Will the Time Come #717, February 27th

Every Thursday I am going to list a book which I really want to read/keep meaning to get to. These are mostly books which have been on my shelf for awhile now but don't have to be, maybe you got it two weeks ago and really want to read it! Thanks to Jodie from Books for Company for this meme!

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From Goodreads:

Five years after the destruction of the so-called rehabilitation camps that imprisoned her and countless other Psi kids, seventeen-year-old Suzume "Zu" Kimura has assumed the role of spokesperson for the interim government, fighting for the rights of Psi kids against a growing tide of misinformation and prejudice. But when she is accused of committing a horrifying act, she is forced to go on the run once more in order to stay alive.

Determined to clear her name, Zu finds herself in an uncomfortable alliance with Roman and Priyanka, two mysterious Psi who could either help her prove her innocence or betray her before she gets the chance. But as they travel in search of safety and answers, and Zu grows closer to the people she knows she shouldn't trust, they uncover even darker things roiling beneath the veneer of the country's recovery. With her future-and the future of all Psi-on the line, Zu must use her powerful voice to fight back against forces that seek to drive the Psi into the shadows and save the friends who were once her protectors.

From #1 New York Times best-selling author Alexandra Bracken comes a harrowing story of resilience, resistance, and reckoning that will thrill loyal fans and new readers alike.

Why the time hasn't come yet...

I need to reread the rest of the series, and I started, but only made it through the first book, so I'll probably have to reread that, as well, but Iw ant to, I really enjoy this series! What about you guys? Happy reading! 

It's Monday! What Are You Reading #687, August 5th

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

What happened in the past week:

Weekly Memes:
It's Monday! What Are You Reading #686
Teaser Tuesday #694
WWW Wednesday #694
WOW #690
Will the Time Come #687
Third Sentence Thursday #677
Random Reads #663
First Lines Friday #690
Book Blogger Hop #356

Monthly ARC's September Round Up

Monthly Series August Round Up

Monthly ARC's Update 83

Last Letter, First Letter Reading Challenge Update 93
The Reward Challenge Update #672
Wheel of TBR #219
How Well I Stuck to It #524
Wrote that Review Update #521

Week 31 Reviews:
The Phoenix Keeper

Lucero

Ami

The Outlier

Soulprint

The Heretic Royal

Sanctuary

The Grandest Game

49 Miles Alone

A Cursed Son

Cold as Hell

Adrift in Currents Clean and Clear

The Mirror of Beasts

Magical Readathon: Orilium: 

Update 43

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OK, so I got 39 posts in 7 days, and it was a pretty good week, I have today off which is nice. Read some really fantastic books and looking forward to this week's releases as well! What about you guys? Happy reading!

So this week I want to read Arkangel.

From the #1 New York Times master of international thrillers comes the story of a global hunt across the top of world, pitting nation against nation, as ancient myths of a lost continent prove all too real. The execution of a Vatican archivist within the shadow of the Kremlin exposes a conspiracy going back three centuries—to the bloody era of the Russian Tsars. 

Before his murder, he manages to dispatch a coded message, a warning of a terrifying threat, one tied to a secret buried within the Golden Library of Tsars, a vast and treasured archive that had vanished into history. As combative forces race for the truth behind this death and alarming discovery, Sigma Force is summoned to aid in the search—not only for this missing trove of ancient books, but to follow a trail far into the Arctic, to search for the truth about a lost continent and a revelation that could ignite a global war. 

But Sigma Force has its own difficulties at home after an explosive attack on the National Mall—one aimed at the heart of their covert agency—has left them vulnerable and exposed. The growing conflict—both on Russian soil and deep in the Arctic—will reignite a centuries-old war between the newly resurgent Russian Orthodox Church and the Vatican, while sabers rattle across the nations of the Arctic Circle, threatening to turn those icy seas into a fiery conflagration. Facing enemies on all sides, it will be up to Commander Gray Pierce and Sigma Force to unravel a mystery going back millennia—and uncover the truth about a lost civilization and an arcane treasure that could save the planet…or destroy it.  

Week 31 Review: The Mirror of Beasts

From Goodreads:

With the dream of Avalon in ruins, Tamsin and her friends are all that stands in the way of Lord Death's plans to unleash the horrors of Anwnn on the world of the living. As the Wild Hunt carves a bloody path across continents, Tamsin is mustering allies, tracking down powerful artifacts, and traversing into new otherlands in search of a way to stop him.

Legend tells of a "Mirror of Beasts," powerful enough to trap even Lord Death in its accursed glass, but the mirror is not all that it seems. Tamsin must confront her own darkest secrets if she hopes to tap the mirror's strength to defeat her enemies.

