It's Monday! What Are You Reading #756, December 1st

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 #755
Teaser Tuesday #763
WWW Wednesday #763 
WOW #759
Will the Time Come #756
Third Sentence Thursday #746
Random Reads #732
First Lines Friday #759
Book Blogger Hop #425

Monthly ARC's January Round Up

Monthly Series December Round Up

Monthly ARC's Update 136
The Reward Challenge Update #741
Wheel of TBR #288
How Well I Stuck to It #593
Wrote that Review Update #590

Week 48 Reviews:

Watch Us Crack 

A Deadly Inheritance 

Peace Talks 

Battle Ground

The Law 

Seven All Alone

The Same Forward as Backward 

The Alchemary

Tear Me Apart 

Kingdom of Tomorrow 

How Girls Are Made

A Grim Reaper's Guide to Cheating Death

Julia Song Is Undateable

Magical Readathon: Orilium: 

Update 81

Clear Your S**t Readathon: 

Update 17

Update 18

Next to be Published: 

Update 21

Update 22

Update 23

Update 24

Update 25

Update 26

Update 27

Update 28

Update 29

Update 30 and Wrap Up

Random:

Gabriella Lepore Author Page

Yuu Toyota Author Page

OK, so I got 42 posts in 7 days, and it was a pretty good week, I read some excellent books, and I'm looking forward for this year to end! What about you guys? Happy reading!

So this week I want to read whatever I want! 

Week 48 Review: Watch Us Crack

From Goodreads:

Sadie Morelli and Cason Tano were friends in middle school, back before Cason's mom died and Sadie transferred to a new school. When they meet again as high school juniors at the local ice rink where Sadie waitresses and Cason's hockey team plays, what was once friendship blooms into something more. Given the intensity of the rivalry between their schools, their budding romance is a secret for them alone.

But then someone turns up dead at the local train station. Sadie and Cason were both at the station the night of the murder, and both have a reason to want to hurt the victim. With accusations flying and secrets being held close to the chest, Sadie and Cason must decide the lengths they're willing to go to to clear their own names—and to protect each other.

My Review:


Author: Gabriella Lepore
Read: November 22nd, 2025  
Source: Edelweiss
Reason Why: Love her writing and it sounded really great, and it's a SAC 2025 Book!
Publisher: Storytide
Published: September 23rd 2025

5/5 Hearts

5/5 Books

5/5 Stars

Gabriella Lepore Author Page

The Story: I saw This Is Why We Lied on Edelweiss, and it sounded fantastic, and so have all of her books thus far, and I've read 4 of them so far and I've loved them!

Website

Stand Alone's: This Is Why We Lied and her site, my review, The Last One to Fall and her site, my review, Bad Like Us and her site, my review, What Us Crack and her site, my review.

Monthly ARC's Update 136

So I read my next book for Monthly ARC's and it was A Moment's Shadow by Anna Lee Huber from the August list, It Had to Be You by Eliza Jane Brazier from the July 2024 list, Watch Us Crack by Gabriella Lepore from the September list, Seven All Alone by Kirsty McKay from the December list, and How Girls Are Made by Mindy McGinnis from the November 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.    

  

Next to be Published November Update 19

So I've read my next book for the Next to be Published November, and it was Watch Us Crack and I'll be reading A Deadly Inheritance next! 

My Reading Journey:

The Cuffing Game by Lyla Lee

Started On: November 1st

Finished On: November 1st, 4:01 PM

Pages Read: 368

Watch Me Disappear by Ross Armstrong

Started On: November 2nd

Finished On: November 2nd, 4:57 PM

Pages Read: 355

The Demon and the Light by Axie Oh

Started On: November 3rd

Finished On: November 3rd, 11:27 AM

Pages Read: 400

Cast in Blood by Michelle Sagara

Started On: November 4th

Finished On: November 4th, 7:13 PM

Pages Read: 512

The Fake Divination Offense by Sara Raasch

Started On November 5th

Finished On: November 5th, 5:58 PM

Pages Read: 336

Throwaway Girls by Andrea Contos

Started On: November 7th

Finished On: November 7th, 4:06 PM

Pages Read: 369

Silver Stars by Michael Grant

Started On: November 13th

Finished On: November 13th, 11:21 PM

Pages Read: 566

The Library of Fates by Margot Harrison 

Started On: November 15th

Finished On: November 15th, 2:44 PM

Pages Read: 320

An Archive of Romance by Ava Reid

Started On: November 15th

Finished On: November 15th, 8:35 PM

Pages Read: 251

The Others by Cheryl Isaacs 

Started On: November 16th

Finished On: November 16th, 1:56 PM

Pages Read: 336

Snake-Eater by T. Kingfisher

Started On: November 16th

Finished On: November 16th, 7:32 PM

Pages Read: 305

Revenge, Served Royal by Celeste Connally

Started On: November 18th

Finished On: November 18th, 2:06 PM

Pages Read: 336

The Thorn Queen by Sasha Peyton Smith

Started On: November 18th

Finished On: November 18th, 7:51 PM

Pages Read: 368

A Matter of Murder by Tirzah Price

Started On: November 19th

Finished On: November 19th, 3:28 PM

Pages Read: 416

Crossing the Line by Simone Elkeles

Started On: November 19th

Finished On: November 19th, 8:59 PM

Pages Read: 352

When We Talk to the Dead by Ian Chorão

Started On: November 20th

Finished On: November 20th, 10:21 AM

Pages Read: 304

A Moment's Shadow by Anna Lee Huber

Started On: November 21st

Finished On: November 21st, 3:06 PM

Pages Read: 371

It Had to Be You by Eliza Jane Brazier

Started On: November 21st

Finished On: November 21st, 9:32 PM

Pages Read: 384

Watch Us Crack by Gabriella Lepore

Started On: November 22nd

Finished On: November 22nd, 4:04 PM

Pages Read: 336

A Deadly Inheritance by Kelley Armstrong

Started On: November 23rd

Currently On: Page 0 of 424

Books Read: 19

Goal: 30 Books

Pages Read: 7995

Next to be Published November Update 18

So I've read my next book for the Next to be Published November, and it was It Had to Be You and I'll be reading Watch Us Crack next! 

