Week 5 Review: I Am the Dark That Answers When You Call

From Goodreads:

Monsters and mortals, rejoice! Acheron is back . . .

Though Laure has tried to close the lid on her ballet shoes and the feelings she once held for dance since the Palais Garnier incident two months ago, Laure is spinning out. Between partying, drinking, and avoiding anything and, well, everyone, she has no time to be anything but a monster. But when Laure stumbles across a mysterious dead body during one of her nights out, she's forced to notice the cracks stretching beyond herself.

Below the streets of Paris, Elysium is dying, and Acheron and Lethe's influence is spilling into the streets like a blight. Laure isn't the only of Elysium's beasts to rise from the ruins of Palais Garnier, and someone is mobilizing an army of monsters with plans greater than Laure, Andor, and Keturah could have ever guessed. While Laure is warring between her wants and Acheron's ever-demanding appetite, she and her circle of monsters are left to reckon with a not-so-simple how do you save yourself from oblivion?

Jamison Shea's sharp and unflinching voice will bring readers to terrifying new heights in this vicious sequel to the "relentlessly gory and almost euphoric in its embrace of the horrific" (NPR) I Feed Her to the Beast and the Beast is Me.

My Review:


Author: Jamison Shea
Series: I Feed Her to the Beast #2
Read: January 31st, 2025
Source: Ebook.bike
Reason Why: Love her writing and the series, and it's a Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2025 Book, Sophomore Challenge Book and a WoW Book! 
Publisher: Henry Holt and Co. (BYR)
Published: November 12th 2024

5/5 Hearts

5/5 Books

5/5 Stars

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 Seriesathon Update 8

So I've read my next book for the Phase Out Your Seriesathon, and it was I Am the Dark that Answers When You Call which is for the prompt All 5 Vowels In Title 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

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

Prompt Fulfilled: All 5 Vowels In Title

Started On: January 31st

Finished On: January 31st, 2:00 PM

Pages Read: 336

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, 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, 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, Birthday Month, No If, Of, And, An, But, Or, The, Black & White Cover

Books Read: 8

Pages Read: 3332

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

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

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 Am the Dark that Answers When You Call 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

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

Prompt Fulfilled: All 5 Vowels In Title

Started On: January 31st

Currently On: Page 0 of 336

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, 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

Waiting on Wednesday #702, October 23rd

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

Games Untold by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

Expected Publication: November 12th, 2024
From Goodreads:

Romance, luxury, and secrets abound in this thrilling new collection that take readers deeper into the world of the #1 bestselling Inheritance Games series

 

There is nothing frivolous about the way a Hawthorne man loves.

 

An amnesiac playboy and the woman with every reason to hate him. A daredevil, his favorite heiress, and three nights in Prague. An unlikely pairing between a cowboy and a goth. Four brothers with an inescapable bond, strengthened by the family they chose, in a house of wonders that promises to always deliver one more secret. 

 

Discover their stories of love and loss, power, puzzles, and life-and-death secrets in this mind-blowingly romantic collection that proves that when you love the way Hawthornes love, there is no going back.

 

This collection That Night in Prague (novella) The Same Backward as Forward (novella) The Cowboy and the Goth Five Times Xander Tackled Someone (and One Time He Didn’t) One Hawthorne Night* What Happens in the Treehouse*  $3CR3T $@NT@ Pain at the Right Gun *previously published in limited released

The Shadows Rule All by Abigail Owen

Expected Publication: November 12th, 2024
From Goodreads:

Darkness ascends the throne in this electrifying conclusion to the Domionions trilogy, all wrapped up in a gorgeous cover package! Preorder coming soon!

The hidden princess, must find a way to stop the ageless king—and the Shadowraith she’s fallen for—in the upcoming final installment of Abigail Owen’s sprawling, sexy upper YA fantasy.

The Possessed by Marjorie M. Liu, Illustrated by Sana Takeda

Expected Publication: November 12th, 2024
From Goodreads:

The ninth volume of the multiple Eisner, Harvey, Hugo, and British Fantasy Award-winning series.

Maika, Kippa, and Ren return to their own world to discover a full year has passed in their absence--and Zinn is back in the clutches of Maika's father, the megalomaniacal Lord Doctor. From the relative safety of the pirate-controlled Spice Islands, Maika and her friends must regroup, recover, and find a way stop the Lord Doctor's murderous rampage before he destroys the Known World. Can loyalty and love transcend a history of betrayal and blood?

Witch Queen of Redwinter by Ed McDonald

Expected Publication: November 12th, 2024
From Goodreads:

Having been saved from execution at the hands of the Draoihn – powerful magic users Raine used to count as allies – Raine finds herself in the Fault, a vast magical wasteland, which is falling apart before her eyes.

