Will the Time Come #720, March 20th

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:

People say Cloudkiss Canyon is cursed. It takes everything you’ll give it: murders, sins, secrets.

Two years ago, Lucy watched the Cloudkiss Killer leap into its depths, after he attempted to murder her. The canyon took his life, but no one ever found his body. Now, Lucy is back, competing in a macabre contest hosted by a true crime podcast to locate the killer’s remains. If she finds his bones, maybe his ghost will stop haunting her.

She’s not the only contestant hoping to leave something behind.

Sweet-faced Carolina has a rage that prowls beneath her skin.

Friendly, charismatic Maggie has a dark past she’d rather stay buried.

The canyon takes everything you give it, but evil is hard to let go of. As the three girls are drawn together, the hunt for the killer’s bones becomes something more.

The longer they stay in the canyon, the more it whispers to them of their dark impulses, their wicked hearts. The longer they stay in the canyon, the easier it is to believe the whispers, and the harder it is to leave.

Why the time hasn't come yet...

I don't know, I've enjoyed her other books, it only came out a couple of years ago, and it's a standalone, so there's only myself from keeping me from reading it, and I want to read it! What about you guys? Happy reading! 

Week 50 Review: All That Consumes Us

From Goodreads:

Ninth House meets The Dead and the Dark in this gothic dark academia novel that delves into the human capacity for great love, great art, and great evil.

Magni animi numquam moriuntur. Great minds never die.

The students in Corbin College's elite academic society, Magni Viri, have it all--free tuition, inspirational professors, and dream jobs once they graduate. When first-gen college student Tara is offered a chance to enroll, she doesn't hesitate.?

Except once she's settled into the gorgeous Victorian dormitory, something strange starts to happen. She's finally writing, but her stories are dark and twisted. Her dreams feel as if they could bury her alive. An unseen presence seems to stalk her through the halls.

And a chilling secret awaits Tara at the heart of Magni Viri--one that just might turn her nightmares into reality; one that might destroy her before she has a chance to escape.

All That Consumes Us will pull readers into a hypnotizing, dark reverie that blurs the lines of reality and shows that the addictive nature of ambition--and its inevitable price--always claims its due.

My Review:


Author: Erica Waters
Read: December 11th, 2023
Source: Edelweiss
Reason Why: I enjoy her books, and it's a SAC 2023 Book and a WoW Book! 
Publisher: Harper Teen
Published: October 17th 2023

5/5 Hearts

5/5 Books

5/5 Stars

Magical Readathon: Orilium Update 15

So I read my next book for Magical Readathon: Orilium Lightfall at Old Favour Pass, and it was All That Consumes Us which was for the prompt Occult Premonitions Bookstore, and I'll be reading The Fragile Threads of Power next! 

My Reading Journey:

