It's Monday! What Are You Reading #686, July 29th

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 #685
Teaser Tuesday #693
WWW Wednesday #693
WOW #689
Will the Time Come #686
Third Sentence Thursday #676
Random Reads #662
First Lines Friday #689
Book Blogger Hop #355

Monthly ARC's Update 82
The Reward Challenge Update #671
Wheel of TBR #218
How Well I Stuck to It #523
Wrote that Review Update #520

Week 30 Reviews:
Apples Dipped in Gold

Flashback

Blood Orange

Black Rose

Bloody Rose

Dark Restraint

Fire and Bones

Here Lies A Vengeful Bitch

Renegades 

The Wilde Trials

Song of the Dead

This Fatal Kiss

Forestfall

The Alpha of Bleake Isle

One for All

A Power Unbound

Magical Readathon: Orilium: 

Update 41

Update 42

Phase Out Your TBR: 

Update 15

Update 16

Update 17

Update 18

Update 19

Update 20

Update 21

Update 22 and Wrap Up

OK, so I got 39 posts in 7 days, and it was a pretty good week, though I did get a migraine on Sunday, so I pretty much lost that day. But this coming week has some really great releases that I need to read now! What about you guys? Happy reading!

So this week I want to read The Grandest Game, The Mirror of Beasts, and Sanctuary!

Get caught up in the puzzles, games, danger, romance, and riches of this lush new chapter in the #1 bestselling Inheritance Games saga.

Seven tickets. An island of dreams. The chance of a lifetime.

Welcome to the Grandest Game, an annual competition run by billionaire Avery Grambs and the four infamous Hawthorne brothers, whose family fortune she inherited. Designed to give anyone a shot at fame and fortune, this year's game requires one of seven golden tickets to enter. With millions on the line, those seven players will do whatever it takes to win.

Some of the players are in it for the money. Some for power. Some for reasons all their own. Every single one of them has secrets. Amidst it all is Grayson Hawthorne, tasked with a vital role in this year's game. But as tensions rise and the mind-bending challenges push the players to their limits—physically, mentally, and emotionally—it soon becomes clear that not everyone is playing by the rules.

#1 New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Lynn Barnes delivers a brand-new series in the world of The Inheritance Games, where fan-favorite and new characters collide in a game you’ll never forget.

Do you have what it takes to play?

With the dream of Avalon in ruins, Tamsin and her friends are all that stands in the way of Lord Death's plans to unleash the horrors of Anwnn on the world of the living. As the Wild Hunt carves a bloody path across continents, Tamsin is mustering allies, tracking down powerful artifacts, and traversing into new otherlands in search of a way to stop him.

Legend tells of a "Mirror of Beasts," powerful enough to trap even Lord Death in its accursed glass, but the mirror is not all that it seems. Tamsin must confront her own darkest secrets if she hopes to tap the mirror's strength to defeat her enemies.

Arthurian legend bleeds into contemporary action, and scars of the past are torn open anew by a starcrossed love that refuses to go quietly. This riveting conclusion to the Silver in the Bone duology will hold you in its thrall until the very last page.

It's not easy serving the Chernobog, the God of Destruction, Darkness and Death…especially during the holidays; and especially when you're out of eggnog and one of your pesky, freeloading mythic creatures has eaten your last cookie.

Roman would like nothing more than to be left alone, but when a wounded boy stumbles into his yard and begs for sanctuary, Roman takes him in. Now elite mercenaries are camped out on his property, combat mages are dousing the house with fire, and strange priests are unleashing arcane magic. They thought Roman was easy pickings, just a hermit in the woods, but they chose the wrong dark priest to annoy. For while Roman might be patient, he is the Black Volhv, filled with the love of his terrible god. For his adversaries, it's a fight to the death, but for him, it's just another day in the neighborhood.

Week 30 Review: Flashback

From Goodreads:

Kendra Michaels uses her heightened powers of deduction to draw out a serial killer who has not been seen or heard from in over fifteen years. Chloe and Sloane Morgan were only children when their mother was the second victim of the Bayside Strangler. Now, after spending fifteen years trying to discover his identity, the sisters have suddenly vanished. Were they getting too close to the truth? The police consider their interest in the crime to be just a coincidence and have little motivation to pursue the cold case.

Armed with the box of photos, videos, police reports, and notes gathered by the sisters over the years—plus the extraordinary senses from being blind before recovering her sight via a revolutionary surgical procedure—Kendra follows the sisters' trail of clues. Little does she realize that her search is about to unleash a long-dormant killer on San Diego. With help from government agent-for-hire Adam Lynch and private eye Jessie Mercado, Kendra must race to discover the identity of an infamous killer, not only to save the lives of the two sisters but also untold others.

My Review:


Authors: Iris Johansen and Roy Johansen  
Series: Kendra Michaels #11
Read: July 20th, 2024
Source: Ebook.bike 
Reason Why: Love their writing and this series, and it's a Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2024 Book and a WoW Book! 
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Published: June 25th 2024

5/5 Hearts

5/5 Books

5/5 Stars

It's Monday! What Are You Reading #685, July 22nd

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 #684
Teaser Tuesday #692
WWW Wednesday #692
WOW #688
Will the Time Come #685
Third Sentence Thursday #675
Random Reads #661
First Lines Friday #688
Book Blogger Hop #354

Monthly ARC's Update 81
The Reward Challenge Update #670
Wheel of TBR #217
How Well I Stuck to It #522
Wrote that Review Update #519

Week 29 Reviews:
The Hedgewitch of Foxhall

Killer View

Queen of Dreams

The Black Bird Oracle 

The Last Hour Between Worlds

The Blood is Love

The Stardust Grail

The Blacksmith Queen

The Princess Knight 

The Righteous

The Ruined

Betrayal Road 

Magical Readathon: Orilium: 

Update 39

Update 113 and Wrap Up

Update 40

Phase Out Your TBR: 

Update 14

Random:

Lyndall Clipstone Author Page

Mackenzie Reed Author Page

OK, so I got 39 posts in 7 days, it was a quiet week, I was recovering from getting my tongue tie cut. Plus my tablet still isn't fixed, which is annoying, but hopefully I get it back this week since they've had since last Monday to start actually repairing it. What about you guys? Happy reading!

So this week I want to read whatever I want! 

