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Wednesday, February 11, 2026

Waiting on Wednesday #770, February 11th

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

Butterfly Effects by Seanan McGuire
Expected Publication: March 10th, 2026
From Goodreads:
Seanan McGuire’s New York Times-bestselling and Hugo Award-nominated InCryptid series continues with the fifteenth book following the Price family, cryptozoologists who study and protect the creatures living in secret all around us.

Chaos, noun:
1. The inherent unpredictability in the behavior of a complex natural system.

Chaos theory, noun:
1. A branch of mathematical and physical theory that deals with the nature and consequences of chaos and chaotic systems.
2. The study of unpredictable systems.
3. See also “impossible math.”

Sarah Zellaby is a Johrlac, a member of a species of psychic ambush predators colloquially referred to as “cuckoos.” Eight years ago, she survived the difficult, painful process of becoming a cuckoo queen…although not without costs. In the wake of her transformation, the man she loved was entirely erased from his own mind, forcing her to reconstruct him from the memories of the people who knew and loved him.

Sarah has been struggling to come to terms with her actions ever since. But there's no one else on the planet with the power to hold her accountable―until the Johrlac authorities show up. It’s time for her to stand trial for what she's done, something which can only happen on Johrlar, home world of her species, where the population is controlled by a system of unyielding hiveminds and crime is punishable by erasure.

With Sarah’s life on the line, her family will need to find a way to cross dimensional borders and survive a hostile, telepathic world in order to get her back―before the Sarah they know ceases to exist.

But no matter what happens, actions have consequences... and Sarah Zellaby is about to learn that lesson the hard way.

Right as Rain by Tashie Bhuiyan 
Expected Publication: March 10th, 2026
From Goodreads:
"I was struck by lightning and now there's rain following me around. I was struck by lightning and now there's rain following me around."

Recent high-school graduate Megh Rashid has plans to escape to the other side of the country for college and leave behind the stormy household she’s been trapped in for years. But things are complicated when she gets struck by lightning right before the start of a prestigious summer internship that’s key to her getting accepted to her dream university, and she wakes up to a storm cloud that follows her everywhere, seemingly attuned to her every emotion.

Megh’s struggles with depression, fear of leaving her home and loved ones, and uncertainty about her future cause the cloud to act up, creating rainstorms that dampen her spirits and her hopes of making an impact at her internship. With the help of fellow intern Lev Osman, a boy whose warmth makes her feel less alone, Megh has to find a way to control her feelings and decide what she’s willing to sacrifice in order to secure her desired future.

A Lie for a Lie by Ren DeStefano
Expected Publication: March 10th, 2026
From Goodreads:
A deadly game of cat and mouse unfolds when a housewife with a secret life takes on a tech billionaire with secrets darker than her own . . . from the author of How I'll Kill You.

Margaux leads a double life that would make most people dizzy. By day, she's a seemingly ordinary interior decorator with a picture-perfect marriage. By night, she works for a mysterious employer known only as Mr. X. Her infiltrating the lives of dangerous targets, gaining their trust, and ultimately exposing their crimes. 

Her latest unraveling the reclusive life of Bertram Casimir, a billionaire tech CEO whose career is as mysterious as his past. His sister claims he stole her app to build his fortune. Not only that, his girlfriend may or may not have recently gone missing.

Bertram sees through Margaux’s carefully constructed facade, matching her move for move. As the lines between hunter and prey blur, Margaux finds herself unexpectedly drawn to Bertram. They share more than she'd like to admit—a dangerous intelligence, a taste for high-stakes manipulation. When the evidence begins to shift, threatening to destroy everything she knows, Margaux realizes this is far more than just another job.

Her hidden past—and her life—are now on the line. One lie remains, and it might just save her.

The Fox and the Devil by Kiersten White
Expected Publication: March 10th, 2026
From Goodreads:
An obsession with a beautiful serial killer entangles a vampire hunter’s daughter in an immortal sapphic romance in this enthralling gothic fantasy from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Lucy Undying.

Anneke has a complicated relationship with her father, Abraham Van Helsing—doctor, scientist, and madman devoted to studying vampires—up until the night she comes home to find him murdered, with a surreally beautiful woman looming over his body. A woman who leaves no trace behind, other than the dreams and nightmares that plague Anneke every night.

Spurred by her desire for vengeance and armed with the latest in forensic and investigatory techniques, Anneke puts together a team of detectives to catch her mysterious serial killer. Because her father isn’t the only inexplicably dead body. There’s a trail of victims across Europe and Anneke is certain they’re all connected.

But during the years spent relentlessly hunting the killer, Anneke keeps some crucial evidence to infuriatingly coy letters, addressed only to Anneke, occasionally soaked in blood, and always signed Diavola. Devil. The obsession is mutual, and all the more dangerous for it.

The closer Anneke gets to her devil, though, the less sense the world makes. Maybe her father wasn’t a madman, after all. Diavola might be something much worse than a serial killer . . . and much harder to destroy. Because as Anneke unearths more of Diavola’s tragic past, she suspects there’s still a heart somewhere in that undead body.

A heart that beats for Anneke alone.

The Wings that Bind by Briar Boleyn
Expected Publication: March 10th, 2026
From Goodreads:
The third installment of the viral Bloodwing Academy series is here! This dark academia romantasy delivers seductive vampires, high-stakes adventure, and dangerous romance.

The deluxe limited edition of The Wings That Bind features stenciled edges, custom endpapers, and a jacket with metallic effects! This breathtaking hardcover edition is available only on the first printing and is a must-have for any book lover while supplies last in the US and Canada.

The night's chaos left us breathless. Now the real nightmare begins.

In the wake of last winter's tragedies, through loss and heartbreak, we somehow made it to a new year. But our fight is far from over.

A second dragon has awoken--her heart tainted, and her power commandeered by two ruthless highbloods who will stop at nothing to uncover the dangerous, bloody secrets at the borders of Sangratha. Their cruelty knows no bounds.

Florence, my dearest friend, teetered on the brink of death. A dragon saved her, but now she's tied to him in a way I can scarcely understand. What will this new bond do to the woman I've come to love as a sister?

And then there's Blake. Once my relentless tormentor, then the keeper of my heart... he betrayed me again, nearly condemning Nyxaris to a cursed, stone-cold fate. But something has shifted in him. His gray eyes hide a secret he's desperate to protect. I saved Blake's life, despite everything. Yet with every heartbeat, I have to question where we go from here.

With Bloodwing Academy in turmoil and a new headmaster no one saw coming, only one thing is certain: This is going to be one hell of a year.

