Friday, April 4, 2025

Book Blogger Hop #391, April 4th

The Book Blogger Hop was originally created by Jennifer from Crazy-For-Books in March 2010 and ended on December 31, 2012. With Jennifer's permission, Ramblings of a Coffee Addicted Writer relaunched the meme on February 15, 2013. Check out the hop here

Each week the hop will start on a Friday and end on Thursday. There will be a weekly prompt featuring a book related question. The hop's purpose is to give bloggers a chance to follow other blogs, learn about new books, befriend other bloggers, and receive new followers to your own blog.

The Question of the week is: Who is your favorite "hobbit" from J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-Earth books? (submitted by Snapdragon @ Snapdragon Alcove)

I've never read the books, I've only seen the movies. So I don't really know the characters very much, so I think I have to go with Samwise, he's a loyal, wonderful character! What about you guys? Happy reading! 

First Lines Friday #725, April 4th

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!

"The surface always seemed only a breath away. He couldn't catch that breath. There was only gold as if he was trapped in the center of the sun or an ocean on the perpetual edge of moring. Power all around him, but he could never use it. He could only feel it. concentrated in the god who'd overtaken him, jealously hoarded and drowning him out."-The Nightshade God by Hannah Whitten

That sounds awful! Must read more, I need to continue on! What about you guys? Happy reading! 

Thursday, April 3, 2025

Phase Out Your TBR Update 3

So I've read my next book for the Phase Out Your TBR, and it was My Savage Empire which is for the prompt Yellow 8, and I'll be reading Mistress of Bones next! 

My Reading Journey:

The Dixon Rule by Elle Kennedy 
Prompt Fulfilled: Red 5
Started On: April 1st
Finished On: April 1st, 7:29 PM
Pages Read: 496

My Stolen Crown by Steffanie Holmes 
Prompt Fulfilled: Green 6
Started On: April 2nd
Finished On: April 2nd, 2:04 PM 
Pages Read: 384

My Savage Empire by Steffanie Holmes
Prompt Fulfilled: Yellow 8
Started On: April 3rd
Finished On: April 3rd, 3:04 PM
Pages Read: 398

Mistress of Bones by Maria Z. Medina 
Prompt Fulfilled: Yellow 9
Started On: April 3rd
Currently On: Page 0 of 336

Prompts Left: Yellow 5, Red Wild (Red 5), Green 5, Green 5, Yellow 6, Blue 2, Green 4, Yellow 4, Yellow 4, Yellow 7, Green 7, Green 7, Red 7, Blue 7, Blue 9, Yellow 10, Red 12, Green 12
Books Read: 3
Pages Read: 1230

Magical Readathon: Orilium Update 6

So I read my next book for Magical Readathon: Orilium, and it was My Savage Empire which was for the prompt Restoration, and I'll be reading Mistress of Bones next!

My Reading Journey:

The Summer I Ate the Rich by Maika Moulite and Maritza Moulite
Prompt Fulfilled: Conjuration
Started On: April 1st
Finished On: April 1st, 10:28 AM
Pages Read: 400

The Dixon Rule by Elle Kennedy 
Prompt Fulfilled: Restoration
Started On: April 1st
Finished On: April 1st, 7:29 PM
Pages Read: 496

My Stolen Crown by Steffanie Holmes 
Prompt Fulfilled: Restoration
Started On: April 2nd
Finished On: April 2nd, 2:04 PM 
Pages Read: 384

My Secret Heart by Steffanie Holmes 
Prompt Fulfilled: Restoration
Started On: April 2nd
Finished On: April 2nd, 6:27 PM
Page Read: 386

My Broken Crown by Steffanie Holmes 
Prompt Fulfilled: Restoration
Started On: April 2nd
Finished On: April 2nd, 10:03 PM
Pages Read: 376

My Savage Empire by Steffanie Holmes
Prompt Fulfilled: Restoration
Started On: April 3rd
Finished On: April 3rd, 3:04 PM
Pages Read: 398

Mistress of Bones by Maria Z. Medina 
Prompt Fulfilled: Demonology
Started On: April 3rd
Currently On: Page 0 of 336

Prompts Left: Alchemy, Inscription, Artificery, Spells & Incantations, Astronomy, Art of Illusion, Lore, Animal Studies, Elemental Studies, Psionics & Divination, Shapeshifting, Elemental Studies, Shapeshifting, Animal Studies, Astronomy, Conjuration, Alchemy, Spells & Incantations, Astronomy, Inscription, Psionics & Divination, Conjuration, Demonology, Lore, Elemental Studies, Alchemy, Animal Studies, Animal Studies, Demonology, Spells & Incantations, Conjuration, Elemental Studies, Alchemy, Alchemy, Art of Illusion, Spells & Incantation, Psionics & Divination, Conjuration, Lore, Elemental Studies, Alchemy, Restoration, Shapeshifting, Art of Illusion, Psionics & Divination, Restoration
Read: 6
Pages Read: 2378

Phase Out Your Seriesathon Update 26

So I've read my next book for the Phase Out Your Seriesathon, and it was My Savage Empire which is for the prompt 3 Or More POVS, and I'll be reading The Nightshade God next! 

My Reading Journey:
Death at a Highland Wedding by Kelley Armstrong
Prompt Fulfilled: Features Major Event
Started On: January 18th
Finished On: January 18th, 2:28 PM
Pages Read: 441

Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros
Prompt Fulfilled: Title has J, Q, X, Z-X
Started On: January 21st 
Finished On: January 21st, 9:41 PM
Pages Read: 554

Memories of Ash by Intisar Khanani 
Prompt Fulfilled:  Last Letter First
Started On: January 22nd
Finished On: January 22nd, 4:28 PM
Pages Read: 355

Surrender of the Brutal King by Eliza Raine and Rose Wilson
Prompt Fulfilled: Trio Of Trilogies Trilogy 1 Book 1
Started On: January 27th
Finished On: January 27th, 4:31 PM
Pages Read: 205

Sacrifice of the Brave King by Eliza Raine and Rose Wilson
Prompt Fulfilled: Trio Of Trilogies Trilogy 1 Book 2
Started On: January 27th
Finished On: January 27th, 8:26 PM
Pages Read: 289

The Dryad Storm by Laurie Forest
Prompt Fulfilled: Big Book
Started On: January 28th
Finished On: January 28th, 9:47 PM
Pages Read: 752

Return of the Vengeful Queen by C.J. Redwine 
Prompt Fulfilled: Finish
Started On: January 30th
Finished On: January 30th, 11:04 AM
Pages Read: 400

The Bond That Burns by Briar Boleyn
Prompt Fulfilled: 75% Cover Must Be Fav Color
Started On: February 13th
Finished On: February 13th, 4:27 PM
Pages Read: 583

Sweet Obsession by Katee Robert
Prompt Fulfilled: Exactly 2 POVS
Started On: February 13th
Finished On: February 13th, 8:42 PM
Pages Read: 336

Charming Devil by Rebecca Kenney
Prompt Fulfilled: Excited For
Started On: February 14th
Finished On: February 14th, 2:17 PM
Pages Read: 384

The Dragon King by Penelope Barsetti
Prompt Fulfilled: Favorite Color
Started On: February 14th
Finished On: February 14th, 11:41 PM
Pages Read: 436

Gabriel's Rapture by Sylvain Reynard
Prompt Fulfilled: No If, Of, And, An, But, Or, The
Started On: February 16th
Finished On: February 16th, 11:46 AM
Pages Read: 449

Scythe & Sparrow by Brynne Weaver
Prompt Fulfilled: Trio Of Trilogies Trilogy 3 Book 1
Started On: February 19th
Finished On: February 19th, 2:41 PM
Pages Read: 416

Chaos King by Kacen Callender
Prompt Fulfilled: BIPOC Rep
Started On: February 19th
Finished On: February 19th, 9:31 PM
Pages Read: 400

Everybody Wants to Rule the World Except Me by Django Wexler
Prompt Fulfilled: Building
Started On: March 1st
Finished On: March 1st, 7:17 PM
Pages Read: 384

Shadow's Heart by Kresley Cole
Prompt Fulfilled: Pub In Last 3 Months
Started On: March 8th
Finished On: March 8st, 6:41 PM
Pages Read: 386

Lessons With the Mothman by Kathryn Moon
Prompt Fulfilled: 6 Or More Colors
Started On: March 12th
Finished On: March 12th, 7:58 PM
Pages Read: 295

The Battle Drum by Saara El-Arifi
Prompt Fulfilled: Trio Of Trilogies Trilogy 2 Book 1
Started On: March 15th
Finished On: March 15th, 10:25 PM
Pages Read: 560

