It's Monday! What Are You Reading #579, July 11th

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 #578
Teaser Tuesday #586
WWW Wednesday #586
WOW #582
Will the Time Come #579
Third Sentence Thursday #569
Random Reads #555
First Lines Friday #582
Book Blogger Hop #248

Monthly ARC's Update 17
The Reward Challenge Update #564
Wheel of TBR #111
How Well I Stuck to It #416
Wrote that Review Update #414

Week 27 Reviews:
Killing Time
Josh and Hazel's Guide to Not Dating

The Hob's Bargain

Monsters Born and Made

Below Zero

Heart of the Dragon

Jewel of Atlantis

The Nymph King

The Vampire's Bride

The Amazon's Curse

The Law

Off Planet

Off Balance

In Command

On Mission

Shadow & Flame

Page-a-Thon:
Update 4

Update 5

Update 6

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Update 9

Update 10

Update 11

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Update 19

Random:

We Have the Cover of Lady Sherlock #7!!!!

We Have the Cover of A Long Stretch of Very Bad Days!!!!

OK, so I got 41 posts in 7 days, it was a pretty great week, I read some really great books, I had the doggies most of the time, so I was soaking in the cuddles! What about you guys? Happy reading!

So this week I want to read whatever I want! 

Week 27 Review: Killing Time

From Goodreads:

Summer in Ferry, Connecticut, has always meant long, lazy days at the beach and wild nights partying in the abandoned mansions on the edge of town. Until now, that is.

 

Natalie Temple, who's never been one for beaches or parties in the first place, is reeling from the murder of her favorite teacher, and there's no way this true-crime-obsessed girl is going to sit back and let the rumor mill churn out lie after lie—even if she has to hide her investigation from her disapproving mom and team up with the new boy in town…

 

But the more Natalie uncovers, the more she realizes some secrets were never meant to be told. 

"Expertly-plotted and brimming with suspense, Killing Time is more than just a mystery. It's a thoughtful novel about true crime stories and how we tell them.

My Review:
This was a pretty great book, I enjoyed the mystery, and the way this story was told, alternating between the past and the present-I just had to know why, and how they were connected! And oh, what a story it was! 

I didn't like Natalie very much, she just rubbed me the wrong way, I think, and the way she went about investigating, well, she just graduated high school, and it didn't feel like it. And sure, a good deal of that is that her mom kept her sheltered, but it was a bit annoying.

It's weird, but the past timeline was the one that I enjoyed the most, but it was the one that gave me the most anxiety, with her being a journalist, and the situations that she was getting into. But I needed to know what was going on! 

And that ending? I had such a great time with those twists, and finding out who the killer was, as well as that big reveal in the past. It made sense, and it explained why certain characters acted the way that they did. Though it was all just really sad! 

I had a decent time with this book, and I'll have to see what Brenna Ehrlich writes next! 

Author: Brenna Ehrlich
Read: July 2nd, 2022 
Source: Edelweiss/Library
Reason Why: Sounded really good, and it's a SAC 2022 Book and a WoW Book! 
Publisher: Inkyard Press
Published: March 8th 2022

5/5 Hearts

4/5 Books

4/5 Stars

Monthly ARC's Update 17

So I read my next book for Monthly ARC's and it was Killing Time by Brenna Ehrlich from the March 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. 

Page-a-Thon Update 1

So I read my first book for Page-a-Thon, and it was Killing Time, and I'll be reading Josh and Hazel's Guide for Not Dating next! 

My Reading Journey:

Killing Time by Brenna Ehrlich

Started On: July 2nd 

Finished On: July 2nd, 3:03 PM

Pages Read: 336

Josh and Hazel's Guide for Not Dating by Christina Lauren

Started On: July 2nd

Currently On: Page 0 of 320

Goal: 25
Read: 1

Pages Read: 336

Waiting on Wednesday #562, February 16th

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

Crowbones by Anne Bishop

Expected Publication: March 8th, 2022
From Goodreads:

In this engrossing and gripping fantasy set in the world of the New York Times bestselling Others series, an inn owner and her friends must find a killer—before it’s too late.…

Crowbones will gitcha if you don’t watch out!

Deep in the territory controlled by the Others—shape-shifters, vampires, and even deadlier paranormal beings—Vicki DeVine has made a new life for herself running The Jumble, a rustic resort. When she decides to host a gathering of friends and guests for Trickster Night, at first everything is going well between the humans and the Others.

But then someone arrives dressed as Crowbones, the Crowgard bogeyman. When the impostor is killed along with a shape-shifting Crow, and the deaths are clearly connected, everyone fears that the real Crowbones may have come to The Jumble—and that could mean serious trouble.

To “encourage” humans to help them find some answers, the Elders and Elementals close all the roads, locking in suspects and victims alike. Now Vicki, human police chief Grimshaw, vampire lawyer Ilya Sanguinati, and the rest of their friends have to figure out who is manipulating events designed to pit humans against Others—and who may have put Vicki DeVine in the crosshairs of a powerful hunter.

From Dust, a Flame by Rebecca Podos

Expected Publication: March 8th, 2022
From Goodreads:

Hannah’s whole life has been spent in motion. Her mother has kept her and her brother, Gabe, on the road for as long as she can remember, leaving a trail of rental homes and faded relationships behind them. No roots, no family but one another, and no explanations.

All of that changes on Hannah’s seventeenth birthday when she wakes up transformed, a pair of golden eyes with knife-slit pupils blinking back at her from the mirror—the first of many such impossible mutations. Promising that she knows someone who can help, her mother leaves Hannah and Gabe behind to find a cure. But as the days turn to weeks and their mother doesn’t return, they realize it’s up to them to find the truth.

