Showing posts with label Ali Hazelwood. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Ali Hazelwood. Show all posts

Monday, December 15, 2025

It's Monday! What Are You Reading #758, December 15th

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 #757
Teaser Tuesday #765
WWW Wednesday #765
WOW #761
Will the Time Come #758
Third Sentence Thursday #748
Random Reads #734
First Lines Friday #761
Book Blogger Hop #427
23 Books to Read in 2023 Update 20
The Reward Challenge Update #743
Wheel of TBR #290
How Well I Stuck to It #595
Wrote that Review Update #592

Week 50 Reviews:

Phase Out Your Seriesathon: 

Clear Your S**t Readathon: 

Merry Bookmas: 

Random:

OK, so I got 39 posts in 7 days, I read some really great books, and the countdown still continues, ever closer to the end of this awful year! What about you guys? Happy reading!

So this week I want to read whatever I want!
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Saturday, December 13, 2025

Week 50 Review: Cruel Winter With You

From Goodreads:
For two former childhood friends, a blustery winter storm stirs some frosty—and scorching—memories in a delightful short story by #1 New York Times bestselling author Ali Hazelwood.

All newly minted pediatrician Jamie Malek wants is to borrow a roasting pan for Christmas dinner. Unfortunately, that requires her to interact with Marc—her best friend's troublemaking brother, who's now a tech billionaire. He's the one who got away. She's the one who broke his heart. Outside, a howling blizzard. Inside, a crackling fire. Suddenly, being snowbound with the man she never expected to see again might not be such a bad way to spend a winter's night.

My Review:


Author: Ali Hazelwood 
Read: December 9th, 2025  
Source: Ebook.bike 
Reason Why: Love her writing and it sounded really great, and it's a SAC 2025 Book!
Publisher: Amazon Original Stories 
Published: November 12th 2024
5/5 Hearts
5/5 Books
5/5 Stars
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Wednesday, December 10, 2025

WWW Wednesday #765, December 10th

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 An Ordinary Sort of Evil, and I'm loving it!


I read Cruel Winter With You, and it was a delight to read!

I'm going to be reading The Only Girl in Town, and I can't wait to finally get to it! 

What about you guys? Happy reading!
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Tuesday, December 9, 2025

Clear Your S**t Readathon Update 5

I read my next book for the Clear Your S**t Readathon, and it was Cruel Winter With You which is for the prompt Read a small or short book, and I'll be reading An Ordinary Sort of Evil next! 

My Reading Journey:

Holiday Ever After by Hannah Grace
Prompt Fulfilled: Read a book you, or someone else, might consider cozy or comforting
Started On: December 4th
Finished On: December 4th, 3:45 PM
Pages Read: 384

Burn for Me by Ilona Andrews
Prompt Fulfilled: Read an exciting book
Started On: December 6th
Finished On: December 6th, 1:49 PM
Pages Read: 324

Dolls Gone Wild by Allie Brahms
Prompt Fulfilled: Free Space
Started On: December 9th
Finished On: December 9th, 2:03 PM
Pages Read: 310

Platform Decay by Martha Wells
Prompt Fulfilled: Read a book someone else recommended or gifted to you
Started On: December 9th
Finished On: December 9th, 6:21 PM
Pages Read: 256

Cruel Winter With You by Ali Hazelwood
Prompt Fulfilled: Read a small or short book
Started On: December 9th
Finished On: December 9th, 8:18 PM
Pages Read: 90

An Ordinary Sort of Evil by Kelley Armstrong
Prompt Fulfilled: Read a book that has a mystery, or a big secret involved
Started On: December 10th
Currently On: Page 0 of 320

Prompts Left: Read your most recently acquired book, Read a book you've been putting off the longest despite being curious about it, Read a book with green in the cover:
Books Read: 5
Pages Read: 1364
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Merry Bookmas Update 3

So I read my next book for Merry Bookmas, and it was Cruel Winter With You which was for the prompt Snowflake, and I'll be reading Ruby Fever next! 

My Reading Journey:

Brimstone by Callie Hart 
Prompt Fulfilled: Tinsel
Started On: December 3rd
Finished On: December 3rd, 1:29 PM
Pages Read: 672

The Nightmare Curse by Kayla McGrath
Prompt Fulfilled: Wreath
Started On: December 3rd
Finished On: December 3rd, 3:01 PM
Pages Read: 377

Cruel Winter With You by Ali Hazelwood
Prompt Fulfilled: Snowflake
Started On: December 9th
Finished On: December 9th, 8:18 PM
Pages Read: 90

Ruby Fever by Ilona Andrews
Prompt Fulfilled: Nutcracker
Started On: December 16th
Currently On: Page 0 of 380

Prompts Left: Star, Garland, Lights, Candy Canes, Pinecone, Sleigh, Bell, Present
Read: 3
Pages Read: 1139
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Clear Your S**t Readathon Update 19

I read my next book for the Clear Your S**t Readathon, and it was Cruel Winter With You which is for the prompt Read the most recently added book on your TBR, and I'll be reading Monsters Are Hidden next! 

My Reading Journey:

The Cuffing Game by Lyla Lee
Prompt Fulfilled: Read a book you think Narrator, Ariadne, or Hawthorne would like
Started On: November 1st
Finished On: November 1st, 4:01 PM
Pages Read: 368

What Stalks the Deep by T. Kingfisher
Prompt Fulfilled: Read a book with a strange animal or pet
Started On: November 1st
Finished On: November 1st, 8:35 PM
Pages Read: 179

Watch Me Disappear by Ross Armstrong
Prompt Fulfilled: Read a book you keep forgetting you have
Started On: November 2nd
Finished On: November 2nd, 4:57 PM
Pages Read: 355

The Demon and the Light by Axie Oh
Prompt Fulfilled: Read a book with magical elements in it
Started On: November 3rd
Finished On: November 3rd, 11:27 AM
Pages Read: 400

Alchemised by SenLinYu
Prompt Fulfilled: Read a book set in another world
Started On: November 3rd
Finished On: November 3rd, 9:48 PM
Pages Read: 1030

Cast in Blood by Michelle Sagara
Prompt Fulfilled: Read a book with a potentially intimidating or scary character in it
Started On: November 4th
Finished On: November 4th, 7:13 PM
Pages Read: 512

Throwaway Girls by Andrea Contos
Prompt Fulfilled: Read a book that the title starts with "T"
Started On: November 7th
Finished On: November 7th, 4:06 PM
Pages Read: 369

A Whisper in the Walls by Scott Reintgen
Prompt Fulfilled: Read a book you got for a different readathon/challenge
Started On: November 9th
Finished On: November 9th, 3:00 PM
Pages Read: 416

Cherry Magic! Thirty Years of Virginity Can Make You a Wizard?!, Vol. 1 by Yuu Toyota
Prompt Fulfilled: Free Space
Started On: November 10th
Finished On: November 10th, 10:25 AN
Pages Read: 144

