It's Monday! What Are You Reading #699, October 28th

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

What happened in the past week:

Weekly Memes:
It's Monday! What Are You Reading #698
Teaser Tuesday #706
WWW Wednesday #706
WOW #702
Will the Time Come #699
Third Sentence Thursday #689
Random Reads #675
First Lines Friday #702
Book Blogger Hop #368

Monthly ARC's Update 94

24 Books to Read in 2024 Update 7
The Reward Challenge Update #684
Wheel of TBR #231
How Well I Stuck to It #536
Wrote that Review Update #533

Week 43 Reviews:
The Hunt

The Beyond

Pitch Dark

The Hob's Bargain

Three of Hearts

Pair of Fools

Lucy Undying 

This Ravenous Fate

The Wedding Witch

A Wild and Ruined Song

Stalked by the Kraken

Stalked by the Kraken Bonus Epilogue

Found by the Lake Monster

Deceived by the Gargoyles

Deceived by the Gargoyles Bonus Epilogue

Ensnared by the Werewolf

Entranced by the Basilisks

Entranced by the Basilisks Bonus Epilogue

Hoarded by the Dragon

Hoarded by the Dragon Bonus Epilogue

This Girl's a Killer

King of Shadows

Queen of Dreams

Everyone This Christmas Has a Secret 

The Angel of Indian Lake

Monstrous 

Girl, Stolen

Count All Her Bones

The Queen's Bargain

Magical Readathon: Orilium: 

Update 55

Update 56

Becca's Spookoplathon: 

Update 25

Update 26

Update 27

Update 28

Update 29

Update 30

Update 31

Update 32

Update 33

Update 34

Random:

Rachel Smythe Author Page

Nisha J. Tuli Author Page

Steffanie Holmes Author Page

The Bookworm Revolution November 2024 TBR

OK, so I got 46 posts in 7 days, which is a pretty good week, I read some really great books, so I'm happy with this week and I can't wait for next week! What about you guys? Happy reading!

So this week I want to read whatever I want that's left from my TBR's! 

Week 43 Review: A Wild and Ruined Song

From Goodreads:

Arlo and her friends struggle to rally against an overwhelming foe before time runs out in this gripping final book in the Hollow Star Saga, the urban fantasy series about fae in Toronto.

Arlo Jarsdel has lost everything. Her family. Her freedom. Her name. And now that she's sharing her body with Ruin, the formidable titan of devastation, she's even beginning to lose herself.

In their most dangerous game of deception yet, Arlo has just one goal: destroy the three Bone Crowns corrupting the mortal and immortal realms before her time runs out and Ruin takes permanent control of her being.

With Celadon fighting on the political front against the ruthless High Queen Riadne—now armed with the cataclysmic power of her Crown, the Sins, and Ruin—Vehan and Aurelian are scrambling in secret to build an army to rival Riadne's infernal forces. Meanwhile, Nausicaä will do whatever it takes to save her girlfriend from obliteration, despite knowing the odds of survival are nearly nonexistent.

When the line between hero and villain becomes blurred, and bonds are put to the ultimate test, it has never been more imperative—or more difficult—to stand united. For this is not the first lifetime that these five friends have faced the evil behind this impending war, but if they can't find their way back to each other, it might just be their last.

My Review:


Author: Ashley Shuttleworth
Series: The Hollow Star Saga #4

Read: October 22nd, 2024
Source: NetGalley 
Reason Why: Rereading, and it's a End of Series 2024 Book, Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2024 Book, and a WoW Book! 

Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books
Expected Publication: November 12th 2024

5/5 Hearts

5/5 Books

5/5 Stars

Monthly ARC's Update 94

So I read my next book for Monthly ARC's and it was A Wild and Ruined Song by Ashley Shuttleworth from the November list.

Here's the link to this month's post with my journey.

How it Works: 

This is my monthly ARC accountability challenge, to list out the books that I have as ARC's that are being published in the coming month, rounding them up at the start of the month, and seeing how well I did at the end, as well as rounding up the next month's books.    

   

Waiting on Wednesday #702, October 23rd

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

Games Untold by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

Expected Publication: November 12th, 2024
From Goodreads:

Romance, luxury, and secrets abound in this thrilling new collection that take readers deeper into the world of the #1 bestselling Inheritance Games series

 

There is nothing frivolous about the way a Hawthorne man loves.

 

An amnesiac playboy and the woman with every reason to hate him. A daredevil, his favorite heiress, and three nights in Prague. An unlikely pairing between a cowboy and a goth. Four brothers with an inescapable bond, strengthened by the family they chose, in a house of wonders that promises to always deliver one more secret. 

 

Discover their stories of love and loss, power, puzzles, and life-and-death secrets in this mind-blowingly romantic collection that proves that when you love the way Hawthornes love, there is no going back.

