The winter 2025 book releases mark the end of 2024 and the start of a brand new year of reading. I love to see the trends ...

The minute I read Fourth Wing, I knew this fantasy series would be epic. I first created the Fourth Wing summary for myself. I wanted to keep track of all the plot points and characters. The more ...

Iron Flame is the second book in the Empyrean Series. With the upcoming release of Fourth Wing Book 3, Onyx Storm, I knew I needed to make a synopsis of Iron Flame. There is so much to remember from ...

In this post, you will find a summary of Like Mother, Like Mother by Susan Rieger, a review, a character guide, and an explanation of the ending. Like Mother, Like Mother is a character-driven family ...

The 2025 Reading Challenge is here! This will be the 8th reading challenge since Jackie and I started Beyond the Bookends. We love seeing how much the challenge has grown and how much all of you have ...

Kirsten and I decided to include this prompt in the Beyond the Bookends 2025 Reading Challenge. I loved the idea of putting together such a fun list of books that both Kirsten and I loved. At Beyond ...

There is something about stories set in the back lots of Hollywood that spark such imagination. Old Hollywood books are filled with the glitz, glamour, and mystery that seems to elude Hollywood ...

Hollywood novels are so much fun to read. It is almost ironic to read a book about Tinsel Town. All the books on this list are about movies or movie stars and Jackie and I read and loved all of them.

I realized how many dragon books for adults I have read recently and I wanted to make a list of my favorites. There are a lot of books about dragons written for kids. But I think adult dragon books ...

Mythology stories have remained popular for centuries because of their life lessons, fantasy elements, and epic adventures. These mythology books explore Norse, Greek, Indian, and Middle Eastern ...

I love that recent books showcase many different people and personalities. The surge in books with neurodiverse characters feels like a welcome change from the books written in the 90s and 2000s I ...