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Happy Saturday everyone!  Today, I'm back for my December post of Birthstone Book Covers, I spotted on  Foxes and Fairy Tales .  If you're new to it,  here are the rules - they're pretty simple: 1. Mention the creator ( Leslie @ Books Are The New Black ).  2. Pick 5+ book covers that match the current month’s Birthstone. 3. HAVE FUN! 4. Nominate people if you want - if you'd like to do this, consider yourself nominated! November has three birthstones which are tanzanite (blue-violet), zircon (a wide variety of colors including blue, white, yellow, and more), and turquoise (cyan - a blue-green).  In alphabetical order, here are some covers that fit these that I've really enjoyed that I haven't talked about much recently. El Deafo by Cece Bell The Last Magician ( The Last Magician #1) by Lisa Maxwell Passing Strange by Ellen Klages A Thousand Sisters: The Heroic Airwomen of the Soviet Union in World War II   by Elizabeth Wein White Bird ( Wonder #2) by R...

          Happy Friday everyone! Today I'm sharing my thoughts on the book I read this month for  Choose Your Own Adventure: Year In Adelia, The Boardgame , the final book in my challenge.  You can see my full tbr  here .  Without further ado, check out my mini review for my December book below: ❋  ❋  ❋ Dead Man's Hand  ( The Unorthodox Chronicles  #1) by James J. Butcher  is a solid urban fantasy that has potential, but never quite rises to the top. The style feels very familiar and the tone reminds me a lot of the very early Dresden Files books. The characters, world, and magic aren't quite as well defined as I'd like them to be, but if you're a fan of the genre you might want to try it. I'm not entirely sure if I'll be back for the rest of the series. My review is also on Goodreads and The StoryGraph . Have you read this book and did you participate in this challenge?  As always, thanks for visiting my blog a...

      On Friday's I take part in two weekly link ups - The Friday 56, currently hosted by  Anne @ My Head Is Full of Books , and Book Beginnings, hosted by  Rose City Reader .  For The Friday 56, you choose a book, a book you have just finished, a book you are about to start, your current read, and share a line or a few lines that grab you (but don't spoil anything) from page 56 or 56% of the way through the ebook. Post it and share your post's url on Anne's most recent Friday 56 post. As for Book Beginnings, you share the first sentence or so and your initial thoughts, impressions, or whatever else it inspires, and then link up your post's url with Rose City Reader. Happy Friday everyone!  This week I'm spotlighting one of my  Reindeer Readathon 2025  books,  The Grimoire Grammar School Parent Teacher Association  by Caitlin Rozakis .  I haven't read this author before, but this sounds delightful. Beginning: Sept 5 10:40 AM Th...

      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: The Clockwork Scarab ( Stoker & Holmes #1) by Colleen Gleason Published: August 17, 2021 Genre: YA historical fantasy steampunk mystery My Copy: Format: Paperback Pages: 353  Where I Acquired It: Local thrift store Summary (From Goodreads): Evaline Stoker and Mina Holmes never meant to get into the family business. But when you’re the sister of Bram and the niece of Sherlock, vampire hunting and mystery solving are in your blood. And when two society girls go missing, there’s no one more qualified to investigate. Now fierce Evaline and logical Mina must reso...

Happy Tuesday everyone!  Welcome to Top Ten Tuesday which is hosted by  That Artsy Reader Girl .  This week's topic is Books Set In Snowy Places.  I have a feeling I'll have a more than a couple of horror stories in this list.  Without further ado, here we go in alphabetical order by title: Cold Days ( The Dresden Files #14) by Jim Butcher Faceless Killers ( Kurt Wallander #1) by Henning Mankell   Frankenstein by Mary Shelley Let the Right One In by John Ajvide Lindquist Misery by Steven King   Moon of the Crusted Snow ( Moon #1) by Waubgeshig Rice One by One by Ruth Ware The Shining ( The Shining #1)   by Stephen King Shiver ( The Wolves of Mercy Falls #1) by Maggie Stiefvater Voices in the Snow ( Black Winter #1) by Darcy Coates What are some of your favorite books set in snowy places?  Have you read any of these books?  As always, thanks for visiting my blog and perhaps even commenting down below!

    Happy Monday everyone and welcome back to Music Monday! Let's share some songs we've been enjoying lately!  If you would like to play and I really hope you do, please see the rules and link up below. Rules: Every Monday share a few songs you've been enjoying lately.  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.  Today, I'm featuring favorites from Yaelokre .  I just stumbled on this YouTube channel and I really like the sound. It's addictingly catchy and the art really suits it.  Give a listen to Harpy Hare , And the Hound , and Neath the Grove is a Heart : You are invited to the Inlinkz link party! Click here to enter