Monthly Series February Round Up

In 2026, 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 7th Time Loop: The Villainess Enjoys a Carefree Life Married to Her Worst Enemy! Vol. 1 by Touko Amekawa, 7th Time Loop: The Villainess Enjoys a Carefree Life Married to Her Worst Enemy! Vol. 2 by Touko Amekawa, 7th Time Loop: The Villainess Enjoys a Carefree Life Married to Her Worst Enemy! Vol. 3 by Touko Amekawa, 7th Time Loop: The Villainess Enjoys a Carefree Life Married to Her Worst Enemy! Vol. 4 by Touko Amekawa, 7th Time Loop: The Villainess Enjoys a Carefree Life Married to Her Worst Enemy! Vol. 5 by Touko Amekawa, 7th Time Loop: The Villainess Enjoys a Carefree Life Married to Her Worst Enemy! Vol. 6 by Touko Amekawa, 7th Time Loop: The Villainess Enjoys a Carefree Life Married to Her Worst Enemy! Vol. 1 by Hinoki Kino, Original Story by Touko Amekawa, 7th Time Loop: The Villainess Enjoys a Carefree Life Married to Her Worst Enemy! Vol. 2 by Hinoki Kino, Original Story by Touko Amekawa, 7th Time Loop: The Villainess Enjoys a Carefree Life Married to Her Worst Enemy! Vol. 3 by Hinoki Kino, Original Story by Touko Amekawa, 7th Time Loop: The Villainess Enjoys a Carefree Life Married to Her Worst Enemy! Vol. 4 by Hinoki Kino, Original Story by Touko Amekawa, 7th Time Loop: The Villainess Enjoys a Carefree Life Married to Her Worst Enemy! Vol. 5 by Hinoki Kino, Original Story by Touko Amekawa, 7th Time Loop: The Villainess Enjoys a Carefree Life Married to Her Worst Enemy! Vol. 6 by Hinoki Kino, Original Story by Touko Amekawa, 7th Time Loop: The Villainess Enjoys a Carefree Life Married to Her Worst Enemy! Vol. 7 by Hinoki Kino, Original Story by Touko Amekawa, 

Cold Fury by T.M. Goeglein

Flicker & Burn by T.M. Goeglein

Embers & Ash by T.M. Goeglein

Cherry Magic! Thirty Years of Virginity Can Make You a Wizard?!, Vol. 1 by Yuu Toyota

Cherry Magic! Thirty Years of Virginity Can Make You a Wizard?!, Vol. 2 by Yuu Toyota

Cherry Magic! Thirty Years of Virginity Can Make You a Wizard?!, Vol. 3 by Yuu Toyota

Cherry Magic! Thirty Years of Virginity Can Make You a Wizard?!, Vol. 4 by Yuu Toyota

Cherry Magic! Thirty Years of Virginity Can Make You a Wizard?!, Vol. 5 by Yuu Toyota

Cherry Magic! Thirty Years of Virginity Can Make You a Wizard?!, Vol. 6 by Yuu Toyota

Cherry Magic! Thirty Years of Virginity Can Make You a Wizard?!, Vol. 7 by Yuu Toyota

Cherry Magic! Thirty Years of Virginity Can Make You a Wizard?!, Vol. 8 by Yuu Toyota

Cherry Magic! Thirty Years of Virginity Can Make You a Wizard?!, Vol. 9 by Yuu Toyota

Cherry Magic! Thirty Years of Virginity Can Make You a Wizard?!, Vol. 10 by Yuu Toyota

Cherry Magic! Thirty Years of Virginity Can Make You a Wizard?!, Vol. 11 by Yuu Toyota

Cherry Magic! Thirty Years of Virginity Can Make You a Wizard?!, Vol. 12 by Yuu Toyota

Cherry Magic! Thirty Years of Virginity Can Make You a Wizard?!, Vol. 13 by Yuu Toyota

Cherry Magic! Thirty Years of Virginity Can Make You a Wizard?!, Vol. 14 by Yuu Toyota

Cherry Magic! Thirty Years of Virginity Can Make You a Wizard?!, Vol. 15 by Yuu Toyota

The Infinity Courts by Akemi Dawn Bowman

The Genesis Wars by Akemi Dawn Bowman

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:

Series to Start:

Falling for Demons by A.K. Caggiano and Laura Winter

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  of 8 books. 

