Originally hosted by Jamie @ Perpetual Page Turner, I like how this survey delves into the specifics of books read and gives me a chance to review all I read and wrote this year. I have completed this survey every year since I started book blogging full time (2014). I removed some questions for which I didn’t have an answer. So, be sure to visit the original post if you’d like […]
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Through Gates of Garnet and Goldby Seanan McGuireSource: ebook/NetgalleyPublished: 6 Jan 2026Publisher: Tordotcom (MacMillan)Length: 160 pages Series: Wayward Children #11Genre: Speculative fictionTarget Age: AdultRepresentation: Assorted queer and racial identities established in previous entries of the series Have you been keeping up with the Wayward Children series?What’s your favourite secondary world?
#30’s Result – The Ninth Rain by Jen Williams My apologies to everyone who recommended me this book, but I DNF’d it. 😅 I think I gave it a fair shot, reading about 110 pages (~20%). I may have finished the whole book 10-15 years ago. But as I get older, I am less patient about reading books I don’t love. Neither plot nor characters caught my interest. The unpoetic […]
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Why we chose JA White’s Nightbooks One of the themes I had for 2025 Family Reads was picking an age range/genre we don’t usually read. I gave Dad three middle grade titles that had been on my TBR for ages: A Wolf for a Spell by Karah Sutton, Bone Jack by Sara Crowe, or Nightbooks. He picked Nightbooks. (Although, by the time we read it, no one could remember why […]
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Silverborn: The Mystery of Morrigan Crow by Jessica TownsendSource: Hardcover/ownPublished: Jun 2025Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers (Hachette)Length: 588 pages Series: Nevermoor #4Genre: FantasyTarget Age: Middle grade Summary 💬 In the magical city of Nevermoor, long-buried secrets are coming to light, and Morrigan Crow’s life is about to turn upside down. When Morrigan is invited into Nevermoor’s wealthy Silver District, she discovers a world of extravagance and a family mystery she’s eager to […]