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On My Radar: May 2023

Published on May 30, 2023May 29, 2023 by Celeste11 Comments

Good morning, bookish friends! It’s time for another slice of what I read in the blogosphere during the month of May. I admit I felt a bit more crunched for time than usual in May, so I didn’t blog hop as much in the latter half of the month. (So sorry!) But I still tried to boost others where I could, mainly on Twitter. Anyway, here is a short list of what’s On My Radar for May!

The Legend of Korra (2012-2014) Season 4 TV Series Review by Lashaan at Roars and Echoes
World Defining Magic: Six Favourite Spells That Make A Story by Peat at Peat Long’s Blog
Crooked: The Roaring ’20s Tale of A Corrupt Attorney General, A Crusading Senator, and the Birth of the American Political Scandaly by Nathan Masters by Krysta at Pages Unbound
DRUNK REVIEW: Arsenic and Adobo by Mia Manansala (Tita Rosie’s Kitchen Mystery #1) by Sam at Will Read For Booze
They Asked, so I Answer (just about) Anything for My 10th Blogiversary by H.C. Newton at The Irresponsible Reader
When Do We Move From Advocacy to Preparation?: Book Censorship News, May 26, 2023 by Kelly Jensen at Book Riot
“With My Whole Heart and Soul”: Interview with Krystle Matar by Peat at Peat Long’s Blog
The Endless Vessel by Charles Soule–Review by Tammy at Books, Bones & Buffy
BBNYA Tour Review: Sunbolt by Intisar Khanani by Dini at Dini Panda Reads

Wyrd and Wonder: Bite-Size Fantasies

Published on May 23, 2023April 28, 2023 by Celeste10 Comments

Todays’s Wyrd and Wonder prompt is “bite-size fantasies.” While this sounds delightfully fun, it is meant to focus on short story or novella-length fantasy stories. Since last year’s Wyrd and Wonder I have read quite a bit more fantasy books (obviously), some of which were on the shorter side. Here is a list of some bite-size fantasies that might be of interest. I loosely interpreted novellas as 200 pages in under, though I believe technically they are typically shorer than that.

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Wyrd and Wonder: Celebrate Celtic Mythology

Published on May 20, 2023January 14, 2024 by Celeste8 Comments

In lieu of participating in Wyrd and Wonder on my blog this week I’ve been reading FOURTH WING by Rebecca Yarros. Or, trying to, at least, in between other things that cropped up this week. Regardless, today’s prompt is mythology, or celebrate a subgenre. If I had planned better, I would have saved my recently-created list of Arthurian retellings for today. But alas. (Please check it out if you missed it!) Instead, my focus is to celebrate Celtic mythology, which is just as fun to read.

Allow me to be frank in that I don’t know much about Celtic mythology. However, I inadvertently many times a year seem to read fantasy books inspired by it. This inspiration usually isn’t evident to me when I read the synopsis. Or perhaps it’s not evident to me because I am not educated in it. (Highly possible.) Nevertheless, I do enjoy them when I read them. So allow me to celebrate Celtic mythology and share it via a list.

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Arthurian Retellings Reading List

Published on May 17, 2023May 19, 2026 by Celeste48 Comments

Initially created for Wyrd and Wonder 2023, I decided to pull together an Arthurian retellings list. I have always been low key interested in Arthurian legend. Like many things in life, we all have many interests but not enough time in which to truly delve deep into them. So I satisfy my interest with reading Arthurian retellings. And there are some great ones out there to read.

Since there are many works on Arthurian legend, this list is not comprehensive. Instead, this Arthurian retellings list contains books I have read. It also has some which I have not yet read, but would like to in the long term. My intention is to create a working list. That is, I plan to update it as I read my way through more Arthurian tales. I am always open to recommendations, so if you have any that fall under this topic, please let me know in the comment section.

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Wyrd and Wonder: Frequent Recommendations

Published on May 9, 2023April 28, 2023 by Celeste10 Comments

The Wyrd and Wonder prompt challenge for today is “most often recommended to you (or by you).” I don’t usually find myself asking for recommendations often, simply because I have a huge backlist at home. As this is the case, I’ll focus on fantasy books I tend to recommend to others. If you know me, I bet you know what will be first in this Wyrd and Wonder frequent recommendations list! This list is on the shorter side because I really have to like something to constantly recommend it to others. Call me a critic, if you will, but that’s just my nature!

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