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

NetGalley:

Midnight on the Celestial by Julia Alexandra - March 3rd, 2026

Two Perfect Lies by Natalie D. Richards - March 3rd, 2026

The Half-Hearted Queen by Charlie N. Holmberg - March 3rd, 2026

Better Than a Duke by Suzanne Enoch - March 3rd, 2026

The Library of Amorlin by Kalyn Josephson - March 3rd, 2026

Green & Deadly Things by Jenn Lyons - March 3rd, 2026

Hell's Heart by Alexis Hall - March 10th, 2026

Witch of the Shadow Wood by Tori Anne Martin - March 10th, 2026

Heart of Mischief by Emma Noyes - March 10th, 2026

Ruinous Creatures by Jessi Cole Jackson - March 10th, 2026

These Shattered Spires by Cassidy Ellis Salter - March 10th, 2026

You Did Nothing Wrong by CG Drews - March 17th, 2026

The Somewhat Wicked Witch of Brigandale by C. M. Waggoner - March 17th, 2026

Finlay Donovan Crosses the Line by Elle Cosimano - March 17th, 2026

Mother of Death and Dawn by Carissa Broadbent - March 17th, 2026

Wolf Worm by T. Kingfisher - March 24th, 2026 

What We Did to Survive by Megan Lally - March 31st, 2026

The Kingdom of Almonds by Ariel Kaplan - March 31st, 2026

The Barn Identity by Diane Kelly - March 31st, 2026

Edelweiss:

Aubrey Wants to Die by Pip Knight - March 3rd, 2026

The Wings That Bind by Briar Boleyn - March 10th, 2026

Book Blogger Hop #434, January 30th

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:

First Lines Friday #768, January 30th

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!


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What about you guys? Happy reading! 

Random Reads #741, January 29th

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 #755, January 29th

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 #765, January 29th

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 #768, January 28th

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

Trust No One by James Rollins 

Expected Publication: February 24th, 2026
From Goodreads:

From the #1 New York Times bestselling master of international intrigue comes a shocking new stand-alone thriller that thrusts a group of university students, falsely accused of murder, into a treacherous hunt across Europe, all to unlock the secrets buried within a centuries-old book that could change humankind forever.

Knowledge can be magic—until it falls into the wrong hands.

The ritualistic murder of a British professor at the University of Exeter points to a startling cast of  his own students. All are enrolled in a postgraduate program covering the history of witchcraft, folklore, and spiritualism.

All evidence points to Sharyn Karr—an American student. Prior to the professor’s death, he had thrust a centuries-old book upon her. It appears to be the handwritten and encrypted diary of an eighteenth-century mystic and occultist, the Comte de Saint-Germain. The professor begged her to keep the text safe, ending with a warning.

Trust no one.  

Such a responsibility forces her into cooperation with Duncan Maxwell, a fellow postgrad and the sixteenth in line to the British Crown. Already, Duncan has proven himself a savant with encryptions. Unfortunately, the pair clash at every level, but they both need one another. Especially when they discover the book’s opening   Herein lies the secret to my immortality. Come find me, if you dare.

As dark forces close upon the pair, she and her friends are forced to flee, pursued by law enforcement and hunted by a powerful cabal. In an explosive chase across Europe—from the Tower of London to Parisian chateaus to a fortress in the Italian Alps—Sharyn must learn the true secret hidden in Saint-Germain’s text. It will send her and the others across history and deep into the heart of one of the world’s greatest mysteries, a secret buried at the roots of Western Civilization, a discovery that could topple empires and change humanity forever.

For what lies at the end of Saint-Germain’s diary is as shocking as its opening words.

The Girls Before by Kate Alice Marshall

Expected Publication: February 24th, 2026
From Goodreads:

From the bestselling author of What Lies in the Woods, No One Can Know, and A Killing Cold, a new novel about a search & rescue expert, a kidnapped woman, and the lost girls who haunt them both.

There is a girl in a basement.

The door has stopped opening.

The light is gone.

Stranger is trapped in the dark, with only her imagination and the scribbles on the wall left by long-dead girls to keep her company. Nearly out of food and water, she makes one last attempt to escape. But if the door opens at last, will it mean salvation, or only the beginning of her fight to survive?

Audrey is a search and rescue expert who never stopped looking for her best friend, Janie, who disappeared when they were teenagers. Janie used to love the local legend of a forest witch who saves girls from bad men, but Audrey knows now that for every one saved, there's always another one lost.

When she stumbles upon evidence in the forest that a teenage runaway might have actually been kidnapped from land belonging to the town's most prominent family, she must dig through decades of secrets to reveal the biggest one of what happened to the girls before?

A Rose of Blood and Binding by Claire Legrand

Expected Publication: February 24th, 2026
From Goodreads:

New York Times bestselling author of Furyborn, Claire Legrand, delights in this thrilling conclusion to the steamy, lush, and epic Middlemist trilogy, perfect for fans of Bridgerton and A Court of Thorns and Roses.

WAR IS RAGING IN EDYN.

The battered Middlemist can barely hold itself together. Olden monsters terrorize the land. The gods are awakening from their ancient slumber, but if the vengeful Kilraith destroys them, all will be lost. And it's up to the Ashbourne sisters—demigods, daughters of the goddess Kerezen—to stop him.

But the sisters are spread thin. Gemma and Talan travel the world in a desperate search for the gods. In the capital, Farrin and Ryder shelter countless refugees amid roiling unrest. And Mara Ashbourne, bound to the Middlemist and longing for a home she can never return to, is just trying to survive.

