Showing posts with label Tara Sheets. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Tara Sheets. Show all posts

Sunday, October 3, 2021

It's Monday! What Are You Reading #539, October 4th

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 #538
Teaser Tuesday #546
WWW Wednesday #546
WOW #542
Will the Time Come #539
Third Sentence Thursday #529
Random Reads #515
First Lines Friday #542
Book Blogger Hop #208
The Reward Challenge Update #524
Wheel of TBR #71
How Well I Stuck to It #376
Wrote that Review Update #374

Week 39 Reviews:
Better Together

Becca's BookoplAthon:

Magical Readathon: Orilium: 

Page-a-Thon: 

Random:

OK, so I got 64 posts in 7 days, I read a pretty great amount of books, and read some really great books, and all in all it was a pretty great week! And I can't wait for next week! What about you guys? Happy reading!

So this week I want to read whatever I want! 
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Saturday, October 2, 2021

Week 39 Review: Chance of a Lifetime

From Goodreads:
Outlander meets The Lake House (movie) in this epic love story that crosses continents and centuries. Master storyteller Jude Deveraux joins forces with up and coming author Tara Sheets to create a series that will appeal to women's fiction and romance readers alike. A rogue thief in 1840s Ireland is sent by angels to a contemporary small town in America to make amends for his crimes in the past. Forbidden to tell anyone why he is there he must convince the woman he loves to marry another man or be damned for eternity.

 Liam O'Connor's soul is up for judgment and the angels are ready to condemn him. A thief and a rogue in 1840's Ireland, Liam unwittingly altered the fates of many when he fell in love with Cora McLeod and she ran off with Liam rather than marry her intended, Finn. Now he must make amends so that everyone he impacted meets their intended fates. Liam is sent to the small town of Providence Falls where no one knows him but he knows everyone from their past lives. He has three months to ensure that contemporary Cora, now a police detective, falls in love with Finn a kind and quiet lawyer. But Liam's passion for Cora is as strong as it was in centuries past and the temptation to be with her again is overpowering and the chemistry between them undeniable. Told in dual timelines, readers will discover what happened to Liam and Cora in their past lives and will wait breathlessly to discover why it is so important that their futures are altered. Both a contemporary love story and an historical mystery with an element of magical realism make this genre mash up an irresistible listen for Jude's fans and for new fans alike.

My Review:
This was a really great book! I loved this concept, of these two falling in love when it wasn't planned, and now he has to get her to fall in love with the guy she was supposed to end up with, but she doesn't remember him, but he does! 

The beginning of this book, we get Liam sent to modern day Cora. And then we get a chapter of when Liam and Cora first met. And I wanted more of that story, what was going to go wrong, because we know it did. And then it went to the present, and oh, I was just dying for more, this book definitely had me on the edge of my seat!

I loved watching them fall in love in the past, and at the same time, watch him try and steer her towards the guy she was supposed to marry. It was such a great juxtaposition, on top of the different settings. These characters were brought to life, and I loved their romance! 

I'm really excited to see where things go from here. I mean, he's kinda bending the rules to the point of them snapping, because he and Cora do have that love between them. So I'm really excited to see how it's all going to work out! 

This was a fantastic read, and I can't wait to read the sequel! 

Authors: Jude Deveraux and Tara Sheets
Series: Providence Falls #1
Read: September 30th, 2021
Source: Edelweiss/Bought
Reason Why: I love Jude Deveraux's writing, it sounded great, and it's a Historical Fiction 2021 Book and a Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2021 Book!
Publisher: Mira Books
Published: September 25th 2020
5/5 Hearts
5/5 Books
5/5 Stars
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Thursday, September 30, 2021

Magical Readathon: Orilium Update 49

So I read my next book for Magical Readathon: Orilium, and it was Chance of a Lifetime which was for the prompt Character 3 Background, and I'll be reading Poison Study next! 

My Reading Journey:

A Lesson in Vengeance by Victoria Lee
Prompt Fulfilled: Character 1 Province
Started On: September 1st
Finished On: September 1st, 9:21 PM
Pages Read: 384

Dark Breaks the Dawn by Sara B. Larson 
Prompt Fulfilled: Character 1 The Novice Path Entrance
Started On: September 2nd
Finished On: September 2nd, 5:28 PM
Pages Read: 320

Bright Burns the Night by Sara B. Larson
Prompt Fulfilled: Character 2 Heritage
Started On: September 2nd
Finished On: September 2nd, 9:12 PM
Pages Read: 307

Cliff's Descent by Dianne Duvall 
Prompt Fulfilled: Character 2 Tower of Rumination
Started On: September 3rd
Finished On: September 3rd, 4:38 PM
Pages Read: 290

Bond of Destiny by Larissa Ione
Prompt Fulfilled: Character 2 Ruin of the Skye
Started On: September 5th
Finished On: September 5th, 10:48 AM
Pages Read: 207

The Bone Code by Kathy Reichs 
Prompt Fulfilled: Character 2 Obsidian Falls
Started On: September 5th
Finished On: September 5th, 4:41 PM
Pages Read: 368

Finding Felicity by Stacey Kade
Prompt Fulfilled: Character 1 The Mist of Solitude
Started On: September 5th
Finished On: September 5th, 8:52 PM
Pages Read: 304

Cape Storm by Rachel Caine
Prompt Fulfilled: Character 1 Ashtorn Tree
Started On: September 6th
Finished On: September 6th, 6:01 PM
Pages Read: 320

The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
Prompt Fulfilled: Character 1 Obsidian Falls
Started On: September 6th
Finished On: September 6th, 10:50 PM
Pages Read: 400

The Hawthorne Legacy by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
Prompt Fulfilled: Character 1 Tower of Rumination
Started On: September 7th
Finished On: September 7th, 6:38 PM
Pages Read: 400

Forgotten in Death by J.D. Robb
Prompt Fulfilled: Character 1 Background
Started On: September 7th
Finished On: September 7th, 11:19 PM
Pages Read: 384