Week 29 Review: Killer View

From Goodreads:

New York Times bestselling author Roy Johansen delivers a thrill-a-minute read featuring a fearless heroine for hire.

An army vet and former bodyguard for the rich and famous, Jessie Mercado has faced all kinds of danger and always emerged victorious. But one thing this motorcycle-riding private investigator has never encountered before is an incarceration consultant.

Preparing wealthy people to go to prison is big business. When Owen Blake of Mamertine Consulting hires Mercado to find his missing partner, her suspect list is filled with recently released white-collar criminals, a few drug kingpins, and a couple of murderers to keep things interesting.

As witnesses turn up dead and car chases leave destruction in their wake, Jessie learns just how far someone will go to keep the fate of one man hidden. But why? To unravel the dark plot, she teams up with Kendra Michaels, a modern-day Sherlock Holmes, and together they hunt down the lethal secrets of Blake's company, hell-bent on staying one step ahead of disaster.

My Review:
I was really looking forward to reading this book! I really enjoyed reading about Jessie in the Kendra Michaels series, though I was a tad nervous, since this is just written by Roy Johansen, instead of with Iris Johansen. But I really enjoyed it and I'm so glad that I read it! 

That this idea is centered around a guy whose job it was to prepare the rich to go to prison, yeah, that's pretty interesting, but it also leaves a huge amount of suspects, from those that were his clients, to those that were affected by the crimes that those clients are now going to jail for, which made it more difficult and more interesting. 

There was a bit of romance with Brice, which was really adorable, and reminded me a bit of the Kendra/Adam dynamic, in which she doesn't want to let him him, but they were also their own characters. I'm rooting for them! 

Watching the mystery unfold, as things proved to be more dangerous, was so exciting and entertaining! I couldn't wait to find out who was behind and why it was happening! The pacing was well done, and I just flew through this book, and I really enjoyed how it wrapped up! 

Loved reading this book and I can't wait to read more of about these character! 

Author: Roy Johansen 
Series: Jessie Mercado, Kendra Michaels #9 
Read: July 14th, 2024  
Source: Ebook.bike 
Reason Why: Love his writing with Iris Johansen and this character, and it's a Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2024 Book and a WTC Book! 
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Published: March 8th 2022

5/5 Hearts

5/5 Books

5/5 Stars

Will the Time Come #683, July 4th

Every Thursday I am going to list a book which I really want to read/keep meaning to get to. These are mostly books which have been on my shelf for awhile now but don't have to be, maybe you got it two weeks ago and really want to read it! Thanks to Jodie from Books for Company for this meme!

Want to Join?

-Pick a book you have been meaning to read

-Do a post telling us about the book    

-Link the post up in the linky  

-Visit the other blogs

From Goodreads:

New York Times bestselling author Roy Johansen delivers a thrill-a-minute read featuring a fearless heroine for hire.

An army vet and former bodyguard for the rich and famous, Jessie Mercado has faced all kinds of danger and always emerged victorious. But one thing this motorcycle-riding private investigator has never encountered before is an incarceration consultant.

Preparing wealthy people to go to prison is big business. When Owen Blake of Mamertine Consulting hires Mercado to find his missing partner, her suspect list is filled with recently released white-collar criminals, a few drug kingpins, and a couple of murderers to keep things interesting.

As witnesses turn up dead and car chases leave destruction in their wake, Jessie learns just how far someone will go to keep the fate of one man hidden. But why? To unravel the dark plot, she teams up with Kendra Michaels, a modern-day Sherlock Holmes, and together they hunt down the lethal secrets of Blake’s company, hell-bent on staying one step ahead of disaster.

Why the time hasn't come yet...

I don't know, I love the books Roy Johansen writes with his mother, Iris Johansen, and I want to read it, but I just haven't made time for it. But I need to! What about you guys? Happy reading! 

Waiting on Wednesday #681, May 29th

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

Know to the Victim by K.L. Armstrong

Expected Publication: June 25th, 2024
From Goodreads:

From nationally bestselling author K.L. Armstrong comes a new heartstopping, propulsive, race-against-the-clock thriller.

How far will you go to protect the only family you have?

When Amy Gibson's mother is brutally murdered by her boyfriend, Amy's world is completely undone. Overcome with grief and heartache, she withdraws from everything around her—college, her friends, her entire life. Until her estranged half-brother, Oliver, saves her, pulling her back into her life and giving her family. Giving her a home.

Eight years later, she's picked herself up and has worked hard to move forward. She’s the host of a popular true crime podcast that focuses on crimes against women committed by their partners and is finding purpose and healing through helping women in ways she couldn't help her mother.

And then Oliver is accused of the unthinkable—something that is so unlike him. Something that horrifies Amy. But desperate to save the only family she has, she sets out to prove her brother's innocence.

But as the days pass and more information about Oliver and his past slowly comes to light, Amy begins realizing that nothing is ever as it seems—especially when it comes to family.

Finding Mr. Write by Kelley Armstrong

Expected Publication: June 25th, 2024
From Goodreads:
#1 New York Times bestselling author Kelley Armstrong delivers a fun romantic comedy about a woman writing under a male pseudonym and the man she hires to play the role in public. Daphne McFadden already knows that as a female author, the cards are stacked against her. Now she knows just how much. Because her sudden whim to pose as an “outdoorsy hunk of masculinity” male author for her new book just resulted in the a bidding war, a huge book deal, and the kind of fame every author dreams of. Now she’s in big trouble. Because she needs to convince the world that Zane Remington actually exists . . . but how? By hiring an actor, of course. Only Chris Stanton is not an actor—not officially. He’s used to balancing the books, not pretending he wrote one. Still, he’s mostly certain he can pose as some overly macho bro-author. But when the media descend on Daphne’s gorgeous remote home in the Yukon, it’s not enough for Chris to just be the face of Zane Remington—he’ll have to become him. All while hilariously balancing the terrifying dangers of the wilderness, a massive femme fandom, and a serious crush on Daphne. But as the hype circus gets more out of control, it’s just a matter of time before someone discovers their little write lie . . .

A Ruse of Shadows by Sherry Thomas

Expected Publication: June 25th, 2024
From Goodreads:

Charlotte Holmes is accustomed to solving crimes, not being accused of them, but she finds herself in a dreadfully precarious position as the bestselling Lady Sherlock series continues.

