Magical Readathon: Orilium Update 7

So I read my next book for Magical Readathon: Orilium, and it was Vilest Things which was for the prompt IA, and I'll be reading my February TBR next! 

My Reading Journey:

Memories of Ash by Intisar Khanani 

Prompt Fulfilled: 1C

Started On: January 22nd

Finished On: January 22nd, 4:28 PM

Pages Read: 355

Hearts that Cut by Kika Hatzopoulou

Prompt Fulfilled: 1B

Started On: January 25th

Finished On: January 25th, 11:31 AM

Pages Read: 336

The Crimson Crown by Heather Walter

Prompt Fulfilled: 1D

Started On: January 25th

Finished On: January 25th, 3:45 PM

Pages Read: 544

The Party by Natasha Preston

Prompt Fulfilled: 1C

Started On: January 27th

Finished On: January 27th, 10:53 AM

Pages Read: 352

Return of the Vengeful Queen by C.J. Redwine 

Prompt Fulfilled: 1E

Started On: January 30th

Finished On: January 30th, 11:04 AM

Pages Read: 400

I Am the Dark that Answers When You Call by Jamison Shea

Prompt Fulfilled: 1B

Started On: January 31st

Finished On: January 31st, 2:00 PM

Pages Read: 336

Vilest Things by Chloe Gong

Prompt Fulfilled: 1A

Started On: January 31st

Finished On: January 31st, 6:36 PM

Pages Read: 416

Prompts Left: 2C South, 2B West, 2D North East, 2C South, 2E South East, 2B West, 2A North

Read: 7

Pages Read: 2739

Phase Out Your TBR Update 22 and Wrap Up

So I've read my final book for the Phase Out Your TBR, and it was Vilest Things which is for the prompt Green 7, and while it did come down to the wire, I completed my TBR! And yeah, I read some fantastic books, and I'm happy with that, and I can't wait for the next round!  

My Reading Journey:

Archangel's Ascension by Nalini Singh

Prompt Fulfilled: Yellow 12

Started On: January 14th, 

Finished On: January 14th, 7:28 PM 

Pages Read: 416

The Last One by Rachel Howzell Hall

Prompt Fulfilled: Yellow 7

Started On: January 15th

Finished On: January 15th, 11:38 AM

Pages Read: 496

Threads That Bind by Kika Hatzopoulou

Prompt Fulfilled: Green 4

Started On: January 16th

Finished On: January 16th, 8:41 PM

Pages Read: 368

The Warrior God by Eliza Raine and Rose Wilson

Prompt Fulfilled: Green 6

Started On: January 17th

Finished On: January 17th, 2:51 PM

Pages Read: 306

The Golden God by Eliza Raine and Rose Wilson

Prompt Fulfilled: Yellow 8

Started On: January 17th

Finished On: January 17th, 9:18 PM

Pages Read: 270

Death at a Highland Wedding by Kelley Armstrong

Prompt Fulfilled: Yellow 10

Started On: January 18th

Finished On: January 18th, 2:28 PM

Pages Read: 441

Sofi and the Bone Song by Adrienne Tooley

Prompt Fulfilled: Red 7

Started On: January 19th

Finished On: January 19th, 4:29 PM

Pages Read: 416

Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros

Prompt Fulfilled: Green 12

Started On: January 21st 

Finished On: January 21st, 9:41 PM

Pages Read: 554

Voice of the Ocean by Kelsey Impicciche

Prompt Fulfilled: Blue 3

Started On: January 23rd

Finished On: January 23rd, 7:37 PM

Pages Read: 432

The Secret War by Sherrilyn Kenyon, Hinako Hishinuma and Madaug Hishinuma

Prompt Fulfilled: Red 6

Started On: January 24th

Finished On: January 24th, 2:48 PM

Pages Read: 208

Don't Let Me Go by Kevin Christopher Snipes

Prompt Fulfilled: Green 5

Started On: January 24th

Finished On: January 24th, 7:25 PM

Pages Read: 400

Hearts that Cut by Kika Hatzopoulou

Prompt Fulfilled: Green Wild (Green 4)

Started On: January 25th

Finished On: January 25th, 11:31 AM

Pages Read: 336

The Crimson Crown by Heather Walter

Prompt Fulfilled: Red 12

Started On: January 25th

Finished On: January 25th, 3:45 PM

Pages Read: 544

The Man Who Died Twice by Richard Osman

Prompt Fulfilled: Red 12

Started On: January 25th

Finished On: January 25th, 7:17 PM

Pages Read: 432

The Bullet That Missed by Richard Oseman

Prompt Fulfilled: Green 2

Started On: January 25th

Finished On: January 25th, 11:31 PM

Pages Read: 412

The Dryad Storm by Laurie Forest

Prompt Fulfilled: Yellow 9

Started On: January 28th

Finished On: January 28th, 9:47 PM

Pages Read: 752

The Empress by Kristin Cast

Prompt Fulfilled: Yellow 3

Started On: January 29th

Finished On: January 29th, 8:45 PM 

Pages Read: 400

Return of the Vengeful Queen by C.J. Redwine 

Prompt Fulfilled: Blue 10

Started On: January 30th

Finished On: January 30th, 11:04 AM

Pages Read: 400

Bone Crier's Dawn by Kathryn Purdie

Prompt Fulfilled: Blue 11

Started On: January 30th

Finished On: January 30th, 2:24 PM

Pages Read: 448

Capitana by Cassandra James

Prompt Fulfilled: Yellow 5

Started On: January 30th

Finished On: January 30th, 6:13 PM

Pages Read: 400

I Am the Dark that Answers When You Call by Jamison Shea

Prompt Fulfilled: Blue 7

Started On: January 31st

Finished On: January 31st, 2:00 PM

Pages Read: 336

Vilest Things by Chloe Gong

Prompt Fulfilled: Green 7

Started On: January 31st

Finished On: January 31st, 6:36 PM

Pages Read: 416

Prompts Left: None Left!

Books Read: 22

Pages Read: 9871

Magical Readathon: Orilium Update 6

So I read my next book for Magical Readathon: Orilium, and it was I Am the Dark that Answers When You Call which was for the prompt IB, and I'll be reading Vilest Things next! 

My Reading Journey:

Memories of Ash by Intisar Khanani 

Prompt Fulfilled: 1C

Started On: January 22nd

Finished On: January 22nd, 4:28 PM

Pages Read: 355

Hearts that Cut by Kika Hatzopoulou

Prompt Fulfilled: 1B

Started On: January 25th

Finished On: January 25th, 11:31 AM

Pages Read: 336

The Crimson Crown by Heather Walter

Prompt Fulfilled: 1D

Started On: January 25th

Finished On: January 25th, 3:45 PM

Pages Read: 544

The Party by Natasha Preston

Prompt Fulfilled: 1C

Started On: January 27th

Finished On: January 27th, 10:53 AM

Pages Read: 352

Return of the Vengeful Queen by C.J. Redwine 

Prompt Fulfilled: 1E

Started On: January 30th

Finished On: January 30th, 11:04 AM

Pages Read: 400

I Am the Dark that Answers When You Call by Jamison Shea

Prompt Fulfilled: 1B

Started On: January 31st

Finished On: January 31st, 2:00 PM

Pages Read: 336

Vilest Things by Chloe Gong

Prompt Fulfilled: 1A

Started On: January 31st

Currently On: Page 0 of 416

Prompts Left: 2C South, 2B West, 2D North East, 2C South, 2E South East, 2B West, 2A North

Read: 6

Pages Read: 2323

Phase Out Your TBR Update 21

So I've read my next book for the Phase Out Your TBR, and it was I Am the Dark that Answers When You Call which is for the prompt Blue 7 and I'll be reading Vilest Things next! 

