It's Monday! What Are You Reading #551, December 27th

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 #550
Teaser Tuesday #558
WWW Wednesday #558
WOW #554
Will the Time Come #551
Third Sentence Thursday #541
Random Reads #527
First Lines Friday #554
Book Blogger Hop #220

21 Books to Read in 2021 Update 15
The Reward Challenge Update #536
Wheel of TBR #83
How Well I Stuck to It #388
Wrote that Review Update #386

Week 51 Reviews:
The Deal

A Rip Through Time

Lore Olympus: Volume 1 

The Unquiet Past

To All the Boys I've Loved Before

Servants of the Storm

Gilded

Murder at the Beacon Bakeshop 

Murder at the Christmas Cookie Bake-Off

Antigoddess

Myrnin's Tale

Viper and the Farmer 

The First Day of the Rest of Your Life 

Glass Houses

Eve's Diary

Amelia's Story

The Dead Girls' Dance

Rival

Feuds

Magical Readathon: Orilium: 

Update 62

Clear Your S**t Readathon: 

Update 22

Update 23

Update 24 and Wrap Up

Reindeer Readathon: 

Update 8

Update 9

Update 10 and Wrap Up

Random:

We Have the Cover of Lady Darby Mystery #10!!!!

We Have the Cover of Heirs of Chicagoland #4!!!!

We Have the Cover of The Inheritance Games #3!!!!

We Have the Title of The Scholomance #3!!!!

OK, so I got 36 posts in 7 days, and it was a pretty great week, I read some great books, and there was Christmas. Mine was quiet again, it was just me and my parents, because my brother couldn't make it at the last minute because he doesn't have snow tires. What about you guys? Happy reading!

So this week I want to read The Mask Falling!

Dreamwalker Paige Mahoney has eluded death again. Snatched from the jaws of captivity and consigned to a safe house in the Scion Citadel of Paris, she finds herself caught between those factions that seek Scion's downfall and those who would kill to protect the Rephaim's puppet empire.

The mysterious Domino Program has plans for Paige, but she has ambitions of her own in this new citadel. With Arcturus Mesarthim-her former enemy-at her side, she embarks on an adventure that will lead her from the catacombs of Paris to the glittering hallways of Versailles. Her risks promise high reward: the Parisian underworld could yield the means to escalate her rebellion to outright war.

As Scion widens its bounds and the free world trembles in its shadow, Paige must fight her own memories after her ordeal at the hands of Scion. Meanwhile, she strives to understand her bond with Arcturus, which grows stronger by the day. But there are those who know the revolution began with them-and could end with them...

Week 51 Review: Servants of the Storm

From Goodreads:
A year ago Hurricane Josephine swept through Savannah, Georgia, leaving behind nothing but death and destruction — and taking the life of Dovey's best friend, Carly. Since that night, Dovey has been in a medicated haze, numb to everything around her. 

But recently she's started to believe she's seeing things that can't be real... including Carly at their favorite café. Determined to learn the truth, Dovey stops taking her pills. And the world that opens up to her is unlike anything she could have imagined.

As Dovey slips deeper into the shadowy corners of Savannah — where the dark and horrifying secrets lurk — she learns that the storm that destroyed her city and stole her friend was much more than a force of nature. And now the sinister beings truly responsible are out to finish what they started.

Dovey's running out of time and torn between two paths. Will she trust her childhood friend Baker, who can't see the threatening darkness but promises to never give up on Dovey and Carly? Or will she plot with the sexy stranger, Isaac, who offers all the answers — for a price? Soon Dovey realizes that the danger closing in has little to do with Carly... and everything to do with Dovey herself. 

My Review:
I had a great time with this book! It was dark and atmospheric and I had a great time reading it! The idea of demons living in the devastation of storms, in that negative energy until they had the power to basically bring about those storms was pretty fascinating! 

The whole thing with the distal bones as well, that was interesting and so infuriating! It was an awful situation to be in, and I just wanted her to get out! But oh, was it an entertaining read watching it all go down, I just had to know more! 

