Showing posts with label Christina Henry. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Christina Henry. Show all posts

Monday, March 31, 2025

It's Monday! What Are You Reading #721, March 31st

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 #720
Teaser Tuesday #728
WWW Wednesday #728
WOW #724
Will the Time Come #721
Third Sentence Thursday #711
Random Reads #697
First Lines Friday #724
Book Blogger Hop #390
Monthly ARC's May Round Up
The Reward Challenge Update #706
Wheel of TBR #253
How Well I Stuck to It #558
Wrote that Review Update #555

Week 13 Reviews:
A Sorceress of His Own

OK, so I got 48 posts in 7 days, it was a pretty good reading week, I had to rush to complete everything that I wanted to read, which carried over into the start of this week, not to mention starting to plan my various April TBR's. The books and never ending, but I love it, even when it crushes me! What about you guys? Happy reading!

So this week I want to read whatever I want! 
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Saturday, March 29, 2025

Week 13 Review: Lost Boy

From Goodreads:
From the national bestselling author of Alice comes a familiar story with a dark hook—a tale about Peter Pan and the friend who became his nemesis, a nemesis who may not be the blackhearted villain Peter says he is…

There is one version of my story that everyone knows. And then there is the truth. This is how it happened. How I went from being Peter Pan's first—and favorite—lost boy to his greatest enemy.
 
Peter brought me to his island because there were no rules and no grownups to make us mind. He brought boys from the Other Place to join in the fun, but Peter's idea of fun is sharper than a pirate's sword. Because it's never been all fun and games on the island. Our neighbors are pirates and monsters. Our toys are knife and stick and rock—the kinds of playthings that bite.

Peter promised we would all be young and happy forever. Peter lies.

My Review:


Author: Christina Henry
Read: March 23rd, 2025
Source: Own
Reason Why: Love her writing, and it's a 2025 Retelling Reading Challenge 2025 Book and a SAC 2025 Book! 
Publisher: Berkley 
Published: July 7th 2017
5/5 Hearts
5/5 Books
5/5 Stars
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Monday, May 6, 2024

It's Monday! What Are You Reading #674, May 6th

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

Weekly Memes:
It's Monday! What Are You Reading #673
Teaser Tuesday #681
WWW Wednesday #681
WOW #677
Will the Time Come #674
Third Sentence Thursday #664
Random Reads #650
First Lines Friday #677
Book Blogger Hop #343
Monthly ARC's Update 71
The Reward Challenge Update #659
Wheel of TBR #206
How Well I Stuck to It #511
Wrote that Review Update #508

Week 18 Reviews:
Game of Secrets 
Magical Readathon: Orilium: 

Clean Sweep ARC Challenge:

Phase Out Your TBR: 

Random:

OK, so I got 75 posts in 7 days, I had a really great time, I read a lot of books, but boy, I'm tired, and I can't wait for 2 weeks, when I have my 2 week vacation! What about you guys? Happy reading!

So this week I want to read whatever I want! 
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Saturday, May 4, 2024

Week 18 Review: The House that Horror Built

From Goodreads:
A single mother working in the gothic mansion of a reclusive horror director stumbles upon terrifying secrets in the captivating new horror novel from the national bestselling author of Good Girls Don't Die and Horseman.

Harry Adams has always loved horror movies, so it's not totally a coincidence that she took the job cleaning house for movie director Javier Castillo. His forbidding graystone Chigago mansion, Bright Horses, is filled from top to bottom with terrifying props and costumes, as well as glittering awards from his career making horror films that thrilled audiences—until family tragedy and scandal forced him to vanish from the industry.

Javier values discretion, and Harry has always tried to clean the house immaculately, keep her head down, and keep her job safe—she needs the money to support her son. But then she starts hearing noises from behind a locked door. Noises that sound remarkably like a human voice calling for help, even though Javier lives alone and never has visitors. Harry knows that not asking questions is a vital part of keeping her job, but she soon finds that the forbidding house may be home to secrets she can't ignore.

My Review:
I had such a fantastic time reading this book! I really enjoy Christina Henry books, and her latest horror books have been so entertaining to read, and I knew that I would have a blast reading this book, and I did! The premise was interesting and I loved reading it!

The atmosphere of this book was just sinister and creepy, which was perfect for a horror book. It had me tense, and nervous for what was going to happen next, but I had to keep reading to find out, because curiosity has to be followed through in a book! 

The fact that there are these voices asking for help in her employer's house? When that employer is how she's supporting her family by herself? That was just another thing to struggle with on top of the horror. Not to mention the bond that was forming between her boss and her son to further complicate things.

What ended up happening though? Yeah, that was so great to read, I was cheering for Harry to come out victorious, after all that she'd been through. All those pieces that came together worked really well. I just wish we could've had a bit more of the ending! 

This was another really great story by Christian Henry and I can't wait to read more!  

Author: Christina Henry 
Read: April 29th, 2024
Source: NetGalley 
Reason Why: Love her writing, and it's a SAC 2024 Book and a WoW Book! 
Publisher: Berkley 
Expected Publication: May 14th 2024
5/5 Hearts
5/5 Books
5/5 Stars
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Friday, May 3, 2024

Monthly ARC's Update 71

So I read my next book for Monthly ARC's and it was That's Not My Name by Megan Lally from the January list, and The House That Horror Built by Christina Henry from the May 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.    
     
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Monday, April 29, 2024

Magical Readathon: Orilium Update 105

So I read my next book for Magical Readathon: Orilium, and it was The House that Horror Built which was for the prompt Open the Door, and I'll be reading Remedial Magic next!

My Reading Journey:

Full Speed to a Crash Landing by Beth Revis
Prompt Fulfilled: Inscription
Started On: April 1st 
Finished On: April 1st, 4:31 PM 
Pages Read: 192

Family of Liars by E. Lockhart 
Prompt Fulfilled: Conjuration
Started On: April 1st
Finished On: April 1st, 9:12 PM
Pages Read: 336

Reread the Legend of Dia
Prompt Fulfilled: Lore
Started On: April 1st
Finished On: April 1st, 9:15 PM
Pages Read: N/A

Reread the Legend of Dia
Prompt Fulfilled: Lore
Started On: April 1st
Finished On: April 1st, 9:17 PM
Pages Read: N/A

Reread the Legend of Dia
Prompt Fulfilled: Lore
Started On: April 1st
Finished On: April 1st, 9:19 PM
Pages Read: N/A

Reread the Legend of Dia
Prompt Fulfilled: Lore
Started On: April 1st
Finished On: April 1st, 9:21 PM
Pages Read: N/A

Reread the Legend of Dia
Prompt Fulfilled: Lore
Started On: April 1st
Finished On: April 1st, 9:23 PM
Pages Read: N/A

Reread the Legend of Dia
Prompt Fulfilled: Lore
Started On: April 1st
Finished On: April 1st, 9:25 PM
Pages Read: N/A

