Another Book, Another Destiny…
First Lines Friday is a weekly feature for book lovers hosted by Wandering Words. What if instead of judging a book by its cover, its author or its prestige, we judged it by its opening lines? Pick a book off your shelf (it could be your current read or on your TBR) and open to the first … Continue reading First Lines Friday: February 20, 2026
Masquerade of Mirrors, the debut novel by Samantha Hartwood and first book in the Halls of Glass series, has such an intriguing premise, and the opening hooked me right away. I love the author's writing style and how she pulls the reader into this unique and dangerous world. The strongest part of this book for … Continue reading Book Review: Masquerade of Mirrors by Samantha Hartwood
Crown of War and Shadow is a great start to J.R. Ward's Kingdom of the Compass Series! I loved the intricate worldbuilding and plot. The world is so vivid and easy to visualize, and the plot is twisty and action-packed. With monsters, demons, gods, ogres, some horrifyingly scary spiders, and malicious humans, it’s a brutal … Continue reading Book Review: Crown of War and Shadow by J.R. Ward
Can’t-Wait Wednesday is a weekly meme to spotlight a future release that you’re excited about. It’s hosted by Wishful Endings and was previously hosted by Breaking the Spine. This week’s anticipated book is: Weavingshaw Title: Weavingshaw Author: Heba Al-Wasity Page Length: 464 Pub. Date: Feb. 24, 2026 Publisher: Del Rey Synopsis: In this debut gothic fantasy, the first book of an … Continue reading Can’t Wait Wednesday: Weavingshaw
Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January of 2018. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together. This week, the topic is Books for Armchair Travelers, but I decided … Continue reading Top Ten Tuesday: Books with Characters Who Love Books
Goodreads Monday is a weekly meme where you chose a random book from your Goodreads TBR and show it off. This meme is hosted by Budget Tales Book Blog. This week’s book is: A Scoundrel for the Suffragist Title: A Scoundrel for the SuffragistSeries: The Disreputable Marsden Brothers #2Pages: 269Publication Date: Feb. 24, 2026Publisher: HarlequinGenres: Fiction / Romance / … Continue reading Goodreads Monday: A Scoundrel for the Suffragist by Melissa Oliver
What a charming and fun story! Set in 1920s Montreal, this cozy fantasy follows Agnes Aubert, a widow in her 30s who is devoted to her struggling cat rescue. After renting a place for the shelter, Agnes learns her new landlord is Havelock Renard, a dangerous Dark Lord, and he's using the shelter as a … Continue reading Book Review: Agnes Aubert’s Mystical Cat Shelter by Heather Fawcett
Kate Golden is an auto-buy author for me, so I was thrilled to get an early copy of Half City. It was fantastic! From the very first chapter, I knew this was going to be my kind of romantasy. Demon hunters, a hidden academy, a found family, a broody demon with secrets, and a swoon-worthy … Continue reading Book Review: Half City by Kate Golden
