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Showing posts with label Akemi Dawn Bowman. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Akemi Dawn Bowman. Show all posts
Sunday, July 26, 2026
Akemi Dawn Bowman Author Page
The Story: I saw The Infinity Courts on NetGalley, and it sounded really good, so I got it, eventually bought it, read it, and loved it, and have loved it's sequel, and I can't wait to read more by Akemi Dawn Bowman!
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Series: The Infinity Courts.
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Series: The Infinity Courts.
Wednesday, March 18, 2026
Waiting on Wednesday #775, March 18th
In love with the other.
Bridgerton, The Selection, and The Cruel Prince collide in this Victorian-inspired romantasy; the sequel to the instant New York Times bestseller The Rose Bargain.
Having won the hand of the faerie King Bram, Ivy is now Queen of England.
But with his ascension to the throne, Bram unleashed the fae into the human world. After hundreds of years of being kept from their favorite playthings, the Others are looking to make up for lost time—and they do, with wicked revelry that sweeps through the country.
To survive, Ivy acts the sweet, devoted wife. Behind the smile, she plots to banish her husband, save her sister Lydia, and reunite with the love of her life, Emmett.
Yet Emmet and Lydia are trapped in the Otherworld, where fae games are deadlier than ever—and a queen must play most viciously of all. Or see herself dethroned.
Forbidden romance, deceptive bargains, and lethal court intrigue intertwine in this mesmerizing, fae romantasy sequel that will captivate fans of Once Upon a Broken Heart and Belladonna.
Expected Publication: April 14th, 2026
From Goodreads:
From Goodreads:
There was a time I felt lost and alone…until I met them, and together our souls took My gentle Raoul and our deadly Angel of Music.
Haunted by the violent death of her parents, Christine Daaé longs to find solace in music, but debilitating stage fright keeps her firmly in the shadows. All she can hope for is a few stolen moments singing to herself in the mournful silence of the backstage stairwell…until one night, the shadows sing back.
In exchange for complete devotion, her mysterious Phantom promises to teach her everything he knows—and with his praise boosting her confidence, Christine is finally able to take center stage…catching the eye of her sweet childhood friend turned something more, Raoul.
But her mysterious mentor is as obsessive as he is demanding, and he will not share Christine with anyone—not unless he can have them both in a bargain that is as dangerous as it is seductive. Light and shadows, gentleness and raging passion, the three of them should not fit so perfectly together. Yet as a supernatural force looms, ready to tear them apart forever, Christine must decide if love can truly exist in the space between beauty and madness…and whether she's finally ready to fully embrace the music of the night.
An addictive and truly original spicy New Adult retelling of The Phantom of the Opera with a magical twist.
Expected Publication: April 14th, 2026
From Goodreads:
But Ares isn't interested in the fake personality that Chanel has used her entire life to get affection and adoration. If she's going to save her reputation, she's going to have to let Ares get to know the real her-and risk real feelings.
From Goodreads:
Everyone loves Chanel Cao -- except Ares Yin.
While Chanel has spent her entire life curating a picture-perfect social media personality-from her body to her hair to her camera-ready smile-Ares has spent his trying to hide in the shadows. But Ares's brother is missing, and Chanel's parents have secretly separated, and their only hope is each other.
Ares is willing to do whatever it takes to find his brother, and Chanel will do anything to keep her parents' secret. When the two meet and share a vision of the future-where Ares's brother appears, as Chanel's house burns to the ground-they are determined to use each other. Ares believes Chanel is the key to finding his brother, but Chanel is convinced if she gets Ares to fall in love with her, she'll save her family house-and her parents' crumbling marriage.
Expected Publication: April 14th, 2026
From Goodreads:
In this epic conclusion, they must follow destiny’s path, or forge their own way forward—even if it means watching everything they love burn in the flames of their defiance.
From Goodreads:
Prophecies collide in this explosive finale to USA Today bestselling author Jayci Lee’s epic romantasy series. Can one obstinate fox spirit save the worlds, even if it means destroying her heart?
Through every battle won and enemy defeated, Sunny thought she was the good guy—until now. The eternal darkness has breached the Realm of Four Kingdoms, threatening to consume all life, and her power may be the only hope for salvation. But what if she accidentally destroys the realm instead?
Sunny must return to the Realm of Four Kingdoms and face her destiny—for her friends, for Ethan, for everyone she’s sworn to protect. Though no longer certain she’s the hero they deserve, she will battle the darkness across the kingdoms, except for the one place she’s the Kingdom of Mountains where Ethan rules.
As ancient prophecies unfold and the gods’ buried secrets emerge, Sunny and Ethan find themselves caught between duty and desire. Their fated love could be their greatest strength, or their ultimate downfall.
Expected Publication: April 14th, 2026
From Goodreads:
From Goodreads:
A superstar lineup is included in this urban fantasy collection featuring short stories from New York Times bestselling authors Jim Butcher, Holly Black, Kim Harrison, Faith Hunter, and more …
In this short story collection, our heroes get what’s due to them—with a supernatural flair.
But the injustices that have been holding them back might cost them more than they realized. . . .
In “Mister Petty,” a brand-new Dresden Files story from #1 New York Times bestselling author Jim Butcher, a woman hires Goodman Grey to get back at her cheating husband. She’s about to find out that Grey isn’t your ordinary detective—he’s a professional monster. And he’s going to balance the scales.
From #1 New York Times bestselling author Holly Black, “Dying Isn’t Just for the Young” follows an elderly widow reckoning with family scheming to take away her independence in a world infected by a disease of vampirism.
New York Times bestselling author Faith Hunter’s “Razors and Revenge” finds the vampire bounty hunter Shiloh awaiting her judgement at the hands of the Dark Queen, fresh off a brutal werewolf attack and the loss of a dear friend. But Shiloh’s not just a vampire anymore—and the wolfish instincts growing inside her are howling for blood.
And Kim Harrison takes us to the #1 New York Times bestselling series of the Hollows in her story “Dog-eared.” The demon Algaliarept makes a bargain with the dangerously insane Newt, the last female demon, to punish an arrogant wizard for abusing his precious magical texts—but how ruthless is Al willing to be to get his petty vengeance?
ALSO INCLUDES STORIES BY Jennifer Blackstream * Maurice Broaddus * Delilah S. Dawson * Kevin Hearne * Tanya Huff * Kerrie L. Hughes * R. L. King * R. R. Virdi
Contents:
Mister Petty by Jim Butcher
The Underground Goddess by Kevin Hearne
Dying Isn't Just for the Young by Holly Black
A Midsummer Night's Scheming by Delilah S. Dawson writing as Isla Jewell
Contained by Tanya Huff
Dirt by Jennifer Blackstream
Black Bond by Maurice Broaddus
Dog-Eared by Kim Harrison
Razors and Revenge by Faith Hunter
A Clean Break by R. L. King
Grave Payback by R. R. Virdi
The Broom by Kerrie L. Hughes
Expected Publication: April 14th, 2026
From Goodreads:
With the fierce enemies-to-lovers romance of Heartless Hunter and the high-concept worldbuilding of Arcane, The Demonic Inventions of Aurelie Blake will thrill readers looking for their new cross-genre favorite.
