It’s time for another WWW Wednesday! This is a bookish meme hosted by Taking on a World of Words where bloggers answer the 3 Ws: What are you currently reading? What did you recently finish reading? What do you think you’ll read next? If you’d like to learn more about any of these books, click on the cover to be taken to the Goodreads page.

Hello, everyone! It’s Wednesday! That means it is time for another WWW Wednesday, a weekly meme hosted by Sam @ Taking On A World of Words. I’ll be answering the following questions: What did you read...

A book review on A Literary Escape about Everything Was Beautiful and Nothing Hurt by Ben Reeves, a story narrated by Death personified.

Windows by Thomas Hedger Thank you, Pub Spotlight and Do Re Mi, for the gifted books! All thoughts and opinions are my own (and kids). My 3-year-old is obsessed with this book. I had to look everywhere for it because he always has it in his hands. He loves the windows and how you can see different things when you flip the page.

Hello, everyone! Today I'm reviewing Isn't He Romantic by Adib Khorram. I've read and enjoyed a YA book by this author in the past, but this was my first time reading one of his adult romance books. Did I love this one enough to want to go back and read the other interconnected standalones in this series? Read on to find out!

I can't believe it is already October. This year is flying by, and last month felt like it disappeared in a blink. That being said, the start of a fresh month means it is time for a new TBR! I had to scramble to create this one because the end of the month snuck up on me somehow. lol. Without further ado, let's dive into my October 2026 hopefuls and a brief recap of my reading from last month!

This is a weekly meme hosted by, Taking on a World of Words. It's where we talk about the Three W's: What are you currently reading? What did you recently finish reading? What do you think you will read next? We made it about 6 weeks before getting sick this year and that's pretty good! So far, it's only been my kiddo in school who went down.

Sophia Rose is here with a review of (Mostly) Human Resources by Grace Viall. Come see what she thinks of this first in series, dark urban fantasy that dabbles in horror.

It's the end of the month, which means it's once again time to look ahead to some great upcoming book releases. This month's list is a bit lighter than last month's, coming in at 26 books. Although, that's still probably way more than I'll ever have time to read. Oh well. Hopefully, I'll get to them all one day. Regardless, I'm excited to see them enter the world and find their readers.

This is a What IF book – in that Boyne is imagining what might have occurred had Irish writer Oscar Wilde not sued the 9th Marquess of Queensbury.

Hello, hello and welcome to my teeny tiny tbr for October! I always feel like book releases fall off towards the end of the year, or at least books that I’m interested in anyway, which has le…

Hello, everyone! Today I've got a LONG overdue review of The Radiant King by David Dalglish. This ARC has been sitting on my shelf for over a year and a half. I bought the audio a while ago too when it was on sale because I thought I might get to it quicker, and I finally got around to listening to it recently.

The Book Blogger Hop was originally created by Crazy-For-Books and is currently being hosted by Coffee Addicted Writer. Every Friday, a new question is posted for book bloggers to answer in the coming week. The purpose of the hop is connection and community. You can discover new blogs to follow, new books to read, and you may end up with some new followers, as well!

Hello, everyone! It's Wednesday! That means it is time for another WWW Wednesday, a weekly meme hosted by Sam @ Taking On A World of Words. I'll be answering the following questions: What did you read last? What are you currently reading? What will you read next?

A young scholar learns he may be the key to uncovering an ancient Egyptian artifact coveted by a powerful cabal of magicians in this enchanting novel set among the glittering parties and Egyptology…

Today I'm participating in Top Ten Tuesday. This meme was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January of 2018. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together. Each week there is a new theme/topic, and participants choose ten books that fit it.

There is something haunting Nuhad’s childhood home in Haifa. Cats avoid its perimeter, strange noises come from within, and residents have mysteriously vanished without a trace. Although Nuhad has …

Hello, reader! I’m doing something a little different for today’s post. I’m away from home for a work conference and I left my laptop at home, so I don’t access to my usual resources to do my Goodreads Monday! So I decided to get chatty with y’all and talk about a topic that has been on my mind lately: romantasy versus fantasy romance.