Howl for the Gargoyle by Kathryn Moon

Prompt Fulfilled: The Old Tails Bookstore

Started On: December 9th

Finished On: December 9th, 1:38 PM

Pages Read: 291

Don't Hang Up by Benjamin Stevenson

Prompt Fulfilled: Owlcat Craft Cafe

Started On: December 9th

Finished On: December 9th, 2:51 PM

Pages Read: 101

The House on the Water by Margot Hunt

Prompt Fulfilled: Owlcat Craft Cafe

Started On: December 9th

Finished On: December 9th, 4:02 PM

Pages Read: 87

No Kindness Too Soon by Sylvain Neuvel

Prompt Fulfilled: Owlcat Craft Cafe

Started On: December 9th

Finished On: December 9th, 4:58 PM

Pages Read: 150

Same Time Next Year by Tessa Bailey

Prompt Fulfilled: Shank & Shawl Legitimate Retailer

Started On: December 9th

Finished On: December 9th, 6:36 PM

Pages Read: 144

Drowned by Cyn Balog

Prompt Fulfilled: The Old Tails Bookstore

Started On: December 9th

Finished On: December 9th, 9:48 PM

Pages Read: 304

Random in Death by J.D. Robb

Prompt Fulfilled: Smith & Friends & Sons Arcane Goods and Such

Started On: December 10th

Finished On: December 10th, 2:03 PM

Pages Read: 368

Cold Water Veins by Amy Lutavics

Prompt Fulfilled: Owlcat Craft Cafe

Started On: December 10th

Finished On: December 10th, 2:47 PM

Pages Read: 68

The Werewolf's 15 Minutes by Jonathan Maberry

Prompt Fulfilled: Owlcat Craft Cafe

Started On: December 10th

Finished On: December 10th, 3:21 PM

Pages Read: 50

Before I Let Go by Marieke Nijkamp

Prompt Fulfilled: Wallice's Wonderful Winter Wanimals

Started On: December 10th

Finished On: December 10th, 6:40 PM

Pages Read: 386

No Exit by Taylor Adams

Prompt Fulfilled: Wallice's Wonderful Winter Wanimals

Started On: December 10th

Finished On: December 10th, 10:35 PM

Pages Read: 352

Tempting the Bodyguard by Jennifer L. Armentrout 

Prompt Fulfilled: The Old Tails Bookstore

Started On: December 11th

Finished On: December 11th, 9:23 PM

Pages Read: 272

Look What You Made Me Do by Katherine A. Olson

Prompt Fulfilled: Occult Premonitions Bookstore

Started On: December 11th

Finished On: December 11th, 2:11 PM

Pages Read: 314

Forged by Magic by Jenna Wolfhart

Prompt Fulfilled: Occult Premonitions Bookstore

Started On: December 11th

Finished On: December 11th, 5:49 PM

Pages Read: 394

All That Consumes Us by Erica Waters

Prompt Fulfilled: Occult Premonitions Bookstore

Started On: December 11th

Finished On: December 11th, 10:08 PM

Pages Read: 416

The Fragile Threads of Power by V.E. Schwab

Prompt Fulfilled: Shank & Shawl Legitimate Retailer

Started On: December 12th

Currently On: Page 0 of 656

Prompts Left: Occult Premonitions Bookstore, Smith & Friends & Sons Arcane Goods and Such, The Old Tails Bookstore, Smith & Friends & Sons Arcane Goods and Such, Wallice's Wonderful Winter Wanimals, Shank & Shawl Legitimate Retailer, The Old Tails Bookstore, Smith & Friends & Sons Arcane Goods and Such, Wallice's Wonderful Winter Wanimals, Shank & Shawl Legitimate Retailer, The Old Tails Bookstore, Smith & Friends & Sons Arcane Goods and Such, Wallice's Wonderful Winter Wanimals, Shank & Shawl Legitimate Retailer, Occult Premonitions Bookstore, The Old Tails Bookstore, Smith & Friends & Sons Arcane Goods and Such, Wallice's Wonderful Winter Wanimals, Shank & Shawl Legitimate Retailer, Owlcat Craft Cafe, Occult Premonitions Bookstore, Smith & Friends & Sons Arcane Goods and Such, Shank & Shawl Legitimate Retailer, Owlcat Craft Cafe, Occult Premonitions Bookstore      

Read: 15

Pages Read: 3697

Magical Readathon: Orilium Update 14

So I read my next book for Magical Readathon: Orilium Lightfall at Old Favour Pass, and it was Forged by Magic which was for the prompt Occult Premonitions Bookstore, and I'll be reading All That Consumes Us next! 

My Reading Journey:

Howl for the Gargoyle by Kathryn Moon

Prompt Fulfilled: The Old Tails Bookstore

Started On: December 9th

Finished On: December 9th, 1:38 PM

Pages Read: 291

Don't Hang Up by Benjamin Stevenson

Prompt Fulfilled: Owlcat Craft Cafe

Started On: December 9th

Finished On: December 9th, 2:51 PM

Pages Read: 101

The House on the Water by Margot Hunt

Prompt Fulfilled: Owlcat Craft Cafe

Started On: December 9th

Finished On: December 9th, 4:02 PM

Pages Read: 87

No Kindness Too Soon by Sylvain Neuvel

Prompt Fulfilled: Owlcat Craft Cafe

Started On: December 9th

Finished On: December 9th, 4:58 PM

Pages Read: 150

Same Time Next Year by Tessa Bailey

Prompt Fulfilled: Shank & Shawl Legitimate Retailer

Started On: December 9th

Finished On: December 9th, 6:36 PM

Pages Read: 144

Drowned by Cyn Balog

Prompt Fulfilled: The Old Tails Bookstore

Started On: December 9th

Finished On: December 9th, 9:48 PM

Pages Read: 304

Random in Death by J.D. Robb

Prompt Fulfilled: Smith & Friends & Sons Arcane Goods and Such

Started On: December 10th

Finished On: December 10th, 2:03 PM

Pages Read: 368

Cold Water Veins by Amy Lutavics

Prompt Fulfilled: Owlcat Craft Cafe

Started On: December 10th

Finished On: December 10th, 2:47 PM

Pages Read: 68

The Werewolf's 15 Minutes by Jonathan Maberry

Prompt Fulfilled: Owlcat Craft Cafe

Started On: December 10th

Finished On: December 10th, 3:21 PM

Pages Read: 50

Before I Let Go by Marieke Nijkamp

Prompt Fulfilled: Wallice's Wonderful Winter Wanimals

Started On: December 10th

Finished On: December 10th, 6:40 PM

Pages Read: 386

No Exit by Taylor Adams

Prompt Fulfilled: Wallice's Wonderful Winter Wanimals

Started On: December 10th

Finished On: December 10th, 10:35 PM

Pages Read: 352

Tempting the Bodyguard by Jennifer L. Armentrout 

Prompt Fulfilled: The Old Tails Bookstore

Started On: December 11th

Finished On: December 11th, 9:23 PM

Pages Read: 272

Look What You Made Me Do by Katherine A. Olson

Prompt Fulfilled: Occult Premonitions Bookstore

Started On: December 11th

Finished On: December 11th, 2:11 PM

Pages Read: 314

Forged by Magic by Jenna Wolfhart

Prompt Fulfilled: Occult Premonitions Bookstore

Started On: December 11th

Finished On: December 11th, 5:49 PM

Pages Read: 394

All That Consumes Us by Erica Waters

Prompt Fulfilled: Occult Premonitions Bookstore

Started On: December 11th

Currently On: Page 0 of 416

Prompts Left: Occult Premonitions Bookstore, Smith & Friends & Sons Arcane Goods and Such, Shank & Shawl Legitimate Retailer, The Old Tails Bookstore, Smith & Friends & Sons Arcane Goods and Such, Wallice's Wonderful Winter Wanimals, Shank & Shawl Legitimate Retailer, The Old Tails Bookstore, Smith & Friends & Sons Arcane Goods and Such, Wallice's Wonderful Winter Wanimals, Shank & Shawl Legitimate Retailer, The Old Tails Bookstore, Smith & Friends & Sons Arcane Goods and Such, Wallice's Wonderful Winter Wanimals, Shank & Shawl Legitimate Retailer, Occult Premonitions Bookstore, The Old Tails Bookstore, Smith & Friends & Sons Arcane Goods and Such, Wallice's Wonderful Winter Wanimals, Shank & Shawl Legitimate Retailer, Owlcat Craft Cafe, Occult Premonitions Bookstore, Smith & Friends & Sons Arcane Goods and Such, Shank & Shawl Legitimate Retailer, Owlcat Craft Cafe, Occult Premonitions Bookstore      

Read: 14

Pages Read: 3281

It's Monday! What Are You Reading #644, October 9th

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 #643
Teaser Tuesday #651
WWW Wednesday #651
WOW #647
Will the Time Come #644
Third Sentence Thursday #634
Random Reads #620
First Lines Friday #647
Book Blogger Hop #313
The Reward Challenge Update #629
Wheel of TBR #176
How Well I Stuck to It #481
Wrote that Review Update #478

Week 40 Reviews:
A Map of Days

The Conference of the Birds

The Desolations of Devil's Acre 

The Sunlit Man

Grave Wars

Bad Luck Vampire

The River Has Teeth

The Only Survivors

When He Was Bad

Little White Lies

Deadly Little Scandals

Magical Readathon: Orilium: 

Update 50

Becca's BookoplAthon: 

Update 2

Update 3

Update 4

Update 5

Update 6

Update 7

Update 8

Random:

Tricia Levenseller Author Page

OK, so I got 30 posts in 7 days, which was nice, I got to take my vacation easy, I'm not working today, but that's because it's Thanksgiving (much prefer it to be in October vs. November, because then there's a month without a big holiday with a big feast) But yeah, read some really great reads, and I can't wait for this coming week! What about you guys? Happy reading!