The Ending Fire by Saara El-Arifi
Prompt Fulfilled: Trio Of Trilogies Trilogy 2 Book 2
Started On: March 16th 
Finished On: March 16th, 9:17 PM
Pages Read: 512

Holy Terrors by Margaret Owen
Prompt Fulfilled: Finish A Series
Started On: March 24th 
Finished On: March 24th, 12:21 PM
Pages Read: 560

Rebel in the Deep by Katee Robert 
Prompt Fulfilled: LGBTQIA+ Rep
Started On: March 24th
Finished On: March 24th, 2:27 PM
Pages Read: 352

The Dark Days Pact by Alison Goodman
Prompt Fulfilled: Complete
Started On: March 25th
Finished On: March 25th, 3:42 PM
Pages Read: 512

Seduced by a Rogue by Amanda Scott
Prompt Fulfilled: Backlist
Started On: March 28th
Finished On: March 28th, 5:19 PM
Pages Read: 373

Blacksouls by Nicole Castroman
Prompt Fulfilled: Black & White Cover
Started On: March 31st
Finished On: March 31st, 2:01 PM
Pages Read: 400

The Dixon Rule by Elle Kennedy 
Prompt Fulfilled: Wheel Spin 1
Started On: April 1st
Finished On: April 1st, 7:29 PM
Pages Read: 496

My Savage Empire by Steffanie Holmes
Prompt Fulfilled: 3 Or More POVS
Started On: April 3rd
Finished On: April 3rd, 3:04 PM
Pages Read: 398

The Nightshade God by Hannah Whitten
Prompt Fulfilled: Multi POV
Started On: April 4th
Currently On: Page 0 of 480

Prompts Left: Want To Visit, Single POV, Rep, Nature, Animal, New, Random Number, In Progress, Adapted, Colour Cover, Free, People, 5 Or More Books, Small Book, Cozy, TBR Vet, Title has J, Q, X, Z-J, Title has J, Q, X, Z-Q, Title has J, Q, X, Z-Z, Starts & Ends With Same Letter, Translate, In Progress, Wheel Spin 2, All 5 Vowels In Title, Series You Avoid 1, Series You Avoid 2, Poll Pick, Disability Rep, TBR Vet By Pub Date, 5 Or More Books 1, 5 Or More Books 2, 5 Or More Books 3, 5 Or More Books 4, 5 Or More Books 5, Birthday Month
Books Read: 26
Pages Read: 10088

Random Reads #698, April 3rd

Random Reads is a monthly meme (that I'm going to do weekly) hosted by I'm Loving Books to read some books that have been on our TBR piles for a long time. Using Random.org, I got 4842 which turned out to be The Emerald Sea by Richelle Mead! It's been on my TBR pile since July 5th, 2016, and I added it because I love her writing and this series! What about you guys? Happy reading!

Third Sentence Thursday #712, April 3rd

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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!

"I run to her and wrap her in my arms, pulling her away from the bookshelves before she tips them over and buries herself under piles of her father's old junk." - My Savage Empire by Steffanie Holmes, page 46.

Yeah don't want to get buried under junk! Must read more now! What are your guy's 3rd lines? Link up below!

Will the Time Come #722, April 3rd

Every Thursday I am going to list a book which I really want to read/keep meaning to get to. These are mostly books which have been on my shelf for awhile now but don't have to be, maybe you got it two weeks ago and really want to read it! Thanks to Jodie from Books for Company for this meme!
Want to Join?
-Pick a book you have been meaning to read
-Do a post telling us about the book    
-Link the post up in the linky  
-Visit the other blogs

Known for her lush, intricate worlds and complex characters, acclaimed author Martha Wells has delighted readers with her extraordinary fantasy novels of daring and wit. With "The Wizard Hunters" and "The Ships of Air," she launched her most ambitious undertaking yet--the Fall of Ile-Rien trilogy, which returned to the beloved setting of the Nebula Award-nominated "The Death of the Necromancer." And now the stunning conclusion to the epic quest to save Ile-Rien ...

Searching for a way to stop the dread Gardier from conquering Ile-Rien, Tremaine Valiarde discovered a new world filled with perils and potential allies. Now aided by her mercurial, mysterious father, Nicholas, and a brave band of heroes, she fights to recover the magical city of Lodun and the chance for hope. But the enemy is relentless, and amid turmoil and danger, only the discovery of a secret portal holds any hope of saving what is left of Ile-Rien. But the ancient portal leads to a mysterious ruin hidden behind the awesome Gate of Gods--a realm of wonder and danger beyond any they have ever imagined ...

Why the time hasn't come yet...
I just fairly recently read the first 2 books, but I'm wondering if this one is also going to get an author's preferred version like those did. So I might wait to see if that happens, but I want to read it! What about you guys? Happy reading! 

Wednesday, April 2, 2025

Magical Readathon: Orilium Update 5

So I read my next book for Magical Readathon: Orilium, and it was My Broken Crown which was for the prompt Restoration, and I'll be reading My Savage Empire next!

My Reading Journey:

The Summer I Ate the Rich by Maika Moulite and Maritza Moulite
Prompt Fulfilled: Conjuration
Started On: April 1st
Finished On: April 1st, 10:28 AM
Pages Read: 400

The Dixon Rule by Elle Kennedy 
Prompt Fulfilled: Restoration
Started On: April 1st
Finished On: April 1st, 7:29 PM
Pages Read: 496

My Stolen Crown by Steffanie Holmes 
Prompt Fulfilled: Restoration
Started On: April 2nd
Finished On: April 2nd, 2:04 PM 
Pages Read: 384

My Secret Heart by Steffanie Holmes 
Prompt Fulfilled: Restoration
Started On: April 2nd
Finished On: April 2nd, 6:27 PM
Page Read: 386

My Broken Crown by Steffanie Holmes 
Prompt Fulfilled: Restoration
Started On: April 2nd
Finished On: April 2nd, 10:03 PM
Pages Read: 376

My Savage Empire by Steffanie Holmes
Prompt Fulfilled: Restoration
Started On: April 3rd
Currently On: Page 0 of 398

Prompts Left: Alchemy, Inscription, Artificery, Spells & Incantations, Astronomy, Art of Illusion, Lore, Animal Studies, Elemental Studies, Psionics & Divination, Shapeshifting, Demonology, Elemental Studies, Shapeshifting, Animal Studies, Astronomy, Conjuration, Alchemy, Spells & Incantations, Astronomy, Inscription, Psionics & Divination, Conjuration, Demonology, Lore, Elemental Studies, Alchemy, Animal Studies, Animal Studies, Demonology, Spells & Incantations, Conjuration, Elemental Studies, Alchemy, Alchemy, Art of Illusion, Spells & Incantation, Psionics & Divination, Conjuration, Lore, Elemental Studies, Alchemy, Restoration, Shapeshifting, Art of Illusion, Psionics & Divination, Restoration
Read: 5
Pages Read: 2042

Magical Readathon: Orilium Update 4

So I read my next book for Magical Readathon: Orilium, and it was My Secret Heart which was for the prompt Restoration, and I'll be reading My Broken Crown next!

My Reading Journey:

The Summer I Ate the Rich by Maika Moulite and Maritza Moulite
Prompt Fulfilled: Conjuration
Started On: April 1st
Finished On: April 1st, 10:28 AM
Pages Read: 400

The Dixon Rule by Elle Kennedy 
Prompt Fulfilled: Restoration
Started On: April 1st
Finished On: April 1st, 7:29 PM
Pages Read: 496

My Stolen Crown by Steffanie Holmes 
Prompt Fulfilled: Restoration
Started On: April 2nd
Finished On: April 2nd, 2:04 PM 
Pages Read: 384

My Secret Heart by Steffanie Holmes 
Prompt Fulfilled: Restoration
Started On: April 2nd
Finished On: April 2nd, 6:27 PM
Page Read: 386

My Broken Crown by Steffanie Holmes 
Prompt Fulfilled: Restoration
Started On: April 2nd
Currently On: Page 0 of 376

Prompts Left: Alchemy, Inscription, Artificery, Spells & Incantations, Astronomy, Art of Illusion, Lore, Animal Studies, Elemental Studies, Psionics & Divination, Shapeshifting, Demonology, Elemental Studies, Shapeshifting, Animal Studies, Astronomy, Conjuration, Alchemy, Spells & Incantations, Astronomy, Inscription, Psionics & Divination, Conjuration, Demonology, Lore, Elemental Studies, Alchemy, Animal Studies, Animal Studies, Demonology, Spells & Incantations, Conjuration, Elemental Studies, Alchemy, Alchemy, Art of Illusion, Spells & Incantation, Psionics & Divination, Conjuration, Lore, Restoration, Elemental Studies, Alchemy, Restoration, Shapeshifting, Art of Illusion, Psionics & Divination, Restoration
Read: 4
Pages Read: 1666

Phase Out Your TBR Update 2

So I've read my next book for the Phase Out Your TBR, and it was My Stolen Crown which is for the prompt Green 6, and I'll be reading My Savage Empire next! 