Empire of the Vampire by Jay Kristoff
Prompt Fulfilled: Character 2 The Novice Path Entrance
Started On: September 8th
Finished On: September 8th, 10:47 PM
Pages Read: 752

The Gravedigger's Son by Darynda Jones 
Prompt Fulfilled: Character 3 Ruin of the Skye
Started On: September 10th
Finished On: September 10th, 4:01 PM
Pages Read: 103

The Operator by Kim Harrison
Prompt Fulfilled: Character 3 Obsidian Falls
Started On: September 10th
Finished On: September 10th, 10:02 PM
Pages Read: 468

Vespertine by Margaret Rogerson
Prompt Fulfilled: Character 2  Ashtorn Tree
Started On: September 11th
Finished On: September 11th, 5:12 PM
Pages Read: 400

The Girl Who Was Supposed to Die by April Henry
Prompt Fulfilled: Character 2 The Mist of Solitude
Started On: September 11th
Finished On: September 11th, 7:41 PM
Pages Read: 224

Imagineer by Honor Raconteur
Prompt Fulfilled: Character 3 Ashtorn Tree
Started On: September 12th
Finished On: September 12th, 2:29 PM
Pages Read: 313

Excantation by Honor Raconteur
Prompt Fulfilled: Character 3 Tower of Rumination
Started On: September 12th
Finished On: September 12th, 7:15 PM
Pages Read: 227

Master of Tomes by Honor Raconteur
Prompt Fulfilled: Character 3 The Novice Path Entrance
Started On: September 12th
Finished On: September 12th, 9:30 PM
Pages Read:  268

When Sorrows Come by Seanan McGuire
Prompt Fulfilled: Character 2 Province
Started On: September 14th
Finished On: September 14th, 5:27 PM
Pages Read: 384

The Last Laugh by Mindy McGinnis
Prompt Fulfilled: Character 4 Obsidian Falls
Started On: September 15th
Finished On: September 15th, 6:37 PM
Pages Read: 384

The Deepest of Secrets by Kelley Armstrong 
Prompt Fulfilled: Character 2 Background
Started On: September 16th
Finished On: September 16th, 8:47 PM
Pages Read: 352

Unknown by Rachel Caine
Prompt Fulfilled: Character 4 Ruin of the Skye
Started On: September 17th
Finished On: September 17th, 9:39 PM
Pages Read: 305

American Street by Ibi Zoboi
Prompt Fulfilled: Character 3 The Mist of Solitude
Started On: September 18th
Finished On: September 18th, 8:44 AM
Pages Read: 352

The Dead and the Dark by Courtney Gould
Prompt Fulfilled: Character 1 Ruin of the Skye
Started On: September 18th
Finished On: September 18th, 5:03 PM
Pages Read: 368

The Bronzed Beast by Roshani Chokshi
Prompt Fulfilled: Character 4 Tower of Rumination
Started On: September 18th
Finished On: September 18th, 11:34 PM
Pages Read: 400

Desperate Measures by Katee Roberts 
Prompt Fulfilled: Character 5 Obsidian Falls
Started On: September 19th
Finished On: September 19th, 10:44 AM
Pages Read: 230

Learn My Lesson by Katee Robert
Prompt Fulfilled: Character 5 Ashtorn Tree
Started On: September 19th
Finished On: September 19th, 2:50 PM
Pages Read: 253

A Worthy Opponent by Katee Robert
Prompt Fulfilled: Character 6 Obsidian Falls
Started On: September 19th
Finished On: September 19th, 5:06 PM
Pages Read: 302

The Beast by Katee Roberts
Prompt Fulfilled: Character 6 Ashtorn Tree
Started On: September 19th
Finished On: September 19th, 8:09 PM
Pages Read: 284

The Sea Witch by Katee Roberts
Prompt Fulfilled: Character 4 Ashtorn Tree
Started On: September 19th
Finished On: September 19th, 10:01 PM
Pages Read: 275

Queen Takes Rose by Katee Roberts
Prompt Fulfilled: Character 4 Background
Started On: September 19th
Finished On: September 19th, 11:49 PM
Pages Read: 294

Wicked Villains Shorts by Katee Roberts
Prompt Fulfilled: Character 5 Tower of Rumination
Started On: September 19th
Finished On: September 19th, 11:56 PM
Pages Read: 134

The Pretenders by Rebecca Hanover
Prompt Fulfilled: Character 1 Orilium Academy Arc
Started On: September 21st
Finished On: September 21st, 4:04 PM
Pages Read: 416

Unequal Affections by Lara S. Ormiston 
Prompt Fulfilled: Character 4 The Mist of Solitude
Started On: September 21st
Finished On: September 21st, 10:24 PM
Pages Read: 352

Death Comes to Pemberley by P.D. James
Prompt Fulfilled: Character 5 The Mist of Solitude
Started On: September 22nd
Finished On: September 22nd, 9:40 PM
Pages Read: 325

A Dance with the Fae Prince by Elise Kova
Prompt Fulfilled: Character 4 The Novice Path Entrance
Started On: September 23rd
Finished On: September 23rd, 3:20 PM
Pages Read: 344

Queen's Gambit by Karen Chance
Prompt Fulfilled: Character 4 Province
Started On: September 23rd
Finished On: September 23rd, 10:02 PM
Pages Read: 648

Unseen by Rachel Caine
Prompt Fulfilled: Character 5 Ruin of the Skye
Started On: September 24th
Finished On: September 24th, 6:17 PM
Pages Read: 304

Unbroken by Rachel Caine
Prompt Fulfilled: Character 6 Ruin of the Skye
Started On: September 24th
Finished On: September 24th, 11:29 PM
Pages Read: 308

Better Together by Christine Riccio
Prompt Fulfilled: Character 6 The Mist of Solitude
Started On: September 25th
Finished On: September 25th, 7:20 PM
Pages Read: 448