This world, and what was hiding in the storm was so compelling! It was dark and twisted, and watching Dovey enter further and further, the tension just kept rising. Because we can't fully trust Dovey because she's coming off antipsychotics just worked perfectly with everything going on! 

That ending, though? Oh, that ending hit hard! After this whole time where she's learned that she's not crazy, the dark side of this world is hiding, and for things to end that way? Oh, that was just evil! I feel so badly for Dovey! 

This was a really dark and creepy read, and I had a great time reading it! 

Author: Delilah S. Dawson
Read: December 22nd, 2021
Source: Bought
Reason Why: Sounded really great, and it's a DAC Book, SAC 2021 Book and a RR Book!
Publisher: Simon Pulse
Published: August 4th 2014

5/5 Hearts

4/5 Books

4/5 Stars

21 Books to Read in 2021 Update 15

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

So I read Servants of the Storm by Delilah S. Dawson from the Physical List! I am in such trouble! I still have 44 books to read, of 63. Bah. I think I'll have to carry this over into 2022, as well as 2022 books! I feel so bad! I'll have to do better, though I think either 2022 or 2023 I'll have to combine NetGalley and Edelweiss, because having 66 or 69 books to read is a little scary! 

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.

Reindeer Readathon Update 9

So I read my next book for Reindeer Readathon, and it was Servants of the Storm which was for the prompt Rudolph, and I'll be reading Savage Road next! 

My Reading Journey:

The King of Koraha by Maria V. Snyder

Prompt Fulfilled: Dancer

Started On: December 2nd

Finished On: December 2nd, 10:26 PM

Pages Read: 419

Frostheart by Jamie Litter

Prompt Fulfilled: Prancer

Started On: December 3rd

Finished On: December 3rd, 2:01 PM

Pages Read: 414

The Darkest Destiny by Gena Showalter

Prompt Fulfilled: Dasher

Started On: December 7th

Finished On: December 7th, 8:25 PM

Pages Read: 169

Cytonic by Brandon Sanderson

Prompt Fulfilled: Blitzen, Christmas Lights

Started On: December 8th

Finished On: December 8th, 9:48 PM

Pages Read: 432

Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow by Jessica Townsend

Prompt Fulfilled: Vixen

Started On: December 9th

Finished On: December 9th, 3:06 PM

Pages Read: 480

They Never Learn by Layne Fargo

Prompt Fulfilled: Cupid

Started On: December 14th

Finished On: December 14th, 10:40 PM

Pages Read: 352

Little Thieves by Margaret Owen

Prompt Fulfilled: Comet, Christmas Star

Started On: December 15th

Finished On: December 15th, 11:14 PM

Pages Read: 512

The Unquiet Past by Kelley Armstrong 

Prompt Fulfilled: Donner and Christmas Carol

Started On: December 21st

Finished On: December 21st, 1:26 PM

Pages Read: 264

Servants of the Storm by Delilah S. Dawson

Prompt Fulfilled: Rudolph

Started On: December 22nd 

Finished On: December 22nd, 5:53 PM

Pages Read: 376

Savage Road by Christine Feehan

Prompt Fulfilled: Slaying It

Started On: December 

Currently On: Page 0 of 528

Prompts Left: None Left!

Read: 9

Pages Read: 3418

Clear Your S**t Readathon Update 23

So I've read my next book for the Clear Your S**t Readathon, and it was Servants of the Storm which is for the prompt A Book you forgot you owned or don't remember the details of, and I'll be reading Annihilation Road next! 

