Becca's BookoplAthon Update 16

So I read my next book for Becca's BookoplAthon, Roll as You Go edition, and it was Januaries which is for the prompt Community Shelf, and I'll be rolling for what I'm reading next below! 

My Reading Journey:

The Wrong Bride by Gena Showalter and Jill Monroe
Prompt Fulfilled: Present
Started On: October 1st
Finished On: October 1st, 2:01 PM

Pages Read: 344

Scribbled in Margins by Forthright

Prompt Fulfilled: Community Shelf
Started On: October 1st
Finished On: October 1st, 11:58 PM

Pages Read: 101

Killers of a Certain Age by Deanna Raybourn

Prompt Fulfilled: Ghost Tour
Started On: October 2nd
Finished On: October 2nd, 9:54 PM

Pages Read: 368

Kills Well With Others by Deanna Raybourn

Prompt Fulfilled:  Stabby

Started On: October 3rd
Finished On: October 3rd, 10:59 PM

Pages Read: 368

How to Survive Your Murder by Danielle Valentine

Prompt Fulfilled: Go

Started On: October 4th
Finished On: October 4th, 10:34 PM

Pages Read: 320

Fumiko and the Finicky Nestmate by Forthright

Prompt Fulfilled: Past

Started On: October 5th
Finished On: October 5th, 10:25 PM

Pages Read: 426

There's Someone Inside Your House by Stephanie Perkins

Prompt Fulfilled: Poll

Started On: October 6th
Finished On: October 6th, 9:56 PM

Pages Read: 320

Serial Killer Games by Kate Posey

Prompt Fulfilled: Pentacle

Started On: October 7th
Finished On: October 7th, 8:30 PM

Pages Read: 384

A Pirate's Life for Tea by Rebecca Thorne

Prompt Fulfilled: Mood Read

Started On: October 8th
Finished On: October 8th, 5:31 PM

Pages Read: 444

A Cruel and Fated Light by Ashley Shuttleworth

Prompt Fulfilled: Big Book

Started On: October 9th
Finished On: October 9th, 11:50 PM

Pages Read: 640

Vera Wong's Guide to Snooping (On a Dead Man) by Jesse Q. Sutanto

Prompt Fulfilled: Pumpkin Carving

Started On: October 10th
Finished On: October 10th, 6:39 PM

Pages Read: 352

Whispers Most Foul by Emma MacDonald

Prompt Fulfilled: Ghostface

Started On: October 11th
Finished On: October 11th, 11:25 PM

Pages Read: 380

Tea You at the Altar by Rebecca Thorne

Prompt Fulfilled: Pentacle

Started On: October 12th
Finished On: October 12th, 7:24 PM

Pages Read: 336

Halloween for Six by Kelly Finley

Prompt Fulfilled: Dice Roll

Started On: October 13th
Finished On: October 13th, 11:30 PM

Pages Read: 412

Don't Fear the Reaper by Stephen Graham Jones

Prompt Fulfilled: Seance

Started On: October 14th
Finished On: October 14th, 9:24 PM

Pages Read: 480

Januaries by Olivie Blake

Prompt Fulfilled: Community Shelf

Started On: October 15th
Finished On: October 15th, 1:05 PM

Pages Read: 480

Books Read: 16
Pages Read: 6155

Day 15, Roll 17:

A 6, which gets me to Present. I chose First Lie Wins by Ashley Elston, I want to read it! But that's doubles, so I have to do another roll.

Day 15, Roll 18:

A 5, which gets me to Jason Voorhees. I chose A Very Bad Thing by J.T. Ellison, that's 13 letters in the title! 

Teaser Tuesday #705, October 15th

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 First Lie Wins by Ashley Elston, page 29.

"Yeah, definitely getting on my last nerve. The other women are nudging one another, each one wanting one of the wothers to stop this train wreck."

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

Becca's BookoplAthon Update 15

So I read my next book for Becca's BookoplAthon, Roll as You Go edition, and it was Don't Fear the Reaper which is for the prompt Seance, and I'll be rolling for what I'm reading next below! 

My Reading Journey:

The Wrong Bride by Gena Showalter and Jill Monroe
Prompt Fulfilled: Present
Started On: October 1st
Finished On: October 1st, 2:01 PM

Pages Read: 344

Scribbled in Margins by Forthright

Prompt Fulfilled: Community Shelf
Started On: October 1st
Finished On: October 1st, 11:58 PM

Pages Read: 101

Killers of a Certain Age by Deanna Raybourn

Prompt Fulfilled: Ghost Tour
Started On: October 2nd
Finished On: October 2nd, 9:54 PM