This dark fantasy series tackles mature themes. Readers are advised to consult the trigger warnings before embarking on this intense, morally gray/black journey through the realm of Sangratha!

READ THE ENTIRE BLOODWING ACADEMY SERIES!

Book 1: On Wings of Blood
Book 2: The Bond That Burns
Book 3: The Wings That Bind
Book 4 coming Fall 2026!

FOR FANS OF:
Enemies-to-lovers
Dark Academia
Morally Grey Men
Forced Proximity
Vampires and Dragon Riders
Fourth Wing meets A Court of Thorns and Roses with a hint of Vampire Academy

Hell's Heart by Alexis Hall
Expected Publication: March 10th, 2026
From Goodreads:
Gideon the Ninth meets Moby Dick in USA Today bestselling author Alexis Hall's science fiction debut, Hell's Heart!

Earth is a ruin, and the scattered remnants of humanity scavenge what they can from the stars under the watchful auspices of a grab-bag of collectives, corporations, and churches which are all that remains of what we once called society. Having long exhausted any conventional sources of energy, life in the solar system is now sustained by a volatile, hallucinogenic substance called spermaceti, which is harvested from the brains of vast cetacean-like Leviathans that swim the atmospheric currents of Jupiter.

Finding herself with no money and little to occupy her groundside, the narrator (“I”) takes a commission aboard the hunter-barque Pequod as it sets out in pursuit of precious spermaceti. Once aboard, however, she finds herself pulled inexorably into the orbit of the barque’s captain, a charismatic but fanatically driven woman who the narrator names only as “A”. As the Pequod plunges ever deeper into the turbulent, monster-haunted atmosphere of the gas giant, the narrator begins to lose herself in the eerie word of Leviathan-hunting and the captain’s increasingly insistent delusions; the only thing that might keep her grounded is the bond she develops with Q, a woman from the wreck of Old Earth whose skin is marked with holographic light and who remembers things otherwise lost.

Brighter Than Nine by June CL Tan
Expected Publication: March 10th, 2026
From Goodreads:
The world has moved on. With the missing death god restored to the underworld, it appears that equilibrium has been regained. But the Nothing continues to threaten the underworld - and the mortal realm.

Trapped in Hell, Zizi fights the takeover of his soul by Four's. As he begins to access Four's memories, he discovers a tragic love story that could be the key to keeping the mortal realm safe. Now, Zizi must defy his fate and escape Hell once more.

On the surface, Rui's life has changed as she is hailed a hero by the Exorcist Guild. But she soon discovers the spell Zizi was forced to create is transforming innocent humans into vicious Hybrid Revenants. With the help of the other cadets, she vows to stop them.

Now magicless, Yiran watches, hungrier than ever, until he begins a dangerous dalliance with Yuki, hoping the Hybrid will recover Yiran's magic. And when he discovers a dark family secret, he must decide what he stands for - before it's too late.

Nobody's Baby by Olivia Waite
Expected Publication: March 10th, 2026
From Goodreads:
Becky Chambers meets Miss Marple in the second entry of this cozy sci-fi mystery series, helmed by a formidable no-nonsense auntie of a detective

Welcome to the HMS Fairweather, Her Majesty's most luxurious interstellar passenger liner! Room and board are included, new bodies are graciously provided upon request, and should you desire a rest between lifetimes, your mind shall be most carefully preserved in glass in the Library, shielded from every danger.

A wild baby appears! Dorothy Gentleman, ship detective, is put to the test once again when an infant is mysteriously left on her nephew's doorstep. Fertility is supposed to be on pause during the Fairweather’s journey across the stars—but humans have a way of breaking any rule you set them. Who produced this child, and why did they then abandon him? And as her nephew and his partner get more and more attached, how can Dorothy prevent her colleague and rival detective, Leloup, a stickler for law and order, from classifying the baby as a stowaway or a piece of luggage?

Told through Dorothy’s delightfully shrewd POV, this novella series is an ode to the cozy mystery taken to the stars with a fresh new sci-fi take. Perfect for fans of the plot-twisty narratives of Dorothy Sayers and Ann Leckie, this well-paced story will leave readers captivated and hungry for the next installment.

How to Survive in the Woods by Kat Rosenfield
Expected Publication: March 10th, 2026
From Goodreads:
"An addictive, razor-sharp thriller—darkly funny, brilliantly tense, and impossible to put down." —Jo Morey, author of Lime Juice Money

Wild meets The Wife Between Us in this page-turning thriller, set in Maine's Hundred Mile Wilderness—the treacherous final stretch of the storied Appalachian Trail—an addictive tale of passion, betrayal, control, and what it means to survive.

Raised by a doomsday prepper and hardened by the startup world, Emma Sharp has learned how to endure—especially in her marriage to Logan Grant, a charismatic tyrant who keeps her under tight control. To Emma, her marriage is a it keeps you in, but it also keeps you safe. Until it doesn't.

When Emma forms an unexpected bond with Logan’s former girlfriend, the two women form a plan to help Emma take her life back. the punishing final stretch of the Appalachian Trail known as the Hundred Mile Wilderness.

After all, bad things happen in the woods all the time.

As the three venture deeper into Maine’s backcountry, desire and dread curdle into something unpredictable, dark, and deadly. Someone is lying. Someone is watching. And in the remote heart of the forest, someone is about to be lost . . . or found.

How to Survive in the Woods is a heart-stopping knockout of a novel, by turns smart, psychologically rich, and deliciously dark. In her masterful hands, Kat Rosenfield asks us to consider what it means to be a survivor—and what, or who, you would sacrifice to stay alive.

Oh, there's so many great books coming out on the 10th, I'm so excited for all of these books! What about you guys? Happy reading! 

Wednesday, August 27, 2025

Waiting on Wednesday #746, August 27th

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

The House of Quite by Kiersten White
Expected Publication: September 9th, 2025
From Goodreads:
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Hide comes a dark fantasy about a girl who will risk everything—posing as a maid, confronting powerful enemies, and unraveling deadly secrets—all to save her missing sister from the enigmatic House of Quiet.

“A brilliant, imaginative fantasy.” —Allison Saft, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Wings of Starlight

"A chilling, dystopic world enclosed in a locked-room mystery." —Chloe Gong, #1 New York Times bestselling author of These Violent Delights

To save her sister, she must enter the House.

In the middle of a deadly bog sits the House of Quiet. It’s a place for children whose Procedure triggered powers too terrible to be lived with—their last hope for treatment. No one knows how they’re healed or where they go afterward.

