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Ascension by S.T. Gibson

Published on August 11, 2025August 11, 2025 by Celeste8 Comments

Today’s review is about ASCENSION by S.T. Gibson. It’s the second book in The Summoner’s Circle series. This review contains spoilers for the previous book in the series, EVOCATION.

Author: S.T. Gibson
Series: The Summoner’s Circle #2
Age Category: Adult
Publisher: Angry Robot
Publish Date: July 8, 2025
Print Length: 400

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WWW Wednesday: August 6, 2025

Published on August 6, 2025August 5, 2025 by Celeste8 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?

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Roll For Love by M.K. England

Published on August 4, 2025August 3, 2025 by Celeste4 Comments

Today’s review is about ROLL FOR LOVE by M.K. England. This is a Young Adult contemporary romance that features two queer main characters, both of whom love Dungeons & Dragons.

Author: M.K. England
Series: None
Age Category: Young Adult
Publisher: Running Press Kids
Publish Date: April 08, 2025
Print Length: 272

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August 2025 TBR

Published on August 1, 2025July 30, 2025 by Celeste10 Comments

I did okay on last month’s TBR. But because of my mental funk I only got through half of the ARCs I wanted to read. So I plopped the rest right into my August 2025 TBR. These days I tend to alternate between ARC and mood read so that reading “obligations” don’t feel like a chore. I’m super thankful to receive ARCs, but I always have to remember that I have books to read that I bought, too!

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July 2025 Book Blog Wrap-Up

Published on July 31, 2025July 30, 2025 by Celeste9 Comments

I try not to say this every month, but July truly felt like it went by super quickly, probably because I had a decent amount of things going on. Now that summer is in full swing I also spend more time gardening, which passes the time. I felt kind of restless this month, so most of my reads are via audiobook. But there’s a good selection there. So feel free to check out my July 2025 book blog wrap-up below!

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