Today we're getting the cover of The Kraken Bride by Gena Showalter and Jill Monroe!
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Showing posts with label Gena Showalter. Show all posts
Friday, July 10, 2026
Thursday, July 9, 2026
The Kraken Bride: Cover Reveal
Today we're getting the cover of The Kraken Bride by Gena Showalter and Jill Monroe!
Friday, February 20, 2026
The Fire Bride: Cover Reveal
Today we're getting the cover of The Kraken Bride by Gena Showalter and Jill Monroe!
Monday, December 1, 2025
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 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:
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!
The Reward Challenge Update #741
Wheel of TBR #288
How Well I Stuck to It #593
Wrote that Review Update #590
Week 48 Reviews:
Magical Readathon: Orilium:
Clear Your S**t Readathon:
Next to be Published:
Random:
So this week I want to read whatever I want!
Saturday, November 29, 2025
Week 48 Review: Kingdom of Tomorrow
From New York Times bestselling author Gena Showalter comes a fusion of modern and fantastical worlds, where a young woman must navigate a secret society, uncover a shocking enemy…and resist an undeniable attraction.
Twenty-year-old Arden Roosa knows only Ourland. Two worlds split and stitched together, with broken pieces from each, statues of fallen gods, and heavenly artifacts that are worshipped…or feared.
But nothing is more fearsome than the night.
A strange madness haunts the darkest hours, turning innocents into gleeful killers. Arden does her best to stay safe, until she reads a book written about her life―The Book of Arden―and everything changes.
Forced to join Fort Bala Royal Academy, Arden is paired with the ruthless High Prince Cyrus Dolion. But while he trains her for combat against a mystical adversary, she can’t deny the sparks burning between them.
If her panic attacks and war games aren’t enough, Arden is also tapped to join the Tome Society, rumored guardians of an invisible library with books that foretell the future. But the more she learns about the society, the less she understands about Ourland, the gods…and the person she’s destined to be.
My Review:
Author: Gena Showalter
Series: Kingdom of Arden #1
Read: November 27th, 2025
Source: NetGalley
Reason Why: Love her writing and it sounded fantastic, and it's a Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2025 Book and a WoW Book!
Publisher: Montlake
Published: September 1st 2025
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Thursday, November 27, 2025
Next to be Published November Update 24
So I've read my next book for the Next to be Published November, and it was Kingdom of Tomorrow and I'll be reading How Girls Are Made 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
Finished On: November 23rd, 3:54 PM
Pages Read: 424
Seven All Alone by Kirsty McKay
Started On: November 25th
Finished On: November 25th, 4:27 PM
Pages Read: 352
The Alchemary by Rachel Vincent
Started On: November 26th
Finished On: November 26th, 3:15 PM
Pages Read: 512
Tear Me Apart by J.T. Ellison
Started On: November 26th
Finished On: November 26th, 9:27 PM
Pages Read: 513
Kingdom of Tomorrow by Gena Showalter
Started On: November 27th
Finished On: November 27th, 2:33 PM
Pages Read: 363
How Girls Are Made by Mindy McGinnis
Started On: November 27th
Currently On: Page 0 of 384
Books Read: 24
Goal: 30 Books
Pages Read: 10159
Third Sentence Thursday #746, November 27th
Third Sentence Thursday is a weekly meme which likes to watch fireworks especially while eating a cookie!
1) Take the book you are currently reading and open it to a random page. Share the third full sentence on that page. (If there isn't a third one – like at the end of a chapter or a blank page – you can share the third sentence of the book or just choose another random page.) Feel free to share more than one sentence, if you feel the need to do so.
2) Review this sentence anyway you want (funny and silly reviews encouraged)
3) Post a link to your sentence at Words I Write Crazy (This Blog)
4) Visit one or two of the other blogs to check out their third sentences!
"Across the street, a man invited pedestrians to try his asylum experience.'" -Kingdom of Tomorrow by Gena Showalter, page 10.
Okay, that's pretty weird! Must read more! What are your guy's 3rd lines? Link up below!
"Across the street, a man invited pedestrians to try his asylum experience.'" -Kingdom of Tomorrow by Gena Showalter, page 10.
Okay, that's pretty weird! Must read more! What are your guy's 3rd lines? Link up below!
Wednesday, November 26, 2025
Next to be Published November Update 23
So I've read my next book for the Next to be Published November, and it was Tear Me Apart and I'll be reading Kingdom of Tomorrow 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
Finished On: November 23rd, 3:54 PM
Pages Read: 424
Seven All Alone by Kirsty McKay
Started On: November 25th
Finished On: November 25th, 4:27 PM
Pages Read: 352
The Alchemary by Rachel Vincent
Started On: November 26th
Finished On: November 26th, 3:15 PM
Pages Read: 512
Tear Me Apart by J.T. Ellison
Started On: November 26th
Finished On: November 26th, 9:27 PM
Pages Read: 513
Kingdom of Tomorrow by Gena Showalter
Started On: November 27th
Currently On: Page 0 of 363
Books Read: 23
Goal: 30 Books
Pages Read: 9796
Wednesday, November 19, 2025
Waiting on Wednesday #758, November 19th
Expected Publication: December 1st, 2025
From Goodreads:
But nothing goes according to plan. Grueling trials consume her days, and dangerous questions stalk her nights. Worse, Cyrus—the fierce, unshakable warrior she might love—is unraveling, losing pieces of himself, becoming a stranger right before her eyes. Desperate to save him, Arden strikes a life-altering alliance…and everything spirals. Now the gods are no longer dreaming. They’re hunting. Time is running out, the end closer than anyone dares to admit. Unless Arden can stop what’s coming, Cyrus will open the door to true evil—and she’ll lose him forever.
