Monday, March 2, 2020

It's Monday! What Are You Reading #456, March 2nd

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 #455
Teaser Tuesday #463
WWW Wednesday #463
WOW #459
Will the Time Come #456
Third Sentence Thursday #446
Random Reads #432
First Lines Friday #459
Book Blogger Hop #125
The Reward Challenge Update #441
How Well I Stuck to It #293
Wrote that Review Update #290

Week 9 Reviews:
Magic and the Shinigami Detective
Charms and Death and Explosions (oh my!)
Magic Outside the Box
Angel Mage
Imaginary Numbers
Follow the Lady
The Shadows Between Us
Smoke Bitten
The Beast of Blackmoor
Silent Night

Random:
24 Hour Reading Challenge 1st March Sign Up

OK, so I got 19 posts in 7 days, some really fantastic books were read, and some really great ones are planned for this week, so I'm happy! Also we've now had our dog Jax for just over a year now! I'm trying to convince my family to adopt another dog, because she's perfect, she's young, she's a small breed, and she's a female, so it'll be even. What about you guys? Happy reading!

So this week I want to read The Alcazar, Chain of Gold, House of Earth and Blood, and The Virgin and the Rogue.

Sera has finally recognized the true power of her Cerulean blood. But in order to return home, she'll need help from Agnes, Leo, and their grandmother—the only person with knowledge about the mysterious island of Braxos, where the Cerulean tether is anchored. Though the journey will be treacherous, Sera will risk anything to see her City again.

Meanwhile, the High Priestess's power has reached new heights in the City Above the Sky. And when Leela begins having visions of Sera, alive, she knows she's the key to saving the City. But to bring Sera home, Leela must channel the strength, courage, and curiosity that once got her friend exiled.

With the help of friends, family, and Cerulean magic, Leela and Sera could soon return to their normal lives. But when that time comes, will Leela be able to serve her City as blindly as she once did? And will Sera be able to leave everything and everyone she's grown to love on the planet behind?
Chain of Gold is the first novel in a new trilogy that stars the Shadowhunters of Edwardian London.

Welcome to Edwardian London, a time of electric lights and long shadows, the celebration of artistic beauty and the wild pursuit of pleasure, with demons waiting in the dark. For years there has been peace in the Shadowhunter world. James and Lucie Herondale, children of the famous Will and Tessa, have grown up in an idyll with their loving friends and family, listening to stories of good defeating evil and love conquering all. But everything changes when the Blackthorn and Carstairs families come to London…and so does a remorseless and inescapable plague.

James Herondale longs for a great love, and thinks he has found it in the beautiful, mysterious Grace Blackthorn. Cordelia Carstairs is desperate to become a hero, save her family from ruin, and keep her secret love for James hidden. When disaster strikes the Shadowhunters, James, Cordelia and their friends are plunged into a wild adventure which will reveal dark and incredible powers, and the true cruel price of being a hero…and falling in love.
#1 New York Times bestselling author Sarah J. Maas launches her brand-new CRESCENT CITY series with House of Earth and Blood the story of half-Fae and half-human Bryce Quinlan as she seeks revenge in a contemporary fantasy world of magic, danger, and searing romance.

Bryce Quinlan had the perfect life—working hard all day and partying all night—until a demon murdered her closest friends, leaving her bereft, wounded, and alone. When the accused is behind bars but the crimes start up again, Bryce finds herself at the heart of the investigation. She'll do whatever it takes to avenge their deaths.

Hunt Athalar is a notorious Fallen angel, now enslaved to the Archangels he once attempted to overthrow. His brutal skills and incredible strength have been set to one purpose—to assassinate his boss's enemies, no questions asked. But with a demon wreaking havoc in the city, he's offered an irresistible deal: help Bryce find the murderer, and his freedom will be within reach.

As Bryce and Hunt dig deep into Crescent City's underbelly, they discover a dark power that threatens everything and everyone they hold dear, and they find, in each other, a blazing passion—one that could set them both free, if they'd only let it.

With unforgettable characters, sizzling romance, and page-turning suspense, this richly inventive new fantasy series by #1 New York Times bestselling author Sarah J. Maas delves into the heartache of loss, the price of freedom—and the power of love.

Continuing her bestselling Rogue Files series, Sophie Jordan brews up a scintillating romance about a timid wallflower who discovers a love potion and ends up falling for a dashing rogue.

A love potion…

Charlotte Langley has always been the prudent middle sister, so her family is not surprised when she makes the safe choice and agrees to wed her childhood sweetheart. But when she finds herself under the weather and drinks a "healing" tonic, the potion provokes the most maddening desire... for someone other than her betrothed.

With the power…

Kingston's rakehell ways are going to destroy him, and he's vowed to change. His stepbrother's remote estate is just the place for a reformed rogue to hide. The last thing he wants is to be surrounded by society, but when he gets stuck alone with a wallflower who is already betrothed... and she astonishes him with a fiery kiss, he forgets all about hiding.

To alter two destinies.

Although Charlotte appears meek, Kingston soon discovers there's a vixen inside, yearning to break free. Unable to forget their illicit moment of passion, Kingston vows to relive the encounter, but Charlotte has sworn it will never happen again—no matter how earth-shattering it was. But will a devilish rogue tempt her to risk everything for a chance at true love?

6 comments:

  1. Back in the day I used to read Sophie Jordan, but it's been a long time!

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    1. I've been reading some of her more recent series, I really enjoy them! Thanks for stopping by! Happy reading!

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  2. I desperately want to read The House of Earth & Blood but I wont have time til mid March.

    Wishing you a great reading week, and good luck convincing your family to get another dog.

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    1. That sucks. It's a great book, but it's a hefty one, so while I don't envy you the wait, better to read it all at once than piecemeal. And thanks so much! I'm really hoping I can convince them! A dog recently came up that we could adopt that looks just like Jax. Thanks for stopping by! Happy reading!

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  3. Nice looking assortment of books. I'm looking forward to Smoke Bitten. Come see my week here. Happy readng!

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    1. Thanks! I was looking forward to Smoke Bitten as well, it was a really great read! Thanks for stopping by! Happy reading!

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