So this week I want to read whatever I want from the rolls! 

Week 40 Review: The River Has Teeth

From Goodreads:

Natasha's sister is missing.

Her car was found abandoned on the edge of a local nature preserve known as the Bend, but as the case goes cold, Natasha's loss turns to burning anger.

She'll do anything to find answers.

Della's family has channeled magic from the Bend for generations, providing spells for the desperate. But when Natasha appears on her doorstep, Della knows it will take more than simple potions to help her.

But Della has her own secrets to hide.

Because Della thinks she knows the beast who's responsible for the disappearance — her own mother, who was turned into a terrible monster by magic gone wrong.

Natasha is angry. Della has little to lose.

They are each other's only hope.

My Review:
This was another really great book by Erica Waters! I really enjoyed her first, and this one sounded really great, and once I picked it up, yeah, I couldn't get enough! I loved watching these two deal with all of this going on!

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

Author: Erica Waters

Read: October 4th, 2023
Source: Edelweiss 
Reason Why: Loved her first book, and it's a SAC 2023 Book, Sophomore Challenge Book and a WoW Book!
Publisher: Harper Teen
Published: July 27th 2021

5/5 Hearts

5/5 Books

5/5 Stars

Becca's BookoplAthon Update 4

So I read my next book for Becca's BookoplAthon, Roll as You Go edition, and it was The River Has Teeth which is for the prompt Ravens & Crows and I'll be rolling for what I'm reading next below! 

My Reading Journey:

The Sunlit Man by Brandon Sanderson
Prompt Fulfilled: Most Recent Purchase 
Started On: October 1st
Finished On: October 1st, 7:46 PM

Pages Read: 447

Grave Wars by Gena Showalter and Jill Monroe

Prompt Fulfilled: Purple
Started On: October 2nd
Finished On: October 2nd, 7:36 PM

Pages Read: 185

Bad Luck Vampire by Lynsay Sands

Prompt Fulfilled: Mary Shelley
Started On: October 3rd
Finished On: October 3rd, 8:25 PM

Pages Read: 384

The River Has Teeth by Erica Waters

Prompt Fulfilled: Ravens & Crows
Started On: October 4th
Finished On: October 4th, 6:45 PM

Pages Read: 400

Books Read: 4
Pages Read: 1001

Day 5, Roll 5:

A 3, which gets me to Toffee Apple. I'm going with The Only Survivors by Megan Miranda, I love her mysteries, and I know I'll read it quickly! 

WWW Wednesday #651, October 4th

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 The River Has Teeth, and I'm really enjoying it! 

I read Bad Luck Vampire, and it was such a great read!

And I have no idea what I'm going to be reading, since I'm rolling as I'm going, I'll only find out once I finish The River Has Teeth.

What about you guys? Happy reading!

Waiting on Wednesday #644, September 13th

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

10 Things That Never Happened by Alexis Hall

Expected Publication: October 17th, 2023
From Goodreads:

Fake amnesia. Real feelings? Real problems.

Sam Becker loves—or, okay, likes—his job. Sure, managing a bed and bath retailer isn't exactly glamorous, but it's good work and he gets on well with the band of misfits who keep the store running. He could see himself being content here for the long haul. Too bad, then, that the owner is an infuriating git.

Jonathan Forest should never have hired Sam. It was a sentimental decision, and Jonathan didn't get where he is by following his heart. Determined to set things right, Jonathan orders Sam down to London for a difficult talk…only for a panicking Sam to trip, bump his head, and maybe accidentally imply he doesn't remember anything?

Faking amnesia seemed like a good idea when Sam was afraid he was getting sacked, but now he has to deal with the reality of Jonathan's guilt—as well as the unsettling fact that his surly boss might have a softer side to him. There's an unexpected freedom in getting a second shot at a first impression…but as Sam and Jonathan grow closer, can Sam really bring himself to tell the truth, or will their future be built entirely on one impulsive lie?

All That Consumes Us by Erica Waters

Expected Publication: October 17th, 2023
From Goodreads:

Ninth House meets The Dead and the Dark in this gothic dark academia novel that delves into the human capacity for great love, great art, and great evil.

Magni animi numquam moriuntur. Great minds never die.

The students in Corbin College's elite academic society, Magni Viri, have it all--free tuition, inspirational professors, and dream jobs once they graduate. When first-gen college student Tara is offered a chance to enroll, she doesn't hesitate.?

Except once she's settled into the gorgeous Victorian dormitory, something strange starts to happen. She's finally writing, but her stories are dark and twisted. Her dreams feel as if they could bury her alive. An unseen presence seems to stalk her through the halls.

And a chilling secret awaits Tara at the heart of Magni Viri--one that just might turn her nightmares into reality; one that might destroy her before she has a chance to escape.

All That Consumes Us will pull readers into a hypnotizing, dark reverie that blurs the lines of reality and shows that the addictive nature of ambition--and its inevitable price--always claims its due.

Just 2 books, but from authors that I love, and they sound really great, and I can't wait for them to come out! What about you guys? Happy reading! 

Will the Time Come #635, August 3rd

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:

Ninth House meets The Dead and the Dark in this gothic dark academia novel that delves into the human capacity for great love, great art, and great evil.