From Goodreads:
From New York Times bestselling author Gena Showalter comes a hauntingly beautiful dystopian fantasy, where ancient powers rise and a fearless young woman must choose between the ruthless prince who tempts her heart—and a destiny that could cost her soul.
When Arden Roosa returns to Fort Bala Royal Academy, nothing is as it was. No longer just a lady-in-training, she’s now the infamous girlfriend of High Prince Cyrus Dolion—and the woman who brought down a king. Her reward? Round-the-clock guards and the attention of a royal executioner with secrets. But Arden has secrets too. As a double agent slipping between worlds to decode forbidden prophecy, she knows what’s coming. Sleeping gods are stirring, and a war igniting. With only a spark, everyone will burn.
Expected Publication: December 1st, 2025
From Goodreads:
Snake-Eater has taken a liking to Selena, an obsession of sorts that turns sinister. And now that Selena is the new owner of his home, he’s hell-bent on collecting everything he’s owed.
From Goodreads:
From New York Times bestselling and Hugo Award–winning author T. Kingfisher comes an enthralling contemporary fantasy seeped in horror about a woman trying to escape her past by moving to the remote US desert—only to find herself beholden to the wrath of a vengeful god.
With only a few dollars to her name and her beloved dog Copper by her side, Selena flees her past in the city to claim her late aunt’s house in the desert town of Quartz Creek. The scorpions and spiders are better than what she left behind.
Because in Quartz Creek, there’s a strange beauty to everything, from the landscape to new friends, and more blue sky than Selena’s ever seen. But something lurks beneath the surface. Like the desert gods and spirits lingering outside Selena’s house at night, keeping watch. Mostly benevolent, says her neighbor Grandma Billy. That doesn’t ease the prickly sense that one of them watches too closely and wants something from Selena she can’t begin to imagine. And when Selena’s search for answers leads her to journal entries that her aunt left behind, she discovers a sinister truth about her new It’s the haunting grounds of an ancient god known simply as “Snake-Eater,” who her late aunt made a promise to that remains unfulfilled.
Expected Publication: December 2nd, 2025
From Goodreads:
Note this is not a full-length novel. It's a novella set after Death at a Highland Wedding.
From Goodreads:
Mallory Mitchell and Dr. Duncan Gray take a break from investigating murder to find the most famous dog in Victorian Scotland.
A year ago, twenty-first-century detective Mallory found herself in 1869 Edinburgh, in the body of Catriona Mitchell, a housemade working for Dr. Duncan Gray, pioneer in forensic science. Shortly after she arrived, she made the unfortunate acquaintence of Catriona’s former criminal mentor, Davina, an entanglement that nearly got Mallory killed. Now she’s about to meet Davina again.
Greyfriars Bobby has disappeared. The little terrier is already a legend, and Davina has made a tidy living showing him off on graveyard tours…while picking the pockets of her guests. When the elderly dog vanishes, Davina calls in a favor from her old student. Mallory agrees to help find Bobby in return for the one thing she’s been unable to get from Davina—the mysterious Catriona’s life story.
Expected Publication: December 2nd, 2025
From Goodreads:
From Goodreads:
From #1 New York Times bestselling author Brandon Sanderson―creator of the Stormlight Archive, the Mistborn saga, and numerous smash-hit works of science fiction and fantasy―comes Tailored Realities, a new short fiction collection including the never-before-published novella “Moment Zero.”
Spanning the genres of fantasy and science fiction, Tailored Realities includes ten works of short fiction from the ingenious mind of one of the genre’s most beloved bestselling authors.
From futuristic detective thrillers to inventive space opera, superhero action, high-tech fantasy, and beyond, these gripping standalone reads have never before been gathered into one volume, with many available here in print for the first time.
Along with the thrilling new science fiction novella "Moment Zero," this collection
• “Snapshot”
• “Perfect State”
• “Defending Elysium” (from the world of Skyward)
• “Firstborn”
• “Mitosis” (from the world of the Reckoners)
• and four other stories
Also including author’s notes and stunning interior illustrations for each story, this visionary collection is a must-read whether you’re new to Sanderson or a longtime fan.
Expected Publication: December 2nd, 2025
From Goodreads:
A love letter to every fan of the Shadowhunter Chronicles, this riveting story collection also includes a sneak peek at The Wicked Powers, the majestic trilogy that will be the grand finale of the entire series!
From Goodreads:
Ten original love stories by the reigning queen of romantasy, featuring fan-favorite couples from her #1 New York Times bestselling Shadowhunter Chronicles—one of the most popular series of all time, with more than 50 million copies in print worldwide!
Ten couples. United by love. Divided by danger.
Jace and Clary, seeking out an exiled Shadowhunter and learning that love can save the world—or destroy it. Will and Tessa, honeymooning in Paris when a séance sends them down an unexpected path. Simon and Izzy, observing increased demonic activity around New York, on a hilarious urban romp.