Reread the Legend of Dia
Prompt Fulfilled: Lore
Started On: April 1st
Finished On: April 1st, 9:27 PM
Pages Read: N/A

The Martian by Andy Weir
Prompt Fulfilled: Astronomy
Started On: April 2nd
Finished On: April 2nd, 1:40 PM
Pages Read: 384

Picture of The Martian 
Prompt Fulfilled: Check it Out Under Direct Sunlight
Started On: April 2nd
Finished On: April 2nd, 1:45 PM
Pages Read: N/A

The Witch Queen of Halloween by Kresley Cole
Prompt Fulfilled: Restoration
Started On: April 2nd
Finished On: April 2nd, 10:17 PM
Pages Read: 182

Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton
Prompt Fulfilled: Conjuration
Started On: April 3rd
Finished On: April 3rd, 2:58 PM
Pages Read: 446

King of Scars by Leigh Bardugo
Prompt Fulfilled: Restoration
Started On: April 3rd
Finished On: April 3rd, 9:13 PM
Pages Read: 527

Picture of King of Scars
Prompt Fulfilled: Check it Out Under Direct Sunlight
Started On: April 3rd
Finished On: April 3rd, 9:17 PM
Pages Read: N/A

Get a Life, Chloe Brown by Talia Hibbert
Prompt Fulfilled: Restoration
Started On: April 4th
Finished On: April 4th, 11:28 AM
Pages Read: 387

Sex and Vanity by Kevin Kwan
Prompt Fulfilled: Restoration
Started On: April 4th
Finished On: April 4th, 2:51 PM
Pages Read: 368

Picture of Sex and Vanity
Prompt Fulfilled: Check it Out Under Direct Sunlight
Started On: April 4th
Finished On: April 4th, 2:55 PM
Pages Read: N/A

A Touch of Chaos by Scarlett St. Clair
Prompt Fulfilled: Inscription
Started On: April 4th
Finished On: April 4th, 9:46 PM
Pages Read: 592

Picture of A Touch of Chaos
Prompt Fulfilled: Check it Out Under Direct Sunlight
Started On: April 4th
Finished On: April 4th, 9:50 PM
Pages Read: N/A

The Aeronaut's Windlass by Jim Butcher 
Prompt Fulfilled: Demonology
Started On: April 5th
Finished On: April 5th, 12:13 PM
Pages Read: 656

Ivory and Bone by Julie Eshbaugh
Prompt Fulfilled: Alchemy
Started On: April 5th
Finished On: April 5th, 4:41 PM
Pages Read: 400

Picture of Ivory and Bone
Prompt Fulfilled: Check it Out Under Direct Sunlight
Started On: April 5th
Finished On: April 5th, 4:44 PM
Pages Read: N/A

Red Sister by Mark Lawrence 
Prompt Fulfilled: Animal Studies
Started On: April 5th
Finished On: April 5th, 10:43 PM
Pages Read: 477

Picture of Red Sister
Prompt Fulfilled: Check it Out Under Direct Sunlight
Started On: April 5th
Finished On: April 5th, 10:47 PM
Pages Read: N/A

These Shallow Graves by Jennifer Donnelly
Prompt Fulfilled: Apothecary Keeper 1
Started On: April 6th
Finished On: April 6th, 7:57 PM
Pages Read: 482

Obsidian and Stars by Julie Eshbaugh
Prompt Fulfilled: Alchemy
Started On: April 7th
Finished On: April 7th, 12:18 PM
Pages Read: 368

Picture of Obsidian and Stars 
Prompt Fulfilled: Check it Out Under Direct Sunlight
Started On: April 7th
Finished On: April 7th, 12:20 PM
Pages Read: N/A

A Novel Love Story by Ashley Poston
Prompt Fulfilled: Animal Studies
Started On: April 7th
Finished On: April 7th, 4:27 PM
Pages Read: 384

Lies and Weddings by Kevin Kwan
Prompt Fulfilled: Spells & Incantations
Started On: April 7th
Finished On: April 7th, 8:50 PM
Pages Read: 448

Chosen Champion by Elise Kova
Prompt Fulfilled: Elemental Studies
Started On: April 8th
Finished On: April 8th, 10:42 AM
Pages Read: 338

The Hemlock Queen by Hannah F. Whitten
Prompt Fulfilled: Artificery
Started On: April 8th
Finished On: April 8th, 10:20 PM
Pages Read: 480

Rule of Wolves by Leigh Bardugo
Prompt Fulfilled: Psionics & Divination
Started On: April 9th
Finished On: April 9th, 4:47 PM
Pages Read: 592

The Lilies by Quinn Diacon-Furtado
Prompt Fulfilled: Demonology
Started On: April 9th
Finished On: April 9th, 10:07 PM
Pages Read: 336

When Among Crows by Veronica Roth
Prompt Fulfilled: Shapeshifting
Started On: April 10th
Finished On: April 10th, 9:23 AM
Pages Read: 176

Grey Sister by Mark Lawrence 
Prompt Fulfilled: Psionics & Divination
Started On: April 10th
Finished On: April 10th, 1:32 PM
Pages Read: 427

Set in Stone by Mari Manscusi
Prompt Fulfilled: Animal Studies
Started On: April 10th
Finished On: April 10th, 5:38 PM
Pages Read: 368

A Wilderness of Stars by Shae Ernshaw
Prompt Fulfilled: Find the Crescent
Started On: April 10th
Finished On: April 10th, 9:35 PM
Pages Read: 400

The Girls I've Been by Tess Sharpe
Prompt Fulfilled: Astronomy
Started On: April 11st
Finished On: April 11th, 2:11 PM
Pages Read: 368

Starfall by Melissa Landers
Prompt Fulfilled: Alchemy
Started On: April 11st
Finished On: April 11st, 6:03 PM
Pages Read: 369

Starflight by Melissa Landers
Prompt Fulfilled: Elemental Studies
Started On: April 11st
Finished On: April 11th, 10:25 PM
Pages Read: 368

Timekeeper by Tara Sim
Prompt Fulfilled: Alchemy
Started On: April 12th
Finished On: April 12th, 2:33 PM
Pages Read: 420

Oculta by Maya Motayne
Prompt Fulfilled: Alchemy
Started On: April 12th
Finished On: April 12th, 6:31 PM
Pages Read: 544

The Lost World by Michael Crichton
Prompt Fulfilled: Psionics & Divination
Started On: April 12th
Finished On: April 12th, 10:42 PM
Pages Read: 448

The House by Christina Lauren
Prompt Fulfilled: Restoration
Started On: April 13th
Finished On: April 13th, 4:48 PM
Pages Read: 384 

The Night Hunt by Alexandra Christo
Prompt Fulfilled: Astronomy Tower
Started On: April 13th
Finished On: April 13th, 10:13 PM
Pages Read: 384

