Tuesday, June 25, 2024

Teaser Tuesday #689, June 25th

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!

Monday, June 24, 2024

Magical Readathon: Orilium Update 35

So I read my next book for Magical Readathon: Orilium, and it was Keep This to Yourself which was for the prompt Read About the First Recorded Companions and I'll be reading my July TBR next! 

My Reading Journey:

This Woven Kingdom by Tahereh Mafi
Prompt Fulfilled: Rely on Your Wits
Started On: January 9th 
Finished On: January 9th, 10:45 AM
Pages Read: 512

Empire of Storms by Sarah J. Maas
Prompt Fulfilled: Rely on Your Strength
Started On: January 13th
Finished On: January 13th, 7:31 PM
Pages Read: 693

Tower of Dawn by Sarah J. Maas
Prompt Fulfilled: Rely on Your Strength
Started On: January 14th
Finished On: January 14th, 8:01 PM
Pages Read: 688

These Infinite Threads by Tahereh Mafi
Prompt Fulfilled: Rely on Your Wits
Started On: January 21st
Finished On: January 21st, 2:31 PM
Pages Read: 416

House of Sky and Breath by Sarah J. Maas
Prompt Fulfilled: Turn Left: Manipulate a Boulder to Crash Through a Wall
Started On: February 5th
Finished On: February 5th, 10:20 PM
Pages Read: 816

House of Flame and Shadow by Sarah J. Maas
Prompt Fulfilled: Go Towards and Fight an Animated Gargoyle
Started On: February 6th
Finished On: February 6th, 9:34 PM
Pages Read: 848

The Keeper of the Mist by Rachel Neumeier
Prompt Fulfilled: Turn Right: Embrace the Mist of Solitude Once More
Started On: February 7th
Finished On: February 7th, 2:12 PM
Pages Read: 400

I Only Read Murder by Ian Ferguson and Will Ferguson
Prompt Fulfilled: Go Towards the Maze
Started On: February 14th
Finished On: February 14th, 1:58 PM
Pages Read: 320

Becoming Alpha by Aileen Erin
Prompt Fulfilled: Remove a Complex Lock Enchantment Cast on the Exit Door
Started On: March 1st
Finished On: March 1st, 1:58 PM
Pages Read: 348

Murder of Crows by Anne Bishop
Prompt Fulfilled: Cut Your Way Through Wild Vines Blocking an Ancient Exit
Started On: March 3rd
Finished On: March 3rd, 9:06 PM
Pages Read: 430

Vision in Silver by Anne Bishop
Prompt Fulfilled: Cut Your Way Through Wild Vines Blocking an Ancient Exit
Started On: March 4th
Finished On: March 4th, 9:50 PM
Pages Read: 511

Empire of the Damned by Jay Kristoff
Prompt Fulfilled: Cut Your Way Through Wild Vines Blocking an Ancient Exit
Started On: March 23rd
Finished On: March 23rd, 11:44 PM
Pages Read: 756

A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
Prompt Fulfilled: Rely on Your Strength
Started On: January 11th 
Finished On: January 11th, 2:52 PM
Pages Read: 432

A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J Maas
Prompt Fulfilled: Rely on Your Strength
Started On: January 11th 
Finished On: January 11th, 8:21 PM
Pages Read: 624

Passenger by Alexandra Bracken
Prompt Fulfilled: Rely on Your Wits
Started On: January 22nd 
Finished On: January 22nd, 2:36 PM
Pages Read: 496

House of Earth and Blood by Sarah J. Maas
Prompt Fulfilled: Go Towards and Fight an Animated Gargoyle
Started On: February 4th 
Finished On: February 4th, 6:51 PM
Pages Read: 823

Four-Alarm Homicide by Diane Kelly
Prompt Fulfilled: Go Towards the Maze
Started On: February 17th
Finished On: February 17th, 4:58 PM
Pages Read: 304

Visions of Flesh and Blood by Jennifer L. Armentrout 
Prompt Fulfilled: Turn Left: Manipulate a Boulder to Crash Through a Wall
Started On: February 17th
Finished On: February 17th, 3:27 PM
Pages Read: 640

Marked in Flesh by Anne Bishop
Prompt Fulfilled: Cut Your Way Through Wild Vines Blocking an Ancient Exit
Started On: March 5th
Finished On: March 5th, 11:02 PM
Pages Read: 528

Etched in Bone by Anne Bishop
Prompt Fulfilled: Cut Your Way Through Wild Vines Blocking an Ancient Exit
Started On: March 6th
Finished On: March 6th, 7:25 PM
Pages Read: 514

The Darkness Within Us by Tricia Levenseller
Prompt Fulfilled: Cut Your Way Through Wild Vines Blocking an Ancient Exit
Started On: March 18th
Finished On: March 18th, 10:57 AM
Pages Read: 366

My Salty Mary by Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, and Jodi Meadows
Prompt Fulfilled: Extra Credit in Alchemy
Started On: May 4th
Finished On: May 4th, 10:25 PM
Pages Read: 512

The Undermining of Twyla and Frank by Megan Bannen
Prompt Fulfilled: Extra Credit in Restoration
Started On: May 5th
Finished On: May 5th, 5:25 PM
Pages Read: 464

Heiress Takes All by Emily Wibberley and Austin Siegemund-Broka
Prompt Fulfilled: Extra Credit in Lore
Started On: May 6th
Finished On: May 6th, 9:01 PM
Pages Read: 368

One Killer Problem by Justine Pucella Winans
Prompt Fulfilled: Extra Credit in Lore
Started On: May 7th
Finished On: May 7th, 4:31 PM
Pages Read: 336

The Ashes & the Star-Cursed King by Carissa Broadbent
Prompt Fulfilled: Extra Credit in Alchemy
Started On: May 9th
Finished On: May 9th, 10:00 PM
Pages Read: 665

Lady of Steel and Straw by Erica Ivy Rodgers
Prompt Fulfilled: Extra Credit in Animal Studies
Started On: May 20th
Finished On: May 20th, 10:24 PM
Pages Read: 432

Girls Like Her by Melanie Sumrow
Prompt Fulfilled: Extra Credit in Restoration
Started On: May 23rd
Finished On: May 23rd, 9:55 PM
Pages Read: 368