These are just a few of the beloved couples whose romantic escapades will have you on the edge of your seat across time and storylines from Cassandra Clare’s expansive Shadowhunters series. Don’t miss a chance to reunite with:
• Anna and Ari
• Emma and Julian
• Kieran, Mark, and Cristina
• James and Cordelia
• Thomas and Alastair
• Sebastian and the Seelie Queen
• Jocelyn and Luke
Expected Publication: December 2nd, 2025
From Goodreads:
Hera never bartered on falling in love with the man she married―the man she once swore to kill. But now, standing back-to-back in the ruins of Olympus, she may be forced to admit that she’s been wrong about Zeus all these years…and there may be something about their marriage worth saving if they can survive long enough to turn sworn enemies into something more.
From Goodreads:
I was his wife. His lover. His sworn enemy. The ice queen to Olympus’s most hated king.
*A scorchingly hot modern retelling of Hera and Zeus.*
The barrier that’s protected Olympus for generations has fallen. The enemy’s breached the gates and the Thirteen are scrambling to protect themselves, their loved ones, and the city they’ve sworn to protect. At least they would be if they weren’t at each others’ throats instead.
Hera has no intention of letting her husband, Zeus, survive the oncoming storm. But despite the white-hot hatred burning between them, when Hera and Zeus are forced to work together, enmity crystalizes into something brighter. Hotter. Too powerful to deny or destroy.
Expected Publication: December 2nd, 2025
From Goodreads:
Collects MONSTRESS #55-60
From Goodreads:
The Defiled, a group of Monstra long confined to the prison planet Golga, have slipped through a rift between worlds and possessed anyone who has ever held the Mask of the Shaman-Empress--including Maika, Kippa, and Maika's father, the Lord Doctor. Without Zinn at her side, Maika will need to partner with the most unlikely of allies to fight this invasion--or risk losing everything and everyone she loves.
Expected Publication: December 2nd, 2025
From Goodreads:
Dragons will fly and their bonds may choose friend or foe. Gods will face gods, fathers will face sons, and all will face the end of the world. Because when the blood that binds them becomes a weapon to end them, two star-crossed lovers must yield to fate or pay their greatest sacrifice yet.
From Goodreads:
The explosive conclusion to New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Chloe C. Peñaranda's Nytefall trilogy.
The strongest light needs the deepest shadows.
Reeling from shocking betrayal, the Star Maiden Astraea must now race against time to break the curse imprisoning her lover, Nyte. She will have to decide if the hand of darkness, or that of her enemy, is an alliance that could bring him back.
But with the loss of daylight and the realm on the brink of ruin, Astraea and her companions must set off on their quests to retrieve the Maiden’s broken key, the only weapon that can kill the wrathful gods determined to rule the mortal world.
Expected Publication: December 2nd, 2025
From Goodreads:
Alas, every time Nora saves him, a new cause of death appears in his file. Someone is determined to take Charlie out, and Nora will have to use everything she's ever learned about death to discover the culprit.d
From Goodreads:
When a determined killer targets her brother, a grim reaper risks everything to save him in this delightful cozy mystery.
Nora Bird works for S.C.Y.T.H.E., which might seem odd for someone as terrified of death as she is. But ever since her parents died in an accident when she was six, she's been obsessed with avoiding risk, and what better place to learn how to cheat death than the company that employs the nation's grim reapers?
The work enables Nora to learn all about the myriad ways you can kick the bucket, which is comforting...until one day, a file crosses her desk with a name she recognizes. Her twin brother’s.
The twins haven’t spoken in six months, but Charlie is all Nora has left. Completely against her cautious nature, Nora steals the file and flees, racing to her brother’s house. She begs him to trust her that his death is imminent, and they hit the road (with his parrot, Jessica, who has plenty to say) in an attempt to evade both death and S.C.Y.T.H.E., whose sole mission of collecting souls has been disrupted by Charlie’s continued existence.
Expected Publication: December 2nd, 2025
From Goodreads:
The key to Isla’s return—and the fate of the realms—lies close to her heart. But in the face of her most powerful enemy yet, will Isla be able to reconcile her past in order to carve a future of her own making?
The Obsession by Natasha Preston
The Last Vampire by Romina Garber
Seven All Alone by Kirsty McKay
From Goodreads:
The highly anticipated fourth novel in the #1 New York Times bestselling Lightlark Saga, by acclaimed author and #BookTok sensation Alex Aster
Some worlds deserve to be destroyed . . .
Isla Crown has charted a new destiny and leapt into the unknown, determined to defeat her insidious ancestor, Lark, no matter the cost. But Skyshade is nothing like she anticipated, and she’ll have to use all of her skills just to survive, let alone end Lark for good.
Meanwhile, Grim and Oro would sooner set fire to their own kingdoms than leave Isla stranded on a path toward certain death. But getting her back will involve forging an alliance—if they can find a way to forgive their long history of betrayals.
Expected Publication: December 2nd, 2025
From Goodreads:
Then local girls—girls who look just like Connie—start dying. One by one. As the bodies pile up and the spotlight turns sinister, Connie is forced to confront the terrifying someone isn’t just watching. They’re planning.
From Goodreads:
What if being famous was the most dangerous thing you ever did?#1 New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author Natasha Preston is back with a twisted tale of social media, secrets, and survival.
SOMEONE IS ALWAYS WATCHING.
Connie never asked to be famous—but thanks to her mother’s relentless vlogging, she and her sister Isla have spent their lives under a virtual microscope. Every smile, every moment curated for clicks. Every stranger online thinking they know them.
