Week 13 Review: Into the Sunken City

From Goodreads:

Perfect for fans of Fable and House of Salt and Sorrows, this spectacular YA fantasy adventure debut is like nothing else, featuring a unique twist on Treasure Island, a magnetic second chance romance, and a thrilling heist where the reward is great—but the risks are even greater.

In the slowly sinking city of Coconino, Arizona, the days are long, the money is tight, and the rain never stops.

For Jin Haldar, this life is nothing new—ever since her father died in a diving accident, she's barely made ends meet for her and her younger sister, Thara.

Enter Bhili: a drifter who offers Jin and Thara the score of a lifetime—a massive stash of gold hidden in the sunken ruins of Las Vegas.

Jin knows it's too dangerous. She stopped diving after her father's accident. But when her sister decides to go, Jin's left with only one choice: to go with her.

A ragtag crew is assembled—including Jin's annoyingly hot ex-boyfriend. From there, a high-stakes heist ensues that's beyond even Jin's wildest fears. Crumbling ruins, sea beasts, corsairs, and a mysterious figure named João Silva all lie in wait. To survive, Jin will have to do what she promised herself she'd never do again: dive.

My Review:
I had such a great time reading this book! I was really drawn in by the synopsis, and I wanted to know how the story would play out! It sounded pretty tense, to go into a pretty hazardous situation to make enough money to try and make a better life for their families. Yeah, I had to read it! That it's inspired by Treasure Island? I haven't read that, but I have seen the animated Treasure Planet, which I think was inspired by Treasure Island, so loved that! 

Getting to know how this world has changed, and how dangerous it is, that Las Vegas is underwater? It's kinda scary how close the world actually is to something like this happening, which would not be good. Books like these can be taken as warning to do better, which I did take that lesson. Not to mention how humanity has grown and adapted to this rainy new world. 

This cast of characters was really fantastic! They all had their own reasons for going along on this heist. That it's a diverse cast was really great, and we really do need more stories that showcase the diversity that real life has.

Reading this story, watching them go on this heist, as Jin deals with her fears and her feelings for her ex, and worry about her sister, it all came together to a really thrilling story! I was rooting for her, and I really enjoyed how the story wrapped up! It was such a thrilling, engaging read and I loved every page! 

Loved reading this book, and I'd love to read more by Dinesh Thiru! 

Author: Dinesh Thiru 
Read: March 24th, 2024
Source: Edelweiss 
Reason Why: Sounded really great, and it's a 2024 Dystopia Book, DAC Book, SAC 2024 Book and a WoW Book! 
Publisher: Harper Teen
Published: January 23rd 2023

5/5 Hearts

5/5 Books

5/5 Stars

Monthly ARC's Update 66

So I read my next book for Monthly ARC's and it was Three Kinds of Lucky by Kim Harrison, Bad Like Us by Gabriella Lepore, Icarus by K. Ancrum, The Poisons We Drink by Bethany Baptiste from the March list, and Into the Sunken City by Dinesh Thiru from the January 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 11

So I've read my next book for Greek God-a-Thon, and it was Into the Sunken City which is for the prompt Clean the Aegean Stables in a single day, and I'll be reading Nameless next! 

My Reading Journey:

Written in Red by Anne Bishop

Prompt Fulfilled: Capturing the Ceryneain Hind

Started On: March 2nd 

Finished On: March 2nd, 7:45 PM

Pages Read: 496

Murder of Crows by Anne Bishop

Prompt Fulfilled: Slaying the nine-headed Lernaean Hydra

Started On: March 3rd

Finished On: March 3rd, 9:06 PM

Pages Read: 430

Alpha Divided by Aileen Erin

Prompt Fulfilled: Stealing the Mares of Diomedes

Started On: March 7th

Finished On: March 7th, 3:04 PM

Pages Read: 329

Endless by Josephine Angelini

Prompt Fulfilled: Slaying the Nemean Lion

Started On: March 7th

Finished On: March 7th, 10:26 PM

Pages Read: 362

The Crown's Dog by Elise Kova

Prompt Fulfilled: Slaying the Symphallan Birds

Started On: March 8th

Finished On: March 8th, 11:34 AM

Pages Read: 262

Disturbing the Dead by Kelley Armstrong

Prompt Fulfilled: Obtaining the cattle of the three-bodied giant Geryon

Started On: March 8th

Finished On: March 8th, 10:15 PM

Pages Read: 352

A Line in the Dark by Malinda Lo

Prompt Fulfilled: Capturing and bringing back Cerberus

Started On: March 12th

Finished On: March 12th, 1:54 PM

Pages Read: 288

Bad Graces by Kyrie McCauley

Prompt Fulfilled: Capturing the Cretan Bull

Started On: March 13th

Finished On: March 13th, 5:48 PM

Pages Read: 320

Wild Country by Anne Bishop

Prompt Fulfilled: Obtaining the Girdle of Hippolyta

Started On: March 15th

Finished On: March 15th, 4:37 PM

Pages Read: 544

Crowbones by Anne Bishop

Prompt Fulfilled: Capturing the Erymanthian Boar

Started On: March 20th

Finished On: March 20th, 3:41 PM

Pages Read: 384

Into the Sunken City by Dinesh Thiru

Prompt Fulfilled: Clean the Aegean Stables in a single day

Started On: March 24th

Finished On: March 24th, 5:37 PM

Pages Read: 368

Nameless by Lili St. Crow

Prompt Fulfilled: Stealing three of the golden apples of the Hesperides

Started On: March 25th

Currently On: Page 0 of 328

Prompts Left: None Left! 

Books Read: 11

Pages Read: 3587

Greek God-a-Thon Update 10

So I've read my next book for Greek God-a-Thon, and it was Crowbones which is for the prompt Capturing the Erymanthian Boar, and I'll be reading Into the Sunken City next! 

My Reading Journey:

Written in Red by Anne Bishop

Prompt Fulfilled: Capturing the Ceryneain Hind

Started On: March 2nd 

Finished On: March 2nd, 7:45 PM

Pages Read: 496

Murder of Crows by Anne Bishop

Prompt Fulfilled: Slaying the nine-headed Lernaean Hydra

Started On: March 3rd

Finished On: March 3rd, 9:06 PM

Pages Read: 430

Alpha Divided by Aileen Erin

Prompt Fulfilled: Stealing the Mares of Diomedes

Started On: March 7th

Finished On: March 7th, 3:04 PM

Pages Read: 329

Endless by Josephine Angelini

Prompt Fulfilled: Slaying the Nemean Lion

Started On: March 7th

Finished On: March 7th, 10:26 PM

Pages Read: 362

The Crown's Dog by Elise Kova

Prompt Fulfilled: Slaying the Symphallan Birds

Started On: March 8th

Finished On: March 8th, 11:34 AM

Pages Read: 262

Disturbing the Dead by Kelley Armstrong

Prompt Fulfilled: Obtaining the cattle of the three-bodied giant Geryon

Started On: March 8th

Finished On: March 8th, 10:15 PM

Pages Read: 352

A Line in the Dark by Malinda Lo

Prompt Fulfilled: Capturing and bringing back Cerberus

Started On: March 12th

Finished On: March 12th, 1:54 PM

Pages Read: 288

Bad Graces by Kyrie McCauley

Prompt Fulfilled: Capturing the Cretan Bull

Started On: March 13th

Finished On: March 13th, 5:48 PM

Pages Read: 320

Wild Country by Anne Bishop

Prompt Fulfilled: Obtaining the Girdle of Hippolyta

Started On: March 15th

Finished On: March 15th, 4:37 PM

Pages Read: 544

Crowbones by Anne Bishop

Prompt Fulfilled: Capturing the Erymanthian Boar

Started On: March 20th

Finished On: March 20th, 3:41 PM

Pages Read: 384

Into the Sunken City by Dinesh Thiru

Prompt Fulfilled: Clean the Aegean Stables in a single day

Started On: March 

Currently On: Page 0 of 368

Prompts Left: Stealing three of the golden apples of the Hesperides

Books Read: 10

Pages Read: 3587

Greek God-a-Thon Update 9

So I've read my next book for Greek God-a-Thon, and it was Wild Country which is for the prompt Obtaining the Girdle of Hippolyta, and I'll be reading Into the Sunken City next! 

My Reading Journey:

Written in Red by Anne Bishop

Prompt Fulfilled: Capturing the Ceryneain Hind

Started On: March 2nd 

Finished On: March 2nd, 7:45 PM

Pages Read: 496

Murder of Crows by Anne Bishop

Prompt Fulfilled: Slaying the nine-headed Lernaean Hydra

Started On: March 3rd

Finished On: March 3rd, 9:06 PM

Pages Read: 430

Alpha Divided by Aileen Erin

Prompt Fulfilled: Stealing the Mares of Diomedes

Started On: March 7th

Finished On: March 7th, 3:04 PM

Pages Read: 329

Endless by Josephine Angelini

Prompt Fulfilled: Slaying the Nemean Lion

Started On: March 7th

Finished On: March 7th, 10:26 PM

Pages Read: 362

The Crown's Dog by Elise Kova

Prompt Fulfilled: Slaying the Symphallan Birds

Started On: March 8th

Finished On: March 8th, 11:34 AM

Pages Read: 262

Disturbing the Dead by Kelley Armstrong

Prompt Fulfilled: Obtaining the cattle of the three-bodied giant Geryon

Started On: March 8th

Finished On: March 8th, 10:15 PM

Pages Read: 352

A Line in the Dark by Malinda Lo

Prompt Fulfilled: Capturing and bringing back Cerberus

Started On: March 12th

Finished On: March 12th, 1:54 PM

Pages Read: 288

Bad Graces by Kyrie McCauley

Prompt Fulfilled: Capturing the Cretan Bull

Started On: March 13th

Finished On: March 13th, 5:48 PM

Pages Read: 320

Wild Country by Anne Bishop

Prompt Fulfilled: Obtaining the Girdle of Hippolyta

Started On: March 15th

Finished On: March 15th, 4:37 PM

Pages Read: 544

Into the Sunken City by Dinesh Thiru

Prompt Fulfilled: Clean the Aegean Stables in a single day

Started On: March 

Currently On: Page 0 of 368

Prompts Left: Capturing the Erymanthian Boar, Stealing three of the golden apples of the Hesperides

Books Read: 9

Pages Read: 3203

Waiting on Wednesday #659, December 27th

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

Random in Death by J.D. Robb

Expected Publication: January 23rd, 2024
From Goodreads:

In the new crime thriller from #1 New York Times-bestselling J.D. Robb, a small and easily concealed weapon wreaks havoc, and the killer is just a face in the crowd.

Jenna’s parents had finally given in, and there she was, at a New York club with her best friends, watching the legendary band Avenue A, carrying her demo in hopes of slipping it to the guitarist, Jake Kincade. Then, from the stage, Jake catches her eye, and smiles. It’s the best night of her life.

It’s the last night of her life.

Minutes later, Jake’s in the alley getting some fresh air, and the girl from the dance floor comes stumbling out, sick and confused and deathly pale. He tries to help, but it’s no use. He doesn’t know that someone in the crowd has jabbed her with a needle—and when his girlfriend Nadine arrives, she knows the only thing left to do for the girl is call her friend, Lieutenant Eve Dallas.

After everyone on the scene is interviewed, lab results show a toxic mix of substances in the victim’s body—and for an extra touch of viciousness, the needle was teeming with infectious agents. Dallas searches for a pattern: Had any boys been harassing Jenna? Was she engaging in risky behavior or caught up in something shady? But there are no obvious clues why this levelheaded sixteen-year-old, passionate about her music, would be targeted.

And that worries Dallas. Because if Jenna wasn’t targeted, if she was just the random, unlucky victim of a madman consumed by hatred, there are likely more deaths to come.

The Renegade Akseli Cyborg by Dianne Duvall
Expected Publication: January 23rd, 2024
From Goodreads:

Dive into the next thrilling novel in New York Times bestselling author Dianne Duvall’s fast-paced, humorous, and adventure-filled Aldebarian Alliance series.Too many years of hunting psychotic vampires night after night have left Rachel with a desperate need for change. So when the opportunity to travel across the galaxy aboard a Lasaran warship to a utopian planet arises, the powerful Immortal Guardian jumps at the chance. Rachel eagerly looks forward to making a fresh start… until an enemy attacks and she ends up alone in an escape pod so far from alliance-occupied space that no one can hear her communications. No one except a renegade cyborg who shouldn’t exist.

After a grueling, hard-fought rebellion, Wonick and his cyborg brethren settled on a distant planet, where they’ve finally carved out a peaceful existence. The Aldebarian Alliance believes every Akseli cyborg died long ago. And battle-weary cyborg leader Wonick is determined to prevent anyone from discovering otherwise, knowing such would spark the fiercest manhunt in the galaxy. Yet when he hears Rachel’s communications, temptation drives him to speak to her, sparking friendship and a longing for a very different future.

Rachel finds Wonick even more appealing when she meets him in person, and the friendship they’ve formed soon deepens into love as the cyborgs—no more immune to her fun-loving, laughter-inducing nature than Wonick—cautiously welcome her into the fold. But the warriors’ unbridled ability to collect intel uncovers a secret the enemy has guarded for decades, one that compels them to embark upon a mission fraught with danger.

If they succeed, they may end the enemy’s attempts to conquer the galaxy once and for all.

If they fail, it could cost Wonick and Rachel everything. This is a fast-paced science-fiction adventure packed with romance, edge-of-your-seat action, laughter-inducing humor, lovable secondary characters, and a HEA ending.

No One Can Know by Kate Alice Marshal

Expected Publication: January 23rd, 2024
From Goodreads:

The author of What Lies in the Woods returns with a novel about three sisters, two murders, and too many secrets to count.