Pages Read: 368

Kills Well With Others by Deanna Raybourn

Prompt Fulfilled:  Stabby

Started On: October 3rd
Finished On: October 3rd, 10:59 PM

Pages Read: 368

How to Survive Your Murder by Danielle Valentine

Prompt Fulfilled: Go

Started On: October 4th
Finished On: October 4th, 10:34 PM

Pages Read: 320

Fumiko and the Finicky Nestmate by Forthright

Prompt Fulfilled: Past

Started On: October 5th
Finished On: October 5th, 10:25 PM

Pages Read: 426

There's Someone Inside Your House by Stephanie Perkins

Prompt Fulfilled: Poll

Started On: October 6th
Finished On: October 6th, 9:56 PM

Pages Read: 320

Serial Killer Games by Kate Posey

Prompt Fulfilled: Pentacle

Started On: October 7th
Finished On: October 7th, 8:30 PM

Pages Read: 384

A Pirate's Life for Tea by Rebecca Thorne

Prompt Fulfilled: Mood Read

Started On: October 8th
Finished On: October 8th, 5:31 PM

Pages Read: 444

A Cruel and Fated Light by Ashley Shuttleworth

Prompt Fulfilled: Big Book

Started On: October 9th
Finished On: October 9th, 11:50 PM

Pages Read: 640

Vera Wong's Guide to Snooping (On a Dead Man) by Jesse Q. Sutanto

Prompt Fulfilled: Pumpkin Carving

Started On: October 10th
Finished On: October 10th, 6:39 PM

Pages Read: 352

Whispers Most Foul by Emma MacDonald

Prompt Fulfilled: Ghostface

Started On: October 11th
Finished On: October 11th, 11:25 PM

Pages Read: 380

Tea You at the Altar by Rebecca Thorne

Prompt Fulfilled: Pentacle

Started On: October 12th
Finished On: October 12th, 7:24 PM

Pages Read: 336

Halloween for Six by Kelly Finley

Prompt Fulfilled: Dice Roll

Started On: October 13th
Finished On: October 13th, 11:30 PM

Pages Read: 412

Don't Fear the Reaper by Stephen Graham Jones

Prompt Fulfilled: Seance

Started On: October 14th
Finished On: October 14th, 9:24 PM

Pages Read: 480

Books Read: 15
Pages Read: 5675

Day 15, Roll 16:

A 7, which gets me to Community Shelf. Using a random list generator, I got Read a book with a one-word title, I chose Januaries by Olivie Blake! 

It's Monday! What Are You Reading #697, October 14th

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 #696
Teaser Tuesday #704
WWW Wednesday #704
WOW #700
Will the Time Come #697
Third Sentence Thursday #687
Random Reads #673
First Lines Friday #700
Book Blogger Hop #366
The Reward Challenge Update #682
Wheel of TBR #229
How Well I Stuck to It #534
Wrote that Review Update #531

Week 41 Reviews:
The Glass Casket

Will the Real Abi Saunders Please Stand Up?

Fumiko and the Finicky Nestmate

Pimiko and the Uncharted Island

Rhomiko and the Confirmed Bachelor

There's Someone Inside Your House

Serial Killer Games

A Pirate's Life for Tea

A Dark and Hollow Star

A Cruel and Fated Light

Vera Wong's Guide to Snooping (On a Dead Man)

The Wilderness of Wild Girls

Shameless Game

Whispers Most Foul

Magical Readathon: Orilium: 

Update 53

Becca's Spookoplathon: 

Update 8

Update 9

Update 10

Update 11

Update 12

Update 13

Update 14

Random:

J. Elle Author Page

Rebecca Thorne Author Page

Judy I. Lin Author Page

OK, so I got 35 posts in 7 days, and it was a pretty nice week, I read a good pace and some fantastic reads! Plus today's a holiday-Happy Thanksgiving, fellow Canadians! What about you guys? Happy reading!

So this week I want to read Tea You at the Altar!

The Princess Bride meets Bookshops and Bonedust in the third book of the Tomes & Tea series, where our favorite lesbian pirates must navigate the ultimate maelstrom—their own wedding!

Kianthe and Reyna are ready to finally walk down the aisle—in just seven days, their wedding of a wifetime will be a reality. There's loads to do—but like all best laid plans, everything seems to be going awry.

Between their baby dragons causing mayhem in Tawney, Kianthe's uptight parents inviting themselves to the wedding, and Reyna becoming embroiled in a secret plot to overthrow Queen Tilaine, the world seems against them—how are they going to live long enough to say "I do"?

Becca's BookoplAthon Update 14

So I read my next book for Becca's BookoplAthon, Roll as You Go edition, and it was Halloween for Six which is for the prompt Dice Roll, and I'll be rolling for what I'm reading next below! 

My Reading Journey:

The Wrong Bride by Gena Showalter and Jill Monroe
Prompt Fulfilled: Present
Started On: October 1st
Finished On: October 1st, 2:01 PM

Pages Read: 344

Scribbled in Margins by Forthright

Prompt Fulfilled: Community Shelf
Started On: October 1st
Finished On: October 1st, 11:58 PM

Pages Read: 101

Killers of a Certain Age by Deanna Raybourn

Prompt Fulfilled: Ghost Tour
Started On: October 2nd
Finished On: October 2nd, 9:54 PM