Expected Publication: December 2nd, 2025
From Goodreads:
Soon, William uncovers a chilling truth: He is the last hope for his kind’s return to power. Torn between protecting the humans around him and fulfilling his fate, William must make a choice that could change everything. Will he sacrifice his species for love . . . or will he embrace his dark destiny at last?
From Goodreads:
Pride & Prejudice meets Crave when Austen-loving Lorena Navarro attends a new boarding school expecting to find her own Mr. Darcy, but accidentally finds the world’s last vampire instead!
Pride comes before the fall.
When a boarding school opens in a once-condemned Victorian manor buried in the woods of New Hampshire, Austen-loving Lorena Navarro enrolls in hopes of finding her own Mr. Darcy. Instead, she stumbles across a coffin and accidentally awakens the world’s last vampire.
After hibernating for nearly three centuries, William Pride is desperate to find his family—and clueless about the modern world. Relying on Lorena for more than just blood, he enrolls at the school to catch up on all he’s missed.
Expected Publication: December 2nd, 2025
From Goodreads:
Then they realize there is someone else on the mountain. Someone who knows what really happened all those years ago. Someone who wants them dead and is willing to take them out one by one. Maggie thought she'd already survived the worst thing she would ever go through—she was wrong.
From Goodreads:
From the author of The Assassin Game and Have You Seen My Sister? comes another gripping thriller that follows seven teens stranded together on a trip in the mountains, cut off from civilization, and hunted by an unknown killer who wants them dead.
Maggie Atkins will never forget what happened in that cave ten years ago when she and six other elementary school kids were kidnapped by their bus driver and kept captive. She will never forget that her friends left her alone to escape, or the image of her kidnapper falling to his death, but she has done her best to put the ordeal behind her and move on.
Her past catches up with her when she's forced to go on a school trip to the mountains with the very same people who abandoned her, and only a stone's throw away from the scene of her kidnapping. She's determined to suck it up and get through it though since it's only one night of her life. But then a brutal storm changes everything and separates her group from their chaperone. With no phones and a limited food supply, the group strategizes how they can survive the elements and make it back to safety.
Expected Publication: December 2nd, 2025
From Goodreads:
Luca, Harper, Sirina, and David have barely settled into their idyllic accommodations on Lake Como before someone at the memorial party begins targeting them. Haunted by little “gifts” left in their rooms, taunting notes, and the unshakable sense of being watched, it soon becomes clear that someone on the guest list knows the whole truth about the night Clare died—and the secrets her friends have been keeping. Nothing is as it seems at the palazzo on the lake, and under their tormentor’s vengeful gaze, their secrets—and their lives—are in danger.
From Goodreads:
From “edge-of-your-seat suspense” (Booklist) author Kit Frick comes an insidious thriller about four estranged friends trapped in a powerful family’s deadly games at a luxe estate in the Italian countryside.
It’s been five years since heiress Clare Monroe tragically died on New Year’s Eve at her family’s opulent Italian palazzo. Since that time, her college friends have harbored a dark secret—their lies and betrayals led to Clare’s untimely death.
What happened that fateful night was a horrible accident, but Luca, Harper, Sirina, and David are guilty, nonetheless. And their desperate decision to conceal the truth destroyed their once-close bond.
Now, the estranged friends are each the recipient of an invitation from the Monroes to return to the lakeside palazzo for a long-overdue memorial for Clare. Accepting the Monroes’ invitation means playing with fire, but they can hardly refuse.
December starts off with some really amazing books, I need to read them, and I need them to be out so I can do so! What about you guys? Happy reading!
Wednesday, July 23, 2025
Waiting on Wednesday #741, July 23rd
Expected Publication: August 5th, 2025
From Goodreads:
If her panic attacks and war games aren’t enough, Arden is also tapped to join the Tome Society, rumored guardians of an invisible library with books that foretell the future. But the more she learns about the society, the less she understands about Ourland, the gods…and the person she’s destined to be.
From Goodreads:
From New York Times bestselling author Gena Showalter comes a fusion of modern and fantastical worlds, where a young woman must navigate a secret society, uncover a shocking enemy…and resist an undeniable attraction.
Twenty-year-old Arden Roosa knows only Ourland. Two worlds split and stitched together, with broken pieces from each, statues of fallen gods, and heavenly artifacts that are worshipped…or feared.
But nothing is more fearsome than the night.
A strange madness haunts the darkest hours, turning innocents into gleeful killers. Arden does her best to stay safe, until she reads a book written about her life―The Book of Arden―and everything changes.
Forced to join Fort Bala Royal Academy, Arden is paired with the ruthless High Prince Cyrus Dolion. But while he trains her for combat against a mystical adversary, she can’t deny the sparks burning between them.
Expected Publication: August 5th, 2025
From Goodreads:
With the blight consuming everything in its path and the Empire crushing everyone who stands before it, Reath is falling beneath the tide of evil. Secrets will be revealed that break hearts even as they forge new alliances, but only the greatest sacrifices of all will turn the tide in the battle for the liberty of every nation on Reath.
From Goodreads:
The thrilling finale in Danielle L. Jensen's Dark Shores series, which Sarah J. Maas calls "everything I look for in a fantasy novel."
Lydia and Killian escaped their enemy’s grasp, but not without consequences. While they race to destroy the blight, Lydia fights an internal war against the Corrupter’s influence knowing defeat means death for those she loves. Tormented by a battle that can’t be won with blades, Killian must find the queen they risked everything to rescue without falling prey to Corrupter’s weapons, both living and dead.