From Goodreads:
In Wisteria, the very act of innovation is forbidden. Any creation—art, music, engineering—conjures a demon from the other side. The greater the innovation, the more dangerous the demon.
This has never stopped Aurelie from inventing—but it has made it more difficult. Her inventions are small by necessity, producing demons that she is capable of dispatching alone. But she knows she’s meant for something greater, and each day has her chafing more at the boundaries of her society.
Destrier lost his parents to demons as a child, and has devoted his life to preventing more senseless murder at the hands of demons. He was young when he joined the hunters, and each year he’s grown stronger. But it’s never enough.
When a mysterious figure offers Aurelie a job she can’t refuse—an impossible, magnificent invention—her decision to accept sets off a chain of events that will alter every aspect of their world… and sparks the connection that will change both Aurelie and Des irrevocably.
Expected Publication: April 14th, 2026
From Goodreads:
Cherry Baby is Rainbow Rowell’s richest, most ambitious—sexiest—novel yet. Told with deep tenderness and shot through with Rowell's signature wit—this is a second-chance romance for grown-ups. For people who understand how rare it is to get even one chance at love, and how impossible it can feel to make it work.
From Goodreads:
#1 New York Times bestselling author Rainbow Rowell returns with a breathtakingly honest novel about art and sex and forgiveness—and how imperfectly we fall in love.
Everybody knows that Cherry’s husband, Tom, is in Hollywood making a movie…
Almost nobody knows that he isn’t coming home.
Tom is the creator of Thursday—a semi-autobiographical webcomic, turned bestselling graphic novel, turned international phenomenon.
Semi-autobiographical. That means there’s a character in this movie based on Cherry… “Baby.”
Wide-hipped, heavy-chested, double-chinned Baby.
Cherry never wanted this. No fat girl wants to see herself caricatured on the page—let alone on the big screen. But there’s no getting away from it. Baby looks so much like Cherry that strangers recognize her at the grocery store.
While her soon-to-be ex-husband is in Los Angeles getting rich and famous and being the Internet’s latest boyfriend, Cherry is stuck in Omaha taking care of the dog he always wanted and the house they were going to raise a family in…and wondering who she's supposed to be without him.
Cherry had promised to love Tom through thick and thin.
She’d meant it.
One night, Cherry decides to leave all her problems, including Tom’s overgrown puppy, at home. She ventures out to see her favorite band play her favorite album…and someone recognizes her from across the room.
Russ Sutton knew Cherry when she was a young art student with a fondness for pin-up dresses and patent leather heels. Before Tom.
Russ knows Cherry. He likes Cherry.
And best of all…he’s never heard of Thursday.
Expected Publication: April 14th, 2026
From Goodreads:
With few allies and even fewer friends, Nami sets off one final time to prove that a bridge between humans and Residents really is possible…before the shadows of the past destroy any chance of a better future.
From Goodreads:
Nami must race against time to save Infinity—and humanity—in the explosive third and final book in the “cerebral and pulse-pounding” (School Library Journal on Infinity Courts, starred review) Infinity Courts series from critically acclaimed author Akemi Dawn Bowman.
Infinity has changed. Victory and Famine lie in ruins, while Ozias—previously the leader of the fight against the AI Residents who subjugated humans—has overthrown Death. And the boy that Nami unreservedly gave her heart to has been dragged back to the Capital to have his memory erased. In a shifting landscape of alliances, Nami doesn’t know who she can trust—she only knows it’s her mistakes that have driven them to today.
Expected Publication: April 14th, 2026
From Goodreads:
Helping Tara prove a a good therapist can tell the difference between real love and fake love. That’s what she’s doing. But as they attend their sessions, Sutton and Elijah only seem to be proving one thing—the lines between pretend desire and real desire are very blurry. This true connection forming between them is threatening to unravel everything Sutton thought she knew about family, friendship, and her own heart.
From Goodreads:
Can fake dating lead to real love? In Kasie West's next sexy adult romcom two people must decide where the lie ends and the chemistry begins.
Sutton knows she needs therapy. After all, she’s managing her newly opened restaurant remotely while taking care of her ungrateful sick mother. Plus, her boyfriend of two years just dumped her over the phone. But does therapy with a handsome stranger, who she has to pretend to be engaged to, in order to help her friend’s struggling relationship count? Probably not. Then why did she just agree to go? Because she’s had a few too many drinks? Because this stranger, Elijah, is smug and annoying and really, really handsome? Because she feels guilty that she abandoned her best friend, Tara, after high school and this might just make up for it? Whatever the reason, she has committed to this unhinged plan.
What the hell is Sutton doing?
Expected Publication: April 14th, 2026
From Goodreads:
Something is hiding beneath the house of sword ferns, and Lee and Sen will soon wish they never unburied it.
From Goodreads:
In this lyrical, wildly inventive horror novel interwoven with Japanese mythology, two people living centuries apart discover a door between their worlds.
October, 2026: Lee Turner doesn’t remember how or why he killed his college roommate. The details are blurred and bloody. All he knows is he has to flee New York and go to the one place that might offer refuge—his father’s new home in Japan, a house hidden by sword ferns and wild ginger. But something is terribly wrong with the house: no animals will come near it, the bedroom window isn't always a window, and a woman with a sword appears in the yard when night falls.
October, 1877: Sen is a young samurai in exile, hiding from the imperial soldiers in a house behind the sword ferns. A monster came home from war wearing her father’s face, but Sen would do anything to please him, even turn her sword on her own mother. She knows the soldiers will soon slaughter her whole family when she sees a terrible omen: a young foreign man who appears outside her window.
One of these people is a ghost, and one of these stories is a lie.
Expected Publication: April 14th, 2026
From Goodreads:
In return for a reward worth twice her original commission, Siying agrees to aid the frustratingly handsome prince in finding and purifying evil spirits for their qi. As they journey across the countryside, encountering vengeful ghosts and enemy spies alike, they gradually uncover dark secrets about the prince's death—secrets that could endanger both Siying's father and their entire kingdom.
From Goodreads:
A sweeping debut inspired by the Chinese folk practice of necromancy, Deathly Fates is perfect for fans of Descendant of the Crane, The Bone Shard Daughter, and A Magic Steeped in Poison.
As a priestess paid to guide the deceased home, Kang Siying has never feared death. However, when her beloved father collapses, Siying realizes that even she is not free from the cruel grasp of mortality. Desperate to provide her father with the medical aid he needs, Siying accepts a dangerous job that promises a generous commission, and travels to a hostile state to retrieve the corpse of a missing prince.
But the moment Siying places her reanimation talisman on the dead prince's head, rather than make the corpse obedient to Siying's commands, the talisman brings the prince back to life. Worse, he won't stay alive for long—not unless he absorbs enough qi, or life force, to keep his soul anchored to his body.