Cherry Magic! Thirty Years of Virginity Can Make You a Wizard?!, Vol. 5 by Yuu Toyota
Prompt Fulfilled: Free Space
Started On: November 11th
Finished On: November 11th, 12:05 PM
Pages Read: 144

Cherry Magic! Thirty Years of Virginity Can Make You a Wizard?!, Vol. 6 by Yuu Toyota
Prompt Fulfilled: Read a book where someone goes on a journey
Started On: November 11th
Finished On: November 11th, 3:21 PM
Pages Read: 144

Cherry Magic! Thirty Years of Virginity Can Make You a Wizard?!, Vol. 7 by Yuu Toyota
Prompt Fulfilled: Pick a book at random out of a selection of 5
Started On: November 11th
Finished On: November 11th, 5:42 PM
Pages Read: 144

Cherry Magic! Thirty Years of Virginity Can Make You a Wizard?!, Vol. 10 by Yuu Toyota
Prompt Fulfilled: Read a book you haven't been able to fit into a prompt yet
Started On: November 12th
Finished On: November 12th, 12:41 PM
Pages Read: 152

Cherry Magic! Thirty Years of Virginity Can Make You a Wizard?!, Vol. 14 by Yuu Toyota
Prompt Fulfilled: Free Space
Started On: November 12th
Finished On: November 12th, 10:04 PM
Pages Read: 144

The Familiar by Leigh Bardugo
Prompt Fulfilled: Read a book outside of your comfort zone/genre
Started On: November 20th
Finished On: November 20th, 6:28 PM
Pages Read: 400

A Moment's Shadow by Anna Lee Huber
Prompt Fulfilled: Read a book set in another time
Started On: November 21st
Finished On: November 21st, 3:06 PM
Pages Read: 371

Peace Talks by Jim Butcher
Prompt Fulfilled: Mini Boss (Weaknesses)
Started On: November 24th
Finished On: November 24th, 3:47 PM
Pages Read: 455

The Alchemary by Rachel Vincent
Prompt Fulfilled: Read a book with gold on the cover
Started On: November 26th
Finished On: November 26th, 3:15 PM
Pages Read: 512

Cruel Winter with You by Ali Hazelwood
Prompt Fulfilled: Read the most recently added book on your TBR
Started On: December 9th
Finished On: December 9th, 8:18 PM
Pages Read: 90

Monsters Are Hidden by Alta Hensley
Prompt Fulfilled: Mini Boss (Strengths)
Started On: December 14th
Currently On: Page 0 of 384

Prompts Left: Read a children's/middle grade book, Read a book you keep putting off, Side quest, Read a book with a blue cover, Read a book you think has an ugly cover, Read a book published in your birth month, Boss Battle (weapons)
Books Read: 19
Pages Read: 6339
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Clear Your S**t Readathon Update 4

I read my next book for the Clear Your S**t Readathon, and it was Platform Decay which is for the prompt Read a book someone else recommended or gifted to you, and I'll be reading Cruel Winter With You next! 

My Reading Journey:

Holiday Ever After by Hannah Grace
Prompt Fulfilled: Read a book you, or someone else, might consider cozy or comforting
Started On: December 4th
Finished On: December 4th, 3:45 PM
Pages Read: 384

Burn for Me by Ilona Andrews
Prompt Fulfilled: Read an exciting book
Started On: December 6th
Finished On: December 6th, 1:49 PM
Pages Read: 324

Dolls Gone Wild by Allie Brahms
Prompt Fulfilled: Free Space
Started On: December 9th
Finished On: December 9th, 2:03 PM
Pages Read: 310

Platform Decay by Martha Wells
Prompt Fulfilled: Read a book someone else recommended or gifted to you
Started On: December 9th
Finished On: December 9th, 6:21 PM
Pages Read: 256

Cruel Winter With You by Ali Hazelwood
Prompt Fulfilled: Read a small or short book
Started On: December 9th
Currently On: Page 0 of 90

Prompts Left: Read your most recently acquired book, Read a book you've been putting off the longest despite being curious about it, Read a book that has a mystery, or a big secret involved, Read a book with green in the cover:
Books Read: 4
Pages Read: 1274
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Wednesday, December 3, 2025

Merry Bookmas Update 2

So I read my next book for Merry Bookmas, and it was The Nightmare Curse which was for the prompt Wreath, and I'll be reading Cruel Winter With You next! 

My Reading Journey:

Brimstone by Callie Hart 
Prompt Fulfilled: Tinsel
Started On: December 3rd
Finished On: December 3rd, 1:29 PM
Pages Read: 672

The Nightmare Curse by Kayla McGrath
Prompt Fulfilled: Wreath
Started On: December 3rd
Finished On: December 3rd, 3:01 PM
Pages Read: 377

Cruel Winter With You by Ali Hazelwood
Prompt Fulfilled: Snowflake
Started On: December 9th
Currently On: Page 0 of 90

Prompts Left: Star, Nutcracker, Garland, Lights, Candy Canes, Pinecone, Sleigh, Bell, Present
Read: 2
Pages Read: 1049
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Wednesday, November 26, 2025

Clear Your S**t Readathon Update 18

I read my next book for the Clear Your S**t Readathon, and it was The Alchemary which is for the prompt Read a book with gold on the cover, and I'll be reading Cruel Winter With You next! 

My Reading Journey:

The Cuffing Game by Lyla Lee
Prompt Fulfilled: Read a book you think Narrator, Ariadne, or Hawthorne would like
Started On: November 1st
Finished On: November 1st, 4:01 PM
Pages Read: 368

What Stalks the Deep by T. Kingfisher
Prompt Fulfilled: Read a book with a strange animal or pet
Started On: November 1st
Finished On: November 1st, 8:35 PM
Pages Read: 179

Watch Me Disappear by Ross Armstrong
Prompt Fulfilled: Read a book you keep forgetting you have
Started On: November 2nd
Finished On: November 2nd, 4:57 PM
Pages Read: 355

The Demon and the Light by Axie Oh
Prompt Fulfilled: Read a book with magical elements in it
Started On: November 3rd
Finished On: November 3rd, 11:27 AM
Pages Read: 400

Alchemised by SenLinYu
Prompt Fulfilled: Read a book set in another world
Started On: November 3rd
Finished On: November 3rd, 9:48 PM
Pages Read: 1030

Cast in Blood by Michelle Sagara
Prompt Fulfilled: Read a book with a potentially intimidating or scary character in it
Started On: November 4th
Finished On: November 4th, 7:13 PM
Pages Read: 512

Throwaway Girls by Andrea Contos
Prompt Fulfilled: Read a book that the title starts with "T"
Started On: November 7th
Finished On: November 7th, 4:06 PM
Pages Read: 369

