Monthly Blog Review: February 2026

Posts

Book Reviews
♥ The Haunting of Chavez Ravine by Debra Castaneda (5★)
♥ The Line by J.D. Horn (3★)

Game Reviews
♥ Coloring Game: Little City (3★)
♥ Hello Kitty Island Adventure (5★)
♥ No, I’m not a Human (5★)
♥ One Manga Day (0★)
♥ Pack my LunchBox (2.5★)
♥ Stardew Valley (5★)

Graphic Novel Reviews
♥ Milk & Mocha Comics Collection: Our Little Moments by Melani Sie (4.5★)

Other Posts
♥ March 2025 New Release Horror Books
♥ Scares That Care AuthorCon III

Books Read

Graphic Novel
♥ Be Not Afraid by Jude Ellison S. Doyle & Lisandro Estherren (3.5★)
♥ Milk & Mocha Comics Collection: Our Little Moments by Melani Sie (4.5★)

Games Played

While I may have been in a bit of a book slump, I have been in a full video game revival this month and I’ve been having so much fun! I’ve been playing a few new games that I got during the holiday steam sales as well as a few games from my backlist. I’ve also been working on some more game reviews for the blog and I hope to continue writing those in the future!

♥ Bookshop Simulator
♥ Capybara Spa
♥ Hello Kitty Island Adventure
♥ Lemon Cake
♥ Pack my LunchBox
♥ Road to Empress I
♥ Sticky Business
♥ The Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood

Life and Other Things

This month has been hectic as Spring always is in my career. Not a lot of updates about me, but unfortunately for my older daughter teen she took a serious tumble at school. She fell and hit the asphalt while running to catch up with a friend. Her face and lip were busted up pretty good and she broke one of her front teeth. My poor sweet girl has never had any serious injuries in her life but she has been a tough cookie about it. She got very lucky that her root wasn’t exposed (though tit was close!) and we’ll be taking her to get a crown next month.

At the end of the month I made the annual trek to Willimasburg for Scares That Care AuthorCon VI! I’ll admit I was less excited this year than in previous years, partially because I wasn’t sure whether or not I was going until the Wednesday before the con but I still had fun! I participated in the Silent Auction for the first time, talked to a lot of my favorite authors and bought some new books. I managed to score some really cool special editions, the highlight being two author copies of Thunderstorm editions from Clay McLeod Chapman and V. Castro! Unfortunately I appear to have caught a cold over the weekend, so I am currently at home blowing my nose and hydrating as much as I can.

Books Hauled

Giveaway
♥ Fight Oligarchy by Bernie Sanders
♥ The Curse of Hester Gardens by Tamika Thompson

Book Boxes
♥ The Autumn Springs Retirement Home Massacre by Philip Fracassi (Twisted Retreat)

Ebook Purchases
♥ Perverts by Adam Cosco
♥ Hell House by Richard Matheson
♥ Christine by Stephen King

HumbleBundle Ebooks
♥ All the Birds in the Sky by Charlie Jane Anders
♥ As Good As New by Charlie Jane Anders
♥ Automatic Noodle by Annalee Newitz
♥ Autonomous by Annalee Newitz
♥ Clover by Charlie Jane Anders
♥ Dreams Bigger Than Heartbreak by Charlie Jane Anders
♥ Even Greater Mistakes by Charlie Jane Anders
♥ If You Take My Meaning by Charlie Jane Anders
♥ Intestate by Charlie Jane Anders
♥ Lessons in Magic and Disaster by Charlie Jane Anders
♥ Never Say You Can’t Survive by Charlie Jane Anders
♥ Old Media by Annalee Newitz
♥ Promises Stronger Than Darkness by Charlie Jane Anders
♥ #Selfcare by Annalee Newitz
♥ Six Months, Three Days by Charlie Jane Anders
♥ The Cartography of Sudden Death by Charlie Jane Anders
♥ The City in the Middle of the Night by Charlie Jane Anders
♥ The Fermi Paradox is Our Business Model by Charlie Jane Anders
♥ The Future of Another Timeline by Annalee Newitz
♥ The Terraformers by Annalee Newitz
♥ Victories Greater Than Death by Charlie Jane Anders

Physical Purchases
♥ Cyanide Constellations by Sara Tantlinger
♥ Karma by Bridgett Nelson
♥ One of Our Kind by Nicola Yoon
♥ Our Sarnath by Judith Sonnet
♥ We Are Always Tender with Our Dead by Eric LaRocca

Amazon First
♥ I Came Back for You by Kate White
♥ Leave It Up To Love by Kristy Woodson Harvey