It's Monday! What Are You Reading #758, December 15th

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 #757
Teaser Tuesday #765
WWW Wednesday #765
WOW #761
Will the Time Come #758
Third Sentence Thursday #748
Random Reads #734
First Lines Friday #761
Book Blogger Hop #427

23 Books to Read in 2023 Update 20
The Reward Challenge Update #743
Wheel of TBR #290
How Well I Stuck to It #595
Wrote that Review Update #592

Week 50 Reviews:

Burn for Me 

Rogan's POV 1 

Rogan's POV 2 

White Hot 

Wildfire

Rogan's POV 3 

Diamond Fire 

The Eight Heartbreaks of Hanukkah 

Dolls Gone Wild 

Platform Decay 

Cruel Winter With You 

An Ordinary Sort of Evil 

The Only Girl in Town 

I Am a Zombie Filled With Love

Boarded Window

The New Hunger

Warm Bodies

The Burning World

The Living

He Knows When You're Awake

Phase Out Your Seriesathon: 

Update 54

Clear Your S**t Readathon: 

Update 3

Update 4

Update 19

Update 5

Update 6

Update 20

Update 21

Merry Bookmas: 

Update 3

Random:

Hannah Grace Author Page

Erik J. Brown Author Page

Stephanie Burgis Author Page

K.A. Linde Author Page

Lisa Maxwell Author Page

Alta Hensley Author Page

Jessica Cluess Author Page

OK, so I got 39 posts in 7 days, I read some really great books, and the countdown still continues, ever closer to the end of this awful year! What about you guys? Happy reading!

So this week I want to read whatever I want!

Week 50 Review: Dolls Gone Wild

From Goodreads:

So far my job month, which should've been lowkey and easy, has gone

1. A bride wants to divorce her dead husband. (You unfortunately read that right.)

2. Zhen gets called into work anyway because they lost Annabelle at the airport. Yes. That Annabelle. (#nothankyou)

3. Jasha is magical. With a familiar. (Anyone have this on their bingo card? I didn't.)

4. A ghost groom abduction. (I don't get paid enough for this.)

Is it too late to revoke my supernatural club membership?

Magical realism, ghost to ghost networking, we get to meet some of Zhen's friends, power couple, Chinese mythology, multicultural romance, part time soulmates, full time problem, relationship negotiations, haunted walmart is no longer haunted, things happened okay, Annabelle is Zhen's worst nightmare come to life, he HATES dolls, on the plus side Kris has more content to post, Houdou continue to be awesome, yay power development, cursed sword is still cursed, but not for long!

Bonded Lovers, Paranormal, Supernatural, Urban, Ghost Groom, Mystery, Humorous, Chinese mythology, multicultural romance

My Review:


Author: Allie Brahms 
Series: Ghost Cupid #3
Read: December 9th, 2025  
Source: Bought 
Reason Why: Love her writing and this series, and it's a Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2025 Book and a WoW Book!
Publisher: Raconteur House 
Published: December 5th 2025

5/5 Hearts

5/5 Books

5/5 Stars

Clear Your S**t Readathon Update 3

I read my next book for the Clear Your S**t Readathon, and it was Dolls Gone Wild which is for the prompt Free Space, and I'll be reading Platform Decay next! 

My Reading Journey:

Holiday Ever After by Hannah Grace

Prompt Fulfilled: Read a book you, or someone else, might consider cozy or comforting

Started On: December 4th

Finished On: December 4th, 3:45 PM

Pages Read: 384

Burn for Me by Ilona Andrews

Prompt Fulfilled: Read an exciting book

Started On: December 6th

Finished On: December 6th, 1:49 PM

Pages Read: 324

Dolls Gone Wild by Allie Brahms

Prompt Fulfilled: Free Space

Started On: December 9th

Finished On: December 9th, 2:03 PM

Pages Read: 310

Platform Decay by Martha Wells

Prompt Fulfilled: Read a book someone else recommended or gifted to you

Started On: December 9th

Currently On: Page 0 of 256

Prompts Left: Read your most recently acquired book, Read a book you've been putting off the longest despite being curious about it, Read a small or short book, Read a book that has a mystery, or a big secret involved, Read a book with green in the cover:

Books Read: 3

Pages Read: 1018

Teaser Tuesday #765, December 9th

Teaser Tuesday is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by Ambrosia of The Purple Booker. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:

• Grab your current read
• Open to a random page
• Share two (2) "teaser" sentences from somewhere on that page
• BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn't give too much away! You don't want to ruin the book for others!)
• Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!

Today's teaser comes from Dolls Gone Wild by Allie Brahms, page 21.

"But there are living women who don't want to bother with a husband and don't want the stigma of not being married. It's culturally inappropriate in China to not marry."

Oh, I can totally understand that! Must read more now! What about you guys? Happy reading!

Clear Your S**t Readathon Update 2

I read my next book for the Clear Your S**t Readathon, and it was Burn for Me which is for the prompt Free Space, and I'll be reading Dolls Gone Wild next! 

