Tag: On My Radar

Good morning, everyone! You know what it means when I have an August 2024 On My Radar post…the end of the month is here! I rounded up a nice number of reviews, but didn’t come across many discussion posts. So if you wrote one and I missed it, feel free to comment with a link to it. Happy blog hopping!

Reviews

• ARC REVIEW: Eddie Winston is Looking for Love or the Sweetest, Cutest Book of All! by Susy at Susy’s Cozy World
• Book Review: Fear the Flames by Olivia Rose Darling by Julie at One Book More
• Book Review: The Enchanted Lies of Celeste Artois by Ryan Graudin by Jodie at Witty & Sarcastic Bookclub
• Book Review The Maid And The Crocodile by Jordan Ifueko by Books With Dan Sam End
• Blog Tour Review: 1000 Tudor People by Melita Thomas by Danni at For Books Sake
• Book Review: Breath of the Dragon by Kate at Blogging With Dragons
• ARC Review: Bury Your Gays by Chuck Tingle by Rachael at Tea Rex Reads
• The Reanimator’s Heart by Kara Jorgenson – Review | Blog Tour by Debjani at Debjani’s Thoughts
• Book Review | THE FASCINATION by Essie Fox by Louize at The Page Walker
• Daughter of the Merciful Deep, by Leslye Penelope by Jamedi at Jam Reads
• The Weaver and the Witch Queen by Genevieve Gornichec by Briana at Pages Unbound
• The Girl with No Reflection – ARC Review by Chris at Biblio Nerd Reflections
• A SORCERESS COMES TO CALL by T. Kingfisher – Review by Tammy at Books, Bones & Buffy
• I read Fourth Wing… and I liked it by Ellie at Curiosity Killed the Bookworm

Discussion

• Blind Listening: When Aphantasia Meets Audiobooks by Laure at Reading Delicacies
• Requiem for The Acolyte: Mourning the Best Star Wars Story Since George Lucas by Michael at My Comic Relief

Bookish Miscellany

• BBNYA 2024 – Books I’ve Added to My TBR from Round One by Chris at Biblio Nerd Reflections
• Book Tag: The Fantasy Tropes Book Tag! by Leslie at Books are the New Black
• Last 10 Books Tag by Janette at Wicked Witch’s Blog
• Accepted SFINCS2 Submissions
• Game Night Book Tag by Jodie at Wicked & Sarcastic Bookclub

Wow, did July feel like a longer month or what?! As a result my July 2024 On My Radar post is a wee bit longer than usual. No point in prolonging the introduction, so just dive right in!

Reviews

• Daughter of the Merciful Deep by Ellie at Curiosity Killed the Bookworm
• The Hunter’s Gambit by Ciel Pierlot (Blog Tour) by Mayri at bookforager
• Eddie Winston is Looking for Love by Bookaholic Bex
• Book Review: Not Another Love Song by Julie Soto by Julie at One Book More
• Book Review: Ne’er Duke Well by Alexandra Vasti by Julie at One Book More
• Review: The Darkness Within Us by Tricia Levenseller by Leslie at Books Are the New Black
• FILTHY RICH FAE By Geneva Lee – Review by Tammy at Books, Bones & Buffy
• The Misfit Mage and His Dashing Devil – Audiobook Review by Chris at Biblio Nerd Reflections
• When the Moon Hatched by Sarah A. Parker – Review by Rebecca at Powder & Page
• The Wren in the Holly Library by K. A. Linde by Briana at Pages Unbound
• ARC Review: The Land of the Living and the Dead (Gael Song Trilogy #3) by Shauna Lawless by Sue at Sue’s Musings
• Book Review: Kaikeyi by Vaishnavi Patel by Eustacia at Eustea Reads
• Book Review | In the Shadow of the Fall | Tobi Ogundiran by Fantasy Book Nerd
• The Reading List by Sara Nisha Adams – #bookreview by Annie at Left on the Shelf
• Review: She Is A Haunting by Trang Thanh Tran by Danni at For Books Sake