Arthurian legend bleeds into contemporary action, and scars of the past are torn open anew by a starcrossed love that refuses to go quietly. This riveting conclusion to the Silver in the Bone duology will hold you in its thrall until the very last page.

My Review:
I loved reading this book! I've loved her books from the beginning, and I had to know how this story would continue on after the ending of the first book. It was such a wild ride, and such a great story, and I couldn't get enough!

The cliffhanger ending of the first book, where it left these characters, I had to know how they were going to deal with that. What happened was pretty game changing, and I loved seeing how they adapted, and found a way forward.

Tamsin went through a lot, with her brother and with how she was betrayed. That she wasn't someone who trusted easily in the first place, that was hard for her to deal with. It was so engaging to watch her deal with those emotions, and how she can continue to put her trust in people. 

I wasn't sure how they were going to deal with everything, but I knew I could trust Alexandra Bracken to bring the story to a satisfying conclusion, and she did! It was so well done, so entertaining, and really great to see where we left these characters! 

Loved reading this book, and I can't wait for whatever's next from Alexandra Bracken! 

Author: Alexandra Bracken 
Series: Silver in the Bone #2
Read: August 2nd, 2024
Source: Bought 
Reason Why: Love her writing and the first book, and it's a 2024 Retelling Reading Challenge 2024 Book, End of Series 2024 Book, Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2024 Book and a WoW Book! 
Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers
Published: July 30th 2024

5/5 Hearts

5/5 Books

5/5 Stars

WWW Wednesday #694, July 31st

To play along, just answer the following three (3) questions…

• What are you currently reading?
• What did you recently finish reading?
• What do you think you'll read next?

Thanks to MizB of Should Be Writing now A Daily Rhythm for starting this meme! And thanks now to Taking on a World of Words for reviving it! 

I'm currently reading The Mirror of Beasts and I'm loving it! 

I read The Grandest Game, and it was so good, loved this half-new cast of characters and I can't wait for more! 

I'm going to be reading 49 Miles Alone, and I can't wait, it sounds fantastic! 

What about you guys? Happy reading!

Waiting on Wednesday #686, July 3rd

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

The Grandest Game by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

Expected Publication: July 30th, 2024
From Goodreads:

Get caught up in the puzzles, games, danger, romance, and riches of this lush new chapter in the #1 bestselling Inheritance Games saga.

Seven tickets. An island of dreams. The chance of a lifetime.

Welcome to the Grandest Game, an annual competition run by billionaire Avery Grambs and the four infamous Hawthorne brothers, whose family fortune she inherited. Designed to give anyone a shot at fame and fortune, this year’s game requires one of seven golden tickets to enter. With millions on the line, those seven players will do whatever it takes to win.

Some of the players are in it for the money. Some for power. Some for reasons all their own. Every single one of them has secrets. Amidst it all is Grayson Hawthorne, tasked with a vital role in this year’s game. But as tensions rise and the mind-bending challenges push the players to their limits—physically, mentally, and emotionally—it soon becomes clear that not everyone is playing by the rules.

#1 New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Lynn Barnes delivers a brand-new series in the world of The Inheritance Games, where fan-favorite and new characters collide in a game you’ll never forget.

Do you have what it takes to play?

Long Live Evil by Sarah Rees Brennan

Expected Publication: July 30th, 2024
From Goodreads:

A TALE FOR EVERYONE WHO’S EVER FALLEN FOR THE VILLAIN…

When her whole life collapsed, Rae still had books. Dying, she seizes a second chance at living: a magical bargain that lets her enter the world of her favourite fantasy series.

She wakes in a castle on the edge of a hellish chasm, in a kingdom on the brink of war. Home to dangerous monsters, scheming courtiers and her favourite fictional character: the Once and Forever Emperor. He’s impossibly alluring, as only fiction can be. And in this fantasy world, she discovers she's not the heroine, but the villainess in the Emperor's tale.

So be it. The wicked are better dressed, with better one-liners, even if they're doomed to bad ends. She assembles the wildly disparate villains of the story under her evil leadership, plotting to change their fate. But as the body count rises and the Emperor's fury increases, it seems Rae and her allies may not survive to see the final page.

This adult epic fantasy debut from Sarah Rees Brennan puts the reader in the villain's shoes, for an adventure that is both 'brilliant' (Holly Black) and 'supremely satisfying' (Leigh Bardugo). Expect a rogue's gallery of villains including an axe wielding maid, a shining knight with dark moods, a homicidal bodyguard, and a playboy spymaster with a golden heart and a filthy reputation.

Sanctuary by Ilona Andrews

Expected Publication: July 30th, 2024
From Goodreads:

It’s not easy serving the Chernobog, the God of Destruction, Darkness and Death…especially during the holidays; and especially when you’re out of eggnog and one of your pesky, freeloading mythic creatures has eaten your last cookie.

