Becca's BookoplAthon Update 43 and Wrap Up

So I read my final book for Becca's BookoplAthon, Roll as You Go edition, and it was A Fire in the Flesh which is for the prompt Hannibal Lector, and yeah, I got some great prompts and read some really great books and I had a really great time! Can't wait for the next round! 

My Reading Journey:

The Sunlit Man by Brandon Sanderson
Prompt Fulfilled: Most Recent Purchase 
Started On: October 1st
Finished On: October 1st, 7:46 PM

Pages Read: 447

Grave Wars by Gena Showalter and Jill Monroe

Prompt Fulfilled: Purple
Started On: October 2nd
Finished On: October 2nd, 7:36 PM

Pages Read: 185

Bad Luck Vampire by Lynsay Sands

Prompt Fulfilled: Mary Shelley
Started On: October 3rd
Finished On: October 3rd, 8:25 PM

Pages Read: 384

The River Has Teeth by Erica Waters

Prompt Fulfilled: Ravens & Crows
Started On: October 4th
Finished On: October 4th, 6:45 PM

Pages Read: 400

The Only Survivors by Megan Miranda

Prompt Fulfilled: Toffee Apple
Started On: October 5th
Finished On: October 5th, 7:37 PM

Pages Read: 352

Deadly Little Scandals by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

Prompt Fulfilled: Michael Myers
Started On: October 6th
Finished On: October 6th, 10:01 PM

Pages Read: 368

Outcasts by Josephine Angelini

Prompt Fulfilled: Community Shelf
Started On: October 7th
Finished On: October 7th, 9:24 PM

Pages Read: 410

The Lovely and the Lost by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

Prompt Fulfilled: Purple
Started On: October 8th
Finished On: October 8th, 6:40 PM

Pages Read: 352

What Lies in the Woods by Kate Alice Marshall

Prompt Fulfilled: Are We Out of The Woods Yet?
Started On: October 9th
Finished On: October 9th, 11:35 AM

Pages Read: 368

Under This Red Rock by Mindy McGinnis

Prompt Fulfilled: Daphne du Maurier
Started On: October 9th
Finished On: October 9th, 4:13 PM

Pages Read: 336

Captive by Iris Johansen

Prompt Fulfilled: Toffee Apple
Started On: October 9th
Finished On: October 9th, 7:41 PM

Pages Read: 432

Looks that Kill by Amanda Stevens

Prompt Fulfilled: Michael Meyers
Started On: October 10th
Finished On: October 10th, 9:42 PM

Pages Read: 256

Sabotage by Sherrilyn Kenyon

Prompt Fulfilled: Community Shelf
Started On: October 11th
Finished On: October 11th, 1:14 PM

Pages Read: 172

Together We Rot by Skyla Arndt

Prompt Fulfilled: Feed Scroll
Started On: October 11th
Finished On: October 11th, 7:38 PM

Pages Read: 272

To Catch a Killer by Sheryl Scarborough

Prompt Fulfilled: Mood Read
Started On: October 12th
Finished On: October 12th, 9:51 AM

Pages Read: 336

The Butterfly Clues by Kate Ellison

Prompt Fulfilled: Community Shelf
Started On: October 12th
Finished On: October 12th, 8:20 PM

Pages Read: 336

Daughter of the Siren Queen by Tricia Levenseller

Prompt Fulfilled: Dice Roulette
Started On: October 13th
Finished On: October 13th, 10:50 PM

Pages Read: 368

Traveling With Gentlemen by Kathryn Moon

Prompt Fulfilled: Pumpkin Spice
Started On: October 14th
Finished On: October 14th, 10:16 PM

Pages Read: 97

Exit Strategy by Kelley Armstrong

Prompt Fulfilled: Big Book
Started On: October 15th
Finished On: October 15th, 8:59 PM

Pages Read: 512

Made to Be Broken by Kelley Armstrong

Prompt Fulfilled: Community Shelf
Started On: October 16th
Finished On: October 16th, 9:10 PM

Pages Read: 416

Dragon Planet by Dan Wells

Prompt Fulfilled: Ravens & Crows
Started On: October 17th
Finished On: October 17th, 8:25 AM

Pages Read: 152

Wild Justice by Kelley Armstrong

Prompt Fulfilled: Stabby
Started On: October 17th
Finished On: October 17th, 8:27 PM

Pages Read: 400

Like a Wolf With a Bone by Shelly Laurenston

Prompt Fulfilled: Hannibal Lector
Started On: October 18th
Finished On: October 18th, 9:30 PM

Pages Read: 181

The Mane Event by Shelly Laurenston

Prompt Fulfilled: TBR Veteran
Started On: October 19th
Finished On: October 19th, 10:42 AM

Pages Read: 401

The Beast in Him by Shelly Laurenston

Prompt Fulfilled: Mood Read
Started On: October 19th
Finished On: October 19th, 8:02 PM

Pages Read: 400

The Mane Squeeze by Shelly Laurenston

Prompt Fulfilled: Black Cats
Started On: October 20th
Finished On: October 20th, 6:15 PM

Pages Read: 430

Voice of Fear by Heather Graham

Prompt Fulfilled: What A Ghostly Scene
Started On: October 20th
Finished On: October 20th, 10:45 PM

Pages Read: 320

Everyone on This Train is a Suspect by Benjamin Stevenson

Prompt Fulfilled: Michael Meyers
Started On: October 21st
Finished On: October 21st, 9:42 PM

Pages Read: 368

Suddenly a Murder by Lauren Muñoz

Prompt Fulfilled: Lowest Rated
Started On: October 22nd
Finished On: October 22nd, 8:36 PM

Pages Read: 320

To Right the Wrongs by Sheryl Scarborough

Prompt Fulfilled: Orange
Started On: October 23rd
Finished On: October 23rd, 9:40 PM

Pages Read: 320

Three Drops of Blood by Gretchen McNeil

Prompt Fulfilled: Hannibal Lector
Started On: October 24th
Finished On: October 24th, 1:35 PM

Pages Read: 336

Sword Catcher by Cassandra Clare

Prompt Fulfilled: Broken Mirrors
Started On: October 24th
Finished On: October 24th, 9:57 PM

Pages Read: 624

Wandering Star by Romina Russell

Prompt Fulfilled: Mary Shelley
Started On: October 25th
Finished On: October 25th, 1:25 PM

Pages Read: 400

The Stranger Upstairs by Lisa M. Matlin

Prompt Fulfilled: Small Book
Started On: October 25th
Finished On: October 25th, 9:25 PM

Pages Read: 282

Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins

Prompt Fulfilled: Stabby
Started On: October 26th
Finished On: October 26th, 8:01 PM

Pages Read: 439

Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins

Prompt Fulfilled: Dice Roll Roulette
Started On: October 27th
Finished On: October 27th, 2:08 PM

Pages Read: 390

The Spiritglass Charade by Colleen Gleason

Prompt Fulfilled: Pumpkin Spice
Started On: October 27th
Finished On: October 27th, 8:15 PM

Pages Read: 376

Beast Behaving Badly by Shelly Laurenston

Prompt Fulfilled: Highest Rated
Started On: October 28th
Finished On: October 28th, 7:30 PM

Pages Read: 448

Bear Meets Girl by Shelly Laurenston

Prompt Fulfilled: Community Shelf
Started On: October 29th
Finished On: October 29th, 5:34 PM

Pages Read: 417

Wolf With Benefits by Shelly Laurenston

Prompt Fulfilled: Purple

Started On: October 29th
Finished On: October 29th, 9:10 PM

Pages Read: 433

The Voice Upstairs by Laura E. Weymouth

Prompt Fulfilled: Daphne du Maurier

Started On: October 30th
Finished On: October 30th, 3:01 PM

Pages Read: 320

Four to Score by Janet Evanovich

Prompt Fulfilled: Toffee Apple

Started On: October 30th
Finished On: October 30th, 8:39 PM

Pages Read: 352

A Fire in the Flesh by Jennifer L. Armentrout

Prompt Fulfilled: Hannibal Lector

Started On: October 31st
Finished On: October 31st, 9:08 PM

Pages Read: 640

Books Read: 43
Pages Read: 15487

Book Battle November 2023 TBR

Well it's time to choose my November TBR for Book Battle. So here are the books that I've picked this month: 

5pts-Asian POV-Loveboat Forever by Abigail Hing Wen

5pts-Adventure book-Eragon by Christopher Paolini

5pts-Set in a castle-Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros

5pts-Powerful book-The Blood Years by Elana K. Arnold

5pts-CRITERIA CHOICE 1-Book you read in your lair-The Obsession by Jesse Q. Sutanto

5pts-CRITERIA CHOICE 2-Fantasy book-How to Drive a Dragon Crazy by G.A. Aiken

10pts-CLUB READ 1-Eldest by Christopher Paolini

10pts-CLUB READ 2-Brisingr by Christopher Paolini

10pts-Mythical creature main character-The Dragon Who Loved Me by G.A. Aiken

15pts-Book with a dragon in it-Treoir Dragon Hoard by Dianna Love

20pts-Book about your team's element*-Fire Dragon-Fire Falling by Elise Kova

Again, this is a month that I'm going to skip listing any possibilities, because it's an ARC reading month. 

