Random Reads #735, December 18th

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  which turned out to be ! It's been on my TBR pile since , 20, and I added it because ! What about you guys? Happy reading!

Third Sentence Thursday #749, December 18th

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!

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

Will the Time Come #759, December 18th

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:

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Why the time hasn't come yet...

What about you guys? Happy reading! 

Waiting on Wednesday #762, December 17th

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

Greta Gets the Girl by Melissa Marr

Expected Publication: January 13th, 2026
From Goodreads:

From New York Times bestselling author Melissa Marr comes a steamy tale of forbidden romance.

NY publishing is Greta Clayborne’s life, and she’s on a high since she edited a hot new series that was just adapted for television. In her career, everything is on track. On the relationship front, there are no relationships, not since she had her heart broken. Now Greta uses a dating app, Sappho’s Kiss Society, for casual connections.

That’s all the tattooed taciturn Lee was supposed to be when Greta invites the enigmatic woman to her hotel room, expecting to never see her again.

Kaelee has more secrets than truths. She changed her name, finished a couple degrees, and just sold her book in a deal that will replace the money she’s spent on her tiny studio during grad school. Her life is writing, teaching, and too much time at the gym. But after she meets “Marie” on her app, she can’t get the curvaceous woman out of her mind.

Long distance chat lead to another meeting, and the two discover that they both want more. Maybe. The possibility of something real seems in reach—until Kaelee walks into her meeting with her editor only to find that woman she’s starting to fall for is her editor. Now Greta’s career and reputation are at risk, but when Kaelee’s wealthy and influential family shows up to put a stop to the “embarrassment” of writing sapphic fiction, Greta has to decide what matters her heart or her career.

Anatomy of an Alibi by Ashley Elston

Expected Publication: January 13th, 2026
From Goodreads:

FROM THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF FIRST LIE WINS

A tense, feverish thriller about two women’s lives that are forever intertwined when a murder threatens to expose them both.

“Elston expertly unravels a web of secrets and lies. You won’t be able to put this excellent thriller down until the final shocking page.” —Megan Miranda

Everyone at Chantilly’s Bar noticed out-of-towner Camille Bayliss. Red lips, designer heels, sipping a Negroni. But that woman wasn’t Camille Bayliss. It was Aubrey Price.

Camille Bayliss appears to have the picture-perfect life; she’s married to hotshot lawyer Ben and is the daughter of a wealthy Louisiana family. Only nothing is as it seems: Camille believes Ben has been hiding dirty secrets for years, but she can’t find proof because he tracks her every move.

Aubrey Price has been haunted by the terrible night that changed her life a decade ago, and she’s convinced Benjamin Bayliss knows something about it. Living in a house full of criminals, Aubrey understands there’s more than one way to get to the truth—and she may have found the best way in.

Aubrey and Camille hatch a plan. It sounds simple: For twelve hours, Aubrey will take Camille’s place. Camille will spy on Ben, and the two women will get the answers they desperately seek.

Except the next morning, Ben is found murdered. Both women need an airtight alibi, but only one of them has it. And one false step is all it takes for everything to come undone.

Graceless Heart by Isabel Ibañez 

Expected Publication: January 13th, 2026
From Goodreads:

#1 New York Times bestseller Isabel Ibañez in her adult a gorgeous, historical, and romantic fantasy that will leave readers breathless for more!

She was never meant to be seen. Now she’s a weapon the world can’t ignore.

As a sculptress, Ravenna Maffei has always shaped beauty from stone but she has a terrible secret. Desperate to save her brother, she enters a competition hosted by Florence’s most feared immortal family, revealing a dark power in a city where magic is forbidden.

Now a captive in the cutthroat city of Florence, Ravenna is forced into a dangerous task where failure meets certain death at the hands of Saturnino dei Luni, the immortal family's mesmerizing but merciless heir. But as he draws her closer, Ravenna realizes the true threat lies beyond Florence’s walls.

The Pope’s war against magic is closing in, and Ravenna is no longer just a prisoner but a prize to be claimed. As trusting the wrong person becomes lethal, Ravenna must survive the treacherous line between a pope's obsession and the seductive immortal who might be the end of her — or surrender her power to a city on the brink of war.

3 new books, ones from authors that I love, and I'm really excited for these books! What about you guys? Happy reading! 

WWW Wednesday #766, December 17th

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! 

What about you guys? Happy reading!

Teaser Tuesday #766, December 16th

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 , page .

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What about you guys? Happy reading!

