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Hollow Fires by Samira Ahmed Length: 10:08 Narrator: Soneela Nankani, Amin El Gamal Published on May 10, 2022 Pages: 400 Format: Audiobook Source: Library Buy on Amazon A powerful, gripping YA novel about the insidious nature of racism, the terrible costs […]

Welcome to June 2022’s Foodies Read! We had 21 entries in May. The winner of the drawing is Eliot for her review of Taste: My Life Through Food. Link up your reviews of any book in any genre that features […]

I had a good reading month. I was focused on fantasy for Wyrd and Wonder for most of the month but I always end up reading a bunch of other subjects even when I think I’m laser focused. That’s 4 […]

I thought I was going to write about Urban Fantasy for this post. Then I had an idea. I was going to talk about my love for sentient places. I opened up this draft post I made to remind myself […]

When Women Were Dragons by Kelly Barnhill Published on May 3, 2022 Pages: 352 Format: eBook Source: Library A rollicking feminist tale set in 1950s America where thousands of women have spontaneously transformed into dragons, exploding notions of a woman’s […]

The Ladies of the Secret Circus by Constance Sayers Setting: France, United States Length: 16:31 Published on March 23, 2021 Pages: 448 Format: Audiobook Source: Library Buy on Amazon From the author of A Witch in Time comes a magical […]

Today’s Wyrd and Wonder prompt is A book within a book.   A Discovery of Witches is all about the book. Ashmole 782 to be precise. This is an enchanted manuscript that historian Diana Bishop calls up from the Bodelian Library. […]

I realized when I started thinking about this topic that I don’t generally read the type of fantasy stories that feature traditional weapons.  I’m much more likely to read a book that shows a person making do with what they […]

Witch Please by Ann Aguirre Series: Fix-It Witches #1 Published on September 7, 2021 Pages: 352 Format: Audiobook, eBook Source: Library Practical Magic meets Gilmore Girls in this adorable witchy rom-com with: • A bisexual virgin baker with a curse […]

Today’s Wyrd and Wonder prompt is Undergods. It is time to celebrate the demi-gods, celestial helpers, and minor deities in stories. Cursed Luck and High Jinx are the first books in a series by Kelley Armstrong that features magic users […]

With all due respect to J.R.R. Tolkien and other authors who have labored long and hard for their books, I hate fictional languages in books. This may be an unpopular opinion but the sight of a lot of writing in […]

A Little Night Magic by Lucy March Series: Nodaway Falls #1 Setting: New York Length: 8:04 Published on January 2012 Format: Audiobook Source: Audible Buy on Amazon In New York Times bestselling author Lucy March’s new novel, Olivia Kiskey needs […]

Today’s Wyrd and Wonder prompt is Five Star Fantasy Reads.  I’m a notoriously hard grader when it comes to giving out 5 stars for a read.  I went back and looked at my Goodreads to see where I have given […]

What books do I want to read during May for Wyrd and Wonder? Let’s just acknowledge that I am a notorious mood reader who can not stick to any TBR for more than a day or two. Take this list […]

Welcome to May’s Foodies Read Sorry if you guys had problems linking up in April. I tried to be proactive and update some plugins and managed bring everything crashing down. It took a professional to fix. Hopefully, I won’t do […]

I’m so excited about this year’s Wyrd and Wonder. I love month long genre celebrations. The first weekly prompt is a hard one. What are the top fantasy books I’ve read in the last year? (Yeah, I know there are […]

Oh April. This was the month in which I decided to be a better and more productive blogger. I started with updating my plugins like a good girl – and completely crashed my site. I had to hire a developer […]

I recently listened to Crowbones, the latest book from Anne Bishop in the world of The Others. While listening to it I started thinking about how much I loved the original series that started with Written in Red. I decided […]

I absolutely loved reading the series of books written by K.M. Shea that are set in the town of Magiford WI. In this world wizards, fae, vampires, and werewolves are all living openly among humans. Magiford is a hub of […]

Kindle Unlimited has figured me out. Recently it has been showing me Regency romances that feature dragons. How am I supposed to resist that? Miss Percy’s Pocket Guide to the Care and Feeding of British Dragons by Quenby Olson was […]