Charlotte’s success on the RMS Provence has afforded her a certain measure of time and assurance. Taking advantage of that, she has been busy, plotting to prise the man her sister loves from Moriarty’s iron grip.

Disruption, however, comes from an unexpected quarter. Lord Bancroft Ashburton, disgraced and imprisoned as a result of Charlotte’s prior investigations, nevertheless manages to press Charlotte into service: Underwood, his most loyal henchman, is missing and Lord Bancroft wants Charlotte to find Underwood, dead or alive.

But then Lord Bancroft himself turns up dead and Charlotte, more than anyone else, meets the trifecta criteria of motive, means, and opportunity. Never mind rescuing anyone else, with the law breathing down her neck, can Charlotte save herself from prosecution for murder?

A Novel Love Story by Ashley Poston

Expected Publication: June 25th, 2024
From Goodreads:

A professor of literature finds herself caught up in a work of fiction…literally, from the New York Times bestselling author of The Seven Year Slip and The Dead Romantics.

Eileen Merriweather loves to get lost in a good happily-ever-after. The fictional kind, anyway. Because at least imaginary men don’t leave you at the altar. She feels safe in a book. At home. Which might be why she’s so set on going to her annual book club retreat this year—she needs good friends, cheap wine, and grand romantic gestures—no matter what.

But when her car unexpectedly breaks down on the way, she finds herself stranded in a quaint town that feels like it’s right out of a novel…

Because it is.

This place can’t be real, and yet… she’s here, in Eloraton, the town of her favorite romance series, where the candy store’s honey taffy is always sweet, the local bar’s burgers are always a little burnt, and rain always comes in the afternoon. It feels like home. It’s perfect—and perfectly frozen, trapped in the late author’s last unfinished story.

Elsy is sure that’s why she must be here: to help bring the town to its storybook ending.

Except there is a character in Eloraton that she can’t place—a grumpy bookstore owner with mint-green eyes, an irritatingly sexy mouth and impeccable taste in novels. And he does not want her finishing this book.

Which is a problem because Elsy is beginning to think the town’s happily-ever-after might just be intertwined with her own.

Flashback by Iris Johansen and Roy Johansen

Expected Publication: June 25th, 2024
From Goodreads:

Kendra Michaels uses her heightened powers of deduction to draw out a serial killer who has not been seen or heard from in over fifteen years. 

Chloe and Sloane Morgan were only children when their mother was the second victim of the Bayside Strangler. Now, after spending fifteen years trying to discover his identity, the sisters have suddenly vanished. Were they getting too close to the truth? The police consider their interest in the crime to be just a coincidence and have little motivation to pursue the cold case.

 Armed with the box of photos, videos, police reports, and notes gathered by the sisters over the years—plus the extraordinary senses from being blind before recovering her sight via a revolutionary surgical procedure—Kendra follows the sisters’ trail of clues.  Little does she realize that her search is about to unleash a long-dormant killer on San Diego.  With help from government agent-for-hire Adam Lynch and private eye Jessie Mercado, Kendra must race to discover the identity of an infamous killer, not only to save the lives of the two sisters but also untold others. 

Tangled Up in You by Christina Lauren

Expected Publication: June 25th, 2024
From Goodreads:

A witty and deeply romantic modern reimagining of Disney’s Tangled, by the New York Times bestselling author duo Christina Lauren, part of the acclaimed and bestselling Meant to Be collection.

She has a dream. He has a plan. Together they’ll take a leap of faith.

Ren has never held an iPhone, googled the answer to a question, or followed a crush on social media. What she has done: read a book or two, or three (okay, hundreds). Taught herself to paint. Built a working wind power system from scratch. But for all the books she’s read, Ren has never found one that’s taught a woman raised on a homestead and off the grid for most of her twenty-two years how to live in the real world. So when she finally achieves her lifelong dream of attending Corona College, it feels like her life is finally beginning.

Fitz has the rest of his life mapped out: graduate from Corona at the top of his class, get his criminal record wiped clean, and pass himself off as the rich, handsome player everyone thinks he is. He’s a few months short from checking off step one of his plans when Ren Gylden, with her cascading blonde hair and encyclopedic brain, crashes into his life, and for the first time Fitz’s plan is in jeopardy.

But a simple assignment in their immunology seminar changes the course of both their lives, and suddenly they’re thrown out of the frying pan and into the fire on a road trip that will lead them in the most unexpected directions. Out on the open road, the world somehow shifts, and the unlikely pair realize that, maybe, the key to the dreams they've both been chasing have been sitting next to them the whole time.

Children of Anguish and Anarchy by Tomi Adeyemi

Expected Publication: June 25th, 2024
From Goodreads:

New allies rise.

The Blood Moon nears.

Zélie faces her final enemy.

The king who hunts her heart.

When Zelie seized the royal palace that fateful night, she thought her battles had come to an end. The monarchy had finally fallen. The maji had risen again. Zélie never expected to find herself locked in a cage and trapped on a foreign ship. Now warriors with iron skulls traffic her and her people across the seas, far from their homeland.

Then everything changes when Zélie meets King Baldyr, her true captor, the ruler of the Skulls, and the man who has ravaged entire civilizations to find her. Baldyr’s quest to harness Zélie’s strength sends Zélie, Amari, and Tzain searching for allies in unknown lands.

But as Baldyr closes in, catastrophe charges Orïsha’s shores. It will take everything Zélie has to face her final enemy and save her people before the Skulls annihilate them for good.

Market for Murder by Heather Graham

Expected Publication: June 25th, 2024
From Goodreads:

In the alleys of Edinburgh, someone is killing for profit…

Scotland has a dead body problem. Another one. And in the wake of a similar spate of tribute killings, Special Agents Luke Kendrick and Carly MacDonald know they have their work cut out for them. Working alongside a new team of agents, the partners have more questions than answers when the crime scenes yield little evidence. In the style of infamous killers Burke and Hare, it appears victims are being moved to a secondary location, where they’re dissected and sold for spare parts.

With the clock ticking on every organ being harvested, the members of Blackbird know the killers must be near at hand, and soon discover that they’re also being closed in on. As questions begin to arise about the newest additions to their team, Luke and Carly are running out of time—and people they can trust—to catch the killers before the agents themselves are the next to be put on ice.  

