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        Happy Thursday everyone! Welcome back to  Books from the Backlog , the weekly linkup I'm taking part of which is hosted by  Carole's Random Life in Books .  This is a great way to put a spotlight on books that I've had sitting on my shelf for awhile.  I don't know when I'll get to my weekly featured book, but I hope to some time hopefully soon. This Week's Neglected Book: Katherine by Anya Seton Published: 1954, this edition August 1957 Genre: Historical romance My Copy: Format: Mass market paperback Pages: 637 Where I Acquired It: Yard sale Summary (From Goodreads): This classic romance novel tells the true story of the love affair that changed history—that of Katherine Swynford and John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster, the ancestors of most of the British royal family. Set in the vibrant 14th century of Chaucer and the Black Death, the story features knights fighting in battle, serfs struggling in poverty, and the magnificent Plant...

Happy Wednesday everyone! Today I'm sharing my my first update on my January progress for the year long reading challenge called  The 52 Book Club's 2026 Reading Challenge .  You can see my original tbr  here .  In January, I completed 11 books for a total of 11 read so far out of 52 total books on my tbr.  I'd say that's excellent progress so far.  Keep reading to see my thoughts on the books I read in January for the rest of this challenge: 43. A Goodreads recommendation for you ❋   DNF'd @ 20% I very quickly realized that  Dandadan, Vol. 1  ( Dan Da Dan  #1) by Yukinobu Tatsu  wasn't for me at all.  I mean, what the heck?  Why is this so popular? My review is also on Goodreads and The StoryGraph . 42. Includes a handwritten interior font ❋   ❋  ❋   ❋ Not Quite Dead Yet  by Holly Jackson  is a pretty great adult debut mystery thriller. I did forget a couple of times though that it was adult...

Happy Tuesday everyone!  Today I'm sharing my first update on my January progress for the year long Read Queerly 2026 which is hosted by Alexx @  Enthralled Bookworm .  In January, I completed 2 books for a total of 2 read so far out of 16 total books on my tbr.  You can see my original tbr here.  Keep reading to see the sixteen books on my tbr for this challenge: 3. Trans kids: A queer middle grade book featuring a trans kid/s ❋   ❋  ❋  ❋   ❋ Another Kind  by Trevor Bream and illustrated by Cait May  is an MG graphic novel that I wish I'd had in my life right when it was released rather than come into nearly five years late, but better late than never I suppose.  As you might have guessed, I absolutely loved it.  If you're at all interested in found family, you can't miss this sci-fi fantasy adventure.  The "cryptid" kids are absolutely delightful.  In its own way, it reminds me of a combination of The Hous...

Happy Tuesday everyone!  Welcome to Top Ten Tuesday which is hosted by  That Artsy Reader Girl .  This week's topic is Bookish Discoveries I Made in 2025, but I've decided to continue that series I've been working on with Favorite Books Beginning With The Letter V & W.  I've got quite a few for both, but I've decided to divide up the last five letters of the alphabet into two groups just due to the number of favorites in each letter. Without further ado, here we go in alphabetical order by title: Vicious ( Villains #1) by V.E. Schwab Vienna Blood ( Liebermann Papers #2) by Frank Tallis Vision in Silver ( The Others #3) by Anne Bishop Voices in the Snow ( Black Winter #1) by Darcy Coates Where the Drowned Girls Go ( Wayward Children #7) by Seanan McGuire The Whispering Skull ( Lockwood & Co. #2) by Jonathan Stroud The Wicked King ( The Folk of the Air #2) by Holly Black Winter ( The Lunar Chronicles #4) by Marissa Meyer Witch Hat Atelier, Vol. 6 ( Witch H...

Happy Monday everyone!  Today I'm sharing my first update on my January progress for the year long  Beat The Backlist 2026  reading challenge, hosted by Austine Decker.  You can see my original tbr  here .  In January, I completed 3 books for a total of 3 read so far out of 24 total books on my tbr.  Pretty good progress so far, I'd say.  Without further ado, keep reading to see my thoughts on the books I read in January: 3. acronyms: there are a lot of acronyms in the story or the title includes one ❋   ❋  ❋   ❋ True Beauty Vol. 3  ( True Beauty  #3)   by Yaongyi  is a series that I wasn't expecting to like nearly as much as I do.  I'm glad I got started in on it.  Anyway, I wasn't expecting the flashback between Suho and Seojun to be so heavy. Wow! Now, I'm really looking forward to reading the rest of the series and maybe I'll even give the tv series adaptation a try since I see it's availa...

Happy Monday everyone and welcome back to Music Monday!  Let's share some songs we've been enjoying!  If you would like to link up with me, please see the rules below. Rules: Every Monday share a few songs you've been enjoying.  It doesn't have to be a specific genre, new, or one of your favorites - just something you'd like to share with others.  If possible, share a music or lyric video of the song and your thoughts on the song(s), artist(s), and/or music video(s). If you would like to participate in Music Monday, please join the link up by sharing your post's url.  Hello everyone! Today, I'm featuring some of my favorites from  Lady and the Tramp (2019).  While this wasn't a favorite, I liked it more than I was expecting to.  I really liked that Jim Dear and Darling were more present in Lady's life and more positive figures at that.  I also liked the jazzy soundtrack too.  Give a listen to What A Shame  (easily the best song of ...