I actually feel mildly prepared for January! I‘m sure that feeling won‘t last. #BookSpinBingo
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I actually feel mildly prepared for January! I‘m sure that feeling won‘t last. #BookSpinBingo
For August, I‘ve selected this collection of dark, twisted, angry fairy tale retelling short stories.
Wonderfully creepy and full of rage, these were everything I wanted out of them.
#12BooksOf2025 @TheEllieMo
#Storygraph #2025Wrapup
I love that all three of my top authors were reading challenges! ❤️
#StorygraphStats #StorygraphWrapup
There were so many good books this month! And I got my nonfiction percentage even higher! 🎉🎉
Happy New Year! 🎉🎉🎉
I am so excited to see what 2026 will bring. As far as reading books I already own, that was also a goal last year and I read 38 books I own but hadn‘t read. Which is not bad!
On the other hand, I bought or received as gifts 43 new books this year. So my total number is now 203. 😅
#NewYearResolutions
pickA story of finding a cow that becomes a story of finding Sam Vimes while we meet many people of Ankh Morpork.
This was absolutely charming! I laughed out loud at several places, and I just adored when Lady Sybil shows up. This whole thing shows off the amazing growth we‘ve been seeing in Vimes over the last few books, and I adored this.🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑
so-soAlfred is starting out on his own w/ a new job at a shipping company as a navigator. His offered housing is w/ a grumpy lighthouse keeper who maybe brings more opportunities that‘s Alfred had ever expected.
I really loved the concept of this book! It‘s a musical in novel form, & the songs were a lot of fun! The romance was a bit rushed for me, & I felt the historical setting was treated too shallowly, but a fun cast of characters!🌕🌕🌕🌗🌑
My book for #ClearTheCozies for January!
I‘ve already started it, and it is so charming! @julieclair
July‘s pick is my favorite read of 2025. A delightfully cozy fairy tale like story of a ragtag group going on quests, collecting magic items, fighting a great evil, & making a family all of them desperately needed.
#12BooksOf2025 @TheEllieMo
pickAn absolutely fascinating and infuriating read on how the US is failing to support the most vulnerable of populations, people dealing with homelessness.
This was quite the eye opening deep dive into the circumstances that can result in people losing their homes, as well as the many different ways that the systems meant to address the situation fail. But it also puts forward different solutions from individual to systemic reorganization.🌕🌕🌕🌕🌗
For January, our first #AmericanGirlReads is Felicity Merriman, a spunky young girl living during the American Revolution.
Here are a few ideas for books to read for her!
I‘m going for a book about colonial times and reading the tagged book, a nonfiction book about the lost Roanoke colony.
June‘s pick is Naomi Novik‘s collection of short stories! From an atmospheric dark fairy tale, to the short story that eventually became Spinning Silver, to Dragon Rider Elizabeth Bennet, there was not a single miss in this collection for me!
#12BooksOf2025 @TheEllieMo
I don‘t really do New Year‘s Eve anymore, I like sleep too much. 😂
But every New Year‘s day, I like to do a little bit of as many of the activities over the year that have brought me joy. Reading, writing, baking, hanging out with family, chatting with friends.
This year may have been unprecedentedly bad, but I still managed to make joy for myself. & that‘s energy I plan to carry into 2026.
#MajicMonday @Eggs
Two young adult novels published together are my pick for May!
Emilie stows away on a sky ship intent on new discoveries and has some amazing adventures!
If you, like me, fell in love with the aesthetics of the Disney movie Treasure Planet, you‘ll find this right up your alley!
#12BooksOf2025 @TheEllieMo
#WeeklyForecast
Accidentally put my up next audiobook on my Book Report last night! Which should show how excited am I to get to it this week!
#BookReport
I read a couple really interesting non fiction books this week!
For April I have picked this Appalachian horror novel. A time displaced witch and a former mining employee fight back against a negligent mining corporation and a secret evil hidden deep within the mountain.
Beautifully atmospheric and deliciously creepy, it‘s filed under “botanical horror” on my Storygraph! 😂
#12BooksOf2025 @TheEllieMo
For March, we‘ve got an absolutely breathtaking graphic novel adaptation of one of my favorite fantasy novels! Ged‘s story of fighting against a darkness is beautifully portrayed in these illustrations!