A List of Cages by Robin Roe
Prompt Fulfilled: Character 5 Heritage
Started On: September 25th
Finished On: September 25th, 11:30 PM
Pages Read: 310

Dead Silence by S.A. Barnes
Prompt Fulfilled: Character 7 Obsidian Falls
Started On: September 26th
Finished On: September 26th, 9:57 PM
Pages Read: 352

Lirael by Garth Nix
Prompt Fulfilled: Character 5 The Novice Path Entrance
Started On: September 27th
Finished On: September 27th, 9:37 PM
Pages Read: 464

Mile High with a Vampire by Lynsay Sands
Prompt Fulfilled: Character 6 Tower of Rumination
Started On: September 28th
Finished On: September 28th, 8:05 PM
Pages Read: 384

The Last Graduate by Naomi Novik
Prompt Fulfilled: Character 2 Orilium Academy Arc
Started On: September 28th
Finished On: September 28th, 10:59 PM
Pages Read: 400

Cast in Firelight by Dana Swift
Prompt Fulfilled: Character 6 The Novice Path Entrance
Started On: September 29th
Finished On: September 29th, 5:53 PM
Pages Read: 448

The God of Lost Words by A.J. Hackwith
Prompt Fulfilled: Character 7 Ruin of the Skye
Started On: September 29th
Finished On: September 29th, 10:50 PM
Pages Read: 336

Chance of a Lifetime by Jude Deveraux and Tara Sheets
Prompt Fulfilled: Character 3 Background
Started On: September 30th
Finished On: September 30th, 12:32 PM
Pages Read: 336

Poison Study by Mara V. Snyder
Prompt Fulfilled: Character 7 The Novice Path Entrance
Started On: September 30th
Currently On: Page 0 of 409

Prompts Left: Character 1 Heritage, Character 3 Orilium Academy Arc, Character 3 Province, Character 3 Heritage, Character 4 Orilium Academy Arc, Character 4 Heritage, Character 5 Orilium Academy Arc, Character 5 Background, Character 5 Province, Character 6 Orilium Academy Arc, Character 6 Background, Character 6 Province, Character 6 Heritage, Character 7 Ashtorn Tree, Character 7 The Mist of Solitude, Character 7 Tower of Rumination, Character 7 Orilium Academy Arc, Character 7 Background, Character 7 Province, Character 7 Heritage
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Pages Read: 17031
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Becca's BookoplAthon Update 26 and Wrap Up

So I read my final book for Becca's BookoplAthon, and it was Chance of a Lifetime which was for the prompt Lowest Rated!  Yeah, I finished my TBR! I read some really great books, and I can't wait for the Roll as You Go edition! 

My Reading Journey:

Silver Shark by Ilona Andrews
Prompt Fulfilled: Small Book 1
Started On: September 1st
Finished On: September 1st, 2:28 PM
Pages Read: 129

A Lesson in Vengeance by Victoria Lee
Prompt Fulfilled: LGBTIA+ Rep A
Started On: September 1st 
Finished On: September 1st, 9:21 PM
Pages Read: 384

Dark Breaks the Dawn by Sara B. Larson 
Prompt Fulfilled: TBR Game
Started On: September 2nd
Finished On: September 2nd, 5:28 PM
Pages Read: 320

Cliff's Descent by Dianne Duvall 
Prompt Fulfilled: Who?
Started On: September 3rd
Finished On: September 3rd, 4:38 PM
Pages Read: 290

Bond of Destiny by Larissa Ione
Prompt Fulfilled: Small Book 2
Started On: September 3rd
Finished On: September 5th, 10:48 AM
Pages Read: 207

Finding Felicity by Stacey Kade
Prompt Fulfilled: Last Colour
Started On: September 5th
Finished On: September 5th, 8:52 PM
Pages Read: 304

Cape Storm by Rachel Caine
Prompt Fulfilled: Community Shelf
Started On: September 6th
Finished On: September 6th, 6:01 PM
Pages Read: 320

The Hawthorne Legacy by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
Prompt Fulfilled: People A
Started On: September 7th
Finished On: September 7th, 6:38 PM
Pages Read: 400

Forgotten in Death by J.D. Robb
Prompt Fulfilled: Chance Card A
Started On: September 7th
Finished On: September 7th, 11:19 PM
Pages Read: 384

Empire of the Vampire by Jay Kristoff
Prompt Fulfilled: Monster A
Started On: September 8th
Finished On: September 8th, 10:47 PM
Pages Read: 752

Vespertine by Margaret Rogerson
Prompt Fulfilled: Monster B
Started On: September 11th
Finished On: September 11th, 5:12 PM
Pages Read: 400

Master of Tomes by Honor Raconteur
Prompt Fulfilled: Cute
Started On: September 12th
Finished On: September 12th, 9:30 PM
Pages Read:  268

When Sorrows Come by Seanan McGuire
Prompt Fulfilled: Chance Card B
Started On: September 14th
Finished On: September 14th, 5:27 PM
Pages Read: 384

The Last Laugh by Mindy McGinnis
Prompt Fulfilled: New 1
Started On: September 15th
Finished On: September 15th, 6:37 PM
Pages Read: 384

American Street by Ibi Zoboi
Prompt Fulfilled: Current Events
Started On: September 18th
Finished On: September 18th, 8:44 AM
Pages Read: 352

The Dead and the Dark by Courtney Gould
Prompt Fulfilled: LGBTIA+ Rep B
Started On: September 18th
Finished On: September 18th, 5:03 PM
Pages Read: 368

Learn My Lesson by Katee Robert
Prompt Fulfilled: Myth, Lore, Legend, Fairytale
Started On: September 19th
Finished On: September 19th, 2:50 PM
Pages Read: 253

Queen's Gambit by Karen Chance
Prompt Fulfilled: People B
Started On: September 23rd
Finished On: September 23rd, 10:02 PM
Pages Read: 648

A List of Cages by Robin Roe
Prompt Fulfilled: Disability & Mental Health Rep
Started On: September 25th
Finished On: September 25th, 11:30 PM
Pages Read: 310

