Author: Celeste

I had to quickly throw together this August 2025 On My Radar, but I think I got most (if not all) things here! August was a long month, so there are a lot of reviews. There’s something in the list for most folks from YA to nonfiction to horror, fantasy, and romance. Check out this list and have fun blog hopping!

Reviews

• Ocean: Earth’s Last Wilderness by David Attenborough and Colin Butfield by Janette at Wicked Witch’s Blog
• Ascension by S.T. Gibson by Chris at Biblio Nerd Reflections
• The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas by Tasya at The Literary Huntress
• The Entanglement of Rival Wizards by Sara Raasch by Tammy at Books, Bones & Buffy
• Lucky Day by Chuck Tingle by Tammy at Books, Bones & Buffy
• Ocean: Earth’s Last Wilderness by David Attenborough and Colin Butfield by Janette at Wicked Witch’s Blog
• Voidwalker by S.A. MacLean by Caitlin at Realms of My Mind
• Katabasis by R. F. Kuang by Becky at Becky’s Book Blog
• Shiny Happy People by Clay McLeod Chapman by Daniel Fugate
• The Isle in the Silver Sea by Tasha Suri by Jodie at Witty & Sarcastic Bookclub
• Mad Sisters of Esi by Tashan Mehta by Jodie at Witty & Sarcastic Bookclub
• The Jasmine Throne by Tasha Suri by Dini at Dini Panda Reads
• Roll For Romance by Lenora Woods by Amanda Kay at Your Book Friend
• The Undermining of Twyla and Frank (Hart and Mercy #2) by Megan Bannen by Isabelle at FanFiAddict
• Algospeak by Adam Aleksic by H.C. Newton at The Irresponsible Reader

Discussions

• How I Read Star Ratings by Krysta at Pages Unbound

Bookish Miscellany

• Don’t Marry the First Mole You Meet: Five Retellings of “Thumbelina” by Rachel Ayers at Reactor Magazine
• We All Miss Mass Market Paperbacks by Molly Templeton at Reactor Magazine

News

• Under Threat from State, Florida Public Schools Are Banning These 55+ Books Without Review by Kelly Jensen at Book Riot