Teriana and Marcus thwarted assassination, but now must live with the dark truths that have been revealed. As Teriana hunts for allies, she must face the dire circumstances of her imprisoned people, driving her to strike a dangerous deal with the Empire. Consumed by guilt over his crimes, Marcus embarks on an ambitious campaign to save those he condemned, which risks him becoming the conqueror the Empire desires him to be.
Expected Publication: August 5th, 2025
From Goodreads:
A magical office comedy with grumpy bosses, snarky frogs, and definitely-not-feelings.
From Goodreads:
THE INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING SERIES
Once Upon a Time meets The Office in Hannah Nicole Maehrer’s laugh-out-loud viral TikTok series turned novel, about the sunshine assistant to an Evil Villain…and their unexpected romance.
REWARD OFFERED: Apprentice to The Villain wanted for treason (light), magical property damage (alleged), and one incident involving a weaponized scone (accurate). Frequently seen with a grumpy frog (crowned, judgmental). Answers to “Evie” or “Stop that.”
Evie Sage didn’t mean to become the right-hand woman to the kingdom’s most terrifying villain. One minute, she was applying for an entry-level position that promised “light paperwork and occasional beheadings,” and the next, she was knee-deep in magical mayhem, murder plots, and an entirely inappropriate crush on her brooding, sharp-jawed, walking disaster of a boss.
Now, with a magical prophecy unraveling, assassins showing up in the break room, and a suspicious amount of frogs wearing crowns, Evie has to figure out how to survive her job without setting the kingdom on fire—or her dignity, which is hanging by a very sarcastic thread.
Being evil-adjacent was never part of the five-year plan. But then again…neither was falling for The Villain.
Expected Publication: August 5th, 2025
From Goodreads:
Their journey will take them through mortal and immortal realms, alongside both old friends and ruthless enemies. But as the underworld teeters on the brink of collapse and the gods prepare for a war, Asar and Mische must decide what they are willing to sacrifice for the power to defy death. In a game of vengeful gods and ancient betrayals, there are some debts that even love may not be able to repay.
The Blonde Who Came in From the Cold by Ally Carter
Zomromcom by Olivia Dade
Mistress of Bones by Maria Z. Medina
From Goodreads:
New York Times bestselling author and BookTok sensation Carissa Broadbent returns with a brand new novel in the Crowns of Nyaxia series, The Fallen & the Kiss of Dusk.
Mische made the ultimate sacrifice to save those she loves – and plunged the world into an eternal night. Now, imprisoned by the gods and obsessed with revenge, Asar is desperate to find her again.
When a goddess offers them a final path to redemption – and back to each other – Asar and Mische embark on an extraordinary mission. Together, they must seize the power of the god of death so Asar may do the impossible: ascend to true divinity.
Expected Publication: August 5th, 2025
From Goodreads:
The only thing that’s clear is that, after ten years of covers and chemistry, secrets and lies, these two rival spies have been sucked into their greatest mission yet, and now they’re going to have to team up to stay alive. (If they don’t kill each other first.)
From Goodreads:
Ten years ago, they joined the CIA.
Six years ago, he left the game.
Five years ago, they fell in love.
One year ago, she ran out into the cold with absolutely no intention of ever coming back.
And two minutes ago, they woke up, bloody and bruised and handcuffed together in the dark.
They don’t know where they are. They don’t know how they got there. And they have absolutely no idea who is after them or what this nameless, faceless villain wants.
Expected Publication: August 5th, 2025
From Goodreads:
As they unravel a sinister conspiracy to set zombies loose on the world (again), the duo meet a host of lovable allies and discover they're not the only ones willing to fight for the future of humanity. Despite the awful timing, Edie finds herself falling for the vampire who’s helping her save the world . . . but all their dangerous plans could end their future before it even begins. As she and Max battle side by side, Edie must decide whether having a love worth living for also means having a love you'd die for—and, in a world that grows deadlier by the minute, whether that’s a risk she’s willing to take.
From Goodreads:
Teaming up with your neighbor during a zombie outbreak is a no-brainer, but if it turns out he’s a vampire . . . the stakes couldn’t be higher, in this infectious new paranormal romance from the USA Today bestselling author of Spoiler Alert.
When Edie Brandstrup attempts to save her sweet, seemingly harmless human neighbor from the first major zombie breach in two decades, she’s stunned to be saved by him—and his ridiculously large sword—instead. As it turns out, he's actually a super-old, super-surly vampire. But for all her neighbor's newly revealed cynicism and lethality, Gaston "Max" Boucher (yes, Gaston) is unexpectedly protective. He wants her to stay in his safety bunker until the breach is resolved. Edie can’t risk more innocent people getting killed, though—and Max won’t let her save them alone.
Expected Publication: August 5th, 2025
From Goodreads:
Swashbuckling, grand, and tragically romantic, Mistress of Bones is a can't-miss start to a duology about love, loss, and, of course, death.
From Goodreads:
"Like stepping into one of my favorite RPGs." - Susan Dennard, New York Times bestselling author of the Witchlands series
An epic, multi-POV debut fantasy perfect for fans of The Bone Shard Daughter and Six of Crows, where a necromancer trying to resurrect her sister gets embroiled in bigger, world-ending plans instead.