My Reading Journey:

Holiday Ever After by Hannah Grace

Prompt Fulfilled: Read a book you, or someone else, might consider cozy or comforting

Started On: December 4th

Finished On: December 4th, 3:45 PM

Pages Read: 384

Burn for Me by Ilona Andrews

Prompt Fulfilled: Read an exciting book

Started On: December 6th

Finished On: December 6th, 1:49 PM

Pages Read: 324

Dolls Gone Wild by Allie Brahms

Prompt Fulfilled: Free Space

Started On: December 9th

Currently On: Page 0 of 310

Prompts Left: Read your most recently acquired book, Read a book someone else recommended or gifted to you, Read a book you've been putting off the longest despite being curious about it, Read a small or short book, Read a book that has a mystery, or a big secret involved, Read a book with green in the cover:

Books Read: 2

Pages Read: 708

Waiting on Wednesday #759, November 26th

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

Dolls Gone Wild by Allie Brahms

Expected Publication: December 5th, 2025
From Goodreads:

So far my job month, which should’ve been lowkey and easy, has gone

1. A bride wants to divorce her dead husband. (You unfortunately read that right.)

2. Zhen gets called into work anyway because they lost Annabelle at the airport. Yes. That Annabelle. (#nothankyou)

3. Jasha is magical. With a familiar. (Anyone have this on their bingo card? I didn’t.)

4. A ghost groom abduction. (I don’t get paid enough for this.)

Is it too late to revoke my supernatural club membership?

Magical realism, ghost to ghost networking, we get to meet some of Zhen’s friends, power couple, Chinese mythology, multicultural romance, part time soulmates, full time problem, relationship negotiations, haunted walmart is no longer haunted, things happened okay, Annabelle is Zhen’s worst nightmare come to life, he HATES dolls, on the plus side Kris has more content to post, Houdou continue to be awesome, yay power development, cursed sword is still cursed, but not for long!

Bonded Lovers, Paranormal, Supernatural, Urban, Ghost Groom, Mystery, Humorous, Chinese mythology, multicultural romance.

An Archive of Romance by Ava Reid

Expected Publication: December 9th, 2025
From Goodreads:

The enchanting world of A Study in Drowning comes to life through letters, poems, art, and more in this beautifully illustrated full-color novella from #1 New York Times bestselling author Ava Reid, featuring over forty illustrations, expanded and new text, stunning endpapers, and romantic rose gold foil for a jaw-dropping addition to the beloved dark academia series.

“I will love you to ruination,” the Fairy King said, brushing a strand of golden hair from my cheek.

“Yours or mine?” I asked.

The Fairy King did not answer.

Effy and Preston have been torn apart by the wars of men, the power of words, and the specter of magic—but it was through stories that they found each other. Relive Effy and Preston’s love story through their own pens in this immersive collection of mementos, illustrations, maps, blueprints, diary entries, and more. Read Angharad with Effy's annotations; sneak excerpts of Preston's diary; see the architectural sketches that brought Effy to Hiraeth; get your own ticket to Saltney; and experience the never-before-seen epilogue to Effy and Preston’s romance.

A perfect gift for fans of A Study in Drowning and A Theory of Dreaming and anyone who wants to embark on their own dark academia journey, this gorgeously illustrated novella collects ephemera from Effy and Preston as they remember the romance and prepare for a new chapter in their lives—together.

 

Seeing Other People by Emily Wibberley & Austin Siegmund-Broka

Expected Publication: December 9th, 2025
From Goodreads:

Two people haunted by their exes find that love isn’t dead in this heartfelt romance from the beloved authors of The Roughest Draft.

Morgan is being ghosted by her ex. No, really. It’s sad Zach died and became a ghost. But Morgan and Zach only ever went on the one date, and now she’s being haunted by him. Zach has no desire to spend eternity with Morgan, but he can’t recall his past and doesn’t know how to move on.

At a support group for humans and their haunters, Morgan and Zach run into Sawyer, whose fiancée-turned-ghost has started to fade. Unlike Morgan, Sawyer isn’t ready to part ways with his ghost. Although they face opposite issues, Morgan and Sawyer decide to work together to solve their problems.

As Morgan and Sawyer try to solve their paranormal conundrums together, they find something even more surprising—a tender, growing affection between them that threatens any unfinished business they’re seeking to close. The ghosts of their past might be there in spirit, but the connection between Morgan and Sawyer is as alive as anything they’ve ever felt.

Just 2 books, but both from authors that I love, and I need to read them! What about you guys? Happy reading! 