A Nobleman's Guide to Scandal and Shipwrecks by Mackenzie Lee
Prompt Fulfilled: Read About the First Recorded Companions
Started On: June 1st
Finished On: June 1st, 9:45 PM
Pages Read: 592

The Duke and I by Julia Quinn
Prompt Fulfilled: Work on Calculating Work Ratios
Started On: June 6th
Finished On: June 6th, 3:36 PM
Pages Read: 417

The Viscount Who Loved Me by Julia Quinn
Prompt Fulfilled: Work on Calculating Work Ratios
Started On: June 6th
Finished On: June 6th, 9:26 PM
Pages Read: 435

The Spellshop by Sarah Beth Durst
Prompt Fulfilled: Care for the Curebloom in the Greenhouse
Started On: June 11th
Finished On: June 11th, 11:04 AM
Pages Read: 384

That Night by Cyn Balog
Prompt Fulfilled: Study the Cognition in Postal Birds
Started On: June 22nd
Finished On: June 22nd, 10:36 PM
Pages Read: 320

A Bright Heart by Kate Chenli
Prompt Fulfilled: Care for the Curebloom in the Greenhouse
Started On: June 24th
Finished On: June 24th, 1:10 PM
Pages Read: 346

Keep This to Yourself by Tom Ryan
Prompt Fulfilled: Read About the First Recorded Companions
Started On: June 24th
Finished On: June 24th, 4:36 PM
Pages Read: 320

Prompts Left: None Left!
Read: 35
Pages Read: 16528

Magical Readathon: Orilium Update 34

So I read my next book for Magical Readathon: Orilium, and it was A Bright Heart which was for the prompt Care for the Curebloom in the Greenhouse and I'll be reading Keep This to Yourself next! 

My Reading Journey:

This Woven Kingdom by Tahereh Mafi
Prompt Fulfilled: Rely on Your Wits
Started On: January 9th 
Finished On: January 9th, 10:45 AM
Pages Read: 512

Empire of Storms by Sarah J. Maas
Prompt Fulfilled: Rely on Your Strength
Started On: January 13th
Finished On: January 13th, 7:31 PM
Pages Read: 693

Tower of Dawn by Sarah J. Maas
Prompt Fulfilled: Rely on Your Strength
Started On: January 14th
Finished On: January 14th, 8:01 PM
Pages Read: 688

These Infinite Threads by Tahereh Mafi
Prompt Fulfilled: Rely on Your Wits
Started On: January 21st
Finished On: January 21st, 2:31 PM
Pages Read: 416

House of Sky and Breath by Sarah J. Maas
Prompt Fulfilled: Turn Left: Manipulate a Boulder to Crash Through a Wall
Started On: February 5th
Finished On: February 5th, 10:20 PM
Pages Read: 816

House of Flame and Shadow by Sarah J. Maas
Prompt Fulfilled: Go Towards and Fight an Animated Gargoyle
Started On: February 6th
Finished On: February 6th, 9:34 PM
Pages Read: 848

The Keeper of the Mist by Rachel Neumeier
Prompt Fulfilled: Turn Right: Embrace the Mist of Solitude Once More
Started On: February 7th
Finished On: February 7th, 2:12 PM
Pages Read: 400

I Only Read Murder by Ian Ferguson and Will Ferguson
Prompt Fulfilled: Go Towards the Maze
Started On: February 14th
Finished On: February 14th, 1:58 PM
Pages Read: 320

Becoming Alpha by Aileen Erin
Prompt Fulfilled: Remove a Complex Lock Enchantment Cast on the Exit Door
Started On: March 1st
Finished On: March 1st, 1:58 PM
Pages Read: 348

Murder of Crows by Anne Bishop
Prompt Fulfilled: Cut Your Way Through Wild Vines Blocking an Ancient Exit
Started On: March 3rd
Finished On: March 3rd, 9:06 PM
Pages Read: 430

Vision in Silver by Anne Bishop
Prompt Fulfilled: Cut Your Way Through Wild Vines Blocking an Ancient Exit
Started On: March 4th
Finished On: March 4th, 9:50 PM
Pages Read: 511

Empire of the Damned by Jay Kristoff
Prompt Fulfilled: Cut Your Way Through Wild Vines Blocking an Ancient Exit
Started On: March 23rd
Finished On: March 23rd, 11:44 PM
Pages Read: 756

A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
Prompt Fulfilled: Rely on Your Strength
Started On: January 11th 
Finished On: January 11th, 2:52 PM
Pages Read: 432

A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J Maas
Prompt Fulfilled: Rely on Your Strength
Started On: January 11th 
Finished On: January 11th, 8:21 PM
Pages Read: 624

Passenger by Alexandra Bracken
Prompt Fulfilled: Rely on Your Wits
Started On: January 22nd 
Finished On: January 22nd, 2:36 PM
Pages Read: 496

House of Earth and Blood by Sarah J. Maas
Prompt Fulfilled: Go Towards and Fight an Animated Gargoyle
Started On: February 4th 
Finished On: February 4th, 6:51 PM
Pages Read: 823

Four-Alarm Homicide by Diane Kelly
Prompt Fulfilled: Go Towards the Maze
Started On: February 17th
Finished On: February 17th, 4:58 PM
Pages Read: 304

Visions of Flesh and Blood by Jennifer L. Armentrout 
Prompt Fulfilled: Turn Left: Manipulate a Boulder to Crash Through a Wall
Started On: February 17th
Finished On: February 17th, 3:27 PM
Pages Read: 640

Marked in Flesh by Anne Bishop
Prompt Fulfilled: Cut Your Way Through Wild Vines Blocking an Ancient Exit
Started On: March 5th
Finished On: March 5th, 11:02 PM
Pages Read: 528

Etched in Bone by Anne Bishop
Prompt Fulfilled: Cut Your Way Through Wild Vines Blocking an Ancient Exit
Started On: March 6th
Finished On: March 6th, 7:25 PM
Pages Read: 514

The Darkness Within Us by Tricia Levenseller
Prompt Fulfilled: Cut Your Way Through Wild Vines Blocking an Ancient Exit
Started On: March 18th
Finished On: March 18th, 10:57 AM
Pages Read: 366

My Salty Mary by Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, and Jodi Meadows
Prompt Fulfilled: Extra Credit in Alchemy
Started On: May 4th
Finished On: May 4th, 10:25 PM
Pages Read: 512