It's Monday! What Are You Reading #758, December 15th

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 #757
Teaser Tuesday #765
WWW Wednesday #765
WOW #761
Will the Time Come #758
Third Sentence Thursday #748
Random Reads #734
First Lines Friday #761
Book Blogger Hop #427

23 Books to Read in 2023 Update 20
The Reward Challenge Update #743
Wheel of TBR #290
How Well I Stuck to It #595
Wrote that Review Update #592

Week 50 Reviews:

Burn for Me 

Rogan's POV 1 

Rogan's POV 2 

White Hot 

Wildfire

Rogan's POV 3 

Diamond Fire 

The Eight Heartbreaks of Hanukkah 

Dolls Gone Wild 

Platform Decay 

Cruel Winter With You 

An Ordinary Sort of Evil 

The Only Girl in Town 

I Am a Zombie Filled With Love

Boarded Window

The New Hunger

Warm Bodies

The Burning World

The Living

He Knows When You're Awake

Random:

Hannah Grace Author Page

Erik J. Brown Author Page

K.A. Linde Author Page

Stephanie Burgis Author Page

Alta Hensley Author Page

Lisa Maxwell Author Page

Jessica Cluess Author Page

OK, so I got  posts in 7 days, What about you guys? Happy reading!

So this week I want to read 

Jessica Cluess Author Page

The Story: I don't know when I first saw Jessica Cluess, but I know I did, and I eventually bought the first two books in the Kingdom of Fire, maybe more, and her books sound really great, and I can't wait to read them! 

Website

Series: Kingdom on Fire, House of Dragons.

Kingdom of Fire: A Shadow Bright and Burning and her site, my review, A Poison Dark and Drowning and her site, my review, A Sorrow Fierce and Falling and her site, my review.

House of Dragons: House of Dragons and her site, my review, War of Dragons and her site, my review.

Wrote that Review Update #592, December 14th

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 Burn for Me, Rogan's POV 1, Rogan's POV 2, White Hot, Wildfire, Rogan's POV 3, Diamond Fire, The Eight Heartbreaks of Hanukkah, Dolls Gone Wild, Platform Decay, Cruel Winter With You, An Ordinary Sort of Evil, The Only Girl in Town, I Am a Zombie Filled With Love, Boarded Window, The New Hunger, Warm Bodies, The Burning World, The Living, He Knows When You're Awake, so I have 9 of 9 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 #595, December 14th

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 51:

Nothing Planned!

A free week, I have so much to read before the end of the year.

Week 50:

Dolls Gone Wild by Allie Brahms

vs.

Burn for Me by Ilona Andrews, Rogan's POV 1 by Ilona Andrews, Rogan's POV 2 by Ilona Andrews, White Hot by Ilona Andrews, Wildfire by Ilona Andrews, Rogan's POV 3 by Ilona Andrews, Diamond Fire by Ilona Andrews, The Eight Heartbreaks of Hanukkah by Jean Meltzer, Dolls Gone Wild by Allie Brahms, Platform Decay by Martha Wells, Cruel Winter With You by Ali Hazelwood, An Ordinary Sort of Evil by Kelley Armstrong, The Only Girl in Town by Allie Condie, I Am a Zombie Filled With Love by Isaac Marion, Boarded Window by Isaac Marion, The New Hunger by Isaac Marion, Warm Bodies by Isaac Marion, The Burning World by Isaac Marion, The Living by Isaac Marion, He Knows When You're Awake by Alta Hensley

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

Wheel of TBR #290, December 14th

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 The Eight Heartbreaks of Hanukkah by Jean Meltzer, The Only Girl in Town by Allie Condie, Court of Hearts and Hunger by Rebecca F. Kenney.

Binge Read Wheel:

For this month, I chose Yearly Goals. I read Dolls Gone Wild by Allie Brahms, Platform Decay by Martha Wells, An Ordinary Sort of Evil by Kelley Armstrong, The Burning World by Isaac Marion, The Living by Isaac Marion, He Knows When You're Awake by Alta Hensley, so I've read 9/9+.

Prompts Used This Week:

Series Number, Holly Pick, Year.

Series Number-Rose-1-A Tempest of Tea by Hafsah Faizal-This is the first book in the duology, so that's my pick!

Holly Pick-Red-Emerald Blaze by Ilona Andrews-I gave Holly 3 choices, and this is the one that she picked!

Year-Red-2019-Sapphire Flames by Ilona Andrews-This came out in 2019, so I'll be reading that! 

