The Story: The Hacienda blew up when it was released, and it sounded really good, so I picked it up, and really enjoyed it, and I'm really interested in her other books, and can't wait to read more by Isabel Cañas!
Website
Stand Alone's: The Hacienda and her site, my review, Vampires of El Norte and her site, my review, The Possession of Alba Díaz and her site, my review, The House of Gardenias and her site, my review.
Friday, October 2, 2026
Michelle Chouinard Author Page
The Story: I saw The Serial Killer Guide to San Francisco on NetGalley and it sounded really fantastic, so I got it, and read it and loved it, and I can't wait to read more by Michelle Chouinard!
Website
Series: The Serial Killer Guide to San Francisco.
Website
Series: The Serial Killer Guide to San Francisco.
The Serial Killer Guide to San Francisco: The Serial Killer Guide to San Francisco and her site, my review, A Tour to Die For and her site, my review, A Map to Murder and her site, my review.
Book Blogger Hop #469, October 2nd
Each week the hop will start on a Friday and end on Thursday. There will be a weekly prompt featuring a book related question. The hop's purpose is to give bloggers a chance to follow other blogs, learn about new books, befriend other bloggers, and receive new followers to your own blog.
The Question of the week is:
First Lines Friday #803, October 2nd
First Lines Friday is a bookish meme hosted by Literary Marie of Precision Reviews. We encourage all of our fellow book bloggers and bookhearts to play along.
-Grab your current read(s)-Share the first line(s)
-Include the title and author so that other FLF participants can add the book to their TBR Lists!
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What about you guys? Happy reading!
Monthly Series October Round Up
In 2026, I going to continue to focus on continuing series. So each month, I'll chose a series that I was current on in a previous year, but has since been continued. A series that I started or continued, but didn't catch up with what was currently published. A series that I haven't touched since 2020. A series that I read from this year, but still need to continue. A series that I haven't started yet, but have been meaning to. Then each month, I'll do one more series from one of these types, so I have 2, it'll just depend on what I'm planning on reading that month. The goal is to finish out as many series as I can, and keep current on the series that are still ongoing.
So how did I do last month?
This month I've chosen which series, and the ones that got chosen and I'm going to be reading this month are:
Current in a Previous Year:
Unfinished in a Previous Year:
Untouched Since 2020:
Series from This Year:
Series to Start:
Monthly ARC's November Round Up
This is my monthly ARC accountability challenge, to list out the books that I have as ARC's that are being published in the coming month, rounding them up at the start of the month, and seeing how well I did at the end, as well as rounding up the next month's books.
So how did I do last month?
I read of books.
So the ARC's that I have coming out in November are
NetGalley:
Edelweiss:
Thursday, October 1, 2026
Isabel Sterling Author Page
The Story: I saw These Witches Won't Burn around in the online bookish spaces, and it sounded really good, so I picked it up, and devoured it, and all of the series that was out at the time (since a short story has since been published, yay!) Love her writing and everything I've read since, and I can't wait to read more!
Website
Series: These Witches Won't Burn.
Website
Series: These Witches Won't Burn.
These Witches Won't Burn: This Spell Can't Last and her site, my review, These Witches Won't Burn and her site, my review, This Coven Won't Break and her site, my review, These Charms Won't Fade and her site, my review.
Stand Alone's: The Coldest Touch and her site, my review, With All My Haunted Heart and her site, my review, A Most Perilous Proposal and her site.
Autumn Krause Author Page
The Story: I'm not totally sure about how I found Autumn Krause's books, but I know I saw A Dress for the Wicked somewhere, so when it was on Edelweiss, I got it, read it and loved it, and have since enjoyed her other books, and I can't wait to read more!
Website
Website
Stand Alone's: A Dress for the Wicked and her site, my review, Before the Devil Knows You're Here and her site, my review, Grave Flowers and her site, my review, The Gods Will Sing Our Song and her site, my review.
Leslie Vedder Author Page
The Story: I saw The Bone Spindle around, and it sounded really good, so when it fit a prompt for a readathon, I picked it up, and loved it, and have since loved every book I've read by Leslie Vedder and I can't wait to read more!
Website
Series: The Bone Spindle.
Website
Series: The Bone Spindle.
The Bone Spindle: The Bone Spindle and her site, my review, The Severed Thread and her site, my review, The Cursed Rose and her site, my review.
Stand Alone's: The Siren's Kiss and her site, my review.
Kalynn Bayron Author Page
The Story: Cinderella is Dead got a lot of buzz in the book spaces, but I know it's going to be a harder one to read for me, I think it'll push one of my buttons, so I've been avoiding it for now, though I'm sure I'll love it once I actually pick it up. And then the This Poison Heart series came out, and it sounded really good so I picked it up and loved it, and I'm looking forward to reading more by Kaylnn Bayron!
Website
Series: This Poison Heart.
Website
Series: This Poison Heart.
This Poison Heart: This Poison Heart and her site, my review, This Wicked Fate and her site, my review.
Stand Alone's: Cinderella is Dead and her site, my review, You're Not Supposed to Die Tonight and her site, my review, Sleep Like Death and her site, my review, Make Me a Monster and her site, my review, Tell the Ghosts I'm Gone and her site, my review.