A Whisper in the Walls by Scott Reintgen
Prompt Fulfilled: Read a book you got for a different readathon/challenge
Started On: November 9th
Finished On: November 9th, 3:00 PM
Pages Read: 416

Cherry Magic! Thirty Years of Virginity Can Make You a Wizard?!, Vol. 1 by Yuu Toyota
Prompt Fulfilled: Free Space
Started On: November 10th
Finished On: November 10th, 10:25 AN
Pages Read: 144

Cherry Magic! Thirty Years of Virginity Can Make You a Wizard?!, Vol. 5 by Yuu Toyota
Prompt Fulfilled: Free Space
Started On: November 11th
Finished On: November 11th, 12:05 PM
Pages Read: 144

Cherry Magic! Thirty Years of Virginity Can Make You a Wizard?!, Vol. 6 by Yuu Toyota
Prompt Fulfilled: Read a book where someone goes on a journey
Started On: November 11th
Finished On: November 11th, 3:21 PM
Pages Read: 144

Cherry Magic! Thirty Years of Virginity Can Make You a Wizard?!, Vol. 7 by Yuu Toyota
Prompt Fulfilled: Pick a book at random out of a selection of 5
Started On: November 11th
Finished On: November 11th, 5:42 PM
Pages Read: 144

Cherry Magic! Thirty Years of Virginity Can Make You a Wizard?!, Vol. 10 by Yuu Toyota
Prompt Fulfilled: Read a book you haven't been able to fit into a prompt yet
Started On: November 12th
Finished On: November 12th, 12:41 PM
Pages Read: 152

Cherry Magic! Thirty Years of Virginity Can Make You a Wizard?!, Vol. 14 by Yuu Toyota
Prompt Fulfilled: Free Space
Started On: November 12th
Finished On: November 12th, 10:04 PM
Pages Read: 144

The Familiar by Leigh Bardugo
Prompt Fulfilled: Read a book outside of your comfort zone/genre
Started On: November 20th
Finished On: November 20th, 6:28 PM
Pages Read: 400

A Moment's Shadow by Anna Lee Huber
Prompt Fulfilled: Read a book set in another time
Started On: November 21st
Finished On: November 21st, 3:06 PM
Pages Read: 371

Peace Talks by Jim Butcher
Prompt Fulfilled: Mini Boss (Weaknesses)
Started On: November 24th
Finished On: November 24th, 3:47 PM
Pages Read: 455

The Alchemary by Rachel Vincent
Prompt Fulfilled: Read a book with gold on the cover
Started On: November 26th
Finished On: November 26th, 3:15 PM
Pages Read: 512

Cruel Winter with You by Ali Hazelwood
Prompt Fulfilled: Read the most recently added book on your TBR
Started On: December 
Currently On: Page 0 of 90

Prompts Left: Read a children's/middle grade book, Read a book you keep putting off, Side quest, Read a book with a blue cover, Read a book you think has an ugly cover, Mini Boss (Strengths), Read a book published in your birth month, Boss Battle (weapons)
Books Read: 18
Pages Read: 6249
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Monday, October 13, 2025

It's Monday! What Are You Reading #749, October 13th

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 #748
Teaser Tuesday #756
WWW Wednesday #756
WOW #752
Will the Time Come #749
Third Sentence Thursday #739
Random Reads #725
First Lines Friday #752
Book Blogger Hop #418
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Saturday, October 11, 2025

Week 41 Review: Hot for Slayer

From Goodreads:
When a vampire slayer loses all his memories, the only person who can help him is the vampire he's tried to kill for centuries in this unforgettable short story by #1 New York Times bestselling author Ali Hazelwood.

When Aethelthryth—"Ethel" to her modern-day Manhattan neighbors—finds her sworn nemesis Lazlo Enyedi with no memory of who or what they are, an ancient hunt becomes an unexpected chance at forbidden passion. He's crashing on her couch, solving her sudoku puzzles, and looking at her like she's his eternal flame (minus the whole bursting-into-ashes part). As his memories slowly return, Ethel realizes she might be in danger of losing more than just her head…

Ali Hazelwood's Hot for Slayer is part of Scared Sexy, a deliciously dark collection of Halloween romance where things that go bump in the night might just steal your heart. These seductive stand-alone stories blend chills and heat in the perfect Halloween treat—each designed to be devoured in one sitting.

My Review:


Author: Ali Hazelwood 
Read: October 8th, 2025
Source: Ebook.bike 
Reason Why: Love her writing and it sounded really great, and it's a SAC 2025 Book! 
Publisher: Amazon Original Stories 
Published: September 23rd 2025
5/5 Hearts
5/5 Books
5/5 Stars
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Week 41 Review: Mate

From Goodreads:
A Human hybrid and an Alpha Were claw against the bonds of fate in the highly anticipated companion novel to the New York Times bestselling Bride.

Serena Paris is orphaned, pack-less, and one of a kind. Coming forward as the first Human-Were hybrid was supposed to heal a centuries-long rift between species. Instead, it made her a target, prey to the ruthless political machinations between Weres, Vampyres, and Humans. With her enemies closing in on her, she has only one option left—if he’ll have her.

As Alpha of the Northwest pack, Koen Alexander commands obedience. His authority is so absolute, only a fool would threaten his mate. It doesn’t matter if Serena doesn’t reciprocate his feelings, nothing will stop him from keeping her safe.

But power-hungry Vampyres and Weres are not the only threats chasing Serena. Sooner or later, her past is bound to catch up with her—and Koen might be the only thing standing between her and total annihilation…

My Review:


Author: Ali Hazelwood 
Series: Bride #2
Read: October 4th, 2025
Source: Bought 
Reason Why: Love her writing and this series, and it's a Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2025 Book and a WoW Book! 
Publisher: Berkley 
Published: October 7th 2025
5/5 Hearts
5/5 Books
5/5 Stars
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Wednesday, October 8, 2025

WWW Wednesday #756, October 8th

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 rereading Inferno, and I'm really enjoying it! 

I read The Lost Symbol, and I loved reading it again! 

I'm going to be reading Hot for Slayer, and I can't wait, I love her writing! 

What about you guys? Happy reading!
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Monday, October 6, 2025

It's Monday! What Are You Reading #748, October 6th

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 #747
Teaser Tuesday #755
WWW Wednesday #755
WOW #751
Will the Time Come #748
Third Sentence Thursday #738
Random Reads #724
First Lines Friday #751
Monthly ARC's Update 132
The Reward Challenge Update #733
Wheel of TBR #280
How Well I Stuck to It #585
Wrote that Review Update #582

Week 40 Reviews:


Phase Out Your TBR: 

Random:

OK, so I got 40 posts in 7 days, and it was a pretty great week, I read some really fantastic books, and I'm looking forward to next week. What about you guys? Happy reading!

