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MYSTERIES OF THE MOUNTAIN MOON TRIBE BY JACK RUEDISUELI // blog tour book review: pls teleport me into this YA fantasy graphic novel right this second!!!
Very very excited to be joining this tour and this time only a day late! And I read the book! I’m being serious when I say you should be suspicious of a brain transplant… Okay enough yapping and 1) let’s give a big thank you to Colored Pages Tours for having me on this blog tour and 2) chat about this stunning book! Title: Mysteries of the Mountain Moon TribeAuthor: Jack RuedisueliPage count: 168Date published: 12 May 2026Genre: Young adult fantasy 🍄 Synopsis: A young girl’s adventure through a mysterious land full of giant creatures and dead machines from a time long forgotten… We journey to a distant land where we find a mountain that has no end, a mountain so tall that the people who live within its highest peaks know nothing of the world below the clouds. It is a mountain full of mystery and monstrous creatures the likes of which you have never seen. Hiding within the peaks, we find the mountain moon tribe and our main girl, Mia, the child elder and first of her generation. Born thirteen years ahead of her peers, she bears the huge responsibility of guiding them through life. But Mia is…
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BRIDE BY ALI HAZELWOOD // spoiler-free book review: didn’t expect that this werewolf x vampire marriage of convenience romance would have me in a chokehold but here we are,,,
You know, you really should be proud of me. Like, look at me back again, maintaining an active posting schedule. I shall do little yapping today because instead, I want to word vomit about THIS BOOK BECAUSE I’M OBSESSED?!?!?!? Title: BrideSeries: Bride book #1Author: Ali HazelwoodPage count: 403Date published: 6 February 2024Genre: Adult paranormal romance 🩸 Synopsis: A dangerous alliance between a Vampyre bride and an Alpha werewolf becomes a love deep enough to sink your teeth into in this new paranormal romance from the New York Times bestselling author of The Love Hypothesis. Misery Lark, the only daughter of the most powerful Vampyre councilman of the Southwest, is an outcast-again. Her days of living in anonymity among the Humans are she has been called upon to uphold an historic peacekeeping alliance between the Vampyres and their mortal enemies, the Weres, and sees little choice but to surrender herself in the exchange. Again . . . Weres are ruthless and unpredictable, and their Alpha, Lowe Moreland, is no exception. He rules his pack with absolute authority, but not without justice. And, unlike the Vampyre Council, not without feeling. It’s clear from the way he tracks Misery’s every movement that he…
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SAWADIKA AMERICAN GIRL BY DARIA SOMMERS // blog promotion book feature: happy pub day this YA coming-of-age historical fiction set in 1960s Bangkok you need to know about!!!
Experiencing a number of pinch-me moments lately. The first being my active posting schedule and then directly related to that is me being able to tell you about this book! Which I’m so very excited to read and I need you all to scream with me about it!!! Without further ado, let me tell you a bit more <3<3<3 Title: Sawadika American GirlAuthor: Daria SommersPage count: 304Date published: 5 May 2026Genre: YA historical fiction ❤️🔥 Synopsis: In 1968 Bangkok, Thailand, 17-year-old Piper Lewis’ world is changing in unsettling ways. The U.S. Military’s expansion into Thailand in support of the Vietnam War is reshaping the city she loves. Her USAID Official father’s mysterious absences fray their once-close relationship. Her stepmother’s obsession with appearances suffocates her. Worse, she can’t summon the passion to bring Beethoven’s Pathetique Sonata to life. Only her beloved piano teacher, a Thai Prince, senses the depth of her disconnect. One night, Piper ditches the American Teen Club to party with an older crowd. Sparks fly when she meets Jack, a 19-year-old GI on R&R from Vietnam. Defying the Army’s non-fraternization policy, they pledge to spend his leave together. As the hypocrisy of the war closes in on them,…
