Weekly Wrap-Up: 3/31 – 4/6

Well this is just the most abysmal thing ever. What am I doing posting a Weekly Wrap-Up on a Wednesday night?! Ugh! This week just started off a little rough, I guess…

Anyway – last week! I’m actually really happy with parts of last week. Not my blogging activity, really, but I read a lot compared to previous weeks. And I’m very happy about that. This year has just started with a really crappy reading slump.

Anyway, I’ll shut up now. Without further ado, let’s get on with the weekly wrap-up!

Tuesday 4/1: The Most Interesting Looking New Books of April 2025

Last Tuesday, I posted a list of the books that I’m looking forward to this month. Or, at least the ones that I think look the most interesting. It was the Most Interesting Looking New Books of April 2025. As always, it’s basically only fantasy and science fiction, as those are the two genres I primarily read. This time I had four books on my list.

Friday 4/4: Dark Moon, Shallow Sea Review

On Friday, I finally posted another book review. This time, I read and reviewed Dark Moon, Shallow Sea by David R. Slayton. It’s a novel that’s been on my TBR for a while that I finally got around to reading. It was pretty decent. I gave it ★★★✯☆.

Books I Read Last Week

💖🎁 Wrapping It All Up 💖🎁

So yeah. This past week wasn’t the best for the blog, activity-wise, but I did do more reading in a week than I have been doing for the past couple of months. So I’m counting that as a win. I’m hoping to do better with the blog this week however, even though I got a late start. 🤞🍀

Regarding this coming week, I’m definitely going to post my reading wrap-up for March 2025. It’s later than I wanted to, but oh well. I’m not totally sure what other posts I’ll do – probably just some of the normal weekly stuff. For reading; I’ll probably read the sequel to The False Prince by Jennifer A. Nielsen, The Runaway King. Even though I don’t think I really liked the first one, I’m gonna give it one more shot, cuz it’s middle grade and I have to up my book count. My reading of books has been terrible so far this year.

Anyway, I’ve talked more than enough here. As always thank you for reading, and I hope you have a wonderful day/night!

See ya ~Mar

Weekly Wrap-Up: 3/24 – 3/30

Yes! I am on time this week! Happy Monday everybody!

I’m mostly happy with my posting from last week – probably because I did three posts (that weren’t a weekly wrap-up which I never count, or else it would’ve been four posts). But three blog posts is generally enough to satisfy me for the most part. I would have liked to have done a book review as well, as I’d been aiming for.

Anyway, I’ll shut up now. Without further ado, let’s get on with the weekly wrap-up!

Tuesday 3/25: Top Ten Tuesday

Last Tuesday, I participated in a Top Ten Tuesday for the first time in a few weeks. Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly post currently hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl. It celebrates lovely lists, wonderful books and the bookish community. The prompt for last week was Books I Did Not Finish.

Wednesday 3/26: Can’t-Wait Wednesday

On Wednesday, I participated in Can’t-Wait Wednesday for the first time in a couple of weeks. Can’t-Wait Wednesday is a weekly meme currently hosted by Tressa @ Wishful Endings. It focuses on books you’re looking forward to reading, usually new releases.

Friday 3/28: First Line Friday

Last Friday, I participated in First Line Fridays for the first time in a few weeks. First Line Fridays is a weekly feature for book lovers (formerly) hosted by Wandering Words.

Books I Read Last Week

💖🎁 Wrapping It All Up 💖🎁

So yeah, I’m mostly happy with the posting I did on the blog last week, but I wish I would’ve done a book review as well. The book review didn’t happen because I ended up DNF-ing Dragonfall by L.R. Lam about a third of the way through. The book just wasn’t doing it for me, unfortunately. Now I’m reading Dark Moon, Shallow Sea by David R. Slayton, which is both by an author I’ve read before and enjoyed, as well as something I’m enjoying more than Dragonfall. I’m also almost done with it; I’ll probably finish it tonight.

I’m hoping to really get back into reading next month – the first day of April is tomorrow. I already have one book I’m really looking forward to coming out – a very anticipated sequel. But there’s a series that I started reading several years ago – but not too long ago – but never finished and am still kind of interested in. (Yes, another one.) Who knows what’ll happen though? My TBR can, and quite frequently does, change on a whim.