Pages Read: 368

Kills Well W9ith Others by Deanna Raybourn

Prompt Fulfilled:  Stabby

Started On: October 3rd
Finished On: October 3rd, 10:59 PM

Pages Read: 368

How to Survive Your Murder by Danielle Valentine

Prompt Fulfilled: Go

Started On: October 4th
Finished On: October 4th, 10:34 PM

Pages Read: 320

Fumiko and the Finicky Nestmate by Forthright

Prompt Fulfilled: Past

Started On: October 5th
Finished On: October 5th, 10:25 PM

Pages Read: 426

There's Someone Inside Your House by Stephanie Perkins

Prompt Fulfilled: Poll

Started On: October 6th
Finished On: October 6th, 9:56 PM

Pages Read: 320

Serial Killer Games by Kate Posey

Prompt Fulfilled: Pentacle

Started On: October 7th
Finished On: October 7th, 8:30 PM

Pages Read: 384

A Pirate's Life for Tea by Rebecca Thorne

Prompt Fulfilled: Mood Read

Started On: October 8th
Finished On: October 8th, 5:31 PM

Pages Read: 444

A Cruel and Fated Light by Ashley Shuttleworth

Prompt Fulfilled: Big Book

Started On: October 9th
Finished On: October 9th, 11:50 PM

Pages Read: 640

Vera Wong's Guide to Snooping (On a Dead Man) by Jesse Q. Sutanto

Prompt Fulfilled: Pumpkin Carving

Started On: October 10th
Finished On: October 10th, 6:39 PM

Pages Read: 352

Whispers Most Foul by Emma MacDonald

Prompt Fulfilled: Ghostface

Started On: October 11th
Finished On: October 11th, 11:25 PM

Pages Read: 380

Tea You at the Altar by Rebecca Thorne

Prompt Fulfilled: Pentacle

Started On: October 12th
Finished On: October 12th, 7:24 PM

Pages Read: 336

Halloween for Six by Kelly Finley

Prompt Fulfilled: Dice Roll

Started On: October 12th
Finished On: October 12th, 11:30 PM

Pages Read: 412

Books Read: 14
Pages Read: 5195

Day 14, Roll 15:

A 5, which gets me to Seance. The letter that I got was D. I chose Don't Fear the Reaper by Stephen Graham Jones, Don't starts with D, so that works! 

Wrote that Review Update #531, October 13th

If you want to participate, set a certain amount of reviews to write, and once you make that goal, you can get a reward!

My reviews to reward is writing all of the reviews of the week, and I motivated myself to write my review for The Glass Casket, Will the Real Abi Saunders Please Stand Up?, Fumiko and the Finicky Nestmate, Pimiko and the Uncharted Island, Rhomiko and the Confirmed Bachelor, There's Someone Inside Your House, Serial Killer Games, A Pirate's Life for Tea, A Dark and Hollow Star and A Cruel and Fated Light, Vera Wong's Guide to Snooping (On a Dead Man), The Wilderness of Wild Girls, Shameless Game, Whispers Most Foul, so I have 11 of 11 reviews written!

And as always, I want to review this week's reviews!

What about you guys? Happy reading!

How Well I Stuck to It #534, October 13th

So I decided that I should have accountability on sticking to what should be in a week, so I'm doing How Well I Stuck to It every Sunday, because my schedule should be fixed in by now!

Week 42:

Tea You at the Altar by Rebecca Thorne

NetGalley: 1. Check.

Edelweiss: NAk.

New Books: NA.

One new book, that I just have to read, I love this series, and I've already read it and loved it! 

Week 41:

Nothing Planned!

vs.

The Glass Casket by McCormick Templeman, Will the Real Abi Saunders Please Stand Up? by Sara Hantz, Fumiko and the Finicky Nestmate by Forthright, Pimiko and the Uncharted Island by Forthright, Rhomiko and the Confirmed Bachelor by Forthright, There's Someone Inside Your House by Stephanie Perkins, Serial Killer Games by Kate Posey, A Pirate's Life for Tea by Rebecca Thorne, A Dark and Hollow Star by Ashley Shuttleworth, A Cruel and Fated Light by Ashley Shuttleworth, Vera Wong's Guide to Snooping (On a Dead Man) by Jesse Q. Sutanto, The Wilderness of Wild Girls by Madeline Claire Franklin, Shameless Game by Kelly Finley, Whispers Most Foul by Emma MacDonald

A free week,,and I read what I wanted, and I'm happy with it, and I can't wait for next week! What about you guys? Happy reading!

Wheel of TBR #229, October 13th

I saw Codie's Book Corner doing the Wheel of TBR, and I thought that sounded like a great way to pick what to read from your TBR. So thanks to her! I'll only do 3 spins, because I'm doing this every week, and so it won't make up my total TBR of the week, but it'll be a start!

Rules:

1. For each week of the month, I'll do 3 spins each week to read each week though I do have the rest of the month to read them. Once a prompt is used, I'll randomly choose one from the list, keeping track of how often a colour comes up. If colour comes up 3 or more times in month, I'll do another spin once it comes up 3 times.

2. If I don't read a book that week or at least start it before the end of the month, then for my next week of spins, I have to add a punishment for each book unread. I'll roll for each unread book, and have to apply each and every punishment chosen to the week.

3. Each month I'll get a prompt from my Binge Read Wheel (either specifically picking the prompt, or spinning the wheel) and I have to read at least 9 books, though I can read more!

Of the books from the last week, I read Pimiko and the Uncharted Island by Forthright, Tell Me What Really Happened by Chelsea Sedoti, and I started A Grim and Sunken Vow by Ashley Shuttleworth.

Binge Read Wheel:

For this month, the wheel picked Yearly Goals. I read Rhomiko and the Confirmed Bachelor by Forthright, Serial Killer Games by Kate Posey, A Pirate's Life for Tea by Rebecca Thorne, Vera Wong's Guide to Snooping (On a Dead Man) by Jesse Q. Sutanto, The Wilderness of Wild Girls by Madeline Claire Franklin, Whispers Most Foul by Emma MacDonald, so I've read 9/9+.

Prompts Used This Week:

2022 Purchase, Goodreads Choice Book, Travel, Series Continued and Unfinished 2024.

2022 Purchase-Cyan-All Fall Down by Ally Carter-I bought this book in 2022, so I'll read that! 

Goodreads Choice Book-Violet-My Heart Is a Chainsaw by Stephen Graham Jones-This was a nominee in Horror 2021, so that works! 

