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Thursday, October 31, 2024

Next to be Published November 2024 Sign Up

I've stayed pretty consistently with 80% on reading my ARC's, so I'm fairly happy with that, but there's always more to read, and get that even better if I can, plus I really need to read more of my Edelweiss ARC's! 

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! 



Clear Your S**t Readathon 5.0 2024 Sign Up

So I'm signing up for Round 5 of the Clear Your S**t, hosted by Andee: Blog | Instagram | Twitter | Youtube and El/Art: Blog | Instagram | Twitter. You can check out the twitter here, website here, and the blog

This round is taking place November 1st to December 31st! 

Weakness: Spatial Blindness
Strength: Temptation Master
Weapon: Cast Iron Skillet

And here are the books I'm planning on reading: 

Read a book where there is a bad guy/villain of some kind - Long Live Evil by Sarah Rees Brennan
Read a book you purchased urgently, or have been anticipating highly - Games Untold by Jennifer Lynn Barnes?
Read a book that either is old, or feels old, or is set in an older time - The Queen's Spade by Sarah Raughley 
Read a book where one goes on a quest or to a different world - The Tinker's Daughter by Josephine Angelini
Read a book where the font on the cover is aesthetically pleasing to you - Gifted and Talented by Olivie Blake
Free Space - Born into the Night by Emily Bisbach
Mini Boss, Weaknesses surprise prompts - The Dagger and the Flame by Catherine Doyle
Read a book that was gifted, purchased second hand, or borrowed - The Stepping Off Place by Cameron Kelly Rosenblum
Read your smallest book (pages, audio length, physical size) - The Possessed by Marjorie M. Liu, Illustrated by Sana Takeda
Read a book with a long book title - The Department of Rare Books and Special Collections by Eva Jurczyk
Read a book outside of your normal genre picks - Family Portrait by Aya Yajima and Tatsuya Endo
Read a book that is set in the future or an obscure time - Bonded in Death by J.D. Robb 
 **Side quest** Installment Immortality by Seanan McGuire
Read a book that you almost didn't get, but decided to get anyway - Mr. Darcy Takes a Wife by Linda Berdoll
Read a book that has a monarchy of some kind (even referenced) - King of None by Kathryn Ann Kingsley
Read a book with a red or brown cover - Desperate Measures by Katee Robert 
Read a book that was purchased locally, or, mentions shopping - A Drop of Fortune by Danielle Garrett
Free space - A Crown So Silver by Lyra Selene
Mini boss, Strengths surprise prompts - Where the Library Hides by Isabel Ibañez
Read a book outside of your normal intended audience picks (childrens, middle grade, young adult, new adult, adult) - Spy×Family, Volume 13 by Tatsuya Endo
Book that has a character you think or know you'll love/be obsessed with - The Great and Terrible by Gena Showalter
Book with a character you want to fight personally - The Death King by Penelope Barsetti
Book with a mother-like character - Lore Olympus, Volume 7 by Rachel Smythe
Book that finishes or starts a series - Queen of All by Kathryn Ann Kingsley 
Have someone pick a book for you to read - Evolution by Stephanie Diaz
Free Space - The Study of Fire by Maria V. Snyder
Boss Battle, Weapons surprise prompts

Mini Boss: Weaknesses is to is to deal with your weakness. For me, that's Spatial Blindness. So for me, it's read a book that doesn't fit on your bookshelf. So I chose The Dagger and the Flame by Catherine Doyle, I actually bought it on November 15th, and I saw the prompt on November 16th, and I bought in the oversized hardcover edition, of which shelves already doesn't fit the books that I own, let alone all the new books that I just bought, so it definitely doesn't fit! 

Mini Boss: Strengths is to use your strength. For me, that's Temptation Master. So for me, it's read the book you wanted to read the most for the readathon. So I chose Where the Library Hides by Isabel Ibañez. I've wanted to read it since it came out at the start of November, but November is a ARC Reading month 

Boss Battle: Weapons is to use your weapon. For me, that's Cast Iron Skillet. So for me, it's Read a book with a sidekick or familiar. So I chose Pacifica by Kristen Simmons, he's the president's son and has this best friend, who I'm pretty sure is a sidekick, even he he doesn't back up the guy since what happens to him is a big driving force in the plot.

Becca's BookoplAthon Update 41 and Wrap Up

So I read my final book for Becca's BookoplAthon, Roll as You Go edition, and it was A Shift of Darkness which is for the prompt Black, and yeah, I read some really fantastic books, and had a great time, and if it's the last round, then I'm sad, but glad that we had it!

My Reading Journey:

The Wrong Bride by Gena Showalter and Jill Monroe
Prompt Fulfilled: Present
Started On: October 1st
Finished On: October 1st, 2:01 PM
Pages Read: 344

Scribbled in Margins by Forthright
Prompt Fulfilled: Community Shelf
Started On: October 1st
Finished On: October 1st, 11:58 PM
Pages Read: 101

Killers of a Certain Age by Deanna Raybourn
Prompt Fulfilled: Ghost Tour
Started On: October 2nd
Finished On: October 2nd, 9:54 PM
Pages Read: 368

Kills Well With Others by Deanna Raybourn
Prompt Fulfilled:  Stabby
Started On: October 3rd
Finished On: October 3rd, 10:59 PM
Pages Read: 368

How to Survive Your Murder by Danielle Valentine
Prompt Fulfilled: Go
Started On: October 4th
Finished On: October 4th, 10:34 PM
Pages Read: 320

Fumiko and the Finicky Nestmate by Forthright
Prompt Fulfilled: Past
Started On: October 5th
Finished On: October 5th, 10:25 PM
Pages Read: 426

There's Someone Inside Your House by Stephanie Perkins
Prompt Fulfilled: Poll
Started On: October 6th
Finished On: October 6th, 9:56 PM
Pages Read: 320

Serial Killer Games by Kate Posey
Prompt Fulfilled: Pentacle
Started On: October 7th
Finished On: October 7th, 8:30 PM
Pages Read: 384

A Pirate's Life for Tea by Rebecca Thorne
Prompt Fulfilled: Mood Read
Started On: October 8th
Finished On: October 8th, 5:31 PM
Pages Read: 444

A Cruel and Fated Light by Ashley Shuttleworth
Prompt Fulfilled: Big Book
Started On: October 9th
Finished On: October 9th, 11:50 PM
Pages Read: 640

Vera Wong's Guide to Snooping (On a Dead Man) by Jesse Q. Sutanto
Prompt Fulfilled: Pumpkin Carving
Started On: October 10th
Finished On: October 10th, 6:39 PM
Pages Read: 352

Whispers Most Foul by Emma MacDonald
Prompt Fulfilled: Ghostface
Started On: October 11th
Finished On: October 11th, 11:25 PM
Pages Read: 380

Tea You at the Altar by Rebecca Thorne
Prompt Fulfilled: Pentacle
Started On: October 12th
Finished On: October 12th, 7:24 PM
Pages Read: 336

Halloween for Six by Kelly Finley
Prompt Fulfilled: Dice Roll
Started On: October 13th
Finished On: October 13th, 11:30 PM
Pages Read: 412

Don't Fear the Reaper by Stephen Graham Jones
Prompt Fulfilled: Seance
Started On: October 14th
Finished On: October 14th, 9:24 PM
Pages Read: 480

Januaries by Olivie Blake
Prompt Fulfilled: Community Shelf
Started On: October 15th
Finished On: October 15th, 1:05 PM
Pages Read: 480

First Lie Wins by Ashley Elston
Prompt Fulfilled: Present
Started On: October 15th
Finished On: October 15th, 5:37 PM
Pages Read: 348

A Very Bad Thing by J.T. Ellison
Prompt Fulfilled: Jason Voorhees
Started On: October 15th
Finished On: October 15th, 9:51 PM
Pages Read: 495 

When The Moon Hatched by Sarah A. Parker
Prompt Fulfilled: Feed Scroll
Started On: October 16th
Finished On: October 16th, 11:08 PM
Pages Read: 736

My Best Friend's Exorcism by Grady Hendrix
Prompt Fulfilled: Grady Hendrix
Started On: October 17th
Finished On: October 17th, 11:48 AM
Pages Read: 337

All Fall Down by Ally Carter
Prompt Fulfilled: Chance Card
Started On: October 17th
Finished On: October 17th, 8:01 PM
Pages Read: 320

Lying in the Deep by Diana Urban
Prompt Fulfilled: Stabby
Started On: October 18th
Finished On: October 18th, 10:38 PM
Pages Read: 400