Anyway, I’ve talked more than enough here. As always thank you for reading, and I hope you have a wonderful day/night!

See ya ~Mar

Weekly Wrap-Up: 3/17 – 3/23

Ugh, late again with this one. Oh well. Anyway, hi everyone!

So I’m mostly happy with everything I did last week. I would’ve liked to do one more blog post, and I almost did before I lost track of time on Thursday and Friday last week. I also would’ve liked to have read more books, but well… I’ll explain that a little later.

Anyway, I’ll shut up now. Without further ado, let’s get on with the weekly wrap-up!

Monday 3/17: St. Patrick’s Day / The River Has Roots Review

Last Monday was St. Patrick’s Day!! ☘️🍻🍀🪙 Yay! We didn’t really do anything to celebrate, though. Except eat some St. Pat’s themed donuts, I guess.

I also posted my review for The River Has Roots by Amal El-Mohtar. It’s a new fantasy novella that came out a couple weeks ago. I ended up giving it ★★★✯☆.

Tuesday 3/18: Top Ten Tuesday

On Tuesday, I participated in a Top Ten Tuesday for the first time in a few weeks. Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly post currently hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl. It celebrates lovely lists, wonderful books and the bookish community. The prompt for last week was Spring TBR.

Friday 3/21: First Day of Spring

Last Friday was the First Day of Spring!! 🌸🌱🌼🌿 Woohoo! Goodbye winter! I was kind of getting tired of the cold – not to mention March has been really nice so far where I live.

I was also planning on posting something on this day as well, but the time got away during part of last week. I’m a little disappointed about that, but it’s honestly fine.

Saturday 3/22: Birthstone Book Covers

On Saturday, I finally got around to joining in on my favorite Monthly post, Birthstone Book Covers. Birthstone Book Covers is a fun little post created and hosted by Leslie @ Books Are the New Black.

Each month, for the post, you feature book covers that are either the same color of the month’s birthstone or include the color in the title. This month was March, and its birthstone is aquamarine. So the colors are aquamarine and light blue.

Books I Read Last Week

💖🎁 Wrapping It All Up 💖🎁

So yeah, I’m a bit disappointed with my posting for last week. But only a little – I’m actually pretty okay with the stuff I was able to do on the blog overall. Novel reading on the other hand… yeah that definitely could’ve gone way better. And it already is for this week! I’m making my way through another book, finally!

I’m hoping to at least start another book before the end of the week as well. Not necessarily finish another book, just start one. I’m also hoping to do four blog posts this week in addition to this weekly wrap-up. Fingers crossed.

Also, regarding the reading thing from last week… I was actually stressing myself out a little with trying to finish The Dragon Heir. I just didn’t feel like reading that book and trying to force it was getting me all anxious. I guess it’s still not time for me to read it – at this point, I’m not sure when that time is gonna come. Oh well. A similar thing also sort of happened with The Shattered Realms. I just didn’t want to read that major character death again (I actually DNF-ed Flamecaster about nine years ago, about halfway through). I also know that there’s like eight POVs by the last book in this series and that there’s several loose ends… and I don’t think I’m up for that, honestly. So yeah, that’s why I didn’t read anything last week.

Last week I also did some spring cleaning. The third Wednesday of the month is usually Cleaning Day, and that was also the case with March, so that’s what went on. It was pretty productive this time as well – I cleared out a couple of things I’d been meaning to get to, as well.

For this coming week, I’m planning on finishing the book I’m currently reading – Dragonfall by R.L. Lam – unless I decide it’s not for me and DNF it (though I don’t anticipate that happening). I’m hoping to at least start another book after that as well; right now I’m thinking either The Keeper of Lonely Spirits by E.M. Anderson or A Crown of Ivy and Glass by Claire Legrand. We’ll see what happens.

Anyway, I’ve talked more than enough here. As always thank you for reading, and I hope you have a wonderful day/night!

See ya ~Mar

Weekly Wrap-Up: 3/10 – 3/16

So… I didn’t post as much last week as I’d planned to – I had wanted to do at least one more post. But what can you do. This weekend kind of got a little busy, so I wasn’t able to squeeze another post or two out.

