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      <title>It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? (4/27/26)</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[<p>Happy Monday bookish people! I hope this Monday is being kind to you so far. I&#8217;ve started doing analog Sundays, and slowly increasing my off social media time by a little more every few weeks. It has been lovely. It&#8217;s a lot easier to tackle the Monday scaries when you&#8217;ve had a relaxing day before that becomes the reality. Highly recommended! Now let&#8217;s see how my reading has been going, shall we? Read Last Week: I didn&#8217;t actually finish any books last week because work was absolutely insane, and all I wanted to do when I got home was watch mindless television. I&#8217;m on another watch of Prodigal Son and having an excellent time with it! Currently Reading: I have a paperback copy of How to Survive a Horror Story that I&#8217;m currently slowly making my way through and I&#8217;m really enjoying it a ton. It&#8217;s a slow burn, but the characters give me hard CLUE vibes and it has just enough darkness to really keep me invested. I can&#8217;t wait to finish it up! I just started The Southern Book Club&#8217;s Guide to Slaying Vampires and this will be my first Grady Hendrix novel in quite a while. I&#8217;m honestly super excited about it, and I&#8217;ve heard that the audiobook is stellar. So I&#8217;ll be starting this on my commute to work tomorrow. Let&#8217;s GO! Reading Next: Don&#8217;t mind me, I&#8217;m just over here squealing in delight because I was once again granted an early copy of the next Ana &#38; Din mystery. I am SO EXCITED about this book! I&#8217;ve enjoyed the first two so much I&#8217;ve read them multiple times, and I cannot wait to dive into this one. That&#8217;s it for me! What are you reading this week?</p>
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<p class="has-text-align-center">Happy Monday bookish people!<br><br>I hope this Monday is being kind to you so far. I&#8217;ve started doing analog Sundays, and slowly increasing my off social media time by a little more every few weeks. It has been lovely. It&#8217;s a lot easier to tackle the Monday scaries when you&#8217;ve had a relaxing day before that becomes the reality. Highly recommended! Now let&#8217;s see how my reading has been going, shall we?</p>


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<p class="has-text-align-center">I didn&#8217;t actually finish any books last week because work was absolutely insane, and all I wanted to do when I got home was watch mindless television. I&#8217;m on another watch of Prodigal Son and having an excellent time with it!</p>
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<p class="has-text-align-center">I have a paperback copy of <em>How to Survive a Horror Story</em> that I&#8217;m currently slowly making my way through and I&#8217;m really enjoying it a ton. It&#8217;s a slow burn, but the characters give me hard CLUE vibes and it has just enough darkness to really keep me invested. I can&#8217;t wait to finish it up!<br><br>I just started <em>The Southern Book Club&#8217;s Guide to Slaying Vampires</em> and this will be my first Grady Hendrix novel in quite a while. I&#8217;m honestly super excited about it, and I&#8217;ve heard that the audiobook is stellar. So I&#8217;ll be starting this on my commute to work tomorrow. Let&#8217;s GO!</p>
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<p class="has-text-align-center">Don&#8217;t mind me, I&#8217;m just over here squealing in delight because I was once again granted an early copy of the next Ana &amp; Din mystery. I am SO EXCITED about this book! I&#8217;ve enjoyed the first two so much I&#8217;ve read them multiple times, and I cannot wait to dive into this one.</p>
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<p class="has-text-align-center"><strong>That&#8217;s it for me! What are you reading this week?</strong></p><p>The post <a href="https://www.hopelessbibliophile.com/its-monday-what-are-you-reading-4-27-26/">It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? (4/27/26)</a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.hopelessbibliophile.com">Hopelessly Devoted Bibliophile</a>.</p><img src="https://feedpress.me/link/22796/17326188.gif" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Book Blitz: A Tiny Little Favor by Peyton Banks</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[<p>Okay my bookish friends, it&#8217;s time for another book blitz! Are you looking for a sweet new romance to dive into? Here&#8217;s your next read! A Tiny Little Favor by Peyton Banks is a steamy rom-com that is sure to make you swoon. Check it out, and add it your reading list! From USA Today bestselling author, Peyton Banks, comes a steamy rom com about second chances, accidental families, and the most unexpected proposal of all. He was supposed to be a one-night stand… Now she’s asking him for baby number two. Five years ago, Tachina Winston made one impulsive decision—a one-night stand with her former client, Vic Maxwell. The result? The world’s cutest little boy and an unconventional but surprisingly seamless co-parenting setup. No drama, no strings, no regrets. But Tachina has a tiny little problem… She wants another baby. Dating apps? Disasters. Blind dates? Even worse. There’s only one man she trusts enough to do this with again: Vic. Vic isn’t looking for love after a messy breakup. But when Tachina proposes her plan, he can’t deny it—he’s tempted. And if he agrees, it will come with one condition: he wants to experience everything he missed before. Easy, right? Wrong. Because soon, things get complicated. They’re having adult spend-the-night dates, sharing kisses that last too long, and stirring up feelings neither of them expected. Then Vic’s ex returns wanting him back, they are forced to decide: was this just a favor with benefits… or the beginning of something real? “Okay. What is going on? You’re in a mood!” “A mood?” Tachina looked up from the menu at her longtime friend. There goes that noseof Addison’s. She had figured out that Tachina was keeping a secret. “A mood. An energy. An aura. Something is going on in that big, beautiful head of yours.”Addison folded her arms across her chest and stared at Tachina. “My head is not big,” Tachina muttered. She shrugged. “I’m just hungry.” “Nope. That’s not it. You’ve got that look on your face. It’s the ‘I’ve been thinking toomuch about something’ expression.” “Do I really have a ‘I’ve been thinking too much about something’ look?” Well, that wasnews to her. Tachina reached up and tucked her thick hair behind her ear. “Yes, ma’am. Your forehead gets all serious. A long line appears across it.” Addison drewa line across her own forehead. Tachina grimaced and waved her off. “Stop trying to read my face.” “Just spill it already.” Monica, one of their favorites waitresses, arrived at the table. She wore bright-pinklipstick, short pixie blonde hair, and had a personality big enough to fill the café. She pulled outher notepad and flashed them a grin. “What can I start you with, darlin’? Tea? Coffee? Wine? A little Jack?” She chuckled andmotioned to Addison and Tachina. “You two are over here whispering fierce, and by the looks ofit, you should order the Jack.” “It’s her.” Addison pointed to Tachina. “She’s the problem.” “Woooow…” Tachina shook her head. How was she the problem? “She sure threw you under the bus. Bless her heart. What’s wrong, babe?” Monica turnedher kind eyes on Tachina. She had been working at The Iron Kettle for as long as Tachina andAddison had been coming there. She always tried to help and offer motherly advice. She was inher early sixties and didn’t bite her tongue when it came to nonsense. “Nothing is wrong,” Tachina said quickly. Two sets of eyebrows lifted at her. Liars were rarely safe around women who made it their business to be in other’s people’sbusiness. A best friend and a waitress were two of the most dangerous species to try to get awaywith something. They would figure it out. “It’s no big deal,” Tachina stressed, but it seemed neither of them believed her. “Well, I see she doesn’t want to talk in front of me. Let me take your order so she can spillher guts to you, Addy.” Monica turned to Addison who promptly gave her order.Tachina glanced back down at the menu. Mind made up, she waited her turn. “And Miss Tachina, what will you be having?” “I’ll take the Reuben with extra cheese, extra mustard on the side, make sure they give methe biggest slice of pickle they have, and no chips, I’ll have the house fries instead, please.” Sheplaced her menu back down on the table and again found two sets of eyes on her. She shrugged,unapologetic. “I said I was hungry. Oh, and for a drink, I’ll have a Diet Coke.” “Really? A diet?” Addison muttered. “Shut your face.” Tachina blew a kiss at her bestie who rolled her eyes at her. “I don’t judge. I’ll get your order in and I’ll be back with your drink, babe.” Monicaoffered her a wink as she collected their menus. She spun on her heel and beelined it through thebusy establishment. “Okay. Now spill it.” Addison was not going to let up on her. Tachina blew out a deep breath. It was now or never. A Tiny Little Favor Blitz</p>
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<p class="has-text-align-center">Okay my bookish friends, it&#8217;s time for another book blitz! Are you looking for a sweet new romance to dive into? Here&#8217;s your next read! <em>A Tiny Little Favor</em> by Peyton Banks is a steamy rom-com that is sure to make you swoon. Check it out, and add it your reading list!</p>



