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Spooky season is calling! 🎃📚 Ten books are competing to become Cyn’s Workshop’s October Book of the Month. From The Murder Party and Nightcurse to Scorpion Deep, The End of Us, and more, cast your vote and help decide which book gets a featured review and month-long spotlight! Continue reading October Book of the Month Poll | Vote for Cyn’s Workshop’s October 2026 Pick
The votes are in! 🦅✨ Hawk & Sparrow by Ayana Gray is Cyn’s Workshop’s September Book of the Month. With a Gilded Age murder mystery, magical class politics, fake dating, and rivals-to-lovers romance, September’s winning read promises plenty of mystery, magic, and romantic tension. Continue reading September Book of the Month: Hawk & Sparrow by Ayana Gray
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September is getting deliciously gothic! 🌊💀 Join Read with Cyn’s Workshop as we dive into All the Murmuring Bones by A.G. Slatter, a haunting fantasy filled with merfolk, witches, dark family secrets, and deadly bargains. Read along from August 30 through September and join our weekly discussions! Continue reading September Read with Cyn’s Workshop | All the Murmuring Bones by A.G. Slatter
July may not have hit my ambitious reading goal, but I still managed to finish 15 books! From incredible fantasy adventures and thoughtful science fiction to emotional YA and a few disappointing reads, here’s everything I read, loved, and struggled with during the month. Continue reading July 2026 Reading Wrap Up | 15 Books Read, Fantasy Favorites, Surprises & Disappointments
It’s time to vote for September’s Book of the Month! Choose from 10 exciting new releases, including Winterveil, Roses & Ruin, Wicked Endeavors, Our Strange Duet, and more. The winning book will receive a featured review and month-long promotion on Cyn’s Workshop. Continue reading September Book of the Month Poll | Vote for September’s Featured Read
A new month means a new Book of the Month! August’s pick is Survival Show by Juno Dawson—a thrilling YA dystopian novel that combines a deadly singing competition, political intrigue, and high-stakes survival. If you love stories packed with suspense, social commentary, and impossible choices, this is one you won’t want to miss. Continue reading August Book of the Month: Survival Show by Juno Dawson | A Deadly Dystopian Thriller
August’s Read with Cyn’s Workshop pick is A Feather So Black by Lyra Selene! Join us for a month-long fantasy read along featuring fae courts, Celtic mythology, weekly discussions, and plenty of magical chaos. 🌿🖤📚 Continue reading August Book Club Pick | A Feather So Black by Lyra Selene Read Along & Discussion Schedule
June was a slower reading month than usual, but it still delivered some incredible books. In this wrap up, I share my thoughts on Every Exquisite Thing, Local Heavens, Of Flame and Fury, The Escape Game, Ballad of Falling Dragons, and more, including the books that helped spark a reading slump and the ones that completely won me over. From fantasy and romantasy to mystery and sci-fi, these are the 10 books I read in June. Continue reading June 2026 Reading Wrap Up | Every Exquisite Thing, Local Heavens, Of Flame and Fury & More
The August 2026 Book of the Month Poll is officially open! Vote for your favorite from this month’s lineup of fantasy, mythology, mystery, thriller, and magical reads to help decide the next featured book on Cyn’s Workshop. 📚✨🗳️ Continue reading August 2026 Book of the Month Poll | Vote for the Next Cyn’s Workshop Feature
July’s Book of the Month is The Lure of Wolves and Whispers by Amanda Connolly, a dark Irish folklore-inspired romantasy filled with forbidden magic, deadly tournaments, political intrigue, and impossible choices. 🐺✨📚 Continue reading July Book of the Month | The Lure of Wolves and Whispers by Amanda Connolly