My Reading Journey:

Archangel's Ascension by Nalini Singh

Prompt Fulfilled: Yellow 12

Started On: January 14th, 

Finished On: January 14th, 7:28 PM 

Pages Read: 416

The Last One by Rachel Howzell Hall

Prompt Fulfilled: Yellow 7

Started On: January 15th

Finished On: January 15th, 11:38 AM

Pages Read: 496

Threads That Bind by Kika Hatzopoulou

Prompt Fulfilled: Green 4

Started On: January 16th

Finished On: January 16th, 8:41 PM

Pages Read: 368

The Warrior God by Eliza Raine and Rose Wilson

Prompt Fulfilled: Green 6

Started On: January 17th

Finished On: January 17th, 2:51 PM

Pages Read: 306

The Golden God by Eliza Raine and Rose Wilson

Prompt Fulfilled: Yellow 8

Started On: January 17th

Finished On: January 17th, 9:18 PM

Pages Read: 270

Death at a Highland Wedding by Kelley Armstrong

Prompt Fulfilled: Yellow 10

Started On: January 18th

Finished On: January 18th, 2:28 PM

Pages Read: 441

Sofi and the Bone Song by Adrienne Tooley

Prompt Fulfilled: Red 7

Started On: January 19th

Finished On: January 19th, 4:29 PM

Pages Read: 416

Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros

Prompt Fulfilled: Green 12

Started On: January 21st 

Finished On: January 21st, 9:41 PM

Pages Read: 554

Voice of the Ocean by Kelsey Impicciche

Prompt Fulfilled: Blue 3

Started On: January 23rd

Finished On: January 23rd, 7:37 PM

Pages Read: 432

The Secret War by Sherrilyn Kenyon, Hinako Hishinuma and Madaug Hishinuma

Prompt Fulfilled: Red 6

Started On: January 24th

Finished On: January 24th, 2:48 PM

Pages Read: 208

Don't Let Me Go by Kevin Christopher Snipes

Prompt Fulfilled: Green 5

Started On: January 24th

Finished On: January 24th, 7:25 PM

Pages Read: 400

Hearts that Cut by Kika Hatzopoulou

Prompt Fulfilled: Green Wild (Green 4)

Started On: January 25th

Finished On: January 25th, 11:31 AM

Pages Read: 336

The Crimson Crown by Heather Walter

Prompt Fulfilled: Red 12

Started On: January 25th

Finished On: January 25th, 3:45 PM

Pages Read: 544

The Man Who Died Twice by Richard Osman

Prompt Fulfilled: Red 12

Started On: January 25th

Finished On: January 25th, 7:17 PM

Pages Read: 432

The Bullet That Missed by Richard Oseman

Prompt Fulfilled: Green 2

Started On: January 25th

Finished On: January 25th, 11:31 PM

Pages Read: 412

The Dryad Storm by Laurie Forest

Prompt Fulfilled: Yellow 9

Started On: January 28th

Finished On: January 28th, 9:47 PM

Pages Read: 752

The Empress by Kristin Cast

Prompt Fulfilled: Yellow 3

Started On: January 29th

Finished On: January 29th, 8:45 PM 

Pages Read: 400

Return of the Vengeful Queen by C.J. Redwine 

Prompt Fulfilled: Blue 10

Started On: January 30th

Finished On: January 30th, 11:04 AM

Pages Read: 400

Bone Crier's Dawn by Kathryn Purdie

Prompt Fulfilled: Blue 11

Started On: January 30th

Finished On: January 30th, 2:24 PM

Pages Read: 448

Capitana by Cassandra James

Prompt Fulfilled: Yellow 5

Started On: January 30th

Finished On: January 30th, 6:13 PM

Pages Read: 400

I Am the Dark that Answers When You Call by Jamison Shea

Prompt Fulfilled: Blue 7

Started On: January 31st

Finished On: January 31st, 2:00 PM

Pages Read: 336

Vilest Things by Chloe Gong

Prompt Fulfilled: Green 7

Started On: January 31st

Currently On: Page 0 of 416

Prompts Left: None Left!

Books Read: 21

Pages Read: 9455

2025 Reviews

Monthly ARC's Update 106

So I read my next book for Monthly ARC's and it was A Language of Dragons by S. F. Williamson from the January list, and Capitana by Cassandra James from the February list.

Here's the link to this month's post with my journey.

How it Works: 

This is my monthly ARC accountability challenge, to list out the books that I have as ARC's that are being published in the coming month, rounding them up at the start of the month, and seeing how well I did at the end, as well as rounding up the next month's books.    

   

Monthly Series February Round Up

In 2025, I going to continue to focus on continuing series. So each month, I'll chose a series that I was current on in a previous year, but has since been continued. A series that I started or continued, but didn't catch up with what was currently published. A series that I haven't touched since 2020. A series that I read from this year, but still need to continue. A series that I haven't started yet, but have been meaning to. Then each month, I'll do one more series from one of these types, so I have 2, it'll just depend on what I'm planning on reading that month. The goal is to finish out as many series as I can, and keep current on the series that are still ongoing. 

So how did I do last month? 

I read Foundryside by Robert Jackson Bennett, Shorefall by Robert Jackson Bennett, Locklands by Robert Jackson Bennett, Bone Crier's Moon by Kathryn Purdie, The Power of Hades by Eliza Raine and Rose Wilson, The Passion of Hades by Eliza Raine and Rose Wilson, The Promise of Hades by Eliza Raine and Rose Wilson, The Thursday Murder Club by Robert Osman, Threads That Bind by Kika Hatzopoulou, Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros, Hearts that Cut by Kika Hatzopoulou, The Man Who Died Twice by Robert Osman, The Bullet That Missed by Robert Osman, The Last Devil to Die by Robert Osman, Bone Crier's Dawn by Kathryn Purdie. So I finished 3 series, and stayed current in 3 series, so I'm happy with that! 

This month I've chosen which series, and the ones that got chosen and I'm going to be reading this month are:

Current in a Previous Year:

Unfinished in a Previous Year:

Untouched Since 2020:

Series from This Year:

The Legends of Thezmarr by Helen Scheuerer

Series to Start:

Monthly ARC's March Round Up

This is my monthly ARC accountability challenge, to list out the books that I have as ARC's that are being published in the coming month, rounding them up at the start of the month, and seeing how well I did at the end, as well as rounding up the next month's books. 

So how did I do last month? 

I read 3 of 7 books. So not the best, but it's almost half! 

So the ARC's that I have coming out in February are

NetGalley:

The Warbler by Sarah Beth Durst - March 1st, 2025

When the Bones Sing by Ginny Myers Sain - March 4th, 2025

Finlay Donovan Digs Her Own Grave by Elle Cosimano - March 4th, 2025

We Were Warned by Chelsea Ichaso - March 4th, 2025

Edelweiss:

Igniting Fate by Jean Louise - March 11th, 2025

5 books. Which is not bad, so hopefully I can read a good chunk of them in February, though I'm always hopeful that I'll read all the books in the month before they come out! 

Book Blogger Hop #382, January 31st

Book Blogger Hop

The Book Blogger Hop was originally created by Jennifer from Crazy-For-Books in March 2010 and ended on December 31, 2012. With Jennifer's permission, Ramblings of a Coffee Addicted Writer relaunched the meme on February 15, 2013. Check out the hop here! 

Each week the hop will start on a Friday and end on Thursday. There will be a weekly prompt featuring a book related question. The hop's purpose is to give bloggers a chance to follow other blogs, learn about new books, befriend other bloggers, and receive new followers to your own blog.