My Reading Journey:

The Cuffing Game by Lyla Lee

Started On: November 1st

Finished On: November 1st, 4:01 PM

Pages Read: 368

Watch Me Disappear by Ross Armstrong

Started On: November 2nd

Finished On: November 2nd, 4:57 PM

Pages Read: 355

The Demon and the Light by Axie Oh

Started On: November 3rd

Finished On: November 3rd, 11:27 AM

Pages Read: 400

Cast in Blood by Michelle Sagara

Started On: November 4th

Finished On: November 4th, 7:13 PM

Pages Read: 512

The Fake Divination Offense by Sara Raasch

Started On November 5th

Finished On: November 5th, 5:58 PM

Pages Read: 336

Throwaway Girls by Andrea Contos

Started On: November 7th

Finished On: November 7th, 4:06 PM

Pages Read: 369

Silver Stars by Michael Grant

Started On: November 13th

Finished On: November 13th, 11:21 PM

Pages Read: 566

The Library of Fates by Margot Harrison 

Started On: November 15th

Finished On: November 15th, 2:44 PM

Pages Read: 320

An Archive of Romance by Ava Reid

Started On: November 15th

Finished On: November 15th, 8:35 PM

Pages Read: 251

The Others by Cheryl Isaacs 

Started On: November 16th

Finished On: November 16th, 1:56 PM

Pages Read: 336

Snake-Eater by T. Kingfisher

Started On: November 16th

Finished On: November 16th, 7:32 PM

Pages Read: 305

Revenge, Served Royal by Celeste Connally

Started On: November 18th

Finished On: November 18th, 2:06 PM

Pages Read: 336

The Thorn Queen by Sasha Peyton Smith

Started On: November 18th

Finished On: November 18th, 7:51 PM

Pages Read: 368

A Matter of Murder by Tirzah Price

Started On: November 19th

Finished On: November 19th, 3:28 PM

Pages Read: 416

Crossing the Line by Simone Elkeles

Started On: November 19th

Finished On: November 19th, 8:59 PM

Pages Read: 352

When We Talk to the Dead by Ian Chorão

Started On: November 20th

Finished On: November 20th, 10:21 AM

Pages Read: 304

A Moment's Shadow by Anna Lee Huber

Started On: November 21st

Finished On: November 21st, 3:06 PM

Pages Read: 371

It Had to Be You by Eliza Jane Brazier

Started On: November 21st

Finished On: November 21st, 9:32 PM

Pages Read: 384

Watch Us Crack by Gabriella Lepore

Started On: November 22nd

Currently On: Page 0 of 336

Books Read: 18

Goal: 30 Books

Pages Read: 7659

It's Monday! What Are You Reading #692, September 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 #691
Teaser Tuesday #699
WWW Wednesday #699
WOW #695
Will the Time Come #692
Third Sentence Thursday #682
Random Reads #668
First Lines Friday #695
Book Blogger Hop #361

Monthly ARC's Update 88
The Reward Challenge Update #677
Wheel of TBR #224
How Well I Stuck to It #529
Wrote that Review Update #526

Week 36 Reviews:
If I Have to Be Haunted

After That Night

Fly With Me

A Scandal in Mayfair

The Exalted

Eleanor & Park

The Debutantes 

One of the Good Ones

The White Guy Dies First

Amari and the Despicable Wonders

Four Letter Word

Crave

This Poison Heart

Odd Spirits

Evocation 

Twelfth Knight

This Is Why We Lie

Aisle Nine

Magical Readathon: Orilium: 

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Update 4

Update 5

Update 6

Update 7

Update 8

Update 9

Update 10

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SeasonAthon Academy: 

Fall 2024 Sign Up

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Phase Out Your TBR: 

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Random:

S.T. Gibson Author Page

OK, so I got 66 posts in 7 days, and it was a pretty good week, I did lose the weekend to a migraine, which is why I'm getting all this blogging done after midnight, which isn't great, but I'm on the later shift today, so not the early morning, so that's good! Otherwise the week was good, I read some great books, and I can't wait for this coming week! What about you guys? Happy reading!

So this week I want to read Somewhere Beyond the Deep!

Somewhere Beyond the Sea is the hugely anticipated sequel to TJ Klune' The House in the Cerulean Sea, one of the best-loved and best-selling fantasy novels of the past decade. Featuring gorgeous orange sprayed edges!

A magical house. A secret past. A summons that could change everything.

Arthur Parnassus lives a good life built on the ashes of a bad one.

He's the master of a strange orphanage on a distant and peculiar island, and he hopes to soon be the adoptive father to the six dangerous and magical children who live there.

Arthur works hard and loves with his whole heart so none of the children ever feel the neglect and pain that he once felt as an orphan on that very same island so long ago. He is not alone: joining him is the love of his life, Linus Baker, a former caseworker in the Department In Charge of Magical Youth. And there's the island's sprite, Zoe Chapelwhite, and her girlfriend, Mayor Helen Webb. Together, they will do anything to protect the children.

But when Arthur is summoned to make a public statement about his dark past, he finds himself at the helm of a fight for the future that his family, and all magical people, deserve.

And when a new magical child hopes to join them on their island home—one who finds power in calling himself monster, a name that Arthur worked so hard to protect his children from—Arthur knows they're at a breaking point: their family will either grow stronger than ever or fall apart.

Welcome back to Marsyas Island. This is Arthur's story.

Somewhere Beyond the Sea is a story of resistance, lovingly told, about the daunting experience of fighting for the life you want to live and doing the work to keep it.

Week 36 Review: This Is Why We Lie

From Goodreads:

Everyone in Gardiners Bay has a secret.

When Jenna Dallas and Adam Cole find Colleen O'Dell's body floating off the shore of their coastal town, the community of Gardiners Bay is shaken. But even more shocking is the fact that her drowning was no accident.