What they discover is a family they never knew, and a history more tragic and fantastical than Hannah could have dreamed—one that stretches back to her grandmother’s childhood in Prague under the Nazi occupation, and beyond, into the realm of Jewish mysticism and legend. As the past comes crashing into the present, Hannah must hurry to unearth their family’s secrets—and confront her own hidden legacy in order to break the curse and save the people she loves most, as well as herself. 

Star Father by Charlie N. Holmberg

Expected Publication: March 8th, 2022
From Goodreads:

When the heavens go dark, hearts still glow for a mortal woman and a god in an exhilarating fantasy by Charlie N. Holmberg, Wall Street Journal bestselling author of Star Mother.

In a heavenly war, the moon is prevailing…

It happens in an instant, filling Aija with dread: the Sun is suddenly cast from the sky, throwing the Earth into midday darkness. On the fourth day of endless night, Aija finds an unconscious man by the river. His skin is as hot as her lantern’s glass and just as golden. To Aija, a farmhand with the soul of an artist, this beautiful stranger is an inspiration—and a mystery. He calls himself Saiyon. He bleeds light. His friends are celestial. His enemies, godlings of the moon.

Between Aija and Saiyon, attraction grows warmer. For Aija, an unfathomable revelation: she’s falling in love with the earthbound Sun God. When Saiyon’s faltering powers are restored to full glory, what then? There’s a way Aija can become immortal, too. Saiyon can’t support such a risk.

Aija chooses to follow her heart to places darker and more dangerous than she realizes. Whatever sacrifices lie ahead, they’re the only way to make an impossible true love last forever.

Blood Scion by Deborah Falaye

Expected Publication: March 8th, 2022
From Goodreads:

A young girl with forbidden powers must free her people from oppression in this richly layered epic fantasy from debut author Deborah Falaye, inspired by Yoruba-Nigerian mythology and perfect for fans of Children of Blood and Bone and An Ember in the Ashes.

This is what they deserve.

They wanted me to be a monster.

I will be the worst monster they ever created.

Fifteen-year-old Sloane can incinerate an enemy at will—she is a Scion, a descendant of the ancient Orisha gods.

Under the Lucis’ brutal rule, her identity means her death if her powers are discovered. But when she is forcibly conscripted into the Lucis army on her fifteenth birthday, Sloane sees a new opportunity: to overcome the bloody challenges of Lucis training, and destroy them from within.

Sloane rises through the ranks and gains strength but, in doing so, risks something greater: losing herself entirely, and becoming the very monster that she ahbors.

Following one girl’s journey of magic, injustice, power, and revenge, this deeply felt and emotionally charged debut from Deborah Falaye, inspired by Yoruba-Nigerian mythology, is a magnetic combination of A Song of Wraiths and Ruin and Daughter of Smoke and Bone that will utterly thrill and capture readers.

Killing Time by Brenna Ehrlich

Expected Publication: March 8th, 2022
From Goodreads:

“Deathly smart, twisty, and at times wickedly funny, Killing Time is a pitch-perfect mystery.” — Kara Thomas, author of The Cheerleaders

Summer in Ferry, Connecticut, has always meant long, lazy days at the beach and wild nights partying in the abandoned mansions on the edge of town. Until now, that is.

 

Natalie Temple, who’s never been one for beaches or parties in the first place, is reeling from the murder of her favorite teacher, and there’s no way this true-crime-obsessed girl is going to sit back and let the rumor mill churn out lie after lie—even if she has to hide her investigation from her disapproving mom and team up with the new boy in town…

 

But the more Natalie uncovers, the more she realizes some secrets were never meant to be told. 

Squire by Sara Alfageeh and Nadia Shammas

Expected Publication: March 8th, 2022
From Goodreads:

Aiza has always dreamt of becoming a Knight. It's the highest military honor in the once-great Bayt-Sajji Empire, and as a member of the subjugated Ornu people, Knighthood is her only path to full citizenship. Ravaged by famine and mounting tensions, Bayt-Sajji finds itself on the brink of war once again, so Aiza can finally enlist in the competitive Squire training program.

It's not how she imagined it, though. Aiza must navigate new friendships, rivalries, and rigorous training under the unyielding General Hende, all while hiding her Ornu background. As the pressure mounts, Aiza realizes that the "greater good" that Bayt-Sajji's military promises might not include her, and that the recruits might be in greater danger than she ever imagined.

Aiza will have to choose, once and for all: loyalty to her heart and heritage, or loyalty to the Empire.

The Truth About White Lies by Olivia A. Cole

Expected Publication: March 8th, 2022
From Goodreads:

For fans of I'm Not Dying with You Tonight, this gripping YA novel digs into the historical and present-day effects of white supremacy and the depths of privilege.

Shania never thinks much about being white. But after her beloved grandmother passes, she moves to the gentrifying town of Blue Rock and is thrust into Bard, the city's wealthiest private school. At Bard, race is both invisible and hypervisible, and Shania's new friends are split on what they see. There's Catherine, the school's queen bee, who unexpectedly takes Shania under her wing. Then there's Prescott, the golden boy who seems perfect…except for the disturbing rumors about an altercation he had with a Black student who left the school.

But Prescott isn't the only one with secrets. As Shania grieves for the grandmother she idolized, she realizes her family roots stretch far back into Blue Rock's history. When the truth comes to light, Shania will have to make a choice and face the violence of her silence.

Some really great authors here, and a bunch of new to me authors, and I can't wait for these books to be out! What about you guys? Happy reading!