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TBR: Summerween 2025

Friends, can you believe it? Summerween is almost here and I am thrilled! If you don’t know, the Summerween readathon is hosted by Gabby from GabbyReads on BookTube, and it’s a readathon that takes place every summer specifically to read thriller and horror novels. This summer the readathon is running from July 5th – 12th, so there’s still plenty of time to prepare if you want to participate! This will be my 3rd Summerween and I am so excited. I look forward to it every summer (especially all the cute merch!) and I wanted to share my — not at all ambitious… — tbr with y’all!

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TBR: Recent Netgalley Approvals

Hi friends, I hope that you’re doing well! This month I’ve gotten an insane amount of Netgalley approvals, so I thought it would be fun to do a little Netgalley TBR and show y’all my list of ARCs! I’m gonna list these in order of publication date, because why not 🤷🏻‍♀️

Get comfy and cozy, and let’s chat! 

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Review: Smile and Be a Villain by Yves Donlon

Something is rotten in the state of Denmark… and that ‘something’ is magic.

HELSINGØR, 1536.

Ophelia is a disgraced handmaid to the queen, the cast-off lover of Prince Hamlet.

She is also a witch, and a good one at that. And she can see that Denmark is rotting from the inside out, afflicted by dark magic.

WITTENBERG, 1536.

Hamlet is a useless son, a failed heir. He is the prince of a nation about to fight a war they won’t win.

He doesn’t know about magic, but if he did he would use it to destroy their enemies—no matter the consequences.

As Hamlet and Ophelia find themselves increasingly torn apart, they must decide: how much are they willing to sacrifice in order to save Denmark?

And, by the end of it all, will they be beyond saving?

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Let’s Talk: Tier Ranking Retellings, Reimaginings, and Books Inspired by Shakespeare

Happy birth/death day to my favorite old white man, William Shakespeare! If you’ve been on the blog or talked to me for like 5 minutes then you’ll know that I absolutely adore Shakespeare, it’s maybe a little unhealthy.

Back in July of last year — yes, you read that correctly, July last year — I got the idea to do a ranking of every book I’ve read that is either a retelling, reimagining, or heavily inspired by Shakespeare. Some things I’m not including here are some of the graphic novels that I’ve read — I’ve read some that were the story told as is just in graphic novel format, graphic novel retellings are included in this list. I’m also not including plays, as I feel like that is its own category and maybe will do a post on those ones day. 

This is gonna be a long one, besties, you know me once I start talking about Shakespeare related things…grab your favorite beverage and a snack, get comfy and let’s talk about all (well most) the Shakespeare inspired books I’ve read!

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Quarterly Stats: January through March 2025

Who else is in denial that we’re already through the first quarter of 2025? Honestly, what the hell, how is it April? Anyway, I decided that this year instead of adding my quarterly stats in my monthly wrap up at the end of each quarter, I would dedicate an entire post solely to my quarterly stats.

Get comfy, and cozy and let’s talk about my stats for January through March!

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Wrap Up: March 2025

Okay, March literally flew by so fast. I think this month felt the quickest to me so far, which would make sense since it’s been a busy month, but it definitely flew by really quickly.

As always, we’ve got a lot to chat about, so grab your favorite beverage, get cozy, and let me tell you all about this past month.

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Book Recs: If you liked this musical, read this book

Hello hello besties, happy world theatre day! As I’m sure you all know, I love anything that celebrates theatre, so I love this day and I love that it happens to fall during my birthday month!

In honor of this day, I thought it would be fun to recommend some books that you should read based on what musicals you like! Or, what musicals to listen to based on what books you like!

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Review: Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins

When you’ve been set up to lose everything you love, what is there left to fight for?

As the day dawns on the fiftieth annual Hunger Games, fear grips the districts of Panem. This year, in honor of the Quarter Quell, twice as many tributes will be taken from their homes.

Back in District 12, Haymitch Abernathy is trying not to think too hard about his chances. All he cares about is making it through the day and being with the girl he loves.

When Haymitch’s name is called, he can feel all his dreams break. He’s torn from his family and his love, shuttled to the Capitol with the three other District 12 tributes: a young friend who’s nearly a sister to him, a compulsive oddsmaker, and the most stuck-up girl in town. As the Games begin, Haymitch understands he’s been set up to fail. But there’s something in him that wants to fight . . . and have that fight reverberate far beyond the deadly arena.

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