Birdie has begged, bargained, and blackmailed her way inside as a maid, determined to find her missing sister, Magpie. But what she discovers is more mysteries. Instead of the destitute children who undergo the Procedure in hopes of social advancement, the house brims with aristocratic teens wielding strange powers they never should have been burdened with.

Though Birdie wants to ignore them, she can’t help being drawn to stoic and silent Forest, charmed by clever River, and concerned for the youngest residents. And with fellow maid Minnow keeping tabs on everything Birdie does, danger is everywhere.

In her desperate search for Magpie, Birdie unearths terrifying threats and devastating truths, forcing her to confront just how much she’s willing to sacrifice to save her own sister. Because in the House of Quiet, if you find what’s lurking beneath . . . you lose everything.

Unravel the mystery. Ignite the rebellion.

The Secret of Secrets by Dan Brown
Expected Publication: September 9th, 2025
From Goodreads:
The world’s most celebrated thriller writer returns with his most stunning novel yet—a propulsive, twisty, thought-provoking masterpiece that will entertain readers as only Dan Brown can do.

Robert Langdon, esteemed professor of symbology, travels to Prague to attend a groundbreaking lecture by Katherine Solomon—a prominent noetic scientist with whom he has recently begun a relationship. Katherine is on the verge of publishing an explosive book that contains startling discoveries about the nature of human consciousness and threatens to disrupt centuries of established belief. But a brutal murder catapults the trip into chaos, and Katherine suddenly disappears along with her manuscript. Langdon finds himself targeted by a powerful organization and hunted by a chilling assailant sprung from Prague’s most ancient mythology. As the plot expands into London and New York, Langdon desperately searches for Katherine . . . and for answers. In a thrilling race through the dual worlds of futuristic science and mystical lore, he uncovers a shocking truth about a secret project that will forever change the way we think about the human mind.

They Fear Not Men in the Woods by Gretchen McNeil
Expected Publication: September 9th, 2025
From Goodreads:
For fans of Midsommar, Catriona Ward, and Sarah Gailey, this addictively readable modern horror novel unfolds like a movie with a climax you’ll never see coming.

When Jen Monroe hears her father's remains have been found, she returns home to disprove his death, only to find the forests of rural Washington are hiding unimaginable horrors.

Seven years ago Jen Monroe left behind her hometown of Barrow, Washington after her father, a forest ranger passionate about protecting old trees from the aggressive logging business, vanished. She vowed never to return. Then she gets a text from her estranged mother: Her father's remains have been found.

It seems impossible to Jen, who had always believed her father was alive, and she returns home determined to find out what happened. When her ex-boyfriend suggests a camping trip in the woods in her father's memory, it feels like the opportunity Jen has been hoping for: to find her father. To find the truth. But what she finds in the ancient, impenetrable forest may be deeper, darker and deadlier than she could have imagined—and it has no intention of letting her leave.

Lover Forbidden by J.R. Ward
Expected Publication: September 9th, 2025
From Goodreads:
The aristocracy is making a run for the throne in this latest thrilling, star-crossed paranormal romance entry in J.R. Ward’s #1 New York Times bestselling Black Dagger Brotherhood series.

When Lyric goes out for the night, she’s not ready for a brush with death—and she’s really not ready for the male who comes out of nowhere and saves her. Her family, especially her father, Qhuinn, are so relieved she’s okay, but all she can think about is her mysterious savior.

Without telling anybody, she seeks out Devlin, and they are immediately drawn to one another. Her near-death experience has given her a fresh appreciation for life and the desire to live it to its fullest, but she has no idea that he’s hiding a secret—or that he could be the key to ending the war between the Black Dagger Brotherhood and the lessers forever.

Lady Like by Mackenzi Lee
Expected Publication: September 9th, 2025
From Goodreads:
Two women, one refined and one ribald, set their sights on marrying the same duke, but instead of becoming enemies, they find themselves falling in love—though not with him.

Harriet Lockhart never planned to marry. She has spent her life defying expectations, playing male roles on London’s seediest stages, and doing whatever she pleases. When Harry is contacted by her hitherto anonymous father, she finds herself at risk of losing the trust fund that’s subsidized her lifestyle—unless she begins to lead a more respectable life, starting with finding a husband.

Emily Sergeant, the picture of modesty, has only ever wanted to marry. And were it not for one mistake in her youth that rendered her a social pariah, she would be appropriately betrothed. Instead, she’s due to wed the only willing—and most abominable—man in her small town. Desperate for an alternative, Emily flees to London to snag a less lecherous fiancé.

Worlds collide, dramatically and hilariously, when both women decide on the very same duke as their best possible chance at a tolerable husband and a secure future. A tongue-in-cheek romp through London’s summer season, from balls to brothels, horseraces to duels, Harry and Emily compete for the duke’s favor, only to find their true hearts’ desires may be more compatible than they could have ever predicted.

There's some pretty fantastic books coming out, I love these authors, and I can't wait for these books to come out! What about you guys? Happy reading! 

Saturday, October 26, 2024

Week 43 Review: Lucy Undying

From Goodreads:
In this epic and seductive gothic fantasy, a vampire escapes the thrall of Dracula and embarks on her own search for self-discovery and true love.

Her name was written in the pages of someone else's story: Lucy Westenra was one of Dracula's first victims.

But her death was only the beginning. Lucy rose from the grave a vampire, and has spent her immortal life trying to escape from Dracula's clutches--and trying to discover who she really is and what she truly wants.

Her undead life takes an unexpected turn when, in twenty-first-century London, she meets another woman who is also yearning to break free from her past. Iris's family has built a health empire based on a sinister secret, and they'll do anything to stay in power.

Lucy has long believed she would never love again. But she finds herself compelled by the charming Iris, while Iris is mesmerized by the confident and glamorous Lucy. But their intense connection and blossoming love is threatened by forces from without. Iris's mother won't let go of her without a fight, and Lucy's past still has fangs: Dracula is on the prowl again.

Lucy Westenra has been a tragically murdered teen, a lonesome adventurer, and a fearsome hunter, but happiness always eluded her. Can she find the strength to destroy Dracula once and for all, or will her heart once again be her undoing?

My Review:


Author: Kiersten White
Read: October 21st, 2024
Source: Ebook.bike 
Reason Why: Love her writing and it sounded really good, and it's a 2024 Retelling Reading Challenge Book, Historical Fiction 2024 Book, SAC 2024 Book and a WoW Book! 
Publisher: Del Rey
Published: September 10th 2024
5/5 Hearts
5/5 Books
5/5 Stars

Monday, October 21, 2024

Becca's BookoplAthon Update 25

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

My Reading Journey:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Books Read: 25
Pages Read: 10013

Day 22, Roll 26:
A 10, which gets me to Mood Read. I went with A Wild and Ruined Song by Ashley Shuttleworth, I want to read it! But that's doubles, so I have to do another roll.

