DB's Guide to the Galaxy

Grab your towels, losers. We're going book blogging

July 17, 2026

4–6 minutes

Blog Tour: No One Leaves the Manor by Kelly McWilliams (BOOK REVIEW)

No One Leaves the Manor by Kelly McWilliams is a spooky tale about a house that’s not quite right and 4 young women who enter it to win a prize… but what they experience is beyond anyone’s wildest dreams. Read on to find out my thoughts on the book and go get the book yourself! Continue reading

4-stars, arc, blog tour, blogging, book review, horror, lgbt, ya

blog tour, blogging, book review, books, characters, horror, Kelly McWilliams, lgbt+ characters, No One leaves the Manor, paranormal, PoC characters, sentient house, toppling stacks tours, ya
July 2, 2026

2–3 minutes

Top 5 (books of 2026… so far) Tuesday

Today’s (late) prompt features five of the various good books I’ve read this year! Continue reading

blogging, linkup, top 5 tuesday

A Wizard’s Guide to Defensive Baking, Andy Weir, I Hope This Finds You Well, Jenna Levine, Marcus Kliewer, My Vampire Plus-One, Natalie Sue, Project Hail Mary, T. Kingfisher, We Used to Live Here
July 1, 2026

4–6 minutes

The Sun and the Starmaker by Rachel Griffin (BOOK REVIEW)

The Sun and the Starmaker by Rachel Griffin is out now (it’s been out for a while). It’s a beautifully written standalone with tons of magic and romance. Come read my thoughts on it! Continue reading

5 stars, arc, blogging, book review, fantasy, romance, standalone, ya

blogging, book review, characters, fantasy, m/f relationship, magic, Rachel Griffin, romance, The Sun and The Starmaker, ya
June 29, 2026

2–3 minutes

Top 5 (books you recommend the most) Tuesday

Hello, I am still alive, lol. I know I haven’t been posting a lot this year, a lot’s been topsy-turvy and unfortunately that feeling’s not going to go away soon! But that’s okay because I have books and a new late Top 5 Tuesday to distract me! Today’s an easy one because it’s listing books… Continue reading

linkup, top 5 tuesday

blogging, books, India Holton, Little Thieves, Margaret Owen, Nettle and Bone, Nisha J. Tuli, Rick Riordan, Storm Breaker, T. Kingfisher, The Lightning Thief, The Ornithologist’s Field Guide to Love, top 5 tuesday
May 15, 2026

4–6 minutes

Hazelthorn by CG Drews (BOOK REVIEW)

Hazelthorn by CG Drews is an unsettling Young Adult horror book about two young boys who are trapped in a house with a garden out for blood. Continue reading

5 stars, arc, blogging, book review, horror, lgbt, standalone, ya

blogging, book review, books, CG Drews, characters, gothic horror, Hazelthorn, lgbt+ characters, m/m, netgalley, ya
May 13, 2026

1–2 minutes

Top 5 (books with magical creatures) Tuesday

Today’s (late) prompt are books with magical creatures in them! Come see what I’ve chosen – pets or fantasy creatures! Continue reading

blogging, linkup, top 5 tuesday

A Wizard’s Guide to Defensive Baking, Andrea Stewart, blogging, books, Cassandra Khaw, How to Lose a Goblin in 10 Days, Jessie Sylva, Rachel Gillig, T. Kingfisher, The Bone Shard Daughter, The Knight and the Moth, The Salt Grows Heavy, top 5 tuesday
May 12, 2026

2–3 minutes

Top 5 (books with mysterious houses) Tuesday

Today’s prompt is about mysterious houses that pop up in books! Come see what I’ve chosen and, if you dare, go read them. Continue reading

blogging, linkup, top 5 tuesday

blogging, books, Christa Carmen, Grady Hendrix, How to Fake a Haunting, How to Sell a Haunted House, Marcus Kliewer, Margaret Rogerson, Sorcery of Thorns, T. Kingfisher, The Caretaker, top 5 tuesday, What Moves the Dead
April 21, 2026

4–6 minutes

The Caretaker by Marcus Kliewer (BOOK REVIEW)

The Caretaker by Marcus Kliewer is an unsettling new release about obsession and what one will endure to get what they need. It’s out now! Continue reading

4-stars, adult, arc, book review, horror, mystery/thriller, standalone

4-stars, adult, blogging, book review, books, characters, e-arcs, horror, Marcus Kliewer, netgalley, The Caretaker
April 10, 2026

8–12 minutes

Mini Reviews #13

The books covered in this mini-review are The Curse of Indy Moore by Sarah Barlowe, Cool for the Summer by Dahlia Adler, and How to Fake a Haunting by Christa Carmen Continue reading

4-stars, 5 stars, adult, arc, book review, fantasy, horror, lgbt, romance, ya

adult, blogging, book review, books, characters, Christa Carmen, contemporary romance, Dahlia Adler, earc, fantasy, horror, netgalley, Sarah Barlowe, The Curse of Indy Moore, ya
April 9, 2026

6–9 minutes

Top 5 (anticipated reads for April to June 2026) Tuesday

Today (ok, two days agos) prompt is Top 5 anticipated releases for the next 3 months! Come and see what I’ve got on my list! Continue reading

blogging, linkup, top 5 tuesday

A Little Less Invisible, blogging, books, Deathbringer, India Holton, Kandi Steiner, Love Overboard, Maisie M. Myers, Sonia Tagliareni, Sophie Kim, The Antiquarian’s Object of Desire, The Winged Game, top 5 tuesday

About Me

Hi! I’m DB and I really like reading! I mean, of course I do – otherwise this wouldn’t be a book blog. It would be full of pictures of my cat. But come and look at whatever I’ve got on this blog!
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