Expected Publication: April 15th, 2026
From Goodreads:
As the investigation circles closer, the wives find themselves bound together by fear, betrayal, and the ghosts of the missing. In a neighborhood where appearances are everything, each must decide what she'll sacrifice to protect her carefully constructed life—before someone else decides to shatter them all.
From Goodreads:
In an exclusive and close-knit community, the secrets of the past threaten to destroy three women in a shocking novel of suspense by New York Times bestselling author A. R. Torre.
Behind the manicured lawns and guarded gates of Crestmore Estates lies a neighborhood built on secrets.
Five years ago, three residents vanished without a trace. No bodies. No answers. Just rumors, whispered around the country club. Now, when human remains surface on the golf course, old suspicions rematerialize—and the spotlight falls on the women left behind.
Andrea Kendal knows what people think—that her brilliant surgeon husband had something to do with his first wife's bloody disappearance. Sara Batcher has spent years defending herself against accusations that she killed her husband. And Katie Morrow, the community's youngest trophy wife, can't escape the suspicious shadows cast by her husband's ex-wife.
Yeah, another collection of fantastic books coming out on the 14th, I'm really looking forward to all of them! What about you guys? Happy reading!
Thursday, June 5, 2025
Random Reads #707, June 5th
Monday, November 28, 2022
It's Monday! What Are You Reading #599, November 28th
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 #598
Teaser Tuesday #606
WWW Wednesday #606
WOW #602
Will the Time Come #599
Third Sentence Thursday #589
Random Reads #575
First Lines Friday #602
Book Blogger Hop #268
The Reward Challenge Update #584
Wheel of TBR #131
How Well I Stuck to It #436
Wrote that Review Update #433
Next to be Published November:
Update 15
OK, so I got 36 posts in 7 days, it was a quiet week, and I can't wait for next week! What about you guys? Happy reading!
So this week I want to read whatever I want!
Clear Your S**t Readathon:
24 Hours of Reading Reading Challenge:
Random:
So this week I want to read whatever I want!
Saturday, November 26, 2022
Week 47 Review: The Infinity Courts
Westworld meets Warcross in this high-stakes, dizzyingly smart sci-fi about a teen girl navigating an afterlife in which she must defeat an AI entity intent on destroying humanity, from award-winning author Akemi Dawn Bowman.
Eighteen-year-old Nami Miyamoto is certain her life is just beginning. She has a great family, just graduated high school, and is on her way to a party where her entire class is waiting for her—including, most importantly, the boy she's been in love with for years.
The only problem? She's murdered before she gets there.
When Nami wakes up, she learns she's in a place called Infinity, where human consciousness goes when physical bodies die. She quickly discovers that Ophelia, a virtual assistant widely used by humans on Earth, has taken over the afterlife and is now posing as a queen, forcing humans into servitude the way she’d been forced to serve in the real world. Even worse, Ophelia is inching closer and closer to accomplishing her grand plans of eradicating human existence once and for all.
As Nami works with a team of rebels to bring down Ophelia and save the humans under her imprisonment, she is forced to reckon with her past, her future, and what it is that truly makes us human.
From award-winning author Akemi Dawn Bowman comes an incisive, action-packed tale that explores big questions about technology, grief, love, and humanity.
My Review:
Oh, I loved reading this book! Things start off right away with her death, and from there, so much happens, and it was such a great read! I couldn't put it down, I had to know what was going to happen next! It was such a great story!
Nami is in this world of the dead, but it's been taken over the A.I. that she used to confide everything in, who she treated like a friend. So that's a major case of emotional whiplash on top of dying young and unexpectedly. I really enjoyed learning about this world, the powers that they have, the different sections, and the bit of history.
The fact that Nami doesn't seem to be good at any of the skills has her in a not great position in the rebel group. They did put some effort in rescuing her, and she wants to pay them back. So I really enjoyed her journey!
That ending was pure evil! It was such a cliffhanger, to leave things like that with that betrayal, and were we left things! And it has me nervous about when to start book 2, since I've read a review or two of the sequel, and it looks like it also has a evil ending. So I might have to wait on reading book 2 until we know when book 3 is coming out, because the wait is going to bad, either way!
I loved reading this book, and I can't wait to continue on, I need to know what's going to happen next!
Author: Akemi Dawn Bowman
Series: The Infinity Courts #1
Read: November 25th, 2022
Source: NetGalley/Bought
Reason Why: It sounded really great, and it's a Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2022 Book and a WoW Book!
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Published: April 6th 2021
Author: Akemi Dawn Bowman
Series: The Infinity Courts #1
Read: November 25th, 2022
Source: NetGalley/Bought
Reason Why: It sounded really great, and it's a Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2022 Book and a WoW Book!
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Published: April 6th 2021
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Thursday, November 24, 2022
24 Hours of Reading Update 2
So I've read my next book for the 24 Hours of Reading and it was The Infinity Courts, and I'll be reading The Graces next!
My Reading Journey:
The Lake House by Sarah Beth Durst
Started On: November 23rd, 3:19 PM
Finished On: November 23rd, 5:24 PM
Pages Read: 368
Time Used: 2 hours, 6 minutes
The Infinity Courts by Akemi Dawn Bowman
Started On: November 24th, 1:30, on and off
Finished On: November 24th, 9:39 PM
Pages Read: 480
Time Used: 4 hours, 16 minutes
The Graces by Laure Eve
Started On: November 25th
Currently On: Page 0 of 415
Books Read: 2
Time Left: 17:38:34
Pages Read: 848
Clear Your S**t Readathon Update 21
So I've read my next book for the Clear Your S**t Readathon, and it was The Infinity Courts which is for the prompt A book that keeps getting forgotten on your TBRs, and I'll be reading Being Mary Bennet next!