Every day is chaos as Mara battles invaders and fights to protect her fellow Roses. The presence of librarian Gareth Fontaine—assigned to aid the Roses' war efforts—doesn't help. Charming, brilliant, far too confident, and annoyingly reverent of the Roses—Mara most of all—he's a distraction Mara can't avoid or afford. Especially since she can see the shadows of Mhorghast brimming underneath his dazzling smile. Shadows of violence and shame that she knows all too well. Shadows that terrify her more than any monster.

As Mara and Gareth search the Old Country for Kilraith's final three curse-anchors, a slow-burning passion born of sorrow and solace sparks between them, one that could finally bring Mara to the very home she longs for…or drive her toward the dark fate she secretly craves, and bring both worlds crashing down alongside her.

Amari and the Metalwork Menace by B.B. Alston

Expected Publication: February 24th, 2026
From Goodreads:

The gripping fourth book in the #1 New York Times bestselling Supernatural Investigations series that began with Amari and the Night Brothers! 

Perfect for fans of Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky, Percy Jackson and the Olympians, and Nevermoor.

In the wake of the extreme losses to the Bureau during the war with Dylan Van Helsing and the magicians, Amari has stepped back from being a Junior Agent to spend the school year as a normal kid. But as she prepares to graduate eighth grade, she's faced with a Return to the Bureau and join the elite new Junior Special Agent Program, or retire for good—which would mean safety, but also losing her memories of the supernatural world.

But soon she finds that she may not have a choice. A deadly new curse is threatening both the supernatural and mortal worlds as, beneath their skin, people are slowly becoming machines—and losing their very humanity. And it's somehow related to the First Magician.

Hundreds of cases have been cropping up, with no cure in sight. And when the curse hits someone close to Amari, it's up to her to get to the bottom of this deadly mystery—even if it means trusting an old enemy.

The Beasts We Raise by D.L Taylor

Expected Publication: February 24th, 2026
From Goodreads:

"Full of compelling twists and high-stakes magic . . . a captivating romantic fantasy that had me rooting for the protagonists from the very [beginning]." —Kelly Andrew, New York Times-bestselling author of Your Blood, My Bones on The Beasts We Bury

Marry her enemy. Save her realm. Forsake her heart. The heart-shattering conclusion to this dark fantasy duology is perfect for fans of Adrienne Young, Tricia Levenseller, and Brigid Kemmerer.

Newly-appointed Prime Mancella is desperate to keep the peace within her realm and within herself. Having recently acquired the power to physically split into separate versions of herself, her identity is beginning to fracture—along with her land, which is on the brink of war. The only semblance of normalcy in her life is her budding romance with thief-turned-confidant, Silver. . . at least until the mysterious Prime Reltas arrives at her doorstep asking, or rather demanding, her hand in marriage.

If Mance wants to avoid a fight that will devastate her realm, she’ll have to consider the proposal. Even if it destroys Silver. But Mance isn't ready to give up just yet. Desperate to free herself from the betrothal, Mance must seek allyship from other Primes and learn to control her new magic. If she fails, her decision to refuse Reltas's proposal will implode the delicate state of affairs across the realms, setting off a catastrophic war—and shatter two hearts in the process.

Cleopatra by Saara El-Arifi

Expected Publication: February 24th, 2026
From Goodreads:

YOU KNOW MY NAME, BUT YOU DO NOT KNOW ME.

Your historians call me seductress, but I was ever in love's thrall.

Your playwrights speak of witchcraft, but my talents came from the gods themselves.

Your poets sing of my bloodlust, but I was always protecting my children.

How wilfully they refuse to concede that a woman could be powerful, strategic, and divinely blessed to rule.

Death will silence me no longer.

This is not the story of how I died. But how I lived.

There's a bunch of great books coming out at the end of February, I love these authors and I can't wait to read them all! What about you guys? Happy reading! 

WWW Wednesday #772, January 28th

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 #772, January 27th

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!

The Bookworm Revolution February 2026 TBR

Well it's time to choose my February TBR for The Bookworm Revolution. So here are the books that I've picked this month: 

5pts: "Roses Are Red" -- A book with red on the cover

5pts: "Violets Are Blue" -- A book that made you sad

5pts: "Sugar Is Sweet" -- Mentions candies, sweets, or desserts

5pts: "And So Are You!" -- A book you identify with-The Lovers by Kristin Cast

5pts: "Will You Be Mine?" -- A book you want to own-Green & Deadly Things by Jenn Lyons

5pts: Pick and Choose 1-Physical Book-The Deed by Lynsay Sands

5pts: Pick and Choose 2-ARC-Wolf Worm by T. Kingfisher

10pts: LOVE Spell -- Title or Author Starts with "L"-The Library of Amorlin by Kalyn Josephson

10pts: LOVE Spell -- Title or Author Starts with "O"-At First Sight by Olivia Dade

10pts: LOVE Spell -- Title or Author Starts with "V"-Violet Thistlewaite Is Not a Villain Anymore by Emily Krempholtz 

10pts: LOVE Spell -- Title or Author Starts with "E"-Better Than a Duke by Suzanne Enoch 

Spell LOVE and earn 20 bonus points!