My Reading Journey:

The Dixon Rule by Elle Kennedy 
Prompt Fulfilled: Red 5
Started On: April 1st
Finished On: April 1st, 7:29 PM
Pages Read: 496

My Stolen Crown by Steffanie Holmes 
Prompt Fulfilled: Green 6
Started On: April 2nd
Finished On: April 2nd, 2:04 PM 
Pages Read: 384

My Savage Empire by Steffanie Holmes
Prompt Fulfilled: Yellow 8
Started On: April 2nd
Currently On: Page 0 of 398

Prompts Left: Yellow 5, Red Wild (Red 5), Green 5, Green 5, Yellow 6, Blue 2, Green 4, Yellow 4, Yellow 4, Yellow 7, Green 7, Green 7, Red 7, Blue 7, Yellow 9, Blue 9, Yellow 10, Red 12, Green 12
Books Read: 2
Pages Read: 832

Magical Readathon: Orilium Update 3

So I read my next book for Magical Readathon: Orilium, and it was My Stolen Crown which was for the prompt Restoration, and I'll be reading My Secret Heart next!

My Reading Journey:

The Summer I Ate the Rich by Maika Moulite and Maritza Moulite
Prompt Fulfilled: Conjuration
Started On: April 1st
Finished On: April 1st, 10:28 AM
Pages Read: 400

The Dixon Rule by Elle Kennedy 
Prompt Fulfilled: Restoration
Started On: April 1st
Finished On: April 1st, 7:29 PM
Pages Read: 496

My Stolen Crown by Steffanie Holmes 
Prompt Fulfilled: Restoration
Started On: April 2nd
Finished On: April 2nd, 2:04 PM 
Pages Read: 384

My Secret Heart by Steffanie Holmes 
Prompt Fulfilled: Restoration
Started On: April 2nd
Currently On: Page 0 of 386

Prompts Left: Alchemy, Inscription, Artificery, Spells & Incantations, Astronomy, Art of Illusion, Lore, Animal Studies, Elemental Studies, Psionics & Divination, Shapeshifting, Demonology, Elemental Studies, Shapeshifting, Animal Studies, Astronomy, Conjuration, Alchemy, Spells & Incantations, Astronomy, Inscription, Psionics & Divination, Conjuration, Demonology, Lore, Elemental Studies, Alchemy, Animal Studies, Animal Studies, Demonology, Restoration, Spells & Incantations, Conjuration, Elemental Studies, Alchemy, Alchemy, Art of Illusion, Spells & Incantation, Psionics & Divination, Conjuration, Lore, Restoration, Elemental Studies, Alchemy, Restoration, Shapeshifting, Art of Illusion, Psionics & Divination, Restoration
Read: 3
Pages Read: 1280

Waiting on Wednesday #725, April 2nd

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

Chaos King by Kacen Callender
Expected Publication: April 15th, 2025
From Goodreads:
WHEN THE WORLD BURNS, ASH WILL RISE.

The explosive sequel to instant New York Times bestselling YA debut Infinity Alchemist by Kacen Callender.

The hardcover edition features a beautiful jacket with silver foil, a case stamp, an in-world map and illustrated endpapers.

Ever since he rose up against his father and saved New Anglia from destruction, Ash has been struggling to adapt to his new life. He has nightmares every night, haunted by strange black orbs and his screaming dead mother. Ash is sure she’s trying to warn him that the world is still in danger, and becomes determined to find a way to speak to her again―but communicating with the dead isn’t easy, even for an alchemist as powerful as Ash.

Watch Me by Tahereh Mafi
Expected Publication: April 15th, 2025
From Goodreads:
Lose yourself in this exhilarating return to the #1 global bestselling Shatter Me universe, the first book in a new series set ten years after the fall of The Reestablishment.

James Anderson had a plan. Or half of one. All that matters is that he managed to do what his older brother, the famous Aaron Warner Anderson, never did: infiltrate Ark Island, the last refuge of The Reestablishment. In the past decade no outsider has breached the stronghold of the authoritarian regime, but James is in. In a prison cell, sure, but as far as James is concerned, a win is a win.

It’s been ten years since the fall of The Reestablishment. Ten years since the notorious duo — Juliette Ferrars and Aaron Warner Anderson — led a worldwide rebellion and established the New Republic of the West. But after a decade of unsettling quiet, The Reestablishment is ready to make a devastating move, and they have the perfect person for the job.

Rosabelle Wolff had a plan. She always has a plan. On Ark Island, where constant surveillance is packaged as security, even emotions must be experienced with caution. A trained assassin, her every movement is monitored by synthetic intelligence—and when she’s given an order to kill, she never hesitates.

Brimming with pulse-pounding action and torturous romance, Watch Me is an explosive journey through a dystopian landscape where enemies-to-lovers has never felt more impossible. Step into a beloved and breathtaking world that demands an answer to a desperate question—

Who are we when no one is watching?

Pride or Die by C.L.. Montblanc
Expected Publication: April 15th, 2025
From Goodreads:
In this delightful dark comedy debut, when the members of an LGBTQ+ club find themselves accidentally framed for attempted murder, it's up to them to clear their names before it's too late.

It’s kind of hard to graduate high school when you’re the prime suspect in an attempted murder.

Seventeen-year-old Eleanora Finkel just wants to finish her senior year and get the hell out of Texas. But when her club meeting inconveniently coincides with an attack on the school’s head cheerleader, she and her friends find themselves in the hot seat.

In order to clear their names and ensure the survival of their club for future queer teens, they’ll have to track down the real culprit themselves. But Eleanora is far from a professional detective; she’s riddled with anxiety, annoyingly attracted to the case’s cute victim, and her trusty crochet hook feels insufficient for fighting off a murderer. Can this ragtag group of unlikely sleuths find their way out of an entire freaking murder mystery before one of them is next?

3 books that I can't wait to be out, I've read 2 of the 3, and loved the, and I can't wait to read the 3rd! What about you guys? Happy reading! 

WWW Wednesday #729, April 2nd

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 My Stolen Life, and I'm really enjoying it!

I read The Dixon Rule and I loved it, it was such a fun read!

I'm going to be reading My Secret Heart, and I can't wait, I'm really enjoying this world! 

What about you guys? Happy reading!

Tuesday, April 1, 2025

Phase Out Your TBR Update 1

So I've read my first book for the Phase Out Your TBR, and it was The Dixon Rule which is for the prompt Red 5, and I'll be reading My Stolen Crown next! 

My Reading Journey:

The Dixon Rule by Elle Kennedy 
Prompt Fulfilled: Red 5
Started On: April 1st
Finished On: April 1st, 7:29 PM
Pages Read: 496

My Stolen Crown by Steffanie Holmes 
Prompt Fulfilled: Green 6
Started On: April 2nd
Currently On: Page 0 of 336

Prompts Left: Yellow 5, Red Wild (Red 5), Green 5, Green 5, Yellow 6, Blue 2, Green 4, Yellow 4, Yellow 4, Yellow 7, Green 7, Green 7, Red 7, Blue 7, Yellow 9, Blue 9, Yellow 8, Yellow 10, Red 12, Green 12
Books Read: 1
Pages Read: 496

Magical Readathon: Orilium Update 2

So I read my next book for Magical Readathon: Orilium, and it was The Dixon Rule which was for the prompt Restoration, and I'll be reading My Stolen Crown next!

My Reading Journey:

The Summer I Ate the Rich by Maika Moulite and Maritza Moulite
Prompt Fulfilled: Conjuration
Started On: April 1st
Finished On: April 1st, 10:28 AM
Pages Read: 400

The Dixon Rule by Elle Kennedy 
Prompt Fulfilled: Restoration
Started On: April 1st
Finished On: April 1st, 7:29 PM
Pages Read: 496

My Stolen Crown by Steffanie Holmes 
Prompt Fulfilled: Restoration
Started On: April 2nd
Currently On: Page 0 of 384

Prompts Left: Alchemy, Inscription, Artificery, Spells & Incantations, Astronomy, Art of Illusion, Lore, Animal Studies, Elemental Studies, Psionics & Divination, Shapeshifting, Demonology, Elemental Studies, Shapeshifting, Animal Studies, Astronomy, Conjuration, Alchemy, Spells & Incantations, Astronomy, Inscription, Psionics & Divination, Restoration, Conjuration, Demonology, Lore, Elemental Studies, Alchemy, Animal Studies, Animal Studies, Demonology, Restoration, Spells & Incantations, Conjuration, Elemental Studies, Alchemy, Alchemy, Art of Illusion, Spells & Incantation, Psionics & Divination, Conjuration, Lore, Restoration, Elemental Studies, Alchemy, Restoration, Shapeshifting, Art of Illusion, Psionics & Divination, Restoration
Read: 2
Pages Read: 896

Phase Out Your Seriesathon Update 25

So I've read my next book for the Phase Out Your Seriesathon, and it was The Dixon Rule which is for the prompt Wheel Spin 1, and I'll be reading My Savage Empire next! 