Love Letters to a Serial Killer by Tasha Coryell

Expected Publication: June 25th, 2024
From Goodreads:

An aimless young woman starts writing to an accused serial killer while he awaits trial and then, once he’s acquitted, decides to move in with him and take the investigation into her own hands in this dark and irresistibly compelling debut thriller.

Recently ghosted and sick of watching her friends fade into the suburbs, thirty-something Hannah finds community in a true-crime forum that’s on a mission to solve the murders of four women in Atlanta. After William, a handsome lawyer, is arrested for the killings, Hannah begins writing him letters. It’s the perfect outlet for her pent-up frustration and rage. The exercise empowers her, and even feels healthy at first.

Until William writes back.

Hannah’s interest in the case goes from curiosity to obsession, leaving space for nothing else as her life implodes around her. After she loses her job, she heads to Georgia to attend the trial and befriends other true-crime junkies like herself. When a fifth woman is discovered, the jury has no choice but to find William not guilty, and Hannah is the first person he calls upon his release. The two of them quickly fall into a routine of domestic bliss.

Well, as blissful as one can feel while secretly investigating their partner for serial murder…

There's some really amazing books coming out at the end of the month, though it's funny that Kelley Armstrong has 2 books coming out on the 25th under the two names! What about you guys? Happy reading! 

Week 12 Review: More Than Meets the Eye

From Goodreads:

New York Times bestselling authors Iris Johansen and Roy Johansen team up for another electrifying thriller that pits a serial killer against Kendra Michaels' heightened powers of deduction.

After scoring a plea deal in a high-profile murder trial, serial killer James Michael Barrett leads a grim parade of law enforcement officers to the body of his last victim. At the alleged burial site, the officers swing their shovels down and are met with a strange metallic sound they weren't expecting. In a blink, a terrific explosion rocks the woods, killing Barrett and most of the officers instantly.

The detonation is only the beginning of a shocking case for FBI consultant Kendra Michaels—a string of heinous murders in the style of the very-dead Barrett mysteriously continue, and it becomes clear that he may not have been working alone. As the crimes accelerate, Kendra reluctantly accepts help from college student Tricia Walton, the only survivor of Barrett's attacks. But the killer has a terrifying plan that Kendra and her team are only beginning to understand.

My Review:
This was a really great read, and such a great sequel! I love this series so much, I love watching Kendra investigate, and her relationship with Lynch. This latest case with a caught serial killer turning out to having a partner, yeah, it was so great to read! 

This latest case, with a convicted killer taking agents to one of his undiscovered bodies, and then that place being a trap and killing most that where there? Yeah, this case was pretty personal, since Metcalf was there, and was injured, and I couldn't put it down! 

This book focused a lot on Tricia, the only known person to escape Barrett. As this case got more complicated, with alphas and betas, and getting into that world, the threat to Tricia increased-and focused on Kendra as well, which wasn't great! 

Her relationship with Lynch really got some screen time in this book, between him not giving up, and some helpful time given by Tricia. I really enjoyed watching it play out, and hopefully, this time, they won't backslide, that they'll stay together! 

I had a really great time reading this book, and I can't wait to read more! 

Authors: Iris Johansen and Roy Johansen 
Series: Kendra Michaels #10
Read: March 24th, 2023
Source: Ebook.bike
Reason Why: Love their writing and this series, and it's a Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2023 Book and a WoW Book! 
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Published: February 7th 2023

5/5 Hearts

5/5 Books

5/5 Stars

Magical Readathon: Orilium Update 21

So I read my next book for Magical Readathon: Orilium, and it was More Than Meets the Eye which was for the prompt Fight a Wizard, and I'll be reading something in May next!

My Reading Journey:

Blackhearts by Nicole Castroman

Prompt Fulfilled: Turn Left

Started On: January 2nd

Finished On: January 2nd, 2:35 PM

Pages Read: 384

Fox Forever by Mary E. Pearson

Prompt Fulfilled: Turn Right

Started On: January 3rd

Finished On: January 3rd, 3:40 PM

Pages Read: 320

King of Battle and Blood by Scarlett St. Clair 

Prompt Fulfilled: Turn Left

Started On: January 3rd

Finished On: January 3rd, 10:12 PM

Pages Read: 402

Dragon Bones by Patricia Briggs

Prompt Fulfilled: Turn Left

Started On: January 5th

Finished On: January 5th, 12:44 AM

Pages Read: 308

Lovely Bad Things by Trisha Wolfe 

Prompt Fulfilled: Turn Left

Started On: January 6th

Finished On: January 6th, 6:10 PM

Pages Read: 386

Wrath & Mercy by Jessica Rubinkowski

Prompt Fulfilled: Turn Right

Started On: January 7th

Finished On: January 7th, 6:49 PM

Pages Read: 416

All Of Our Demise by Amanda Foody and Christine Lynn Herman

Prompt Fulfilled: Turn Right

Started On: January 13th

Finished On: January 13th, 4:30 PM

Pages Read: 480

The Accidental Pinup by Danielle Jackson

Prompt Fulfilled: Go the the Castle
Started On: February 9th

Finished On: February 9th, 8:18 PM

Pages Read: 320

A Show for Two by Tashie Bhuiyan

Prompt Fulfilled: Go the the Castle
Started On: February 25th

Finished On: February 25th, 6:35 PM

Pages Read: 416

A Tempest at Sea by Sherry Thomas 

Prompt Fulfilled: Go Towards a Lake
Started On: February 25th

Finished On: February 25th, 10:11 PM

Pages Read: 336

Keeper of Enchanted Rooms by Charlie N. Holmberg

Prompt Fulfilled: Go the the Castle
Started On: February 26th

Finished On: February 26th, 2:51 M

Pages Read: 348

The Drowned Woods by Emily Lloyd-Jones

Prompt Fulfilled: Go to the Forest
Started On: February 26th

Finished On: February 26th, 8:30 PM

Pages Read: 352

Bitter Falls by Rachel Caine

Prompt Fulfilled: Go Towards a Lake
Started On: February 27th

Finished On: February 27th, 5:50 PM

Pages Read: 336

Heartbreak Bay by Rachel Caine

Prompt Fulfilled: Go Towards a Lake
Started On: February 27th

Finished On: February 27th, 9:35 PM

Pages Read: 336

The Queen's Price by Anne Bishop

Prompt Fulfilled: Fight a Giant

Started On: March 7th

Finished On: March 7th, 7:15 PM

Pages Read: 544

A Crown of Ivy and Glass by Claire Legrand

Prompt Fulfilled: Fight a Giant
Started On: March 8th

Finished On: March 8th, 7:20 PM

Pages Read: 560

Bonesmith by Nicki Pau Preto

Prompt Fulfilled: Fight a Wizard

Started On: March 11th

Finished On: March 11th, 7:20 PM

Pages Read: 464

A Day of Fallen Night by Samantha Shannon

Prompt Fulfilled: Fight a Giant

Started On: March 13th

Finished On: March 13th, 8:45 PM

Pages Read: 880

A Fire Endless by Rebecca Ross

Prompt Fulfilled: Fight a Giant
Started On: March 15th

Finished On: March 15th, 9:14 PM

Pages Read: 512

Magic Word by A.S. Fenichel

Prompt Fulfilled: Fight a Wizard 

Started On: March 15th

Finished On: March 15th, 6:17 PM

Pages Read: 322

More Than Meets the Eye by Iris Johansen and Roy Johansen

Prompt Fulfilled: Fight a Wizard 

Started On: March 24th

Finished On: March 24th: 1:54 PM

Pages Read: 432

Prompts Left: None Left! 

Read: 21

Pages Read: 8596

First Lines Friday #619, March 24th

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 it was a good day, she'd soon be looking at a corpse that had been rotting in the ground for over two years. FBI Special Agent Cynthia Strode shook her head at what now passed for a "good day." The bar was getting lower by the week."-More Than Meets the Eye by Iris Johansen and Roy Johansen

Yeah, that doesn't sound good! Must read more! What about you guys? Happy reading! 

Magical Readathon: Orilium Update 20

So I read my next book for Magical Readathon: Orilium, and it was Magic Word which was for the prompt Fight a Wizard, and I'll be reading More Than Meets the Eye next!

My Reading Journey:

Blackhearts by Nicole Castroman

Prompt Fulfilled: Turn Left

Started On: January 2nd

Finished On: January 2nd, 2:35 PM

Pages Read: 384

Fox Forever by Mary E. Pearson

Prompt Fulfilled: Turn Right

Started On: January 3rd

Finished On: January 3rd, 3:40 PM

Pages Read: 320

King of Battle and Blood by Scarlett St. Clair 

Prompt Fulfilled: Turn Left

Started On: January 3rd

Finished On: January 3rd, 10:12 PM

Pages Read: 402

Dragon Bones by Patricia Briggs

Prompt Fulfilled: Turn Left

Started On: January 5th

Finished On: January 5th, 12:44 AM

Pages Read: 308

Lovely Bad Things by Trisha Wolfe 

Prompt Fulfilled: Turn Left

Started On: January 6th

Finished On: January 6th, 6:10 PM

Pages Read: 386

Wrath & Mercy by Jessica Rubinkowski

Prompt Fulfilled: Turn Right

Started On: January 7th

Finished On: January 7th, 6:49 PM

Pages Read: 416

All Of Our Demise by Amanda Foody and Christine Lynn Herman

Prompt Fulfilled: Turn Right

Started On: January 13th

Finished On: January 13th, 4:30 PM

Pages Read: 480

The Accidental Pinup by Danielle Jackson

Prompt Fulfilled: Go the the Castle
Started On: February 9th

Finished On: February 9th, 8:18 PM

Pages Read: 320

A Show for Two by Tashie Bhuiyan

Prompt Fulfilled: Go the the Castle
Started On: February 25th

Finished On: February 25th, 6:35 PM

Pages Read: 416

A Tempest at Sea by Sherry Thomas 

Prompt Fulfilled: Go Towards a Lake
Started On: February 25th

Finished On: February 25th, 10:11 PM

Pages Read: 336

Keeper of Enchanted Rooms by Charlie N. Holmberg

Prompt Fulfilled: Go the the Castle
Started On: February 26th

Finished On: February 26th, 2:51 M

Pages Read: 348

The Drowned Woods by Emily Lloyd-Jones

Prompt Fulfilled: Go to the Forest
Started On: February 26th

Finished On: February 26th, 8:30 PM

Pages Read: 352

Bitter Falls by Rachel Caine

Prompt Fulfilled: Go Towards a Lake
Started On: February 27th

Finished On: February 27th, 5:50 PM

Pages Read: 336

Heartbreak Bay by Rachel Caine

Prompt Fulfilled: Go Towards a Lake
Started On: February 27th

Finished On: February 27th, 9:35 PM

Pages Read: 336

The Queen's Price by Anne Bishop

Prompt Fulfilled: Fight a Giant

Started On: March 7th

Finished On: March 7th, 7:15 PM

Pages Read: 544

A Crown of Ivy and Glass by Claire Legrand

Prompt Fulfilled: Fight a Giant
Started On: March 8th

Finished On: March 8th, 7:20 PM

Pages Read: 560

Bonesmith by Nicki Pau Preto

Prompt Fulfilled: Fight a Wizard

Started On: March 11th

Finished On: March 11th, 7:20 PM

Pages Read: 464

A Day of Fallen Night by Samantha Shannon

Prompt Fulfilled: Fight a Giant

Started On: March 13th

Finished On: March 13th, 8:45 PM

Pages Read: 880

A Fire Endless by Rebecca Ross

Prompt Fulfilled: Fight a Giant
Started On: March 15th

Finished On: March 15th, 9:14 PM

Pages Read: 512

Magic Word by A.S. Fenichel

Prompt Fulfilled: Fight a Wizard 

Started On: March 15th

Finished On: March 15th, 6:17 PM

Pages Read: 322

More Than Meets the Eye by Iris Johansen and Roy Johansen

Prompt Fulfilled: Fight a Wizard 

Started On: March 

Currently On: Page 0 of 432

Prompts Left: None Left! 

Read: 20

Pages Read: 8164

Waiting on Wednesday #607, December 28th

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

The Phantom by Gena Showalter

Expected Publication: February 7th, 2023
From Goodreads:

New York Times bestselling author Gena Showalter returns with The Phantom, the third book in her pulse-pounding Rise of the Warlords series, featuring a vengeful harpy and a callous torture master locked in a battle to the death. 