Sarah Maria Griffin Author Page
The Story: I saw Spare and Found Parts on Edelweiss, and it sounded really good, so I picked it up and loved it, and have since loved every book I've read by Sarah Maria Griffin, and I can't wait to read more!
Website
Stand Alone's: Spare and Found Parts and her site, my review, Other Words for Smoke and her site, my review, Eat the Ones You Love and her site, my review, Strange Is the Light and her site, my review.
Website
Stand Alone's: Spare and Found Parts and her site, my review, Other Words for Smoke and her site, my review, Eat the Ones You Love and her site, my review, Strange Is the Light and her site, my review.
Kamilah Cole Author Page
The Story: I saw So Let Them Burn around in the bookish spaces, and it sounded really good, so I picked it up and loved it, and loved the sequel as well, and I can't wait to read more by Kamilah Cole!
Website
Series: Divine Traitors, Wicked Endeavors.
Website
Series: Divine Traitors, Wicked Endeavors.
Divine Traitors: So Let Them Burn and her site, my review, This Ends in Embers and her site, my review.
Wicked Endeavors: Wicked Endeavors and her site, my review.
Random Reads #776, October 1st
Third Sentence Thursday #790, October 1st
Third Sentence Thursday is a weekly meme which likes to watch fireworks especially while eating a cookie!
1) Take the book you are currently reading and open it to a random page. Share the third full sentence on that page. (If there isn't a third one – like at the end of a chapter or a blank page – you can share the third sentence of the book or just choose another random page.) Feel free to share more than one sentence, if you feel the need to do so.
2) Review this sentence anyway you want (funny and silly reviews encouraged)
3) Post a link to your sentence at Words I Write Crazy (This Blog)
4) Visit one or two of the other blogs to check out their third sentences!
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What are your guy's 3rd lines? Link up below!
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What are your guy's 3rd lines? Link up below!
Will the Time Come #800, October 1st
Every Thursday I am going to list a book which I really want to read/keep meaning to get to. These are mostly books which have been on my shelf for awhile now but don't have to be, maybe you got it two weeks ago and really want to read it! Thanks to Jodie from Books for Company for this meme!
Want to Join?
-Pick a book you have been meaning to read
-Do a post telling us about the book
-Link the post up in the linky
-Visit the other blogs
From Goodreads:
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Why the time hasn't come yet...
What about you guys? Happy reading!
Wednesday, September 30, 2026
Analeigh Sbrana Author Page
The Story: Lore of the Wilds was featured in one of the book boxes, which Becca from Becca and the Books read in her Romantasy Rundown series, and it sounded really good, so I picked it up and loved it, and I can't wait to read more by Analeigh Sbrana!
Website
Series: Lore of the Wilds, The Clash of Prophecies.
Website
Series: Lore of the Wilds, The Clash of Prophecies.
Lore of the Wilds: Lore of the Wilds and her site, my review, Lore of the Tides and her site, my review.
The Clash of Prophecies: Heir of Prophecy and her site, my review.
Waiting on Wednesday #803, September 30th
Expected Publication:
From Goodreads:
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What about you guys? Happy reading!
WWW Wednesday #807, September 30th
• What are you currently reading?
• What did you recently finish reading?
• What do you think you'll read next?
Thanks to MizB of Should Be Writing now A Daily Rhythm for starting this meme! And thanks now to Taking on a World of Words for reviving it!
What about you guys? Happy reading!
Tuesday, September 29, 2026
Teaser Tuesday #807, September 29th
Teaser Tuesday is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by Ambrosia of The Purple Booker. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:
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- Grab your current read
- Open to a random page
- Share two (2) "teaser" sentences from somewhere on that page
- BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn't give too much away! You don't want to ruin the book for others!)
- Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!
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What about you guys? Happy reading!
Monday, September 28, 2026
Allison Saft Author Page
The Story: I saw A Fragile Enchantment around, and it sounded really good, and when it fit some prompts, I read it and loved it, and I can't wait to read more by Allison Saft!
Website
Website
Stand Alone's: A Fragile Enchantment and her site, my review, Immortal Game and her site, my review, Heartsgrove.
Christina Li Author Page
The Story: I saw True Love and Other Immpostible Odds on Edelwiess, got it, read it, and loved it, and I can't wait to read more by Christina Li!
Website
Stand Alone's: True Love and Other Impossible Odds and her site, my review, The Manor of Dreams and her site, my review, The Hardest Ones to Fool and her site, my review.
Website
Stand Alone's: True Love and Other Impossible Odds and her site, my review, The Manor of Dreams and her site, my review, The Hardest Ones to Fool and her site, my review.
Heather Walter Author Page
The Story: I saw Becca from Becca With the Books get Malice as a review copy, and it sounded really fantastic, so I read it, and loved it, and have loved all her books that I've read since, and I can't wait to read more!
Website
Series: Malice Duology, The Crimson Crown Duology.
Website
Series: Malice Duology, The Crimson Crown Duology.