The Undermining of Twyla and Frank by Megan Bannen
Prompt Fulfilled: Extra Credit in Restoration
Started On: May 5th
Finished On: May 5th, 5:25 PM
Pages Read: 464

Heiress Takes All by Emily Wibberley and Austin Siegemund-Broka
Prompt Fulfilled: Extra Credit in Lore
Started On: May 6th
Finished On: May 6th, 9:01 PM
Pages Read: 368

One Killer Problem by Justine Pucella Winans
Prompt Fulfilled: Extra Credit in Lore
Started On: May 7th
Finished On: May 7th, 4:31 PM
Pages Read: 336

The Ashes & the Star-Cursed King by Carissa Broadbent
Prompt Fulfilled: Extra Credit in Alchemy
Started On: May 9th
Finished On: May 9th, 10:00 PM
Pages Read: 665

Lady of Steel and Straw by Erica Ivy Rodgers
Prompt Fulfilled: Extra Credit in Animal Studies
Started On: May 20th
Finished On: May 20th, 10:24 PM
Pages Read: 432

Girls Like Her by Melanie Sumrow
Prompt Fulfilled: Extra Credit in Restoration
Started On: May 23rd
Finished On: May 23rd, 9:55 PM
Pages Read: 368

A Nobleman's Guide to Scandal and Shipwrecks by Mackenzie Lee
Prompt Fulfilled: Read About the First Recorded Companions
Started On: June 1st
Finished On: June 1st, 9:45 PM
Pages Read: 592

The Duke and I by Julia Quinn
Prompt Fulfilled: Work on Calculating Work Ratios
Started On: June 6th
Finished On: June 6th, 3:36 PM
Pages Read: 417

The Viscount Who Loved Me by Julia Quinn
Prompt Fulfilled: Work on Calculating Work Ratios
Started On: June 6th
Finished On: June 6th, 9:26 PM
Pages Read: 435

The Spellshop by Sarah Beth Durst
Prompt Fulfilled: Care for the Curebloom in the Greenhouse
Started On: June 11th
Finished On: June 11th, 11:04 AM
Pages Read: 384

That Night by Cyn Balog
Prompt Fulfilled: Study the Cognition in Postal Birds
Started On: June 22nd
Finished On: June 22nd, 10:36 PM
Pages Read: 320

A Bright Heart by Kate Chenli
Prompt Fulfilled: Care for the Curebloom in the Greenhouse
Started On: June 24th
Finished On: June 24th, 1:10 PM
Pages Read: 346

Keep This to Yourself by Tom Ryan
Prompt Fulfilled: Read About the First Recorded Companions
Started On: June 24th
Currently On: Page 0 of 320

Prompts Left: None Left!
Read: 34
Pages Read: 16208

It's Monday! What Are You Reading #681, June 24th

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 #680
Teaser Tuesday #688
WWW Wednesday #688
WOW #684
Will the Time Come #681
Third Sentence Thursday #671
Random Reads #657
First Lines Friday #684
Book Blogger Hop #350
The Reward Challenge Update #666
Wheel of TBR #213
How Well I Stuck to It #518
Wrote that Review Update #515
The Severed Thread

Magical Readathon: Orilium: 

Clear Your S**t:

Camp SeasonAthon:

OK, so I got 33 posts in 7 days, and it was pretty good, Jax is on meds and is doing better, and I had him overnight for the first time in 3 weeks, so that was good. Plus there were some really great books, and I can't wait for this coming week! What about you guys? Happy reading!

So this week I want to read whatever I want! 

Sunday, June 23, 2024

Camp SeasonAthon Update 7

So I read my next book for Camp SeasonAthon, and it was My Fair Brody which was for the prompt Pride- Read an LGBT+ Book, and I'll be reading A Complicated Love Story Set in Space next! 

My Reading Journey:

A Nobleman's Guide to Scandal and Shipwrecks by Mackenzie Lee
Prompt Fulfilled: Read a book with 5 or more words in the title
Started On: June 1st
Finished On: June 1st, 8:38 PM
Pages Read: 592

A Lady for a Duke by Alexis Hall
Prompt Fulfilled: Summer fling- Read a romance
Started On: June 4th
Finished On: June 4th, 10:36 AM
Pages Read: 460

The Lady of Rapture by Sarah Raughley
Prompt Fulfilled: Read an american BIPOC author (For juneteenth celebration)
Started On: June 16th
Finished On: June 16th, 6:25 PM
Pages Read: 496

Castle of the Cursed by Romina Garber
Prompt Fulfilled: Read a book with castle in the title or on the cover
Started On: June 21st
Finished On: June 21st, 11:06 AM
Pages Read: 325

That Night by Cyn Balog
Prompt Fulfilled: Read a book with a title starting with the letter D, T OR S
Started On: June 22nd
Finished On: June 22nd, 10:36 PM
Pages Read: 320

Beneath These Cursed Stars by Lexi Ryan
Prompt Fulfilled: Read a book with royalty
Started On: June 23rd
Finished On: June 23rd, 3:53 PM
Pages Read: 432

My Fair Brody by Brian D. Kennedy
Prompt Fulfilled: Pride- Read an LGBT+ Book
Started On: June 23rd
Finished On: June 23rd, 10:31 PM
Pages Read: 352

A Complicated Love Story Set in Space by Shaun David Hutchinson
Prompt Fulfilled: BBQ- Read a book with food on the cover
Started On: June 
Currently On: Page 0 of 464

Prompts Left: Group book, Read a retelling, Read a book with dragons, Read a book that involves battle or war, Read a seasonal read (for whatever season you are in), Read a translated work, Read a book with the sun on the cover, Summer vacation- Read a book that involves some kind of trip, It's getting hot- Read a steamy book, Read a book with king or queen in the title, Read a book recommended by a booktuber/booksagramer, Read a duology or a trilogy, A book with a map inside
Read: 7
Pages Read: 2657

Camp SeasonAthon Update 6

So I read my next book for Camp SeasonAthon, and it was Beneath These Cursed Stars which was for the prompt Read a book with royalty, and I'll be reading My Fair Brody next! 