Dead Silence by S.A. Barnes
Prompt Fulfilled: Spooky
Started On: September 26th
Finished On: September 26th, 9:57 PM
Pages Read: 352

Lirael by Garth Nix
Prompt Fulfilled: Highest Rated
Started On: September 27th
Finished On: September 27th, 9:37 PM
Pages Read: 464

Mile High with a Vampire by Lynsay Sands
Prompt Fulfilled: POC Rep
Started On: September 28th
Finished On: September 28th, 8:05 PM
Pages Read: 384

The Last Graduate by Naomi Novik
Prompt Fulfilled: New 2
Started On: September 28th
Finished On: September 28th, 10:59 PM
Pages Read: 400

Cast in Firelight by Dana Swift
Prompt Fulfilled: Feed Scroll
Started On: September 29th
Finished On: September 29th, 5:53 PM
Pages Read: 448

The God of Lost Words by A.J. Hackwith
Prompt Fulfilled: Gods
Started On: September 29th
Finished On: September 29th, 10:50 PM
Pages Read: 336

Chance of a Lifetime by Jude Deveraux and Tara Sheets
Prompt Fulfilled: Lowest Rated
Started On: September 30th
Finished On: September 30th, 12:32 PM
Pages Read: 336

Prompts Left: None Left!
Read: 26
Pages Read: 9577
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Third Sentence Thursday #529, September 30th

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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!

"Cora's life always ended in tragedy." -Chance of a Lifetime by Jude Deveruax and Tara Sheets, page 13.

That's not sad and awful or anything! Must read more now! 

What are your guy's 3rd lines? Link up below!
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Wednesday, September 29, 2021

Magical Readathon: Orilium Update 48

So I read my next book for Magical Readathon: Orilium, and it was The God of Lost Words which was for the prompt Character 7 Ruin of the Skye, and I'll be reading Chance of a Lifetime next! 

My Reading Journey:

A Lesson in Vengeance by Victoria Lee
Prompt Fulfilled: Character 1 Province
Started On: September 1st
Finished On: September 1st, 9:21 PM
Pages Read: 384

Dark Breaks the Dawn by Sara B. Larson 
Prompt Fulfilled: Character 1 The Novice Path Entrance
Started On: September 2nd
Finished On: September 2nd, 5:28 PM
Pages Read: 320

Bright Burns the Night by Sara B. Larson
Prompt Fulfilled: Character 2 Heritage
Started On: September 2nd
Finished On: September 2nd, 9:12 PM
Pages Read: 307

Cliff's Descent by Dianne Duvall 
Prompt Fulfilled: Character 2 Tower of Rumination
Started On: September 3rd
Finished On: September 3rd, 4:38 PM
Pages Read: 290

Bond of Destiny by Larissa Ione
Prompt Fulfilled: Character 2 Ruin of the Skye
Started On: September 5th
Finished On: September 5th, 10:48 AM
Pages Read: 207

The Bone Code by Kathy Reichs 
Prompt Fulfilled: Character 2 Obsidian Falls
Started On: September 5th
Finished On: September 5th, 4:41 PM
Pages Read: 368

Finding Felicity by Stacey Kade
Prompt Fulfilled: Character 1 The Mist of Solitude
Started On: September 5th
Finished On: September 5th, 8:52 PM
Pages Read: 304

Cape Storm by Rachel Caine
Prompt Fulfilled: Character 1 Ashtorn Tree
Started On: September 6th
Finished On: September 6th, 6:01 PM
Pages Read: 320

The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
Prompt Fulfilled: Character 1 Obsidian Falls
Started On: September 6th
Finished On: September 6th, 10:50 PM
Pages Read: 400

The Hawthorne Legacy by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
Prompt Fulfilled: Character 1 Tower of Rumination
Started On: September 7th
Finished On: September 7th, 6:38 PM
Pages Read: 400

Forgotten in Death by J.D. Robb
Prompt Fulfilled: Character 1 Background
Started On: September 7th
Finished On: September 7th, 11:19 PM
Pages Read: 384

Empire of the Vampire by Jay Kristoff
Prompt Fulfilled: Character 2 The Novice Path Entrance
Started On: September 8th
Finished On: September 8th, 10:47 PM
Pages Read: 752

The Gravedigger's Son by Darynda Jones 
Prompt Fulfilled: Character 3 Ruin of the Skye
Started On: September 10th
Finished On: September 10th, 4:01 PM
Pages Read: 103

The Operator by Kim Harrison
Prompt Fulfilled: Character 3 Obsidian Falls
Started On: September 10th
Finished On: September 10th, 10:02 PM
Pages Read: 468

Vespertine by Margaret Rogerson
Prompt Fulfilled: Character 2  Ashtorn Tree
Started On: September 11th
Finished On: September 11th, 5:12 PM
Pages Read: 400

The Girl Who Was Supposed to Die by April Henry
Prompt Fulfilled: Character 2 The Mist of Solitude
Started On: September 11th
Finished On: September 11th, 7:41 PM
Pages Read: 224

Imagineer by Honor Raconteur
Prompt Fulfilled: Character 3 Ashtorn Tree
Started On: September 12th
Finished On: September 12th, 2:29 PM
Pages Read: 313

Excantation by Honor Raconteur
Prompt Fulfilled: Character 3 Tower of Rumination
Started On: September 12th
Finished On: September 12th, 7:15 PM
Pages Read: 227

Master of Tomes by Honor Raconteur
Prompt Fulfilled: Character 3 The Novice Path Entrance
Started On: September 12th
Finished On: September 12th, 9:30 PM
Pages Read:  268

When Sorrows Come by Seanan McGuire
Prompt Fulfilled: Character 2 Province
Started On: September 14th
Finished On: September 14th, 5:27 PM
Pages Read: 384

