Teaser Tuesday #808, October 6th

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 , page .

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What about you guys? Happy reading!

It's Monday! What Are You Reading #800, October 5th

It's Monday! What Are You Reading is a weekly meme hosted by Book Date where we share what we read this past week, what we hope to read this week...and anything in between! This is a great way to plan out your reading week and see what others are currently reading as well...you never know where that next "must read" book will come from!

What happened in the past week:

Weekly Memes:
It's Monday! What Are You Reading #799
Teaser Tuesday #807
WWW Wednesday #807
WOW #803
Will the Time Come #800
Third Sentence Thursday #790
Random Reads #776
First Lines Friday #803
Book Blogger Hop #469
The Reward Challenge Update #785
Wheel of TBR #332
How Well I Stuck to It #637
Wrote that Review Update #634

Week 40 Reviews:



Random:

Allison Saft Author Page

Christina Li Author Page

Heather Walter Author Page

Analeigh Sbrana Author Page

Kamilah Cole Author Page

Sarah Maria Griffin Author Page

Kalynn Bayron Author Page

Leslie Vedder Author Page

Autumn Krause Author Page

Isabel Sterling Author Page

Michelle Chouinard Author Page

Isabel Cañas Author Page

Thea Guanzon Author Page

E. Lockhart Author Page

Caitlin Starling Author Page

Victoria Helen Stone Author Page

Andrew Joseph White Author Page

OK, so I got  posts in 7 days, What about you guys? Happy reading!

So this week I want to read 

Andrew Joseph White Author Page

The Story: I saw his books around in bookish spaces, and they sounded really good, so when events aligned, I picked up Hell Followed With Us and loved it, and loved The Sprit Bears It's Teeth, and I can't wait to read more by Andrew Joseph White!

Website

Stand Alone's: Hell Followed With Us and his site, my review, The Spirit Bears It's Teeth and his site, my review, Compound Fracture and his site, my review, You Weren't Meant to Be Human and his site, my review, You're No Better and his site, my review.

Caitlin Starling Author Page

The Story: I saw The Luminous Death around, and it sounded good, so when it was on Book Outlet, I picked it up, and since read and loved it, and I can't wait to read more! 

Website

Stand Alone's: The Death of Jane Lawrence and her site, my review, The Luminous Death and her site, my review, The Starving Saints and her site, my review, Milkteeth and her site, my review.

Victoria Helen Stone Author Page

The Story: I don't know exactly when I found Victoria Helen Stone's writing, and I think it's the same author writing under Victoria Dahl. But I haven't read any books under that name, but I've read a few under this one, so I'll make this post around that, and add Victoria Dahl if I do end up reading her books. But I saw Jane Doe around, and it sounded really good, so I picked it up, and loved it, and the sequel, and every other book I've read by her, and I can't wait to read more! 

Website

Series: Jane Doe.

Jane Doe: Jane Doe and her site, my review, Problem Child and her site, my review.

Stand Alone's: Evelyn, After and her site, my review, Half Step and her site, my review, False Step and her site, my review, The Last One Home and her site, my review, At the Quiet Edge and her site, my review, The Hook and her site, my review, Follow Her Down and her site, my review, Bald-Faced Liar and her site, my review, I'm Here to Help and her site, my review.

Wrote that Review Update #634, October 4th

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 , so I have  of  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 #637, October 4th

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!

NetGalley: #. Check.

Edelweiss: #. Check.

New Books: #. Check.





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What about you guys? Happy reading!

The Reward Challenge Update #785, October 4th

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

which counts twice/times as a ,

which counts twice/times as a .

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

Wheel of TBR #332, October 4th

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

Binge Read Wheel:

For this month, the wheel picked/I chose . I read  , so I've read /9+.

This week I read the past wheel picks of , so I have  past spins left,

Prompts Used This Week:


Colour Totals:
Red:
Orange:
Yellow:
Chartreuse:
Green:
Spring Green:
Cyan:
Azure:
Blue:
Violet:
Magenta:
Rose:

Prompts for Next Week:


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

E. Lockhart Author Page

The Story: I think everyone in the bookish spaces knows the story behind We Were Liars, to not spread the twist, that we knew there was one, but to keep it a secret, and I read it, and loved it, and have since loved all books that I've read by E. Lockhart and I can't wait to read more! 

