Afternoon Everyone and I hope everyone had a great Halloween and fall is tuning down well for you as we enter our next cozy season. October was a bit of a mixed bag for my as When the Moon Hatched has turned out to be an all-time personal favorite for me, and while I also liked Bury Our Bones & Dance of Lies, everything fell a little flat. I think I really need to re-evaluate my DNF policy and learn to put the books I’m not really enjoying down to open new doors for other books that are perhaps better suited to my reading style.
When the Moon Hatched by Sarah A. Parker
Hard-Cover Worthy- 5/5 Stars
Raeve is an assassin for the rebel faction Fíur du Ath and presents herself as a “null” (someone lacking magic). In a world where the death of a dragon poses the creation of a new moon, Raeve pursues a dangerous mission only to have it follow her home. Along the way, she discovers secrets that tie her fate to that of the Kingdom. What begins as a story of vengeance becomes a quest for identity and power, with the fate of the moons (and the people under them) hanging in the balance.
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The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune
Not Really My Thing– 2/5 Stars
Linus Baker, a by-the-book caseworker who inspects orphanages for magical children. When he’s sent on a secret assignment to a remote island, he meets a group of unique kids and their charming caretaker, Arthur Parnassus. As Linus grows closer to them, he begins to question the rules he’s always lived by.
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The Isle in the Silver Sea by Tasha Suri
Publishing Date: Oct 21, 2025
Not Really My Thing– 2/5 Stars
Neya Everille is hiding a dangerous secret, she is a synesthete who can sense magic in ways others cannot. Drawn more to plants than gemstones, she pursues botany at university, hoping to carve out her own path. But when her abilities are exposed, Neya is forced into entangled political tensions and a looming war while trying to hide her forbidden gifts.
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A Dance of Lies by Brittney Arena
Kindle Worthy– 3.5/5 Stars
Vasalie Moran, once the prized dancer of the royal court until she’s betrayed and imprisoned for a crime she didn’t commit. When the king offers her freedom in exchange for becoming his spy during the high-stakes royal Gathering, Vasalie is thrust back into a world of glittering deception and buried grudges. She uncovers a tangled web of betrayal, bloody royal rivalries, and dangerous secrets, and she must decide between vengeance, loyalty, or love.
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Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil by V.E. Schwab
Shelf Worthy- 4/5 Stars
Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil by V. E. Schwab weaves together the stories of three women across different centuries—María in 16th-century Spain, Charlotte in 19th-century London, and Alice in modern-day Boston—each bound by hunger, immortality, and a dark legacy.
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A Study in Drowning by Vanessa Penney
Teen Book-2.5/5 Stars
Effy Sayre, the only female student in the architecture program at Llyr’s prestigious university. Effy has always been obsessed with the author Emrys Myrddin and his novel Angharad, a dark fairy tale that mirrors the nightmares that have haunted her since childhood. When she’s invited to redesign Myrddin’s seaside estate after his death, Effy jumps at the chance—only to discover the crumbling house is filled with secrets and something far more sinister than fiction. Teaming up with a rival literature student, Preston, Effy must unravel the truth about Myrddin, her past, and the dangerous line between myth and reality.
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What was your favorite read this month?
-Anna R.
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