Showing posts with label Chelsea Pitcher. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Chelsea Pitcher. Show all posts

Monday, April 3, 2023

It's Monday! What Are You Reading #617, April 3rd

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 #616
Teaser Tuesday #624
WWW Wednesday #624
WOW #620
Will the Time Come #617
Third Sentence Thursday #607
Random Reads #593
First Lines Friday #620
Book Blogger Hop #286
21 Books to Read in 2021 Update 33
The Reward Challenge Update #602
Wheel of TBR #149
How Well I Stuck to It #454
Wrote that Review Update #451

Week 13 Reviews:
Delicious Monsters

Magical Readathon: Orilium: 
Update 8

Spring Into Reading-A-Thon: 

Random:

OK, so I got 40 posts in 7 days, it was a pretty good week, I read a lot, but I also had a cold, which wasn't fun. Plus it snowed last night. It's mostly melted, at least what remained on sidewalks after shoveling, but it's very annoying! But I'm looking forward to the 4 day weekend that I'm getting this week, I'm going to try and get a lot of reading done! What about you guys? Happy reading!

So this week I want to read Falling for the Gravekeeper, The Late Mrs. Willoughby, and Secret Project #2!

Jane Ladling told her side of the story. Now Special Agent Conrad Ryan tells his.

Welcome to Aurelian Hills, a small town rich in history and community, and six feet deep in murder.

When a local playboy doctor is found dead in an unearthed grave, Conrad is on the case. But this loner by choice is ill prepared for the cemetery’s quirky owner. A beautiful brunette with a curious nature, a fascination with cats, hats and a talent for distracting him. Doesn’t help when she, well, tries to help, and constantly inserts herself into the investigation.

With suspects stacking up, wild theories flying and a would-be amateur sleuth giving him a run for his money, Conrad must do what he does best. Buckle down, piece together the evidence and save the day. What he won’t do? Fall for the enchanting gravekeeper. Not him. No way.
The suspenseful sequel to The Murder of Mr. Wickham, which sees Jonathan Darcy and Juliet Tilney reunited, and with another mystery to solve: the dreadful poisoning of the scoundrel Willoughby's new wife.

Catherine and Henry Tilney of Northanger Abbey are not entirely pleased to be sending their eligible young daughter Juliet out into the world again: the last house party she attended, at the home of the Knightleys, involved a murder—which Juliet helped solve. Particularly concerning is that she intends to visit her new friend Marianne Brandon, who's returned home to Devonshire shrouded in fresh scandal—made more potent by the news that her former suitor, the rakish Mr. Willoughby, intends to take up residence at his local estate with his new bride.

Elizabeth and Fitzwilliam Darcy of Pemberley are thrilled that their eldest son, Jonathan—who, like his father, has not always been the most socially adept—has been invited to stay with his former schoolmate, John Willoughby. Jonathan himself is decidedly less taken with the notion of having to spend extended time under the roof of his old bully, but that all changes when he finds himself reunited with his fellow amateur sleuth, the radiant Miss Tilney. And when shortly thereafter, Willoughby's new wife—whom he married for her fortune—dies horribly at the party meant to welcome her to town.

With rumors flying and Marianne—known to be both unstable and previously jilted by the dead woman's newly made widower—under increased suspicion, Jonathan and Juliet must team up once more to uncover the murderer. But as they collect clues and close in on suspects, eerie incidents suggest that the killer may strike again, and that the pair are in far graver danger than they or their families could imagine.
#1 New York Times bestselling author Brandon Sanderson meshes Jason Bourne and epic fantasy in this captivating adventure that throws an amnesiac wizard into time travel shenanigans—where his only hope of survival lies in recovering his missing memories.

A man awakes in a clearing in what appears to be medieval England with no memory of who he is, where he came from, or why he is there. Chased by a group from his own time, his sole hope for survival lies in regaining his missing memories, making allies among the locals, and perhaps even trusting in their superstitious boasts. His only help from the “real world” should have been a guidebook entitled The Frugal Wizard’s Handbook for Surviving Medieval England, except his copy exploded during transit. The few fragments he managed to save provide clues to his situation, but can he figure them out in time to survive?

Saturday, April 1, 2023

Week 13 Review: The Last Changeling

From Goodreads:
A Kingdom at War . . .

Elora, the young princess of the Dark Faeries, plans to overthrow her tyrannical mother, the Dark Queen, and bring equality to faeriekind. All she has to do is convince her mother's loathed enemy, the Bright Queen, to join her cause. But the Bright Queen demands an offering first: a human boy who is a "young leader of men." 

A Dark Princess In Disguise . . .

To steal a mortal, Elora must become a mortal—at least, by all appearances. And infiltrating a high school is surprisingly easy. When Elora meets Taylor, the seventeen-year-old who's plotting to overthrow a ruthless bully, she thinks she's found her offering . . . until she starts to fall in love.

My Review:
I had such a fantastic time reading this book! I've read at least one of her mysteries, and this book sounded really great! I loved this world of Faeries, and these characters in a modern day setting. That she has to get a human offering to seal an alliance...I had to know more! 

I really enjoyed the fact that we got both Taylor and Elora's perspectives. That he was the human boy she was to collect, but they were falling for one another, it was great to be in both of their heads as they were doing so! 