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<p class=""><em><strong>From USA Today bestselling author, Peyton Banks, comes a steamy rom com about second chances, accidental families, and the most unexpected proposal of all.</strong></em></p>



<p class=""><em><strong>He was supposed to be a one-night stand… Now she’s asking him for baby number two.</strong></em></p>



<p class="">Five years ago, Tachina Winston made one impulsive decision—a one-night stand with her former client, Vic Maxwell. The result? The world’s cutest little boy and an unconventional but surprisingly seamless co-parenting setup. No drama, no strings, no regrets.</p>



<p class="">But Tachina has a tiny little problem…</p>



<p class="">She wants another baby.</p>



<p class="">Dating apps? Disasters. Blind dates? Even worse. There’s only one man she trusts enough to do this with again: Vic.</p>



<p class="">Vic isn’t looking for love after a messy breakup. But when Tachina proposes her plan, he can’t deny it—he’s tempted.</p>



<p class="">And if he agrees, it will come with one condition: he wants to experience everything he missed before.</p>



<p class="">Easy, right?</p>



<p class="">Wrong.</p>



<p class="">Because soon, things get complicated. They’re having adult spend-the-night dates, sharing kisses that last too long, and stirring up feelings neither of them expected.</p>



<p class="">Then Vic’s ex returns wanting him back, they are forced to decide: was this just a favor with benefits… or the beginning of something real?</p>
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<p class="">    “Okay. What is going on? You’re in a mood!”<br>    “A mood?” Tachina looked up from the menu at her longtime friend. There goes that nose<br>of Addison’s. She had figured out that Tachina was keeping a secret.<br>    “A mood. An energy. An aura. Something is going on in that big, beautiful head of yours.”<br>Addison folded her arms across her chest and stared at Tachina.<br>    “My head is not big,” Tachina muttered. She shrugged. “I’m just hungry.”<br>    “Nope. That’s not it. You’ve got that look on your face. It’s the ‘I’ve been thinking too<br>much about something’ expression.”<br>    “Do I really have a ‘I’ve been thinking too much about something’ look?” Well, that was<br>news to her. Tachina reached up and tucked her thick hair behind her ear.<br>    “Yes, ma’am. Your forehead gets all serious. A long line appears across it.” Addison drew<br>a line across her own forehead.<br>     Tachina grimaced and waved her off. “Stop trying to read my face.”<br>    “Just spill it already.”<br>     Monica, one of their favorites waitresses, arrived at the table. She wore bright-pink<br>lipstick, short pixie blonde hair, and had a personality big enough to fill the café. She pulled out<br>her notepad and flashed them a grin.<br>    “What can I start you with, darlin’? Tea? Coffee? Wine? A little Jack?” She chuckled and<br>motioned to Addison and Tachina. “You two are over here whispering fierce, and by the looks of<br>it, you should order the Jack.”<br>    “It’s her.” Addison pointed to Tachina. “She’s the problem.”<br>    “Woooow…” Tachina shook her head. How was she the problem?<br>     “She sure threw you under the bus. Bless her heart. What’s wrong, babe?” Monica turned<br>her kind eyes on Tachina. She had been working at The Iron Kettle for as long as Tachina and<br>Addison had been coming there. She always tried to help and offer motherly advice. She was in<br>her early sixties and didn’t bite her tongue when it came to nonsense.<br>    “Nothing is wrong,” Tachina said quickly.<br>    Two sets of eyebrows lifted at her.<br>    Liars were rarely safe around women who made it their business to be in other’s people’s<br>business. A best friend and a waitress were two of the most dangerous species to try to get away<br>with something. They would figure it out.<br>    “It’s no big deal,” Tachina stressed, but it seemed neither of them believed her.<br>    “Well, I see she doesn’t want to talk in front of me. Let me take your order so she can spill<br>her guts to you, Addy.” Monica turned to Addison who promptly gave her order.<br>Tachina glanced back down at the menu. Mind made up, she waited her turn.<br>    “And Miss Tachina, what will you be having?”<br>    “I’ll take the Reuben with extra cheese, extra mustard on the side, make sure they give me<br>the biggest slice of pickle they have, and no chips, I’ll have the house fries instead, please.” She<br>placed her menu back down on the table and again found two sets of eyes on her. She shrugged,<br>unapologetic. “I said I was hungry. Oh, and for a drink, I’ll have a Diet Coke.”<br>    “Really? A diet?” Addison muttered.<br>    “Shut your face.” Tachina blew a kiss at her bestie who rolled her eyes at her.<br>    “I don’t judge. I’ll get your order in and I’ll be back with your drink, babe.” Monica<br>offered her a wink as she collected their menus. She spun on her heel and beelined it through the<br>busy establishment.<br>    “Okay. Now spill it.” Addison was not going to let up on her.<br>    Tachina blew out a deep breath.<br>    It was now or never.</p>