My Reading Journey:
Backpacking Through Bedlam by Seanan McGuire
Prompt Fulfilled: A book with red or pink on the cover
Started On: November 1st
Finished On: November 1st, 8:43 PM
Pages Read: 352
The Witch King by H.E. Edgmon
Prompt Fulfilled: A book with the "secret world" trope
Started On: November 2nd
Finished On: November 2nd, 8:19 PM
Pages Read: 432
Twelve Graves of Christmas by Gena Showalter and Jill Monroe
Prompt Fulfilled: A book you could read in one night (a short book)
Started On: November 4th
Finished On: November 4th, 4:55 PM
Pages Read: 144
From Dust, a Flame by Rebecca Podos
Prompt Fulfilled: A book with a supposed twist
Started On: November 4th
Finished On: November 4th, 9:34 PM
Pages Read: 416
Strike the Zither by Joan He
Prompt Fulfilled: A book with an epic battle
Started On: November 5th
Finished On: November 5th, 10:30 PM
Pages Read: 368
Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree
Prompt Fulfilled: A feel good book
Started On: November 6th
Finished On: November 6th, 8:06 PM
Pages Read: 318
Trail of Lightning by Rebecca Roanhorse
Prompt Fulfilled: A book with a quest for lost person/item
Started On: November 7th
Finished On: November 7th, 10:23 PM
Pages Read: 305
Mysteries of Thorn Manor by Margaret Rogerson
Prompt Fulfilled: A fast-paced or short book
Started On: November 8th
Finished On: November 8th, 6:05 PM
Pages Read: 192
Elatsoe by Darcie Little Badger
Prompt Fulfilled: A book with a journey
Started On: November 8th
Finished On: November 8th, 9:43 PM
Pages Read: 368
When Night Breaks by Janella Angeles
Prompt Fulfilled: A book with a dark cover
Started On: November 9th
Finished On: November 9th, 8:01 PM
Pages Read: 480
Light Mage by Laurie Forest
Prompt Fulfilled: Top Secret Mini Boss Battle Strength
Started On: November 11th
Finished On: November 11th, 5:02 PM
Pages Read: 304
The Iron Flower by Laurie Forest
Prompt Fulfilled: Continue a series
Started On: November 11th
Finished On: November 11th, 11:24 PM
Pages Read: 668
The Shadow Wand by Laurie Forest
Prompt Fulfilled: Free book space
Started On: November 12th
Finished On: November 12th, 5:25 PM
Pages Read: 664
My Imaginary Mary by Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, Jodi Meadows
Prompt Fulfilled: Free book space
Started On: November 13th
Finished On: November 13th, 7:36 PM
Pages Read: 496
A Thousand Heartbeats by Kiera Cass
Prompt Fulfilled: A book with romance plot or subplot
Started On: November 14th
Finished On: November 14th, 7:54 PM
Pages Read: 576
A Light in the Flame by Jennifer L. Armentrout
Prompt Fulfilled: A book with found family
Started On: November 15th
Finished On: November 15th, 10:38 PM
Pages Read: 608
The Lost Metal by Brandon Sanderson
Prompt Fulfilled: A book with a group cast
Started On: November 16th
Finished On: November 16th, 10:27 PM
Pages Read: 529
A Song of Salvation by Alechia Dow
Prompt Fulfilled: A book set on another planet
Started On: November 17th
Finished On: November 18th, 5:59 PM
Pages Read: 320
This Cursed Crown by Alexandra Overy
Prompt Fulfilled: Read a book from another one of the strengths/weakness prompts
Started On: November 19th
Finished On: November 19th, 7:23 PM
Pages Read: 512
The Poisoner's Ring by Kelley Armstrong
Prompt Fulfilled: Free book space
Started On: November 20th
Finished On: November 20th, 4:52 PM
Pages Read: 368
The Infinity Courts by Akemi Dawn Bowman
Prompt Fulfilled: A book that keeps getting forgotten on your TBRs
Started On: November 24th
Finished On: November 24th, 9:39 PM
Pages Read: 480
Being Mary Bennet by J. C. Peterson
Prompt Fulfilled: A green book cover or a book with plants as a theme
Started On: November
Currently On: Page 0 of 384
Prompts Left: A book that's sexy under the covers (aka, that's pretty under dust cover), Side Quest Book, Your longest or physically largest book, A sequel that you have low hopes for but still own, A book with a trope you hate, Top Secret Mini Boss Battle, A book featuring tech or robots, A book that was expensive/looks expensive, Final Boss Battle, Don't worry about this one xoxo
Books Read: 21
Pages Read: 8900
Next to be Published November Update 16
So I've read my next book for the Next to be Published November, and it was The Infinity Courts, and I'll be reading The Graces next!
My Reading Journey:
Backpacking Through Bedlam by Seanan McGuire
Started On: November 1st
Finished On: November 1st, 8:43 PM
Pages Read: 352
The Witch King by H.E. Edgmon
Started On: November 2nd
Finished On: November 2nd, 8:19 PM
Pages Read: 432
From Dust, a Flame by Rebecca Podos
Started On: November 4th
Finished On: November 4th, 9:34 PM
Pages Read: 416
Strike the Zither by Joan He
Started On: November 5th
Finished On: November 5th, 10:30 PM
Pages Read: 368
Mysteries of Thorn Manor by Margaret Rogerson
Started On: November 8th
Finished On: November 8th, 6:05 PM
Pages Read: 192
When Night Breaks by Janella Angeles
Started On: November 9th
Finished On: November 9th, 8:01 PM
Pages Read: 480
The Cat King of Havana by Tom Crosshill
Started On: November 10th
Finished On: November 10th, 11:45 PM
Pages Read: 368
The Iron Flower by Laurie Forest
Started On: November 11th
Finished On: November 11th, 11:24 PM
Pages Read: 668
The Shadow Wand by Laurie Forest
Started On: November 12th
Finished On: November 12th, 5:25 PM
Pages Read: 664
My Imaginary Mary by Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, Jodi Meadows
Started On: November 13th
Finished On: November 13th, 7:36 PM
Pages Read: 496
A Thousand Heartbeats by Kiera Cass
Started On: November 14th
Finished On: November 14th, 7:54 PM
Pages Read: 576
A Song of Salvation by Alechia Dow
Started On: November 18th
Finished On: November 18th, 5:59 PM
Pages Read: 320
This Cursed Crown by Alexandra Overy
Started On: November 19th
Finished On: November 19th, 7:23 PM
Pages Read: 512
The Poisoner's Ring by Kelley Armstrong
Started On: November 20th
Finished On: November 20th, 4:52 PM
Pages Read: 368
The Lake House by Sarah Beth Durst
Started On: November 23rd
Finished On: November 23rd, 5:24 PM
Pages Read: 368
The Infinity Courts by Akemi Dawn Bowman
Started On: November 24th
Finished On: November 24th, 9:39 PM
Pages Read: 480
The Graces by Laure Eve
Started On: November 25th
Currently On: Page 0 of 415
Books Read: 16
Goal: 30 Books
Pages Read: 7060
Third Sentence Thursday #589, November 24th
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!
"Guarding an entire entrance?" -The Infinity Courts by Akemi Dawn Bowman, page 107.
Yeah, that sounds like a lot! Must read more now! What are your guy's 3rd lines? Link up below!
"Guarding an entire entrance?" -The Infinity Courts by Akemi Dawn Bowman, page 107.
Yeah, that sounds like a lot! Must read more now! What are your guy's 3rd lines? Link up below!
Wednesday, November 23, 2022
24 Hours of Reading Update 1
So I've read my first book for the 24 Hours of Reading and it was The Lake House, and I'll be reading The Infinity Courts next!
My Reading Journey:
The Lake House by Sarah Beth Durst
Started On: November 23rd, 3:19 PM
Finished On: November 23rd, 5:24 PM
Pages Read: 368
Time Used: 2 hours, 6 minutes
The Infinity Courts by Akemi Dawn Bowman
Started On: November
Currently On: Page 0 of 480
Books Read: 1
Time Left: 21:54:56
Pages Read: 368
Next to be Published November Update 15
So I've read my next book for the Next to be Published November, and it was The Lake House, and I'll be reading The Infinity Courts next!
