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Happy Saturday and welcome to the Mid-Year Book Freak Out of 2026 everyone!  I've been taking part in this since 2015 - if you like you can check out my previous posts from 2015 , 2016 , 2017 , 2018 , 2019 , 2020 , 2021 , 2022 , 2023 , 2024 , and 2025 .  It's always good to see what everyone else has been reading via this tag and I know I'll be adding a more and more books to my already overflowing TBR.  By the way, this tag was originally created ages ago by ReadLikeWildFire and Earl Grey Books. Without further ado, let's get to it: 1. Best book you've read so far in 2026. Compound Fracture by Andrew Joseph White - This brutal roller coaster was impressive.  I need to read everything this author writes from here on out! 2. Best sequel you've read so far in 2026. The Wild Robot Escapes ( The Wild Robot #2) by Peter Brown - Somehow, I loved this even more than the first book which was amazing.  I can't wait to see what the upcoming adaptation does with the ...

      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 ),  Desert Creatures by Kay Chronister . Sounds like a horrific and dystopian take on Las Vegas, or at least the journey to get there is!  I'll also be readin...

        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: An Import of Intrigue ( The Maradaine Constabulary #2) by Marshall Ryan Maresca Published: November 1, 2016 Genre: Fantasy Mystery My Copy: Format: Mass Market Paperback Pages: 386 Where I Acquired It: A library book sale Summary (From Goodreads): The neighborhood of the Little East is a collision of cultures, languages, and traditions, hidden away in the city of Maradaine. A set of streets to be avoided or ignored. When a foreign dignitary is murdered, solving the crime falls to the most unpopular inspectors in the Maradaine Constabulary: exposed fraud Satrine Rainey, and uncircle...

Happy Wednesday everyone!  Today, I'm sharing my Mid-Year Movie Freak Out 2026!  You can check out my 2021 , 2022 , 2023 , 2024 , and 2025  list, if you feel so inclined.  If anyone would like to link up with me and share their Mid-Year Movie Freak Out, I'd love to see your answers to the questions.  By the way, the titles are linked to my Letterboxd review or their Letterboxd page (and all of these are first time watches).  Without further ado, here we go: 1. Best movie you've watched so far in 2026. Project Hail Mary (2026) - I was really nervous about this one, but it was amazing! I'm so glad I got to see it in the theater! I'm looking forward to rewatching it a hundred times. 2. Best sequel you've watched so far in 2026. Psych 2: Lassie Come Home (2020) - I haven't watched many sequels for the first time this year, but I recently got into the tv show Psych  and got hooked.  I've only watched the fist two movies so far, but the second one wa...