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Ladybug Books Newsletter (10/19/25 - 10/25/25)
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Reading Updates
Audiobook | Finished: Ancillary Mercy
- Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
- Thoughts: It has been a long time since I binge-read a series, but I just couldn't stop listening to the audiobooks for the Imperial Radch trilogy. I found this last installment to be an odd continuation on the overarching plot. I loved the series as a whole. The detailed world-building is amazing.
Ebook | Finished: The Sacred Space Between
- Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
- Thoughts: The YEARNING in this book! The romance between Jude and Maeve is incredible. I loved how this book explores themes of religion and faith.
Hardcover | Currently Reading: The Everlasting
- Thoughts: I'm literally 15 pages into this book, I have no thoughts yet lol.
Books on My Radar
- The Trident and the Pearl: A romantasy with gods and a seaside setting.
- Endless Blue Beneath: A dark romantic fantasy with sapphic mermaids!
- One Yellow Eye: A brilliant scientist desperately searches for a cure.
- Weavingshaw: A gothic romantasy about a young woman who can see the dead.
- Habits of the Sea: A 2026 release about a woman rediscovering the island she went missing on as a child.
Book Recommendations
It recently snowed a lot where I live, so it’s time to recommend some fantasy books with cold, wintry settings.
- Dark Water Daughter: This story follows Mary, a stormsinger who is captured by pirates.
- Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries: Emily Wilde travels to a northern village to document elusive fae species.
- Daughter of Redwinter: A young girl with forbidden magic must keep her abilities a secret.
Looking forward to hearing what you're reading or if you're looking for specific recommendations. Happy reading!
Samantha (ladybug.books)
Future Reading Plans
My future reading plans remain focused on The Everlasting, The Sacred Space Between, and Kill The Beast.