 

This collection That Night in Prague (novella) The Same Backward as Forward (novella) The Cowboy and the Goth Five Times Xander Tackled Someone (and One Time He Didn’t) One Hawthorne Night* What Happens in the Treehouse*  $3CR3T $@NT@ Pain at the Right Gun *previously published in limited released

The Shadows Rule All by Abigail Owen

Expected Publication: November 12th, 2024
From Goodreads:

Darkness ascends the throne in this electrifying conclusion to the Domionions trilogy, all wrapped up in a gorgeous cover package! Preorder coming soon!

The hidden princess, must find a way to stop the ageless king—and the Shadowraith she’s fallen for—in the upcoming final installment of Abigail Owen’s sprawling, sexy upper YA fantasy.

The Possessed by Marjorie M. Liu, Illustrated by Sana Takeda

Expected Publication: November 12th, 2024
From Goodreads:

The ninth volume of the multiple Eisner, Harvey, Hugo, and British Fantasy Award-winning series.

Maika, Kippa, and Ren return to their own world to discover a full year has passed in their absence--and Zinn is back in the clutches of Maika's father, the megalomaniacal Lord Doctor. From the relative safety of the pirate-controlled Spice Islands, Maika and her friends must regroup, recover, and find a way stop the Lord Doctor's murderous rampage before he destroys the Known World. Can loyalty and love transcend a history of betrayal and blood?

Witch Queen of Redwinter by Ed McDonald

Expected Publication: November 12th, 2024
From Goodreads:

Having been saved from execution at the hands of the Draoihn – powerful magic users Raine used to count as allies – Raine finds herself in the Fault, a vast magical wasteland, which is falling apart before her eyes.

Alongside her two closest companions, they are searching for the only person Raine believes can help them get back home: the enigmatic and infuriatingly elusive Queen of Feathers.

But what home are they trying to get back to? Ovitus LacNaithe, power-hungry traitor that he is, has taken control of the Draoihn and is unwittingly doing the bidding of a darker master. He is soon to take control of the Crown of Harranir and plunge the land into unending darkness.

The fate of two worlds hangs in the balance. The stakes have never been higher. It's going to take Raine's dark, terrible powers, as well as the unbreakable bond of three friends, to ensure everyone lives to see the dawn.

The epic conclusion to Ed McDonald's Redwinter Chronicles, Witch Queen of Redwinter brings together breathtaking magic, unflinching fellowship and the gruesome spectacle of war in the most thrilling of fantasy adventures.

The Ghost of a Chance by Heather Graham

Expected Publication: November 12th, 2024
From Goodreads:

From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Heather Graham comes a new story in her Krewe of Hunters series…

Having run into the bank to take out cash for her son’s school fair, Angela Hawkins Crow is surprised to find herself in the middle of a hostage situation. The hostage-taker is none other than Billy Mendelson, a young man suffering after a violent armed robbery attack at his home.

Angela read about the crime but is mystified by his behavior, even as he hustles her into a vault with several others. Billy was a stellar student and so much more before the events of that fateful day. How can he subject others to such violence?

Thankfully, Angela realizes someone else in the bank might be able to help her bring it all to an end—without any injuries. It’s a ghost of a chance, but one she must cling to if she wishes to save the hostages and the young man so damaged by what has befallen him.

Only a ghost of a chance…

But one she is grateful to have. And one that just might work.

A Wild and Ruined Song by Ashley Shuttleworth

Expected Publication: November 12th, 2024
From Goodreads:

Arlo and her friends struggle to rally against an overwhelming foe before time runs out in this gripping final book in the Hollow Star Saga, the urban fantasy series about fae in Toronto.

Arlo Jarsdel has lost everything. Her family. Her freedom. Her name. And now that she’s sharing her body with Ruin, the formidable titan of devastation, she’s even beginning to lose herself.

In their most dangerous game of deception yet, Arlo has just one goal: destroy the three Bone Crowns corrupting the mortal and immortal realms before her time runs out and Ruin takes permanent control of her being.

With Celadon fighting on the political front against the ruthless High Queen Riadne—now armed with the cataclysmic power of her Crown, the Sins, and Ruin—Vehan and Aurelian are scrambling in secret to build an army to rival Riadne’s infernal forces. Meanwhile, Nausicaä will do whatever it takes to save her girlfriend from obliteration, despite knowing the odds of survival are nearly nonexistent.

When the line between hero and villain becomes blurred, and bonds are put to the ultimate test, it has never been more imperative—or more difficult—to stand united. For this is not the first lifetime that these five friends have faced the evil behind this impending war, but if they can’t find their way back to each other, it might just be their last.

In Want of a Suspect by Tirzah Price

Expected Publication: November 12th, 2024
From Goodreads:

The first book in a thrilling mystery duology that follows Lizzie Bennet and Mr. Darcy from the acclaimed Jane Austen Murder Mystery series!

It is a truth universally acknowledged, that London’s first female solicitor in possession of the details of a deadly crime, must be in want of a suspect.

The tenacious Lizzie Bennet has earned her place at Longbourn, her father’s law firm. Her work keeps her busy, but luckily it gives her plenty of reasons to consult (and steal occasional kisses) with Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy, a stern but secretly softhearted solicitor at Pemberley.