The Suffering Tree by Elle Cosimano
Prompt Fulfilled: Crescent Grove
Started On: April 14th
Finished On: April 14th, 3:35 PM
Pages Read: 368

Cast in Atonement by Michelle Sagara
Prompt Fulfilled: The Rift Spire
Started On: April 14th
Finished On: April 14th, 9:47 PM
Pages Read: 480

Heirs of Bone and Sea by Kay Adams
Prompt Fulfilled: Find the Crescent
Started On: April 15th
Finished On: April 15th, 11:46 AM
Pages Read: 314

The Perfect Guy Doesn't Exist by Sophie Gonzales
Prompt Fulfilled: Demonology
Started On: April 15th
Finished On: April 15th, 2:10 PM
Pages Read: 336

Faebound by Saara El-Arifi
Prompt Fulfilled: Crescent Grove
Started On: April 15th
Finished On: April 15th, 9:17 PM
Pages Read: 400

Icon and Inferno by Marie Lu
Prompt Fulfilled: Elemental Studies
Started On: April 16th
Finished On: April 16th, 11:51 AM
Pages Read: 336

Beyond the Ruby Veil by Mara Fitzgerald
Prompt Fulfilled: Astronomy
Started On: April 16th
Finished On: April 16th, 1:17 PM
Pages Read: 304

Night Shine by Tessa Gratton
Prompt Fulfilled: Astronomy Tower
Started On: April 16th
Finished On: April 16th, 5:03 PM
Pages Read: 400

Failed Future by Elise Kova
Prompt Fulfilled: Psionics & Divination
Started On: April 17th
Finished On: April 17th, 10:24 AM
Pages Read: 356

The Succubus's Prize by Katee Robert
Prompt Fulfilled: Spells & Incantations
Started On: April 17th
Finished On: April 17th, 10:47 AM
Pages Read: 171

Long Live Evil by Sarah Rees Brennan
Prompt Fulfilled: The Rift Spire
Started On: April 17th
Finished On: April 17th, 3:46 PM
Pages Read: 432

Otherkin by Nina Berry
Prompt Fulfilled: Find the Crescent
Started On: April 17th
Finished On: April 17th, 6:08 PM
Pages Read: 320

Othermoon by Nina Berry
Prompt Fulfilled: Find the Crescent
Started On: April 17th
Finished On: April 17th, 10:03 PM
Pages Read: 321

Hotel Magnifique by Emily J. Taylor
Prompt Fulfilled: Astronomy Tower
Started On: April 18th
Finished On: April 18th, 11:26 AM
Pages Read: 400

Chainbreaker by Tara Sim
Prompt Fulfilled: Astronomy Tower
Started On: April 18th
Finished On: April 18th, 2:34 PM
Pages Read: 473

Chaos & Flame by Tessa Gratton and Justina Ireland
Prompt Fulfilled: Conjuration
Started On: April 18th
Finished On: April 18th, 5:10 PM
Pages Read: 336

Godkiller by Hannah Kaner
Prompt Fulfilled: Crescent Grove
Started On: April 18th
Finished On: April 18th, 9:42 PM
Pages Read: 304

Act Your Age, Eve Brown by Talia Hibbert
Prompt Fulfilled: Astronomy
Started On: April 19th
Finished On: April 19th, 10:37 AM
Pages Read: 400

Beneath the Keep by Erika Johansen
Prompt Fulfilled: Find the Crescent
Started On: April 19th
Finished On: April 19th, 3:10 PM
Pages Read: 448

The Lies Among Us by Sarah Beth Durst
Prompt Fulfilled: Conjuration
Started On: April 19th
Finished On: April 19th, 6:37 PM
Pages Read: 333

Suddenly Super by Jen Calonita 
Prompt Fulfilled: Astronomy Tower
Started On: April 19th
Finished On: April 19th, 11:17 PM
Pages Read: 384

Moon Dark Smile by Tessa Gratton 
Prompt Fulfilled: Find the Crescent
Started On: April 20th
Finished On: April 20th, 10:05 PM
Pages Read: 427

Children of Ragnarök by Cinda Williams Chima
Prompt Fulfilled: Bog Cataloger
Started On: April 21st
Finished On: April 21st, 4:21 PM
Pages Read: 544

The Sky on Fire by Jenn Lyons
Prompt Fulfilled: Dragon Riding Licence 1
Started On: April 21st
Finished On: April 21st, 9:30 PM
Pages Read: 448

The Prisoner's Throne by Holly Black
Prompt Fulfilled: Spells & Incantations
Started On: April 22nd 
Finished On: April 22nd, 11:34 AM
Pages Read: 359

Othersphere by Nina Berry
Prompt Fulfilled: Find the Crescent
Started On: April 22nd 
Finished On: April 22nd, 1:45 PM
Pages Read: 320

The Girl Next Door by Cecilia Vinesse
Prompt Fulfilled: Open the Door
Started On: April 22nd
Finished On: April 22nd, 5:03 PM
Pages Read: 368

A Twisted Tale Anthology
Prompt Fulfilled: Crescent Grove
Started On: April 22nd 
Finished On: April 22nd, 10:26 PM
Pages Read: 576

Infinity Alchemist by Kacen Callender
Prompt Fulfilled: Astronomy Tower
Started On: April 23rd
Finished On: April 23rd, 11:28 AM
Pages Read: 400

If You, Then Me by Yvonne Moon
Prompt Fulfilled: Crescent Grove
Started On: April 23rd
Finished On: April 23rd, 1:48 PM
Pages Read: 416

Fat Girl on a Plane by Kelly deVos
Prompt Fulfilled: Animal Studies
Started On: April 23rd
Finished On: April 23rd, 4:57 PM
Pages Read: 376

My Killer Vacation by Tessa Bailey 
Prompt Fulfilled: Conjuration 
Started On: April 23rd
Finished On: April 23rd, 9:35 PM
Pages Read: 376

Rhapsodic by Laura Thalassa
Prompt Fulfilled: The Rift Spire
Started On: April 24th
Finished On: April 24th, 10:57 AM
Pages Read: 423

A Strange Hymn by Laura Thalassa
Prompt Fulfilled: The Rift Spire
Started On: April 24th
Finished On: April 24th, 1:10 PM
Pages Read: 418

The Confidence Games by Tess Amy
Prompt Fulfilled: Art of Illusion
Started On: April 24th
Finished On: April 24th, 3:38 PM
Pages Read: 368

Lakesedge by Lyndall Clipstone
Prompt Fulfilled: Shapeshifting
Started On: Apl 24th
Finished On: April 24th, 7:51 PM
Pages Read: 416

Song of the Six Realms by Judy I. Lin
Prompt Fulfilled: Astronomy Tower
Started On: April 25th
Finished On: April 25th, 1:34 PM
Pages Read: 400

