Sunday, September 7, 2025
Sunday Post #469: Already Making Plans
Saturday, September 6, 2025
Monthly Wrap-Up: August 2025
It's been almost a week and I feel like I'm still trying to adjust to NOT being on vacation 😂 That being said, I'm looking at plane tickets tomorrow because I'm going back to Mexico in December 😆 Anyway, in August, I read 8 books, for a total of 1674 pages, which is about 200 pages less than the previous month, but this is still one of my better reading months!
- 2 were full-length novels (1 of those was a re-read), 1 was a novella, and 5 were manga
- All 8 were part of a series
- I started 1 series and finished none 😅
- All 8 books were finished copies
- 7 were physical books and 1 ebook
- 1 was a 5-star read, 3 were 4.5 stars, and 4 were 4-star reads
- All 8 were traditionally published
- 6 were by authors I've previously read, and 2 were new to me
- 1 was an adult book, and 7 were YA
- 5 were action, and 3 were horror
Monday, September 1, 2025
Sunday, August 31, 2025
Sunday Post #468: I'm Back, Unfortunately Lol
Tuesday, August 26, 2025
Review: Overgrowth by Mira Grant
Title: Overgrowth
Author: Mira Grant
Genre: Adult, sci-fi, horror
Publication date: May 6th 2025
Published by: Tor Nightfire
Source: eARC for review from publishers via Netgalley
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Synopsis: Day of the Triffids meets Little Shop of Horrors in this smart, charming, harrowing alien invasion story about being human, by a Hugo-award winning author.
Since she was three years old, Anastasia Miller has been telling anyone who would listen that she's an alien disguised as a human being, and that the armada that left her on Earth is coming for her. Since she was three years old, no one has believed her.
Now, with an alien signal from the stars being broadcast around the world, humanity is finally starting to realize that it's already been warned, and it may be too late. The invasion is coming, Stasia's biological family is on the way to bring her home, and very few family reunions are willing to cross the gulf of space for just one misplaced child.
What happens when you know what's coming, and just refuse to listen?
I have really enjoyed Mina Grant's books, and while I didn't love this one as much as those previous books I've read, I still did end up enjoying it for the most part.
Sunday, August 24, 2025
Sunday Post #467: Hello From Mexico
Tuesday, August 19, 2025
Review: A Touch of Treachery (Section 47 #3) by Jennifer Estep
Title: A Touch of Treachery
Series: Section 47 #3
Previous books in this series: A Sesnse of Danger (#1) | Sugar Plum Spies (#2)
Author: Jennifer Estep
Genre: Adult, urban fantasy
Publication date: August 26th 2025
Published by: Jennifer Estep
Source: eARC for review from author
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Synopsis: New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Estep serves up a new, action-packed adventure in her Section 47 urban fantasy world. This series features secrets, lies, and superspies with amazing magical abilities, along with dangerous missions, double crosses, and a swoon-worthy romance. Perfect for fans of Alias, James Bond, Jason Bourne, Nikita, True Lies, and Netflix’s Bodyguard.
UNANSWERED QUESTIONS . . .
My name is Charlotte Locke, and I’m on a mission to capture my nemesis. As an analyst for Section 47, a secret spy organization, I use my magical form of synesthesia to track down paramortal criminals, but one villain keeps eluding me—Henrika Hyde.
Henrika claims to have answers about my father’s death on a Section 47 mission years ago, and she has also created a horrific new weapon capable of killing even the strongest paramortals, which makes her my number one target. Helping me is Desmond Percy, a powerful galvanist who is my partner both inside and outside Section 47.
Desmond wants to take Henrika down just as badly as I do, but our mission quickly goes sideways, and soon we’re surrounded by enemies on all sides with no idea whom we can truly trust.
A TROUBLING FUTURE . . .
The name Desmond Percy is well known inside Section 47, since I’m one of the organization’s top cleaners, aka assassins. Charlotte Locke and I have been tracking Henrika Hyde for months, and when we finally get a lead on her location, we jump at the chance to take down the weapons maker once and for all.
I’m determined to help Charlotte get the answers she is so desperately seeking, as well as taking my revenge on Henrika for killing my best friend.
But the deeper Charlotte and I dig into Henrika and her murky motives, the more dangerous our mission becomes. Henrika is playing her own spy game, and Charlotte and I are just the pawns she is using to achieve her own evil ends—caught up in a deadly legacy of treachery.
I think it goes without saying that I loved this book. Jennifer Estep is my favorite author, so I can definitely be biased 😆 But it really was good! We haven't had a new book in this series for quite some time, so I was particularly excited about that, especially because urban fantasy remains my favorite genre to this day. And this series is filled with spies, assassins, and a ton of really cool magic! I love it!
Monday, August 18, 2025
Sunday, August 17, 2025
Sunday Post #466: FINALLY!
