It's Monday! What Are You Reading? #453: Getting Spooky

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Sunday Post #489: A Nice Break

Welcome to The Sunday Post hosted by Kimba @ Caffeinated Book Reviewer, where I talk about what is going on in life and the blog, and show you all the bookish things I got that week!

Monthly Wrap-Up: January 2026

It was a really good start to the year... reading-wise at least 😅 I read 6 books, for a total of 2183 pages.

• 3 were full-length novels, and 3 manga
• 3 were part of a series, and 3 were standalone
• I started 1 series, and finished none 😅
• All 6 were finished copies
• 4 were physical books, and 2 were ebooks
• 1 was a 5-star read, 2 were 4.5 stars, 2 were 4 stars, and 1 was 3.5 stars
• All 6 were traditionally published
• 4 were by authors I've previously read, and 2 were new to me
• 3 were adult books, and 3 were YA books
• All 6 were fiction
• 1 was contemporary romance, 2 action, 1 horror, 1 fantasy sci-fi, and 1 high fantasy

Review: Sakamoto Days (Vol. 2) by Yuto Suzuki

Title: Sakamoto Days: Vol. 2

Series: Sakamoto Days #2

Previous book in this series: Sakamoto Days: Vol. 1

Author: Yuto Suzuki

Genre: YA, manga, adventure

Publication date: June 2021

Published by: VIZ Media

Source: Borrowed from library

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Synopsis: Taro Sakamoto was once a legendary hit man considered the greatest of all time. Bad guys feared him! Assassins revered him! But then one day he quit, got married, and had a baby. He’s now living the quiet life as the owner of a neighborhood store, but how long can Sakamoto enjoy his days of retirement before his past catches up to him?!

Shin faces off with a strange assassin who’s targeting Mr. Sakamoto, but how will he manage against a foe whose thoughts are unreadable? Then, the Sakamoto gang does their best to enjoy a peaceful family outing at the amusement park, only to be rudely interrupted by a pair of menacing assassins. Can Mr. Sakamoto and his buddies take care of them without his family noticing?

My rating: ★★★★☆

I was SO excited to read this volume because I was loving the setting in the amusement park! And then the last volume ended just when things were getting exciting. Lol. But this volume was a ton of fun too!

Review: The Hidden Oracle (The Trials of Apollo #1) by Rick Riordan

Title: The Hidden Oracle

Series: The Trials of Apollo #1

Other series in the Camp Half-Blood Chronicles: Percy Jackson and the Olympians | The Heroes of Olympus

Author: Rick Riordan

Genre: Middle Grade, urban fantasy, Greek mythology

Publication date: May 2016

Published by: Disney Hyperion

Source: Purchased hardcover

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Synopsis: How do you punish an immortal?

By making him human.

After angering his father Zeus, the god Apollo is cast down from Olympus. Weak and disorientated, he lands in New York City as a regular teenage boy. Now, without his godly powers, the four-thousand-year-old deity must learn to survive in the modern world until he can somehow find a way to regain Zeus's favour.

But Apollo has many enemies—gods, monsters and mortals who would love to see the former Olympian permanently destroyed. Apollo needs help, and he can think of only one place to go... an enclave of modern demigods known as Camp Half-Blood.

My rating: ★★★★☆

I have been really looking forward to reading this series, not only because I love Percy Jackson in general, but because I love Apollo too!