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

Prompts for Next Week:

Series Continued and Unfinished/Current 2022-Red

2022 Purchase-Orange

Ebook-Yellow

ARC Book to Read in 2023-Chartreuse

ARC-NetGalley-Green

Mass Market Paperback-Spring Green

Literature Map Discovery-Cyan

A-Z In Title-Azure

ARC Published-Blue

Genre As Last Read-Violet

ARC-Edelweiss-Magenta

Cover Change-Rose

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

The Reward Challenge Update #743, December 14th

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

OK, so I read Burn for Me which counts twice as a Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2025 Book, Rogan's POV 1 which counts twice as a Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2025 Book, Rogan's POV 2 which counts twice as a Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2025 Book, White Hot which counts twice as a Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2025 Book, Wildfire which counts 3 times as a End of Series 2025 Book and Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2025 Book, Rogan's POV 3 which counts twice as a Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2025 Book, Diamond Fire which counts twice as a Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2025 Book, The Eight Heartbreaks of Hanukkah which counts twice as a SAC 2025 Book, Dolls Gone Wild which counts 3 times as a Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2025 Book and a WoW Book, Platform Decay which counts 4 times as a NetGalley Book, Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2025 Book and a WoW Book, Cruel Winter With You which counts twice as a SAC 2025 Book, An Ordinary Sort of Evil which counts 5 times as a Historical Fiction 2025 Book, NetGalley Book, Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2025 Book and a WoW Book, The Only Girl in Town which counts 3 times as a SAC 2025 Book and a WoW Book, I Am a Zombie Filled With Love which counts 3 times as a 2025 Dystopia Book and Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2023 Book, Boarded Window which counts 3 times as a 2025 Dystopia Book and Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2023 Book, The New Hunger which counts 3 times as a 2025 Dystopia Book and Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2023 Book, Warm Bodies which counts 3 times as a 2025 Dystopia Book and Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2023 Book, The Burning World which counts 5 times as a 2025 Dystopia Book, Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2023 Book, RR Book and WTC Book, The Living which counts 5 times as a 2025 Dystopia Book, End of Series 2025 Book, Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2023 Book and WTC Book, He Knows When You're Awake which counts twice as a Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2025 Book.

So I have 58 counts which translates to $ this week! I'll use it to buy books!

Week 50 Review: He Knows When You're Awake

From Goodreads:

This Christmas, it's all about getting what you really want in this dark billionaire stalker romance sequel to He Sees You When You're Sleeping.

Stalking in a winter wonderland...

Jewelry designer Sloane dreams of launching her own custom line—but she needs a Christmas miracle to pull it off. With traditional banks turning her down left and right, she can't resist when a mysterious stranger offers her a lifeline.

I see what she creates in those stolen moments when she thinks no one's watching. I see everything. There's a darkness at her core and I will unravel her until I find it.

Reclusive billionaire Cole Asher offers to fly Sloane out to an ultra-luxurious Swiss resort for a meeting. Reluctantly, she agrees—only to realize she's met him once before in a New York bar.

She is crucial to my plans, and I need her close. She insists that we keep things professional, and I comply. But soon she will realize that every line is blurred when it comes to her and me. 

Cole offers to back her company—but there's a cost. To secure his investment, Sloane must move into his Manhattan penthouse, where she'll complete her first round of designs for him to review before Christmas.

Sloane throws herself into her work, yet soon the attraction between her and Cole becomes undeniable. As the city sparkles with Christmas splendor from her penthouse view, Sloane wonders if she has stepped into a fairy tale—until Cole's powerful enemies close in. They will stop at nothing to destroy him, including going after the woman he loves. 

I will burn down the world to get her back...and it will be in time for Christmas. 

TROPES

Billionaire Romance

Stalker romance

Christmas romance

Morally grey MMC

Forced proximity

Opposites attract

Kink friendly

He Knows When You're Awake is a dark romance with a morally grey male lead. Some themes may be disturbing to readers. Please check the content warnings at the beginning of the book.

My Review:


Author: Alta Hensley
Series: Naughty or Nice #2
Read: December 12th, 2025 
Source: Ebook.bike 
Reason Why: Love her writing and the first book, and it's a Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2025 Book!
Publisher: Avon A
Published: November 5th 2025

5/5 Hearts

5/5 Books

5/5 Stars

Week 50 Reviews: I Am a Zombie Filled With Love, Boarded Window, The New Hunger, Warm Bodies, The Burning World, The Living

From Goodreads:

This very short story was the spore that eventually grew into WARM BODIES. Presented here for historical value.

From Goodreads:

I wrote a short story for City Arts magazine about R's first winter as a walking corpse. It's significantly less heartwarming than most holiday specials.