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      <description><![CDATA[<p>Bookish friends, gather around. It&#8217;s time for another fabulous book blitz! This time around it&#8217;s all about political thrillers, and the spotlight is on Fracture by Başar Görür. You&#8217;ll see it in the synopsis, but this is the kind of book that is likely to keep you on the edge of your seat. Check it out, and add it your reading list! EXCERPT 3: THE ESCAPE Tuesday, August 26, 17:30 Local Time &#124; Dubai, UAE The heat in the Dubai Mall garage pressed down on Katya’s skin like a physical weight. The air was damp with concrete moisture, raw fuel, and the chemical sting of engines cooling too quickly. She walked through the rows of pillars at a shopper’s pace. Running would draw attention. A tote bag rested under her arm, lighter now that the fountain pen was gone. She had passed the location to Aslı weeks earlier. The Americans would have it by now. Her last task was to disappear. Ahead, a freight ramp curled upward toward the surface. Then she saw them. Two black SUVs were positioned nose-out at the mouth of the ramp, angled just enough to form a clean firing line. A third engine idled deeper inside the garage, rumbling just below the threshold of perception. The men were not local rent-a-cops. Their posture gave them away: balanced, waiting. SVR, not mall security. One stepped out from the driver’s side of the left vehicle. His uniform was civilian-grade, clean khaki. His hand hovered near his hip, where Katya knew a weapon waited. Another man mirrored him on the right. Her heart did not race. It grew heavier. The rhythm thudded against her chest like a muffled drum. She knew this setup. It was textbook Spetsnaz interdiction. She did not slow down. Slowing would acknowledge the trap. Instead, she angled closer to a nearby pillar. Her thumb found the zipper on the tote. Her other hand wrapped around the key fob for the silver Porsche 911 parked two cars away. “Stop, please,” said the man on the left. His voice was calm. One hand was raised in a neutral gesture that meant nothing at all. She stopped. The zipper slid open. Her fingers wrapped around a small, solid object at the bottom of the bag. From behind the second SUV, a new voice barked in Russian. “Лево!” Left. Two more men emerged from the far side of another pillar. One carried a compact carbine. She spotted Cyrillic lettering stitched into a cloth tab on the sling. She dropped the tote. Their eyes flicked to the falling bag. That half-second was all she needed. She stepped behind the pillar and pressed the fob. The cylinder left her hand and rolled across the floor. It came to rest between the front men. A sharp white flash detonated. Then a blast of shrill, disorienting sound. The men recoiled, instincts overtaking training. Katya moved. Three lunging strides brought her to the Porsche just as it beeped. She yanked the door open and dove inside. The man on the left reached for the door, still half-blind. She slammed it shut just before his hand reached the handle. The man with the carbine raised his weapon. She jammed the key into the ignition and turned it hard. The Porsche roared awake. She dropped it into gear. The man fired. A tight burst rang off the garage walls. One round chewed into a tire, but the sidewall held. She floored it. The Porsche fishtailed, the wheels sliding on damp concrete before finally finding grip. She corrected the slide and forced the car through the gap between the SUVs. The mirrors clipped both trucks. Glass shattered, but the path opened in front of her. The ramp tilted upward, and the car surged ahead. Fracture Blitz</p>
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<p class="has-text-align-center">Bookish friends, gather around. It&#8217;s time for another fabulous book blitz! This time around it&#8217;s all about political thrillers, and the spotlight is on <em>Fracture</em> by Başar Görür. You&#8217;ll see it in the synopsis, but this is the kind of book that is likely to keep you on the edge of your seat. Check it out, and add it your reading list!</p>



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<p class=""><strong>A murdered diplomat. A dying man’s cryptic message. A conspiracy that could shatter NATO.</strong></p>



<p class="">When U.S. geopolitical strategist Roger ‘Simms’ Osbourne receives word that his colleague and friend Aslı Green has been killed, he inherits more than grief. He inherits her secret: evidence of a sophisticated Russian operation that sank a Ukrainian tanker and made it look like an accident.</p>



<p class="">Sent to London to sell a critical NATO surveillance system, Simms quickly discovers his official mission is compromised. A powerful British political faction, backed by shadowy money and royal connections, is determined to see him fail. The deeper he digs into Aslı’s murder, the more he realizes the two threats are connected.</p>



<p class="">Forced to abandon the rulebook, Simms assembles an unlikely alliance: his embattled team, a mysterious operative named Katya who knows too much, and assets on both sides of the law. Together, they uncover a sprawling network funneling Russian profits through international shell companies to fuel a political war against the West.</p>



<p class="">But Russian Admiral Sidorov isn’t waiting for the dust to settle. His devastating military demonstration exposes NATO’s vulnerabilities and humiliates the alliance on the world stage. And lurking beneath it all is an even darker secret: Chinese technology at the heart of Russia’s most advanced weapons.</p>



<p class="">Now Simms must wage war on three fronts: political, financial, and military. Because if he fails, his friend died for nothing. And the next strike won’t be disguised as an accident.</p>



<p class=""><strong>For fans of Tom Clancy, Mark Greaney, and Brad Thor.</strong></p>
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<p class=""><strong>EXCERPT 3: THE ESCAPE</strong></p>



<p class=""><strong><em>Tuesday, August 26, 17:30 Local Time | Dubai, UAE</em></strong></p>



<p class="">The heat in the Dubai Mall garage pressed down on Katya’s skin like a physical weight. The air was damp with concrete moisture, raw fuel, and the chemical sting of engines cooling too quickly. She walked through the rows of pillars at a shopper’s pace. Running would draw attention. A tote bag rested under her arm, lighter now that the fountain pen was gone.</p>



<p class="">She had passed the location to Aslı weeks earlier. The Americans would have it by now. Her last task was to disappear.</p>