Taylor is dealing with the fact that his brother recently died, and how things are home because of that. Elora, as we learn, is a dark faerie princess, and she's supposed to give him to the Bright Queen for help to defeat her mother...yeah, they both had a lot going on in their lives.

It was really great to see her in a human form, learn what it's like, which the popular people, and the roles that high school society puts out about conformity, and how that kind of narrow-mindedness is part of why she was rebelling against her mom, it was great to see her deal with it at a small scale before tacking her mom! 

Loved reading this book and I can't wait to read more!  

Author: Chelsea Pitcher
Series: Faerie Revolution #1
Read: March 30th, 2023
Source: NetGalley
Reason Why: Sounded really good, I loved The S-Word, and it's a Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2023 Book, Sophomore Challenge Book and a WoW Book!
Publisher: Flux
Published: November 8th 2014
5/5 Hearts
5/5 Books
5/5 Stars

Friday, March 31, 2023

21 Books to Read in 2021 Update 32

Yeah, I read my next book for the 21 Books to Read in 2021 Challenge! 

So I read The Last Changeling by Chelsea Pitcher from the NetGalley List! 

Yep. Happy reading!

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

But to recap, I wanted to do a version of These Books Will Self Destruct in 12 months without the self destruct. I wanted to read books that I've had for a while, that I really needed to get read, but maybe I forgot about them or that I had them. So I made 3 lists, one for each way I have them, as physical books, as an NetGalley ARC, and as an Edelweiss ARC.   

Thursday, March 30, 2023

Magical Readathon: Orilium Update 2

So I read my next book for Magical Readathon: Orilium, and it was The Last Changeling which was for the prompt Animal Studies, and I'll be reading Nightshade next!

My Reading Journey:

The Darkest Seduction by Gena Showalter
Prompt Fulfilled: Astronomy
Started On: March 29th
Finished On: March 29th, 9:40 PM
Pages Read: 502

The Last Changeling by Chelsea Pitcher
Prompt Fulfilled: Animal Studies
Started On: March 30th
Finished On: March 30th, 4:53 PM
Pages Read: 360

Nightshade by Andrea Cremer
Prompt Fulfilled: Shapeshifting
Started On: March 31st
Currently On: Page 0 of 454

Prompts Left: Alchemy, Inscription, Artificery, Spells & Incantations, Art of Illusion, Conjuration, Elemental Studies, Conjuration, Restoration, Astronomy, Inscription, Psionics & Divination, Restoration, Conjuration, Demonology, Lore, Animal Studies, Demonology, Restoration, Spells & Incantations, Astronomy, Alchemy, Art of Illusion, Spells & Incantations, Psionics & Divination, Conjuration, Lore, Alchemy, Restoration, Shapeshifting, Art of Illusion, Psionics & Divination 
Read: 2
Pages Read: 862

Third Sentence Thursday #607, March 30th

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Third Sentence Thursday is a weekly meme which likes to watch fireworks especially while eating a cookie!
1) Take the book you are currently reading and open it to a random page. Share the third full sentence on that page. (If there isn't a third one – like at the end of a chapter or a blank page – you can share the third sentence of the book or just choose another random page.) Feel free to share more than one sentence, if you feel the need to do so.
2) Review this sentence anyway you want (funny and silly reviews encouraged)
3) Post a link to your sentence at Words I Write Crazy (This Blog)
4) Visit one or two of the other blogs to check out their third sentences!

"I eased out of his death grip." -The Last Changeling by Chelsea Pitcher, page 12.

Well, that there's a death grip, that doesn't sound good! Must read more now! What are your guy's 3rd lines? Link up below!

Wednesday, March 29, 2023

Magical Readathon: Orilium Update 1

So I read my first book for Magical Readathon: Orilium, and it was The Darkest Seduction which was for the prompt Astronomy, and I'll be reading The Last Changeling next!

My Reading Journey:

The Darkest Seduction by Gena Showalter
Prompt Fulfilled: Astronomy
Started On: March 29th
Finished On: March 29th, 9:40 PM
Pages Read: 502

The Last Changeling by Chelsea Pitcher
Prompt Fulfilled: Animal Studies
Started On: March 30th
Currently On: Page 0 of 360

Prompts Left: Alchemy, Inscription, Artificery, Spells & Incantations, Art of Illusion, Conjuration, Elemental Studies, Shapeshifting, Conjuration, Restoration, Astronomy, Inscription, Psionics & Divination, Restoration, Conjuration, Demonology, Lore, Animal Studies, Demonology, Restoration, Spells & Incantations, Astronomy, Alchemy, Art of Illusion, Spells & Incantations, Psionics & Divination, Conjuration, Lore, Alchemy, Restoration, Shapeshifting, Art of Illusion, Psionics & Divination 
Read: 1
Pages Read: 502

Monday, January 17, 2022

It's Monday! What Are You Reading #554, January 17th

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 #553
Teaser Tuesday #561
WWW Wednesday #561
WOW #557
Will the Time Come #554
Third Sentence Thursday #544
Random Reads #530
First Lines Friday #557
Book Blogger Hop #223
21 Books to Read in 2021 Update 18
The Reward Challenge Update #539
Wheel of TBR #86
How Well I Stuck to It #391
Wrote that Review Update #389

Week 2 Reviews:
Straight On Till Morning

Page-a-Thon: 

Random:

OK, so I got 36 posts in 7 days, and it was a pretty great week, I read some really great books, and I can't wait for next week! What about you guys? Happy reading!