Website

Series: We Are Liars.

We Are Liars: We Were Liars and her site, my review, my reread, Family of Liars and her site, my review,  We Fell Apart and her site, my review.

Stand Alone's: The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks and her site, my review, Genuine Fraud and her site, my review, Again Again and her site, my review, The Pools and her site, my review.

Thea Guanzon Author Page

The Story: The Hurricane Wars got a lot of buzz around it's release, and it sounded really good, so when I got a chance to read A Monsoon Rising early, I read both and loved them, and have since read the final book in the series and loved it, and I can't wait to read more by Thea Guanzon! 

Website

Series: The Hurricane Wars.

The Hurricane Wars: The Hurricane Wars and her site, my review, A Monsoon Rising and her site, my review, This Shattered Tempest and her site, my review.

Isabel Cañas Author Page

The Story: The Hacienda blew up when it was released, and it sounded really good, so I picked it up, and really enjoyed it, and I'm really interested in her other books, and can't wait to read more by Isabel Cañas!

Website

Stand Alone's: The Hacienda and her site, my review, Vampires of El Norte and her site, my review, The Possession of Alba Díaz and her site, my review, The House of Gardenias and her site, my review.

Michelle Chouinard Author Page

The Story: I saw The Serial Killer Guide to San Francisco on NetGalley and it sounded really fantastic, so I got it, and read it and loved it, and I can't wait to read more by Michelle Chouinard! 

Website

Series: The Serial Killer Guide to San Francisco.

The Serial Killer Guide to San Francisco: The Serial Killer Guide to San Francisco and her site, my review, A Tour to Die For and her site, my review, A Map to Murder and her site, my review.

Book Blogger Hop #469, October 2nd

Book Blogger Hop

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:

First Lines Friday #803, October 2nd

First Lines Friday is a bookish meme hosted by Literary Marie of Precision Reviews. We encourage all of our fellow book bloggers and bookhearts to play along.

-Grab your current read(s)
-Share the first line(s)
-Include the title and author so that other FLF participants can add the book to their TBR Lists!


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What about you guys? Happy reading! 

Monthly Series October Round Up

In 2026, I going to continue to focus on continuing series. So each month, I'll chose a series that I was current on in a previous year, but has since been continued. A series that I started or continued, but didn't catch up with what was currently published. A series that I haven't touched since 2020. A series that I read from this year, but still need to continue. A series that I haven't started yet, but have been meaning to. Then each month, I'll do one more series from one of these types, so I have 2, it'll just depend on what I'm planning on reading that month. The goal is to finish out as many series as I can, and keep current on the series that are still ongoing. 

So how did I do last month? 

This month I've chosen which series, and the ones that got chosen and I'm going to be reading this month are:

Current in a Previous Year:

Unfinished in a Previous Year:

Untouched Since 2020:

Series from This Year:

Series to Start:

Monthly ARC's November Round Up

This is my monthly ARC accountability challenge, to list out the books that I have as ARC's that are being published in the coming month, rounding them up at the start of the month, and seeing how well I did at the end, as well as rounding up the next month's books. 

So how did I do last month? 

I read  of  books. 

So the ARC's that I have coming out in November are

NetGalley:

Edelweiss:

Isabel Sterling Author Page

The Story: I saw These Witches Won't Burn around in the online bookish spaces, and it sounded really good, so I picked it up, and devoured it, and all of the series that was out at the time (since a short story has since been published, yay!) Love her writing and everything I've read since, and I can't wait to read more! 

Website

Series: These Witches Won't Burn.

These Witches Won't Burn: This Spell Can't Last and her site, my review, These Witches Won't Burn and her site, my review, This Coven Won't Break and her site, my review, These Charms Won't Fade and her site, my review.

Stand Alone's: The Coldest Touch and her site, my review, With All My Haunted Heart and her site, my review, A Most Perilous Proposal and her site.