I have started reading books again! Or, at least, a book. It’s a novella too, but I’m feeling in the mood to read books again, which is so awesome. The past two or three months have been really rough in that regard, unfortunately. I’m really hoping that March will end up differently.

Anyway, I’ll shut up now. Without further ado, let’s get on with the weekly wrap-up!

Wednesday 3/12: Can’t-Wait Wednesday

Last Wednesday, I did another Can’t-Wait Wednesday for the first time in a couple of weeks. There’s a good chance it’s the first of some in a row. There are just a bunch of books coming out lately that look interesting.

Can’t-Wait Wednesday is a weekly meme currently hosted by Tressa @ Wishful Endings. It focuses on books you’re looking forward to reading, usually new releases.

Friday 3/14: First Line Friday / Pi Day

On Friday, I participated in First Line Fridays for the first time in a few weeks. First Line Fridays is a weekly feature for book lovers (formerly) hosted by Wandering Words.

This past Friday was also Pi Day – 3/14. We forgot to get a pie to celebrate last week before Pi Day, and then the weather sucked too much to go out and grab one, so we didn’t do anything for it this year. Oh well. Hopefully next year we’ll be able to do it.

Books I Read Last Week

💖🎁 Wrapping It All Up 💖🎁

So yeah, last week wasn’t what I was planning regarding posting and it wasn’t as much as I normally would’ve wanted, but I’m actually okay with how stuff turned out. And hey, I’m not only reading novels again, but I’m in the mood to be reading novels again. So I’m counting that as a win.

In relation to books and reading, the things I’m gonna read next are a couple of fantasy series from the ’00s and from the ’10s. Well, the one from the ’10s is actually a sequel series to another quadrilogy that I read and absolutely loved that I’ve never read, but they’re by the same author, so I’m kind of grouping them together because of that.

It’s been about ten years since I read that series – The Seven Realms – and I’m feeling nostalgic. Which is why I think I’m finally ready to read its sequel quadrilogy, The Shattered Realms. I also want to read The Dragon Heir, the third book (and possibly the original final novel) in The Heir Chronicles, before the author added more books several years later. I read the first two books about five and a half years ago, and I want to finish the original trilogy. So March might be Cinda Williams Chima for me this year.

So for blog posts this week: I want to do more of them than last week. I want to do a couple of my usual weekly posts of course, a book review and the monthly post that I usually like to do. I had intended to do this one this weekend actually, but time got away from me – I think I might double post today because of that, actually.

Anyway, I’ve talked more than enough here. As always thank you for reading, and I hope you have a wonderful day/night!

See ya ~Mar

Weekly Wrap-Up: 3/3 – 3/9

Here I am with another Weekly Wrap-Up! And it’s posted on time this week!

So, my posting was way better last week than it was the week before. I’m really happy with the amount of blog posts I was able to get done this past week, especially compared to the week before. Heck, it’s even better than two weeks before that!

I am a bit disappointed that I didn’t have the chance to read a novel, or even a novella or something. I’m definitely gonna do that this week – this is not gonna be a repeat of February. I do not want that to happen again.

Anyway, I’ll shut up now. Without further ado, let’s get on with the weekly wrap-up!

Tuesday 3/4: The Most Interesting Looking New Books of March 2025

Last Tuesday, I posted a list of the books that I’m looking forward to this month. Or, at least the ones that I think look the most interesting. It was the Most Interesting Looking New Books of March 2025. As always, it’s basically only fantasy and science fiction, as those are the two genres I primarily read. This time I had six books on my list.

Wednesday 3/5: Can’t-Wait Wednesday

On Wednesday, I did another Can’t-Wait Wednesday for the first time in a couple of weeks. There’s a good chance it’s the first of some in a row. There are just a bunch of books coming out lately that look interesting.

Can’t-Wait Wednesday is a weekly meme currently hosted by Tressa @ Wishful Endings. It focuses on books you’re looking forward to reading, usually new releases.

Thursday 3/6: Emily Wilde’s Compendium of Lost Tales Review

Last Thursday, I finally, finally posted another book review on the blog. It was the first time in like literally a month. It was also stupid that this was the case.