Magni animi numquam moriuntur. Great minds never die.

The students in Corbin College's elite academic society, Magni Viri, have it all--free tuition, inspirational professors, and dream jobs once they graduate. When first-gen college student Tara is offered a chance to enroll, she doesn't hesitate.?

Except once she's settled into the gorgeous Victorian dormitory, something strange starts to happen. She's finally writing, but her stories are dark and twisted. Her dreams feel as if they could bury her alive. An unseen presence seems to stalk her through the halls.

And a chilling secret awaits Tara at the heart of Magni Viri--one that just might turn her nightmares into reality; one that might destroy her before she has a chance to escape.

All That Consumes Us will pull readers into a hypnotizing, dark reverie that blurs the lines of reality and shows that the addictive nature of ambition--and its inevitable price--always claims its due.

Why the time hasn't come yet...

This book is coming out shortly, and I'm really excited to read it, I have an ARC, and I hope to read it soon! What about you guys? Happy reading! 

48-Hour Mini Star Hop Readathon Update 1

I read my first book for the 48-Hour Mini Star Hop Readathon, and it was XOXO which is for the prompt Moon-Hardcover, and I'll be reading The River Has Teeth next! 

My Reading Journey:

XOXO by Axie Oh

Prompt Fulfilled: Moon-Hardcover

Started On: June 9th

Finished On: June 9th, 10:22 PM

Pages Read: 352

The River Has Teeth by Erica Waters 

Points: Sun-TBR Vet

Started On: June 10th

Currently On: Page 0 of 400

Books Read: 1

Pages Read: 352

Waiting on Wednesday #590, August 31st

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

A Turn of the Tide by Kelley Armstrong

Expected Publication: October 4th, 2022
From Goodreads:

In Thorne Manor there is one locked door. Behind it lies a portal to the twenty-first century, and nothing is going to stop Miranda Hastings from stepping through. After all, she is a Victorian writer of risqué pirate adventures—traveling to the future would be the greatest adventure of them all.

When Miranda goes through, though, she lands in Georgian England…and in the path of Nicolas Dupuis, a privateer accused of piracy. Sheltered by locals, Nico is repaying their kindness by being their “pirate Robin Hood,” stealing from a corrupt lord and fencing smuggled goods on the village’s behalf.

Miranda embraces Nico’s cause, only to discover there’s more to it than he realizes. Miranda has the second sight, and there are ghosts at play here. The recently deceased former lord is desperate to stop his son from destroying his beloved village. Then there’s the ghost of Nico’s cabin boy, who he thought safe in a neighboring city. Miranda and Nico must solve the mystery of the boy’s death while keeping one step ahead of the hangman.

It may not be the escapade Miranda imagined, but it is about to be the adventure of a lifetime.

Extra Witch by Ann Aguirre

Expected Publication: October 4th, 2022
From Goodreads:

After two failed marriages, Leanne Vanderpol is here for a good time, not for a long time. She only loves the witches in her coven, and she cares more about her career than happily ever after. A difficult past makes her skittish, and she doesn't trust relationships to stick. But when she decides to run for city council instead of wasting her talents cleaning up messes for the mayor's office, she fears her past could be used against her.

Unless she can find the right husband to shore up her political career...

Trevor Montgomery might have peaked in high school. He was popular then, and in college as well, but he partied away his future, met the wrong person, and everything fell apart. Now he's jobless, dateless, and hopeless, at least according to his toxic family. Then a chance meeting with the redhead of his dreams offers an unexpected ray of light just when he needs it most.

Can a woman who doesn't believe in forever find true love with a man who's stopped believing in anything at all?

The third in an adorable witchy rom-com series by New York Times bestselling author Ann Aguirre, perfect for fans of:

The bonds of sisterhood

A career-driven heroine who thinks she isn't marriage material

A pan hero who struggles with depression

And a shocking family secret

A Curse of Queens by Amanda Bouchet

Expected Publication: October 4th, 2022
From Goodreads:

Discover an all-new adventure in USA Today Bestselling author Amanda Bouchet’s thrilling, white-hot fantasy series, The Kingmaker Chronicles!

The queen has been cursed, and no one knows who’s behind the plot to threaten the realm’s fragile peace. Desperate to help, Jocasta hatches a plan to find Circe’s Garden, a fabled island where she hopes to discover an antidote. But she can’t do it alone. She needs the strong arm and unflinching bravery of the warrior she’s loved since childhood—her brother’s right-hand-man and captain of the guard, Flynn of Sinta.

Together they can do the impossible. Yet with treachery brewing on Mount Olympus, one thing is clear: Thalyria and its new royals are still pawns in an epic game of power—one that might end in a War of Gods.

A Scatter of Light by Malinda Lo

Expected Publication: October 4th, 2022
From Goodreads:

Award-winning author Malinda Lo returns to the Bay Area with another masterful coming-of-queer-age story, this time set against the backdrop of the first major Supreme Court decisions legalizing gay marriage. And almost sixty years after the end of Last Night at the Telegraph Club, Lo's new novel also offers a glimpse into Lily and Kath's lives since 1955.

Aria Tang West was looking forward to a summer on Martha's Vineyard with her best friends--one last round of sand and sun before college. But after a graduation party goes wrong, Aria's parents exile her to California to stay with her grandmother, artist Joan West.Aria expects boredom, but what she finds is Steph Nichols, her grandmother's gardener. Soon, Aria is second-guessing who she is and what she wants to be, and a summer that once seemed lost becomes unforgettable--for Aria, her family, and the working-class queer community Steph introduces her to. It's the kind of summer that changes a life forever.

Station Eternity by Mur Lafferty

Expected Publication: October 4th, 2022
From Goodreads:

Amateur detective Mallory Viridian’s talent for solving murders ruined her life on Earth and drove her to live on an alien space station, but her problems still follow her in this witty, self-aware novel that puts a speculative spin on murder mysteries, from the Hugo-nominated author of Six Wakes.

