A Literary Escape

Water Moon by Samantha Sotto Yambao

Published on December 16, 2025December 15, 2025 by Celeste14 Comments

Today’s review is about WATER MOON by Samantha Sotto Yambao. It’s a standalone fantasy novel in which a young woman’s father goes missing on the first day she takes over running their pawn shop. She embarks on a quest with a young stranger and uncovers more than she expected.

Author: Samantha Sotto Yambao
Series: None
Age Category: Adult
Publisher: Del Rey
Publish Date: January 14, 2025
Print Length: 384

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WWW Wednesday: December 10, 2025

Published on December 10, 2025December 9, 2025 by Celeste17 Comments

I meant to post a WWW Wednesday last week, but I just ran out of time between Thanksgiving and personal things going on. So it’s been a couple weeks since one of these updates. But I haven’t read a ton, so this week’s isn’t terribly long even including 2-3 weeks’ worth of books.

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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The Roommate Risk by Talia Hibbert

Published on December 8, 2025November 30, 2025 by Celeste6 Comments

Today’s review is about THE ROOMMATE RISK by Talia Hibbert. This is a standalone contemporary romance with years of pining packed into a few short weeks of close proximity. Hibbert delivers in this romance full of tension and unpacking various family trauma and complexes.

Author: Talia Hibbert
Series: None
Age Category: Adult
Publisher: Nixon House
Publish Date: May 05, 2021
Print Length: 286

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December 2025 TBR

Published on December 2, 2025November 29, 2025 by Celeste19 Comments

My December 2025 TBR is purely all hopeful reads. The holiday season is busy and I don’t want to pressure myself to a bunch of ARC commitments (even though I’m behind). Most of the books on my December 2025 TBR are books I’ve owned for a while. So if I get to them it’ll be nice to cross off even more from my unread physical book pile. Anyway, these are all fantasy books except for one historical fiction.

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The Entanglement of Rival Wizards by Sara Raasch

Published on December 1, 2025November 30, 2025 by Celeste4 Comments

Today’s review is about THE ENTANGLEMENT OF RIVAL WIZARDS by Sara Raasch. It’s the first in a series of standalone romances. Here, Sebastian and his academic rival are competing for the same grant. But when they unexpectedly both receive it, they must work together or forfeit their graduation requirement. It’s a Dungeons & Dragons-related fantasy romance with rivals-to-lovers and working through family trauma.

Author: Sara Raasch
Series: Magic and Romance, #1
Age Category: Adult
Publisher: Bramble
Publish Date: August 26, 2025
Print Length: 336

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