4/5: Another quality collection from Jendia. Although Shadow Galaxy (the previous volume) contained a selection of stories more appealing to me, this is still a uniquely personal collection of stories...

Hello, everyone! Today I'm reviewing Forged for Prophecy by Andrew Knighton. The first book in this series, Forged for Destiny, was enjoyable but didn't really wow me. So, I've been curious to see where the sequel would take the story and to see if the series could become a new favorite. Did this follow up become a new favorite? Read on to find out all of my thoughts!

“Cancer Courts My Mother” gives voice to the creativity borne out of the experience of late-stage cancer from the perspective of a caregiver and a daughter.Written with candor, warmth, …

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I saw this fabulous tag on the Irresponsible Reader and it was created by Book’d Out. I had such a great time doing this tag last year that I decided to try again this year. Last year’s…

The world outside my window was a perfect blanket of white, coating the Montana landscape.

Hello, reader! Today on the blog, I’m helping the Book Bloggers’ Novel of the Year Award (BBNYA) spotlight all the books that made it to the semi-finals! There were so many incredible books e…

Hello Everyone! Today is day thirty-one of the BBNYA 2025 spotlight tours! Today I’m shining the spotlight on Physical Magic by William C. Tracy. Thank you to the BBNYA team for putting the media kits together for the spotlight tours. Keep reading to find out if Physical Magic is a book you want to add to your TBR! You can check out all of my BBNYA 2025 posts on the…

The tradition of a haunted tale at Christmas has flourished across the centuries. These twelve stories – authored by some of today’s most loved and lauded writers of historical and gothic fiction –…

Speaking with the dead is nothing new for Lou. It’s a curse she’s learned to hide from everyone – sometimes even herself. After running away from a past that took advantage of those abilities, Lou finally carves out a normal life for herself. That is, until she receives a mysterious message from a ghost – the Veil is thinning – and a cult of necromancers infiltrates her small town.

Synopsis This family reunion should’ve been a fresh start for us all… but now someone is dead. My heart is thumping with fear as I stare out at the snow-capped mountains. This ski trip to the Frenc…

The Christmas Cracker Killer Alexandra Benedict Simon & Schuster,  6 November 2026 Available as: HB, 304pp, audio, e    Source: Advance e-co...

We’ve somehow already reached the end of another month. It’s so hard to believe that another year is already pretty much over now that November has come and gone. With that, let’s…

Title: Slow Gods Author: Claire North Publisher: Orbit Published: November 18, 2025 Pages: 448 Format: physical ARC Goodreads Blurb: "My name is Mawukana na-Vdnaze, and I am a very poor copy of myself. Slow Gods is the galaxy-spanning tale ​of one man's impossible life charted against the fate of humanity amongst the stars—a powerfully imaginative space opera from multi-award-winning author Claire North.

A list on A Literary Escape comprised of "to be read" (TBR) books for December 2025, including ARCS and library books.

Yes, Good Boy has finally made it to Shudder UK!