Travel-Violet-What You Made Me Do by Barbara Gayle Austin-This book mentioned a Dutch family, so I'm pretty sure that it takes place somewhere in Europe! 

Bonus Spin for Violet-Series Continued and Unfinished 2024-Rose-The Hunt by Chloe Neill-I continued this series, but I still have 1 book plus this one left in the series, so if I don't read this one, or the next, the series will be unfinished.

Colour Totals:
Red: 1
Orange: 0
Yellow: 1
Chartreuse: 0
Green: 0
Spring Green: 1
Cyan: 2
Azure: 0
Blue: 0
Violet: 3
Magenta: 0
Rose: 2

Prompts for Next Week:

Read a Book in One Sitting-Red
YA Oldie-Orange

Physical Book-Yellow
Reading Challenge Prompt-Chartreuse

Word-Green
Catch Up With Author-Spring Green
Louisa Pick-Cyan
Series Not Touched in 2024-Azure
Series Continued and Unfinished/Current 2022-Blue

Shelf-Violet

More Than 1000 Reviews-Magenta

Review Post-Rose

So those are some of the books I'm going to try to read this week. What about you guys? Happy reading!

The Reward Challenge Update #682, October 13th

The Reward Challenge is almost the complete opposite to a book buying ban as you'll end up buying lots of new books throughout the challenge but only after you've completed a certain amount of reading. It was hosted by Good Golly Miss Holly, so thanks to her for starting it!

OK, so I read The Glass Casket which counts 4 times as a 2024 Retelling Reading Challenge 2024 Book, SAC 2024 Book and a Sophomore Challenge Book, Will the Real Abi Saunders Please Stand Up? which counts 3 times as a NetGalley Book and a SAC 2024 Book, Fumiko and the Finicky Nestmate which counts twice as a Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2024 Book, Pimiko and the Uncharted Island which counts twice as a Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2024 Book, Rhomiko and the Confirmed Bachelor which counts 3 times as a End of Series 2024 Book and a Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2024 Book, There's Someone Inside Your House which counts twice as a SAC 2024 Book, Serial Killer Games which counts 5 times as a DAC Book, NetGalley Book, SAC 2024 Book and a WoW Book, A Pirate's Life for Tea which counts twice as a Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2024 Book, A Dark and Hollow Star which counts twice as a Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2024 Book, A Cruel and Fated Light which counts twice as a Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2024 Book, Vera Wong's Guide to Snooping (On a Dead Man) which counts 4 times as a NetGalley Book, Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2024 Book and a WoW Book, The Wilderness of Wild Girls which counts 3 times as a NetGalley Book and a SAC 2024 Book, Shameless Game counts twice as a Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2024 Book, Whispers Most Foul which counts 4 times as a DAC Book, Edelweiss Book and a Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2024 Book.

So I have 40 counts which translates to $20 this week! I'll use it to buy books!

Becca's BookoplAthon Update 13

So I read my next book for Becca's BookoplAthon, Roll as You Go edition, and it was Tea You at the Altar which is for the prompt Pentacle, and I'll be rolling for what I'm reading next below! 

My Reading Journey:

The Wrong Bride by Gena Showalter and Jill Monroe
Prompt Fulfilled: Present
Started On: October 1st
Finished On: October 1st, 2:01 PM

Pages Read: 344

Scribbled in Margins by Forthright

Prompt Fulfilled: Community Shelf
Started On: October 1st
Finished On: October 1st, 11:58 PM

Pages Read: 101

Killers of a Certain Age by Deanna Raybourn

Prompt Fulfilled: Ghost Tour
Started On: October 2nd
Finished On: October 2nd, 9:54 PM

Pages Read: 368

Kills Well W9ith Others by Deanna Raybourn

Prompt Fulfilled:  Stabby

Started On: October 3rd
Finished On: October 3rd, 10:59 PM

Pages Read: 368

How to Survive Your Murder by Danielle Valentine

Prompt Fulfilled: Go

Started On: October 4th
Finished On: October 4th, 10:34 PM

Pages Read: 320

Fumiko and the Finicky Nestmate by Forthright

Prompt Fulfilled: Past

Started On: October 5th
Finished On: October 5th, 10:25 PM

Pages Read: 426

There's Someone Inside Your House by Stephanie Perkins

Prompt Fulfilled: Poll

Started On: October 6th
Finished On: October 6th, 9:56 PM

Pages Read: 320

Serial Killer Games by Kate Posey

Prompt Fulfilled: Pentacle

Started On: October 7th
Finished On: October 7th, 8:30 PM

Pages Read: 384

A Pirate's Life for Tea by Rebecca Thorne

Prompt Fulfilled: Mood Read

Started On: October 8th
Finished On: October 8th, 5:31 PM

Pages Read: 444

A Cruel and Fated Light by Ashley Shuttleworth

Prompt Fulfilled: Big Book

Started On: October 9th
Finished On: October 9th, 11:50 PM

Pages Read: 640

Vera Wong's Guide to Snooping (On a Dead Man) by Jesse Q. Sutanto

Prompt Fulfilled: Pumpkin Carving

Started On: October 10th
Finished On: October 10th, 6:39 PM

Pages Read: 352

Whispers Most Foul by Emma MacDonald

Prompt Fulfilled: Ghostface

Started On: October 11th
Finished On: October 11th, 11:25 PM

Pages Read: 380

Tea You at the Altar by Rebecca Thorne

Prompt Fulfilled: Pentacle

Started On: October 12th
Finished On: October 12th, 7:24 PM

Pages Read: 336

Books Read: 13
Pages Read: 4783

Day 13, Roll 14:

A 7, which gets me to Dice Roll. Here's what I rolled:

A 8. I chose Halloween for Six by Kelly Finley, it's 412 pages, so that's in the range.

