Wombling Along!
Helloooo!
Welcome to the blog’s weekend supplement where I share reviews and other things I saw online. Grab a cuppa avoid the stormy weather and hopefully find something to read.
I have started a week off!! There was the traditional scramble to get my to do list done but I am actually feeling quite perky. Reading has happened and reviewing despite this. A little bit of travelling, DIY and mumble mumble bookshops are lurking in my future. It’s nice to be relaxing! Head is down focused on some overdue books and I’m quite enjoying the feeling that I head into the end of the year getting stuff done.
Reviews
Jam Reads has an appropriate read for the season in the form of Nightjars by Michael Wehunt
https://jamreads.com/reviews/nightjars-by-michael-wehunt
And tempts me with A Plagued Sea by Kim Bo-Young
https://jamreads.com/reviews/a-plagued-sea-by-kim-bo-young-trad-sophie-bowman
Skiffy and Fanty tempt me with The Killing of A Chestnut Tree by Oliver K Langmead
https://skiffyandfanty.com/blog/review-the-killing-of-a-chestnut-tree-by-langmead/
Reading Reality enjoyed Find Me Where It Ends by Cassandra Khaw
https://www.readingreality.net/2026/10/bookreview-find-me-where-it-ends-by-cassandra-khaw/
Gingernuts of Horror dives into Unearthed edited by Dan Coxon and Philip Fracassi
https://gnofhorror.com/unearthed-review-by-dan-coxon-and-philip-fracassi/
Fantasy Book Nerd had fun with Daytide by Chris Panatier
https://www.fantasybooknerd.com/2026/10/book-review-daytide-chris-panatier.html
Asking the Wrong Questions in their Rings reread discusses Treebeard
http://wrongquestions.blogspot.com/2026/10/the-great-tolkien-reread-treebeard.html
Reading Escapades tucked into Fist of Memory by Wole Talabi
https://hollysreadingescapades.blogspot.com/2026/10/book-review-fist-of-memory-by-wole.html
Porter Square Books tempts me with Wickills by Premee Mohamed
https://portersquarebooks.com/blog/review-wickhills
At Reactor The Bishop of Durham Attenpts to Surrender The City is the new short story by Susanna Clarke and this review says it is worth your time
While they also indulge in cyberpunk with Scion by James Islington
https://reactormag.com/book-review-scion-by-james-islington/
And I want to read this before Halloween so a timely review for The Unhaunting by Micaiah Johnston
https://reactormag.com/book-review-the-unhaunting-by-micaiah-johnson/
And on a roll then tempts A Compendium of Supernatural Entities Found in the Government Girls Higher Secondary School by Kuzhali Manickavel
Harare Review of Books also looks at the same book
Fantasy Reviews enjoys Blood Over Bright Haven by M L Wang
https://fantasy-reviews.co.uk/2026/10/21/blood-over-bright-haven-by-m-l-wang-book-review/
Ancillary Review of Books dives into The Salt King by Natasha Pulley
https://ancillaryreviewofbooks.org/2026/10/21/ossify-and-worship/
In Other News
There’s Always Room for One More dives deeper into Translation State by Ann Leckie
https://onemore.org/2026/10/22/translation-state-week-two/
Speculative Insight has a roundtable discussion on Cameron Reed’s What We are seeking
https://www.speculativeinsight.com/extras
Fansplaining dives into The Book of Dist by Philip Pullman
https://fansplaining.com/putting-away-childish-things/
As always don’t forget to check out this week’s The Full Lid
https://mailchi.mp/91046a16ae3c/the-full-lid-31st-july-17253709
And for more Booktempting dive into the essential Intergalactic Mixtape
https://buttondown.com/intergalacticmixtape/archive/intergalactic-mixtape-76/
Have a great and safe weekend, keep reading and il see you soon!