Day 22, Roll 27:
A 3, which gets me to Spoopy. I chose The Wedding Witch by Erin Sterling, this is a rom com with witches, so that's spoopy to me!

Magical Readathon: Orilium Update 55

So I read my next book for Magical Readathon: Orilium, and it was Lucy Undying which was for the prompt The Faewild! Loudly Shout Hello?! Into the Mist and I'll be reading One House Left next! 

My Reading Journey:

This Woven Kingdom by Tahereh Mafi
Prompt Fulfilled: Rely on Your Wits
Started On: January 9th 
Finished On: January 9th, 10:45 AM
Pages Read: 512

Empire of Storms by Sarah J. Maas
Prompt Fulfilled: Rely on Your Strength
Started On: January 13th
Finished On: January 13th, 7:31 PM
Pages Read: 693

Tower of Dawn by Sarah J. Maas
Prompt Fulfilled: Rely on Your Strength
Started On: January 14th
Finished On: January 14th, 8:01 PM
Pages Read: 688

These Infinite Threads by Tahereh Mafi
Prompt Fulfilled: Rely on Your Wits
Started On: January 21st
Finished On: January 21st, 2:31 PM
Pages Read: 416

House of Sky and Breath by Sarah J. Maas
Prompt Fulfilled: Turn Left: Manipulate a Boulder to Crash Through a Wall
Started On: February 5th
Finished On: February 5th, 10:20 PM
Pages Read: 816

House of Flame and Shadow by Sarah J. Maas
Prompt Fulfilled: Go Towards and Fight an Animated Gargoyle
Started On: February 6th
Finished On: February 6th, 9:34 PM
Pages Read: 848

The Keeper of the Mist by Rachel Neumeier
Prompt Fulfilled: Turn Right: Embrace the Mist of Solitude Once More
Started On: February 7th
Finished On: February 7th, 2:12 PM
Pages Read: 400

I Only Read Murder by Ian Ferguson and Will Ferguson
Prompt Fulfilled: Go Towards the Maze
Started On: February 14th
Finished On: February 14th, 1:58 PM
Pages Read: 320

Becoming Alpha by Aileen Erin
Prompt Fulfilled: Remove a Complex Lock Enchantment Cast on the Exit Door
Started On: March 1st
Finished On: March 1st, 1:58 PM
Pages Read: 348

Murder of Crows by Anne Bishop
Prompt Fulfilled: Cut Your Way Through Wild Vines Blocking an Ancient Exit
Started On: March 3rd
Finished On: March 3rd, 9:06 PM
Pages Read: 430

Vision in Silver by Anne Bishop
Prompt Fulfilled: Cut Your Way Through Wild Vines Blocking an Ancient Exit
Started On: March 4th
Finished On: March 4th, 9:50 PM
Pages Read: 511

Empire of the Damned by Jay Kristoff
Prompt Fulfilled: Cut Your Way Through Wild Vines Blocking an Ancient Exit
Started On: March 23rd
Finished On: March 23rd, 11:44 PM
Pages Read: 756

A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
Prompt Fulfilled: Rely on Your Strength
Started On: January 11th 
Finished On: January 11th, 2:52 PM
Pages Read: 432

A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J Maas
Prompt Fulfilled: Rely on Your Strength
Started On: January 11th 
Finished On: January 11th, 8:21 PM
Pages Read: 624

Passenger by Alexandra Bracken
Prompt Fulfilled: Rely on Your Wits
Started On: January 22nd 
Finished On: January 22nd, 2:36 PM
Pages Read: 496

House of Earth and Blood by Sarah J. Maas
Prompt Fulfilled: Go Towards and Fight an Animated Gargoyle
Started On: February 4th 
Finished On: February 4th, 6:51 PM
Pages Read: 823

Four-Alarm Homicide by Diane Kelly
Prompt Fulfilled: Go Towards the Maze
Started On: February 17th
Finished On: February 17th, 4:58 PM
Pages Read: 304

Visions of Flesh and Blood by Jennifer L. Armentrout 
Prompt Fulfilled: Turn Left: Manipulate a Boulder to Crash Through a Wall
Started On: February 17th
Finished On: February 17th, 3:27 PM
Pages Read: 640

Marked in Flesh by Anne Bishop
Prompt Fulfilled: Cut Your Way Through Wild Vines Blocking an Ancient Exit
Started On: March 5th
Finished On: March 5th, 11:02 PM
Pages Read: 528

Etched in Bone by Anne Bishop
Prompt Fulfilled: Cut Your Way Through Wild Vines Blocking an Ancient Exit
Started On: March 6th
Finished On: March 6th, 7:25 PM
Pages Read: 514

The Darkness Within Us by Tricia Levenseller
Prompt Fulfilled: Cut Your Way Through Wild Vines Blocking an Ancient Exit
Started On: March 18th
Finished On: March 18th, 10:57 AM
Pages Read: 366

My Salty Mary by Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, and Jodi Meadows
Prompt Fulfilled: Extra Credit in Alchemy
Started On: May 4th
Finished On: May 4th, 10:25 PM
Pages Read: 512

The Undermining of Twyla and Frank by Megan Bannen
Prompt Fulfilled: Extra Credit in Restoration
Started On: May 5th
Finished On: May 5th, 5:25 PM
Pages Read: 464

Heiress Takes All by Emily Wibberley and Austin Siegemund-Broka
Prompt Fulfilled: Extra Credit in Lore
Started On: May 6th
Finished On: May 6th, 9:01 PM
Pages Read: 368

One Killer Problem by Justine Pucella Winans
Prompt Fulfilled: Extra Credit in Lore
Started On: May 7th
Finished On: May 7th, 4:31 PM
Pages Read: 336

The Ashes & the Star-Cursed King by Carissa Broadbent
Prompt Fulfilled: Extra Credit in Alchemy
Started On: May 9th
Finished On: May 9th, 10:00 PM
Pages Read: 665

Lady of Steel and Straw by Erica Ivy Rodgers
Prompt Fulfilled: Extra Credit in Animal Studies
Started On: May 20th
Finished On: May 20th, 10:24 PM
Pages Read: 432

Girls Like Her by Melanie Sumrow
Prompt Fulfilled: Extra Credit in Restoration
Started On: May 23rd
Finished On: May 23rd, 9:55 PM
Pages Read: 368

