Tower Dungeon Vol. 1 by Tsutomu Nihei ARC Review

Tower Dungeon Vol. 1 by Tsutomu Nihei (Tower Dungeon #1) Publisher: Kodansha Comics / Kodansha Manga Release Date: July 15, 2025 Pages: 160 Available through Bookshop [Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for a digital ARC!] Summary: An evil necromancer slays the king and carries off his daughter, secreting her in the legendary Dragon Tower. … Continue reading Tower Dungeon Vol. 1 by Tsutomu Nihei ARC Review

Literary Inbox ― March 2026 Topics

Hello, its going to be March soon and as I've been catching up on my tbr recently, I've also been brainstorming topics for Literary Inbox. As you know the book blog community is the space for lots of great bookish discussions and I'm excited to share these new monthly topics with you! Inspired by conversations … Continue reading Literary Inbox ― March 2026 Topics

Rosewood: A Midsummer Meet Cute by Sayantani DasGupta Review

Rosewood: A Midsummer Meet Cute by Sayantani DasGupta Publisher: Scholastic Release Date: March 7, 2023 Cover Illustrator: Muhammad Sajid Available through Bookshop Summary: New York Times bestselling Sayantani DasGupta brings her trademark wit and insight to this bright and funny Sense and Sensibility retelling! Eila Das is used to following her head, rather than her heart. When she … Continue reading Rosewood: A Midsummer Meet Cute by Sayantani DasGupta Review

An Embroidery Of Souls by Ruby Martinez Review

An Embroidery Of Souls by Ruby Martinez Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers (Penguin Random House) Release Date: September 9, 2025 Subgenres: Fantasy Adventure, Romantasy, YA Fantasy Romance, Fantasy Mystery Cover Artist: Anna Stead Pages: 416 Available through Bookshop [Thank you to the publisher for a print copy to review] Summary: Jade can manipulate souls … Continue reading An Embroidery Of Souls by Ruby Martinez Review

Literary Inbox: Do Book Influencers Shape Your Reading?

For Literary Inbox, a blog meme centered around literary discussions and conversations about books, reading, and book culture, today I'll be discussing one of the January 2026 topics! If you are unfamiliar with the bookish meme you can read my first post here! The questions or prompts will be inspired by a topic related to the evolving … Continue reading Literary Inbox: Do Book Influencers Shape Your Reading?

Do you Create a Book Review “Style”? {Blog Discussion}

As readers I'm sure we can relate to writing our thoughts on a book the moment we turn that concluding page, and one of my favorite things is reading others opinions. With book bloggers especially, there's a distinct style that comes through when I'm reading a bloggers thoughts on a book and there's something distinct, … Continue reading Do you Create a Book Review “Style”? {Blog Discussion}

Fantasy With Friends #1 – Romantasy (January 19, 2026)

Hey everyone, I saw this fantasy-centered book meme from the wonderful Pages Unbound blog and had to participate! Fantasy is one of my favorite genres and there's a lot of great conversations to be had about this eclectic, diverse genre of literature, which left me quite eager to start drafting one the @PagesUnbound topics. I've … Continue reading Fantasy With Friends #1 – Romantasy (January 19, 2026)

The Enchanted Life Of Valentina Mejia by Alexandra Alessandri Review

The Enchanted Life Of Valentina Mejia by Alexandra Alessandri Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers (Simon & Schuster) Release Date: February 21, 2023 Pages: 224 Subgenres: Contemporary Fantasy Adventure, Middle Grade, Mythology, Otherworld Fantasy Cover Illustrator: Dana SanMar Available through Bookshop Summary: To save their father’s life, a brother and sister must journey across a … Continue reading The Enchanted Life Of Valentina Mejia by Alexandra Alessandri Review

20+ Anticipated 2026 Black YA Book Releases

Its that time of year where 24hryabookblog highlights the newest YA books hitting shelves in 2026! Across swoony romances, gripping thrillers, magical adventures, contemporary, fantasy, and much more here's some anticipated young adult books written by Black authors that will be releasing. I've been behind on posting about new young adult books in the past … Continue reading 20+ Anticipated 2026 Black YA Book Releases

Reading Blog: Bookish Goals, Blogging, 2025 Wrap-Up & Literary Reflections

Hello bookish friends, its been almost a year since I posted my last reading diary and I've been meaning to catch you up on all the literary happenings of 2025! Its January 1 as I'm writing this post and how the year flew by I don't quite know, however it was i'd say an interesting … Continue reading Reading Blog: Bookish Goals, Blogging, 2025 Wrap-Up & Literary Reflections