So this week I want to read Seven Mercies!

The second book in a feminist space opera duology that follows the team of seven rebels who will free the galaxy from the ruthless Tholosian Empire--or die trying.

After an ambush leaves the Novantae resistance in tatters, the survivors scatter across the galaxy. Wanted by two great empires, the bounty on any rebel's head is enough to make a captor filthy rich. And the seven devils? Biggest score of them all. To avoid attacks, the crew of Zelus scavenge for supplies on long-abandoned Tholosian outposts.

Not long after the remnants of the rebellion settle briefly on Fortuna, Ariadne gets a message with unimaginable consequences: the Oracle has gone rogue. In a planned coup against the Empire's new ruler, the AI has developed a way of mass programming citizens into mindless drones. The Oracle's demand is simple: the AI wants One's daughter back at any cost.

Time for an Impossible to Infiltrate mission: high chance of death, low chance of success. The devils will have to use their unique skills, no matter the sacrifice, and pair up with old enemies. Their plan? Get to the heart of the Empire. Destroy the Oracle. Burn it all to the ground.

Saturday, January 15, 2022

Week 2 Review: Lies Like Poison

From Goodreads:
Riverdale meets Kara Thomas's The Cheerleaders in this electrifying, twisted thriller about estranged friends who reunite when someone commits the murder they'd planned—but didn't go through with—and leaves one of their own to take the fall.

Poppy, Lily, and Belladonna would do anything to protect their best friend, Raven. So when they discovered he was suffering abuse at the hands of his stepmother, they came up with a lethal plan: petals of poppy, belladonna, and lily in her evening tea so she'd never be able to hurt Raven again. But someone got cold feet, the plot faded to a secret of the past, and the group fell apart.

Three years later, on the eve of Raven's seventeenth birthday, his stepmother turns up dead. But it's only belladonna found in her tea, and it's only Belladonna who's carted off to jail. Desperate for help, Belle reaches out to her estranged friends to prove her innocence. They answer the call, but no one is prepared for what comes next.

Now, everyone has something to lose and something equally dangerous to hide. And when the tangled web of secrets and betrayal is finally unwound, what lies at its heart will change the group forever. 

My Review:
I had a really great time with this book! These characters aren't always trustworthy, have made some poor decisions, and have been through a lot, that's damaged them, but they're not broken. I really enjoyed this mystery about who killed this lady in a way that follows the plan that they made years ago!

All of these characters had secrets, were telling lies. And I really enjoyed that at each section, we had a flashback focuses on each character. I really enjoyed getting to know these characters, and find out what they were all hiding, and how it was all connected! 

Sometimes these characters would make some questionable decisions, like Jack burning Raven's clothing that she stole. That Lily filmed, and later sent to the police. It just make things more difficult, and basically were happening because they were panicking. 

Oh, that ending! I really enjoyed how it turned out, but I did feel like it was lacking details. Like, they just let him drive off, supposedly to turn himself into the police? And they don't confirm this? It's not mentioned, and I guess it ends like right after, but that just didn't really seem plausible. 

This was a really great read, and I'm glad that I read it! 

Author: Chelsea Pitcher 
Read: January 11th, 2022
Source: Library
Reason Why: Love her writing and it sounded really great, and it's a SAC 2022 Book and a WoW Book!
Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books
Published: November 10th 2020
5/5 Hearts
5/5 Books
5/5 Stars

Wednesday, January 12, 2022

WWW Wednesday #561, January 12th

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 Blood of Elves, and I'm really enjoying it! 
I read Lies Like Poison, and it was a twisted mystery that I really enjoyed! 
I'm going to be reading Carrie Pilby, and I can't wait! 

What about you guys? Happy reading!

Tuesday, January 11, 2022

Page-a-Thon Update 16

So I read my next book for Page-a-Thon, and it was Lies Like Poison, and I'll be reading Blood of Elves next! 

My Reading Journey:

Nightrender by Jodi Meadows
Started On: January 1st 
Finished On: January 1st, 11:04 PM
Pages Read: 368

Miss Moriarty, I Presume by Sherry Thomas
Started On: January 2nd
Finished On: January 2nd, 7:40 PM
Pages Read: 357

A Relative Murder by Jude Deveraux
Started On: January 3rd
Finished On: January 3rd, 4:50 PM
Pages Read: 400

Criminal by Terra Elan McVoy
Started On: January 3rd
Finished On: January 3rd, 10:09 PM
Pages Read: 304

Squad by Maggie Tokuda-Hall, Illustrated by Lisa Sterle
Started On: January 4th
Finished On: January 4th, 10:05 PM
Pages Read: 224

Lake Silence by Anne Bishop
Started On: January 5th
Finished On: January 5th, 8:38 PM
Pages Read: 433

Crowbones by Anne Bishop
Started On: January 6th
Finished On: January 6th, 6:58 PM
Pages Read: 384

The Lost Adventures Anthology
Started On: January 7th
Finished On: January 7th, 9:58 PM
Pages Read: 240

Straight On Till Morning by Liz Braswell 
Started On: January 8th
Finished On: January 8th, 2:38 PM
Pages Read: 496

Jade Fire Gold by June C.L. Tan
Started On: January 8th
Finished On: January 8th, 5:52 PM
Pages Read: 464

Stillhouse Lake by Rachel Caine
Started On: January 8th
Finished On: January 8th, 9:35 PM
Pages Read: 302