A Nobleman's Guide to Scandal and Shipwrecks by Mackenzie Lee
Prompt Fulfilled: Read About the First Recorded Companions
Started On: June 1st
Finished On: June 1st, 9:45 PM
Pages Read: 592

The Duke and I by Julia Quinn
Prompt Fulfilled: Work on Calculating Work Ratios
Started On: June 6th
Finished On: June 6th, 3:36 PM
Pages Read: 417

The Viscount Who Loved Me by Julia Quinn
Prompt Fulfilled: Work on Calculating Work Ratios
Started On: June 6th
Finished On: June 6th, 9:26 PM
Pages Read: 435

The Spellshop by Sarah Beth Durst
Prompt Fulfilled: Care for the Curebloom in the Greenhouse
Started On: June 11th
Finished On: June 11th, 11:04 AM
Pages Read: 384

That Night by Cyn Balog
Prompt Fulfilled: Study the Cognition in Postal Birds
Started On: June 22nd
Finished On: June 22nd, 10:36 PM
Pages Read: 320

A Bright Heart by Kate Chenli
Prompt Fulfilled: Care for the Curebloom in the Greenhouse
Started On: June 24th
Finished On: June 24th, 1:10 PM
Pages Read: 346

Keep This to Yourself by Tom Ryan
Prompt Fulfilled: Read About the First Recorded Companions
Started On: June 24th
Finished On: June 24th, 4:36 PM
Pages Read: 320

The Savior's Champion by Jenna Moreci
Prompt Fulfilled: Befriend and Tame a Messenger Crow
Started On: July 6th
Finished On: July 6th, 7:38 PM
Pages Read: 496

Vault of Souls by Josephine Angelini
Prompt Fulfilled: Complete and Keep an Extra Strong Healing Potion
Started On: July 10th
Finished On: July 10th, 8:39 PM
Pages Read: 578

The Dangerous Ones by Lauren Blackwood
Prompt Fulfilled: Complete and Keep an Extra Strong Healing Potion
Started On: July 12th
Finished On: July 12th, 11:07 AM
Pages Read: 368

The Black Bird Oracle by Deborah Harkness
Prompt Fulfilled: Complete and Keep an Extra Strong Healing Potion
Started On: July 16th
Finished On: July 16th, 7:39 PM 
Pages Read: 464

Betrayal Road by Christine Feehan
Prompt Fulfilled: Complete and Keep an Extra Strong Healing Potion
Started On: July 19th
Finished On: July 19th, 10:56 PM
Pages Read: 400

Supernova by Marissa Meyer
Prompt Fulfilled: Befriend and Tame a Messenger Crow
Started On: July 24th
Finished On: July 24th, 4:37 PM
Pages Read: 560

The Outlier by Elisabeth Eaves
Prompt Fulfilled: Befriend and Tame a Messenger Crow
Started On: July 28th
Finished On: July 28th, 9:09 PM
Pages Read: 344

Tallulah's Back in Town by Brenda Novak
Prompt Fulfilled: Follow a Giddy Friend Through a Shiny Rift Portal
Started On: August 3rd
Finished On: August 3rd, 8:27 PM
Pages Read: 400

Immortal Dark by Tigest Girma
Prompt Fulfilled: Inspect a Dark and Mysterious Pool on the Corridor Floor
Started On: August 6th
Finished On: August 6th, 2:39 PM
Pages Read: 432

Last Chance Books by Kelsey Rodkey
Prompt Fulfilled: Follow a Giddy Friend Through a Shiny Rift Portal
Started On: August 11th
Finished On: August 11th, 4:07 PM
Pages Read: 368

Worst in Show by Anna E. Collins
Prompt Fulfilled: Follow a Giddy Friend Through a Shiny Rift Portal
Started On: August 12th
Finished On: August 12th, 6:30 PM
Pages Read: 368

The Unfinished by Cheryl Isaacs
Prompt Fulfilled: Inspect a Dark and Mysterious Pool on the Corridor Floor
Started On: August 14th
Finished On: August 14th, 9:01 PM
Pages Read: 336

Bitter Is the Heart by Mina Hardy
Prompt Fulfilled: Inspect a Dark and Mysterious Pool on the Corridor Floor
Started On: August 20th
Finished On: August 20th, 2:04 PM
Pages Read: 304

This Book Kills by Ravena Kaur Guron
Prompt Fulfilled: Inspect a Dark and Mysterious Pool on the Corridor Floor
Started On: August 22nd
Finished On: August 22nd, 4:39 PM
Pages Read: 384

The House at Watch Hill by Karen Marie Moning
Prompt Fulfilled: It Took You to a Tavern Crawl. No Thanks! You Head Home
Started On: October 4th
Finished On: October 4th, 3:37 PM
Pages Read: 384

Fumiko and the Finicky Nestmate by Forthright
Prompt Fulfilled: The Faewild! Quickly Hide and Be Stealthy To Avoid Being Seen
Started On: October 5th
Finished On: October 5th, 10:25 PM
Pages Read: 426

Pimiko and the Uncharted Island by Forthright
Prompt Fulfilled: The Faewild! Quickly Hide and Be Stealthy To Avoid Being Seen
Started On: October 6th
Finished On: October 6th, 12:31 PM
Pages Read: 506 

A Cruel and Fated Light by Ashley Shuttleworth
Prompt Fulfilled: It Took You to a Tavern Crawl, Fun! Join the Crowd
Started On: October 9th
Finished On: October 9th, 11:50 PM
Pages Read: 640

The Haunting by Natasha Preston
Prompt Fulfilled: The Faewild! Loudly Shout Hello?! Into the Mist
Started On: October 18th
Finished On: October 18th, 1:37 PM
Pages Read: 384

Lucy Undying by Kiersten White
Prompt Fulfilled: The Faewild! Loudly Shout Hello?! Into the Mist
Started On: October 21st
Finished On: October 21st, 10:05 PM
Pages Read: 464

One House Left by Vincent Ralph
Prompt Fulfilled: It Took You to a Tavern Crawl. No Thanks! You Head Home
Started On: October 
Currently On: Page 0 of 320

Prompts Left: None Left! 
Read: 55
Pages Read 7130

Friday, October 18, 2024

Magical Readathon: Orilium Update 54

So I read my next book for Magical Readathon: Orilium, and it was The Haunting which was for the prompt The Faewild! Loudly Shout Hello?! Into the Mist and I'll be reading Lucy Undying next! 