The Beyond by Chloe Neill
Prompt Fulfilled: Pumpkin Carving
Started On: October 19th
Finished On: October 19h, 7:15 PM
Pages Read: 336

The Hob's Bargain by Patricia Briggs
Prompt Fulfilled: Present 
Started On: October 20th
Finished On: October 20h, 6:47 PM
Pages Read: 290

Lucy Undying by Kiersten White
Prompt Fulfilled: Blood
Started On: October 21st
Finished On: October 21st, 10:05 PM
Pages Read: 464

The Wedding Witch by Erin Sterling
Prompt Fulfilled: Mood Read
Started On: October 22nd
Finished On: October 22nd, 2:05 PM
Pages Read: 352

A Wild and Ruined Song by Ashley Shuttleworth
Prompt Fulfilled: Spoopy
Started On: October 22nd
Finished On: October 22nd, 9:55 PM
Pages Read: 432 

Stalked by the Kraken by Lillian Lark
Prompt Fulfilled: Small Book
Started On: October 23rd
Finished On: October 23rd, 1:03 PM
Pages Read: 252

Deceived by the Gargoyles by Lillian Lark
Prompt Fulfilled: Leatherface
Started On: October 23rd
Finished On: October 23rd, 5:01 PM
Pages Read: 414

The Angel of Indian Lake by Stephen Graham Jones
Prompt Fulfilled: Black
Started On: October 24th
Finished On: October 24th, 10:39 PM
Pages Read: 528

The Demon's Queen by Katee Robert
Prompt Fulfilled: Pentacle
Started On: October 24th
Finished On: October 24th, 11:28 PM
Pages Read: 166

Getting Down on the Farm Vol. 1 by Kathryn Moon
Prompt Fulfilled: Seance
Started On: October 24th
Finished On: October 24th, 3:37 PM
Pages Read: 144

One House Left by Vincent Ralph
Prompt Fulfilled: Shirley Jackson
Started On: October 26th
Finished On: October 26th, 9:50 PM
Page Read: 320

Books & Broadswords, Volume One by Jessie Mihalik
Prompt Fulfilled: Small Book
Started On: October 27th
Finished On: October 27th, 8:29 PM
Page Read: 154

A Fire in the Sky by Sophie Jordan
Prompt Fulfilled: Jason Voorhees
Started On: October 28th
Finished On: October 28th, 9:20 PM
Page Read: 336

The Naturalist Society by Carrie Vaughn
Prompt Fulfilled: Bone
Started On: October 29th
Finished On: October 29th, 10:21 PM
Page Read: 395

In the Lives of Puppets by T.J. Klune
Prompt Fulfilled: Bone
Started On: October 30h
Finished On: October 30th, 11:06 AM
Page Read: 480

Illustrated Girl by Josephine Angelini
Prompt Fulfilled: Community Shelf
Started On: October 30th
Finished On: October 30th, 10:01 PM
Page Read: 264

Only Cold Depths by Jennifer Estep
Prompt Fulfilled: Big Book
Started On: October 31st
Finished On: October 31st, 6:47 PM
Page Read: 504

Unequal Affections by Lara S. Ormiston
Prompt Fulfilled: Present
Started On: October 31st
Finished On: October 31st, 9:55 PM
Page Read: 353

A Shift in Darkness by Maddox Grey
Prompt Fulfilled: Black
Started On: October 31st
Finished On: October 31st, 11:01 PM
Page Read: 138

Books Read: 41
Pages Read: 14779

Becca's BookoplAthon Update 40

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

My Reading Journey:

The Wrong Bride by Gena Showalter and Jill Monroe
Prompt Fulfilled: Present
Started On: October 1st
Finished On: October 1st, 2:01 PM
Pages Read: 344

Scribbled in Margins by Forthright
Prompt Fulfilled: Community Shelf
Started On: October 1st
Finished On: October 1st, 11:58 PM
Pages Read: 101

Killers of a Certain Age by Deanna Raybourn
Prompt Fulfilled: Ghost Tour
Started On: October 2nd
Finished On: October 2nd, 9:54 PM
Pages Read: 368

Kills Well With Others by Deanna Raybourn
Prompt Fulfilled:  Stabby
Started On: October 3rd
Finished On: October 3rd, 10:59 PM
Pages Read: 368

How to Survive Your Murder by Danielle Valentine
Prompt Fulfilled: Go
Started On: October 4th
Finished On: October 4th, 10:34 PM
Pages Read: 320

Fumiko and the Finicky Nestmate by Forthright
Prompt Fulfilled: Past
Started On: October 5th
Finished On: October 5th, 10:25 PM
Pages Read: 426

There's Someone Inside Your House by Stephanie Perkins
Prompt Fulfilled: Poll
Started On: October 6th
Finished On: October 6th, 9:56 PM
Pages Read: 320

Serial Killer Games by Kate Posey
Prompt Fulfilled: Pentacle
Started On: October 7th
Finished On: October 7th, 8:30 PM
Pages Read: 384

A Pirate's Life for Tea by Rebecca Thorne
Prompt Fulfilled: Mood Read
Started On: October 8th
Finished On: October 8th, 5:31 PM
Pages Read: 444

A Cruel and Fated Light by Ashley Shuttleworth
Prompt Fulfilled: Big Book
Started On: October 9th
Finished On: October 9th, 11:50 PM
Pages Read: 640

Vera Wong's Guide to Snooping (On a Dead Man) by Jesse Q. Sutanto
Prompt Fulfilled: Pumpkin Carving
Started On: October 10th
Finished On: October 10th, 6:39 PM
Pages Read: 352

Whispers Most Foul by Emma MacDonald
Prompt Fulfilled: Ghostface
Started On: October 11th
Finished On: October 11th, 11:25 PM
Pages Read: 380

Tea You at the Altar by Rebecca Thorne
Prompt Fulfilled: Pentacle
Started On: October 12th
Finished On: October 12th, 7:24 PM
Pages Read: 336

Halloween for Six by Kelly Finley
Prompt Fulfilled: Dice Roll
Started On: October 13th
Finished On: October 13th, 11:30 PM
Pages Read: 412

Don't Fear the Reaper by Stephen Graham Jones
Prompt Fulfilled: Seance
Started On: October 14th
Finished On: October 14th, 9:24 PM
Pages Read: 480

Januaries by Olivie Blake
Prompt Fulfilled: Community Shelf
Started On: October 15th
Finished On: October 15th, 1:05 PM
Pages Read: 480

First Lie Wins by Ashley Elston
Prompt Fulfilled: Present
Started On: October 15th
Finished On: October 15th, 5:37 PM
Pages Read: 348

A Very Bad Thing by J.T. Ellison
Prompt Fulfilled: Jason Voorhees
Started On: October 15th
Finished On: October 15th, 9:51 PM
Pages Read: 495 

When The Moon Hatched by Sarah A. Parker
Prompt Fulfilled: Feed Scroll
Started On: October 16th
Finished On: October 16th, 11:08 PM
Pages Read: 736

My Best Friend's Exorcism by Grady Hendrix
Prompt Fulfilled: Grady Hendrix
Started On: October 17th
Finished On: October 17th, 11:48 AM
Pages Read: 337

All Fall Down by Ally Carter
Prompt Fulfilled: Chance Card
Started On: October 17th
Finished On: October 17th, 8:01 PM
Pages Read: 320

Lying in the Deep by Diana Urban
Prompt Fulfilled: Stabby
Started On: October 18th
Finished On: October 18th, 10:38 PM
Pages Read: 400

The Beyond by Chloe Neill
Prompt Fulfilled: Pumpkin Carving
Started On: October 19th
Finished On: October 19h, 7:15 PM
Pages Read: 336

The Hob's Bargain by Patricia Briggs
Prompt Fulfilled: Present 
Started On: October 20th
Finished On: October 20h, 6:47 PM
Pages Read: 290

Lucy Undying by Kiersten White
Prompt Fulfilled: Blood
Started On: October 21st
Finished On: October 21st, 10:05 PM
Pages Read: 464

The Wedding Witch by Erin Sterling
Prompt Fulfilled: Mood Read
Started On: October 22nd
Finished On: October 22nd, 2:05 PM
Pages Read: 352

A Wild and Ruined Song by Ashley Shuttleworth
Prompt Fulfilled: Spoopy
Started On: October 22nd
Finished On: October 22nd, 9:55 PM
Pages Read: 432 