The Question of the week is: Have you ever asked yourself, "Why did I buy this book?" (submitted by Billy @ Coffee Addicted Writer)

Oh, absolutely! I know I don't like contemporaries, but then I read the synopsis, and FOMO takes hold, and I buy the book, and look and it later, and wonder why. What about you guys? Happy reading! 

First Lines Friday #716, January 31st

First Lines Friday is a bookish meme hosted by Literary Marie of Precision Reviews. We encourage all of our fellow book bloggers and bookhearts to play along.

-Grab your current read(s)
-Share the first line(s)
-Include the title and author so that other FLF participants can add the book to their TBR Lists!

"If I'd died like I was supposed to, l'eglise de la Madeleine would've been the perfect place to mourn me. The church was grand, standing tall in the heart of Paris like a temple where the king of gods doled out punishments, where other greats like Josephine Baker and Camille Saint Saens were honored and celebrated by the masses."-I Am the Dark that Answers When You Call by Jamison Shea

That sounds pretty interesting, must read more now! What about you guys? Happy reading! 

Phase Out Your TBR Update 20

So I've read my next book for the Phase Out Your TBR, and it was Capitana which is for the prompt Yellow 5 and I'll be reading I Am the Dark that Answers When You Call next! 

My Reading Journey:

Archangel's Ascension by Nalini Singh

Prompt Fulfilled: Yellow 12

Started On: January 14th, 

Finished On: January 14th, 7:28 PM 

Pages Read: 416

The Last One by Rachel Howzell Hall

Prompt Fulfilled: Yellow 7

Started On: January 15th

Finished On: January 15th, 11:38 AM

Pages Read: 496

Threads That Bind by Kika Hatzopoulou

Prompt Fulfilled: Green 4

Started On: January 16th

Finished On: January 16th, 8:41 PM

Pages Read: 368

The Warrior God by Eliza Raine and Rose Wilson

Prompt Fulfilled: Green 6

Started On: January 17th

Finished On: January 17th, 2:51 PM

Pages Read: 306

The Golden God by Eliza Raine and Rose Wilson

Prompt Fulfilled: Yellow 8

Started On: January 17th

Finished On: January 17th, 9:18 PM

Pages Read: 270

Death at a Highland Wedding by Kelley Armstrong

Prompt Fulfilled: Yellow 10

Started On: January 18th

Finished On: January 18th, 2:28 PM

Pages Read: 441

Sofi and the Bone Song by Adrienne Tooley

Prompt Fulfilled: Red 7

Started On: January 19th

Finished On: January 19th, 4:29 PM

Pages Read: 416

Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros

Prompt Fulfilled: Green 12

Started On: January 21st 

Finished On: January 21st, 9:41 PM

Pages Read: 554

Voice of the Ocean by Kelsey Impicciche

Prompt Fulfilled: Blue 3

Started On: January 23rd

Finished On: January 23rd, 7:37 PM

Pages Read: 432

The Secret War by Sherrilyn Kenyon, Hinako Hishinuma and Madaug Hishinuma

Prompt Fulfilled: Red 6

Started On: January 24th

Finished On: January 24th, 2:48 PM

Pages Read: 208

Don't Let Me Go by Kevin Christopher Snipes

Prompt Fulfilled: Green 5

Started On: January 24th

Finished On: January 24th, 7:25 PM

Pages Read: 400

Hearts that Cut by Kika Hatzopoulou

Prompt Fulfilled: Green Wild (Green 4)

Started On: January 25th

Finished On: January 25th, 11:31 AM

Pages Read: 336

The Crimson Crown by Heather Walter

Prompt Fulfilled: Red 12

Started On: January 25th

Finished On: January 25th, 3:45 PM

Pages Read: 544

The Man Who Died Twice by Richard Osman

Prompt Fulfilled: Red 12

Started On: January 25th

Finished On: January 25th, 7:17 PM

Pages Read: 432

The Bullet That Missed by Richard Oseman

Prompt Fulfilled: Green 2

Started On: January 25th

Finished On: January 25th, 11:31 PM

Pages Read: 412

The Dryad Storm by Laurie Forest

Prompt Fulfilled: Yellow 9

Started On: January 28th

Finished On: January 28th, 9:47 PM

Pages Read: 752

The Empress by Kristin Cast

Prompt Fulfilled: Yellow 3

Started On: January 29th

Finished On: January 29th, 8:45 PM 

Pages Read: 400

Return of the Vengeful Queen by C.J. Redwine 

Prompt Fulfilled: Blue 10

Started On: January 30th

Finished On: January 30th, 11:04 AM

Pages Read: 400

Bone Crier's Dawn by Kathryn Purdie

Prompt Fulfilled: Blue 11

Started On: January 30th

Finished On: January 30th, 2:24 PM

Pages Read: 448

Capitana by Cassandra James

Prompt Fulfilled: Yellow 5

Started On: January 30th

Finished On: January 30th, 6:13 PM

Pages Read: 400

I Am the Dark that Answers When You Call by Jamison Shea

Prompt Fulfilled: Blue 7

Started On: January 31st

Currently On: Page 0 of 336

Prompts Left: Green 7

Books Read: 20

Pages Read: 9119

Phase Out Your TBR Update 19

So I've read my next book for the Phase Out Your TBR, and it was Bone Crier's Dawn which is for the prompt Blue 11 and I'll be reading Capitana next! 

My Reading Journey:

Archangel's Ascension by Nalini Singh

Prompt Fulfilled: Yellow 12

Started On: January 14th, 

Finished On: January 14th, 7:28 PM 

Pages Read: 416

The Last One by Rachel Howzell Hall

Prompt Fulfilled: Yellow 7

Started On: January 15th

Finished On: January 15th, 11:38 AM

Pages Read: 496

Threads That Bind by Kika Hatzopoulou

Prompt Fulfilled: Green 4

Started On: January 16th

Finished On: January 16th, 8:41 PM

Pages Read: 368

The Warrior God by Eliza Raine and Rose Wilson

Prompt Fulfilled: Green 6

Started On: January 17th

Finished On: January 17th, 2:51 PM

Pages Read: 306

The Golden God by Eliza Raine and Rose Wilson

Prompt Fulfilled: Yellow 8

Started On: January 17th

Finished On: January 17th, 9:18 PM

Pages Read: 270

Death at a Highland Wedding by Kelley Armstrong

Prompt Fulfilled: Yellow 10

Started On: January 18th

Finished On: January 18th, 2:28 PM

Pages Read: 441

Sofi and the Bone Song by Adrienne Tooley

Prompt Fulfilled: Red 7

Started On: January 19th

Finished On: January 19th, 4:29 PM

Pages Read: 416

Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros

Prompt Fulfilled: Green 12

Started On: January 21st 

Finished On: January 21st, 9:41 PM

Pages Read: 554

Voice of the Ocean by Kelsey Impicciche

Prompt Fulfilled: Blue 3

Started On: January 23rd

Finished On: January 23rd, 7:37 PM

Pages Read: 432

The Secret War by Sherrilyn Kenyon, Hinako Hishinuma and Madaug Hishinuma

Prompt Fulfilled: Red 6

Started On: January 24th

Finished On: January 24th, 2:48 PM

Pages Read: 208

Don't Let Me Go by Kevin Christopher Snipes

Prompt Fulfilled: Green 5

Started On: January 24th

Finished On: January 24th, 7:25 PM

Pages Read: 400

Hearts that Cut by Kika Hatzopoulou

Prompt Fulfilled: Green Wild (Green 4)