Week 41 Review: Whispers Most Foul

From Goodreads:

Be wary of dark magic and the evil it carries. For when the hand of death enters Dunhollow Academy, no one is safe.Rose is a student at the prestigious and cutthroat institution of magical learning, Dunhollow Academy. The only problem is that she can't cast a single spell––something her chancellor mother and pretentious peers won't let her forget. Worst among them is Sylvie, the school's top caster, and Rose's academic rival.

At the start of her third year, Rose must deal with not only the Academy's expectations of her, but the presence of a vicious ghost, Aveline—a first year student whose sudden and mysterious disappearance was covered up last term.

Rose is the only person who can see Aveline's ghost, a secret she is keeping from everyone, even her best friend, Fen. When Sylvie's ghost appears, Rose realizes that death is following the students at Dunhollow.

Forced to team up, Rose and Sylvie find themselves tangled up in a web of old, dark magic and a dangerous secret Order. The deeper Rose and Sylvie search for answers, the darker the lies become. The clock is ticking, and Rose and Sylvie need to act fast before another student is claimed.

My Review:


Author: Emma MacDonald 

Series: Dunhollow Academy #1
Read: October 11th, 2024
Source: Edelweiss
Reason Why: Sounded really good, and it's a DAC Book and a Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2024 Book!
Publisher: Caezik SF & Fantasy
Published: October 15th 2024

5/5 Hearts

5/5 Books

5/5 Stars

Week 41 Review: Shameless Game

From Goodreads:

I'm the number one pro quarterback in love with two people. Talk about a double team. One romance is my sexy, shameless frenemy from college, Blair Monroe, and the other is my hot, ink-covered teammate, Colton Hawke.

And here's the kicker—we're stuck on a secluded island in Belize while Blair pretends to be my girlfriend, and Colton's still pissed we lost the Super Bowl. How the hell did we get in this steamy, tempting mess?

In high school, Colton was irrestible. On the field and in stolen moments, our connection was powerful. We still play the game. We’re still pros at hiding our intense match.

In college, I fell in love with Blair, too. She hated football, and I loved that about her. That and our passion for fantasy books and hilarious pranks. But her roommate was my girlfriend, so Blair was off-limits… until this past Valentine's night when we reunited in an adult store. We shared one bed and a shameless bet—who could out-tempt the other? Yeah, Blair's a struggling romance author. She won the bet and my heart.

Back then, I couldn't have either one. But now, I want them both.

The catch?

Name an out pro football player. Tell me obsessed press and fans will love me, my team, and my throuple, too. That's what I thought.

But this isn't college. This is everything on the line because Colton loves me, too. And Blair is the one I've been searching for.

We have ten days to get our pounding hearts, our tip-toeing secrets, our grumpy moods, our flirting bets, and our hot urges under control. Because I have a Super Bowl to win.

The question is, can I score two hearts forever, too.

____________________

Pro Football Romance

Why Choose

Enemies-to-Lovers vibes

Forced Proximity

Spicy Bets

Opposites Attract

HEA worth fighting for

____________________

SHAMELESS GAME is a spicy 'why choose' football romance. For the best reader experience, start with the prequel novella, SHAMELESS PLAY. Both are part of the author's interconnected spicy world where MCs share love and much more. For a full list of tropes and CWs, see the author's website.

My Review:


Author: Kelly Finley 
Series: Shameless Sports #1
Read: October 11th, 2024 
Source: Ebook.bike 
Reason Why: Love her writing and the first story in the series, and it's a Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2024 Book! 
Publisher: Kelly Finley Publishing
Published: July 1st 2024

5/5 Hearts

5/5 Books

5/5 Stars

Week 41 Review: The Wilderness of Girls

From Goodreads:

After being placed in foster care, Rhi is hungry for a fresh start and begins working at the Happy Valley Wildlife Preserve. While in the woods, she stumbles upon a surreal a pack of wolves guarding four feral and majestic girls. After Rhi gains their trust, they reveal that they're princesses from another land, raised by a magical prophet they call Mother—and they're convinced Rhi is their lost fifth sister.

Unsure what to believe, Rhi ushers the girls to civilization, where they're met with societal uproar and scrutiny, dubbed by the ravenous media and true crime junkies as "The Wild Girls of Happy Valley." Desperate to return to their kingdom, the girls look to Rhi for help. Rhi knows the girls are deluded, but at the same time she's drawn in by their boldness and authenticity—traits she is afraid she has lost within herself. And when Rhi witnesses strange phenomena she can't quite explain, the line between fantasy and reality grows blurry.

As the hunt for answers intensifies, Rhi must make a decision that will change the course of her life and the lives of her Wild Girls forever.

My Review:
This was such a fantastic read! The synopsis sounded really intriguing, were these girls actually these princesses, or was the guy they called Mother crazy? Set in a backdrop of these wild girls now in society, and all the rules, written and unwritten, the social mores, and the misogyny, yeah, I loved it! 

I didn't realize right away, but this book is narrated by all of these girls, and a few others, plus a few transcripts, and book excerpts that came together to furnish the full picture. To see how each girl was struggling with their new life, loved it! 