Killman Creek by Rachel Caine
Started On: January 9th
Finished On: January 9th, 6:02 PM
Pages Read: 343

Wolfhunter River by Rachel Caine
Started On: January 9th
Finished On: January 9th, 10:38 PM
Pages Read: 334

Spelunking Through Hell: A Visitor's Guide to the Underworld by Seanan McGuire
Started On: January 10th
Finished On: January 10th, 5:15 PM
Pages Read: 439

A Phoenix Must First Burn Anthology
Started On: January 10th
Finished On: January 10th, 8:22 PM
Pages Read: 364

Lies Like Poison by Chelsea Pitcher
Started On: January 11th
Finished On: January 11th, 10:32 PM
Pages Read: 304

Blood of Elves by Andrzej Sapkowski
Started On: January 11th
Currently On: Page 0 of 409

Goal: 25
Read: 16
Pages Read: 5753

Teaser Tuesday #561, January 11th

Teaser Tuesday is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by Ambrosia of The Purple Booker. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:
  • Grab your current read
  • Open to a random page
  • Share two (2) "teaser" sentences from somewhere on that page
  • BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn't give too much away! You don't want to ruin the book for others!)
  • Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!
Today's teaser comes from Lies Like Poison by Chelsea Pitcher, page 18.

"Does Belle know he's on his way home? Does she know he was coming home?"

Must be pretty important, if she has to ask twice! Must read more now! What about you guys? Happy reading!

Monday, January 10, 2022

Page-a-Thon Update 15

So I read my next book for Page-a-Thon, and it was A Phoenix First Must Burn, and I'll be reading Lies Like Poison next! 

My Reading Journey:

Nightrender by Jodi Meadows
Started On: January 1st 
Finished On: January 1st, 11:04 PM
Pages Read: 368

Miss Moriarty, I Presume by Sherry Thomas
Started On: January 2nd
Finished On: January 2nd, 7:40 PM
Pages Read: 357

A Relative Murder by Jude Deveraux
Started On: January 3rd
Finished On: January 3rd, 4:50 PM
Pages Read: 400

Criminal by Terra Elan McVoy
Started On: January 3rd
Finished On: January 3rd, 10:09 PM
Pages Read: 304

Squad by Maggie Tokuda-Hall, Illustrated by Lisa Sterle
Started On: January 4th
Finished On: January 4th, 10:05 PM
Pages Read: 224

Lake Silence by Anne Bishop
Started On: January 5th
Finished On: January 5th, 8:38 PM
Pages Read: 433

Crowbones by Anne Bishop
Started On: January 6th
Finished On: January 6th, 6:58 PM
Pages Read: 384

The Lost Adventures Anthology
Started On: January 7th
Finished On: January 7th, 9:58 PM
Pages Read: 240

Straight On Till Morning by Liz Braswell 
Started On: January 8th
Finished On: January 8th, 2:38 PM
Pages Read: 496

Jade Fire Gold by June C.L. Tan
Started On: January 8th
Finished On: January 8th, 5:52 PM
Pages Read: 464

Stillhouse Lake by Rachel Caine
Started On: January 8th
Finished On: January 8th, 9:35 PM
Pages Read: 302

Killman Creek by Rachel Caine
Started On: January 9th
Finished On: January 9th, 6:02 PM
Pages Read: 343

Wolfhunter River by Rachel Caine
Started On: January 9th
Finished On: January 9th, 10:38 PM
Pages Read: 334

Spelunking Through Hell: A Visitor's Guide to the Underworld by Seanan McGuire
Started On: January 10th
Finished On: January 10th, 5:15 PM
Pages Read: 439

A Phoenix Must First Burn Anthology
Started On: January 10th
Finished On: January 10th, 8:22 PM
Pages Read: 364

Lies Like Poison by Chelsea Pitcher
Started On: January 11th
Currently On: Page 0 of 304

Goal: 25
Read: 15
Pages Read: 5449

Thursday, November 5, 2020

Will the Time Come #492, November 5th

Every Thursday I am going to list a book which I really want to read/keep meaning to get to. These are mostly books which have been on my shelf for awhile now but don't have to be, maybe you got it two weeks ago and really want to read it! Thanks to Jodie from Books for Company for this meme!
Want to Join?
-Pick a book you have been meaning to read
-Do a post telling us about the book    
-Link the post up in the linky  
-Visit the other blogs


From Goodreads:
Riverdale meets Kara Thomas’s The Cheerleaders in this electrifying, twisted thriller about estranged friends who reunite when someone commits the murder they’d planned—but didn’t go through with—and leaves one of their own to take the fall.

Poppy, Lily, and Belladonna would do anything to protect their best friend, Raven. So when they discovered he was suffering abuse at the hands of his stepmother, they came up with a lethal plan: petals of poppy, belladonna, and lily in her evening tea so she’d never be able to hurt Raven again. But someone got cold feet, the plot faded to a secret of the past, and the group fell apart.

Three years later, on the eve of Raven’s seventeenth birthday, his stepmother turns up dead. But it’s only belladonna found in her tea, and it’s only Belladonna who’s carted off to jail. Desperate for help, Belle reaches out to her estranged friends to prove her innocence. They answer the call, but no one is prepared for what comes next.

Now, everyone has something to lose and something equally dangerous to hide. And when the tangled web of secrets and betrayal is finally unwound, what lies at its heart will change the group forever.