It's Monday! What Are You Reading #742, August 25th

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 #741
Teaser Tuesday #749
WWW Wednesday #749
WOW #745
Will the Time Come #742
Third Sentence Thursday #732
Random Reads #718
First Lines Friday #745
Book Blogger Hop #411

Monthly ARC's Update 128
The Reward Challenge Update #727
Wheel of TBR #274
How Well I Stuck to It #579
Wrote that Review Update #576

Week 34 Reviews:
The Dragon Wakes With Thunder

The Twisted Throne

The Revenge

We're Not Safe Here

The Serpent's Bride

Toni and Addie Go Viral

How to Fake a Haunting

Vampires, Hearts & Other Dead Things

How to Read a Killer's Mind

Dream by the Shadows

Tomes Apprentice  

First of Tomes 

Master of Tomes 

ARC August:

Update 18

Update 19

Update 20

Update 21

Update 22

Update 23

Update 24

OK, so I got 32 posts in 7 days, and it was a pretty quite week, it's been hard finding a new routine without Jax, but it's not like I can do anything else. What about you guys? Happy reading!

So this week I want to read Lady Dragon!

Rachel Hartman's Seraphina meets The Priory of the Orange Tree in Lady Dragon, a sapphic YA romantasy from A.M. Strickland.

Since the last war between humans and dragons left the leaders of both species slain—the last human king of Andrath and the legendary dragon queen—both queendoms have been living under a tentative truce: only women will sit on the throne of Andrath, the dragons will have free passage through the human lands . . . and if men ever try to retake the throne, the draconic realm will retaliate.

Samansa and Kirek are two new leaders coming of age in war-scarred lands—Samansa a reluctant human princess and Kirek the favored contender for the draconic queenship. Per tradition, Kirek must undergo the distasteful task of using a mysterious gem called the Heartstone to shift into human form and maintain the strained ties between the species . . . and study human weaknesses, a new and secret task she's been given by her queen. As the princess and the dragon girl grow closer, they are sent to investigate a potential breach of the treaty and encounter a plot that could reignite an even bloodier war. While fighting to maintain the peace their ancestors fought for and uncovering centuries-old secrets, Samansa and Kirek must grapple with betraying their clashing nations . . . or their unexpected feelings for each other.

First Lines Friday #745, August 22nd

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!

"The world was chaos. Abe ran directly ahead of her, and that was an odd sight. Abe never ran-he wasn't athletic enough to really do that for long stretches of time. Even now, she could hear him wheezing, see his feet stumble a bit from fatigue, but he kept trying to run People jostled them from all sides-women, children, men, all panicking as they tried to feel the city before it was consumed."-Tomes Apprentice by Honor Raconteur 

That doesn't sound good! Must reread more now! What about you guys? Happy reading! 

It's Monday! What Are You Reading #740, August 11th

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 #739
Teaser Tuesday #747
WWW Wednesday #747
WOW #743
Will the Time Come #740
Third Sentence Thursday #730
Random Reads #716
First Lines Friday #743
Book Blogger Hop #409

Monthly ARC's Update 126
The Reward Challenge Update #725
Wheel of TBR #272
How Well I Stuck to It #577
Wrote that Review Update #574

Week 32 Reviews:
You Belong Here

Grave Flowers

Party of Liars 

House of the Beast

Accomplice of the Villain 

The Fallen & the Kiss of Dusk

A Mouthful of Dust

A Touch of Treachery 

The Orc and the Innkeeper

All Fun and Games 

Magical Readathon: Orilium: 

Update 50

Update 51

Update 52

ARC August:

Update 4

Update 5

Update 6

Update 7

Update 8

Update 9

Random:
Hannah Nicole Maehrer Author Page

R.I.P. Jax Paarsmarkt

OK, so I got 35 posts in 7 days, and that was about what I expected. It was hard, putting Jax down, and I miss him so much, but he's not in pain anymore. I have been reading a bit slower since then, but I needed that, and we'll see what this week brings. What about you guys? Happy reading!

So this week I want to read whatever I want!

Week 32 Review: All Fun and Games

From Goodreads:

It's all fun and games until someone gets murdered.

Well, the Queen's Own certainly isn't having fun, because what's worse than one case? Two, of course. And what's worse than two? Whatever madness Jamie's currently in.

The body count is rising, all the MO’s are different, and cleaning charms have wiped the murder scenes of clues. It's hard to link the cases beyond the use of the charms, yet Jamie is sure there's a connection. But what is it?

They need to figure out the answer fast, because the clues suggest one of their own might be next.

My Review:
I enjoyed reading this book so much! I am a bit sad that this is apparently the penultimate installment, but boy did they have a case in this book! I really enjoyed watching them investigate! 

