The Bibliollama

There’s nothing quite like walking into the library and emerging with a stack of books that whisper hope and potential — and maybe a touch of delusion about how much free time I actually have. But listen, it’s not a problem unless they fall on me.

This month’s pile is full of feelings, ghosts (literal and emotional), chaos, murder investigations, romantic tension, and at least one classic cowboy. It’s the reading equivalent of a tapas bar — something for every mood.

✔️ Just finished:

A House with Good Bones – T. Kingfisher
Creepy and clever with that perfect mix of Southern gothic and weird humour. Loved it enough that I now side-eye every rose bush I pass.

📖 Currently Reading:

Weyward – Emilia Hart
Three generations of women, witchy power, and gorgeous writing? Yes please. I’ve only just started but already feel like it’s going to leave an imprint.

📚 The Tower of Possibility:

• Sherlock Holmes and the Shadwell Shadows – because Victorian detectives + Lovecraftian horror is a combination I didn't know I needed.
• Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine – finally reading this one! I’m emotionally bracing myself.
• Really Good, Actually – I’ve been meaning to read this since forever, and now it's staring at me from the pile like now is the time.
• The Paradise Problem – for a hit of fake dating and romantic chaos.
• A Good Girl's Guide to Murder – because sometimes you just want to unravel a mystery with a very determined teenage girl.
• East of Croydon – travel memoir energy. Possibly one to read with a cup of tea and a bit of wanderlust.
• Say You’ll Remember Me – Abby Jimenez’s latest: a gorgeous, heartfelt romance featuring a hot veterinarian with Greek god vibes, a tiny kitten, and one unforgettable night that refuses to stay in the past. I’m fully prepared to cry.
• Done and Dusted – I hear this is cowboy romance fun. I'm prepared to yee and/or haw.
• All The Pretty Horses – the Cormac McCarthy I keep meaning to read. Might need a mood for it, but I will get there.
• The Graham Effect – because sometimes I want soft sports romance with bonus character growth.

The current situation:

• The pile is teetering. Literally.
• I’ve made peace with the fact that I won’t finish all of them before they’re due.
• I have renewed at least two already. We don’t need to talk about which ones.

All in all, it’s a beautiful stack of maybe-reads and well-intentioned ambition. Some will be devoured in a day, others will quietly return unread but admired. Either way, the library is magic and I will absolutely do this again next month.

What’s in your library pile lately? Any I must bump up the stack?

Instead of getting lost in mythology (Mythos by Stephen Fry) and cozy magic (Mosaics & Magic by Nancy Warren) like I intended, I fell headfirst into a small-town fake engagement (The Fiancé Dilemma by Elena Armas) and then promptly wandered off into the wilds of Australia with Bill Bryson (Down Under). It was romantic chaos meets curious factoids - and exactly the kind of accidental reading week that reminds me why I love letting my TBR derail itself.

But now, it’s a new week - and a new, slightly more feral direction.

📚 What I’m Reading This Week
🐺 Bitten by Kelley Armstrong
Werewolves, secret societies, bite marks, identity crises… and one very reluctant heroine.
Bitten is the first in Kelley Armstrong’s Women of the Otherworld series, and it doesn’t hold back: Elena’s trying to build a normal life when her old alpha calls her home. Cue moral dilemmas, tangled loyalties, and a lot of clawed tension.

It’s paranormal romance with teeth - messy, muscular, and surprisingly thoughtful. And yes, I’m already yelling at the characters.

🧬 Ancestors by Alice Roberts
A complete pivot in genre but not in theme - this one’s all about where we come from and how our earliest ancestors shaped the bones we carry now. Alice Roberts blends archaeology and anthropology with personal reflection, crafting a fascinating, deeply human account of what makes us… us.

I love how grounded this is, even when it veers into ancient burial rites and stone tools. It pairs oddly well with Bitten, actually - both books are about instinct, identity, and what it means to belong.

🧵 Two Sides of the Same Story?
You know those weeks where you’re craving both escapism and connection? That’s what this reading pair feels like.

• Bitten is raw, emotional, supernatural.
• Ancestors is academic, reflective, grounded.

And yet, both are circling the same questions:
🧬 Who are we, really?
🐺 What parts of us are instinct… and what parts are legacy?

Up Next
Will I stick to my reading plan this week? It’s honestly anyone’s guess.
But I’m leaning in to the chaos - and the transformation.

What’s on your reading pile right now? Something wild? Something wise?