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Mel’s 2025 Reading Wrap Up & 2026 Goals

Mel – Looking back and looking forward. Sneak preview the titles that I’ll review next.

ATLA, ATLA books, book, Book Blog, Book Review, book-reviews, Books, Fantasy, Fantasy Books, fantasy reads, Kelley Armstrong, Liveship Traders, Maximillian Croyso, reading, Riftan Calypse, Robin Hobb, Romance, Romantasy, Under the Oak Tree, Women of the Otherworld
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Industrial Magic – Book Review

Mel – Another 5* read from the Women of the Otherworld series!

18+ Books, 18+ fiction, 18+ read, 18+ reader, Benicio Cortez, Book Blog, Book Review, book-reviews, Books, Fantasy, Gothic, Kelley Armstrong, Lucas Cortez, Magic, Murder Mystery, Paige Winterbourne, reading, Romance, Savannah Levine, Spicy book, Spicy read, Urban fantasy, Vampire, Vampires, Wholesome romance, Witch book, Witches and Wizards
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The Best Book Tracker in 2026

Mel – I investigate the best book trackers to start your 2026 reading journey with.

book app, Book Blog, Book blogger, Book blogging, Book Review, book tracker, book tracker template, Books, Goodreads, List, reading, Spreadsheets, storygraph, The StoryGraph, Tome
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Dime Store Magic – Book Review

Mel – My favourite entry in the series so far! Check out my review now.

Adult fiction, Book Blog, Book Review, book-reviews, Books, Fantasy, Lucas Cortez, Magic, Paige Winterbourne, reading, Romance book, Savannah Levine, Spicy book, Supernatural, The coven, Witch book, Witches and Wizards
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The Green Witch – Short Review and Witchy Reading List

Mel – Feeling witchy? Here’s fourteen books to explore the magic of reading.

ASOIAF, Book Blog, Book Review, Book Witch, book-reviews, Books, Circe, Dime Store Magic, Fantasy, Farseer Trilogy, Narnia, reading, Spell for a Smith, Stardust, The Last Unicorn, The Last Wish, Under the Oak Tree, Wakenhyrst, When Women Were Dragons, Wicked, Witch Books, Witches, Witchy
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Why Write a Negative Book Review

Mel – Why write critical reviews? I share my thoughts on the value of a little negativity.

book, Book Review, book-reviews, book., Books, critical, negative, reading, Reading list, review, writing
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The History of Bees – Book Review

Mel – An interesting fiction featuring a bee-based dystopia.

bee book, bees, book, Book Blog, Book Review, book-reviews, Books, Literature, Maja Lunde, spec fic, specfic, Speculative Fiction, the history of bees
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The Things We Leave Unfinished – Book Review

Mel – This is a book that I will leave unfinished. There are other girly romances I would sooner recommend!

18+ Books, Bad Romance, Book Blog, Book Review, Books, Fantasy, fiction, fourth-wing, Georgia Stanton, Noah Harrison, reading, Rebecca Yarros, Romance, writing, young adult fiction
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Assassin’s Quest – Book Review

Mel – A wondrous finale to a truly magical trilogy.

Book Blog, Book Review, book-reviews, Books, Fantasy, Farseer Trilogy, Fitz, FitzChivalry, Jhaampe, Kettricken, Nighteyes, reading, Romance, Shifter, The Fool, warg, wolf, Wolf book
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Stolen – Book Review

Mel – Stolen was an exceptional sequel to Bitten.

Alpha, Book Blog, Book Review, Books, Clay Danvers, Elena Michaels, Fantasy, fiction, Jeremy Danvers, Pack, Pack Alpha, Paige Winterbourne, reading, Romance, Shifter, Shifter Book, Werewolf, Werewolves, wolf, Wolf book, writing
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Folk Tales of the Wolf – Book Review

Mel – Hungry for some short tales? Quickly consume this snappy collection!

Book Blog, Book Review, book-reviews, Books, Fantasy, fiction, Folk tales, moon, reading, Shifter, Shifters, Short story collection, Werewolf, Werewolf book, Werewolves, wolf, Wolf book
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Hard-Boiled Wonderland and The End of The World – Book Review

Mel – My first attempt to read Murakami hasn’t inspired me to read more of his works…

book, Book Blog, Book Review, book-reviews, Books, Fantasy, fantasy reads, fiction, Hard-Boiled Wonderland, Literature, Murakami, reading, Sci Fi
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Royal Assassin – Book Review

Mel – A bit long, but another 5* from me!

Assassin's Apprentice, Assassin's Quest, Book Blog, Book Review, book-reviews, Books, Chade Fallstar, Fantasy, Farseer Trilogy, FitzChivalry, House Farseer, Ketterin, Prince Verity, reading, Realm of the Eldrlings, Robin Hobb, Royal Assassin, Shifter, shifter-book, The Fool, warg
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Assassin’s Apprentice – Book Review

Mel – The Assassin’s Apprentice is 5/5 read! Discover why in this review…

book, Book Blog, Book Review, book-reviews, Books, canine, Chade Fallstar, Fantasy, Fantasy Books, fantasy reads, Farseer, fiction, Fitz, FitzChivalry, House Farseer, Literature, reading, Shifter, The Wit, warg, Werewolf, Werewolves, wolf, wolves, young adult fiction
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Wind and Truth – Day Five Review

Mel – It’s time to come clean… My honest feelings about Stormlight 5.

Adolin, Azish, Book Blog, Book Review, book-reviews, Books, Brandon Sanderson, Cosmere, Fantasy, Ghostbloods, Hoid, Jasnah, kaladin, Roshar, Sanderson, Shallen, Szeth, Wind and Truth

Defiant – Skyward Book 4 Review

Mel – The Skyward finale was galactic!

Book Blog, Book Review, book-reviews, Books, Brandon Sanderson, Cosmere, Cytonic, Defiant, Evensong, Fantasy, Jorgen Weight, Kimmalyn, Kitsen, Romance, Sanderson, scifi books, Skyward, skyward flight, Spensa Nightshade, Winzik
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A Darker Shade of Magic – Review

Argo – Four Londons? A magician prince smuggler? A street urchin who longs to be a pirate? Yes please.

A Darker Shade of Magic, Book Blog, Book Review, book-reviews, Books, Darker Shades, Fantasy, Magic, reading, Romance, V. E. Schwab
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Bitten – Book Review

Mel – It’s the first book in the Women of the Otherworld series!

Alpha, Bitten, Book Blog, Book Review, book-reviews, Books, Canadian, Elena Michaels, fiction, Jeremy Danvers, Kelley Armstrong, Pack, Paranormal Romance, Romance, Shifter, Shifters, Stonehaven, Werewolf, Werewolf book, Werewolves, Wolf pack, wolves, Women of the Otherworld, WotO
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Wind and Truth – Day Four Review

Mel – My favourite ‘Day’ of Stormlight 5 so far!

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Wind and Truth – Day Three Review

Mel – A short review for a short day! We’re 31% through now!

Adolin, Adonalsium, Azimir, Book Blog, Book Review, book-reviews, Books, Brandon Sanderson, Cosmere, Fantasy, Fantasy Books, fantasy reads, kaladin, Literature, Oathgate, Odium, reading, Sanderson, Sci Fi, Shallan, SpineRevs, Stormlight, Szeth, The Shattered Plains, young adult fiction

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