Author: Honor Raconteur 
Series: The Case Files of Henri Davenforth #11
Read: August 8th, 2025 
Source: Bought 
Reason Why: Love her writing and this series, and it's a Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2025 Book and a WoW Book! 
Publisher: Raconteur House
Published: August 1st 2025

5/5 Hearts

5/5 Books

5/5 Stars

Magical Readathon: Orilium Update 52

So I read my next book for Magical Readathon: Orilium, and it was All Fun and Games which was for the prompt 8A Charge Conduit, and I'll be reading I Don't Know 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

Finished On: April 12th, 3:03 PM

Pages Read: 560

Where the River Takes Me by Julie Lawson 

Prompt Fulfilled: 4C Cross River

Started On: April 30th

Finished On: April 30th, 10:57 PM

Pages Read: 283

Once Broken Faith by Seanan McGuire 

Prompt Fulfilled: 5A Maze

Started On: May 12th

Finished On: May 12th, 6:39 PM

Pages Read: 368

Dreams and Slumber by Seanan McGuire  

Prompt Fulfilled: 5C Sleep

Started On: May 12th

Finished On: May 12th, 8:10 PM

Pages Read: 116

Faithbreaker by Hannah Kaner

Prompt Fulfilled: 5B Practice Summoning Charms & Incantations

Started On: May 26th

Finished On: May 26th, 2:40 PM

Pages Read: 416

The Looking Glass by Janet McNally

Prompt Fulfilled: 5D Sundance

Started On: May 27th

Finished On: May 27th, 10:04 PM

Pages Read: 336

Rules for 50/50 Chances by Kate McGovern

Prompt Fulfilled: 5D Sundance

Started On: May 29th

Finished On: May 29th, 10:51 PM

Pages Read: 351

BZRK by Michael Grant

Prompt Fulfilled: 5B Enter Cave

Started On: May 30th

Finished On: May 30th, 1:04 PM 

Pages Read: 407

Red City by Marie Lu

Prompt Fulfilled: 5B Enter Cave

Started On: May 31st

Finished On: May 31st, 7:38 PM

Pages Read: 432

Voidwalker by S.A. MacLean

Prompt Fulfilled: 6A Find Exit

Started On: June 1st

Finished On: June 1st, 8:18 PM

Pages Read: 592

Silver and Lead by Seanan McGuire

Prompt Fulfilled: 6D Sketch Sundancer

Started On: June 2nd

Finished On: June 2nd, 7:31 PM

Pages Read: 400

Problematic Summer Romance by Ali Hazelwood

Prompt Fulfilled: 6E Fight Water Demons

Started On: June 6th

Finished On: June 6th, 7:27 PM

Pages Read: 416

A Most Puzzling Murder by Bianca Marais

Prompt Fulfilled: 6B Solve Traps

Started On: June 12th

Finished On: June 12th, 6:58 PM

Pages Read: 480

A Kiss of Shadows by Laurell K. Hamilton

Prompt Fulfilled: 6D Sketch Sundancer

Started On: June 13th

Finished On: June 13th, 5:03 PM

Pages Read: 480

I Did Something Bad by Pyae Moe Thet War 

Prompt Fulfilled: 6B Solve Traps

Started On: June 27th

Finished On: June 27th, 5:03 PM

Pages Read: 336

That Devil, Ambition by Linsey Miller

Prompt Fulfilled: 6C Meet Really Odd Impling

Started On: June 27th

Finished On: June 27th, 10:43 P M

Pages Read: 416

Isle of the Emberdark by Brandon Sanderson 

Prompt Fulfilled: 7D Write Notes

Started On: July 2nd

Finished On: July 2nd, 7:38 PM

Pages Read: 532 

Tenderly, I Am Devoured by Lyndall Clipstone 

Prompt Fulfilled: 7B Read Whilst on Watch

Started On: July 3rd

Finished On: July 3rd, 10:31 PM

Pages Read: 304

The Rushworth Family Plot by Claudia Gray 

Prompt Fulfilled: 7E Collect Gems

Started On: July 6th

Finished On: July 6th, 10:03 PM

Pages Read: 336

Shanna by Kathleen E. Woodiwiss

Prompt Fulfilled: 7A Explore Ruins

Started On: July 21st

Finished On: July 21st, 8:31 PM

Pages Read: 672

The Future King by Robyn Schneider

Prompt Fulfilled: 7B Read Whilst on Watch

Started On: July 23rd

Finished On: July 23rd, 9:47 PM

Pages Read: 416

A Witch's Guide to Magical Innkeeping by Sangu Mandanna

Prompt Fulfilled: 7B Read Whilst on Watch

Started On: July 29th

Finished On: July 29th, 10:17 AM

Pages Read: 336

Glorious Rivals by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

Prompt Fulfilled: 7D Write Notes

Started On: July 29th

Finished On: July 29th, 2:59 PM

Pages Read: 432

A Mouthful of Dust by Nghi Vo

Prompt Fulfilled: 7C Start a Band 

Started On: August 7th

Finished On: August 7th, 2:29 PM

Pages Read: 128

A Touch of Treachery by Jennifer Estep

Prompt Fulfilled: 8C Regrow Eyebrows

Started On: August 7th

Finished On: August 7th, 10:36 PM

Pages Read: 477

All Fun and Games by Honor Raconteur

Prompt Fulfilled: 8A Charge Conduit

Started On: August 8th

Finished On: August 8th, 8:16 PM

Pages Read: 422

Prompts Left: 8A Find Relic, 8D Stargaze, 8B Use Truelight, 5C Sleep, 6C Meet Really Odd Impling, 8C Recruit 6 More Implings, 8D Stargaze

Read: 52

Pages Read: 15175

First Lines Friday #743, August 8th

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!