So this week I want to read whatever I want! 
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Saturday, October 4, 2025

Magical Readathon: Orilium Update 68

So I read my next book for Magical Readathon: Orilium, and it was Mate which was for the prompt 10A Meet the River Pixies and I'll be reading State of Decay next! 

My Reading Journey:

Memories of Ash by Intisar Khanani 
Prompt Fulfilled: 1C
Started On: January 22nd
Finished On: January 22nd, 4:28 PM
Pages Read: 355

Hearts that Cut by Kika Hatzopoulou
Prompt Fulfilled: 1B
Started On: January 25th
Finished On: January 25th, 11:31 AM
Pages Read: 336

The Crimson Crown by Heather Walter
Prompt Fulfilled: 1D
Started On: January 25th
Finished On: January 25th, 3:45 PM
Pages Read: 544

The Party by Natasha Preston
Prompt Fulfilled: 1C
Started On: January 27th
Finished On: January 27th, 10:53 AM
Pages Read: 352

Return of the Vengeful Queen by C.J. Redwine 
Prompt Fulfilled: 1E
Started On: January 30th
Finished On: January 30th, 11:04 AM
Pages Read: 400

I Am the Dark that Answers When You Call by Jamison Shea
Prompt Fulfilled: 1B
Started On: January 31st
Finished On: January 31st, 2:00 PM
Pages Read: 336

Vilest Things by Chloe Gong
Prompt Fulfilled: 1A
Started On: January 31st
Finished On: January 31st, 6:36 PM
Pages Read: 416

The Half King by Melissa Landers
Prompt Fulfilled: 2A North
Started On: February 8th
Finished On: February 8th, 7:28 PM
Pages Read: 512

Tell Me No Lies by A.V. Geiger
Prompt Fulfilled: 2C South
Started On: February 9th
Finished On: February 9th, 6:48 PM
Pages Read: 330

Gabriel's Inferno by Sylvain Reynard
Prompt Fulfilled: 2B West
Started On: February 15th
Finished On: February 15th, 9:18 PM
Pages Read: 545

Gabriel's Redemption by Sylvain Reynard 
Prompt Fulfilled: 2B West
Started On: February 16th
Finished On: February 16th, 3:26 PM
Pages Read: 496

He Who Drowned the World by Shelley Parker-Chan
Prompt Fulfilled: 2E South East
Started On: February 20th
Finished On: February 20th, 6:47 PM
Pages Read: 496

Shutter by Courtney Alameda
Prompt Fulfilled: 2D North East
Started On: February 21st
Finished On: February 21st, 9:15 PM
Pages Read: 384

Rule of the Aurora King by Nisha J. Tuli
Prompt Fulfilled: 2C South 
Started On: February 23rd
Finished On: February 23rd, 10:50 PM
Pages Read: 514

Steel by Carrie Vaughn
Prompt Fulfilled: 3B Bring Sword
Started On: March 2nd
Finished On: March 2nd, 10:32 PM
Pages Read: 309

Nine Goblins by T. Kingfisher
Prompt Fulfilled: 3C Bring Wand
Started On: March 6th
Finished On: March 6th, 7:13 AM
Pages Read: 147

The Final Strife by Saara El-Arifi
Prompt Fulfilled: 3A Find New Friends
Started On: March 7th
Finished On: March 7th, 11:48 AM
Pages Read: 640

His Mortal Demise by Vanessa Le
Prompt Fulfilled: 3B Enjoy Solitude
Started On: March 10th
Finished On: March 10th, 10:52 AM
Pages Read: 400

On a Quiet Street by Seraphina Nova Glass
Prompt Fulfilled: 3D Inspect Well
Started On: March 14th
Finished On: March 14th, 9:18 PM
Pages Read: 320

Hemlock & Silver by T. Kingfisher
Prompt Fulfilled: 3C Try New Food
Started On: March 29th
Finished On: March 29th, 1:57 PM
Pages Read: 368

What Wakes the Bells by Elle Tesch
Prompt Fulfilled: 3D Match Sundial
Started On: March 30th
Finished On: March 30th, 10:05 PM
Pages Read: 336

The Summer I Ate the Rich by Maika Moulite and Maritza Moulite
Prompt Fulfilled: 4D Wait for Morning
Started On: April 1st
Finished On: April 1st, 10:28 AM
Pages Read: 400

No Place Left to Hide by Megan Lally
Prompt Fulfilled: 4D Wait for Morning
Started On: April 4th
Finished On: April 4th, 10:46 AM
Pages Read: 264

The Nightshade God by Hannah Whitten
Prompt Fulfilled: 4B Find Winter Cloak
Started On: April 4th
Finished On: April 4th, 8:39 PM
Pages Read: 480

Dead River by Cyn Balog
Prompt Fulfilled: 4C Cross River
Started On: April 9th
Finished On: April 9th, 8:38 PM
Pages Read: 256

The Stolen Bride by Gena Showalter and Jill Monroe 
Prompt Fulfilled: 4B Find Winter Cloak
Started On: April 10th
Finished On: April 10th, 2:03 PM
Pages Read: 282

Petals on the River by Kathleen E. Woodiwiss
Prompt Fulfilled: 4A Cross River
Started On: April 12th
Finished On: April 12th, 3:03 PM
Pages Read: 560

Where the River Takes Me by Julie Lawson 
Prompt Fulfilled: 4C Cross River
Started On: April 30th
Finished On: April 30th, 10:57 PM
Pages Read: 283

Once Broken Faith by Seanan McGuire 
Prompt Fulfilled: 5A Maze
Started On: May 12th
Finished On: May 12th, 6:39 PM
Pages Read: 368

Dreams and Slumber by Seanan McGuire  
Prompt Fulfilled: 5C Sleep
Started On: May 12th
Finished On: May 12th, 8:10 PM
Pages Read: 116

Faithbreaker by Hannah Kaner
Prompt Fulfilled: 5B Practice Summoning Charms & Incantations
Started On: May 26th
Finished On: May 26th, 2:40 PM
Pages Read: 416

The Looking Glass by Janet McNally
Prompt Fulfilled: 5D Sundance
Started On: May 27th
Finished On: May 27th, 10:04 PM
Pages Read: 336

Rules for 50/50 Chances by Kate McGovern
Prompt Fulfilled: 5D Sundance
Started On: May 29th
Finished On: May 29th, 10:51 PM
Pages Read: 351

BZRK by Michael Grant
Prompt Fulfilled: 5B Enter Cave
Started On: May 30th
Finished On: May 30th, 1:04 PM 
Pages Read: 407

Red City by Marie Lu
Prompt Fulfilled: 5B Enter Cave
Started On: May 31st
Finished On: May 31st, 7:38 PM
Pages Read: 432

Voidwalker by S.A. MacLean
Prompt Fulfilled: 6A Find Exit
Started On: June 1st
Finished On: June 1st, 8:18 PM
Pages Read: 592