My Reading Journey:
Backpacking Through Bedlam by Seanan McGuire
Started On: November 1st
Finished On: November 1st, 8:43 PM
Pages Read: 352
The Witch King by H.E. Edgmon
Started On: November 2nd
Finished On: November 2nd, 8:19 PM
Pages Read: 432
From Dust, a Flame by Rebecca Podos
Started On: November 4th
Finished On: November 4th, 9:34 PM
Pages Read: 416
Strike the Zither by Joan He
Started On: November 5th
Finished On: November 5th, 10:30 PM
Pages Read: 368
Mysteries of Thorn Manor by Margaret Rogerson
Started On: November 8th
Finished On: November 8th, 6:05 PM
Pages Read: 192
When Night Breaks by Janella Angeles
Started On: November 9th
Finished On: November 9th, 8:01 PM
Pages Read: 480
The Cat King of Havana by Tom Crosshill
Started On: November 10th
Finished On: November 10th, 11:45 PM
Pages Read: 368
The Iron Flower by Laurie Forest
Started On: November 11th
Finished On: November 11th, 11:24 PM
Pages Read: 668
The Shadow Wand by Laurie Forest
Started On: November 12th
Finished On: November 12th, 5:25 PM
Pages Read: 664
My Imaginary Mary by Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, Jodi Meadows
Started On: November 13th
Finished On: November 13th, 7:36 PM
Pages Read: 496
A Thousand Heartbeats by Kiera Cass
Started On: November 14th
Finished On: November 14th, 7:54 PM
Pages Read: 576
A Song of Salvation by Alechia Dow
Started On: November 18th
Finished On: November 18th, 5:59 PM
Pages Read: 320
This Cursed Crown by Alexandra Overy
Started On: November 19th
Finished On: November 19th, 7:23 PM
Pages Read: 512
The Poisoner's Ring by Kelley Armstrong
Started On: November 20th
Finished On: November 20th, 4:52 PM
Pages Read: 368
The Lake House by Sarah Beth Durst
Started On: November 23rd
Finished On: November 23rd, 5:24 PM
Pages Read: 368
The Infinity Courts by Akemi Dawn Bowman
Started On: November
Currently On: Page 0 of 480
Books Read: 15
Goal: 30 Books
Pages Read: 6580
WWW Wednesday #606, November 23rd
• 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!
Sunday, November 20, 2022
Clear Your S**t Readathon Update 20
So I've read my next book for the Clear Your S**t Readathon, and it was The Poisoner Ring which is for the prompt Free book space, and I'll be reading The Infinity Courts next!
My Reading Journey:
Backpacking Through Bedlam by Seanan McGuire
Prompt Fulfilled: A book with red or pink on the cover
Started On: November 1st
Finished On: November 1st, 8:43 PM
Pages Read: 352
The Witch King by H.E. Edgmon
Prompt Fulfilled: A book with the "secret world" trope
Started On: November 2nd
Finished On: November 2nd, 8:19 PM
Pages Read: 432
Twelve Graves of Christmas by Gena Showalter and Jill Monroe
Prompt Fulfilled: A book you could read in one night (a short book)
Started On: November 4th
Finished On: November 4th, 4:55 PM
Pages Read: 144
From Dust, a Flame by Rebecca Podos
Prompt Fulfilled: A book with a supposed twist
Started On: November 4th
Finished On: November 4th, 9:34 PM
Pages Read: 416
Strike the Zither by Joan He
Prompt Fulfilled: A book with an epic battle
Started On: November 5th
Finished On: November 5th, 10:30 PM
Pages Read: 368
Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree
Prompt Fulfilled: A feel good book
Started On: November 6th
Finished On: November 6th, 8:06 PM
Pages Read: 318
Trail of Lightning by Rebecca Roanhorse
Prompt Fulfilled: A book with a quest for lost person/item
Started On: November 7th
Finished On: November 7th, 10:23 PM
Pages Read: 305
Mysteries of Thorn Manor by Margaret Rogerson
Prompt Fulfilled: A fast-paced or short book
Started On: November 8th
Finished On: November 8th, 6:05 PM
Pages Read: 192
Elatsoe by Darcie Little Badger
Prompt Fulfilled: A book with a journey
Started On: November 8th
Finished On: November 8th, 9:43 PM
Pages Read: 368
When Night Breaks by Janella Angeles
Prompt Fulfilled: A book with a dark cover
Started On: November 9th
Finished On: November 9th, 8:01 PM
Pages Read: 480
Light Mage by Laurie Forest
Prompt Fulfilled: Top Secret Mini Boss Battle Strength
Started On: November 11th
Finished On: November 11th, 5:02 PM
Pages Read: 304
The Iron Flower by Laurie Forest
Prompt Fulfilled: Continue a series
Started On: November 11th
Finished On: November 11th, 11:24 PM
Pages Read: 668
The Shadow Wand by Laurie Forest
Prompt Fulfilled: Free book space
Started On: November 12th
Finished On: November 12th, 5:25 PM
Pages Read: 664
My Imaginary Mary by Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, Jodi Meadows
Prompt Fulfilled: Free book space
Started On: November 13th
Finished On: November 13th, 7:36 PM
Pages Read: 496
A Thousand Heartbeats by Kiera Cass
Prompt Fulfilled: A book with romance plot or subplot
Started On: November 14th
Finished On: November 14th, 7:54 PM
Pages Read: 576
A Light in the Flame by Jennifer L. Armentrout
Prompt Fulfilled: A book with found family
Started On: November 15th
Finished On: November 15th, 10:38 PM
Pages Read: 608
The Lost Metal by Brandon Sanderson
Prompt Fulfilled: A book with a group cast
Started On: November 16th
Finished On: November 16th, 10:27 PM
Pages Read: 529
A Song of Salvation by Alechia Dow
Prompt Fulfilled: A book set on another planet
Started On: November 17th
Finished On: November 18th, 5:59 PM
Pages Read: 320
This Cursed Crown by Alexandra Overy
Prompt Fulfilled: Read a book from another one of the strengths/weakness prompts
Started On: November 19th
Finished On: November 19th, 7:23 PM
Pages Read: 512
The Poisoner's Ring by Kelley Armstrong
Prompt Fulfilled: Free book space
Started On: November 20th
Finished On: November 20th, 4:52 PM
Pages Read: 368
The Infinity Courts by Akemi Dawn Bowman
Prompt Fulfilled: A book that keeps getting forgotten on your TBRs
Started On: November
Currently On: Page 0 of 480
Prompts Left: A book that's sexy under the covers (aka, that's pretty under dust cover), Side Quest Book, Your longest or physically largest book, A sequel that you have low hopes for but still own, A book with a trope you hate, A green book cover or a book with plants as a theme, Top Secret Mini Boss Battle, A book featuring tech or robots, A book that was expensive/looks expensive, Final Boss Battle, Don't worry about this one xoxo
Books Read: 20
Pages Read: 8420
Friday, August 19, 2022
Pick-Pong-A-Thon Update 5
So I read my next book for Pick-Pong-A-Thon, and it was These Feathered Flames which was for the prompt Retelling, and I'll be reading The Infinity Courts next!
