A Literary Escape

Thorn Season by Kiera Azar

Published on September 15, 2026September 14, 2026 by Celeste3 Comments

Today’s review is about THORN SEASON by Kiera Azar. It’s the first book in a planned YA fantasy romance trilogy. It has politics at court, a bit of a love quadrangle, and ongoing persecution of magical minorities.

Author: Kiera Azar
Series: Thorn Season, #1
Age Category: Young Adult
Publisher: Storytide
Publish Date: September 02, 2025
Print Length: 464

Want to support local bookstores? Buy a copy of Thorn Season on Bookshop.org!*

*These are not affiliate links and I do not make a commission from any purchase made using these links.

Continue reading →

September 2026 Book Releases

Published on September 13, 2026September 13, 2026 by Celeste9 Comments

Well, I thought I wasn’t going to compile a list of my anticipated September 2026 book releases for several reasons. One, it takes hours to curate this type of list, especially if a month has a lot of releases to sift through. Two, my blog views tanked a lot, which really detracts from my motivation to spend hours on a post (loathe as I am to admit it). And three, I’ve just been busy and I’m behind on my reading and reviewing. But Chris pointed out that these lists are nice to look back at for yourself, and I completely agree. So, the compilation of this list was driven purely by self-serving motivation. 😛

Anyway, September is a busy month for book releases. I found 21 books that looked really interesting to me, some of which I preordered already. (And some I already have in hand because I created this list halfway through September!) This time I have a good mix of fantasy, nonfiction, and some magical realism. It looks like a good month!

Continue reading →

Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke

Published on September 9, 2026September 8, 2026 by Celeste10 Comments

Today’s review is about YESTERYEAR by Caro Claire Burke. This is a satire of tradwife culture. The premise is the main character wakes up and finds herself in 1855 Idaho instead of present day.

Author: Caro Claire Burke
Series: None
Age Category: Adult
Publisher: Knopf
Publish Date: April 07, 2026
Print Length: 400

Want to support local bookstores? Buy a copy of Yesteryear on Bookshop.org!*

*These are not affiliate links and I do not make a commission from any purchase made using these links.

Continue reading →

WWW Wednesday: September 2, 2026

Published on September 2, 2026September 1, 2026 by Celeste9 Comments

WWW Wednesday was revived and hosted by Sam at Taking on a World of Words. The idea is to answer the three questions below and leave a link to your post in the comments for others to look at. No blog? No problem! Just leave a comment with your responses.

What are you currently reading?

What have you just finished reading?

What are you going to read next?

Continue reading →

September 2026 TBR

Published on September 1, 2026August 30, 2026 by Celeste9 Comments

I did an ok job reading from my August 2026 TBR and finished three books and am reading a fourth from that selection. Some of those books are also in my September 2026 TBR. I’m keeping my priority reads list a little shorter this month. My hopeful reads are a selection of nonfiction and mostly nature related since I’m (currently) in the mood for calm reads.

Continue reading →