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        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 Great Train Robbery by Michael Crichton Published: July 2, 1994 (originally May 12, 1975) Genre: Historical thriller My Copy: Format: Mass Market Paperback Pages: 304 Where I Acquired It: A yard sale Summary (From Goodreads): In teeming Victorian London, where lavish wealth and appalling poverty live side by side, Edward Pierce charms the most prominent of the well-to-do as he cunningly orchestrates the crime of the century. Who would suspect that a gentleman of breeding could mastermind the daring theft of a fortune in gold? Who could predict the consequences of making the extr...

  Happy Tuesday everyone!  Welcome to Top Ten Tuesday which is hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl .  This week's topic is Books On My Sumer 2026 TBR.  Nine of the ten books on my list are challenge books.  Without further ado, here we go: July True Biz by Sara Nović - This YA contemporary sounds really good.  I'm reading this for my  Book Riot's 2026 Read Harder Challenge . A Fever in the Heartland: The Ku Klux Klan's Plot to Take Over America, and the Woman Who Stopped Them by Timothy Egan - So I was reading a book about Buckeye Lake, Ohio awhile ago and found out that it had ties to the KKK and this story in a way, so I'll have to check it out.  I'm reading this for my Book Riot's 2026 Read Harder Challenge . Jack of Kinrowan ( Jack of Kinrowan #1-2) by Charles de Lint - This duology bind up features both Jack, the Giant Killer and Drink Down the Moon .  It's brand of urban fantasy sounds like it could be fun.  I'm reading th...

  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! In honor of Summer of Horror 2026 , a celebration of all things horror running from June through August and hosted by Tammy @ Books, Bones & Buffy , I'm featuring some of my favorite pieces from Michael Giacchino's score of Werewolf By Night (2022).  I absolutely loved this Marvel Special Presentation and the soundtrack is awesome.  I really hope we'll get to s...

Happy Sunday Funday and welcome to my third weekly update for Summer of Horror 2026 , a celebration of all things horror running from June through August and hosted by Tammy @ Books, Bones & Buffy .  I made some more progress on my tbr and watchlist!  Keep reading to see what I've gotten up to since last week. My Summer of Horror This Week: Sunday Funday: June Week 2 Update Music Monday: Derek Fiechter's Music, Pt. 3 Top Ten Tuesday: Bookish Wishes 2026 The Friday 56 (With Book Beginnings): The Resurrectionist by Kathleen S. Allen What I've Watched This Week : ❋ ❋ ❋ ❋ Goddess Bless You from Death (Season 1) - Netflix - I've watched episodes 6 through 13 to complete this Thai series.  While I wouldn't quite consider it a favorite, I'm glad I decided to give this horror mystery romance series a try because I enjoyed getting to know the world and the characters. I'm glad the mystery is the main storyline with the romance as a secondary element. I'm als...

      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 Summer of Horror 2026 (hosted by Tammy @ Books, Bones & Buffy ),  The Resurrectionist by Kathleen S. Allen .  This YA historical horror novel sounds like it will be taking its cues from Frankenstein and I'm here for it.  ...

        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: Framed! ( Framed #1) by James Ponti Published: August 26, 2016 Genre: Middle Grade Mystery My Copy: Format: Paperback Pages: 320 Where I Acquired It: A library book sale Summary (From Goodreads): Get to know the only kid on the FBI Director’s speed dial and several international criminals’ most wanted lists all because of his Theory of All Small Things in this hilarious start to a brand-new middle grade mystery series. So you’re only halfway through your homework and the Director of the FBI keeps texting you for help…What do you do? Save your grade? Or save the country? If you’re F...

  Happy Tuesday everyone!  Welcome to Top Ten Tuesday which is hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl .  This week's topic is Bookish Wishes - this week we're granting bookish wishes for our fellow book lovers!  In honor of Summer of Horror 2026 , a celebration of all things horror running from June through August and hosted by Tammy @ Books, Bones & Buffy , the following are ten books are horror books I'd love to own and my birthday is coming right up in just over a month as well.  All of titles I've shared below are linked to Goodreads, but my Amazon Wishlist can be found here .  I would be tickled pink if anyone decided to grant one of my wishes.  Thank you very much in advance! Bone of My Bone by Johanna van Veen   The Brides by Charlotte Cross The Burn Line by Jonathan Sims The Children by Melissa Albert The Fox and the Devil by Kiersten White Japanese Gothic by Kylie Lee Baker Midnight on the Celestial by Julia Alexandra (Mostly) Human Resourc...

  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! In honor of Summer of Horror 2026 , a celebration of all things horror running from June through August and hosted by Tammy @ Books, Bones & Buffy , I'm featuring a couple more spooky favorites from Derek Fiechter's Music.  This will be the third time I've featured his music on my blog - here and here .  Give a listen to Crypt of the Forgotten and The Baro...

Happy Sunday Funday and welcome to my second weekly update for Summer of Horror 2026 , a celebration of all things horror running from June through August and hosted by Tammy @ Books, Bones & Buffy .  I made a bit of progress on my tbr and watchlist!  Keep reading to see what I've gotten up to since last week. My Summer of Horror This Week: Summer of Horror 2026 - Sunday Funday: June Week 1 Update Music Monday: Brandon Fiechter's Music, Pt. 3 The Friday 56 (With Book Beginnings): The Dead of Summer ( The Dead of Summer #1) by Ryan La Sala What I've Watched This Week : ❋ ❋  ❋  ❋.5 Frailty - I went into Frailty pretty much blind. I was not expecting that ending at all, but it was excellent. I wish Bill Paxton was still around and making movies.  The twists in this were very unexpected and very well done.  Anyway, if you like Seven , Sinister , Stir of Echoes , and even Supernatural , you might want to give this a try. My review is also on Letterbox...