Once Jenna's best friend becomes a key suspect, Jenna starts to look for answers on her own. As she uncovers scandals inside Preston Prep School leading back to Rookwood reform school, she knows she needs Adam on her side.

As a student at Rookwood, Adam is used to getting judgmental looks, but now his friends are being investigated by the police. Adam will do whatever he can to keep them safe, even if that means trusting Jenna.

As lies unravel, the truth starts to blur. Only one thing is certain: somebody must take the fall.

My Review:


Author: Gabriella Lepore
Read: September 6th, 2024
Source: Edelweiss 
Reason Why: Sounded really great, and it's a SAC 2024 Book and a WoW Book!
Publisher: Inkyard Press
Published: September 21st 2021

5/5 Hearts

5/5 Books

5/5 Stars

Phase Out Your TBR Update 5

So I've read my next book for the Phase Out Your TBR, and it was This Is Why We Lie which is for the prompt Yellow 6, and I'll be reading Tsumiku and the Enslaved Fox next! 

My Reading Journey:

The White Guy Dies First Anthology

Prompt Fulfilled: Blue 9

Started On: September 4th

Finished On: September 4th, 11:03 AM

Pages Read: 311

Crave by Tracy Wolff

Prompt Fulfilled: Blue 4

Started On: September 5th

Finished On: September 5th, 12:46 PM

Pages Read: 575

Odd Spirits by S.T. Gibson

Prompt Fulfilled: Red 6

Started On: September 5th

Finished On: September 5th, 5:01 PM

Pages Read: 200

Evocation by S.T. Gibson

Prompt Fulfilled: Red Wild (Green 5)

Started On: September 5th

Finished On: September 5th, 9:32 PM

Pages Read: 400

This Is Why We Lie by Gabriella Lepore

Prompt Fulfilled: Yellow 6

Started On: September 6th

Finished On: September 6th, 2:37 PM

Pages Read: 320

Tsumiku and the Enslaved Fox by Forthright

Prompt Fulfilled: Yellow 9

Started On: September 

Currently On: Page 0 of 478

Prompts Left: Yellow 2, Red 3, Blue 7, Green 8, Red 10, Yellow 1, Blue 12, Green 2, Blue 3, Yellow 4, Yellow 5, Green 7, Yellow 8, Blue 10, Blue 11, Red 11

Books Read: 5

Pages Read: 1887

Magical Readathon: Orilium Update 16

So I read my next book for Magical Readathon: Orilium, and it was This Is Why We Lie which was for the prompt Astronomy D, and I'll be reading Aisle Nine next!

My Reading Journey:

After That Night by Karin Slaughter

Prompt Fulfilled: Elemental Studies Q

Started On: September 1st 

Finished On: September 1st, 3:39 PM

Pages Read: 432

Fly with Me by Andie Burke

Prompt Fulfilled: Art of Illusion O

Started On: September 1st

Finished On: September 1st, 10:18 PM

Pages Read: 384

A Scandal in Mayfair by Katharine Schellerman

Prompt Fulfilled: Elemental Studies D

Started On: September 2nd

Finished On: September 2nd, 3:17 PM

Pages Read: 320

The Exalted by Kaitlyn Sage Patterson

Prompt Fulfilled: Art of Illusion O

Started On: September 2nd

Finished On: September 2nd, 9:48 PM

Pages Read: 384

Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell

Prompt Fulfilled: Alchemy O

Started On: September 3rd

Finished On: September 3rd, 10:03 AM

Pages Read: 336

The Debutantes by Olivia Worley

Prompt Fulfilled: Spells & Incantations O

Started On: September 3rd

Finished On: September 3rd, 4:18 PM

Pages Read: 352

One of the Good Ones by Maika Moulite and Maritza Moulite

Prompt Fulfilled: Alchemy O

Started On: September 3rd

Finished On: September 3rd, 9:39 PM

Pages Read: 384

The White Guy Dies First Anthology

Prompt Fulfilled: Restoration D

Started On: September 4th

Finished On: September 4th, 11:03 AM

Pages Read: 311

Amari and the Despicable Wonders by B.B. Alston

Prompt Fulfilled: Artificery O

Started On: September 4th

Finished On: September 4th, 3:47 PM

Pages Read: 400

Four Letter Word by Gretchen McNeil

Prompt Fulfilled: Restoration O

Started On: September 4th

Finished On: September 4th, 9:23 PM 

Pages Read: 320

Crave by Tracy Wolff

Prompt Fulfilled: Lore Q

Started On: September 5th

Finished On: September 5th, 12:46 PM

Pages Read: 575

This Poison Heart by Kalynn Bayron

Prompt Fulfilled: Restoration Q

Started On: September 5th

Finished On: September 5th, 2:43 PM

Pages Read: 384

Odd Spirits by S.T. Gibson

Prompt Fulfilled: Art of Illusion Q

Started On: September 5th

Finished On: September 5th, 5:01 PM

Pages Read: 200

Evocation by S.T. Gibson

Prompt Fulfilled: Spells & Incantations Q

Started On: September 5th

Finished On: September 5th, 9:32 PM

Pages Read: 400

Twelfth Knight by Alexene Farol Follmuth

Prompt Fulfilled: Astronomy O

Started On: September 6th

Finished On: September 6th, 9:58 AM

Pages Read: 320

This Is Why We Lie by Gabriella Lepore

Prompt Fulfilled: Astronomy D

Started On: September 6th

Finished On: September 6th, 2:37 PM

Pages Read: 320

Aisle Nine by Ian X. Cho

Prompt Fulfilled: Artificery D

Started On: September 6th

Currently On: Page 0 of 272

Prompts Left: Alchemy Q, Alchemy D, Inscription O, Inscription Q, Inscription D, Artificery Q, Spells & Incantations D, Elemental Studies O, Shapeshifting O, Animal Studies O, Astronomy Q, Inscription O, Restoration O, Restoration Q, Conjuration O, Conjuration Q, Conjuration D, Demonology O, Lore D, Animal Studies O, Animal Studies, Animal Studies D, Demonology O, Demonology Q, Demonology D, Restoration O, Restoration Q, Spells & Incantations O, Alchemy Q, Art of Illusion O, Spells & Incantations O, Psionics & Divination O, Psionics & Divination Q, Psionics & Divination D, Lore O, Alchemy O, Alchemy Q, Restoration O, Restoration Q, Shapeshifting O, Shapeshifting Q, Shapeshifting D, Art of Illusion O, Art of Illusion Q, Art of Illusion D, Psionics & Divination O

Read: 16

Pages Read: 5438

Magical Readathon: Orilium Update 15

So I read my next book for Magical Readathon: Orilium, and it was Twelfth Knight which was for the prompt Astronomy O, and I'll be reading This Is Why We Lie next!