Why the time hasn't come yet...
I thought I would do something different and picked this book. Which hasn't quite come out yet, but yeah, I'm really excited to read this book! What about you guys? Happy reading! 

Wednesday, October 21, 2020

Waiting on Wednesday #493, October 21st

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

The Ever Cruel Kingdom by Rin Chupeco
Expected Publication: November 10th, 2020
From Goodreads:
After a treacherous journey and a life-shattering meeting with a twin neither knew they had, Haidee and Odessa expected to emerge from the Great Abyss to a world set right. But though the planet is turning once again, the creatures of the abyss will not rest until they have tasted another goddess’s sacrifice.

To break the cycle, Haidee and Odessa need answers that lie beyond the seven gates of the underworld, within the Cruel Kingdom itself. The shadows of the underworld may hunger to tear them apart, but these two sisters are determined to heal their world—together. 

Leopard's Rage by Christine Feehan
Expected Publication: November 10th, 2020
From Goodreads:
It will take more than desire to tame the animal within in this Leopard novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Christine Feehan.

Leopard shifter Sevastyan Amurov has an anger inside of him that burns so hot it's almost impossible to control. His barely leashed rage relentlessly threatens to break free, until he meets a woman who soothes his restless soul.

Sevastyan wants Flambe Carver with every breath. He's determined that the fiery-haired woman will want to be his completely. But his would-be mate comes with strings attached--a relentless stalker who intends to claim her for his own.

They barely know each other, but with a very real threat looming just out of reach, Sevastyan takes Flambe under his protection. And as their connection grows, the embers of desire sparking between them soon burst into an inferno that will consume them both. 

The Camelot Betrayal by Kiersten White
Expected Publication: November 10th, 2020
From Goodreads:
The second book in a new fantasy trilogy from New York Times bestselling author Kiersten White, exploring the nature of self, the inevitable cost of progress, and, of course, magic and romance and betrayal so epic Queen Guinevere remains the most famous queen who never lived.

EVERYTHING IS AS IT SHOULD BE IN CAMELOT: King Arthur is expanding his kingdom’s influence with Queen Guinevere at his side. Yet every night, dreams of darkness and unknowable power plague her.

Guinevere might have accepted her role, but she still cannot find a place for herself in all of it. The closer she gets to Brangien, pining for her lost love Isolde, Lancelot, fighting to prove her worth as Queen’s knight, and Arthur, everything to everyone and thus never quite enough for Guinevere–the more she realizes how empty she is. She has no sense of who she truly was before she was Guinevere. The more she tries to claim herself as queen, the more she wonders if Mordred was right: she doesn’t belong. She never will.

When a rescue goes awry and results in the death of something precious, a devastated Guinevere returns to Camelot to find the greatest threat yet has arrived. Not in the form of the Dark Queen or an invading army, but in the form of the real Guinevere’s younger sister. Is her deception at an end? And who is she really deceiving–Camelot, or herself?


Chasing Lucky by Jenn Bennett
Expected Publication: November 10th, 2020
From Goodreads:
In this coming-of-age romance perfect for fans of Jenny Han and Sarah Dessen, scandal and romance collide when an ambitious teen returns to her hometown only to have her plans interrupted after falling for the town’s “bad boy”—a.k.a. her childhood best friend.

Sometimes to find the good, you have to embrace the bad.

Budding photographer Josie Saint-Martin has spent half her life with her single mother, moving from city to city. When they return to her historical New England hometown years later to run the family bookstore, Josie knows it’s not forever. Her dreams are on the opposite coast, and she has a plan to get there.

What she doesn’t plan for is a run-in with the town bad boy, Lucky Karras. Outsider, rebel…and her former childhood best friend. Lucky makes it clear he wants nothing to do with the newly returned Josie. But everything changes after a disastrous pool party, and a poorly executed act of revenge lands Josie in some big-time trouble—with Lucky unexpectedly taking the blame.

Determined to understand why Lucky was so quick to cover for her, Josie discovers that both of them have changed, and that the good boy she once knew now has a dark sense of humor and a smile that makes her heart race. And maybe, just maybe, he’s not quite the brooding bad boy everyone thinks he is… 

Teen Killers Club by Lily Sparks 
Expected Publication: November 10th, 2020
From Goodreads:
Framed for the murder of her best friend, a young girl joins a super-secret society of teenage assassins to avoid a lifetime behind bars--and discovers her own true self--in this mesmerizing debut novel.

Seventeen-year-old Signal Deere has raised eyebrows for years as an unhappy Goth misfit from the trailer park. When she's convicted of her best friend Rose's brutal murder, she's designated a Class A--the most dangerous and manipulative criminal profile. To avoid prison, Signal signs on for a secret program for 18-and-under Class As and is whisked off to an abandoned sleep-away camp, where she and seven bunkmates will train as assassins. Yet even in the Teen Killers Club, Signal doesn't fit in. She's squeamish around blood. She's kind and empathetic. And her optimistic attitude is threatening to turn a group of ragtag maniacs into a team of close-knit friends. Maybe that's because Signal's not really a killer. She was framed for Rose's murder and only joined the program to escape, track down Rose's real killer, and clear her name. But Signal never planned on the sinister technologies that keep the campers confined. She never planned on the mysterious man in the woods determined to pick them off one by one. And she certainly never planned on falling in love. Signal's strategy is coming apart at the seams as the true killer prepares to strike again in Teen Killers Club. 