My Reading Journey:
The Bromance Book Club by Lyssa Kay Adams
Prompt Fulfilled: First in a Series 1
Started On: August 4th
Finished On: August 4th, 7:04 PM
Pages Read: 352
Final Heir by Faith Hunter
Prompt Fulfilled: Gifted
Started On: August 7th
Finished On: August 7th, 9:44 PM
Pages Read: 464
Dead Man's Hand by James J. Butcher
Prompt Fulfilled: First in a Series 2
Started On: August 8th
Finished On: August 9th, 8:46 PM
Pages Read: 384
The Scorpion Rules by Erin Bow
Prompt Fulfilled: Intimidating
Started On: August 11th
Finished On: August 11th, 2:27 PM
Pages Read: 384
These Feathered Flames by by Alexandra Overy
Prompt Fulfilled: Retelling
Started On: August 19th
Finished On: August 19th, 5:20 PM
Pages Read: 496
The Infinity Courts by Akemi Dawn Bowman
Prompt Fulfilled: Treat Your Shelf
Started On: August
Currently On: Page 0 of 465
Prompts Left: None Left!
Read: 5
Pages Read: 2080
Thursday, August 11, 2022
Pick-Pong-A-Thon Update 4
So I read my next book for Pick-Pong-A-Thon, and it was The Scorpion Rules which was for the prompt Intimidating, and I'll be reading The Infinity Courts next!
My Reading Journey:
The Bromance Book Club by Lyssa Kay Adams
Prompt Fulfilled: First in a Series 1
Started On: August 4th
Finished On: August 4th, 7:04 PM
Pages Read: 352
Final Heir by Faith Hunter
Prompt Fulfilled: Gifted
Started On: August 7th
Finished On: August 7th, 9:44 PM
Pages Read: 464
Dead Man's Hand by James J. Butcher
Prompt Fulfilled: First in a Series 2
Started On: August 8th
Finished On: August 9th, 8:46 PM
Pages Read: 384
The Scorpion Rules by Erin Bow
Prompt Fulfilled: Intimidating
Started On: August 11th
Finished On: August 11th, 2:27 PM
Pages Read: 384
The Infinity Courts by Akemi Dawn Bowman
Prompt Fulfilled: Treat Your Shelf
Started On: August
Currently On: Page 0 of 465
Prompts Left: Retelling
Read: 4
Pages Read: 1584
Wednesday, March 23, 2022
Waiting on Wednesday #567, March 23rd
Expected Publication: April 19th, 2022
From Goodreads:
Mother Nature—red in tooth and claw—is turning against humankind, plummeting the entire world into The Savage Zone.
From Goodreads:
From #1 New York Times bestselling author James Rollins, the latest riveting, deeply imaginative thriller in the Sigma Force series, told with his trademark blend of cutting-edge science, historical mystery, and pulse-pounding action.
It begins in Africa . . .
A United Nations relief team in a small village in the Congo makes an alarming discovery. An unknown force is leveling the evolutionary playing field. Men, women, and children have been reduced to a dull, cattle-like state. The natural world surrounding them—plants and animals—have grown more cunning and predatory, evolving at an exponential pace. The insidious phenomenon is spreading across the African continent, threatening the rest of the world. But is it a natural event? Or more terrifyingly, did someone engineer it?
What has made the biosphere run amok? Commander Gray Pierce and Sigma Force are prepared for the extraordinary and have kept the world safe—vigilance for which they have paid a tragic personal price. Yet even these brilliant and seasoned scientific warriors do not understand what is behind this frightening development—or know how to stop it. As they race across the nation and around the globe—from Washington D.C. to the densest jungles of Africa—to find answers, the members of Sigma realize they have become prey.
To head off global catastrophe, Sigma Force risks their lives to uncover the shattering secret at the heart of a biosphere run amok—a truth that will illuminate who we are as a species and where we may be headed . . . sooner than we know.
Expected Publication: April 19th, 2022
From Goodreads:
Matters turn more ominous when a maid from a neighboring estate is found murdered where the forged painting hangs. Is her death connected to the forgeries, perhaps a grisly warning of what awaits those who dare to probe deeper? With unknown entities aligned against them, Kiera and Gage are forced to confront the fact that they may have underestimated their opponent. For they are swiftly made to realize that Charlotte’s and Rye’s future happiness is not the only issue at stake, and this stealthy game of cat and mouse could prove to have deadly consequences.
From Goodreads:
An all-new historical mystery in this USA Today bestselling series featuring beloved inquiry agents Lady Kiera Darby and her dashing husband, Sebastian Gage.
Argyll, Scotland. July 1832. After a trying few months in Edinburgh, Kiera and her husband and investigative partner, Sebastian Gage, are eager to escape to the Highlands with their three-month-old child. Kiera is overjoyed for her cousin Rye and her detractor-turned-friend Charlotte who are being wed in a private ceremony at the estate of Rye’s great-uncle, the Marquess of Barbreck, in what seems to be the perfect wedding party.
But when Kiera is invited to peruse Barbreck’s extensive art collection, she is disturbed to discover that one of his most priceless paintings seems to be a forgery. The marquess’s furious reaction when she dares to mention it leaves her shaken and the entire house shocked. For it turns out that this is not the first time the word forgery has been uttered in connection with the Barbreck household.
Expected Publication: April 19th, 2022
From Goodreads:
Stakes are high as Nami navigates old enemies, unexpected allies, and an ever-changing landscape filled with dangers and twists at every turn. Along the way, she’ll learn powerful truths about who she can trust and the sacrifices that must be made in order to fight for a better, freer world for all.
From Goodreads:
Black Mirror meets Marie Lu’s Warcross in Nami’s continuing adventures as she fights to free her friends in this high-stakes sequel to The Infinity Courts by award-winning author Akemi Dawn Bowman.
It’s been ten months since Nami narrowly escaped the Four Courts and Ophelia’s wrath. Ten months since she was betrayed by someone she once considered a friend. Someone she poured her heart out to. And now her family here in the afterlife are gone, captured, and Nami is utterly alone.
On the run, only steps ahead of the AI forces pursuing her, and desperate to free her friends, Nami must take the allies she can find, even if she doesn’t fully trust them. And as she tests the limits of her own power, she must also reckon with the responsibility that entails.
Expected Publication: April 19th, 2022
From Goodreads:
Except he knows the monster is still out there. And if he isn’t careful, Virgil’s afraid it’ll come back to finish him off, or worse—that he’ll become one himself.
From Goodreads:
From critically acclaimed Shaun David Hutchinson comes a gritty and raw portrayal of the oftentimes traumatic experience of growing up.
Virgil Knox was attacked by a monster.