Roman would like nothing more than to be left alone, but when a wounded boy stumbles into his yard and begs for sanctuary, Roman takes him in. Now elite mercenaries are camped out on his property, combat mages are dousing the house with fire, and strange priests are unleashing arcane magic. They thought Roman was easy pickings, just a hermit in the woods, but they chose the wrong dark priest to annoy. For while Roman might be patient, he is the Black Volhv, filled with the love of his terrible god. For his adversaries, it's a fight to the death, but for him, it's just another day in the neighborhood.

The Mirror of Beasts by Alexandra Bracken

Expected Publication: July 30th, 2024
From Goodreads:

With the dream of Avalon in ruins, Tamsin and her friends are all that stands in the way of Lord Death's plans to unleash the horrors of Anwnn on the world of the living. As the Wild Hunt carves a bloody path across continents, Tamsin is mustering allies, tracking down powerful artifacts, and traversing into new otherlands in search of a way to stop him.

Legend tells of a “Mirror of Beasts,” powerful enough to trap even Lord Death in its accursed glass, but the mirror is not all that it seems. Tamsin must confront her own darkest secrets if she hopes to tap the mirror's strength to defeat her enemies.

Arthurian legend bleeds into contemporary action, and scars of the past are torn open anew by a starcrossed love that refuses to go quietly. This riveting conclusion to the Silver in the Bone duology will hold you in its thrall until the very last page.

The Blonde Dies First by Joelle Wellingington

Expected Publication: July 30th, 2024
From Goodreads:
A group of friends fight to choose their own fates in this trope-savvy, self-referential young adult thriller from the acclaimed author of Their Vicious Games, about a demonic force that acts according to horror movie rules in the spirit of the Scream movies.Devon is always being left behind by her genius twin sister, Drew. At this point, it’s a fact of life. But Devon has one last plan before Drew leaves for college a whole year early—The Best Summer Ever. After committing to the bit a little too much, the twins and their chaotic circle of friends learn why you don’t ever mess with a Ouija board if you want to actually survive the Best Summer Ever, and soon find themselves being hunted down by…a demon? But while there’s no mistaking the creeping, venomous figure is not from around here, their method doesn’t feel very demonic at all. In fact, it’s downright human—going after them in typical slasher movie kill order. And that means Devon, the blonde, is up first and her decade-long crush, Yaya, is the Final Girl who must kill or be killed to end the cycle. Devon has never liked playing by anyone else’s rules though, not even a demon’s, and the longer this goes on, the more she feels Drew and Yaya slipping away from her even as she tries to help them all survive. Can they use their horror movie knowledge to flip the script and become the hunters instead of the hunted? Or will their best summer ever be their last?

People Will Talk by Kieran Scott

Expected Publication: July 30th, 2024
From Goodreads:
Kieran Scott brings her distinctive “sharp and stylish” (BookPage, starred review) prose to this breathlessly suspenseful novel that combines Glass Onion with Big Little Lies as three women are implicated in a murder after a wedding goes horribly wrong.When the Frank family throws their annual clambake at their gorgeous beachside home on Cape May, the seafood is always delivered to white-clothed tables on fine bone china. And Peter Frank, the beloved son and perennial heartbreaker, will make the rounds, charming every woman on the guest list. Top of that list this year are Maya, his tennis star girlfriend just coming off the high of winning Wimbledon; Catherine, his high school sweetheart turned wildly successful wedding planner and influencer; and Leanne, the fiercely protective aunt and legal guardian of his only son. When Maya, Catherine, and Leanne arrive expecting an extravagant feast, they’re instead lured into a room together by a mysterious text to find Peter and…Tilly. Tilly, all golden blonde hair and perfectly tan skin, explains to the three women that she and Peter plan to get married that night, that Maya and Peter are through, that Peter will no longer be investing in Catherine’s company, and that Leanne must give up guardianship of her nephew. The enraged women attend the impromptu wedding, but when a chandelier falls and crushes the bride, suddenly they’re three likely suspects with three perfect motives. Now they’ll have to work together to figure out who really did kill Tilly, and fast—because maintaining a good reputation in this crowd can be murder.

Beneath These Cursed Stars by Lexi Ryan

Expected Publication: July 30th, 2024
From Goodreads:

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Lexi Ryan comes a romantic fantasy in which a human princess armed with death’s kiss and a fae shifter on the run become unlikely allies when a mission to assassinate an evil king collides with a fatal prophecy.

Princess Jasalyn has a secret. Armed with an enchanted ring that gives her death’s kiss, Jas has been sneaking away from the palace at night to assassinate her enemies.