<p class="">Ahead, a freight ramp curled upward toward the surface.</p>



<p class="">Then she saw them.</p>



<p class="">Two black SUVs were positioned nose-out at the mouth of the ramp, angled just enough to form a clean firing line. A third engine idled deeper inside the garage, rumbling just below the threshold of perception. The men were not local rent-a-cops. Their posture gave them away: balanced, waiting. SVR, not mall security.</p>



<p class="">One stepped out from the driver’s side of the left vehicle. His uniform was civilian-grade, clean khaki. His hand hovered near his hip, where Katya knew a weapon waited. Another man mirrored him on the right.</p>



<p class="">Her heart did not race. It grew heavier. The rhythm thudded against her chest like a muffled drum. She knew this setup. It was textbook Spetsnaz interdiction.</p>



<p class="">She did not slow down. Slowing would acknowledge the trap. Instead, she angled closer to a nearby pillar. Her thumb found the zipper on the tote. Her other hand wrapped around the key fob for the silver Porsche 911 parked two cars away.</p>



<p class="">“Stop, please,” said the man on the left. His voice was calm. One hand was raised in a neutral gesture that meant nothing at all.</p>



<p class="">She stopped. The zipper slid open. Her fingers wrapped around a small, solid object at the bottom of the bag.</p>



<p class="">From behind the second SUV, a new voice barked in Russian. “Лево!” Left.</p>



<p class="">Two more men emerged from the far side of another pillar. One carried a compact carbine. She spotted Cyrillic lettering stitched into a cloth tab on the sling.</p>



<p class="">She dropped the tote.</p>



<p class="">Their eyes flicked to the falling bag. That half-second was all she needed. She stepped behind the pillar and pressed the fob. The cylinder left her hand and rolled across the floor. It came to rest between the front men.</p>



<p class="">A sharp white flash detonated. Then a blast of shrill, disorienting sound. The men recoiled, instincts overtaking training.</p>



<p class="">Katya moved.</p>



<p class="">Three lunging strides brought her to the Porsche just as it beeped. She yanked the door open and dove inside.</p>



<p class="">The man on the left reached for the door, still half-blind. She slammed it shut just before his hand reached the handle. The man with the carbine raised his weapon.</p>



<p class="">She jammed the key into the ignition and turned it hard.</p>



<p class="">The Porsche roared awake. She dropped it into gear.</p>



<p class="">The man fired. A tight burst rang off the garage walls. One round chewed into a tire, but the sidewall held.</p>



<p class="">She floored it. The Porsche fishtailed, the wheels sliding on damp concrete before finally finding grip.</p>



<p class="">She corrected the slide and forced the car through the gap between the SUVs. The mirrors clipped both trucks. Glass shattered, but the path opened in front of her. The ramp tilted upward, and the car surged ahead.</p>



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<p class="">Başar Görür;</p>



<p class="">Writes geopolitical techno-thrillers grounded in institutions, leverage, and the real mechanics behind modern power. He has a BA degree in International Relations.&nbsp;</p>



<p class="">During his military service, he served on the personal staff of the Commander of the War Academies, working directly for a four-star air force general as an aide and translator. That experience informs how he writes briefings, decision cycles, and pressure under uncertainty.&nbsp;</p>



<p class="">He later held senior executive roles at PwC and at 3M Corporation headquarters, operating in multinational environments where cross-border incentives and capital flows shape outcomes. He now leads a private asset-management business.</p>



<p class="">Outside of work, he is a licensed captain and avid scuba diver who spends several months each year at sea and has traveled extensively. These experiences shape the Shadow Sovereign series.</p>



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      <description><![CDATA[<p>I try not to share too much personal information on this blog, for obvious reasons, but what I will tell you is that this week (and honestly the one before it too) has been very disconcerting. All at once everything I&#8217;m used to kind of imploded. Work was metaphorically on fire, my entire schedule was thrown to shit, and I was thrown into some pretty nasty depression. I&#8217;ve gotten so good at muddling through though that I just kept chugging along the best that I could. Let me tell you friends, you should always have a coping plan. A way to back off the amount of energy you have to expend to get through each day. I had a lot of no cook meals, I took a fair amount of naps, and man did I get lost in a lot of audio books. Just muddled on through until I could see the light far in the distance on the other side. Lo and behold, things are back on the upswing and I&#8217;m headed towards normalcy. I was having a conversation with a few friends about how, when I was growing up, I never talked about my mental health. The expectation was that you would figure it out, and keep moving forward. It genuinely doesn&#8217;t surprise me that I love books so much as an adult, because it&#8217;s such a nice way to both get lost and to see yourself in other characters. Now I&#8217;m not afraid to talk about how I&#8217;m feeling at all. I&#8217;ve built a support group, and learned some good ways of dealing with my brain when it turns into static. I&#8217;m proud of myself and let me tell you that if you&#8217;re in the same boat, you should be too. Anyway thanks for letting me rant :). Here&#8217;s hoping your weekend is lovely!</p>
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<p class="">I try not to share too much personal information on this blog, for obvious reasons, but what I will tell you is that this week (and honestly the one before it too) has been very disconcerting. All at once everything I&#8217;m used to kind of imploded. Work was metaphorically on fire, my entire schedule was thrown to shit, and I was thrown into some pretty nasty depression. I&#8217;ve gotten so good at muddling through though that I just kept chugging along the best that I could.</p>



<p class="">Let me tell you friends, you should always have a coping plan. A way to back off the amount of energy you have to expend to get through each day. I had a lot of no cook meals, I took a fair amount of naps, and man did I get lost in a lot of audio books. Just muddled on through until I could see the light far in the distance on the other side. Lo and behold, things are back on the upswing and I&#8217;m headed towards normalcy.</p>



<p class="">I was having a conversation with a few friends about how, when I was growing up, I never talked about my mental health. The expectation was that you would figure it out, and keep moving forward. It genuinely doesn&#8217;t surprise me that I love books so much as an adult, because it&#8217;s such a nice way to both get lost and to see yourself in other characters. Now I&#8217;m not afraid to talk about how I&#8217;m feeling at all. I&#8217;ve built a support group, and learned some good ways of dealing with my brain when it turns into static. I&#8217;m proud of myself and let me tell you that if you&#8217;re in the same boat, you should be too. </p>