From Goodreads:

The end of the world didn't happen overnight.

After years of societal breakdowns, wars and quakes and rising tides, humanity was already near the edge. Then came a final blow no one could have expected: all the world's corpses rising up to make more.

Born into this bleak and bloody landscape, twelve-year-old Julie struggles to hold on to hope as she and her parents drive across the wastelands of America, a nightmarish road trip in search of a new home.

Hungry, lost, and scared, sixteen-year-old Nora finds herself her brother's sole guardian after her parents abandon them in the not-quite-empty ruins of Seattle.

And in the darkness of a forest, a dead man opens his eyes. Who is he? What is he? With no clues beyond a red tie and the letter "R," he must unravel the grim mystery of his existence—right after he learns how to think, how to walk, and how to satisfy the monster howling in his belly. The New Hunger is a glimpse of the past and a path to an astonishing future… 

From Goodreads:

In Warm Bodies, Isaac Marion's New York Times bestselling novel that inspired a major film, a zombie returns to humanity through an unlikely encounter with love.

"R" is having a no-life crisis—he is a zombie. He has no memories, no identity, and no pulse, but he is a little different from his fellow Dead. He may occasionally eat people, but he'd rather be riding abandoned airport escalators, listening to Sinatra in the cozy 747 he calls home, or collecting souvenirs from the ruins of civilization.

And then he meets a girl.

First as his captive, then his reluctant house guest, Julie is a blast of living color in R's gray landscape, and something inside him begins to bloom. He doesn't want to eat this girl—although she looks delicious—he wants to protect her. But their unlikely bond will cause ripples they can't imagine, and their hopeless world won't change without a fight.

From Goodreads:

Bestseller Warm Bodies captured hearts worldwide in twenty-five languages, inspiring a major film and a cult fandom. Now R the reluctant zombie continues his journey in this much-anticipated sequel.

Being alive is hard. Being human is harder. But since his recent recovery from death, R is making progress. He's learning how to read, how to speak, maybe even how to love, and the city's undead population is showing signs of life. R can almost imagine a future with Julie, this girl who restarted his heart—building a new world from the ashes of the old one.

And then helicopters appear on the horizon. Someone is coming to restore order. To silence all this noise. To return things to the way they were, the good old days of stability and control and the strong eating the weak. The plague is ancient and ambitious, and the Dead were never its only weapon.

How do you fight an enemy that's in everyone? Can the world ever really change? With their home overrun by madmen, R, Julie, and their ragged group of refugees plunge into the otherworldly wastelands of America in search of answers. But there are some answers R doesn't want to find. A past life, an old shadow, crawling up from the basement.

From Goodreads:

The New York Times bestselling Warm Bodies Series has captivated readers in twenty-five languages, inspiring a major film and transcending the zombie genre to become something "poetic" ( Library Journal ) "highly original" ( Seattle Times ) and "ultimately moving" ( Time Out London ). Now the story of a dead man's search for life reaches its conclusion on a scale both epic and intimate.

Before he was a flesh-eating corpse, R was something worse. He remembers it all now, a life of greed and apathy more destructive than any virus, and he sees only one path to redemption: he must fight the forces he helped create. But what can R, Julie, and their tiny gang of fugitives do against the creeping might of the Axiom Group, the bizarre undead corporation that's devouring what's left of America?

It's time for a road trip.

No more flyover country. This time they'll face the madness on the ground, racing their RV across the wastelands as tensions rise and bonds unravel—because R isn't the only one hiding painful secrets. Everyone is on their own desperate search: for a kidnapped daughter, a suicidal mother, and an abused little boy with a gift that could save humanity... if humanity can convince him it's worth saving.

All roads lead home, to a final confrontation with the plague and its shareholders. But this is a monster that guns can't kill. A battle only one weapon can win...

My first review of Warm Bodies

My Review:

Author: Isaac Marion
Series: Warm Bodies #0.25, 0.4, 0.5, 1, 2, 3

First Read: January 31st, 2013, December 11th, 2012
Read: December 11th, 11th, 11th, 11th, 11th, 12th, 2025
Source: Online, Own, Ebook.bike 
Reason Why: Loved the first book, and they're 2025 Dystopia Books and Prequel & Sequel CHallenge 2023 Books! And The Burning World and The Living are WTC Books, and The Burning World is a RR Book and a WoW Book, and The Living is a End of Series 2025 Book! 
Publisher: City Arts, Atria/Emily Bestler Books, Zola Books
Published: 2005, November 28th 2011, January 28th 2013, October 28th 2010, February 2nd 2017, November 13th 2018

