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Satisfying Book Series – Top Ten Tuesday! – Becky's Book Blog
Jeez, this weeks was a hard prompt! Not because I struggled to find books for it, but because I struggled to narrow it down! The amount of amazing series I've read over the past few years would simply not be narrowed down to only 10, so to help myself I decided to only pick series…
ITCH! by Gemma Amor – ARC Review! – Becky's Book Blog
Josie is at rock bottom. Burned out, heartbroken and recovering from an abusive relationship, she lives a haunted existence after returning to her isolated hometown on the edge of the Forest of Dean.But the tall, dense pine trees are not the only things casting shadows across her skin. Josie's hopes of a fresh start are…
First Lines Friday! – Becky's Book Blog
First Lines Fridays is a weekly feature for book lovers hosted by Wandering Words. What if instead of judging a book by its cover, its author or its prestige, we judged it by its opening lines? Pick a book off your shelf (it could be your current read or on your TBR) and open to…
The Fantasy Tropes – Book Tag – Becky's Book Blog
This tag has been sitting in my drafts for... much longer than I care to admit lol, but it finally felt like the time to drag it out into the spotlight and give it a go.I found this on Veronica's blog, I absolutely love her reviews so you should absolutely go and check it out.…
The Possession of Alba Díaz by Isabel Cañas – ARC Review! – Becky's Book Blog
In 1765, plague sweeps through Zacatecas. Alba flees with her wealthy merchant parents and fiancé, Carlos, to his family’s isolated mine for refuge. But safety proves fleeting as other dangers soon bare their Alba begins suffering from strange hallucinations, sleepwalking, and violent convulsions. She senses something cold lurking beneath her skin. Something angry. Something wrong.…
Waiting on Wednesday! – Becky's Book Blog
“Waiting On Wednesday” is a weekly meme that first originated at Breaking the Spine but has since linked up with “Can’t Wait Wednesday” at Wishful Endings now that the original creator is unable to host it anymore. Either way, this fun feature is a chance to showcase the upcoming releases that we can’t wait to get our hands on!…
Monthly TBR – October 2025! – Becky's Book Blog
Hello, hello! Another month gone by, another new set of books to dig into. I've managed to keep my October TBR on the smaller side, which is good because I had a few last minute approvals from the previous month I need to fit in. This is the first month in a while I'm reading…
Cinder House by Freya Marske – ARC Review! – Becky's Book Blog
Ella is a haunting. Murdered at sixteen, her ghost is furiously trapped in her father's house, invisible to everyone except her stepmother and stepsisters. Even when she discovers how to untether herself from her prison, there are limits. She cannot be seen or heard by the living people who surround her. Her family must never…
First Lines Friday! – Becky's Book Blog
First Lines Fridays is a weekly feature for book lovers hosted by Wandering Words. What if instead of judging a book by its cover, its author or its prestige, we judged it by its opening lines? Pick a book off your shelf (it could be your current read or on your TBR) and open to…
Nightstrider by Sophia Slade – Book Review! – Becky's Book Blog
Wren is a nightmare, a deadly manifestation of the frightening dreams of humans. She is forever bound to the insidious Para Warwick, the only night creature who can cross the boundary between the dream and waking realms. When she fails to retrieve information on a weapon that could finally end Warwick’s reign and is severely punished,…
Waiting on Wednesday! – Becky's Book Blog
“Waiting On Wednesday” is a weekly meme that first originated at Breaking the Spine but has since linked up with “Can’t Wait Wednesday” at Wishful Endings now that the original creator is unable to host it anymore. Either way, this fun feature is a chance to showcase the upcoming releases that we can’t wait to get our hands on!…
WWW Wednesday! – Becky's Book Blog
WWW Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Sam over on Taking on a World of Words The idea is pretty simple, every week you dedicate a post to the three W’s: What are you currently reading? What have you just finished reading? What are you going to read next? So far this hasn't been at…
Books on My Autumn 2025 to-Read List – Top Ten Tuesday! – Becky's Book Blog
Hello, hello! Autumn has well as truly arrived here in the UK. Where I live up north it hit September and the weather really shifted, gone was the warmth and late night sun, and in it's place we've had storms, dreary days and little to no sun...I'm hoping for the Autumn I love to rear…
Network Effect by Martha Wells – Book Review! – Becky's Book Blog