As the son of a war god, Roux Pyroesis has suffered unending pain—he’s caused it, too, dispatching his foes with alarming ease. Now he’s tasked with cutting out the heart of a powerful queen who rules an ancient prison realm inhabited by the most vicious immortal females in existence.

Blythe the Undoing is a decorated harpy warrior determined to annihilate Roux, the invader who killed her beloved consort. Nothing will stop her. Even if she must trap herself for eternity by sneaking into the brutal realm and taking the crown, pitting herself against the merciless male she’s sworn to despise.

Having never known desire, Roux is ill prepared for the stunning beauty who challenges him at every turn. For the survival of his army, duty comes first. Always. But what happens when the flames of Blythe’s hatred burn out and she craves him, too…but only one of them can live?

The Cradle of Ice by James Rollins

Expected Publication: February 7th, 2023
From Goodreads:

The second book in the New York Times bestselling Moonfall series from thriller-master James Rollins, The Cradle of Ice is a page-turning tale of action, adventure, betrayal, ambition, and the struggle for survival in a harsh world that hangs by a thread.

To stop the coming apocalypse, a fellowship was formed.

A soldier, a thief, a lost prince, and a young girl bonded by fate and looming disaster.

Each step along this path has changed the party, forging deep alliances and greater

enmities. All the while, hostile forces have hunted them, fearing what they might

unleash. Armies wage war around them.

For each step has come with a cost—in blood, in loss, in heartbreak.

Now, they must split, traveling into a vast region of ice and to a sprawling capital of the world they’ve only known in stories. Time is running out and only the truth will save us all.

Encore in Death by J.D. Robb

Expected Publication: February 7th, 2023
From Goodreads:

The homicide cop with a passion for justice returns in the captivating crime thriller series by the #1 New York Times bestselling author.

It was a glittering event full of A-listers, hosted by Eliza Lane and Brant Fitzhugh, a celebrity couple who’d conquered both Hollywood and Broadway. And now Eve Dallas has made her entrance—but not as a guest. After raising a toast, Fitzhugh fell to the floor and died, with physical symptoms pointing to cyanide, and the police have crashed the party.

From all accounts, he wasn’t the kind of star who made enemies. Everyone loved him—even his ex-wife. And since the champagne cocktail that killed him was originally intended for Eliza, it’s possible she was the real target, with a recently fired assistant, a bitter rival, and an obsessed fan in the picture. With so many attendees, staff, and servers, Eve has her work cut out determining who committed murder in the middle of the crowd—and what was their motivation. As one who’s not fond of the spotlight herself, she dreads the media circus surrounding a case like this. All she wants is to figure out who’s truly innocent, and who’s only acting that way…

Radiant Sin by Katee Robert

Expected Publication: February 7th, 2023
From Goodreads:

There's nowhere more dangerous than Olympus...and no one more captivating than its golden god: Apollo. Keeper of secrets, master of his shining realm...and the only man I am powerless to deny.

*A scorchingly hot modern retelling of Apollo and Cassandra that's as sinful as it is sweet.*

As a disgraced member of a fallen house, Cassandra Gataki has seen firsthand what comes from trusting the venomous Thirteen. But when the maddeningly gorgeous and kind Apollo asks her to go undercover as his plus-one at a week-long party hosted by a dangerous new power player...Cassandra reluctantly agrees to have his back.

On one condition: when it's all over, and Apollo has the ammunition he needs to protect Olympus, she and her sister will be allowed to leave. For good.

Apollo may be the city's official spymaster, but it's his ability to inspire others that keeps him at the top. Despite what the rest of Olympus says, there's no one he trusts more than Cassandra. Yet even as their fake relationship takes a wicked turn for the scaldingly hot, a very real danger surfaces... threatening not only Cassandra and Apollo, but the very heart of Olympus itself.

More Than Meets the Eye by Iris Johansen and Roy Johansen

Expected Publication: February 7th, 2023
From Goodreads:

New York Times bestselling authors Iris Johansen and Roy Johansen team up for another electrifying thriller that pits a serial killer against Kendra Michaels' heightened powers of deduction.

After scoring a plea deal in a high-profile murder trial, serial killer James Michael Barrett leads a grim parade of law enforcement officers to the body of his last victim. At the alleged burial site, the officers swing their shovels down and are met with a strange metallic sound they weren’t expecting. In a blink, a terrific explosion rocks the woods, killing Barrett and most of the officers instantly.

The detonation is only the beginning of a shocking case for FBI consultant Kendra Michaels—a string of heinous murders in the style of the very-dead Barrett mysteriously continue, and it becomes clear that he may not have been working alone. As the crimes accelerate, Kendra reluctantly accepts help from college student Tricia Walton, the only survivor of Barrett’s attacks. But the killer has a terrifying plan that Kendra and her team are only beginning to understand.

Not Your Ex's Hexes by April Asher

Expected Publication: February 7th, 2023
From Goodreads:

In April Asher’s next Supernatural Singles novel, Not Your Ex's Hexes, a one-night-stand between a willful witch and a broody half-demon conjures an adventure that wouldn’t be complete without several magical mishaps.

For her entire life, Rose Maxwell trained to become the next Prima on the Supernatural Council. Now that she’s stepped down, it’s time for this witch to focus on herself. And not think about her impulsive one-night stand with Damian Adams, a half-Demon Veterinarian who she can’t get out of her head. Neither of them is looking for a relationship. But when Rose is sentenced to community service at Damian’s animal sanctuary it becomes impossible for them to ignore their sparking attraction. A friends-with-benefits, no feelings, no strings arrangement works perfectly for them both.

After a sequence of dead-end jobs, it’s not until Rose tangos with two snarly demons that she thinks she’s finally found her path. However, this puts Damian back on the periphery of a world he thought he left behind. He doesn’t approve of Rose becoming a Hunter, but if there's one thing he's learned about the stubborn witch, it was telling her not to do something was one sure-fire way to make sure she did.

Working—and sleeping—together awakens feelings Damian never knew he had...and shouldn't have. Because thanks to his ex's hex, if he falls in love, he'll not only lose his heart—but his humanity. 