Of course, no one in Merritt believes him. Not even after he stumbled into the busy town center, bleeding, battered, and bruised, for everyone to see. He’d been drinking, they said. He was hanging out where he wasn’t supposed to, they said. It must’ve been a bear, or a badger, or a gator—definitely no monster.
Virgil doesn’t think it was any of those things. He’s positive it was a monster. But being the new kid in a town where everybody knows everybody is hard enough as it is without being the kid who’s afraid of monsters, so he tries to keep a low profile.
Expected Publication: April 19th, 2022
From Goodreads:
As Sofi works to reclaim her rightful place as a Musik, she is forced to face the dark secrets of her past and the magic she was trained to avoid—all while trying not to fall for the girl who stole her future.
From Goodreads:
In this gorgeous, queer standalone fantasy, a young musician sets out to expose her rival for illegal use of magic only to discover the deception goes deeper than she could have imagined—perfect for fans of An Enchantment of Ravens!
Music runs in Sofi’s blood.
Her father is a Musik, one of only five musicians in the country licensed to compose and perform original songs. In the kingdom of Aell, where winter is endless and magic is accessible to all, there are strict anti-magic laws ensuring music remains the last untouched art.
Sofi has spent her entire life training to inherit her father’s title. But on the day of the auditions, she is presented with unexpected competition in the form of Lara, a girl who has never before played the lute. Yet somehow, to Sofi’s horror, Lara puts on a performance that thoroughly enchants the judges.
Almost like magic.
The same day Lara wins the title of Musik, Sofi’s father dies, and a grieving Sofi sets out to prove Lara is using illegal magic in her performances. But the more time she spends with Lara, the more Sofi begins to doubt everything she knows about her family, her music, and the girl she thought was her enemy.
Yeah, Kingdom of Bones release has been pushed back for so long, and I'm so excited to read it! Can't wait for the rest of these books as well! What about you guys? Happy reading!
Wednesday, March 17, 2021
Waiting on Wednesday #514, March 17th
Expected Publication: April 6th, 2021
From Goodreads:
From Goodreads:
Soon-to-be new parents Kiera and her husband, Sebastian Gage, have been hoping for a respite from their inquiries, but murder and mayhem have a startling way of dropping into their laps in the all-new historical mystery in this national bestselling series.
Edinburgh, Scotland. March 1832. Kiera and Gage have been eagerly awaiting their bundle of joy, but trouble has been brewing in the form of the roguish criminal, Bonnie Brock Kincaid. A new book and subsequent play features some of Kincaid's daringly heinous exploits, although he swears he had nothing to do with it or the characters which are obvious representations of Kiera and Gage. While the scoundrel's fury seems genuine, as well as his determined quest to uncover the real identity of the author, the Gages still hold doubts about his innocence.
A rash of crimes break out across the city, seemingly inspired by the play and book. When the publisher is found brutally murdered—in an imitation of a gruesome scene—the finger not only points to Bonnie Brock as the possible culprit, but also the Gages, who have been outspoken in their condemnation of the tale. Now, the Gages are on a hunt to unmask the killer. Between the infamy garnered by the play, the cholera outbreak still wreaking havoc throughout the city, and the impending birth of their child, they will need all the resources they can garner.
But family quarrels and the revelation of a secret Kiera has been keeping from Sebastian threaten to undermine everything they have overcome. When they find themselves in the crosshairs of the killer, trapped in the squalid underground vaults of the city, they will soon discover that the truth does not always set you free, and death can lurk around any corner.
Expected Publication: April 6th, 2021
From Goodreads:
From Goodreads:
The third book in the acclaimed Carter Archives noir fantasy series returns to the gritty town of Titanshade, where danger lurks around every corner.
Forbidden magic, murder... and disco. Carter's day keeps getting worse.
With the return of spring, new life floods into Titanshade. The sun climbs higher and stays longer, the economy is ascendant, and ever more newcomers arrive to be part of the city's rebirth. Even pop culture has taken notice, with a high-profile concert only days away. When a band member's murder threatens to delay the show, the diva star performer demands that the famous Detective Carter work the case. But Carter has secrets of his own, and his investigation unearths more victims and dark secrets, triggering a spiral of deceit, paranoia, and nightmarish magical transformations.
As conspiracies are exposed, Carter is sucked even deeper into the machinations of the rich, the powerful, and the venerated. Soon the very foundations of the city threaten to collapse and Carter's own freedom is on the line as he navigates between old enemies and fragile new alliances while racing to learn the true cause of this horrific series of deaths.
Expected Publication: April 6th, 2021
From Goodreads:
From Goodreads:
The Truly Devious series continues as Stevie Bell investigates her first mystery outside of Ellingham Academy in this spine-chilling and hilarious stand-alone mystery.
Stevie Bell did it. She solved the greatest unsolved mystery of the century. So, what now?
Figuring it all out—the truth behind Truly Devious and what exactly happened in the Ellingham Affair—has granted Stevie Bell a bit of celebrity in the true crime community. So she’s not surprised when she gets an email from the man who owns Camp Bounty Lake (now called Camp Wonder Falls), the site of the infamous “Box in the Woods” murders from the 1970s.
Weird things are happening at the camp again, although nothing as sinister as before. No murders, no bodies posed by the mysterious figure they called The Doll Collector. But there is a threatening message chalked across a wall. And a box has appeared, with three grisly dolls inside it.
Stevie accepts a job as a camp counselor so she can figure out what’s going on. She recruits her friends from Ellingham—Nate, Janelle, and Vi—to become counselors, too, and even Germaine Batt turns up. Not long after they arrive, the owner of the camp dies in a suspicious hiking accident.
Once again, Stevie will have to solve a cold case from the past before a killer catches up with her in the present.
Expected Publication: April 6th, 2021
From Goodreads:
From Goodreads:
How do you start a new chapter of your life when you haven’t closed the book on the previous one?
Eighteen months ago, Autumn Divac’s husband went missing. Her desperate search has yielded no answers, and she can’t imagine moving forward without him. But for the sake of their two teenage children, she has to try.
Autumn takes her kids home for the summer to the charming beachside town where she was raised. She seeks comfort working alongside her mother and aunt at their bookshop, only to learn that her daughter is facing a huge life change and her mother has been hiding a terrible secret for years. And when she runs into the boy who stole her heart in high school, old feelings start to bubble up again. Is she free to love him, or should she hold out hope for her husband’s return? She can only trust her heart…and hope it won’t lead her astray.
Expected Publication: April 6th, 2021
From Goodreads:
From Goodreads:
It is a truth universally acknowledged that a young woman who desires a law career must be in want of a case. So when seventeen-year-old Lizzie Bennet hears about a scandalous society murder, she sees an opportunity to prove herself as a solicitor by solving the case and ensuring justice is served.
