Xepherus Reads

  Hello, Fellow Book Worms and Book Dragons,      It is time to begin sharing my  2026 Xepherus Reads  Reading Challenge results.    The challenge dates are January 1, 2026, to December 31, 2026  Book Challenge books read: 21/50) Books Read Not in a Category: (121) Total Books Read: (142)   Updated 10/13/2026   Xepherus Reads Challenge categories (in alphabetical order):                 A 2025 Goodreads Choice winner- A banned book- A biography of a celebrity- A book a Netflix show was based on- A book by a debut author- A Flicker in the Dark by Stacy Willingham A book by your favorite author you have not read- Not a Happy Family by Shari Lapena  A book featuring your favorite character- One Last Kill by Robert Dugoni  A book from your childhood- Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury   A Book of the Month Club Book-  Middle of the Night by Ri...

  Hello, Fellow Book Worms and Book Dragons!         The Exorcist is written by William Peter Blatty, and it published by Harper Publishing. It tells the story of young Regan MacNeil, an twelve-year-old   girl seemingly as ordinary as any girl her age. Her mother is a movie star filming her latest picture on location in Georgetown in Washington, D.C., where they now live.   As weeks go by, Chris notices a considerable change in her daughter's behavior. The child is aggressive, uses foul language, and exhibits strength no child her age should have. When Regan's condition proves untreatable by doctors, Father Karras is called in to assess the girl's behavior by Chris.    He is convinced that her illness is psychological; what he finds is anything but. A cold and calculating entity has taken up residence in Regan, and is intent on not leaving, even if it has to kill her first. Karras puts his doubts reluctantly behind him and soo...

    Hello, Fellow Book Worms and Book Dragons,            None of This is True is written by Lisa Jewell and is published by Atria Books. In it we are introduced to the Netflix Documentary Series, My Birthday Twin. It tells the tale of murder, psychological torment, and it is loaded with twists. The series is based on the podcast by Alix Summers of the same name. In this series she interviews a woman named Josie Fair. She is troubled and in a horrible marriage. Her daughters are as damaged as she is and one has run away. The series gains momentum and Alix Summers becomes a viral star leading to the docuseries.   But it takes many hours of interviews to get this story. And in the end no one is telling the truth and two people are dead.     I should have known by the title of this book that I was in for a crazy ride. Jewell once again crafts a layered thriller with domestic suspense. No one is a reliable source of information. Ea...

  Hello, Fellow Book Worms and Book Dragons,          Beautiful Ugly is written by Alice Feeney; and is published by Flatiron Books. In it, we meet author Grady Green. His life is turned upside down when his journalist wife disappears one night on the way home. A year later, Grady is broke, living in a fleabag motel with his dog, and unable to write. His agent decides he needs a change. She sends him away to the remote Isle of Amberly. He will write in the cabin of a deceased famous author away from the stress he currently holds.    It is a dream move with fresh air, quiet, and beautiful countryside. But Amberly has ghosts. Grady begins seeing his wife everywhere, and slowly descends into a dark place. Then the citizens begin lying to him. Someone is slipping articles his wife wrote under the cabin door. And a choice he has made has set off a string of impossible results. On Amberly Isle, it's the ghosts that may write the final word.   ...