Lizzie is hired to investigate a deadly warehouse fire and to find the mysterious woman who was spotted at the scene moments before the flames took hold. But when the case leads to the sitting room of a woman Darcy once proposed marriage to, the delicate balance between personal and professional in their relationship is threatened.

Questions of the future are cast aside when the prime suspect is murdered and Lizzie’s own life is threatened. As the body count rises and their suspicions about what was really going on in the warehouse grow, the pressure is on for Lizzie and Darcy to uncover the truth.

Classic characters with an enthralling twist—Lizzie and Darcy, as introduced in the hit novel Pride and Premeditation, are back for more suspense, danger, and romance!

Skyshade by Alex Aster

Expected Publication: November 12th, 2024
From Goodreads:

The pulse-pounding third novel in the #1 New York Times bestselling series, The Lightlark Saga, by acclaimed author and #BookTok sensation Alex Aster

Love kills kingdoms…

Back in Grim’s castle on Nightshade, Isla is reeling in the wake of a brutal battle and the devastating truths it exposed. Her future—and the fate of the world—now hinge on a heart split in two.

Past Isla, who fell in love with the ruler of Nightshade, fights to resist feelings she considers treasonous. The Isla of the present, who has seen the ruin her powers can cause, will do anything to save Lightlark and its king.

As the line between enemy and friend is tested, Isla is more desperate than ever to understand the oracle’s final prophecy and change her heartrending fate. But a storm is coming. And with it, a long-buried evil greater than anything the realms have faced before.

With the clock ticking on her destiny and the survival of two warring kingdoms hinging on her own shattered heart, Isla Crown will either save the world—or destroy it.

All's Fair in Love and Treachery by Celeste Connally 

Expected Publication: November 12th, 2024
From Goodreads:

Bridgerton meets Agatha Christie in this dazzling next installment in a captivating Regency-era mystery series with a feminist spin.

21 June, 1815. London may be cheering the news of Napoleon’s surrender at Waterloo, but Lady Petra Forsyth has little to celebrate after discovering that the death of her viscount fiancé three years earlier was no accident. Instead, it was murder, and the man responsible is her handsome, half-Scottish secret paramour Duncan Shawcross—yet the scoundrel has disappeared, leaving only a confusing riddle about long-forgotten memories in his wake.

So what’s a lady to do when she can’t hunt down her traitorous lover? She concentrates on a royal assignment instead. Queen Charlotte has tasked Petra with attending an event at the Asylum for Female Orphans and making inquiries surrounding the death of the orphanage’s matron. What’s more, the there may be a link between the matron’s death and a group of radicals with ties to the aristocracy, as evidenced by an intercepted letter.

Then, Petra overhears a nefarious conversation with two other men about a plot to topple the monarchy, set to take place during three days of celebrations currently gripping London.

As the clock counts down and London’s streets teem with revelers, Petra’s nerves are fraying as her past and present collide. Yet while all’s fair in love and war, she can never surrender, especially when more orphaned girls may be in trouble. And to save their lives, the monarchy itself, and even her own heart, Lady Petra must face her fears with the strength of an army of soldiers and fight with the heart of a queen.

The Courting of Bristol Keats by Mary E. Pearson

Expected Publication: November 12th, 2024
From Goodreads:

From New York Times bestselling author Mary E. Pearson comes a thrilling romantic fantasy full of dangerous fae, dark secrets, and addictive romance

After losing both their parents, Bristol Keats and her sisters struggle to stay afloat in their small, quiet town of Bowskeep. When Bristol begins to receive letters from an “aunt” she’s never heard of who promises she can help, she reluctantly agrees to meet—and discovers that everything she thought she knew about her family is a lie. Even her father might still be alive, not killed but kidnapped by terrifying creatures to a whole other realm—the one he is from.

Desperate to save her father and find the truth, Bristol journeys to a land of gods and fae and monsters. Pulled into a dangerous world of magic and intrigue, she makes a deadly bargain with the fae leader, Tyghan. But what she doesn't know is that he's the one who drove her parents to live a life on the run. And he is just as determined as she is to find her father—dead or alive.

I Am the Dark That Answers When You Call by Jamison Shea

Expected Publication: November 12th, 2024
From Goodreads:
Monsters and mortals, rejoice! Acheron is back . . .Though Laure has tried to close the lid on her ballet shoes and the feelings she once held for dance since the Palais Garnier incident two months ago, Laure is spinning out. Between partying, drinking, and avoiding anything and, well, everyone, she has no time to be anything but a monster. 

But when Laure stumbles across a mysterious dead body during one of her nights out, she’s forced to notice the cracks stretching beyond herself.Below the streets of Paris, Elysium is dying, and Acheron and Lethe’s influence is spilling into the streets like a blight. Laure isn’t the only of Elysium’s beasts to rise from the ruins of Palais Garnier, and someone is mobilizing an army of monsters with plans greater than Laure, Andor, and Keturah could have ever guessed. 