Silver and Lead by Seanan McGuire
Prompt Fulfilled: 6D Sketch Sundancer
Started On: June 2nd
Finished On: June 2nd, 7:31 PM
Pages Read: 400

Problematic Summer Romance by Ali Hazelwood
Prompt Fulfilled: 6E Fight Water Demons
Started On: June 6th
Finished On: June 6th, 7:27 PM
Pages Read: 416

A Most Puzzling Murder by Bianca Marais
Prompt Fulfilled: 6B Solve Traps
Started On: June 12th
Finished On: June 12th, 6:58 PM
Pages Read: 480

A Kiss of Shadows by Laurell K. Hamilton
Prompt Fulfilled: 6D Sketch Sundancer
Started On: June 13th
Finished On: June 13th, 5:03 PM
Pages Read: 480

I Did Something Bad by Pyae Moe Thet War 
Prompt Fulfilled: 6B Solve Traps
Started On: June 27th
Finished On: June 27th, 5:03 PM
Pages Read: 336

That Devil, Ambition by Linsey Miller
Prompt Fulfilled: 6C Meet Really Odd Impling
Started On: June 27th
Finished On: June 27th, 10:43 P M
Pages Read: 416

Isle of the Emberdark by Brandon Sanderson 
Prompt Fulfilled: 7D Write Notes
Started On: July 2nd
Finished On: July 2nd, 7:38 PM
Pages Read: 532 

Tenderly, I Am Devoured by Lyndall Clipstone 
Prompt Fulfilled: 7B Read Whilst on Watch
Started On: July 3rd
Finished On: July 3rd, 10:31 PM
Pages Read: 304

The Rushworth Family Plot by Claudia Gray 
Prompt Fulfilled: 7E Collect Gems
Started On: July 6th
Finished On: July 6th, 10:03 PM
Pages Read: 336

Shanna by Kathleen E. Woodiwiss
Prompt Fulfilled: 7A Explore Ruins
Started On: July 21st
Finished On: July 21st, 8:31 PM
Pages Read: 672

The Future King by Robyn Schneider
Prompt Fulfilled: 7B Read Whilst on Watch
Started On: July 23rd
Finished On: July 23rd, 9:47 PM
Pages Read: 416

A Witch's Guide to Magical Innkeeping by Sangu Mandanna
Prompt Fulfilled: 7B Read Whilst on Watch
Started On: July 29th
Finished On: July 29th, 10:17 AM
Pages Read: 336

Glorious Rivals by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
Prompt Fulfilled: 7D Write Notes
Started On: July 29th
Finished On: July 29th, 2:59 PM
Pages Read: 432

A Mouthful of Dust by Nghi Vo
Prompt Fulfilled: 7C Start a Band 
Started On: August 7th
Finished On: August 7th, 2:29 PM
Pages Read: 128

A Touch of Treachery by Jennifer Estep
Prompt Fulfilled: 8C Regrow Eyebrows
Started On: August 7th
Finished On: August 7th, 10:36 PM
Pages Read: 477

All Fun and Games by Honor Raconteur
Prompt Fulfilled: 8A Charge Conduit
Started On: August 8th
Finished On: August 8th, 8:16 PM
Pages Read: 422

Dream True Things by Marie Marquardt
Prompt Fulfilled: 5C Sleep
Started On: August 11th
Finished On: August 11th, 7:38 PM
Pages Read: 353

We Can Never Leave by H.E. Edgmon
Prompt Fulfilled: 8D Stargaze
Started On: August 13th
Finished On: August 13th, 3:27 PM
Pages Read: 320

The Loneliest Girl in the Universe by Lauren James
Prompt Fulfilled: 8D Stargaze
Started On: August 14th
Finished On: August 14th, 7:43 PM
Pages Read: 315

Songlight by Moira Buffini
Prompt Fulfilled: 8B Use Truelight
Finished On: August 15th, 5:38 PM
Pages Read: 384

The Revenge by Hannah Jayne
Prompt Fulfilled: 8A Find Relic
Started On: August 17th
Finished On: August 17th, 6:39 PM
Pages Read: 304

We Are the Ants by Shaun David Hutchinson
Prompt Fulfilled: 6C Meet Really Odd Impling
Started On: August 27th
Finished On: August 27th, 7:57 PM
Pages Read: 465

The Virtue of Sin by Shannon Schuren
Prompt Fulfilled: 8C Recruit 6 More Implings
Started On: August 29th
Finished On: August 29th, 4:52 PM
Pages Read: 432

Backpacking Through Bedlam by Seanan McGuire
Prompt Fulfilled: 9D Travel to Daerune
Started On: September 8th
Finished On: September 8th, 7:43 PM
Pages Read: 400

A Fate So Cold by Amanda Foody and C.L. Herman
Prompt Fulfilled: 9B Inspect Frost
Started On: September 11th
Finished On: September 11th, 9:37 PM
Page's Read: 432

A Fate Forged in Fire by Hazel McBride
Prompt Fulfilled: 9D Travel to Daerune
Started On: September 15th
Finished On: September 15th, 10:48 AM
Pages Read: 416

Claimed By Her Monsters by Lexi Davis
Prompt Fulfilled: 9A Levitation Scroll
Started On: September 16th
Finished On: September 16th, 11:06 PM
Pages Read: 120

The Burning Hand by Jodi Meadows 
Prompt Fulfilled: 9B Hear Mountains Call
Started On: September 19th
Finished On: September 19th, 2:10 PM
Pages Read: 40

Bitten by Jordan Stephanie Gray
Prompt Fulfilled: 9C Travel to Kerador
Started On: September 23rd
Finished On: September 23rd, 10:58 AM
Pages Read: 384

A Lie for a Lie by Ren DeStefano
Prompt Fulfilled: 9C Travel to Kerador
Started On: September 27th
Finished On: September 27th, 2:45 PM
Pages Read: 320

Mate by Ali Hazelwood 
Prompt Fulfilled: 10A Meet the River Pixies
Started On: October 4th
Finished On: October 4th, 1:49 PM
Pages Read: 432

State of Decay by James Knapp
Prompt Fulfilled: 10D Enter Laboratory
Started On: October 
Currently On: Page 0 of 384

Prompts Left: 10C Dye Hair Purple, 10B Meet Entry Wardens, 10D Enter Laboratory, 10B Meet Entry Wardens, 10C Dye Hair Purple
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Week 40 Review: Bride

From Goodreads:
A dangerous alliance between a Vampyre bride and an Alpha Werewolf becomes a love deep enough to sink your teeth into in this new paranormal romance.

Misery Lark, the only daughter of the most powerful Vampyre councilman of the Southwest, is an outcast—again. Her days of living in anonymity among the Humans are over: she has been called upon to uphold a historic peacekeeping alliance between the Vampyres and their mortal enemies, the Weres, and she sees little choice but to surrender herself in the exchange—again...