Emma hasn't told her husband much about her past. He knows her parents are dead and she hasn't spoken to her sisters in years. Then they lose their apartment, her husband gets laid off, and Emma discovers she's pregnant―right as the bank account slips into the red.

That's when Emma confesses that she has one more asset: her parents' house, which she owns jointly with her estranged sisters. They can't sell it, but they can live in it. But returning home means that Emma is forced to reveal her secrets to her husband: that the house is not a run-down farmhouse but a stately mansion, and that her parents died there.

Were murdered.

And that some people say Emma did it.

Emma and her sisters have never spoken about what really happened that night. Now, her return to the house may lure her sisters back, but it will also crack open family and small-town secrets lots of people don’t want revealed. As Emma struggles to reconnect with her old family and hold together her new one, she begins to realize that the things they have left unspoken all these years have put them in danger again.

The Wharton Plot by Mariah Fredericks

Expected Publication: January 23rd, 2024
From Goodreads:

Mariah Fredericks' mesmerizing novel, The Wharton Plot, follows renowned novelist Edith Wharton in the twilight years of the Gilded Age in New York as she tracks a killer.

New York City, 1911. Edith Wharton, almost equally famed for her novels and her sharp tongue, is bone-tired of Manhattan. Finding herself at a crossroads with both her marriage and her writing, she makes the decision to leave America, her publisher, and her loveless marriage.

And then, dashing novelist David Graham Phillips—a writer with often notorious ideas about society and women’s place in it—is shot to death outside the Princeton Club. Edith herself met the man only once, when the two formed a mutual distaste over tea in the Palm Court of the Belmont hotel. When Phillips is killed, Edith's life takes another turn. His sister is convinced Graham was killed by someone determined to stop the publication of his next book, which promised to uncover secrets that powerful people would rather stayed hidden. Though unconvinced, Edith is curious. What kind of book could push someone to kill?

Inspired by a true story, The Wharton Plot follows Edith Wharton through the fading years of the Gilded Age in a city she once loved so well, telling a taut tale of fame, love, and murder, as she becomes obsessed with solving a crime.

Destroy the Day by Brigid Kemmerer

Expected Publication: January 23rd, 2024
From Goodreads:
In the thrilling conclusion to the Defy the Night series, New York Times bestselling author Brigid Kemmerer crafts heartrending twists and devastating turns that will keep readers breathless to the very end.Left for dead, but desperate to survive ... they have one last chance to save their kingdom. Prince Corrick is out of options. Held captive by the vicious Oren Crane, he's desperate to reunite with Tessa, but will need to ally with the rebel leader Lochlan, who until now wished him dead. An unlikely but deadly pair, Corrick and Lochlan must plot their next moves carefully ...An island away, Tessa Cade is heartbroken and angry. Grieving Corrick, and unsure how to find a way back to Kandala, she doesn't know who to trust. Until Rian - the man she trusts least - makes an aid in a plot to finally oust Oren Crane and see what the future holds ...Meanwhile in Kandala, Harristan is dethroned and on the run. He's struggling to unite the rebels in his fractured kingdom, but he finds support - and maybe more - in unexpected places.Can Harristan be the king his people need? Can Corrick and Tessa find their way back to each other? As outside threats loom and the fires of revolution burn from within, time is running out to save their kingdom.

Into the Sunken City by Dinesh Thiru

Expected Publication: January 23rd, 2024
From Goodreads:

Perfect for fans of Fable and House of Salt and Sorrows, this spectacular YA fantasy adventure debut is like nothing else, featuring a unique twist on Treasure Island, a magnetic second chance romance, and a thrilling heist where the reward is great—but the risks are even greater.

In the slowly sinking city of Coconino, Arizona, the days are long, the money is tight, and the rain never stops.

For Jin Haldar, this life is nothing new—ever since her father died in a diving accident, she’s barely made ends meet for her and her younger sister, Thara.

Enter Bhili: a drifter who offers Jin and Thara the score of a lifetime—a massive stash of gold hidden in the sunken ruins of Las Vegas.

Jin knows it’s too dangerous. She stopped diving after her father’s accident. But when her sister decides to go, Jin’s left with only one choice: to go with her.

A ragtag crew is assembled—including Jin’s annoyingly hot ex-boyfriend. From there, a high-stakes heist ensues that’s beyond even Jin’s wildest fears. Crumbling ruins, sea beasts, corsairs, and a mysterious figure named João Silva all lie in wait. To survive, Jin will have to do what she promised herself she’d never do again: dive.

Lots of books coming out on the 23rd, I'm so exited for the authors and series and these releases! What about you guys? Happy reading!