My Reading Journey:

A Nobleman's Guide to Scandal and Shipwrecks by Mackenzie Lee
Prompt Fulfilled: Read a book with 5 or more words in the title
Started On: June 1st
Finished On: June 1st, 8:38 PM
Pages Read: 592

A Lady for a Duke by Alexis Hall
Prompt Fulfilled: Summer fling- Read a romance
Started On: June 4th
Finished On: June 4th, 10:36 AM
Pages Read: 460

The Lady of Rapture by Sarah Raughley
Prompt Fulfilled: Read an american BIPOC author (For juneteenth celebration)
Started On: June 16th
Finished On: June 16th, 6:25 PM
Pages Read: 496

Castle of the Cursed by Romina Garber
Prompt Fulfilled: Read a book with castle in the title or on the cover
Started On: June 21st
Finished On: June 21st, 11:06 AM
Pages Read: 325

That Night by Cyn Balog
Prompt Fulfilled: Read a book with a title starting with the letter D, T OR S
Started On: June 22nd
Finished On: June 22nd, 10:36 PM
Pages Read: 320

Beneath These Cursed Stars by Lexi Ryan
Prompt Fulfilled: Read a book with royalty
Started On: June 23rd
Finished On: June 23rd, 3:53 PM
Pages Read: 432

My Fair Brody by Brian D. Kennedy
Prompt Fulfilled: Pride- Read an LGBT+ Book
Started On: June 23rd
Currently On: Page 0 of 352

Prompts Left: Group book, Read a retelling, Read a book with dragons, Read a book that involves battle or war, Read a seasonal read (for whatever season you are in), Read a translated work, Read a book with the sun on the cover, BBQ- Read a book with food on the cover, Summer vacation- Read a book that involves some kind of trip, It's getting hot- Read a steamy book, Read a book with king or queen in the title, Read a book recommended by a booktuber/booksagramer, Read a duology or a trilogy, A book with a map inside
Read: 6
Pages Read: 2305

Wrote that Review Update #515, June 23rd

Create your own banner at mybannermaker.com!
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 Promises Stronger Than Darkness, In the Lap of the Goddess, The Lady of Rapture, Exit, Pursued by a Bear, The Only Light Left Burning, Winter Lost, When We Were Magic, Spell Bound, For Real, I Feed Her to the Beast and the Beast is Me, Passions in Death, Castle of the Cursed, Loveless, The Severed Thread, so I have 14 of 14 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 #518, June 23rd

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 26:
Nothing Planned! 

A free week, because I have a lot of books to finish off TBR's, and I need to keep things as easy as possible.

Week 25:
Winter Lost by Patricia Briggs

vs.

Promises Stronger Than Darkness by Charlie Jane Anders, In the Lap of the Goddess by Arvind Ethan David and Whitney Mosery, The Lady of Rapture by Sarah Raughley, Exit, Pursued by a Bear by E.K. Johnston, The Only Light Left Burning by Erik J. Brown, Winter Lost by Patricia Briggs, When We Were Magic by Sarah Gailey, Spell Bound by F.T. Lukens, For Real by Alexis Hall, I Feed Her to the Beast and the Beast is Me by Jamison Shae, Passions in Death by J.D. Robb, Castle of the Cursed by Romina Garber, Loveless by Alice Oseman, The Severed Thread by Leslie Vedder

I read what I wanted and more, so I'm happy with this week, and I can't wait for the next! What about you guys? Happy reading!

Wheel of TBR #213, June 23rd

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 In the Lap of the Goddess by Arvind Ethan David and Whitney Mosery, Exit, Pursued by a Bear by E.K. Johnston, I Feed Her to the Beast and the Beast is Me by Jamison Shae.
 
Binge Read Wheel:
For this month, the wheel chose Ebook TBR. I read The Only Light Left Burning by Erik J. Brown, Winter Lost by Patricia Briggs, Spell Bound by F.T. Lukens, Passions in Death by J.D. Robb, Loveless by Alice Oseman, The Severed Thread by Leslie Vedder, That Night by Cyn Balog, so I've read 24/9+.

Prompts Used This Week:
RR Book, Year, One Word Title.

RR Book-Orange-Nameless Queen by Rebecca McLaughlin-This book was featured in RR post 570, so I'll use that! 

Year-Magenta-2020-The Gravity of Us by Phil Stamper-This came out February 4th, 2020, so that works! 

One Word Title-Blue-Sunbringer by Hannah Kaner-Sunbringer is a one word title, so I'll use that! 

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

Prompts for Next Week:
Word-Red
Series Continued and Unfinished/Current 2021-Orange
ARC Published-Yellow
Booktuber Read-Chartreuse
Goodreads Update Feed-Green
Read a Book while writing a review at the end of each chapter-Spring Green
Series Continued and Unfinished/Current 2020-Cyan
Steal a Book-Azure
Owned Pre-2020 -Blue
Retelling-Violet
2+ Authors-Magenta
Multi-Word Title-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 #666, June 23rd

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 Promises Stronger Than Darkness which counts 3 times as a End of Series 2024 Book and a Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2024 Book, In the Lap of the Goddess which counts twice as a Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2024 Book, The Lady of Rapture which counts 5 times as a End of Series 2024 Book, Historical Fiction 2024 Book, Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2024 Book and a WoW Book, Exit, Pursued by a Bear which counts twice as a SAC 2024 Book, The Only Light Left Burning which counts 5 times as a 2024 Dystopia Book, Edelweiss Book, Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2024 Book and a Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2024 Book, Winter Lost which counts 3 times as a Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2024 Book and a WoW Book, When We Were Magic which counts twice as a SAC 2024 Book, Spell Bound which counts 3 times as a SAC 2024 Book and a WoW Book, For Real which counts 3 times as a NetGalley Book and a Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2024 Book, I Feed Her to the Beast and the Beast is Me which counts 3 times as a DAC Book and Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2024 Book, Passions in Death which counts 4 times as a NetGalley Book, Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2024 Book and a WoW Book, Castle of the Cursed which counts 3 times as a NetGalley Book and a SAC 2024 Book, Loveless which counts twice as a Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2024 Book, The Severed Thread which counts 4 times as a 2024 Retelling Reading Challenge Book, Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2024 Book and a Sophomore Challenge Book.

So I have 44 counts which translates to $22 this week! I'll use it to buy books!

Saturday, June 22, 2024

Camp SeasonAthon Update 5

So I read my next book for Camp SeasonAthon, and it was That Night which was for the prompt Read a book with a title starting with the letter D, T OR S, and I'll be reading Beneath These Cursed Stars next! 