Weres are ruthless and unpredictable, and their Alpha, Lowe Moreland, is no exception. He rules his pack with absolute authority, but not without justice. And, unlike the Vampyre Council, not without feeling. It's clear from the way he tracks Misery's every movement that he doesn't trust her. If only he knew how right he was….

Because Misery has her own reasons to agree to this marriage of convenience, reasons that have nothing to do with politics or alliances, and everything to do with the only thing she's ever cared about. And she is willing to do whatever it takes to get back what's hers, even if it means a life alone in Were territory…alone with the wolf.

My first review of Bride
My Review:


Author: Ali Hazelwood 
Series: Bride #1
First Read: February 19th, 2025
Read: October 3rd, 2025
Source: Own
Reason Why: Rereading, and it's a Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2025 Books! 
Publisher: Berkley 
Published: February 6th 2024
5/5 Hearts
5/5 Books
5/5 Stars
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Friday, October 3, 2025

First Lines Friday #751, October 3rd

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

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

"She shows up at the start-up where I work on an early Thursday evening, when the sun has already set and the entire bullpen is contemplating grievous bodily harm. Against me. I doubt I deserve this level of hatred, but I do understand it. And that’s why I don’t make a fuss when I return to my desk following a brief meeting with my manager and notice the state of my stapler. Honestly, it’s fine. I work from home 90 percent of the time and rarely print anything. Who cares if someone smeared bird shit on it?"-Bride by Ali Hazelwood 

Oh, really enjoyed reading this opening again, and I need to continue on with this book and series! What about you guys? Happy reading! 
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Wednesday, September 24, 2025

Waiting on Wednesday #750, September 24th

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

Mate by Ali Hazelwood
Expected Publication: October 7th, 2025 
From Goodreads:
A Human hybrid and an Alpha Were claw against the bonds of fate in the highly anticipated companion novel to the New York Times bestselling Bride.

Serena Paris is orphaned, pack-less, and one of a kind. Coming forward as the first Human-Were hybrid was supposed to heal a centuries-long rift between species. Instead, it made her a target, prey to the ruthless political machinations between Weres, Vampyres, and Humans. With her enemies closing in on her, she has only one option left—if he’ll have her.

As Alpha of the Northwest pack, Koen Alexander commands obedience. His authority is so absolute, only a fool would threaten his mate. It doesn’t matter if Serena doesn’t reciprocate his feelings, nothing will stop him from keeping her safe.

But power-hungry Vampyres and Weres are not the only threats chasing Serena. Sooner or later, her past is bound to catch up with her—and Koen might be the only thing standing between her and total annihilation…

Overdue by Stephanie Perkins
Expected Publication: October 7th, 2025 
From Goodreads:
Is it time to renew love or start a new chapter?

Ingrid Dahl, a cheerful twenty-nine-year-old librarian in the cozy mountain town of Ridgetop, North Carolina, has been happily dating her college boyfriend, Cory, for eleven years without ever discussing marriage. But when Ingrid’s sister announces her engagement to a woman she’s only been dating for two years, Ingrid and Cory feel pressured to consider their future. Neither has ever been with anybody else, so they make an unconventional decision. They'll take a one-month break to date other people, then they'll reunite and move toward marriage. Ingrid even has someone in mind: her charmingly grumpy coworker, Macon Nowakowski, on whom she’s secretly crushed for years. But plans go awry, and when the month ends, Ingrid and Cory realize they’re not ready to resume their relationship—and Ingrid’s harmless crush on Macon has turned into something much more complicated.

Overdue is a beautiful, slow-burn romance full of lust and longing about new beginnings and finding your way.

The Intruder by Freida McFadden
Expected Publication: October 7th, 2025 
From Goodreads:
Who knows what the storm will blow in…

Casey's cabin in the wilderness is not built for a hurricane. Her roof shakes, the lights flicker, and the tree outside her front door sways ominously in the wind. But she's a lot more worried about the girl she discovers lurking outside her kitchen window.

She’s young. She’s alone. And she’s covered in blood.

The girl won't explain where she came from or loosen her grip on the knife in her right hand. And when Casey makes a disturbing discovery in the middle of the night, things take a turn for the worse.

The girl has a dark secret. One she’ll kill to keep. And if Casey gets too close to the truth, she may not live to see the morning.

In this taut, deadly tale of survival and desperation, #1 New York Times bestselling author Freida McFadden explores how far one girl will go to save herself.

A Mouthful of Dust by Nghi Vo
Expected Publication: October 7th, 2025 
From Goodreads:
Hunger makes monsters in this dark new tale in Nghi Vo's Hugo Award-winning Singing Hills Cycle.

Wandering Cleric Chih of Singing Hills and their hoopoe companion Almost Brilliant come to the river town of Baolin chasing stories of a legendary famine. Amid tales of dishes served to royalty and desserts made of dust, they discover the secrets of what happens when hunger stalks the land and what the powerful will do to hide their crimes.

Trapped in the mansion of a sinister magistrate, Chih and Almost Brilliant must learn what happened in Baolin when the famine came to call, and they must do so quickly...because the things in the shadows are only growing hungrier.
The Crimson Throne by Sara Raasch and Beth Revis
Expected Publication: October 7th, 2025 
From Goodreads:
Powerless meets Reign in this new historical romantasy from the New York Times bestselling authors of Night of the Witch.

Samson Calthorpe’s curse has isolated him from everyone he has ever cared about. So, when the opportunity arises to break the curse, he grabs it. All he has to do for his freedom is risk his life and become a royal spy, using every bit of the skills and resolve he’s picked up on the streets of London to infiltrate the court of the Scottish Queen and uncover a plot to assassinate Queen Elizabeth.

For years, Alyth Graham has been protecting Mary Queen of Scots from threats both physical and magical, including the Queen’s own husband, Lord Darnley. Alyth is more than meets the eye though, the child of a fae prince and a human mother, she is among the most powerful protectors in Scotland: guardians sworn to defend against the Red Caps, a bloodthirsty fae clan . . . that Lord Darnley is in league with to overtake Scotland.

As Alyth and Samson circle each other in the volatile and glamorous Scottish court, both seek to uncover threats to their own countries. They have one unifying link: their shared hatred and suspicion of Lord Darnley…and their undeniable pull towards each other. Using secret codes, hidden messages, and a little bit of magic, Alyth and Samson unravel a plot centuries in the making. Lord Darnley is only a pawn, and in this game, the queen takes all.

Queen Demon by Martha Wells
Expected Publication: October 7th, 2025 
From Goodreads:
From the breakout SFF superstar author of Murderbot comes the remarkable sequel to the USA Today and Sunday Times bestselling novel, Witch King. A fantasy of epic scope, Queen Demon is a story of power and friendship, of trust and betrayal, and of the families we choose.