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      <title>Book Review: Nine Goblins – A Tale of Low Fantasy and High Mischief by T. Kingfisher</title>
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<p>No one knows exactly how the Goblin War began, but folks will tell you that goblins are stinking, slinking, filthy, sheep-stealing, henhouse-raiding, obnoxious, rude, and violent. Goblins would actually agree with all this, and might throw in “cowardly” and “lazy” too for good measure. </p>
<p>But goblins don't go around killing people for fun, no matter what the propaganda posters say. And when a confrontation with an evil wizard lands a troop of nine goblins deep behind enemy lines, goblin sergeant Nessilka must figure out how to keep her hapless band together and get them home in one piece, despite a path filled with elves, trolls, monsters, and that most terrifying of creatures...a human being.</p>
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<p class=""><strong><strong>Media Typ</strong>e:</strong> Physical Book<br><strong>Title:</strong>&nbsp;Nine Goblins<br><strong>Author(s)</strong>:&nbsp;T. Kingfisher<br><strong>Publisher:</strong> TOR<br><strong>Pages/Length:</strong> Hardcover; 150 pages<br><strong>Release Date:</strong>&nbsp;January 20, 2026<br><strong>Source:</strong>&nbsp;Library</p>



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<p class=""><strong>From&nbsp;</strong><strong><em>New York Times</em></strong><strong>&nbsp;bestselling and Hugo Award-winning author T. Kingfisher comes&nbsp;</strong><strong><em>Nine Goblins</em></strong><strong>, a novella of low fantasy and high mischief.</strong></p>



<p class="">No one knows exactly how the Goblin War began, but folks will tell you that goblins are stinking, slinking, filthy, sheep-stealing, henhouse-raiding, obnoxious, rude, and violent. Goblins would actually agree with all this, and might throw in “cowardly” and “lazy” too for good measure.&nbsp;</p>



<p class="">But goblins don&#8217;t go around killing people for fun, no matter what the propaganda posters say. And when a confrontation with an evil wizard lands a troop of nine goblins deep behind enemy lines, goblin sergeant Nessilka must figure out how to keep her hapless band together and get them home in one piece, despite a path filled with elves, trolls, monsters, and that most terrifying of creatures&#8230;a human being.</p>
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<p class="">Ah, what a delight this story was. Imagine a world where goblins are in the middle of a war over their home territory. Continuously pushed further and further off their own land, and unable to find a place to settle, they&#8217;ve had to turn to fighting for space to exist. Sound familiar at all? But unlike the goblins we&#8217;ve met in stories before, these goblins are impossibly lovable. Sure they complain a lot (mainly about things they actually like) and sure they can be a little gruff (mostly only on the outside). But what we find as readers is a group full of camaraderie and larger than life personalities.</p>



<p class="">I&#8217;ve been looking for a book to help me get out of my reading slump, and this novella worked wonders. I can see so much of Kingfisher&#8217;s later work here. A female main character who is fed up with how much work she always has to do, but pushes forward anyway. A band of characters who are sweet and misunderstood. A great evil that ends up being borderline absurd once you finally know what it is. Everything about this book just made my heart so happy, even when there there was darkness in the story.</p>



<p class="">I also really loved the dynamic between Sings With Trees and the goblin army. There&#8217;s a big message here about being your own person, even if others consider it to be weird. Even more than that is the idea that one should never allow biases to color their views of a whole group of people. Elves and goblins are supposed to be enemies. Sings and the goblin army smash that notion to smithereens, and celebrate on the wreckage. I adore them.</p>



<p class="">It should be noted that T. Kingfisher is one of my all time favorite writers, for many reasons. One of the biggest of those reasons though is Kingfisher&#8217;s ability to walk the line between the whimsical and the dark. In today&#8217;s world that is something I need more than ever, and if you&#8217;re okay with walking that line too you should absolutely pick up <em>Nine Goblins</em>. </p><p>The post <a href="https://www.hopelessbibliophile.com/book-review-nine-goblins-a-tale-of-low-fantasy-and-high-mischief-by-t-kingfisher/">Book Review: Nine Goblins – A Tale of Low Fantasy and High Mischief by T. Kingfisher</a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.hopelessbibliophile.com">Hopelessly Devoted Bibliophile</a>.</p><img src="https://feedpress.me/link/22796/17309714.gif" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded>
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      <description><![CDATA[<p>Hello friends, and happy Tuesday! It is Spring, and finally the weather has decided to be lovely. This is the part of the year where I absolutely love to read outside, cozy in the sunshine and warm breeze. So it&#8217;s no surprise that my reading list is on the lighter side. It just feels right! (Clicking the covers will take you to the Storygraph pages!) Books on My Spring 2026 To-Read List I hereby declare that I absolutely adore Katherine Center, and will read absolutely anything that she puts out. So imagine my excitement when I saw that The Shippers will be out very soon! Come May, this will be front and center on my reading list and I cannot WAIT. It looks absolutely adorable. Also on the list of &#8220;author who writes books I will immediately snap up&#8221; is Cara Bastone, and No Matter What is already out in the world! I&#8217;m waiting patiently for my turn at the library. Her books are always so lovely. They walk the line between sweet romance, and real life problems. This one looks like it will be another gem and I&#8217;m so very ready to dive in. I started Welcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop once before, but I was in a reading slump and never got a chance to finish it before it was due back. One of my very sweet reader friends has since bought me a copy of my very own, and I&#8217;ve been saving it for when the weather was nice enough to read this outside. Looking forward to all the cozy vibes! Another book that I borrowed and didn&#8217;t get a chance to finish was Kindred by Octavia E. Butler, and I so very much regretted it. What I did read I enjoyed immensely. So when I saw that it was part of the sale at Barnes &#38; Noble the last time I visited, I snapped up a copy of my very own. It&#8217;s actually next on my train commute reading list! My turn for The Honey Witch by Sydney J. Shields is finally coming up and I am thrilled to get this in my hands! So many of my favorite reader friends have loved this book, and I can&#8217;t deny that the cover is everything I love about cozy fiction. Hoping for the best, but being honest I&#8217;m not really worried. This book screams Spring. That&#8217;s my top 5 for the season, but to round it out here are 5 other very anticipated books on my Spring reading list! Sky&#8217;s End by Marc J GregsonWhere the Water Meets the Sky by Diane Les BecquetsThe Unicorn Hunters by Katherine ArdenThe Reimagining of Thornwood House by Jaleigh JohnsonWeather Girl by Rachel Lynn Solomon</p>
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<p class="has-text-align-center">Hello friends, and happy Tuesday! It is Spring, and finally the weather has decided to be lovely. This is the part of the year where I absolutely love to read outside, cozy in the sunshine and warm breeze. So it&#8217;s no surprise that my reading list is on the lighter side. It just feels right!<br><br>(Clicking the covers will take you to the Storygraph pages!)</p>