How did I do last month?

5pts-Book with a death in it-The Expectant Detectives by Kat Ailes-Read!

5pts-"Game" in the title-The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins-Read!

5pts-Book that surprised you-Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson-Read!

5pts-Story with a dinner party in it-The Mane Squeeze by Shelley Laurenston-Read!

5pts-About secrets-Little White Lies by Jennifer Lynn Barnes-Read! 

5pts-Book that makes you second guess yourself-Deadly Little Scandals by Jennifer Lynn Barnes-Read!

5pts-CRITERIA CHOICE 1-House on the cover-The Only Survivors by Megan Miranda-Read!

5pts-CRITERIA CHOICE 2-Weapon on the cover-Stings and Stones by Jennifer Estep-Read!

10pts-CLUB READ 1-Everyone on This Train is a Suspect by Benjamin Stevenson-Read!

10pts-CLUB READ 2-Dial A for Aunties by Jesse Q Sutanto-Read!

10pts-Set in an old house-The New Couple in 5B by Lisa Unger-Read!

10pts-"Clue" in the title-The Butterfly Clues by Kate Ellison-Read!

10pts-Small cast of characters (less than 10 named)-John Doe Cold Case by Amanda Stevens-Read!

15pts-Clue weapon as murder weapon-Suddenly a Murder by Lauren Muñoz-Read!

20pts-Book with your team on the cover* (or in title)-Red/Scarlet-Under This Red Rock by Mindy McGinnis-Read!

This was a very close month, that I only read one of these books right at the end of the month, but I made it, and read some really great books, which was good, because I was also dealing with losing Dobby. Wondering how this coming month is going to go, since it is an ARC reading month. We'll see how I do! 

Phase Out Your TBR Phase One November 2023 Sign Up

So I'm signing up for Phase Out Your TBR, for Phase One, hosted by Krys at Krys' Corner and you can find the announcement video here! 

This round is taking place in the month of November! 

I'm going to be playing this two ways, one to play the phase, and use what I got. The other is to make a phase out of the prompts I want to fill. But you start off with a hand of 10 cards and pick up one card, so I'm going to have 11, that I "discard" when I read, to complete the phase.

For the playing, I got Phase One with 8's and 11's.

Red 8 - Standalone - Cleat Cute by Meryl Wilsner

Green 8 - High Hopes - Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros

Blue 8 - Book With a Map - Fire Falling by Elise Kova

Yellow 8 - Finish a Series - Defiant by Brandon Sanderson

Red 11 - Weapon on the Cover - Vengeance of the Pirate Queen by Tricia Levenseller 

Green 11 - Young Adult - The Blood Years by Elana K. Arnold 

Blue 11 - Favourite Genre - Damsel by Elana K. Arnold

Yellow 10 - Midnight Ruin by Katee Robert

Yellow 7 - The Merciless King of Moore High by Lily Sparks

Green 5 - The First to Die at the End by Adam Silvera 

Yellow 4 - Murtagh by Christopher Paolini

For the prompts, I chose to make the phase with 3's and 7's.

Red 3 - Nature on the Cover - Attached at the Hip by Christine Riccio

Green 3 - Single POV - The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins

Blue 3 - New to You Author - 10 Hours to Go by Peely Parrack 

Yellow 3 - Image on the Spine - The Song of Wrath by Sarah Raughley

Red 7 - 5 or More Words in the Title - Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Lord by Celeste Connally 

Green 7 - Hardcover - Dragonswood by Janet Lee Carey

Blue 7 - Favourite Colour on the Cover - Eldest by Christopher Paolini

Yellow 7 - No People on Cover - Good Girls Don't Die by Christina Henry 

Blue 3 - Nice Dragons Finish Last by Rachel Aaron

Green 4 - Landline by Rainbow Rowell

Green 9 - Court of Wanderers by Rin Chupeco

Teaser Tuesday #655, October 31st

Teaser Tuesday is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by Ambrosia of The Purple Booker. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:

• Grab your current read
• Open to a random page
• Share two (2) "teaser" sentences from somewhere on that page
• BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn't give too much away! You don't want to ruin the book for others!)
• Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!

Today's teaser comes from A Fire in the Flesh by Jennifer L. Armentrout, page 48.

"But I needed to get to a sword. I wasn't sure what I would do once I had it, but I had to do something."

Yeah, motion is needed when in a bad situation! Must read more now! What about you guys? Happy reading!

Becca's BookoplAthon Update 42

So I read my next book for Becca's BookoplAthon, Roll as You Go edition, and it was Four to Score which is for the prompt Toffee Apple, and I'll be rolling for what I'm reading next below! 

My Reading Journey:

The Sunlit Man by Brandon Sanderson
Prompt Fulfilled: Most Recent Purchase 
Started On: October 1st
Finished On: October 1st, 7:46 PM

Pages Read: 447

Grave Wars by Gena Showalter and Jill Monroe

Prompt Fulfilled: Purple
Started On: October 2nd
Finished On: October 2nd, 7:36 PM

Pages Read: 185

Bad Luck Vampire by Lynsay Sands

Prompt Fulfilled: Mary Shelley
Started On: October 3rd
Finished On: October 3rd, 8:25 PM

Pages Read: 384

The River Has Teeth by Erica Waters

Prompt Fulfilled: Ravens & Crows
Started On: October 4th
Finished On: October 4th, 6:45 PM

Pages Read: 400

The Only Survivors by Megan Miranda

Prompt Fulfilled: Toffee Apple
Started On: October 5th
Finished On: October 5th, 7:37 PM

Pages Read: 352

Deadly Little Scandals by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

Prompt Fulfilled: Michael Myers
Started On: October 6th
Finished On: October 6th, 10:01 PM

Pages Read: 368

Outcasts by Josephine Angelini

Prompt Fulfilled: Community Shelf
Started On: October 7th
Finished On: October 7th, 9:24 PM

Pages Read: 410

The Lovely and the Lost by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

Prompt Fulfilled: Purple
Started On: October 8th
Finished On: October 8th, 6:40 PM

Pages Read: 352

What Lies in the Woods by Kate Alice Marshall

Prompt Fulfilled: Are We Out of The Woods Yet?
Started On: October 9th
Finished On: October 9th, 11:35 AM

Pages Read: 368

Under This Red Rock by Mindy McGinnis

Prompt Fulfilled: Daphne du Maurier
Started On: October 9th
Finished On: October 9th, 4:13 PM

Pages Read: 336

Captive by Iris Johansen

Prompt Fulfilled: Toffee Apple
Started On: October 9th
Finished On: October 9th, 7:41 PM

Pages Read: 432

Looks that Kill by Amanda Stevens

Prompt Fulfilled: Michael Meyers
Started On: October 10th
Finished On: October 10th, 9:42 PM

Pages Read: 256

Sabotage by Sherrilyn Kenyon

Prompt Fulfilled: Community Shelf
Started On: October 11th
Finished On: October 11th, 1:14 PM

Pages Read: 172

Together We Rot by Skyla Arndt

Prompt Fulfilled: Feed Scroll
Started On: October 11th
Finished On: October 11th, 7:38 PM

Pages Read: 272

To Catch a Killer by Sheryl Scarborough

Prompt Fulfilled: Mood Read
Started On: October 12th
Finished On: October 12th, 9:51 AM

Pages Read: 336

The Butterfly Clues by Kate Ellison

Prompt Fulfilled: Community Shelf
Started On: October 12th
Finished On: October 12th, 8:20 PM

Pages Read: 336

Daughter of the Siren Queen by Tricia Levenseller

Prompt Fulfilled: Dice Roulette
Started On: October 13th
Finished On: October 13th, 10:50 PM

Pages Read: 368

Traveling With Gentlemen by Kathryn Moon

Prompt Fulfilled: Pumpkin Spice
Started On: October 14th
Finished On: October 14th, 10:16 PM

Pages Read: 97

Exit Strategy by Kelley Armstrong

Prompt Fulfilled: Big Book
Started On: October 15th
Finished On: October 15th, 8:59 PM

Pages Read: 512

Made to Be Broken by Kelley Armstrong

Prompt Fulfilled: Community Shelf
Started On: October 16th
Finished On: October 16th, 9:10 PM

Pages Read: 416

Dragon Planet by Dan Wells

Prompt Fulfilled: Ravens & Crows
Started On: October 17th
Finished On: October 17th, 8:25 AM

Pages Read: 152

Wild Justice by Kelley Armstrong

Prompt Fulfilled: Stabby
Started On: October 17th
Finished On: October 17th, 8:27 PM

