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Happy Tuesday everyone!  Today I'm sharing my first update on my January progress for the year long Read Queerly 2026 which is hosted by Alexx @  Enthralled Bookworm .  In January, I completed 2 books for a total of 2 read so far out of 16 total books on my tbr.  You can see my original tbr here.  Keep reading to see the sixteen books on my tbr for this challenge: 3. Trans kids: A queer middle grade book featuring a trans kid/s ❋   ❋  ❋  ❋   ❋ Another Kind  by Trevor Bream and illustrated by Cait May  is an MG graphic novel that I wish I'd had in my life right when it was released rather than come into nearly five years late, but better late than never I suppose.  As you might have guessed, I absolutely loved it.  If you're at all interested in found family, you can't miss this sci-fi fantasy adventure.  The "cryptid" kids are absolutely delightful.  In its own way, it reminds me of a combination of The Hous...

Happy Tuesday everyone!  Welcome to Top Ten Tuesday which is hosted by  That Artsy Reader Girl .  This week's topic is Bookish Discoveries I Made in 2025, but I've decided to continue that series I've been working on with Favorite Books Beginning With The Letter V & W.  I've got quite a few for both, but I've decided to divide up the last five letters of the alphabet into two groups just due to the number of favorites in each letter. Without further ado, here we go in alphabetical order by title: Vicious ( Villains #1) by V.E. Schwab Vienna Blood ( Liebermann Papers #2) by Frank Tallis Vision in Silver ( The Others #3) by Anne Bishop Voices in the Snow ( Black Winter #1) by Darcy Coates Where the Drowned Girls Go ( Wayward Children #7) by Seanan McGuire The Whispering Skull ( Lockwood & Co. #2) by Jonathan Stroud The Wicked King ( The Folk of the Air #2) by Holly Black Winter ( The Lunar Chronicles #4) by Marissa Meyer Witch Hat Atelier, Vol. 6 ( Witch H...

Happy Monday everyone!  Today I'm sharing my first update on my January progress for the year long  Beat The Backlist 2026  reading challenge, hosted by Austine Decker.  You can see my original tbr  here .  In January, I completed 3 books for a total of 3 read so far out of 24 total books on my tbr.  Pretty good progress so far, I'd say.  Without further ado, keep reading to see my thoughts on the books I read in January: 3. acronyms: there are a lot of acronyms in the story or the title includes one ❋   ❋  ❋   ❋ True Beauty Vol. 3  ( True Beauty  #3)   by Yaongyi  is a series that I wasn't expecting to like nearly as much as I do.  I'm glad I got started in on it.  Anyway, I wasn't expecting the flashback between Suho and Seojun to be so heavy. Wow! Now, I'm really looking forward to reading the rest of the series and maybe I'll even give the tv series adaptation a try since I see it's availa...

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 some of my favorites from  Lady and the Tramp (2019).  While this wasn't a favorite, I liked it more than I was expecting to.  I really liked that Jim Dear and Darling were more present in Lady's life and more positive figures at that.  I also liked the jazzy soundtrack too.  Give a listen to What A Shame  (easily the best song of ...

Happy Saturday everyone!  Today, I'm sharing my plans for  Bookforager's Picture Prompt Book Bingo 2026 .  This year will be my first time participating in this challenge, but I've seen it around for quite awhile and it always looked like fun.  My goal is to blackout the board.  Keep reading to see what I hope to pick up for this challenge: 1. A teacup and a saucer My choice: The Tea Dragon Society ( Tea Dragon #1) by K. O'Neill - I've had this MG graphic novel on my radar for ages and it sounds nice. 2. A set of weighing scales My choice: What If... Marc Spector Was Host to Venom? ( Marvel's What If...? #3) by Mike Chen - I haven't read much of Moon Knight , but I absolutely loved the tv series with Oscar Isaac.  I've also enjoyed the works of Mike Chen and I liked the Loki story in this book series.  My reasoning for picking this is the weighing of the heart(s) on the scales of justice from the Moon Knight tv series.  I'm really looking forwar...

      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 Anne'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  Spell It Out Reading Challenge 2025  books,  The Lost Girls of Paris  by Pam Jenoff .  This has been highly recommended to me, so I hope it's good. Beginning:  New York, 1946 If not for the second-w...

        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: Old Country by Matt Query & Harrison Query   Published: July 26, 2022 Genre: Horror thriller My Copy: Format: Paperback Pages: 352 Where I Acquired It: Half Price Books Summary (From Goodreads): In this terrifyingly twisted thriller, a young couple discovers the horror held within their newly purchased dream house. It’s the house of their dreams. Former marine Harry and his wife, Sasha, have packed up their life and their golden retriever, Dash, and fled the corporate rat race to live off the land in rural Idaho. Their breathtaking new home sits on mo...

Happy Tuesday everyone!  Welcome to Top Ten Tuesday which is hosted by  That Artsy Reader Girl .  This week's topic is Goals for 2026, but I've decided to continue that series I've been working on with Favorite Books Beginning With The Letter U.  I didn't think I'd have so many U titles to pick from, but I actually had a good amount to pick from. Without further ado, here we go in alphabetical order by title: Ubik by Philip K. Dick Unbound ( Magic Ex Libris #3) by Jim C. Hines The Unbound ( The Archived #2) by Victoria Schwab The Unbroken ( Magic of the Lost #1) by C.L. Clark Undeading Bells ( Fred, the Vampire Accountant #6) by Drew Hayes The Uninvited by Cat Winters Unnatural acts ( Dan Shamble, Zombie PI #2) by Kevin J. Anderson Unquiet Spirits ( A Sherlock Holmes Adventure #2) by Bonnie MacBird Unwind ( Unwind Dystology #1) by Neal Shusterman The Upside of Unrequited ( Simonverse #2) by Becky Albertalli What are some of your favorite books beginning with the...