My Reading Journey:

After That Night by Karin Slaughter

Prompt Fulfilled: Elemental Studies Q

Started On: September 1st 

Finished On: September 1st, 3:39 PM

Pages Read: 432

Fly with Me by Andie Burke

Prompt Fulfilled: Art of Illusion O

Started On: September 1st

Finished On: September 1st, 10:18 PM

Pages Read: 384

A Scandal in Mayfair by Katharine Schellerman

Prompt Fulfilled: Elemental Studies D

Started On: September 2nd

Finished On: September 2nd, 3:17 PM

Pages Read: 320

The Exalted by Kaitlyn Sage Patterson

Prompt Fulfilled: Art of Illusion O

Started On: September 2nd

Finished On: September 2nd, 9:48 PM

Pages Read: 384

Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell

Prompt Fulfilled: Alchemy O

Started On: September 3rd

Finished On: September 3rd, 10:03 AM

Pages Read: 336

The Debutantes by Olivia Worley

Prompt Fulfilled: Spells & Incantations O

Started On: September 3rd

Finished On: September 3rd, 4:18 PM

Pages Read: 352

One of the Good Ones by Maika Moulite and Maritza Moulite

Prompt Fulfilled: Alchemy O

Started On: September 3rd

Finished On: September 3rd, 9:39 PM

Pages Read: 384

The White Guy Dies First Anthology

Prompt Fulfilled: Restoration D

Started On: September 4th

Finished On: September 4th, 11:03 AM

Pages Read: 311

Amari and the Despicable Wonders by B.B. Alston

Prompt Fulfilled: Artificery O

Started On: September 4th

Finished On: September 4th, 3:47 PM

Pages Read: 400

Four Letter Word by Gretchen McNeil

Prompt Fulfilled: Restoration O

Started On: September 4th

Finished On: September 4th, 9:23 PM 

Pages Read: 320

Crave by Tracy Wolff

Prompt Fulfilled: Lore Q

Started On: September 5th

Finished On: September 5th, 12:46 PM

Pages Read: 575

This Poison Heart by Kalynn Bayron

Prompt Fulfilled: Restoration Q

Started On: September 5th

Finished On: September 5th, 2:43 PM

Pages Read: 384

Odd Spirits by S.T. Gibson

Prompt Fulfilled: Art of Illusion Q

Started On: September 5th

Finished On: September 5th, 5:01 PM

Pages Read: 200

Evocation by S.T. Gibson

Prompt Fulfilled: Spells & Incantations Q

Started On: September 5th

Finished On: September 5th, 9:32 PM

Pages Read: 400

Twelfth Knight by Alexene Farol Follmuth

Prompt Fulfilled: Astronomy O

Started On: September 6th

Finished On: September 6th, 9:58 AM

Pages Read: 320

This Is Why We Lie by Gabriella Lepore

Prompt Fulfilled: Astronomy D

Started On: September 6th

Currently On: Page 0 of 320

Prompts Left: Alchemy Q, Alchemy D, Inscription O, Inscription Q, Inscription D, Artificery Q, Artificery D, Spells & Incantations D, Elemental Studies O, Shapeshifting O, Animal Studies O, Astronomy Q, Inscription O, Restoration O, Restoration Q, Conjuration O, Conjuration Q, Conjuration D, Demonology O, Lore D, Animal Studies O, Animal Studies, Animal Studies D, Demonology O, Demonology Q, Demonology D, Restoration O, Restoration Q, Spells & Incantations O, Alchemy Q, Spells & Incantations O, Psionics & Divination O, Psionics & Divination Q, Psionics & Divination D, Lore O, Alchemy O, Alchemy Q, Restoration O, Restoration Q, Shapeshifting O, Shapeshifting Q, Shapeshifting D, Art of Illusion O, Art of Illusion Q, Art of Illusion D, Psionics & Divination O

Read: 15

Pages Read: 5118

First Lines Friday #695, September 6th

First Lines Friday is a bookish meme hosted by Literary Marie of Precision Reviews. We encourage all of our fellow book bloggers and bookhearts to play along.

-Grab your current read(s)
-Share the first line(s)
-Include the title and author so that other FLF participants can add the book to their TBR Lists!

"Gardiners Bay at dawn is my secret. There's a moment, right before the day starts, when the ocean is bathed in amber light. That first golden breath of morning. Everything is still, apart from the pelicans gathering near the water, their plump bodies shuffling along the shoreline. Sometimes I sit on the promenade for hours with my legs suspended over the pebble beach below, just watching the night turn to day. Watching the darkness turn to light."-This is Why We Lie by Gabriella Lepore

That sounds really pretty and atmospheric! Must read more now! What about you guys? Happy reading! 

Phase Out Your TBR Update 4

So I've read my next book for the Phase Out Your TBR, and it was Evocation which is for the prompt Red 6, and I'll be reading This Is Why We Lie next! 

