Showing posts with label Shani Michelle. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Shani Michelle. Show all posts

Sunday, September 4, 2022

It's Monday! What Are You Reading #587, September 5th

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 #586
Teaser Tuesday #594
WWW Wednesday #594
WOW #590
Will the Time Come #587
Third Sentence Thursday #577
Random Reads #563
First Lines Friday #590
Book Blogger Hop #256
Monthly ARC's October Round Up
Monthly ARC's Update 21
The Reward Challenge Update #572
Wheel of TBR #119
How Well I Stuck to It #424
Wrote that Review Update #421

Week 35 Reviews:
Blade Breaker
Revenge of the Sluts

ARC August: 

Magical Readathon: Orilium: 

Becca's BookoplAthon:

SeasonAthon Academy: 

Random:

OK, so I got 57 posts in 7 days, and it was a pretty great week, I read so much, and some really amazing books! I'm hoping for a quieter month in September, honestly, I need to slow down a bit! There's so much to read, I can't read it all, and I need to stop trying to take it on! What about you guys? Happy reading!

So this week I want to read Desperation in Death and Devouring Darkness.

The #1 New York Times bestselling author presents a gripping new thriller that pits homicide detective Eve Dallas against a conspiracy of exploitation and evil…

New York, 2061: The place called the Pleasure Academy is a living nightmare where abducted girls are trapped, trained for a life of abject service while their souls are slowly but surely destroyed. Dorian, a thirteen-year-old runaway who’d been imprisoned there, might never have made it out if not for her fellow inmate Mina, who’d hatched the escape plan. Mina was the more daring of the two—but they’d been equally desperate.

Unfortunately, they didn’t get away fast enough. Now Dorian is injured, terrified, and wandering the streets of New York, and Mina lies dead near the waterfront while Lt. Eve Dallas looks over the scene.

Mina’s expensive, elegant clothes and beauty products convince Dallas that she was being groomed, literally and figuratively, for sex trafficking—and that whoever is investing in this high-overhead operation expects windfall profits. Her billionaire husband, Roarke, may be able to help, considering his ties to the city’s ultra-rich. But Roarke is also worried about the effect this case is having on Dallas, as it brings a rage to the surface she can barely control. No matter what, she must keep her head clear--because above all, she is desperate for justice and to take down those who prey on and torment the innocent. 
In the newest installment of the Heirs of Chicagoland series, vampire Elisa Sullivan unearths an ancient grudge, with potentially devastating consequences.

As the only vampire ever born, and the daughter of two very powerful Chicago vampires, Elisa Sullivan knew her life was going to be...unusual. But she wanted to make her own way in the world, preferably away from her famous family. Then supernatural politics--and perhaps a bit of destiny--intervened, and Elisa had to steady her nerves and sharpen her steel to fight for the city of Chicago. Luckily, Connor Keene, son of the North American Central Pack's Apex wolf, is right by her side.

When Elisa and her Ombudsman colleagues agree to escort a troubled sorcereress to Chicago, they inadvertently set in motion a scheme of long-awaited magical vengeance. The city may pay an arcane price it can't afford unless Elisa and her allies rise to the challenge.

Saturday, September 3, 2022

Week 35 Review: You Should Have Seen This Coming

From Goodreads:
A teen girl who sees visions of the past must use her gift to save a kidnapped classmate in Shani Michelle's high-stakes YA thriller You Should Have Seen This Coming!

Hayden sees the past. Just touching an object will occasionally give her flashes of the previous owner's memories. And if that memory happens to be a deeply hidden secret, then she has no problem making you pay for your crime, in cash.

Cassie sees the future, and it sucks. She will randomly wake up from dreams filled with disasters that she feels compelled to stop, and she would really like to stop watching her boyfriend fall in love with someone else!

But when Cassie tries to warn Hayden that her latest blackmailing scheme is a trap, she knows she's really in trouble. All her visions warn her of the upcoming kidnapping, nothing she does stops it. And it's all Hayden's fault!

Can Hayden's gift help her find Cassie before it's too late?

My Review:
I had a really great time reading this book! I had such a great time with the idea of two people with powers-one to see the future, and one to see the past-and the mystery that arises when one of the disappears. It was such a great read!

Hayden has had it rough. Her mom is a empath, which means that she has trouble being in large crowds, leaving Hayden to play a lot of the adult roles, like grocery shopping. Meaning she has a finger on the pulse of their finances-leaving her to use her abilities to blackmail her fellow students. 

We did alternative between Hayden and Cassie, which was really great, because with Hayden, we could see the past-but with Cassie, the future. Cassie, who knows her boyfriend and Hayden will end up dating. Cassie, who gets abducted.

I really enjoyed the investigation with Hayden using her gift, watching these 3 interact, knowing things were awful for Cassie. And oh, that ending! That was pretty amazing, I loved how it turned out! It was a really entertaining read! 