The Last Laugh by Mindy McGinnis
Prompt Fulfilled: Character 4 Obsidian Falls
Started On: September 15th
Finished On: September 15th, 6:37 PM
Pages Read: 384

The Deepest of Secrets by Kelley Armstrong 
Prompt Fulfilled: Character 2 Background
Started On: September 16th
Finished On: September 16th, 8:47 PM
Pages Read: 352

Unknown by Rachel Caine
Prompt Fulfilled: Character 4 Ruin of the Skye
Started On: September 17th
Finished On: September 17th, 9:39 PM
Pages Read: 305

American Street by Ibi Zoboi
Prompt Fulfilled: Character 3 The Mist of Solitude
Started On: September 18th
Finished On: September 18th, 8:44 AM
Pages Read: 352

The Dead and the Dark by Courtney Gould
Prompt Fulfilled: Character 1 Ruin of the Skye
Started On: September 18th
Finished On: September 18th, 5:03 PM
Pages Read: 368

The Bronzed Beast by Roshani Chokshi
Prompt Fulfilled: Character 4 Tower of Rumination
Started On: September 18th
Finished On: September 18th, 11:34 PM
Pages Read: 400

Desperate Measures by Katee Roberts 
Prompt Fulfilled: Character 5 Obsidian Falls
Started On: September 19th
Finished On: September 19th, 10:44 AM
Pages Read: 230

Learn My Lesson by Katee Robert
Prompt Fulfilled: Character 5 Ashtorn Tree
Started On: September 19th
Finished On: September 19th, 2:50 PM
Pages Read: 253

A Worthy Opponent by Katee Robert
Prompt Fulfilled: Character 6 Obsidian Falls
Started On: September 19th
Finished On: September 19th, 5:06 PM
Pages Read: 302

The Beast by Katee Roberts
Prompt Fulfilled: Character 6 Ashtorn Tree
Started On: September 19th
Finished On: September 19th, 8:09 PM
Pages Read: 284

The Sea Witch by Katee Roberts
Prompt Fulfilled: Character 4 Ashtorn Tree
Started On: September 19th
Finished On: September 19th, 10:01 PM
Pages Read: 275

Queen Takes Rose by Katee Roberts
Prompt Fulfilled: Character 4 Background
Started On: September 19th
Finished On: September 19th, 11:49 PM
Pages Read: 294

Wicked Villains Shorts by Katee Roberts
Prompt Fulfilled: Character 5 Tower of Rumination
Started On: September 19th
Finished On: September 19th, 11:56 PM
Pages Read: 134

The Pretenders by Rebecca Hanover
Prompt Fulfilled: Character 1 Orilium Academy Arc
Started On: September 21st
Finished On: September 21st, 4:04 PM
Pages Read: 416

Unequal Affections by Lara S. Ormiston 
Prompt Fulfilled: Character 4 The Mist of Solitude
Started On: September 21st
Finished On: September 21st, 10:24 PM
Pages Read: 352

Death Comes to Pemberley by P.D. James
Prompt Fulfilled: Character 5 The Mist of Solitude
Started On: September 22nd
Finished On: September 22nd, 9:40 PM
Pages Read: 325

A Dance with the Fae Prince by Elise Kova
Prompt Fulfilled: Character 4 The Novice Path Entrance
Started On: September 23rd
Finished On: September 23rd, 3:20 PM
Pages Read: 344

Queen's Gambit by Karen Chance
Prompt Fulfilled: Character 4 Province
Started On: September 23rd
Finished On: September 23rd, 10:02 PM
Pages Read: 648

Unseen by Rachel Caine
Prompt Fulfilled: Character 5 Ruin of the Skye
Started On: September 24th
Finished On: September 24th, 6:17 PM
Pages Read: 304

Unbroken by Rachel Caine
Prompt Fulfilled: Character 6 Ruin of the Skye
Started On: September 24th
Finished On: September 24th, 11:29 PM
Pages Read: 308

Better Together by Christine Riccio
Prompt Fulfilled: Character 6 The Mist of Solitude
Started On: September 25th
Finished On: September 25th, 7:20 PM
Pages Read: 448

A List of Cages by Robin Roe
Prompt Fulfilled: Character 5 Heritage
Started On: September 25th
Finished On: September 25th, 11:30 PM
Pages Read: 310

Dead Silence by S.A. Barnes
Prompt Fulfilled: Character 7 Obsidian Falls
Started On: September 26th
Finished On: September 26th, 9:57 PM
Pages Read: 352

Lirael by Garth Nix
Prompt Fulfilled: Character 5 The Novice Path Entrance
Started On: September 27th
Finished On: September 27th, 9:37 PM
Pages Read: 464

Mile High with a Vampire by Lynsay Sands
Prompt Fulfilled: Character 6 Tower of Rumination
Started On: September 28th
Finished On: September 28th, 8:05 PM
Pages Read: 384

The Last Graduate by Naomi Novik
Prompt Fulfilled: Character 2 Orilium Academy Arc
Started On: September 28th
Finished On: September 28th, 10:59 PM
Pages Read: 400

Cast in Firelight by Dana Swift
Prompt Fulfilled: Character 6 The Novice Path Entrance
Started On: September 29th
Finished On: September 29th, 5:53 PM
Pages Read: 448

The God of Lost Words by A.J. Hackwith
Prompt Fulfilled: Character 7 Ruin of the Skye
Started On: September 29th
Finished On: September 29th, 10:50 PM
Pages Read: 336

Chance of a Lifetime by Jude Deveraux and Tara Sheets
Prompt Fulfilled: Character 3 Background
Started On: September 30th
Currently On: Page 0 of 336

Prompts Left: Character 1 Heritage, Character 3 Orilium Academy Arc, Character 3 Province, Character 3 Heritage, Character 4 Orilium Academy Arc, Character 4 Heritage, Character 5 Orilium Academy Arc, Character 5 Background, Character 5 Province, Character 6 Orilium Academy Arc, Character 6 Background, Character 6 Province, Character 6 Heritage, Character 7 The Novice Path Entrance, Character 7 Ashtorn Tree, Character 7 The Mist of Solitude, Character 7 Tower of Rumination, Character 7 Orilium Academy Arc, Character 7 Background, Character 7 Province, Character 7 Heritage
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Becca's BookoplAthon Update 25

So I read my next book for Becca's BookoplAthon, and it was The God of Lost Words which was for the prompt Gods, and I'll be reading Chance of a Lifetime next! 

