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W.W.W. 3/11/26 This is a weekly meme hosted by, Taking on a World of Words. It's where we talk about the Three W's: What are you currently reading? What did you recently finish reading? What do you think you will read next? My mood has not changed much in the last week. It is warming up and it's been amazing! Although, it's been rainy so we haven't been able to be outside as much as we wanted to be.

Here's my #WWW for this week. I had a better reading week and found some that I loved. Thank goodness!!

#bookblogger #amreading #wwwWednesday

11.03.2026 09:56 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Review: The Secret of Snow by Tina Harnesk Title: The Secret of Snow Author: Tina Harnesk Publisher: Atria Published: February 3, 2026 Pages: 304 Format: e-arc via Netgalley ★★★★ Goodreads Blurb: "This lyrical runaway Swedish hit follows a reclusive, elderly couple who cross paths with a pair of twentysomething newcomers in a small mountain town, revealing an unexpected, shared history and the reclamation of a nearly extinct culture.

The Secret of Snow by Tina Harnesk was such an emotional ride. Thank you, Atria!

#bookblogger #bookreview #TheSecretofSnow #translatedbooks

10.03.2026 14:40 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Top Ten Tuesday: 10 reasons to read Apocalypse Parenting by Erin Ampersand! Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly feature hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl. Each week there is a new topic for bloggers to choose and list their top ten. This week is Top Ten Book Titles Featuring Ordinal Numbers (Ordinal numbers are numbers that define an item’s place in a series. For example: first, second, third, fourth, tenth, fourteenth, thirty-third, one hundredth, etc.

On today's #TopTenTuesday post, I'm talking about 10 reasons to read, Apocalypse Paring by Erin Ampersand! A fabulous LitRPG series.

#bookblogger #ApocalypseParenting #LitRPG #TTT

10.03.2026 04:00 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Review: Amari and the Metalwork Menace by B.B. Alston Title: Amari and the Metalwork Menace Author: B.B. Alston Publisher: Storytide Narrator: Imani Parks Published: February 24, 2026 Pages: 384 Format: ALC via Netgalley Goodreads Blurb: "The gripping fourth book in the #1 New York Times bestselling Supernatural Investigations series that began with Amari and the Night Brothers! Perfect for fans of Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky…

Amari and the Metalwork Menace by B.B. Alston was a great addition! Thank you, HarperAudio Children's/Storytide for the gifted ALC.

#audioreview #AmariandtheMetalworkMenace #middlegrade #bookview

09.03.2026 19:45 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Review: The Fox and the Devil by Kiersten White Title: The Fox and the Devil Author: Kiersten White Publisher: Del Rey & Penguin Random House Audio Narrator: Fiona Hardingham, Barrie Kreinik, and Alex Sarrigeorgiou Published: March 10, 2026 Pages: 368 Format: e-ARC via Netgalley & ALC Goodreads Blurb: "An obsession with a beautiful serial killer entangles a vampire hunter’s daughter in an immortal sapphic romance in this enthralling gothic fantasy from the #1…

The Fox and the Devil by Kiersten White was one that I struggled with. There are some aspects that I did like. Thank you, Del Rey and PRH Audio for the gifted e-ARC and ALC.

#bookreview #audioreview #TheFoxandtheDevil #netgalley

09.03.2026 14:30 👍 2 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
Embroidery Book Sweater Update 4 I saw a few videos on TT the last half of the year of embroidering your favorite books on a sweater. Have I ever done this? Absolutely not. Did I practice? Nope. I have been wanting to learn a new crafty skill in 2026 and decided this was the way to go. I have not practiced and don't know what I'm doing.

Embroidery Book Sweater Update 4! There's a lot so I had to break it up. I am loving this so much though!

#bookblogger #embroidery #booksweater #bookart

05.03.2026 10:14 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
W.W.W. 3/4/26 This is a weekly meme hosted by, Taking on a World of Words. It's where we talk about the Three W's: What are you currently reading? What did you recently finish reading? What do you think you will read next? My mood has been all over the place. I'm sure it has a lot to do with the current state of this world.