The book was Emily Wilde’s Compendium of Lost Tales by Heather Fawcett, the third installment of the Emily Wilde fantasy series. I was really excited for this one – it’s one of my most anticipated new books of 2025 – and the novel did not disappoint. I gave it ★★★★☆.

Sunday 3/9: February Reading 2025

Yesterday, I posted my Monthly Reading Wrap-Up for February 2025. It was once again posted at a reasonable time in the month, though not as early as  I posted it last month. For those who don’t know, monthly wrap-ups are when I go over the books I read over the past month, as well as my stats over on The StoryGraph.

Books I Read Last Week

💖🎁 Wrapping It All Up 💖🎁

So yeah, I’m very happy with the level of posting I was able to achieve last week. I’m really hoping I can keep it up this coming week, as well as read at least one book. Like I said earlier, I absolutely do not want a repeat performance of February for March.

Concerning the posts I want to do this week… I’ll probably just participate in some of my usual weekly stuff. I also want to post a book review though. That’s something I’m definitely hoping to do.

Regarding the books I’m considering reading next, well, I have a few at the forefront of my mind. Next,  I’m planning on reading a new release, something that’s come out in the last week or so. Then after that, I think I’m gonna start reading a series I hauled last summer – the third book is coming out this month anyway, I believe. And then, after this, I think I might read the sequel series I mentioned last week.

Anyway, as always thank you for reading, and I hope you have a wonderful day/night!

See ya ~Mar

Weekly Wrap-Up: 2/24 – 3/2

Ugh. Late again with this post. Oh well…

I don’t really want to talk about last week. My posting was pretty bad, and my novel reading wasn’t much better. I don’t really have a good excuse for it. I’m thinking I just needed a bit of a break, though, cuz I feel really refreshed so far this week. I’m hoping that means I’ll be better this week.

Anyway, I’ll shut up now. Without further ado, let’s get on with the weekly wrap-up!

Tuesday 2/25: Top Ten Tuesday

Last Tuesday, I participated in Top Ten Tuesday. Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly post currently hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl. It celebrates lovely lists, wonderful books and the bookish community. The prompt was Books Set in Another Time.

Saturday 3/1: Bewitching Book Covers

On Saturday, I posted another Bewitching Book Covers. Bewitching Book Covers (formerly known as Majestic Mondays and Tasteful Tuesdays), is when I gush over a book cover that I like as well as analyze it (sometimes).

Books I Read Last Week

💖🎁 Wrapping It All Up 💖🎁

So yeah, last week was the opposite of impressive, regarding both my posting on the blog and my book reading. But I feel kind of refreshed this week, so hopefully I’ll have a better time this coming week.

I have a few posts that I’m definitely planning on doing this week, a couple of which are a little late. The next thing I’m definitely posting on here is my list of the most interesting looking new books of March 2025, cuz it’s the first Tuesday of the month and some of the new books of March are already out.

I’m also going to finally going to post my review for Emily Wilde’s Compendium of Lost Tales. Just, ugh. I can’t believe that’s taken me that long. Then after that, I’m going to post my reading wrap-up for February 2025. I’ll also probably post one or two of my usual weekly posts as well.

I also have the next books I want to read lined up. There’s a series that I never got around to finishing that I still want to. Or, at least, the original trilogy. Before the author added more books to it – I don’t care about the newer books at all. I’m also probably going to read a sequel series to another series that I really enjoyed – it’s coming up on ten years when I first read it and I’m feeling nostalgic for it all.

Anyway, as always thank you for reading, and I hope you have a wonderful day/night!

See ya ~Mar

Weekly Wrap-Up: 2/17 – 2/23

Ugh. Three posts again. Oh well. Hopefully this coming week will be a little better.

I really want to get a book review out this week as well. I’ve been disappointed in myself these past couple of weeks with my actual novel reading as well as book reviews. I’ve just been so distracted lately and this time of year is hard for me where reading books is concerned, for some reason.

Anyway, without further ado, let’s get on with the weekly wrap-up!