My Reading Journey:

Silver Shark by Ilona Andrews
Prompt Fulfilled: Small Book 1
Started On: September 1st
Finished On: September 1st, 2:28 PM
Pages Read: 129

A Lesson in Vengeance by Victoria Lee
Prompt Fulfilled: LGBTIA+ Rep A
Started On: September 1st 
Finished On: September 1st, 9:21 PM
Pages Read: 384

Dark Breaks the Dawn by Sara B. Larson 
Prompt Fulfilled: TBR Game
Started On: September 2nd
Finished On: September 2nd, 5:28 PM
Pages Read: 320

Cliff's Descent by Dianne Duvall 
Prompt Fulfilled: Who?
Started On: September 3rd
Finished On: September 3rd, 4:38 PM
Pages Read: 290

Bond of Destiny by Larissa Ione
Prompt Fulfilled: Small Book 2
Started On: September 3rd
Finished On: September 5th, 10:48 AM
Pages Read: 207

Finding Felicity by Stacey Kade
Prompt Fulfilled: Last Colour
Started On: September 5th
Finished On: September 5th, 8:52 PM
Pages Read: 304

Cape Storm by Rachel Caine
Prompt Fulfilled: Community Shelf
Started On: September 6th
Finished On: September 6th, 6:01 PM
Pages Read: 320

The Hawthorne Legacy by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
Prompt Fulfilled: People A
Started On: September 7th
Finished On: September 7th, 6:38 PM
Pages Read: 400

Forgotten in Death by J.D. Robb
Prompt Fulfilled: Chance Card A
Started On: September 7th
Finished On: September 7th, 11:19 PM
Pages Read: 384

Empire of the Vampire by Jay Kristoff
Prompt Fulfilled: Monster A
Started On: September 8th
Finished On: September 8th, 10:47 PM
Pages Read: 752

Vespertine by Margaret Rogerson
Prompt Fulfilled: Monster B
Started On: September 11th
Finished On: September 11th, 5:12 PM
Pages Read: 400

Master of Tomes by Honor Raconteur
Prompt Fulfilled: Cute
Started On: September 12th
Finished On: September 12th, 9:30 PM
Pages Read:  268

When Sorrows Come by Seanan McGuire
Prompt Fulfilled: Chance Card B
Started On: September 14th
Finished On: September 14th, 5:27 PM
Pages Read: 384

The Last Laugh by Mindy McGinnis
Prompt Fulfilled: New 1
Started On: September 15th
Finished On: September 15th, 6:37 PM
Pages Read: 384

American Street by Ibi Zoboi
Prompt Fulfilled: Current Events
Started On: September 18th
Finished On: September 18th, 8:44 AM
Pages Read: 352

The Dead and the Dark by Courtney Gould
Prompt Fulfilled: LGBTIA+ Rep B
Started On: September 18th
Finished On: September 18th, 5:03 PM
Pages Read: 368

Learn My Lesson by Katee Robert
Prompt Fulfilled: Myth, Lore, Legend, Fairytale
Started On: September 19th
Finished On: September 19th, 2:50 PM
Pages Read: 253

Queen's Gambit by Karen Chance
Prompt Fulfilled: People B
Started On: September 23rd
Finished On: September 23rd, 10:02 PM
Pages Read: 648

A List of Cages by Robin Roe
Prompt Fulfilled: Disability & Mental Health Rep
Started On: September 25th
Finished On: September 25th, 11:30 PM
Pages Read: 310

Dead Silence by S.A. Barnes
Prompt Fulfilled: Spooky
Started On: September 26th
Finished On: September 26th, 9:57 PM
Pages Read: 352

Lirael by Garth Nix
Prompt Fulfilled: Highest Rated
Started On: September 27th
Finished On: September 27th, 9:37 PM
Pages Read: 464

Mile High with a Vampire by Lynsay Sands
Prompt Fulfilled: POC Rep
Started On: September 28th
Finished On: September 28th, 8:05 PM
Pages Read: 384

The Last Graduate by Naomi Novik
Prompt Fulfilled: New 2
Started On: September 28th
Finished On: September 28th, 10:59 PM
Pages Read: 400

Cast in Firelight by Dana Swift
Prompt Fulfilled: Feed Scroll
Started On: September 29th
Finished On: September 29th, 5:53 PM
Pages Read: 448

The God of Lost Words by A.J. Hackwith
Prompt Fulfilled: Gods
Started On: September 29th
Finished On: September 29th, 10:50 PM
Pages Read: 336

Chance of a Lifetime by Jude Deveraux and Tara Sheets
Prompt Fulfilled: Lowest Rated
Started On: September 30th
Currently On: Page 0 of 336

Prompts Left: None Left!
Read: 25
Pages Read: 9241
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Wednesday, September 8, 2021

Waiting on Wednesday #539, September 8th

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

A Song of Flight by Juliet Marillier
Expected Publication: August 21st, 2021
From Goodreads:
A young warrior who wields both the power of her music and the strength of her sword faces a grave threat in this enthralling historical fantasy.

Bard and fighter Liobhan is always ready for a challenge. So when news arrives at Swan Island that the prince of Dalriada has gone missing after an assault by both masked men and the sinister Crow Folk, she's eager to act.

While Liobhan and her fellow Swan Island warriors seek answers to the prince's disappearance, the bard Brocc, Liobhan's brother, finds himself in dire trouble. His attempts to communicate with the Crow Folk have led him down a perilous path. When Liobhan and her comrades are sent to the rescue, it becomes clear the two missions are connected--and a great mystery unfolds.