Autumn Krause Author Page

The Story: I'm not totally sure about how I found Autumn Krause's books, but I know I saw A Dress for the Wicked somewhere, so when it was on Edelweiss, I got it, read it and loved it, and have since enjoyed her other books, and I can't wait to read more! 

Website

Stand Alone's: A Dress for the Wicked and her site, my review, Before the Devil Knows You're Here and her site, my review, Grave Flowers and her site, my review, The Gods Will Sing Our Song and her site, my review.

Leslie Vedder Author Page

The Story: I saw The Bone Spindle around, and it sounded really good, so when it fit a prompt for a readathon, I picked it up, and loved it, and have since loved every book I've read by Leslie Vedder and I can't wait to read more! 

Website

Series: The Bone Spindle.

The Bone Spindle: The Bone Spindle and her site, my review, The Severed Thread and her site, my review, The Cursed Rose and her site, my review. 

Stand Alone's: The Siren's Kiss and her site, my review. 

Kalynn Bayron Author Page

The Story: Cinderella is Dead got a lot of buzz in the book spaces, but I know it's going to be a harder one to read for me, I think it'll push one of my buttons, so I've been avoiding it for now, though I'm sure I'll love it once I actually pick it up. And then the This Poison Heart series came out, and it sounded really good so I picked it up and loved it, and I'm looking forward to reading more by Kaylnn Bayron! 

Website

Series: This Poison Heart.

This Poison Heart: This Poison Heart and her site, my review, This Wicked Fate and her site, my review.

Stand Alone's: Cinderella is Dead and her site, my review, You're Not Supposed to Die Tonight and her site, my review, Sleep Like Death and her site, my review, Make Me a Monster and her site, my review, Tell the Ghosts I'm Gone and her site, my review.

Anthologies: The White Guy Dies First and her site, my review.

Sarah Maria Griffin Author Page

The Story: I saw Spare and Found Parts on Edelweiss, and it sounded really good, so I picked it up and loved it, and have since loved every book I've read by Sarah Maria Griffin, and I can't wait to read more! 

Website

Stand Alone's: Spare and Found Parts and her site, my review, Other Words for Smoke and her site, my review, Eat the Ones You Love and her site, my review, Strange Is the Light and her site, my review. 

Kamilah Cole Author Page

The Story: I saw So Let Them Burn around in the bookish spaces, and it sounded really good, so I picked it up and loved it, and loved the sequel as well, and I can't wait to read more by Kamilah Cole! 

Website

Series: Divine Traitors, Wicked Endeavors.

Divine Traitors: So Let Them Burn and her site, my review, This Ends in Embers and her site, my review.

Wicked Endeavors: Wicked Endeavors and her site, my review.

Stand Alone's: An Arcane Inheritance and her site, my review, They Call her Death and her site.

Random Reads #776, October 1st

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  which turned out to be ! It's been on my TBR pile since , 20, and I added it because ! What about you guys? Happy reading!

Third Sentence Thursday #790, October 1st

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!

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What are your guy's 3rd lines? Link up below!

Will the Time Come #800, October 1st

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

From Goodreads:

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Why the time hasn't come yet...

What about you guys? Happy reading! 

Analeigh Sbrana Author Page

The Story: Lore of the Wilds was featured in one of the book boxes, which Becca from Becca and the Books read in her Romantasy Rundown series, and it sounded really good, so I picked it up and loved it, and I can't wait to read more by Analeigh Sbrana!

Website

Series: Lore of the Wilds, The Clash of Prophecies.

Lore of the Wilds: Lore of the Wilds and her site, my review, Lore of the Tides and her site, my review.

The Clash of Prophecies: Heir of Prophecy and her site, my review.

Waiting on Wednesday #803, September 30th

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

A Court of Splintered Harmony by Sarah J. Maas

Expected Publication: October 27th, 2026
From Goodreads:

What was broken will be remade.

Deep in the heart of the continent, Koschei the Deathless is stirring. Though he's been bound to a mountain lake for millennia, the insidious threat of his return now spreads across the Fae territories, attracting powerful allies hell-bent on reclaiming what was once theirs: the human lands.