My Reading Journey:

ExtraOrdinary by V.E. Schwab

Prompt Fulfilled: Your shortest book

Started On: November 2nd

Finished On: November 2nd, 9:54 PM

Pages Read: 112

The Immortal by Gena Showalter

Prompt Fulfilled: A book with a group cast (more than three characters)

Started On: November 3rd

Finished On: November 3rd, 10:03 PM

Pages Read: 384

Pride, Prejudice, and Peril by Katie Oliver

Prompt Fulfilled: A book where someone dies

Started On: November 4th

Finished On: November 4th, 10:57 PM

Pages Read: 320

Witch Please by Ann Aguirre

Prompt Fulfilled: A book with an animal

Started On: November 5th

Finished On: November 5th, 10:15 PM

Pages Read: 363

Reckless Girls by Rachel Hawkins

Prompt Fulfilled: A book with water themes

Started On: November 6th
Finished On: November 6th, 10:35 PM

Pages Read: 320

Spoiler Alert by Olivia Dade

Prompt Fulfilled: A book that was recommended to you

Started On: November 7th

Finished On: November 7th, 11:52 PM

Pages Read: 416

Ravensong by T.J. Klune

Prompt Fulfilled: Free Book Space

Started On: November 8th

Finished On: November 8th, 5:17 PM

Pages Read: 400

A Sense of Danger by Jennifer Estep

Prompt Fulfilled: Free book space

Started On: November 9th

Finished On: November 9th, 10:46 PM

Pages Read: 367

The Ghostwriter by Alessandra Torre

Prompt Fulfilled: Free Book Space

Started On: November 10th

Finished On: November 10th, 5:19 PM

Pages Read: 321

Shadow Fallen by Sherrilyn McQueen

Prompt Fulfilled: Read an opulent book (gilded, sparkly, or fancy cover)

Started On: November 12th

Finished On: November 12th 11:56 PM

Pages Read: 320

Cloak of Night by Evelyn Skye

Prompt Fulfilled: A Fantasy book

Started On: November 17th

Finished On: November 17th, 2:54 PM

Pages Read: 416

Where the Drowned Girls Go by Seanan McGuire

Prompt Fulfilled: Your smallest book

Started On: November 18th

Finished On: November 18th, 11:57 PM

Pages Read: 208

Sword and Shadow by Michelle Sagara

Prompt Fulfilled: An intimidating book

Started On: November 19th

Finished On: November 19th, 9:24 pm

Pages Read: 512

Angelfall by Susan Ee

Prompt Fulfilled: A book where people go on a journey

Started On: November 20th

Finished On: November 20th, 2:04 PM

Pages Read: 284

Fated Blades by Ilona Andrews

Prompt Fulfilled: Mini Boss Battle Mystery Prompt

Started On: November 24th

Finished On: November 24th, 2:37 PM

Pages Read: 222

The Dark Descent of Elizabeth Frankenstein by Kiersten White

Prompt Fulfilled: A spooky book

Started On: November 24th

Finished On: November 24th, 7:45 PM

Pages Read: 289

Ashes of Gold by J. Elle

Prompt Fulfilled: A book with gold, silver or bronze on the cover

Started On: November 26th

Finished On: November 26th, 10:42 PM

Pages Read: 416

Earth & Sky by Megan Crewe

Prompt Fulfilled: A book with a purple cover

Started On: November 28th

Finished On: November 28th, 9:07 PM

Pages Read: 308

Frostheart by Jamie Litter

Prompt Fulfilled: A book people talk about a lot

Started On: December 3rd

Finished On: December 3rd, 2:01 PM

Pages Read: 414

Cytonic by Brandon Sanderson

Prompt Fulfilled: Steal a Book From Someone Else’s TBR

Started On: December 8th

Finished On: December 8th, 9:48 PM

Pages Read: 432

They Never Learn by Layne Fargo

Prompt Fulfilled: Side Quest

Started On: December 14th

Finished On: December 14th, 10:40 PM

Pages Read: 352

Little Thieves by Margaret Owen

Prompt Fulfilled: Mini Boss Battle Mystery Prompt

Started On: December 15th

Finished On: December 15th, 11:14 PM

Pages Read: 512

The Unquiet Past by Kelley Armstrong

Prompt Fulfilled: A book with a female or non-binary main character

Started On: December 21st 

Finished On: December 21st, 1:26 PM

Pages Read: 264

Servants of the Storm by Delilah S. Dawson

Prompt Fulfilled: A Book you forgot you owned or don't remember the details of

Started On: December 22nd

Finished On: December 22nd, 5:53 PM

Pages Read: 376

Annihilation Road by Christine Feehan

Prompt Fulfilled: Boss Battle

Started On: December 

Currently On: Page 0 of 480

Prompts Left: None Left!