15pts: A book that reminds you of someone you love

15pts: Love Triangle -- Choose between two books at the top of your TBR

Why Choose? This prompt may be completed twice by reading both books! (Only one needs to be done for the criteria completion bonus)-Beast Business by Ilona Andrews and Dark Joy by Christine Feehan

20pts: Character Has Strong Opinions About Love-Archangel's Eternity by Nalini Singh

30pts: Team Dependent-Team Romantasy-The Wings that Bind by Briar Boleyn

So this month, the theme bonus is Gets Your Heart Pumping, the Genre bonus is Romance, and the Inclusivity bonus is Black Authors. Because I'm back posting this, I'm not going to be making a list.

How did I do last month?

5pts: A trope or genre you haven't read much before-7th Time Loop: The Villainess Enjoys a Carefree Life Married to Her Worst Enemy! Vol. 2 by Hinoki Kino, written by Touko Amekawa-Read!

5pts: A new to you author-7th Time Loop: The Villainess Enjoys a Carefree Life Married to Her Worst Enemy! Vol. 1 by Touko Amekawa-Read!

5pts: A book that starts with a bang!-Cold Fury by T.M. Goeglein-Read!

5pts: A book that sparkles!-7th Time Loop: The Villainess Enjoys a Carefree Life Married to Her Worst Enemy! Vol. 7 by Touko Amekawa-Read!

5pts: A book with a colourful cover-The Captive and the First Blood Game by K.A. Linde-Read!

5pts: Pick and Choose 1-Audiobook-The Beasts We Raise by D. L. Taylor-Read!

5pts: Pick and Choose 2-ARC-Enchanting the Fae Queen by Stephanie Burgis-Read!

10pts: A book with a fiery character!-7th Time Loop: The Villainess Enjoys a Carefree Life Married to Her Worst Enemy! Vol. 4 by Touko Amekawa-Read!

10pts: A series starter-7th Time Loop: The Villainess Enjoys a Carefree Life Married to Her Worst Enemy! Vol. 1 by Hinoki Kino, written by Touko Amekawa-Read!

10pts: A book with a twist you didn't see coming!-7th Time Loop: The Villainess Enjoys a Carefree Life Married to Her Worst Enemy! Vol. 3 by Touko Amekawa-Read!

10pts: A book you received in the last 3 months-Dragon Cursed by Elise Kova-Read!

15pts: A topic you want to learn more about-Eternal Ruin by Tigest Girma-Read!

15pts: A book where a character makes a choice-The Genesis Wars by Akemi Dawn Bowman-Read!

20pts: A book with a character that evolves-Silvercloak by L.K. Steven-Read!

30pts: Starts off a reading goal-Amari and the Metalwork Menace by B. B. Alston-Read!

I read all my TBR, but I didn't finalize all the books until the month was almost done, so I hope I do better with this month! But I can't wait, this theme and bonuses are awesome, and I already have some really great books on the TBR! What about you guys? Happy reading!  

It's Monday! What Are You Reading #764, January 26th

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 #763
Teaser Tuesday #771
WWW Wednesday #771
WOW #767
Will the Time Come #764
Third Sentence Thursday #754
Random Reads #740
First Lines Friday #767
Book Blogger Hop #433
The Reward Challenge Update #749
Wheel of TBR #296
How Well I Stuck to It #601
Wrote that Review Update #598

Week 4 Reviews:

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

So this week I want to read 

Wrote that Review Update #598, January 25th

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 , so I have  of  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 #601, January 25th

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!

NetGalley: #. Check.

Edelweiss: #. Check.

New Books: #. Check.





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What about you guys? Happy reading!

Wheel of TBR #296, January 25th

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

Siege of Rage and Ruin by Django Wexler

Silvercloak by L.K. Steven

Eternal Ruin by Tigest Girma

Binge Read Wheel:

For this month, the wheel picked Ebook TBR. I read , so I've read /9+.

For this coming week, the wheel picked Meme. 

Prompts Used This Week:
Shelf As Last Read, Series I Read in 2022 But Not in 2023, Restart the Series, ARC Published, #Currentlyreading, Holly Pick. 

Shelf As Last Read-Spring Green-The Wings that Bind by Briar Boleyn-I last read Eternal Ruin by Tigest Girma which is on my oversized hardcover collection, which this book is also on, so this is my pick! 

Series I Read in 2022 But Not in 2023-Azure-Every Spiral of Fate by Tahereh Mafi-I read the This Woven Kingdom by Tahereh Mafi in 2022, but not 2023, so that works! 

Restart the Series-Azure-Rebel Belle by Rachel Hawkins-I need to restart this series, so I'll be reading this!

Bonus Spin for Spring Green-ARC Published-Blue-Enchanting the Fae Queen by Stephanie Burgis-Technically this comes out in 2 days, but it'll be published then, so I'll be reading this! 