Shape-shifter Felicity needs a miracle. Fated to kill her magical father, she’s been using her unique ability to evade a fatal prophecy.

When rumors of evil king Mordeus’s resurrection spread through the shadow court, Jasalyn decides to end him once and for all. Felicity agrees to take the form of the princess, allowing Jas to covertly hunt Mordeus—and starting Felicity on the path that could finally take her home.

While Jasalyn teams up with the charming and handsome Kendrick, Felicity sets out to get closer to the Wild Fae king, Misha. Kendrick helps Jasalyn feel something other than anger for the first time in three years, and Misha makes Felicity wish for a world where she’s free to be her true self. Soon, the girls’ missions are at risk right alongside their hearts.

The future of the human and fae realms hangs in the balance as fates intertwine. Between perilous tasks, grim secrets, and forbidden romances, Jasalyn and Felicity find that perhaps their stars are the most cursed of all.

Such Charming Liars by Karen M. McManus

Expected Publication: July 30th, 2024
From Goodreads:

The newest mystery from the author One of Us Is Lying, the Queen of thrillers, Karen M. McManus! When mother-daughter grifters set out on their final job, the heist gets deadly and dangerously personal.

For all of Kat’s life, it’s just been her and her mother, Jamie—except for the forty-eight hours when Jamie was married and Kat had a stepbrother, Liam. That all ended in an epic divorce, and Kat and Liam haven’t spoken since.

Now Jamie is a jewel thief trying to go straight, but she has one last job—at billionaire Ross Sutherland’s birthday party. And Kat has figured out a way to tag along. What Kat doesn’t know, though, is that there are two surprise guests at the dazzling Sutherland compound that weekend. The last two people she wants to run into. Liam and his father—a serial scammer who has his sights set on Ross Sutherland’s youngest daughter.

Kat and Liam are on a collision course to disaster, and when a Sutherland dies, they realize they might actually be in the killer’s crosshairs themselves. Somehow Kat and Liam are the new targets, and they can’t trust anyone—except each other.

Or can they? Because if there’s one thing both Kat and Liam know, it’s how to lie. They learned from the best.

One Year Ago in Spain by Evelyn Skye

Expected Publication: July 30th, 2024
From Goodreads:

“An utterly romantic story about second chances and the power of love.”—#1 New York Times bestselling author Ali Hazelwood

A woman must woo her lover’s soul back into his body to wake him from a coma—or risk losing him forever—in this moving novel from the author of The Hundred Loves of Juliet.

Claire Walker has always had her life in perfect order, including her high-powered job at one of Manhattan’s top corporate law firms. Yet the one thing she cannot seem to find is a perfect love to complete it, until fate pushes Matías de León into her path. Matías is a Spanish artist who is everything that Claire is free-spirited and creative, chaos to her order. She falls for him, hard—and he for her.

A year later, however, Claire begins to question everything about their relationship. How can they possibly work long-term when they’re so different? Might it be best to end it before they are both in too deep?

Then tragedy strikes while Matías is visiting family, leaving him gravely wounded in a Madrid hospital. And when Claire drops everything to race to his side, she finds she is the only one who can see and talk to Matías’s soul, detached from his comatose body. But that soul has no memories of his year in New York, of her, or of their relationship. Claire soon realizes that in order to lure Matías back to his body, she will have to convince him to fall in love with her all over again. But can lightning strike twice? Can the same magic that brought them together once do so again?

A Dawn With the Wolf Knight by Elise Kova

Expected Publication: August 1st, 2024

From Goodreads:

To enter the woods as a human means death… But I am no mere human. They call me, “witch."

As one of the last surviving witches, Faelyn’s sole duty is to keep the protective barriers on the forests where the lykin roam—creatures who can shed flesh for fur—sparing nearby humans from their violent, beastly natures. When she has an unlikely encounter with the rare, primordial spirit of the moon, Faelyn finds herself not only the object of the Wolf King’s desire, but essential to his ability to keep his crown.

Taken to the magical land of Midscape, the Wolf King claims her as his bride to control the moon spirit’s magic that now resides within Faelyn. But Faelyn refuses to resign herself and the spirit Aurora to a life of servitude underneath the king’s cruel rule. Faelyn hatches a dangerous plan for them both to escape and help comes from an unlikely ally.

Evander is the king’s blisteringly handsome, loyal knight, right hand, and Faelyn’s sworn protector…on the outside. But appearances are not what they seem. He plots against the king’s brutality at every turn and helping Faelyn escape will serve these ends. But altruism for Faelyn and the trapped moon spirit isn’t his only motivation… Evander is hiding secrets, and they might change Faelyn’s life forever.

