Future Fiction #364 – Cover Reveals & Newly Discovered SFF Books Welcome to Future Fiction, my reimagining of the Waiting on Wednesday meme! There are so many amazing new books coming out, that I can no longer pick just one. My goal with Future Fiction is to share at least three new books each…

Best Books of 2025 I read 113 books in 2025, and out of those, 31 were outstanding examples of speculative fiction, and yes, I've included all 31 on this list! Each book below received 4.5 or 5 stars, and I highly recommend each one. I'm linking my reviews if you'd like to read them, here we go!…

THE STORM by Rachel Hawkins – Review The nitty-gritty: Storms—both literal and metaphorical—are center stage in Rachel Hawkins' latest, a multi-layered thriller with well drawn characters and deeply buried secrets.  “What I found was something deeper, stranger, and far more twisted than I ever…

Buffy’s Corner 1/4/26 – Looking at the Week Ahead Welcome to Buffy's Corner, where I take a look at what's coming up this week on the blog! I'm linking up with The Sunday Post over at Kimberly's blog, The Caffeinated Reviewer. I hope everyone had a nice New Years! Of course, I spent New Year's Eve…

2025 Reading Challenges & Blogging Year – Final Results 2025 flew by, and it's time to share my reading challenge results. I'm pretty happy with everything except my TBR Jar challenge (a big fail!), but of course I'll probably try to do it again next year:-) I'm also sharing my final blog stats…

What’s On My Plate – January 2026 Happy New Year! I'm feeling good about 2026, and I have a nice bunch of January releases coming up. I'm happy to say I've already read four of these and I'm currently reading a fifth, so I feel like the month is already off to a good start. Getting ahead will also…

Future Fiction #363 – Cover Reveals & Newly Discovered SFF Books Welcome to Future Fiction, my reimagining of the Waiting on Wednesday meme! There are so many amazing new books coming out, that I can no longer pick just one. My goal with Future Fiction is to share at least three new books each…

Ten Recent Additions to my TBR I'm linking up with Top Ten Tuesday, which was created by The Broke and the Bookish and is now hosted by Jana at That Artsy Reader Girl. Check out upcoming Top Ten themes on Jana's blog. I'm always adding books to my TBR, so today's prompt was very easy for me! The…

Buffy’s Corner 12/28/25 – Looking at the Week Ahead Welcome to Buffy's Corner, where I take a look at what's coming up this week on the blog! I'm linking up with The Sunday Post over at Kimberly's blog, The Caffeinated Reviewer. I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday! Mine was very different than…

Over-Booked [213] – December Book Haul Welcome to Over-Booked, where I share my latest and greatest book acquisitions! There is a new blog hosting Stacking the Shelves, so do check out Reading Reality for more information! It's the last book haul of the year, and it's a fairly large one! I am…

Future Fiction #362 – Cover Reveals & Newly Discovered SFF Books Welcome to Future Fiction, my reimagining of the Waiting on Wednesday meme! There are so many amazing new books coming out, that I can no longer pick just one. My goal with Future Fiction is to share at least three new books each…

ANOTHER ONE BITES THE PAST by Vladimir Provorov – Review The nitty-gritty: Full of crackling energy and an intriguing mystery, Another One Bites the Past is a solid science fiction debut. Another One Bites the Past is a short novella with big ideas, and I quite enjoyed Vladimir Provorov’s…

Buffy’s Corner 12/21/25 – Looking at the Week Ahead Welcome to Buffy's Corner, where I take a look at what's coming up this week on the blog! I'm linking up with The Sunday Post over at Kimberly's blog, The Caffeinated Reviewer. Christmas is this week, so Merry Christmas to those who celebrate!…

Future Fiction #361 – Cover Reveals & Newly Discovered SFF Books Welcome to Future Fiction, my reimagining of the Waiting on Wednesday meme! There are so many amazing new books coming out, that I can no longer pick just one. My goal with Future Fiction is to share at least three new books each…

Ten Upcoming Books That Don’t Have Covers Yet #5 I'm linking up with Top Ten Tuesday, which was created by The Broke and the Bookish and is now hosted by Jana at That Artsy Reader Girl. Check out upcoming Top Ten themes on Jana's blog. It's been a hot minute since I've done one of these posts, but…

Buffy’s Corner 12/14/25 – Looking at the Week Ahead Welcome to Buffy's Corner, where I take a look at what's coming up this week on the blog! I'm linking up with The Sunday Post over at Kimberly's blog, The Caffeinated Reviewer. I can't believe it's only a week and a half until Christmas. I'm…

