It's Monday! What Are You Reading #683, July 8th

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 #682
Teaser Tuesday #690
WWW Wednesday #690
WOW #686
Will the Time Come #683
Third Sentence Thursday #673
Random Reads #659
First Lines Friday #686
Book Blogger Hop #352

Last Letter, First Letter Reading Challenge Update 91
The Reward Challenge Update #668
Wheel of TBR #215
How Well I Stuck to It #520
Wrote that Review Update #517

Week 27 Reviews:
Here We Go Again

We Kept Her in the Cellar

Questions I Want to Ask You

Blood & Fury

Renegades 

My Brother's Husband, Volume 1

My Brother's Husband, Volume 2

How to Steal a Galaxy

Tag, You're Dead

A Marvelous Light

Children of Anguish and Anarchy

A Tale of Two Dragons

Light My Fire

Feel The Burn

Bring The Heat

Magical Readathon: Orilium: 

Update 36

Phase Out Your TBR:
Update 1

Update 2

Update 3

Update 4

Update 5

Update 6

Update 7

OK, so I got 33 posts in 7 days, and it was a pretty good week, I read some great books, so I'm happy with that. But my tablet fell from my locker, and even though it has a screen protector and a case, the screen broke again, so I'm sending it in to be repaired, which is annoying, since it happened 2 years ago, too. What about you guys? Happy reading!

So this week I want to read whatever I want from my TBR's! 

Week 27 Review: Children of Anguish and Anarchy

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.

My Review:


Author: Tomi Adeyemi
Series: Legacy of Orïsha #3
Read: July 3rd, 2024
Source: Bought 
Reason Why: Love her writing and this world, and it's a End of Series 2024 Book, Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2024 Book and a WoW Book! 
Publisher: Henry Holt and Co.
Published: June 25th 2024

5/5 Hearts

5/5 Books

5/5 Stars

Phase Out Your TBR Update 3

So I've read my next book for the Phase Out Your TBR, and it was Children of Anguish and Anarchy which is for the prompt Green 7, and I'll be reading A Tale of Two Dragons next! 

My Reading Journey:

How to Steal a Galaxy by Beth Revis

Prompt Fulfilled: Red 7

Started On: June 1st

Finished On: June 1st, 3:37 PM

Pages Read: 192

A Marvellous Light by Freya Marske

Prompt Fulfilled: Green 10

Started On: June 3rd

Finished On: June 3rd, 11:25 AM

Pages Read: 400

Children of Anguish and Anarchy by Tomi Adeyemi

Prompt Fulfilled: Green 7

Started On: June 3rd

Finished On: June 3rd, 6:36 PM 

Pages Read: 368

A Tale Of Two Dragons by G.A. Aiken

Prompt Fulfilled: Red 6

Started On: June 4th

Currently On: Page 0 of 174

Prompts Left: Yellow 1, Red 2, Green 3, Yellow 4, Yellow Wild (Green 5), Green Wild (Blue 7), Red 8, Green 9, Yellow 10, Green 11, Yellow 4, Yellow 5, Green 6, Yellow 8, Yellow 9, Blue 11, Red 12, Red 3

Books Read: 3

Pages Read: 860

Phase Out Your TBR Update 2

So I've read my first book for the Phase Out Your TBR, and it was A Marvellous Light which is for the prompt Green 10, and I'll be reading Children of Anguish and Anarchy next! 

My Reading Journey:

How to Steal a Galaxy by Beth Revis

Prompt Fulfilled: Red 7

Started On: June 1st

Finished On: June 1st, 3:37 PM

Pages Read: 192

A Marvellous Light by Freya Marske

Prompt Fulfilled: Green 10

Started On: June 3rd

Finished On: June 3rd, 11:25 AM

Pages Read: 400

Children of Anguish and Anarchy by Tomi Adeyemi

Prompt Fulfilled: Green 7

Started On: June 3rd

Currently On: Page 0 of 368

Prompts Left: Yellow 1, Red 2, Green 3, Yellow 4, Yellow Wild (Green 5), Red 6, Green Wild (Blue 7), Red 8, Green 9, Yellow 10, Green 11, Yellow 4, Yellow 5, Green 6, Yellow 8, Yellow 9, Blue 11, Red 12, Red 3

Books Read: 2

Pages Read: 592

WWW Wednesday #690, July 3rd

To play along, just answer the following three (3) questions…

• What are you currently reading?
• What did you recently finish reading?
• What do you think you'll read next?