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A FAR WILDER MAGIC BY ALLISON SAFT // spoiler-free book review: long time no post, allow me to screech about this beautiful YA romantic-fantasy
insert meme: hey… hey… how ya’ll doing? Welcome to the unofficial series where Ruby tries to remember books she read a year ago and must now write a review. I have serious regrets. But please give me like 5 minutes of your time to shove this wonderful book in your face, that is beautiful both inside and out. Title: A Far Wilder MagicAuthor: Allison SaftPage count: 400Date published: 8 March 2022Genre: Young Adult urban fantasy 🍃 Synopsis: When Margaret Welty spots the legendary hala, the last living mythical creature, she knows the Halfmoon Hunt will soon follow. Whoever is able to kill the hala will earn fame and riches, and unlock an ancient magical secret. While Margaret is the best sharpshooter in town, only teams of two can register, and she needs an alchemist. Weston Winters isn’t an alchemist—yet. He’s been fired from every apprenticeship he’s landed, and his last chance hinges on Master Welty taking him in. But when Wes arrives at Welty Manor, he finds only Margaret. She begrudgingly allows him to stay, but on one condition: he must join the hunt with her. Although they make an unlikely team, they soon find themselves drawn to each other.…
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2025 READING, WATCHING & BLOGGING RECAP // last year in review ft all the books i read, failed reading goal, all the charts & 2026 goals
Here is my formal plea for you to act very kindly towards an extremely delicate Ruby, who is writing this post right now. She is not feeling super proud, but also can’t resist making these, so maybe we can just ignore the low amount of books read, lack of posts appearing in a month etc. That will be all at this time,,, 2025 RECAP: READING Okay, so books… very low. But apparently, I read 11k pages last year, so at least I read big books, and for that,t I won’t feel bad. I’m also ~very~ chuffed with 3 books I finally read last year, which we’ll get into RIGHT NOW ALL THE BOOKS I READ IN 2025 Decided to be trendy AND update you on the small amount of books this year because on top of reading not a lot, I also threw monthly recaps out the window ̄_(ツ)_/ ̄ ̄ Yay me for reading SO MUCH YA, I went back to my roots in the limited amount of time I did spend reading and no regrets tbh. I mentioned just now, but Storygraph says the majority of books were over 300 pages, so one could say I was LOCKED…
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THE BEST OF 2025: BOOKS, MOVIES & SHOWS // ranking my top 10 of last year ft. honourable mentions
Oop long time yet again. I’ll talk about my big goals and regrets in my recap post but I do think it’s pertinent to mention that Ruby is really trying to be more active,,, cross your fingers for me!!! In any case, I shall be spending my days churning out all the content for you guys, as I catch up with my favourite posts to put together every year. Still crying tears that I never got around to the mid-year tag last year, so I hope the next few posts make up for that tragedy. As is becoming my tradition, may I present you with my favourite books, films and shows of 2025, all told in journal spreads <3<3<3 best of 2025: shows In order: Stranger Things S5, True Detective S4; The Empress S1 & S2;The Summer I Turned Pretty S3; Adolesence; Heated Rivalry S1 best of 2025: movies honourable mentions: Sabrina (1955); Sabrina (1995); Jane Eyre (2010); Heat (1995); The Fugitive (1993); Se7en (1995); Primal Fear (1996); Inception (2010); Frankie and Johnny (1991) ; Groundhog Day (1993); Great Photo, Lovely Life (2023) In order: The Life List (2025); The Gorge (2025); Mom Jayne (2025); Mickey 17 (2025);A Real Pain…
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AUDREY LANE STIRS THE POT BY ALEXIS HALL // blog tour book feature: it’s been a while and i need to read more from this author!!!