The Christmas Songs Book Tag 2025 I did this tag a couple of years ago, and I thought it would be fun to do an updated version. Thanks to Emma for reminding me about this tag, and it was created by Jana @ That Artsy Reader Girl. I've decided to focus on books I've read in 2025, since it's that…

SNAKE-EATER by T. Kingfisher – Review The nitty-gritty: A quirky, feel-good story full of gods, scorpions and lovable characters, Snake-Eater is the perfect cozy end-of-the-year tale. “On the radio, a song was abruptly interrupted by DJ Raven announcing that the aliens had been in contact again…

Future Fiction #360 – Cover Reveals & Newly Discovered SFF Books Welcome to Future Fiction, my reimagining of the Waiting on Wednesday meme! There are so many amazing new books coming out, that I can no longer pick just one. My goal with Future Fiction is to share at least three new books each…

TEA & ALCHEMY by Sharon Lynn Fisher – Review The nitty-gritty: Dark and romantic, Tea & Alchemy excels with its Gothic setting and intriguing mystery. I call Sharon Lynn Fisher the Queen of Vibes, and in her latest book, the vibes are off the charts! Tea & Alchemy is full of both cozy and Gothic…

Buffy’s Corner 12/7/25 – Looking at the Week Ahead Welcome to Buffy's Corner, where I take a look at what's coming up this week on the blog! I'm linking up with The Sunday Post over at Kimberly's blog, The Caffeinated Reviewer. Work was crazy busy this week, so I'm taking it easy this weekend. My…

THE EVERLASTING by Alix E. Harrow – Review The nitty-gritty: An epic tale of valor and love, The Everlasting will sweep readers off their feet with its intricately plotted story, high emotions and unexpected twists. “My pen was a hollow reed, clumsily cut, and my ink was gummy brown, but the words…

Future Fiction #359 – Cover Reveals & Newly Discovered SFF Books Welcome to Future Fiction, my reimagining of the Waiting on Wednesday meme! There are so many amazing new books coming out, that I can no longer pick just one. My goal with Future Fiction is to share at least three new books each…

Ten Books I Wish I Could Read Again For the First Time I'm linking up with Top Ten Tuesday, which was created by The Broke and the Bookish and is now hosted by Jana at That Artsy Reader Girl. Check out upcoming Top Ten themes on Jana's blog! Today's Top Ten Tuesday is "Freebie," and because I lost…

What’s On My Plate – December 2025 And here we are, the last month of 2025! December is usually light on review books, and this year is no exception. Technically, I only have two December releases on my plate, but I'm adding Tea & Alchemy because I meant to read it last month but couldn't get to…

November 2025 Reading & SciFi Month Wrap-Up Even though I didn't participate as much as usual, I'm glad to have joined in #scifimonth2025! Big thanks to this year's hosts: imyril @ There's Always Room For One More; Annemieke @ A Dance With Books, Lisa @ Dear Geek Place & Mayri @ bookforager. I…

Buffy’s Corner 11/30/35 – Looking at the Week Ahead Welcome to Buffy's Corner, where I take a look at what's coming up this week on the blog! I'm linking up with The Sunday Post over at Kimberly's blog, The Caffeinated Reviewer. I hope everyone in the US had a nice Thanksgiving. I had a lovely…

Over-Booked [212] – November Book Haul Welcome to Over-Booked, where I share my latest and greatest book acquisitions! There is a new blog hosting Stacking the Shelves, so do check out Reading Reality for more information! The 2026 ARCs are coming in, and I've been approved for some highly…

Future Fiction #358 – Cover Reveals & Newly Discovered SFF Books Welcome to Future Fiction, my reimagining of the Waiting on Wednesday meme! There are so many amazing new books coming out, that I can no longer pick just one. My goal with Future Fiction is to share at least three new books each…

Favorite Science Fiction of 2025 So Far #scifimonth2025 We're nearing the end of SciFi Month—how did November fly by so fast?? So it's time to share my favorite science fiction books of the year so far. To be honest, I have not read a lot of SF this year, so this list includes some four star rated…

"One of the best science fiction books of the year, don’t miss it." A fantastic review of FUTURE'S EDGE from @booksbonesbuffy.bsky.social #books

YOU WATCHED IN SILENCE by H. Lee Justine – Review The nitty-gritty: Social media, cancel culture and a ghostly stalker merge in this interesting but uneven thriller. “Some secrets don’t live on the tongue, but the back of the throat, where they have to be swallowed again and again, a hundred times…

Buffy’s Corner 11/24/25 – Looking at the Week Ahead Welcome to Buffy's Corner, where I take a look at what's coming up this week on the blog! I'm linking up with The Sunday Post over at Kimberly's blog, The Caffeinated Reviewer. I've just left on my beach vacation as you read this, and I'm beyond…