My Reading Journey:
Death at a Highland Wedding by Kelley Armstrong
Prompt Fulfilled: Features Major Event
Started On: January 18th
Finished On: January 18th, 2:28 PM
Pages Read: 441

Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros
Prompt Fulfilled: Title has J, Q, X, Z-X
Started On: January 21st 
Finished On: January 21st, 9:41 PM
Pages Read: 554

Memories of Ash by Intisar Khanani 
Prompt Fulfilled:  Last Letter First
Started On: January 22nd
Finished On: January 22nd, 4:28 PM
Pages Read: 355

Surrender of the Brutal King by Eliza Raine and Rose Wilson
Prompt Fulfilled: Trio Of Trilogies Trilogy 1 Book 1
Started On: January 27th
Finished On: January 27th, 4:31 PM
Pages Read: 205

Sacrifice of the Brave King by Eliza Raine and Rose Wilson
Prompt Fulfilled: Trio Of Trilogies Trilogy 1 Book 2
Started On: January 27th
Finished On: January 27th, 8:26 PM
Pages Read: 289

The Dryad Storm by Laurie Forest
Prompt Fulfilled: Big Book
Started On: January 28th
Finished On: January 28th, 9:47 PM
Pages Read: 752

Return of the Vengeful Queen by C.J. Redwine 
Prompt Fulfilled: Finish
Started On: January 30th
Finished On: January 30th, 11:04 AM
Pages Read: 400

The Bond That Burns by Briar Boleyn
Prompt Fulfilled: 75% Cover Must Be Fav Color
Started On: February 13th
Finished On: February 13th, 4:27 PM
Pages Read: 583

Sweet Obsession by Katee Robert
Prompt Fulfilled: Exactly 2 POVS
Started On: February 13th
Finished On: February 13th, 8:42 PM
Pages Read: 336

Charming Devil by Rebecca Kenney
Prompt Fulfilled: Excited For
Started On: February 14th
Finished On: February 14th, 2:17 PM
Pages Read: 384

The Dragon King by Penelope Barsetti
Prompt Fulfilled: Favorite Color
Started On: February 14th
Finished On: February 14th, 11:41 PM
Pages Read: 436

Gabriel's Rapture by Sylvain Reynard
Prompt Fulfilled: No If, Of, And, An, But, Or, The
Started On: February 16th
Finished On: February 16th, 11:46 AM
Pages Read: 449

Scythe & Sparrow by Brynne Weaver
Prompt Fulfilled: Trio Of Trilogies Trilogy 3 Book 1
Started On: February 19th
Finished On: February 19th, 2:41 PM
Pages Read: 416

Chaos King by Kacen Callender
Prompt Fulfilled: BIPOC Rep
Started On: February 19th
Finished On: February 19th, 9:31 PM
Pages Read: 400

Everybody Wants to Rule the World Except Me by Django Wexler
Prompt Fulfilled: Building
Started On: March 1st
Finished On: March 1st, 7:17 PM
Pages Read: 384

Shadow's Heart by Kresley Cole
Prompt Fulfilled: Pub In Last 3 Months
Started On: March 8th
Finished On: March 8st, 6:41 PM
Pages Read: 386

Lessons With the Mothman by Kathryn Moon
Prompt Fulfilled: 6 Or More Colors
Started On: March 12th
Finished On: March 12th, 7:58 PM
Pages Read: 295

The Battle Drum by Saara El-Arifi
Prompt Fulfilled: Trio Of Trilogies Trilogy 2 Book 1
Started On: March 15th
Finished On: March 15th, 10:25 PM
Pages Read: 560

The Ending Fire by Saara El-Arifi
Prompt Fulfilled: Trio Of Trilogies Trilogy 2 Book 2
Started On: March 16th 
Finished On: March 16th, 9:17 PM
Pages Read: 512

Holy Terrors by Margaret Owen
Prompt Fulfilled: Finish A Series
Started On: March 24th 
Finished On: March 24th, 12:21 PM
Pages Read: 560

Rebel in the Deep by Katee Robert 
Prompt Fulfilled: LGBTQIA+ Rep
Started On: March 24th
Finished On: March 24th, 2:27 PM
Pages Read: 352

The Dark Days Pact by Alison Goodman
Prompt Fulfilled: Complete
Started On: March 25th
Finished On: March 25th, 3:42 PM
Pages Read: 512

Seduced by a Rogue by Amanda Scott
Prompt Fulfilled: Backlist
Started On: March 28th
Finished On: March 28th, 5:19 PM
Pages Read: 373

Blacksouls by Nicole Castroman
Prompt Fulfilled: Black & White Cover
Started On: March 31st
Finished On: March 31st, 2:01 PM
Pages Read: 400

The Dixon Rule by Elle Kennedy 
Prompt Fulfilled: Wheel Spin 1
Started On: April 1st
Finished On: April 1st, 7:29 PM
Pages Read: 496

My Savage Empire by Steffanie Holmes
Prompt Fulfilled: 3 Or More POVS
Started On: April 
Currently On: Page 0 of 398

Prompts Left: Want To Visit, Single POV, Rep, Nature, Animal, New, Random Number, In Progress, Adapted, Colour Cover, Free, People, 5 Or More Books, Multi POV, Small Book, Cozy, TBR Vet, Title has J, Q, X, Z-J, Title has J, Q, X, Z-Q, Title has J, Q, X, Z-Z, Starts & Ends With Same Letter, Translate, In Progress, Wheel Spin 2, All 5 Vowels In Title, Series You Avoid 1, Series You Avoid 2, Poll Pick, Disability Rep, TBR Vet By Pub Date, 5 Or More Books 1, 5 Or More Books 2, 5 Or More Books 3, 5 Or More Books 4, 5 Or More Books 5, Birthday Month
Books Read: 25
Pages Read: 9690

Magical Readathon: Orilium Update 1

So I read my first book for Magical Readathon: Orilium, and it was The Summer I Ate the Rich which was for the prompt Conjuration, and I'll be reading The Dixon Rule next!

My Reading Journey:

The Summer I Ate the Rich by Maika Moulite and Maritza Moulite
Prompt Fulfilled: Conjuration
Started On: April 1st
Finished On: April 1st, 10:28 AM
Pages Read: 400

The Dixon Rule by Elle Kennedy 
Prompt Fulfilled: Restoration
Started On: April 1st
Currently On: Page 0 of 496

Prompts Left: Alchemy, Inscription, Artificery, Spells & Incantations, Astronomy, Art of Illusion, Lore, Animal Studies, Elemental Studies, Psionics & Divination, Shapeshifting, Demonology, Elemental Studies, Shapeshifting, Animal Studies, Astronomy, Conjuration, Alchemy, Spells & Incantations, Astronomy, Inscription, Psionics & Divination, Restoration, Conjuration, Demonology, Lore, Elemental Studies, Alchemy, Animal Studies, Animal Studies, Demonology, Restoration, Spells & Incantations, Conjuration, Elemental Studies, Alchemy, Alchemy, Art of Illusion, Spells & Incantation, Psionics & Divination, Conjuration, Lore, Restoration, Elemental Studies, Alchemy, Restoration, Shapeshifting, Art of Illusion, Psionics & Divination, Restoration
Read: 1
Pages Read: 400

Magical Readathon: Orilium Update 22

So I read my next book for Magical Readathon: Orilium, and it was The Summer I Ate the Rich which was for the prompt 4D Wait for Morning, and I'll be reading The Stolen Bride next! 