My Reading Journey:

This Woven Kingdom by Tahereh Mafi
Prompt Fulfilled: Rely on Your Wits
Started On: January 9th 
Finished On: January 9th, 10:45 AM
Pages Read: 512

Empire of Storms by Sarah J. Maas
Prompt Fulfilled: Rely on Your Strength
Started On: January 13th
Finished On: January 13th, 7:31 PM
Pages Read: 693

Tower of Dawn by Sarah J. Maas
Prompt Fulfilled: Rely on Your Strength
Started On: January 14th
Finished On: January 14th, 8:01 PM
Pages Read: 688

These Infinite Threads by Tahereh Mafi
Prompt Fulfilled: Rely on Your Wits
Started On: January 21st
Finished On: January 21st, 2:31 PM
Pages Read: 416

House of Sky and Breath by Sarah J. Maas
Prompt Fulfilled: Turn Left: Manipulate a Boulder to Crash Through a Wall
Started On: February 5th
Finished On: February 5th, 10:20 PM
Pages Read: 816

House of Flame and Shadow by Sarah J. Maas
Prompt Fulfilled: Go Towards and Fight an Animated Gargoyle
Started On: February 6th
Finished On: February 6th, 9:34 PM
Pages Read: 848

The Keeper of the Mist by Rachel Neumeier
Prompt Fulfilled: Turn Right: Embrace the Mist of Solitude Once More
Started On: February 7th
Finished On: February 7th, 2:12 PM
Pages Read: 400

I Only Read Murder by Ian Ferguson and Will Ferguson
Prompt Fulfilled: Go Towards the Maze
Started On: February 14th
Finished On: February 14th, 1:58 PM
Pages Read: 320

Becoming Alpha by Aileen Erin
Prompt Fulfilled: Remove a Complex Lock Enchantment Cast on the Exit Door
Started On: March 1st
Finished On: March 1st, 1:58 PM
Pages Read: 348

Murder of Crows by Anne Bishop
Prompt Fulfilled: Cut Your Way Through Wild Vines Blocking an Ancient Exit
Started On: March 3rd
Finished On: March 3rd, 9:06 PM
Pages Read: 430

Vision in Silver by Anne Bishop
Prompt Fulfilled: Cut Your Way Through Wild Vines Blocking an Ancient Exit
Started On: March 4th
Finished On: March 4th, 9:50 PM
Pages Read: 511

Empire of the Damned by Jay Kristoff
Prompt Fulfilled: Cut Your Way Through Wild Vines Blocking an Ancient Exit
Started On: March 23rd
Finished On: March 23rd, 11:44 PM
Pages Read: 756

A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
Prompt Fulfilled: Rely on Your Strength
Started On: January 11th 
Finished On: January 11th, 2:52 PM
Pages Read: 432

A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J Maas
Prompt Fulfilled: Rely on Your Strength
Started On: January 11th 
Finished On: January 11th, 8:21 PM
Pages Read: 624

Passenger by Alexandra Bracken
Prompt Fulfilled: Rely on Your Wits
Started On: January 22nd 
Finished On: January 22nd, 2:36 PM
Pages Read: 496

House of Earth and Blood by Sarah J. Maas
Prompt Fulfilled: Go Towards and Fight an Animated Gargoyle
Started On: February 4th 
Finished On: February 4th, 6:51 PM
Pages Read: 823

Four-Alarm Homicide by Diane Kelly
Prompt Fulfilled: Go Towards the Maze
Started On: February 17th
Finished On: February 17th, 4:58 PM
Pages Read: 304

Visions of Flesh and Blood by Jennifer L. Armentrout 
Prompt Fulfilled: Turn Left: Manipulate a Boulder to Crash Through a Wall
Started On: February 17th
Finished On: February 17th, 3:27 PM
Pages Read: 640

Marked in Flesh by Anne Bishop
Prompt Fulfilled: Cut Your Way Through Wild Vines Blocking an Ancient Exit
Started On: March 5th
Finished On: March 5th, 11:02 PM
Pages Read: 528

Etched in Bone by Anne Bishop
Prompt Fulfilled: Cut Your Way Through Wild Vines Blocking an Ancient Exit
Started On: March 6th
Finished On: March 6th, 7:25 PM
Pages Read: 514

The Darkness Within Us by Tricia Levenseller
Prompt Fulfilled: Cut Your Way Through Wild Vines Blocking an Ancient Exit
Started On: March 18th
Finished On: March 18th, 10:57 AM
Pages Read: 366

My Salty Mary by Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, and Jodi Meadows
Prompt Fulfilled: Extra Credit in Alchemy
Started On: May 4th
Finished On: May 4th, 10:25 PM
Pages Read: 512

The Undermining of Twyla and Frank by Megan Bannen
Prompt Fulfilled: Extra Credit in Restoration
Started On: May 5th
Finished On: May 5th, 5:25 PM
Pages Read: 464

Heiress Takes All by Emily Wibberley and Austin Siegemund-Broka
Prompt Fulfilled: Extra Credit in Lore
Started On: May 6th
Finished On: May 6th, 9:01 PM
Pages Read: 368

One Killer Problem by Justine Pucella Winans
Prompt Fulfilled: Extra Credit in Lore
Started On: May 7th
Finished On: May 7th, 4:31 PM
Pages Read: 336

The Ashes & the Star-Cursed King by Carissa Broadbent
Prompt Fulfilled: Extra Credit in Alchemy
Started On: May 9th
Finished On: May 9th, 10:00 PM
Pages Read: 665

Lady of Steel and Straw by Erica Ivy Rodgers
Prompt Fulfilled: Extra Credit in Animal Studies
Started On: May 20th
Finished On: May 20th, 10:24 PM
Pages Read: 432

Girls Like Her by Melanie Sumrow
Prompt Fulfilled: Extra Credit in Restoration
Started On: May 23rd
Finished On: May 23rd, 9:55 PM
Pages Read: 368

A Nobleman's Guide to Scandal and Shipwrecks by Mackenzie Lee
Prompt Fulfilled: Read About the First Recorded Companions
Started On: June 1st
Finished On: June 1st, 9:45 PM
Pages Read: 592

The Duke and I by Julia Quinn
Prompt Fulfilled: Work on Calculating Work Ratios
Started On: June 6th
Finished On: June 6th, 3:36 PM
Pages Read: 417

The Viscount Who Loved Me by Julia Quinn
Prompt Fulfilled: Work on Calculating Work Ratios
Started On: June 6th
Finished On: June 6th, 9:26 PM
Pages Read: 435

The Spellshop by Sarah Beth Durst
Prompt Fulfilled: Care for the Curebloom in the Greenhouse
Started On: June 11th
Finished On: June 11th, 11:04 AM
Pages Read: 384