Started On: January 25th

Finished On: January 25th, 11:31 AM

Pages Read: 336

The Crimson Crown by Heather Walter

Prompt Fulfilled: Red 12

Started On: January 25th

Finished On: January 25th, 3:45 PM

Pages Read: 544

The Man Who Died Twice by Richard Osman

Prompt Fulfilled: Red 12

Started On: January 25th

Finished On: January 25th, 7:17 PM

Pages Read: 432

The Bullet That Missed by Richard Oseman

Prompt Fulfilled: Green 2

Started On: January 25th

Finished On: January 25th, 11:31 PM

Pages Read: 412

The Dryad Storm by Laurie Forest

Prompt Fulfilled: Yellow 9

Started On: January 28th

Finished On: January 28th, 9:47 PM

Pages Read: 752

The Empress by Kristin Cast

Prompt Fulfilled: Yellow 3

Started On: January 29th

Finished On: January 29th, 8:45 PM 

Pages Read: 400

Return of the Vengeful Queen by C.J. Redwine 

Prompt Fulfilled: Blue 10

Started On: January 30th

Finished On: January 30th, 11:04 AM

Pages Read: 400

Bone Crier's Dawn by Kathryn Purdie

Prompt Fulfilled: Blue 11

Started On: January 30th

Finished On: January 30th, 2:24 PM

Pages Read: 448

Capitana by Cassandra James

Prompt Fulfilled: Yellow 5

Started On: January 30th

Currently On: Page 0 of 400

Prompts Left: Green 7, Blue 7

Books Read: 19

Pages Read: 8719

Magical Readathon: Orilium Update 5

So I read my next book for Magical Readathon: Orilium, and it was Return of the Vengeful Queen which was for the prompt IE, and I'll be reading I Am the Dark that Answers When You Call next! 

My Reading Journey:

Memories of Ash by Intisar Khanani 

Prompt Fulfilled: 1C

Started On: January 22nd

Finished On: January 22nd, 4:28 PM

Pages Read: 355

Hearts that Cut by Kika Hatzopoulou

Prompt Fulfilled: 1B

Started On: January 25th

Finished On: January 25th, 11:31 AM

Pages Read: 336

The Crimson Crown by Heather Walter

Prompt Fulfilled: 1D

Started On: January 25th

Finished On: January 25th, 3:45 PM

Pages Read: 544

The Party by Natasha Preston

Prompt Fulfilled: 1C

Started On: January 27th

Finished On: January 27th, 10:53 AM

Pages Read: 352

Return of the Vengeful Queen by C.J. Redwine 

Prompt Fulfilled: 1E

Started On: January 30th

Finished On: January 30th, 11:04 AM

Pages Read: 400

I Am the Dark that Answers When You Call by Jamison Shea

Prompt Fulfilled: 1B

Started On: January 31st

Currently On: Page 0 of 336

Prompts Left: 1A

Read: 5

Pages Read: 1987

Phase Out Your Seriesathon Update 7

So I've read my next book for the Phase Out Your Seriesathon, and it was Return of the Vengeful Queen which is for the prompt Finish and I'll be reading I Don't Know next! 

My Reading Journey:

Death at a Highland Wedding by Kelley Armstrong

Prompt Fulfilled: Features Major Event

Started On: January 18th

Finished On: January 18th, 2:28 PM

Pages Read: 441

Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros

Prompt Fulfilled: Title has J, Q, X, Z-X

Started On: January 21st 

Finished On: January 21st, 9:41 PM

Pages Read: 554

Memories of Ash by Intisar Khanani 

Prompt Fulfilled:  Last Letter First

Started On: January 22nd

Finished On: January 22nd, 4:28 PM

Pages Read: 355

Surrender of the Brutal King by Eliza Raine and Rose Wilson

Prompt Fulfilled: Trio Of Trilogies Trilogy 1 Book 1

Started On: January 27th

Finished On: January 27th, 4:31 PM

Pages Read: 205

Sacrifice of the Brave King by Eliza Raine and Rose Wilson

Prompt Fulfilled: Trio Of Trilogies Trilogy 1 Book 2

Started On: January 27th

Finished On: January 27th, 8:26 PM

Pages Read: 289

The Dryad Storm by Laurie Forest

Prompt Fulfilled: Big Book

Started On: January 28th

Finished On: January 28th, 9:47 PM

Pages Read: 752

Return of the Vengeful Queen by C.J. Redwine 

Prompt Fulfilled: Finish

Started On: January 30th

Finished On: January 30th, 11:04 AM

Pages Read: 400

Prompts Left: Want To Visit, Single POV, Rep, Nature, Backlist, Animal, New, Random Number, In Progress, Adapted, Colour Cover, Complete, Free, People, Trilogy, Building, 5 Or More Books, Favorite Color, Multi POV, Small Book, Cozy, TBR Vet, Excited For, LGBTQIA+ Rep, Exactly 2 POVS, 6 Or More Colors, Title has J, Q, X, Z-J, Title has J, Q, X, Z-Q, Title has J, Q, X, Z-Z, Starts & Ends With Same Letter, 3 Or More POVS, Translate, In Progress, Wheel Spin 1, Wheel Spin 2, All 5 Vowels In Title, Series You Avoid 1, Series You Avoid 2, Finish A Series, BIPOC Rep, Poll Pick, Disability Rep, Pub In Last 3 Months, TBR Vet By Pub Date, 5 Or More Books 1, 5 Or More Books 2, 5 Or More Books 3, 5 Or More Books 4, 5 Or More Books 5, Trio Of Trilogies Trilogy 2 Book 1, Trio Of Trilogies Trilogy 2 Book 2, Trio Of Trilogies Trilogy 3 Book 1, 75% Cover Must Be Fav Color, Birthday Month, No If, Of, And, An, But, Or, The, Black & White Cover

Books Read: 7

Pages Read: 2996

Phase Out Your TBR Update 18

So I've read my next book for the Phase Out Your TBR, and it was Return of the Vengeful Queen which is for the prompt Blue 10 and I'll be reading Bone Crier's Dawn next! 

My Reading Journey:

Archangel's Ascension by Nalini Singh

Prompt Fulfilled: Yellow 12

Started On: January 14th, 

Finished On: January 14th, 7:28 PM 

Pages Read: 416

The Last One by Rachel Howzell Hall

Prompt Fulfilled: Yellow 7

Started On: January 15th

Finished On: January 15th, 11:38 AM

Pages Read: 496

Threads That Bind by Kika Hatzopoulou

Prompt Fulfilled: Green 4

Started On: January 16th

Finished On: January 16th, 8:41 PM

Pages Read: 368

The Warrior God by Eliza Raine and Rose Wilson

Prompt Fulfilled: Green 6

Started On: January 17th

Finished On: January 17th, 2:51 PM

Pages Read: 306

The Golden God by Eliza Raine and Rose Wilson

Prompt Fulfilled: Yellow 8

Started On: January 17th

Finished On: January 17th, 9:18 PM

Pages Read: 270

Death at a Highland Wedding by Kelley Armstrong

Prompt Fulfilled: Yellow 10

Started On: January 18th

Finished On: January 18th, 2:28 PM

Pages Read: 441

Sofi and the Bone Song by Adrienne Tooley

Prompt Fulfilled: Red 7

Started On: January 19th

Finished On: January 19th, 4:29 PM

Pages Read: 416

Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros

Prompt Fulfilled: Green 12

Started On: January 21st 

Finished On: January 21st, 9:41 PM

Pages Read: 554

Voice of the Ocean by Kelsey Impicciche

Prompt Fulfilled: Blue 3

Started On: January 23rd

Finished On: January 23rd, 7:37 PM

Pages Read: 432

The Secret War by Sherrilyn Kenyon, Hinako Hishinuma and Madaug Hishinuma

Prompt Fulfilled: Red 6

Started On: January 24th

Finished On: January 24th, 2:48 PM

Pages Read: 208

Don't Let Me Go by Kevin Christopher Snipes

Prompt Fulfilled: Green 5

Started On: January 24th

Finished On: January 24th, 7:25 PM

Pages Read: 400

Hearts that Cut by Kika Hatzopoulou

Prompt Fulfilled: Green Wild (Green 4)