Wednesday 2/19: Can’t-Wait Wednesday

On Wednesday, I did another Can’t-Wait Wednesday. I’m still on a roll! There’s just been so many novels coming out recently that have looked interesting to me!

Can’t-Wait Wednesday is a weekly meme currently hosted by Tressa @ Wishful Endings. It focuses on books you’re looking forward to reading, usually new releases.

Thursday 2/20: Bewitching Book Covers

On Thursday, for the first time in almost a month, I did another Bewitching Book Covers post. Bewitching Book Covers (formerly known as Majestic Mondays and Tasteful Tuesdays), is when I gush over a book cover that I like as well as analyze it (sometimes).

Friday 2/21: First Line Friday

This past Friday, I participated in First Line Fridays for the first time in several weeks. First Line Fridays is a weekly feature for book lovers (formerly) hosted by Wandering Words.

Books I Read Last Week

💖🎁 Wrapping It All Up 💖🎁

So yeah, this past week wasn’t quite what I’d hoped it would be, but I can only hope that this next week will be better. Ugh. My reading this February has sucked so far. Fingers crossed this week improves. 🍀🤞

This week I’m planning on finishing Emily Wilde’s Compendium of Lost Tales and posting my review of it. I’m also hoping to start another book, too.

This week I’m also gonna be doing some house cleaning. Last week was kind of hectic and I also kept getting distracted by stuff. Not to mention we had snow in our area, so that messed up a bunch of stuff. But yeah, cleaning this week. Ew.

Anyway, as always thank you for reading, and I hope you have a wonderful day/night!

See ya ~Mar

Weekly Wrap-Up: 2/10 – 2/16

So, concerning this past week… It was better than the last one was for me, in regards to my blog posting. Still could’ve been better though – I didn’t get a chance to finish a book, unfortunately.

I was distracted, okay! Sometimes I get hyper fixated on fandoms and just can’t stop reading and searching for (good) fanfiction. I’m really gonna try to be better this week, though. I got a new book I have to read, after all. (Actually, I have several of those, but this one is a new new book, as in a new release.)

Anyway, without further ado, let’s get on with the weekly wrap-up!

Tuesday 2/11: Top Ten Tuesday

Last Tuesday, I participated in Top Ten Tuesday. Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly post currently hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl. It celebrates lovely lists, wonderful books and the bookish community. This week’s prompt was Love Freebie.

Thursday 2/13: Birthstone Book Covers

On Wednesday, I participated in my favorite monthly post, Birthstone Book Covers. Birthstone Book Covers is a fun little post created and hosted by Leslie @ Books Are the New Black.

Each month, for the post, you feature book covers that are either the same color of the month’s birthstone or include the color in the title. This month was February, and its birthstone is garnet. So the colors are all different shades of purple.

Friday 2/14: Valentine’s Day / First Line Fridays

Last Friday was Valentine’s Day! 💝🌹💌🌷🍫💐 We didn’t really do anything, because places are usually busy, but it was still Heart Day. (We always celebrate our Valentine’s Day on one of the days surrounding it instead, cuz of the busy-ness.)

I also participated in First Line Fridays for the first time in a few weeks. First Line Fridays is a weekly feature for book lovers (formerly) hosted by Wandering Words.

Books I Read Last Week

💖🎁 Wrapping It All Up 💖🎁

So yeah, last week definitely could’ve been better, but it was an improvement on the week before, at least concerning the blog. I’m hoping to do at least four posts this week though; two or three additional blog posts aside from the Weekly Wrap-Up just never feels like enough.

This week I’m definitely going to finish the new Emily Wilde book and review it. Hopefully I’ll start reading another book as well, as I’ve got so many new ones to read, what with my moderately recent hauls.

Regarding stuff outside the blog… Last week was Valentine’s Day. It was pretty enjoyable – my spouse and I had a good time doing our usual things. Concerning this coming week… I’m hoping to do some stuff around the house.

Anyway, as always thank you for reading, and I hope you have a wonderful day/night!

See ya ~Mar

Weekly Wrap-Up: 2/3 – 2/9

Ugh. This past week… hasn’t been the best with regards to posting. I don’t really have a good excuse for the lack of posts. I was just super distracted, lol. Hopefully it doesn’t happen again.