Alongside her two closest companions, they are searching for the only person Raine believes can help them get back home: the enigmatic and infuriatingly elusive Queen of Feathers.

But what home are they trying to get back to? Ovitus LacNaithe, power-hungry traitor that he is, has taken control of the Draoihn and is unwittingly doing the bidding of a darker master. He is soon to take control of the Crown of Harranir and plunge the land into unending darkness.

The fate of two worlds hangs in the balance. The stakes have never been higher. It's going to take Raine's dark, terrible powers, as well as the unbreakable bond of three friends, to ensure everyone lives to see the dawn.

The epic conclusion to Ed McDonald's Redwinter Chronicles, Witch Queen of Redwinter brings together breathtaking magic, unflinching fellowship and the gruesome spectacle of war in the most thrilling of fantasy adventures.

The Ghost of a Chance by Heather Graham

Expected Publication: November 12th, 2024
From Goodreads:

From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Heather Graham comes a new story in her Krewe of Hunters series…

Having run into the bank to take out cash for her son’s school fair, Angela Hawkins Crow is surprised to find herself in the middle of a hostage situation. The hostage-taker is none other than Billy Mendelson, a young man suffering after a violent armed robbery attack at his home.

Angela read about the crime but is mystified by his behavior, even as he hustles her into a vault with several others. Billy was a stellar student and so much more before the events of that fateful day. How can he subject others to such violence?

Thankfully, Angela realizes someone else in the bank might be able to help her bring it all to an end—without any injuries. It’s a ghost of a chance, but one she must cling to if she wishes to save the hostages and the young man so damaged by what has befallen him.

Only a ghost of a chance…

But one she is grateful to have. And one that just might work.

A Wild and Ruined Song by Ashley Shuttleworth

Expected Publication: November 12th, 2024
From Goodreads:

Arlo and her friends struggle to rally against an overwhelming foe before time runs out in this gripping final book in the Hollow Star Saga, the urban fantasy series about fae in Toronto.

Arlo Jarsdel has lost everything. Her family. Her freedom. Her name. And now that she’s sharing her body with Ruin, the formidable titan of devastation, she’s even beginning to lose herself.

In their most dangerous game of deception yet, Arlo has just one goal: destroy the three Bone Crowns corrupting the mortal and immortal realms before her time runs out and Ruin takes permanent control of her being.

With Celadon fighting on the political front against the ruthless High Queen Riadne—now armed with the cataclysmic power of her Crown, the Sins, and Ruin—Vehan and Aurelian are scrambling in secret to build an army to rival Riadne’s infernal forces. Meanwhile, Nausicaä will do whatever it takes to save her girlfriend from obliteration, despite knowing the odds of survival are nearly nonexistent.

When the line between hero and villain becomes blurred, and bonds are put to the ultimate test, it has never been more imperative—or more difficult—to stand united. For this is not the first lifetime that these five friends have faced the evil behind this impending war, but if they can’t find their way back to each other, it might just be their last.

In Want of a Suspect by Tirzah Price

Expected Publication: November 12th, 2024
From Goodreads:

The first book in a thrilling mystery duology that follows Lizzie Bennet and Mr. Darcy from the acclaimed Jane Austen Murder Mystery series!

It is a truth universally acknowledged, that London’s first female solicitor in possession of the details of a deadly crime, must be in want of a suspect.

The tenacious Lizzie Bennet has earned her place at Longbourn, her father’s law firm. Her work keeps her busy, but luckily it gives her plenty of reasons to consult (and steal occasional kisses) with Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy, a stern but secretly softhearted solicitor at Pemberley.

Lizzie is hired to investigate a deadly warehouse fire and to find the mysterious woman who was spotted at the scene moments before the flames took hold. But when the case leads to the sitting room of a woman Darcy once proposed marriage to, the delicate balance between personal and professional in their relationship is threatened.

Questions of the future are cast aside when the prime suspect is murdered and Lizzie’s own life is threatened. As the body count rises and their suspicions about what was really going on in the warehouse grow, the pressure is on for Lizzie and Darcy to uncover the truth.

Classic characters with an enthralling twist—Lizzie and Darcy, as introduced in the hit novel Pride and Premeditation, are back for more suspense, danger, and romance!

Skyshade by Alex Aster

Expected Publication: November 12th, 2024
From Goodreads:

The pulse-pounding third novel in the #1 New York Times bestselling series, The Lightlark Saga, by acclaimed author and #BookTok sensation Alex Aster

Love kills kingdoms…

Back in Grim’s castle on Nightshade, Isla is reeling in the wake of a brutal battle and the devastating truths it exposed. Her future—and the fate of the world—now hinge on a heart split in two.