My Reading Journey:

A Nobleman's Guide to Scandal and Shipwrecks by Mackenzie Lee
Prompt Fulfilled: Read a book with 5 or more words in the title
Started On: June 1st
Finished On: June 1st, 8:38 PM
Pages Read: 592

A Lady for a Duke by Alexis Hall
Prompt Fulfilled: Summer fling- Read a romance
Started On: June 4th
Finished On: June 4th, 10:36 AM
Pages Read: 460

The Lady of Rapture by Sarah Raughley
Prompt Fulfilled: Read an american BIPOC author (For juneteenth celebration)
Started On: June 16th
Finished On: June 16th, 6:25 PM
Pages Read: 496

Castle of the Cursed by Romina Garber
Prompt Fulfilled: Read a book with castle in the title or on the cover
Started On: June 21st
Finished On: June 21st, 11:06 AM
Pages Read: 325

That Night by Cyn Balog
Prompt Fulfilled: Read a book with a title starting with the letter D, T OR S
Started On: June 22nd
Finished On: June 22nd, 10:36 PM
Pages Read: 320

Beneath These Cursed Stars by Lexi Ryan
Prompt Fulfilled: Read a book with royalty
Started On: June 23rd
Currently On: Page 0 of 432

Prompts Left: Group book, Read a retelling, Read a book with dragons, Read a book that involves battle or war, Read a seasonal read (for whatever season you are in), Read a translated work, Read a book with the sun on the cover, Pride- Read an LGBT+ Book, BBQ- Read a book with food on the cover, Summer vacation- Read a book that involves some kind of trip, It's getting hot- Read a steamy book, Read a book with king or queen in the title, Read a book recommended by a booktuber/booksagramer, Read a duology or a trilogy, A book with a map inside
Read: 5
Pages Read: 1873

Magical Readathon: Orilium Update 33

So I read my next book for Magical Readathon: Orilium, and it was That Night which was for the prompt Study the Cognition in Postal Birds and I'll be reading A Bright Heart next! 

My Reading Journey:

This Woven Kingdom by Tahereh Mafi
Prompt Fulfilled: Rely on Your Wits
Started On: January 9th 
Finished On: January 9th, 10:45 AM
Pages Read: 512

Empire of Storms by Sarah J. Maas
Prompt Fulfilled: Rely on Your Strength
Started On: January 13th
Finished On: January 13th, 7:31 PM
Pages Read: 693

Tower of Dawn by Sarah J. Maas
Prompt Fulfilled: Rely on Your Strength
Started On: January 14th
Finished On: January 14th, 8:01 PM
Pages Read: 688

These Infinite Threads by Tahereh Mafi
Prompt Fulfilled: Rely on Your Wits
Started On: January 21st
Finished On: January 21st, 2:31 PM
Pages Read: 416

House of Sky and Breath by Sarah J. Maas
Prompt Fulfilled: Turn Left: Manipulate a Boulder to Crash Through a Wall
Started On: February 5th
Finished On: February 5th, 10:20 PM
Pages Read: 816

House of Flame and Shadow by Sarah J. Maas
Prompt Fulfilled: Go Towards and Fight an Animated Gargoyle
Started On: February 6th
Finished On: February 6th, 9:34 PM
Pages Read: 848

The Keeper of the Mist by Rachel Neumeier
Prompt Fulfilled: Turn Right: Embrace the Mist of Solitude Once More
Started On: February 7th
Finished On: February 7th, 2:12 PM
Pages Read: 400

I Only Read Murder by Ian Ferguson and Will Ferguson
Prompt Fulfilled: Go Towards the Maze
Started On: February 14th
Finished On: February 14th, 1:58 PM
Pages Read: 320

Becoming Alpha by Aileen Erin
Prompt Fulfilled: Remove a Complex Lock Enchantment Cast on the Exit Door
Started On: March 1st
Finished On: March 1st, 1:58 PM
Pages Read: 348

Murder of Crows by Anne Bishop
Prompt Fulfilled: Cut Your Way Through Wild Vines Blocking an Ancient Exit
Started On: March 3rd
Finished On: March 3rd, 9:06 PM
Pages Read: 430

Vision in Silver by Anne Bishop
Prompt Fulfilled: Cut Your Way Through Wild Vines Blocking an Ancient Exit
Started On: March 4th
Finished On: March 4th, 9:50 PM
Pages Read: 511

Empire of the Damned by Jay Kristoff
Prompt Fulfilled: Cut Your Way Through Wild Vines Blocking an Ancient Exit
Started On: March 23rd
Finished On: March 23rd, 11:44 PM
Pages Read: 756

A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
Prompt Fulfilled: Rely on Your Strength
Started On: January 11th 
Finished On: January 11th, 2:52 PM
Pages Read: 432

A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J Maas
Prompt Fulfilled: Rely on Your Strength
Started On: January 11th 
Finished On: January 11th, 8:21 PM
Pages Read: 624

Passenger by Alexandra Bracken
Prompt Fulfilled: Rely on Your Wits
Started On: January 22nd 
Finished On: January 22nd, 2:36 PM
Pages Read: 496

House of Earth and Blood by Sarah J. Maas
Prompt Fulfilled: Go Towards and Fight an Animated Gargoyle
Started On: February 4th 
Finished On: February 4th, 6:51 PM
Pages Read: 823

Four-Alarm Homicide by Diane Kelly
Prompt Fulfilled: Go Towards the Maze
Started On: February 17th
Finished On: February 17th, 4:58 PM
Pages Read: 304

Visions of Flesh and Blood by Jennifer L. Armentrout 
Prompt Fulfilled: Turn Left: Manipulate a Boulder to Crash Through a Wall
Started On: February 17th
Finished On: February 17th, 3:27 PM
Pages Read: 640

Marked in Flesh by Anne Bishop
Prompt Fulfilled: Cut Your Way Through Wild Vines Blocking an Ancient Exit
Started On: March 5th
Finished On: March 5th, 11:02 PM
Pages Read: 528

Etched in Bone by Anne Bishop
Prompt Fulfilled: Cut Your Way Through Wild Vines Blocking an Ancient Exit
Started On: March 6th
Finished On: March 6th, 7:25 PM
Pages Read: 514

The Darkness Within Us by Tricia Levenseller
Prompt Fulfilled: Cut Your Way Through Wild Vines Blocking an Ancient Exit
Started On: March 18th
Finished On: March 18th, 10:57 AM
Pages Read: 366