The Night Court will not stand idly by while innocents are attacked. But with Prythian still piecing itself together in the wake of the devastating Hybern War, the task of uniting is proving more difficult by the day.

To make matters worse, those who rule and protect the Night Court are reeling from recent betrayals and revealed truths. The rifts dividing them seem insurmountable.

But to defeat Koschei's creeping shadow, they must find a way back to each other and resurrect their former alliances. To survive, they must find a way to repair the splintered harmony all around them.

Mortal Things by Marie Lu

Expected Publication: October 27th, 2026
From Goodreads:

Set in a world of insatiable immortals, their eternal rivalries, and the humans trapped between them, MORTAL THINGS is a cinematic and sweeping new fantasy from #1 New York Times-bestselling author Marie Lu, perfect for fans of Heartless Hunter and A Darker Shade of Magic.

Rose Lin Fairchild didn’t believe in gods, but one chose her anyway.

Rose despises Raven, the god of Death. His mysterious commands. His mercurial moods. His closed heart. But most of all, she loathes that she was forced to become his Harbinger, a human mercenary tasked to fulfil their god’s every want and whim. Still, she would do it again, because being a Harbinger is the only thing keeping her best friend alive.

When a murder rocks the world of the gods, Rose is suddenly thrust into the immortal realm's spotlight as Raven's heir. This is her chance to free her friend once and for all. But in order for her to ascend, she must first prove herself to the other gods—and the one person standing in her way is a fellow Harbinger.

Étienne Beauchard is notorious for his sly wit and charming good looks. Rose can’t stand that he is the one assigned to test her abilities, but as their initial hostility evolves into an intense attraction, they find that the gods’ secrets go deeper than they ever expected. Something is wrong in the immortal world, something that threatens to break their bond and engulf them all in war.

As Rose and Étienne fight to uncover the truth and trust each other with their hearts, they realize that everything hinges on the same How far would you go to save the person you love?

What Rough Beast by Mindy McGinnis

Expected Publication: October 27th, 2026
From Goodreads:

Long-held grudges and ancient evils come to roost in this psychological, speculative horror that's Don't Let the Forest In meets Stranger Things.

Nothing stays buried forever...

Ava learned the hard way that speaking up means being shut out. A social outcast, she finds comfort in her job at a wildlife rehabilitation center, surrounded by the injured, the damaged, and the lame. Best of all, the work distracts her from the night that changed her life—and the boy she holds responsible for it.

Micah knows he’s not a good guy. His past is littered with mistakes, accidents, and things he’d rather forget. But feeling guilty and accepting punishment are two different things. He doesn’t know which is worse—the weight of what he’s done… or the growing feeling that it’s all about to be dragged into the light.

Hailey will do whatever it takes to rise up from her life of abject poverty. The biggest weapon she has is her looks, and she’ll use it to get what she wants—the richest boy in town. When Ava’s claims threaten their relationship, Hailey knows she must silence her—maybe forever.

When Ava unknowingly awakens an entity that has been biding its time underground, the three teens will be brought together on a night when something wants to be born and only a death will balance the scales.

To Dream in Darkness by Ann Liang

Expected Publication: October 27th, 2026
From Goodreads:

Two gods strike a bargain that leads them on a journey with devastating consequences in this lush historical fantasy from New York Times bestselling author Ann Liang.

China in the age of brilliance, where gods freely wander the three realms. Amongst them is the cruel and beautiful Death God, who has never failed to collect a soul on time. Until now. For when he seeks out Rujia, the noble god of healing―and the only god he is fated to kill with his own hands―she makes him an offer he can’t refuse: she will help lift the excruciating, century-old curse placed upon him if he gives her a one-month reprieve.

Rujia knows she isn’t as noble as everyone believes. Her deal with Death is merely an excuse to buy herself time while she figures out an escape plan. But when her plan causes the Celestial Palace’s collapse and the beloved crown prince’s disappearance, she and Death are both held responsible. The only way to avoid the wrath of all the other gods is to travel across the realms and safely retrieve the crown prince themselves.