Ruling Destiny by Alyson Noel

Expected Publication: February 7th, 2023
From Goodreads:
The Da Vinci Code meets Riverdale, set in a unique boarding school in the next installment in the Stealing Infinity series from #1 New York Times bestselling author Alyson Noël.

These Infinite Threads by Tahereh Mafi

Expected Publication: February 7th, 2023
From Goodreads:

The second book in an epic, romantic fantasy trilogy based on Persian folklore, which #1 New York Times bestselling author Cassandra Clare called “exquisitely crafted,” by bestselling and National Book Award–nominated author Tahereh Mafi.

Alizeh is the heir to the Jinn throne and fulfills a long-foretold prophecy of a Jinn sovereign destined to free her people from the half-lives they’ve been forced to live under the rule of humans.

Kamran is the heir to the human throne, and he’s being pressured to marry before he becomes king. When he falls in love with Alizeh and subsequently learns her true identity, he must question everything he’s been taught about Jinn and their future in his kingdom.

These Infinite Threads picks up at the explosive cliff-hanger ending of the New York Times bestselling novel This Woven Kingdom, and is perfect for fans of Leigh Bardugo, Tomi Adeyemi, and Sabaa Tahir.

Stardust in Their Veins by Laura Sebastian

Expected Publication: February 7th, 2023
From Goodreads:

Immerse yourself in the second book in a fantasy trilogy from the New York Times bestselling author of the Ash Pricess series. The sequel to Castles in Their Bones is the story of three princesses and the destiny they were born for: seduction, conquest, and the crown.

Princesses Beatriz and Daphne have lost their older sister, but their mother's grand scheme of taking the continent of Vesteria is far from complete. With the country of Temarin now under the Empress's control, only the nations of Cellaria and Friv remain free from her rule. What's worse, an ominous prophecy has begun to shine through the constellations: the blood of stars and majesty spilled.

Usurped by conniving cousins Nico and Gigi, Beatriz fears for her life, while in icy Friv, Daphne continues her shaky alliance with the rebels even as she struggles to stay a step ahead of them. But when an unlikely ally offers Beatriz a deal, she finds herself back in her mother's sights.

With enemies around every corner and the stars whispering of betrayal, Daphne and Beatriz can't trust anyone—least of all each other. If they've learned anything, though, it's that the Empress's game is constantly changing. And the arrival of surprise visitors from Temarin just might tip the scales in the princesses' favor . . . if they manage to avoid meeting their sister's fate before they can make their next move.

Oh, some really fantastic authors with really great sounding releases coming out at the start of February! I'm so excited for them to come out! What about you guys? Happy reading! 

Week 49 Review: Blink of an Eye

From Goodreads:

A #1 New York Times bestselling author and an Edgar Award winner, Iris and Roy Johansen, team up to deliver a gripping new novel featuring investigator Kendra Michaels -- whose observational skills are worthy of a modern-day Sherlock Holmes.

Delilah Winter is one of the hottest pop stars on the planet, so how in the world was she kidnapped right in the middle of a show at the famous Hollywood Bowl? If anyone can figure it out, it's Dr. Kendra Michaels, who works with local and federal authorities on only the most impossible cases. Blind for the first twenty years of her life until a revolutionary surgical procedure allowed her to regain her sight, Kendra uses her powers of observation -- honed during her years in the dark -- to detect what other investigators don't. She agrees to lead the race to rescue the young singer before time runs out.

Joined by Jessie Mercado, the singer's former bodyguard and a military hero, Kendra closes in on the hideout location but not before casualties mount up. Desperate for leads, Kendra must set aside her personal feelings when agent-for-hire Adam Lynch also volunteers his special skills to aid in the search.

But as the abductor's true purpose becomes clear, the trio uncover a plot they never could have imagined -- leading to a showdown they won't soon forget. 

My Review:
I really enjoyed reading this book. I really enjoy this series, but this time, this book was personal to Jessie, which is a first, and I just had a great time reading about these characters and this current case that they're working on!

This mystery into the abduction of Delilah Winter, who Jessie bodyguarded for a period of time, and who now feels driven to find her. And media always says the first 72 hours in a kidnapping is the most vital, and this book just go go goes so quickly! Loved watching them investigate and Kendra utilize her observational talents! 

Of course, there's still some conflict between Kendra and Lynch leftover from the previous book. And they do work on it, but it starts off on a rough note because he hasn't communicated in a long time, working on a case in another country. Not cool, dude! But I enjoyed the developments in their relationship in this book! 

The synopsis tells us that there's more to this abduction that it appears. But I didn't put together was that purpose was, I had to learn it when it was revealed, and it was shocking, but it totally worked for what we knew. It just made that ending so spectacular, I really enjoyed how it turned out! 

This was another great read, and I'd love to continue this series! 

Authors: Iris Johansen and Roy Johansen
Series: Kendra Michaels #8
Read: November 30th, 2020
Source: NetGalley 
Reason Why: Love their writing and this series, and it's a Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2020 Book and a WoW Book! 
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Expected Publication: February 2nd 2021

5/5 Hearts

5/5 Books

5/5 Stars

Taylor Swift Playlistathon Update 29

So I read my next book for Taylor Swift Playlistathon, which was Blink of an Eye, which is for the songs Stay Stay Stay, and I'll be reading Death of a Showman next! 

My Reading Journey:

Even if We Break by Marieke Nijkamp

Prompt Fulfilled: ...Ready for It?, The Outside, Tied Together With a Smile, Haunted, Bad Blood, Me!, cardigan 

Started On: November 13th

Finished On: November 13th, 5:49 PM

Pages Read: 336

They Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera

Prompt Fulfilled: Welcome to New York, A Place in This World, my tears ricochet

Started On: November 13th

Finished On: November 13th, 9:37 PM

Pages Read: 416

You Don't Know Me but I Know You by Rebecca Barrow

Prompt Fulfilled: We Are Never Getting Back Together, Tell Me Why

Started On: November 13th

Finished On: November 13th, 11:57 PM

Pages Read: 336

The Blood Spell by C.J. Redwine 

Prompt Fulfilled: The Man, Back to December, Enchanted 

Started On: November 15th

Finished On: November 15th, 9:33 PM

Pages Read: 448

The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E Schwab

Prompt Fulfilled: Blank Space, Hey Stephen, I Wish You Would, Clean, Cruel Summer, Cornelia Street, It's Nice to Have a Friend