Necromancer Azul del Arroyo only wants one thing: to steal her sister back from Death by reclaiming her sister’s bones. But the Emissary of the Lord Death will do anything to stop her, no matter how alluring he finds her . . .
As their paths collide, they’re drawn into a deadly game of pawns and power with a count who begrudgingly works for a child king, a faceless witch who transforms the bones of gods into dreams she can peddle, and a long-lost half-brother with a secret of his own—and soon realize the fate of the lands is hanging in the balance.
For long ago the gods raised the continents, binding them with their own bones to keep humanity alive. But in an era when the gods’ sacrifice has been forgotten, Death might not be the only resentful god Azul must defy.
August is kicking things off with some pretty excellent books! I've read a few and they were so good, and I love these authors and series, and I can't wait for them all to be out in the world! What about you guys? Happy reading!
Monday, April 14, 2025
It's Monday! What Are You Reading #723, April 14th
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 #722
Teaser Tuesday #730
WWW Wednesday #730
WOW #726
Will the Time Come #723
Third Sentence Thursday #713
Random Reads #699
First Lines Friday #726
Book Blogger Hop #392
21 Books to Read in 2021 Update 44
The Reward Challenge Update #708
Wheel of TBR #255
How Well I Stuck to It #560
Wrote that Review Update #557
The Reward Challenge Update #708
Wheel of TBR #255
How Well I Stuck to It #560
Wrote that Review Update #557
Phase Out Your Seriesathon:
Magical Readathon: Orilium:
Phase Out Your TBR:
OK, so I got 57 posts in 7 days, it's Magical Readathon month, so lots of reading, so I'm happy with that, 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!
So this week I want to read whatever I want!
Saturday, April 12, 2025
Week 15 Review: The Stolen Bride
Clover Deering is living her best life. Kind of. Maybe. Okay, so, not at all. The owner of Fur-Ever Pet Spa is deeply in debt and battling a temper that scares even herself. Things go from bad to catastrophe when a terrifying man claiming to be a berserker king demands an impossible force a rival royal to welcome evil into his heart. In exchange, he'll gift her with a prize she cannot resist-meeting the twin she never knew existed. The problem? King Viktor Endris isn't just scary, he's downright feral.
When captured by Viktor, Clover enacts her own plan. Tame the unhinged warrior, turn him into an ally, and use him to rescue her sister. Not an easy task as Viktor is at war with ferocious turul-shifters, talks to an invisible friend and flips from controlled to chaos in an instant. As their undeniable connection deepens, she discovers a heartbreaking truth. Falling for her is Viktor's only path to ruin. Yet without his downfall, her twin's fate is sealed. The worst part? Clover just might be falling for him, too. But in the end, only one can survive. Her man, or her sister.
My Review:
Oh, I loved reading this book! I love their writing and I really enjoyed the first book, and I was excited to continue on the series!
Authors: Gena Showalter and Jill Monroe
Series: Kings of Fury #2
Read: April 10th, 2025
Source: Ebook.bike
Reason Why: Love their writing and this series, and it's a Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2025 Book!
Publisher: Author Talk Media
Published: March 31st 2025
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Thursday, April 10, 2025
Phase Out Your TBR Update 13
So I've read my next book for the Phase Out Your TBR, and it was The Stolen Bride which is for the prompt Yellow 10, and I'll be reading Petals on the River next!
My Reading Journey:
The Dixon Rule by Elle Kennedy
Prompt Fulfilled: Red 5
Started On: April 1st
Finished On: April 1st, 7:29 PM
Pages Read: 496
My Stolen Crown by Steffanie Holmes
Prompt Fulfilled: Green 6
Started On: April 2nd
Finished On: April 2nd, 2:04 PM
Pages Read: 384
My Broken Crown by Steffanie Holmes
Prompt Fulfilled: Green 4
Started On: April 2nd
Finished On: April 2nd, 10:03 PM
Pages Read: 376
My Savage Empire by Steffanie Holmes
Prompt Fulfilled: Yellow 8
Started On: April 3rd
Finished On: April 3rd, 3:04 PM
Pages Read: 398
Mistress of Bones by Maria Z. Medina
Prompt Fulfilled: Yellow 9
Started On: April 3rd
Finished On: April 3rd, 8:34 PM
Pages Read: 336
No Place Left to Hide by Megan Lally
Prompt Fulfilled: Yellow 7
Started On: April 4th
Finished On: April 4th, 10:46 AM
Pages Read: 264
The Nightshade God by Hannah Whitten
Prompt Fulfilled: Green 12
Started On: April 4th
Finished On: April 4th, 8:39 PM
Pages Read: 480
An Absolutely Remarkable Thing by Hank Green
Prompt Fulfilled: Green 5
Started On: April 7th
Finished On: April 7th, 10:48 AM
Pages Read: 351
XOXO by Axie Oh
Prompt Fulfilled: Green 7
Started On: April 7th
Finished On: April 7th, 7:43 PM
Pages Read: 352
ASAP by Axie Oh
Prompt Fulfilled: Green 7
Started On: April 8th
Finished On: April 8th, 8:25 PM
Pages Read: 352
Fearless by Lauren Roberts
Prompt Fulfilled: Yellow 5
Started On: April 9th
Finished On: April 9th, 12:28 PM
Pages Read: 608
She Is Not Invisible by Marcus Sedgwick
Prompt Fulfilled: Yellow 6
Started On: April 9th
Finished On: April 9th, 2:18 PM
Pages Read: 354
The Stolen Bride by Gena Showalter and Jill Monroe
Prompt Fulfilled: Yellow 10
Started On: April 10th
Finished On: April 10th, 2:03 PM
Pages Read: 282
Petals on the River by Kathleen E. Woodiwiss
Prompt Fulfilled: Yellow 4
Started On: April 12th
Currently On: Page 0 of 560
Prompts Left: Red Wild (Red 5), Green 5, Blue 2, Yellow 4, Red 7, Blue 7, Blue 9, Red 12
Books Read: 13
Pages Read: 4985
Magical Readathon: Orilium Update 22
So I read my next book for Magical Readathon: Orilium, and it was The Stolen Bride which was for the prompt Alchemy, and I'll be reading Nightingale next!