Books Read: 23

Pages Read: 7961

WWW Wednesday #558, December 22nd

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 Servants of the Storm, and it's dark and creepy and I'm really enjoying it! 

I read To All the Boys I've Loved Before, and it was a pretty great read! 

I'm going to be reading Gilded, and I can't wait to read this book! 

What about you guys? Happy reading!

Reindeer Readathon Update 8

So I read my next book for Reindeer Readathon, and it was The Unquiet Past which was for the prompt Donner, Christmas Carol, and I'll be reading Servants of the Storm next! 

My Reading Journey:

The King of Koraha by Maria V. Snyder

Prompt Fulfilled: Dancer

Started On: December 2nd

Finished On: December 2nd, 10:26 PM

Pages Read: 419

Frostheart by Jamie Litter

Prompt Fulfilled: Prancer

Started On: December 3rd

Finished On: December 3rd, 2:01 PM

Pages Read: 414

The Darkest Destiny by Gena Showalter

Prompt Fulfilled: Dasher

Started On: December 7th

Finished On: December 7th, 8:25 PM

Pages Read: 169

Cytonic by Brandon Sanderson

Prompt Fulfilled: Blitzen, Christmas Lights

Started On: December 8th

Finished On: December 8th, 9:48 PM

Pages Read: 432

Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow by Jessica Townsend

Prompt Fulfilled: Vixen

Started On: December 9th

Finished On: December 9th, 3:06 PM

Pages Read: 480

They Never Learn by Layne Fargo

Prompt Fulfilled: Cupid

Started On: December 14th

Finished On: December 14th, 10:40 PM

Pages Read: 352

Little Thieves by Margaret Owen

Prompt Fulfilled: Comet, Christmas Star

Started On: December 15th

Finished On: December 15th, 11:14 PM

Pages Read: 512

The Unquiet Past by Kelley Armstrong 

Prompt Fulfilled: Donner and Christmas Carol

Started On: December 21st

Finished On: December 21st, 1:26 PM

Pages Read: 264

Servants of the Storm by Delilah S. Dawson

Prompt Fulfilled: Rudolph

Started On: December 

Currently On: Page 0 of 376

Prompts Left: Slaying It

Read: 8

Pages Read: 3042

Clear Your S**t Readathon Update 22

So I've read my next book for the Clear Your S**t Readathon, and it was The Unquiet Past which is for the prompt A book with a female or non-binary main character, and I'll be reading Servants of the Storm next! 

My Reading Journey:

ExtraOrdinary by V.E. Schwab

Prompt Fulfilled: Your shortest book

Started On: November 2nd

Finished On: November 2nd, 9:54 PM

Pages Read: 112

The Immortal by Gena Showalter

Prompt Fulfilled: A book with a group cast (more than three characters)

Started On: November 3rd

Finished On: November 3rd, 10:03 PM

Pages Read: 384

Pride, Prejudice, and Peril by Katie Oliver

Prompt Fulfilled: A book where someone dies

Started On: November 4th

Finished On: November 4th, 10:57 PM

Pages Read: 320

Witch Please by Ann Aguirre

Prompt Fulfilled: A book with an animal

Started On: November 5th

Finished On: November 5th, 10:15 PM

Pages Read: 363

Reckless Girls by Rachel Hawkins

Prompt Fulfilled: A book with water themes

Started On: November 6th
Finished On: November 6th, 10:35 PM

Pages Read: 320

Spoiler Alert by Olivia Dade

Prompt Fulfilled: A book that was recommended to you

Started On: November 7th

Finished On: November 7th, 11:52 PM

Pages Read: 416

Ravensong by T.J. Klune

Prompt Fulfilled: Free Book Space

Started On: November 8th

Finished On: November 8th, 5:17 PM

Pages Read: 400

A Sense of Danger by Jennifer Estep

Prompt Fulfilled: Free book space

Started On: November 9th

Finished On: November 9th, 10:46 PM

Pages Read: 367

The Ghostwriter by Alessandra Torre

Prompt Fulfilled: Free Book Space

Started On: November 10th

Finished On: November 10th, 5:19 PM

Pages Read: 321

Shadow Fallen by Sherrilyn McQueen

Prompt Fulfilled: Read an opulent book (gilded, sparkly, or fancy cover)

