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!
Read More »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.
Read More »Honor & Heresy – DNF Thoughts
Hello, everyone! Today I’m discussing my thoughts on my most recent DNF, Honor & Heresy by Max Francis. I don’t always discuss my DNFs, but this book was such a huge disappointment for me. So, I need to rant a bit to get over the grief I hold for what this book could’ve been.
Read More »An Arcane Study of Stars – ARC Review
Today I’m reviewing An Arcane Study of Stars by Sydney J. Shields. I’m a sucker for dark academia, or really any academia-related fiction. So, when I saw this book pop up in an Orbit newsletter, I couldn’t resist, especially with it being comped to The Atlas Six. Did the story live up to the hype in my head? Read on to find out!
Read More »Forged for Royalty – ARC Review
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!
Read More »Year of the Mer – ARC Review
Hello, everyone! Today I’m reviewing Year of the Mer by L. D. Lewis, a new sapphic fantasy retelling inspired by the events of The Little Mermaid. Read on to find out all of my thoughts!
Read More »No Man’s Land – ARC Review
Today I’m reviewing No Man’s Land by Richard K. Morgan, a new historical fantasy novel. I was drawn in by the cover on this one and just couldn’t say no to an ARC. 😊 Did the story live up to its beautifully eerie wrappings? Read on to find out!
Read More »April 2026 Hopefuls (AKA My TBR)

It’s a new month! That means it is time to share a new TBR. Without further ado, let’s dive into my April 2026 hopefuls and a brief recap of my reading from last month!
Read More »Most Anticipated April 2026 Book Releases

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):
Read More »The Firsts of 2026 Tag

Hello, everyone! I’ve done this tag for the last few years (2023, 2024, 2025) and always have a lot of fun with it. So, I’m back again to talk about my firsts of 2026. It seemed like the right time since we are approaching the end of the first quarter of the year. This book tag was originally created by Tanya @girlxoxo.
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