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

Author: Shani Michelle 
Read: September 2nd, 2022
Source: Library 
Reason Why: Sounded really good, and it's a DAC Book and a SAC 2022 Book! 
Publisher: Swoon Books
Published: April 12th 2022
5/5 Hearts
5/5 Books
5/5 Stars

Friday, September 2, 2022

Becca's BookoplAthon Update 2

So I read my next book for Becca's BookoplAthon, and it was You Should Have Seen This Coming which was for the prompt Summer 1, and I'll be reading The Graveside Bar and Grill next! 

My Reading Journey:

The Mistake by Elle Kennedy
Prompt Fulfilled: Colour Wheel
Started On: September 1st
Finished On: September 1st, 4:43 PM
Pages Read: 340

You Should Have Seen This Coming by Shani Michelle
Prompt Fulfilled: Summer 1
Started On: September 2nd
Finished On: September 2nd, 8:07 PM
Pages Read: 368

The Graveside Bar and Grill by Darynda Jones
Prompt Fulfilled: Poll Pick
Started On: September 
Currently On: Page 0 of 118

Prompts Left: People 1, Pub/Set 1999 or Earlier, TBR Game 1, Becca Rec, Big Book, Lowest Rated 1, People 2, Summer 2, Emoji, Winter, Lowest Rated 2, Favourite Setting, TBR Game 2, Features a Romance, Third Person
Read: 2
Pages Read: 708

First Lines Friday #590, September 2nd

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!

"'Almost got it.' Hayden Jefferies says. She's crouched in front of the teacher's desk, wiggling a straightened-out paper clip into the lock."-You Should Have Seen This Coming by Shani Michelle

Well, I need to know what is going on here! Must read more now! What about you guys? Happy reading! 

Thursday, September 1, 2022

Becca's BookoplAthon Update 1

So I read my first book for Becca's BookoplAthon, and it was The Mistake which was for the prompt Colour Wheel, and I'll be reading You Should Have Seen This Coming next! 

My Reading Journey:

The Mistake by Elle Kennedy
Prompt Fulfilled: Colour Wheel
Started On: September 1st
Finished On: September 1st, 4:43 PM
Pages Read: 340

You Should Have Seen This Coming by Shani Michelle
Prompt Fulfilled: Summer 1
Started On: September 2nd
Currently On: Page 0 of 368

Prompts Left: People 1, Pub/Set 1999 or Earlier, TBR Game 1, Becca Rec, Big Book, Lowest Rated 1, People 2, Summer 2, Emoji, Winter, Lowest Rated 2, Poll Pick, Favourite Setting, TBR Game 2, Features a Romance, Third Person
Read: 1
Pages Read: 340

Wednesday, March 16, 2022

Waiting on Wednesday #566, March 16th

"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted at Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating!
 
Shadow Fallen by Sherrilyn McQueen
Expected Publication: April 12th, 2022
From Goodreads:
#1 New York Times bestselling author Sherrilyn Kenyon returns with Shadow Fallen, a brand-new entry in her Dream-Hunter series.

For centuries, Ariel has fought the forces of evil. Her task was to protect the souls of innocent mortals when they die. Captured by a powerful sorceress, she is transformed into a human who has no memory of her real life or calling.

And is plunked into the middle of the Norman invasion of England.

Cursed the moment he was born with a "demonic deformity," Valteri wants nothing of this earth except to depart it and will do his duty to his king until then. When a strange noblewoman is brought before him, Valteri realizes he has met her before…in his dreams. When others come for her, bringing with them preternatural predators, he is faced with a destiny he had no idea was waiting. One he wants no part of.

The truth is that Valteri isn’t just a knight of William the Conqueror. He is the son of one of the deadliest powers in existence, and if he doesn’t restore Ariel to her place, she is not the only one who will be in peril. The world itself hangs in the balance, and he is the necessary key to hold back the powers of evil. But only if he can find a way to work with the woman who stands for everything in the universe he hates.

You Should Have Seen This Coming by Shani Michelle
Expected Publication: April 12t, 2022
From Goodreads:
A teen girl who sees visions of the past must use her gift to save a kidnapped classmate in Shani Michelle's high-stakes YA thriller You Should Have Seen This Coming!

Hayden sees the past. Just touching an object will occasionally give her flashes of the previous owner’s memories. And if that memory happens to be a deeply hidden secret, then she has no problem making you pay for your crime, in cash.

Cassie sees the future, and it sucks. Her dreams are filled with disasters that she feels compelled to stop, and could she please stop watching her boyfriend fall in love with someone else?!

But when Cassie tries to warn Hayden that her latest blackmailing scheme is a trap, she knows she’s really in trouble. Suddenly the upcoming kidnapping is all she can see, yet nothing she does stops it. And it’s all Hayden’s fault!

Can Hayden’s gift help her find Cassie before it’s too late? 

Two really great books! One that I'm super excited for and read and loved, and one that sounds really great! Can't wait for these two books to be released! What about you guys? Happy reading!