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<p class="">I hereby declare that I absolutely adore Katherine Center, and will read absolutely anything that she puts out. So imagine my excitement when I saw that <em>The Shippers</em> will be out very soon! Come May, this will be front and center on my reading list and I cannot WAIT. It looks absolutely adorable. </p>
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<p class="">Also on the list of &#8220;author who writes books I will immediately snap up&#8221; is Cara Bastone, and <em>No Matter What</em> is already out in the world! I&#8217;m waiting patiently for my turn at the library. Her books are always so lovely. They walk the line between sweet romance, and real life problems. This one looks like it will be another gem and I&#8217;m so very ready to dive in. </p>
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<p class="">I started <em>Welcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop</em> once before, but I was in a reading slump and never got a chance to finish it before it was due back. One of my very sweet reader friends has since bought me a copy of my very own, and I&#8217;ve been saving it for when the weather was nice enough to read this outside. Looking forward to all the cozy vibes!</p>
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<p class="">Another book that I borrowed and didn&#8217;t get a chance to finish was <em>Kindred</em> by Octavia E. Butler, and I so very much regretted it. What I did read I enjoyed immensely. So when I saw that it was part of the sale at Barnes &amp; Noble the last time I visited, I snapped up a copy of my very own. It&#8217;s actually next on my train commute reading list!</p>
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<p class="">My turn for <em>The Honey Witch</em> by Sydney J. Shields is finally coming up and I am thrilled to get this in my hands! So many of my favorite reader friends have loved this book, and I can&#8217;t deny that the cover is everything I love about cozy fiction. Hoping for the best, but being honest I&#8217;m not really worried. This book screams Spring. </p>
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<p class="has-text-align-center">That&#8217;s my top 5 for the season, but to round it out here are 5 other very anticipated books on my Spring reading list!</p>



<p class=""><a href="https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/64f1e59b-1c5f-4392-841e-f6b0610ce387" title=""><em>Sky&#8217;s End </em> by Marc J Gregson</a><br><a href="https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/20bd0070-2663-4f0a-b834-56effa633c83" title=""><em>Where the Water Meets the Sky</em> by Diane Les Becquets</a><br><a href="https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/71c3d4f5-2dab-4748-b044-6a47dc989a26" title=""><em>The Unicorn Hunters</em> by Katherine Arden</a><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59816818-the-weight-of-blood" title=""><br></a><a href="https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/ccc5f131-7626-4d95-85f2-ca79c3ec2332" title=""><em>The Reimagining of Thornwood House</em> by Jaleigh Johnson</a><br><a href="https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/e474aefa-6515-4d8d-89bd-f128100dbc9d" title=""><em>Weather Girl </em>by Rachel Lynn Solomon</a></p>



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      <pubDate>Sun, 22 Mar 2026 11:51:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[<p>It is finally Spring my friends, and my heart couldn&#8217;t be happier! Unfortunately my favorite season was ushered in by a heatwave week, where we couldn&#8217;t open the house because it was over 90F outside every day. But yesterday and today are beautiful, and I&#8217;m enjoying it all while I can. Bees and butterflies abound! A quiet week, as work has crazy and it was just so hot outside not much motivation was had. And, if we&#8217;re being honest, probably a rambling post as well. I try to keep this blog a mix of posts that are book related and just a place for me to share some randomness with you! A quick roundup of bookish related articles I found cool, and think you might like!</p>
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<p class="has-text-align-center">It is finally Spring my friends, and my heart couldn&#8217;t be happier! Unfortunately my favorite season was ushered in by a heatwave week, where we couldn&#8217;t open the house because it was over 90F outside every day. But yesterday and today are beautiful, and I&#8217;m enjoying it all while I can. Bees and butterflies abound!</p>



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<p class="has-text-align-center">A quiet week, as work has crazy and it was just so hot outside not much motivation was had.</p>



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<li class=""><em><strong>The Fox and the Devil</strong></em><strong> </strong>by Kiersten White (Book Review)</li>



<li class=""><em><strong>Nine Goblins</strong></em> by T. Kingfisher (Book Review)</li>
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<p class="has-text-align-center">And, if we&#8217;re being honest, probably a rambling post as well. I try to keep this blog a mix of posts that are book related and just a place for me to share some randomness with you!</p>



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<li class="">Penguin Random House has the details up for the next installment of <em><a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/763589/my-life-as-an-internet-novel-volume-3-by-a-hyeon-and-yu-han-ryeo/" title="">My Life as an Internet Novel</a></em> and I am SO EXCITED. </li>



<li class="">In case you missed it, HR 7661 (a very bad book banning bill) is headed to the House. Here&#8217;s a <a href="https://bookriot.com/hr7661-advances-to-house/" title="">great article</a> about it and what <strong>you</strong> can do to help.</li>



<li class="">Check out <a href="https://apps.npr.org/best-books/#view=covers&amp;year=2025" title="">NPR&#8217;s &#8220;Books We Love&#8221;</a> for lots of great backlist books while you wait for your favorites coming out this year!</li>