"It was strangely quiet. Anyone who worked in the law field could tell you quiet was nice, but usually a precursor to some kind of storm. I did not trust quiet. Quiet routinely screwed me over, so my sense of foreboding was justified"-All Fun of Games by Honor Raconteur 

That doesn't sound good! Must read more now! What about you guys? Happy reading! 

Magical Readathon: Orilium Update 51

So I read my next book for Magical Readathon: Orilium, and it was A Mouthful of Dust which was for the prompt 8C Regrow Eyebrows, and I'll be reading All Fun and Games 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

Finished On: April 12th, 3:03 PM

Pages Read: 560

Where the River Takes Me by Julie Lawson 

Prompt Fulfilled: 4C Cross River

Started On: April 30th

Finished On: April 30th, 10:57 PM

Pages Read: 283

Once Broken Faith by Seanan McGuire 

Prompt Fulfilled: 5A Maze

Started On: May 12th

Finished On: May 12th, 6:39 PM

Pages Read: 368

Dreams and Slumber by Seanan McGuire  

Prompt Fulfilled: 5C Sleep

Started On: May 12th

Finished On: May 12th, 8:10 PM

Pages Read: 116

Faithbreaker by Hannah Kaner

Prompt Fulfilled: 5B Practice Summoning Charms & Incantations

Started On: May 26th

Finished On: May 26th, 2:40 PM

Pages Read: 416

The Looking Glass by Janet McNally

Prompt Fulfilled: 5D Sundance

Started On: May 27th

Finished On: May 27th, 10:04 PM

Pages Read: 336

Rules for 50/50 Chances by Kate McGovern

Prompt Fulfilled: 5D Sundance

Started On: May 29th

Finished On: May 29th, 10:51 PM

Pages Read: 351

BZRK by Michael Grant

Prompt Fulfilled: 5B Enter Cave

Started On: May 30th

Finished On: May 30th, 1:04 PM 

Pages Read: 407

Red City by Marie Lu

Prompt Fulfilled: 5B Enter Cave

Started On: May 31st

Finished On: May 31st, 7:38 PM

Pages Read: 432

Voidwalker by S.A. MacLean

Prompt Fulfilled: 6A Find Exit

Started On: June 1st

Finished On: June 1st, 8:18 PM

Pages Read: 592

Silver and Lead by Seanan McGuire

Prompt Fulfilled: 6D Sketch Sundancer

Started On: June 2nd

Finished On: June 2nd, 7:31 PM

Pages Read: 400

Problematic Summer Romance by Ali Hazelwood

Prompt Fulfilled: 6E Fight Water Demons

Started On: June 6th

Finished On: June 6th, 7:27 PM

Pages Read: 416

A Most Puzzling Murder by Bianca Marais

Prompt Fulfilled: 6B Solve Traps

Started On: June 12th

Finished On: June 12th, 6:58 PM

Pages Read: 480

A Kiss of Shadows by Laurell K. Hamilton

Prompt Fulfilled: 6D Sketch Sundancer

Started On: June 13th

Finished On: June 13th, 5:03 PM

Pages Read: 480

I Did Something Bad by Pyae Moe Thet War 

Prompt Fulfilled: 6B Solve Traps

Started On: June 27th

Finished On: June 27th, 5:03 PM

Pages Read: 336

That Devil, Ambition by Linsey Miller

Prompt Fulfilled: 6C Meet Really Odd Impling

Started On: June 27th

Finished On: June 27th, 10:43 P M

Pages Read: 416

Isle of the Emberdark by Brandon Sanderson 

Prompt Fulfilled: 7D Write Notes

Started On: July 2nd

Finished On: July 2nd, 7:38 PM

Pages Read: 532 

Tenderly, I Am Devoured by Lyndall Clipstone 

Prompt Fulfilled: 7B Read Whilst on Watch

Started On: July 3rd

Finished On: July 3rd, 10:31 PM

Pages Read: 304

The Rushworth Family Plot by Claudia Gray 

Prompt Fulfilled: 7E Collect Gems

Started On: July 6th

Finished On: July 6th, 10:03 PM

Pages Read: 336

Shanna by Kathleen E. Woodiwiss

Prompt Fulfilled: 7A Explore Ruins

Started On: July 21st

Finished On: July 21st, 8:31 PM

Pages Read: 672

The Future King by Robyn Schneider

Prompt Fulfilled: 7B Read Whilst on Watch

Started On: July 23rd

Finished On: July 23rd, 9:47 PM

Pages Read: 416

A Witch's Guide to Magical Innkeeping by Sangu Mandanna

Prompt Fulfilled: 7B Read Whilst on Watch

Started On: July 29th

Finished On: July 29th, 10:17 AM

Pages Read: 336

Glorious Rivals by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

Prompt Fulfilled: 7D Write Notes

Started On: July 29th

Finished On: July 29th, 2:59 PM

Pages Read: 432

A Mouthful of Dust by Nghi Vo

Prompt Fulfilled: 7C Start a Band 

Started On: August 7th

Finished On: August 7th, 2:29 PM

Pages Read: 128

A Touch of Treachery by Jennifer Estep

Prompt Fulfilled: 8C Regrow Eyebrows

Started On: August 7th

Finished On: August 7th, 10:36 PM

Pages Read: 477

All Fun and Games by Honor Raconteur

Prompt Fulfilled: 8A Charge Conduit

Started On: August 8th

Currently On: Page 0 of 422

Prompts Left: 8A Find Relic, 8D Stargaze, 8B Use Truelight, 5C Sleep, 6C Meet Really Odd Impling, 8C Recruit 6 More Implings, 8D Stargaze

Read: 51

Pages Read: 14753

Waiting on Wednesday #740, July 16th

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

Glorious Rivals by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