Here's my #WWW for this week. It was a tough reading week with a lot of reads that let me down.

#amreading #bookblogger #wwwWednesday

04.03.2026 10:08 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Top Ten Tuesday: Indie Reads! Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly feature hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl. Each week there is a new topic for bloggers to choose and list their top ten. This week is Top Ten Genre Freebie (Pick a genre and build a list around it. You could do historical fiction featuring strong female leads, contemporary romance set in foreign countries, mysteries starring unreliable narrators, lyrical fiction books in verse, historical romance featuring pirates, Gothic novels with birds on the cover, etc.

Today's #TopTenTuesday I'm talking about some Indie reads that I loved!

#bookblogger #Indiereads #indieauthors #TTT

03.03.2026 05:00 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Review: Green & Deadly Things by Jenn Lyons Title: Green & Deadly Things Author: Jenn Lyons Publisher: Tor & Macmillan Audio Narrator: Torian Brackett Published: March 3, 2026 Pages: 368 Format: physical ARC and ALC! Goodreads Blurb: "For fans of S.A. Chakraborty, Robin Hobb, and Martha Wells's Witch King, a page-turning standalone fantasy of necromancy and magical mayhem from Jenn Lyons, the acclaimed author of The Ruin of Kings.

Green & Deadly Things by Jenn Lyons had so much promise, but fell flat for me. I'm so sad! Thank you, Tor and Macmillan Audio for the gifted ARC and ALC!

#bookreview #audioreview #GreenandDeadlyThings #bookblogger

03.03.2026 01:53 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Review: The Legend of the Nine-Tailed Fox by Katrina Kwan Title: The Legend of the Nine-Tailed Fox Author: Katrina Kwan Publisher: S&S/Saga Press Published: February 24, 2026 Pages: 320 Format: e-ARC via Netgalley Goodreads Blurb: "From the author of The Last Dragon of the East comes a sweeping fantasy adventure with a dash of romance between a nine-tailed fox and the demon-hunter who captures her, banished to the underworld together and forced to form a reluctant alliance in order to escape the circles of Hell.

The Legend of the Nine-Tailed Fox by Katrina Kwan was full of rich world-building and relationships. Thank you, Saga Press and Netgalley!

#bookreview #TheLegendoftheNineTailedFox #netgalley #sagapress #fantasy

02.03.2026 20:43 👍 3 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
Review: To Cage a Wild Bird by Brooke Fast Title: To Cage A Wild Bird Author: Brooke Fast Publisher: Avon Published: March 3, 2026 Pages: 384 Format: e-ARC via Netgalley and Avon! Goodreads Blurb: "Enter the brutal world of Endlock, a prison where the wealthy hunt the inmates for sport. The first novel in an electrifying dystopian romance series, this high-octane debut about forbidden love, found family, and a fight for survival will leave you breathless.

To Cage A Wild Bird by Brooke Fast was a great dystopian debut! Thank you, Avon, for the e-ARC!

#bookreview #ToCageAWildBird #netgalley #williammorrow

02.03.2026 15:28 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Review: A Ghastly Catastrophe by Deanna Raybourn Title: A Ghastly Catastrophe Author: Deanna Raybourn Publisher: PRH Audio and Berkley Narrator: Angele Masters Published: March 3, 2026 Pages: 336 Format: ALC & e-ARC! Goodreads Blurb: "Veronica and Stoker are practically dying for a new adventure but when their wish is granted, they find themselves up against a secret society and a darkly seductive duo in this landmark historical mystery from beloved…

It felt so good being back with Veronica and Stoker in, A Ghastly Catastrophe by Deanna Raybourn! Thank you, Berkley and PRH Audio, for the gifted e-ARC and ALC!