From idyllic small towns to claustrophobic urban landscapes, Mallory Viridian is constantly embroiled in murder cases that only she has the insight to solve. But outside of a classic mystery novel, being surrounded by death doesn’t make you a charming amateur detective, it makes you a suspect and a social pariah. So when Mallory gets the opportunity to take refuge on a sentient space station, she thinks she has the solution. Surely the murders will stop if her only company is alien beings. At first her new existence is peacefully quiet...and markedly devoid of homicide.

But when the station agrees to allow additional human guests, Mallory knows the break from her peculiar reality is over. After the first Earth shuttle arrives, and aliens and humans alike begin to die, the station is thrown into peril. Stuck smack-dab in the middle of an extraterrestrial whodunit, and wondering how in the world this keeps happening to her anyway, Mallory has to solve the crime—and fast—or the list of victims could grow to include everyone on board…

The First to Die at the End by Adam Silvera

Expected Publication: October 4th, 2022
From Goodreads:

In this prequel to #1 New York Times bestselling phenomenon They Both Die at the End, two new strangers spend a life-changing day together after Death-Cast first makes their fateful calls.

It’s the night before Death-Cast goes live, and there’s one question on everyone’s mind: Can Death-Cast actually predict when someone will die, or is it just an elaborate hoax?

Orion Pagan has waited years for someone to tell him that he’s going to die. He has a serious heart condition, and he signed up for Death-Cast so he could know what’s coming.

Valentino Prince is restarting his life in New York. He has a long and promising future ahead and he only registered for Death-Cast after his twin sister nearly died in a car accident.

Orion and Valentino cross paths in Times Square and immediately feel a deep connection. But when the first round of End Day calls goes out, their lives are changed forever—one of them receives a call, and the other doesn’t. Though neither boy is certain how the day will end, they know they want to spend it together…even if that means their goodbye will be heartbreaking.

Told with acclaimed author Adam Silvera’s signature bittersweet touch, this story celebrates the lasting impact that people have on each other and proves that life is always worth living to the fullest.

The Empress of Time by Kyle Lee Baker

Expected Publication: October 4th, 2022
From Goodreads:

Half British Reaper, half Japanese Shinigami Ren Scarborough is no longer the girl who was chased out of England—she is the Goddess of Death ruling Japan’s underworld. But her problems have never been greater. Her Shinigami see her as a foreigner on the throne. Her brother, Neven, is gone, lost in the deep darkness. And her fiancé, Hiro, has been killed by her own hand.

Then Ren receives the most troubling news yet—Reapers have been spotted in Japan, and it’s only a matter of time before Ivy, now Britain’s Death Goddess, comes to claim her revenge.

Ren’s last hope is to appeal to the god of storms and seas, who can turn the tides to send Ivy’s ship away from Japan’s shores. But he’ll help Ren only if she finds a sword lost thousands of years ago—an impossible demand.

Together with the moon god Tsukuyomi, who shares an uncanny resemblance to his brother Hiro, Ren ventures across the country in a race against time. As her journey thrusts her into the middle of scheming gods and dangerous Yokai demons, Ren will have to learn who she can truly trust—and the fate of Japan hangs in the balance. 

Pretty Dead Queens by Alexa Donne

Expected Publication: October 4th, 2022
From Goodreads:

Seaview High's homecoming queen is dead . . . and she's not the first. From the critically acclaimed author of The Ivies comes a nonstop thriller about a deacades-old mystery, a copycat killing, and the teen who won't stop until she discovers the truth.

After the death of her mom (screw cancer), seventeen-year-old Cecelia Ellis goes to live with her estranged grandmother, a celebrated author whose Victorian mansion is as creepy as the murder mysteries she writes. On the surface, life is utterly ordinary in the California coastal town . . . until the homecoming queen is murdered. And she’s not Seaview’s first pretty dead queen.

With a copycat killer on the loose, Cecelia throws herself into the investigation, determined to crack the case like the heroines in her grandmother’s books. But the more Cecelia digs into the town’s secrets, the more she worries that her own mystery might not have a storybook ending.

Malice House by Megan Shepherd

Expected Publication: October 4th, 2022
From Goodreads:

YOU CAN'T KEEP OUT WHAT'S ALREADY INSIDE

“One step away from our world lies another: a land of violent fantasies, of sharp-toothed delights. . . .”

Of all the things aspiring artist Haven Marbury expected to find while clearing out her late father’s remote seaside house, Bedtime Stories for Monsters was not it. This secret handwritten manuscript is disturbingly different from his Pulitzer-winning works: its interweaving short stories crawl with horrific monsters and enigmatic humans that exist somewhere between this world and the next. The stories unsettle but also entice Haven, practically compelling her to illustrate them while she stays in the house that her father warned her was haunted―clearly just dementia whispering in his ear.

Reeling from a failed marriage, Haven hopes an illustrated Bedtime Stories can be the lucrative posthumous father-daughter collaboration she desperately needs to jump-start her art career. However, everyone in the nearby vacation town wants a piece of the manuscript: her father’s obsessive literary salon members, the Ink Drinkers; her mysterious yet charming neighbor, who has a tendency toward 3:00 a.m. bonfires; a young barista with a literary forgery business; and of course, whoever keeps trying to break into her house. But when a monstrous creature appears under Haven’s bed right as grisly deaths are reported in the nearby woods, it’s clear she is about to uncover dark, otherworldly family secrets―and completely rewrite everything she ever knew about herself.

The Restless Dark by Erica Waters

Expected Publication: October 4th, 2022
From Goodreads:

Enter Cloudkiss Canyon at your own risk.

The Cloudkiss Killer is dead. Now a true-crime podcast is hosting a contest to find his bones.

Lucy was almost the serial killer’s final victim. Carolina is a true-crime fan who fears her own rage. Maggie is a psychology student with a little too much to hide.

All of them are looking for answers, for a new identity, for a place to bury their secrets.

But there are more than bones hiding in the shadows…sometimes the darkness inside is more frightening than anything the dead leave behind.

