It's Monday! What Are You Reading #591, October 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 #590
Teaser Tuesday #598
WWW Wednesday #598
WOW #594
Will the Time Come #591
Third Sentence Thursday #581
Random Reads #567
First Lines Friday #594
Book Blogger Hop #260

22 Books to Read in 2022 Update 7

Monthly ARC's Update 23

The Reward Challenge Update #576
Wheel of TBR #123
How Well I Stuck to It #428
Wrote that Review Update #425

Week 39 Reviews:
The Lost Prince

Little Wrecks

In Mercy, Rain

Lost in the Moment and Found

Blood Scions

The Golden Enclaves

Stealing Infinity 

The Inheritance of Orquídea Divina 

Sign Here

A Duel With the Vampire Lord

A Duel With the Vampire Lord Bonus Scene

Fed 

Deadline

So This is Ever After

Not Even Bones

Becca's BookoplAthon: 

Update 17

Update 18 and Wrap Up

Roll as You Go Round 2022 Sign Up

Update 1

Update 2

SeasonAthon Academy: 

Update 16

Update 17

Update 18 

Update 19 and Wrap Up

Greek God-a-Thon: 

Update 3

Update 4

Update 5 and Wrap Up

ARCtober 2022: 

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Update 2

Random:

Book Battle October 2022 TBR

OK, so I got 43 posts in 7 days, which is a pretty good week. Personally, this is my vacation week, but Jax is causing some stress, I'm hoping he'll feel better later today. Edited to add, it's looking good, we'll see what he's like at suppertime, but at breakfast, it was good news. What about you guys? Happy reading!

So this week I want to read whatever I want! 

Week 39 Review: Sign Here

From Goodreads:

A darkly humorous, surprisingly poignant, and utterly gripping debut novel about a guy who works in Hell (literally) and is on the cusp of a big promotion if only he can get one more member of the wealthy Harrison family to sell their soul.

Peyote Trip has a pretty good gig in the deals department on the fifth floor of Hell. Sure, none of the pens work, the coffee machine has been out of order for a century, and the only drink on offer is Jägermeister, but Pey has a plan—and all he needs is one last member of the Harrison family to sell their soul.

When the Harrisons retreat to the family lake house for the summer, with their daughter Mickey's precocious new friend, Ruth, in tow, the opportunity Pey has waited a millennium for might finally be in his grasp. And with the help of his charismatic coworker Calamity, he sets a plan in motion.

But things aren't always as they seem, on Earth or in Hell. And as old secrets and new dangers scrape away at the Harrisons' shiny surface, revealing the darkness beneath, everyone must face the consequences of their choices.

My Review:
This was a really great read! I loved the idea of this guy from hell, trying to get 5 generations of this family to sell their souls. I really enjoyed getting his story, as well as the story of the family that he's after, and all the moving parts!

Half of this book is the time in hell with Peyote and the politics of hell, and what things are like there, as they're trying to entice people to sign their souls over to hell. The other half is the Harrisons, who are this mass of complicated emotions between the four of them, and Ruth, who tagged along for this trip.

I enjoyed both sides of this story, and how they built up together, and then merged, it was so entertaining to read! There were some really shocking twists, and I enjoyed watching the crazy dramatics of this family! Some of their past decisions really came back to haunt them! 

And oh, that ending? It's a little bittersweet how it worked out, because Peyote did need that 5th generation to sign, so he could go live his life on earth again. And oh, that hurt, because it just seems like this is a cycle, going round and round again. 

This was a really great book, and I can't wait to read more by Claudia Lux! 

Author: Claudia Lux
Read: September 29th, 2022
Source: NetGalley 
Reason Why: Sounded really great, and it's a DAC Book, SAC 2022 Book and a WoW Book!
Publisher: Berkely
Published: October 25th 2022

5/5 Hearts

5/5 Books

5/5 Stars

Monthly ARC's Update 23

So I read my next book for Monthly ARC's and it was Blood Scion by Deborah Falaye from the March list, and Sign Here by Claudia Lux from the October 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.   

Greek God-a-Thon Update 3

So I've read my next book for Greek God-a-Thon, and it was Sign Here which is for the prompt Unleash its Evil, and I'll be reading Deadline next! 

My Reading Journey:

Go Hunt Me by Kelly deVos

Prompt Fulfilled: The Beauty of the Box

Started On: September 23rd

Finished On: September 23rd, 4:32 PM

Pages Read: 304

Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao

Prompt Fulfilled: Turn the Key

Started On: September 23rd

Finished On: September 23rd, 8:13 PM

Pages Read: 400

Sign Here by Claudia Lux

Prompt Fulfilled: Unleash its Evil

Started On: September 29th

Finished On: September 29th, 6:14 PM

Pages Read: 416

Deadline by Mira Grant

Prompt Fulfilled: Redemption

Started On: September 30th

Currently On: Page 0 of 584

Prompts Left: Surrender

Books Read: 3

Pages Read: 1120

Waiting on Wednesday #593, September 21st

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

Archangel's Resurrection by Nalini Singh

Expected Publication: October 25th, 2022
From Goodreads:

New York Times Bestselling author Nalini Singh takes us into the dangerous, haunting world of archangels…and a love that is legend.