It calls itself Murderbot, but only when no one can hear. It worries about the fragile human crew who've grown to trust it, but only where no one can see. It tells itself that they're only a professional obligation, but when they're captured and an old friend from the past requires urgent assistance, Murderbot must…
Six in Six – Book Tag! – Becky's Book Blog
I'm a bit late to the mark on this one, but I saw it over on Dini's blog and couldn't resist giving it a go! You should absolutely go and check Dini's blog out, she's the nicest and writes some truly brilliant reviews/posts that never fail to add to my already overflowing TBR. This tag…
First Lines Friday! – Becky's Book Blog
First Lines Fridays is a weekly feature for book lovers hosted by Wandering Words. What if instead of judging a book by its cover, its author or its prestige, we judged it by its opening lines? Pick a book off your shelf (it could be your current read or on your TBR) and open to…
Saltcrop by Yume Kitasei – ARC Review! – Becky's Book Blog
In Earth's near future, seas consume coastal cities and mutant fish lurk in their depths. Skipper, a skilled sailor and the youngest of three sisters, earns money skimming and reselling plastic from the ocean to care for her ailing grandmother. Her eldest sister, Nora, left home in pursuit of a cure for failing crops all…
Waiting on Wednesday! – Becky's Book Blog
“Waiting On Wednesday” is a weekly meme that first originated at Breaking the Spine but has since linked up with “Can’t Wait Wednesday” at Wishful Endings now that the original creator is unable to host it anymore. Either way, this fun feature is a chance to showcase the upcoming releases that we can’t wait to get our hands on!…
WWW Wednesday! – Becky's Book Blog
WWW Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Sam over on Taking on a World of Words The idea is pretty simple, every week you dedicate a post to the three W’s: What are you currently reading? What have you just finished reading? What are you going to read next? I've just started this as I'm…
Monthly Wrap Up – August 2025! – Becky's Book Blog
Hello, hello! It's finally time to share my reading wrap-up for August. Last month was a tale of two halves. The first half of the month saw me reading 12 books, and then I only managed 4 in the last half. That was mostly due to my work getting mega busy and me not having…
Graveyard Shift by M.L. Rio – Book Review! – Becky's Book Blog
Every night, in the college's ancient cemetery, five people cross paths as they work the late shift: a bartender, a rideshare driver, a hotel receptionist, the steward of the derelict church that looms over them, and the editor-in-chief of the college paper, always in search of a story. One dark October evening in the defunct…
First Lines Friday! – Becky's Book Blog
First Lines Fridays is a weekly feature for book lovers hosted by Wandering Words. What if instead of judging a book by its cover, its author or its prestige, we judged it by its opening lines? Pick a book off your shelf (it could be your current read or on your TBR) and open to…
Exit Strategy by Martha Wells – Book Review! – Becky's Book Blog
Murderbot wasn’t programmed to care. So, its decision to help the only human who ever showed it respect must be a system glitch, right? Having traveled the width of the galaxy to unearth details of its own murderous transgressions, as well as those of the GrayCris Corporation, Murderbot is heading home to help Dr. Mensah—its…
Waiting on Wednesday! – Becky's Book Blog
“Waiting On Wednesday” is a weekly meme that first originated at Breaking the Spine but has since linked up with “Can’t Wait Wednesday” at Wishful Endings now that the original creator is unable to host it anymore. Either way, this fun feature is a chance to showcase the upcoming releases that we can’t wait to get our hands on!…
My Favourite Villains – Top Ten Tuesday! – Becky's Book Blog
Hello, hello and welcome to this weeks top ten Tuesday! The prompt for today is 'favourite villains' and I had a lot of fun making my list for this week. It was harder than I expected, there are so many books where the villain isn't an obvious person, more an entity, a conglomerate, humanity, or…
The Stardust Grail by Yume Kitasei – Book Review! – Becky's Book Blog
Save one world. Doom her own. Maya Hoshimoto was once the best art thief in the galaxy, returning stolen artifacts to alien civilizations. Until a disastrous job forced her into hiding. Now she just wants to enjoy a quiet life as a graduate student of anthropology, but she's haunted by persistent and disturbing visions of…
First Lines Friday! – Becky's Book Blog
First Lines Fridays is a weekly feature for book lovers hosted by Wandering Words. What if instead of judging a book by its cover, its author or its prestige, we judged it by its opening lines? Pick a book off your shelf (it could be your current read or on your TBR) and open to…