Fate Be Changed by Farrah Rochon
Prompt Fulfilled: Elemental Studies
Started On: April 25th
Finished On: April 25th, 5:21 PM
Pages Read: 464

A Sorceress Comes to Call by T. Kingfisher
Prompt Fulfilled: Crescent Grove
Started On: April 25th
Finished On: April 25th, 8:56 PM
Pages Read: 400

Sovereign Sacrifice by Elise Kova
Prompt Fulfilled: Restoration
Started On: April 26th
Finished On: April 26th, 9:10 AM 
Pages Read: 326

Crystal Caged by Elise Kova
Prompt Fulfilled: Demonic Tethers
Started On: April 26th
Finished On: April 26th, 12:24 PM
Pages Read: 459

All for You by Kelly Finley 
Prompt Fulfilled: Restoration
Started On: April 26th
Finished On: April 26th, 1:17 PM
Pages Read: 459

Tempt Her by Kelly Finley 
Prompt Fulfilled: Spells & Incantations
Started On: April 26th
Finished On: April 26th, 4:36 PM
Pages Read: 450

The Isles of the Gods by Amie Kaufman
Prompt Fulfilled: Shapeshifting
Started On: April 26th
Finished On: April 26th, 8:10 PM
Pages Read: 464

The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune
Prompt Fulfilled: Open the Door
Started On: April 26th
Finished On: April 26th, 11:33 PM
Pages Read: 417

Game of Secrets by Kim Foster
Prompt Fulfilled: Art of Illusion
Started On: April 27th
Finished On: April 27th, 12:26 PM
Pages Read: 368

Holiday for Six by Kelly Finley 
Prompt Fulfilled: Alchemy
Started On: April 27th
Finished On: April 27th, 4:28 PM
Pages Read: 346

Shameless Play by Kelly Finley 
Prompt Fulfilled: Art of Illusion
Started On: April 27th
Finished On: April 27th, 8:33 PM
Pages Read: 346

The Dragon's Promise by Elizabeth Lim
Prompt Fulfilled: Dragon Riding Licence 2
Started On: April 27th
Finished On: April 27th, 11:17 PM
Pages Read: 484

That's Not My Name by Megan Lally 
Prompt Fulfilled: Crescent Grove
Started On: April 28th
Finished On: April 28th, 12:37 PM
Pages Read: 300

The Hollow Places by T. Kingfisher
Prompt Fulfilled: The Rift Spire
Started On: April 28th
Finished On: April 28th, 3:36 PM
Pages Read: 352

A Door in the Dark by Scott Reintgen
Prompt Fulfilled: Open the Door
Started On: April 28th
Finished On: April 28th, 6:20 PM
Pages Read: 352

Under the Whispering Door by T.J. Klune
Prompt Fulfilled: Open the Door
Started On: April 28th
Finished On: April 28th, 9:22 PM
Pages Read: 400

The Emperor of Evening Stars by Laura Thalassa 
Prompt Fulfilled: Elemental Studies
Started On: April 28th
Finished On: April 28th, 11:18 PM
Pages Read: 256

Dark Harmony by Laura Thalassa
Prompt Fulfilled: The Rift Spire
Started On: April 29th
Finished On: April 29th, 11:36 AM
Pages Read: 450

The Invisible Library by Genevieve Cogman
Prompt Fulfilled: The Rift Spire
Started On: April 29th
Finished On: April 29th, 1:31 PM
Pages Read: 400

The Study of Magic by Maria V. Snyder
Prompt Fulfilled: Scroll Case
Started On: April 29th
Finished On: April 29th, 4:25 PM
Pages Read: 338

The House That Horror Built by Christina Henry
Prompt Fulfilled: Open the Door
Started On: April 29th
Finished On: April 29th, 7:10 PM 
Pages Read: 336

Remedial Magic by Melissa Marr
Prompt Fulfilled: Open the Door
Started On: April 29th
Currently On: Page 0 of 336

Prompts Left: None Left! 
Read: 105
Pages Read: 34597
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Magical Readathon: Orilium Update 104

So I read my next book for Magical Readathon: Orilium, and it was The Study of Magic which was for the prompt Scroll Case, and I'll be reading The House that Horror Built next!

My Reading Journey:

Full Speed to a Crash Landing by Beth Revis
Prompt Fulfilled: Inscription
Started On: April 1st 
Finished On: April 1st, 4:31 PM 
Pages Read: 192

Family of Liars by E. Lockhart 
Prompt Fulfilled: Conjuration
Started On: April 1st
Finished On: April 1st, 9:12 PM
Pages Read: 336

Reread the Legend of Dia
Prompt Fulfilled: Lore
Started On: April 1st
Finished On: April 1st, 9:15 PM
Pages Read: N/A

Reread the Legend of Dia
Prompt Fulfilled: Lore
Started On: April 1st
Finished On: April 1st, 9:17 PM
Pages Read: N/A

Reread the Legend of Dia
Prompt Fulfilled: Lore
Started On: April 1st
Finished On: April 1st, 9:19 PM
Pages Read: N/A

Reread the Legend of Dia
Prompt Fulfilled: Lore
Started On: April 1st
Finished On: April 1st, 9:21 PM
Pages Read: N/A

Reread the Legend of Dia
Prompt Fulfilled: Lore
Started On: April 1st
Finished On: April 1st, 9:23 PM
Pages Read: N/A

Reread the Legend of Dia
Prompt Fulfilled: Lore
Started On: April 1st
Finished On: April 1st, 9:25 PM
Pages Read: N/A

Reread the Legend of Dia
Prompt Fulfilled: Lore
Started On: April 1st
Finished On: April 1st, 9:27 PM
Pages Read: N/A

The Martian by Andy Weir
Prompt Fulfilled: Astronomy
Started On: April 2nd
Finished On: April 2nd, 1:40 PM
Pages Read: 384

Picture of The Martian 
Prompt Fulfilled: Check it Out Under Direct Sunlight
Started On: April 2nd
Finished On: April 2nd, 1:45 PM
Pages Read: N/A

The Witch Queen of Halloween by Kresley Cole
Prompt Fulfilled: Restoration
Started On: April 2nd
Finished On: April 2nd, 10:17 PM
Pages Read: 182

Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton
Prompt Fulfilled: Conjuration
Started On: April 3rd
Finished On: April 3rd, 2:58 PM
Pages Read: 446

King of Scars by Leigh Bardugo
Prompt Fulfilled: Restoration
Started On: April 3rd
Finished On: April 3rd, 9:13 PM
Pages Read: 527

Picture of King of Scars
Prompt Fulfilled: Check it Out Under Direct Sunlight
Started On: April 3rd
Finished On: April 3rd, 9:17 PM
Pages Read: N/A

Get a Life, Chloe Brown by Talia Hibbert
Prompt Fulfilled: Restoration
Started On: April 4th
Finished On: April 4th, 11:28 AM
Pages Read: 387

