Celeste, Author at A Literary Escape

WWW Wednesday: May 27, 2026

Published on May 27, 2026May 26, 2026 by Celeste4 Comments

This has felt like a slow reading month for me. Though, to be fair, I’ve been busy, so that’s reflected in my reading speed. Regardless, I still made enough progress from last week to warrant another WWW Wednesday this week.

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.

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Rolls and Rivalry by Kristy Boyce

Published on May 25, 2026May 24, 2026 by Celeste6 Comments

Today’s review is about ROLLS AND RIVALRY by Kristy Boyce. It’s the third book in a series of standalones. Boyce puts us back into the world of high school and D&D, this time via marching band.

Author: Kristy Boyce
Series: Gaming and Romance, #3
Age Category: Young Adult
Publisher: Delacorte Romance
Publish Date: May 5, 2026
Print Length: 384

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WWW Wednesday: May 20, 2026

Published on May 20, 2026May 19, 2026 by Celeste6 Comments

Before I jump into WWW Wednesday, I just want to say I added a couple books to my Arthurian Retellings Reading List post. There are, obviously, lots of retellings out there, so the two I added are ones I’ve read recently. And if you didn’t know I had this post, now you do!

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The Geomagician by Jennifer Mandula

Published on May 18, 2026May 17, 2026 by Celeste12 Comments

Today’s review is about THE GEOMAGICIAN by Jennifer Mandula. It’s a historical fantasy based on Mary Anning, a fossil collector in Victorian England. Though this is part one of a duology, it ends feeling like a standalone novel.

Author: Jennifer Mandula
Series: The Geomagician, #1
Age Category: Adult
Publisher: Del Rey
Publish Date: March 31, 2026
Print Length: 464

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WWW Wednesday: May 13, 2026

Published on May 13, 2026May 12, 2026 by Celeste11 Comments

Apologies that I haven’t been on the blogosphere much, much less posted a review in the last week! We had our floors done upstairs and it’s been a bit chaotic. So my reading time has been more sporadic. And then we found out that our HVAC system is on the fritz (and our water heater maybe has another year left), which is not something we anticipated. I had no idea how expensive HVAC systems are!!! Naturally, we found this out after we’d paid for the flooring contract and paid a lot of money to have our AC fixed in our car. This year is quickly becoming expensive! 🙁 Anyway…enough life stuff.

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