Check out A Book Lovin’ Mama’s Blog Challenge Update for Romanceopoly, Books Read for July 2026, Monthly Review Round-Up for July 2026, StoryGraph Wrap-Up Graphic, and Upcoming Reviews for August 2026.

Reading Challenges for 2026 (Updates)

I’m participating in the Romanceopoly Challenge hosted by Under the Covers Book Blog this year.

I completed all five reading challenge prompts for my Major in Paranormal Studies.

Paranormal Studies

• Her Perfect Mate by Paige Tyler (Lycanthrope Hall: Read a shifter romance)

• A Quick Bite by Lynsay Sands (Crypt Library: Read a vampire romance)

• A Quick Bite by Lynsay Sands (Arcane Theory Hall: Read a fated mates romance)

• Cookbooks and Demons by Megan Mackie (Infernal Lab: Read a demon romance or one involving magical contracts)

• Good Spirits by B.K. Borison (Phantom Wing: Read a ghost romance or cursed love story.)

Recap of July 2026 Reviews

• [3 Jul] Eternal Kiss of Darkness by Jeaniene Frost ★★★★★
• [4 Jul] Bigger Than the Mountain Sky by Gwyn McNamee ★★★★
• [7 Jul] Royal Elite Epilogue by Rina Kent ★★★½
• [9 Jul] Her Perfect Mate by Paige Tyler ★★★★
• [10 Jul] Soul by Eva Simmons ★★★★½
• [16 Jul] The Simple Wild by K.A. Tucker
• [18 Jul] Flirting with Fate by J.C. Cervantes ★★★
• [20 Jul] Save Us by Mona Kasten, Rachel Ward ★★★½
• [21 Jul] Fantasy in Death by J.D. Robb ★★★★
• [24 Jul] A Quick Bite by Lynsay Sands ★★★
• [27 Jul] Cookbooks and Demons by Megan Mackie ★★★
• [29 Jul] Painted Scars by Neva Altaj ★★★½
• [31 Jul] About That Kiss by Jill Shalvis ★★★★

StoryGraph Wrap-Up Graphic for July 2026

Upcoming Reviews for July 2026

• This Side of the Grave by Jeaniene Frost

• Vow of Eternal Night by Lily Crozier

• Good Spirits by B.K. Borison

• Highland Justice by Heather McCollum

and many more.

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Owner/Reviewer at A Book Lovin' Mama's Blog

I guess I should type a bio here. I'm FranJessca, or Fran for short. I'm the owner/reviewer behind A Book Lovin' Mama's Blog. I've been reading and reviewing books on my blog since leaving the Navy in 2011, and I will keep doing it as long as possible. My favorite genres will always be Romance & Fantasy, and I read every subgenre underneath those two genres. (Sorry, not a fan of nonfiction, so don't try to convince me to read it.)
My obsession with reading started over 30+ years ago when I went to my first Scholastic Book Fair and found R.L. Stine's Fear Street series. Later, I came across Anne Rice's novels at my public library when I was fourteen when my obsession with vampires started. I was the girl who preferred to be a vampire over a princess any day. My husband says I would leave him a heartbeat for a vampire that looked like Spike or Angel (from Buffy the Vampire Slayer) or Damon Salvatore from The Vampire Diaries. (It's true, though, and he's accepted it.)

Latest posts by FranJessca (see all)

• July 2026 Monthly Reading Wrap-Up - August 1, 2026
• Review: ‘About That Kiss’ by Jill Shalvis - July 31, 2026
• Review: ‘Painted Scars’ by Neva Altaj - July 29, 2026