A desperate plot to escape. A brutal king. Ancient powers. And a sworn protector who can’t keep his hands off her… Will she be taken as the Wolf King’s bride? Or will she manage an escape that will free her heart and change her fate forever?

A Dawn with the Wolf Knight is a complete, *stand alone novel*. For readers who love romantasy novels with second-chance/long-lost love, life-changing female friendships, deep lore, forbidden romance, slow-burn, and a happily ever after. While it is set in the Married to Magic universe, readers can start with this book.

Some really amazing books wrapping up July, I'm so excited for them all and I can't wait to read them all! What about you guys? Happy reading! 

Magical Readathon: Orilium Update 15

So I read my next book for Magical Readathon: Orilium, and it was Passenger which was for the prompt Rely on Your Wits, and I'll be reading House of Earth and Blood 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 

Currently On: Page 0 of 823

Prompts Left: Turn Left: Manipulate a Boulder to Crash Through a Wall, Go Towards the Maze

Read: 15

Pages Read: 7860

Magical Readathon: Orilium Update 14

So I read my next book for Magical Readathon: Orilium, and it was A Court of Mist and Fury which was for the prompt Rely on Your Strength, and I'll be reading Passenger 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 

Currently On: Page 0 of 496

Prompts Left: Go Towards and Fight an Animated Gargoyle, Turn Left: Manipulate a Boulder to Crash Through a Wall, Go Towards the Maze

Read: 14

Pages Read: 7364

Will the Time Come #672, April 18th

Every Thursday I am going to list a book which I really want to read/keep meaning to get to. These are mostly books which have been on my shelf for awhile now but don't have to be, maybe you got it two weeks ago and really want to read it! Thanks to Jodie from Books for Company for this meme!

Want to Join?

-Pick a book you have been meaning to read

-Do a post telling us about the book    

-Link the post up in the linky  

-Visit the other blogs

From Goodreads:

With the dream of Avalon in ruins, Tamsin and her friends are all that stands in the way of Lord Death's plans to unleash the horrors of Anwnn on the world of the living. As the Wild Hunt carves a bloody path across continents, Tamsin is mustering allies, tracking down powerful artifacts, and traversing into new otherlands in search of a way to stop him.

Legend tells of a “Mirror of Beasts,” powerful enough to trap even Lord Death in its accursed glass, but the mirror is not all that it seems. Tamsin must confront her own darkest secrets if she hopes to tap the mirror's strength to defeat her enemies.

Arthurian legend bleeds into contemporary action, and scars of the past are torn open anew by a starcrossed love that refuses to go quietly. This riveting conclusion to the Silver in the Bone duology will hold you in its thrall until the very last page.

Why the time hasn't come yet...

This book comes out shortly, and I'm so exited to read the conclusion of this story, I can't wait to read it! What about you guys? Happy reading! 

It's Monday! What Are You Reading #660, January 29th

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 #659
Teaser Tuesday #667
WWW Wednesday #667
WOW #663
Will the Time Come #660
Third Sentence Thursday #650
Random Reads #636
First Lines Friday #663
Book Blogger Hop #329

22 Books to Read in 2022 Update 16

Monthly ARC's Update 61

The Reward Challenge Update #645
Wheel of TBR #192
How Well I Stuck to It #497
Wrote that Review Update #494

Week 4 Reviews:
An Unfinished Murder

Tender Beasts 
These Infinite Threads
All This Twisted Glory

See You Yesterday

Emily Wilde's Map of the Otherlands

Passenger

Wayfayer

The Duke Starts a Scandal

Future Shock

Future Threat

Future Lost

Timeless

Secrets of the Time Society

Timekeeper

Into the Dim

Sparks of Light

Dark Embrace

Dark Victory

Dark Lover

Tomorrow is Today

Tempest

Vortex

Timestorm

Phase Out Your TBR: 

Update 17

Update 18

Update 19

Update 20

Random:

I Adopted a Cat-Meet Holly!

OK, so I got 32 posts in 7 days, it's been a chaotic week, I adopted a cat, Holly, last Sunday, so I've now had her for a week, and we've been getting to know one another. Plus all the reading that I had to do. But it's soon to be another month, a new fresh set of prompts! What about you guys? Happy reading!

So this week I want to read whatever I want! 

Week 4 Reviews: Passenger, Wayfayer

From Goodreads:

passage, n.
i. A brief section of music composed of a series of notes and flourishes.
ii. A journey by water; a voyage.
iii. The transition from one place to another, across space and time.

In one devastating night, violin prodigy Etta Spencer loses everything she knows and loves. Thrust into an unfamiliar world by a stranger with a dangerous agenda, Etta is certain of only one thing: she has traveled not just miles but years from home. And she's inherited a legacy she knows nothing about from a family whose existence she's never heard of. Until now.