<li class="">Scholastic is starting a new book fair concept that <a href="https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-book-news/article/99980-scholastic-launches-new-book-fair.html" title="">focuses on STEM</a> and I think this is freaking amazing.</li>
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      <title>Graphic Novel Review: The Tin Can Society (Vol 1) by Peter Warren and Francesco Mobili</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[<p>THE TIN CAN SOCIETY is a heartfelt and human look at the evolution of friendships across a lifetime, at disability and ableism, and the destructive power of fame.</p>
<p>The first graphic novel of a brand-new miniseries from Giant Generator showcasing the first comics work by screenwriter and incredible talent PETER WARREN (The Incal feature film, Kill Me) with jaw-dropping art by FRANCESCO MOBILI (X-Men, Scumbag) and beautifully colored by CHRIS CHUCKRY (New X-Men, Gen 13).</p>
<p>Johnny Moore is a world-famous tech mogul known as much for his work pioneering mobility aids for people with disabilities (like himself) as he is for moonlighting as the metal-suited vigilante, CALIBURN. But when Johnny is found murdered and his suit stolen, his estranged childhood best friends reunite to solve the mystery of his murder.</p>
<p>Collects issues #1-9.</p>
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<p class=""><strong><strong>Media Typ</strong>e:</strong> Graphic Novel<br><strong>Title:</strong> The Tin Can Society<br><strong>Author(s)</strong>: Peter Warren<br><strong>Illustrator: </strong>Francesco Mobili<br><strong>Publisher:</strong> Image Comics<br><strong>Pages/Length:</strong> 250 pages; Trade Paperback<br><strong>Release Date:</strong> February 18, 2026<br><strong>Source:</strong> NetGalley</p>



<p class=""><strong>Add it on: </strong><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Tin-Can-Society-Peter-Warren-ebook/dp/B0GC9JHTBT" title="Amazon">Amazon</a> | <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-tin-can-society-peter-warren/75018bd5b4af42d1?ean=9781534331471&amp;next=t" title="">Bookshop</a> | <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/237112711-the-tin-can-society" title="">Goodreads</a> | <a href="https://imagecomics.com/comics/releases/tin-can-society-tp-vol-1" title="">Publisher</a></p>


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<p class=""><strong>THE TIN CAN SOCIETY is a heartfelt and human look at the evolution of friendships across a lifetime, at disability and ableism, and the destructive power of fame.</strong></p>



<p class="">The first graphic novel of a brand-new miniseries from Giant Generator showcasing the first comics work by screenwriter and incredible talent PETER WARREN (The Incal feature film,&nbsp;<em>Kill Me</em>) with jaw-dropping art by FRANCESCO MOBILI (<em>X-Men, Scumbag</em>) and beautifully colored by CHRIS CHUCKRY (<em>New X-Men, Gen 13</em>).</p>



<p class="">Johnny Moore is a world-famous tech mogul known as much for his work pioneering mobility aids for people with disabilities (like himself) as he is for moonlighting as the metal-suited vigilante, CALIBURN. But when Johnny is found murdered and his suit stolen, his estranged childhood best friends reunite to solve the mystery of his murder.</p>



<p class="">Collects issues #1-9.</p>
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<p class="">Friends, oh friends. Let me start this review with the simple fact that this is a really gorgeous graphic novel. It blends together two of the things that I love the most in my comics: a gritty, raw superhero story and the concept of childhood friends who once drifted apart but are forced to reunite. I&#8217;m not entirely sure what I anticipated going into this, but whatever those expectations might have been they were immediately shattered. This was fabulous.</p>



<p class="">Johnny Moore is the kind of character who makes you care deeply about him, while also acknowledging that every human being is multi-faceted and flawed. Here is a man who stepped into the world of tech intending to do good, and slowly let fame and money warp him into someone much different than he once was. A man who made one too many mistakes, and lost the friends who helped him get that fame. I love a good morally ambiguous character, especially when it&#8217;s a superhero story, and Peter Warren did an excellent job.</p>



<p class="">I would be remiss if I didn&#8217;t talk about all the other characters though, because really this is a story <strong>about</strong> Johnny through the eyes of the people who knew him the best. Each one of his friends shows up for one another while trying to reconcile Johnny&#8217;s violent death with their memories of the past. I liked this aspect of the story the best. All the flashbacks to their time as childhood friends, and the snippets in time where they were still a strong friend group with a common goal in mind. Maybe it&#8217;s because I&#8217;m an older reader, but this part really hit me hard. I well know how loss invites a war in your mind behind the person that you remember, and the person who pushed you away. </p>



<p class="">For our characters though, it isn&#8217;t just about dealing with the loss. There&#8217;s a whole murder mystery to uncover as well. This is where the story line in this graphic novel really shines. Warren unfolds just enough clues in every issue to really make you want to keep reading. Tension is built and built, all the way to the very end. I was so glad I had the trade paperback, because as much as I love reading single issues I would have been so stressed out. The cliffhangers were real!</p>



<p class="">Oh, and the artwork here was absolutely stellar. This story is not for the faint of heart my friends, there is a lot of violence and a fair bit of gore present. However it never feels at all out of place. The storyline moves quickly, and the illustrations keep up perfectly. Every single panel is full of movement, full of emotion, and full of the kind of action that glues your eyes to the page. There are some really beautiful full page moments in this graphic novel that I just had to stop at and admire, because wow. Suffice it to say that the artwork here is so, so impressive. </p>



<p class="">Anyway I&#8217;m rambling. My real rating on this actually 4.5 stars, but when I started this blog I never rated anything half stars, and I need to amend that. <em>The Tin Can Society</em> was almost perfect for me. The only reason I knocked it down slightly is because I just really wanted more time with these wonderful characters before the climax.</p>



<p class=""> </p><p>The post <a href="https://www.hopelessbibliophile.com/graphic-novel-review-the-tin-can-society-vol-1-by-peter-warren-and-francesco-mobili/">Graphic Novel Review: The Tin Can Society (Vol 1) by Peter Warren and Francesco Mobili</a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.hopelessbibliophile.com">Hopelessly Devoted Bibliophile</a>.</p><img src="https://feedpress.me/link/22796/17301720.gif" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded>
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      <description><![CDATA[<p>So for the last year or so I&#8217;ve been trying valiantly not to purchase any books, unless they&#8217;re something that I really really want. I did this because I used to go to the bookstore and just spend because it felt good to bring new tomes into my library. Then I&#8217;d forget about them or, worst still, I&#8217;d end up really disliking them. It was then that I decided I&#8217;d always to try to do the library first. Then, if I really loved a book, I&#8217;d buy a copy of it! In 2024 I spent almost $2,000 on books my friends. Last year, in 2025, I only spent a total of $240. I was really, really proud of myself. I&#8217;m rambling, but I&#8217;ve been doing a lot of thinking about what I want to do really focus on as a goal this year. It&#8217;s taken a while, but I think I&#8217;ve finally settled on really purging my existing library. I&#8217;m thinking I&#8217;ll set a rule for myself that for every 3 books I purge that I won&#8217;t read again, I can buy 1 new book for the library. It&#8217;ll give me the motivation that I need, and it will help me clean up my shelves! I&#8217;ve been blessed for so long by getting free books from publishers. And a lot of them are still living on my shelves when I think they&#8217;d be so much happier at a new home. So yup, I think this is my goal! And of course I&#8217;ll still be patronizing the heck out of my library. Nothing makes me happier than picking up a pile of physical books. Libraries are the best!</p>
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<p class="">So for the last year or so I&#8217;ve been trying valiantly not to purchase any books, unless they&#8217;re something that I really really want. I did this because I used to go to the bookstore and just <strong>spend<em> </em></strong>because it felt good to bring new tomes into my library. Then I&#8217;d forget about them or, worst still, I&#8217;d end up really disliking them. It was then that I decided I&#8217;d always to try to do the library first. Then, if I really loved a book, I&#8217;d buy a copy of it! In 2024 I spent almost $2,000 on books my friends. Last year, in 2025, I only spent a total of $240. I was really, <strong>really </strong>proud of myself.</p>