A book review on A Literary Escape about That Quail Robert by Margaret A. Stanger, a nature memoir about an endearing quail in Cape Cod.

Hi and welcome to yet another Top Ten Tuesday post! It’s officially fall and that means it’s officially time to curate my fall TBR! There is one big fat giant release that everyone and their mother is looking forward to, including myself. So that one will definitely be on my TBR. But what other books do I hope to be reading?

Hello, everyone! Today I've got a review of another dark academia fantasy book, Thoughts Be Bloody by Auden Patrick. Dark academia is one of my favorite subgenres, especially when paired with fantasy. So, I couldn't pass an ARC of this one up since it fit both my interests and the current season so well. Did I love it? Read on to find out!

Hello, everyone! Today I'm reviewing Bodies of Magic by Freya Marske. I've enjoyed this author's other work and have been quite excited to read her take on dark academia, especially since the setting is a medical school. Did this book end up being a new favorite? Read on to find out!

A list on A Literary Escape of anticipated September 2026 book releases, including a mix of fantasy and nonfiction.

First Lines Fridays is a weekly feature for book lovers hosted by Wandering Words. What if instead of judging a book by its cover, its author or its prestige, we judged it by its opening lines? Pick a book off your shelf (it could be your current read or on your TBR) and open to the first page Copy the first few lines, but don’t give anything else about the book away just yet – you need to hook the reader first…

Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish back in June 2010. It is currently hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl and, as is stated on the blog, it was “born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together.” Hello, reader! It's time for another Top Ten Tuesday…

Today I'm participating in Top Ten Tuesday. This meme was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January of 2018. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together. Each week there is a new theme/topic, and participants choose ten books that fit it.

Hello, everyone! Today I'm reviewing one of my most anticipated releases of the year, The Salt King by Natasha Pulley. I never know exactly what kind of story I will get from Pulley, but I always expect to love it. Did her latest release live up to these expectations? Read on to find out!

I’m happy to participate in the cover reveal for A Little Death Among Friends by Ben Schenkamn, the final book in the Devil You Know series! Things look to be amping up with a conclusion to d…

Hi and welcome to another Top Ten Tuesday Post! It has been a while since I did one of these, but I figured that now summer is astrologically over and there is no more sweltering heat, it’s time to return to blogging. And what better way to return than with a Top Ten Tuesday post? Today’s topic is Nationalities in Book Titles and is submitted by Cathy @ …

September Releases. Dark Shelf of Wonders offers exciting book reviews to help get you out of a reading slump or to find a new favourite!

It's a new month! That means it is time to share a new TBR. I've been a bit absent over the last week or two because my cat and I have both been pretty ill. Thankfully, we are on the mend. So, I'm going to try to stay on top of comments and blog hopping a bit better. Without further ado, let's dive into my September 2026 hopefuls and a brief recap of my reading from last month!

It's the end of the month, which means it's once again time to look ahead to some great upcoming book releases. There are SO MANY books being published in September that I struggled to narrow this list down to 33 of them. I apologize to those that got left on the cutting room floor. Seriously, though. There's lots of great stuff being released in the coming month, including new books from James Islington, Rachel Gillig, Aiden Thomas, R.F.

Hello, everyone! Today I'm reviewing Bridget & Gabe Are Not Okay by Lex Croucher. I enjoyed the first book, Gwen & Art Are Not in Love, and I was honestly a bit surprised to see it got a sequel. The story wrapped up pretty well in the first one, but I was excited to spend more time with these characters, nonetheless.

2026 has been a huge year for Dragonlance fans. War Wizard, the phenomenal first book in the War Wizard trilogy, has just released. Wizards of the Coast has just announced new Dragonlance news, and…

Hello, everyone! Today I'm reviewing Fence Book One, a new book collecting the first 12 issues of this comic. I've been wanting to pick up the comic since I read the novelization years ago, and this was the perfect opportunity to do it. Did I enjoy it? Read on to find out!

Hello, everyone! It's Wednesday! That means it is time for another WWW Wednesday, a weekly meme hosted by Sam @ Taking On A World of Words. I'll be answering the following questions: What did you read last? What are you currently reading? What will you read next?