#bookreview #VeroniaSpeedwell #AGhastlyCatastrophe #netgalley #audioreview

02.03.2026 12:29 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Review: Starfallen by Fern Cole Title: Starfallen Author: Fern Cole Publisher: Simon Maverick Audio Narrators: Caroline Hewitt and James Meunier Published: January 27, 2026 Pages: 478 Format: ALC Goodreads Blurb: "Perfect for fans of The Hunger Games, ACOTAR, and Fourth Wing! A 23-year-old morally grey, grief-fuelled, self-destructive, sarcastic little menace enters deadly fae trials, hoping to bring back her dead boyfriend. Officially, Cassandra competes for a wish.

Starfallen by Fern Cole was a great debut! I loved this fae Romantasy. Thank you, Simon Maverick Audio, for the ALC!

#audioreview #bookreview #Starfallen #SimonMaverickAudio

27.02.2026 18:51 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Review: And Now, Back to You by B.K. Borison Title: And Now, Back to You Author: B.K. Borison Publisher: Penguin Audio/Berkley Published: February 24, 2026 Pages: 464 Format: ALC Goodreads Blurb: "Two competing meteorologists are forced to find common ground in this opposites attract, When Harry Met Sally inspired romance, from New York Times bestselling author B.K. Borison. Jackson Clark and Delilah Stewart have had their fair share of run-ins over the years, often ending in disaster.

Thank you, PRH Audio, for the ALC! And Now, Back to You by B.K. Borison was a great addition to the series! I loved Jackson and Delilah.

#audioreview #AndNowBacktoYou #bookblogger #bookreview

27.02.2026 14:51 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
W.W.W. 2/25/26 This is a weekly meme hosted by, Taking on a World of Words. It's where we talk about the Three W's: What are you currently reading? What did you recently finish reading? What do you think you will read next? I've been so busy trying to pick up my house and get back into a routine after a long weekend.

Here's my #WWW for this week. I read an amazing set of books in the last week!

#bookblogger #wwwWednesday #amreading #tbr

25.02.2026 11:46 👍 2 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
Review: The Red Winter by Cameron Sullivan Title: The Red Winter Author: Cameron Sullivan Publisher: Tor Books Published: February 24, 2026 Pages: 529 Format: physical ARC, ALC, and finished copy- THANK YOU! Goodreads Blurb: "A devastating love story. A bewitching twist on history. A blood-drenched hunt for purpose, power, and redemption. In 1785, Professor Sebastian Grave receives the news he fears most: the terrible Beast of Gévaudan has returned, and the French countryside runs red in its wake.

The Red Winter by Cameron Sullivan was a fantastic debut! I will be thinking of this one for a while. Thank you, Macmillan Audio and Tor Books for the ALC and ARC!

#bookblogger #bookreview #TheRedWinter #fantasy

24.02.2026 18:27 👍 5 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Top Ten Tuesday: Quotes from my last 10! Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly feature hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl. Each week there is a new topic for bloggers to choose and list their top ten. This week is Top Ten Quotes From/About Books (Share book quotes you love, quotes about being a reader, etc.) I am going to twist this a little bit. I'm going to do a quote from the last 10 books I've read and enjoyed.

Today's #TopTenTuesday is about Quotes. I'm doing quotes from the last 10 books I read and loved.

#bookblogger #TTT #bookquotes #quotes #amreading

24.02.2026 05:00 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Review: Direbound by Sable Sorensen Title: Direbound Author: Sable Sorensen Publisher: Requited Published: August 26, 2025 Pages: 608 Format: Own physical copy Goodreads Blurb: "Only the worthy survive the Bonding Trials. She’ll risk her life—and her heart—to be one of them… Meryn Cooper has never dreamed of being one of the Bonded, the King’s elite warriors who form mental links with massive, vicious direwolves. She’s made peace with her life scraping by in poverty in the shadows of the castle.

I loved Direbound by Sable Sorensen!! I can't wait for book two.