Perfect for fans of Sadie and Wilder Girls, this newest novel from Erica Waters follows three girls at a true-crime contest to find the bones of a lost killer—even as a mysterious force pulls at the contestants’ darkest desires.

Such Sharp Teeth by Rachel Harrison

Expected Publication: October 4th, 2022
From Goodreads:

A young woman in need of a transformation finds herself in touch with the animal inside in this gripping, incisive novel from the author of Cackle and The Return.

Rory Morris isn’t thrilled to be moving back to her hometown, even if it is temporary. There are bad memories there. But her twin sister, Scarlett, is pregnant, estranged from the baby’s father, and needs support, so Rory returns to the place she thought she’d put in her rearview. After a night out at a bar where she runs into an old almost-flame, she hits a large animal with her car. And when she gets out to investigate, she’s attacked.

Rory survives, miraculously, but life begins to look and feel different. She’s unnaturally strong, with an aversion to silver—and suddenly the moon has her in its thrall. She’s changing into someone else—something else, maybe even a monster. But does that mean she’s putting those close to her in danger? Or is embracing the wildness inside of her the key to acceptance?

This darkly comedic love story is a brilliantly layered portrait of trauma, rage, and vulnerability.

The start of October is starting off with a bunch of excellent books, both authors and series, I've read a few and enjoyed them, and I can't wait for these all to come out! What about you guys? Happy reading!

Waiting on Wednesday #530, July 7th

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

Red Wolf by Rachel Vincent

Expected Publication: July 20th, 2021
From Goodreads:

This high stakes, pacey reimagining of Little Red Riding Hood is perfect for fans of Stephanie Garber and Megan Spooner.

For as long as sixteen-year-old Adele can remember the village of Oakvale has been surrounding by the dark woods—a forest filled with terrible monsters that light cannot penetrate. Like every person who grows up in Oakvale she has been told to steer clear of the woods unless absolutely necessary.

But unlike her neighbors in Oakvale, Adele has a very good reason for going into the woods. Adele is one of a long line of guardians, women who are able to change into wolves and who are tasked with the job of protecting their village while never letting any of the villagers know of their existence.

But when following her calling means abandoning the person she loves, the future she imagined for herself, and her values she must decide how far she is willing to go to keep her neighbors safe.

Last Guard by Nalini Singh

Expected Publication: July 20th, 2021
From Goodreads:

New York Times bestselling author Nalini Singh returns to a world devastated by change in her award-winning Psy-Changeling Trinity series, where two people defined by their aloneness hold the fate of the Psy in their hands…

Termed merciless by some, and a robotic sociopath by others, Payal Rao is the perfect Psy: cardinal telekinetic, CEO of a major conglomerate, beautiful—and emotionless.

For Canto Mercant, family and loyalty are everything. A cardinal telepath deemed "imperfect" by his race due to a spinal injury, Canto cares for the opinions of very few—and ruthlessly protects those he claims as his own. Head of intel of the influential Mercant family, he prefers to remain a shadow in the Net, unknown and unseen. But Canto is also an Anchor, part of a secretive designation whose task it is to stabilize the PsyNet. Now that critical psychic network is dying, threatening to collapse and kill the entire Psy race with it.

To save those he loves, Canto needs the help of a woman bound to him by a dark past neither has been able to forget. A woman who is the most powerful Anchor of them all: Payal Rao. Neither is ready for the violent inferno about to ignite in the PsyNet…or the passionate madness that threatens to destroy them both.

The River Has Teeth by Erica Waters

Expected Publication: July 20th, 2021
From Goodreads:

Natasha’s sister is missing.

Her car was found abandoned on the edge of a local nature preserve known as the Bend, but as the case goes cold, Natasha’s loss turns to burning anger.

She’ll do anything to find answers.

Della’s family has channeled magic from the Bend for generations, providing spells for the desperate. But when Natasha appears on her doorstep, Della knows it will take more than simple potions to help her.

But Della has her own secrets to hide.

Because Della thinks she knows the beast who’s responsible for the disappearance — her own mother, who was turned into a terrible monster by magic gone wrong.

Natasha is angry. Della has little to lose.

They are each other’s only hope. 

After the Ink Dries by Cassie Gustafson 

Expected Publication: July 20th, 2021
From Goodreads:

What does it mean when you thought you knew someone? What does it mean when that person is your new boyfriend? Courtney Summers meets Deb Caletti in this page-turning suspense story of what it is to face hard truths about yourself and others, and how to find strength when you need it most.

Sixteen-year-old Erica Walker is a webcomic artist who wants to fit in at her affluent new high school. Seventeen-year-old Thomas VanBrackel is an aspiring songwriter and reluctant lacrosse goalie who wants out from under his father’s thumb. After their electric first kiss at Saturday’s lacrosse match, Erica and Thomas are both elated to see where their new relationship could take them.

The next morning, however, following a drunken house party, Erica wakes up half-clothed, and discovers words and names drawn in Sharpie in intimate places on her body—names belonging to Thomas’s lacrosse friends, including the boyfriend of Erica’s best friend. Devastated, Erica convinces herself Thomas wasn’t involved in this horrific so-called “prank”…until she discovers Thomas’s name on her skin, too.

Told in alternating viewpoints, Erica seeks to uncover what happened while battling to keep evidence of her humiliation from leaking out, as Thomas grapples with his actions and who he thought he was. Woven throughout, illustrated graphic novel interstitials depict Erica’s alter ego superhero, Erica Strange, whose courage just might help Erica come through to the other side. 

Yes, 4 more really great sounding books! I love a lot of these authors, and I'm interested in the final one, because it looks like a debut! Can't wait for them to be out! What about you guys? Happy reading! 