Pages Read: 400

Like a Wolf With a Bone by Shelly Laurenston

Prompt Fulfilled: Hannibal Lector
Started On: October 18th
Finished On: October 18th, 9:30 PM

Pages Read: 181

The Mane Event by Shelly Laurenston

Prompt Fulfilled: TBR Veteran
Started On: October 19th
Finished On: October 19th, 10:42 AM

Pages Read: 401

The Beast in Him by Shelly Laurenston

Prompt Fulfilled: Mood Read
Started On: October 19th
Finished On: October 19th, 8:02 PM

Pages Read: 400

The Mane Squeeze by Shelly Laurenston

Prompt Fulfilled: Black Cats
Started On: October 20th
Finished On: October 20th, 6:15 PM

Pages Read: 430

Voice of Fear by Heather Graham

Prompt Fulfilled: What A Ghostly Scene
Started On: October 20th
Finished On: October 20th, 10:45 PM

Pages Read: 320

Everyone on This Train is a Suspect by Benjamin Stevenson

Prompt Fulfilled: Michael Meyers
Started On: October 21st
Finished On: October 21st, 9:42 PM

Pages Read: 368

Suddenly a Murder by Lauren Muñoz

Prompt Fulfilled: Lowest Rated
Started On: October 22nd
Finished On: October 22nd, 8:36 PM

Pages Read: 320

To Right the Wrongs by Sheryl Scarborough

Prompt Fulfilled: Orange
Started On: October 23rd
Finished On: October 23rd, 9:40 PM

Pages Read: 320

Three Drops of Blood by Gretchen McNeil

Prompt Fulfilled: Hannibal Lector
Started On: October 24th
Finished On: October 2th, 1:35 PM

Pages Read: 336

Sword Catcher by Cassandra Clare

Prompt Fulfilled: Broken Mirrors
Started On: October 24th
Finished On: October 24th, 9:57 PM

Pages Read: 624

Wandering Star by Romina Russell

Prompt Fulfilled: Mary Shelley
Started On: October 25th
Finished On: October 25th, 1:25 PM

Pages Read: 400

The Stranger Upstairs by Lisa M. Matlin

Prompt Fulfilled: Small Book
Started On: October 25th
Finished On: October 25th, 9:25 PM

Pages Read: 282

Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins

Prompt Fulfilled: Stabby
Started On: October 26th
Finished On: October 26th, 8:01 PM

Pages Read: 439

Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins

Prompt Fulfilled: Dice Roll Roulette
Started On: October 27th
Finished On: October 27th, 2:08 PM

Pages Read: 390

The Spiritglass Charade by Colleen Gleason

Prompt Fulfilled: Pumpkin Spice
Started On: October 27th
Finished On: October 27th, 8:15 PM

Pages Read: 376

Beast Behaving Badly by Shelly Laurenston

Prompt Fulfilled: Highest Rated
Started On: October 28th
Finished On: October 28th, 7:30 PM

Pages Read: 448

Bear Meets Girl by Shelly Laurenston

Prompt Fulfilled: Community Shelf
Started On: October 29th
Finished On: October 29th, 5:34 PM

Pages Read: 417

Wolf With Benefits by Shelly Laurenston

Prompt Fulfilled: Purple

Started On: October 29th
Finished On: October 29th, 9:10 PM

Pages Read: 433

The Voice Upstairs by Laura E. Weymouth

Prompt Fulfilled: Daphne du Maurier

Started On: October 30th
Finished On: October 30th, 3:01 PM

Pages Read: 320

Four to Score by Janet Evanovich

Prompt Fulfilled: Toffee Apple

Started On: October 30th
Finished On: October 30th, 8:39 PM

Pages Read: 352

Books Read: 42
Pages Read: 14847

Day 31, Roll 43:

A 6, which gets me to Hannibal Lector. I'm going with A Fire in the Flesh by Jennifer L. Armentrout! Flesh is a part of bodies, so I'm using it! And a perfect book to end out the month! 

Next to be Published November 2023 Sign Up

I've been going back and forth between 79% and 80% NetGalley review rating. So another ARC reading month is good, so I can get that number back up! 

The rules for this are the only non-ARC's that I'll be reading in November are ones that are earlier books in series for books I have ARC's of, though again, there's my Book Battle TBR, but I'm trying my best to have as many ARC's as I can! 

My goal as always for these months, is 30 ARC's. So many books to read, so little time! Must devour them! 

What about you guys? Do you do ARC reading months? Happy reading! 

Becca's BookoplAthon Update 41

So I read my next book for Becca's BookoplAthon, Roll as You Go edition, and it was The Voice Upstairs which is for the prompt Daphne du Maurier, and I'll be rolling for what I'm reading next below! 

My Reading Journey:

The Sunlit Man by Brandon Sanderson
Prompt Fulfilled: Most Recent Purchase 
Started On: October 1st
Finished On: October 1st, 7:46 PM

Pages Read: 447

Grave Wars by Gena Showalter and Jill Monroe

Prompt Fulfilled: Purple
Started On: October 2nd
Finished On: October 2nd, 7:36 PM

Pages Read: 185

Bad Luck Vampire by Lynsay Sands

Prompt Fulfilled: Mary Shelley
Started On: October 3rd
Finished On: October 3rd, 8:25 PM

Pages Read: 384

The River Has Teeth by Erica Waters

Prompt Fulfilled: Ravens & Crows
Started On: October 4th
Finished On: October 4th, 6:45 PM

Pages Read: 400

The Only Survivors by Megan Miranda

Prompt Fulfilled: Toffee Apple
Started On: October 5th
Finished On: October 5th, 7:37 PM

Pages Read: 352

Deadly Little Scandals by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

Prompt Fulfilled: Michael Myers
Started On: October 6th
Finished On: October 6th, 10:01 PM

Pages Read: 368

Outcasts by Josephine Angelini

Prompt Fulfilled: Community Shelf
Started On: October 7th
Finished On: October 7th, 9:24 PM

Pages Read: 410

The Lovely and the Lost by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

Prompt Fulfilled: Purple
Started On: October 8th
Finished On: October 8th, 6:40 PM

Pages Read: 352

What Lies in the Woods by Kate Alice Marshall

Prompt Fulfilled: Are We Out of The Woods Yet?
Started On: October 9th
Finished On: October 9th, 11:35 AM

Pages Read: 368

Under This Red Rock by Mindy McGinnis

Prompt Fulfilled: Daphne du Maurier
Started On: October 9th
Finished On: October 9th, 4:13 PM

Pages Read: 336

Captive by Iris Johansen

Prompt Fulfilled: Toffee Apple
Started On: October 9th
Finished On: October 9th, 7:41 PM

Pages Read: 432

Looks that Kill by Amanda Stevens

Prompt Fulfilled: Michael Meyers
Started On: October 10th
Finished On: October 10th, 9:42 PM

Pages Read: 256

Sabotage by Sherrilyn Kenyon

Prompt Fulfilled: Community Shelf
Started On: October 11th
Finished On: October 11th, 1:14 PM

Pages Read: 172

Together We Rot by Skyla Arndt

Prompt Fulfilled: Feed Scroll
Started On: October 11th
Finished On: October 11th, 7:38 PM

Pages Read: 272

To Catch a Killer by Sheryl Scarborough

Prompt Fulfilled: Mood Read
Started On: October 12th
Finished On: October 12th, 9:51 AM

Pages Read: 336

The Butterfly Clues by Kate Ellison

Prompt Fulfilled: Community Shelf
Started On: October 12th
Finished On: October 12th, 8:20 PM

Pages Read: 336

Daughter of the Siren Queen by Tricia Levenseller

Prompt Fulfilled: Dice Roulette
Started On: October 13th
Finished On: October 13th, 10:50 PM

Pages Read: 368

Traveling With Gentlemen by Kathryn Moon

Prompt Fulfilled: Pumpkin Spice
Started On: October 14th
Finished On: October 14th, 10:16 PM

Pages Read: 97

Exit Strategy by Kelley Armstrong

Prompt Fulfilled: Big Book
Started On: October 15th
Finished On: October 15th, 8:59 PM

Pages Read: 512

Made to Be Broken by Kelley Armstrong

Prompt Fulfilled: Community Shelf
Started On: October 16th
Finished On: October 16th, 9:10 PM

Pages Read: 416

Dragon Planet by Dan Wells

Prompt Fulfilled: Ravens & Crows
Started On: October 17th
Finished On: October 17th, 8:25 AM

Pages Read: 152

Wild Justice by Kelley Armstrong

Prompt Fulfilled: Stabby
Started On: October 17th
Finished On: October 17th, 8:27 PM

Pages Read: 400

Like a Wolf With a Bone by Shelly Laurenston

Prompt Fulfilled: Hannibal Lector
Started On: October 18th
Finished On: October 18th, 9:30 PM