We know something happened with Rhi, and her stepbrother. We knew she didn't want to go back to her dad and stepmother. Adding in the trigger warnings, and I had a good idea of what had happened, but it still hurt, finding out all the details, that she'd been through that. 

There are some unanswered questions at the end of this book, about if it was really real, who Mother was, and how they ended up with him. But that just added to the atmosphere of this book, where those questions had been lingering since the beginning! So I really enjoyed where we left these characters.  

Loved reading this book and I'd love to read more by Madeline Claire Franklin! 

Author: Madeline Claire Franklin
Read: October 11th, 2024 
Source: NetGalley 
Reason Why: Sounded really good, and it's a SAC 2024 Book! 
Publisher: Dreamscape Select
Published: June 11th 2024

5/5 Hearts

5/5 Books

5/5 Stars

Week 41 Review: Vera Wong's Guide to Snooping (On A Dead Man)

From Goodreads:

Vera Wong is back and as meddling as ever in this follow-up to the hit Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers.…

Ever since a man was found dead in Vera's teahouse, life has been good. For Vera that is. She’s surrounded by loved ones, her shop is bustling, and best of all, her son, Tilly, has a girlfriend! All thanks to Vera, because Tilly's girlfriend is none other than Officer Selena Gray. The very same Officer Gray that she had harassed while investigating the teahouse murder. Still, Vera wishes more dead bodies would pop up in her shop, but one mustn't be ungrateful, even if one is slightly...bored.

Then Vera comes across a distressed young woman who is obviously in need of her kindly guidance. The young woman is looking for a missing friend. Fortunately, while cat-sitting at Tilly and Selena's, Vera finds a treasure Selena's briefcase. Inside is a file about the death of an enigmatic influencer—who also happens to be the friend that the young woman was looking for. 

Online, Xander had it a parade of private jets, fabulous parties with socialites, and a burgeoning career as a social media influencer. The only problem is, after his body is fished out of Mission Bay, the police can't seem to actually identify him. Who is Xander Lin? Nobody knows. Every contact is a dead end. Everybody claims not to know him, not even his parents.

Vera is determined to solve Xander's murder. After all, doing so would surely be a big favor to Selena, and there is nothing she wouldn't do for her future daughter-in-law.

My Review:


Author: Jesse Q. Sutanto
Series: Vera Wong #2
Read: October 10th, 2024
Source: NetGalley 
Reason Why: Love her writing and this series, and it's a Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2024 Book and a WoW Book! 
Publisher: Berkley 
Expected Publication: April 1st 2025

5/5 Hearts

5/5 Books

5/5 Stars

Week 41 Reviews: A Dark and Hollow Star, A Cruel and Fated Light

From Goodreads:

The Cruel Prince meets City of Bones in this thrilling urban fantasy set in the magical underworld of Toronto that follows a queer cast of characters racing to stop a serial killer whose crimes could expose the hidden world of faeries to humans.

Choose your player.

The "ironborn" half-fae outcast of her royal fae family.

A tempestuous Fury, exiled to earth from the Immortal Realm and hellbent on revenge.

A dutiful fae prince, determined to earn his place on the throne.

The prince's brooding guardian, burdened with a terrible secret.

For centuries, the Eight Courts of Folk have lived among us, concealed by magic and bound by law to do no harm to humans. This arrangement has long kept peace in the Courts—until a series of gruesome and ritualistic murders rocks the city of Toronto and threatens to expose faeries to the human world.

Four queer teens, each who hold a key piece of the truth behind these murders, must form a tenuous alliance in their effort to track down the mysterious killer behind these crimes. If they fail, they risk the destruction of the faerie and human worlds alike. If that's not bad enough, there's a war brewing between the Mortal and Immortal Realms, and one of these teens is destined to tip the scales. The only question is: which way?

Wish them luck. They're going to need it.

From Goodreads:

Half-fae Arlo becomes entangled in the courtly intrigue at the Seelie Summer palace as danger for ironborns mounts in this gripping sequel to A Dark and Hollow Star that's The Cruel Prince meets City of Bones.

After thwarting the man behind the gruesome ironborn murders—and breaking several fae laws to do so—all Arlo wants is a quiet summer. As the deity of luck's Hollow Star, capable of bringing about endless possibilities, this shouldn't be too much to ask, right?

But someone is still trying to summon the mythical Seven Deadly Sins. All signs point to immortal meddling, and if this is the gods' attempt at returning to the Mortal Realm, it's Arlo they're going to use to do it.

When Queen Riadne offers to host Arlo at the Seelie Summer palace, she jumps at the chance. She'll get to see more of Vehan and Aurelian and perhaps even work out her complicated feelings for the gorgeous ex-Fury, Nausicaä. But no one trusts the infamous Queen of Light, even as Arlo wonders if she's just been greatly misunderstood.

With the Summer Solstice quickly approaching, everyone expects Riadne to finally challenge the High King for his crown. And as Arlo struggles to get control of her powers and take charge of her destiny, she'll soon be faced with a choice that won't only change the fate of the Mortal Realm forever but could condemn it to a cruelty the likes of which the Courts have never known.