Discussion

• Idle Thoughts on Fantasy Stereotypes: The Damsel Not In Distress by Peat at Peat Long’s Blog
• Some UK Librarians to be Replaced by Self Check-Out? by Krysta at Pages Unbound
• How Much Money Does It Costs to Run a Book Blog? by Briana at Pages Unbound
• Speak Your Damn Mind – Or Why You Should Write Opinionated Book Reviews by Laure at Reading Delicacies
• The Dishonesty of Critiquing the Critics by The Orangutan Librarian

Bookish Miscellany

• Trope-ical Readathon for August is approaching!
• 2024’s Big, Long List of Super Self-published Books by Jodie at Witty and Sarcastic Bookclub
• Did I Read the First Half of 2024 Anticipated Releases I Listed? | Did I Like Them? by Annemieke at A Dance With Books
• Jam’s Top Reads of first half of 2024 by Jamedi at JamReads
• 50 Fantasy Releases of 2024 – July to December! by Becky at Becky’s Book Blog

Not sure why, but June flew by pretty quickly for me. Regardless, for this June 2024 On My Radar, here are a few of the many posts I read and enjoyed this month. Feel free to blog hop around and discover something new!

Reviews

• Novella Review: Your Blood and Bones by J. Patricia Anderson by Sue at Sue’s Musings
• ARC review: Dreams of Sorrow by Shauna Lawless by Sue at Sue’s Musings
• Book Review: You Are Here by David Nicholls by Shazzie at reader@work
• #Review – The Butcher of the Forest by Premee Mohamed by David at Blue Book Balloon
• Review: THE GOD AND THE GUMIHO by Sophie Kim by Caitlin at Realms of My Mind
• Such Sharp Teeth by Rachel Harrison – Book Review! by Becky at Becky’s Book Blog
• Among Thorns and Stardust: A Sci-fi Fairytale Anthology by Jodie at Witty and Sarcastic Bookclub
• Evocation (The Summoner’s Circle), by S.T. Gibson by Jamedi at Jam Reads
• Book Review – Tales Of The Celestial Kingdom by Sue Lynn Tan by Stephen at Stephen Writes
• I Wish I Could Unread Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros (A Too-Long Rant) by Aimee at Aimee Can Read
• The Stars Too Fondly by Ellie at Curiosity Killed the Bookworm

Discussion

• Why I prefer Queer Fantasy by Tessa Hastjarjanto at Tiny Elf Arcanist
• Can Authors or Marketers Ask that Reviewers Withhold or Delay Negative Reviews? by Krysta at Pages Unbound
• Leslye Headland’s The Acolyte is the Most Authentic Star Wars Story Since George Lucas by Michael at My Comic Relief
• When Is An Author Milking Their World? by Krysta at Pages Unbound

Bookish Miscellany

• Queer Non-Fiction by Elle at Unwrapping Words
• Interview with Margaret Weis, Queen of Dragons and Master of Worlds by Jodie at Witty and Sarcastic Bookclub

Well, better late than never, but here’s the May 2024 On My Radar list! I’m a few days late because I was on vacation. Here are a few of the posts on my radar around the blogosphere in May. Notably, check out Jodie’s post on Self-Published Authors Appreciation Week 2024, also listed below in the “Bookish Miscellany” section. Hopefully this introduces you to a few more bookish posts you might’ve missed last month!

Reviews

• ARC Review – Swordcrossed by Chris at Biblio Nerd Reflections
• Book Review: The Library of the Unwritten by A. J. Hackwith by Sarah at Exploring All Genres
• Review: HOW TO BECOME THE DARK LORD (AND DIE TRYING) by Django Wexler by Caitlin at Realms of My Mind
• Book Review: A Sorceress Comes to Call by Kate at Blogging With Dragons
• A Villian’s Story: A Long Live Evil Review by Daniel at Just A Dream
• Long Live Evil by Sarah Rees Brennan by Jodie at Witty and Sarcastic Bookclub
• A Short Walk Through a Wide World by Douglas Westerbeke by Jodie at Witty and Sarcastic Bookclub
• Review: Daughter of the Merciful Deep by Leslye Penelope by Nathan at Before We Go Blog
• Post-Apocalyptic Fantasy—Reviewing “Celestial Academy: Essence” by Anca Antoci at Summon Fantasy
• The Love of my Afterlife by Kirsty Greenwood – ARC Review! by Becky at Becky’s Book Blog
• Book Review: Artificial Wisdom by Thomas R. Weaver! by Esther at Cozy With Books