My Salty Mary by Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, and Jodi Meadows
Prompt Fulfilled: Extra Credit in Alchemy
Started On: May 4th
Finished On: May 4th, 10:25 PM
Pages Read: 512

The Undermining of Twyla and Frank by Megan Bannen
Prompt Fulfilled: Extra Credit in Restoration
Started On: May 5th
Finished On: May 5th, 5:25 PM
Pages Read: 464

Heiress Takes All by Emily Wibberley and Austin Siegemund-Broka
Prompt Fulfilled: Extra Credit in Lore
Started On: May 6th
Finished On: May 6th, 9:01 PM
Pages Read: 368

One Killer Problem by Justine Pucella Winans
Prompt Fulfilled: Extra Credit in Lore
Started On: May 7th
Finished On: May 7th, 4:31 PM
Pages Read: 336

The Ashes & the Star-Cursed King by Carissa Broadbent
Prompt Fulfilled: Extra Credit in Alchemy
Started On: May 9th
Finished On: May 9th, 10:00 PM
Pages Read: 665

Lady of Steel and Straw by Erica Ivy Rodgers
Prompt Fulfilled: Extra Credit in Animal Studies
Started On: May 20th
Finished On: May 20th, 10:24 PM
Pages Read: 432

Girls Like Her by Melanie Sumrow
Prompt Fulfilled: Extra Credit in Restoration
Started On: May 23rd
Finished On: May 23rd, 9:55 PM
Pages Read: 368

A Nobleman's Guide to Scandal and Shipwrecks by Mackenzie Lee
Prompt Fulfilled: Read About the First Recorded Companions
Started On: June 1st
Finished On: June 1st, 9:45 PM
Pages Read: 592

The Duke and I by Julia Quinn
Prompt Fulfilled: Work on Calculating Work Ratios
Started On: June 6th
Finished On: June 6th, 3:36 PM
Pages Read: 417

The Viscount Who Loved Me by Julia Quinn
Prompt Fulfilled: Work on Calculating Work Ratios
Started On: June 6th
Finished On: June 6th, 9:26 PM
Pages Read: 435

The Spellshop by Sarah Beth Durst
Prompt Fulfilled: Care for the Curebloom in the Greenhouse
Started On: June 11th
Finished On: June 11th, 11:04 AM
Pages Read: 384

That Night by Cyn Balog
Prompt Fulfilled: Study the Cognition in Postal Birds
Started On: June 22nd
Finished On: June 22nd, 10:36 PM
Pages Read: 320

A Bright Heart by Kate Chenli
Prompt Fulfilled: Care for the Curebloom in the Greenhouse
Started On: June 
Currently On: Page 0 of 346

Prompts Left: Read About the First Recorded Companions
Read: 33
Pages Read: 15862

Clear Your S**t Readathon Update 7

I read my next book for the Clear Your S**t Readathon, and it was Pretty Furious which is for the prompt A book with a white or sparkly covers, and I'll be reading Can't Spell Treason Without Tea next! 

My Reading Journey:

Hell Followed With Us by Andrew Joseph White
Prompt Fulfilled: A book that is your favorite genre
Started On: June 5th
Finished On: June 5th, 7:36 PM
Pages Read: 417

The Duke and I by Julia Quinn
Prompt Fulfilled: A book you got because of other media
Started On: June 6th
Finished On: June 6th, 3:36 PM
Pages Read: 417

The Demon King by Cinda Williams Chima
Prompt Fulfilled: A book with a map
Started On: June 8th
Finished On: June 8th, 10:03 PM
Pages Read: 526

Romancing Mister Bridgerton by Julia Quinn
Prompt Fulfilled: A book with drama
Started On: June 9th
Finished On: June 9th, 4:03 PM
Pages Read: 461

When He Was Wicked by Julia Quinn
Prompt Fulfilled: Read a book that is a part of a series
Started On: June 10th
Finished On: June 10th, 3:46 PM
Pages Read: 427

On the Way to the Wedding by Julia Quinn
Prompt Fulfilled: Free space
Started On: June 11th
Finished On: June 11th, 3:37 PM 
Pages Read: 469

Pretty Furious by E.K. Johnson
Prompt Fulfilled: A book with a white or sparkly cover
Started On: June 22nd
Finished On: June 22nd, 4:03 PM
Pages Read: 226

Can't Spell Treason Without Tea by Rebecca Thorne
Prompt Fulfilled: A Book someone recommended
Started On: June 
Currently On: Page 0 of 388

Prompts Left: A book you have low expectations for
Books Read: 7
Pages Read: 2474

Week 25 Review: The Severed Thread

From Goodreads:
Which threads of fate will hold—and which will break?

Clever, bookish Fi and her brash, ax-wielding partner Shane are back in this action packed sequel to the bestselling The Bone Spindle, the gender-flipped Sleeping Beauty retelling, perfect for fans of Sorcery of Thorns and The Cruel Prince.

Fi has awakened the sleeping prince, but the battle for Andar is far from over. The Spindle Witch, the Witch Hunters, and Fi’s own Butterfly Curse all stand between them and happily ever after.

Shane has her partners back. But she's in for the fight of her life against Red, the right hand of the Spindle Witch who she's also, foolishly, hellbent on saving.

Briar Rose would do anything to restore his kingdom. But there's a darkness creeping inside him—a sinister bond to the Spindle Witch he can't escape.

All hopes of restoring Andar rest on deciphering a mysterious book code, finding the hidden city of the last Witches, and uncovering a secret lost for centuries—one that just might hold the key to the Spindle Witch's defeat. If they can all survive that long…

Set in a world of twisted fairytales, The Severed Thread combines lost ruins, ride-or-die friendships, and heart-pounding romance.

My Review:


Author: Leslie Vedder 
Series: The Bone Spindle #2 
Read: June 21st, 2024
Source: Ebook.bike 
Reason Why: Loved the first book, and it's a 2024 Retelling Reading Challenge Book, Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2024 Book and a Sophomore Challenge Book! 
Publisher: Razorbill
Published: February 1st 2023
5/5 Hearts
5/5 Books
5/5 Stars

Week 25 Review: Loveless

From Goodreads:
It was all sinking in. I'd never had a crush on anyone. No boys, no girls, not a single person I had ever met. What did that mean?