Yet the journey proves far more treacherous than expected. As the unlikely alliance between them blooms into more, and Death’s resolve to kill Rujia weakens by the day, neither can outrun their intertwined fate without devastating consequences: A mysterious plague. An empire-destroying flood. A thousand deaths―and rising―to restore the balance Rujia's disrupted. And if Rujia continues to live despite the will of the Heavens, this is only the beginning...

I'm Here to Help by Victoria Helen Stone

Expected Publication: October 27th, 2026
From Goodreads:

To stop the corruption in her small town and avenge the victims, a therapist turns vigilante in a shocking novel of psychological suspense by the bestselling author of Jane Doe.

Melody Stanford prides herself on being a good person. She’s a loving wife and mother, a school volunteer, a faithful friend, and a trusted therapist with a sympathetic ear. But underneath her calm and collected veneer, Melody is raging.

The vulnerable women she counsels are breaking down and telling their secrets, exposing a prominent attorney and other influential men in Melody’s small North Carolina town for the predators they are—their heinous crimes protected by power, money, and connections. They’re not going to get away with it anymore. If the system won’t make these men pay, Melody will. One by one.

What starts out as small acts of vengeance soon descends into something far more satisfying, dark, and just. But when her own personal life begins to unravel, Melody wonders what she’s ready to risk, and what line she’s willing to cross in the name of justice. Because once she does, there’s no going back.

Mark of the Warrior by Shannon Lee & Fonda Lee

Expected Publication: October 27th, 2026
From Goodreads:

In the explosive finale to the instant New York Times bestseller Breath of the Dragon, a young warrior fights to reunite his family and the realm.

Two brothers. Two nations. One destiny.

Exiled as a traitor after the Guardian’s Tournament, Li Jun has vowed to retrieve the stolen Scroll of Heaven and to honor his father’s dying find his mother and twin brother, Sai.

Fleeing into the East in search of their friend Ren, Jun and his longtime rival Yin Yue have no choice but to trust the two breathmarked women who saved their lives but who answer to the mysterious and draconian Council of Virtue that tore Jun’s family apart and banished him and his father a decade ago.

Recovering the Scrolls of Heaven or Earth in order to stop the brewing war that threatens to devastate East and West alike isn’t Jun’s only seemingly insurmountable challenge. The twin he was separated from in childhood is now the High Keeper who resides in the Sun Pagoda, protecting the precious Scroll of Earth from all potential enemies…including Jun.

The fate of the entire land hinges on an inevitable reckoning between brothers that will test their skills, their loyalties, and everything they thought they knew about themselves and the nature of destiny.

You're No Better by Andrew Joseph White

Expected Publication: October 27th, 2026
From Goodreads:

Bestselling author Andrew Joseph White returns with another horrific YA thriller: a profound portrait of a struggling teen trying to convince the world—and himself—that he’s better than the serial killer who raised him.

Morgan Slaughter, a seventeen-year-old trans boy with autism, put his serial killer father in prison years ago. Despite that, everyone thinks Morgan will grow up to be just like his dad: including his volatile mother, the documentary crew following their family, and maybe himself.

Desperately, Morgan latches onto his father’s final victim—the only one who was never identified—hoping that if he unravels the mystery, he’ll finally prove he’s better than the man who hurt him. But this puts Morgan in the crosshairs of classmate Felicity Keating, who knows the truth about Morgan’s childhood—that he wasn’t just a witness to his father’s brutality, he was an accomplice. And if he doesn’t let them help with his investigation? They’ll tell everyone.

Forced to confront his past, Morgan’s ugly but carefully controlled world unravels. The film crew is manipulative. His mother’s temper spirals into malice, then violence. And Morgan and Felicity may be more tightly intertwined than either of them can stomach . . .

You’re No Better is a gritty and unapologetic coming-of-age suspense about teens who grew up surrounded by cruelty and are clawing their way to adulthood the only way they know how.

October is wrapping up with some excellent books, I'm looking forward to all of them! What about you guys? Happy reading! 

WWW Wednesday #807, September 30th

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! 

What about you guys? Happy reading!