My Reading Journey:

The White Guy Dies First Anthology

Prompt Fulfilled: Blue 9

Started On: September 4th

Finished On: September 4th, 11:03 AM

Pages Read: 311

Crave by Tracy Wolff

Prompt Fulfilled: Blue 4

Started On: September 5th

Finished On: September 5th, 12:46 PM

Pages Read: 575

Odd Spirits by S.T. Gibson

Prompt Fulfilled: Red 6

Started On: September 5th

Finished On: September 5th, 5:01 PM

Pages Read: 200

Evocation by S.T. Gibson

Prompt Fulfilled: Red Wild (Green 5)

Started On: September 5th

Finished On: September 5th, 9:32 PM

Pages Read: 400

This Is Why We Lie by Gabriella Lepore

Prompt Fulfilled: Yellow 6

Started On: September 6th

Currently On: Page 0 of 320

Prompts Left: Yellow 2, Red 3, Blue 7, Green 8, Red 10, Yellow 1, Blue 12, Green 2, Blue 3, Yellow 4, Yellow 5, Green 7, Yellow 8, Yellow 9, Blue 10, Blue 11, Red 11

Books Read: 4

Pages Read: 1567

Phase Out Your TBR Update 1

So I've read my first book for the Phase Out Your TBR, and it was The White Guy Dies First which is for the prompt Blue 9, and I'll be reading This is Why We Lie next! 

My Reading Journey:

The White Guy Dies First Anthology

Prompt Fulfilled: Blue 9

Started On: September 4th

Finished On: September 4th, 11:03 AM

Pages Read: 311

This is Why We Lie by Gabriella Lapore

Prompt Fulfilled: Yellow 6

Started On: September 

Currently On: Page 0 of 320

Prompts Left: Yellow 2, Red 3, Blue 4, Red Wild (Green 5), Red 6, Blue 7, Green 8, Red 10, Yellow 1, Blue 12, Green 2, Blue 3, Yellow 4, Yellow 5, Green 7, Yellow 8, Yellow 9, Blue 10, Blue 11, Red 11

Books Read: 1

Pages Read: 192

Week 13 Review: Bad Like Us

From Goodreads:

Two friend groups collide when someone turns up dead over spring break in this heart-thumping YA thriller for fans of One of Us Is Lying and We Were Liars

Spring break is a vibe—until someone gets murdered

Partying with popular classmates they barely know is not what Eva and her BFFs had in mind for their spring break. But things have been off ever since Miles' academic career took a turn for the worse (they don't talk about it), so a trip to a private beach lodge might be exactly what they need. And Eva won't admit it, but the chance to reconnect with Colton is worth putting up with Piper's constant livestreams to her thousands of "besties."

At first, it's all sand and waves, but tensions run high when an anonymous letter shakes up an already-flailing love triangle.

When someone turns up dead, Eva can't even trust her closest friends—but she thinks she can trust Colton. As they get closer to the truth, they uncover secrets that upend everything they thought they knew about their fellow spring breakers.

My Review:


Author: Gabriella Lepore
Read: March 24th, 2024
Source: Edelweiss
Reason Why: Sounded really great, and it's a SAC 2024 Book and a WoW Book! 
Publisher: Inkyard Press
Published: March 5th 2024

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.    

    

Phase Out Your TBR Update 18

So I've read my next book for the Phase Out Your TBR, and it was Bad Like Us which is for the prompt Blue 12, and I'll be reading Icarus next! 

My Reading Journey:

A Feather So Black by Lyra Selene

Prompt Fulfilled: Green 6

Started On: March 1st 

Finished On: March 1st, 11:35 AM

Pages Read: 496

Becoming Alpha by Aileen Erin

Prompt Fulfilled: Green 8

Started On: March 1st

Finished On: March 1st, 1:58 PM

Pages Read: 348

Marked in Flesh by Anne Bishop

Prompt Fulfilled: Red 1

Started On: March 5th

Finished On: March 5th, 11:02 PM

Pages Read: 528

Dead Things Are Closer Than They Appear by Robin Wasley

Prompt Fulfilled: Red 7

Started On: March 6th

Finished On: March 6th, 10:18 AM

Pages Read: 448

Endless by Josephine Angelini

Prompt Fulfilled: Yellow 8

Started On: March 7th

Finished On: March 7th, 10:26 PM

Pages Read: 362

Dirty Rowdy Thing by Christina Lauren

Prompt Fulfilled: Green 4

Started On: March 8th

Finished On: March 8th, 5:49 PM

Pages Read: 352

Disturbing the Dead by Kelley Armstrong

Prompt Fulfilled: Green 12

Started On: March 8th

Finished On: March 8th, 10:15 PM

Pages Read: 352

Finding Mr. Write by Kelley Armstrong

Prompt Fulfilled: Yellow 10

Started On: March 9th

Finished On: March 9th, 3:57 PM

Pages Read: 368

A Line in the Dark by Malinda Lo

Prompt Fulfilled: Red 8

Started On: March 12th

Finished On: March 12th, 1:54 PM

Pages Read: 288

Beautiful Secret by Christina Lauren

Prompt Fulfilled: Red 12

Started On: March 14th

Finished On: March 14th, 6:15 PM

Pages Read: 402

Wild Country by Anne Bishop

Prompt Fulfilled: Yellow 4

Started On: March 15th

Finished On: March 15th, 4:37 PM

Pages Read: 544

Daughter of Mine by Megan Miranda 

Prompt Fulfilled: Red 12

Started On: March 16th

Finished On: March 16th, 10:14 PM

Pages Read: 352

The Darkness Within Us by Tricia Levenseller

Prompt Fulfilled: Red 4

Started On: March 18th

Finished On: March 18th, 11:46 AM

Pages Read: 380

Crowbones by Anne Bishop

Prompt Fulfilled: Yellow 5

Started On: March 20th

Finished On: March 20th, 3:41 PM

Pages Read: 384

Dark Wild Night by Christina Lauren

Prompt Fulfilled: Red 5

Started On: March 21st

Finished On: March 21st, 2:19 PM

Pages Read: 358

Not-Joe's Not So Short Short by Christina Lauren

Prompt Fulfilled: Red 6

Started On: March 21st

Finished On: March 21st, 6:33 PM

Pages Read: 96

Three Kinds of Lucky by Kim Harrison

Prompt Fulfilled: Red 4

Started On: March 24th

Finished On: March 24th, 11:29 AM

Pages Read: 464

Bad Like Us by Gabriella Lepore

Prompt Fulfilled: Blue 12

Started On: March 24th

Finished On: March 24th, 10:02 PM

Pages Read: 336

Icarus by K. Ancrum

Prompt Fulfilled: Green 5

Started On: March 25th

Currently On: Page 0 of 400

Prompts Left: Yellow 11, Blue 7, Green 11

Books Read: 18

Pages Read: 6858

Phase Out Your TBR Update 17

So I've read my next book for the Phase Out Your TBR, and it was Three Kinds of Lucky which is for the prompt Red 4, and I'll be reading Bad Like Us next! 