Georgia has never been in love, never kissed anyone, never even had a crush – but as a fanfic-obsessed romantic she's sure she'll find her person one day.

As she starts university with her best friends, Pip and Jason, in a whole new town far from home, Georgia's ready to find romance, and with her outgoing roommate on her side and a place in the Shakespeare Society, her 'teenage dream' is in sight.

But when her romance plan wreaks havoc amongst her friends, Georgia ends up in her own comedy of errors, and she starts to question why love seems so easy for other people but not for her. With new terms thrown at her – asexual, aromantic – Georgia is more uncertain about her feelings than ever.

Is she destined to remain loveless? Or has she been looking for the wrong thing all along?

This wise, warm and witty story of identity and self-acceptance sees Alice Oseman on towering form as Georgia and her friends discover that true love isn't limited to romance.

My Review:


Author: Alice Oseman
Series: Osemanverse #11
Read: June 21st, 2024
Source: Ebook.bike 
Reason Why: I love her writing and this world, and it's a Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2024 Book! 
Publisher: HarperCollins Children's Books
Published: July 9th 2020
5/5 Hearts
5/5 Books
5/5 Stars

Week 25 Review: Castle of the Cursed

From Goodreads:
A delicious and dark gothic romance from bestselling author Romina Garber!

THE HOUSE IS ALWAYS HUNGRY…

After a mysterious attack claims the lives of her parents, all Estela has left is her determination to solve the case. Suffering from survivor's guilt so intense that she might be losing her grip on reality, she accepts an invitation to live overseas with an estranged aunt at their ancestral Spanish castle, la Sombra.

Beneath its gothic façade, la Sombra harbors a trove of family secrets, and Estela begins to suspect her parents' deaths may be linked to their past. Her investigation takes a supernatural turn when she crosses paths with a silver-eyed boy only she can see. Estela worries Sebastián is a hallucination, but he claims he's been trapped in the castle. They grudgingly team up to find answers and as their investigation ignites, so does a romance, mistrust twined with every caress.

As the mysteries pile up, it feels to Estela like everyone in the tiny town of Oscuro is lying and that whoever was behind the attack has followed her to Spain. The deeper she ventures into la Sombra's secrets, the more certain she becomes that the suspect she's chasing has already found her . . . and they're closer than she ever realized.

My Review:


Author: Romina Garber
Read: June 21st, 2024
Source: NetGalley 
Reason Why: Sounded really good, and it's a SAC 2024 Book! 
Publisher: Macmillan Audio
Expectecd Publication: July 30th 2024 
5/5 Hearts
5/5 Books
5/5 Stars

Week 25 Review: Passions in Death

From Goodreads:
Homicide Detective Eve Dallas hunts a killer who turns a wedding party into a murder scene in the latest novel by the #1 New York Times bestselling author, J.D. Robb.

On a hot August night, Lt. Eve Dallas and her husband, Roarke, speed through the streets of Manhattan to the Down and Dirty club, where a joyful, boisterous pre-wedding girls' night out has turned into a murder scene. One of the brides lies in a pool of blood, garroted in a private room where she was preparing a surprise for her fiancée—two scrimped and saved-for tickets to Hawaii.

Despite the dozens of people present, useful witnesses are hard to come by. It all brings back some bad memories for Eve. In her uniform days, she'd suffered an assault in the very same room—but she'd been able to fight back and survive. She’d gotten justice. And now she needs to provide some for poor young Erin.

Eve knows that the level of violence and the apparent premeditation involved suggest a volatile mix of hidden, heated passion and ice-cold calculation. This is a crime that can be countered only by hard detective work and relentless dedication—and Eve will not stop until she finds the killer who destroyed this couple's dreams before the honeymoon even began…

My Review:


Author: J.D. Robb
Series: In Death #59
Read: June 20th, 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: St. Martin's Press
Expected Publication: September 3rd 2024
5/5 Hearts
5/5 Books
5/5 Stars

Week 25 Review: I Feed Her to the Beast and the Beast is Me

From Goodreads:
There will be blood.

Ace of Spades meets House of Hollow in this villain origin story.

Laure Mesny is a perfectionist with an axe to grind. Despite being constantly overlooked in the elite and cutthroat world of the Parisian ballet, she will do anything to prove that a Black girl can take center stage. To level the playing field, Laure ventures deep into the depths of the Catacombs and strikes a deal with a pulsating river of blood.

The primordial power Laure gains promises influence and adoration, everything she's dreamed of and worked toward. With retribution on her mind, she surpasses her bitter and privileged peers, leaving broken bodies behind her on her climb to stardom.

But even as undeniable as she is, Laure is not the only monster around. And her vicious desires make her a perfect target for slaughter. As she descends into madness and the mystifying underworld beneath her, she is faced with the ultimate choice: continue to break herself for scraps of validation or succumb to the darkness that wants her exactly as she is—monstrous heart and all. That is, if the god-killer doesn't catch her first.

From debut author Jamison Shea comes I Feed Her to the Beast and the Beast Is Me, a slow-burn horror that lifts a veil on the institutions that profit on exclusion and the toll of giving everything to a world that will never love you back.

My Review:


Author: Jamison Shae
Series: I Feed Her to the Beast #1
Read: July 20th, 2024
Source: Bought 
Reason Why: Sounded really good, and it's a DAC Book and Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2024 Book! 
Publisher: Henry Holt and Co. (BYR)
Published: August 29th 2023
5/5 Hearts
5/5 Books
5/5 Stars

Week 25 Review: For Real

From Goodreads:
Laurence Dalziel is worn down and washed up, and for him, the Scene is all played out. Six years from his last meaningful relationship, he's pushing forty and tired of pretending nothing has changed. Then he meets Toby Finch. Young. Fearless, fierce, and vulnerable. Everything Laurie can't remember being. Toby doesn't know who he wants to be or what he wants to do, but he knows that he wants Laurie. The problem is, while Laurie will surrender his body, he won't surrender his heart. Because Toby is too young, too intense, too easy to hurt. And what they have—no matter how right it feels—can't last. It can't mean anything. It can't be real. 