Dahin believes he has clues to the location of the Hierarchs' Well, and the Witch King Kai, along with his companions Ziede and Tahren, knowing there's something he isn't telling them, travel with him to the rebuilt university of Ancartre, which may be dangerously close to finding the Well itself.

Can Kai stop the rise of a new Hierarch?

And can he trust his companions to do what’s right?

Follow Kai to the end of the world in this thrilling sequel to the USA Today-bestselling Witch King.

Lore Olympus: Volume 9 by Rachel Smythe
Expected Publication: October 7th, 2025 
From Goodreads:
Scandalous gossip, wild parties, and forbidden love—the Greek tale of Hades and Persephone gets a romantic modern update in the gorgeously illustrated, Eisner Award-winning Lore Olympus, including a brand new bonus short story!

“The Underworld has a queen!”

Persephone and Hades are finally reunited when the banished goddess of spring returns to the Underworld to claim her rightful place as queen. Now that Hades and Persephone have defeated and imprisoned the power-hungry Kronos once more, nothing can keep them apart, and years of being separated have only made their desire for each other grow. But the other Olympians can’t help but meddle, pushing the pair to make things official with a coronation—and a wedding.

Ignoring the others who try to define their relationship, Hades and Persephone choose to take things at their own pace and focus on rebuilding the Underworld. They begin by investigating how Kronos was first able to escape, and they learn the horrifying truth that he has captured a powerful young god whose abilities help Kronos project his thoughts outside of Tartarus—thoughts he uses to plague Hera’s every waking moment. Though Kronos’s physical form is locked away, Olympus will never be free until they can rescue the child from the furious Titan’s grasp.

To save the realms, Persephone must figure out her fertility goddess powers and embrace her role as Queen of the Underworld—even as it takes her further from her mother’s expectations and her former place in the Mortal Realm.

This edition of Smythe’s original Eisner Award–winning webcomic Lore Olympus features a brand-new, exclusive short story from creator Rachel Smythe and brings the Greek pantheon into the modern age in a sharply perceptive and romantic graphic novel.

This volume collects episodes 207–233 of the #1 WEBTOON comic Lore Olympus.

The Glass Slide World by Carrie Vaughn
Expected Publication: October 7th, 2025 
From Goodreads:
Award-winning author Carrie Vaughn’s sequel to The Naturalist Society follows a young scientist unlocking her magical abilities amid a high-seas adventure filled with international intrigue.

The year is 1902, and the world is changing with the new century. Twenty-one-year-old Ava Stanley, the daughter of two celebrated Arcane Taxonomists, has much to live up to—however scarce her magical abilities may be.

While her parents draw power from spectacular birds and megafauna, Ava’s connection to the natural world is much smaller, stemming from the microscopic. This is useful in her quest to become a doctor, as she studies the burgeoning links between bacteria and disease, but it means Ava’s power itself is also smaller. Even so, she plans to make the most of it when she boards a ship to Nassau, where she’ll continue her research.

But those plans change when pirates take over the ship, bringing with them danger, mystery, and the stirrings of war. Amid the chaos, Ava forges connections with her fellow travelers. And in them, she begins to find that every tiny piece of the world has the power to strengthen it…or shatter it completely.

The Scammer by Tiffany D. Jackson 
Expected Publication: October 7th, 2025 
From Goodreads:
New York Times bestselling author Tiffany D. Jackson delivers another stunning, ripped-from-the-headlines thriller, following a freshman girl whose college life is turned upside down when her roommate’s ex-convict brother moves into their dorm and starts controlling their every move.

Out from under her overprotective parents, Jordyn is ready to kill it in prelaw at a prestigious, historically Black university in Washington DC. When her new roommate’s brother is released from prison, the last thing Jordyn expects is to come home and find the ex-convict on their dorm room sofa. But Devonte needs a place to stay while he gets back on his feet—and how could she say no to one of her new best friends?

Devonte is older, as charming as he is intelligent, pushing every student he meets to make better choices about their young lives. But Jordyn senses something sinister beneath his friendly advice and growing group of followers. When one of Jordyn’s roommates goes missing, she must enlist the help of the university’s lone white student to uncover the mystery—or become trapped at the center of a web of lies more tangled than she can imagine.

Savage Blooms by S.T. Gibson
Expected Publication: October 7th, 2025 
From Goodreads:
S. T. Gibson, the queen of erotic fantasy romance, returns with this ravishingly dark trilogy of gothic manors, faery magic, and forbidden desires set in the foreboding Highlands of Scotland.

For as long as Adam can remember, the legends passed down from his world-traveling grandfather have called him to a crumbling manor in the Highlands. His closest friend Nicola longs for the same adventure, as well as for Adam himself. She'll follow him just about anywhere - even to the remote wilds of Scotland - if it pushes the pair to surrender to their shared attraction.

But when a storm strikes and strands them unexpectedly, Adam and Nicola find themselves at the mercy of the eccentric owner of the infamous house, Eileen, as well as her brooding groundskeeper, Finley.

Trapped by the weather, and bound by ancient faery magic, Nicola and Adam get more than they bargained for as they become entangled in Eileen and Finley's world of mind games, deceit and forbidden desire. As ancestral sins are unearthed, Adam and Nicola will have to reckon with the spell Eileen and Finley have cast over them - and whether or not they even want to be free.

Cinder House by Freya Marske
Expected Publication: October 7th, 2025 
From Goodreads:
Sparks fly and lovers dance in this gorgeous, yearning Cinderella retelling from bestselling author Freya Marske—a queer Gothic romance perfect for fans of Naomi Novik and T. Kingfisher.

An instant USA Today bestseller!

Ella is a haunting.

Murdered at sixteen, her ghost is furiously trapped in her father's house, invisible to everyone except her stepmother and stepsisters.

Even when she discovers how to untether herself from her prison, there are limits. She cannot be seen or heard by the living people who surround her. Her family must never learn she is able to leave. And at the stroke of every midnight, she finds herself back on the staircase where she died.

Until she forges a wary friendship with a fairy charm-seller, and makes a bargain for three nights of almost-living freedom. Freedom that means she can finally be seen. Danced with. Touched.

You think you know Ella's the ball, the magical shoes, the handsome prince.

You're halfway right, and all-the-way wrong.

How to Survive a Fairy Bargain by Laura J. Mayo
Expected Publication: October 7th, 2025 
From Goodreads:
In this hilarious sequel to How to Summon a Fairy Godmother, Theodosia’s already survived being the evil stepsister in one fairy tale, but surviving fae bargains, fairy rings, and being turned into a hedgehog will be a whole new challenge.
 
Theodosia Balfour is in a panic—she has no clue how to handle her new life as a fairy’s familiar. She just can’t seem to find her place in Cecily’s land of decadence, doublespeak, and whimsy.
 