While Laure is warring between her wants and Acheron’s ever-demanding appetite, she and her circle of monsters are left to reckon with a not-so-simple how do you save yourself from oblivion?Jamison Shea's sharp and unflinching voice will bring readers to terrifying new heights in this vicious sequel to the "relentlessly gory and almost euphoric in its embrace of the horrific" (NPR) I Feed Her to the Beast and the Beast is Me.

Our Deadly Designs by Kalyn Josephson

Expected Publication: November 12th, 2024
From Goodreads:

The Shadows Between Us meets The Scorpio Races in the epic conclusion to NYT bestselling Kalyn Josephson's This Dark Descent, called "a fierce and darkly magical thrill ride" by acclaimed author Ava Reid.

The Illinir may be over, but the race for Enderlain’s future has just begun. The hunt for the old king’s lost heir is on, and the first to find them will win the throne.

Mikira has allied herself with the rebels in pursuit of the lost heir, but the deeper her search takes her, the closer she gets to the royal family's wicked past.

Ari is struggling to control her own growing power as she grapples with a dark secret that may be her undoing — and the truth behind Damien's greatest foe.

Damien, the new head of House Adair, joins the race to find the heir and secure the crown. But as his influence at court grows, so does his paranoia and hunger for power.

Reid is trying his best to stay true to the friend who's always had his loyalty — and the flame who has his heart — while trapped in a web of chaos and lies.

But a darker force is festering in Enderlain’s underbelly, and Mikira, Ari, Damien, and Reid will need to find a way back to each other — and themselves — before the kingdom is torn apart. Hearts will be broken and new bonds will be forged in this explosive finale to This Dark Descent, where spellbinding fantasy meets Jewish mythology in a cut-throat race for the throne — and Enderlain’s survival.

Oh, there's a bunch of fantastic releases coming out on the 12th, I'm so excited for, I love these authors and these series, I need to read these books! What about you guys? Happy reading! 

WWW Wednesday #706, October 23rd

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 Stalked by the Kraken, and I'm loving it!

I read A Wild and Ruined Song, and it was such a fantastic read! 

I'm going to be reading Found by the Lake Monster, and I can't wait! 

What about you guys? Happy reading!

Becca's BookoplAthon Update 27

So I read my next book for Becca's BookoplAthon, Roll as You Go edition, and it was A Wild and Ruined Song which is for the prompt Mood Read, and I'll be rolling for what I'm reading next below! 

My Reading Journey:

The Wrong Bride by Gena Showalter and Jill Monroe
Prompt Fulfilled: Present
Started On: October 1st
Finished On: October 1st, 2:01 PM

Pages Read: 344

Scribbled in Margins by Forthright

Prompt Fulfilled: Community Shelf
Started On: October 1st
Finished On: October 1st, 11:58 PM

Pages Read: 101

Killers of a Certain Age by Deanna Raybourn

Prompt Fulfilled: Ghost Tour
Started On: October 2nd
Finished On: October 2nd, 9:54 PM