Hi hello friends to those who still remember me because tbh I certainly wouldn’t! I act as if I’m going to be sticking around with a life update but in all honestly it’s the first week of December and I have -100% battery so you’ll see me another day. I also want to screech about how excited am I for this book so let’s do that instead <3<3<3 Big thanks to Colored Pages for having me on the blog tour for Audrey Lane Stirs the Pot xxxx Title: Audrey Lane Stirs The PotSeries: Winner Bakes All book #3Author: Alexis HallPage count: 448Date published: 9 December 2025Genre: Adult contemporary romance 🧁 Synopsis: Audrey Lane is perfectly fine. Really. So what if she left her high-powered job as a Very Important Journalist—and her even higher-powered long-term girlfriend—to live a quiet life as a reporter for the second-biggest newspaper in Shropshire? And so what if she keeps hearing the voice of that same higher-powered long-term now-ex-girlfriend in her head night and day, constantly judging just how small Audrey’s allowed her life to become? She’s fine. She’s happy. She’s perfectly within her groove. Do not-in-their-groove people get weekday drunk and impulsively apply for the…
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AUTHOR INTERVIEW WITH A.Y. CHAN // chatting to the author of The Legendary Mo Seto series about middle grade adventures & martial arts!! [ad]
When I tell you I have been excited for this post for literally a year, I do not kid and I am so excited to chat with this adorable author and her adorable series!!!! I’m too excited so let’s get right into it <3<3<3 Book #1: The Legendary Mo SetoBook #2: Martial Arts StarSeries: The Legendary Mo SetoAuthor: A.Y. ChanPage count: 320Date published: 4 June 2024 / 6 May 2025Genre: Middle grade 🥋 Synopsis: Twelve-year-old Modesty “Mo” Seto dreams of being a Taekwondo champion. Even though her mom disapproves, Mo can always count on her dad, who is her number one fan and biggest supporter. Lately, Mo has been on a losing streak, and it doesn’t help that she keeps losing to her archnemesis, Dax, who’s much bigger than her. If only she were faster, stronger, not so petite. Mo can’t even lean on her dad like usual with how distracted he’s been lately. When Mo learns about the chance to audition to star alongside her idol and legendary martial artist and movie star Cody Kwok, she knows this her chance to prove to her dad, to the world, and to herself that she can compete with anyone, no matter…
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IMMORTAL CONSEQUENCES BY I.V. MARIE // blog tour book feature: i am far too excited for this ya rivals to lovers dark academia set at a boarding school for the afterlife!!!
Gah, sucks to have grown up responsibilites or else I might have read this book on time… she says as they drag her away. I’m being honest I swear! Okay okay okay I’ll shut up and welcome you all to my spot on the Immortal Consequences Blog Tour <3<3<3 Title: Immortal ConsequencesSeries: The Souls of Blackwood Academy book #1Author: I.V. MariePage count: 512Date published: 29 July 2025Genre: Young adult fantasy 🥀 Synopsis: Six students at Blackwood Academy, an enigmatic boarding school located at the edge of the afterlife, must compete for the once-in-eternity chance to change their fate—or risk remaining stuck in purgatory forever. An unputdownable debut full of hairpin twists, shock betrayals and world-defying love, for fans of The Atlas Six. Welcome to Blackwood Academy: the legendary school located at the fringes of the afterlife, where students are fated to spend the rest of eternity shepherding lost souls. Once a pupil enters the school’s arched gates, there is no way out…except for the Decennial, a once-in-a-decade celebration that rewards nominees who pass its trials with a choice: formally graduate and join Blackwood’s magical elite, or venture into the unknown and cross over to the mysterious Other Side. Wren…
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BETTER HATE THAN NEVER BY CHLOE LIESE // spoiler-free book review: the feisty childhood enemies to lovers romance you didn’t know you needed in your life!!!
This one definitely *wasn’t* read some time ago,,, no idea what you’re talking about! Here let me divert your attention to THESE Moving on and into this scrumptious little book gem that I have been waiting a while to shove in your faces <3<3<3 Title: Better Hate Than NeverSeries: Chloe LieseAuthor: Chloe LiesePage count: 336Date published: 10 October 2023Genre: Adult contemporary romance ❤️🔥 Synopsis: Childhood enemies discover the fine line between love and loathing in this heartfelt reimagining of Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew. Katerina Wilmot and Christopher Petruchio shared backyards as kids, but as adults they won’t even share the same hemisphere. That is, until Kate makes a rare visit home, and their fiery animosity rekindles into a raging inferno. Despite their friends’ and families’ pleas for peace, Christopher is unconvinced Kate would willingly douse the flames of their enmity. But when a drunken Kate confesses she’s only been hostile because she thought he hated her, Christopher vows to make peace with Kate once and for all. Tempting as it is to be swept away by her nemesis-turned-gentleman, Kate isn’t sure she can trust his charming good-guy act. When Christopher’s persistence and Kate’s curiosity lead to an impassioned…