Bonus Spin for Azure-#Currentlyreading-Green-The Thorn Queen by Sasha Peyton Smith-This was being read here by myfriendsarefiction, so I'll be reading it!

Bonus Spin for Green-Holly Pick-Spring Green-A Fatal Groove by Olivia Blacke-I gave Holly 3 choices, and this is what she picked! 

Colour Totals:
Red: 1
Orange: 0
Yellow: 0
Chartreuse: 0
Green: 3
Spring Green: 5
Cyan: 1
Azure: 4
Blue: 1
Violet: 1
Magenta: 0
Rose: 0

Prompts for Next Week:

My Initials-Red

Series Continued and Unfinished/Current 2020-Orange

Ebook-Yellow

ARC Book to Read in 2023-Chartreuse

2020 Purchase-Green

Mass Market Paperback-Spring Green

Ugly Cover-Cyan

ARC Book to Read in 2025-Azure

Series Continued and Unfinished/Current 2024-Blue

ARC To Be Published-Violet

ARC-Edelweiss-Magenta

Readers Also Enjoyed-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 #749, January 25th

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

which counts twice/times as a ,

which counts twice/times as a .

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

Book Blogger Hop #433, January 23rd

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:

First Lines Friday #767, January 23rd

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!


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What about you guys? Happy reading! 

Random Reads #740, January 22nd

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 #754, January 22nd

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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Will the Time Come #764, January 22nd

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! 

Random Reads #792, January 21st

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!

Waiting on Wednesday #767, January 21st

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

First Sign of Danger by Kelley Armstrong 

Expected Publication: February 17th, 2026
From Goodreads:

Author Kelley Armstrong continues the Haven's Rock series as Casey Duncan investigates a threat to their off-the-grid Yukon town.

Detective Casey Duncan and her husband, Sheriff Eric Dalton, are entering a new chapter of life as parents to their six-month-old baby. Their family is hidden away in the sanctuary town of Haven's Rock where they can live safe and private lives. But when they encounter hikers too close to the borders of Haven's Rock, they realize they're in danger of being exposed.

When they find one of the hikers dead the next day, they realize that their paranoia was justified, but they're no closer to finding out who these people were and what they were doing in the vicinity of Haven's Rock. Only by tracing the hikers' movements, as well as examining the recent behavior of their closest neighbors, the workers of a secretive mining camp, will they be able to figure out where the threat is coming from and shut it down. Otherwise, the lives of everyone in Haven's Rock--and their safe, secure new existence--are at risk.

House of Ice & Shadows by Sherrilyn Kenyon

Expected Publication: February 17th, 2026
From Goodreads:

Take back your kingdom

Gisela Bloodthorn is trained to kill. She has spent her life enslaved as an assassin in the court of the Centaurs, where only the strongest survive.

Now, the Centaur queen has a final assignment for protect the Oath Keeper who holds the contract that will keep their enemy at bay and kill the queen’s enemies and Gisela will go free.

But when Gisela discovers her first Outlaw known as Xaydin, Gisela learns that the Outlaws aren’t what they seem. Nor are they easily slain.

Xaydin isn’t just a bastard half-troll, he’s an assassin who has dedicated his life to ridding the Thirteen Kingdoms of the Oath Keepers, especially the one who holds the contract Gisela has been sworn to protect.

But trust doesn’t come easy to either of them. If they can’t find common ground and fight their real enemy, both of them will lose everything and everyone they care for.

Agnes Aubert's Mystical Cat Shelter by Heather Fawcett

Expected Publication: February 17th, 2026
From Goodreads:

A woman who runs a cat rescue in 1920s Montréal turns to a grouchy but charming magician to help save her shelter in this heartwarming cozy fantasy from the New York Times bestselling author of the Emily Wilde series.

“Absolutely magnificent! Full of cats and magic, this is the kind of book you want to instantly reread. I loved every character, every cat, and every moment with all my heart!”—Sarah Beth Durst, New York Times bestselling author of The Spellshop

Agnes Aubert leads a meticulously organized life, and she likes it that way. As the proudly type-A manager of a cat rescue charity, she has devoted her life to finding forever homes for stray cats.

Now it’s the shelter that needs a new home. And the only landlord who will rent a space to a cat rescue is a mysterious man called Havelock—who also happens to be the world’s most infamous magician, running an illegal magic shop out of his basement. Havelock is cantankerous and eccentric, but not not handsome, and no, Agnes absolutely does not feel anything but disdain for him. After all, rumors swirl about his shadowy past—including whispers that his dark magic once almost brought about the apocalypse.

Then one day a glamorous magician comes looking for Havelock, putting the magic shop—and the cat shelter—in jeopardy. To save the shelter, Agnes will have to team up with the magician who nearly ended the world . . . and may now be trying to steal her heart.

Havelock is everything Agnes thinks she doesn’t need in her chaos, mischief, and a little too much adventure. But as she gets to know him, she discovers that he’s more than the dark magician of legend, and that she may be ready for a little intrigue—and romance—in her life. After all, second chances aren’t just for rescue cats. . . .