It's Monday! What Are You Reading #799, September 28th
It's Monday! What Are You Reading is a weekly meme hosted by Book Date where we share what we read this past week, what we hope to read this week...and anything in between! This is a great way to plan out your reading week and see what others are currently reading as well...you never know where that next "must read" book will come from!
What happened in the past week:Weekly Memes:
It's Monday! What Are You Reading #798
Teaser Tuesday #806
WWW Wednesday #806
WOW #802
Will the Time Come #799
Third Sentence Thursday #789
Random Reads #775
First Lines Friday #802
Book Blogger Hop #468
The Reward Challenge Update #784
Wheel of TBR #331
How Well I Stuck to It #636
Wrote that Review Update #633
Week 39 Reviews:
Random:
Kimberly McCreight Author Page
Rachel Howzell Hall Author Page
Dana Swift Author Page
Shea Ernshaw Author Page
S.A. MacLean Author Page
OK, so I got posts in 7 days, What about you guys? Happy reading!
So this week I want to read
So this week I want to read
Sunday, September 27, 2026
S.A. MacLean Author Page
The Story: I saw The Phoenix Keeper around, and it sounded really good, so when I saw it on NetGalley, I got it, loved it, and have since loved her next book, Voidwalker, and I can't wait to read more!
Website
Website
Beasts of the Void: Voidwalker and her site, my review, Snowbreaker and her site, my review, Sunsplitter and her site, my review.
Wrote that Review Update #633, September 27th
My reviews to reward is writing all of the reviews of the week, and I motivated myself to write my review for , so I have of reviews written!
And as always, I want to review this week's reviews!
What about you guys? Happy reading!
How Well I Stuck to It #636, September 27th
NetGalley: #. Check.
Edelweiss: #. Check.
New Books: #. Check.
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What about you guys? Happy reading!
The Reward Challenge Update #784, September 27th
The Reward Challenge is almost the complete opposite to a book buying ban as you'll end up buying lots of new books throughout the challenge but only after you've completed a certain amount of reading. It was hosted by Good Golly Miss Holly, so thanks to her for starting it!
OK, so I read
which counts twice/times as a ,
which counts twice/times as a .
So I have counts which translates to $ this week! I'll use it to buy books!
OK, so I read
which counts twice/times as a ,
which counts twice/times as a .
So I have counts which translates to $ this week! I'll use it to buy books!
Wheel of TBR #331, September 27th
I saw Codie's Book Corner doing the Wheel of TBR, and I thought that sounded like a great way to pick what to read from your TBR. So thanks to her! I'll only do 3 spins, because I'm doing this every week, and so it won't make up my total TBR of the week, but it'll be a start!
Rules:1. For each week of the month, I'll do 3 spins each week to read each week though I do have the rest of the month to read them. Once a prompt is used, I'll randomly choose one from the list, keeping track of how often a colour comes up. If colour comes up 3 or more times in month, I'll do another spin once it comes up 3 times.
2. If I don't read a book that week or at least start it before the end of the month, then for my next week of spins, I have to add a punishment for each book unread. I'll roll for each unread book, and have to apply each and every punishment chosen to the week.
3. Each month I'll get a prompt from my Binge Read Wheel (either specifically picking the prompt, or spinning the wheel) and I have to read at least 9 books, though I can read more!
Of the books from the last week, I read
Binge Read Wheel:
For this month, the wheel picked/I chose . I read , so I've read /9+.
This week I read the past wheel picks of , so I have past spins left,
Prompts Used This Week:
Colour Totals:
Red:
Orange:
Yellow:
Chartreuse:
Green:
Spring Green:
Cyan:
Azure:
Blue:
Violet:
Magenta:
Rose:
Prompts for Next Week:
So those are some of the books I'm going to try to read this week. What about you guys? Happy reading!
Friday, September 25, 2026
Shea Ernshaw Author Page
The Story: The Wicked Deep blew up on bookish spaces, and it sounded really good, so I got it, read it, and loved it, and have since loved every book I've read by Shae Ernshaw, and I can't wait to read more!
Website
Stand Alone's: The Wicked Deep and her site, my review, Winterwood and her site, my review, A Wilderness of Stars and her site, my review, A History of Wild Places and her site, my review, The Beautiful Maddening and her site, my review, Habits of the Sea and her site, my review.
Website
Stand Alone's: The Wicked Deep and her site, my review, Winterwood and her site, my review, A Wilderness of Stars and her site, my review, A History of Wild Places and her site, my review, The Beautiful Maddening and her site, my review, Habits of the Sea and her site, my review.
Book Blogger Hop #468, September 25th
Each week the hop will start on a Friday and end on Thursday. There will be a weekly prompt featuring a book related question. The hop's purpose is to give bloggers a chance to follow other blogs, learn about new books, befriend other bloggers, and receive new followers to your own blog.
The Question of the week is:
First Lines Friday #802, September 25th
First Lines Friday is a bookish meme hosted by Literary Marie of Precision Reviews. We encourage all of our fellow book bloggers and bookhearts to play along.
-Grab your current read(s)-Share the first line(s)
-Include the title and author so that other FLF participants can add the book to their TBR Lists!
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What about you guys? Happy reading!
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