Started On: January 25th

Finished On: January 25th, 11:31 AM

Pages Read: 336

The Crimson Crown by Heather Walter

Prompt Fulfilled: Red 12

Started On: January 25th

Finished On: January 25th, 3:45 PM

Pages Read: 544

The Man Who Died Twice by Richard Osman

Prompt Fulfilled: Red 12

Started On: January 25th

Finished On: January 25th, 7:17 PM

Pages Read: 432

The Bullet That Missed by Richard Oseman

Prompt Fulfilled: Green 2

Started On: January 25th

Finished On: January 25th, 11:31 PM

Pages Read: 412

The Dryad Storm by Laurie Forest

Prompt Fulfilled: Yellow 9

Started On: January 28th

Finished On: January 28th, 9:47 PM

Pages Read: 752

The Empress by Kristin Cast

Prompt Fulfilled: Yellow 3

Started On: January 29th

Finished On: January 29th, 8:45 PM 

Pages Read: 400

Return of the Vengeful Queen by C.J. Redwine 

Prompt Fulfilled: Blue 10

Started On: January 30th

Finished On: January 30th, 11:04 AM

Pages Read: 400

Bone Crier's Dawn by Kathryn Purdie

Prompt Fulfilled: Blue 11

Started On: January 30th

Currently On: Page 0 of 448

Prompts Left: Green 7, Yellow 5, Blue 7

Books Read: 18

Pages Read: 8271

Random Reads #689, January 30th

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 750 which turned out to be The Mortal Queen by Ashley Metzler! It's been on my TBR pile since January 6th, 2024, and I added it because it sounded really good! What about you guys? Happy reading!

Third Sentence Thursday #703, January 30th

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 briefly set aside thoughts of my grace bones and deadly soul-bond." - Bone Crier's Dawn by Kathryn Purdie, page 34.

Well, hopefully that's good, because deadly isn't the best, so setting that aside, hopefully that's good! 

What are your guy's 3rd lines? Link up below!

Will the Time Come #713, January 30th

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

From Goodreads:

Star-crossed lovers, against-all-odds friendship, and a brutally unforgiving world make this first in a trilogy utterly unforgettable.

We’re two songs joined. And there’s a word for that. A harmony.

Elsa is used to hiding the most important parts of herself—her feelings for Rye, her distaste for a world ruled by men, and, most crucially, her gift of songlight. She buries that secret deep inside. In Brightland, those with songlight are called Unhumans and are abhorred. Rye is the only other person Elsa has known with songlight, and their shared bond has brought them together.

Elsa’s world begins to fall apart one desperate, heart-wrenching day and she doesn’t know where to turn until a girl appears before her. But the girl isn’t really there—her songlight has been drawn to Elsa’s frantic grief.

Elsa lives in a remote seaside village; Nightingale, her new friend, lives in a city hundreds of miles away with her father, a government official responsible for rooting out Unhumans. The two never expected to connect via songlight. But when they do, and when they realize the extent of their power, they’ll be thrust in the middle of a war that threatens their very existence.

From an award-winning screenwriter making her novel debut comes this powerful, page-turning trilogy perfect for fans of Sabaa Tahir and Adrienne Young.

Why the time hasn't come yet...

It's a book from an author I haven't read before, and I did get it as an ARC from Edelweiss, so I really need to pick it up, plus it sounds really good! What about you guys? Happy reading! 

Phase Out Your TBR Update 17

So I've read my next book for the Phase Out Your TBR, and it was The Empress which is for the prompt Yellow 3 and I'll be reading Return of the Vengeful Queen next! 

My Reading Journey:

Archangel's Ascension by Nalini Singh

Prompt Fulfilled: Yellow 12

Started On: January 14th, 

Finished On: January 14th, 7:28 PM 

Pages Read: 416

The Last One by Rachel Howzell Hall

Prompt Fulfilled: Yellow 7

Started On: January 15th

Finished On: January 15th, 11:38 AM

Pages Read: 496

Threads That Bind by Kika Hatzopoulou

Prompt Fulfilled: Green 4

Started On: January 16th

Finished On: January 16th, 8:41 PM

Pages Read: 368

The Warrior God by Eliza Raine and Rose Wilson

Prompt Fulfilled: Green 6

Started On: January 17th

Finished On: January 17th, 2:51 PM

Pages Read: 306

The Golden God by Eliza Raine and Rose Wilson

Prompt Fulfilled: Yellow 8

Started On: January 17th

Finished On: January 17th, 9:18 PM

Pages Read: 270

Death at a Highland Wedding by Kelley Armstrong

Prompt Fulfilled: Yellow 10

Started On: January 18th

Finished On: January 18th, 2:28 PM

Pages Read: 441

Sofi and the Bone Song by Adrienne Tooley

Prompt Fulfilled: Red 7

Started On: January 19th

Finished On: January 19th, 4:29 PM

Pages Read: 416

Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros

Prompt Fulfilled: Green 12

Started On: January 21st 

Finished On: January 21st, 9:41 PM

Pages Read: 554

Voice of the Ocean by Kelsey Impicciche

Prompt Fulfilled: Blue 3

Started On: January 23rd

Finished On: January 23rd, 7:37 PM

Pages Read: 432

The Secret War by Sherrilyn Kenyon, Hinako Hishinuma and Madaug Hishinuma

Prompt Fulfilled: Red 6

Started On: January 24th

Finished On: January 24th, 2:48 PM

Pages Read: 208

Don't Let Me Go by Kevin Christopher Snipes

Prompt Fulfilled: Green 5

Started On: January 24th

Finished On: January 24th, 7:25 PM

Pages Read: 400

Hearts that Cut by Kika Hatzopoulou

Prompt Fulfilled: Green Wild (Green 4)

Started On: January 25th

Finished On: January 25th, 11:31 AM

Pages Read: 336

The Crimson Crown by Heather Walter

Prompt Fulfilled: Red 12

Started On: January 25th

Finished On: January 25th, 3:45 PM

Pages Read: 544

The Man Who Died Twice by Richard Osman

Prompt Fulfilled: Red 12

Started On: January 25th

Finished On: January 25th, 7:17 PM

Pages Read: 432

The Bullet That Missed by Richard Oseman

Prompt Fulfilled: Green 2

Started On: January 25th

Finished On: January 25th, 11:31 PM

Pages Read: 412

The Dryad Storm by Laurie Forest

Prompt Fulfilled: Yellow 9

Started On: January 28th

Finished On: January 28th, 9:47 PM

Pages Read: 752

The Empress by Kristin Cast

Prompt Fulfilled: Yellow 3

Started On: January 29th

Finished On: January 29th, 8:45 PM 

Pages Read: 400

Return of the Vengeful Queen by C.J. Redwine 

Prompt Fulfilled: Blue 10

Started On: January 30th

Currently On: Page 0 of 400

Prompts Left: Green 7, Yellow 5, Blue 7, Blue 11

Books Read: 17

Pages Read:  7871

Waiting on Wednesday #716, January 29th

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

Cold as Hell by Kelley Armstrong

Expected Publication: January 18th, 2025
From Goodreads:

New York Times bestselling author Kelley Armstrong returns to Haven’s Rock in Cold as Hell as Casey Butler hunts down a dangerous killer during a deadly blizzard.