Started On: November 12th

Finished On: November 12th 11:56 PM

Pages Read: 320

Cloak of Night by Evelyn Skye

Prompt Fulfilled: A Fantasy book

Started On: November 17th

Finished On: November 17th, 2:54 PM

Pages Read: 416

Where the Drowned Girls Go by Seanan McGuire

Prompt Fulfilled: Your smallest book

Started On: November 18th

Finished On: November 18th, 11:57 PM

Pages Read: 208

Sword and Shadow by Michelle Sagara

Prompt Fulfilled: An intimidating book

Started On: November 19th

Finished On: November 19th, 9:24 pm

Pages Read: 512

Angelfall by Susan Ee

Prompt Fulfilled: A book where people go on a journey

Started On: November 20th

Finished On: November 20th, 2:04 PM

Pages Read: 284

Fated Blades by Ilona Andrews

Prompt Fulfilled: Mini Boss Battle Mystery Prompt

Started On: November 24th

Finished On: November 24th, 2:37 PM

Pages Read: 222

The Dark Descent of Elizabeth Frankenstein by Kiersten White

Prompt Fulfilled: A spooky book

Started On: November 24th

Finished On: November 24th, 7:45 PM

Pages Read: 289

Ashes of Gold by J. Elle

Prompt Fulfilled: A book with gold, silver or bronze on the cover

Started On: November 26th

Finished On: November 26th, 10:42 PM

Pages Read: 416

Earth & Sky by Megan Crewe

Prompt Fulfilled: A book with a purple cover

Started On: November 28th

Finished On: November 28th, 9:07 PM

Pages Read: 308

Frostheart by Jamie Litter

Prompt Fulfilled: A book people talk about a lot

Started On: December 3rd

Finished On: December 3rd, 2:01 PM

Pages Read: 414

Cytonic by Brandon Sanderson

Prompt Fulfilled: Steal a Book From Someone Else’s TBR

Started On: December 8th

Finished On: December 8th, 9:48 PM

Pages Read: 432

They Never Learn by Layne Fargo

Prompt Fulfilled: Side Quest

Started On: December 14th

Finished On: December 14th, 10:40 PM

Pages Read: 352

Little Thieves by Margaret Owen

Prompt Fulfilled: Mini Boss Battle Mystery Prompt

Started On: December 15th

Finished On: December 15th, 11:14 PM

Pages Read: 512

The Unquiet Past by Kelley Armstrong

Prompt Fulfilled: A book with a female or non-binary main character

Started On: December 21st 

Finished On: December 21st, 1:26 PM

Pages Read: 264

Servants of the Storm by Delilah S. Dawson

Prompt Fulfilled: A Book you forgot you owned or don't remember the details of

Started On: December 

Currently On: Page 0 of 376

Prompts Left: Boss Battle

Books Read: 22

Pages Read: 7585

Will the Time Come #330, September 28th

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:

First in a steampunk-tinged paranormal romance series in which a woman is transported to a world filled with vampires and magic. 

When nurse Tish Everett forced open the pesky but lovely locket she found at an estate sale, she had no idea she was answering the call of Criminy Stain, from the far off land of Sang. He’d cast a spell for her, but when she’s transported right to him, she’s not so sure she’s ready to be under the spell of another man. (It didn’t go so well last time with controlling, abusive, domineering Jeff.) If only Criminy wasn’t so deliciously rakish…. 