My Reading Journey:

Memories of Ash by Intisar Khanani 
Prompt Fulfilled: 1C
Started On: January 22nd
Finished On: January 22nd, 4:28 PM
Pages Read: 355

Hearts that Cut by Kika Hatzopoulou
Prompt Fulfilled: 1B
Started On: January 25th
Finished On: January 25th, 11:31 AM
Pages Read: 336

The Crimson Crown by Heather Walter
Prompt Fulfilled: 1D
Started On: January 25th
Finished On: January 25th, 3:45 PM
Pages Read: 544

The Party by Natasha Preston
Prompt Fulfilled: 1C
Started On: January 27th
Finished On: January 27th, 10:53 AM
Pages Read: 352

Return of the Vengeful Queen by C.J. Redwine 
Prompt Fulfilled: 1E
Started On: January 30th
Finished On: January 30th, 11:04 AM
Pages Read: 400

I Am the Dark that Answers When You Call by Jamison Shea
Prompt Fulfilled: 1B
Started On: January 31st
Finished On: January 31st, 2:00 PM
Pages Read: 336

Vilest Things by Chloe Gong
Prompt Fulfilled: 1A
Started On: January 31st
Finished On: January 31st, 6:36 PM
Pages Read: 416

The Half King by Melissa Landers
Prompt Fulfilled: 2A North
Started On: February 8th
Finished On: February 8th, 7:28 PM
Pages Read: 512

Tell Me No Lies by A.V. Geiger
Prompt Fulfilled: 2C South
Started On: February 9th
Finished On: February 9th, 6:48 PM
Pages Read: 330

Gabriel's Inferno by Sylvain Reynard
Prompt Fulfilled: 2B West
Started On: February 15th
Finished On: February 15th, 9:18 PM
Pages Read: 545

Gabriel's Redemption by Sylvain Reynard 
Prompt Fulfilled: 2B West
Started On: February 16th
Finished On: February 16th, 3:26 PM
Pages Read: 496

He Who Drowned the World by Shelley Parker-Chan
Prompt Fulfilled: 2E South East
Started On: February 20th
Finished On: February 20th, 6:47 PM
Pages Read: 496

Shutter by Courtney Alameda
Prompt Fulfilled: 2D North East
Started On: February 21st
Finished On: February 21st, 9:15 PM
Pages Read: 384

Rule of the Aurora King by Nisha J. Tuli
Prompt Fulfilled: 2C South 
Started On: February 23rd
Finished On: February 23rd, 10:50 PM
Pages Read: 514

Steel by Carrie Vaughn
Prompt Fulfilled: 3B Bring Sword
Started On: March 2nd
Finished On: March 2nd, 10:32 PM
Pages Read: 309

Nine Goblins by T. Kingfisher
Prompt Fulfilled: 3C Bring Wand
Started On: March 6th
Finished On: March 6th, 7:13 AM
Pages Read: 147

The Final Strife by Saara El-Arifi
Prompt Fulfilled: 3A Find New Friends
Started On: March 7th
Finished On: March 7th, 11:48 AM
Pages Read: 640

His Mortal Demise by Vanessa Le
Prompt Fulfilled: 3B Enjoy Solitude
Started On: March 10th
Finished On: March 10th, 10:52 AM
Pages Read: 400

On a Quiet Street by Seraphina Nova Glass
Prompt Fulfilled: 3D Inspect Well
Started On: March 14th
Finished On: March 14th, 9:18 PM
Pages Read: 320

Hemlock & Silver by T. Kingfisher
Prompt Fulfilled: 3C Try New Food
Started On: March 29th
Finished On: March 29th, 1:57 PM
Pages Read: 368

What Wakes the Bells by Elle Tesch
Prompt Fulfilled: 3D Match Sundial
Started On: March 30th
Finished On: March 30th, 10:05 PM
Pages Read: 336

The Summer I Ate the Rich by Maika Moulite and Maritza Moulite
Prompt Fulfilled: 4D Wait for Morning
Started On: April 1st
Finished On: April 1st, 10:28 AM
Pages Read: 400

The Stolen Bride by Gena Showalter and Jill Monroe 
Prompt Fulfilled: 4B Find Winter Cloak
Started On: April 
Currently On: Page 0 of 282

Prompts Left: 4C Cross River, 4A Cross River, 4C Cross River, 4B Find Winter Cloak, 4D Wait for Morning
Read: 22
Pages Read: 8936

Teaser Tuesday #729, April 1st

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 The Dixon Rule by Elle Kennedy, page 38.

"I mean it. It's time to go."

Oh, the tone that I get from that, that doesn't sound good! Must read more now! What about you guys? Happy reading!

Monday, March 31, 2025

Phase Out Your TBR Phase Nine March 2025 Sign Up

So I'm signing up for Phase Out Your TBR, for Phase Nine, hosted by Krys at Krys' Corner and you can find the announcement video here

This round is taking place in the month of April! 

I'm going to be playing this two ways, one to play the phase, and use what I got. The other is to make a phase out of the prompts I want to fill. But you start off with a hand of 10 cards and pick up one card, so I'm going to have 11, that I "discard" when I read, to complete the phase.

For the playing, I got Phase Eight with five 5's, and two 6's.

Yellow 5 - One Word Title - 
Red 5 - Paperback - The Dixon Rule by Elle Kennedy 
Red Wild (Red 5) - Paperback - 
Green 5 - LGBTIA+ Rep - An Absolutely Remarkable Thing by Hank Green
Green 5 - LGBTIA+ Rep - by Hank Green

Green 6 - Start a Series - My Stolen Crown by Steffanie Holmes 
Yellow 6 - TBR Vet -  

Blue 2 - Newest Purchase - Zodiac Rising by Katie Zhao
Green 4 - Even Page Number - My Broken Crown by Steffanie Holmes
Yellow 4 - Big Book - Petals on the River by Kathleen E. Woodiwiss
Yellow 4 - Big Book - The Shadow Bride by Shelby Mahurin

For the prompts, I chose to make the phase with five 7's and two 9's.

Yellow 7 - No People on the Cover - No Place Left to Hide by Megan Lally
Green 7 - Hardcover - 
Green 7 - Hardcover - 
Red 7 - 5 or More Words in the Title - 
Blue 7 - Favourite Colour on the Cover - 

Yellow 9 - Multiple POV's - Mistress of Bones by Maria Z. Medina 
Blue 9 - BIPOC Rep - 

Yellow 8 -  Finish a Series - My Savage Empire by Steffanie Holmes
Yellow 10 - Author You Love - The Stolen Bride by Gena Showalter and Jill Monroe 
Red 12 - Adult - 
Green 12 - Anticipated Read - The Nightshade God by Hannah Whitten

Phase Out Your Seriesathon Update 24

So I've read my next book for the Phase Out Your Seriesathon, and it was Blacksouls which is for the prompt Black & White Cover, and I'll be reading The Dixon Rule next! 

My Reading Journey:
Death at a Highland Wedding by Kelley Armstrong
Prompt Fulfilled: Features Major Event
Started On: January 18th
Finished On: January 18th, 2:28 PM
Pages Read: 441

Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros
Prompt Fulfilled: Title has J, Q, X, Z-X
Started On: January 21st 
Finished On: January 21st, 9:41 PM
Pages Read: 554

Memories of Ash by Intisar Khanani 
Prompt Fulfilled:  Last Letter First
Started On: January 22nd
Finished On: January 22nd, 4:28 PM
Pages Read: 355

Surrender of the Brutal King by Eliza Raine and Rose Wilson
Prompt Fulfilled: Trio Of Trilogies Trilogy 1 Book 1
Started On: January 27th
Finished On: January 27th, 4:31 PM
Pages Read: 205

Sacrifice of the Brave King by Eliza Raine and Rose Wilson
Prompt Fulfilled: Trio Of Trilogies Trilogy 1 Book 2
Started On: January 27th
Finished On: January 27th, 8:26 PM
Pages Read: 289

The Dryad Storm by Laurie Forest
Prompt Fulfilled: Big Book
Started On: January 28th
Finished On: January 28th, 9:47 PM
Pages Read: 752

Return of the Vengeful Queen by C.J. Redwine 
Prompt Fulfilled: Finish
Started On: January 30th
Finished On: January 30th, 11:04 AM
Pages Read: 400

The Bond That Burns by Briar Boleyn
Prompt Fulfilled: 75% Cover Must Be Fav Color
Started On: February 13th
Finished On: February 13th, 4:27 PM
Pages Read: 583

Sweet Obsession by Katee Robert
Prompt Fulfilled: Exactly 2 POVS
Started On: February 13th
Finished On: February 13th, 8:42 PM
Pages Read: 336

Charming Devil by Rebecca Kenney
Prompt Fulfilled: Excited For
Started On: February 14th
Finished On: February 14th, 2:17 PM
Pages Read: 384

The Dragon King by Penelope Barsetti
Prompt Fulfilled: Favorite Color
Started On: February 14th
Finished On: February 14th, 11:41 PM
Pages Read: 436

Gabriel's Rapture by Sylvain Reynard
Prompt Fulfilled: No If, Of, And, An, But, Or, The
Started On: February 16th
Finished On: February 16th, 11:46 AM
Pages Read: 449