My first review of A Dark and Hollow Star, A Cruel and Fated Light

My Review:

Author: Ashley Shuttleworth
Series: A Dark and Hollow Star #1, 2

Read: January 17th, 2021, May 23rd, 2022

Read: October 9th, 9th, 2024
Source: Own
Reason Why: Rereading, and they're Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2024 Books!
Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books
Published: February 23rd 2021, May 24th 2022

A Dark and Hollow Star:

5/5 Hearts

5/5 Books

5/5 Stars

A Cruel and Fated Light:

5/5 Hearts

5/5 Books

5/5 Stars

Week 41 Review: A Pirate's Life for Tea

From Goodreads:

While searching for stolen dragon eggs, newly engaged couple Kianthe and Reyna find themselves smack-dab in the middle of a swashbuckling love story.

On one side is Serina, a failed farmer turned river pirate. Her booty? Wheat, grains, and the occasional jar of imported tea leaves. It's quite the embarrassment to Diarn Arlon, the powerful lord of the Nacean River, and he'll conscript anyone to bring her to justice. Especially Kianthe, the elemental mage who just crashed his party, and her somewhat-scary fiancée.

Begrudgingly, the couple joins forces with Bobbie, one of Arlon's constables--who happens to be Serina's childhood friend. Bobbie is determined to capture the pirate before anyone else, but it would be a lot easier if Serina didn't absolutely loathe her now.

As Kianthe and Reyna watch this relation-shipwreck from afar, it quickly becomes apparent that these disaster lesbians need all the help they can get. Luckily, matchmaking is Reyna's favorite past time. The dragon eggs may have to wait.

My Review:
This book was so much fun to read! I really enjoyed the first one, and I was looking forward to their next adventure, and looking for the missing dragon eggs and getting caught up in pirates-yeah, it was such a good time!

We do still follow Kianthe and Reyna, but we also got Bobbie and Serina's perspective, which was great, they are a big focus of what was going on with this book, given that one is a pirate, and the other is the guard tasked with arresting her. That they were childhood friends, and are romantically in love, even though they deny it, was extra special! 

Watching them as they went on this adventure, traveling up and down the Nacean River, was so much fun! Learning about the culture there-and how things have gone wrong, including the misunderstanding between Serina and Bobby, I couldn't get enough!

That ending though? Absolutely loved it, from the plan with the 3 different groups, and watching all those moving pieces came together, it was so satisfying, as well as taking down a powerful through awful means bad guy? So satisfying! 

Loved reading this book and I'm so excited for book 3! 

Author: Rebecca Thorne
Series: Tomes & Tea #2
Read: October 8th, 2024
Source: Bought 
Reason Why: Loved the first book, and it's a Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2024 Book! 
Publisher: Bramble
Published: October 1st 2024

5/5 Hearts

5/5 Books

5/5 Stars

Week 41 Review: Serial Killer Games

From Goodreads:

What would you do if you thought your coworker was getting away with murder—literally?

Dolores dela Cruz has been dying to spot one in the wild, and he fits the mold strangler gloves, calculated charm, dashing good looks that give a leg up in any field . . . including fields of unmarked graves.

The new office temp is definitely a serial killer.

Jake Ripper finds a welcome distraction in his combative and enigmatic new coworker. He hasn't come across anyone as interesting as Dolores in a long time. But when mere curiosity evolves into a darkly romantic flirtation, Jake can't help but wonder if, finally, he's found someone who really sees him, skeletons in the closet and all.

Until Dolores asks Jake's help to dispose of a body . . .

A morbidly funny and emotionally resonant novel about the ways life—and love—can sneak up on us (no matter how much pepper spray we carry).

My Review:
This book was a delight to read! These two office workers, that both fit an idea of a serial killer, having these games (I especially loved the Ken gift) was just a delight to read! This book was unexpected, and just so much fun to read!

This book was really clever. That it set up these characters with these roles, he's a temp office worker that is meticulous, and she's a dark lady vampire kind of situation, and they quickly become obsessed with each other? I loved it! They both had secrets lurking, but they were presented to make us think one one, and I loved discovering what they were! 

There's a few running plots in this book, like this maybe serial killer that has people "jumping" off office buildings, and Jake's roommate's deal. Which was just absolutely hilarious, especially with what ends up happening. That one scene when they're pulled over, I howled, because oh, it was so good!

One of the reader guide discussion questions asks, what genre is this book. Which is difficult, because I don't want to spoil, but this book is really unexpected. Like the body that she asks for help with-and how that all worked out. 

I loved reading this book, and I can't wait to read more by Kate Posey! 

Author: Kate Posey
Read: October 7th, 2024 
Source: NetGalley 
Reason Why: Sounded really good, and it's a DAC Book, SAC 2024 Book and a WoW Book! 

Publisher: Berkley 

Expected Publication: April 29th 2025

5/5 Hearts

5/5 Books

5/5 Stars

Week 41 Review: There's Someone Inside Your House

From Goodreads:
Scream meets YA in this hotly-anticipated new novel from the bestselling author of Anna and the French Kiss.

One-by-one, the students of Osborne High are dying in a series of gruesome murders, each with increasing and grotesque flair. As the terror grows closer and the hunt intensifies for the killer, the dark secrets among them must finally be confronted.

International bestselling author Stephanie Perkins returns with a fresh take on the classic teen slasher story that's fun, quick-witted, and completely impossible to put down. 

My first review of There's Someone Inside Your House
My Review:

Author: Stephanie Perkins
First Read: September 27th, 2017

Read: October 6th, 2024
Source: Own
Reason Why: Love her writing! And it's a SAC 2024 Book!
Publisher: Dutton Books for Young Readers
Published: September 12th 2017

5/5 Hearts

5/5 Books

5/5 Stars

Week 41 Review: Fumiko and the Finicky Nestmate, Pimiko and the Uncharted Island, Rhomiko and the Confirmed Bachelor

From Goodreads:

She could make a mess of everything. Especially him.

