S. D. Donley

Living the 3 R's – Reading, Writing, Reviewing

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Book Reviews

Short & sweet reviews of the books I have read. Spoiler Free!

The Spoiler Report

Plot summaries full of spoilers! DO NOT read if you do not want to know some (but not all) of the juicy details.

Original Stories

A collection of original content from short stories to chapter-by-chapter novels.

Bookish Things

A place to find a list of everything I have been reading and buying!

26 of ’26

An ongoing list of the top 26 books I read in 2026.

Book Bracket

Pitting monthly reads against one another to find a winner.

  • Find reviews of February reads HERE. The second month of reading for the year is done! Time to crown the top read of the month!! February may be a shorter month, but I was able to finish 10 books. That I was not expecting. The problem is that I really enjoyed all of them. As

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    February ’26 Book Bracket

  • We officially have 18 books on the list now. More than halfway to fully occupying the list! As with last month, the books from February might not necessarily land in the same order as the bracket results. They do still have to compete against the 8 books from January. Make sure to check out the

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    February Update

  • Lightlark#1 Visit Alex Aster’s TikTok HERE. Disclaimer: I have read this book of my own volition.  Any and all opinions and interpretations contained herein are my own. The Spoiler Report is a recounting of the major events of the novel mixed with my own interpretation of the meaning and symbolism of events, emotions, and actions.

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    Lightlark Spoiler Report