Scythe & Sparrow by Brynne Weaver
Prompt Fulfilled: Trio Of Trilogies Trilogy 3 Book 1
Started On: February 19th
Finished On: February 19th, 2:41 PM
Pages Read: 416

Chaos King by Kacen Callender
Prompt Fulfilled: BIPOC Rep
Started On: February 19th
Finished On: February 19th, 9:31 PM
Pages Read: 400

Everybody Wants to Rule the World Except Me by Django Wexler
Prompt Fulfilled: Building
Started On: March 1st
Finished On: March 1st, 7:17 PM
Pages Read: 384

Shadow's Heart by Kresley Cole
Prompt Fulfilled: Pub In Last 3 Months
Started On: March 8th
Finished On: March 8st, 6:41 PM
Pages Read: 386

Lessons With the Mothman by Kathryn Moon
Prompt Fulfilled: 6 Or More Colors
Started On: March 12th
Finished On: March 12th, 7:58 PM
Pages Read: 295

The Battle Drum by Saara El-Arifi
Prompt Fulfilled: Trio Of Trilogies Trilogy 2 Book 1
Started On: March 15th
Finished On: March 15th, 10:25 PM
Pages Read: 560

The Ending Fire by Saara El-Arifi
Prompt Fulfilled: Trio Of Trilogies Trilogy 2 Book 2
Started On: March 16th 
Finished On: March 16th, 9:17 PM
Pages Read: 512

Holy Terrors by Margaret Owen
Prompt Fulfilled: Finish A Series
Started On: March 24th 
Finished On: March 24th, 12:21 PM
Pages Read: 560

Rebel in the Deep by Katee Robert 
Prompt Fulfilled: LGBTQIA+ Rep
Started On: March 24th
Finished On: March 24th, 2:27 PM
Pages Read: 352

The Dark Days Pact by Alison Goodman
Prompt Fulfilled: Complete
Started On: March 25th
Finished On: March 25th, 3:42 PM
Pages Read: 512

Seduced by a Rogue by Amanda Scott
Prompt Fulfilled: Backlist
Started On: March 28th
Finished On: March 28th, 5:19 PM
Pages Read: 373

Blacksouls by Nicole Castroman
Prompt Fulfilled: Black & White Cover
Started On: March 31st
Finished On: March 31st, 2:01 PM
Pages Read: 400

The Dixon Rule by Elle Kennedy 
Prompt Fulfilled: Wheel Spin 1
Started On: April 1st
Currently On: Page 0 of 496

Prompts Left: Want To Visit, Single POV, Rep, Nature, Animal, New, Random Number, In Progress, Adapted, Colour Cover, Free, People, 5 Or More Books, Multi POV, Small Book, Cozy, TBR Vet, Title has J, Q, X, Z-J, Title has J, Q, X, Z-Q, Title has J, Q, X, Z-Z, Starts & Ends With Same Letter, 3 Or More POVS, Translate, In Progress, Wheel Spin 2, All 5 Vowels In Title, Series You Avoid 1, Series You Avoid 2, Poll Pick, Disability Rep, TBR Vet By Pub Date, 5 Or More Books 1, 5 Or More Books 2, 5 Or More Books 3, 5 Or More Books 4, 5 Or More Books 5, Birthday Month
Books Read: 24
Pages Read: 9194

It's Monday! What Are You Reading #721, March 31st

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 #720
Teaser Tuesday #728
WWW Wednesday #728
WOW #724
Will the Time Come #721
Third Sentence Thursday #711
Random Reads #697
First Lines Friday #724
Book Blogger Hop #390
Monthly ARC's May Round Up
The Reward Challenge Update #706
Wheel of TBR #253
How Well I Stuck to It #558
Wrote that Review Update #555

Week 13 Reviews:
A Sorceress of His Own

OK, so I got 48 posts in 7 days, it was a pretty good reading week, I had to rush to complete everything that I wanted to read, which carried over into the start of this week, not to mention starting to plan my various April TBR's. The books and never ending, but I love it, even when it crushes me! What about you guys? Happy reading!

So this week I want to read whatever I want! 

Sunday, March 30, 2025

Book Battle April 2025 TBR

Well it's time to choose my February TBR for Book Battle. So here are the books that I've picked this month:
5pts-About travel
5pts-Set in a place you want to visit
5pts-Asian author
5pts-Book with a boat in it
5pts-Adventurous main character
5pts-Vacation book
5pts-CRITERIA CHOICE 1-Book with a plane in it-The Summer I Ate the Rich by Maika Moulite and Maritza Moulite
5pts-CRITERIA CHOICE 2-Asian POV-
10pts-CLUB READ 1
10pts-CLUB READ 2
10pts-Set on an island
10pts-Tourist POV
10pts-Book with a country in the title
15pts-Set in a hotel
20pts-Set in your team's country*-India-

So this month, the theme is Asian Book.

How did I do last month?
5pts-A book about someone who turns their hobby into a career-A Dead and Stormy Night by Steffanie Holmes-Read!
5pts-Relaxing book-All Fired Out by M.K. England-Read! 
5pts-Hobby in the title-Writing Mr. Wrong by Kelley Armstrong-Read!
5pts-A book that peaks your interest-The Final Strife by Saara El-Arifi-Read!
5pts-CRITERIA CHOICE 1-Book With No Romance-Nine Goblins by T. Kingfisher-Read!
5pts-CRITERIA CHOICE 2-New to You Author-On a Quiet Street by Seraphina Nova Glass-Read!
10pts-CLUB READ 1-Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins-Read!
10pts-CLUB READ 2-The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins-Read!
10pts-Book with a club in it-The Dark Days Club by Alison Goodman-Read!
15pts-A niche book-Everybody Wants to Rule the World Except Me by Django Wexler-Read!
20pts-Book with your team in it*-Crafter-The Love Con by Seressia Glass-Read!

While I did read the books in time, I didn't realize that the game ended on the 23rd, so I was late to post things, but it looks like it all got logged, so that's good! 

Magical Readathon: Orilium Update 21

So I read my next book for Magical Readathon: Orilium, and it was Hemlock & Silver which was for the prompt 3D Match Sundial, and I'll be reading My April TBR next! 

My Reading Journey:

Memories of Ash by Intisar Khanani 
Prompt Fulfilled: 1C
Started On: January 22nd
Finished On: January 22nd, 4:28 PM
Pages Read: 355

Hearts that Cut by Kika Hatzopoulou
Prompt Fulfilled: 1B
Started On: January 25th
Finished On: January 25th, 11:31 AM
Pages Read: 336

The Crimson Crown by Heather Walter
Prompt Fulfilled: 1D
Started On: January 25th
Finished On: January 25th, 3:45 PM
Pages Read: 544

The Party by Natasha Preston
Prompt Fulfilled: 1C
Started On: January 27th
Finished On: January 27th, 10:53 AM
Pages Read: 352

Return of the Vengeful Queen by C.J. Redwine 
Prompt Fulfilled: 1E
Started On: January 30th
Finished On: January 30th, 11:04 AM
Pages Read: 400

I Am the Dark that Answers When You Call by Jamison Shea
Prompt Fulfilled: 1B
Started On: January 31st
Finished On: January 31st, 2:00 PM
Pages Read: 336

Vilest Things by Chloe Gong
Prompt Fulfilled: 1A
Started On: January 31st
Finished On: January 31st, 6:36 PM
Pages Read: 416

The Half King by Melissa Landers
Prompt Fulfilled: 2A North
Started On: February 8th
Finished On: February 8th, 7:28 PM
Pages Read: 512

Tell Me No Lies by A.V. Geiger
Prompt Fulfilled: 2C South
Started On: February 9th
Finished On: February 9th, 6:48 PM
Pages Read: 330

Gabriel's Inferno by Sylvain Reynard
Prompt Fulfilled: 2B West
Started On: February 15th
Finished On: February 15th, 9:18 PM
Pages Read: 545

Gabriel's Redemption by Sylvain Reynard 
Prompt Fulfilled: 2B West
Started On: February 16th
Finished On: February 16th, 3:26 PM
Pages Read: 496

He Who Drowned the World by Shelley Parker-Chan
Prompt Fulfilled: 2E South East
Started On: February 20th
Finished On: February 20th, 6:47 PM
Pages Read: 496

Shutter by Courtney Alameda
Prompt Fulfilled: 2D North East
Started On: February 21st
Finished On: February 21st, 9:15 PM
Pages Read: 384

Rule of the Aurora King by Nisha J. Tuli
Prompt Fulfilled: 2C South 
Started On: February 23rd
Finished On: February 23rd, 10:50 PM
Pages Read: 514