#bookreview #bookblogger #Direbound

23.02.2026 18:47 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Review: And the Crowd Went Wild by Susan Elizabeth Phillips Title: And the Crowd Went Wild Author: Susan Elizabeth Phillips Publisher: Avon Published: February 10, 2026 Pages: 352 Format: finished copy provided by Avon! Goodreads Blurb: "#1 New York Times bestselling author Susan Elizabeth Phillips is back with the latest novel in her beloved Chicago Stars series, featuring a romance between a star quarterback and one of the country’s most beautiful—and misunderstood—actresses.

And the Crowd Went Wild by Susan Elizabeth Phillips was such an amazing love story! Thank you, Avon, for the gifted copy.

#AndtheCrowdWentWild #bookreview #bookblogger

23.02.2026 15:17 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Review: Weavingshaw by Heba Al-Wasity Title: Weavingshaw Author: Heba Al-Wasity Publisher: Del Rey & Penguin Random House Audio Published: February 24, 2026 Pages: 464 Format: ALC and e-ARC! Goodreads Blurb: "In this debut gothic fantasy, the first book of an enthralling fantasy romance trilogy, a young woman who can see the dead strikes a deal with a magnetic and dangerous purveyor of dark secrets to save her brother’s life.

Weavingshaw by Heba Al-Wasity was a great debut! Thank you, PRH Audio and Del Rey!

#bookblogger #bookreview #audioreview #Weavingshaw

23.02.2026 10:07 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Birthstone Book Covers: February 2026! Rules Mention the creator (me- Leslie @ Books Are The New Black ) and link back to me so I can see your post! Pick 5+ book covers that match the current month's Birthstone. HAVE FUN! Nominate people if you want! This year, I'm going to do all of my posts from books that are on my bookshelf. You don't have to but it's a fun challenge!

February Birthstone Book Covers! I love February because purple is my favorite color.

#bookmeme #bookblogger #amethyst

19.02.2026 15:24 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
W.W.W. 2/18/26 This is a weekly meme hosted by, Taking on a World of Words. It's where we talk about the Three W's: What are you currently reading? What did you recently finish reading? What do you think you will read next? I've been so busy trying to pick up my house and get back into a routine after a long weekend.

It was a full week of books! Here's my #WWW for this week!

#bookblogger #wwwWednesday #bookmeme #amreading

18.02.2026 10:07 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Review: The Ex-Perimento by Maria J. Morillo Title: The Ex-Perimento Author: Maria J. Morillo Publisher: Berkley and Penguin Random House Audio Narrator: Sofia Palmero Published: February 17, 2026 Pages: 336 Format: e-ARC and ALC Goodreads Blurb: "A woman enlists the help of her favorite musician to win her ex-boyfriend back in this sparkling romantic comedy set in Venezuela by debut author Maria J. Morillo. Maria “Marianto” Camacho is a planner.

Thank you, Berkley and PRH Audio for the gifted e-ARC and ALC! The Ex-Perimento by Maria J. Morilla was a strong debut!

#TheExPerimento #latina #ownvoices #Berkley #bookblogger #bookreview #audioreview

17.02.2026 19:25 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Review: Half City by Kate Golden Title: Half City (Harker Academy #1) Author: Kate Golden Publisher: Ace and Penguin Random House Audio Narrator: Taylor Harvey and Teddy Hamilton Published: February 17, 2026 Pages: 496 Format: e-ARC and ALC Goodreads Blurb: Welcome to Harker Academy for Deviant Defense. Keep your daggers sharp, and your wits even sharper. Viv Abbot is an average twenty-one-year-old girl. She lives in an expensive city where the rent is too high, works long hours at a thankless job, and is dating a guy she doesn’t even like in the hopes of winning her prickly mother’s approval.

Half City by Kate Golden was one I couldn't put down! I can't wait for book two. Thank you, Ace and PRH Audio!!

#HalfCity #bookreview #audioreview #bookblogger

17.02.2026 13:46 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Top Ten Tuesday: 10 reasons I loved This Book Made Me Think of You by Libby Page! Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly feature hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl. Each week there is a new topic for bloggers to choose and list their top ten. This week is Top Ten Books for Armchair Travelers (Submitted by Laurie C @ Bay State Reader’s Advisory) I saw Nicole at BookWyrmKnits do this last week. I wanted to do something different this week, so I decided to go this route.