That Night by Cyn Balog
Prompt Fulfilled: Study the Cognition in Postal Birds
Started On: June 22nd
Finished On: June 22nd, 10:36 PM
Pages Read: 320

A Bright Heart by Kate Chenli
Prompt Fulfilled: Care for the Curebloom in the Greenhouse
Started On: June 24th
Finished On: June 24th, 1:10 PM
Pages Read: 346

Keep This to Yourself by Tom Ryan
Prompt Fulfilled: Read About the First Recorded Companions
Started On: June 24th
Finished On: June 24th, 4:36 PM
Pages Read: 320

The Savior's Champion by Jenna Moreci
Prompt Fulfilled: Befriend and Tame a Messenger Crow
Started On: July 6th
Finished On: July 6th, 7:38 PM
Pages Read: 496

Vault of Souls by Josephine Angelini
Prompt Fulfilled: Complete and Keep an Extra Strong Healing Potion
Started On: July 10th
Finished On: July 10th, 8:39 PM
Pages Read: 578

The Dangerous Ones by Lauren Blackwood
Prompt Fulfilled: Complete and Keep an Extra Strong Healing Potion
Started On: July 12th
Finished On: July 12th, 11:07 AM
Pages Read: 368

The Black Bird Oracle by Deborah Harkness
Prompt Fulfilled: Complete and Keep an Extra Strong Healing Potion
Started On: July 16th
Finished On: July 16th, 7:39 PM 
Pages Read: 464

Betrayal Road by Christine Feehan
Prompt Fulfilled: Complete and Keep an Extra Strong Healing Potion
Started On: July 19th
Finished On: July 19th, 10:56 PM
Pages Read: 400

Supernova by Marissa Meyer
Prompt Fulfilled: Befriend and Tame a Messenger Crow
Started On: July 24th
Finished On: July 24th, 4:37 PM
Pages Read: 560

The Outlier by Elisabeth Eaves
Prompt Fulfilled: Befriend and Tame a Messenger Crow
Started On: July 28th
Finished On: July 28th, 9:09 PM
Pages Read: 344

Tallulah's Back in Town by Brenda Novak
Prompt Fulfilled: Follow a Giddy Friend Through a Shiny Rift Portal
Started On: August 3rd
Finished On: August 3rd, 8:27 PM
Pages Read: 400

Immortal Dark by Tigest Girma
Prompt Fulfilled: Inspect a Dark and Mysterious Pool on the Corridor Floor
Started On: August 6th
Finished On: August 6th, 2:39 PM
Pages Read: 432

Last Chance Books by Kelsey Rodkey
Prompt Fulfilled: Follow a Giddy Friend Through a Shiny Rift Portal
Started On: August 11th
Finished On: August 11th, 4:07 PM
Pages Read: 368

Worst in Show by Anna E. Collins
Prompt Fulfilled: Follow a Giddy Friend Through a Shiny Rift Portal
Started On: August 12th
Finished On: August 12th, 6:30 PM
Pages Read: 368

The Unfinished by Cheryl Isaacs
Prompt Fulfilled: Inspect a Dark and Mysterious Pool on the Corridor Floor
Started On: August 14th
Finished On: August 14th, 9:01 PM
Pages Read: 336

Bitter Is the Heart by Mina Hardy
Prompt Fulfilled: Inspect a Dark and Mysterious Pool on the Corridor Floor
Started On: August 20th
Finished On: August 20th, 2:04 PM
Pages Read: 304

This Book Kills by Ravena Kaur Guron
Prompt Fulfilled: Inspect a Dark and Mysterious Pool on the Corridor Floor
Started On: August 22nd
Finished On: August 22nd, 4:39 PM
Pages Read: 384

The House at Watch Hill by Karen Marie Moning
Prompt Fulfilled: It Took You to a Tavern Crawl. No Thanks! You Head Home
Started On: October 4th
Finished On: October 4th, 3:37 PM
Pages Read: 384

Fumiko and the Finicky Nestmate by Forthright
Prompt Fulfilled: The Faewild! Quickly Hide and Be Stealthy To Avoid Being Seen
Started On: October 5th
Finished On: October 5th, 10:25 PM
Pages Read: 426

Pimiko and the Uncharted Island by Forthright
Prompt Fulfilled: The Faewild! Quickly Hide and Be Stealthy To Avoid Being Seen
Started On: October 6th
Finished On: October 6th, 12:31 PM
Pages Read: 506 

A Cruel and Fated Light by Ashley Shuttleworth
Prompt Fulfilled: It Took You to a Tavern Crawl, Fun! Join the Crowd
Started On: October 9th
Finished On: October 9th, 11:50 PM
Pages Read: 640

The Haunting by Natasha Preston
Prompt Fulfilled: The Faewild! Loudly Shout Hello?! Into the Mist
Started On: October 18th
Finished On: October 18th, 1:37 PM
Pages Read: 384

Lucy Undying by Kiersten White
Prompt Fulfilled: The Faewild! Loudly Shout Hello?! Into the Mist
Started On: October
Currently On: Page 0 of 464

Prompts Left: It Took You to a Tavern Crawl. No Thanks! You Head Home, 
Read: 54
Pages Read 6666

Wednesday, August 14, 2024

Waiting on Wednesday #692, August 14th

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

Somewhere Beyond the Sea by T.J. Klune 
Expected Publication: September 10th, 2024
From Goodreads:
Somewhere Beyond the Sea is the hugely anticipated sequel to TJ Klune’s The House in the Cerulean Sea, one of the best-loved and best-selling fantasy novels of the past decade. Featuring gorgeous orange sprayed edges!

A magical house. A secret past. A summons that could change everything.

Arthur Parnassus lives a good life built on the ashes of a bad one.

He’s the master of a strange orphanage on a distant and peculiar island, and he hopes to soon be the adoptive father to the six dangerous and magical children who live there.

Arthur works hard and loves with his whole heart so none of the children ever feel the neglect and pain that he once felt as an orphan on that very same island so long ago. He is not alone: joining him is the love of his life, Linus Baker, a former caseworker in the Department In Charge of Magical Youth. And there’s the island’s sprite, Zoe Chapelwhite, and her girlfriend, Mayor Helen Webb. Together, they will do anything to protect the children.

But when Arthur is summoned to make a public statement about his dark past, he finds himself at the helm of a fight for the future that his family, and all magical people, deserve.

And when a new magical child hopes to join them on their island home—one who finds power in calling himself monster, a name that Arthur worked so hard to protect his children from—Arthur knows they’re at a breaking point: their family will either grow stronger than ever or fall apart.