Sex and Vanity by Kevin Kwan
Prompt Fulfilled: Restoration
Started On: April 4th
Finished On: April 4th, 2:51 PM
Pages Read: 368

Picture of Sex and Vanity
Prompt Fulfilled: Check it Out Under Direct Sunlight
Started On: April 4th
Finished On: April 4th, 2:55 PM
Pages Read: N/A

A Touch of Chaos by Scarlett St. Clair
Prompt Fulfilled: Inscription
Started On: April 4th
Finished On: April 4th, 9:46 PM
Pages Read: 592

Picture of A Touch of Chaos
Prompt Fulfilled: Check it Out Under Direct Sunlight
Started On: April 4th
Finished On: April 4th, 9:50 PM
Pages Read: N/A

The Aeronaut's Windlass by Jim Butcher 
Prompt Fulfilled: Demonology
Started On: April 5th
Finished On: April 5th, 12:13 PM
Pages Read: 656

Ivory and Bone by Julie Eshbaugh
Prompt Fulfilled: Alchemy
Started On: April 5th
Finished On: April 5th, 4:41 PM
Pages Read: 400

Picture of Ivory and Bone
Prompt Fulfilled: Check it Out Under Direct Sunlight
Started On: April 5th
Finished On: April 5th, 4:44 PM
Pages Read: N/A

Red Sister by Mark Lawrence 
Prompt Fulfilled: Animal Studies
Started On: April 5th
Finished On: April 5th, 10:43 PM
Pages Read: 477

Picture of Red Sister
Prompt Fulfilled: Check it Out Under Direct Sunlight
Started On: April 5th
Finished On: April 5th, 10:47 PM
Pages Read: N/A

These Shallow Graves by Jennifer Donnelly
Prompt Fulfilled: Apothecary Keeper 1
Started On: April 6th
Finished On: April 6th, 7:57 PM
Pages Read: 482

Obsidian and Stars by Julie Eshbaugh
Prompt Fulfilled: Alchemy
Started On: April 7th
Finished On: April 7th, 12:18 PM
Pages Read: 368

Picture of Obsidian and Stars 
Prompt Fulfilled: Check it Out Under Direct Sunlight
Started On: April 7th
Finished On: April 7th, 12:20 PM
Pages Read: N/A

A Novel Love Story by Ashley Poston
Prompt Fulfilled: Animal Studies
Started On: April 7th
Finished On: April 7th, 4:27 PM
Pages Read: 384

Lies and Weddings by Kevin Kwan
Prompt Fulfilled: Spells & Incantations
Started On: April 7th
Finished On: April 7th, 8:50 PM
Pages Read: 448

Chosen Champion by Elise Kova
Prompt Fulfilled: Elemental Studies
Started On: April 8th
Finished On: April 8th, 10:42 AM
Pages Read: 338

The Hemlock Queen by Hannah F. Whitten
Prompt Fulfilled: Artificery
Started On: April 8th
Finished On: April 8th, 10:20 PM
Pages Read: 480

Rule of Wolves by Leigh Bardugo
Prompt Fulfilled: Psionics & Divination
Started On: April 9th
Finished On: April 9th, 4:47 PM
Pages Read: 592

The Lilies by Quinn Diacon-Furtado
Prompt Fulfilled: Demonology
Started On: April 9th
Finished On: April 9th, 10:07 PM
Pages Read: 336

When Among Crows by Veronica Roth
Prompt Fulfilled: Shapeshifting
Started On: April 10th
Finished On: April 10th, 9:23 AM
Pages Read: 176

Grey Sister by Mark Lawrence 
Prompt Fulfilled: Psionics & Divination
Started On: April 10th
Finished On: April 10th, 1:32 PM
Pages Read: 427

Set in Stone by Mari Manscusi
Prompt Fulfilled: Animal Studies
Started On: April 10th
Finished On: April 10th, 5:38 PM
Pages Read: 368

A Wilderness of Stars by Shae Ernshaw
Prompt Fulfilled: Find the Crescent
Started On: April 10th
Finished On: April 10th, 9:35 PM
Pages Read: 400

The Girls I've Been by Tess Sharpe
Prompt Fulfilled: Astronomy
Started On: April 11st
Finished On: April 11th, 2:11 PM
Pages Read: 368

Starfall by Melissa Landers
Prompt Fulfilled: Alchemy
Started On: April 11st
Finished On: April 11st, 6:03 PM
Pages Read: 369

Starflight by Melissa Landers
Prompt Fulfilled: Elemental Studies
Started On: April 11st
Finished On: April 11th, 10:25 PM
Pages Read: 368

Timekeeper by Tara Sim
Prompt Fulfilled: Alchemy
Started On: April 12th
Finished On: April 12th, 2:33 PM
Pages Read: 420

Oculta by Maya Motayne
Prompt Fulfilled: Alchemy
Started On: April 12th
Finished On: April 12th, 6:31 PM
Pages Read: 544

The Lost World by Michael Crichton
Prompt Fulfilled: Psionics & Divination
Started On: April 12th
Finished On: April 12th, 10:42 PM
Pages Read: 448

The House by Christina Lauren
Prompt Fulfilled: Restoration
Started On: April 13th
Finished On: April 13th, 4:48 PM
Pages Read: 384 

The Night Hunt by Alexandra Christo
Prompt Fulfilled: Astronomy Tower
Started On: April 13th
Finished On: April 13th, 10:13 PM
Pages Read: 384

The Suffering Tree by Elle Cosimano
Prompt Fulfilled: Crescent Grove
Started On: April 14th
Finished On: April 14th, 3:35 PM
Pages Read: 368

Cast in Atonement by Michelle Sagara
Prompt Fulfilled: The Rift Spire
Started On: April 14th
Finished On: April 14th, 9:47 PM
Pages Read: 480

Heirs of Bone and Sea by Kay Adams
Prompt Fulfilled: Find the Crescent
Started On: April 15th
Finished On: April 15th, 11:46 AM
Pages Read: 314

The Perfect Guy Doesn't Exist by Sophie Gonzales
Prompt Fulfilled: Demonology
Started On: April 15th
Finished On: April 15th, 2:10 PM
Pages Read: 336

Faebound by Saara El-Arifi
Prompt Fulfilled: Crescent Grove
Started On: April 15th
Finished On: April 15th, 9:17 PM
Pages Read: 400

Icon and Inferno by Marie Lu
Prompt Fulfilled: Elemental Studies
Started On: April 16th
Finished On: April 16th, 11:51 AM
Pages Read: 336

Beyond the Ruby Veil by Mara Fitzgerald
Prompt Fulfilled: Astronomy
Started On: April 16th
Finished On: April 16th, 1:17 PM
Pages Read: 304

Night Shine by Tessa Gratton
Prompt Fulfilled: Astronomy Tower
Started On: April 16th
Finished On: April 16th, 5:03 PM
Pages Read: 400