<p class="">I&#8217;m rambling, but I&#8217;ve been doing a lot of thinking about what I want to do really focus on as a goal this year. It&#8217;s taken a while, but I think I&#8217;ve finally settled on really purging my existing library. I&#8217;m thinking I&#8217;ll set a rule for myself that for every 3 books I purge that I won&#8217;t read again, I can buy 1 new book for the library. It&#8217;ll give me the motivation that I need, and it will help me clean up my shelves! I&#8217;ve been blessed for so long by getting free books from publishers. And a lot of them are still living on my shelves when I think they&#8217;d be so much happier at a new home. So yup, I think this is my goal!</p>



<p class="">And of course I&#8217;ll still be patronizing the heck out of my library. Nothing makes me happier than picking up a pile of physical books. Libraries are the best!</p><p>The post <a href="https://www.hopelessbibliophile.com/library-and-goal-musings/">Library and Goal Musings</a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.hopelessbibliophile.com">Hopelessly Devoted Bibliophile</a>.</p><img src="https://feedpress.me/link/22796/17298048.gif" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 17:26:16 +0000</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[<p>Happy Monday bookish people! I hope this Monday is treating you well, especially those of you who still have to deal with daylight savings time. I woke up to a very dark morning and I&#8217;m not afraid to admit that I&#8217;m fairly exhausted today. On the bright side, it was smooth sailing on the transit commute to work. So it&#8217;s not all bad. Let&#8217;s see how my reading has been going so far. Read Last Week: I only finished one book last week. My hold for Don&#8217;t Let the Forest In by CG Drews came in, and I&#8217;ve been in a horror mood so I immediately sat down to read it. Alas, this book and I had a really rough go. I think I&#8217;ve finally grown out of the capability to deal with the deep angst that a lot of YA novels hold, and I just found myself getting really frustrated with these characters. The ending was a letdown for me too, so I rated it 2 stars. Currently Reading: Another library hold that came in this week was Nine Goblins by T. Kingfisher. I fully admit that I&#8217;ll snap up absolutely anything Kingfisher puts out, and this book has been delighting me since I first opened it up. I love that it walks a line between being a bit creepy, and a whole lot of wholesome, because that&#8217;s the joy of this author&#8217;s books. I cannot wait to finish! I also started listening to the Skeleton Crew audio book because I needed a Stephen King fix in my life. I haven&#8217;t read this book since I was probably about 11, and so I was excited to dive back into it as an adult. Friends, I had forgotten how brutal some of these stories are. This doesn&#8217;t mean I don&#8217;t love them. But man&#8230; &#8220;The Raft&#8221; will now live in my brain rent free for years. I&#8217;m surprised I forgot about it until now. Reading Next: I am actually technically still reading this one as an ongoing book, but I need to hurry up and finish it to review it. It&#8217;s not inherently a bad book by any means, but it&#8217;s very slow. So it&#8217;s been hard not to wander off and start reading other things. Review soon though! That&#8217;s it for me! What are you reading this week?</p>
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<p class="has-text-align-center">Happy Monday bookish people!<br><br>I hope this Monday is treating you well, especially those of you who still have to deal with daylight savings time. I woke up to a very dark morning and I&#8217;m not afraid to admit that I&#8217;m fairly exhausted today. On the bright side, it was smooth sailing on the transit commute to work. So it&#8217;s not all bad. Let&#8217;s see how my reading has been going so far.</p>


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<p class="has-text-align-center">I only finished one book last week. My hold for <em>Don&#8217;t Let the Forest In</em> by CG Drews came in, and I&#8217;ve been in a horror mood so I immediately sat down to read it. Alas, this book and I had a really rough go. I think I&#8217;ve finally grown out of the capability to deal with the deep angst that a lot of YA novels hold, and I just found myself getting really frustrated with these characters. The ending was a letdown for me too, so I rated it 2 stars.</p>
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<p class="has-text-align-center">Another library hold that came in this week was <em>Nine Goblins</em> by T. Kingfisher. I fully admit that I&#8217;ll snap up absolutely anything Kingfisher puts out, and this book has been delighting me since I first opened it up. I love that it walks a line between being a bit creepy, and a whole lot of wholesome, because that&#8217;s the joy of this author&#8217;s books. I cannot wait to finish!<br><br>I also started listening to the <em>Skeleton Crew</em> audio book because I needed a Stephen King fix in my life. I haven&#8217;t read this book since I was probably about 11, and so I was excited to dive back into it as an adult. Friends, I had forgotten how <strong>brutal</strong> some of these stories are. This doesn&#8217;t mean I don&#8217;t love them. But man&#8230; &#8220;The Raft&#8221; will now live in my brain rent free for years. I&#8217;m surprised I forgot about it until now.</p>
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<p class="has-text-align-center">I am actually technically still reading this one as an ongoing book, but I need to hurry up and finish it to review it. It&#8217;s not inherently a bad book by any means, but it&#8217;s very slow. So it&#8217;s been hard not to wander off and start reading other things. Review soon though!</p>
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<p class="has-text-align-center"><strong>That&#8217;s it for me! What are you reading this week?</strong></p><p>The post <a href="https://www.hopelessbibliophile.com/its-monday-what-are-you-reading-3-9-26/">It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? (3/9/26)</a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.hopelessbibliophile.com">Hopelessly Devoted Bibliophile</a>.</p><img src="https://feedpress.me/link/22796/17296381.gif" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded>
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