A Literary Escape

May 2025 On My Radar

Published on May 30, 2025May 26, 2025 by Celeste7 Comments

This May 2025 On My Radar is a bit shorter than usual for a number of reasons. I took an international vacation for over a week in the UK and wasn’t super present within the book blogosphere. I’ve also been in a bit of a reading slump and as such lacked motivation to do a lot of bookish things. Nevertheless, I did blog hop a little, so please feel free to pay these folks a visit!

Reviews

The Incandescent by Emily Tesh by Jenna at Falling Letters
THE INCANDESCENT by Emily Tesh by Caitlin at Realms of My Mind
SHIELD OF SPARROWS by Devney Perry by Tammy at Books, Bones & Buffy
OVERGROWTH by Mira Grant by Tammy at Books, Bones & Buffy
The Sun Blessed Prince by Lindsey Byrd by Janette at Wicked Witch’s Blog
Paladin’s Grace by T Kingfisher by David at Blue Book Balloon
The Land of the Living and the Dead by Shauna Lawless by Matt at Runalong the Shelves
GREENTEETH OR A FASCINATING TALE THAT FELL FLAT FOR ME by Susy at The Road to Hell is Paved With Books
Hive (Madders of Time Book 1) by D.L. Orton by Jodie at Witty & Sarcastic Bookclub
The Love Haters by Katherine Center – A Feel-Good Rom-Com You’ll Love by Jodie at That Happy Reader
The Ashfire King by Chelsea Abdullah by Chris at Biblio Nerd Reflections

Discussion

If Only All Books in Series Had Recaps by Krysta at Pages Unbound

Bookish Miscellany

The Best Books I’ve Read in 2025 (so far) by Daniel Fugate

WWW Wednesday: May 28, 2025

Published on May 28, 2025May 28, 2025 by Celeste9 Comments

It’s the last WWW Wednesday in May and I’m afraid I don’t have much to show for it! It’s been two weeks since my last WWW Wednesday and I finished one novella. Poof. That’s it! This is partially because I took a trip to the UK for nine days. And it’s partially because I’ve been in a bit of a reading slump, which isn’t great because I have ARCs to read. Anyway, let’s get on with it!

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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UK Book Haul 2025

Published on May 26, 2025May 26, 2025 by Celeste16 Comments

Well, I’m back from my nine-day jaunt to the United Kingdom, specifically southwest England and southern Wales. As a result my internal clock is a bit off and I woke up at 5:30 am EDT on the last day of a holiday weekend. Anyway, while in the UK I, of course, set foot in some bookstores. So I thought it’d be fun to do a UK book haul. I was good and restrained myself, though to be honest it wasn’t that difficult because a lot of the books I’m interested in I tend to get from Fairyloot or Illumicrate. But, nonetheless, I brought home a few “souvenirs.”

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A Fate Inked in Blood by Danielle L. Jensen

A Fate Inked In Blood by Danielle Jensen

Published on May 19, 2025May 11, 2025 by Celeste6 Comments

Today’s review is about A FATE INKED IN BLOOD by Danielle Jensen. It’s the first installment of the Saga of the Unfated duology. Freya has a drop of god’s blood, which gives her the power of said god when invoking their name. But a prophecy names her power and she inadvertently finds herself caught in the king of Skaland’s fervor.

Author: Danielle Jensen
Series: Saga of the Unfated #1
Age Category: Adult
Publisher: Del Rey
Publish Date: February 27, 2024
Print Length: 432

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