My Reading Journey:
The Summer I Ate the Rich by Maika Moulite and Maritza Moulite
Prompt Fulfilled: Conjuration
Started On: April 1st
Finished On: April 1st, 10:28 AM
Pages Read: 400
The Dixon Rule by Elle Kennedy
Prompt Fulfilled: Restoration
Started On: April 1st
Finished On: April 1st, 7:29 PM
Pages Read: 496
My Stolen Crown by Steffanie Holmes
Prompt Fulfilled: Restoration
Started On: April 2nd
Finished On: April 2nd, 2:04 PM
Pages Read: 384
My Secret Heart by Steffanie Holmes
Prompt Fulfilled: Restoration
Started On: April 2nd
Finished On: April 2nd, 6:27 PM
Page Read: 386
My Broken Crown by Steffanie Holmes
Prompt Fulfilled: Restoration
Started On: April 2nd
Finished On: April 2nd, 10:03 PM
Pages Read: 376
My Savage Empire by Steffanie Holmes
Prompt Fulfilled: Restoration
Started On: April 3rd
Finished On: April 3rd, 3:04 PM
Pages Read: 398
Mistress of Bones by Maria Z. Medina
Prompt Fulfilled: Demonology
Started On: April 3rd
Finished On: April 3rd, 8:34 PM
Pages Read: 336
No Place Left to Hide by Megan Lally
Prompt Fulfilled: Apothecary Keeper 1
Started On: April 4th
Finished On: April 4th, 10:46 AM
Pages Read: 264
The Nightshade God by Hannah Whitten
Prompt Fulfilled: Psionics & Divination
Started On: April 4th
Finished On: April 4th, 8:39 PM
Pages Read: 480
Of Mice and Murder by Steffanie Holmes
Prompt Fulfilled: Art of Illusion
Started On: April 5th
Finished On: April 5th, 1:47 PM
Pages Read: 266
Pride and Premeditation by Steffanie Holmes
Prompt Fulfilled: Art of Illusion
Started On: April 5th
Finished On: April 5th, 7:17 PM
Pages Read: 308
Memoirs of a Garroter by Steffanie Holmes
Prompt Fulfilled: Art of Illusion
Started On: April 6th
Finished On: April 6th, 2:52 PM
Pages Read: 278
Prose and Cons by Steffanie Holmes
Prompt Fulfilled: Art of Illusion
Started On: April 6th
Finished On: April 6th, 6:19 PM
Pages Read: 288
A Novel Way to Die by Steffanie Holmes
Prompt Fulfilled: Art of Illusion
Started On: April 6th
Finished On: April 6th, 10:35 PM
Pages Read: 286
An Absolutely Remarkable Thing by Hank Green
Prompt Fulfilled: Inscription
Started On: April 7th
Finished On: April 7th, 10:48 AM
Pages Read: 351
XOXO by Axie Oh
Prompt Fulfilled: Lore
Started On: April 7th
Finished On: April 7th, 7:43 PM
Pages Read: 352
ASAP by Axie Oh
Prompt Fulfilled: Lore
Started On: April 8th
Finished On: April 8th, 8:25 PM
Pages Read: 352
Fearless by Lauren Roberts
Prompt Fulfilled: Apothecary Keeper 2
Started On: April 9th
Finished On: April 9th, 12:28 PM
Pages Read: 608
She Is Not Invisible by Marcus Sedgwick
Prompt Fulfilled: Demonology
Started On: April 9th
Finished On: April 9th, 2:18 PM
Pages Read: 354
Dead River by Cyn Balog
Prompt Fulfilled: Inscription
Started On: April 9th
Finished On: April 9th, 8:38 PM
Pages Read: 256
Murder by Memory by Olivia Waite
Prompt Fulfilled: Animal Studies
Started On: April 10th
Finished On: April 10th, 8:03 AM
Pages Read: 112
The Stolen Bride by Gena Showalter and Jill Monroe
Prompt Fulfilled: Alchemy
Started On: April 10th
Finished On: April 10th, 2:03 PM
Pages Read: 282
Nightingale by Amy Lukavics
Prompt Fulfilled: Lore
Started On: April 10th
Currently On: Page 0 of 352
Prompts Left: Artificery, Spells & Incantations, Astronomy, Elemental Studies, Shapeshifting, Elemental Studies, Shapeshifting, Animal Studies, Astronomy, Conjuration, Alchemy, Spells & Incantations, Astronomy, Psionics & Divination, Conjuration, Elemental Studies, Alchemy, Animal Studies, Animal Studies, Demonology, Spells & Incantations, Conjuration, Elemental Studies, Alchemy, Alchemy, Spells & Incantation, Psionics & Divination, Conjuration, Elemental Studies, Alchemy, Restoration, Shapeshifting, Art of Illusion, Psionics & Divination, Restoration
Read: 22
Pages Read: 7551
Magical Readathon: Orilium Update 26
So I read my next book for Magical Readathon: Orilium, and it was The Stolen Bride which was for the prompt 4B Find Winter Cloak, and I'll be reading Petals on the River next!
