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hi there, i'm katy. a 30 something year old cat mom, who likes to talk about books. Goodreads / Storygraph / Wordpress

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Hello there, my name is Katy. I'm 35 years old, and I'm an avid reader. I have been wanting to find a place where I could talk about books and make more reader friends! To view my reviews and other nonsense, please visit my website at katysarchived.wordpress.com I typically just reshare my reviews and other posts I do from there, so the formatting on here is a little wonky. I do apologize for that! But to see my reviews in full, please visit the WordPress account.

My favorite genres (and what you will probably see here) are Fantasy / Romantasy, Mystery & Thriller, Dystopian, Paranormal Romance & Urban Fantasy.

Audience: I read anything from Middle Grade to Adult but I have a soft spot for Young Adult.

What you can find on this blog: Book Reviews (which will also be posted on wordpress), monthly tbr's & wrap ups, challenges I'm participating in, other bookish content & more!

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Goodreads Reading Challenge Completed (Challenge Check-in)

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Book Review: Mera: Tidebreaker by Danielle Paige

Title: Mera: TidebreakerAuthor: Danielle PaigeAudience: Young AdultGenre: Fantasy, superheroes Publication Date: April 2, 2019Publisher:  DC InkPages: 208Format: Digital (Libby/Hoopla)Links: goodreads | amazon | storygraph (not affiliated) Summary: Princess Mera is teenage royalty and heir to the throne of Xebel, a colony ruled by the other no-so-lost land under the sea, Atlantis. Her father,…

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Book Review: My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite

Title: My Sister, the Serial KillerAuthor: Oyinkan BraithwaiteAudience: AdultGenre: Mystery/ThrillerPublication Date: November 20, 2018Publisher:  DoubledayPages: 226Format: AudioLinks: goodreads | amazon | storygraph (not affiliated) Summary: When Korede’s dinner is interrupted one night by a distress call from her sister, Ayoola, she knows what’s expected of her: bleach, rubber gloves, nerves…

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All the Popular Books on my Physical TBR

We all love them and we all hate them. The books that become popular and take the world by storm. I recently went through my Goodreads physical TBR shelf because I was curious as to what popular books I own that I have yet to read. Now, I decided to go with books that have been popular in the past, as well as that are popular currently. Because I have a good mixture of both. While doing this, I…

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Book Review: A Heart So Fierce & Broken

Title: A Heart so Fierce and BrokenAuthor: Brigid KemmererAudience: Young AdultGenre: FantasyPublication Date: January 7, 2020Publisher:  Bloomsbury YAPages: 450Format: Physical Links: goodreads | amazon | storygraph (not affiliated) Summary: Find the heir, win the crown. The curse is finally broken, but Prince Rhen of Emberfall faces darker troubles still. Rumors circulate that he is not the…

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May 2026 Reading Wrap Up

May was not a good reading month for me, in fact it was absolutely abysmal. I don’t think I’ve had this bad of a reading month since I’ve picked reading back up as a hobby. I shouldn’t be surprised though, this is usually around the time where I start to see a bit of a decline in my reading but this was just bad. I was able to finish a total of three books. You heard that right, three. This…

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Book Review: Somewhere Beyond the Sea by TJ Klune

Title: Somewhere Beyond the SeaAuthor: TJ KluneAudience: AdultGenre: FantasyPublication Date: September 10, 2024Publisher:  Tor BooksPages: 400Format: Physical (Library)Links: goodreads | amazon | storygraph (not affiliated) Summary: A magical house. A secret past. A summons that could change everything. Arthur Parnassus lives a good life built on the ashes of a bad one. He’s the master of a…

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Book Review: The Way We Fall by Megan Crewe

Title: The Way We FallAuthor: Megan CreweAudience: Young AdultGenre: DystopianPublication Date: January 24, 2012Publisher:  Disney-HyperionPages: 309Format: PhysicalLinks: goodreads | amazon | storygraph (not affiliated) Summary: It starts with an itch you just can’t shake. Then comes a fever and a tickle in your throat. A few days later, you’ll be blabbing your secrets and chatting with…

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April Reading Wrap-Up

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Book Review: Through Gates of Garnet and Gold by Seanan McGuire

Title: Through Gates of Garnet & GoldAuthor: Seanan McGuireAudience: Young AdultGenre: FantasyPublication Date: January 6, 2026Publisher:  TordotcomPages: 148Format: kindleLinks: goodreads | amazon | storygraph (not affiliated) Summary: A fan-favorite character returns in this action-packed installment of the Hugo Award-winning Wayward Children series. After Nancy was cast out of the Halls of…

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Book Review: A Deadly Inheritance by Kelley Armstrong

Title: A Deadly InheritanceAuthor: Kelley ArmstrongAudience: Young AdultGenre: MysteryPublication Date: March 24, 2026Publisher:  Tundra BooksPages: 424Format: kindleLinks: goodreads | amazon | storygraph (not affiliated) Summary: After discovering she’s an heiress to a billion-dollar corporation, seventeen-year-old Liliana finds herself at a new boarding school where she must navigate secret…

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WWW Wednesday - April 22, 2026

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Book Review: A Curse So Dark And Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer

Title: A Curse So Dark And LonelyAuthor: Brigid KemmererAudience: Young AdultGenre: Retellings / FantasyPublication Date: January 29, 2019Publisher:  Bloomsbury YAPages: 484Format: Physical / LibbyLinks: goodreads | amazon | storygraph (not affiliated) Summary: Fall in love, break the curse. Cursed by a powerful enchantress to repeat the autumn of his eighteenth year, Prince Rhen, the heir of…

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The Quarter Year Crisis Book Tag 2026

I love me a good book tag! I haven’t done one of these before and I thought it was a great way to start getting into quarterly stats and what not. I saw this over at A Literary Escape but the original creator is Roisin’s Reading on Youtube. How many books have you read so far?I have read a total of 39 books, making me a little more than half way towards my reading goal! Which I had set at…

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Quarter 1 Book Haul

It’s been a while since I’ve done one of these, and I think I’ve accumulated enough books to showcase them! In the first quarter, I ended up buying a total of nine books! Which, isn’t awful. But I definitely could do with buying less, especially since I’m trying to get my physical TBR down. But I don’t believe in book buying bans or anything like that because if I see something that sounds…

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Book Review: A Spell To Wake The Dead by Nicole Lesperance

Title: A Spell To Wake The DeadAuthor: Nicole LesperanceAudience: Young AdultGenre: Fantasy / MysteryPublication Date: August 26, 2025Publisher:  G.P. Putnam’s Sons Books for Young ReadersPages: 352Format: E-Book (Libby)Links: goodreads | amazon | storygraph (not affiliated) Summary: Two teen girls must uncover the dark, occult secrets lurking in their Cape Cod town to solve a series of…

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