It's Monday! What Are You Reading #496, December 7th

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 #495
Teaser Tuesday #503
WWW Wednesday #503
WOW #499
Will the Time Come #496
Third Sentence Thursday #486
Random Reads #472
First Lines Friday #499
Book Blogger Hop #165
The Reward Challenge Update #481
Wheel of TBR #28
How Well I Stuck to It #333
Wrote that Review Update #330

Week 49 Reviews:
The Summer Set

Changes in Latitudes

Norturna

Ghost Wood Song

Twin Daggers

Furbidden Fatality

Blink of an Eye

Death of a Showman

The Hellion
Winter Glass

A California Christmas 

Capturing the Earl

City of Ashes

Edgedancer

Oathbringer

Next to be Published November: 

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Update 44 and Wrap Up

Clear Your S**t Readathon: 

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Taylor Swift Playlistathon: 

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Reindeer Readathon:

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Random:

Book Battle December 2020 TBR

Mariah Fredericks Author Page

S.A. Hunt Author Page

We Have the Cover of Jane Yellowrock #14!!!!

We Have the Cover of Sigma Force #16!!!!

OK, so I got 55 posts in 7 days, and it was a pretty great week, I read a lot, and again got to post about it a lot, so I had a good time, and I can't wait for next week! What about you guys? Happy reading!

So this week I want to read The Adoration of Jenna Fox, City of Glass, Defending the Galaxy, Every Single Lie.

Year 2522. Oh. My. Stars.

Junior Officer Ara Lawrence here, reporting for duty. Again. It's situation critical for the security team and everyone in the base - including my parents - with a new attack from the looters imminent, a possible galaxy-wide crime conspiracy and an unstoppable alien threat. But this all pales in the face of my mind-blowing discovery about the Q-net. Of course, no one believes me. I'm not sure I believe me. It could just be a stress-induced delusion. That's what my parents seem to believe...

Their concern for me is hampering my ability to do my job. I know they love me, but with the Q-net in my corner, I'm the only one who can help the security team beat the shadowy aliens from the pits we discovered. We're holding them at bay, for now, but the entire Milky Way Galaxy is in danger of being overrun.

With battles on too many fronts, it's looking dire. But one thing I've learned is when people I love are in jeopardy, I'll never give up trying to save them. Not until my dying breath. Which could very well be today... 

In this gripping YA novel about social media bullying and half-truths, one girl's discovery of a dead baby in her high school locker room rocks an entire community.

Nobody in Beckett's life seems to be telling the whole story. Her boyfriend Jake keeps hiding texts and might be cheating on her. Her father lied about losing his job before his shocking death. And everyone in school seems to be whispering about her and her family behind her back.

But none of that compares to the day Beckett finds the body of a newborn baby in a gym bag-Jake's gym bag -on the floor of her high school locker room. As word leaks out, rumors that Beckett's the mother take off like wildfire in a town all too ready to believe the worst of her. And as the police investigation unfolds, she discovers that everyone has a secret to hide and the truth could alter everything she thought she knew...

Week 49 Review: Ghost Wood Song

From Goodreads:
Sawkill Girls meets Beautiful Creatures in this lush and eerie debut, where the boundary between reality and nightmares is as thin as the veil between the living and the dead. 

If I could have a fiddle made of Daddy’s bones, I'd play it. I'd learn all the secrets he kept.

Shady Grove inherited her father's ability to call ghosts from the grave with his fiddle, but she also knows the fiddle's tunes bring nothing but trouble and darkness.

But when her brother is accused of murder, she can't let the dead keep their secrets.

In order to clear his name, she's going to have to make those ghosts sing.

Family secrets, a gorgeously resonant LGBTQ love triangle, and just the right amount of creepiness make this young adult debut a haunting and hopeful story about facing everything that haunts us in the dark.

My Review:
This book was so fantastic! The tone was just so dark and troublesome, and I loved watching Shady deal with all this horrible crap in her life, from her dead dad and her brother, as well as this family ability to call ghosts. It was all just so interesting! 

I was a little confused when I first started reading this book because I hadn't read the synopsis, and I couldn't tell if Shady was a boy or a girl. I was leaning towards boy, until I went and read the synopsis. Opps! But the fact that Shady was a girl had this book being in the LGBTQIA+ zone, which was really great!

I wanted to know everything about the magic. The synopsis talks about ghosts and music, but I knew that there were a lot of wasps because of the cover. I wanted to know how things worked, how they would tie together, and it was just so fascinating to read! The shadow man and he was connected to the family secrets and pain and guilt and hate was a compelling read, and it was great to see how they were put to rest!

Shady is understandably protective of her family. And when her brother is accused of murdering their stepfather, well, I enjoyed the journey that she undertook to prove his innocence. The murder mystery element of this book was fantastic, and I enjoyed how it resolved! 

This was a really great read, and I can't wait to see where this series will go! Though it looks like her sophomore novel isn't that sequel... 

Author: Erica Waters
Series: Ghost Wood Song #1
Read: September 29th, 2020
Source: Edelweiss
Reason Why: Sounded really great, and it's a DAC Book and a Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2020 Book!
Publisher: Harper Teen
Published: July 14th 2020

5/5 Hearts

5/5 Books

5/5 Stars

Taylor Swift Playlistathon Update 26

So I read my next book for Taylor Swift Playlistathon, which was Ghost Wood Song, which is for the songs Love Story, and I'll be reading Twin Daggers next! 