Pages Read: 368

Kills Well With Others by Deanna Raybourn

Prompt Fulfilled:  Stabby

Started On: October 3rd
Finished On: October 3rd, 10:59 PM

Pages Read: 368

How to Survive Your Murder by Danielle Valentine

Prompt Fulfilled: Go

Started On: October 4th
Finished On: October 4th, 10:34 PM

Pages Read: 320

Fumiko and the Finicky Nestmate by Forthright

Prompt Fulfilled: Past

Started On: October 5th
Finished On: October 5th, 10:25 PM

Pages Read: 426

There's Someone Inside Your House by Stephanie Perkins

Prompt Fulfilled: Poll

Started On: October 6th
Finished On: October 6th, 9:56 PM

Pages Read: 320

Serial Killer Games by Kate Posey

Prompt Fulfilled: Pentacle

Started On: October 7th
Finished On: October 7th, 8:30 PM

Pages Read: 384

A Pirate's Life for Tea by Rebecca Thorne

Prompt Fulfilled: Mood Read

Started On: October 8th
Finished On: October 8th, 5:31 PM

Pages Read: 444

A Cruel and Fated Light by Ashley Shuttleworth

Prompt Fulfilled: Big Book

Started On: October 9th
Finished On: October 9th, 11:50 PM

Pages Read: 640

Vera Wong's Guide to Snooping (On a Dead Man) by Jesse Q. Sutanto

Prompt Fulfilled: Pumpkin Carving

Started On: October 10th
Finished On: October 10th, 6:39 PM

Pages Read: 352

Whispers Most Foul by Emma MacDonald

Prompt Fulfilled: Ghostface

Started On: October 11th
Finished On: October 11th, 11:25 PM

Pages Read: 380

Tea You at the Altar by Rebecca Thorne

Prompt Fulfilled: Pentacle

Started On: October 12th
Finished On: October 12th, 7:24 PM

Pages Read: 336

Halloween for Six by Kelly Finley

Prompt Fulfilled: Dice Roll

Started On: October 13th
Finished On: October 13th, 11:30 PM

Pages Read: 412

Don't Fear the Reaper by Stephen Graham Jones

Prompt Fulfilled: Seance

Started On: October 14th
Finished On: October 14th, 9:24 PM

Pages Read: 480

Januaries by Olivie Blake

Prompt Fulfilled: Community Shelf

Started On: October 15th
Finished On: October 15th, 1:05 PM

Pages Read: 480

First Lie Wins by Ashley Elston

Prompt Fulfilled: Present

Started On: October 15th
Finished On: October 15th, 5:37 PM

Pages Read: 348

A Very Bad Thing by J.T. Ellison

Prompt Fulfilled: Jason Voorhees

Started On: October 15th

Finished On: October 15th, 9:51 PM

Pages Read: 495 

When The Moon Hatched by Sarah A. Parker

Prompt Fulfilled: Feed Scroll

Started On: October 16th

Finished On: October 16th, 11:08 PM

Pages Read: 736

My Best Friend's Exorcism by Grady Hendrix

Prompt Fulfilled: Grady Hendrix

Started On: October 17th

Finished On: October 17th, 11:48 AM

Pages Read: 337

All Fall Down by Ally Carter

Prompt Fulfilled: Chance Card

Started On: October 17th

Finished On: October 17th, 8:01 PM

Pages Read: 320

Lying in the Deep by Diana Urban

Prompt Fulfilled: Stabby

Started On: October 18th

Finished On: October 18th, 10:38 PM

Pages Read: 400

The Beyond by Chloe Neill

Prompt Fulfilled: Pumpkin Carving

Started On: October 19th

Finished On: October 19h, 7:15 PM

Pages Read: 336

The Hob's Bargain by Patricia Briggs

Prompt Fulfilled: Present 

Started On: October 20th

Finished On: October 20h, 6:47 PM

Pages Read: 290

Lucy Undying by Kiersten White

Prompt Fulfilled: Blood

Started On: October 21st

Finished On: October 21st, 10:05 PM

Pages Read: 464

The Wedding Witch by Erin Sterling

Prompt Fulfilled: Mood Read

Started On: October 22nd

Finished On: October 22nd, 2:05 PM

Pages Read: 352

A Wild and Ruined Song by Ashley Shuttleworth

Prompt Fulfilled: Spoopy

Started On: October 22nd

Finished On: October 22nd, 9:55 PM

Pages Read: 432 

Books Read: 27
Pages Read: 10797

Day 23, Roll 28:

A 12, which gets me to Small Book. I chose Stalked by the Kraken by Lillian Lark, it's 252 pages, so that works! But that's doubles, so I have to do another roll.

Day 23, Roll 29:

A 8, which gets me to Leatherface. I chose Deceived by the Gargoyles by Lillian Lark, the synopsis talks about her family, and the one that she wants to make! 

Becca's BookoplAthon Update 26

So I read my next book for Becca's BookoplAthon, Roll as You Go edition, and it was The Wedding Witch which is for the prompt Spooky, and I'll be reading A Wild and Ruined Song next! 

My Reading Journey:

The Wrong Bride by Gena Showalter and Jill Monroe
Prompt Fulfilled: Present
Started On: October 1st
Finished On: October 1st, 2:01 PM

Pages Read: 344

Scribbled in Margins by Forthright

Prompt Fulfilled: Community Shelf
Started On: October 1st
Finished On: October 1st, 11:58 PM

Pages Read: 101

Killers of a Certain Age by Deanna Raybourn

Prompt Fulfilled: Ghost Tour
Started On: October 2nd
Finished On: October 2nd, 9:54 PM