Thanks to MizB of Should Be Writing now A Daily Rhythm for starting this meme! And thanks now to Taking on a World of Words for reviving it! 

I'm currently listening to A Marvellous Light, and I'm loving it! 

I'm reading Children of Anguish and Anarchy and it's so good! 

I read Tag, You're Dead, and I really enjoyed it! 

I'm going to be reading A Tale of Two Dragons, and I can't wait, I love the series! 

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 9 Review: Children of Virtue and Vengeance

From Goodreads:

After battling the impossible, Zélie and Amari have finally succeeded in bringing magic back to the land of Orïsha. But the ritual was more powerful than they could've imagined, reigniting the powers of not only the maji, but of nobles with magic ancestry, too.

Now, Zélie struggles to unite the maji in an Orïsha where the enemy is just as powerful as they are. But when the monarchy and military unite to keep control of Orïsha, Zélie must fight to secure Amari's right to the throne and protect the new maji from the monarchy's wrath.

With civil war looming on the horizon, Zélie finds herself at a breaking point: she must discover a way to bring the kingdom together or watch as Orïsha tears itself apart.

My Review:


Author: Tomi Adeyemi
Series: Legacy of Orïsha #2
Read: February 27th, 2024 
Source: Own 
Reason Why: Love her writing, and it's a Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2024 Book, Sophomore Challenge Book and a WoW Book! 
Publisher: Henry Holt and Co. (BYR)
Published: December 3rd 2019

5/5 Hearts

5/5 Books

5/5 Stars

WWW Wednesday #672, February 28th

To play along, just answer the following three (3) questions…

• What are you currently reading?
• What did you recently finish reading?
• What do you think you'll read next?

Thanks to MizB of Should Be Writing now A Daily Rhythm for starting this meme! And thanks now to Taking on a World of Words for reviving it! 

I'm currently reading When Oceans Rise and I'm loving it! 

I'm also reading Tidal Creatures, and it's so good! 

I read Children of Virtue and Vengeance, I loved it, and I need book 3 now! 

I'm going to be reading The Phantom, and I can't wait, I love her writing and this series! 

What about you guys? Happy reading!

Teaser Tuesday #672, February 27th

Teaser Tuesday is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by Ambrosia of The Purple Booker. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:

• Grab your current read
• Open to a random page
• Share two (2) "teaser" sentences from somewhere on that page
• BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn't give too much away! You don't want to ruin the book for others!)
• Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!

Today's teaser comes from Children of Virtue and Vengeance by Tomi Adeyemi, page 23.

"Her large tongue flops from her mouth when we run. I don't remember the last time we galloped with nothing above us but the full moon and open air."

That's a bit sad, that she hasn't had that experience in a while, it sounds nice! What about you guys? Happy reading! 

Week 8 Review: Children of Blood and Bone

From Goodreads:
Tomi Adeyemi conjures a stunning world of dark magic and danger in her West African-inspired fantasy debut, perfect for fans of Leigh Bardugo and Sabaa Tahir.

They killed my mother. 
They took our magic. 
They tried to bury us. 

Now we rise. 

Zélie Adebola remembers when the soil of Orïsha hummed with magic. Burners ignited flames, Tiders beckoned waves, and Zélie's Reaper mother summoned forth souls.

But everything changed the night magic disappeared. Under the orders of a ruthless king, maji were killed, leaving Zélie without a mother and her people without hope.

Now Zélie has one chance to bring back magic and strike against the monarchy. With the help of a rogue princess, Zélie must outwit and outrun the crown prince, who is hell-bent on eradicating magic for good.