Expected Publication: July 29th, 2025
From Goodreads:

Millions, hearts, and lives are on the line in this heart-stopping sequel to The Grandest Game by #1 bestselling author Jennifer Lynn Barnes.

Seven players arrived on Hawthorne Island, each with their own secrets and motivations to win the Grandest Game. Millions are at stake, but so are hearts—and lives. The players now must race to win the game, solve myriad mysteries, and survive the twists and turns of Glorious Rivals.

The stakes get higher, the game gets twistier, and everything heats up in this newest installment in the TikTok sensation Inheritance Games Saga.

Immortal by Morning by Lynsay Sands

Expected Publication: July 29th, 2025
From Goodreads:

Being an immortal rogue enforcer is never easy. But when human bones are found buried in a residential garden—and they happen to be discovered by your life mate—things get even more complicated in this latest installment of the Argeneau vampire series.

Crispinus Delacort is an immortal rogue enforcer and a homicide detective. But in his quiet city, he’s more likely to be rounding up truant teens than investigating murders. So, when he learns that human bones have been found in the garden of a sprawling rural home, it’s unexpected to say the least.

Abril Newman can’t believe her bad luck when she discovers a body buried on the grounds of her boss’s home, while chasing after Gina’s mischievous lab Lilith. She was just supposed to be house-sitting for a few days! And then Detective Delacort arrives. She knows she shouldn’t be thinking about love when there’s a crime scene outside the door. But ignoring her attraction to gorgeous Crispin is easier said than done.

When Crispin realizes that a rogue is involved, he knows this won’t be a simple investigation. Especially because he’s so distracted by Abril’s presence that all he wants is to kiss her senseless in every room of the manor. But he can woo her, solve the case, and stop a dangerous rogue by morning... right? All in a day’s work.

We Won't All Survive by Kate Alice Marshall

Expected Publication: July 29th, 2025
From Goodreads:

From the bestselling author of I Am Still Alive comes a new nail-biter that's part survival story, part murder mystery, and all thriller—perfect for fans of Karen McManus and Holly Jackson!

Two years ago Mercy Gray was hailed as a hero for saving lives during a mall shooting. She still carries souvenirs from that incident: the fragment of a bullet lodged in her back, a mountain of medical debt, and guilt for ignoring her sister’s warnings that the sweet boy next door was anything but.

When billionaire-turned-TV-host Damien Dare recruits Mercy to compete on his new survivalist reality show, she can’t turn down a chance at the whopping cash prize that could send her sister to college—but when she and the other contestants arrive at the off-grid location, something isn’t right. The set is empty. The gates close without warning, trapping them inside. Then one of them turns up dead. What appeared at first to be a tragic accident quickly transforms as more contestants start dying. With time and resources running low, surviving this show takes on a new meaning.

A Theory of Dreaming by Ava Reid

Expected Publication: July 29th, 2025
From Goodreads:

Return to the immersive, lush, and dreamlike world of the instantly bestselling dark academia fantasy A Study in Drowning as the aftermath of their first discovery pulls Effy and Preston on a final adventure and brings their haunting love story to its end in this stunning sequel and final book in the duology.

All stories come to an end.

Effy learned that when she defeated the Fairy King. Even though she may never know exactly what happened at Hiraeth, she is free of her nightmares and is able to pen a thesis with Preston on the beloved national fairy tale Angharad. She has finally earned a spot at the literature college, making her the first woman in history to enroll.

But some dreams are dangerous, especially when they come true. The entire university—and soon the entire nation—is waiting for her to fail. With the Fairy King defeated and Myrddin’s legacy exposed, Effy can no longer escape into fantasy. Who is she without her stories?

With Effy under threat, Preston is surprised to discover a rage simmering inside him, ringing in his ears like bells. He begins to dream of a palace under the sea, a world where he is king—visions that start to follow him even in waking.

As the war between Llyr and Argant explodes, Effy and Preston find themselves caught in the crossfire: Effy losing her dreams and Preston losing himself in his.