Haven’s Rock is a sanctuary town hidden deep in the Yukon for those who need to disappear from the regular world. Detective Casey Duncan and her husband, Sheriff Eric Dalton, are starting a family now that they’ve settled into their life here. As Casey nears the end of her pregnancy, she lets nothing, including her worried husband, stop her from investigating what happens in the forbidden forest outside the town of Haven’s Rock.

When one of the town's residents is drugged and wanders too close to the edge of town, she’s dragged into the woods kicking and screaming. She’s saved in the nick of time, but the women of the town are alarmed. Casey and Eric investigate the assault just as a snowstorm hits Haven’s Rock, covering the forest. It’s there they find a frozen body, naked in the snow. With mixed accounts of the woman's last movements, the two begin to question who they can trust—and who they can't—in their seemingly safe haven.

A Dragon of Black Glass by James Rollins

Expected Publication: January 18th, 2025
From Goodreads:

The third book in the New York Times bestselling Moonfall series from thriller-master James Rollins, A Dragon of Black Glass is a tale of relentless adventure and the struggle for survival in a harsh world that hangs by a thread.

With the apocalyptic threat of moonfall looming ever closer, Nyx and her allies must venture into the eternally sunblasted lands to search for an ancient weapon buried untold millennia ago. All the while, enemies close upon her flanks, and a greater danger lurks ahead. For beneath a desert turned to glass, hidden from the scorching heat, life thrives—both wondrous and monstrous. But a more fearsome menace lies even deeper, where an ancient army has been seeded to protect a secret from any who dare seek it out.

Yet, can Nyx truly trust those at her side? Can she trust herself? For while her gift of bridle-song grows ever stronger, so does the danger of losing herself to a dark madness. Worst yet, the same afflicts Bashaliia, her winged and bonded brother.

Elsewhere, a looming war explodes across the Crown, forging new alliances and greater enmities, as lands around the globe are drawn into fiery conflict. Prince Kanthe—now consort to the newly crowned Empress of the Southern Klashe—must accept a mantle that poorly suits to become a traitor to his own people. In that role, he quickly recognizes a hard truth. To save the world, he must destroy all that he once loved.

Beyond such struggles, a new cunning peril smolders at the heart of a kingdom. Hidden in the Shrivenkeep of the Iflelen, an ancient bronze weapon has been awoken. Fed by blood, fueled by hatred, it has only one to end all life on Urth.

But in this goal, will Nyx prove to be its ally or foe?

Rebel Witch by Kristen Ciccarelli

Expected Publication: January 18th, 2025
From Goodreads:

The stakes are even higher in this epic, romantic conclusion to the New York Times bestselling Crimson Moth duology

A WITCH...

Rune Winters is on the run. Ever since the boy she loved, Gideon Sharpe, revealed who she was and delivered her into enemy hands, everyone wants her dead. If Rune hopes to survive, she must ally herself with the cruel and dangerous Cressida Roseblood, who’s planning to take back the Republic and reinstate a Reign of Witches—something Cressida needs Rune to accomplish.

A WITCH HUNTER...

Apparently it wasn’t enough for Rune to deceive Gideon; she’s now betrayed him by allying herself with the witch who made his life a living hell. Gideon won’t allow the Republic to fall to the witches and be plunged back into the nightmares of the past. In order to protect this new world he fought for, every last witch must die—especially Rune Winters.

AN IMPOSSIBLE CHOICE...

When Rune makes Gideon an offer he can’t refuse, the two must pair up to accomplish dangerous goals. The more they’re forced into each other’s company, the more Gideon realizes the feelings he had for Rune aren’t as dead and buried as he thought. Now he’s faced with a terrible sacrifice the girl he loves to stop a monster taking back power, or let Rune live and watch the world he fought so hard for burn.

In Kristen Ciccarelli's Rebel Witch, the exciting conclusion to The Crimson Moth duology, love has never been so deadly.

Cursebound by Saara El-Arifi

Expected Publication: January 18th, 2025
From Goodreads:

United by war.

Betrayed by destiny.

Cursed by love.

Yeeran was born for war but is unprepared for love. She has left her new lover, the Queen of the fae, to return to her homeland, only to find that her former lover now threatens war against the fae.

Left behind, her sister Lettle is determined to break the curse that binds the fae to their realm. When a stranger appears in the city, Lettle is convinced he’s the key. But the Fates that once spoke to her have fallen silent.

Can Lettle and Yeeran discover the secret behind the curse—and unite these two worlds before they destroy each other?

A group of books from authors that I absolutely love, and series that I've enjoyed, and I can't wait for them all to be out, since I've read and loved most of them! What about you guys? Happy reading! 

WWW Wednesday #720, January 29th

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 reading Upon a Starlit Tide, and oh, I'm really enjoying it!

I'm also reading A Traitor Sister, and it's a really fantastic sequel! 

I read The Dryad Storm, and oh, it was a fantastic end to the series! 

I'm going to be reading The Empress, and I can't wait, it sounds fantastic! 

What about you guys? Happy reading!

Phase Out Your Seriesathon Update 6

So I've read my next book for the Phase Out Your Seriesathon, and it was The Dryad Storm which is for the prompt Big Book and I'll be reading Return of the Vengeful Queen next! 

My Reading Journey:

Death at a Highland Wedding by Kelley Armstrong

Prompt Fulfilled: Features Major Event

Started On: January 18th

Finished On: January 18th, 2:28 PM

Pages Read: 441

Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros

Prompt Fulfilled: Title has J, Q, X, Z-X

Started On: January 21st 

Finished On: January 21st, 9:41 PM

Pages Read: 554

Memories of Ash by Intisar Khanani 

Prompt Fulfilled:  Last Letter First

Started On: January 22nd

Finished On: January 22nd, 4:28 PM

Pages Read: 355

Surrender of the Brutal King by Eliza Raine and Rose Wilson

Prompt Fulfilled: Trio Of Trilogies Trilogy 1 Book 1

Started On: January 27th

Finished On: January 27th, 4:31 PM

Pages Read: 205

Sacrifice of the Brave King by Eliza Raine and Rose Wilson

Prompt Fulfilled: Trio Of Trilogies Trilogy 1 Book 2

Started On: January 27th

Finished On: January 27th, 8:26 PM

Pages Read: 289

The Dryad Storm by Laurie Forest

Prompt Fulfilled: Big Book

Started On: January 28th

Finished On: January 28th, 9:47 PM

Pages Read: 752

Return of the Vengeful Queen by C.J. Redwine 

Prompt Fulfilled: Finish

Started On: January 30th

Currently On: Page 0 of 400

Prompts Left: Want To Visit, Single POV, Rep, Nature, Backlist, Animal, New, Random Number, In Progress, Adapted, Colour Cover, Complete, Free, People, Trilogy, Building, 5 Or More Books, Favorite Color, Multi POV, Small Book, Cozy, TBR Vet, Excited For, LGBTQIA+ Rep, Exactly 2 POVS, 6 Or More Colors, Title has J, Q, X, Z-J, Title has J, Q, X, Z-Q, Title has J, Q, X, Z-Z, Starts & Ends With Same Letter, 3 Or More POVS, Translate, In Progress, Wheel Spin 1, Wheel Spin 2, All 5 Vowels In Title, Series You Avoid 1, Series You Avoid 2, Finish A Series, BIPOC Rep, Poll Pick, Disability Rep, Pub In Last 3 Months, TBR Vet By Pub Date, 5 Or More Books 1, 5 Or More Books 2, 5 Or More Books 3, 5 Or More Books 4, 5 Or More Books 5, Trio Of Trilogies Trilogy 2 Book 1, Trio Of Trilogies Trilogy 2 Book 2, Trio Of Trilogies Trilogy 3 Book 1, 75% Cover Must Be Fav Color, Birthday Month, No If, Of, And, An, But, Or, The, Black & White Cover

Books Read: 6

Pages Read: 2596

Phase Out Your TBR Update 16

So I've read my next book for the Phase Out Your TBR, and it was The Dryad Storm which is for the prompt Yellow 9 and I'll be reading The Empress next! 