Nicholas Carter is content with his life at sea, free from the Ironwoods—a powerful family in the colonies—and the servitude he's known at their hands. But with the arrival of an unusual passenger on his ship comes the insistent pull of the past that he can't escape and the family that won't let him go so easily. Now the Ironwoods are searching for a stolen object of untold value, one they believe only Etta, Nicholas' passenger, can find. In order to protect her, he must ensure she brings it back to them— whether she wants to or not.

Together, Etta and Nicholas embark on a perilous journey across centuries and continents, piecing together clues left behind by the traveler who will do anything to keep the object out of the Ironwoods' grasp. But as they get closer to the truth of their search, and the deadly game the Ironwoods are play­ing, treacherous forces threaten to sep­arate Etta not only from Nicholas but from her path home . . . forever.

From Goodreads:

All Etta Spencer wanted was to make her violin debut when she was thrust into a treacherous world where the struggle for power could alter history. After losing the one thing that would have allowed her to protect the Timeline, and the one person worth fighting for, Etta awakens alone in an unknown place and time, exposed to the threat of the two groups who would rather see her dead than succeed. When help arrives, it comes from the last person Etta ever expected—Julian Ironwood, the Grand Master's heir who has long been presumed dead, and whose dangerous alliance with a man from Etta's past could put them both at risk.

Meanwhile, Nicholas and Sophia are racing through time in order to locate Etta and the missing astrolabe with Ironwood travelers hot on their trail. They cross paths with a mercenary-for-hire, a cheeky girl named Li Min who quickly develops a flirtation with Sophia. But as the three of them attempt to evade their pursuers, Nicholas soon realizes that one of his companions may have ulterior motives.

As Etta and Nicholas fight to make their way back to one another, from Imperial Russia to the Vatican catacombs, time is rapidly shifting and changing into something unrecognizable… and might just run out on both of them.

My first review of Passenger

My Review:

Author: Alexandra Bracken
Series: Passenger #1, 2
First Read: December 3rd, 2015

Read: January 22nd, 22nd, 2024
Source: Own
Reason Why: Rereading, and they're Historical Fiction 2024 Books and Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2024 Books, and Wayfayer is a End of Series 2024 Book and a RR Book!
Publisher: Disney-Hyperion
Published: January 5th 2016, January 3rd 2017

Passenger:

5/5 Hearts

5/5 Books

5/5 Stars

Wayfayer:

5/5 Hearts

5/5 Books

5/5 Stars

Phase Out Your TBR Update 18

So I've read my next book for the Phase Out Your TBR, and it was Wayfarer which is for the prompt Yellow 7, and I'll be reading The Duke Starts a Scandal next! 

My Reading Journey:

For the Last Time by Heidi Perks

Prompt Fulfilled: Blue 10

Started On: January 6th

Finished On: January 6th, 11:05 PM

Pages Read: 320

The Darkest Torment by Gena Showalter

Prompt Fulfilled: Yellow 10

Started On: January 7th

Finished On: January 7th, 9:40 PM

Pages Read: 576

Only Hard Problems by Jennifer Estep

Prompt Fulfilled: Red 6

Started On: January 8th 

Finished On: January 8th, 10:30 PM

Pages Read: 190

This Woven Kingdom by Tahereh Mafi

Prompt Fulfilled: Red 4

Started On: January 9th 

Finished On: January 9th, 10:45 AM

Pages Read: 512

A Quantum Love Story by Mike Chen

Prompt Fulfilled: Red 8

Started On: January 9th 

Finished On: January 9th, 10:13 PM

Pages Read: 400

The Bone Spindle by Leslie Vedder

Prompt Fulfilled: Green 5

Started On: January 10th 

Finished On: January 10th, 9:35 PM

Pages Read: 416

The Atlas Complex by Olivie Blake

Prompt Fulfilled: Blue 2

Started On: January 11th 

Finished On: January 11th, 11:43 AM

Pages Read: 496

A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas

Prompt Fulfilled: Green 7

Started On: January 11th 

Finished On: January 11th, 4:47 PM

Pages Read: 432

A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas

Prompt Fulfilled: Red 1

Started On: January 11th 

Finished On: January 11th, 10:41 PM

Pages Read: 624

Tower of Dawn by Sarah J. Maas

Prompt Fulfilled: Yellow 9

Started On: January 14th

Finished On: January 14th, 8:01 PM

Pages Read: 688

Kingdom of Ash by Sarah J. Maas

Prompt Fulfilled: Red 10

Started On: January 15th

Finished On: January 15th, 9:57 PM

Pages Read: 980

Emerald Green by Kerstin Gier

Prompt Fulfilled: Yellow 8

Started On: January 16th

Finished On: January 16th, 10:32 PM

Pages Read: 451

A Breath of Snow and Ashes by Diana Gabaldon

Prompt Fulfilled: Yellow 4

Started On: January 18th

Finished On: January 18th, 10:32 PM

Pages Read: 488

An Unfinished Murder by Jude Deveraux 

Prompt Fulfilled: Green 12

Started On: January 20th

Finished On: January 20th, 2:35 PM

Pages Read: 320

Tender Beasts by Liselle Sambury

Prompt Fulfilled: Blue 9

Started On: January 20th

Finished On: January 20th, 9:51 PM

Pages Read: 512

All This Twisted Glory by Tahereh Mafi 

Prompt Fulfilled: Blue 12

Started On: January 21st

Finished On: January 21st, 2:16 PM

Pages Read: 416

Passenger by Alexandra Bracken

Prompt Fulfilled: Yellow 7

Started On: January 22nd

Finished On: January 22nd, 12:13 PM

Pages Read: 496

Wayfarer by Alexandra Bracken 

Prompt Fulfilled: Yellow 5

Started On: January 22nd

Finished On: January 22nd, 6:02 PM

Pages Read: 544

The Duke Starts a Scandal by Sophie Jordan

Prompt Fulfilled: Green 10

Started On: January 22nd

Currently On: Page 0 of 352

Prompts Left: Red 3, Red 5, Green 9

Books Read: 18

Pages Read: 8317

Phase Out Your TBR Update 17

So I've read my next book for the Phase Out Your TBR, and it was Passenger which is for the prompt Yellow 7, and I'll be reading Wayfarer next! 

My Reading Journey:

For the Last Time by Heidi Perks

Prompt Fulfilled: Blue 10

Started On: January 6th

Finished On: January 6th, 11:05 PM

Pages Read: 320

The Darkest Torment by Gena Showalter

Prompt Fulfilled: Yellow 10

Started On: January 7th

Finished On: January 7th, 9:40 PM

Pages Read: 576

Only Hard Problems by Jennifer Estep

Prompt Fulfilled: Red 6

Started On: January 8th 

Finished On: January 8th, 10:30 PM

Pages Read: 190

This Woven Kingdom by Tahereh Mafi

Prompt Fulfilled: Red 4

Started On: January 9th 

Finished On: January 9th, 10:45 AM

Pages Read: 512

A Quantum Love Story by Mike Chen

Prompt Fulfilled: Red 8

Started On: January 9th 

Finished On: January 9th, 10:13 PM

Pages Read: 400

The Bone Spindle by Leslie Vedder

Prompt Fulfilled: Green 5

Started On: January 10th 

Finished On: January 10th, 9:35 PM

Pages Read: 416

The Atlas Complex by Olivie Blake

Prompt Fulfilled: Blue 2

Started On: January 11th 

Finished On: January 11th, 11:43 AM

Pages Read: 496

A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas

Prompt Fulfilled: Green 7

Started On: January 11th 

Finished On: January 11th, 4:47 PM

Pages Read: 432

A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas

Prompt Fulfilled: Red 1

Started On: January 11th 

Finished On: January 11th, 10:41 PM

Pages Read: 624

Tower of Dawn by Sarah J. Maas

Prompt Fulfilled: Yellow 9

Started On: January 14th

Finished On: January 14th, 8:01 PM

Pages Read: 688

Kingdom of Ash by Sarah J. Maas

Prompt Fulfilled: Red 10

Started On: January 15th

Finished On: January 15th, 9:57 PM

Pages Read: 980

Emerald Green by Kerstin Gier

Prompt Fulfilled: Yellow 8

Started On: January 16th

Finished On: January 16th, 10:32 PM

Pages Read: 451

A Breath of Snow and Ashes by Diana Gabaldon

Prompt Fulfilled: Yellow 4

Started On: January 18th

Finished On: January 18th, 10:32 PM

Pages Read: 488

An Unfinished Murder by Jude Deveraux 

Prompt Fulfilled: Green 12

Started On: January 20th

Finished On: January 20th, 2:35 PM

Pages Read: 320

Tender Beasts by Liselle Sambury

Prompt Fulfilled: Blue 9

Started On: January 20th

Finished On: January 20th, 9:51 PM

Pages Read: 512

All This Twisted Glory by Tahereh Mafi 

Prompt Fulfilled: Blue 12

Started On: January 21st

Finished On: January 21st, 2:16 PM

Pages Read: 416

Passenger by Alexandra Bracken

Prompt Fulfilled: Yellow 7

Started On: January 22nd

Finished On: January 22nd, 12:13 PM

Pages Read: 496

Wayfarer by Alexandra Bracken 

Prompt Fulfilled: Yellow 5

Started On: January 22nd

Currently On: Page 0 of 544

Prompts Left: Red 3, Red 5, Green 9

Books Read: 17

Pages Read: 8317

Random Reads #610, July 27th

Random Reads is a monthly meme (that I'm going to do weekly) hosted by I'm Loving Books to read some books that have been on our TBR piles for a long time. Using Random.org, I got 5197 which turned out to be Wayfarer by Alexandra Bracken! It's been on my TBR pile since August 4th, 2014, and I added it because I enjoy her writing and the first book in the series! What about you guys? Happy reading!

