either way I think I've got a pretty great watchlist for myself.  I'm also participating in 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 my tv watchlist: American Horror Story: Delicate (Season 12, 2023-2024) - This show has been hit and miss for me and I haven't heard the best things about this series, but at least I'll be caught up!  Most recently I did really like Season 10, Double Feature , so we'll see how this goes. Forever Knight  (Season 2, 1994-1995) - I just recently got my hands on this dvd after I finished watching season 1.  I r...

      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 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 Halloween Reads 2025 books,  Blood Debt  ( Vicki Nelson  #5) by Tanya Huff .  I absolutely loved book four and I can't wait to see where the series goes in this installment.  Beginning: "How are you fee...

  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: The City of Splendors ( Forgotten Realms: The Cities #4) Ed Greenwood and Elaine Cunningham Published: 2005 Genre: Fantasy  My Copy: Format: Mass market paperback Pages: 544 Where I Acquired It: Yard sale Summary (From Goodreads): In the streets of Waterdeep, conspiracies run like water through the gutters, bubbling beneath the seeming calm of the city's life. As a band of young, foppish lords discovers there is a dark side to the city they all love, a sinister mage and his son seek to create perverted creatures to further their twisted ends. Why Did I Add It? It's been ...

      Happy Wednesday everyone!  Today, I thought I'd share my reading plans for this entire month of October.  As usual, I plan to read a bunch of spooky books to get ready for Halloween!  Who knows if I'll be able to read all of twelve 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: Blood Debt ( Vicki Nelson #5) by Tanya Huff - I absolutely loved book four and I can't wait to see where the series goes in this installment.  Crafting for Sinners by Jenny Kiefer - This is one of my most anticipated releases of October and I actually preordered it this last time Barnes & Noble did that special preorder discount! Devil's Wake ( Devil's Wake #1) by Stephen Barnes and Tananarive Due ...