I also didn’t read any books either, which was also very disappointing. I’m hoping that that will also be better this week. (Actually, yeah, a book I’m really looking forward to is coming out this week, so probably.)

Anyway, without further ado, let’s get on with the weekly wrap-up!

Tuesday 2/4: The Most Interesting Books of February 2025

Last Tuesday, I posted a list of the books that I’m looking forward to this month. Or, at least the ones that I think look the most interesting. It was the Most Interesting Looking New Books of February 2025. As always, it’s basically only fantasy and science fiction, as those are the two genres I primarily read. This time I had six books on my list.

Wednesday 2/5: Can’t-Wait Wednesday

On Wednesday, I did another Can’t-Wait Wednesday. I’m still on a roll! There’s just been so many novels coming out recently that have looked interesting to me!

Can’t-Wait Wednesday is a weekly meme currently hosted by Tressa @ Wishful Endings. It focuses on books you’re looking forward to reading, usually new releases.

Books I Read Last Week

💖🎁 Wrapping It All Up 💖🎁

So yeah. Last week wasn’t really me at my best, with reading books or with posting on the blog. I’m planning on doing better this week. Fingers crossed. 🍀🤞

This week I’m planning on reading the new Emily Wilde book and then hopefully another book as well. I haven’t fully decided on which one yet, though. Regarding stuff outside books and the blog… yeah, that kind of sucked too. I was just kinda unproductive overall last week. Here’s hoping that’ll change this week, too.

This coming week is also Valentine’s Day, which is always nice (for me, personally). Or it has been for the last few years, at least. I’ve also always liked just looking at all the hearts and flowers stuff going on at stores and stuff. It’s pretty.

Anyway, as always thank you for reading, and I hope you have a wonderful day/night!

See ya ~Mar

Weekly Wrap-Up: 1/27 – 2/2

Well. January is finally over and February has officially begun. Onto love month!

My posting last week was pretty good. I’d also say my reading (of novels) was also decent, even though I only read one book. It’s still better than the two weeks before by virtue of me actually finishing a book within a week, and not like half a book. I still didn’t read as much as I’d have liked to, however.

Anyway, without further ado, let’s get on with the weekly wrap-up!

Tuesday 1/28: Top Ten Tuesday

Last Tuesday, I participated in Top Ten Tuesday. Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly post currently hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl. It celebrates lovely lists, wonderful books and the bookish community. This week’s prompt was New to Me Authors I Discovered in 2024.

Wednesday 1/29: Can’t-Wait Wednesday

On Wednesday, I participated in another Can’t-Wait Wednesday. Can’t-Wait Wednesday is a weekly meme currently hosted by Tressa @ Wishful Endings. It focuses on books you’re looking forward to reading, usually new releases.

Saturday 2/1: This is How You Lose the Time War Review

On Saturday, I posted a book review. It was on a novella that had been on my TBR for a couple of years, that I finally got around to reading. The book was This is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar & Max Gladstone. And I’m really glad I read it. I gave it ★★★★☆.

Sunday 2/2: January Reading 2025

Yesterday, I posted my Monthly Reading Wrap-Up for January 2025. It was once again posted at a reasonable time in the month – earlier than I’d done in a while. For those who don’t know, monthly wrap-ups are when I go over the books I read over the past month, as well as my stats over on The StoryGraph.

Books I Read Last Week

💖🎁 Wrapping It All Up 💖🎁

So yeah, like the week before, I was really happy with my posting for last week. Here’s to hoping that I can continue this trend with the blog! That, and to read more books. I wish I would’ve read more last week! 🍀🤞

I’m not sure if I’m going to start up with reading the next arc of One Piece this week, or put it off to later in the month. If I do, then I think I’ll read A Study in Charlotte by Brittany Cavallero. And then… I’m not sure what I’d read.

Regarding life outside books and the blog… still not a lot going on. I didn’t do as much home cooking as I had wanted to last week, though. Hopefully that changes this week. Also, next week features Valentine’s Day, and I’m looking forward to that.

Anyway, as always, thank you to everyone for reading, and I hope you all have a wonderful day/night!

See ya ~Mar