This week for #TopTenTuesday I'm doing 10 reasons to read This Book Made Me Think of You by Libby Page!

#TTT #bookblogger #ThisBookMadeMeThinkofYou
#bookreview

17.02.2026 05:24 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Review: Crown of War and Shadow by J.R. Ward Title: Crown of War and Shadow Author: J.R. Ward Publisher: Bramble and Macmillan Audio Narrator: Stina Nielsen Published: February 17, 2026 Pages: 480 Format: e-ARC via Netgalley and Macmillan Audio ALC Goodreads Blurb: "An outcast burdened with a curse and a mercenary who's out for himself collide in this star-crossed, slow-burn, high-stakes romantic fantasy from #1 New York Times…

The Crown of War and Shadow by J.R. Ward was my first by her! I can't wait to see what book two brings. Thank you, Bramble and Macmillan Audio!!

#bookreview #audiobookreview #bookblogger #CrownofWarandShadow

16.02.2026 18:17 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Embroidery Book Sweater Update 3 I saw a few videos on TT the last half of the year of embroidering your favorite books on a sweater. Have I ever done this? Absolutely not. Did I practice? Nope. I have been wanting to learn a new crafty skill in 2026 and decided this was the way to go. I have not practiced and don't know what I'm doing.

Embroidery Book Sweater Update 3! I'm loving this more and more. I'm still learning, but it's fun!

#embroidery #booksweater

16.02.2026 16:41 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Review: The Halifax Hellions (1&2) by Alexandra Vasti Title: The Halifax Hellions Author: Alexandra Vasti Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin Published: February 17, 2026 Pages: 320 Format: e-arc via Netgalley Goodreads Blurb: From the day of their debut, when Matilda smoked a cheroot and Margo tied a cherry stem in a knot with her tongue, the Halifax twins have flouted convention at every turn. But when Matilda runs off with the dangerous Marquess of Ashford - who has every reason to hate her - she may have gone a bit too far.

Review: The Halifax Hellions (1&2) by Alexandra Vasti

Title: The Halifax Hellions Author: Alexandra Vasti Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin Published: February 17, 2026 Pages: 320 Format: e-arc via Netgalley Goodreads Blurb: From the day of their debut, when Matilda smoked a cheroot and Margo tied a…

16.02.2026 14:34 👍 1 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
Review: The Trident and the Pearl by Sarah K. L. Wilson Title: The Trident and the Pearl Author: Sarah K. L. Wilson Publishers: Orbit & Hachette Audio Narrator: Ell Potter Published: February 24, 2026 Pages: 464 Format: Physical ARC and ALC! Goodreads Blurb: "A desperate queen makes a deal with the gods to save her land in this spellbinding romantasy debut from Sarah K. L. Wilson. Queen Coralys rules the Kingdom of the Five Isles, but when disaster strikes, killing her husband and destroying half her nation, she pleads with the gods for salvation.

Review: The Trident and the Pearl by Sarah K. L. Wilson

Title: The Trident and the Pearl Author: Sarah K. L. Wilson Publishers: Orbit & Hachette Audio Narrator: Ell Potter Published: February 24, 2026 Pages: 464 Format: Physical ARC and ALC! Goodreads Blurb: "A desperate queen makes a deal with…

13.02.2026 19:14 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
W.W.W. 2/11/26 This is a weekly meme hosted by, Taking on a World of Words. It's where we talk about the Three W's: What are you currently reading? What did you recently finish reading? What do you think you will read next? Today is the first day that I've felt like a human. I am behind on blog hopping, but I'll try to catch up today.

W.W.W. 2/11/26

This is a weekly meme hosted by, Taking on a World of Words. It's where we talk about the Three W's: What are you currently reading? What did you recently finish reading? What do you think you will read next? Today is the first day that I've felt like a human. I am behind on blog…

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