Steel by Carrie Vaughn
Prompt Fulfilled: 3B Bring Sword
Started On: March 2nd
Finished On: March 2nd, 10:32 PM
Pages Read: 309

Nine Goblins by T. Kingfisher
Prompt Fulfilled: 3C Bring Wand
Started On: March 6th
Finished On: March 6th, 7:13 AM
Pages Read: 147

The Final Strife by Saara El-Arifi
Prompt Fulfilled: 3A Find New Friends
Started On: March 7th
Finished On: March 7th, 11:48 AM
Pages Read: 640

His Mortal Demise by Vanessa Le
Prompt Fulfilled: 3B Enjoy Solitude
Started On: March 10th
Finished On: March 10th, 10:52 AM
Pages Read: 400

On a Quiet Street by Seraphina Nova Glass
Prompt Fulfilled: 3D Inspect Well
Started On: March 14th
Finished On: March 14th, 9:18 PM
Pages Read: 320

Hemlock & Silver by T. Kingfisher
Prompt Fulfilled: 3C Try New Food
Started On: March 29th
Finished On: March 29th, 1:57 PM
Pages Read: 368

What Wakes the Bells by Elle Tesch
Prompt Fulfilled: 3D Match Sundial
Started On: March 30th
Finished On: March 30th, 10:05 PM
Pages Read: 336

Prompts Left: None Left! 
Read: 21
Pages Read: 8536

The Bookworm Revolution April 2025 TBR

Well it's time to choose my April TBR for The Bookworm Revolution. So here are the books that I've picked this month: 
pts: Book That Made You Laugh Out Loud-
5pts: Book You Chose Because of the Cover
5pts: Book You Didn't Think You Would Like
5pts: Pick & Choose 1-Physical Book-The Dixon Rule by Elle Kennedy 
5pts: Pick & Choose 2-
10pts: Revolution Read 1-Fearless by Lauren Roberts
10pts: Revolution Read 2
10pts: Book You Have Been Avoiding Reading
15pts: Book with a Micro Trope
20pts: A Book With Your Favourite Trope-Too Many Beds-

So this month, the theme is Book With a Trope, the genre bonus is Romance and the inclusivity bonus is Disabled Authors and Books with Disability Representation. 

How did I do last month?
5pts - Arrrr! - Has "ar" in the Title-The Songbird & the Heart of Stone by Carissa Broadbent-Read!
5pts - Has Characters You "Ship"-Beneath the Burning Sea by Amanda Bouchet-Read!
5pts - Has a Character You'd Like to See Walk the Plank-Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins-Read!
5pts - Takes Place on a Body of Water-Rebel in the Deep by Katee Robert-Read!
5pts - Someone Follows a "Map" (e.g. road map, GPS, mapped-out plan, etc.)-His Mortal Demise by Vanessa Le-Read!
5pts - Pick & Choose 1-ARC-All Fired Up by M.K. England-Read!
5pts - Pick & Choose 2-Audiobook-Nine Goblins by T. Kingfisher-Read!
10pts - Revolution Read 1-Slaying the Vampire Conqueror by Carissa Broadbent-Read!
10pts - Revolution Read 2-Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins-Read!
10pts - MC Gets Some Booty-Not Safe for Work by Nisha J. Tuli-Read!
10pts - Avast, Matey! -- Book with Strong Friendships-The Ragpicker King by Cassandra Clare-Read!
15pts - Features a Scallywag (Charismatic Criminal) or Scurvy Dog (Unlikeable Authority)-The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins-Read!
15pts - Mutiny! -- MC Resists Authority-Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins-Read!
20pts - Dead Men Tell No Tales -- Book with a Morally Gray FMC-Everybody Wants to Rule the World Except Me by Django Wexler-Read!
30pts - Ahoy! -- Features a Pirate-Mary Read-Steel by Carrie Vaughn-Read!

I read what I wanted, and I wasn't rushing, so I'm happy with that, and I can't wait for this month! 

Spring Into Reading-A-Thon Update 25 and Wrap Up

So I fulfilled my final prompt for Spring Into Reading-A-Thon, and it was drinking lemonade, Tiny Umbrellas and I actually did it mid month, but I forgot it was a prompt until it was close to the end of the month, and I only had these prompts left to fulfilled, so I waited until I had everything else done. But yeah, I fulfilled all the prompts, read some fantastic books and I can't wait for the next round! 

My Reading Journey:

Queen of Shadows and Ruin by Nisha J. Tuli
Prompt Fulfilled: Holi Festival of Colors
Started On: March 6th
Finished On: March 6th, 2:47 PM
Pages Read: 491

The Executioners Three by Susan Dennard
Prompt Fulfilled: New Life
Started On: March 9th
Finished On: March 9th, 7:28 PM
Pages Read: 348

His Mortal Demise by Vanessa Le
Prompt Fulfilled: Road Trip
Started On: March 10th
Finished On: March 10th, 10:52 AM
Pages Read: 400

Writing Mr. Wrong by Kelley Armstrong
Prompt Fulfilled: March Madness
Started On: March 11th
Finished On: March 11th, 5:26 PM
Pages Read: 336

Go Luck Yourself by Sara Raasch
Prompt Fulfilled: Luck of the Irish
Started On: March 11th
Finished On: March 11th, 11:07 PM
Pages Read: 320

Lessons With the Mothman by Kathryn Moon
Prompt Fulfilled: Wet T-Shirt Contest
Started On: March 12th
Finished On: March 12th, 7:58 PM
Pages Read: 295

Crown of Slumber by L. Perez
Prompt Fulfilled: Refresh Your TBR
Started On: March 14th
Finished On: March 14th, 11:05 AM
Pages Read: 510

The Body Market by Donna Freitas
Prompt Fulfilled: Spring Cleaning
Started On: March 14th
Finished On: March 14th, 3:42 PM
Pages Read: 432

On a Quiet Street by Seraphina Nova Glass
Prompt Fulfilled: Read the Group Book
Started On: March 14th
Finished On: March 14th, 9:18 PM
Pages Read: 320

Not Safe for Work by Nisha J. Tuli
Prompt Fulfilled: Aquamarine
Started On: March 17th
Finished On: March 17th, 6:38 PM
Pages Read: 352

Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins
Prompt Fulfilled: April Showers
Started On: March 18th
Finished On: March 18th, 2:41 PM
Pages Read: 400

Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
Prompt Fulfilled: Spring Forward
Started On: March 19th
Finished On: March 19th, 2:49 PM
Pages Read: 391

Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
Prompt Fulfilled: Spring Break
Started On: March 19th
Finished On: March 19th, 8:03 PM
Pages Read: 390

Little Thieves by Margaret Owen
Prompt Fulfilled: Spring Fashion
Started On: March 20th
Finished On: March 20th, 9:04 PM 
Pages Read: 512

Lady's Knight by Amie Kaufman and Megan Spooner
Prompt Fulfilled: Women's March
Started On: March 21st
Finished On: March 21st, 11:20 PM
Pages Read: 432

A Sorceress of His Own by Dianne Duvall
Prompt Fulfilled: New Beginnings
Started On: March 22nd
Finished On: March 22nd, 4:30 PM
Pages Read: 368

Beneath the Burning Sea by Amanda Bouchet
Prompt Fulfilled: Aries
Started On: March 23rd
Finished On: March 23rd, 7:13 PM
Pages Read: 528

Tamed by a Laird by Amanda Scott
Prompt Fulfilled: Love Is In The Air
Started On: March 28th
Finished On: March 28th, 2:03 PM
Pages Read: 397

Hemlock & Silver by T. Kingfisher
Prompt Fulfilled: Over The Rainbow
Started On: March 29th
Finished On: March 29th, 1:57 PM
Pages Read: 368

Running Close to the Wind by Alexandra Rowland
Prompt Fulfilled: Let it Shine
Started On: March 29th
Finished On: March 29th, 6:01 PM
Pages Read: 448

The Chosen and the Beautiful by Nghi Vo
Prompt Fulfilled: Tiptoe Through The Tulips
Started On: March 29th
Finished On: March 29th, 11:37 PM
Pages Read: 350

The Deceivers by Kristen Simmons
Prompt Fulfilled: Rewind
Started On: March 30th
Finished On: March 30th, 11:58 AM
Pages Read: 384

Fateless by Julie Kagawa
Prompt Fulfilled: Cherry Blossoms
Started On: March 30th
Finished On: March 30th, 3:41 PM
Pages Read: 384

Prompts Left: None Left!
Read: 23
Pages Read: 9156

Spring Into Reading-A-Thon Update 24

So I fulfilled my next prompt for Spring Into Reading-A-Thon, and it was taking this day for blogging and reading, Self-Care and I'll be fulfilling Tiny Umbrellas prompt next! 