For thousands of years, the passion between Alexander, Archangel of Persia, and Zanaya, Queen of the Nile, burned furious and bright, seemingly without end. But to be an archangel is to be bound to power violent and demanding. Driven by its primal energy, Alexander and Zanaya fought as fiercely as they loved. Locked in an endless cycle of devotion and heartbreak, it is only Zanaya’s decision to Sleep that ends their love story.

Eons later, it is the Cascade of Death that wakens them both. The passion between them a flame that yet burns, Alexander and Zanaya stand together in one last battle against the ultimate darkness. But even a warrior archangel cannot win every war. Alexander’s scream shatters the world as Zanaya falls, broken and silent…only to rise again in a miracle that may be a devastating curse. For is it truly the Queen of the Nile who has been resurrected?

Only one thing is clear: this is the last beat of their passionate, angry dance. The final song for Alexander and his Zani…

A Trip With Trouble by Diane Kelly

Expected Publication: October 25th, 2022
From Goodreads:

The second in a charming and engrossing cozy series from Diane Kelly, A Trip with Trouble proves that in the Blue Ridge Mountains, life in the fast lane could end in a crash.

When the ladies of the Dangerous Curves Motorcycle Club take over the Mountaintop Lodge for their annual autumn ride along the Blue Ridge Parkway, Misty Murphy couldn’t be more thrilled. Every room is full and the adventurous women even invite Misty and her assistant Brynn to join them on a ride to admire the colorful fall foliage. Hotel handyman Rocky Crowder is happy to keep an eye on the lodge for the day, and the ladies set out for a fun ride on the scenic road.

The skies are clear, the air is crisp, and the leaves are gorgeous. But what starts as a perfect ride turns worrisome when the tail gunner – the last rider in their group – fails to show up at the Craggy Gardens overlook. Cell phone service is spotty in the remote, mountainous area, and the group is unable to connect with their friend. Might the missing woman have simply run out of gas? Or is something far more sinister afoot?

The ladies are determined to locate their ride or die, and Misty is equally determined to help them. But will they be able to solve the mystery when the scenic route seems intent on hiding its secrets?

Into the Riverlands by Nghi Vo

Expected Publication: October 25th, 2022
From Goodreads:

Nghi Vo's Locus and Igynte Award Finalist, and Crawford and Hugo Award-Winning Series, The Singing Hills Cycle, continues...

"A remarkable accomplishment of storytelling."—NPR on The Empress of Salt and Fortune

Wandering cleric Chih of the Singing Hills travels to the riverlands to record tales of the notorious near-immortal martial artists who haunt the region. On the road to Betony Docks, they fall in with a pair of young women far from home, and an older couple who are more than they seem. As Chih runs headlong into an ancient feud, they find themself far more entangled in the history of the riverlands than they ever expected to be.

Accompanied by Almost Brilliant, a talking bird with an indelible memory, Chih confronts old legends and new dangers alike as they learn that every story—beautiful, ugly, kind, or cruel—bears more than one face.

The Atlas Paradox by Olivie Blake

Expected Publication: October 25th, 2022
From Goodreads:

The Atlas Paradox is the long-awaited sequel to Olivie Blake's New York Times bestselling dark academic sensation The Atlas Six—guaranteed to have even more yearning, backstabbing, betrayal, and chaos.

Six magicians were presented with the opportunity of a lifetime.

Five are now members of the Society.

Two paths lay before them.

All must pick a side.

Alliances will be tested, hearts will be broken, and The Society of Alexandrians will be revealed for what it is: a secret society with raw, world-changing power, headed by a man whose plans to change life as we know it are already under way.

Sign Here by Claudia Lux

Expected Publication: October 25th, 2022
From Goodreads:

A darkly humorous, surprisingly poignant, and utterly gripping debut novel about a guy who works in Hell (literally) and is on the cusp of a big promotion if only he can get one more member of the wealthy Harrison family to sell their soul.

Peyote Trip has a pretty good gig in the deals department on the fifth floor of Hell. Sure, none of the pens work, the coffee machine has been out of order for a century, and the only drink on offer is Jägermeister, but Pey has a plan—and all he needs is one last member of the Harrison family to sell their soul.

When the Harrisons retreat to the family lake house for the summer, with their daughter Mickey’s precocious new friend, Ruth, in tow, the opportunity Pey has waited a millennium for might finally be in his grasp. And with the help of his charismatic coworker Calamity, he sets a plan in motion.

But things aren’t always as they seem, on Earth or in Hell. And as old secrets and new dangers scrape away at the Harrisons’ shiny surface, revealing the darkness beneath, everyone must face the consequences of their choices.

5 really great books, I've read some of these, and they were really great, and the end of the month has some really great releases! What about you guys? Happy reading!