Started On: November 16th

Finished On: November 16th, 10:28 PM

Pages Read: 489

Leopard's Rage by Christine Feehan

Prompt Fulfiled: So it Goes..., Starlight

Started On: November 17th

Finished On: November 17th, 7:10 PM

Pages Read: 480

Day Zero by Kelly DeVos

Prompt Fulfilled: Sparks Fly, Dancing with Our Hands Tied, seven

Started On: November 18th

Finished On: November 18th, 7:03 PM

Pages Read: 432

Roomies by Sara Zarr and Tara Alterbrando 

Prompt Fulfilled: Stay Beautiful, Everything Has Changed, Getaway Car

Started On: November 18th

Finished On: November 18th, 10:46 PM

Pages Read: 279

The Perfectionists by Sara Shepard

Prompt Fulfilled: peace

Started On: November 19th

Finished On: November 19th, 10:23 PM

Pages Read: 322

The State of Us by Shaun David Hutchinson

Prompt Fulfilled: Miss American and the Heartbreak Prince, The Way I Loved You, London Boy, You Need to Calm Down

Started On: November 20th

Finished On: November 20th, 6:30 PM

Pages Read: 416

Ink by Jonathan Maberry

Prompt Fulfilled: Our Song

Started On: November 20th

Finished On: November 20th, 11:44 PM 

Pages Read: 480

Pieces of Her by Karin Slaughter

Prompt Fulfilled: Don't Blame Me, Wildest Dreams, I Forgot That You Existed

Started On: November 21st

Finished On: November 21st, 10:47 PM

Pages Read: 416

What You Hide by Natalie D. Richards

Prompt Fulfilled: Red

Started On: November 22nd

Finished On: November 22nd, 5:20

Pages Read: 384

Missing at 17 by Christine Conradt 

Prompt Fulfilled: Love Story

Started On: November 22nd

Finished On: November 22nd, 9:08 PM

Pages Read: 296

Lie to Me by J.T. Ellison

Prompt Fulfilled: Paper Rings, mirrorball

Started On: November 23rd

Finished On: November 23rd, 9:28 PM

Pages Read: 511

The Falling in Love Montage by Ciara Smyth

Prompt Fulfilled: Breathe

Started On: November 24th

Finished On: November 24th, 10:05 PM

Pages Read: 368

The Lies They Tell by Gilliam French

Prompt Fulfilled: Sad Beautiful Tragic, the lake

Started On: November 25th

Finished On: November 25th, 4:08 PM

Pages Read: 295

The Missing Season by Gilliam French

Prompt Fulfilled: Out of the Woods, I Know Places 

Started On: November 25th

Finished On: November 25th, 9:06 PM

Pages Read: 294

The Mall by Megan McCafferty

Prompt Fulfilled: Style

Started On: November 26th

Finished On: November 26th, 5:39 PM

Pages Read: 320

Devoted by Jennifer Mathieu

Prompt Fulfilled: False God

Started On: November 26th

Finished On: November 26th, 9:07 PM

Pages Read: 336

Grown by Tiffany D. Jackson

Prompt Fulfilled: Teardrops on my Guitar, Change, Mine, Daylight, the 1

Started On: November 27th

Finished On: November 27th, 6:47 PM

Pages Read: 384

Everything All At Once by Katrina Leno

Prompt Fulfilled: The Lucky One, epiphany 

Started On: November 27th

Finished On: November 27th, 10:11 PM

Pages Read: 368

The Summer Set by Aimee Agresti

Prompt Fulfilled: Tim McGraw, This Love, This Is Why We Can't Have Nice Things, August 

Started On: November 28th

Finished On: November 28th, 3:35 PM

Pages Read: 384

Changes in Latitudes by Jen Malone

Prompt Fulfilled: invisible string 

Started On: November 28th

Finished On: November 28th, 11:49 PM

Pages Read: 384

Nocturna by Maya Motayne

Prompt Fulfilled: Gorgeous

Started On: November 29th

Finished On: November 29th, 6:18 PM

Pages Read: 471

Ghost Wood Song by Erica Waters

Prompt Fulfilled: Love Story

Started On: November 29th

Finished On: November 29th, 10:09 PM

Pages Read: 368

Twin Daggers by MarcyKate Connolly

Prompt Fulfilled: Never Grow Up

Started On: November 30th

Finished On: November 30th, 12:39 PM

Pages Read: 368

Furbidden Fatality by Deborah Blake

Prompt Fulfilled: 22

Started On: November 30th

Finished On: November 30th, 2:39 PM

Pages Read: 288

Blink of an Eye by Iris Johansen and Roy Johansen

Prompt Fulfilled: Stay Stay Stay

Started On: November 30th

Finished On: November 30th, 5:36 PM

Pages Read: 416

Death of a Showman by Mariah Fredericks 

Prompt Fulfilled: How You Get the Girl

Started On: November 30th

Currently On: Page 0 of 288

Books Left: The Lady's Guide to Petticoats and Piracy by Mackenzi Lee, Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo, City of Ashes by Cassandra Clare, Little Wrecks by Meredith Miller, Winter Glass by Lexa Hillyer, That Night by Amy Giles, Rises the Night by Colleen Gleason, You Say it First by Katie Cotugno, Even If I Fall by Abigail Johnson, Opposite of Always by Justin A. Reynolds, Top Ten by Katie Cotugno, The Grace Year by Kim Liggett, The Princess Knight by G.A. Aiken, Capturing an Earl by A.S. Fenichel, Speak Easy, Speak Love by McKelle George, What If It's Us by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera, We Were Never Here by Jennifer Gilmore, Oathbringer by Brandon Sanderson, The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemison, Tempting the Best Man Jennifer L. Armentrout, The Hazel Wood by Melissa Albert, Vengeful by V.E. Schwab, The Wicked King by Holly Black, Cinder by Marissa Meyer, Antigoddess by Kendare Blake, A Gathering of Shadows by V.E. Schwab, Heartless by Marissa Meyer, Wildcard by Marie Lu, Wait for You by Jennifer L. Armentrout, King of Scars by Leigh Bardugo, Ruby Red by Kerstin Gier

Books Read: 29

Pages Read: 11467