Crown of War and Shadow by J.R .Ward

Expected Publication: February 17th, 2026
From Goodreads:

An outcast burdened with a curse and a mercenary who's out for himself collide in this star-crossed, slow-burn, high-stakes romantic fantasy

In the dead of night, passions rise and empires fall.

Welcome to Kingdoms of the Compass.

The Fulcrum is failing, and demons are slipping into the mortal world, stalking the night.

No one is safe.

Especially not Sorrel. An orphan and an outcast, she’s spent her whole life within the walls of her small village, ostracized for her mystical abilities. She wants to survive…and maybe find somewhere she can call her true home. But Fate has other plans.

Sorrel has been chosen. Cursed.

She must cross the Badlands to return the Queen's crown and convince the fearsome female to save their world from destruction.

Well aware she’s no brave hero, Sorrel makes a dangerous deal with Merc, a brooding, commanding mercenary known only by his unscrupulous profession.

The deal? A night in his bed that she will never forget, in exchange for her safe passage.

But Merc has secrets of his own, and even though passion runs hot between them, enemies are around every corner, and danger and betrayal threaten at every turn.

The Serpent and the Siren by Piper CJ

Expected Publication: February 17th, 2026
From Goodreads:

The next book in the spellbinding urban fantasy from New York Times bestselling author and TikTok sensation Piper CJ.

It's only the end of the world...

Reeling from shattered trust and caught between the truth and the love of her lifetimes, Marlow finds herself facing down the apocalypse…not as its victim, but as its very catalyst. She's ready for the end times, and she has officially declared herself an enemy of Heaven. Gathering allies across realms and pantheons brings new tantalizing twists and passionate nights as more and more figures step out of mythology to fight to the end. 

With the stakes higher than ever and every world at risk, Marlow must determine once and for all who she needs on her side―and who she can trust to stay there as she tears it all down. Enemies new and old close in, and the lines between love and hate blur. And in the end, it might just be the power of Marlow's own realm, the power of human belief, that can turn the tide before it's too late. 

A bunch of fantastic books, and I can't wait for them to all be out, I love these authors and series! What about you guys? Happy reading! 

WWW Wednesday #771, January 21st

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 #771, January 20th

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 #763, January 19th

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 #762
Teaser Tuesday #770
WWW Wednesday #770
WOW #766
Will the Time Come #763
Third Sentence Thursday #753
Random Reads #739
First Lines Friday #766
Book Blogger Hop #432
The Reward Challenge Update #748
Wheel of TBR #295
How Well I Stuck to It #600
Wrote that Review Update #597

Week 3 Reviews:

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

So this week I want to read 

Wrote that Review Update #597, January 18th

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 , so I have  of  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 #600, January 18th

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!

NetGalley: #. Check.

Edelweiss: #. Check.

New Books: #. Check.





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What about you guys? Happy reading!

Wheel of TBR #295, January 18th

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 Cold Feet by Brenda Novak

The Beasts We Raise by D. L. Taylor

Dead Iron by Devon Monk

Binge Read Wheel:

For this month, the wheel picked Ebook TBR. I read , so I've read /9+.

Prompts Used This Week:
Reading Challenge Prompt, 2021 Purchase, Steal a Book. 

Reading Challenge Prompt-Azure-Eternal Ruin by Tigest Girma-I used the prompt Hands on the Cover from Camp Seasonathon 2025 so I'll be reading this! 

2021 Purchase-Azure-Siege of Rage and Ruin by Django Wexler-I bought this in 2021, and I still haven't read it but I want to! 

Steal a Book-Green-Silvercloak by L.K. Steven-I'm stealing this from Mel Lenore Reads January TBR Bluff TBR, I've been meaning to read it! 

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

Prompts for Next Week:

My Initials-Red

Series Continued and Unfinished/Current 2020-Orange

Ebook-Yellow

ARC Book to Read in 2023-Chartreuse

#Currentlyreading-Green

Shelf As Last Read-Spring Green

Ugly Cover-Cyan

Series I Read in 2022 But Not in 2023-Azure

ARC Published-Blue

ARC To Be Published-Violet

ARC-Edelweiss-Magenta

Readers Also Enjoyed-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 #748, January 18th

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

which counts twice/times as a ,

which counts twice/times as a .

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

Book Blogger Hop #432, January 16th

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:

First Lines Friday #766, January 16th

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!


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What about you guys? Happy reading! 

Random Reads #739, January 15th

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 #753, January 15th

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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Will the Time Come #763, January 15th

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 #766, January 14th

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

Secondhand Luck by Kim Harrison

Expected Publication: February 10th, 2026
From Goodreads:

Against an ancient shadow with a deadly agenda, Petra Grady’s luck may be about to run out.

It’s been months since Petra Grady bonded with the shadow Pluck. With the help of researcher Benedict Strom, she has made a place for herself at St. Unoc University as the first weaver to use shadow magic in a thousand years. But some are not happy to acknowledge the new shadow/weaver pair, and Petra and Pluck aren’t surprised when they’re blamed for every recent trouble.