My Reading Journey:

Archangel's Ascension by Nalini Singh

Prompt Fulfilled: Yellow 12

Started On: January 14th, 

Finished On: January 14th, 7:28 PM 

Pages Read: 416

The Last One by Rachel Howzell Hall

Prompt Fulfilled: Yellow 7

Started On: January 15th

Finished On: January 15th, 11:38 AM

Pages Read: 496

Threads That Bind by Kika Hatzopoulou

Prompt Fulfilled: Green 4

Started On: January 16th

Finished On: January 16th, 8:41 PM

Pages Read: 368

The Warrior God by Eliza Raine and Rose Wilson

Prompt Fulfilled: Green 6

Started On: January 17th

Finished On: January 17th, 2:51 PM

Pages Read: 306

The Golden God by Eliza Raine and Rose Wilson

Prompt Fulfilled: Yellow 8

Started On: January 17th

Finished On: January 17th, 9:18 PM

Pages Read: 270

Death at a Highland Wedding by Kelley Armstrong

Prompt Fulfilled: Yellow 10

Started On: January 18th

Finished On: January 18th, 2:28 PM

Pages Read: 441

Sofi and the Bone Song by Adrienne Tooley

Prompt Fulfilled: Red 7

Started On: January 19th

Finished On: January 19th, 4:29 PM

Pages Read: 416

Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros

Prompt Fulfilled: Green 12

Started On: January 21st 

Finished On: January 21st, 9:41 PM

Pages Read: 554

Voice of the Ocean by Kelsey Impicciche

Prompt Fulfilled: Blue 3

Started On: January 23rd

Finished On: January 23rd, 7:37 PM

Pages Read: 432

The Secret War by Sherrilyn Kenyon, Hinako Hishinuma and Madaug Hishinuma

Prompt Fulfilled: Red 6

Started On: January 24th

Finished On: January 24th, 2:48 PM

Pages Read: 208

Don't Let Me Go by Kevin Christopher Snipes

Prompt Fulfilled: Green 5

Started On: January 24th

Finished On: January 24th, 7:25 PM

Pages Read: 400

Hearts that Cut by Kika Hatzopoulou

Prompt Fulfilled: Green Wild (Green 4)

Started On: January 25th

Finished On: January 25th, 11:31 AM

Pages Read: 336

The Crimson Crown by Heather Walter

Prompt Fulfilled: Red 12

Started On: January 25th

Finished On: January 25th, 3:45 PM

Pages Read: 544

The Man Who Died Twice by Richard Osman

Prompt Fulfilled: Red 12

Started On: January 25th

Finished On: January 25th, 7:17 PM

Pages Read: 432

The Bullet That Missed by Richard Oseman

Prompt Fulfilled: Green 2

Started On: January 25th

Finished On: January 25th, 11:31 PM

Pages Read: 412

The Dryad Storm by Laurie Forest

Prompt Fulfilled: Yellow 9

Started On: January 28th

Finished On: January 28th, 9:47 PM

Pages Read: 752

The Empress by Kristin Cast

Prompt Fulfilled: Yellow 3

Started On: January 29th

Currently On: Page 0 of 400

Prompts Left: Green 9, Yellow 5, Blue 7, Green 7, Blue 11

Books Read: 16

Pages Read: 7471

Teaser Tuesday #720, January 28th

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 Dryad Storm by Laurie Forest, page 28.

"The moon's thrall is a mounting torment, filling his heart with a ceaseless, serrated longing for a Selkie who is oceans away, living in the waters' great depths. Where he can never follow."

That doesn't sound like a good situation! Must read more now! What about you guys? Happy reading!

Phase Out Your Seriesathon Update 5

So I've read my next book for the Phase Out Your Seriesathon, and it was Sacrifice of the Brave King which is for the prompt Trio Of Trilogies Trilogy 1 Book 2 and I'll be reading The Dryad Storm next! 

My Reading Journey:

Death at a Highland Wedding by Kelley Armstrong

Prompt Fulfilled: Features Major Event

Started On: January 18th

Finished On: January 18th, 2:28 PM

Pages Read: 441

Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros

Prompt Fulfilled: Title has J, Q, X, Z-X

Started On: January 21st 

Finished On: January 21st, 9:41 PM

Pages Read: 554

Memories of Ash by Intisar Khanani 

Prompt Fulfilled:  Last Letter First

Started On: January 22nd

Finished On: January 22nd, 4:28 PM

Pages Read: 355

Surrender of the Brutal King by Eliza Raine and Rose Wilson

Prompt Fulfilled: Trio Of Trilogies Trilogy 1 Book 1

Started On: January 27th

Finished On: January 27th, 4:31 PM

Pages Read: 205

Sacrifice of the Brave King by Eliza Raine and Rose Wilson

Prompt Fulfilled: Trio Of Trilogies Trilogy 1 Book 2

Started On: January 27th

Finished On: January 27th, 8:26 PM

Pages Read: 289

The Dryad Storm by Laurie Forest

Prompt Fulfilled: Trio Of Trilogies Trilogy 1 Book 2

Started On: January 28th

Currently On: Page 0 of 752

Prompts Left: Want To Visit, Single POV, Rep, Nature, Backlist, Animal, New, Random Number, In Progress, Adapted, Colour Cover, Complete, Free, Big Book, People, Trilogy, Building, 5 Or More Books, Favorite Color, Multi POV, Small Book, Cozy, TBR Vet, Excited For, Finish, LGBTQIA+ Rep, Exactly 2 POVS, 6 Or More Colors, Title has J, Q, X, Z-J, Title has J, Q, X, Z-Q, Title has J, Q, X, Z-Z, Starts & Ends With Same Letter, 3 Or More POVS, Translate, In Progress, Wheel Spin 1, Wheel Spin 2, All 5 Vowels In Title, Series You Avoid 1, Series You Avoid 2, Finish A Series, BIPOC Rep, Poll Pick, Disability Rep, Pub In Last 3 Months, TBR Vet By Pub Date, 5 Or More Books 1, 5 Or More Books 2, 5 Or More Books 3, 5 Or More Books 4, 5 Or More Books 5, Trio Of Trilogies Trilogy 2 Book 1, Trio Of Trilogies Trilogy 2 Book 2, Trio Of Trilogies Trilogy 3 Book 1, 75% Cover Must Be Fav Color, Birthday Month, No If, Of, And, An, But, Or, The, Black & White Cover

Books Read: 5

Pages Read: 1844

Phase Out Your Seriesathon Update 4

So I've read my next book for the Phase Out Your Seriesathon, and it was Surrender of the Brutal King which is for the prompt Trio Of Trilogies Trilogy 1 Book 1 and I'll be reading Sacrifice of the Brave King next! 