Lies Like Poison by Chelsea Pitcher
Expected Publication: November 10th, 2020
From Goodreads:
Riverdale meets Kara Thomas’s The Cheerleaders in this electrifying, twisted thriller about estranged friends who reunite when someone commits the murder they’d planned—but didn’t go through with—and leaves one of their own to take the fall.

Poppy, Lily, and Belladonna would do anything to protect their best friend, Raven. So when they discovered he was suffering abuse at the hands of his stepmother, they came up with a lethal plan: petals of poppy, belladonna, and lily in her evening tea so she’d never be able to hurt Raven again. But someone got cold feet, the plot faded to a secret of the past, and the group fell apart.

Three years later, on the eve of Raven’s seventeenth birthday, his stepmother turns up dead. But it’s only belladonna found in her tea, and it’s only Belladonna who’s carted off to jail. Desperate for help, Belle reaches out to her estranged friends to prove her innocence. They answer the call, but no one is prepared for what comes next.

Now, everyone has something to lose and something equally dangerous to hide. And when the tangled web of secrets and betrayal is finally unwound, what lies at its heart will change the group forever.

Master of One by Jaida Jones and Dani Bennett
Expected Publication: November 10th, 2020
From Goodreads:
Sinister sorcery. Gallows humor. A queer romance so glorious it could be right out of fae legend itself. Master of One is a fantasy unlike any other.

Rags is a thief—an excellent one. He’s stolen into noble’s coffers, picked soldier’s pockets, and even liberated a ring or two off the fingers of passersby. Until he’s caught by the Queensguard and forced to find an ancient fae relic for a sadistic royal sorcerer.

But Rags could never have guessed this “relic” would actually be a fae himself—a distractingly handsome, annoyingly perfect, ancient fae prince called Shining Talon. Good thing Rags can think on his toes, because things just get stranger from there...

With the heist and intrigue of Six of Crows and the dark fairy tale feel of The Cruel Prince, this young adult fantasy debut will have readers rooting for a pair of reluctant heroes as they take on a world-ending fae prophecy, a malicious royal plot, and, most dangerously of all, their feelings for each other. 

How to Pack for the End of the World by Michelle Falkoff
Expected Publication: November 10th, 2020
From Goodreads:
If you knew the world was going to end tomorrow, what would you do?

This is the question that haunts Amina as she watches new and horrible stories of discord and crisis flash across the news every day. But when she starts at prestigious Gardner Academy, Amina finds a group of like-minded peers to join forces with—fast friends who dedicate their year to learning survival skills from each other, before it’s too late.

Still, as their “prepper” knowledge multiplies, so do their regular high school problems, from relationship drama to family issues to anonymous pranks that seem to be targeted specifically at them. Juggling the two parts of their lives forces Amina and her friends to ask one more vital question: is it worth surviving in the hypothetical future if it’s at the expense of your actual present? 

Those Who Prey by Jennifer Moffett
Expected Publication: November 10th, 2020
From Goodreads:
Sadie meets The Girls in this riveting debut psychological thriller about a lonely college freshman seduced into joining a cult—and her desperate attempt to escape before it’s too late.

College life isn’t what Emily expected.

She expected to spend freshman year strolling through the ivy-covered campus with new friends, finally feeling like she belonged. Instead, she walks the campus alone, still not having found her place or her people so far away from home.

But then the Kingdom finds her.

The Kingdom, an exclusive on-campus group, offers everything Emily expected out of college and more: acceptance, friends, a potential boyfriend, and a chance to spend the summer on a mission trip to Italy. But the trip is not what she thought it would be. Emily and the others are stripped of their passports and money. They’re cut off from their families back home. The Kingdom’s practices become increasingly manipulative and dangerous…

And someone ends up dead.

Yeah, some really great books coming out on the 10th, and I'm so excited to read them! What about you guys? Happy reading! 

Monday, July 22, 2019

It's Monday! What Are You Reading #424, July 22th

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 #423
Teaser Tuesday #431
WWW Wednesday #431
WOW #427
Will the Time Come #424
Third Sentence Thursday #414
Random Reads #400
First Lines Friday #427
The Reward Challenge Update #409
Book Blogger Hop #93
How Well I Stuck to It #261
Wrote that Review Update #258

Week 29 Reviews:
This Lie Will Kill You
Like Never and Always
A Lethal Legacy
Sweep of the Blade
The Lying Woods
Frost and Flame
Pretty Fierce

Tours:
The Great Jewel Robbery: Review

Random:
We Have the Cover of Highland Brides #8!!!!
We Have the Cover of Lords of the Underworld #15!!!!

OK, so I got 22 posts in 7 days, and yeah it was a pretty good week, especially since I'm working so have fewer hours for reading, I still read a good amount! What about you guys? Happy reading!

So this week I want to read The Arrival of Someday, The King, Soul of Stars, and Tamiko and the Two Janitors.
In this emotionally candid contemporary YA, author Jen Malone delves into the world of a teen whose life is brought to an abrupt halt when she learns she’s in dire need of an organ transplant.

Hard-charging and irrepressible, eighteen-year-old Amelia Linehan could see a roller derby opponent a mile away—and that’s while crouched down, bent over skates, and zooming around a track at the speed of light.