My Reading Journey:

A Feather So Black by Lyra Selene

Prompt Fulfilled: Green 6

Started On: March 1st 

Finished On: March 1st, 11:35 AM

Pages Read: 496

Becoming Alpha by Aileen Erin

Prompt Fulfilled: Green 8

Started On: March 1st

Finished On: March 1st, 1:58 PM

Pages Read: 348

Marked in Flesh by Anne Bishop

Prompt Fulfilled: Red 1

Started On: March 5th

Finished On: March 5th, 11:02 PM

Pages Read: 528

Dead Things Are Closer Than They Appear by Robin Wasley

Prompt Fulfilled: Red 7

Started On: March 6th

Finished On: March 6th, 10:18 AM

Pages Read: 448

Endless by Josephine Angelini

Prompt Fulfilled: Yellow 8

Started On: March 7th

Finished On: March 7th, 10:26 PM

Pages Read: 362

Dirty Rowdy Thing by Christina Lauren

Prompt Fulfilled: Green 4

Started On: March 8th

Finished On: March 8th, 5:49 PM

Pages Read: 352

Disturbing the Dead by Kelley Armstrong

Prompt Fulfilled: Green 12

Started On: March 8th

Finished On: March 8th, 10:15 PM

Pages Read: 352

Finding Mr. Write by Kelley Armstrong

Prompt Fulfilled: Yellow 10

Started On: March 9th

Finished On: March 9th, 3:57 PM

Pages Read: 368

A Line in the Dark by Malinda Lo

Prompt Fulfilled: Red 8

Started On: March 12th

Finished On: March 12th, 1:54 PM

Pages Read: 288

Beautiful Secret by Christina Lauren

Prompt Fulfilled: Red 12

Started On: March 14th

Finished On: March 14th, 6:15 PM

Pages Read: 402

Wild Country by Anne Bishop

Prompt Fulfilled: Yellow 4

Started On: March 15th

Finished On: March 15th, 4:37 PM

Pages Read: 544

Daughter of Mine by Megan Miranda 

Prompt Fulfilled: Red 12

Started On: March 16th

Finished On: March 16th, 10:14 PM

Pages Read: 352

The Darkness Within Us by Tricia Levenseller

Prompt Fulfilled: Red 4

Started On: March 18th

Finished On: March 18th, 11:46 AM

Pages Read: 380

Crowbones by Anne Bishop

Prompt Fulfilled: Yellow 5

Started On: March 20th

Finished On: March 20th, 3:41 PM

Pages Read: 384

Dark Wild Night by Christina Lauren

Prompt Fulfilled: Red 5

Started On: March 21st

Finished On: March 21st, 2:19 PM

Pages Read: 358

Not-Joe's Not So Short Short by Christina Lauren

Prompt Fulfilled: Red 6

Started On: March 21st

Finished On: March 21st, 6:33 PM

Pages Read: 96

Three Kinds of Lucky by Kim Harrison

Prompt Fulfilled: Red 4

Started On: March 24th

Finished On: March 24th, 11:29 AM

Pages Read: 464

Bad Like Us by Gabriella Lepore

Prompt Fulfilled: Blue 12

Started On: March 24th

Currently On: Page 0 of 336

Prompts Left: Yellow 11, Green 5, Blue 7, Green 11

Books Read: 17

Pages Read: 6522

Waiting on Wednesday #665, February 7th

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

Aftermarket Afterlife by Seanan McGuire

Expected Publication: March 5th, 2024
From Goodreads:

Seanan McGuire's New York Times -bestselling and Hugo Award-nominated urban fantasy InCryptid series continues with the thirteenth book following the Price family, cryptozoologists who study and protect the creatures living in secret all around us

Mary Dunlavy didn't intend to become a professional babysitter. Of course, she didn't intend to die, either, or to become a crossroads ghost. As a babysitting ghost, she's been caring for the Price family for four generations, and she's planning to keep doing the job for the better part of forever.

With her first charge finally back from her decades-long cross-dimensional field trip, with a long-lost husband and adopted daughter in tow, it's time for Mary to oversee the world's most chaotic family reunion. And that's before the Covenant of St. George launches a full scale strike against the cryptids of Manhattan, followed quickly by an attack on the Campbell Family Carnival.

It's going to take every advantage and every ally they have for the Prices to survive what's coming—and for Mary, to avoid finding out the answer to a question she's never wanted to where does a babysitting ghost go when she runs out of people to take care of?

What Monstrous Gods by Rosamund Hodge

Expected Publication: March 5th, 2024
From Goodreads:

Centuries ago, the heretic sorcerer Ruven raised a deadly briar around Runakhia's palace, casting the royal family into an enchanted sleep - and silencing the kingdom's gods.

Born with a miraculous gift, Lia's destiny is to kill Ruven and wake the royals. But when she succeeds, she finds her duty is not yet complete, for now she must marry into the royal family and forge a pact with a god - or die.

To make matters even worse, Ruven's spirit is haunting her.

As discord grows between the old and new guards, the queen sends Lia and Prince Araunn, her betrothed, on a pilgrimage to awaken the gods. But the old gods are more dangerous than Lia ever knew - and Ruven may offer her only hope of survival.

As the two work together, Lia learns that they're more alike than she expected. And with tensions rising, Lia must choose between what she was raised to believe and what she knows is right - and between the prince she is bound to by duty...and the boy she killed.

