I’m doing a swap for most of September as I didn’t like any of the Top Ten Tuesday topics…..so here is Top 5 Tuesday!
You can find details here on Meeghan Reads page.
Topic: Books that Surprised Me
In a good way! (apart from book 2 of Blood of Hercules was a miss for me!)
What did you choose?
Autumn is one of my faves, next to Winter. Hoodies, boots, changing leaves, cooler weather. Its got it all!
I saw this on Portobello Book Blog and thought I’d give it a go as it looked fun!
Joanne got it from The Sassy Book Geek
A book on your TBR that looks so delicious you can’t wait to take a bite out of it.
A book that’s so much fun to get lost in.
A book that scared you silly.
The latest book you picked up (purchased)
A book that is lyrically beautiful.
A book that was a highly enjoyable romp.
A sweet book to curl up under the covers with.
A book that reminds you of your childhood.
The Magic Faraway Tree by Enid Blyton. I’ve still got my copy from when I was little! I won’t tell you how old it is!!!!
I was thinking about what new post ideas I could do and thought of 5 Star Friday – basically, I’ll showcase a book I rated 5 stars so hopefully, people will see it and give it a whirl!
And here’s my first! A massive 5 stars!
Elspeth needs a monster. The monster might be her.
Elspeth Spindle needs more than luck to stay safe in the eerie, mist-locked kingdom of Blunder—she needs a monster. She calls him the Nightmare, an ancient, mercurial spirit trapped in her head. He protects her. He keeps her secrets.
But nothing comes for free, especially magic.
When Elspeth meets a mysterious highwayman on the forest road, her life takes a drastic turn. Thrust into a world of shadow and deception, she joins a dangerous quest to cure Blunder from the dark magic infecting it. And the highwayman? He just so happens to be the King’s nephew, Captain of the most dangerous men in Blunder…and guilty of high treason.
Together they must gather twelve Providence Cards—the keys to the cure. But as the stakes heighten and their undeniable attraction intensifies, Elspeth is forced to face her darkest secret yet: the Nightmare is slowly taking over her mind. And she might not be able to stop him.
Here are some new books releasing in October 2026 that I’m most excited for…and yes, I have preordered them all!!!
Victorious by VE Schwab
This Shattered Tempest by Thea Guanzon
On the Cursed Day of Christmas by Caroline Peckham
ACOTAR 6 by Sarah J Maas
Will you be getting any of these?
I’m doing a swap for most of September as I didn’t like any of the Top Ten Tuesday topics…..so here is Top 5 Tuesday!
You can find details here on Meeghan Reads page.
Topic: Animal Companions
Animal companions do really make a story…and here’s some good ones!
Nevernight – Mr Kindly
Skyward – Doomslug
Fourth Wing – Tairn
Emily Wilde’s – Shadow and Orga the murder cat
So This is Ever After – a murder crow
Who would you choose?
The Sunday Post is a blog news meme hosted by Caffeinated Reviewer It’s a chance to share news, a post to recap the past week on your blog and showcase books and things we have received.
Hope you’ve had a good week!
I thought I would just pop on to say how rubbish I’ve been!
~ Not been here looking at posts and commenting
~ Only had scheduled posts
~ Not read a word
~ Not listened to a word (audiobooks of course!)
~ Not taken any pics for Booksta
~ Because of above, not posted on Booksta
~ Not looked at posts or commented on Booksta
Life is crazy, work is crazy and its put me in a proper funk!
I go on holiday on Friday, 25 of us in a massive lodge by the beach, so I know that no reading will be done there!
I so want to get back to ‘me’ and I will. Soon. Probably! Just bear with me!
Stacking the Shelves – August
Books I Bought
Witch in the Dead of Night by Charlotte Buckley (Fairyloot)
Knave and the Moon by Rachel Gillig
Advanced Reader Copies
Murmuration by TJ Klune
Night Tide by Lexi Ryan
What have you read lately?
I was thinking about what new post ideas I could do and thought of 5 Star Friday – basically, I’ll showcase a book I rated 5 stars so hopefully, people will see it and give it a whirl!
This was an arc I read in July 2023 – a huge 5 stars (and book 2, Dead Happy was also 5 stars!!!)
We are in an epidemic. An epidemic of unhappiness.
Friends, here is the good news: HappyHead has the answer.
When Seb is offered a place on a radical retreat designed to solve the national crisis of teenage unhappiness, he is determined to change how people see him and make his parents proud. But as he finds himself drawn to the enigmatic Finn, Seb starts to question the true nature of the challenges they must undergo. The deeper into the programme the boys get, the more disturbing the assessments become, until it’s clear there may be no escape.
I’m doing a swap for most of September as I didn’t like any of the Top Ten Tuesday topics…..so here is Top 5 Tuesday!
You can find details here on Meeghan Reads page.
Topic: Favourite Secondary Characters
• Chauncey (The House in the Cerulean Sea) – love that green blob!
• Liam Mairi (Fourth Wing) – loyal, lovely – say no more 😭
• Manon Blackbeak (Throne of Glass) – ruthless and 100% compelling – I love her!
• Kip (Ashes/Legends of Thezmarr) – charming, humorous, cunning and loyal.
• Bartholomew (Knight and the Moth) – gargoyle, funny and utterly sweet.
• Sevro (Red Rising) – v strange, fierce and loyal friend.
Who would be your choices?
Fairyloot Romantasy – August 2026
Blood and Coven
Perfect for readers that love:
🥀 Witches and Vampires
🏫 Politicial Intrigue
💫 Arcane Magic
The Witch in the Dead of Night by Charlotte Buckley
🖤 Redesigned cover with artwork by @serif.and.somnia
🖤 Reversible trade cover jacket
🖤 Hardcover artwork @kalisamiii design by @amysharpillustration
🖤 Endpaper artwork @kalisamiii with foil detail by @blanca.design
🖤 Digitally sprayed edge by @serif.and.somnia
🖤 Author letter, digital signature and exclusive bonus content
Finn Erramun hides a perilous secret. One of the last witches in the kingdom, she was cast out from her village and now works as a maid in the opulent court of the vampire King Mordric, under the cover of shadows and secrets.
But when King Mordric uncovers Finn’s talents, he offers her a chance for redemption: master her magic by the summer solstice, and she may earn a coveted seat on his council. Assigned to train her is Prince Enhart, the king’s captivatingly arrogant younger brother…
As Finn is drawn into a whirlwind of courtly intrigue, power plays, and dangerous temptation, she finds herself at a crossroads. To secure her place among the king’s elite, she must navigate a labyrinth of treachery – and the vampires of Valen may not crave blood, but their thirst for power is no less consuming…
Sound like something you’d like?