Pages Read: 181

The Mane Event by Shelly Laurenston

Prompt Fulfilled: TBR Veteran
Started On: October 19th
Finished On: October 19th, 10:42 AM

Pages Read: 401

The Beast in Him by Shelly Laurenston

Prompt Fulfilled: Mood Read
Started On: October 19th
Finished On: October 19th, 8:02 PM

Pages Read: 400

The Mane Squeeze by Shelly Laurenston

Prompt Fulfilled: Black Cats
Started On: October 20th
Finished On: October 20th, 6:15 PM

Pages Read: 430

Voice of Fear by Heather Graham

Prompt Fulfilled: What A Ghostly Scene
Started On: October 20th
Finished On: October 20th, 10:45 PM

Pages Read: 320

Everyone on This Train is a Suspect by Benjamin Stevenson

Prompt Fulfilled: Michael Meyers
Started On: October 21st
Finished On: October 21st, 9:42 PM

Pages Read: 368

Suddenly a Murder by Lauren Muñoz

Prompt Fulfilled: Lowest Rated
Started On: October 22nd
Finished On: October 22nd, 8:36 PM

Pages Read: 320

To Right the Wrongs by Sheryl Scarborough

Prompt Fulfilled: Orange
Started On: October 23rd
Finished On: October 23rd, 9:40 PM

Pages Read: 320

Three Drops of Blood by Gretchen McNeil

Prompt Fulfilled: Hannibal Lector
Started On: October 24th
Finished On: October 2th, 1:35 PM

Pages Read: 336

Sword Catcher by Cassandra Clare

Prompt Fulfilled: Broken Mirrors
Started On: October 24th
Finished On: October 24th, 9:57 PM

Pages Read: 624

Wandering Star by Romina Russell

Prompt Fulfilled: Mary Shelley
Started On: October 25th
Finished On: October 25th, 1:25 PM

Pages Read: 400

The Stranger Upstairs by Lisa M. Matlin

Prompt Fulfilled: Small Book
Started On: October 25th
Finished On: October 25th, 9:25 PM

Pages Read: 282

Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins

Prompt Fulfilled: Stabby
Started On: October 26th
Finished On: October 26th, 8:01 PM

Pages Read: 439

Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins

Prompt Fulfilled: Dice Roll Roulette
Started On: October 27th
Finished On: October 27th, 2:08 PM

Pages Read: 390

The Spiritglass Charade by Colleen Gleason

Prompt Fulfilled: Pumpkin Spice
Started On: October 27th
Finished On: October 27th, 8:15 PM

Pages Read: 376

Beast Behaving Badly by Shelly Laurenston

Prompt Fulfilled: Highest Rated
Started On: October 28th
Finished On: October 28th, 7:30 PM

Pages Read: 448

Bear Meets Girl by Shelly Laurenston

Prompt Fulfilled: Community Shelf
Started On: October 29th
Finished On: October 29th, 5:34 PM

Pages Read: 417

Wolf With Benefits by Shelly Laurenston

Prompt Fulfilled: Purple

Started On: October 29th
Finished On: October 29th, 9:10 PM

Pages Read: 433

The Voice Upstairs by Laura E. Weymouth

Prompt Fulfilled: Daphne du Maurier

Started On: October 30th
Finished On: October 30th, 3:01 PM

Pages Read: 320

Books Read: 41
Pages Read: 14495

Day 30, Roll 42:

A 7, which gets me to Toffee Apple. I'm going with Four to Score by Janet Evanovich! I love this series, its so much fun, and I can't wait to continue on! 

It's Monday! What Are You Reading #647, October 30th

It's Monday! What Are You Reading is a weekly meme hosted by Book Date where we share what we read this past week, what we hope to read this week...and anything in between! This is a great way to plan out your reading week and see what others are currently reading as well...you never know where that next "must read" book will come from!

What happened in the past week:

Weekly Memes:
It's Monday! What Are You Reading #646
Teaser Tuesday #654
WWW Wednesday #654
WOW #650
Will the Time Come #647
Third Sentence Thursday #637
Random Reads #623
First Lines Friday #650
Book Blogger Hop #316

22 Books to Read in 2022 Update 15
The Reward Challenge Update #632
Wheel of TBR #179
How Well I Stuck to It #484
Wrote that Review Update #481

Week 43 Reviews:

Assistant to the Villain 

Good Girls Die First

Everyone on This Train is a Suspect

One of Us is Back

Suddenly a Murder

The Survivor

To Right the Wrongs

One Foot in the Grave

Two Feet Under 

Three Heartbeats Away

Three Drops of Blood

Sword Catcher

Two for the Dough

Wandering Star

Black Moon

The Stranger Upstairs

The Last of August

Dial A for Aunties

Four Aunties and a Wedding

The Hunger Games

Catching Fire

Mockingjay

The Clockwork Scarab

The Spirtglass Charade 

Magical Readathon: Orilium: 

Update 53

Update 54

Update 55

Update 56

Becca's BookoplAthon: 

Update 30

Update 31

Update 32

Update 33

Update 34

Update 35

Update 36

Update 37

Update 38

Update 39

Update 40

OK, so I got 45 posts in 7 days, and it was an OK week, I'm getting back into the swing of things again, but reviews are still suffering. But I'll catch up, even if it takes years again, though I hope to catch up again this year. What about you guys? Happy reading!

So this week I want to read A Fire in the Flesh!

From #1  New York Times  bestselling author Jennifer L. Armentrout comes book three in her Flesh and Fire series…

The only thing that can save the realms now is the one thing more powerful than the Fates.

After a startling betrayal ends with both Sera and the dangerously seductive ruler of the Shadowlands she has fallen madly in love with being held captive by the false King of the Gods, there is only one thing that can free Nyktos and prevent the forces of the Shadowlands from invading Dalos and igniting a War of Primals.

Convincing Kolis won’t be easy, though – not even with a lifetime of training. While his most favored Revenant is insistent that she is nothing more than a lie, Kolis’s erratic nature and twisted sense of honor leave her shaken to the core, and nothing could’ve prepared her for the cruelty of his Court or the shocking truths revealed. The revelations not only upend what she has understood about her duty and the very creation of the realms but also draw into question exactly what the true threat is. However, surviving Kolis is only one part of the battle. The Ascension is upon her, and Sera is out of time.

But Nyktos will do anything to keep Sera alive and give her the life she deserves. He’ll even risk the utter destruction of the realms, and that’s exactly what will happen if he doesn’t Ascend as the Primal of Life. Yet despite his desperate determination, their destinies may be out of their hands.

But there is that foreseen unexpected thread—the unpredictable, unknown, and unwritten. The only thing more powerful than the Fates…Update 40

Becca's BookoplAthon Update 40

So I read my next book for Becca's BookoplAthon, Roll as You Go edition, and it was Wolf With Benefits which is for the prompt Purple, and I'll be rolling for what I'm reading next below! 

My Reading Journey:

The Sunlit Man by Brandon Sanderson
Prompt Fulfilled: Most Recent Purchase 
Started On: October 1st
Finished On: October 1st, 7:46 PM

Pages Read: 447

Grave Wars by Gena Showalter and Jill Monroe

Prompt Fulfilled: Purple
Started On: October 2nd
Finished On: October 2nd, 7:36 PM

Pages Read: 185

Bad Luck Vampire by Lynsay Sands

Prompt Fulfilled: Mary Shelley
Started On: October 3rd
Finished On: October 3rd, 8:25 PM

Pages Read: 384

The River Has Teeth by Erica Waters

Prompt Fulfilled: Ravens & Crows
Started On: October 4th
Finished On: October 4th, 6:45 PM

Pages Read: 400

The Only Survivors by Megan Miranda

Prompt Fulfilled: Toffee Apple
Started On: October 5th
Finished On: October 5th, 7:37 PM

Pages Read: 352

Deadly Little Scandals by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

Prompt Fulfilled: Michael Myers
Started On: October 6th
Finished On: October 6th, 10:01 PM

Pages Read: 368

Outcasts by Josephine Angelini

Prompt Fulfilled: Community Shelf
Started On: October 7th
Finished On: October 7th, 9:24 PM

Pages Read: 410

The Lovely and the Lost by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

Prompt Fulfilled: Purple
Started On: October 8th
Finished On: October 8th, 6:40 PM

Pages Read: 352

What Lies in the Woods by Kate Alice Marshall

Prompt Fulfilled: Are We Out of The Woods Yet?
Started On: October 9th
Finished On: October 9th, 11:35 AM

Pages Read: 368

Under This Red Rock by Mindy McGinnis

Prompt Fulfilled: Daphne du Maurier
Started On: October 9th
Finished On: October 9th, 4:13 PM

Pages Read: 336

Captive by Iris Johansen

Prompt Fulfilled: Toffee Apple
Started On: October 9th
Finished On: October 9th, 7:41 PM