Endless by Josephine Angelini

Expected Publication: March 5th, 2024
From Goodreads:
The highly anticipated conclusion to the international bestselling Starcrossed saga.  This Greek mythology series is ideal for fans of Alexandra Bracken and Chloe Gong.  T he dice have always been loaded against her.  Helen was always fated to start a war. Even after defeating the Olympians and taking up the mantle as the most powerful of all the Scions, Helen still wasn’t able to save her father. Bereft and betrayed by Lucas, Helen falls into a downward spiral… but the Fates aren’t done with her yet.   Star-crossed in love, she was destined for destruction.  The cycle was never meant to be broken. Helen learns that her final purpose is to be the spark that sets the whole world on fire. To prevent this from happening, she must do the impossible, and defeat the Moirae. If she fails, she risks ending up like Oedipus, meeting her fate on the road she has taken to escape it.   Will love be the key that finally trumps fate?

Rift in the Soul by Faith Hunter

Expected Publication: March 5th, 2024
From Goodreads:

Nell Ingram and her team face a dire, supernatural evil in this newest thrilling paranormal procedural in the New York Times bestselling Soulwood series.

Nell Ingram draws her powers from deep in the earth, and uses them to help Psy-LED, the Psychometric Law Enforcement Division, which solves paranormal crimes. When a local vampire calls to report a dead body on her compound, Nell knows she and her team have to be ready for anything.

But the dead body is just the beginning of a mystery that involves supernaturals of all kinds, including some of the most powerful vampires in the country. As Nell gets closer to the truth, she begins to understand that the perpetrator is tracking her too—and that there is something personal about this crime. Something with roots that go almost as deep as those in Soulwood.

The Prisoner's Throne by Holly Black

Expected Publication: March 5th, 2024
From Goodreads:

An imprisoned prince. A vengeful queen. And a battle that will determine the future of Elfhame.

Prince Oak is paying for his betrayal. Imprisoned in the icy north and bound to the will of a monstrous new queen, he must rely on charm and calculation to survive. With High King Cardan and High Queen Jude ready to use any means necessary to retrieve their stolen heir, should Oak attempt to regain the trust of the girl he's always loved, or remain loyal to Elfhame and hand over the means to end her reign-even if it means ending Wren, too...

With war looming and treachery lurking in every corner, neither Oak's guile nor his wit will be enough to keep everyone he loves alive. He will have some terrible choices to make.

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author Holly Black comes the stunning blood-soaked conclusion to the Stolen Heir duology.

Finlay Donovan Rolls the Dice by Elle Cosimano

Expected Publication: March 5th, 2024
From Goodreads:

Finlay Donovan and her nanny/partner-in-crime Vero are in sore need of a girls’ weekend away. They plan a trip to Atlantic City, but odds are―seeing as it’s actually a cover story to negotiate a deal with a dangerous loan shark, save Vero’s childhood crush Javi, and hunt down a stolen car―it won’t be all fun and games. When Finlay’s ex-husband Steven and her mother insist on tagging along too, Finlay and Vero suddenly have a few too many meddlesome passengers along for the ride.

Within hours of arriving in their seedy casino hotel, it becomes clear their rescue mission is going to be a bust. Javi’s kidnapper, Marco, refuses to negotiate, demanding payment in full in exchange for Javi’s life. But that’s not all―he insists on knowing the whereabouts of his missing nephew, Ike, who mysteriously disappeared. Unable to confess what really happened to Ike, Finlay and Vero are forced to come up with a new plan: sleuth out the location of Javi and the Aston Martin, then steal them both back.

But when they sneak into the loan shark’s suite to search for clues, they find more than they bargained for―Marco's already dead. They don’t have a clue who murdered him, only that they themselves have a very convincing motive. Then four members of the police department unexpectedly show up in town, also looking for Ike―and after Finlay's night with hot cop Nick at the police academy, he’s a little too eager to keep her close to his side.

If Finlay can juggle a jealous ex-husband, two precocious kids, her mother’s marital issues, a decomposing loan shark, and find Vero’s missing boyfriend, she might get out of Atlantic City in one piece. But will she fold under the pressure and come clean about the things she’s done, or be forced to double down?

Three Kinds of Lucy by Kim Harrison

Expected Publication: March 5th, 2024
From Goodreads:

Luck is its own kind of magic, in this first book in an electrifying new contemporary fantasy series from the author of the #1 New York Times bestselling Hollows novels.

Petra Grady has known since adolescence that she has no talent for magic—and that’s never going to change. But as a sweeper first-class, she’s parlayed her rare ability to handle dross—the damaging, magical waste generated by her more talented kin’s spellwork—into a decent life working at the mages’ university.

Except Grady’s relatively predictable life is about to be upended. When the oblivious, sexy, and oh-so-out-of-reach Benedict Strom needs someone with her abilities for a research project studying dross and how to render it harmless, she’s stuck working on his team—whether she wants to or not.

Only Benedict doesn’t understand the characteristics of dross like Grady does. After an unthinkable accident, she and Benedict are forced to go on the run to seek out the one person who might be able to help: an outcast exiled ten years ago for the crime of using dross to cast spells. Now Grady must decide whether to stick with the magical status quo or embrace her own hidden talents . . . and risk shattering their entire world.

Four Letter Word by Gretchen McNeil

Expected Publication: March 5th, 2024
From Goodreads:

In this pulse-pounding thriller, Izzy and her family welcome an exchange student into their home. But after a series of mishaps and coincidences, and with a serial killer on the loose, Izzy begins to suspect the young man is not who he seems.

For most of her life, Izzy has been looking forward to fulfilling her mother’s dream of studying abroad in Italy. Going into her senior year, Izzy is counting down the days until she can leave her humdrum life behind, until Alberto, a handsome and mysterious Italian exchange student shows up for his stay with her family. Now life in her hometown doesn’t seem so drab, as Izzy, and everyone else, is immediately charmed by Alberto and his irresistible accent.

But something about Alberto isn’t quite…right. As an avid true crime fan, Izzy has been following a serial killer case in San Francisco and the murderer, whose description bears a passing resemblance to the Italian exchange student living in her house, seems to have made his way north. As Izzy pays closer attention to Alberto—his actions, his temper—she finds more and more holes in his story that he has trouble explaining away.