I Am a Zombie Filled With Love: 

5/5 Hearts

5/5 Books

5/5 Stars

Boarded Window: 

5/5 Hearts

5/5 Books

5/5 Stars

The New Hunger: 

5/5 Hearts

5/5 Books

5/5 Stars

Warm Bodies: 

5/5 Hearts

5/5 Books

5/5 Stars

The Burning World:

5/5 Hearts

5/5 Books

5/5 Stars

The Living:

/5 Hearts

/5 Books

/5 Stars

Week 50 Review: The Only Girl in Town

From Goodreads:

What would you do if everyone you love disappeared? What if it was your fault? A biting and breathless contemporary novel from Ally Condie, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Matched series.

For July Fielding, nothing has been the same since that summer before her senior year. Or that late-August night at the jump.

Before, she had Alex to be her loyal bestie, always up for playing endless rounds of mini golf or trying every ice cream flavor at local favorite Verity. She had Sydney, who pushed her during every sweaty and wonderful cross country run, and who sometimes seemed to know July better than she knew herself. And she had Sam. Sam, who told her she was everything and left her breathless with his kisses.

Now, July is alone. Every single person in her small town of Lithia has disappeared. No family. No Alex or Sydney. No Sam. July's only chance at unraveling the mystery of their disappearance is a series of objects, each a reminder of the people she loved most. And a recurring message that begins to appear all over town: GET TH3M BACK.

With sharp, poetically visceral prose that grabs you by the heart and refuses to let go, New York Times bestselling author Ally Condie makes her contemporary-YA debut with a searingly candid, breathless novel that perfectly distills the messy, beautiful realities of growing up, growing apart, and the courageous act of self-discovery.

My Review:


Author: Ally Condie 
Read: December 10th, 2025
Source: Ebook.bike 
Reason Why: Love her writing and it sounded really great, and it's a SAC 2025 Book and a WoW Book! 
Publisher: Dutton
Published: September 19th 2023

5/5 Hearts

5/5 Books

5/5 Stars

Week 50 Review: An Ordinary Sort of Evil

From Goodreads:

New York Times bestselling author Kelley Armstrong returns to Victorian Scotland in the latest in the genre-blending Rip Through Time series.

Modern-day homicide detective Mallory Mitchell has grown accustomed to life in Victorian Scotland after travelling 150 years into the past into the body of a housemaid. She;s built a new life for herself. Even though she works as an assistant to forensic-science pioneer Dr. Duncan Gray and Detective Hugh McCreadie, she considers them true friends. And with Gray in particular, perhaps, someday, something more.

Late one night, Gray and Mallory are summoned urgently to the home of Lady Adler, a patron of Gray's undertaking business, and they assume there's been a death in the household. But instead, they arrive in the midst of a seance with a ghost demanding Gray's presence. The ghost is Lady Adler's former maid, who had gone missing but now requests that Gray investigate her murder. Although Gray and Mallory are skeptical, they agree to look into the matter, whether she's dead or alive. But unsure if there's been a murder or not, unable to call out the medium as a fraud, and concerned for the fate of the young maid, Gray and Mallory are once again drawn into a mystery much more puzzling--and more dangerous--than it first seems

My Review:


Author: Kelley Armstrong 
Series: A Rip in Time #5
Read: December 10th, 2025
Source: NetGalley
Reason Why: Love her writing and this series, and it's a Historical Fiction 2025 Book, Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2025 Book and a WoW Book!
Publisher: Minotaur Books
Expected Publication: May 19th 2026

5/5 Hearts

5/5 Books

5/5 Stars

Week 50 Review: Cruel Winter With You

From Goodreads:

For two former childhood friends, a blustery winter storm stirs some frosty—and scorching—memories in a delightful short story by #1 New York Times bestselling author Ali Hazelwood.

All newly minted pediatrician Jamie Malek wants is to borrow a roasting pan for Christmas dinner. Unfortunately, that requires her to interact with Marc—her best friend's troublemaking brother, who's now a tech billionaire. He's the one who got away. She's the one who broke his heart. Outside, a howling blizzard. Inside, a crackling fire. Suddenly, being snowbound with the man she never expected to see again might not be such a bad way to spend a winter's night.

My Review:


Author: Ali Hazelwood 
Read: December 9th, 2025  
Source: Ebook.bike 
Reason Why: Love her writing and it sounded really great, and it's a SAC 2025 Book!
Publisher: Amazon Original Stories 
Published: November 12th 2024

5/5 Hearts

5/5 Books

5/5 Stars