Friday, August 15, 2025
Review: A Dragon Rider's Guide to Retirement by Julia Huni
Title: A Dragon Rider's Guide to Retirement
Author: Julia Huni
Genre: Adult, cozy fantasy
Publication date: August 5th 2025
Published by: IPH Media
Source: eARC for review from author
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Synopsis: They survived the war. Now they just have to survive retirement.
When dragon rider William Ordell is grounded by a battlefield injury, he trades conflict for peace and purchases an abandoned lighthouse on the island of Safe Haven. But quiet doesn’t suit a man used to action. After a series of mysterious fires, William finds himself launching the island’s first fire brigade—with help from the local sea dragons.
Calantha Stormbringer has left war behind, along with the last sparks of her fading magic. She retreats to Safe Haven to rebuild her late aunt’s dusty bookshop—and maybe herself. Restoring the shop will require patience, intelligence, and gold. Calantha figures two out of three isn’t bad.
What neither of them wants? To run into each other. Again.
Old grudges, magical dragons, and one cozy, nosy village—what could possibly go right?
A Dragon Rider’s Guide to Retirement is a cozy, low-stakes fantasy filled with magic, mischief, and a slow-burn romance that won't steam your glasses. Perfect for fans of Legends & Lattes, Cursed Cocktails, and J. Penner’s Adenashire series.
I love Julia Huni's cozy sci-fi books, so I was super excited when I found out that she was going to be writing a cozy fantasy! In general, the cozy fantasy genre just doesn’t sound like it's for me. I'm a girly who loves her plot-driven books with lots of exciting action. But like I said, I love all of this author's books, so of course I was going to give this one a shot! And I'm glad I did because I really enjoyed it! And maybe this will be my gateway into more cozy fantasies. Who knows?
Monday, August 11, 2025
Sunday, August 10, 2025
Sunday Post #465: So Many Fun Bookish Things!
Monday, August 4, 2025
Sunday, August 3, 2025
Sunday Post #464: When It's Not One Thing, It's Another
Thursday, July 31, 2025
Monthly Wrap-Up: July 2025
How is it the end of July already? I don't even know how we got here. Lol. Anyway, this month I had a much better reading month. I read 6 books and a total of 1643 pages, which is about 700 pages MORE than last month! Two things that really helped this month: short books and a readathon.
- 4 were full-length novels (2 of those were re-reads), and 2 were manga
- % were part of a series, and 1 was a standalone
- No series were started or finished this month lol. I did catch up on 1 though.
- 4 were finished copies and 2 were ARCs
- 4 were physical books and 2 ebooks
- 1 was a 5-star read, 2 were 4.5 stars, and 3 were 4-star reads
- 4 were traditionally published and 2 indie published
- All 6 were by authors I've previously read
- 2 were adult books, and 4 were YA
- 2 were action, 2 horror, 1 cozy fantasy, and 1 urban fantasy
Monday, July 28, 2025
Sunday, July 27, 2025
Sunday Post #463: Haunted Farmers Market
Saturday, July 26, 2025
Top 10 Most Anticipated Books of the Last Half of 2025
Friday, July 25, 2025
Top 10 Favorite Books of 2025 (So Far)
Monday, July 21, 2025
Sunday, July 20, 2025
Sunday Post #462: Readathon Weekend
Friday, July 18, 2025
Dewey's Reverse Readathon: July 2025
Thursday, July 17, 2025
2025 Mid-Year Book Freakout Tag
Monday, July 14, 2025
Sunday, July 13, 2025
Sunday Post #461: Emotionally Exhausted
Friday, July 11, 2025
Trying To Get Over A 6-Month Reading Slump: Fear Street Edition
Wednesday, July 9, 2025
2025 Mid-Year Check In: Reading Stats
Monday, July 7, 2025
Sunday, July 6, 2025
Sunday Post #460: There's a Reason for the Late Post, But It's Not a Good One Lol
Thursday, July 3, 2025
2025 Mid-Year Check In: Reading Challenges
Tuesday, July 1, 2025
Monthly Wrap-Up: June 2025
This was another rough reading month. Though not as bad as last month 😅 This month, I read a total of 4 books, which was about 916 pages. That's about 237 MORE pages than last month! So not too bad, but still pretty bad 😂
- 1 was a full-length novel, and 3 were manga
- 3 were part of a series, and 1 was a standalone
- No series were started or finished this month lol
- All 4 were finished copies
- All 4 were physical books
- All 4 were 4-star reads
- All 4 were traditionally published
- All 4 were by authors I've previously read
- 1 was an adult book, 3 were YA
- 1 was a mystery thriller, and 3 were action
Monday, June 30, 2025
Sunday, June 29, 2025
Sunday Post #459: The Stress...