Danger lurks in Orïsha, where snow leoponaires prowl and vengeful spirits wait in the waters. Yet the greatest danger may be Zélie herself as she struggles to control her powers—and her growing feelings for an enemy. 

My first review of Children of Blood and Bone
My Review:


Author: Tomi Adeyemi
Series: Legacy of Orïsha #1
First Read: July 8th, 2020

Read: February 23rd, 2024
Source: Own
Reason Why: Rereading, and it's a Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2024 Book!
Publisher: Henry Holt and Co. (BYR)
Published: March 6th 2018

5/5 Hearts

5/5 Books

5/5 Stars

Cliterature Readathon Update 8

So I read my next book for Cliterature Readathon, and it was Children of Blood and Bone which was for the prompt POC Author, and I'll be reading A Fate Inked in Blood next! 

My Reading Journey:

The Damned by Laura Thalassa 

Prompt Fulfilled: Take Part in a Sprint

Started On: February 19th 

Finished On: February 19th, 1:56 PM

Pages Read: 364

Bride by Ali Hazelwood

Prompt Fulfilled: Illustrated Cover

Started On: February 19th

Finished On: February 19th, 10:01 PM

Pages Read: 416

One to Watch by Kate Stayman-London

Prompt Fulfilled: A New to You Author

Started On: February 20th

Finished On: February 20th, 10:38 PM

Pages Read: 424

The Renegade Akseli Cyborg by Dianne Duvall

Prompt Fulfilled: Your Favourite Trope

Started On: February 21st

Finished On: February 21st, 8:13 PM

Pages Read: 440

The Pairing by Casey McQuiston

Prompt Fulfilled: LGBTQ+ Romance

Started On: February 22nd

Finished On: February 22nd, 3:43 PM

Pages Read: 432

The Darkest Destiny by Gena Showalter

Prompt Fulfilled: Poll Pick

Started On: February 22nd

Finished On: February 22nd, 9:59 PM

Pages Read: 204

After Him by Kelly Finley 

Prompt Fulfilled: Share Your TBR

Started On: February 23rd

Finished On: February 23rd, 2:43 PM

Pages Read: 468

Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi

Prompt Fulfilled: POC Author

Started On: February 23rd

Finished On: February 23rd, 11:37 PM

Pages Read: 554

A Fate Inked in Blood by Danielle L. Jensen

Prompt Fulfilled: 5 Star Prediction

Started On: February 24th

Currently On: Page 0 of 432

Prompts Left: None Left!

Read: 8

Pages Read: 3302

Cliterature Readathon Update 7

So I read my next book for Cliterature Readathon, and it was After Him which was for the prompt Share Your TBR, and I'll be reading Children of Blood and Bone next! 

And here's a picture of the covers of all the books that were on this TBR, with only 2 books left to be read!

My Reading Journey:

The Damned by Laura Thalassa 

Prompt Fulfilled: Take Part in a Sprint

Started On: February 19th 

Finished On: February 19th, 1:56 PM

Pages Read: 364

Bride by Ali Hazelwood

Prompt Fulfilled: Illustrated Cover

Started On: February 19th

Finished On: February 19th, 10:01 PM

Pages Read: 416

One to Watch by Kate Stayman-London

Prompt Fulfilled: A New to You Author

Started On: February 20th

Finished On: February 20th, 10:38 PM

Pages Read: 424

The Renegade Akseli Cyborg by Dianne Duvall

Prompt Fulfilled: Your Favourite Trope

Started On: February 21st

Finished On: February 21st, 8:13 PM

Pages Read: 440

The Pairing by Casey McQuiston

Prompt Fulfilled: LGBTQ+ Romance

Started On: February 22nd

Finished On: February 22nd, 3:43 PM

Pages Read: 432

The Darkest Destiny by Gena Showalter

Prompt Fulfilled: Poll Pick

Started On: February 22nd

Finished On: February 22nd, 9:59 PM

Pages Read: 204

After Him by Kelly Finley 

Prompt Fulfilled: Share Your TBR

Started On: February 23rd

Finished On: February 23rd, 2:43 PM

Pages Read: 468

Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi

Prompt Fulfilled: POC Author

Started On: February 23rd

Currently On: Page 0 of 554

Prompts Left: 5 Star Prediction

Read: 7

Pages Read: 2748

Tomi Adeyemi Author Page

The Story: Children of Blood and Bone got a lot of hype before it's release, so I had to read it, and I did, and loved it, and I can't wait to read more by Tomi Adeyemi! 