My Review:


Author: Alexis Hall
Series: Spires Universe #3
Read: June 20th, 2024 
Source: NetGalley 
Reason Why: Love her writing and this series, and it's a Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2024 Book! 
Publisher: Sourcebooks Casablanca
Published: June 11th 2024
5/5 Hearts
5/5 Books
5/5 Stars

Week 25 Review: Spell Bound

From Goodreads:
Two rival apprentice sorcerers must team up to save their teachers and protect their own magic in this lively young adult romantic adventure from the New York Times bestselling author of In Deeper Waters and So This Is Ever After.

Edison Rooker isn't sure what to expect when he enters the office of Antonia Hex, the powerful sorceress who runs a call center for magical emergencies. He doesn't have much experience with hexes or curses. Heck, he doesn't even have magic. But he does have a plan—to regain the access to the magical world he lost when his grandmother passed.

Antonia is…intimidating, but she gives him a job and a new name—Rook—both of which he's happy to accept. Now all Rook has to do is keep his Spell Binder, an illegal magical detection device, hidden from the Magical Consortium. And contend with Sun, the grumpy and annoyingly cute apprentice to Antonia's rival colleague, Fable. But dealing with competition isn't so bad; as Sun seems to pop up more and more, Rook minds less and less.

But when the Consortium gets wind of Rook's Spell Binder, they come for Antonia. All alone, Rook runs to the only other magical person he knows: Sun. Except Fable has also been attacked, and now Rook and Sun have no choice but to work together to get their mentors back…or face losing their magic forever.

My Review:


Author: F.T. Lukens
Read: June 19th, 2024
Source: Ebook.bike 
Reason Why: Loved their other book, and it's a SAC 2024 Book and a WoW Book! 
Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books
Published: April 4th 2023
5/5 Hearts
5/5 Books
5/5 Stars

Week 25 Review: When We Were Magic

From Goodreads:
A moving, darkly funny novel about six teens whose magic goes wildly awry from Magic for Liars author Sarah Gailey, who Chuck Wendig calls an "author to watch."

Keeping your magic a secret is hard. Being in love with your best friend is harder.

Alexis has always been able to rely on two her best friends, and the magic powers they all share. Their secret is what brought them together, and their love for each other is unshakeable—even when that love is complicated. Complicated by problems like jealousy, or insecurity, or lust. Or love.

That unshakeable, complicated love is one of the only things that doesn't change on prom night.

When accidental magic goes sideways and a boy winds up dead, Alexis and her friends come together to try to right a terrible wrong. Their first attempt fails—and their second attempt fails even harder. Left with the remains of their failed spells and more consequences than anyone could have predicted, each of them must find a way to live with their part of the story.

My Review:


Author: Sarah Gailey 
Read: June 19th, 2024 
Source: Library 
Reason Why: Sounded really great, and it's a SAC 2024 Book! 
Publisher: Tantor Audio
Published: March 23rd 2021
5/5 Hearts
5/5 Books
5/5 Stars

Week 25 Review: Winter Lost

From Goodreads:
Mercy Thompson, car mechanic and shapeshifter, must stop a disaster of world-shattering proportions in this exhilarating entry in the #1 New York Times bestselling series.

In the supernatural realms, there are creatures who belong to winter. I am not one of them. But like the coyote I can become at will, I am adaptable.

My name is Mercy Thompson Hauptman, and my mate, Adam, is the werewolf who leads the Columbia Basin Pack, the pack charged with keeping the people who live and work in the Tri-Cities of Washington State safe. It's a hard job, and it doesn't leave much room for side quests. Which is why when I needed to travel to Montana to help my brother, I intended to go by myself.

But I'm not alone anymore.

Together, Adam and I find ourselves trapped with strangers in a lodge in the heart of the wilderness, in the teeth of a storm of legendary power, only to discover my brother's issues are a tiny part of a problem much bigger than we could have imagined. Arcane and ancient magics are at work that could, unless we are very careful, bring about the end of the world. . . .

My Review:


Author: Patricia Briggs 
Series: Mercy Thompson #14, Mercy Thompson World #20
Read: June 18th, 2024
Source: Ebook.bike
Reason Why: I love her writing and this series, and it's a Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2024 Book and a WoW Book! 
Publisher: Ace
Published: June 18th 2024
5/5 Hearts
5/5 Books
5/5 Stars

Week 25 Review: The Only Light Left Burning

From Goodreads:
THEY FOUND EACH OTHER. NOW THEY MUST RESCUE WHAT THEY LEFT BEHIND. The highly-anticipated sequel to the queer genre-bending dystopian romance All That's Left in the World.

Against the backdrop of a ravaged world, Andrew and Jamie have settled in a new community, more in love than ever. Finally they've reached safety and have each taken on roles and responsibilities in this new life. But it's soon clear they want different things:

Jamie is ready to move on and take to the road, just the two of them.

Andrew wants to remain in the safety of numbers.

With a storm brewing up the coast they have no choice to head back into the wilderness where old enemies roam and they don't know who to trust. Can they find their way back to safety and each other?

My Review:


Author: Erik J. Brown
Series: All That's Left in the World #2
Read: June 17th, 2024
Source: Edelweiss
Reason Why: Loved the first book, and it's a 2024 Dystopia Book, Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2024 Book and a Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2024 Book! 
Publisher: Balzer + Bray 
Published: May 28th 2024
5/5 Hearts
5/5 Books
5/5 Stars

Week 25 Review: Exit, Pursued by a Bear

From Goodreads:
"I love you," Polly says suddenly when I'm almost to the door.
"I know." I say.

Hermione Winters has been a flyer. She's been captain of her cheerleading team. The envied girlfriend and the undisputed queen of her school. Now it's her last year and those days and those labels are fading fast. In a few months she'll be a different person. She thinks she's ready for whatever comes next.
But then someone puts something in her drink at a party, and in an instant she finds herself wearing new labels m ones she never imagined:
Victim. Survivor. That raped girl.
Even though this was never the future she imagined, one essential thing remains unchanged: Hermione can still call herself Polly Oliver's best friend, and that may be the truest label of all.
Heartbreaking and empowering, Exit, Pursued by a Bear is the story of transcendent friendship in the face of trauma.
"I love you," I say, because I really, really do.
"I know," says Polly.

My Review:


Author: E.K. Johnston
Read: June 16th, 2024 
Source: Own 
Reason Why: Sounded really great, and it's a SAC 2024 Book! 
Publisher: Dutton Books for Young Readers
Published: March 15th 2016
5/5 Hearts
5/5 Books
5/5 Stars