Stalked by the Kraken by Lillian Lark
Prompt Fulfilled: Small Book
Started On: October 23rd
Finished On: October 23rd, 1:03 PM
Pages Read: 252

Deceived by the Gargoyles by Lillian Lark
Prompt Fulfilled: Leatherface
Started On: October 23rd
Finished On: October 23rd, 5:01 PM
Pages Read: 414

The Angel of Indian Lake by Stephen Graham Jones
Prompt Fulfilled: Black
Started On: October 24th
Finished On: October 24th, 10:39 PM
Pages Read: 528

The Demon's Queen by Katee Robert
Prompt Fulfilled: Pentacle
Started On: October 24th
Finished On: October 24th, 11:28 PM
Pages Read: 166

Getting Down on the Farm Vol. 1 by Kathryn Moon
Prompt Fulfilled: Seance
Started On: October 24th
Finished On: October 24th, 3:37 PM
Pages Read: 144

One House Left by Vincent Ralph
Prompt Fulfilled: Shirley Jackson
Started On: October 26th
Finished On: October 26th, 9:50 PM
Page Read: 320

Books & Broadswords, Volume One by Jessie Mihalik
Prompt Fulfilled: Small Book
Started On: October 27th
Finished On: October 27th, 8:29 PM
Page Read: 154

A Fire in the Sky by Sophie Jordan
Prompt Fulfilled: Jason Voorhees
Started On: October 28th
Finished On: October 28th, 9:20 PM
Page Read: 336

The Naturalist Society by Carrie Vaughn
Prompt Fulfilled: Bone
Started On: October 29th
Finished On: October 29th, 10:21 PM
Page Read: 395

In the Lives of Puppets by T.J. Klune
Prompt Fulfilled: Bone
Started On: October 30h
Finished On: October 30th, 11:06 AM
Page Read: 480

Illustrated Girl by Josephine Angelini
Prompt Fulfilled: Community Shelf
Started On: October 30h
Finished On: October 30th, 10:01 PM
Page Read: 264

Only Cold Depths by Jennifer Estep
Prompt Fulfilled: Big Book
Started On: October 31st
Finished On: October 31st, 6:47 PM
Page Read: 504

Unequal Affections by Lara S. Ormiston
Prompt Fulfilled: Present
Started On: October 31st
Finished On: October 31st, 9:55 PM
Page Read: 353

Books Read: 40
Pages Read: 14641

Day 31, Roll 41:
A 8, which gets me to Black. I chose A Shift in Darkness by Maddox Grey, it has a black cover!

Becca's BookoplAthon Update 39

So I read my next book for Becca's BookoplAthon, Roll as You Go edition, and it was Only Cold Depths which is for the prompt Big Book, and I'll be reading Unequal Affections next! 

My Reading Journey:

The Wrong Bride by Gena Showalter and Jill Monroe
Prompt Fulfilled: Present
Started On: October 1st
Finished On: October 1st, 2:01 PM
Pages Read: 344

Scribbled in Margins by Forthright
Prompt Fulfilled: Community Shelf
Started On: October 1st
Finished On: October 1st, 11:58 PM
Pages Read: 101

Killers of a Certain Age by Deanna Raybourn
Prompt Fulfilled: Ghost Tour
Started On: October 2nd
Finished On: October 2nd, 9:54 PM
Pages Read: 368

Kills Well With Others by Deanna Raybourn
Prompt Fulfilled:  Stabby
Started On: October 3rd
Finished On: October 3rd, 10:59 PM
Pages Read: 368

How to Survive Your Murder by Danielle Valentine
Prompt Fulfilled: Go
Started On: October 4th
Finished On: October 4th, 10:34 PM
Pages Read: 320

Fumiko and the Finicky Nestmate by Forthright
Prompt Fulfilled: Past
Started On: October 5th
Finished On: October 5th, 10:25 PM
Pages Read: 426

There's Someone Inside Your House by Stephanie Perkins
Prompt Fulfilled: Poll
Started On: October 6th
Finished On: October 6th, 9:56 PM
Pages Read: 320

Serial Killer Games by Kate Posey
Prompt Fulfilled: Pentacle
Started On: October 7th
Finished On: October 7th, 8:30 PM
Pages Read: 384

A Pirate's Life for Tea by Rebecca Thorne
Prompt Fulfilled: Mood Read
Started On: October 8th
Finished On: October 8th, 5:31 PM
Pages Read: 444

A Cruel and Fated Light by Ashley Shuttleworth
Prompt Fulfilled: Big Book
Started On: October 9th
Finished On: October 9th, 11:50 PM
Pages Read: 640

Vera Wong's Guide to Snooping (On a Dead Man) by Jesse Q. Sutanto
Prompt Fulfilled: Pumpkin Carving
Started On: October 10th
Finished On: October 10th, 6:39 PM
Pages Read: 352

Whispers Most Foul by Emma MacDonald
Prompt Fulfilled: Ghostface
Started On: October 11th
Finished On: October 11th, 11:25 PM
Pages Read: 380

Tea You at the Altar by Rebecca Thorne
Prompt Fulfilled: Pentacle
Started On: October 12th
Finished On: October 12th, 7:24 PM
Pages Read: 336

Halloween for Six by Kelly Finley
Prompt Fulfilled: Dice Roll
Started On: October 13th
Finished On: October 13th, 11:30 PM
Pages Read: 412

Don't Fear the Reaper by Stephen Graham Jones
Prompt Fulfilled: Seance
Started On: October 14th
Finished On: October 14th, 9:24 PM
Pages Read: 480

Januaries by Olivie Blake
Prompt Fulfilled: Community Shelf
Started On: October 15th
Finished On: October 15th, 1:05 PM
Pages Read: 480

First Lie Wins by Ashley Elston
Prompt Fulfilled: Present
Started On: October 15th
Finished On: October 15th, 5:37 PM
Pages Read: 348

A Very Bad Thing by J.T. Ellison
Prompt Fulfilled: Jason Voorhees
Started On: October 15th
Finished On: October 15th, 9:51 PM
Pages Read: 495 

When The Moon Hatched by Sarah A. Parker
Prompt Fulfilled: Feed Scroll
Started On: October 16th
Finished On: October 16th, 11:08 PM
Pages Read: 736

My Best Friend's Exorcism by Grady Hendrix
Prompt Fulfilled: Grady Hendrix
Started On: October 17th
Finished On: October 17th, 11:48 AM
Pages Read: 337

All Fall Down by Ally Carter
Prompt Fulfilled: Chance Card
Started On: October 17th
Finished On: October 17th, 8:01 PM
Pages Read: 320

Lying in the Deep by Diana Urban
Prompt Fulfilled: Stabby
Started On: October 18th
Finished On: October 18th, 10:38 PM
Pages Read: 400

The Beyond by Chloe Neill
Prompt Fulfilled: Pumpkin Carving
Started On: October 19th
Finished On: October 19h, 7:15 PM
Pages Read: 336

The Hob's Bargain by Patricia Briggs
Prompt Fulfilled: Present 
Started On: October 20th
Finished On: October 20h, 6:47 PM
Pages Read: 290

Lucy Undying by Kiersten White
Prompt Fulfilled: Blood
Started On: October 21st
Finished On: October 21st, 10:05 PM
Pages Read: 464

The Wedding Witch by Erin Sterling
Prompt Fulfilled: Mood Read
Started On: October 22nd
Finished On: October 22nd, 2:05 PM
Pages Read: 352

A Wild and Ruined Song by Ashley Shuttleworth
Prompt Fulfilled: Spoopy
Started On: October 22nd
Finished On: October 22nd, 9:55 PM
Pages Read: 432 

Stalked by the Kraken by Lillian Lark
Prompt Fulfilled: Small Book
Started On: October 23rd
Finished On: October 23rd, 1:03 PM
Pages Read: 252

Deceived by the Gargoyles by Lillian Lark
Prompt Fulfilled: Leatherface
Started On: October 23rd
Finished On: October 23rd, 5:01 PM
Pages Read: 414

The Angel of Indian Lake by Stephen Graham Jones
Prompt Fulfilled: Black
Started On: October 24th
Finished On: October 24th, 10:39 PM
Pages Read: 528

The Demon's Queen by Katee Robert
Prompt Fulfilled: Pentacle
Started On: October 24th
Finished On: October 24th, 11:28 PM
Pages Read: 166

