It's Monday! What Are You Reading #471, June 15th

It's Monday! What Are You Reading is a weekly meme hosted by Book Date where we share what we read this past week, what we hope to read this week...and anything in between! This is a great way to plan out your reading week and see what others are currently reading as well...you never know where that next "must read" book will come from!

What happened in the past week:

Weekly Memes:
It's Monday! What Are You Reading #470
Teaser Tuesday #478
WWW Wednesday #478
WOW #474
Will the Time Come #471
Third Sentence Thursday #461
Random Reads #447
First Lines Friday #474
Book Blogger Hop #140
Last Letter, First Letter Reading Challenge Update 73
The Reward Challenge Update #456
Wheel of TBR #3
How Well I Stuck to It #308
Wrote that Review Update #305

Week 24 Reviews:
His Hideous Heart
A Curse So Dark and Lonely
The Lasaran
To Kill a Kingdom
Without a Trace
The Ghosts of Sherwood
The Heirs of Locksley
Monday's Not Coming
The Last Hope
Here, There, Everywhere
The Graveyard Shift
The Demon in the Wood
The Witch of Duva
Shadow and Bone
The Tailor

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OK, so I got 41 posts in 7 days, there were a lot of double up posts, I read a decent amount, so it was a pretty great week. I got a little behind on blogging though, because on Saturday, I went for the first time to a used book store, one that was over a half an hour away, one way, so that and browsing the shelves, took up some time. So I'm playing a little bit of catch up, but I got some really great books, so I'm happy! What about you guys? Happy reading!

So this week I want to read American Demon, Annie and Fia, Mind Games, Perfect Lies, and Warriors of Wing and Flame.

RACHEL MORGAN IS BACK–AND THE HOLLOWS WILL NEVER BE THE SAME.

What happens after you’ve saved the world? Well, if you’re Rachel Mariana Morgan, witch-born demon, you quickly discover that something might have gone just a little bit wrong. That the very same acts you and your friends took to forge new powers may have released something bound by the old. With a rash of zombies, some strange new murders, and an exceedingly mysterious new demon in town, it will take everything Rachel has to counter this new threat to the world–and it may demand the sacrifice of what she holds most dear.

Acclaimed author Sara B. Larson continues her enchanting YA fantasy duology with a timeless fairytale feel in an original voice.

The doorway between the magical Visempirum and the human world has been reopened. Paladin are once more living in the citadel where Zuhra and Inara grew up completely isolated by the magical hedge that trapped them there. Amidst the brewing conflict between the Paladin and humans looms the threat of Barloc, who has stolen Inara's immense power and continues to elude the Paladin who are desperately searching for him.

In this sequel to Sisters of Shadow and Light, Inara and Zuhra must navigate the treacherous paths of self-discovery, their love for each other, and for the boys who have captured their hearts. Together, they search for the strength within themselves to bridge the divide between the two worlds they inhabit, even as war threatens to destroy everything—and everyone—they love.

Week 24 Review: The Last Hope

From Goodreads:
A stunning conclusion to the sci-fi romance duology by writing duo Krista & Becca Ritchie, The Last Hope is filled with twists and turns you'll never see coming.

Sacrifice all you have to survive. 

Imprisoned for weeks on an enemy starcraft, Franny, Court, and Mykal have sat with an unfathomable revelation. They are human. But as they fight to stay alive, they're unsure of why or how they're different. Escaping prison means trusting a young mysterious stranger. He knows everything about their lost histories, but when answers aren't given freely, the bonded trio are forced to join a mission. One that will determine the fate of humanity.

Legend says, a baby—the first of her species—has the power to cloak and teleport planets. Tasked with retrieving the infant, Court is afraid the baby is just a myth, and if they fail, they'll never know the truth about their human origins.

As Court and Mykal grow closer, their linked bond becomes harder to hide, and dynamics change when Franny begins to fall for someone new. Vulnerable and with no choice, the hunt for the baby sends the trio on a dangerous path to Saltare-1: a water world where their enemies can't die and survival comes at a high cost. 

My Review:
This was a really fantastic read! After the ending of the previous book, I just wanted to know what the heck was going on, and this book definitely delivered, it is a duology, so things wrapped up fairly nicely in this book! Loved the story it told!

I loved how much the world was expanded upon in this book. We were given bits and pieces before, but they finally left the planet, and then had all those reveals. This book we got to visit another planet, learn about humanity's culture and history. Oh, and we found out why they were on the planet that they were on.

There was a lot going on in this book. The above new information, the characters relationships (loved that Franny got a love interest, and how important that turned out to be to the plot) as well as the question to find the infant who holds so much power to help them.

But oh, man, that ending? When we found out how everything worked out? That was just fantastic, a little heartbreaking, but totally worth the time invested to go on this journey. I loved where it ended, for the characters to have that peace! 

This was a really fantastic read, and I can't wait to see what Krista and Becca Ritchie come up with next, separately or together! 

Authors: Krista Ritchie and Becca Ritchie
Series: The Raging Ones #2
Read: June 11th, 2020
Source: Bought/NetGalley
Reason Why: Loved the first book, and it's a End of Series 2020 Book and a Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2020 Book!
Publisher: Wednesday Books
Published: August 13th 2019

5/5 Hearts

5/5 Books

5/5 Stars

Make Your Myth-Taker Readathon 2020 Update 2

So I read my next book of this readathon, and it was The Last Hope, which is for Dark Cover. I'll be reading A Secret Book next!