Failed Future by Elise Kova
Prompt Fulfilled: Psionics & Divination
Started On: April 17th
Finished On: April 17th, 10:24 AM
Pages Read: 356

The Succubus's Prize by Katee Robert
Prompt Fulfilled: Spells & Incantations
Started On: April 17th
Finished On: April 17th, 10:47 AM
Pages Read: 171

Long Live Evil by Sarah Rees Brennan
Prompt Fulfilled: The Rift Spire
Started On: April 17th
Finished On: April 17th, 3:46 PM
Pages Read: 432

Otherkin by Nina Berry
Prompt Fulfilled: Find the Crescent
Started On: April 17th
Finished On: April 17th, 6:08 PM
Pages Read: 320

Othermoon by Nina Berry
Prompt Fulfilled: Find the Crescent
Started On: April 17th
Finished On: April 17th, 10:03 PM
Pages Read: 321

Hotel Magnifique by Emily J. Taylor
Prompt Fulfilled: Astronomy Tower
Started On: April 18th
Finished On: April 18th, 11:26 AM
Pages Read: 400

Chainbreaker by Tara Sim
Prompt Fulfilled: Astronomy Tower
Started On: April 18th
Finished On: April 18th, 2:34 PM
Pages Read: 473

Chaos & Flame by Tessa Gratton and Justina Ireland
Prompt Fulfilled: Conjuration
Started On: April 18th
Finished On: April 18th, 5:10 PM
Pages Read: 336

Godkiller by Hannah Kaner
Prompt Fulfilled: Crescent Grove
Started On: April 18th
Finished On: April 18th, 9:42 PM
Pages Read: 304

Act Your Age, Eve Brown by Talia Hibbert
Prompt Fulfilled: Astronomy
Started On: April 19th
Finished On: April 19th, 10:37 AM
Pages Read: 400

Beneath the Keep by Erika Johansen
Prompt Fulfilled: Find the Crescent
Started On: April 19th
Finished On: April 19th, 3:10 PM
Pages Read: 448

The Lies Among Us by Sarah Beth Durst
Prompt Fulfilled: Conjuration
Started On: April 19th
Finished On: April 19th, 6:37 PM
Pages Read: 333

Suddenly Super by Jen Calonita 
Prompt Fulfilled: Astronomy Tower
Started On: April 19th
Finished On: April 19th, 11:17 PM
Pages Read: 384

Moon Dark Smile by Tessa Gratton 
Prompt Fulfilled: Find the Crescent
Started On: April 20th
Finished On: April 20th, 10:05 PM
Pages Read: 427

Children of Ragnarök by Cinda Williams Chima
Prompt Fulfilled: Bog Cataloger
Started On: April 21st
Finished On: April 21st, 4:21 PM
Pages Read: 544

The Sky on Fire by Jenn Lyons
Prompt Fulfilled: Dragon Riding Licence 1
Started On: April 21st
Finished On: April 21st, 9:30 PM
Pages Read: 448

The Prisoner's Throne by Holly Black
Prompt Fulfilled: Spells & Incantations
Started On: April 22nd 
Finished On: April 22nd, 11:34 AM
Pages Read: 359

Othersphere by Nina Berry
Prompt Fulfilled: Find the Crescent
Started On: April 22nd 
Finished On: April 22nd, 1:45 PM
Pages Read: 320

The Girl Next Door by Cecilia Vinesse
Prompt Fulfilled: Open the Door
Started On: April 22nd
Finished On: April 22nd, 5:03 PM
Pages Read: 368

A Twisted Tale Anthology
Prompt Fulfilled: Crescent Grove
Started On: April 22nd 
Finished On: April 22nd, 10:26 PM
Pages Read: 576

Infinity Alchemist by Kacen Callender
Prompt Fulfilled: Astronomy Tower
Started On: April 23rd
Finished On: April 23rd, 11:28 AM
Pages Read: 400

If You, Then Me by Yvonne Moon
Prompt Fulfilled: Crescent Grove
Started On: April 23rd
Finished On: April 23rd, 1:48 PM
Pages Read: 416

Fat Girl on a Plane by Kelly deVos
Prompt Fulfilled: Animal Studies
Started On: April 23rd
Finished On: April 23rd, 4:57 PM
Pages Read: 376

My Killer Vacation by Tessa Bailey 
Prompt Fulfilled: Conjuration 
Started On: April 23rd
Finished On: April 23rd, 9:35 PM
Pages Read: 376

Rhapsodic by Laura Thalassa
Prompt Fulfilled: The Rift Spire
Started On: April 24th
Finished On: April 24th, 10:57 AM
Pages Read: 423

A Strange Hymn by Laura Thalassa
Prompt Fulfilled: The Rift Spire
Started On: April 24th
Finished On: April 24th, 1:10 PM
Pages Read: 418

The Confidence Games by Tess Amy
Prompt Fulfilled: Art of Illusion
Started On: April 24th
Finished On: April 24th, 3:38 PM
Pages Read: 368

Lakesedge by Lyndall Clipstone
Prompt Fulfilled: Shapeshifting
Started On: Apl 24th
Finished On: April 24th, 7:51 PM
Pages Read: 416

Song of the Six Realms by Judy I. Lin
Prompt Fulfilled: Astronomy Tower
Started On: April 25th
Finished On: April 25th, 1:34 PM
Pages Read: 400

Fate Be Changed by Farrah Rochon
Prompt Fulfilled: Elemental Studies
Started On: April 25th
Finished On: April 25th, 5:21 PM
Pages Read: 464

A Sorceress Comes to Call by T. Kingfisher
Prompt Fulfilled: Crescent Grove
Started On: April 25th
Finished On: April 25th, 8:56 PM
Pages Read: 400

Sovereign Sacrifice by Elise Kova
Prompt Fulfilled: Restoration
Started On: April 26th
Finished On: April 26th, 9:10 AM 
Pages Read: 326

Crystal Caged by Elise Kova
Prompt Fulfilled: Demonic Tethers
Started On: April 26th
Finished On: April 26th, 12:24 PM
Pages Read: 459

All for You by Kelly Finley 
Prompt Fulfilled: Restoration
Started On: April 26th
Finished On: April 26th, 1:17 PM
Pages Read: 459

Tempt Her by Kelly Finley 
Prompt Fulfilled: Spells & Incantations
Started On: April 26th
Finished On: April 26th, 4:36 PM
Pages Read: 450

The Isles of the Gods by Amie Kaufman
Prompt Fulfilled: Shapeshifting
Started On: April 26th
Finished On: April 26th, 8:10 PM
Pages Read: 464

The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune
Prompt Fulfilled: Open the Door
Started On: April 26th
Finished On: April 26th, 11:33 PM
Pages Read: 417

Game of Secrets by Kim Foster
Prompt Fulfilled: Art of Illusion
Started On: April 27th
Finished On: April 27th, 12:26 PM
Pages Read: 368