It's Monday! What Are You Reading #618, April 10th

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 #617
Teaser Tuesday #625
WWW Wednesday #625
WOW #621
Will the Time Come #618

Third Sentence Thursday #608
Random Reads #594
First Lines Friday #621
Book Blogger Hop #287

Monthly ARC's May Round Up

Monthly Series April Round Up

Monthly ARC's Update 34
The Reward Challenge Update #603
Wheel of TBR #150
How Well I Stuck to It #455
Wrote that Review Update #452

Week 14 Reviews:
The Frugal Wizard’s Guide for Surviving Medieval England

Nightblood

Falling for the Gravekeeper

A Fatal Affair

A Magic Steeped in Poison

A Venom Dark and Sweet

The Late Mrs. Willoughby

Silver in the Bone

These Broken Stars

This Night So Dark 

Molly Molloy and the Angel of Death

Wings Once Cursed and Bound 

A Trip With Trouble

Stars and Smoke

Magical Readathon: Orilium: 

Update 9

Update 10

Update 11

Update 12

Update 13

Update 14

Update 15

Update 16

Update 17

Update 18

Update 19

Update 20

Update 21

OK, so I got 41 posts in 7 days, and I've been enjoying this 4 day long weekend, just getting doggie cuddles in and reading. What about you guys? Happy reading!

So this week I want to read Master of Souls!

A king with a score to settle.

A demon driven to rebel.

A girl who holds the power of the gods.

Arrah has paid many prices in her battle against the Demon King. Now, she must decipher the legacy of her past and weave an uneasy alliance between her beloved Rudjek, the Demon King, and the remaining orishas, hoping to restore peace to all their worlds. But as Arrah’s half-demon sister regains her strength and resumes her quest for destruction, peace may require the ultimate sacrifice.

Week 14 Review: Silver in the Bone

From Goodreads:

A series opener inspired by Arthurian legend and fueled by love, revenge, and pure adrenaline!

Tamsin Lark didn't ask to be a Hollower. As a mortal with no magical talent, she was never meant to break into ancient crypts, or compete with sorceresses and Cunningfolk for the treasures inside. But after her thieving foster father disappeared without so much as a goodbye, it was the only way to keep herself—and her brother, Cabell—alive.

Ten years later, rumors are swirling that her guardian vanished with a powerful ring from Arthurian legend. A run-in with her rival Emrys ignites Tamsin's hope that the ring could free Cabell from a curse that threatens both of them. But they aren't the only ones who covet the ring.

As word spreads, greedy Hollowers start circling, and many would kill to have it for themselves. While Emrys is the last person Tamsin would choose to partner with, she needs all the help she can get to edge out her competitors in the race for the ring. Together, they dive headfirst into a vipers' nest of dark magic, exposing a deadly secret with the power to awaken ghosts of the past and shatter her last hope of saving her brother. . . .

My Review:
I loved reading this book! I love her writing, and this book sounded utterly fantastic! And it was, I loved these characters, I loved the world and the magic, and the story was just so great, I loved going on this adventure! 

This book was part Arthurian legend, part Indiana Jones. They're after a ring from Arthurian times, and it's a quest, and it was so much fun to read! Of course, they're not doing it on a lark, the ring could really help them, which made it all the more important that they get it first of everyone after it. 

Holy smokes, was there a lot of twist and reveals! It was hard to know who to trust, because there was a lot at stake, and some people's true motives came to light in this book. I hope there's no more negative reveals for the band that's left, because I don't know if I can take it! 

That ending though? So much happened, so much changed, and the set up for the next book, yeah, I'm really itching for it! I don't think we have a release date, but I hope it's not more then a year away, because I need to know what's going to happen next! 

This was such a great read and I can't wait for the sequel! 

Author: Alexandra Bracken 
Series: Silver in the Bone #1
Read: April 5th, 2023
Source: Ebook.bike 
Reason Why: Love her writing and it sounded really great, and it's a 2023 Retelling Reading Challenge Book, Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2023 Book and a WoW Book! 
Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers
Published: April 4th 2023

5/5 Hearts

5/5 Books

5/5 Stars