My Reading Journey:

Monday's Not Coming by Tiffany D. Jackson
Prompt Fulfilled: Friend Pick
Started On: June 10th
Finished On: June 10th, 6:00 AM
Pages Read: 464

The Last Hope by Krista & Becca Ritchie
Prompt Fulfilled: Dark Cover
Started On: June 11th
Finished On: June 11th, 8:21 PM
Pages Read: 371

Secret Book
Prompt Fulfilled: Secret
Started On: June 11th
Currently On: Page 0 of ?

Prompts Left: Quick Read, Steal a Book, Featuring Woodland, Myth-Take Book, Featuring Water, Featuring a Journey, Bargain, Banned Book, Outsourced Book, Disliked Book, Queen Main Character, Royal Colours, Highest Rated, Reread a Favourite, Big Cast of Characters, Continue a Series, Read a Host Favourite, Heard Great Things, Underhyped, Fun Book, Book About Books, Performance Elements, Non-Human Main, Foiled Cover, Randomize TBR, Featuring an Animal, Magical Battle, Occult Themes, Featuring Fae, Outside Comfort Zone, Go Into a Book Blind, 5 Star Prediction, Favourite Author, Cover has a Weapon, Over 500 Pages, Anticipated Read, Inspired by History, Set in a Cold Place, Overhyped Book
Read: 2
Pages Read: 835

Third Sentence Thursday #461, June 11th

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 would've only nicked her if it came to that." -The Last Hope by Krista & Becca Ritchie, page 32.

Well, that's a bit ominous! Oh, and the context! Must read more!

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

Make Your Myth-Taker Readathon 2020 Update 1

So I read my first book of this readathon, and it was Monday's Not Coming, which is for Friend Pick. I'll be reading The Last Hope next!

My Reading Journey:

Monday's Not Coming by Tiffany D. Jackson
Prompt Fulfilled: Friend Pick
Started On: June 10th
Finished On: June 10th, 6:00 AM
Pages Read: 464

The Last Hope by Krista & Becca Ritchie
Prompt Fulfilled: Dark Cover
Started On: June 11th
Currently On: Page 0 of 371

Prompts Left: Secret, Quick Read, Steal a Book, Featuring Woodland, Myth-Take Book, Featuring Water, Featuring a Journey, Bargain, Banned Book, Outsourced Book, Disliked Book, Queen Main Character, Royal Colours, Highest Rated, Reread a Favourite, Big Cast of Characters, Continue a Series, Read a Host Favourite, Heard Great Things, Underhyped, Fun Book, Book About Books, Performance Elements, Non-Human Main, Foiled Cover, Randomize TBR, Featuring an Animal, Magical Battle, Occult Themes, Featuring Fae, Outside Comfort Zone, Go Into a Book Blind, 5 Star Prediction, Favourite Author, Cover has a Weapon, Over 500 Pages, Anticipated Read, Inspired by History, Set in a Cold Place, Overhyped Book
Read: 1
Pages Read: 464

Week 33 Review: The Raging Ones

From Goodreads:
An edge of your seat sci-fi romance with twists and turns that you will never see coming!

In a freezing world, where everyone knows the day they will die, three teens break all odds.

Franny Bluecastle, a tough city teen, dreams of dying in opulence, to see wealth she's never known. Like the entire world, she believes it's impossible to dodge a deathday.

Until the day she does.

Court Icecastle knows wealth. He also knows pain. Spending five years in Vorkter Prison, a fortress of ice and suffering, he dreams of life beyond the people that haunt him and the world that imprisoned him.

Mykal Kickfall fights for those he loves. The rugged Hinterlander shares a frustrating yet unbreakable connection with Court—which only grows more lawless and chaotic as their senses and emotions connect with Franny.

With the threat of people learning they've dodged their deathdays, they must flee their planet to survive. But to do so, all three will have to hide their shared bond as they vie for a highly sought after spot in the newest mission to space. Against thousands of people far smarter, who'll live longer, and never fear death the way that they do. 

My Review:
I enjoyed reading this book so much! It did take me a while to understand this world, the terms were used but not explicitly explained at first. Once I had working knowledge of them, though, I really enjoyed this story, because it was so creative, and I loved these characters!

These guys were in a lot of intense circumstances. What with the whole not dying on their death days, they were out of place in society. So there were a lot of tense situations because of that. Which, of course, was so great to read!

One thing really bugged me. That the fast trackers can't be in the arts, because they have to go to school. That's bull. School can give you technical skills, but it doesn't give the heart, you have to find it yourself. And living as they do, they'd have a lot of life experiences packed into what time they have, which they could pour into their art. This world is totally depriving themselves of some incredible artists, musicians, writers, and more.

Well, another thing. There were the two characters who built a computer, and then had it taken away and outlawed things that didn't work towards agriculture, given the crisis their planet has been dealing with. But that's just so short sighted! A computer could spread knowledge to that one person who could help solve the crisis (like here, education could teach the child who will one day cure cancer kind of idea). It can also help with communication, and with so much more. It could've had the side benefits of hopefully helping with the agriculture, and then had some full on benefits, but no, they had to be short sighted, stubborn, or not very intelligent!

That ending, yeah, it just kept coming and coming! After all that they'd been through to get to that point, sure, it was difficult. But it gave them the skills to do what they needed to do. And then there was that revelation, and it ended! Such an evil cliffhanger!

This book was so fantastic, I enjoyed it so much, and I can't wait for the sequel!

Authors: Krista Ritchie & Becca Ritchie
Series: The Raging Ones #1
Read: August 15th, 2018
Source: NetGalley
Reason Why: Sounded really great, and it's a Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2018 Book!
Publisher: Wednesday Books
Published: August 14th 2018

5/5 Hearts

5/5 Books

5/5 Stars