When a new weaver is drawn to St. Unoc, Pluck quickly realizes the novice magic user has not come alone. Trailing her is Thoth, a devious shadow responsible for betraying his own kind and setting mage against weaver thousands of years ago. His goal hasn’t changed, and when Thoth turns both the mage courts and the university against Petra, she and Pluck must risk everything to uncover a truth that even Pluck has forgotten.

Shadows, though, have earned their terrifying reputation, and if Petra can’t prove her and Pluck’s innocence and capture Thoth, any hope of balance will be gone—taking Pluck and her with it.

The Lovers by Kristin Cast

Expected Publication: February 10th, 2026
From Goodreads:

From the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of the House of Night series Kristin Cast comes a spicy and spellbinding light romantasy filled with tarot, banter, steamy tension, and a heroine caught between her toxic ex and a dangerously charming king who may not be who he seems.

Gemma Summers is broke, burnt out, and about three weeks from moving back in with her parents. Her career has imploded, her confidence is circling the drain, and the last thing she needs is a run in with Alder Hawke—the dangerously charming ex who still haunts her dreams and could buy her a new life with just his pocket change.

When a magickal tarot card sends them spiraling—literally—into another realm and they land in the steampunk inspired Kingdom of Cups, Gemma is forced to rely on the man who shattered her trust, broke her heart, and somehow still makes her weak in the knees.

But survival in the world of Towerfall is anything but simple, especially when she's caught between the ex who wants to own her and a roguish former king who sees through every one of her defenses.

With secrets mounting, identities unraveling, and her heart very much on the line, Gemma must decide: will she cling to the version of herself she built in the real world… or risk everything to become the woman she was always meant to be?

One enchanted tarot card. Two infuriatingly hot men. And a modern woman who refuses to be anyone's damsel.

2 new books, both authors and series that I can't wait for the next installment! What about you guys? Happy reading! 

WWW Wednesday #770, January 14th

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 #770, January 13th

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 #762, January 12th

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 #761
Teaser Tuesday #769
WWW Wednesday #769
WOW #765
Will the Time Come #762
Third Sentence Thursday #752
Random Reads #738
First Lines Friday #765
Book Blogger Hop #431
The Reward Challenge Update #747
Wheel of TBR #294
How Well I Stuck to It #599
Wrote that Review Update #596

Week 2 Reviews:

7th Time Loop: The Villainess Enjoys a Carefree Life Married to Her Worst Enemy!, Vol. 1

7th Time Loop: The Villainess Enjoys a Carefree Life Married to Her Worst Enemy!, Vol. 2

7th Time Loop: The Villainess Enjoys a Carefree Life Married to Her Worst Enemy!, Vol. 3

7th Time Loop: The Villainess Enjoys a Carefree Life Married to Her Worst Enemy!, Vol. 4

7th Time Loop: The Villainess Enjoys a Carefree Life Married to Her Worst Enemy!, Vol. 5

7th Time Loop: The Villainess Enjoys a Carefree Life Married to Her Worst Enemy!, Vol. 6

7th Time Loop: The Villainess Enjoys a Carefree Life Married to Her Worst Enemy!, Vol. 7

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

So this week I want to read 

Wrote that Review Update #596, January 11th

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 , so I have  of  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 #599, January 11th

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!

NetGalley: #. Check.

Edelweiss: #. Check.

New Books: #. Check.





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What about you guys? Happy reading!

Wheel of TBR #294, January 11th

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 Cold Fury by T.M. Goeglein

The Genesis Wars by Akemi Dawn Bowman

Dragon Cursed by Elise Kova

Binge Read Wheel:

For this month, the wheel picked Ebook TBR. I read , so I've read /9+.

Prompts Used This Week:
Literature Map Discovery, Physical Book to Read in 2022, ARC-NetGalley. 

 

Literature Map Discovery-Cyan-Dead Iron by Devon Monk-Using Ilona Andrews as my favourite author, I chose Devon Monk as a new author to check out! 

Physical Book to Read in 2022-Violet-Cold Feet by Brenda Novak-This is one of the remaining books in the Physical List for 2022, so I'll be reading that! 

ARC-NetGalley-Green-The Beasts We Raise by D. L. Taylor-This is a book I have as an ARC from NetGalley, so I'll be reading it ! 

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

Prompts for Next Week:

My Initials-Red

Series Continued and Unfinished/Current 2020-Orange

Ebook-Yellow

ARC Book to Read in 2023-Chartreuse

Steal a Book-Green

Shelf As Last Read-Spring Green

Ugly Cover-Cyan

Reading Challenge Prompt-Azure

ARC Published-Blue

ARC To Be Published-Violet

ARC-Edelweiss-Magenta

Readers Also Enjoyed-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 #747, January 11th

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

which counts twice/times as a ,

which counts twice/times as a .

