A Literary Escape

Well, this is a larger post than my usual “On My Radar” segments for no particular reason. The extra time spent accumulating this awesome content means you, dear readers, get to visit even more awesome posts. So, please feel free to peruse this list of some of the reviews, discussions, and bookish miscellany I noted in this On My Radar February 2024 edition.

Reviews

• THE BUTCHER OF THE FOREST By Premee Mohamed – Review by Tammy at Books, Bones & Buffy
• Book Review – Voyage of the Damned by Chris at Biblio Nerd Reflections
• Book Review: The Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson Bennett by Shazzie at reader@work
• Book Review: Emily Wilde’s Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett by Dini at Dini Panda Reads
• Book Review: Days at the Morisaki Bookshop by Satoshi Yagisawa by Sarah at Exploring All Genres
• Review: A City on Mars by Kelly and Zach Weinersmith by Shellyrae at Book’d Out
• Review: House of Flame and Shadow by Sarah J. Maas by Leslie at Books Are the New Black
• Fathomfolk by Nicole at Thoughts Stained With Ink
• The Lost Rainforests of Britain – Book Review by Janette at Wicked Witch’s Blog
• Book Review: Illuminations by Kate at Blogging With Dragons
• Book Review – RELICS OF RUIN by Erin M Evans by Nick at Out of This World SFF
• The Book of Doors by Gareth Brown by Jodie at Witty and Sarcastic Bookclub
• Queen of None by Natania Barron by Jodie at Witty and Sarcastic Bookclub
• Charm City Rocks by Matthew Norman: A Tale of Second Acts and Second Chances by H.C. Newton at The Irresponsible Reader
• Arc review: Dreams of Fire by Shauna Lawless by Sue at Sue’s Musings

Discussion

• Why Libraries Aren’t the Best Place for “Staff Anti-Picks” or Other Negative Book Displays by Krysta at Pages Unbound
• The Science of Oppenheimer by Sifa at Sifa Elizabeth Reads
• Watching Killers of the Flower Moon With the Eyes of a Once Upon History Teacher by Michael at My Comic Relief
• A Beginner’s Guide to Falling in Love with Audiobooks by Charvi at Not Just Fiction

Bookish Miscellany

• My Content is Being Stolen by Alli at Alli the Book Giraffe (a call to bloggers to check that their content hasn’t been swiped)
• Blogging: Disclosure Statements for Sponsored Content by Jo Linsdell
• Books with Dragons???? for Chinese New Year of the Dragon!???? by Cat at The Strawberry Post
• Trope-ical Readathon March 2024 Announcement by Jen at JenJen Reviews
• Most Anticipated: Spring 2024 Sci-Fi/Fantasy Book Releases by Caitlin at Realms of My Mind
• LeVar Burton to Release 2 New Books: ‘It’s Time for Me to Speak’ (Exclusive) by Lizz Schumer at People
• ‘A Court of Thorns and Roses’ TV Series Still in Development at Hulu For Now, Despite Report — But Future Is Murky by Jennifer Maas at Variety
  • Personal Thoughts: I’m honestly a little bit glad it’s not in active development. There is so much pressure from fans to get an adaptation just right that I don’t know if one could ever live up to expectations. Even fan casting on social media, which is all in good fun, is a hot bed of commentary. I’m personally fine if this never gets adapted. But if it does, I lean toward the option of adapting it as an animated series. (Though it would be really cool to see Velaris in a live action adaptation.) I’m sick of live-action adaptations being canceled because of costs or not being faithful to the original work (because things have to be sped up for cost). Shadow and Bone comes to my mind, though I know fans of The Witcher series weren’t happy with the Netflix adaptation, either.

Anyway, that’s a wrap for the On My Radar February 2024 roundup! I hope you found something interesting to hop over to from the list!