Website

Series: Legacy of Orïsha.

Legacy of Orïsha: Children of Blood and Bone and her site, my review, my reread, Children of Virtue and Vengeance and her site, my review, Children of Anguish and Anarchy and her site, my review.

It's Monday! What Are You Reading #475, July 13th

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 #474
Teaser Tuesday #482
WWW Wednesday #482
WOW #478
Will the Time Come #475
Third Sentence Thursday #465
Random Reads #451
First Lines Friday #478
Book Blogger Hop #144
The Reward Challenge Update #460
Wheel of TBR #7
How Well I Stuck to It #312
Wrote that Review Update #309

Week 28 Reviews:
Havoc
Breakout
City of Bones
The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires
The Antidote
Children of Blood and Bone
My Calamity Jane
Origin
The Sign of the Jaguar
Burn the Dark
First of Tomes

Make Your Myth-Taker Readathon 2020:
Update 27
Update 28
Update 29
Update 30
Update 31
Update 32
Update 33

Page-a-Thon:
Update 8
Update 9
Update 10
Update 11
Update 12
Update 13
Update 14
Update 15
Update 16
Update 17
Update 18
Update 19
Update 20

To Be Continued Readathon:
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Update 7 and Wrap Up

OK, so I got 52 posts in 7 days, I read a good number of books, so I'm happy there, and so posted a lot about those books! Pleased with all that! What about you guys? Happy reading!

So this week I want to read whatever I want!

Week 28 Review: Children of Blood and Bone

From Goodreads:
Tomi Adeyemi conjures a stunning world of dark magic and danger in her West African-inspired fantasy debut, perfect for fans of Leigh Bardugo and Sabaa Tahir.

They killed my mother. 
They took our magic. 
They tried to bury us. 

Now we rise. 

Zélie Adebola remembers when the soil of Orïsha hummed with magic. Burners ignited flames, Tiders beckoned waves, and Zélie's Reaper mother summoned forth souls.

But everything changed the night magic disappeared. Under the orders of a ruthless king, maji were killed, leaving Zélie without a mother and her people without hope.

Now Zélie has one chance to bring back magic and strike against the monarchy. With the help of a rogue princess, Zélie must outwit and outrun the crown prince, who is hell-bent on eradicating magic for good.

Danger lurks in Orïsha, where snow leoponaires prowl and vengeful spirits wait in the waters. Yet the greatest danger may be Zélie herself as she struggles to control her powers—and her growing feelings for an enemy. 

My Review:
Oh, man, this book was just so fantastic! I enjoyed it so much, and I totally joined the hype bandwagon, because yeah, this book was just so awesome! I loved watching Zélie and Amari on their quest, and was a bit anxious watching Inan, who was on the wrong side of the conflict.

This world, I felt so bad for the magi's, for the diviner's, who lost the magic. And we find out what happened pretty early on, because they're on a quest to bring it back. But it's complicated by the fact that it was Amari's dad who did it, which is why she wants to help, and Inan, who does the opposite. Inan was interesting, given the inner conflict that he was facing! So I'm conflicted on what to feel about him!

I was always waiting for the hammer to drop. There were a few times where something would go wrong, but I was always anticipating something really, really wrong. Yeah, wow, did things go wrong, but not the full on disaster like I expected. Not so say what happened wasn't bad, but it wasn't the ultimate bad-magic still exists, and all our narrating characters survived. Well, I think they did.

I have read the synopsis of the 2nd book, so I can guess what happened, what Zélie's changed ritual did. And I've head a few mentions about the ending, not what happened, but reactions to it. So I'm going to hold off on reading book 2 until closer or after book 3's release, because I don't want to wait between those books!