#12BooksOf2025 @TheEllieMo
February‘s choice is a book about monsters. What makes a monster, and how can we stop the monsters when we don‘t teach the language used to identify what they do?
#12BooksOf2025 @TheEllieMo
Thanks for doing this @TheEllieMo !
January‘s pick is a Japanese fabulist tale of a mysterious restaurant where the customers can have a final meal with a lost loved one. A beautiful examination of grief and closure, with delicious recipes!
#12BooksOf2025
pickYou ever thought to yourself that you need to know more about bats? Then this is the book for you!
In all seriousness, this was a lot of fun. Years ago, I read a bunch of these kind of micro histories, and I had forgotten how much fun it is to really sit down w/ someone wildly passionate about a VERY specific subject. It jumped around a bit too much within the sections, but it was a lot of fun & very informative! 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑
I really loved this book! This had a whole slew of my favorite things in stories. Time travel, the power of stories, a lady knight, fantastical Arthurian vibes.
Probably my favorite book of Harrow‘s so far. 💖
#SundayFunday Hope you all are doing well, and let‘s hope for a better 2026! Don‘t forget to tag me in your posts!
pickAfter centuries serving as an undead knight to a tyrant, Rottgor decides to enjoy his retirement by starting a restaurant & adopting a child whose existence threatens the whole city.
A sweet story about changing your life, finding joy even when you don‘t think you deserve it. Loved the concept of city full of the dead & the livings. There were a few too many characters that felt unnecessary, but I‘d love to see more in this universe.🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑
pickIt seems as if art departments are always underfunded, so the Bob Whites come together to run a bikeathon to raise funds for the arts @ the high school. But then there is vandalism & threatening calls.
Another fantastic story of the Bob Whites coming together to work for their community. A mystery that Trixie seems to fall into more, & real communication between friends! Also, love that I still have to look up words for Mart. 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑
I‘m finished getting ready to head over to family‘s for Christmas Eve in a bit, and I just knew this had to be my word for #WeirdWordWednesday !
Whether you celebrate Christmas or not, I hope you all are safe and warm, and with people you love!
Thank you all for making this site such a respite. ❤️💚❤️💚
I am making a commitment to increase the nonfiction I read in 2026.
And why not make it fun? Every month I‘m going to try & read a nonfiction book based on 12 of my favorite historical American Girl Dolls. #AmericanGirlReads
And then I thought, why not expand it? So I made a Storygraph challenge with some possible fiction & nonfiction prompts for each doll.
https://app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/decd114d-c3bf-4960-a1c3-b761b26...
so-soThe life of Madame Restell, one of New York city‘s most accomplished abortionists in the late 1800s.
This was a fascinating look at a unique woman. From such an impoverished life, she quickly became a wealthy woman while providing an important aspect of women‘s health care. Frustrating to read, as we are fighting the same goddamned fight, & also weird tone shifts, & unnecessary tangents, like an entire chapter on architecture.🌕🌕🌕🌗🌑
I just used this one for my Sunday Funday post, and I really loved it! The description of the weather and everyone cozied up in the gorgeous inn was perfect for winter reading!
#MiddleGradeMonday @Karisimo @Daisey
1. Visited England with my mother! 🏴
2. Started writing again! ✍️
3. One of my best friends got engaged! 💍
#MajicMonday @Eggs
#WeeklyForecast
I can‘t even begin to describe how excited I am for this Moby Dick retelling I‘ve got coming up! 🐳
#BookReport
What a fascinating range of books this week has been!
so-so5,000 years after the Labyrinth, the Minotaur is working as a line cook in the American South. & all he wants is to live his life & make the connections all people crave.
Such an odd little book. Just the day by day life of the Minotaur. Paced pretty slow. Tonally, it flip flops between tits/ass jokes & melancholy examinations of the deep loneliness that affects those seen as Other by their community. Not sure how I feel about the end.🌕🌕🌕🌑🌑
so-soNate‘s just looking for a break after losing his job. Then he gets sort of kidnapped by a former Marine & a girl w/ too many secrets on the run from the government.
Fun road trip story, kind of like a queer Firestarter meets ET w/ interesting characters (especially Art!). The pacing felt off, particularly in the 1st half, & the narrative got a bit repetitive, but it‘s also a sweet story of finding family in the face of destruction.🌕🌕🌕🌗🌑
This was a lovely little story about a mysterious inn, pirates, ghosts, and a hidden treasure.