What brought the Crow Folk to Erin? And who seeks to use them in an unscrupulous bid for power? As Liobhan and Brocc investigate, it will take all their strength and will to continue pursuing the truth. With the safety of their loved ones in the balance, the risks they must take may cost them everything.

All These Bodies by Kendare Blake
Expected Publication: August 21st, 2021
From Goodreads:
Sixteen bloodless bodies. Two teenagers. One impossible explanation.

It starts with a lone victim, found on his front porch with his throat cut and his body drained of blood. By the time it’s over, the Bloodless Murders leave a trail of sixteen bodies littered across the Midwest, with no suspects and no witnesses. Only questions: how were the victims chosen? Why didn’t they fight? And where, where is all the blood?

Michael Jensen yearns to become a journalist and escape his small-town life. He never imagined that the Bloodless Murders would come to sleepy Black Deer Falls, not until the night in September when the Carlson family is murdered in their farmhouse. The only suspect in the case is found with them in the house that night: fifteen-year-old Marie Catherine Hale, unharmed but covered in blood. She claims the murderer abandoned her at the scene, and though her story is suspicious, no one believes her capable of committing the crimes on her own.

When Marie refuses to talk to anyone but Michael, he agrees to record her side of the story. But how can he trust her confession when it calls into question everything that he holds to be true?

Marie knows that her time is running out. But she chose Michael for a reason, and his search for answers gives her one last chance to tell her truth.

The Bronzed Beasts by Roshani Chokshi
Expected Publication: August 21st, 2021
From Goodreads:
Returning to the dark and glamorous 19th century world of her New York Times instant bestseller, The Gilded Wolves, Roshani Chokshi dazzles us with the final riveting tale as full of mystery and danger as ever.

In love they breathed. In destiny they believed. In the end, will divinity be their demise?

After Séverin's seeming betrayal, the crew is fractured. Armed with only a handful of hints, Enrique, Laila, Hypnos and Zofia must find their way through the snarled, haunted waterways of Venice, Italy to locate Séverin.

Meanwhile, Séverin must balance the deranged whims of the Patriarch of the Fallen House and discover the location of a temple beneath a plague island where the Divine Lyre can be played and all that he desires will come to pass.

With only ten days until Laila expires, the crew will face plague pits and deadly masquerades, unearthly songs and the shining steps of a temple whose powers might offer divinity itself...but at a price they may not be willing to pay.

Spells Like Teen Spirit by Kate Williams
Expected Publication: August 21st, 2021
From Goodreads:
The final installement in the hilarious, action-packed Babysitters Coven series that Refinery29 calls candy for 90's girls and Gen Z'ers alike, featuring a coven of witchy babysitters sworn to protect the innocent and defend the world from an onslaught of evil--all before bedtime.

Ever since Esme met Cassandra Heaven and discovered the truth about their shared legacy--that they're Sitters, supernaturally-gifted teens tasked with protecting the innocent from evil--her life has been moving at 90 mph. During the day, she chases wild toddlers, and at night, she employs a different skill set for a different kind of demon. Like, literal ones. And sometimes, it's almost fun. Her spells are getting better, her telekinesis is on point, and now that Esme's dad and her best friend Janis know the truth, she's no longer lying to the people she loves. She's also learned that there's a way to undo her mother's curse, and with the Synod out of the picture, she might even have a chance to do it.

If she could just figure out how. But she can't, and even with her mom living at home again, Esme can't shake the feeling that she's failing. Throw in the fact that Pig is still gone, Esme's crush is also MIA, and that it's cold, slushy February, and she's in bummer city.

Esme needs a serious pick-me-up, and Janis has a plan: a Galentine's stay-cation, with the Sitter friends Esme and Cassandra made at the Summit for a serious girls weekend. Except, things are getting weird in Spring River again. Esme and Cassandra just discovered a new band, and not in a good way: these guys reek of Red Magic, and their music sucks too. Trouble is brewing, and if Esme's not careful, this show might be her last--and no one likes a one-hit wonder.

Into the Dying Light by Katy Rose Pool
Expected Publication: August 21st, 2021
From Goodreads:
In the jaw-dropping conclusion to the Age of Darkness trilogy, hearts will shatter, cities will fall, and a god will rise.

Following the destruction of the City of Mercy, an ancient god has been resurrected and sealed inside Beru's body. Both are at the mercy of the Prophet Pallas, who wields the god’s powers to subjugate the Six Prophetic Cities. But every day, the god grows stronger, threatening to break free and sow untold destruction.

Meanwhile, far away from Pallas Athos, Anton learns to harness his full powers as a Prophet. Armed with the truth about how the original Prophets killed the god, Anton leads Jude, Hassan, and Ephyra on a desperate quest to the edge of the world. With time running out, the group’s tenuous alliance is beset by mounting danger, tumultuous romance, and most of all by a secret that Anton is hiding: a way to destroy the god at the price of an unbearable sacrifice. But the cost of keeping that secret might be their lives—and the lives of everyone in the Six Prophetic Cities.

The Age of Darkness trilogy is perfect for fans of Throne of Glass, Children of Blood and Bone, and An Ember in the Ashes. 

She Who Rides the Storm by Caitlin Sangster
Expected Publication: August 21st, 2021
From Goodreads:
In this atmospheric YA fantasy that is Wicked Saints meets There Will Come a Darkness, four teens are drawn into a high-stakes heist in the perilous tomb of an ancient shapeshifter king.

Long ago, shapeshifting monsters ruled the Commonwealth using blasphemous magic that fed on the souls of their subjects. Now, hundreds of years later, a new tomb has been uncovered, and despite the legends that disturbing a shapeshifter’s final resting place will wake them once again, the Warlord is determined to dig it up.

But it isn’t just the Warlord who means to brave the traps and pitfalls guarding the crypt.

A healer obsessed with tracking down the man who murdered her twin brother.

A runaway member of the Warlord’s Devoted order, haunted by his sister’s ghost.