Holiday for Six by Kelly Finley 
Prompt Fulfilled: Alchemy
Started On: April 27th
Finished On: April 27th, 4:28 PM
Pages Read: 346

Shameless Play by Kelly Finley 
Prompt Fulfilled: Art of Illusion
Started On: April 27th
Finished On: April 27th, 8:33 PM
Pages Read: 346

The Dragon's Promise by Elizabeth Lim
Prompt Fulfilled: Dragon Riding Licence 2
Started On: April 27th
Finished On: April 27th, 11:17 PM
Pages Read: 484

That's Not My Name by Megan Lally 
Prompt Fulfilled: Crescent Grove
Started On: April 28th
Finished On: April 28th, 12:37 PM
Pages Read: 300

The Hollow Places by T. Kingfisher
Prompt Fulfilled: The Rift Spire
Started On: April 28th
Finished On: April 28th, 3:36 PM
Pages Read: 352

A Door in the Dark by Scott Reintgen
Prompt Fulfilled: Open the Door
Started On: April 28th
Finished On: April 28th, 6:20 PM
Pages Read: 352

Under the Whispering Door by T.J. Klune
Prompt Fulfilled: Open the Door
Started On: April 28th
Finished On: April 28th, 9:22 PM
Pages Read: 400

The Emperor of Evening Stars by Laura Thalassa 
Prompt Fulfilled: Elemental Studies
Started On: April 28th
Finished On: April 28th, 11:18 PM
Pages Read: 256

Dark Harmony by Laura Thalassa
Prompt Fulfilled: The Rift Spire
Started On: April 29th
Finished On: April 29th, 11:36 AM
Pages Read: 450

The Invisible Library by Genevieve Cogman
Prompt Fulfilled: The Rift Spire
Started On: April 29th
Finished On: April 29th, 1:31 PM
Pages Read: 400

The Study of Magic by Maria V. Snyder
Prompt Fulfilled: Scroll Case
Started On: April 29th
Finished On: April 29th, 4:25 PM
Pages Read: 338

The House That Horror Built by Christina Henry
Prompt Fulfilled: Open the Door
Started On: April 29th
Currently On: Page 0 of 336

Prompts Left: None Left! 
Read: 104
Pages Read: 34261
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Wednesday, April 17, 2024

Waiting on Wednesday #675, April 17th

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

When Among Crows by Veronica Roth
Expected Publication: May 14th, 2024
From Goodreads:
Step into a city where monsters feast on human emotions, knights split their souls to make their weapons, and witches always take more than they give.

Pain is Dymitr’s calling. To slay the monsters he’s been raised to kill, he had to split his soul in half to make a sword from his own spine. Every time he draws it, he gets blood on his hands.

Pain is Ala’s inheritance. When her mother died, a family curse to witness horrors committed by the Holy Order was passed onto her. The curse will claim her life, as it did her mother’s, unless she can find a cure.

One fateful night in Chicago, Dymitr comes to Ala with a bargain: her help in finding the legendary witch Baba Jaga in exchange for an enchanted flower that just might cure her. Desperate, and unaware of what Dymitr really is, Ala agrees.

But they only have one day before the flower dies . . . and Ala's hopes of breaking the curse along with it.

Blood on the Tide by Katee Robert
Expected Publication: May 14th, 2024
From Goodreads:
Set sail for adventure and love in the next spicy fantasy romance from Katee Robert, the New York Times bestselling author of the TikTok smash hit Neon Gods .

As a bloodline vampire, Lizzie has never had a problem taking what she wants, and right now what she wants are the family heirlooms that were stolen from her and a portal home. Too bad even that short list is impossible to accomplish on her own—and her allies have bigger things to worry about.

When they rescue a selkie from captivity, it’s the perfect solution to her problem. Lizzie needs a guide through Threshold and the selkie needs someone to help her get her skin back.  Maeve didn’t choose to give up her skin—it was stolen from her. Now she’s in an uneasy partnership with a dangerous woman who seems more apt to kill than to share a kind word. It’s terrifying…and a bit alluring. Even though she knows it will end in heartbreak, Maeve can’t help being drawn to Lizzie and her all-too-pleasurable vampire bite. 

Unfortunately, the danger to Maeve’s heart is the least of her worries. The ship Lizzie’s chasing belongs to the Cŵn Annwn, and they don’t take kindly to people who steal from them. Not even Lizzie’s viciousness or Maeve’s selkie strength will be enough to save them if the Cŵn Annwn seek retribution…

The Paradise Problem by Christina Lauren
Expected Publication: May 14th, 2024
From Goodreads:
Christina Lauren, the instant New York Times bestselling and “reigning romance queens” (PopSugar), returns with a delicious new romance between the buttoned-up heir of a grocery chain and his free-spirited artist ex as they fake their relationship in order to receive a massive inheritance.

Anna Green thought she was marrying Liam “West” Weston for access to subsidized family housing while at UCLA. She also thought she’d signed divorce papers when the graduation caps were tossed, and they both went on their merry ways.

Three years later, Anna is a starving artist living paycheck to paycheck while West is a Stanford professor. He may be one of four heirs to the Weston Foods conglomerate, but he has little interest in working for the heartless corporation his family built from the ground up. He is interested, however, in his one-hundred-million-dollar inheritance. There’s just one catch.

Due to an antiquated clause in his grandfather’s will, Liam won’t see a penny until he’s been happily married for five years. Just when Liam thinks he’s in the home stretch, pressure mounts from his family to see this mysterious spouse, and he has no choice but to turn to the one person he’s afraid to introduce to his one-percenter parents—his unpolished, not-so-ex-wife.

But in the presence of his family, Liam’s fears quickly shift from whether the feisty, foul-mouthed, paint-splattered Anna can play the part to whether the toxic world of wealth will corrupt someone as pure of heart as his surprisingly grounded and loyal wife. Liam will have to ask himself if the price tag on his flimsy cover story is worth losing true love that sprouted from a lie.

Blood & Fury by Tessa Gratton and Justina Ireland
Expected Publication: May 14th, 2024
From Goodreads:
Blood magic. Ancient fury.

Prepare for the gripping conclusion to the Chaos & Flame saga, the "fast-paced, action-filled fantasy that reads like a mix of Game of Thrones and The Last Airbender" (BCCB) from two beloved New York Times bestselling authors.

A single kiss set Chaos ablaze.

Picking up months after akiss transformed Darling into the long-lost Phoenix and every House regent into their empyreal form, Darling struggles to make sense of her destiny as a legendary creature. How can she, an orphan with no family, truly be the one to reunite the fractured houses and bring about peace, if she can't control the magic of her new Phoenix body?

Talon Goldhoard, still in love with Darling but wounded by her betrayal, is tasked with ending the vicious war that his family instigated. With the Phoenix reborn, Talon is hopeful that the bloodshed will end swiftly. Instead, the kingdom grows more fraught, with the threat of violence ever present – especially from dark, conniving forces within the walls of his own House Dragon.

