Review | Once a Villain – Vanessa Len

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Only a Monster was one of my favorite reads of 2022 and such a pleasant surprise. The sequel, Never a Hero was a favorite in 2023 and this August we finally get the final book in the Monsters series; Once a Villain. I was lucky enough to get an eARC and I obviously read it as soon as I could. Today I wanted to share my thoughts with you all, so let’s jump in!
Since this is book 3 in a series, there will be some minor spoilers for book 1 & 2.
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Bookish Item| My Kindle Unlimited TBR

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I’ve had Kindle Unlimited for a while now and I’ve been loving the books I’m reading. There are some that have been catching my eye lately, so I have a little list of books to get to soon. So let’s take a look at my Kindle Unlimited TBR.

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Bookish Item | Goodreads’ 144 Most Read Books of the 2025 Reading Challenge

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Goodreads just posted an article about the 144 most read books for the 2025 reading challenge divided over 12 genres. So 12 books per genre! And I of course had to take a look at that list, I love lists. I also thought it would be fun to share how many books I have read, if I have books on my TBR and if there are any books I would like to read on the list. Let’s jump in!
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Can’t Wait Wednesday | Automatic Noodle – Annalee Newitz

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We wanted to do another bookish meme on Wednesday and after doing Can’t Wait Wednesday a few times we decided that would be a fun one to bring around more often! About twice a month you’ll see this meme on our blog.

Can’t Wait Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Wishful Endings, to spotlight and discuss the books we’re excited about that we have yet to read. Generally they’re books that have yet to be released. It’s based on Waiting on Wednesday, hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine. Continue reading “Can’t Wait Wednesday | Automatic Noodle – Annalee Newitz” →

Bookish Item| Bookshelf Check-in #1

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Recently I’ve seen a lot of people on YouTube doing videos where they either have to read a book or unhaul it, or they even look back at hauls to see if they’ve read what they added to their shelves. We take a look back at our bookhauls every month, but that’s always looking back to the previous year.

What about the books I added to my shelves since we started this blog? So I decided to do a bookshelf check-in once every month or so. Take a look back at bookhauls from years ago to see what I’ve read, unhauled, and haven’t read. If I still own a book and haven’t read it, I will try and read it that month. It’ll be good to be a bit more aware of what’s been on my shelves for years. Let’s take a look back at September & October 2017! Our first two bookhauls.

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Looking Back at Our Bookhauls | May 2024

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The first Monday of the month means it’s time for us to look back at we added to our shelves. Looking Back at Our Bookhauls is a scary post, because have we actually read what we add to our shelves? Today we’re looking back at our May 2024 bookhaul. Let’s see how we did!

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Royal Update #277

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We thought it was time for a fun new post every week. In the Royal Update one of us updates you about our personal life, bookish news, what we’re reading, watching and listening to and anything else that might apply to this post. We thought it would be fun to share a bit more about our personal lives and hope you think so too!

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Review| This Book Will Bury Me – Ashley Winstead

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So far I’ve only read one Ashley Winstead book, but I have been wanting to read more for a while. I watch a lot of true crime documentaries with my mother, so I was intrigued when I read what This Book Will Bury Me is about. Today I want to tell you about this book and what I thought.

A big thank you to Netgalley and Sourcebooks Landmark for providing me with an eARC to read and review. This doesn’t affect my opinion in any way.

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Bookish Beginnings on Friday | Ink Ribbon Red – Alex Pavesi

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We have a lot of eARC’s and we want to promote them a little bit more. So we decided to do some more Bookish Beginnings On Friday. Today I wanted to share the beginning of Ink Ribbon Red. This thriller by Alex Pravesi will be released July 22nd and is promoted as Knives Out meets Saltburn. Let’s jump in! Continue reading “Bookish Beginnings on Friday | Ink Ribbon Red – Alex Pavesi” →