What she couldn’t see coming, however, was the flare-up of the rare liver disorder she was born with. But now it’s the only thing she—and everyone around her—can think about.

With no guarantee of a viable organ transplant, everything Amelia’s been sure of—like college plans or the possibility of one day falling in love—has become a huge question mark, threatening to drag her down into a sea of what-ifs she’s desperate to avoid.

Then a friend from the past shows up. With Will, it’s easy to forget about what’s lurking between the lightness of their time together. She feels alive when all signs point elsewhere.

But with the odds decidedly not in her favor, Amelia knows this feeling can’t last forever. After all, what can?
 From #1 New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Jennifer L. Armentrout comes the next installment in her Wicked series.

As Caden and Brighton's attraction grows despite the odds stacked against a happily ever after, they must work together to stop an Ancient fae from releasing the Queen, who wants nothing more than to see Caden become the evil Prince once feared by fae and mortals alike.
The highly anticipated sequel to Heart of Iron, Soul of Stars is a thrilling sci-fi adventure packed with romance, shocking twists, and witty banter, perfect for fans of Six of Crows and Cinder.

Once Ana was an orphaned space outlaw. Then she was the Empress of the Iron Kingdom. Now, thought dead by most of the galaxy after she escaped from the dark AI program called the HIVE, Ana is desperate for a way to save Di from the HIVE’s evil clutches and take back her kingdom.

Ana’s only option is to find Starbright, the one person who hacked into the HIVE and lived to tell the tale. But when Ana’s desperation costs the crew of the Dossier a terrible price, Ana and her friends are sent spiraling through the most perilous reaches of the Iron Kingdom to stop the true arbiter of evil in her world: an ancient world-ending deity called the Great Dark.

Their journey will take their sharp-witted pilot, Jax, to the home he never wanted to return to and the dangerous fate he left behind. And when Robb finds out who Jax really is, he must contend with his own feelings for the boy he barely knows, and question whether he truly belongs with this group of outcasts.

When facing the worst odds, can Ana and her crew of misfits find a way to stop the Great Dark once and for all?
In doing her part for world peace, she puts one crosser's whole world at risk.

Conspiracy theories, werewolf scares, and protest rallies have hampered the peace process in America, where social and political unrest keep most Amaranthine from declaring themselves. Those not in seclusion rely heavily on illusion to mask their true nature.

As the newly appointed principal of a small elementary school, Tamiko Reaverson is doing her part for world peace. She rallies her community's support and applies for Hisoka Twineshaft's school revitalization project, which will bring Amaranthine to her hometown. Little does Tami realize that Fletching was founded by one of the oldest and largest urban enclaves in the United States. And two of her staunchest supporters—janitors at her school—share a secret neither wants exposed.

Saturday, July 20, 2019

Week 29 Review: This Lie Will Kill You

From Goodreads:
Tell the truth. Or face the consequences.

Clue meets Riverdale in this page-turning thriller that exposes the lies five teens tell about a deadly night one year ago.

One year ago, there was a party.
At the party, someone died.
Five teens each played a part and up until now, no one has told the truth.

But tonight, the five survivors arrive at an isolated mansion in the hills, expecting to compete in a contest with a $50,000 grand prize. Of course…some things are too good to be true.

Now, they realize they've been lured together by a person bent on revenge, a person who will stop at nothing to uncover what actually happened on that deadly night, one year ago.

Five arrived, but not all can leave. Will the truth set them free?
Or will their lies destroy them all? 

My Review:
Wow, I loved reading this book! It was so fast paced and I couldn't put it down-it took me about 3 hours to read it. I just devoured it! I wanted to know what the mystery was going to be that they were going to solve, wanted to know how it was designed to mess them up.

One comment was that it was a night of fire and porcelain. That it very true, from the fire that Shane died in to the threat of flames at the house. And Doll Face, and the various porcelain dolls that were scattered in the story. There were other things, but those two things kinda encompass this book.

I enjoyed how we alternated between the different characters. Perspective is pretty important, and the way Ruby though of her previous relationship with Parker and how he viewed it. Yeah, Parker was kinda pretty awful, and as we learned how truly gross he was, well, I enjoyed how things ended!

We were set up to think one way, and I kinda knew that we were deliberately lead to think that way, but I didn't consider the implications, so that twist was shocking yet made total sense! Just an excellent sign in a book!

This book was so fantastic and such a great read! Loved it!

Author: Chelsea Pitcher
Read: July 13th, 2019
Source: NetGalley
Reason Why: I enjoy her writing and it sounded good, and it's a SAC 2019 Book!
Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books
Published: December 11th 2018
5/5 Hearts
5/5 Books
5/5 Stars

Saturday, October 18, 2014

Chelsea Pitcher Author Page

The Story: The S-Word was a DAC Book, and it sounded so freaking good! And yeah, it was just so fantastic, and I'm going to be reading The Last Changeling soon because it's up on NetGalley!

Website

Series: Faery Revolutions.

Faery Revolutions: The Last Changeling and her site, my review, The Last Faerie Queen and her site, my review.

Stand Alone's: The S-Word and her site, my review, This Lie Will Kill You and her site, my review, Lies Like Poison and her site, my review.

Wednesday, October 15, 2014

Waiting on Wednesday #180, October 15th

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

This Shattered World by Amie Kaufman & Meagan Spooner
Expected Publication: November 18th or December 23rd, 2014
From Goodreads:
The second installment in the epic Starbound trilogy introduces a new pair of star-crossed lovers on two sides of a bloody war.

