Xepherus Reads

  Hello, Fellow Book Worms and Book Dragons,    I hope you are enjoying this year's Reading Challenge.     It is time to share  my Reading Challenge progress. As always, my list may change depending on new releases. As I read my books, I will note them by highlighting them in bold. I will also add a link to any review I publish.    Book Challenge books read: (6/50)   Books Read Not in a Category: (01)   Total Books Read: (07)   Updated 11/08/2025  Xepherus Reads Challenge categories (in alphabetical order):                 A 2024 Goodreads Choice winner-  A banned book-  A biography of a musician- Gold Dust Woman: The Life of Stevie Nicks by Stephen Davis A book a film was based on-  A book an Amazon Prime show was based on-  A book borrowed from your local library-   A book by a debut author- R A book by your favorite author you have not read-  A b...

    Hello, Fellow Book Worms and Book Dragons,          My six-year journey of writing my thriller novel is moving toward publication. I am grateful to my Beta Readers and industry contacts, who have provided valuable feedback to make my debut novel the best it can be.   I am also grateful for the many friends and family who have provided me with support and encouragement. It has made this journey fun and rewarding. As I plot and write my second novel, I will have all of those stories and life lessons as my guide.       Let me know  what you are reading  in the comments below. Follow me on social media by visiting my  Linktree . I am preparing my debut novel for publication. Check out the  official website  for clues, crowdfunding, and previews.  Enjoy shopping with me at my  eBay  store and visit my Print-on-Demand sites for t-shirts, mugs, and more!    I am a proud affiliate of...

  Hello, Fellow Book Worms and Book Dragons,          There is a special feeling a book reader experiences when their favorite author releases a new novel. We cancel plans, stop TBRs, and are whisked away on a new adventure. In the case of Dan Brown's books, I have book hangovers that last several weeks (or years). This recent release is no different.        The Secret of Secrets is the latest Robert Langdon thriller by Dan Brown. It is published by Doubleday Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House.   In it, we travel to Prague as Robert Langdon accompanies his long-time friend, Katherine Solomon (from  The Lost Symbol) , when she is set to speak on Noetics, as a guest of the prominent scientist, Dr. Brigita Gessner. The event passes, and Langdon and Solomon return to their hotel room (Katherine plans to meet with Gessner the next day). But on the other side of Prague, in her secret lab, Gessner is tortured and murdered by ...

  Hello, Fellow Book Worms and Book Dragons,            Origin is Dan Brown's fifth novel in the Robert Langdon series. It is published by Doubleday Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House Publishing.    In it, we arrive at the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Spain, with Professor Robert Langdon. He is there to see his former student, billionaire Edmond Kirsch, speak. Kirsch is set to deliver the presentation of his life that promises an astounding discovery. Simulcast around the world from the museum, this closed event is filled with hundreds of vetted guests approved by the museum and its director, Ambra Vidal.    The night is a success until chaos overcomes the event, leaving Edmond Kirsch dead. With suspicion fueling their actions, Langdon and Vidal escape the museum with the a...

    Hello, Fellow Book Worms and Book Dragons,              Inferno is written by Dan Brown and is the fourth book in his best-selling Robert Langdon series. It is published by Doubleday Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House.  In it, we are reunited with Professor Robert Langdon as he awakens in a hospital in Florence, Italy. Langdon has no idea how he got there. From what he is being told, he was grazed in the head by a bullet and is now suffering amnesia. His only link to the events prior is what Dr. Sienna Brooks and her colleague are telling him. Nothing feels right, and he is suffering terrible visions of death. After being calmed down, he settles into his medication. Through the haze of painkillers, Robert watches an assassin enter the hospital, gun down a doctor, and head for his room. Someone is trying to kill Robert, and he needs to leave the hospital immediately.  ...

  Hello, Fellow Book Worms and Book Dragons,                 The Lost Symbol is the third book in the best-selling adventure series by Dan Brown. The edition I read was published by Double Day Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House. In this thriller, we find Professor Robert Langdon has been summoned to Washington, D.C. by his old friend and mentor, Peter Solomon. Solomon is holding an event at the U.S. Capitol Building and wishes Robert to address the crowd. But when Robert arrives, he discovers in the center of one of the rooms in the Capitol Building a grisly token taken by Peter's apparent kidnapper. A dangerous man has Solomon, and he will kill him unless Robert helps him find a relic of the Masonic Order.    Across town at the Smithsonian Museum Support Center, Katherine Solomon worries about her brother, since he has yet to ...