When a local girl is murdered, Izzy thinks Alberto might not be who he seems. Worse, a series of “accidents” seem to target Izzy herself. In a race against the clock, Izzy must convince anyone that Alberto could be a notorious killer before another girl ends up dead.

Listen for the Lie by Amy Tintera

Expected Publication: March 5th, 2024
From Goodreads:

What if you thought you murdered your best friend? And if everyone else thought so too? And what if the truth doesn't matter?

After Lucy is found wandering the streets, covered in her best friend Savvy’s blood, everyone thinks she is a murderer. Lucy and Savvy were the golden girls of their small Texas town: pretty, smart, and enviable. Lucy married a dream guy with a big ring and an even bigger new home. Savvy was the social butterfly loved by all, and if you believe the rumors, especially popular with the men in town. It’s been years since that horrible night, a night Lucy can’t remember anything about, and she has since moved to LA and started a new life.

But now the phenomenally huge hit true crime podcast "Listen for the Lie," and its too-good looking host Ben Owens, have decided to investigate Savvy’s murder for the show’s second season. Lucy is forced to return to the place she vowed never to set foot in again to solve her friend’s murder, even if she is the one that did it.

The Perfect Guy Doesn't Exist by Sophie Gonzales

Expected Publication: March 5th, 2024
From Goodreads:

A fanfic writer brings her favorite TV character to life in this friends-to-enemies-to-lovers novel full of humor and heart.

Ivy Winslow has the house to herself for a week while her parents are away. She’s planning to use this newfound freedom to binge-watch her favorite fantasy TV show, H-MAD, and hang out with her best friend, Henry. She’ll also have to avoid her former best friend-turned enemy (and neighbor), Mack. But things quickly go awry when Ivy wakes up to find Weston, the gorgeous, very fictional main character of H-MAD in her bedroom, claiming to be her soul mate.

Ivy realizes that her fanfic writing has somehow brought Weston as she’s imagined him to life. But it turns out that the tropes she swoons over in her stories are slightly less romantic in reality, and her not-so-fictional crush is causing some real-world problems. To figure out why Weston is here and what to do with him, Ivy decides to team up with Henry and (against her better judgment) Mack. But with Mack back in her life, Ivy starts to wonder if Weston, her “perfect guy”, is the one who’s truly perfect for her . . . or if that was someone else all along.

The Summer She Went Missing by Chelsea Ichaso

Expected Publication: March 5th, 2024
From Goodreads:

From the author of Dead Girls Can't Tell Secrets and They're Watching You, a compelling new thriller!

Last summer, they searched for Audrey Covington.

This summer, they'll search for the truth.

Paige Redmond has always felt lucky to spend her summers in Clearwater Ridge, with lazy days sunning at the waterfalls and nights partying at the sprawling houses of the rich families who vacation there. The Covingtons are one of these families, and beautiful, brilliant Audrey Covington is Paige's best friend. And last year, when Audrey's crush-worthy brother Dylan finally started noticing Paige, she was sure it would be the best summer ever.

Except Audrey didn't seem quite like herself. Then one night, she didn't come home. Though Audrey wasn't the first girl to disappear in Clearwater Ridge, she left behind more lies than clues. Now, one summer later, her case has gone cold, and nobody, least of all Paige, can make sense of what happened.

When Paige stumbles across a secret hidden in Audrey's room, however, it changes everything she thought she knew about last summer. She and Dylan set out on their own investigation, discovering things even the police don't know about the people of Clearwater Ridge. But tracking down missing girls—girls who might be beyond saving by now—means entering a world far darker than Paige has ever imagined. And if she isn't careful, she'll become the next girl to vanish.

Bad Like Us by Gabriella Lepore

Expected Publication: March 5th, 2024
From Goodreads:

Two friend groups collide when someone turns up dead over spring break in this heart-thumping YA thriller for fans of One of Us Is Lying and We Were Liars

Spring break is a vibe—until someone gets murdered

Partying with popular classmates they barely know is not what Eva and her BFFs had in mind for their spring break. But things have been off ever since Miles' academic career took a turn for the worse (they don't talk about it), so a trip to a private beach lodge might be exactly what they need. And Eva won’t admit it, but the chance to reconnect with Colton is worth putting up with Piper’s constant livestreams to her thousands of “besties.”

At first, it’s all sand and waves, but tensions run high when an anonymous letter shakes up an already-flailing love triangle.

When someone turns up dead, Eva can’t even trust her closest friends—but she thinks she can trust Colton. As they get closer to the truth, they uncover secrets that upend everything they thought they knew about their fellow spring breakers.

March is kicking things off with a bang, I love these authors and series, I'm so excited for these installments, I've read a few, they were so fantastic, and I can't wait for them to be out! What about you guys? Happy reading! 

It's Monday! What Are You Reading #622, May 8th

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 #621
Teaser Tuesday #629
WWW Wednesday #629
WOW #625
Will the Time Come #622
Third Sentence Thursday #612
Random Reads #598
First Lines Friday #625
Book Blogger Hop #291

Monthly ARC's June Round Up

Monthly Series May Round Up

Monthly ARC's Update 38

Last Letter, First Letter Reading Challenge Update 87

The Reward Challenge Update #607
Wheel of TBR #154
How Well I Stuck to It #459
Wrote that Review Update #456

Week 18 Reviews:
The Luis Ortega Survival Club

Spin the Dawn

The Last One to Fall

Rift

Stolen Souls

Rise

Shadow's Legacy

The Iron Raven

The Iron Sword

The Iron Vow

Witch King 

Ghostly Game

Capture the Sun

No Kissing Allowed

No Falling Allowed

Painted Devils

All in a Name

Magical Readathon: Orilium: 

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Clean Sweep ARC Challenge: 

May 2023 Sign Up

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Magical Readathon: Orilium: 

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OK, so I got 45  posts in 7 days, and it was a pretty decent week, though Friday didn't go well. I still haven't heard back from Facebook, and today marks the 2 week notice. So yeah, pretty concerned that I haven't been able to get ahold of anybody there. What about you guys? Happy reading!

So this week I want to read whatever I want!