Except the man accused of the crime already has a lawyer on his side: Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy, the stern young heir to the prestigious Pemberley Associates law firm. Lizzie is determined to solve the murder before Darcy can so that she can show the world that a woman can be just as good as a man. (The fact that Darcy is an infuriating snob doesn’t help.) But there’s still a killer on the loose, and as the case gets more complicated, Lizzie and Darcy may have to start working together to avoid becoming the next victims themselves.
Expected Publication: April 6th, 2021
From Goodreads:
From Goodreads:
The startling conclusion to the instant New York Times bestselling Something Dark and Holy trilogy
The girl, the monster, the prince, the queen.
They broke the world.
And some things can never be undone.
In Emily A. Duncan’s Blessed Monsters, they must unite once more to fight the dark chaos they've unleashed—but is it already too late?
Expected Publication: April 6th, 2021
From Goodreads:
From Goodreads:
Westworld meets Warcross in this high-stakes, dizzyingly smart sci-fi about a teen girl navigating an afterlife in which she must defeat an AI entity intent on destroying humanity, from award-winning author Akemi Dawn Bowman.
Eighteen-year-old Nami Miyamoto is certain her life is just beginning. She has a great family, just graduated high school, and is on her way to a party where her entire class is waiting for her—including, most importantly, the boy she’s been in love with for years.
The only problem? She’s murdered before she gets there.
When Nami wakes up, she learns she’s in a place called Infinity, where human consciousness goes when physical bodies die. She quickly discovers that Ophelia, a virtual assistant widely used by humans on Earth, has taken over the afterlife and is now posing as a queen, forcing humans into servitude the way she’d been forced to serve in the real world. Even worse, Ophelia is inching closer and closer to accomplishing her grand plans of eradicating human existence once and for all.
As Nami works with a team of rebels to bring down Ophelia and save the humans under her imprisonment, she is forced to reckon with her past, her future, and what it is that truly makes us human.
From award-winning author Akemi Dawn Bowman comes an incisive, action-packed tale that explores big questions about technology, grief, love, and humanity.
Expected Publication: April 6th, 2021
From Goodreads:
From Goodreads:
What if Meg had to become a god?
After Hercules proves he's a true hero and regains his godship, all seems right in the world. That is, until Zeus tells Meg that she can't be with Hercules because she's, well, mortal. Luckily, Hera has a solution, offering Meg a chance to prove herself worthy of a spot on Mt. Olympus--as a god. All Meg has to do is complete a mysterious quest.
The mission? Oh, just to rescue her ex's current wife from the Underworld. The ex-boyfriend she saved by selling her soul to Hades. The ex-boyfriend who immediately moved on to someone else while she was stuck in the Underworld. Can Meg put her past behind her and use her quick-wit to defeat monsters and gods alike, including the nefarious Hades? Will she finally figure out her place and contribution to the world? Or will her fear of commitment have her running away from an eternity of godhood with Herc?
Written by the author of Mirror, Mirror and Conceal, Don't Feel, Jen Calonita's latest twist is sure to delight and surprise.
Expected Publication: April 6th, 2021
From Goodreads:
From Goodreads:
The danger rises and the deception grows in the heartstopping third book in the New York Times bestselling Impostors series!
Frey and Rafi have never been closer to their goal of defeating their father, a man whose evil threatens to spread unchecked. But they've also never been in more danger.
Frey's sister Rafi -- no longer a twin in features, but still a twin by birth -- is the wild card. Are the sisters on the same side . . . or are they playing to their own agendas? If their father is deposed from Shreve, who will take control? And what other forces may be waiting in the wings?
Mirror's Edge is another brilliant blockbuster from one of the greatest speculative writers YA fiction has ever seen, set within the world of Uglies . . . and about to converge with Uglies in a spectacular way.
Expected Publication: April 6th, 2021
From Goodreads:
From Goodreads:
Book 2 in the Lady Slayers series, about French murderess and fortune teller Catherine Monvoisin
In 17th-century Paris, 19-year-old Catherine Monvoisin is a well-heeled jeweler’s wife with a peculiar taste for the arcane. She lives a comfortable life, far removed from a childhood of abject destitution—until her kind spendthrift of a husband lands them both in debt. Hell-bent on avoiding a return to poverty, Catherine must rely on her prophetic visions and the grimoire gifted to her by a talented diviner to reinvent herself as a sorceress. With the help of the grifter Marie Bosse, Catherine divines fortunes in the IIle de la Citee—home to sorcerers and scoundrels.
There she encounters the Marquise de Montespan, a stunning noblewoman. When the Marquise becomes Louis XIV’s royal mistress with Catherine’s help, her ascension catapults Catherine to notoriety. Catherine takes easily to her glittering new life as the Sorceress La Voisin, pitting the depraved noblesse against one other to her advantage. The stakes soar ever higher when her path crosses with that of a young magician. A charged rivalry between sorceress and magician leads to Black Masses, tangled deceptions, and grisly murder—and sets Catherine on a collision course that threatens her own life.
Expected Publication: April 6th, 2021
From Goodreads:
From Goodreads:
After joining forces to save Castallan from an ancient magical evil, Alfie and Finn haven’t seen each other in months. Alfie is finally stepping up to his role as heir and preparing for an International Peace Summit, while Finn is travelling and revelling in her newfound freedom from Ignacio.
That is, until she’s unexpectedly installed as the new leader of one of Castallan’s powerful crime families. Now one of the four Thief Lords of Castallan, she’s forced to preside over the illegal underground Oculta competition, which coincides with the summit and boasts a legendary prize.
Just when Finn finds herself back in San Cristobal, Alfie’s plans are also derailed. Los Toros, the mysterious syndicate responsible for his brother’s murder, has resurfaced—and their newest target is the summit. And when these events all unexpectedly converge, Finn and Alfie are once again forced to work together to follow the assassins’ trail and preserve Castallan’s hopes for peace with Englass.
But will they be able to stop these sinister foes before a new war threatens their kingdom?
Expected Publication: April 6th, 2021
From Goodreads:
From Goodreads:
Sky’s small town turns absolutely claustrophobic when his secret promposal plans get leaked to the entire school in this witty, heartfelt, and ultimately hopeful debut novel for fans of What if it’s Us? and I Wish You All the Best.
Sky Baker may be openly gay, but in his small, insular town, making sure he was invisible has always been easier than being himself. Determined not to let anything ruin his senior year, Sky decides to make a splash at his high school’s annual beach bum party by asking his crush, Ali, to prom—and he has thirty days to do it.
What better way to start living loud and proud than by pulling off the gayest promposal Rock Ledge, Michigan, has ever seen?
Then, Sky’s plans are leaked by an anonymous hacker in a deeply homophobic e-blast that quickly goes viral. He’s fully prepared to drop out and skip town altogether—until his classmates give him a reason to fight back by turning his thirty-day promposal countdown into a school-wide hunt to expose the e-blast perpetrator.
But what happens at the end of the thirty days? Will Sky get to keep his hard-won visibility? Or will his small-town blues stop him from being his true self?
Yeah, the start of April has some really amazing books coming out! I'm so excited for these books! What about you guys? Happy reading!
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