This was an amazing, wonderful book, I loved it so much, and I can't wait for book 3 to come out so I can read book 2 and 3!

Author: Tomi Adeyemi
Series: Legacy of Orïsha #1
Read: July 8th, 2020
Source: Bought
Reason Why: It sounded really good, and it's a DAC Book and a Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2020 Book!
Publisher: Henry Holt and Co. (BYR)
Published: March 6th 2018

5/5 Hearts

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Page-a-Thon Update 10

So I read my next book for Page-a-Thon, and it was Children of Blood and Bone, and I'll be reading My Calamity Jane next!

My Reading Journey:

Dorothy Must Die by Danielle Paige

Started On: July 1st
Finished On: July 1st, 1:31 PM
Pages Read: 452

Dangerous Remedy by Kat Dunn
Started On: July 1st
Finished On: July 1st, 11:39 PM
Pages Read: 432

Tiny Pretty Things by Sona Charaipotra and Dhonielle Clayton
Started On: July 2nd
Finished On: July 2nd, 11:42 PM
Pages Read: 464

The Beast is an Animal by Peternelle van Arsdale
Started On: July 3rd
Finished On: July 3rd, 11:29 AM
Pages Read: 343

Havoc by Ann Aguirre
Started On: July 4th
Finished On: July 4th, 9:39 PM
Pages Read: 320

Breakout by Ann Aguirre
Started On: July 5th
Finished On: July 5th, 2:03 AM
Pages Read: 336

City of Bones by Cassandra Clare
Started On: July 5th
Finished On: July 5th, 9:51 PM
Pages Read: 485

The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix
Started On: July 6th
Finished On: July 6th, 8:44 PM
Pages Read: 400

The Antidote by Shelley Sackier
Started On: July 7th
Finished On: July 7th, 1:24 PM
Pages Read: 357

Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi
Started On: July 8th
Finished On: July 8th, 10:31 AM
Pages Read: 525

My Calamity Jane by Jodi Meadows, Cynthia Hand and Brodie Ashton
Started On: July 8th
Currently On: Page 0 of 544

Read: 10
Pages Read: 3629

Make Your Myth-Taker Readathon 2020 Update 29

So I read my next book of this readathon, and it was Children of Blood and Bone, which is for Overhyped Book. I'll be reading My Calamity Jane next! 

My Reading Journey:

Monday's Not Coming by Tiffany D. Jackson

Prompt Fulfilled: Friend Pick

Started On: June 10th

Finished On: June 10th, 6:00 AM

Pages Read: 464

The Last Hope by Krista & Becca Ritchie

Prompt Fulfilled: Dark Cover

Started On: June 11th

Finished On: June 11th, 8:21 PM

Pages Read: 371

Here, There, Everywhere by Julia Durango and Tyler Terrones

Prompt Fulfilled: Secret

Started On: June 11th

Finished On: June 11th, 10:23 PM

Pages Read: 304

The Graveyard Shift by Darynda Jones

Prompt Fulfilled: Quick Read

Started On: June 11th

Finished On: June 11th, 11:49 PM

Pages Read: 153

Death of Darkness by Dianne Duvall

Prompt Fulfilled: Highest Rated

Started On: June 5th

Finished On: June 5th, 8:04 PM

Pages Read: 511

To Kill A Kingdom by Alexandra Cristo

Prompt Fulfilled: Featuring Water

Started On: June 8th

Finished On: June 8th, 11:20 AM

Pages Read: 344

Without a Trace by Amanda Stevens

Prompt Fulfilled: Outside Comfort Zone

Started On: June 8th

Finished On: June 8th, 7:58 PM

Pages Read: 256

Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo

Prompt Fulfilled: Occult Themes

Started On: June 12th

Finished On: June 12th, 8:58 PM

Pages Read: 356

The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins

Prompt Fulfilled: Anticipated Read

Started On: June 15th

Finished On: June 15th, 8:35 PM

Pages Read: 540

Dragon Actually by G.A. Aiken

Prompt Fulfilled: Fun Book

Started On: June 16th

Finished On: June 16th, 10:28 PM

Pages Read: 352

Blood Will Out by Jo Treggiari

Prompt Fulfilled: Royal Colours

Started On: June 18th

Finished On: June 18th, 12:00 PM

Pages Read: 269

Looking for Alaska by John Green

Prompt Fulfilled: Banned Book

Started On: June 18th

Finished On: June 18th, 4:58 PM

Pages Read: 221

Storm Glass by Maria V. Snyder

Prompt Fulfilled: Favourite Author

Started On: June 19th

Finished On: June 19th, 11:08 PM

Pages Read: 488

Shadows & Surrender by Deborah Wilde

Prompt Fulfilled: Continue the Series

Started On: June 22nd

Finished On: June 22nd, 11:41 AM

Pages Read: 342

Spindle by E.K. Johnson

Prompt Fulfilled: Foiled Cover

Started On: June 22nd

Finished On: June 22nd, 8:56 PM

Pages Read: 355

Perdition by Ann Aguirre

Prompt Fulfilled: Queen Main Character

Started On: June 22nd

Finished On: June 23rd, 1:13 AM

Pages Read: 352

The One Memory of Flora Banks by Emily Barr

Prompt Fulfilled: Set in a Cold Place

Started On: June 23rd

Finished On: June 23rd, 6:28 PM

Pages Read: 291

The Beckoning Shadow by Katharyn Blair

Prompt Fulfilled: Outsourced Book

Started On: June 23rd

Finished On: June 23rd, 11:32 PM

Pages Read: 480

Elantris by Brandon Sanderson

Prompt Fulfilled: Over 500 Pages

Started On: June 24th

Finished On: June 24th, 11:41 PM

Pages Read: 632

Flame in the Mist by Renee Ahdieh

Prompt Fulfilled: Cover Has a Weapon

Started On: June 27th

Finished On: June 27th, 11:58 PM 

Pages Read: 392

Dread Nation by Justina Ireland

Prompt Fulfilled: Featuring Training/Fighting

Started On: June 28th

Finished On: June 28th, 4:32

Pages Read: 464

Summer Knight by Jim Butcher

Prompt Fulfilled: Magical Battle

Started On: June 29th

Finished On: June 29th, 3:23 PM

Pages Read: 384

Dorothy Must Die by Danielle Paige
Prompt Fulfilled: Featuring an Animal
Started On: July 1st
Finished On: July 1st, 1:31 PM
Pages Read: 452

Dangerous Remedy by Kat Dunn
Prompt Fulfilled: Featuring a Journey
Started On: July 1st
Finished On: July 1st, 11:39 PM
Pages Read: 432

Tiny Pretty Things by Sona Charaipotra and Dhonielle Clayton
Prompt Fulfilled: Randomize TBR
Started On: July 2nd
Finished On: July 2nd, 11:42 PM

Pages Read: 464

The Beast is an Animal by Peternelle van Arsdale
Prompt Fulfilled: Featuring Woodland
Started On: July 3rd
Finished On: July 3rd, 11:29 AM

Pages Read: 343

The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix
Prompt Fulfilled: A Book About Books
Started On: July 6th
Finished On: July 6th, 8:44 PM

Pages Read: 400

The Antidote by Shelley Sackier
Prompt Fulfilled: Go Into a Book Blind
Started On: July 7th
Finished On: July 7th, 1:24 PM

Pages Read: 357

Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi
Prompt Fulfilled: Overhyped Book
Started On: July 8th
Finished On: July 8th, 10:31 AM

Pages Read: 525

My Calamity Jane by Jodi Meadows, Cynthia Hand and Brodie Ashton
Prompt Fulfilled: Inspired by History
Started On: July 8th
Currently On: Page 0 of 544

Prompts Left: Steal a Book, Myth-Take Book, Bargain, Disliked Book, Highest Rated, Reread a Favourite, Big Cast of Characters, Read a Host Favourite, Heard Great Things, Underhyped, Performance Elements, Non-Human Main, Featuring Fae, 5 Star Prediction

Read: 29
Pages Read: 11204

WWW Wednesday #482, July 8th

To play along, just answer the following three (3) questions…

• What are you currently reading?
• What did you recently finish reading?
• What do you think you'll read next?