Jubilee Chase and Flynn Cormac should never have met.

Lee is captain of the forces sent to Avon to crush the terraformed planet's rebellious colonists, but she has her own reasons for hating the insurgents.

Rebellion is in Flynn's blood. Terraforming corporations make their fortune by recruiting colonists to make the inhospitable planets livable, with the promise of a better life for their children. But they never fulfilled their promise on Avon, and decades later, Flynn is leading the rebellion.

Desperate for any advantage in a bloody and unrelentingly war, Flynn does the only thing that makes sense when he and Lee cross paths: he returns to base with her as prisoner. But as his fellow rebels prepare to execute this tough-talking girl with nerves of steel, Flynn makes another choice that will change him forever. He and Lee escape the rebel base together, caught between two sides of a senseless war.

The Last Changeling by Chelsea Pitch
Expected Publication: November 8th, 2014
From Goodreads:
A Kingdom at War . . .

Elora, the young princess of the Dark Faeries, plans to overthrow her tyrannical mother, the Dark Queen, and bring equality to faeriekind. All she has to do is convince her mother’s loathed enemy, the Bright Queen, to join her cause. But the Bright Queen demands an offering first: a human boy who is a “young leader of men.” 

A Dark Princess In Disguise . . .

To steal a mortal, Elora must become a mortal—at least, by all appearances. And infiltrating a high school is surprisingly easy. When Elora meets Taylor, the seventeen-year-old who’s plotting to overthrow a ruthless bully, she thinks she’s found her offering . . . until she starts to fall in love.

Yeah, there's a bit of debate on the publication date of This Shattered World, and yeah, I hope it's the sooner one! Both these books look so good! What about you guys? Happy reading!

Sunday, May 18, 2014

Bout of Books Update 11

Bout of Books
Read The Forever Song!! And I wrote reviews for The Eternity Cure, The S-Word, Maid of Secrets, Level 2!!!

My Reading Journey:

Days of Blood & Starlight by Laini Taylor
Started On: May 12th
Finished On: May 12th, 2:28 PM
Pages Read: 513

Night of Cake & Puppets by Laini Taylor
Started On: May 12th
Finished On: May 12th, 6:03 PM
Pages Read: 90

Dreams of Gods & Monsters by Laini Taylor
Started On: May 12th
Finished On: May 12th, 11:39 PM
Pages Read: 521

Killing Ruby Rose by Jessie Humphries
Started On: May 13th
Finished On: May 13th, 10:18 PM
Pages Read: 303

Ruthless Game by Christine Feehan
Started On: May 13th
Finished On: May 13th, 11:48 PM
Pages Read: 376

Sweet Evil by Wendy Higgins
Started On: May 14th
Finished On: May 14th, 2:45 PM
Pages Read: 447

This Side of Salvation by Jeri Smith-Ready
Started On: May 16th
Finished On: May 16th, 11:34 PM
Pages Read: 368

Sweet Peril by Wendy Higgins
Started On: May 17th
Finished On: May 17th, 2:30 PM
Pages Read: 371

Sweet Reckoning by Wendy Higgins
Started On: May 17th
Finished On: May 17th, 9:48 PM
Pages Read: 379

The Eternity Cure by Julie Kagawa
Started On: May 17th
Finished On: May 17th, 11:56 PM
Pages Read: 399

The Forever Song by Julie Kagawa
Started On: May 18th
Finished On: May 18th, 8:05 AM
Pages Read: 409

Tease by Sophie Jordan
Started On: May 18th
Pages Read: 70 of 212

The Secret Diamond Sisters by Michelle Madow
Started On: May 18th
Pages Read: 26 of 393

Books Read: 11
Goal: 14 Books
Pages Read: 4176

My Review Journey:

Reviewed: The Immortal RulesCressRaised by WolvesDonna of the DeadCrush. Candy, CorpsePrey, Shift, AlphaKiller FrostHungryCome Home to MeRoyally LostCruel BeautyMurder GameFireProxy, AvalonHow to Be PopularPants on FireFallenAt Grave's EndDark WolfDays of Blood & StarlightNight of Cake & PuppetsDreams of Gods & MonstersDays of Blood & StarlightSpirit's ChosenKilling Ruby RosePlus OneWild RainThe RuiningAll Our YesterdaysRuthless GameCity of Lost SoulsCity of Lost SoulsTracker, BloodlineBloodlineThe Resse Malcolm ListPremeditatedSweet EvilSweet EvilA Radiant SkyThis Side of SalvationTen Big OnesFlicker & BurnThe Clockwork Scarab, Sweet Peril Extra 1, Sweet Peril, Sweet Reckoning, The Sweetest DarkBelle EpoqueStarglassTrianglesTakenHow My Summer Went Up In Flames, The Eternity Cure, The S-Word, Maid of Secrets, Level 2.

Week 20: The Immortal Rules,  Days of Blood & StarlightNight of Cake & PuppetsDreams of Gods & MonstersRuthless GameSweet EvilThis Side of Salvation.

Week 21: Sweet Peril Extra 1, Sweet Peril, Sweet Reckoning.

Reviews Written: 52
Goal: 50 Reviews
Reviewing Next: The Eternity Cure, The Forever Song, Graceling, Reckoning, Halfway to the Grave, Happily Never After, One Foot On the Grave