Past Isla, who fell in love with the ruler of Nightshade, fights to resist feelings she considers treasonous. The Isla of the present, who has seen the ruin her powers can cause, will do anything to save Lightlark and its king.

As the line between enemy and friend is tested, Isla is more desperate than ever to understand the oracle’s final prophecy and change her heartrending fate. But a storm is coming. And with it, a long-buried evil greater than anything the realms have faced before.

With the clock ticking on her destiny and the survival of two warring kingdoms hinging on her own shattered heart, Isla Crown will either save the world—or destroy it.

All's Fair in Love and Treachery by Celeste Connally 

Expected Publication: November 12th, 2024
From Goodreads:

Bridgerton meets Agatha Christie in this dazzling next installment in a captivating Regency-era mystery series with a feminist spin.

21 June, 1815. London may be cheering the news of Napoleon’s surrender at Waterloo, but Lady Petra Forsyth has little to celebrate after discovering that the death of her viscount fiancé three years earlier was no accident. Instead, it was murder, and the man responsible is her handsome, half-Scottish secret paramour Duncan Shawcross—yet the scoundrel has disappeared, leaving only a confusing riddle about long-forgotten memories in his wake.

So what’s a lady to do when she can’t hunt down her traitorous lover? She concentrates on a royal assignment instead. Queen Charlotte has tasked Petra with attending an event at the Asylum for Female Orphans and making inquiries surrounding the death of the orphanage’s matron. What’s more, the there may be a link between the matron’s death and a group of radicals with ties to the aristocracy, as evidenced by an intercepted letter.

Then, Petra overhears a nefarious conversation with two other men about a plot to topple the monarchy, set to take place during three days of celebrations currently gripping London.

As the clock counts down and London’s streets teem with revelers, Petra’s nerves are fraying as her past and present collide. Yet while all’s fair in love and war, she can never surrender, especially when more orphaned girls may be in trouble. And to save their lives, the monarchy itself, and even her own heart, Lady Petra must face her fears with the strength of an army of soldiers and fight with the heart of a queen.

The Courting of Bristol Keats by Mary E. Pearson

Expected Publication: November 12th, 2024
From Goodreads:

From New York Times bestselling author Mary E. Pearson comes a thrilling romantic fantasy full of dangerous fae, dark secrets, and addictive romance

After losing both their parents, Bristol Keats and her sisters struggle to stay afloat in their small, quiet town of Bowskeep. When Bristol begins to receive letters from an “aunt” she’s never heard of who promises she can help, she reluctantly agrees to meet—and discovers that everything she thought she knew about her family is a lie. Even her father might still be alive, not killed but kidnapped by terrifying creatures to a whole other realm—the one he is from.

Desperate to save her father and find the truth, Bristol journeys to a land of gods and fae and monsters. Pulled into a dangerous world of magic and intrigue, she makes a deadly bargain with the fae leader, Tyghan. But what she doesn't know is that he's the one who drove her parents to live a life on the run. And he is just as determined as she is to find her father—dead or alive.

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

Expected Publication: November 12th, 2024
From Goodreads:
Monsters and mortals, rejoice! Acheron is back . . .Though Laure has tried to close the lid on her ballet shoes and the feelings she once held for dance since the Palais Garnier incident two months ago, Laure is spinning out. Between partying, drinking, and avoiding anything and, well, everyone, she has no time to be anything but a monster. 

But when Laure stumbles across a mysterious dead body during one of her nights out, she’s forced to notice the cracks stretching beyond herself.Below the streets of Paris, Elysium is dying, and Acheron and Lethe’s influence is spilling into the streets like a blight. Laure isn’t the only of Elysium’s beasts to rise from the ruins of Palais Garnier, and someone is mobilizing an army of monsters with plans greater than Laure, Andor, and Keturah could have ever guessed. 

While Laure is warring between her wants and Acheron’s ever-demanding appetite, she and her circle of monsters are left to reckon with a not-so-simple how do you save yourself from oblivion?Jamison Shea's sharp and unflinching voice will bring readers to terrifying new heights in this vicious sequel to the "relentlessly gory and almost euphoric in its embrace of the horrific" (NPR) I Feed Her to the Beast and the Beast is Me.

Our Deadly Designs by Kalyn Josephson

Expected Publication: November 12th, 2024
From Goodreads:

The Shadows Between Us meets The Scorpio Races in the epic conclusion to NYT bestselling Kalyn Josephson's This Dark Descent, called "a fierce and darkly magical thrill ride" by acclaimed author Ava Reid.