Getting Down on the Farm Vol. 1 by Kathryn Moon
Prompt Fulfilled: Seance
Started On: October 24th
Finished On: October 24th, 3:37 PM
Pages Read: 144

One House Left by Vincent Ralph
Prompt Fulfilled: Shirley Jackson
Started On: October 26th
Finished On: October 26th, 9:50 PM
Page Read: 320

Books & Broadswords, Volume One by Jessie Mihalik
Prompt Fulfilled: Small Book
Started On: October 27th
Finished On: October 27th, 8:29 PM
Page Read: 154

A Fire in the Sky by Sophie Jordan
Prompt Fulfilled: Jason Voorhees
Started On: October 28th
Finished On: October 28th, 9:20 PM
Page Read: 336

The Naturalist Society by Carrie Vaughn
Prompt Fulfilled: Bone
Started On: October 29th
Finished On: October 29th, 10:21 PM
Page Read: 395

In the Lives of Puppets by T.J. Klune
Prompt Fulfilled: Bone
Started On: October 30h
Finished On: October 30th, 11:06 AM
Page Read: 480

Illustrated Girl by Josephine Angelini
Prompt Fulfilled: Community Shelf
Started On: October 30h
Finished On: October 30th, 10:01 PM
Page Read: 264

Only Cold Depths by Jennifer Estep
Prompt Fulfilled: Big Book
Started On: October 31st
Finished On: October 31st, 6:47 PM
Page Read: 504

Unequal Affections by Lara S. Ormiston
Prompt Fulfilled: Present
Started On: October 31st
Currently On: Page 0 of 353

Books Read: 39
Pages Read: 14288

Random Reads #676, October 31st

Random Reads is a monthly meme (that I'm going to do weekly) hosted by I'm Loving Books to read some books that have been on our TBR piles for a long time. Using Random.org, I got 1769 which turned out to be Fable for the End of the Word by Ava Reid! It's been on my TBR pile since August 3rd, 2024, and I added it because I love her writing and it sounded really good! What about you guys? Happy reading!

Third Sentence Thursday #690, October 31st

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Third Sentence Thursday is a weekly meme which likes to watch fireworks especially while eating a cookie!
1) Take the book you are currently reading and open it to a random page. Share the third full sentence on that page. (If there isn't a third one – like at the end of a chapter or a blank page – you can share the third sentence of the book or just choose another random page.) Feel free to share more than one sentence, if you feel the need to do so.
2) Review this sentence anyway you want (funny and silly reviews encouraged)
3) Post a link to your sentence at Words I Write Crazy (This Blog)
4) Visit one or two of the other blogs to check out their third sentences!

"I threw my body down and to the right." - Only Cold Depths by Jennifer Estep, page 31.

That sounds like a big action! Must read more now! What are your guy's 3rd lines? Link up below!

Will the Time Come #700, October 31st

Every Thursday I am going to list a book which I really want to read/keep meaning to get to. These are mostly books which have been on my shelf for awhile now but don't have to be, maybe you got it two weeks ago and really want to read it! Thanks to Jodie from Books for Company for this meme!
Want to Join?
-Pick a book you have been meaning to read
-Do a post telling us about the book    
-Link the post up in the linky  
-Visit the other blogs

Equal parts "Dexter" and "50 Shades," this is the eagerly awaited new novel from A. R. Torre, author of the award winning erotic thriller, "The Girl in 6E."
The rules are the same. I can't open the door. I can't leave. I can't kill anyone.
The only difference is, I don't set the rules anymore. Guards in grey uniforms do. It is everything I never wanted and everything I always deserved. I write to you now, from a prison cell. My home for the next twenty to thirty years.
That's the going term for murder.

Why the time hasn't come yet...
I don't know, I loved the first 2, and I want to read it! What about you guys? Happy reading! 

Wednesday, October 30, 2024

Becca's BookoplAthon Update 38

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

My Reading Journey:

The Wrong Bride by Gena Showalter and Jill Monroe
Prompt Fulfilled: Present
Started On: October 1st
Finished On: October 1st, 2:01 PM
Pages Read: 344

Scribbled in Margins by Forthright
Prompt Fulfilled: Community Shelf
Started On: October 1st
Finished On: October 1st, 11:58 PM
Pages Read: 101

Killers of a Certain Age by Deanna Raybourn
Prompt Fulfilled: Ghost Tour
Started On: October 2nd
Finished On: October 2nd, 9:54 PM
Pages Read: 368

Kills Well With Others by Deanna Raybourn
Prompt Fulfilled:  Stabby
Started On: October 3rd
Finished On: October 3rd, 10:59 PM
Pages Read: 368

How to Survive Your Murder by Danielle Valentine
Prompt Fulfilled: Go
Started On: October 4th
Finished On: October 4th, 10:34 PM
Pages Read: 320

Fumiko and the Finicky Nestmate by Forthright
Prompt Fulfilled: Past
Started On: October 5th
Finished On: October 5th, 10:25 PM
Pages Read: 426

There's Someone Inside Your House by Stephanie Perkins
Prompt Fulfilled: Poll
Started On: October 6th
Finished On: October 6th, 9:56 PM
Pages Read: 320

Serial Killer Games by Kate Posey
Prompt Fulfilled: Pentacle
Started On: October 7th
Finished On: October 7th, 8:30 PM
Pages Read: 384

A Pirate's Life for Tea by Rebecca Thorne
Prompt Fulfilled: Mood Read
Started On: October 8th
Finished On: October 8th, 5:31 PM
Pages Read: 444

A Cruel and Fated Light by Ashley Shuttleworth
Prompt Fulfilled: Big Book
Started On: October 9th
Finished On: October 9th, 11:50 PM
Pages Read: 640

Vera Wong's Guide to Snooping (On a Dead Man) by Jesse Q. Sutanto
Prompt Fulfilled: Pumpkin Carving
Started On: October 10th
Finished On: October 10th, 6:39 PM
Pages Read: 352

Whispers Most Foul by Emma MacDonald
Prompt Fulfilled: Ghostface
Started On: October 11th
Finished On: October 11th, 11:25 PM
Pages Read: 380

Tea You at the Altar by Rebecca Thorne
Prompt Fulfilled: Pentacle
Started On: October 12th
Finished On: October 12th, 7:24 PM
Pages Read: 336

Halloween for Six by Kelly Finley
Prompt Fulfilled: Dice Roll
Started On: October 13th
Finished On: October 13th, 11:30 PM
Pages Read: 412

Don't Fear the Reaper by Stephen Graham Jones
Prompt Fulfilled: Seance
Started On: October 14th
Finished On: October 14th, 9:24 PM
Pages Read: 480

Januaries by Olivie Blake
Prompt Fulfilled: Community Shelf
Started On: October 15th
Finished On: October 15th, 1:05 PM
Pages Read: 480

First Lie Wins by Ashley Elston
Prompt Fulfilled: Present
Started On: October 15th
Finished On: October 15th, 5:37 PM
Pages Read: 348

A Very Bad Thing by J.T. Ellison
Prompt Fulfilled: Jason Voorhees
Started On: October 15th
Finished On: October 15th, 9:51 PM
Pages Read: 495 

When The Moon Hatched by Sarah A. Parker
Prompt Fulfilled: Feed Scroll
Started On: October 16th
Finished On: October 16th, 11:08 PM
Pages Read: 736

My Best Friend's Exorcism by Grady Hendrix
Prompt Fulfilled: Grady Hendrix
Started On: October 17th
Finished On: October 17th, 11:48 AM
Pages Read: 337

All Fall Down by Ally Carter
Prompt Fulfilled: Chance Card
Started On: October 17th
Finished On: October 17th, 8:01 PM
Pages Read: 320

Lying in the Deep by Diana Urban
Prompt Fulfilled: Stabby
Started On: October 18th
Finished On: October 18th, 10:38 PM
Pages Read: 400

The Beyond by Chloe Neill
Prompt Fulfilled: Pumpkin Carving
Started On: October 19th
Finished On: October 19h, 7:15 PM
Pages Read: 336

The Hob's Bargain by Patricia Briggs
Prompt Fulfilled: Present 
Started On: October 20th
Finished On: October 20h, 6:47 PM
Pages Read: 290

Lucy Undying by Kiersten White
Prompt Fulfilled: Blood
Started On: October 21st
Finished On: October 21st, 10:05 PM
Pages Read: 464

The Wedding Witch by Erin Sterling
Prompt Fulfilled: Mood Read
Started On: October 22nd
Finished On: October 22nd, 2:05 PM
Pages Read: 352

