## 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.

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## 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.

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## 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)

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## Future Reading Plans
My future reading plans remain focused on _The Everlasting_, _The Sacred Space Between_, and _Kill The Beast_.