Tag: On My Radar

If you missed my October 2024 On My Radar, feel free to visit it here. Now, though, it’s time for my November 2024 On My Radar. As I want to say every month, wow, times flew by quickly! I just had a lot going on this month, which impacted my blog hopping (and reading). But I managed to read some good blog posts nonetheless! Check them out below. Enjoy your blog hopping!

Book Reviews

• Orbital by Samantha Harvey by Chris at Calmgrove
• SFINCS Review: Gothel and the Maiden Prince by Before We Go Blog
• Review: WOOING THE WITCH QUEEN by Stephanie Burgis by Caitlin at Realms of My Mind
• Sorcery and Small Magics by Maiga Doocy Book Review by Tabitha at Behinds the Pages
• THE SWARM by Andy Marino – Review by Tammy at Books, Bones & Buffy
• Book Review: The Winter Spirits: Ghostly Tales for Frosty Nights by Jodie at Witty & Sarcastic Bookclub
• Book Review: Starling House by Alix E. Harrow by Dini at Dini Panda Reads
• MY LADY JANE by Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, and Jodie Meadows by Briana at Pages Unbound
• Two Can Play by Ali Hazelwood by Jonetta at Blue Mood Cafe
• The Scholar and the Last Faerie Door – H. G. Parry by Crystal at Lost In A Good Book
• PUB DAY POST: King Arthur & The Ladies of The Lake by Vincent Pompetti: The Once and Future Graphic Novel For Our Time by HC Newton at The Irresponsible Reader 
• Book Review: Hope Street by Mike Gayle by Shazzie at reader@work
• The Last Hour Between Worlds – Book Review by Janette at Wicked Witch’s Blog

Discussion

• I’m Okay with Books Being Perceived and Sold as Products (Rather Than Art) by Krysta at Pages Unbound
• Five Times the Movie or TV Show Was Better Than the Book by Michael at My Comic Relief

Bookish Miscellany

• HarperCollins is selling their authors’ work to AI tech by Literary Hub
• Pen America’s list of book bans in the 2023-2024 school year

As usual, there was a lot of good stuff to read on everyone’s blogs this month! Plenty of book reviews, some of which I was extra keen to read since I passed on ARC opportunities due to limited time. (Not to mention Tammy’s review of a Halloween-meets-Christmas book gave me FOMO.) There are a few discussion posts to check out and plenty of fun “bookish miscellany,” too. So have fun checking out my October 2024 On My Radar.

Reviews

• Book Review: Starling House by Alix E. Harrow by Charlotte at Bewitching Books, Ravenous Reads
• The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet by Becky Chambers by Tabitha at Behind the Pages
• Book Review | THE CRESCENT MOON TEAROOM by Stacy Sivinski by Louize at The Page Walker
• Nightstrider (Nighstrider #1), by Sophia Slade by Jamedi at JamReads
• The Scarlet Throne (The False Goddess #1), by Amy Leow by Jamedi at JamReads
• Book Review: The World Maker Parable by Luke Tarzian by Marie Sinadjan
• Witchcraft: A Graphic History: Stories of Wise Women, Healers and Magic by Lindsay Squire by Annie at Left on the Shelf
• Book Review: Between Dragons and Their Wrath by Kate at Blogging With Dragons
• The Woodsmoke Women’s Book Of Spells by Rachel Greenlaw by Danielle at Books With DanSamEnd
• Love You a Latke by Amanda Elliot by Carol at Reading Ladies Book Club
• The Courting of Bristol Keats – Audiobook Review by Chris at Biblio Nerd Reflections
• Review: BLOOD OF OF THE OLD KINGS by Sung-Il Kim; translated by Anton Hur by Caitlin at Realms of My Mind
• THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE KISSMAS by Sara Raasch – Review by Tammy at Books, Bones & Buffy
• Mini Reviews – Sword of Kaigen, Fourth Wing, The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Jak Laurel at Lost in the Narrative

Discussion

• I’m Not Sure I Miss All the Bookish Hype by Krysta at Pages Unbound
• ARCs, Reading Culture, Book Reviews & Books as a “Commodity” {Blog Discussion} by 24hr.YABookBlog
• Should Celebrities Get Children’s Book Deals? (Discussion Part 1) by Briana at Pages Unbound

Bookish Miscellany

• Fangs out bitches… We’re getting fed! by Becky at Becky’s Book Blog
• The Strawberry Post is 6 Years Old! by Cat at The Strawberry Post
• Some Thoughts with … Eliza Chan (an author interview) by Jamedi at JamReads
• Book Blogger Insider Tag by Dini at Dini Panda Reads
• Top Ten Tuesday: Assigned Reading by Peat at Peat Long’s Blog
• Books by Black Authors – #BlackHistoryMonth Book Recs! by Kat at KB Book Reviews
• Top 5 Anticipated Releases October to December 2024 by Ashlee at Books Are 42
• 25 Horror Books to Read in 2025 by Tammy at Books, Bones & Buffy
• A morning in Kansas City with books by Janette at Wicked Witch’s Blog

With just a few more days left in the month, you know what that means: time for my September On My Radar! Have fun blog hopping!

Reviews

• Book Review: The Thirteenth Child by Erin Craig by Julie at One Book More
• Book Review: A Fire in the Sky by Sophie Jordan by Julie at One Book More
• Book Review: The Last Hour Between Worlds by Melissa Caruso by Shazzie at reader@work
• The Enchanted Lies of Céleste Artois – ARC Review by Chris at Biblio Nerd Reflections
• A Rose By Any Other Name by Ellie at Curiosity Killed the Bookworm
• Book Review: The Influencer Industry by Emily Hund by Eustacia at Eustea Reads
• Book Review: The Gods Below by Andrea Stewart by Charlotte at Bewitching Books, Ravenous Reads
• Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus – Review by Debjani at Debjani’s Thoughts
• SO THIRSTY by Rachel Harrison – Review by Tammy at Books, Bones & Buffy
• The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt by Briana at Pages Unbound
• Tolkien’s Faith: A Spiritual Biography by Holly Ordway by Krysta at Pages Unbound
• Polybius Review by Daniel
• “The Lost Story” by Meg Shaffer by ZeZee at ZeZee With Books
• The Travelling Cat Chronicles by Hiro Arikawa (Translation Philip Gabriel) by Peat at Peat Long’s Blog

Discussion

I didn’t come across any posts that I thought classified as a discussion. However, it’s also possible I just missed them. If you have a discussion post, feel free to link it in the comments!

Bookish Miscellany

• Witchtober Readathon 2024: My Not At All Overwhelming Fiction TBR by Amanda at Your Book Friend
• Five Cozy Autumn Books to Pick Up This Fall by Tom at Fiction & Flat Whites
• The TBR Book Tag by Dini at Dini Panda Reads
• Spooktastic Reads is on the way by imyril at There’s Always Room For One More
• Books I’ve Read This Year with Bi+ Male Characters (2024) by Chris at Biblio Nerd Reflections
• Queer Book Recs by Kat at KBbookreviews

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