Pages Read: 368

Kills Well With Others by Deanna Raybourn

Prompt Fulfilled:  Stabby

Started On: October 3rd
Finished On: October 3rd, 10:59 PM

Pages Read: 368

How to Survive Your Murder by Danielle Valentine

Prompt Fulfilled: Go

Started On: October 4th
Finished On: October 4th, 10:34 PM

Pages Read: 320

Fumiko and the Finicky Nestmate by Forthright

Prompt Fulfilled: Past

Started On: October 5th
Finished On: October 5th, 10:25 PM

Pages Read: 426

There's Someone Inside Your House by Stephanie Perkins

Prompt Fulfilled: Poll

Started On: October 6th
Finished On: October 6th, 9:56 PM

Pages Read: 320

Serial Killer Games by Kate Posey

Prompt Fulfilled: Pentacle

Started On: October 7th
Finished On: October 7th, 8:30 PM

Pages Read: 384

A Pirate's Life for Tea by Rebecca Thorne

Prompt Fulfilled: Mood Read

Started On: October 8th
Finished On: October 8th, 5:31 PM

Pages Read: 444

A Cruel and Fated Light by Ashley Shuttleworth

Prompt Fulfilled: Big Book

Started On: October 9th
Finished On: October 9th, 11:50 PM

Pages Read: 640

Vera Wong's Guide to Snooping (On a Dead Man) by Jesse Q. Sutanto

Prompt Fulfilled: Pumpkin Carving

Started On: October 10th
Finished On: October 10th, 6:39 PM

Pages Read: 352

Whispers Most Foul by Emma MacDonald

Prompt Fulfilled: Ghostface

Started On: October 11th
Finished On: October 11th, 11:25 PM

Pages Read: 380

Tea You at the Altar by Rebecca Thorne

Prompt Fulfilled: Pentacle

Started On: October 12th
Finished On: October 12th, 7:24 PM

Pages Read: 336

Halloween for Six by Kelly Finley

Prompt Fulfilled: Dice Roll

Started On: October 13th
Finished On: October 13th, 11:30 PM

Pages Read: 412

Don't Fear the Reaper by Stephen Graham Jones

Prompt Fulfilled: Seance

Started On: October 14th
Finished On: October 14th, 9:24 PM

Pages Read: 480

Januaries by Olivie Blake

Prompt Fulfilled: Community Shelf

Started On: October 15th
Finished On: October 15th, 1:05 PM

Pages Read: 480

First Lie Wins by Ashley Elston

Prompt Fulfilled: Present

Started On: October 15th
Finished On: October 15th, 5:37 PM

Pages Read: 348

A Very Bad Thing by J.T. Ellison

Prompt Fulfilled: Jason Voorhees

Started On: October 15th

Finished On: October 15th, 9:51 PM

Pages Read: 495 

When The Moon Hatched by Sarah A. Parker

Prompt Fulfilled: Feed Scroll

Started On: October 16th

Finished On: October 16th, 11:08 PM

Pages Read: 736

My Best Friend's Exorcism by Grady Hendrix

Prompt Fulfilled: Grady Hendrix

Started On: October 17th

Finished On: October 17th, 11:48 AM

Pages Read: 337

All Fall Down by Ally Carter

Prompt Fulfilled: Chance Card

Started On: October 17th

Finished On: October 17th, 8:01 PM

Pages Read: 320

Lying in the Deep by Diana Urban

Prompt Fulfilled: Stabby

Started On: October 18th

Finished On: October 18th, 10:38 PM

Pages Read: 400

The Beyond by Chloe Neill

Prompt Fulfilled: Pumpkin Carving

Started On: October 19th

Finished On: October 19h, 7:15 PM

Pages Read: 336

The Hob's Bargain by Patricia Briggs

Prompt Fulfilled: Present 

Started On: October 20th

Finished On: October 20h, 6:47 PM

Pages Read: 290

Lucy Undying by Kiersten White

Prompt Fulfilled: Blood

Started On: October 21st

Finished On: October 21st, 10:05 PM

Pages Read: 464

The Wedding Witch by Erin Sterling

Prompt Fulfilled: Mood Read

Started On: October 22nd

Finished On: October 22nd, 2:05 PM

Pages Read: 352

A Wild and Ruined Song by Ashley Shuttleworth

Prompt Fulfilled: Spoopy

Started On: October 22nd

Currently On: Page 0 of 432 

Books Read: 26
Pages Read: 10365

It's Monday! What Are You Reading #698, October 21st

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 #697
Teaser Tuesday #705
WWW Wednesday #705
WOW #701
Will the Time Come #698
Third Sentence Thursday #688
Random Reads #674
First Lines Friday #701
Book Blogger Hop #367

Monthly ARC's Update 93
The Reward Challenge Update #683
Wheel of TBR #230
How Well I Stuck to It #535
Wrote that Review Update #532

Week 42 Reviews:
Pressed Into Service

Tell Me What Really Happened

Tea You at the Altar

A Grim and Sunken Vow

Halloween for Six

My Heart is a Chainsaw

Don't Fear the Reaper

Januaries 

First Lie Wins

A Very Bad Thing

When the Moon Hatched

My Best Friend's Exorcism

The Last Final Girl

Before the Fall: Departure

Before the Fall: Arrival

All Fall Down

What You Made Me Do

The Haunting

The Demon Catchers of Milan 

Off the Trail

Lying in the Deep

Magical Readathon: Orilium: 

Update 54

Becca's Spookoplathon: 

Update 15

Update 16

Update 17

Update 18

Update 19

Update 20

Update 21

Update 22

Update 23

Update 24

Random:

Kathryn Foxfield Author Page

Stephen Graham Jones Author Page

Diana Urban Author Page

Natasha Preston Author Page

Benjamin Stevenson Author Page

OK, so I got 48 posts in 7 days, so it was a decent week, but a hard personal week, because Friday was the 1 year anniversary of putting Dobby down, so that hurt. But he wasn't in pain longer. But anyways, I'm glad that's done. What about you guys? Happy reading!

So this week I want to read Everyone This Christmas Has a Secret!

Benjamin Stevenson returns with a Christmas addition to his bestselling, "deviously good fun" (Nita Prose), Ernest Cunningham mysteries. Unwrap all the Christmas presents, family, an impossible murder or two, and a deadly advent calendar of clues. If Knives Out and The Thursday Murder Club kissed under the mistletoe.

My name's Ernest Cunningham. I used to be a fan of reading Golden Age murder mysteries, until I found myself with a haphazard career getting stuck in the middle of real-life ones. I'd hoped, this Christmas, that any self-respecting murderer would kick their feet up and take it easy over the holidays. I was wrong.