My Reading Journey:
Memories of Ash by Intisar Khanani
Prompt Fulfilled: 1C
Started On: January 22nd
Finished On: January 22nd, 4:28 PM
Pages Read: 355
Hearts that Cut by Kika Hatzopoulou
Prompt Fulfilled: 1B
Started On: January 25th
Finished On: January 25th, 11:31 AM
Pages Read: 336
The Crimson Crown by Heather Walter
Prompt Fulfilled: 1D
Started On: January 25th
Finished On: January 25th, 3:45 PM
Pages Read: 544
The Party by Natasha Preston
Prompt Fulfilled: 1C
Started On: January 27th
Finished On: January 27th, 10:53 AM
Pages Read: 352
Return of the Vengeful Queen by C.J. Redwine
Prompt Fulfilled: 1E
Started On: January 30th
Finished On: January 30th, 11:04 AM
Pages Read: 400
I Am the Dark that Answers When You Call by Jamison Shea
Prompt Fulfilled: 1B
Started On: January 31st
Finished On: January 31st, 2:00 PM
Pages Read: 336
Vilest Things by Chloe Gong
Prompt Fulfilled: 1A
Started On: January 31st
Finished On: January 31st, 6:36 PM
Pages Read: 416
The Half King by Melissa Landers
Prompt Fulfilled: 2A North
Started On: February 8th
Finished On: February 8th, 7:28 PM
Pages Read: 512
Tell Me No Lies by A.V. Geiger
Prompt Fulfilled: 2C South
Started On: February 9th
Finished On: February 9th, 6:48 PM
Pages Read: 330
Gabriel's Inferno by Sylvain Reynard
Prompt Fulfilled: 2B West
Started On: February 15th
Finished On: February 15th, 9:18 PM
Pages Read: 545
Gabriel's Redemption by Sylvain Reynard
Prompt Fulfilled: 2B West
Started On: February 16th
Finished On: February 16th, 3:26 PM
Pages Read: 496
He Who Drowned the World by Shelley Parker-Chan
Prompt Fulfilled: 2E South East
Started On: February 20th
Finished On: February 20th, 6:47 PM
Pages Read: 496
Shutter by Courtney Alameda
Prompt Fulfilled: 2D North East
Started On: February 21st
Finished On: February 21st, 9:15 PM
Pages Read: 384
Rule of the Aurora King by Nisha J. Tuli
Prompt Fulfilled: 2C South
Started On: February 23rd
Finished On: February 23rd, 10:50 PM
Pages Read: 514
Steel by Carrie Vaughn
Prompt Fulfilled: 3B Bring Sword
Started On: March 2nd
Finished On: March 2nd, 10:32 PM
Pages Read: 309
Nine Goblins by T. Kingfisher
Prompt Fulfilled: 3C Bring Wand
Started On: March 6th
Finished On: March 6th, 7:13 AM
Pages Read: 147
The Final Strife by Saara El-Arifi
Prompt Fulfilled: 3A Find New Friends
Started On: March 7th
Finished On: March 7th, 11:48 AM
Pages Read: 640
His Mortal Demise by Vanessa Le
Prompt Fulfilled: 3B Enjoy Solitude
Started On: March 10th
Finished On: March 10th, 10:52 AM
Pages Read: 400
On a Quiet Street by Seraphina Nova Glass
Prompt Fulfilled: 3D Inspect Well
Started On: March 14th
Finished On: March 14th, 9:18 PM
Pages Read: 320
Hemlock & Silver by T. Kingfisher
Prompt Fulfilled: 3C Try New Food
Started On: March 29th
Finished On: March 29th, 1:57 PM
Pages Read: 368
What Wakes the Bells by Elle Tesch
Prompt Fulfilled: 3D Match Sundial
Started On: March 30th
Finished On: March 30th, 10:05 PM
Pages Read: 336
The Summer I Ate the Rich by Maika Moulite and Maritza Moulite
Prompt Fulfilled: 4D Wait for Morning
Started On: April 1st
Finished On: April 1st, 10:28 AM
Pages Read: 400
No Place Left to Hide by Megan Lally
Prompt Fulfilled: 4D Wait for Morning
Started On: April 4th
Finished On: April 4th, 10:46 AM
Pages Read: 264
The Nightshade God by Hannah Whitten
Prompt Fulfilled: 4B Find Winter Cloak
Started On: April 4th
Finished On: April 4th, 8:39 PM
Pages Read: 480
Dead River by Cyn Balog
Prompt Fulfilled: 4C Cross River
Started On: April 9th
Finished On: April 9th, 8:38 PM
Pages Read: 256
The Stolen Bride by Gena Showalter and Jill Monroe
Prompt Fulfilled: 4B Find Winter Cloak
Started On: April 10th
Finished On: April 10th, 2:03 PM
Pages Read: 282
Petals on the River by Kathleen E. Woodiwiss
Prompt Fulfilled: 4A Cross River
Started On: April 12th
Currently On: Page 0 of 560
Prompts Left: 4C Cross River
Read: 26
Pages Read: 10218
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