My Reading Journey:

Death at a Highland Wedding by Kelley Armstrong

Prompt Fulfilled: Features Major Event

Started On: January 18th

Finished On: January 18th, 2:28 PM

Pages Read: 441

Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros

Prompt Fulfilled: Title has J, Q, X, Z-X

Started On: January 21st 

Finished On: January 21st, 9:41 PM

Pages Read: 554

Memories of Ash by Intisar Khanani 

Prompt Fulfilled:  Last Letter First

Started On: January 22nd

Finished On: January 22nd, 4:28 PM

Pages Read: 355

Surrender of the Brutal King by Eliza Raine and Rose Wilson

Prompt Fulfilled: Trio Of Trilogies Trilogy 1 Book 1

Started On: January 27th

Finished On: January 27th, 4:31 PM

Pages Read: 205

Sacrifice of the Brave King by Eliza Raine and Rose Wilson

Prompt Fulfilled: Trio Of Trilogies Trilogy 1 Book 2

Started On: January 27th

Currently On: Page 0 of 289

Prompts Left: Want To Visit, Single POV, Rep, Nature, Backlist, Animal, New, Random Number, In Progress, Adapted, Colour Cover, Complete, Free, Big Book, People, Trilogy, Building, 5 Or More Books, Favorite Color, Multi POV, Small Book, Cozy, TBR Vet, Excited For, Finish, LGBTQIA+ Rep, Exactly 2 POVS, 6 Or More Colors, Title has J, Q, X, Z-J, Title has J, Q, X, Z-Q, Title has J, Q, X, Z-Z, Starts & Ends With Same Letter, 3 Or More POVS, Translate, In Progress, Wheel Spin 1, Wheel Spin 2, All 5 Vowels In Title, Series You Avoid 1, Series You Avoid 2, Finish A Series, BIPOC Rep, Poll Pick, Disability Rep, Pub In Last 3 Months, TBR Vet By Pub Date, 5 Or More Books 1, 5 Or More Books 2, 5 Or More Books 3, 5 Or More Books 4, 5 Or More Books 5, Trio Of Trilogies Trilogy 2 Book 1, Trio Of Trilogies Trilogy 2 Book 2, Trio Of Trilogies Trilogy 3 Book 1, 75% Cover Must Be Fav Color, Birthday Month, No If, Of, And, An, But, Or, The, Black & White Cover

Books Read: 4

Pages Read: 1555

Magical Readathon: Orilium Update 4

So I read my next book for Magical Readathon: Orilium, and it was The Party which was for the prompt IC, and I'll be reading Return of the Vengeful Queen next! 

My Reading Journey:

Memories of Ash by Intisar Khanani 

Prompt Fulfilled: 1C

Started On: January 22nd

Finished On: January 22nd, 4:28 PM

Pages Read: 355

Hearts that Cut by Kika Hatzopoulou

Prompt Fulfilled: 1B

Started On: January 25th

Finished On: January 25th, 11:31 AM

Pages Read: 336

The Crimson Crown by Heather Walter

Prompt Fulfilled: 1D

Started On: January 25th

Finished On: January 25th, 3:45 PM

Pages Read: 544

The Party by Natasha Preston

Prompt Fulfilled: 1C

Started On: January 27th

Finished On: January 27th, 10:53 AM

Pages Read: 352

Return of the Vengeful Queen by C.J. Redwine 

Prompt Fulfilled: 1E

Started On: January 30th

Currently On: Page 0 of 400

Prompts Left: 1B, 1A

Read: 4

Pages Read: 1587

It's Monday! What Are You Reading #712, January 27th

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 #711
Teaser Tuesday #719
WWW Wednesday #719
WOW #715
Will the Time Come #712
Third Sentence Thursday #702
Random Reads #688
First Lines Friday #715
Book Blogger Hop #381

Monthly ARC's Update 105
The Reward Challenge Update #697
Wheel of TBR #244
How Well I Stuck to It #549
Wrote that Review Update #546

Week 4 Reviews:

Death at a Highland Wedding

The Stepsister's Tale

Sofi and the Bone Song 

Of Mountains and Seas

I Am Not Jessica Chen

Onyx Storm 

Memories of Ash

Voice of the Ocean

The Secret War

Don't Let Me Go

Phase Out Your TBR: 

Update 8

Update 9

Update 10

Update 11

Update 12

Update 13

Update 14

Update 15

Phase Out Your Seriesathon: 

Update 2

Update 3

Update 4

Magical Readathon: Orilium: 

Update 1

Update 2

Update 3

OK, so I got 38 posts in 7 days, and it was sa pretty decent week, I took it slowly, I've had Jax with me, and I'm working on building my new bookshelves, and reorganizing things, and it's taking a minute to move all these books around. What about you guys? Happy reading!

So this week I want to read The Dryad Storm!

Who can survive the Shadow storm?

Black Witch of prophecy Elloren Gardner Grey has unleashed her powers and embraced her legacy as a Dryad and guardian of the Forest. But the losses — of life, of love — have been almost too great to withstand as the Shadow continues to devour the world. With only a tattered shred of hope remaining, the Bearers of the Wand of Myth must battle their way back to each other to mount a final stand.

But Elloren and her allies are not only facing Mage Vogel’s advancing forces, the armies of the Eastern Realm will stop at nothing to see the Black Witch struck down.

With Elloren’s bonded mate prophesied to kill her, Shadow demons rising, and the ties between allies unravelling, can this fracturing world unite to face down the coming storm?

Wrote that Review Update #546, January 26th

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 Death at a Highland Wedding, The Stepsister's Tale, Sofi and the Bone Song, Of Mountains and Seas, I Am Not Jessica Chen, Onyx Storm, Memories of Ash, Voice of the Ocean, The Secret War, Don't Let Me Go, so I have 10 of 10 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 #549, January 26th

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 5:

The Dryad Storm by Laurie Forest

NetGalley: NA.

Edelweiss: NBA.

New Books: 1. Check.

One new book that I need to read, I thought it was coming out in March, but it's out, and I need to read it! 

Week 4:

Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros

vs.

Death at a Highland Wedding by Kelley Armstrong, The Stepsister's Tale by Tracy Barrett, Sofi and the Bone Song by Adrienne Tooley, Of Mountains and Seas by Emily Renk Hawthorne, I Am Not Jessica Chen by Ann Liang, Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros, Memories of Ash by Intisar Khanani, Voice of the Ocean by Kelsey Impicciche, The Secret War by Sherrilyn Kenyon, Hinako Hishinuma and Madaug Hishinuma, Don't Let Me Go by Kevin Christopher Snipes

I read what I wanted, and more, so I'm happy with this week, and I can't wait for next week! What about you guys? Happy reading!

Wheel of TBR #244, January 26th

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 Hearts that Cut by Kika Hatzopoulou, The Crimson Crown by Heather Walter, and I started A Language of Dragons by S.F. Williamson.

Binge Read Wheel:

For this month, the wheel chose Dying to Read. I read I Am Not Jessica Chen by Ann Liang, Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros, Memories of Ash by Intisar Khanani, The Secret War by Sherrilyn Kenyon, Hinako Hishinuma and Madaug Hishinuma, so I've read 12/9+.

Prompts Used This Week:

Reading Challenge, 2023 Purchase, Month.

Reading Challenge-Rose-Blood & Steel by Helen Scheuerer-This book could definitely fill a reading challenge of big book, and probably has a map, so I'll read that! 

2023 Purchase-Cyan-Her Radiant Curse by Elizabeth Lim-I bought this book in 2023, so that works! 

Month-Violet-December-The Party by Natasha Preston-This book came out December 3rd, 2024, so that works! 

Colour Totals:
Red: 0
Orange: 2
Yellow: 0
Chartreuse: 1
Green: 3
Spring Green: 4
Cyan: 2
Azure: 0
Blue: 0
Violet: 1
Magenta: 2 
Rose: 2

Prompts for Next Week:

ARC Book to Read in 2024-Red
Series Started and Unfinished/Current 2021-Orange

Booktuber Read-Yellow

Spine-Chartreuse

Steal a Book-Green
Book Battle-Spring Green
Review Post-Cyan
Genre As Last Read-Azure

NetGalley Book to Read in 2021-Blue

Most Anticipated-Violet

Catch Up With Author-Magenta

ARC Book to Read in 2025-Rose

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