Welcome back to Marsyas Island. This is Arthur’s story.

Somewhere Beyond the Sea is a story of resistance, lovingly told, about the daunting experience of fighting for the life you want to live and doing the work to keep it.

Lucy Undying by Kiersten White
Expected Publication: September 10th, 2024
From Goodreads:
In this epic and seductive gothic fantasy, a vampire escapes the thrall of Dracula and embarks on her own search for self-discovery and true love.

Her name was written in the pages of someone else's story: Lucy Westenra was one of Dracula's first victims.

But her death was only the beginning. Lucy rose from the grave a vampire, and has spent her immortal life trying to escape from Dracula's clutches--and trying to discover who she really is and what she truly wants.

Her undead life takes an unexpected turn when, in twenty-first-century London, she meets another woman who is also yearning to break free from her past. Iris’s family has built a health empire based on a sinister secret, and they’ll do anything to stay in power.

Lucy has long believed she would never love again. But she finds herself compelled by the charming Iris, while Iris is mesmerized by the confident and glamorous Lucy. But their intense connection and blossoming love is threatened by forces from without. Iris's mother won't let go of her without a fight, and Lucy's past still has fangs: Dracula is on the prowl again.

Lucy Westenra has been a tragically murdered teen, a lonesome adventurer, and a fearsome hunter, but happiness always eluded her. Can she find the strength to destroy Dracula once and for all, or will her heart once again be her undoing?

Vilest Things by Chloe Gong
Expected Publication: September 10th, 2024
From Goodreads:
From #1 New York Times bestselling author Chloe Gong comes the thrilling sequel to Immortal Longings, inspired by Shakespeare’s Antony & Cleopatra.

Calla Tuoleimi has succeeded in the impossible. Despite the odds, she has won San-Er’s bloody games and eliminated King Kasa, her tyrant uncle and the former ruler of Talin. She serves now as royal advisor to Kasa’s adopted son, August Shenzhi, who has risen to the throne.

Only Calla knows it isn’t really August.

Anton Makusa is still furious about Calla’s betrayal in the final round of the games. In an impossible feat, he took over August’s body to survive, and has no intention of giving up this newfound power. But when his first love, the beautiful, explosive Otta Avia, awakens from a years-long coma and reveals a secret that threatens the monarchy’s authority over Talin, chaos erupts. As tensions come to a boiling point, Calla and Anton must set their conflicts aside and head to the kingdom’s far reaches to prevent anarchy… even if their empire might be better off burning.

This Fatal Kiss by Alicia Jasinska
Expected Publication: September 10th, 2024
From Goodreads:
Spirit away with a whimsical fantasy filled with dark magic and flirty, polyamorous romance.

Cursed to haunt the river running through the magical spa town where she drowned, Gisela is a water nymph who dreams of returning to the living world and the family she left behind. All it takes to regain her humanity is a kiss from a mortal...but everyone sees her as a monster.

And then there’s Kazik, the brooding, interfering, spirit-hunting grandson of a local witch. He's determined to rid the world of unholy creatures like Gisela. After Kazik botches Gisela’s exorcism, she strikes up a deal. She won’t tell the other spirits that he’s losing his magic, if he agrees to play matchmaker and helps her get a kiss. But Gisela’s plan goes awry when Kazik also falls for the devilishly handsome young man that she sets her heart on—someone who could be linked to Gisela’s troubled past.

Finely crafted with a magical setting, this delectable quest through the spirit world is an enchanting read for fans of queer romantasy.

Tiger's Tale by Colleen Houck
Expected Publication: September 10th, 2024
From Goodreads:
From New York Times bestselling author Colleen Houck, Tiger‘s Tale reimagines the epic fantasy that delighted readers with romance, danger, and magic, leaving them breathless and yearning for more.

The Tiger’s Curse takes many forms …

Anastasia and Verusha Stepanov are the tsar’s only children, heirs to the prosperous and sprawling Kievian Empire. Headstrong and fierce, the twins have long scorned their father’s opulent palace and the diplomatic obligations that come with it, preferring to train with the Royal Guard and dream of a soldier’s life beyond the palace walls.

But with their father lost in the recent war and their once indomitable mother succumbing to illness, the young women know that one of them must soon ascend the throne, make a politically advantageous marriage, and begin producing heirs. Yet, the succession is far from clear as both would prefer the path of the second head the Royal Guard, travel the far reaches of the empire, and seek out a destiny of her own making.

As their beloved mother’s condition worsens, the sisters grow more desperate, seeking any healer who might give her more time. But when a stranger arrives offering another option, the sisters refuse his proposal and banish the strange man. As he departs, the stranger unleashes a devastating curse that sends Veru and Stacia fleeing their home on an adventure beyond anything they ever imagined …

The Ending Fire by Saara El-Arifi
Expected Publication: September 10th, 2024
From Goodreads:
Rebellions are like fires—something needs to burn to make a flame. Return to the Wardens’ Empire in this riveting conclusion to the visionary fantasy trilogy inspired by the mythology of Africa and Arabia.

The Wardens’ Empire is falling. A vigilante known only as the Truthsayer is raising an army against the wardens. Sylah and Hassa must navigate the politics of this new world, all the while searching for Anoor.

Across the sea, the Blood Forged prepare for war, requesting aid from other governments. Jond’s role as major general sees him training soldiers for combat, but matters of the heart will prove to be the hardest battlefield.

The Zalaam celebrate the arrival of the Child of Fire, heralding the start of the final battle. Anoor’s doubts are eclipsed by the powers of her new god. Soon the Zalaam will set off on their last voyage—and few expect to return.

Do you feel it? Cresting the horizon? The darkness drawing in, the shadows elongating . . .

The Ending Fire comes.

There's some really anticipated books in this list, that I can't wait to read! What about you guys? Happy reading! What about you guys? Happy reading! 

Monday, September 18, 2023

It's Monday! What Are You Reading #641, September 18th

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 #640
Teaser Tuesday #648
WWW Wednesday #648
WOW #644
Will the Time Come #641
Third Sentence Thursday #631
Random Reads #617
First Lines Friday #644
Book Blogger Hop #310
The Reward Challenge Update #626
Wheel of TBR #173
How Well I Stuck to It #478
Wrote that Review Update #475

Week 37 Reviews:
See Jane Run

SeasonAthon Academy: 

Pick-Pong-A-Thon: 

Becca's Spookoplathon: 

Random:

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

So this week I want to read whatever I want, whatever is left from my various TBR's, since I have plenty to complete!