Pages Read: 432

Looks that Kill by Amanda Stevens

Prompt Fulfilled: Michael Meyers
Started On: October 10th
Finished On: October 10th, 9:42 PM

Pages Read: 256

Sabotage by Sherrilyn Kenyon

Prompt Fulfilled: Community Shelf
Started On: October 11th
Finished On: October 11th, 1:14 PM

Pages Read: 172

Together We Rot by Skyla Arndt

Prompt Fulfilled: Feed Scroll
Started On: October 11th
Finished On: October 11th, 7:38 PM

Pages Read: 272

To Catch a Killer by Sheryl Scarborough

Prompt Fulfilled: Mood Read
Started On: October 12th
Finished On: October 12th, 9:51 AM

Pages Read: 336

The Butterfly Clues by Kate Ellison

Prompt Fulfilled: Community Shelf
Started On: October 12th
Finished On: October 12th, 8:20 PM

Pages Read: 336

Daughter of the Siren Queen by Tricia Levenseller

Prompt Fulfilled: Dice Roulette
Started On: October 13th
Finished On: October 13th, 10:50 PM

Pages Read: 368

Traveling With Gentlemen by Kathryn Moon

Prompt Fulfilled: Pumpkin Spice
Started On: October 14th
Finished On: October 14th, 10:16 PM

Pages Read: 97

Exit Strategy by Kelley Armstrong

Prompt Fulfilled: Big Book
Started On: October 15th
Finished On: October 15th, 8:59 PM

Pages Read: 512

Made to Be Broken by Kelley Armstrong

Prompt Fulfilled: Community Shelf
Started On: October 16th
Finished On: October 16th, 9:10 PM

Pages Read: 416

Dragon Planet by Dan Wells

Prompt Fulfilled: Ravens & Crows
Started On: October 17th
Finished On: October 17th, 8:25 AM

Pages Read: 152

Wild Justice by Kelley Armstrong

Prompt Fulfilled: Stabby
Started On: October 17th
Finished On: October 17th, 8:27 PM

Pages Read: 400

Like a Wolf With a Bone by Shelly Laurenston

Prompt Fulfilled: Hannibal Lector
Started On: October 18th
Finished On: October 18th, 9:30 PM

Pages Read: 181

The Mane Event by Shelly Laurenston

Prompt Fulfilled: TBR Veteran
Started On: October 19th
Finished On: October 19th, 10:42 AM

Pages Read: 401

The Beast in Him by Shelly Laurenston

Prompt Fulfilled: Mood Read
Started On: October 19th
Finished On: October 19th, 8:02 PM

Pages Read: 400

The Mane Squeeze by Shelly Laurenston

Prompt Fulfilled: Black Cats
Started On: October 20th
Finished On: October 20th, 6:15 PM

Pages Read: 430

Voice of Fear by Heather Graham

Prompt Fulfilled: What A Ghostly Scene
Started On: October 20th
Finished On: October 20th, 10:45 PM

Pages Read: 320

Everyone on This Train is a Suspect by Benjamin Stevenson

Prompt Fulfilled: Michael Meyers
Started On: October 21st
Finished On: October 21st, 9:42 PM

Pages Read: 368

Suddenly a Murder by Lauren Muñoz

Prompt Fulfilled: Lowest Rated
Started On: October 22nd
Finished On: October 22nd, 8:36 PM

Pages Read: 320

To Right the Wrongs by Sheryl Scarborough

Prompt Fulfilled: Orange
Started On: October 23rd
Finished On: October 23rd, 9:40 PM

Pages Read: 320

Three Drops of Blood by Gretchen McNeil

Prompt Fulfilled: Hannibal Lector
Started On: October 24th
Finished On: October 2th, 1:35 PM

Pages Read: 336

Sword Catcher by Cassandra Clare

Prompt Fulfilled: Broken Mirrors
Started On: October 24th
Finished On: October 24th, 9:57 PM

Pages Read: 624

Wandering Star by Romina Russell

Prompt Fulfilled: Mary Shelley
Started On: October 25th
Finished On: October 25th, 1:25 PM

Pages Read: 400

The Stranger Upstairs by Lisa M. Matlin

Prompt Fulfilled: Small Book
Started On: October 25th
Finished On: October 25th, 9:25 PM

Pages Read: 282

Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins

Prompt Fulfilled: Stabby
Started On: October 26th
Finished On: October 26th, 8:01 PM

Pages Read: 439

Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins

Prompt Fulfilled: Dice Roll Roulette
Started On: October 27th
Finished On: October 27th, 2:08 PM

Pages Read: 390

The Spiritglass Charade by Colleen Gleason

Prompt Fulfilled: Pumpkin Spice
Started On: October 27th
Finished On: October 27th, 8:15 PM

Pages Read: 376

Beast Behaving Badly by Shelly Laurenston

Prompt Fulfilled: Highest Rated
Started On: October 28th
Finished On: October 28th, 7:30 PM

Pages Read: 448

Bear Meets Girl by Shelly Laurenston

Prompt Fulfilled: Community Shelf
Started On: October 29th
Finished On: October 29th, 5:34 PM

Pages Read: 417

Wolf With Benefits by Shelly Laurenston

Prompt Fulfilled: Purple

Started On: October 29th
Finished On: October 29th, 9:10 PM

Pages Read: 433

Books Read: 40
Pages Read: 14175

Day 30, Roll 41:

A 10, which gets me to Daphne du Maurier. I'm going with The Voice Upstairs by Laura E. Weymouth! The main character sees ghosts, and was compared to The Haunting of Bly Manor and that is very atmospheric! 

Becca's BookoplAthon Update 39

So I read my next book for Becca's BookoplAthon, Roll as You Go edition, and it was Bear Meets Girl which is for the prompt Community Shelf, and I'll be rolling for what I'm reading next below! 

My Reading Journey:

The Sunlit Man by Brandon Sanderson
Prompt Fulfilled: Most Recent Purchase 
Started On: October 1st
Finished On: October 1st, 7:46 PM

Pages Read: 447

Grave Wars by Gena Showalter and Jill Monroe

Prompt Fulfilled: Purple
Started On: October 2nd
Finished On: October 2nd, 7:36 PM

Pages Read: 185

Bad Luck Vampire by Lynsay Sands

Prompt Fulfilled: Mary Shelley
Started On: October 3rd
Finished On: October 3rd, 8:25 PM

Pages Read: 384

The River Has Teeth by Erica Waters

Prompt Fulfilled: Ravens & Crows
Started On: October 4th
Finished On: October 4th, 6:45 PM

Pages Read: 400

The Only Survivors by Megan Miranda

Prompt Fulfilled: Toffee Apple
Started On: October 5th
Finished On: October 5th, 7:37 PM

Pages Read: 352

Deadly Little Scandals by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

Prompt Fulfilled: Michael Myers
Started On: October 6th
Finished On: October 6th, 10:01 PM

Pages Read: 368

Outcasts by Josephine Angelini

Prompt Fulfilled: Community Shelf
Started On: October 7th
Finished On: October 7th, 9:24 PM

Pages Read: 410

The Lovely and the Lost by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

Prompt Fulfilled: Purple
Started On: October 8th
Finished On: October 8th, 6:40 PM

Pages Read: 352

What Lies in the Woods by Kate Alice Marshall

Prompt Fulfilled: Are We Out of The Woods Yet?
Started On: October 9th
Finished On: October 9th, 11:35 AM

Pages Read: 368

Under This Red Rock by Mindy McGinnis

Prompt Fulfilled: Daphne du Maurier
Started On: October 9th
Finished On: October 9th, 4:13 PM

Pages Read: 336

Captive by Iris Johansen

Prompt Fulfilled: Toffee Apple
Started On: October 9th
Finished On: October 9th, 7:41 PM

Pages Read: 432

Looks that Kill by Amanda Stevens

Prompt Fulfilled: Michael Meyers
Started On: October 10th
Finished On: October 10th, 9:42 PM

Pages Read: 256

Sabotage by Sherrilyn Kenyon

Prompt Fulfilled: Community Shelf
Started On: October 11th
Finished On: October 11th, 1:14 PM

Pages Read: 172

Together We Rot by Skyla Arndt

Prompt Fulfilled: Feed Scroll
Started On: October 11th
Finished On: October 11th, 7:38 PM

Pages Read: 272

To Catch a Killer by Sheryl Scarborough

Prompt Fulfilled: Mood Read
Started On: October 12th
Finished On: October 12th, 9:51 AM

Pages Read: 336

The Butterfly Clues by Kate Ellison

Prompt Fulfilled: Community Shelf
Started On: October 12th
Finished On: October 12th, 8:20 PM

Pages Read: 336

Daughter of the Siren Queen by Tricia Levenseller

Prompt Fulfilled: Dice Roulette
Started On: October 13th
Finished On: October 13th, 10:50 PM