The Junzi—also known as the Four Gentlemen—are a set of ancient weapons fashioned from remnants. Dragons refer to them as the Four Storms, and Hisoka Twineshaft believes they will make a difference in the hunt for the rogue. But someone else is interested in gathering up these crystal masterpieces. The so-called Gentleman Bandit is responsible for two thefts already, and Hisoka is concerned for the Bamboo Stave. So he deploys an elite taskforce to guard the treasure. And to catch a thief.

Juuyu Farroost and his teammates regroup at a safehouse tucked under the boughs of one of the oldest—and most heavily fortified—orphan trees in the Americas. Fumiko and her tree twin have enough rooms for all of them. If they can shift enough of the woman's clutter to set up their equipment. Juuyu's expertise is essential to the success of their mission, but he can barely focus thanks to Fumiko, her messes, and Akira, who apparently owes Boon a favor. 

From Goodreads:

He leads an elite taskforce. She did, too. On television.

After the finale of her dazzlingly successful television drama, Pim Moonprowl packs her bags and books passage to a secretive resort that makes alluring claims. She'll pay anything, promise anything, do anything to find out if they're true. On an island that's not on maps, Pim encounters a silver-tongued doctor, a kindred soul, a caged star, and a clever monkey. This is her big chance to put into practice the skills she gained from eight seasons on an elite taskforce.

Boon can almost taste his prey, he's that close. If only he hadn't run up against a barrier in the middle of the ocean. He puts out a call and calls in a favor. There's a plan in place, and reinforcements are en route, but Boon is restless to run the Rogue to ground. Taking a risk—definitely his style—lands him with a couple of responsibilities he really didn't need, and both of them are female.

From Goodreads:

One bachelor is love-shy. One is unrequited. One is much-loved. One is blindsided.

Argent Mettlebright knows how to keep a secret safe, but it's only a matter of time before someone notices that Hisoka Twineshaft has disappeared from the political arena. With tensions on the rise, the world needs his leadership more than ever.

Nobody wants to help Sensei more than Isla Ward, but his door is barred against her. Right, then. She has a plan, and she has a co-writer. Maybe with their next book, her hopes will finally reach her mentor.

With spring's arrival, Stately House’s enclave stands ready to welcome a Scattering. The estate has never been more secure, but Tsumiko wouldn't call the resulting sanctuary peaceful. Too many battered souls. Too many wistful glances. But with the help of a dragon bard's lullabies and an impish crosser's confidence, she leads her ever-growing family.

Seeds to plant. Imps to hatch. Winds to change. Rogues to lure. Hearts to win. Vows to keep. Lives to share.

My first review of Fumiko and the Finicky Nestmate, Pimiko and the Uncharted Island

Mysecond review of Fumiko and the Finicky Nestmate
My Review:

It was really fantastic to read these books! I loved Fumiko and Pimiko the first time and second time, I read them, and I loved reading them again before going straight into Rhomiko. They were all just so great, and I'm so glad that I did this reread! 

Fumiko explored further an orphan tree-but one who can't have a scattering, Zuzu's surrounded by a town. Plus the stealing of the Junzi-and who the Gentleman Bandit is, yeah, that added a lot to the series, and I couldn't wait to see how that played out.

Pimiko, well, it was really a final showdown, but not, because it's against one of the big bads, but not the one that they really knew about. I loved following these characters as things got more and more chaotic, and seeing them all brought to their new home was so heartwarming! 

One thing that I really enjoyed, was that this series has come full circle. It started at Stately House, and it ended at Stately House. I would've loved to see where all the couples from books 2 through 5 (since book 6's characters are here in book 7) and see how they're doing, but it was a huge book and had a lot going on. One thing that I hope for in the future! 

Rhomiko hardly focused on Rhomiko and Hisoka, which isn't a bad thing, but I felt we didn't get to know either one much better then what we knew before this book. Which is too bad, given that this is the end of this series. But all the other couples that found happiness? Utterly adored, like with Jacques, with Ginkgo, with Isla. I hadn't realized that it would focus on all these bachelors, but I'm glad that they all found happiness in the end! 

I am a bit sad, because this is is the end of this series. There's still the Songs series, and the Interludes, but so far, none of the announced titles are taking place after Rhomiko, so we are less likely to see any time afterwards, to see the results of everything that happened in it! Because a lot of big changes happened, like how many pregnancies/sprigged? Here's to hoping for another thing we do see a bit of the time after this book in the future! 

Loved reading these books and I can't wait to read more by Forthright! 

Author: Forthright 
Series: Amaranthine Saga #5, 6, 7

First Read: August 16th, 2018, October 23rd, 2022
Second Read: October 22nd, 2022

Read: October 5th, 6th, 6th, 2024
Source: Ebook.bike
Reason Why: Rereading, and they're Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2024 Books and Rhomiko and the Confirmed Bachelor is a End of Series 2024 Book! 
Publisher: Twinkle Press
Published: October 22nd 2021, August 22nd 2022, May 21st 2024

Fumiko and the Finicky Nestmate:

5/5 Hearts

5/5 Books

5/5 Stars

Pimiko and the Uncharted Island:

5/5 Hearts

5/5 Books

5/5 Stars

Rhomiko and the Confirmed Bachelor:

5/5 Hearts

5/5 Books

5/5 Stars