The Second Death of Locke by V.L. Bovalino – ARC Review! – Becky's Book Blog
Grey Flynn has dedicated her life to her mage, Kier. She will be his blade on the battlefield, his healer and protector. The deep well of raw power inside her is Kier's to use. Grey would do anything for Kier - be anything for him - if he would only ask. When a quest to protect the…
Waiting on Wednesday! – Becky's Book Blog
“Waiting On Wednesday” is a weekly meme that first originated at Breaking the Spine but has since linked up with “Can’t Wait Wednesday” at Wishful Endings now that the original creator is unable to host it anymore. Either way, this fun feature is a chance to showcase the upcoming releases that we can’t wait to get our hands on!…
WWW Wednesday! – Becky's Book Blog
WWW Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Sam over on Taking on a World of Words The idea is pretty simple, every week you dedicate a post to the three W’s: What are you currently reading? What have you just finished reading? What are you going to read next? So far Itch has been a…
Books With Occupations in the Title – Top Ten Tuesday! – Becky's Book Blog
Hello, hello! This weeks prompt was all about books with occupations in the title and boy did I struggle a little with this one! Apparently I don't read a lot of books with occupations in the title, but I did manage to find 10, even if some might not exactly be something we would class…
Play Nice by Rachel Harrison – ARC Review! – Becky's Book Blog
Clio Louise Barnes leads a picture-perfect life as a stylist and influencer, but beneath the glossy veneer she harbors a not-so glamorous secret: she grew up in a haunted house. Well, not haunted. Possessed. After Clio’s parent’s messy divorce, her mother, Alex, moved Clio and her sisters into a house occupied by a demon. Or…
How to Hold Someone in your Heart by Mizuki Tsujimura – ARC Review! – Becky's Book Blog
Ayumi is searching for the best way to balance the responsibility of his special powers for connecting the living and the afterlife with his own desires as a young man in the real world. According to strict rules, meetings must take place under a full moon: - A young film star finds resolution with the…
First Lines Friday! – Becky's Book Blog
First Lines Fridays is a weekly feature for book lovers hosted by Wandering Words. What if instead of judging a book by its cover, its author or its prestige, we judged it by its opening lines? Pick a book off your shelf (it could be your current read or on your TBR) and open to…
Waiting on Wednesday! – Becky's Book Blog
“Waiting On Wednesday” is a weekly meme that first originated at Breaking the Spine but has since linked up with “Can’t Wait Wednesday” at Wishful Endings now that the original creator is unable to host it anymore. Either way, this fun feature is a chance to showcase the upcoming releases that we can’t wait to get our hands on!…
WWW Wednesday! – Becky's Book Blog
WWW Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Sam over on Taking on a World of Words The idea is pretty simple, every week you dedicate a post to the three W’s: What are you currently reading? What have you just finished reading? What are you going to read next? I'm just starting this as I'm…
Monthly TBR – September 2025! – Becky's Book Blog
Hello, hello! It's almost September, which sounds absolutely crazy to say, but that means it's time for a new TBR. October was a little slower on releases this year, at least one's I was interested in, so I only have 4 books on my TBR for next month: two fantasy's, a horror and a paranormal…
A Land So Wide by Erin A. Craig – ARC Review! – Becky's Book Blog
Like everyone else in the settlement of Mistaken, Greer Mackenzie is trapped. Founded by an ambitious Scottish lumber merchant, the tiny town on the edge of the American continent is blessed with rich natural resources that have made its people prosperous—but at a cost. The same woods that have lined the townsfolks' pockets harbor dangerous…
First Lines Friday! – Becky's Book Blog
First Lines Fridays is a weekly feature for book lovers hosted by Wandering Words. What if instead of judging a book by its cover, its author or its prestige, we judged it by its opening lines? Pick a book off your shelf (it could be your current read or on your TBR) and open to…
Furysong by Rosaria Munda – ARC Review! – Becky's Book Blog
A new revolution is underway, and nobody will emerge unscathed. In New Pythos, Griff is facing an execution by the dragonborn, who are furious at his betrayal. He has allies on both sides seeking to defy his fate, but the price of his freedom might come at a dear cost. And Delo will have to make a choice: follow…