Book Reviews for 2026 - Part One!

As it turns out, the next article would be more book reviews!  This one features two books that I started quite a while ago and only finished this year.  I've been reading them in between all the others, catching a chapter or two, and was finally able to wrap them up this Spring.  Here's what I've been reading lately!

Books I Read in 2025 - Catch-up!

My reading got a little side-tracked as the year went on, largely due to some other interests and problems taking up my time.  Nevertheless, I was able to work my way through the following books, one way or another.  Perhaps they are an odd group, compared to what I've been reading lately, but sometimes when the mood strikes to read something specific, you follow it, you know?

Films I Watched in 2025!

I'm not going to lie; this feels like I've flipped the script with this.  Back when I was getting more into blogging on this site, I focused much more on movie reviews, pushing out articles whenever I watched a handful of them.  Meanwhile, my book reading was relegated to a single article at the end of the year.  However, it's clear that my entertainment patterns have changed.  While I do still watch movies, it's certainly not as frequent as it used to be, while my book reading habits have somewhat improved.  Still, I did end up watching some neat films here and there, and I figured I had a few interesting things to say about them.  So I'm doing a format I've done before and simply recap all the movies I saw.

Wandering Through the Hyborean Age - Part 7!

Well, I did tease the possibility of this when I wrote my conclusion article.  While I did enjoy reading other things, including fantasy, I found myself drawn back to the world of Conan, largely looking for some easy, fun stories to read.  After some thought, I've decided to organize my continuing journeys largely by author rather than trying to work out any timeline stuff.  Part 7 here will be focused on the three novels written by Andrew J. Offutt.  While he started with science fiction, he also had a hand in sword and sorcery, editing the Swords Against Darkness series in the late 70s.  While I wasn't able to tell how he got the opportunity to write these novels, they do happen to make for a loose trilogy, even if they were published out of order.

Books I Read in 2025 - Part 2!

After a slow start, my reading habits seemed to have picked up as the heat of summer gives me another reason to just stay inside.  I have a peculiar trilogy of books this time, including a few sequels that I had been putting off.  Once again, this is mainly to try and read through the books I've gathered in my shelves.  Here's what I've just finished reading lately!