Xepherus Reads

Hello, Fellow Book Worms and Book Dragons!   2019 left me with many 5 star reads.  I have recommended many authors and their works. But un til my final list is revealed, here is the latest installment of my monthly tally.  Follow me from now until December 30 as I add more five star reads and see what books are placing as the highly coveted spot of my Number 1 Book of 2019!   5 Star Reads So Far : October 2019 Update (Novels only. I n alphabetical order with review links attached. Not all books were released in 2019. These are books that I read in 2019. )   A Steep Price by Robert Dugoni   Bird Box by Josh Malerman The Bitter Season by Tami Hoag Black Rab bit Hall by Eve Chase   The Bone Farm by Dean Koontz   The Boy by Tami Hoag Daisy Jones & the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling Hide and Seek by Mary Burton Lock Every Door by Riley Sager     Never Te...

Hello, Fellow Book Worms and Book Dragons!         October was a fun and very quick month. Conventions, fairs, and travel ushered in my Autumn season. I enjoyed several comics and read the next chapter in a couple of series that I love. All-in-all a great month for reading, that even had me meet one of the authors of a book I read in October, Justina Ireland, who was wonderful to meet.      And I plotted my End of Year TBR to wrap up my 2019 Reading Challenge .     I hope November brings as many 4 and 5 star reads as I experienced in October. Bring on the holiday sales and turkey!     Here are the books I read in October (in alphabetical order. Any reviews are highlighted): House of X 6 by Jonathan Hickman Powers of X 6 by Jonathan Hickman Spark of the Resistance by Justina Ireland Star Wars: Allegiance 1 by Ethan Sacks Star Wars: Allegiance 2...

Hello, Fellow Book Worms and Book Dragons!   It is that time of year again, Spooky Book Tag ! I loved last year's tag so much I decided to do it again this year.  This is a fun way to interact with the book community to see what everyone is reading. Have fun and feel free to tag someon e. Reviews for the books mentioned are highlighted with their link. Let us see what answers I came up with this year.    1. Corn Maze (what book had you confused and lost from the very beginning?) Most of the novels I read were not that confusing. But Dangerous Minds by Janet Evanovich did leave me scratching my head through most of it. I was mainly confused by the writing. It did not seem like her style. She injected heavier violence than usual into a somewhat tame cozy mystery and it did not work. And the sexual banter between the main protagonists came at the most inopportune times. 2. Haunted House (what book has the creepiest setting?) Ch...