October 2025 – bookforager
3 posts published by bkfrgr during October 2025| bookforager
Blog-wise, things were going pretty well in July, but there was a very definite slide in August and September. Some of this was down to my IRL workload exploding, some of it was down to my running out of pre-written posts and not being able to refresh that supply. Working longer hours has meant that […]| bookforager
This fun meme is hosted by Jana at Reviews from the Stacks and the theme this month is ‘Trick or Treat – books that you feel strongly about, whether positively or negatively’. So this is how I’d spell out O C T O B E R in books that elicited strong emotions in me… O […]| bookforager
Art by Yuriy Nedopekin (to the best of our knowledge this art is not AI generated) November is coming in hot, and with it SciFiMonth 2025, which can already be seen in the night sky as it re-enters…| bookforager
Sorry to post and run. Real life is determined to interrupt my bloggy fun right now, and I am equally determined not to let it, which is why I’m here mid-week, throwing up my thoughts on week…| bookforager
Last year, for Wyrd and Wonder, the fabulous Annemieke from A Dance with Books organised a read-along of the first two books in the Sunbolt Chronicles by Intisar Khanani, a series which follows the adventures of Hitomi, a street orphan with magical abilities. Hitomi’s world is one of light and dark mages, mythical creatures and […]| bookforager
This excellent meme is hosted by Jana at Reviews from the Stacks and the theme this month is ‘something to savour – longer books (define as you will) OR ones that have been on your TBR for a long time’. I’ve gone for books that have been on my TBR for a long time because, […]| bookforager
I cannot put my finger on my current reading mood. When I’m in a situation where reading is the only option (on the bus or train, for example) I’m fully absorbed in whatever I’ve brought with me to read. Give me some spare time at home with a buttload of books, however, and I will […]| bookforager
Please note that there will be spoilers for the entire book. It having been published in 1962, I feel no need to withhold any details. Aldiss takes us into the far future of Earth where the sun is larger and hotter and our planet no longer turns, so that now there is a dark, cold […]| bookforager
This meme is hosted by Jana at Reviews from the Stacks and the theme this month is books by our favourite authors. I am adding the extra caveat that I must have read at least two of the author’s works – I have many new favourite authors where that favouritism is based on a sole […]| bookforager
Here’s another stack of mini reviews, mostly for audiobooks I listened to while doing the wedding project sewing but there’s a few bedside reads in here too. My Lady Jane by Cynthia Hand, Jodi Ashton and Jodi Meadows Great fun, although I think I enjoyed My Plain Jane slightly more. Am definitely here for a […]| bookforager
This was a reread so that I could continue with the series, which is available in audiobook on my library’s new BorrowBox app. I first read Rivers of London over ten years ago (who can really belie…| bookforager
Having read the novella Sunbolt for the first week of this read-along we are now embarking on the second book in the Sunbolt Chronicles: Memories of Ash. Imyril at There’s Always Room for One More …| bookforager
Happy Spooktastic Reads everyone! Woop woop! This post is entirely for Nicole at BookWyrm Knits. I promised you I’d report back on whether this was too scary a read or not … I hope this helps…| bookforager
I enjoyed How to Sell a Haunted House enough that I knew I wanted to try something else by Grady Hendrix, and I was chuffed when Jenna at Falling Letters floated the idea of a buddy-read. We chose …| bookforager
In just a few weeks we’ll be waving goodbye to 2024 and bracing ourselves for whatever 2025 might bring. For those of us who are so inclined, it’s time think about which reading challenges we plan …| bookforager
In no time at all it will be November, which means that SciFiMonth 2024 is on the horizon. So it’s time to check the integrity of your gear and make sure all dials are reading green as we warm up t…| bookforager
This World Fantasy Award winning collection of five stories by C S E Cooney is absolutely glorious in every way – the kind of collection that feels like unearthed treasure – and has successfully su…| bookforager
This read-along is being hosted by the awesome Annemieke at A Dance With Books. You can find more details about it on Annemieke’s blog here and the first week’s questions here. As Sunbolt is a nove…| bookforager
The year is drawing to a close once again and it’s time for those of us who are so inclined to start thinking about reading challenges for 2024. And so, as I’m not yet bored of doing this, I humbly…| bookforager
After we blasted through the SciFiMonth read-along of K B Wager’s Behind the Throne plenty of us were keen to continue Hail’s post-gunrunning adventures (wait! What? The heir to the Indranan Empire…| bookforager