Moreover, Theo can’t stop thinking about Kasra, Cecily’s last familiar who is now living a cozy human life without any memories of his time in a fairy’s service. All she wants is to tell Kaz how she feels about him, but that’s impossible now. Then suddenly, the regent of the fairy kingdom reveals a secret that shocks Theo to her core and thrusts her into the role of detective to solve a thousand-year-old royal assassination attempt.
 
With time running out to catch the would-be assassin, Theo can rely on only her own wits and unique charm to discover what’s really going on.

Mirage City by Lev A.C. Rosen
Expected Publication: October 7th, 2025 
From Goodreads:
Lev AC Rosen delivers a new and captivating 1950s mystery in this dazzling, award-winning series

Private Investigator Evander “Andy” Mills’ next case takes him out of his comfort zone in San Francisco—and much to his dismay, back home to Los Angeles. After a secretive queer rights organization called the Mattachine Society enlists Andy to find some missing members, he must dodge not only motorcycle gangs and mysterious forces, but his own mother, too.

Avoiding her proves to be a challenge when the case leads Andy to the psychological clinic she works at. Worlds collide, buried secrets are dug up, and Andy realizes he’s going to have to burn it all down this time if he wants to pull off a rescue. With secret societies, drugs, and doctors swirling around him, time is running out for Andy to locate the missing and get them to safety. And for him to make it back to San Francisco in one piece. 

Zodiac Legacy by Katie Zhao
Expected Publication: October 7th, 2025 
From Goodreads:
Return to the hidden world of the cursed Descendants of the Zodiac, where magic intertwines with dark academia at a boarding school dedicated to restoring their glory. In this thrilling sequel, the Descendants must navigate the aftermath of a chaotic heist and rescue a fallen comrade—all while battling dark forces determined to tear them apart.

A vampire on the run. A shapeshifter with a haunting past. A mortal trapped in enemy territory. And a werewolf with a score to settle.

After the heist of a lifetime to reclaim the source of their magic—the twelve Chinese zodiac statues—Evangeline Long and her crew of supernatural beings are on the run. Something—or someone—is working against the Descendants of zodiac from the shadows, and despite Evangeline’s efforts, her people remain cursed as creatures of darkness.

However, not everyone wants to return to life before the curse. As factions begin to tear the Descendants apart, Evangeline must travel to London to finish her mission: break the curse and restore the Descendants to their former glory. But with one of her crew in enemy hands and longtime allies turning on her, Evangeline must barter with lives as she decides who to trust . . . and who to target.

And she’ll have to do it soon. There are whispers of monsters on the loose—longtime foes of the Descendants who have returned for blood—and as long as the Descendants remain cursed, they don’t stand a chance. Now more than ever, Evangeline’s crew must finish their mission and reclaim their powers, before there is nothing left of the Descendants to save. . . .

The Ordeals by Rachel Greenlaw
Expected Publication: October 7th, 2025 
From Goodreads:
In this lush, atmospheric romantasy, an illusionist competes in a series of deadly trials for a spot at an elite magical college—that is, if another hopeful doesn’t kill her first.

Twenty-year-old Sophia De Winter has only known life bound to her cruel uncle, the Collector, thanks to a blood bond he exacted from her as a child. When she learns of Killmarth College, an elite academy for magic wielders outside of the Collector’s control, she knows it is her only chance to finally break free. But to gain entry, she will have to compete against other illusionists, masquiers, botanists, and alchemists in a series of brutal trials that many hopefuls don’t survive—the Ordeals.

Sophia knows her skills as an illusionist are weak; she only makes it through the first challenge by teaming up with a powerful (and insufferably sexy) botanist, Alden Locke. To make it out alive, she will have to hone her magic and learn to identify who is a rival, who could be an ally, and who is a murderer.

Because now, not only does she have to protect her heart, but her very life. Hopefuls are being viciously picked off one by one between the challenges. In her haste to escape the Collector’s trap, Sophia may have fled straight towards her own death sentence.

How to Fake a Haunting by Christa Carmen
Expected Publication: October 7th, 2025 
From Goodreads:
A desperate woman’s plot to frighten her husband out of her life takes a nightmarish turn in a chilling novel of modern horror by a Bram Stoker Award–winning author.

Lainey Taylor is being pushed to the brink by her alcoholic husband, Callum. Prone to hallucinations and erratic behavior, it’s only a matter of time before he puts Lainey’s life—and that of their daughter, Beatrix—in jeopardy. A divorce and full custody is out of the question. In Callum’s words: Over my dead body.

Lainey’s sympathetic friend Adelaide has a wild solution. They’ll stage a haunting so convincing it will drive Callum out of Lainey’s life for good. Nothing too over the top: strange smells, noises in the walls, and flies unleashed along the windowsills. It could work. Considering Callum’s alcohol-induced night terrors, he’s already close to broken. With each new scare, Lainey is closer to seeing the haunting through to its bitter, freeing end.

But in a house filled with so much rage, resentment, and fear, is it any wonder that Lainey and Adelaide’s plan goes horribly wrong? As their fake haunting spirals into something no one can control, Lainey discovers that the only way out of this frightening trap is to join forces with Callum, or die trying.

The Women of Wild Hill by Kirsten Miller
Expected Publication: October 7th, 2025 
From Goodreads:
A witty, spectacular, and timely tale of modern-day witches waging war on the patriarchy, from fan favorite Kirsten Miller, the author of The Change and Lula Dean’s Little Library of Banned Books.

There are places on earth where nature’s powers gather. Girls raised there are bequeathed strange gifts. A few have powers so dark that they fear to use them. Such a place is Wild Hill, on the tip of Long Island. For centuries, the ghost of a witch murdered by colonists claimed the beautiful and fertile Wild Hill…until a young Scottish woman with strange gifts arrived. Sadie Duncan was allowed to stay.

Five generations of Sadie’s descendants called Wild Hill home, each generation more powerful than the last. Then, in the aftermath of a terrible tragedy, the last of the Duncans, once prophesized to be the most powerful of their kind, abandoned their ancestral home.

One of them, Brigid Laguerre moved to California and turned her dark gift into fame and fortune. Her sister, Phoebe, settled on a ranch in Texas, where women visit in secret for her tonics and cures. Phoebe’s daughter, Sybil, has become a famous chef. Seemingly powerless, Sibyl has never been told of the Duncan bloodline.

Now Brigid, Phoebe, and Sibyl have been brought to Wild Hill to discover their family legacy. The Old One, furious at the path mankind has taken, has chosen three powerful witches to turn the tide. The Duncans will fulfill their destinies—but only if they can set aside their grievances and come together as a family.

There's so many fantastic books starting off October! I've read one or two already and they were so good, and I can't wait for these all to be out! What about you guys? Happy reading! 
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