Music Monday hosted by Lauren @ Always Me
Sunday Post is hosted by Kimberly @ Caffeinated Reviewer
It’s Monday What Are You Reading is hosted by Kathryn @ The Book Date
Stacking The Shelves is hosted by Marlene @ Reading Reality
Music Monday
Black Waters by Poets of the Fall
Album: Carnival Of Rust 20th Anniversary Vinyl
Release Date: May 8 2026
Genre: Alternative Rock
Circles by Rain Diary
Album: Single (AFAIK)
Year Released: 2021
Genre: Synth Rock / Dark Wave
It’s Monday! What Are You Reading?
Just Finished
Recently finished Red and the Wolves: A Graphic Novel. It was a fun queer retelling of the fairy tale and I liked the direction it went in with flipping the wolf and grandma characters.
Currently Reading
I started Hollow Kingdom this weekend which is a buddy read and I’m obsessed with this author’s writing style. I have a feeling this will be a new absolute favourite but time will tell.
Cursed Cocktails is the first book I picked up for Read Indie SFF Month. It’s really sweet so far and I’m enjoying the magical world it’s set in so far. It’s kind of reminding me of The Spellshop.
Up Next
I hope to pick up That Which Follows You Home soon which is this month’s H.I.V.E Tribe book club pick.
Another book club pick, The Vanished Birds is for my irl book club and I can’t wait to get to it!
On The Blog Recently
Reading Challenge:
– Read Indie SFF Month
– My Possibility Pile for Read Indie SFF Month
–The Magical Readathon: My Spring Equinox TBR (2026)
Book Tour Reviews:
– BBNYA Finalist 2025 Review: MISS BENNET’S DRAGON
–BBNYA Finalist 2025 Review: SOUL FRAUD
Wrap-Ups:
– Reading Wrap-Up & Monthly Reset: March 2026
– Book Blogger Community Links: Mar & Apr 2026
Stacking The Shelves
Stacking The Shelves is all about sharing the books you are adding to your shelves, whether it be physical or virtual. Reading Reality posts on Saturdays but you can post any day that works for you— don’t forget to visit the link-up on Saturday to join in on the fun!
Last month I went to a used book sale and I’ve requested a few new ARCs so my STS is a decent size this week, with six titles!
ARCs
- Slime Sweets and Dungeon Treats by Pandora Pierce
- Wayward Souls of Avalon by A. L. Davidson
- Winnie-The-Pooh: The Graphic Novel by A. A. Milne, Adapted by Kevan Chandler with Joe Sutphin
Used Book Sale
- The Fox Wife by Yangsze Choo
- The Essex Serpent by Sarah Perry
- Immortal Dark by Tigest Girma
Let’s chat in the comments!
Which book did you start the week with? Or, what’s your most recent book purchase?
I can’t say I’ve listened to Finnish bands before – I’ll have to check more of them out. Thanks for linking up with me!
Ah yes, I do highly recommend you check some out, I’ve happened to love a bunch of them and then coming to the realization that Finland has so much great talent! Some of my favourites throughout the years (aside from the ones I’ve shared here) are HIM, Nightwish, and The Rasmus.
Sounds like a wonderful sunny day! I’ve just added a few more books to my TBR radar/wishlist from this post. Red and the Wolves, Slime Sweet and Dungeon Treats, and That Which Follows You Home all look really good. I’ve had The Fox Wife on my TBR for what feels like ages now, and I really need to get around to it. I hope you enjoy all of your reads and have a great week ahead!
It was so lovely and now it’s been raining all week lol. Oh wow that’s great I’m glad a few of these titles have appealed to you! 🙂 Red and the Wolves was fun and darker than I expected too. I’m hoping to start That Which Follows you home today. Oh nice haha well if you ever want to buddy rad The Fox Wife let me know since we both have it now, haha! Thank you, I hope you have a great week too, Dini 💕
Hollow Kingdom is one of my favorite books ever!
Oh my gosh okay I can definitely see why, I am loving it and laughing a LOT! Plus so worried about all of these animals, I’m so invested and the writing style is so weird in the best way!
Your ARCs look great!
Also, I need to get my hands on the Winnie the Pooh Graphic novel. They were a favourite of mine as a child! I loved them.
Thanks, Sara! 🙂
Ah yes, Winnie the Pooh is one of my childhood favs as well so I can relate. In fact I realized I was wearing a Pooh tshirt the day I wrote this post 😂! I hope you can get your hands on it! 🖤
I love a good used bookstore. Great finds. I loved Winnie the Pooh as a child. I slept with the bear for far too long..lol
Me too, and thank you! Aww I love that silly ‘ol bear and that’s so cute..no shame here, teddy bears bring comfort 💕
The Wayward Souls of Avalon looks really interesting! I also very much enjoyed The Essex Serpent when I read it (back when it came out). I remember that it then also showed up on one of my English Literature exams as an “unseen text” which was pretty funny – the only time I’ve ever read the “unseen text” in an exam hehe.
I’ve got an ARC of The Wayward Souls of Avalon so I’ll definitely be sharing my thoughts on it when I can. I’m so happy to hear you enjoyed Essex Serpent, I’ve had it in my sights since it came out and it sounds great to me! Oh wow that’s interesting, what does an ‘unseen text’ mean in an English Lit context? Like that it’s not very well known?