So here I am, backstage at the show of world-famous magician Rylan Blaze, whose benefactor has just been murdered. My suspects are all professional masters of the art of misdirection.

THE MAGICIAN

THE ASSISTANT

THE EXECUTIVE

THE HYPNOTIST

THE IDENTICAL TWIN

THE COUNSELLOR

 THE TECH

My clues are even more A suspect covered in blood, without a memory of how it got there. A murder committed without setting foot inside the room where it happens. And an advent calendar. Because, you know, it's Christmas.

If I can see through the illusions, I know I can solve it.

After all, a good murder is just like a magic trick, isn't it?

Week 42 Review: A Grim and Sunken Vow

From Goodreads:

Arlo and her friends must decide how far they're willing to go to depose a cruel ruler in this third book in the Hollow Star Saga that's The Cruel Prince meets City of Bones.

The die is cast.

The era of Spring is over.

Riadne's bloody coup on the Summer Solstice changed Arlo's life forever. In one fell swoop and a fool’s bargain, she lost both her family and free will to the newly crowned High Queen. Now, with Arlo forced to use her powers as Luck's Hollow Star to help summon the rest of the seven deadly sins, Riadne stands closer than ever to achieving her dark goals.

And Arlo isn't the only one trapped in a frightening new role. Her ex-Fury girlfriend, Nausicaä, is determined to do whatever it takes to stay by Arlo's side, even if that means becoming Riadne's pet assassin. Aurelian and Vehan, torn apart, struggle to survive on their own.

Meanwhile, Celadon has been revealed as Riadne’s illegitimate son—and heir to both Spring and Summer, the ultimate offense in the faerie world. But the High Prince has secret plans of his own, plans made all the more complicated when the beautiful and deadly immortal Hunter Lethe takes an interest in him…

Five budding legacies will need more than luck if they hope to stand a chance against the greatest adversary the Courts have faced. For nothing's more dangerous than a faerie tale… except the one who tells it, and maybe what they're going to need is no longer that story's hero but its villain.

My first review of A Grim and Sunken Vow
My Review:


Author: Ashley Shuttleworth
Series: The Hollow Star Saga #3
First Read: December 24th, 2023 

Read: October 12th, 2024
Source: Own
Reason Why: Rereading, and it's a Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2024 Book! 
Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books
Published: November 28th 2023

5/5 Hearts

5/5 Books

5/5 Stars

It's Monday! What Are You Reading #697, October 14th

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 #696
Teaser Tuesday #704
WWW Wednesday #704
WOW #700
Will the Time Come #697
Third Sentence Thursday #687
Random Reads #673
First Lines Friday #700
Book Blogger Hop #366

21 Books to Read in 2021 Update 41
The Reward Challenge Update #682
Wheel of TBR #229
How Well I Stuck to It #534
Wrote that Review Update #531

Week 41 Reviews:
The Glass Casket

Will the Real Abi Saunders Please Stand Up?

Fumiko and the Finicky Nestmate

Pimiko and the Uncharted Island

Rhomiko and the Confirmed Bachelor

There's Someone Inside Your House

Serial Killer Games

A Pirate's Life for Tea

A Dark and Hollow Star

A Cruel and Fated Light

Vera Wong's Guide to Snooping (On a Dead Man)

The Wilderness of Wild Girls

Shameless Game

Whispers Most Foul

Magical Readathon: Orilium: 

Update 53

Becca's Spookoplathon: 

Update 8

Update 9

Update 10

Update 11

Update 12

Update 13

Update 14

Random:

J. Elle Author Page

Rebecca Thorne Author Page

Judy I. Lin Author Page

OK, so I got 36 posts in 7 days, and it was a pretty nice week, I read a good pace and some fantastic reads! Plus today's a holiday-Happy Thanksgiving, fellow Canadians! What about you guys? Happy reading!

So this week I want to read Tea You at the Altar!

The Princess Bride meets Bookshops and Bonedust in the third book of the Tomes & Tea series, where our favorite lesbian pirates must navigate the ultimate maelstrom—their own wedding!

Kianthe and Reyna are ready to finally walk down the aisle—in just seven days, their wedding of a wifetime will be a reality. There's loads to do—but like all best laid plans, everything seems to be going awry.

Between their baby dragons causing mayhem in Tawney, Kianthe's uptight parents inviting themselves to the wedding, and Reyna becoming embroiled in a secret plot to overthrow Queen Tilaine, the world seems against them—how are they going to live long enough to say "I do"?

Week 41 Reviews: A Dark and Hollow Star, A Cruel and Fated Light

From Goodreads:

The Cruel Prince meets City of Bones in this thrilling urban fantasy set in the magical underworld of Toronto that follows a queer cast of characters racing to stop a serial killer whose crimes could expose the hidden world of faeries to humans.

Choose your player.

The "ironborn" half-fae outcast of her royal fae family.

A tempestuous Fury, exiled to earth from the Immortal Realm and hellbent on revenge.