My Reading Journey:

Even if We Break by Marieke Nijkamp

Prompt Fulfilled: ...Ready for It?, The Outside, Tied Together With a Smile, Haunted, Bad Blood, Me!, cardigan 

Started On: November 13th

Finished On: November 13th, 5:49 PM

Pages Read: 336

They Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera

Prompt Fulfilled: Welcome to New York, A Place in This World, my tears ricochet

Started On: November 13th

Finished On: November 13th, 9:37 PM

Pages Read: 416

You Don't Know Me but I Know You by Rebecca Barrow

Prompt Fulfilled: We Are Never Getting Back Together, Tell Me Why

Started On: November 13th

Finished On: November 13th, 11:57 PM

Pages Read: 336

The Blood Spell by C.J. Redwine 

Prompt Fulfilled: The Man, Back to December, Enchanted 

Started On: November 15th

Finished On: November 15th, 9:33 PM

Pages Read: 448

The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E Schwab

Prompt Fulfilled: Blank Space, Hey Stephen, I Wish You Would, Clean, Cruel Summer, Cornelia Street, It's Nice to Have a Friend

Started On: November 16th

Finished On: November 16th, 10:28 PM

Pages Read: 489

Leopard's Rage by Christine Feehan

Prompt Fulfiled: So it Goes..., Starlight

Started On: November 17th

Finished On: November 17th, 7:10 PM

Pages Read: 480

Day Zero by Kelly DeVos

Prompt Fulfilled: Sparks Fly, Dancing with Our Hands Tied, seven

Started On: November 18th

Finished On: November 18th, 7:03 PM

Pages Read: 432

Roomies by Sara Zarr and Tara Alterbrando 

Prompt Fulfilled: Stay Beautiful, Everything Has Changed, Getaway Car

Started On: November 18th

Finished On: November 18th, 10:46 PM

Pages Read: 279

The Perfectionists by Sara Shepard

Prompt Fulfilled: peace

Started On: November 19th

Finished On: November 19th, 10:23 PM

Pages Read: 322

The State of Us by Shaun David Hutchinson

Prompt Fulfilled: Miss American and the Heartbreak Prince, The Way I Loved You, London Boy, You Need to Calm Down

Started On: November 20th

Finished On: November 20th, 6:30 PM

Pages Read: 416

Ink by Jonathan Maberry

Prompt Fulfilled: Our Song

Started On: November 20th

Finished On: November 20th, 11:44 PM 

Pages Read: 480

Pieces of Her by Karin Slaughter

Prompt Fulfilled: Don't Blame Me, Wildest Dreams, I Forgot That You Existed

Started On: November 21st

Finished On: November 21st, 10:47 PM

Pages Read: 416

What You Hide by Natalie D. Richards

Prompt Fulfilled: Red

Started On: November 22nd

Finished On: November 22nd, 5:20

Pages Read: 384

Missing at 17 by Christine Conradt 

Prompt Fulfilled: Love Story

Started On: November 22nd

Finished On: November 22nd, 9:08 PM

Pages Read: 296

Lie to Me by J.T. Ellison

Prompt Fulfilled: Paper Rings, mirrorball

Started On: November 23rd

Finished On: November 23rd, 9:28 PM

Pages Read: 511

The Falling in Love Montage by Ciara Smyth

Prompt Fulfilled: Breathe

Started On: November 24th

Finished On: November 24th, 10:05 PM

Pages Read: 368

The Lies They Tell by Gilliam French

Prompt Fulfilled: Sad Beautiful Tragic, the lake

Started On: November 25th

Finished On: November 25th, 4:08 PM

Pages Read: 295

The Missing Season by Gilliam French

Prompt Fulfilled: Out of the Woods, I Know Places 

Started On: November 25th

Finished On: November 25th, 9:06 PM

Pages Read: 294

The Mall by Megan McCafferty

Prompt Fulfilled: Style

Started On: November 26th

Finished On: November 26th, 5:39 PM

Pages Read: 320

Devoted by Jennifer Mathieu

Prompt Fulfilled: False God

Started On: November 26th

Finished On: November 26th, 9:07 PM

Pages Read: 336

Grown by Tiffany D. Jackson

Prompt Fulfilled: Teardrops on my Guitar, Change, Mine, Daylight, the 1

Started On: November 27th

Finished On: November 27th, 6:47 PM

Pages Read: 384

Everything All At Once by Katrina Leno

Prompt Fulfilled: The Lucky One, epiphany 

Started On: November 27th

Finished On: November 27th, 10:11 PM

Pages Read: 368

The Summer Set by Aimee Agresti

Prompt Fulfilled: Tim McGraw, This Love, This Is Why We Can't Have Nice Things, August 

Started On: November 28th

Finished On: November 28th, 3:35 PM

Pages Read: 384

Changes in Latitudes by Jen Malone

Prompt Fulfilled: invisible string 

Started On: November 28th

Finished On: November 28th, 11:49 PM

Pages Read: 384

Nocturna by Maya Motayne

Prompt Fulfilled: Gorgeous

Started On: November 29th

Finished On: November 29th, 6:18 PM

Pages Read: 471

Ghost Wood Song by Erica Waters

Prompt Fulfilled: Love Story

Started On: November 29th

Finished On: November 29th, 10:09 PM

Pages Read: 368

Twin Daggers by MarcyKate Connolly

Prompt Fulfilled: Never Grow Up

Started On: November 30th

Currently On: Page 0 of 368

Books Left: The Lady's Guide to Petticoats and Piracy by Mackenzi Lee, Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo, Furbidden Fatality by Deborah Blake, City of Ashes by Cassandra Clare, Little Wrecks by Meredith Miller, Winter Glass by Lexa Hillyer, That Night by Amy Giles, Rises the Night by Colleen Gleason, You Say it First by Katie Cotugno, Even If I Fall by Abigail Johnson, Opposite of Always by Justin A. Reynolds, Top Ten by Katie Cotugno, The Grace Year by Kim Liggett, The Princess Knight by G.A. Aiken, Capturing an Earl by A.S. Fenichel, Speak Easy, Speak Love by McKelle George, What If It's Us by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera, We Were Never Here by Jennifer Gilmore, Oathbringer by Brandon Sanderson, The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemison, Tempting the Best Man Jennifer L. Armentrout, The Hazel Wood by Melissa Albert, Vengeful by V.E. Schwab, The Wicked King by Holly Black, Cinder by Marissa Meyer, Antigoddess by Kendare Blake, A Gathering of Shadows by V.E. Schwab, Heartless by Marissa Meyer, Wildcard by Marie Lu, Wait for You by Jennifer L. Armentrout, King of Scars by Leigh Bardugo, Ruby Red by Kerstin Gier

Books Read: 26

Pages Read: 10395