Friday Fives #scifimonth2025#scifimonth2025– Interesting Ways to Travel It's time for another Friday Fives post, in celebration of #scifimonth2025! Today's theme is Interesting Ways To Travel, and I've decided that time travel is super interesting, so I've found five recent books I've read that have time travel…

Future Fiction #357- Cover Reveals & Newly Discovered SFF Books Welcome to Future Fiction, my reimagining of the Waiting on Wednesday meme! There are so many amazing new books coming out, that I can no longer pick just one. My goal with Future Fiction is to share at least three new books each…

Science Fiction A-Z @scifimonth2025 I love doing A-Z lists, and I've covered all of the genres I love over the years. I've even done a different Science Fiction A-Z back in 2019, but I figured it's time for an update! All of my picks are fairly recent books that I've read, or in some cases for the…

OUTLAW PLANET by M.R. Carey – Review The nitty-gritty: Stellar writing and characterization, imaginative world-building and unexpected emotional gut-punches make Outlaw Planet an unforgettable epic sci-fi adventure. “I made my life into a story and threw it into the well of my children’s…

Buffy’s Corner 11/16/25 – Looking at the Week Ahead Welcome to Buffy's Corner, where I take a look at what's coming up this week on the blog! I'm linking up with The Sunday Post over at Kimberly's blog, The Caffeinated Reviewer. There's a massive rain storm right now in Southern California, and…

Friday Fives #scifimonth2025 – Strange New Worlds Today on Friday Fives, I'm taking you to some strange new worlds. Some of my favorite science fiction stories are favorites because of the world building, so it was easy to come up with five books, but hard to decide which five to pick! These are…

WITCHES OF DUBIOUS ORIGIN by Jenn McKinlay – Review The nitty-gritty: A powerful grimoire is the catalyst for this magical, funny, feel-good fantasy. “Olive wore black sunglasses and a black trench coat over another completely black outfit. I wondered briefly what her closet looked like. I suspect…

Future Fiction #356 – Cover Reveals & Newly Discovered SFF Books Welcome to Future Fiction, my reimagining of the Waiting on Wednesday meme! There are so many amazing new books coming out, that I can no longer pick just one. My goal with Future Fiction is to share at least three new books each…

26 Science Fiction Books To Read In 2026 #scifimonth2025 Do you like planning ahead? Are you already making your TBR for 2026? If so, and if you are looking for upcoming science fiction books, then look no future. Here is a list of 26 books that I'm very excited to read. These are listed in order…

THE DEVOURING LIGHT by Kat Ellis – Review The nitty-gritty: A mysterious, secluded house traps a group of teens in this atmospheric, if somewhat uneven, YA horror story.  The Devouring Light had some very creepy and disturbing scenes, and in that respect it succeeded. However, it also fell into…

Buffy’s Corner 11/9/25 – Looking at the Week Ahead Welcome to Buffy's Corner, where I take a look at what's coming up this week on the blog! I'm linking up with The Sunday Post over at Kimberly's blog, The Caffeinated Reviewer. Today I have a photo my hubby took this week of the Super Moon, it's…

Friday Fives #Scifimonth2025#Scifimonth2025– The Journey Not the Destination Today I'm participating in Friday Fives in celebration of #Scifimonth2025! To kick things off, I'm starting with the first prompt, and I have found five recent reads that focus on the journey, not the destination. Not all of these take…

THE SOUND OF THE DARK by Daniel Church - Blog Tour Review @dannythechurch.bsky.social @angryrobotbooks.bsky.social

Future Fiction #355 – Cover Reveals & Newly Discovered SFF Books Welcome to Future Fiction, my reimagining of the Waiting on Wednesday meme! There are so many amazing new books coming out, that I can no longer pick just one. My goal with Future Fiction is to share at least three new books each…

THE PLACE WHERE THEY BURIED YOUR HEART by Christina Henry – Review The nitty-gritty: Christina Henry masterfully tackles the haunted house trope in this riveting coming-of-age story, infused with otherworldly terrors and heart-wrenching emotion. “Nobody ever said the house was dangerous—that is,…

Buffy’s Corner 11/2/25 – Looking at the Week Ahead Welcome to Buffy's Corner, where I take a look at what's coming up this week on the blog! I'm linking up with The Sunday Post over at Kimberly's blog, The Caffeinated Reviewer. Happy November! We are currently having lovely weather in the 70s, so…

What’s On My Plate – November 2025 #scifimonth2025 I always look forward to November, which is SciFi Month, but as usual, I have books from other genres that I'm excited to read as well. This is a much lighter month than September and October, thankfully, so hopefully I can get through the…