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Posted on August 17, 2026 Leave a Comment
I slowed down a bit with this genre. Just as in prior years, I grabbed a library haul in October for spooky season, but it was smaller as I was behind on some social media bookish challenges. I also received several NetGalley ARCs of mysteries and thrillers throughout the year. But after leveraging audiobooks for […]
Posted on August 3, 2026 Leave a Comment
Discovering new stories and tropes. Well, let’s make it official… I’m a romance reader! I’ve always listed “fantasy, sci-fi and mystery” as my main three genres, and I particularly enjoyed books that also had a romantic plotline. But over the last year or so, I’ve shifted to saying “SFF, mystery and romance” to better reflect […]
Posted on July 20, 2026 1 Comment
And I added audiobooks into the mix. It has been another great year reading fantasy and science fiction! Here’s what I’ve been up to since last July: Contemporary Fantasy Fantasy Romance / Romantic Fantasy / Romantasy Historical Fantasy Cozy Fantasy Humorous Fantasy Fantasy / Sci-fi Fantasy / Horror Fantasy / Paranormal Romance Sci-fi / Romance […]
Posted on June 8, 2026 Leave a Comment
But read queer all year. It’s more important than ever to read diverse voices, to spread love, empathy and inclusion throughout the world, and to drive action in allyship. In honor of Pride Month, here are my favorite queer books: SFF (Adult & YA) SFF / Mystery Historical Romance Mystery/Detective Romance Adult Fiction Young Adult […]
Posted on January 19, 2026 Leave a Comment
And some different goals for 2026. In 2025, I read 274 books and that total includes some novellas and short stories. My top three genres were of course fantasy, mystery/thriller, and rom-com. 122 were audiobooks that I listened to at high speeds while driving, walking the pup, cooking, doing housework or unwinding with a jigsaw […]
Posted on October 27, 2025 Leave a Comment
Hello again SFF books. Looking ahead to November/December, I’m reading two mystery ARCs and two fall-themed romcoms I found sitting neglected in my kindle library, then my focus is back to science fiction & fantasy. Here’s what’s on the SFF list: After this list is done, I’m going to let my mood guide me through […]
Posted on October 13, 2025 Leave a Comment
It’s time for fall-themed books. Welcome October! I love the cooler weather, beautiful colors of changing leaves and autumn-themed reads. I have a few SFF ARCs and gifted books to finish this month, but I’m making time to read mysteries/thrillers to get into spooky season and balancing that darkness with fall-themed romance audiobooks. Here’s what […]
Posted on September 29, 2025 Leave a Comment
Then started another one. This summer, a dear friend of mine gathered a few of her friends and started a monthly book club. I’ve met three new wonderful women in the same season of life as me, chatted about two amazing books, and most recently read a 5-star magical realism book that I had never […]
Posted on August 18, 2025 1 Comment
I snagged audiobooks to read more this year! Just as in prior years, I grabbed a huge library haul in October for spooky season. I also received several NetGalley ARCs of mysteries and thrillers throughout the year. But I had a lot of mysteries on my TBR list that I just wasn’t picking up since […]
Posted on August 4, 2025 2 Comments
An eclectic sample! Again this year, I didn’t read as much science fiction as fantasy and mystery/crime, but here are a few that I enjoyed: Sci-fi / Fantasy Sci-fi / Mystery Sci-fi / Horror Sci-fi / Romance For a longer list of book recommendations for this genre, check out my post If you want to […]
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