A Wild and Ruined Song by Ashley Shuttleworth
Prompt Fulfilled: Spoopy
Started On: October 22nd
Finished On: October 22nd, 9:55 PM
Pages Read: 432 

Stalked by the Kraken by Lillian Lark
Prompt Fulfilled: Small Book
Started On: October 23rd
Finished On: October 23rd, 1:03 PM
Pages Read: 252

Deceived by the Gargoyles by Lillian Lark
Prompt Fulfilled: Leatherface
Started On: October 23rd
Finished On: October 23rd, 5:01 PM
Pages Read: 414

The Angel of Indian Lake by Stephen Graham Jones
Prompt Fulfilled: Black
Started On: October 24th
Finished On: October 24th, 10:39 PM
Pages Read: 528

The Demon's Queen by Katee Robert
Prompt Fulfilled: Pentacle
Started On: October 24th
Finished On: October 24th, 11:28 PM
Pages Read: 166

Getting Down on the Farm Vol. 1 by Kathryn Moon
Prompt Fulfilled: Seance
Started On: October 24th
Finished On: October 24th, 3:37 PM
Pages Read: 144

One House Left by Vincent Ralph
Prompt Fulfilled: Shirley Jackson
Started On: October 26th
Finished On: October 26th, 9:50 PM
Page Read: 320

Books & Broadswords, Volume One by Jessie Mihalik
Prompt Fulfilled: Small Book
Started On: October 27th
Finished On: October 27th, 8:29 PM
Page Read: 154

A Fire in the Sky by Sophie Jordan
Prompt Fulfilled: Jason Voorhees
Started On: October 28th
Finished On: October 28th, 9:20 PM
Page Read: 336

The Naturalist Society by Carrie Vaughn
Prompt Fulfilled: Bone
Started On: October 29th
Finished On: October 29th, 10:21 PM
Page Read: 395

In the Lives of Puppets by T.J. Klune
Prompt Fulfilled: Bone
Started On: October 30h
Finished On: October 30th, 11:06 AM
Page Read: 480

Illustrated Girl by Josephine Angelini
Prompt Fulfilled: Community Shelf
Started On: October 30h
Finished On: October 30th, 10:01 PM
Page Read: 264

Books Read: 38
Pages Read: 13784

Day 31, Roll 39:
A 4, which gets me to Big Book. I chose Only Cold Depths by Jennifer Estep, it's 504 pages, so that works! But that's doubles, so I have to do another roll.

Day 31, Roll 40:
A 11, which gets me to Present. I want to read Unequal Affections by Lara S. Ormiston, so that works! 

Phase Out Your TBR Phase Six November 2024 Sign Up

So I'm signing up for Phase Out Your TBR, for Phase Seven, 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 Five with a set of 4 and a set of 6.

Yellow 4 - Big Book - Warrior of Legend by Kendare Blake
Green 4 - Even Page Number - Gifted & Talented by Olivie Blake
Green Wild (Green 4) - Even Page Number - Bonded in Death by J.D. Robb
Blue Wild (Red 4) - Pretty Cover - Desperate Measures by Katee Robert 

Red 6 - Short Book - The Tinker's Daughter by Josephine Angelini
Green 6 - Start a Series - Compass and Blade by Rachel Greenlaw
Yellow 6 - TBR Vet - The Stepping Off Place by Cameron Kelly Rosenblum
Green 6 - Start a Series - Saints of Storm and Sorrow by Gabriella Buba

Yellow 3 - Image on the Spine - Long Live Evil by Sarah Rees Brennan
Yellow 5 - One Word Title - Crossed by Emily McIntire 
Yellow 8-  Finish a Series - Queen of All by Kathryn Ann Kingsley 

For the prompts, I chose to make the phase a set of and a set of 7 and 12.

Yellow 7 - No People on the Cover - King of Blood by Kathryn Ann Kingsley  
Blue 7 - Favourite Colour on the Cover - The Queen's Spade by Sarah Raughley 
Green 7 - Hardcover - Us in Ruins by Rachel Moore
Red 7 - 5 or More Words in the Title - Fable for the End of the World by Ava Reid

Yellow 12 - Space on the Cover - A Simple Twist of Fate by April Asher
Red 12 - Adult - King of None by Kathryn Ann Kingsley
Green 12 - Anticipated Read - Games Untold by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
Blue 12 - Odd Page Number - Born Into the Night by Emily Bisbach

Green 5 - LGBTIA+ Rep - The Bones Beneath My Skin by T.J. Klune
Red 8 - Standalone - Perfect Girl by Tracy Banghart 
Blue 11 - Favourite Genre - Skyshade by Alex Aster

Becca's BookoplAthon Update 37

So I read my next book for Becca's BookoplAthon, Roll as You Go edition, and it was In the Lives of Puppets which is for the prompt Mood Read, and I'll be rolling for what I'm reading next below! 

My Reading Journey:

The Wrong Bride by Gena Showalter and Jill Monroe
Prompt Fulfilled: Present
Started On: October 1st
Finished On: October 1st, 2:01 PM
Pages Read: 344

Scribbled in Margins by Forthright
Prompt Fulfilled: Community Shelf
Started On: October 1st
Finished On: October 1st, 11:58 PM
Pages Read: 101

Killers of a Certain Age by Deanna Raybourn
Prompt Fulfilled: Ghost Tour
Started On: October 2nd
Finished On: October 2nd, 9:54 PM
Pages Read: 368

Kills Well With Others by Deanna Raybourn
Prompt Fulfilled:  Stabby
Started On: October 3rd
Finished On: October 3rd, 10:59 PM
Pages Read: 368

How to Survive Your Murder by Danielle Valentine
Prompt Fulfilled: Go
Started On: October 4th
Finished On: October 4th, 10:34 PM
Pages Read: 320

Fumiko and the Finicky Nestmate by Forthright
Prompt Fulfilled: Past
Started On: October 5th
Finished On: October 5th, 10:25 PM
Pages Read: 426

There's Someone Inside Your House by Stephanie Perkins
Prompt Fulfilled: Poll
Started On: October 6th
Finished On: October 6th, 9:56 PM
Pages Read: 320

Serial Killer Games by Kate Posey
Prompt Fulfilled: Pentacle
Started On: October 7th
Finished On: October 7th, 8:30 PM
Pages Read: 384

A Pirate's Life for Tea by Rebecca Thorne
Prompt Fulfilled: Mood Read
Started On: October 8th
Finished On: October 8th, 5:31 PM
Pages Read: 444

A Cruel and Fated Light by Ashley Shuttleworth
Prompt Fulfilled: Big Book
Started On: October 9th
Finished On: October 9th, 11:50 PM
Pages Read: 640

Vera Wong's Guide to Snooping (On a Dead Man) by Jesse Q. Sutanto
Prompt Fulfilled: Pumpkin Carving
Started On: October 10th
Finished On: October 10th, 6:39 PM
Pages Read: 352

Whispers Most Foul by Emma MacDonald
Prompt Fulfilled: Ghostface
Started On: October 11th
Finished On: October 11th, 11:25 PM
Pages Read: 380

Tea You at the Altar by Rebecca Thorne
Prompt Fulfilled: Pentacle
Started On: October 12th
Finished On: October 12th, 7:24 PM
Pages Read: 336

Halloween for Six by Kelly Finley
Prompt Fulfilled: Dice Roll
Started On: October 13th
Finished On: October 13th, 11:30 PM
Pages Read: 412

Don't Fear the Reaper by Stephen Graham Jones
Prompt Fulfilled: Seance
Started On: October 14th
Finished On: October 14th, 9:24 PM
Pages Read: 480

Januaries by Olivie Blake
Prompt Fulfilled: Community Shelf
Started On: October 15th
Finished On: October 15th, 1:05 PM
Pages Read: 480

First Lie Wins by Ashley Elston
Prompt Fulfilled: Present
Started On: October 15th
Finished On: October 15th, 5:37 PM
Pages Read: 348

A Very Bad Thing by J.T. Ellison
Prompt Fulfilled: Jason Voorhees
Started On: October 15th
Finished On: October 15th, 9:51 PM
Pages Read: 495 

When The Moon Hatched by Sarah A. Parker
Prompt Fulfilled: Feed Scroll
Started On: October 16th
Finished On: October 16th, 11:08 PM
Pages Read: 736

My Best Friend's Exorcism by Grady Hendrix
Prompt Fulfilled: Grady Hendrix
Started On: October 17th
Finished On: October 17th, 11:48 AM
Pages Read: 337

