2025 #ReadingWithMuffy July Check-In: Second Book in a Series

Hello, fellow book lovers! 🐾

It’s July already (how?!) and that means it’s time to drop your entries for the Reading With Muffy challenge! This month’s prompt is:
📚 Read the second book in a duology or series

We all have those second books sitting on our shelves (or in our hearts) waiting for their moment. This is your sign to pick one up; whether it continues a favorite fantasy, deepens a love story, or shocks you with an unexpected twist.

Before you drop your review links in the check-in below, here’s what I’m reading and also a few book recommendations to inspire your reading list:

What I’m Reading

I wanted to read Legendary by Stephanie Garber, but honestly, I couldn’t bring myself to pick it up just yet. Instead, I found myself reaching for Once Upon a Broken Heart again; not because I forgot the story, but because I vividly remember how it made me feel when I read it for the first time, almost a year ago.

So, yes. I’m rereading book one before I (finally!) dive into The Ballad of Never After. My goal is to finish it before the linky ends. Fingers crossed 🤞

Book Recommendations

If you’re still deciding what to pick, here are a few Book 2 recs across genres:

• Take a Hint, Dani Brown by Talia Hibbert
• The Ballad of Never After by Stephanie Garber
• Blood & Honey by Shelby Mahurin
• The Hawthorne Legacy by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
• It Starts With Us by Colleen Hoover
• A Gathering of Shadows by V.E. Schwab
• The Queen of Nothing by Holly Black
• Chain of Iron by Cassandra Clare

📌 Check-In Time!

Have you picked your book for this month’s #ReadingWithMuffy prompt? Finished reading it already? I’d love to hear about the series you are reading.

🔗 Add your review, blog post, or Bookstagram link below using the Linky tool!

Here’s How the Check-In Post Works

The linky will close on 10th August.

Tag your reads with #ReadingWithMuffy tag me @readingwithmuffy so we can all share recommendations and reading joy. Thank you for being part of this cozy little book-loving corner.

Happy reading!
With love (and paw prints)