Pages Read: 368

Traveling With Gentlemen by Kathryn Moon

Prompt Fulfilled: Pumpkin Spice
Started On: October 14th
Finished On: October 14th, 10:16 PM

Pages Read: 97

Exit Strategy by Kelley Armstrong

Prompt Fulfilled: Big Book
Started On: October 15th
Finished On: October 15th, 8:59 PM

Pages Read: 512

Made to Be Broken by Kelley Armstrong

Prompt Fulfilled: Community Shelf
Started On: October 16th
Finished On: October 16th, 9:10 PM

Pages Read: 416

Dragon Planet by Dan Wells

Prompt Fulfilled: Ravens & Crows
Started On: October 17th
Finished On: October 17th, 8:25 AM

Pages Read: 152

Wild Justice by Kelley Armstrong

Prompt Fulfilled: Stabby
Started On: October 17th
Finished On: October 17th, 8:27 PM

Pages Read: 400

Like a Wolf With a Bone by Shelly Laurenston

Prompt Fulfilled: Hannibal Lector
Started On: October 18th
Finished On: October 18th, 9:30 PM

Pages Read: 181

The Mane Event by Shelly Laurenston

Prompt Fulfilled: TBR Veteran
Started On: October 19th
Finished On: October 19th, 10:42 AM

Pages Read: 401

The Beast in Him by Shelly Laurenston

Prompt Fulfilled: Mood Read
Started On: October 19th
Finished On: October 19th, 8:02 PM

Pages Read: 400

The Mane Squeeze by Shelly Laurenston

Prompt Fulfilled: Black Cats
Started On: October 20th
Finished On: October 20th, 6:15 PM

Pages Read: 430

Voice of Fear by Heather Graham

Prompt Fulfilled: What A Ghostly Scene
Started On: October 20th
Finished On: October 20th, 10:45 PM

Pages Read: 320

Everyone on This Train is a Suspect by Benjamin Stevenson

Prompt Fulfilled: Michael Meyers
Started On: October 21st
Finished On: October 21st, 9:42 PM

Pages Read: 368

Suddenly a Murder by Lauren Muñoz

Prompt Fulfilled: Lowest Rated
Started On: October 22nd
Finished On: October 22nd, 8:36 PM

Pages Read: 320

To Right the Wrongs by Sheryl Scarborough

Prompt Fulfilled: Orange
Started On: October 23rd
Finished On: October 23rd, 9:40 PM

Pages Read: 320

Three Drops of Blood by Gretchen McNeil

Prompt Fulfilled: Hannibal Lector
Started On: October 24th
Finished On: October 2th, 1:35 PM

Pages Read: 336

Sword Catcher by Cassandra Clare

Prompt Fulfilled: Broken Mirrors
Started On: October 24th
Finished On: October 24th, 9:57 PM

Pages Read: 624

Wandering Star by Romina Russell

Prompt Fulfilled: Mary Shelley
Started On: October 25th
Finished On: October 25th, 1:25 PM

Pages Read: 400

The Stranger Upstairs by Lisa M. Matlin

Prompt Fulfilled: Small Book
Started On: October 25th
Finished On: October 25th, 9:25 PM

Pages Read: 282

Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins

Prompt Fulfilled: Stabby
Started On: October 26th
Finished On: October 26th, 8:01 PM

Pages Read: 439

Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins

Prompt Fulfilled: Dice Roll Roulette
Started On: October 27th
Finished On: October 27th, 2:08 PM

Pages Read: 390

The Spiritglass Charade by Colleen Gleason

Prompt Fulfilled: Pumpkin Spice
Started On: October 27th
Finished On: October 27th, 8:15 PM

Pages Read: 376

Beast Behaving Badly by Shelly Laurenston

Prompt Fulfilled: Highest Rated
Started On: October 28th
Finished On: October 28th, 7:30 PM

Pages Read: 448

Bear Meets Girl by Shelly Laurenston

Prompt Fulfilled: Community Shelf
Started On: October 29th
Finished On: October 29th, 5:34 PM

Pages Read: 417

Books Read: 39
Pages Read: 13742

Day 29, Roll 40:

A 7, which gets me to Purple. I'm going with Wolf With Benefits by Shelly Laurenston! It has a purple cover, so I'm going with it! 

Wrote that Review Update #481, October 29th

If you want to participate, set a certain amount of reviews to write, and once you make that goal, you can get a reward!

My reviews to reward is writing all of the reviews of the week, and I motivated myself to write my review for Assistant to the Villain, Good Girls Die First, Everyone on This Train is a Suspect, One of Us is Back, Suddenly a Murder, The Survivor, To Right the Wrongs, One Foot in the Grave, Two Feet Under, Three Heartbeats Away, Three Drops of Blood, Sword Catcher, Two for the Dough, Wandering Star and Black Moon, The Stranger Upstairs, The Last of August, Dial A for Aunties and Four Aunties and a Wedding, The Hunger Games, Catching Fire, Mockingjay, The Clockwork Scarab and The Spirtglass Charade, so I have 17 of 17 reviews written!

And as always, I want to review this week's reviews!

What about you guys? Happy reading! 

How Well I Stuck to It #484, October 29th

So I decided that I should have accountability on sticking to what should be in a week, so I'm doing How Well I Stuck to It every Sunday, because my schedule should be fixed in by now!

Week 44:

A Fire in the Flesh by Jennifer L. Armentrout

Review Books: NA.

NetGalley: NA. 

Edelweiss: NA.

New Books: 1. Check.

I need to read this book right away, I just love her writing so much! 

Week 43:

Nothing Planned! 

vs.

Assistant to the Villain by Hannah Nicole Maehrer, Good Girls Die First by Kathryn Foxfield, Everyone on This Train is a Suspect by Benjamin Stevenson, One of Us is Back by Karen M. McManus, Suddenly a Murder by Lauren Muñoz, The Survivor by Iris Johansen, To Right the Wrongs by Sheryl Scarborough, One Foot in the Grave by C.C. Hunter, Two Feet Under by C.C. Hunter, Three Heartbeats Away by C.C. Hunter, Three Drops of Blood by Gretchen McNeil, Sword Catcher by Cassandra Clare, Two for the Dough by Janet Evanovich, Wandering Star by Romina Russell, Black Moon by Romina Russell, The Stranger Upstairs by Lisa M. Matlin, The Last of August by Brittany Cavallaro, Dial A for Aunties by Jesse Q. Sutanto, Four Aunties and a Wedding by Jesse Q. Sutanto, The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins, Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins, Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins, The Clockwork Scarab by Colleen Gleason, The Spirtglass Charade by Colleen Gleason 

A free week, and I read a bunch, and I'm pleased with that. Books helped with distracting me, so that was good. What about you guys? Happy reading!

Wheel of TBR #179, October 29th

I saw Codie's Book Corner doing the Wheel of TBR, and I thought that sounded like a great way to pick what to read from your TBR. So thanks to her! I'll only do 3 spins, because I'm doing this every week, and so it won't make up my total TBR of the week, but it'll be a start!

Rules:

1. For each week of the month, I'll do 3 spins each week to read each week though I do have the rest of the month to read them. Once a prompt is used, I'll randomly choose one from the list, keeping track of how often a colour comes up. If colour comes up 3 or more times in month, I'll do another spin once it comes up 3 times.

2. If I don't read a book that week or at least start it before the end of the month, then for my next week of spins, I have to add a punishment for each book unread. I'll roll for each unread book, and have to apply each and every punishment chosen to the week.

3. Each month I'll get a prompt from my Binge Read Wheel (either specifically picking the prompt, or spinning the wheel) and I have to read at least 9 books, though I can read more!

Of the books from the last week, I read One of Us Is Back by Karen M. McManus, Wandering Star by Romina Russell, The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins, The Chess Queen Enigma by Colleen Gleason.

Binge Read Wheel:

For this month, the wheel picked Dying to Read. I read The Stranger Upstairs by Lisa M. Matlin, Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins, Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins, so I've read 9/9+.

For this coming month, I chose ARC.

Prompts Used This Week:
Less Than 500 Reviews, Goodreads Choice Book, For Fans Of. 

Less Than 500 Reviews-Yellow-A Fire in the Flesh by Jennifer L. Armentrout-This book currently has 99 reviews, so that works! It might be cheating since it hasn't been released but will this week, when a bunch of reviews will come, but there aren't there now and I need to read this book! 

Goodreads Choice Book-Orange-Big Bad Beast by Shelly Laurenston-This book was a 2011 Nominee in Romance so I'm using it! 

For Fans Of-Rose-The Voice Upstairs by Laura E. Weymouth-The synopsis of this book says "eerie historical mystery perfect for fans of The Haunting of Bly Manor and Downton Abbey" so that works! 