Half the inhabitants of Sang are Pinkies—human—and the other half are Bludmen, who in Tish’s world would be called vampires. But they don’t mess with any of the bat/coffin/no sunlight nonsense. They’re rather like you and me, just more fabulous, long living, and mostly indestructible. (They're also very good kissers.) But when the evil Mayor of Manchester (formerly Bludchester) redoubles his efforts to rid Sang of the Bludmen once and for all, stealing Tish’s locket in hopes of traveling back to her world himself for reinforcements, Criminy and Tish must battle ghosts, sea monsters, wayward submarines, a secret cabal, and thundering Bludmares to get the locket back and allow Tish to return home…but has she found love with Criminy? Could she stay in Sang forever? 

Why the time hasn't come yet...
I only just really found it, and I've really enjoyed her writing! Hopefully I'll be able to read it soon! What about you guys? Happy reading! 

Week 18 Reviews: Hit, Strike

From Goodreads:
NO ONE READS THE FINE PRINT.

The good news is that the USA is finally out of debt. The bad news is that we were bought out by Valor National Bank, and debtors are the new big game, thanks to a tricky little clause hidden deep in the fine print of a credit card application. Now, after a swift and silent takeover that leaves 9-1-1 calls going through to Valor voicemail, they’re unleashing a wave of anarchy across the country.

Patsy didn’t have much of a choice. When the suits showed up at her house threatening to kill her mother then and there for outstanding debt unless Patsy agreed to be an indentured assassin, what was she supposed to do? Let her own mother die?

Patsy is forced to take on a five-day mission to complete a hit list of ten names. Each name on Patsy's list has only three choices: pay the debt on the spot, agree to work as a bounty hunter, or die. And Patsy has to kill them personally, or else her mom takes a bullet of her own.

Since yarn bombing is the only rebellion in Patsy's past, she's horrified and overwhelmed, especially as she realizes that most of the ten people on her list aren't strangers. Things get even more complicated when a moment of mercy lands her with a sidekick: a hot rich kid named Wyatt whose brother is the last name on Patsy's list. The two share an intense chemistry even as every tick of the clock draws them closer to an impossible choice.

Delilah S. Dawson offers an absorbing, frightening glimpse at a reality just steps away from ours—a taut, suspenseful thriller that absolutely mesmerizes from start to finish.

From Goodreads:
The hit list was just the beginning.

Time to strike back.

After faking her own death to escape her term as an indentured assassin for Valor Savings Bank, Patsy is on the run with her boyfriend, Wyatt. All she wants to do is go home, but that's never going to happen—not as long as Valor's out to get her and the people she loves.

Left with no good choices, Patsy's only option is to meet with a mysterious group that calls itself the Citizens for Freedom.

Led by the charismatic Leon Crane, the CFF seem like just what Patsy has been looking for. Leon promises that if she joins, she'll finally get revenge on Valor for everything they've done to her—and for everything they've made her do.

But Patsy knows the CFF has a few secrets of their own. One thing is certain: they'll do absolutely anything to complete their mission, no matter who's standing in their way. Even if it's Patsy herself.

My Review:
Well, this was a really fantastic series! I thought that I had already reviewed them, but oh, well, I can do that now! I absolutely adored the world building-and hated that these people had to live in this world! It's a fantastic series!

I can totally see something like this happening in real life. What with the economy going up and down, the crash that was in either '05 or '08, I believe, or both, one the housing market, the other Wall Street. But having a bank take over as the government, and using people with so much debt as killers or recruiters? Yeah, terrifying but possible!

I really enjoyed Patsy and Wyatt! They're tied together by all that's happening, and by what they felt for each other! Of course, things couldn't be that simple, but I enjoyed that the did work things out! Because yeah, they're facing a pretty big bad guy, and good guys usually work better when they work with others, especially their love interests!

The way that they fought back, in both books, was really great! They have very little to lose, but that little is the most important stuff. And that the supposedly good guys aren't so good, well, that sucks, but they did what they could!

This series was absolutely fantastic, and I can't wait to read more by Delilah S. Dawson!