The Illinir may be over, but the race for Enderlain’s future has just begun. The hunt for the old king’s lost heir is on, and the first to find them will win the throne.

Mikira has allied herself with the rebels in pursuit of the lost heir, but the deeper her search takes her, the closer she gets to the royal family's wicked past.

Ari is struggling to control her own growing power as she grapples with a dark secret that may be her undoing — and the truth behind Damien's greatest foe.

Damien, the new head of House Adair, joins the race to find the heir and secure the crown. But as his influence at court grows, so does his paranoia and hunger for power.

Reid is trying his best to stay true to the friend who's always had his loyalty — and the flame who has his heart — while trapped in a web of chaos and lies.

But a darker force is festering in Enderlain’s underbelly, and Mikira, Ari, Damien, and Reid will need to find a way back to each other — and themselves — before the kingdom is torn apart. Hearts will be broken and new bonds will be forged in this explosive finale to This Dark Descent, where spellbinding fantasy meets Jewish mythology in a cut-throat race for the throne — and Enderlain’s survival.

Oh, there's a bunch of fantastic releases coming out on the 12th, I'm so excited for, I love these authors and these series, I need to read these books! What about you guys? Happy reading! 

It's Monday! What Are You Reading #681, June 24th

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 #680
Teaser Tuesday #688
WWW Wednesday #688
WOW #684
Will the Time Come #681
Third Sentence Thursday #671
Random Reads #657
First Lines Friday #684
Book Blogger Hop #350

Monthly ARC's Update 78
The Reward Challenge Update #666
Wheel of TBR #213
How Well I Stuck to It #518
Wrote that Review Update #515

Week 25 Reviews:
Promises Stronger Than Darkness

In the Lap of the Goddess

The Lady of Rapture

Exit, Pursued by a Bear

The Only Light Left Burning

Winter Lost

When We Were Magic

Spell Bound

For Real

I Feed Her to the Beast and the Beast is Me

Passions in Death

Castle of the Cursed 

Loveless

The Severed Thread

Magical Readathon: Orilium: 

Update 33

Clear Your S**t:

Update 7

Camp SeasonAthon:

Update 4

Update 5

Update 6

Update 7

OK, so I got 34 posts in 7 days, and it was pretty good, Jax is on meds and is doing better, and I had him overnight for the first time in 3 weeks, so that was good. Plus there were some really great books, and I can't wait for this coming week! What about you guys? Happy reading!

So this week I want to read whatever I want! 

Week 25 Review: I Feed Her to the Beast and the Beast is Me

From Goodreads:

There will be blood.

Ace of Spades meets House of Hollow in this villain origin story.

Laure Mesny is a perfectionist with an axe to grind. Despite being constantly overlooked in the elite and cutthroat world of the Parisian ballet, she will do anything to prove that a Black girl can take center stage. To level the playing field, Laure ventures deep into the depths of the Catacombs and strikes a deal with a pulsating river of blood.

The primordial power Laure gains promises influence and adoration, everything she's dreamed of and worked toward. With retribution on her mind, she surpasses her bitter and privileged peers, leaving broken bodies behind her on her climb to stardom.

But even as undeniable as she is, Laure is not the only monster around. And her vicious desires make her a perfect target for slaughter. As she descends into madness and the mystifying underworld beneath her, she is faced with the ultimate choice: continue to break herself for scraps of validation or succumb to the darkness that wants her exactly as she is—monstrous heart and all. That is, if the god-killer doesn't catch her first.

From debut author Jamison Shea comes I Feed Her to the Beast and the Beast Is Me, a slow-burn horror that lifts a veil on the institutions that profit on exclusion and the toll of giving everything to a world that will never love you back.

My Review:


Author: Jamison Shae
Series: I Feed Her to the Beast #1
Read: July 20th, 2024
Source: Bought 
Reason Why: Sounded really good, and it's a DAC Book and Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2024 Book! 
Publisher: Henry Holt and Co. (BYR)
Published: August 29th 2023

5/5 Hearts

5/5 Books

5/5 Stars

Third Sentence Thursday #671, June 20th

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 tucked my cheeks between my teeth, willing myself not to turn around and say something vicious." -I Feed Her to the Beast and the Beast is Me by Jamison Shae, page .

Well, that's good to fight that impulse, probably, depending on who it's about. Now I must read more! What are your guy's 3rd lines? Link up below!

WWW Wednesday #688, June 19th

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

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

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

I'm currently listening to When We Were Magic and I'm loving it! 

I'm also reading Spell Bound, and I'm enjoying it!

I read Winter Lost, and it was such a fantastic read, I loved it! 

I'm going to be reading I Feed Her to the Beast and The Beast is Me, it sounds really great! 

What about you guys? Happy reading!