My Reading Journey:

Queen of Shadows and Ruin by Nisha J. Tuli
Prompt Fulfilled: Holi Festival of Colors
Started On: March 6th
Finished On: March 6th, 2:47 PM
Pages Read: 491

The Executioners Three by Susan Dennard
Prompt Fulfilled: New Life
Started On: March 9th
Finished On: March 9th, 7:28 PM
Pages Read: 348

His Mortal Demise by Vanessa Le
Prompt Fulfilled: Road Trip
Started On: March 10th
Finished On: March 10th, 10:52 AM
Pages Read: 400

Writing Mr. Wrong by Kelley Armstrong
Prompt Fulfilled: March Madness
Started On: March 11th
Finished On: March 11th, 5:26 PM
Pages Read: 336

Go Luck Yourself by Sara Raasch
Prompt Fulfilled: Luck of the Irish
Started On: March 11th
Finished On: March 11th, 11:07 PM
Pages Read: 320

Lessons With the Mothman by Kathryn Moon
Prompt Fulfilled: Wet T-Shirt Contest
Started On: March 12th
Finished On: March 12th, 7:58 PM
Pages Read: 295

Crown of Slumber by L. Perez
Prompt Fulfilled: Refresh Your TBR
Started On: March 14th
Finished On: March 14th, 11:05 AM
Pages Read: 510

The Body Market by Donna Freitas
Prompt Fulfilled: Spring Cleaning
Started On: March 14th
Finished On: March 14th, 3:42 PM
Pages Read: 432

On a Quiet Street by Seraphina Nova Glass
Prompt Fulfilled: Read the Group Book
Started On: March 14th
Finished On: March 14th, 9:18 PM
Pages Read: 320

Not Safe for Work by Nisha J. Tuli
Prompt Fulfilled: Aquamarine
Started On: March 17th
Finished On: March 17th, 6:38 PM
Pages Read: 352

Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins
Prompt Fulfilled: April Showers
Started On: March 18th
Finished On: March 18th, 2:41 PM
Pages Read: 400

Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
Prompt Fulfilled: Spring Forward
Started On: March 19th
Finished On: March 19th, 2:49 PM
Pages Read: 391

Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
Prompt Fulfilled: Spring Break
Started On: March 19th
Finished On: March 19th, 8:03 PM
Pages Read: 390

Little Thieves by Margaret Owen
Prompt Fulfilled: Spring Fashion
Started On: March 20th
Finished On: March 20th, 9:04 PM 
Pages Read: 512

Lady's Knight by Amie Kaufman and Megan Spooner
Prompt Fulfilled: Women's March
Started On: March 21st
Finished On: March 21st, 11:20 PM
Pages Read: 432

A Sorceress of His Own by Dianne Duvall
Prompt Fulfilled: New Beginnings
Started On: March 22nd
Finished On: March 22nd, 4:30 PM
Pages Read: 368

Beneath the Burning Sea by Amanda Bouchet
Prompt Fulfilled: Aries
Started On: March 23rd
Finished On: March 23rd, 7:13 PM
Pages Read: 528

Tamed by a Laird by Amanda Scott
Prompt Fulfilled: Love Is In The Air
Started On: March 28th
Finished On: March 28th, 2:03 PM
Pages Read: 397

Hemlock & Silver by T. Kingfisher
Prompt Fulfilled: Over The Rainbow
Started On: March 29th
Finished On: March 29th, 1:57 PM
Pages Read: 368

Running Close to the Wind by Alexandra Rowland
Prompt Fulfilled: Let it Shine
Started On: March 29th
Finished On: March 29th, 6:01 PM
Pages Read: 448

The Chosen and the Beautiful by Nghi Vo
Prompt Fulfilled: Tiptoe Through The Tulips
Started On: March 29th
Finished On: March 29th, 11:37 PM
Pages Read: 350

The Deceivers by Kristen Simmons
Prompt Fulfilled: Rewind
Started On: March 30th
Finished On: March 30th, 11:58 AM
Pages Read: 384

Fateless by Julie Kagawa
Prompt Fulfilled: Cherry Blossoms
Started On: March 30th
Finished On: March 30th, 3:41 PM
Pages Read: 384

Prompts Left: None Left!
Read: 23
Pages Read: 9156

Spring Into Reading-A-Thon Update 23

So I read my last book for Spring Into Reading-A-Thon, and it was Fateless which was for the prompt Cherry Blossoms and I'll be fulfilling my non-reading prompts next! 

My Reading Journey:

Queen of Shadows and Ruin by Nisha J. Tuli
Prompt Fulfilled: Holi Festival of Colors
Started On: March 6th
Finished On: March 6th, 2:47 PM
Pages Read: 491

The Executioners Three by Susan Dennard
Prompt Fulfilled: New Life
Started On: March 9th
Finished On: March 9th, 7:28 PM
Pages Read: 348

His Mortal Demise by Vanessa Le
Prompt Fulfilled: Road Trip
Started On: March 10th
Finished On: March 10th, 10:52 AM
Pages Read: 400

Writing Mr. Wrong by Kelley Armstrong
Prompt Fulfilled: March Madness
Started On: March 11th
Finished On: March 11th, 5:26 PM
Pages Read: 336

Go Luck Yourself by Sara Raasch
Prompt Fulfilled: Luck of the Irish
Started On: March 11th
Finished On: March 11th, 11:07 PM
Pages Read: 320

Lessons With the Mothman by Kathryn Moon
Prompt Fulfilled: Wet T-Shirt Contest
Started On: March 12th
Finished On: March 12th, 7:58 PM
Pages Read: 295

Crown of Slumber by L. Perez
Prompt Fulfilled: Refresh Your TBR
Started On: March 14th
Finished On: March 14th, 11:05 AM
Pages Read: 510

The Body Market by Donna Freitas
Prompt Fulfilled: Spring Cleaning
Started On: March 14th
Finished On: March 14th, 3:42 PM
Pages Read: 432

On a Quiet Street by Seraphina Nova Glass
Prompt Fulfilled: Read the Group Book
Started On: March 14th
Finished On: March 14th, 9:18 PM
Pages Read: 320

Not Safe for Work by Nisha J. Tuli
Prompt Fulfilled: Aquamarine
Started On: March 17th
Finished On: March 17th, 6:38 PM
Pages Read: 352

Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins
Prompt Fulfilled: April Showers
Started On: March 18th
Finished On: March 18th, 2:41 PM
Pages Read: 400

Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
Prompt Fulfilled: Spring Forward
Started On: March 19th
Finished On: March 19th, 2:49 PM
Pages Read: 391

Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
Prompt Fulfilled: Spring Break
Started On: March 19th
Finished On: March 19th, 8:03 PM
Pages Read: 390

Little Thieves by Margaret Owen
Prompt Fulfilled: Spring Fashion
Started On: March 20th
Finished On: March 20th, 9:04 PM 
Pages Read: 512

Lady's Knight by Amie Kaufman and Megan Spooner
Prompt Fulfilled: Women's March
Started On: March 21st
Finished On: March 21st, 11:20 PM
Pages Read: 432

A Sorceress of His Own by Dianne Duvall
Prompt Fulfilled: New Beginnings
Started On: March 22nd
Finished On: March 22nd, 4:30 PM
Pages Read: 368

Beneath the Burning Sea by Amanda Bouchet
Prompt Fulfilled: Aries
Started On: March 23rd
Finished On: March 23rd, 7:13 PM
Pages Read: 528

Tamed by a Laird by Amanda Scott
Prompt Fulfilled: Love Is In The Air
Started On: March 28th
Finished On: March 28th, 2:03 PM
Pages Read: 397

Hemlock & Silver by T. Kingfisher
Prompt Fulfilled: Over The Rainbow
Started On: March 29th
Finished On: March 29th, 1:57 PM
Pages Read: 368

Running Close to the Wind by Alexandra Rowland
Prompt Fulfilled: Let it Shine
Started On: March 29th
Finished On: March 29th, 6:01 PM
Pages Read: 448

The Chosen and the Beautiful by Nghi Vo
Prompt Fulfilled: Tiptoe Through The Tulips
Started On: March 29th
Finished On: March 29th, 11:37 PM
Pages Read: 350

The Deceivers by Kristen Simmons
Prompt Fulfilled: Rewind
Started On: March 30th
Finished On: March 30th, 11:58 AM
Pages Read: 384

Fateless by Julie Kagawa
Prompt Fulfilled: Cherry Blossoms
Started On: March 30th
Finished On: March 30th, 3:41 PM
Pages Read: 384

Prompts Left: Self-Care, Tiny Umbrellas
Read: 23
Pages Read: 9156