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

Week 2 Reviews: 7th Time Loop: The Villainess Enjoys a Carefree Life Married to Her Worst Enemy!, Vol. 1, 7th Time Loop: The Villainess Enjoys a Carefree Life Married to Her Worst Enemy!, Vol. 2, 7th Time Loop: The Villainess Enjoys a Carefree Life Married to Her Worst Enemy!, Vol. 3, 7th Time Loop: The Villainess Enjoys a Carefree Life Married to Her Worst Enemy!, Vol. 4, 7th Time Loop: The Villainess Enjoys a Carefree Life Married to Her Worst Enemy!, Vol. 5, 7th Time Loop: The Villainess Enjoys a Carefree Life Married to Her Worst Enemy!, Vol. 6, 7th Time Loop: The Villainess Enjoys a Carefree Life Married to Her Worst Enemy!, Vol. 7

From Goodreads:

Every time Rishe turns twenty, she dies and is reincarnated to the day she gets dumped. She has been a merchant, an apothecary, and even a maid. For her seventh life, she has one goal: to live a long and lazy life. But then she gets a marriage proposal from the Crown Prince -- the man who killed her in her previous life as a knight. Despite her determination to avoid drama, here she goes again!

From Goodreads:

Every time Rishe turns twenty, she dies and is reincarnated to the day her engagement is broken off. This time around, she winds up the fiancee of the man who killed her in her previous life: the crown prince of the Galkhein Empire, Arnold! Knowing from her past lives that Galkhein is on the path to war, Rishe is determined to prevent it. She starts by turning the royal villa into a training ground... for handmaidens! Will her unorthodox plans be enough to keep disaster at bay?

From Goodreads:

Rishe's attempt to make a deal with her benefactor from a previous life, Kaine Tully, has backfired, and now she's forced to come up with a new plan. Determined to secure the Aria Trading Company's connections and resources though, Rishe rolls up her sleeves and gets to work. Her mission? Convince Tully of her value as a trading partner by establishing a business of her very own! Yet just when things seem to be looking up for her, she's kidnapped and brought to the slums! Who exactly is behind her abduction and what do they want?

From Goodreads:

DUELING SWORDS AND DUELING HEARTS

After her confrontation with Prince Theodore in the slums, Rishe was finally able to end the feud between him and his brother Arnold. Most people would take a break after an ordeal like that, but Rishe is not most people! So when they return to the castle and Arnold offers her any gift she’d like, it’s not jewelry or trinkets she asks for, but a duel! Later on, another ghost from Rishe’s past arrives in Galkhein. This time it’s the prince of a neighboring country who claims he’s there to congratulate Rishe and Arnold on their engagement. However, Rishe can’t shake the feeling there’s more to his visit than meets the eye…

From Goodreads:

DUELING SWORDS AND DUELING HEARTS

After her confrontation with Prince Theodore in the slums, Rishe was finally able to end the feud between him and his brother Arnold. Most people would take a break after an ordeal like that, but Rishe is not most people! So when they return to the castle and Arnold offers her any gift she’d like, it’s not jewelry or trinkets she asks for, but a duel! Later on, another ghost from Rishe’s past arrives in Galkhein. This time it’s the prince of a neighboring country who claims he’s there to congratulate Rishe and Arnold on their engagement. However, Rishe can’t shake the feeling there’s more to his visit than meets the eye…

From Goodreads:

UNLIMITED POTENTIAL

Now that Coyolles has exposed their weakness and left themselves at Galkhein's mercy, Rishe walks a dangerously thin line as she prepares to make her case for an alliance between the two nations. Will her negotiations with Arnold be enough to save Coyolles from disaster? Meanwhile, her alchemy teacher from a previous life, Michel Hevin, is convinced no good can come from his latest experiment, gunpowder. Determined to keep this destructive power out of the hands of her fiance, Rishe will once again need to get creative and show her friend the non-lethal potential of the explosive "poison" he's created.

From Goodreads:

BLESSINGS AND CURSES

Thanks to Rishe's planning and quick wits, an alliance between Galkhein and Coyolles has been successfully forged! With one crisis averted, Rishe turns her attention to the next--namely, annulling her engagement so she and Arnold can be married. To accomplish this, Rishe travels to the Grand Basilica in the Holy Kingdom of Domana and reunites with Millia, the young woman she served during her life as a maid. However, something has changed about her former charge, and whispers of death and curses linger in the air. Does this latest reunion spell disaster for Rishe and Arnold?

My Review:


Illustrator: Hinoki Kino, Original Story by Touko Amekawa
Series: 7th Time Loop: The Villainess Enjoys a Carefree Life Married to Her Worst Enemy! 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
Read: January 3rd, 3rd, 4th, 4th, 4th, 5th, 5th, 2025
Source: Ebook.bike
Reason Why: Love the light novels, and wanted to read this version of the story, and they're Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2026 Books!
Publisher: Seven Seas
Published: June 27th 2021, November 25th 2021, April 1st 2022, February 25th 2023, August 25th 2023, February 25th 2024, October 25th 2024

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