Thanks to MizB of Should Be Writing now A Daily Rhythm for starting this meme!

I'm currently reading Children of Blood and Bone, and yeah, it's so fantastic! 

I read The Antidote, and I enjoyed it, though it was a bit disjointed for me! 

I'm going to be reading My Calamity Jane, and I can't wait, I love this series so much!

What about you guys? Happy reading!

Page-a-Thon Update 9

So I read my next book for Page-a-Thon, and it was The Antidote, and I'll be reading Children of Blood and Bone next!

My Reading Journey:

Dorothy Must Die by Danielle Paige

Started On: July 1st
Finished On: July 1st, 1:31 PM
Pages Read: 452

Dangerous Remedy by Kat Dunn
Started On: July 1st
Finished On: July 1st, 11:39 PM
Pages Read: 432

Tiny Pretty Things by Sona Charaipotra and Dhonielle Clayton
Started On: July 2nd
Finished On: July 2nd, 11:42 PM
Pages Read: 464

The Beast is an Animal by Peternelle van Arsdale
Started On: July 3rd
Finished On: July 3rd, 11:29 AM
Pages Read: 343

Havoc by Ann Aguirre
Started On: July 4th
Finished On: July 4th, 9:39 PM
Pages Read: 320

Breakout by Ann Aguirre
Started On: July 5th
Finished On: July 5th, 2:03 AM
Pages Read: 336

City of Bones by Cassandra Clare
Started On: July 5th
Finished On: July 5th, 9:51 PM
Pages Read: 485

The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix
Started On: July 6th
Finished On: July 6th, 8:44 PM
Pages Read: 400

The Antidote by Shelley Sackier
Started On: July 7th
Finished On: July 7th, 1:24 PM
Pages Read: 357

Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi
Started On: July 8th
Currently On: Page 0 of 525

Read: 9
Pages Read: 3104

Make Your Myth-Taker Readathon 2020 Update 28

So I read my next book of this readathon, and it was The Antidote, which is for Go Into a Book Blind. I'll be reading Children of Blood and Bone next! I wish that I'd finished this yesterday, but I had a monster headache last night (I've been fighting one on and off all week, most annoying!) so I went to sleep to get away from the pain. If I hadn't, I would've finished it yesterday, but I did. Oh, well! Time to read more!

My Reading Journey:

Monday's Not Coming by Tiffany D. Jackson

Prompt Fulfilled: Friend Pick

Started On: June 10th

Finished On: June 10th, 6:00 AM

Pages Read: 464

The Last Hope by Krista & Becca Ritchie

Prompt Fulfilled: Dark Cover

Started On: June 11th

Finished On: June 11th, 8:21 PM

Pages Read: 371

Here, There, Everywhere by Julia Durango and Tyler Terrones

Prompt Fulfilled: Secret

Started On: June 11th

Finished On: June 11th, 10:23 PM

Pages Read: 304

The Graveyard Shift by Darynda Jones

Prompt Fulfilled: Quick Read

Started On: June 11th

Finished On: June 11th, 11:49 PM

Pages Read: 153

Death of Darkness by Dianne Duvall

Prompt Fulfilled: Highest Rated

Started On: June 5th

Finished On: June 5th, 8:04 PM

Pages Read: 511

To Kill A Kingdom by Alexandra Cristo

Prompt Fulfilled: Featuring Water

Started On: June 8th

Finished On: June 8th, 11:20 AM

Pages Read: 344

Without a Trace by Amanda Stevens

Prompt Fulfilled: Outside Comfort Zone

Started On: June 8th

Finished On: June 8th, 7:58 PM

Pages Read: 256

Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo

Prompt Fulfilled: Occult Themes

Started On: June 12th

Finished On: June 12th, 8:58 PM

Pages Read: 356

The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins

Prompt Fulfilled: Anticipated Read

Started On: June 15th

Finished On: June 15th, 8:35 PM

Pages Read: 540

Dragon Actually by G.A. Aiken

Prompt Fulfilled: Fun Book

Started On: June 16th

Finished On: June 16th, 10:28 PM

Pages Read: 352

Blood Will Out by Jo Treggiari

Prompt Fulfilled: Royal Colours

Started On: June 18th

Finished On: June 18th, 12:00 PM

Pages Read: 269

Looking for Alaska by John Green

Prompt Fulfilled: Banned Book

Started On: June 18th

Finished On: June 18th, 4:58 PM

Pages Read: 221

Storm Glass by Maria V. Snyder

Prompt Fulfilled: Favourite Author

Started On: June 19th

Finished On: June 19th, 11:08 PM

Pages Read: 488

Shadows & Surrender by Deborah Wilde

Prompt Fulfilled: Continue the Series

Started On: June 22nd

Finished On: June 22nd, 11:41 AM

Pages Read: 342

Spindle by E.K. Johnson

Prompt Fulfilled: Foiled Cover

Started On: June 22nd

Finished On: June 22nd, 8:56 PM

Pages Read: 355

Perdition by Ann Aguirre

Prompt Fulfilled: Queen Main Character

Started On: June 22nd

Finished On: June 23rd, 1:13 AM

Pages Read: 352

The One Memory of Flora Banks by Emily Barr

Prompt Fulfilled: Set in a Cold Place

Started On: June 23rd

Finished On: June 23rd, 6:28 PM

Pages Read: 291

The Beckoning Shadow by Katharyn Blair

Prompt Fulfilled: Outsourced Book

Started On: June 23rd

Finished On: June 23rd, 11:32 PM

Pages Read: 480

Elantris by Brandon Sanderson

Prompt Fulfilled: Over 500 Pages

Started On: June 24th

Finished On: June 24th, 11:41 PM

Pages Read: 632

Flame in the Mist by Renee Ahdieh

Prompt Fulfilled: Cover Has a Weapon

Started On: June 27th

Finished On: June 27th, 11:58 PM 

Pages Read: 392

Dread Nation by Justina Ireland

Prompt Fulfilled: Featuring Training/Fighting

Started On: June 28th

Finished On: June 28th, 4:32

Pages Read: 464

Summer Knight by Jim Butcher

Prompt Fulfilled: Magical Battle

Started On: June 29th

Finished On: June 29th, 3:23 PM

Pages Read: 384

Dorothy Must Die by Danielle Paige
Prompt Fulfilled: Featuring an Animal
Started On: July 1st
Finished On: July 1st, 1:31 PM
Pages Read: 452

Dangerous Remedy by Kat Dunn
Prompt Fulfilled: Featuring a Journey
Started On: July 1st
Finished On: July 1st, 11:39 PM
Pages Read: 432

Tiny Pretty Things by Sona Charaipotra and Dhonielle Clayton
Prompt Fulfilled: Randomize TBR
Started On: July 2nd
Finished On: July 2nd, 11:42 PM

Pages Read: 464

The Beast is an Animal by Peternelle van Arsdale
Prompt Fulfilled: Featuring Woodland
Started On: July 3rd
Finished On: July 3rd, 11:29 AM

Pages Read: 343

The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix
Prompt Fulfilled: A Book About Books
Started On: July 6th
Finished On: July 6th, 8:44 PM

Pages Read: 400

The Antidote by Shelley Sackier
Prompt Fulfilled: Go Into a Book Blind
Started On: July 7th
Finished On: July 7th, 1:24 PM

Pages Read: 357

Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi
Prompt Fulfilled: Overhyped Book
Started On: July 8th
Currently On: Page 0 of 525

Prompts Left: Steal a Book, Myth-Take Book, Bargain, Disliked Book, Highest Rated, Reread a Favourite, Big Cast of Characters, Read a Host Favourite, Heard Great Things, Underhyped, Performance Elements, Non-Human Main, Featuring Fae, 5 Star Prediction, A Quest to Save, Inspired by History

Read: 28
Pages Read: 10679