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Update 🐾
Hi everyone!
Short update this week. I’ve had a lot of fun getting back into reading, and I’ve been really enjoying my current books. It’s been nice to do some yard work, come inside, and get some pages in before bedtime. In the past, I was more of a winter bibliophile, but I’m learning to enjoy reading more in the warmer months as well.
I recently came across a really interesting question that I want to ask you all: when you read, do you skim the page or do you read every word? I’ve always considered myself to be a slower reader, but looking back, I am the type of person who reads every word. I’m going to have to make a post about this on Instagram and TikTok as well because I’m genuinely very interested in how other people read. And I wonder if my reading style makes me a slower reader. But the thing is, I don’t personally enjoy books when I skim. It’s never been my style, but I do not fault anyone for doing it — I just think it’s a different style. And sometimes, I do re-read paragraphs as well or jot things down as I go.
Food for thought!
Also, NetGalley check-in: how is your current NetGalley feedback ratio? I have a couple of new titles and I’m currently at 91%, but I hope to get it higher in the next couple of weeks. I just couldn’t resist requesting a couple of new books (wish me luck!).
Reading/Watching Update
Currently Reading
Title: Bodies and Battlements (Ravensea Castle #1)
Author: Elizabeth Penney
Publisher: Minotaur Books
Publication Date: May 27th, 2025
Thoughts: Thank you to Minotaur Books for a gifted physical copy! I am completing this before I get to book 2 in the series, Dungeons and Danger.
Book 2 is out on May 26th, 2026 (tomorrow!).
Title: Romeo and Juliet: A Three-Day Situationship with a Body Count
Author: William Shakespeare, Ellis Keen
Publisher: Sterling and Stone
Release Date: April 15th, 2026
Thoughts: Nearing completion! It’s interesting — you have the original text and then the author’s supplemental notes written in a quirky, slangy, BuzzFeed-ish style. I think I’ll have a lot to say about this once I get to my review because Romeo and Juliet is a personal favourite of mine. And I have been taking some notes.
Title: Vincent (PT Edition)
Author: Barbara Stok
Publisher: Iguana
Release Date: February 1, 2026
Thoughts: Surprisingly tough to get through! It’s a bit slow going tbh.
Title: A Florista Daisy Chain / The Daisy Chain Flower Shop (Dream Harbour #6)
Author: Laurie Gilmore
Publisher: HarperCollins
Release Date: May 5th, 2026
Thoughts: This is a lot of fun so far! I like the fake-dating trope, so we’ll see where this goes.
Finished Reading
Title: Alérgica A Pessoas (PT Edition)
Author: Sara Andersen
Publisher: Desrotina
Release Date: September 18th, 2025
Thoughts: Absolutely adored.
Title: Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon – Livro 1 (PT Edition)
Author: Naoko Takeuchi; Translation: Arnaldo Massato Oka
Publisher: Distrito Manga
Release Date: October, 2025
Thoughts: A beloved re-read that was fun to read in Portuguese!
Title: Notes on Love: Poems and Photography
Author: F.S. Yousaf
Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing (Thank you for the ARC!)
Release Date: June 2nd, 2026
Thoughts: Review to come – thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for a review copy!
New to my shelf
Title: The Wordspotter’s Guide
Author: Olivia Swarthout
Publisher: Dutton, Plume
Release Date: November 5th, 2026
Thoughts: Review to come – thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for a review copy!
Just Watched
Title: The Bride
Thoughts: I had so many issues with this movie! I had to DNF it about halfway through. It’s a sort of Bonnie and Clyde style horror based on the Frankenstein novel by Mary Shelley. And it really didn’t work for me. Without giving too much away, the storytelling didn’t make sense to me and was way too difficult for me to get into. I would recommend watching Guillermo Del Toro’s Frankenstein instead.
Currently Watching
Title: The Testaments
Thoughts: Season finale on May 27th – I can’t wait!
Title: From
Thoughts: No new episode this weekend. On a mid-season hiatus. Next episode on May 31st!
Title: Big Mistakes
Thoughts: Almost done!
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QOTD: How are you doing?
I’m a slow reader and read every word. I rarely skim. My NetGalley feedback ratio is a disaster. I’m hoping to improve.
Have a great week!