What Wakes Within Us – ARC Review

Book info for What Wakes Within Us by Brian Steppenwolf. Book length is 222 pages. Publication date is April 21, 2026. Genre is MM romance.

Hello, everyone! Today I’m reviewing What Wakes Within Us by Brian Steppenwolf. I stumbled upon this MM romance book while perusing through NetGalley. I’m always looking for new MM romances written by queer men. So, I thought I’d give this one a try. Did I love it? Read on to find out!

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The Quarter Year Crisis Book Tag (2026)

Hello, everyone! I saw Celeste @ A Literary Escape do this tag recently, and it reminded me that I still hadn’t done it. So, I’m a bit late to the party for the Quarter Year Crisis Book Tag again this year because I forgot all about it. Oh well. lol. In case you’re interested, I also completed this tag back in 2023 & 2025. The original tag was created by Roisin @Roisin’s Reading over on BookTube.

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Forged for Royalty – ARC Review

Book info for Forged for Royalty by Andrew Knighton. Book length is 430 pages. Publication date is March 10, 2026. Genre is fantasy.

Hello, everyone! Today I’m reviewing a trilogy finale, Forged for Royalty by Andrew Knighton. I liked Forged for Destiny and Forged for Prophecy well enough, but they weren’t new favorites or anything. As such, I was somewhat hesitant going into this one but decided to pick up an ARC for the sake of completion. Did I love this finale more than the first two installments? Read on to find out!

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Most Anticipated April 2026 Book Releases

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It’s the end of the month, which means it’s once again time to look ahead to some great upcoming book releases. April is a bit lighter on releases than March was. Thank goodness. However, it does have some of my most anticipated reads of the year, including Infinite Shores and Honor & Heresy. If you missed my list of March 2026 releases, you can find it HERE. Without further ado, here are 20 of my most anticipated April 2026 book releases (covers link to Goodreads):

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