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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.    Welcome back again!  Today, I'm featuring two of my favorite pieces from the soundtrack of That Darn Cat (1965).  I watched this movie on a whim on Disney Plus and had a great time.  The soundtrack totally fits it and the opening titles song really sets it all up nicely.  DC is an awesome movie cat!  Hone...

      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  Magical Readathon: Orilium - Autumn Equinox 2025  books,  Craven Manor  by Darcy Coates .  I love this author's style and I'm happy to read more from her this month. Beginning: Daniel's shoe scuffed over...

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: Thirteen Storeys by Jonathan Sims Published: November 26th, 2020 Genre: Horror  My Copy: Format: Trade paperback Pages: 390 Where I Acquired It: Local new and used bookstore Summary (From Goodreads): You're cordially invited to dinner. Penthouse access is available via the broken freight elevator. Black tie optional. A dinner party is held in the penthouse of a multimillion-pound development. All the guests are strangers - even to their host, the billionaire owner of the building. None of them know why they were selected to receive his invitation. Whether privileged or deprived, bes...

Happy Tuesday everyone!  Welcome to Top Ten Tuesday which is hosted by  That Artsy Reader Girl .  This week's topic is Literary/Bookish Candles I’d Make (Pick a book and assign it a fragrance or fragrance combo that would make a nice candle) (Submitted by Heather @ The Frozen Library), but I've decided to continue that series I've been working on with Favorite Books Beginning With The Letter R.  I had quite a few to pick from for books beginning with this letter. Without further ado, here we go in alphabetical order by title: The Raven Boys  ( The Raven Cycle #1) by Maggie Stiefvater Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier The Red Palace by June Hur Red Seas Under Red Skies ( Gentleman Bastard #2) by Scott Lynch The Reformatory by Tananarive Due Reticence ( The Custard Protocol #4) by Gail Carriger The Return of the King ( The Lord of the Rings #3) by J.R.R. Tolkien Revisionary ( Magic Ex Libris #4) by Jim C. Hines Romantic Outlaws: The Extraordinary Lives of Mary Wol...

      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 a few of my favorite pieces from the soundtrack of  The Bad Guys 2 (2025).  This sequel was a ton of fun and it had a cool soundtrack composed by Daniel Pemberton.  Give a listen to Cairo, Five Years Ago , The Evidence Board , The Wedding Plan , and  Jump the Rocket : ...

Happy Saturday everyone!  Today, I'm back for my September 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! September's birthstone is sapphire which is a rich, deep blue color.  In alphabetical order, here are some covers that fit this that I've really enjoyed that I haven't talked about much recently. Curtsies & Conspiracies ( Finishing School #2) by Gail Carriger Fairy Tale by Stephen King Life of Pi by Yann Martel These Broken Stars ( Starbound  #1) by Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner Upgrade by Blake Crouch Have your read any of these books?  What are your favorite sapphire colored book covers?  As always, thanks for visiting m...

      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  Magical Readathon: Orilium - Autumn Equinox 2025  books,  Death Comes As Epiphany  ( Catherine LeVendeur  #1) by Sharan Newman .  I like historical mysteries, but I don't think I've read one set in ...