Discussion

• Let’s Talk Bookish: AI and Books by Raji at Worlds Unlike Our Own
• Authors: How NOT to Ask a Book Blogger for a Review by Cat at The Strawberry Post

Bookish Miscellany

• Eurovision 2024 Looks as Fantasy Book Covers by Ariana at The Book Nook
• The Cosymeter by Ellie at Curiosity Killed the Bookworm
• Disabled and Neurodivergent Books and Comics out in 2024! by Heather at Just Geeking By
• Master Your Reading List: 10 Practical Tips for Avid Readers by Gina Rae Mitchell
• Happy 11th Blogiversary to Me by H.C. Newton at The Irresponsible Reader
• Most Anticipated June 2024 Book Releases by Chris at Biblio Nerd Reflections
• Paws and Portals is Out in the Wild! by Ellie at Curiosity Killed the Bookworm
• Book Blogging in 2024 Survey by Jo Linsdell
• Self-Published Authors Appreciation Week 2024! by Jodie at Witty and Sarcastic Bookclub

Here we are, time for an April 2024 On My Radar post! As usual, there are a lot of book reviews. But it seems a lot of you had a lot of other things to talk about. You can tell this was the case as evidenced by the number of posts in the Discussion and Bookish Miscellany sections. Anyway, have fun hopping around these On My Radar April 2024 posts!

Reviews

• The Book of Thorns by Hester Fox – Blog Tour, Book Review! by Becky at Becky’s Book Blog
• After the Syzygy by J.D. Sanderson by Jodie at Witty and Sarcastic Bookclub
• Book Review – The Emperor and the Endless Palace by Chris at Biblio Nerd Reflections
• Song of the Huntress by Lucy Holland by Matt at Runalong The Shelves
• The Hemlock Queen – Book Review by Janette at Wicked Witch’s Blog
• Supercommunicators: How to Unlock the Secret Language of Connection by Charles Duhigg by Krysta at Pages Unbound
• Book Review – BLOOD OF THE OLD KINGS by Sung-Il Kim (translated by Anton Hur) by Nick at Out of This World SFF
• Book Review: The Stolen Heir by Holly Black by Athena at One Reading Nurse
• Book Review: To Gaze Upon Wicked Gods by Molly X. Chang by Mogsy at The BiblioSanctum
• ARC Review: Fathomfolk by Eliza Chan by Rachael at Tea Rex Reads
• Review: CAN’T SPELL TREASON WITHOUT TEA by Rebecca Thorne by Caitlin at Realms of My Mind
• Snowblooded, by Emma Sterner-Radley by Jamedi at JamReads
• The Familiar by Leigh Bardugo by Nathan at Before We Go Blog
• Book Review: Compass and Blade by Rachel Greenlaw by Emma at Never Judge A Book By Its Cover

Discussion

• Is Anyone Here? My WordPress Stats After 3 Months Of Book Blogging by Laure at Reading Delicacies
• A Guide to Blog Commenting by Jo Linsdell
• Historical Fiction Pros & Cons [Discussion] by Carol at Reading Ladies Book Club
• Why Are We Still Debating if Audiobooks “Count” as Reading? by Briana at Pages Unbound
• Love and the Male Redemption Arc: A Ramble Through Fantasy Literature by Peat at Peat Long’s Blog
• Are Tropes Spoilers? by Krysta at Pages Unbound
• Is It Possible to Separate the Art From the Artist? by Krysta at Pages Unbound

Bookish Miscellany

• Mapping the Route: A Month Until Wyrd & Wonder by Ariana at The Book Nook
• On My Radar: April by Ellie at Curiosity Killed the Bookworm
• Haiku Poetry Day 2024: Indie Authors by Mat at Tiny Elf Arcanist
• Rating Romance Tropes by Nicole at Thoughts Stained With Ink
• What if Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales came out today? by James Folta at Literary Hub
• Falling Letters 10th Anniversary Reflections by Jenna at Falling Letters
• Most Anticipated Books Of 2024 – Second Quarter by Tammy at Books, Bones & Buffy