All Fall Down by Ally Carter
Prompt Fulfilled: Chance Card
Started On: October 17th
Finished On: October 17th, 8:01 PM
Pages Read: 320

Lying in the Deep by Diana Urban
Prompt Fulfilled: Stabby
Started On: October 18th
Finished On: October 18th, 10:38 PM
Pages Read: 400

The Beyond by Chloe Neill
Prompt Fulfilled: Pumpkin Carving
Started On: October 19th
Finished On: October 19h, 7:15 PM
Pages Read: 336

The Hob's Bargain by Patricia Briggs
Prompt Fulfilled: Present 
Started On: October 20th
Finished On: October 20h, 6:47 PM
Pages Read: 290

Lucy Undying by Kiersten White
Prompt Fulfilled: Blood
Started On: October 21st
Finished On: October 21st, 10:05 PM
Pages Read: 464

The Wedding Witch by Erin Sterling
Prompt Fulfilled: Mood Read
Started On: October 22nd
Finished On: October 22nd, 2:05 PM
Pages Read: 352

A Wild and Ruined Song by Ashley Shuttleworth
Prompt Fulfilled: Spoopy
Started On: October 22nd
Finished On: October 22nd, 9:55 PM
Pages Read: 432 

Stalked by the Kraken by Lillian Lark
Prompt Fulfilled: Small Book
Started On: October 23rd
Finished On: October 23rd, 1:03 PM
Pages Read: 252

Deceived by the Gargoyles by Lillian Lark
Prompt Fulfilled: Leatherface
Started On: October 23rd
Finished On: October 23rd, 5:01 PM
Pages Read: 414

The Angel of Indian Lake by Stephen Graham Jones
Prompt Fulfilled: Black
Started On: October 24th
Finished On: October 24th, 10:39 PM
Pages Read: 528

The Demon's Queen by Katee Robert
Prompt Fulfilled: Pentacle
Started On: October 24th
Finished On: October 24th, 11:28 PM
Pages Read: 166

Getting Down on the Farm Vol. 1 by Kathryn Moon
Prompt Fulfilled: Seance
Started On: October 24th
Finished On: October 24th, 3:37 PM
Pages Read: 144

One House Left by Vincent Ralph
Prompt Fulfilled: Shirley Jackson
Started On: October 26th
Finished On: October 26th, 9:50 PM
Page Read: 320

Books & Broadswords, Volume One by Jessie Mihalik
Prompt Fulfilled: Small Book
Started On: October 27th
Finished On: October 27th, 8:29 PM
Page Read: 154

A Fire in the Sky by Sophie Jordan
Prompt Fulfilled: Jason Voorhees
Started On: October 28th
Finished On: October 28th, 9:20 PM
Page Read: 336

The Naturalist Society by Carrie Vaughn
Prompt Fulfilled: Bone
Started On: October 29th
Finished On: October 29th, 10:21 PM
Page Read: 395

In the Lives of Puppets by T.J. Klune
Prompt Fulfilled: Bone
Started On: October 30h
Finished On: October 30th, 11:06 AM
Page Read: 480

Books Read: 37
Pages Read: 13520

Day 30, Roll 38:
A 5, which gets me to Community Shelf, Using a random list generator, I got Read a book that fulfills a reading goal. I chose Illustrated Girl by Josephine Angelini, it fulfills my goal of catching up with authors! 

Waiting on Wednesday #703, October 30th

"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted at Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating! 

The Last Hour Between Worlds by Melissa Caruso
Expected Publication: November 19th, 2024
From Goodreads:
Follow a star investigator and her rival as they journey through layers of reality to save the world as they know it in this whip-smart adventure fantasy about rival guilds, reality-bending magic and unexpected mystery.

Kembral Thorne is spending a few hours away from her newborn, and she's determined to enjoy the party no matter what. But when the guests start dropping dead, Kem has no choice but to get to work. She's a member of the Guild of Hounds, after all, and she can't help picking up the scent of trouble.

She's not the only one. Her professional and personal nemesis, notorious burglar Rika Nonesuch, is on the prowl. They quickly identify what's causing the mayhem: a mysterious grandfather clock that sends them down an Echo every time it chimes. In each strange new layer of reality, time resets and a sinister figure appears to perform a blood-soaked ritual.

As Kem and Rika fall into increasingly macabre versions of their city, they'll need to rely on their wits - and each other - to unravel the secret of the clock and save their city.

The Whispering Night by Susan Dennard 
Expected Publication: November 19th, 2024
From Goodreads:
The forest is more dangerous than ever in this highly-anticipated, pulse-pounding, and swoon-worthy conclusion to the bestselling Luminaries trilogy.

Winnie Wednesday’s future is looking bright. Hemlock Falls is no longer hunting the werewolf, she and Erica Thursday are tentative friends, and Winnie finally knows exactly where she stands with Jay Friday.

With everything finally on track, Winnie is looking forward to the Nightmare Masquerade, a week-long celebration of all things Luminary. But as Luminaries from across the world flock to the small town, uninvited guests also arrive. Winnie is confronted by a masked Diana and charged with an impossible task—one that threatens everything and everyone Winnie loves.

As Winnie fights to stop new enemies before time runs out, old mysteries won't stop intruding. Her missing father is somehow entangled with her search for hidden witches, and as Winnie digs deeper into the long-standing war between the Luminaries and the Dianas, she discovers rifts within her own family she never could have imagined.

What does loyalty mean when family and enemies look the same?

Servant of Earth by Sarah Hawley 
Expected Publication: November 19th, 2024
From Goodreads:
In the underground Fae realm, only the strongest and most ruthless have power—but a young human woman forced into a life of servitude is about to change everything.

Kenna Heron is best known in her village for being a little wild—some say half feral—but she’ll need every ounce of that ferocity to survive captivity in the cruel Fae court.

Trapped as a servant in the faeries’ underground kingdom of Mistei, Kenna must help her new mistress undertake six deadly trials, one for each branch of Fire, Earth, Light, Void, Illusion, and Blood. If she succeeds, her mistress will gain immortality and become the heir to Earth House. If she doesn’t, the punishment is death—for both mistress and servant.

With no ally but a sentient dagger of mysterious origins, Kenna must face monsters, magic, and grueling physical tests. But worse dangers wait underground, and soon Kenna gets caught up in a secret rebellion against the inventively sadistic faerie king. When her feelings for the rebellion’s leader turn passionate, Kenna must decide if she’s willing to risk her life for a better world and a chance at happiness.

Surviving the trials and overthrowing a tyrant king will take cunning, courage, and an iron will... but even that may not be enough.

The Half King by Melissa Landers
Expected Publication: November 19th, 2024
From Goodreads:
A king by day. Shadow by night…

The Great Betrayal changed everything for the Allied Realm. Long ago, the kingdom’s noble houses rose up against the goddess... and for their treachery, the firstborn of each noble family was cursed.

One with perilous beauty.
One with destructive knowledge.
One with insatiable bloodlust.

But the royal house Mortara received the worst affliction of all. For while the king exists during the day, he fades into nothingness at night...until his twenty-first birthday, when he will be lost to the shadows forever.

Now an acolyte has arrived at court. Like all the second-born children of the Allied Realm, she’s destined to serve the goddess and become a Seer...only Cerise Solon has no gift of foretelling. In fact, she has no magical gift at all.

Instead, she’s surrounded by courtiers and priests―smiling sycophants whose hearts are filled with secrets and lies. And at the center of it all sits His Majesty Kian Hannibal Mortara, with his haunting eyes, sharp tongue, and an unerring ability to send her pulse skittering at the worst possible moments.

Falling for him is unthinkable. Because the king is the last of his line, and as the specter of his twenty-first birthday―and the full force of his curse―approaches, the kingdom holds its breath.

But there’s only one way to save a dying king... and it lies with the one person who’s hiding the biggest secret of all. Cerise.

Oh there's 4 amazing books coming out, I've read 3 of 4 of them, and they were really fantastic, and I can't wait for them out to be out on the world! What about you guys? Happy reading! 

WWW Wednesday #707, October 30th

To play along, just answer the following three (3) questions…

• What are you currently reading?
• What did you recently finish reading?
• What do you think you'll read next?

Thanks to MizB of Should Be Writing now A Daily Rhythm for starting this meme! And thanks now to Taking on a World of Words for reviving it! 

I'm currently listening to In the Lives of Puppets, and I'm loving it!


