Xepherus Reads

  Hello, Fellow Book Worms and Book Dragons,          Rock Paper Scissors is written by Alice Feeney, and published by Flatiron Books.    Amelia Wright believes her marriage is wrong. She has struggles with her husband Adam's  solitude  work as a screenwriter. She tries and still her marriage is on the rocks. When she wins a getaway in the Scottish Highlands, she believes a romantic weekend may fix their problems.   But their weekend ends up being during a blizzard. And strange things are occurring around their vacation rental. No cell service. No way out. And it appears they are there under false pretenses. There are tales of ghosts and witches. And a cemetery behind the rental offers a shocking revelation. Can the Wrights trust one another? Or has someone else targeted the couple?    Alice Feeney took me on vacation and plunged me into a nightmare. Isolated from the world in a sea of white, there was no escape from the t...

  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: 14/50) Books Read Not in a Category: (97) Total Books Read: (111)   Updated 09/06/2026   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 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- A book over 500 pages- A book published during the 1970s- A book pu...

    Hello, Fellow Book Worms and Book Dragons,           Daisy Darker is written by Alice Feeney and is published by Flatiron Books, an imprint of Macmillan Publishing. In it, we are introduced to Daisy Darker, a woman with a rather quiet life. She is a volunteer at an aging home, and has faced several near-death experiences due to a faulty heart. Her family is a fractured bunch that only cares about themselves and rarely contacts her.   Her grandmother, Beatrice Darker, is the exception. And on October 30th, Daisy and her family are invited to a birthday celebration for the elder Darker on an island. It's business as usual, with Daisy's family ignoring her. Her niece, Trixie, has taken to align herself with Beatrice, noticing the shallow ways of her own mother and relatives. She is pleasant to Daisy. As the birthday celebration nears, a reading of the will takes place which infuriates the family. The next few hours continue as each fami...

      Hello, Fellow Book Worms and Book Dragons,            At the beginning of the year I decided to change the way I tackled my To Be Read shelves. I used a bell jar filled with photo stickers of various book covers. As the covers were added the jar became too small. I graduated the collection to trading card snap boxes: one for comics and one for novels.    I took into consideration nearly 10 years of collecting digital books and my current TBR shelves. I used my HP Sprocket to print 4 book covers per sticker. I cut the covers out and combined any series or authors into tiny baggies for easy retrieval. The rest were stacked together loose. Sample of my 2" x 3"sticker sheet    Let's take a few minutes to see how my experiment is progressing. And the changes that were made since:    Always maintain 50 or more books in the jar. (I have exceeded that number, adding comics and graphic novels to 2 trading card boxe...

  Hello, Fellow Book Worms and Book Dragons,        August was one of the most productive reading months I have had in a long time. The balance between writing my second novel, and re-formatting of my debut novel added adrenaline to August. My desire to read and challenge myself was at its peak.    Here are my results (reviews linked in title).      Novels Read: Don't Let Him In by Lisa Jewell The Wilds by Sarah Pearse Rock Paper Scissors by Alice Feeney Comics Read: Amazing Fantasy #15 by Stan Lee & Steve Ditko   Amazing Spider-Man #1 by Stan Lee & Steve Ditko Batgirl Special #1 Barbara Randall Kesel & Barry Kitson Blackbird #4 by Sam Humphries and Jen Bartel Blackbird #5 by Sam Humphries and Jen Bartel Blackbird #6 by Sam Humphries and Jen Bartel Fantastic Four/ X-Men #1 by Chip Zdarsky & Terry Dodson Fantastic Four/ X-Men #2 by Chip Zdarsky & Terry Dodson Fantastic Four/ X-Men #3 by Chip Zdarsky & Terry D...