Colour Totals:
Red: 0
Orange: 1
Yellow: 1
Chartreuse: 0
Green: 0
Spring Green: 0
Cyan: 0
Azure: 0
Blue: 0
Violet: 0
Magenta: 0
Rose: 1

Prompts for Next Week:

Series I Read in 2020 But Not in 2021-Red

Short Book-Orange

Adaptation-Yellow

Series Started and Unfinished/Current 2020-Chartreuse

Ugly Cover-Green

Colour As Last Read-Spring Green

Series Number-Cyan

A-Z Reading Challenge-Azure

RR Book-Blue

Big Book-Violet

Narrator As Last Read-Magenta

Jax Pick-Rose

So those are some of the books I'm going to try to read this week. What about you guys? Happy reading!

The Reward Challenge Update #632, October 29th

The Reward Challenge is almost the complete opposite to a book buying ban as you'll end up buying lots of new books throughout the challenge but only after you've completed a certain amount of reading. It was hosted by Good Golly Miss Holly, so thanks to her for starting it!

OK, so I read Assistant to the Villain which counts 3 times as a DAC Book and a Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2023 Book, Good Girls Die First which counts 3 times as a NetGalley Book and a SAC 2023 Book, Everyone on This Train is a Suspect which counts 4 times as a Edelweiss Book, Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2023 Book and a WoW Book, One of Us is Back which counts 4 times as a End of Series 2023 Book, Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2023 Book and a WoW Book, Suddenly a Murder which counts 3 times as a DAC Book and a SAC 2023 Book, The Survivor which counts 3 times as a Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2023 Book and a WoW Book, To Right the Wrongs which counts 4 times as a End of Series 2023 Book, Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2023 Book and a Sophomore Challenge Book, One Foot in the Grave which counts twice as a Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2023 Book, Two Feet Under which counts twice as a Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2023 Book, Three Heartbeats Away which counts 3 times as a End of Series 2023 Book and a Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2023 Book, Three Drops of Blood which counts 3 times as a SAC 2023 Book and a WoW Book, Sword Catcher which counts 3 times as a Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2023 Book and a WoW Book, Two for the Dough which counts twice as a Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2023 Book, Wandering Star which counts twice as a Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2023 Book, Black Moon which counts 3 times as a Sophomore Challenge Book and a Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2023 Book, The Stranger Upstairs which counts 3 times as a DAC Book and a SAC 2023 Book, The Last of August which counts twice as a Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2023 Book, Dial A for Aunties which counts 3 times as as a Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2023 Book and Sophomore Challenge Book, Four Aunties and a Wedding which counts twice as a Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2023 Book, The Hunger Games which counts 3 times as a 2023 Dystopia Book and Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2023 Book,

Catching Fire which counts 3 times as a 2023 Dystopia Book and Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2023 Book,

Mockingjay which counts 4 times as a 2023 Dystopia Book, End of Series 2023 Book and Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2023 Book, The Clockwork Scarab which counts 3 times as a Historical Fiction 2023 Book and a Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2023 Book, The Spirtglass Charade which counts 3 times as a Historical Fiction 2023 Book and a Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2023 Book.

So I have 70 counts which translates to $35 this week! I'll use it to buy books!

Becca's BookoplAthon Update 38

So I read my next book for Becca's BookoplAthon, Roll as You Go edition, and it was Beast Behaving Badly which is for the prompt Highest Rated, and I'll be rolling for what I'm reading next below! 

My Reading Journey:

The Sunlit Man by Brandon Sanderson
Prompt Fulfilled: Most Recent Purchase 
Started On: October 1st
Finished On: October 1st, 7:46 PM

Pages Read: 447

Grave Wars by Gena Showalter and Jill Monroe

Prompt Fulfilled: Purple
Started On: October 2nd
Finished On: October 2nd, 7:36 PM

Pages Read: 185

Bad Luck Vampire by Lynsay Sands

Prompt Fulfilled: Mary Shelley
Started On: October 3rd
Finished On: October 3rd, 8:25 PM

Pages Read: 384

The River Has Teeth by Erica Waters

Prompt Fulfilled: Ravens & Crows
Started On: October 4th
Finished On: October 4th, 6:45 PM

Pages Read: 400

The Only Survivors by Megan Miranda

Prompt Fulfilled: Toffee Apple
Started On: October 5th
Finished On: October 5th, 7:37 PM

Pages Read: 352

Deadly Little Scandals by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

Prompt Fulfilled: Michael Myers
Started On: October 6th
Finished On: October 6th, 10:01 PM

Pages Read: 368

Outcasts by Josephine Angelini

Prompt Fulfilled: Community Shelf
Started On: October 7th
Finished On: October 7th, 9:24 PM

Pages Read: 410

The Lovely and the Lost by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

Prompt Fulfilled: Purple
Started On: October 8th
Finished On: October 8th, 6:40 PM

Pages Read: 352

What Lies in the Woods by Kate Alice Marshall

Prompt Fulfilled: Are We Out of The Woods Yet?
Started On: October 9th
Finished On: October 9th, 11:35 AM

Pages Read: 368

Under This Red Rock by Mindy McGinnis

Prompt Fulfilled: Daphne du Maurier
Started On: October 9th
Finished On: October 9th, 4:13 PM

Pages Read: 336

Captive by Iris Johansen

Prompt Fulfilled: Toffee Apple
Started On: October 9th
Finished On: October 9th, 7:41 PM

Pages Read: 432

Looks that Kill by Amanda Stevens

Prompt Fulfilled: Michael Meyers
Started On: October 10th
Finished On: October 10th, 9:42 PM

Pages Read: 256

Sabotage by Sherrilyn Kenyon

Prompt Fulfilled: Community Shelf
Started On: October 11th
Finished On: October 11th, 1:14 PM

Pages Read: 172

Together We Rot by Skyla Arndt

Prompt Fulfilled: Feed Scroll
Started On: October 11th
Finished On: October 11th, 7:38 PM

Pages Read: 272

To Catch a Killer by Sheryl Scarborough

Prompt Fulfilled: Mood Read
Started On: October 12th
Finished On: October 12th, 9:51 AM

Pages Read: 336

The Butterfly Clues by Kate Ellison

Prompt Fulfilled: Community Shelf
Started On: October 12th
Finished On: October 12th, 8:20 PM

Pages Read: 336

Daughter of the Siren Queen by Tricia Levenseller

Prompt Fulfilled: Dice Roulette
Started On: October 13th
Finished On: October 13th, 10:50 PM

Pages Read: 368

Traveling With Gentlemen by Kathryn Moon

Prompt Fulfilled: Pumpkin Spice
Started On: October 14th
Finished On: October 14th, 10:16 PM

Pages Read: 97

Exit Strategy by Kelley Armstrong

Prompt Fulfilled: Big Book
Started On: October 15th
Finished On: October 15th, 8:59 PM

Pages Read: 512

Made to Be Broken by Kelley Armstrong

Prompt Fulfilled: Community Shelf
Started On: October 16th
Finished On: October 16th, 9:10 PM

Pages Read: 416

Dragon Planet by Dan Wells

Prompt Fulfilled: Ravens & Crows
Started On: October 17th
Finished On: October 17th, 8:25 AM

Pages Read: 152

Wild Justice by Kelley Armstrong

Prompt Fulfilled: Stabby
Started On: October 17th
Finished On: October 17th, 8:27 PM

Pages Read: 400

Like a Wolf With a Bone by Shelly Laurenston

Prompt Fulfilled: Hannibal Lector
Started On: October 18th
Finished On: October 18th, 9:30 PM

Pages Read: 181

The Mane Event by Shelly Laurenston

Prompt Fulfilled: TBR Veteran
Started On: October 19th
Finished On: October 19th, 10:42 AM

Pages Read: 401

The Beast in Him by Shelly Laurenston

Prompt Fulfilled: Mood Read
Started On: October 19th
Finished On: October 19th, 8:02 PM

Pages Read: 400

The Mane Squeeze by Shelly Laurenston

Prompt Fulfilled: Black Cats
Started On: October 20th
Finished On: October 20th, 6:15 PM

Pages Read: 430

Voice of Fear by Heather Graham

Prompt Fulfilled: What A Ghostly Scene
Started On: October 20th
Finished On: October 20th, 10:45 PM

Pages Read: 320

Everyone on This Train is a Suspect by Benjamin Stevenson

Prompt Fulfilled: Michael Meyers
Started On: October 21st
Finished On: October 21st, 9:42 PM

Pages Read: 368

Suddenly a Murder by Lauren Muñoz

Prompt Fulfilled: Lowest Rated
Started On: October 22nd
Finished On: October 22nd, 8:36 PM

Pages Read: 320

To Right the Wrongs by Sheryl Scarborough

Prompt Fulfilled: Orange
Started On: October 23rd
Finished On: October 23rd, 9:40 PM

Pages Read: 320

Three Drops of Blood by Gretchen McNeil

Prompt Fulfilled: Hannibal Lector
Started On: October 24th
Finished On: October 2th, 1:35 PM