Are dreams ever truly just dreams?

You Belong Here by Megan Miranda 

Expected Publication: July 29th, 2025
From Goodreads:

Memories fade, but on this campus, legacies are never forgotten…or forgiven. A new thriller from New York Times bestselling author Megan Miranda.

Beckett Bowery never thought she’d return to Wyatt Valley, a picturesque college town in the Virginia mountains steeped in tradition. Her roots there were Beckett’s parents taught at the college, and she never even imagined studying anywhere else—until a tragedy her senior year ended with two local men dead, and her roommate on the run, never to be seen again…

For the last two decades, Beckett has done her best to keep her distance. Then her daughter, Delilah, secretly applies to Wyatt College and earns a full scholarship, and Beckett can only hope that her lingering fears are unfounded. But deep down she knows that Wyatt Valley has a long memory, and that the past isn’t the only dangerous thing in town…

Wrath of the Dragons by Olivia Rose Darling 

Expected Publication: July 29th, 2025
From Goodreads:

The second novel in Olivia Rose Darling's thrilling and steamy romantic fantasy series, following Fear the Flames.

In the explosive sequel to the bestselling romantasy Fear the Flames, two fated lovers must unite against warring kingdoms to defend their home and crowns from those who wish to destroy them.

Cayden Veles, renowned Demon Commander of Vareveth, overthrew the throne to save Elowen Atarah, the woman he searched for since childhood. Now he’s determined to fulfill his quest for revenge against her father, even if it means forcing the only person he’s ever wanted into a marriage of political convenience.

Elowen Atarah has everything she thought she’d ever want. Finally reunited with her dragons, she now has an army to enact vengeance, but as events transpire, she begins contemplating if she wants more. As her father’s only living heir, the Imirath throne is her right and destiny. But fighting and winning a war will require trusting Cayden Veles, her partner in crime and now king to her queen; the man she both longs for and doubts, especially after opening her heart only to become a pawn in his game.

Navigating the shifting allegiances amongst all the kingdoms of Ravaryn will require all their strategy and strength, with devastating and bloody attacks on one side and cutthroat diplomacy for alliances on the other. But Elowen and Cayden must find a way to stand strong within the power they’ve gained, or risk losing everything.

Delving deeper into a vast and ever-changing world, Wrath of the Dragons will take you on a journey filled with epic battles and a tender, angsty love for the ages.

Soul of Shadow by Emma Noyes

Expected Publication: July 29th, 2025
From Goodreads:

A thrilling Norse mythology inspired contemporary romantasy sure to excite fans of The Vampire Diaries and Atlas Six.

Charlie Hudson just wants to get through junior year. Since the death of her twin sister two years earlier, she’s drifted through life, going through the motions at school and parties and even at home. The spark that once burned so brightly within her has all but flickered out.

Until her classmate goes missing in the forest, leaving nothing behind but a pair of shoes and strange symbols carved into a tree.

Drawn to the disappearances by forces she can’t explain, she finds herself investigating the mysterious, alluring newcomer in town, Elias Everhart. With piercing eyes and sharp wit, he dances around her questions, only intriguing her further. Elias has a secret. More than one.

But what Charlie doesn’t know is that those secrets will lead her to a place she never a world hiding in plain sight, made of magic, gods, and monsters - and a first love fated to fall apart.

In Emma Noyes's Soul of Shadow, truths and temptations lurk in the darkness, and for Charlie, the only thing more dangerous than facing her past, is the boy with the power to change her future.

A Mastery of Monsters by Liselle Sambury

Expected Publication: July 29th, 2025
From Goodreads:

Ninth House meets Legendborn in this thrilling first book in a dark academia fantasy series about a teen who’s willing to do anything to find her brother—even infiltrate a secret society full of monsters.

When August’s brother disappears before his sophomore semester, everyone thinks the stress of college got to him. But August knows her brother would never have left her voluntarily, especially not after their mother so recently went missing.

The only clue he left behind was a note telling her to stay safe and protect their remaining family. And after August is attacked by a ten-foot-tall creature with fur and claws, she realizes that her brother might be in more danger than she could have imagined.

Unfortunately for her, the only person with a connection to the mysterious creature is the bookish Virgil Hawthorne…and he knows about them because he is one. If he doesn’t find a partner to help control his true nature, he’ll lose his humanity and become a mindless beast—exactly what the secret society he’s grown up in would love to put down.

Virgil makes a proposition: August will join his society and partner with him, and in return, he’ll help her find her brother. And so August is plunged into a deadly competition to win one of the few coveted candidate spots, all while trying to accept a frightening reality: that monsters are real, and she has to learn to master them if she’s to have any hope of saving her brother.

Very Dangerous Things by Lauren Muñoz

Expected Publication: July 29th, 2025
From Goodreads:

A murder mystery game turns deadly in this YA whodunit by the author of Suddenly a Murder.

For fans of Karen M. McManus, Maureen Johnson, and Holly Jackson.