I'm also reading Illustrated Girl, and it's so good!


I read The Naturalist Society, and it was such a great read! 

I'm going to be reading Only Cold Depths, and I can't wait, I love her writing and this series! 

What about you guys? Happy reading!

Tuesday, October 29, 2024

Book Battle November 2024 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-Book from your TBR-King of Blood by Kathryn Ann Kingsley  
5pts-Bestselling novel-Skyshade by Alex Aster
5pts-Past BB club read-The Possessed by Marjorie M. Liu, Illustrated by Sana Takeda (from October 2019)
5pts-"Book" in the title-The Department of Rare Books and Special Collections by Eva Jurczyk
5pts-CRITERIA CHOICE 1-Last book in a series-Queen of All by Kathryn Ann Kingsley 
5pts-CRITERIA CHOICE 2-Book you own-Fragments of the Lost by Megan Miranda
10pts-CLUB READ 1-Long Live Evil by Sarah Rees Brennan
10pts-CLUB READ 2-In the Care of Magic by Robin Jo Margaret
10pts-Book in a genre you don't typically read-Desperate Measures by Katee Robert 
15pts-Intimidating book-The Stepping Off Place by Cameron Kelly Rosenblum
20pts-Book about books-Book Avalanche-The Tinker's Daughter by Josephine Angelini

So this month, the theme is books about books, so that's a bit too specific to make a list of books that fit that theme.

How did I do last month?
5pts-Book with a death in it-King of Shadows by Kathryn Ann Kingsley-Read! 
5pts-Female POV-Fumiko and the Finicky Nestmate by Forthright-Read!
5pts-Book about a group of people-Killers of a Certain Age by Deanna Raybourn-Read!
5pts-Main character who's a survivor-Don't Fear the Reaper by Stephen Graham Jones-Read!
5pts-Book that gave you chills-Pitch Dark by Courtney Alameda-Read!
5pts-"Girl" in the title-Girl, Stolen by April Henry-Read!
5pts-CRITERIA CHOICE 1-Killer POV-Kills Well With Others by Deanna Raybourn-Read!
5pts-CRITERIA CHOICE 2-Thriller-First Lie Wins by Ashley Elston-Read!
10pts-CLUB READ 1-How to Survive Your Murder by Danielle Valentine-Read!
10pts-CLUB READ 2-Count All Her Bones by April Henry-Read!
10pts-Book with a twist in it-Serial Killer Games by Kate Posey-Read!
10pts-Set in a creepy place-The House at Watch Hill by Karen Marie Moning-Read!
10pts-Book you read at night-Rhomiko and the Confirmed Bachelor by Forthright-Read!
15pts-Final Girl in story-The Last Final Girl by Stephen Graham Jones-Read!
20pts-Book with your team in it*-The Tactician-Queen of Dreams by Kathryn Ann Kingsley-Read!

Yeah, I read some fantastic books, I got my TBR done, though it as down to the wire, and I have some really great books for this coming month that I can't wait to read! 

Becca's BookoplAthon Update 36

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

My Reading Journey:

The Wrong Bride by Gena Showalter and Jill Monroe
Prompt Fulfilled: Present
Started On: October 1st
Finished On: October 1st, 2:01 PM
Pages Read: 344

Scribbled in Margins by Forthright
Prompt Fulfilled: Community Shelf
Started On: October 1st
Finished On: October 1st, 11:58 PM
Pages Read: 101

Killers of a Certain Age by Deanna Raybourn
Prompt Fulfilled: Ghost Tour
Started On: October 2nd
Finished On: October 2nd, 9:54 PM
Pages Read: 368

Kills Well With Others by Deanna Raybourn
Prompt Fulfilled:  Stabby
Started On: October 3rd
Finished On: October 3rd, 10:59 PM
Pages Read: 368

How to Survive Your Murder by Danielle Valentine
Prompt Fulfilled: Go
Started On: October 4th
Finished On: October 4th, 10:34 PM
Pages Read: 320

Fumiko and the Finicky Nestmate by Forthright
Prompt Fulfilled: Past
Started On: October 5th
Finished On: October 5th, 10:25 PM
Pages Read: 426

There's Someone Inside Your House by Stephanie Perkins
Prompt Fulfilled: Poll
Started On: October 6th
Finished On: October 6th, 9:56 PM
Pages Read: 320

Serial Killer Games by Kate Posey
Prompt Fulfilled: Pentacle
Started On: October 7th
Finished On: October 7th, 8:30 PM
Pages Read: 384

A Pirate's Life for Tea by Rebecca Thorne
Prompt Fulfilled: Mood Read
Started On: October 8th
Finished On: October 8th, 5:31 PM
Pages Read: 444

A Cruel and Fated Light by Ashley Shuttleworth
Prompt Fulfilled: Big Book
Started On: October 9th
Finished On: October 9th, 11:50 PM
Pages Read: 640

Vera Wong's Guide to Snooping (On a Dead Man) by Jesse Q. Sutanto
Prompt Fulfilled: Pumpkin Carving
Started On: October 10th
Finished On: October 10th, 6:39 PM
Pages Read: 352

Whispers Most Foul by Emma MacDonald
Prompt Fulfilled: Ghostface
Started On: October 11th
Finished On: October 11th, 11:25 PM
Pages Read: 380

Tea You at the Altar by Rebecca Thorne
Prompt Fulfilled: Pentacle
Started On: October 12th
Finished On: October 12th, 7:24 PM
Pages Read: 336

Halloween for Six by Kelly Finley
Prompt Fulfilled: Dice Roll
Started On: October 13th
Finished On: October 13th, 11:30 PM
Pages Read: 412

Don't Fear the Reaper by Stephen Graham Jones
Prompt Fulfilled: Seance
Started On: October 14th
Finished On: October 14th, 9:24 PM
Pages Read: 480

Januaries by Olivie Blake
Prompt Fulfilled: Community Shelf
Started On: October 15th
Finished On: October 15th, 1:05 PM
Pages Read: 480

First Lie Wins by Ashley Elston
Prompt Fulfilled: Present
Started On: October 15th
Finished On: October 15th, 5:37 PM
Pages Read: 348

A Very Bad Thing by J.T. Ellison
Prompt Fulfilled: Jason Voorhees
Started On: October 15th
Finished On: October 15th, 9:51 PM
Pages Read: 495 

When The Moon Hatched by Sarah A. Parker
Prompt Fulfilled: Feed Scroll
Started On: October 16th
Finished On: October 16th, 11:08 PM
Pages Read: 736

My Best Friend's Exorcism by Grady Hendrix
Prompt Fulfilled: Grady Hendrix
Started On: October 17th
Finished On: October 17th, 11:48 AM
Pages Read: 337

All Fall Down by Ally Carter
Prompt Fulfilled: Chance Card
Started On: October 17th
Finished On: October 17th, 8:01 PM
Pages Read: 320

Lying in the Deep by Diana Urban
Prompt Fulfilled: Stabby
Started On: October 18th
Finished On: October 18th, 10:38 PM
Pages Read: 400

The Beyond by Chloe Neill
Prompt Fulfilled: Pumpkin Carving
Started On: October 19th
Finished On: October 19h, 7:15 PM
Pages Read: 336

The Hob's Bargain by Patricia Briggs
Prompt Fulfilled: Present 
Started On: October 20th
Finished On: October 20h, 6:47 PM
Pages Read: 290

Lucy Undying by Kiersten White
Prompt Fulfilled: Blood
Started On: October 21st
Finished On: October 21st, 10:05 PM
Pages Read: 464

The Wedding Witch by Erin Sterling
Prompt Fulfilled: Mood Read
Started On: October 22nd
Finished On: October 22nd, 2:05 PM
Pages Read: 352

A Wild and Ruined Song by Ashley Shuttleworth
Prompt Fulfilled: Spoopy
Started On: October 22nd
Finished On: October 22nd, 9:55 PM
Pages Read: 432 

Stalked by the Kraken by Lillian Lark
Prompt Fulfilled: Small Book
Started On: October 23rd
Finished On: October 23rd, 1:03 PM
Pages Read: 252

Deceived by the Gargoyles by Lillian Lark
Prompt Fulfilled: Leatherface
Started On: October 23rd
Finished On: October 23rd, 5:01 PM
Pages Read: 414

The Angel of Indian Lake by Stephen Graham Jones
Prompt Fulfilled: Black
Started On: October 24th
Finished On: October 24th, 10:39 PM
Pages Read: 528

The Demon's Queen by Katee Robert
Prompt Fulfilled: Pentacle
Started On: October 24th
Finished On: October 24th, 11:28 PM
Pages Read: 166

Getting Down on the Farm Vol. 1 by Kathryn Moon
Prompt Fulfilled: Seance
Started On: October 24th
Finished On: October 24th, 3:37 PM
Pages Read: 144

One House Left by Vincent Ralph
Prompt Fulfilled: Shirley Jackson
Started On: October 26th
Finished On: October 26th, 9:50 PM
Page Read: 320

Books & Broadswords, Volume One by Jessie Mihalik
Prompt Fulfilled: Small Book
Started On: October 27th
Finished On: October 27th, 8:29 PM
Page Read: 154

A Fire in the Sky by Sophie Jordan
Prompt Fulfilled: Jason Voorhees
Started On: October 28th
Finished On: October 28th, 9:20 PM
Page Read: 336

The Naturalist Society by Carrie Vaughn
Prompt Fulfilled: Bone
Started On: October 29th
Finished On: October 29th, 10:21 PM
Page Read: 395

Books Read: 36
Pages Read: 13340

Day 30, Roll 37:
A 10, which gets me to Mood Read. I chose In the Lives of Puppets by T.J. Klune, I want to read it! 

