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This week’s topic is: Genre Freebie
Dark Academia Books
I love dark academia so here are some of the latest ones I’ve read!
- Masquerade of Mirrors by. Samantha Hartwood
- Wings of Ash & Flame by. Jocelyn Bleu
- The Book of Blood & Roses by. Annie Summerlee
- Seven Deadly Thorns by. Amber Hamilton
- Oxfood Blood by. Rachael Davis Featherstone
- We Who Have No Gods by. Liza Anderson
What’s on your TTT?
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February 3: Book Covers Featuring Cool/Pretty/Unique/etc. Typography (Typography is the art of arranging letters so they look visually appealing and more interesting than, for example, the body text of this blog post you’re reading now. I did a similar post to this a few years ago, so if you need inspiration on what I’m talking about click here to have a look.)
February 10: Love/Valentine’s Freebie
February 17: Books for Armchair Travelers (Submitted by Laurie C @ Bay State Reader’s Advisory)
February 24: Quotes From/About Books (Share book quotes you love, quotes about being a reader, etc.)
March 3: Genre Freebie (Pick a genre and build a list around it. You could do historical fiction featuring strong female leads, contemporary romance set in foreign countries, mysteries starring unreliable narrators, lyrical fiction books in verse, historical romance featuring pirates, Gothic novels with birds on the cover, etc. There are so many options!)March 24: Books on My Spring 2026 To-Read List
March 10: Book Titles Featuring Ordinal Numbers (Ordinal numbers are numbers that define an item’s place in a series. For example: first, second, third, fourth, tenth, fourteenth, thirty-third, one hundredth, etc.) (submitted by Joanne @ Portobello Book Blog)
March 17: Green Book Covers (In honor of St. Patrick’s Day today!)
March 31: Buzzwords or Phrases That Make Me Want to Read (or Avoid) a Book (These words or phrases can be in the title, synopsis, marketing materials, reviews, author blurbs, etc. and immediately pique your interest or immediately make you say “NOPE”. Examples include: fae, forbidden romance, morally grey characters, unreliable narrator, found family, magical worlds, love triangle, marriage of convenience, dark academia, stranded, dragons, dual points of view, starting over, etc.)
Past Midnight Book Reviews & More 
Dark academia is a hit or miss for me, but more often than not a miss. I therefore didn’t read any of these books.
My TTT: https://laurieisreading.com/2026/03/03/top-ten-tuesday-books-to-diversify-your-reading-3-the-ya-edition/