As Chaos reigns, Talon and Darling must find their way back to each other to not survive but save the kingdom. Can Darling harness the power of the ancient magic that runs through her blood to bring about a new peace? Or will the fury that House Dragon fueled for a hundred-year war be too strong to break?

A Crane Among Wolves by June Hur
Expected Publication: May 14th, 2024
From Goodreads:
June Hur, bestselling author of The Red Palace, crafts a devastating and pulse-pounding tale that will feel all-too-relevant in today’s world, based on a true story from Korean history.

Hope is dangerous. Love is deadly.

1506, Joseon. The people suffer under the cruel reign of the tyrant King Yeonsan, powerless to stop him from commandeering their land for his recreational use, banning and burning books, and kidnapping and horrifically abusing women and girls as his personal playthings.

Seventeen-year-old Iseul has lived a sheltered, privileged life despite the kingdom’s turmoil. When her older sister, Suyeon, becomes the king’s latest prey, Iseul leaves the relative safety of her village, traveling through forbidden territory to reach the capital in hopes of stealing her sister back. But she soon discovers the king’s power is absolute, and to challenge his rule is to court certain death.

Prince Daehyun has lived his whole life in the terrifying shadow of his despicable half-brother, the king. Forced to watch King Yeonsan flaunt his predation through executions and rampant abuse of the common folk, Daehyun aches to find a way to dethrone his half-brother once and for all. When staging a coup, failure is fatal, and he’ll need help to pull it off—but there’s no way to know who he can trust.

When Iseul's and Daehyun's fates collide, their contempt for each other is transcended only by their mutual hate for the king. Armed with Iseul’s family connections and Daehyun’s royal access, they reluctantly join forces to launch the riskiest gamble the kingdom has ever

Save her sister. Free the people. Destroy a tyrant.

The Dixon Rule by Elle Kennedy
Expected Publication: May 14th, 2024
From Goodreads:
Diana Dixon has a lot going on this summer. She’s rehearsing for a ballroom dance competition, juggling two jobs, and dealing with an ex-boyfriend who can’t take the hint it’s over. Yet despite all that, she still has plenty of time and energy to tell Shane Lindley to screw off.

Shane just moved into her apartment building and seems dedicated to sleeping his way through her entire cheerleading squad. Sure, he’s a tall, gorgeous hockey player, but he’s messing with her turf. This calls for some ground rules: no parties in her apartment, leave her teammates alone, and—most importantly—leave her alone.

What Diana doesn’t realize is that Shane’s sick of hookups and tired of being on the rebound after his long-term girlfriend called it quits. He wants a relationship. And when his ex comes back into the picture, he pretends he has one to make her jealous…and who better to play the girlfriend role than his sassy new neighbor?

Despite Diana’s reluctance to break her rule, a fake relationship is the perfect solution for her own ex issues, and soon she can’t deny something is sizzling between her and Shane. Something hot and completely unexpected.

And it might just be getting a little too real.

The House that Horror Build by Christina Henry
Expected Publication: May 14th, 2024
From Goodreads:
A single mother working in the gothic mansion of a reclusive horror director stumbles upon terrifying secrets.

Harry Adams loves horror movies, so it’s no coincidence that she accepted a job cleaning house for horror-movie director Javier Castillo. His forbidding gray-stone Chicago mansion, Bright Horses, is filled from top to bottom with terrifying props and costumes as well as glittering awards from his career making movies that thrilled audiences—until family tragedy and scandal forced him to vanish from the industry.

Javier values discretion, and Harry always tries to keep the house immaculate, her head down, and her job safe. Then she hears noises from behind a locked door, noises that sound remarkably like a human voice calling for help. Harry knows not asking questions is a vital part of keeping her job, but she soon discovers that the house may be home to secrets she can’t ignore.

The Girl in Question by Tess Sharpe
Expected Publication: May 14th, 2024
From Goodreads:
Four teens. Three henchmen. Two thousand acres of remote forest. One very bad man. And a whole lot of new secrets to unearth. The unmissable, thrilling follow-up to The Girls I've Been (soon to be a Netflix film).

High school is over, but Nora O’Malley’s life isn’t, which is weird now that her murderous stepdad Raymond is free. Determined to enjoy summer before her (possibly) imminent demise, Nora plans a ten day backpacking trip with Iris and Wes. Her plans hit a snag when Wes’s girlfriend tags along. Amanda is nice, so it’s not a huge issue—until she gets taken. Or rather,  mis taken…for Nora. All because of a borrowed flannel.

Now Raymond has a hostage. Nora has no leverage. Iris has a spear and Wes is building boobytraps. It’ll take all of their skills   to make it out of the forest alive.

There are three Someone is lying. Someone is keeping secrets.

And someone has to die.

Oh, there's so many books coming out in the second week of May, and I'm so excited, I love these authors and series! What about you guys? Happy reading! 
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Monday, November 6, 2023

It's Monday! What Are You Reading #648, November 6th

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

Weekly Memes:
It's Monday! What Are You Reading #647
Teaser Tuesday #655
WWW Wednesday #655
WOW #651
Will the Time Come #648
Third Sentence Thursday #638
Random Reads #624
First Lines Friday #651
Book Blogger Hop #317
The Reward Challenge Update #633
How Well I Stuck to It #485
Wrote that Review Update #482

Week 44 Reviews:
The Chess Queen Enigma
  
Magical Readathon: Orilium: 

Becca's BookoplAthon: 

Clear Your S**t Readathon: 

Next to be Published November: 

Phase Out Your TBR: 

Random:

OK, so I got 44 posts in 7 days, and it was a pretty decent week, I read some really good books, and it was a pretty nice week, and this coming week has some really great releases that I can't wait for! What about you guys? Happy reading!

So this week I want to read Iron Flame!

"The first year is when some of us lose our lives. The second year is when the rest of us lose our humanity." —Xaden Riorson

Everyone expected Violet Sorrengail to die during her first year at Basgiath War College—Violet included. But Threshing was only the first impossible test meant to weed out the weak-willed, the unworthy, and the unlucky.

Now the real training begins, and Violet's already wondering how she'll get through. It's not just that it's grueling and maliciously brutal, or even that it's designed to stretch the riders' capacity for pain beyond endurance. It’s the new vice commandant, who's made it his personal mission to teach Violet exactly how powerless she is–unless she betrays the man she loves.

Although Violet's body might be weaker and frailer than everyone else's, she still has her wits—and a will of iron. And leadership is forgetting the most important lesson Basgiath has taught her: Dragon riders make their own rules.

But a determination to survive won't be enough this year.

Because Violet knows the real secret hidden for centuries at Basgiath War College—and nothing, not even dragon fire, may be enough to save them in the end.
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