Teaser Tuesday #707, October 29th

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 The Academy by Katie Sise, page 15.

"Everyone already knows I'm being sent away to military school tomorrow, partly because I blogged about it, but also because my high school is a grapevine, especially when it comes to scandal or bad news. And I'm pretty sure this is both."

Oh, that doesn't sound good! Must read more now! What about you guys? Happy reading!

Monday, October 28, 2024

Becca's BookoplAthon Update 35

So I read my next book for Becca's BookoplAthon, Roll as You Go edition, and it was A Fire in the Sky which is for the prompt Jason Voorhees, and I'll be rolling for what I'm reading next below! 

My Reading Journey:

The Wrong Bride by Gena Showalter and Jill Monroe
Prompt Fulfilled: Present
Started On: October 1st
Finished On: October 1st, 2:01 PM
Pages Read: 344

Scribbled in Margins by Forthright
Prompt Fulfilled: Community Shelf
Started On: October 1st
Finished On: October 1st, 11:58 PM
Pages Read: 101

Killers of a Certain Age by Deanna Raybourn
Prompt Fulfilled: Ghost Tour
Started On: October 2nd
Finished On: October 2nd, 9:54 PM
Pages Read: 368

Kills Well With Others by Deanna Raybourn
Prompt Fulfilled:  Stabby
Started On: October 3rd
Finished On: October 3rd, 10:59 PM
Pages Read: 368

How to Survive Your Murder by Danielle Valentine
Prompt Fulfilled: Go
Started On: October 4th
Finished On: October 4th, 10:34 PM
Pages Read: 320

Fumiko and the Finicky Nestmate by Forthright
Prompt Fulfilled: Past
Started On: October 5th
Finished On: October 5th, 10:25 PM
Pages Read: 426

There's Someone Inside Your House by Stephanie Perkins
Prompt Fulfilled: Poll
Started On: October 6th
Finished On: October 6th, 9:56 PM
Pages Read: 320

Serial Killer Games by Kate Posey
Prompt Fulfilled: Pentacle
Started On: October 7th
Finished On: October 7th, 8:30 PM
Pages Read: 384

A Pirate's Life for Tea by Rebecca Thorne
Prompt Fulfilled: Mood Read
Started On: October 8th
Finished On: October 8th, 5:31 PM
Pages Read: 444

A Cruel and Fated Light by Ashley Shuttleworth
Prompt Fulfilled: Big Book
Started On: October 9th
Finished On: October 9th, 11:50 PM
Pages Read: 640

Vera Wong's Guide to Snooping (On a Dead Man) by Jesse Q. Sutanto
Prompt Fulfilled: Pumpkin Carving
Started On: October 10th
Finished On: October 10th, 6:39 PM
Pages Read: 352

Whispers Most Foul by Emma MacDonald
Prompt Fulfilled: Ghostface
Started On: October 11th
Finished On: October 11th, 11:25 PM
Pages Read: 380

Tea You at the Altar by Rebecca Thorne
Prompt Fulfilled: Pentacle
Started On: October 12th
Finished On: October 12th, 7:24 PM
Pages Read: 336

Halloween for Six by Kelly Finley
Prompt Fulfilled: Dice Roll
Started On: October 13th
Finished On: October 13th, 11:30 PM
Pages Read: 412

Don't Fear the Reaper by Stephen Graham Jones
Prompt Fulfilled: Seance
Started On: October 14th
Finished On: October 14th, 9:24 PM
Pages Read: 480

Januaries by Olivie Blake
Prompt Fulfilled: Community Shelf
Started On: October 15th
Finished On: October 15th, 1:05 PM
Pages Read: 480

First Lie Wins by Ashley Elston
Prompt Fulfilled: Present
Started On: October 15th
Finished On: October 15th, 5:37 PM
Pages Read: 348

A Very Bad Thing by J.T. Ellison
Prompt Fulfilled: Jason Voorhees
Started On: October 15th
Finished On: October 15th, 9:51 PM
Pages Read: 495 

When The Moon Hatched by Sarah A. Parker
Prompt Fulfilled: Feed Scroll
Started On: October 16th
Finished On: October 16th, 11:08 PM
Pages Read: 736

My Best Friend's Exorcism by Grady Hendrix
Prompt Fulfilled: Grady Hendrix
Started On: October 17th
Finished On: October 17th, 11:48 AM
Pages Read: 337

All Fall Down by Ally Carter
Prompt Fulfilled: Chance Card
Started On: October 17th
Finished On: October 17th, 8:01 PM
Pages Read: 320

Lying in the Deep by Diana Urban
Prompt Fulfilled: Stabby
Started On: October 18th
Finished On: October 18th, 10:38 PM
Pages Read: 400

The Beyond by Chloe Neill
Prompt Fulfilled: Pumpkin Carving
Started On: October 19th
Finished On: October 19h, 7:15 PM
Pages Read: 336

The Hob's Bargain by Patricia Briggs
Prompt Fulfilled: Present 
Started On: October 20th
Finished On: October 20h, 6:47 PM
Pages Read: 290

Lucy Undying by Kiersten White
Prompt Fulfilled: Blood
Started On: October 21st
Finished On: October 21st, 10:05 PM
Pages Read: 464

The Wedding Witch by Erin Sterling
Prompt Fulfilled: Mood Read
Started On: October 22nd
Finished On: October 22nd, 2:05 PM
Pages Read: 352

A Wild and Ruined Song by Ashley Shuttleworth
Prompt Fulfilled: Spoopy
Started On: October 22nd
Finished On: October 22nd, 9:55 PM
Pages Read: 432 

Stalked by the Kraken by Lillian Lark
Prompt Fulfilled: Small Book
Started On: October 23rd
Finished On: October 23rd, 1:03 PM
Pages Read: 252

Deceived by the Gargoyles by Lillian Lark
Prompt Fulfilled: Leatherface
Started On: October 23rd
Finished On: October 23rd, 5:01 PM
Pages Read: 414

The Angel of Indian Lake by Stephen Graham Jones
Prompt Fulfilled: Black
Started On: October 24th
Finished On: October 24th, 10:39 PM
Pages Read: 528

The Demon's Queen by Katee Robert
Prompt Fulfilled: Pentacle
Started On: October 24th
Finished On: October 24th, 11:28 PM
Pages Read: 166

Getting Down on the Farm Vol. 1 by Kathryn Moon
Prompt Fulfilled: Seance
Started On: October 24th
Finished On: October 24th, 3:37 PM
Pages Read: 144

One House Left by Vincent Ralph
Prompt Fulfilled: Shirley Jackson
Started On: October 26th
Finished On: October 26th, 9:50 PM
Page Read: 320

Books & Broadswords, Volume One by Jessie Mihalik
Prompt Fulfilled: Small Book
Started On: October 27th
Finished On: October 27th, 8:29 PM
Page Read: 154

A Fire in the Sky by Sophie Jordan
Prompt Fulfilled: Jason Voorhees
Started On: October 28th
Finished On: October 28th, 9:20 PM
Page Read: 336

Books Read: 35
Pages Read: 12945

Day 29, Roll 36:
A 6, which gets me to Bone. I chose The Naturalist Society by Carrie Vaughn, the background, the primary colour, is cream, which is about the colour of bone!