A snotty archaeologist bent on finding the cure to his magical wasting disease.

A girl desperate to escape the cloistered life she didn’t choose.

All four are out to steal the same cursed sword rumored to be at the very bottom of the tomb. But of course, some treasures should never see the light of day, and some secrets are best left buried…

An Impossible Promise by Jude Deveraux and Tera Sheets
Expected Publication: August 21st, 2021
From Goodreads:
They can't be together, but they can't stay apart...

Liam O'Connor has one purpose in this life--to push the woman he loves into the arms of another man. The Irish rogue unknowingly changed the course of destiny when he fell in love with Cora McLeod over a century ago. Their passion was intense, brief and tragic. And the angels have been trying to restore the balance of fate ever since.

Now police officers in Providence Falls, North Carolina, Liam and Cora are partners on a murder investigation. The intensity of the case has drawn them closer together--exactly what Liam is supposed to avoid. The angels have made it clear Cora must be with Finley Walsh. But headstrong Cora makes her own decisions and she's starting to have feelings for Liam--the only thing he's ever really wanted.

Liam knows this is the last chance to save his soul. But does he love Cora enough to let her go?

This Is Why We Lie by Gabriella Lepore
Expected Publication: August 21st, 2021
From Goodreads:
Everyone in Gardiners Bay has a secret.

When Jenna Dallas and Adam Cole find Colleen O'Dell's body floating off the shore of their coastal town, the community of Gardiners Bay is shaken. But even more shocking is the fact that her drowning was no accident.

Once Jenna's best friend becomes a key suspect, Jenna starts to look for answers on her own. As she uncovers scandals inside Preston Prep School leading back to Rookwood reform school, she knows she needs Adam on her side.

As a student at Rookwood, Adam is used to getting judgmental looks, but now his friends are being investigated by the police. Adam will do whatever he can to keep them safe, even if that means trusting Jenna.

As lies unravel, the truth starts to blur. Only one thing is certain: somebody must take the fall.

Star Mother by Charlie N. Holmberg
Expected Publication: August 21st, 2021
From Goodreads:
A woman’s heart proves as infinite as the night sky in a breathtaking fantasy by Wall Street Journal bestselling author Charlie N. Holmberg.

When a star dies, a new one must be born.

The Sun God chooses the village of Endwever to provide a mortal womb. The birthing of a star is always fatal for the mother, and Ceris Wenden, who considers herself an outsider, sacrifices herself to secure her family’s honor and take control of her legacy. But after her star child is born, Ceris does what no other star mother has: she survives. When Ceris returns to Endwever, however, it’s not nine months later—it’s seven hundred years later. Inexplicably displaced in time, Ceris is determined to seek out her descendants.

Being a woman traveling alone brings its own challenges, until Ceris encounters a mysterious—and desperate—godling. Ristriel is incorporeal, a fugitive, a trickster, and the only being who can guide Ceris safely to her destination. Now, as Ceris traverses realms both mortal and beyond, her journey truly begins.

Together, pursued across the Earth and trespassing the heavens, Ceris and Ristriel are on a path to illuminate the mysteries that bind them and discover the secrets of the celestial world.

Iron Widow by Ziran Jay Zhao
Expected Publication: August 21st, 2021
From Goodreads:
The boys of Huaxia dream of pairing up with girls to pilot Chrysalises, giant transforming robots that can battle the mecha aliens that lurk beyond the Great Wall. It doesn't matter that the girls often die from the mental strain.

When 18-year-old Zetian offers herself up as a concubine-pilot, it's to assassinate the ace male pilot responsible for her sister's death. But she gets her vengeance in a way nobody expected—she kills him through the psychic link between pilots and emerges from the cockpit unscathed. She is labeled an Iron Widow, a much-feared and much-silenced kind of female pilot who can sacrifice boys to power up Chrysalises instead.​

To tame her unnerving yet invaluable mental strength, she is paired up with Li Shimin, the strongest and most controversial male pilot in Huaxia​. But now that Zetian has had a taste of power, she will not cower so easily. She will miss no opportunity to leverage their combined might and infamy to survive attempt after attempt on her life, until she can figure out exactly why the pilot system works in its misogynist way—and stop more girls from being sacrificed.

The Other Merlin by Robyn Schneider
Expected Publication: August 21st, 2021
From Goodreads:
Channeling the modern humor of A Knight's Tale , bestselling author Robyn Schneider creates a Camelot that becomes the ultimate teen rom-com hotspot in this ultra-fresh take on the Arthurian legend.

Welcome to the great kingdom of Camelot. Prince Arthur’s a depressed botanist who would rather marry a library than a princess, Lancelot’s been demoted to castle guard after a terrible misunderstanding, and nothing is going according to plan. Then Arthur accidentally pulls the sword from the stone (in his defense, he was drunk and mostly kidding), and now everyone’s convinced he’s some prophesied hero.

Emry Merlin is stuck in her small town. Her father, the legendary court wizard, disappeared years ago, and Emry’s been peddling theater tricks to make ends meet. When a royal messenger arrives summoning her far less talented twin brother to serve as Prince Arthur's right-hand wizard, Emry is understandably upset. But after Emmett becomes indisposed thanks to a bad spell, Emry disguises herself as her brother and travels to the royal court to impersonate him until they can switch.

Studying magic at the castle is everything Emry hoped for. But life in King Uther’s court is full of scandals, lies, and backstabbing courtiers. What’s a casually bisexual teen wizard masquerading as her twin brother to do? Other than fall for the handsome prince, stir trouble with the foppish Lord Gawain, offend Princess Guinevere, and make herself indispensable to the future of Camelot?

When the truth comes out with disastrous consequences, Emry has to decide whether she'll risk everything for the boy she loves, or give up her potential to become the greatest wizard Camelot has ever known. 

September is shaping up to have a bunch of fantastic reads! I'm so excited for these books to be out! What about you guys? Happy reading! 
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