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July 2026 TBR

Published on July 2, 2026June 29, 2026 by Celeste7 Comments

My July 2026 TBR primarily consists of ARCs simply because I’ll be on the move a lot this month. (Also, I’m really behind on ARCs.) Luckily, I have some good ones to read and I’m excited about all of these. But first, I need to finish EMPIRE OF STORMS, which is a must. Then I’ll have two books left in the series, which I think is manageable before the next ACOTAR books come out.

Anyway, to those of us who’ll be enduring the heat dome for the next 5 days or so, stay safe, good luck, hunker down. I hear reading is a good, cool thing to do.

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June 2026 Book Blog Wrap-Up

Published on June 30, 2026June 29, 2026 by Celeste9 Comments

This was a weird reading month (again). I feel like I did “worse” than last month. I had a lofty goal of reading a bunch of my physical books for Pride Month, but then fell off the wagon, so to speak. Between travelling, work distractions, gardening, and not really jiving with most of my reads, I kind of felt like I was in a little slump. But I still finished a few books, so I have a bit of a June 2026 Book Blog Wrap-Up for everyone. As usual, feel free to jump around to the various sections that interest you.

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July 2026 Book Releases

Published on June 28, 2026June 28, 2026 by Celeste6 Comments

I have about half as many books in my July 2026 Book Releases list compared to months past, like June’s list. Sure, there are others that piqued my interested, but these select few are ones that really piqued my interest. It could be there’s also a bit of a lull in fantasy book releases that interest me…or I just haven’t looked hard enough. But I think there’s still a good mix in this July 2026 book releases selection below.

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June 2026 On My Radar

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

For the June 2026 On My Radar there were a couple of books for which I read multiple reviews. This doesn’t happen often, but I guess there were a few books that a good number of folks were interested in at the same time! Anyway, take a look at some of the posts I hopped over to this month. Maybe you’ll find something to add to your TBR!

Reviews

The Geomagician by Jennifer Mandula by Krysta at Pages Unbound
The Correspondent by Virginia Evans by Krysta at Pages Unbound
The Infinite Sadness of Small Appliances by Glenn Dixon by Janette at Wicked Witch’s Blog
Late Light by Michael Malay by Janette at Wicked Witch’s Blog
Obstetrix by Naomi Kritzer by Leslie at Books Are the New Black
Obstetrix by Naomi Kritzer by Tammy at Books, Bones & Buffy
Swordheart by T. Kingfisher by Lisa at Bookshelf Fantasies
The Knight Watch by Thomas D. Lee by Becky at Becky’s Book Blog
The Knight Watch by Thomas D Lee by Blue Book Balloon
The Winter Folk by Jen Julian by Jodie at Witty and Sarcastic Bookclub
The Someday Garden by Ashley Poston by Blue Book Balloon
Daughter of Egypt by Marie Benedict by Uncommonly Bound
Brigands & Breadknives by Travis Baldree by Little Frog Scribbles
The Sun and The Starmaker by Rachel Griffin by Bree at Bibliophile Bree

Discussion

Book Reviews Vs. Book Reactions and Reviewers’ (Lack of?) Confidence by Briana at Pages Unbound
Is There a Magic Number of Books to Read Per Year That Makes You a “Reader?” by Briana at Pages Unbound

Bookish Miscellany

New Releases Book Tag by Charlotte at Bewitching Books, Ravenous Reads

WWW Wednesday: June 24, 2026

Published on June 24, 2026June 22, 2026 by Celeste4 Comments

I’ve been in a weird reading mood all month. I can’t seem to settle down to read. Perhaps one reason is most of the books I’ve picked up so far are kind of average, so I’m not super motivated to read them. The other reason is it’s gardening season and I was in Florida for a few days visiting friends and going to theme parks. I’m trying to stay out of a reading slump. It’s by pure determination that I even have a WWW Wednesday update!

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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