Clare L. Deming's Blog

I previously read and loved Julie Leong’s debut novel, The Teller of Small Fortunes, and you can find my review of it here (with a purchase link here). When I came across her newest novel offered for review on NetGalley, I requested it and was fortunate enough to receive it from the publisher. The Keeper […]

I have been a fan of The Dresden Files series by Jim Butcher for quite a while, so I was excited to receive an advance copy of his new book, Twelve Months (#18), courtesy of the publisher and NetGalley. I also had the privilege to hear the author speak and answer questions at a small […]

Every year I feel like my Goodreads to-be-read list contains many of the same books as the previous year. I tend to roll over the ones that I didn’t get to, thus producing a constantly growing pile (mostly virtual, at least). For 2026, I mercilessly pruned that list to reach a (somewhat) reasonable number. I […]

It’s the final day of 2025, and that means it’s time to look back on this year’s reading. I didn’t do too badly, finishing 47 books this year. I never seem to quite be able to hit 50, and despite my competitive nature, I’m not going to try to read 3 books today to hit […]

As promised in my previous post, here is a summary of my reading for the last two months of the year. I made better progress in my reading by being more intentional about it and by also limiting my mindless screen time. Here are the books I read in November and December (paid links): I […]

We are in the final couple of weeks of 2025 and I wanted to write a post about what’s coming up soon on this blog, as well as post some recent news. My year-end posts are always some of my favorite ones to write, and also seem genuinely popular with those who follow this blog. […]

I received The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab as a gift, although I had already been aware of the book (paid link). This is the first novel by this author that I’ve read. Read on below to see what I thought. Here is the blurb: A Life No One Will Remember. A […]

I picked up one of author Tricia Levenseller’s YA fantasy / romance books on a whim several years ago and have since found her novels to be comfortable and satisfying. When her debut adult romantasy novel, What Fury Brings, was announced, I had this on my to-be-read list and was fortunate to receive a copy […]

Every year I struggle with my reading and blogging when August or September comes around. While I thought I’d do better with reading in August since I’d be laid up after a surgery, the medications made me sleepier than I would have liked, so my reading suffered. Then September comes around and is always a […]

I was excited to receive my preorder of The Nightshade God by Hannah Whitten near my birthday, but with other books and circumstances, I didn’t have a chance to read it until just the past couple weeks. This is the third and final book in The Nightshade Crown series (paid links). Since this is a […]