Author: Delilah S. Dawson
Series: Hit #1, 2
Read: April 25th, 26th, 2016
Source: Bought, Publisher for Review
Reason Why: Sounded really awesome, and they're 2016 Dystopia Books, Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2016 Books and Hit is a Sophomore Challenge Book!
Publisher: Simon Pulse
Published: April 4th 2015, April 12th 2016

Hit:

5/5 Hearts

5/5 Books

5/5 Stars

Strike:

5/5 Hearts

5/5 Books

5/5 Stars

Waiting on Wednesday #253, March 16th

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

Tragedy Girl by Christine Hurley Deriso
Expected Publication: March 8th, 2016
From Goodreads:
Of course Anne would be drawn to Blake. He’s good looking, he’s friendly, and they both bring sob stories to the table: her parents died in a car wreck, his girlfriend, Cara, drowned. Of course Blake would understand what she’s gone through. And of course they can help each other work through the pain. It’s like it was meant to be.

But just as Anne starts to feel she’s finally found something good in all the tragedy, she can’t ignore signs that something’s off. Her friends rarely let her be alone with Blake. Even those closest to Blake seem uneasy around him. And then there are the rumors about the death of Cara, whose body was never recovered. Rumors that suggest Blake’s pain is hiding something darker than Anne can even begin to comprehend . . .

Dreamology by Lucy Keating
Expected Publication: March 12th, 2016
From Goodreads:
For as long as Alice can remember, she has dreamed of Max. Together they have traveled the world and fallen deliriously, hopelessly in love. Max is the boy of her dreams—and only her dreams. Because he doesn’t exist.

But when Alice walks into class on her first day at a new school, there he is. It turns out, though, that Real Max is nothing like Dream Max, and getting to know each other in reality isn’t as perfect as Alice always hoped.

When their dreams start to bleed dangerously into their waking hours, the pair realize that they might have to put an end to a lifetime of dreaming about each other. But when you fall in love in your dreams, can reality ever be enough?

Strike by Delilah S. Dawson
Expected Publication: March 12th, 2016
From Goodreads:
The hit list was just the beginning.

Time to strike back.

After faking her own death to escape her term as an indentured assassin for Valor Savings Bank, Patsy is on the run with her boyfriend, Wyatt. All she wants to do is go home, but that’s never going to happen—not as long as Valor’s out to get her and the people she loves.

Left with no good choices, Patsy’s only option is to meet with a mysterious group that calls itself the Citizens for Freedom.

Led by the charismatic Leon Crane, the CFF seem like just what Patsy has been looking for. Leon promises that if she joins, she’ll finally get revenge on Valor for everything they’ve done to her—and for everything they’ve made her do.

But Patsy knows the CFF has a few secrets of their own. One thing is certain: they’ll do absolutely anything to complete their mission, no matter who’s standing in their way. Even if it’s Patsy herself.

These books! I want to read them so much, they look so great! What about you guys? Happy reading!

Delilah S. Dawson Author Page

The Story: I saw Servants of the Storm around, and it looks so fantastic, and so do the rest of her books, and I really want to read her books!

Website

Series: Hit, Blud.

Hit: Hit and her site, my review, Strike and her site, my review.

Blud: The Three Lives of Lydia and her site, my review, Wicked as They Come and her site, my review, The Mysterious Madam Morpho and her site, my review, The Peculiar Pets of Miss Pleasance and her site, my review, Wicked as She Wants and her site, my review, The Damsel and the Daggerman and her site, my review, Wicked After Midnight and her site, my review, Wicked Ever After and her site, my review.

Stand Alone's: Servants of the Storm and her site, my review.

Random Reads #195, August 20th

Random Reads is a monthly meme (that I'm going to do weekly) hosted by I'm Loving Books to read some books that have been on our TBR piles for a long time. Using Random.org, I got 4401 which turned out to be Servants of the Storm by Delilah S. Dawson! It's been on my TBR pile since January 1st 2014, and I added it because it sounded so fantastic! Happy reading!