Wednesday, June 25, 2025
Review: Cells at Work (Vol. 3) by Akane Shimizu
Title: Cells at Work: Vol. 3
Series: Cells at Work #3
Previous books in this series: Cells at Work #1 | Cells at Work #2
Author: Akane Shimizu
Genre: YA, manga, science, action
Publication date: March 2017
Published by: Kodansha Comics
Source: Borrowed from library
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Synopsis: Strep throat! Hay fever! Influenza! The world is a dangerous place for a red blood cell just trying to get her deliveries finished. Fortunately, she’s not alone... she’s got a whole human body’s worth of cells ready to help out! The mysterious white blood cell, the buff and brash killer T cell, the nerdy neuron, even the cute little platelets — everyone’s got to come together if they want to keep you healthy!
In this volume of Cells at Work!, we looked at the circulatory system, the common cold, and acquired immunity. As someone who loves medical science, I love this series and the way it describes things!
Monday, June 23, 2025
Sunday, June 22, 2025
Sunday Post #458: Disappointment
Wednesday, June 18, 2025
Review: Cells at Work (Vol. 2) by Akane Shimizu
Title: Cells at Work: Vol. 2
Series: Cells at Work #2
Previous book in this series: Cells at Work #1
Author: Akane Shimizu
Genre: YA, manga, science, action
Publication date: December 2016
Published by: Kodansha Comics
Source: Borrowed from library
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Synopsis: Strep throat! Hay fever! Influenza! The world is a dangerous place for a red blood cell just trying to get her deliveries finished. Fortunately, she’s not alone... she’s got a whole human body’s worth of cells ready to help out! The mysterious white blood cell, the buff and brash killer T cell, the nerdy neuron, even the cute little platelets — everyone’s got to come together if they want to keep you healthy!
This series is so much fun! I have loved the anime for such a long time, and I am really glad to finally be getting into the manga! I love it! It’s just so cute and informative, and it honestly does a relatively decent job of explaining medical things and making them easy to understand using these anthropomorphic cells.
Tuesday, June 17, 2025
Review: The Romara Confrontation (Colonial Explorer Corps #5) by Julia Huni
Title: The Romara Confrontation
Series: Colonial Explorer Corps #5
Previous books in this series: The Earth Concurrence (#1) | The Grissom Contention (#2) | The Saha Declination (#3) | The Darenti Paradox (#4)
Author: Julia Huni
Genre: Adult, sci-fi
Publication date: April 24th 2025
Published by: IPH Media
Source: eARC from author for review
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Synopsis: Two civilizations. One planet. No second chances.
Lieutenant Serenity “Siti” Kassis has trained her whole life for first contact missions, but nothing prepares her for this—arriving at a promising new world only to find it already inhabited by an advanced, spacefaring civilization. As acting commander, it’s her call whether to push forward or back away. One wrong move could spark a conflict neither side can afford.
On Lunesco, Quinn Templeton is expecting a quiet lunch with an old friend when the planetary defense system flags an unidentified ship in orbit. Since the revolution, she’s learned to negotiate, but first contact with an unknown species? That’s a whole new challenge.
Siti and Quinn could navigate mistrust, politics, and the weight of history to build something neither of their people expected—a future together. But they have to meet first. And something--or someone--is trying to keep them apart.
The Romara Confrontation is book 5 in the Colonial Explorer Corps, and follows Siti, Joss, and Derek Lee as they meet the heroes of the Krimson Empire. If you haven't read either series, I recommend you start with book 1 of the CEC series. If you're short on time, you can jump in at book 4. This book can be read without reading Krimson Empire first. (But I hope you'll read it, too!)
I have been looking forward to reading this book since the author talked about writing a crossover between the Colonial Explorer Corps series and the Krimson Empire series. And it met all the expectations I had for this book. It was so good!
Monday, June 16, 2025
Sunday, June 15, 2025
Sunday Post #457: Library Fun
Saturday, June 14, 2025
2025 Summer Library Program
One thing I look forward to every summer is our library's Summer Program. I've been participating in it for like 6 years now, I think? I'm always terrible at it, but I find it fun nonetheless. Lol. This year, the program goes from June 6th to August 15th.
Wednesday, June 11, 2025
Review: Cells at Work (Vol. 1) by Akane Shimizu
Title: Cells at Work: Vol. 1
Series: Cells at Work #1
Author: Akane Shimizu
Genre: YA, manga, science, action
Publication date: November 2016
Published by: Kodansha Comics
Source: Borrowed from library
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Synopsis: A BLOOD-PUMPING JOB
Strep throat! Hay fever! Influenza! The world is a dangerous place for a red blood cell just trying to get her deliveries finished. Fortunately, she's not alone... she's got a whole human body's worth of cells ready to help out! The mysterious white blood cell, the buff and brash killer T cell, the nerdy neuron, even the cute little platelets—everyone's got to come together if they want to keep you healthy!
It has been a minute since I last read a manga, but I was very excited to read this one because I loved the anime when I watched it a couple years back. And the manga was just as good!
Monday, June 9, 2025
Sunday, June 8, 2025
Sunday Post #456: reMarkable