Pages Read: 336

Sword Catcher by Cassandra Clare

Prompt Fulfilled: Broken Mirrors
Started On: October 24th
Finished On: October 24th, 9:57 PM

Pages Read: 624

Wandering Star by Romina Russell

Prompt Fulfilled: Mary Shelley
Started On: October 25th
Finished On: October 25th, 1:25 PM

Pages Read: 400

The Stranger Upstairs by Lisa M. Matlin

Prompt Fulfilled: Small Book
Started On: October 25th
Finished On: October 25th, 9:25 PM

Pages Read: 282

Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins

Prompt Fulfilled: Stabby
Started On: October 26th
Finished On: October 26th, 8:01 PM

Pages Read: 439

Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins

Prompt Fulfilled: Dice Roll Roulette
Started On: October 27th
Finished On: October 27th, 2:08 PM

Pages Read: 390

The Spiritglass Charade by Colleen Gleason

Prompt Fulfilled: Pumpkin Spice
Started On: October 27th
Finished On: October 27th, 8:15 PM

Pages Read: 376

Beast Behaving Badly by Shelly Laurenston

Prompt Fulfilled: Highest Rated
Started On: October 28th
Finished On: October 28th, 7:30 PM

Pages Read: 448

Books Read: 38
Pages Read: 13328

Day 29, Roll 39:

A 3, which gets me to Community Shelf. Using a random list generator, I got Read a book written by a female author. I'm going with something by Shelly Laurenston! Shelly Laurenston is a female author, and I'm going with it! Depending on what I'm reading, and what I could roll, it's either going to be Bear Meets Girl or Wolf With Benefits. Because Wolf With Benefits has a purple cover.

Week 43 Reviews: The Clockwork Scarab, The Spiritglass Charade

From Goodreads:

Evaline Stoker and Mina Holmes never meant to get into the family business. But when you're the sister of Bram and the niece of Sherlock, vampire hunting and mystery solving are in your blood. And when two society girls go missing, there's no one more qualified to investigate.

Now fierce Evaline and logical Mina must resolve their rivalry, navigate the advances of not just one but three mysterious gentlemen, and solve murder with only one clue: a strange Egyptian scarab. The stakes are high. If Stoker and Holmes don't unravel why the belles of London society are in such danger, they'll become the next victims.

From Goodreads:
After the Affair of the Clockwork Scarab, Evaline Stoker and Mina Holmes are eager to help Princess Alix with a new case. Seventeen-year-old Willa Aston is obsessed with spiritual mediums, convinced she is speaking with her mother from beyond the grave. What seems like a case of spiritualist fraud quickly devolves into something far more menacing: someone is trying to make Willa "appear lunatic," using an innocent-looking spiritglass to control her. The list of clues piles up: an unexpected murder, a gang of pickpockets, and the return of vampires to London. But are these events connected? As Uncle Sherlock would say, "there are no coincidences." It will take all of Mina's wit and Evaline's muscle to keep London's sinister underground at bay. 

My first review of The Clockwork Scarab

My second review of The Clockwork Scarab

My Review:
Oh, I loved reading these books! And I finally continued on with this series, after now reading the first book 3 times now! I love it, but I wish I had continued on with the series sooner, because I enjoy it so much, and I needed to know what was going to happen next!

The premise of this book with these girls who are related to famous people from books is just awesome, of detectives and vampires, and having now read at least a bit of the Gardella Vampire Hunters series, I felt good continuing on with this one, since I'm pretty sure that they're set in the same world.

I really enjoy reading about Evaline and Mina, they're both vibrant, and the adventures that they get into, alongside with what was going on in their personal lives, it was all so fantastic to read! These cases that the princess is sending them on are so great!

The Spiritglass Charade, yeah, it was fantastic! The first book dived into Egyptian world, while this one dealt with the spiritual world. I had such a blast watching them work with Willa and her situation, and I couldn't wait to see what would come of it! 

Loved reading these books and I can't wait to continue on! 

Author: Colleen Gleason
Series: Stoker & Holmes #1, 2
First Read: December 29th, 2013
Second Read: October 25th, 2015

Read: October 27th, 27th, 2023
Source: Own
Reason Why: Rereading! And they're Historical Fiction 2023 Books and a Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2023 Books!
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Published: September 17th 2013, October 7th 2014

The Clockwork Scarab:

5/5 Hearts

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5/5 Books

5/5 Stars

The Spiritglass Charade:

5/5 Hearts

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5/5 Books

5/5 Stars

Week 43 Reviews: The Hunger Games, Catching Fire, Mockingjay

From Goodreads:
Winning means fame and fortune. 
Losing means certain death. 
The Hunger Games have begun... 

In the ruins of a place once known as North America lies the nation of Panem, the shining Capitol surrounded by twelve outlying districts. The Capitol is harsh and keeps the districts in line by forcing them all to send one boy and one girl between the ages of twelve and eighteen to participate in the annual Hunger Games, a fight to the death on live TV.

Sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen regards it as a death sentence when she steps forward to take her sister's place in the Games. But Katniss has been close to dead before--and survival, for her, is second nature. Without really meaning to, she becomes a contender. But if she is to win, she will have to start making choices that weigh survival against humanity and life against love.

From Goodreads:
Sparks are igniting.
Flames are spreading.
And the Capitol wants revenge.

Against all odds, Katniss has won the Hunger Games. She and fellow District 12 tribute Peeta Mellark are miraculously still alive. Katniss should be relieved, happy even. After all, she has returned to her family and her longtime friend, Gale. Yet nothing is the way Katniss wishes it to be. Gale holds her at an icy distance. Peeta has turned his back on her completely. And there are whispers of a rebellion against the Capitol - a rebellion that Katniss and Peeta may have helped create.

Much to her shock, Katniss has fueled an unrest she's afraid she cannot stop. And what scares her even more is that she's not entirely convinced she should try. As time draws near for Katniss and Peeta to visit the districts on the Capitol's cruel Victory Tour, the stakes are higher than ever. If they can't prove, without a shadow of a doubt, that they are lost in their love for each other, the consequences will be horrifying.

From Goodreads:
My name is Katniss Everdeen.
Why am I not dead?
I should be dead.

Katniss Everdeen, girl on fire, has survived, even though her home has been destroyed. Gale has escaped. Katniss's family is safe. Peeta has been captured by the Capitol. District 13 really does exist. There are rebels. There are new leaders. A revolution is unfolding.

It is by design that Katniss was rescued from the arena in the cruel and haunting Quarter Quell, and it is by design that she has long been part of the revolution without knowing it. District 13 has come out of the shadows and is plotting to overthrow the Capitol. Everyone, it seems, has had a hand in the carefully laid plans--except Katniss.

The success of the rebellion hinges on Katniss's willingness to be a pawn, to accept responsibility for countless lives, and to change the course of the future of Panem. To do this, she must put aside her feelings of anger and distrust. She must become the rebels' Mockingjay--no matter what the personal cost.

My first review of The Hunger Games, Catching Fire, Mockingjay
My second review of The Hunger Games, Catching Fire, Mockingjay

My third review of The Hunger Games, Catching Fire, Mockingjay

My Review:

I had a really fantastic time reading these books again! It's been a while, and the movie for A Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes comes out soon, so I had to reread all the books, and watch all the movies! This world is so dark, but the story is so good!

And I'd forgotten a lot. Like just how much shaper Katniss is, like the time she kissed Peeta's bruise, because we're in her thoughts. I'd also forgotten things like the fact that Peeta lost his lower leg in their first game. Yeah for rereading!

The idea that the Capital, at least the average citizen the the Capital, doesn't realize just how horrible the Hungers Games are, that it's just entertainment for them? That they waste food, they waste their lives on frivolities like cosmetic surgeries, it's mind boggling. They're just so naive, and sheltered from the harshness of the lives of the people who live in the districts. 

Honestly, Katniss is the one that more people are going to be like, then Peeta. He's a gem, he's a good person, and she's good too, but it's harder for her, she's focused on those that she cares about, and almost puts blinders on. They have a heck of a story, and I just love reading it! 

These were just so great, and I can't wait to watch the movies again, and consume the rest of the media in this series!  

Author: Suzanne Collins
Series: The Hunger Games #1, 2, 3
First Read: February 17th, 2012, April 3rd, 2012, June 8th, 2012
Second Read: Read: November 21st, 22nd, 22nd, 2013
Third: Read: September 11th, 11th, 11th, 2020

Read: October 26th, 26th, 27th, 2023
Source: Own
Reason Why: Rereading! And they're all 2023 Dystopia Books and Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2023 Books, and Mockingjay is a End of Series 2023 Book!
Publisher: Scholastic Press
Published: September 14th 2008, September 1st 2009,  August 24th 2010

The Hunger Games:

5/5 Hearts

5/5 Books

5/5 Stars

Catching Fire:

5/5 Hearts

5/5 Books

5/5 Stars

Mockingjay:

5/5 Hearts

5/5 Books

5/5 Stars