A dutiful fae prince, determined to earn his place on the throne.

The prince's brooding guardian, burdened with a terrible secret.

For centuries, the Eight Courts of Folk have lived among us, concealed by magic and bound by law to do no harm to humans. This arrangement has long kept peace in the Courts—until a series of gruesome and ritualistic murders rocks the city of Toronto and threatens to expose faeries to the human world.

Four queer teens, each who hold a key piece of the truth behind these murders, must form a tenuous alliance in their effort to track down the mysterious killer behind these crimes. If they fail, they risk the destruction of the faerie and human worlds alike. If that's not bad enough, there's a war brewing between the Mortal and Immortal Realms, and one of these teens is destined to tip the scales. The only question is: which way?

Wish them luck. They're going to need it.

From Goodreads:

Half-fae Arlo becomes entangled in the courtly intrigue at the Seelie Summer palace as danger for ironborns mounts in this gripping sequel to A Dark and Hollow Star that's The Cruel Prince meets City of Bones.

After thwarting the man behind the gruesome ironborn murders—and breaking several fae laws to do so—all Arlo wants is a quiet summer. As the deity of luck's Hollow Star, capable of bringing about endless possibilities, this shouldn't be too much to ask, right?

But someone is still trying to summon the mythical Seven Deadly Sins. All signs point to immortal meddling, and if this is the gods' attempt at returning to the Mortal Realm, it's Arlo they're going to use to do it.

When Queen Riadne offers to host Arlo at the Seelie Summer palace, she jumps at the chance. She'll get to see more of Vehan and Aurelian and perhaps even work out her complicated feelings for the gorgeous ex-Fury, Nausicaä. But no one trusts the infamous Queen of Light, even as Arlo wonders if she's just been greatly misunderstood.

With the Summer Solstice quickly approaching, everyone expects Riadne to finally challenge the High King for his crown. And as Arlo struggles to get control of her powers and take charge of her destiny, she'll soon be faced with a choice that won't only change the fate of the Mortal Realm forever but could condemn it to a cruelty the likes of which the Courts have never known.

My first review of A Dark and Hollow Star, A Cruel and Fated Light

My Review:

Author: Ashley Shuttleworth
Series: A Dark and Hollow Star #1, 2

Read: January 17th, 2021, May 23rd, 2022

Read: October 9th, 9th, 2024
Source: Own
Reason Why: Rereading, and they're Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2024 Books!
Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books
Published: February 23rd 2021, May 24th 2022

A Dark and Hollow Star:

5/5 Hearts

5/5 Books

5/5 Stars

A Cruel and Fated Light:

5/5 Hearts

5/5 Books

5/5 Stars

Becca's BookoplAthon Update 10

So I read my next book for Becca's BookoplAthon, Roll as You Go edition, and it was A Cruel and Fated Light which is for the prompt Big Book, and I'll be rolling for what I'm reading next below! 

My Reading Journey:

The Wrong Bride by Gena Showalter and Jill Monroe
Prompt Fulfilled: Present
Started On: October 1st
Finished On: October 1st, 2:01 PM

Pages Read: 344

Scribbled in Margins by Forthright

Prompt Fulfilled: Community Shelf
Started On: October 1st
Finished On: October 1st, 11:58 PM

Pages Read: 101

Killers of a Certain Age by Deanna Raybourn

Prompt Fulfilled: Ghost Tour
Started On: October 2nd
Finished On: October 2nd, 9:54 PM

Pages Read: 368

Kills Well W9ith Others by Deanna Raybourn

Prompt Fulfilled:  Stabby

Started On: October 3rd
Finished On: October 3rd, 10:59 PM

Pages Read: 368

How to Survive Your Murder by Danielle Valentine

Prompt Fulfilled: Go

Started On: October 4th
Finished On: October 4th, 10:34 PM

Pages Read: 320

Fumiko and the Finicky Nestmate by Forthright

Prompt Fulfilled: Past

Started On: October 5th
Finished On: October 5th, 10:25 PM

Pages Read: 426

There's Someone Inside Your House by Stephanie Perkins

Prompt Fulfilled: Poll

Started On: October 6th
Finished On: October 6th, 9:56 PM

Pages Read: 320

Serial Killer Games by Kate Posey

Prompt Fulfilled: Pentacle

Started On: October 7th
Finished On: October 7th, 8:30 PM

Pages Read: 384

A Pirate's Life for Tea by Rebecca Thorne

Prompt Fulfilled: Mood Read

Started On: October 8th
Finished On: October 8th, 5:31 PM

Pages Read: 444

A Cruel and Fated Light by Ashley Shuttleworth

Prompt Fulfilled: Big Book

Started On: October 9th
Finished On: October 9th, 11:50 PM

Pages Read: 640

Books Read: 10
Pages Read: 3715

Day 10, Roll 11:

A 8, which gets me to Pumpkin Carving. I chose Vera Wong's Guide to Snooping (On a Dead Man) by Jesse Q. Sutanto, it's got a illustration of Vera peering out, so it has her face on it!