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Enjoy reading fantasy books? Looking to add to your tbr’s for 2026? Then make sure to check out my ‘50 fantasy reads of 2026’ Jan to June edition! crooksbooks.blog/2025/11/25/5...
50 Fantasy Releases of 2026 – Jan to June!
Hello, hello! Yes, I am back with the first installment of my ’50 fantasy releases of…’ for 2026. I’ve managed to schedule this a little earlier than last year, but that doe…
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November 25, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Huge thanks to @titanbooks.bsky.social for sending me this gorgeous finished copy of ‘Snake Eater’ by @tkingfisher.com!

Genuinely one of the most hilarious horrors I’ve ever read… ‘meep, meep motherfuckers.’
November 21, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Love books about books? Evil secret societies? Rivals to lovers romance?

Then you need to read ‘The Bookshop Below’ by Georgia Summers! Check out my review here. crooksbooks.blog/2025/11/20/t...
The Bookshop Below by Georgia Summers – ARC Review!
If you want a story that will change your life, Chiron’s bookshop is where you go. For those lucky enough to grace its doors, it’s a glimpse into a world of deadly bargains and powerful…
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November 20, 2025 at 5:13 PM
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🌞 Morning! 🌞 New book review today for FEMALE FANTASY by Iman Hariri-Kia, which “is both a satire of and homage to the romance genre.”

I had fun reading this one! 📚💙

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Female Fantasy by Iman Hariri-Kia
A book review about Female Fantasy by Iman Hariri-Kia, a contemporary romance that both satirizes and honors the romance genre.
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November 17, 2025 at 2:57 PM
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Happy #TopTenTuesday! In honor of #SciFiMonth2025 I'm sharing science fiction Future Classic books. As far as I'm concerned Vicious (Villains #1) by V.E. Schwab is already there. #booksky #bookblogger @scifimonth.bsky.social never-anyone-else.blogspot.com/2025/11/scif...
November 18, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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ICYMI, I recently reviewed CINDER HOUSE by Freya Marskee, a delightful, ghostly Cinderella retelling

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Book Review: CINDER HOUSE by Freya Marske
A ghostly, original Cinderella retelling
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November 18, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Time for my monthly wrap up for October! I felt like I didn’t have a spare minute last month, but still managed to get plenty of reading in! crooksbooks.blog/2025/11/18/m...
Monthly Wrap-Up – October 2025!
Hello, hello! I hope you’re all having a great November so far. I’ve finally got around to sorting my monthly wrap-up for October. I had a pretty hectic month, it was my sisters and Nep…
crooksbooks.blog
November 18, 2025 at 5:53 PM
*Screams in delight & horror*

Huge thanks to @torbooksuk.bsky.social for gifting me this haunting proof of ‘Wolf Worm’ by T. Kingfisher!

A story filled with scientific curiosities & monstrous creatures. I can’t wait to dive into. Out March 2026!
November 14, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Today’s review is for ‘Witchlight’ the final book in the Witchlands series by Susan Dennard.

Explosive and emotional end to one of my favourite fantasy series. crooksbooks.blog/2025/11/13/w...
Witchlight by Susan Dennard – ARC Review!
Paths converge and prophecies unfold as Safi and Iseult―the legendary Cahr Awen―fight their way across the Witchlands to heal the final Origin Well. With ancient figures rising from the past, the R…
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November 13, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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ICYMi, I reviewed THE HOUSE SAPHIR by Marissa Meyer, a caper with ghosts and monsters from French folklore

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Audiobook Review: THE HOUSE SAPHIR by Marissa Meyer
A ghost filled caper
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November 12, 2025 at 5:54 PM
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It is time for a new Birthstone Book Covers! Say hello to November! And I am doing orange covers again, this time non-spooky~ We need more orange covers!

#BookBloggers #Blogging #Books #BookSky📚💙

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November 12, 2025 at 1:10 PM
I’m currently reading a book about a magical library & buddy reading the next book in the Green Bone Saga! What are you reading today? crooksbooks.blog/2025/11/12/w...
WWW Wednesday!
WWW Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Sam over on Taking on a World of Words The idea is pretty simple, every week you dedicate a post to the three W’s: What are you currently reading? What…
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November 12, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Not sure who I need to beg for one of these, but here I am… begging 🙏🏻#JapaneseGothic
November 11, 2025 at 4:35 PM
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I read The Everlasting by Alix E Harrow. It's hard to put into words what made this book such a treasure, but I tried.

#bookblogger #booksky #TheEverlasting #bookreview
Book Review: The Everlasting by Alix E. Harrow
From Alix E. Harrow, the New York Times bestselling author of Starling House, comes a moving and genre-defying quest about the lady-knight whose legend built a nation, and the cowardly historian se…
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November 11, 2025 at 3:16 PM
This weeks #toptenTuesday prompt was ‘books outside my comfort zone’ and I’ve spotlighted (maybe a little more than 10) horror, sci-fi & Thriller reads I’ve loved. crooksbooks.blog/2025/11/11/b...
Books I Loved Outside of my Comfort Zone – Top Ten Tuesday!
Hello, hello! If you’ve been following me for a while, you’ll know that while my heart firmly leans towards fantasy, of late I have been dipping and diving out of that genre a little mo…
crooksbooks.blog
November 11, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Today’s review is for #Renegades by Marissa Meyer.

This was a re-read for me so I could finally knock the series off my TBR. crooksbooks.blog/2025/11/10/r...
Renegades by Marissa Meyer – Book Review!
The Renegades are a syndicate of prodigies — humans with extraordinary abilities — who emerged from the ruins of a crumbled society and established peace and order where chaos reigned. As champions…
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November 10, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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Today I'm sharing my favourite community posts that I read in October! I hope you get the chance to visit and appreciate some of these blogs :) Happy reading! #booksky #bookblog #bookcommunity
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October 2025 Community Posts!
It’s time to look at October’s community posts. I didn’t realise how many reviews I checked out this month, but that explains how my TBR exploded with new titles because all these…
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November 6, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Love books featuring books? Secret sinister societies? Slow burn romance? Then you need to check out this weeks #firstlinesFriday!

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First Lines Friday!
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? Pic…
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November 7, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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I read Hot Wax by M. L. Rio. While I loved a previous book by this author, this one just didn't work out for me.
Have you read this? Did your experience differ from mine?

#booksky #bookblogger #books
Book Review: Hot Wax by M.L. Rio
Summer, 1989: ten-year-old Suzanne is drawn like a magnet to her father’s forbidden world of electric guitars and tricked-out cars. When her mother remarries, she jumps at the chance to tag along o…
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November 7, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Looking for a horror featuring ancient gods & the best comedic duo of an eccentric grandma & long suffering priest, then look no further.

Snake Eater by T. Kingfisher is the book for you! crooksbooks.blog/2025/11/06/s...
Snake Eater by T. Kingfisher – ARC Review!
When Selena travels to the remote desert town of Quartz Creek in search of her estranged Aunt Amelia, she is desperate and short of options. Fleeing an unhappy marriage, she has exactly twenty-seve…
crooksbooks.blog
November 6, 2025 at 4:04 PM