I should actually continue this series!
#SundayFunday Have a happy Solstice or Christmas or anything that you choose to celebrate this week, and don‘t forget to tag me in your posts!
so-soThere‘s a little coffee shop where the patrons can sit & come to terms w/ huge changes in their lives like loss or a first love.
This was sweet, but I went into it expecting a little more. There are only three parts, & I did appreciate the open ended qualities of each, but I wish each had had a little more time, & I definitely wish that the coffee shop itself had played a bigger role.🌕🌕🌕🌗🌑
Hahaha! Nice! Anyway, I totally guessed on half of these, and I‘ve only seen this movie once like six years ago! 😂 Might have to brush up on this movie!
#TTT #TakeThreeThursday @dabbe
so-soAfter escaping the icy Tundar, Sena & Remy land on Remy‘s old home jungle planet w/ a plan to find Remy‘s lost friend. Only, an ex partner holds that info hostage until Remy agrees to help the revolution.
Remy wasn‘t quite as engaging a narrator as Sena had been, but this was still a fascinating sequel! Planet wide revolutions, conspiracy, betrayals, there‘s a lot happening here, sometimes too much. But engaging enough I‘d read book 3!🌕🌕🌕🌗🌑
Has my day been absolutely full of things that need doing, and have I enjoyed being around and helping the people I love? Yes.
Am I looking forward to tomorrow when nothing is expected or needed of me, and I can bury myself in blankets and books? Also yes.
#WeirdWordWednesday #WeirdWords @CBee
Non-fiction #MyLitsyAwards ! @CSeydel ‘s template again!
Best Overall - Girl Warrior
Best People to Hang Out With - The Mythmakers
Most Gripping - Read This When Things Fall Apart
Most Dishy - The King‘s English
Most Entertaining - Useless Etymology
Biggest Surprise - Murder Ballads
Saw @CSeydel ‘s #MyLitsyAwards and just knew I had to fill it out!
Best Buddy Read - A Witch‘s Guide to Magical Innkeeping
Best characters to hang out with - the City Watch in Feet of Clay
Best Auld Lang Spine book - A Strange and Stubborn Endurance
Best New to Me Author - Molly O‘Neill
Most Sequel Worthy - Of Monsters and Mainframes
Biggest Surprise - The Tainted Cup
This was such fun! Loved going back over the year.
pickDin & Ana‘s newest case might be their most difficult w/ the victim found in pieces, negotiations of the Empire acquiring a new kingdom, & a terrorist threat on the horizon.
The world building astounds me! Combined w/ in depth character work, a mystery that kept me guessing even as I predicted 1/2 the solve, Bennet‘s quickly becoming a favorite. I am getting a touch irritated w/ the repetition of how Din‘s Engraving abilities work. 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑
There were a lot of picture books about Kwanzaa to be found, and then I found this one!
I vaguely remember seeing Chocolate‘s NEATE books in my Scholastic Fair growing up.
#MiddleGradeMonday @Karisimo @Daisey
Getting up out of my nice, warm, cozy bed and going to work.
Except now I‘m home from work, so I‘m curled up with a blanket and The Princess Bride movie. ❤️
#MajicMonday @Eggs
#WeeklyForecast
I‘m almost done with A Drop of Corruption, and what do you mean I have to wait until next year for the next book?! 🥺
pickBree‘s destiny as a Scion of Arthur is under threat when the Order doesn‘t want to acknowledge her claim, & a mysterious Hunter that has been chasing her ancestors appears.
An intense roller coaster of a sequel! The world gets fleshed out a lot more, we got more of the magic, & Bree making connections outside of the Order. I do find myself impatient w/ the love triangle, & I‘m not a fan of cliffhangers. But I‘m excited for book 3!🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑
There is nothing in the world quite like a gift from someone that knows you really well! 💖
I can‘t wait to dive into this retelling of the Minotaur in the American South.
Why yes, I did make a bookmark out of the gorgeous wrapping paper.
My nibling gave this to me a couple years ago for Christmas. I had never read the book before, and we had been talking about the movie.
I thought it wouldn‘t live up to the hype it has, but it absolutely did. ❤️💚❤️💚
#SundayFunday Stay safe and warm today, and don‘t forget to tag me in your posts!
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