Everyone in town knows about the game. For decades, J. Everett High has staged an annual murder mystery to put its criminology students to the test. And this year, crime junkie Dulce Castillo is dead set on winning. When the game kicks off, the student playing the victim, Xavier Torres, is found poisoned in the school’s greenhouse . . . except his death is not pretend.

It’s murder.

When the authorities open an investigation, all the evidence points to Sierra Fox, Xavier’s ex-girlfriend and Dulce’s ex-best friend. Claiming innocence and desperate to clear her name, Sierra begs Dulce to look past their bad blood and find the culprit.

After all, Dulce knows this school better than any investigator ever could, but she must use caution to solve this mystery. Because these historic halls are full of suspects with no shortage of motives. And in this game of cat and mouse, the other player kills.

Thorns & Fire by Helen Scheuerer

Expected Publication: July 31st, 2025
From Goodreads:

A golden thread joined them, a bond that went deeper than love – and it had nearly destroyed them.

Wren Embervale and Torj Elderbrock share a dark and bloody history. With Thezmarr on the brink of another war, and overwhelmed by the force of their feelings for one another, Torj discovers there is far more to their bond than mere passion. The legendary Warsword is determined to protect Wren at all costs, even if it means lying to her . . . Even if it means losing her forever.

Meanwhile, Wren is struggling to find her place in the world – both as an advanced student of alchemy at the ancient academy of Drevenor, and as one of the heirs to a lost kingdom. With the midrealms once again facing destruction, Wren must decide: loyalty or liberation? Legacy or love?

As new political players emerge, Wren discovers that her gift for alchemy is more powerful than she ever imagined – and that it could tear the kingdoms apart.

Will she and Torj find their way back to each other, or will the ancient magic that binds them become their undoing?

All Fun and Games by Honor Raconteur 

Expected Publication: August 1st, 2025 

From Goodreads:

It’s all fun and games until someone gets murdered.

Well, the Queen’s Own certainly isn’t having fun, because what’s worse than one case? Two, of course. And what’s worse than two? Whatever madness Jamie’s currently in.

The body count is rising, all the MO’s are different, and cleaning charms have wiped the murder scenes of clues. It’s hard to link the cases beyond the use of the charms, yet Jamie is sure there’s a connection. But what is it?

They need to figure out the answer fast, because the clues suggest one of their own might be next.

Last Seen by J.T. Ellison

Expected Publication: August 1st, 2025 

From Goodreads:

From New York Times bestselling author J.T. Ellison comes a twisted psychological thriller about the bonds of family and the disconnect between memory and the truth.

Come here. Come closer.

Halley James knows her marriage is over. But she’s not prepared for the rest of her life to fall apart too.

No one can hear you. No one can help you.

She just lost her job at the forensics lab. Her dad needs emergency surgery. But the biggest blow comes back home in Marchburg, Virginia, where she discovers her mother didn’t actually die in a car crash. Her mom was murdered—and her father lied about it all these years.

I have nothing to hide from you. Are you hiding something from me?

Since she was six years old, it’s been Halley and her dad. Now, she doesn’t know what to believe. Desperate for the truth, Halley chases down a lead in Brockville, Tennessee. But all there is not as it seems. Brockville’s utopian charm hides a chilling darkness. And Halley’s search for answers threatens to expose an unspeakable reality.

The month is wrapping up with some really excellent books, and I'm so excited for them all to be released! I just love these authors and these series! What about you guys? Happy reading! 

It's Monday! What Are You Reading #708, December 30th

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 #707
Teaser Tuesday #715
WWW Wednesday #715
WOW #711
Will the Time Come #708
Third Sentence Thursday #698
Random Reads #684
First Lines Friday #711
Book Blogger Hop #377

Monthly ARC's February Round Up

Monthly Series January Round Up

Monthly ARC's Update 102
The Reward Challenge Update #693
Wheel of TBR #240
How Well I Stuck to It #545
Wrote that Review Update #542

Week 52 Reviews:
Juniper & Thorn

Seasick

Breath of the Dragon

Class Act

A Rift in the Soul

The Dollmakers

Titan of the Stars

The Bitter End

The Dark Becomes Her

Paladin's Grace

Paladin's Strength

Paladin's Hope

Paladin's Faith

Heavenly Tyrant

First Encounter: The Shinigami Detective and the Royal Mage

This Ends in Embers

So I Lied

Clear Your S**t Readathon: 

Update 27 and Wrap Up

Merry Bookmas Readathon: 

Update 10 

Update 11

Update 12 and Wrap Up

Random:

Xiran Jay Zhao Author Page

The Bookworm Revolution January 2025 TBR

OK, so I got 36 posts in 7 days, and it was a pretty good week, I had decent holidays, and I'm glad that we're getting Wednesday off this week, too, because I've already starting working on my end of year/start of year posts that haven't been ones that I've been working on as the year goes by. Because they're always a time consuming project. What about you guys? Happy reading!

So this week I want to read whatever I want!