Showing posts with label J.D. Robb. Show all posts
Showing posts with label J.D. Robb. Show all posts

Wednesday, January 7, 2026

Waiting on Wednesday #765, January 7th

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

Read Between the Lies by Jesse Q. Sutanto
Expected Publication: February 1st, 2026
From Goodreads:
“Read Between the Lies is a dark, delicious takedown of cancel culture and the publishing industry—I read it in two sittings because I had to stop midway and go google my own name. Highly recommend.” —Mindy Kaling

In this claustrophobic psychological suspense from USA Today bestselling author Jesse Q. Sutanto, the line between victim and villain blurs with every chapter. Because in the end, everyone has their own version of the truth—but only one will make it onto the page.

Fern’s dream of becoming a published author is finally coming true. After years of rejection, her debut novel has sold, and she’s ready to join the supportive online community of fellow debuts. But when she discovers her high school bully, Haven, has landed a major book deal and will be debuting alongside her, old wounds reopen.

As the pandemic forces everyone online, tensions escalate in their writing community. While Haven seems to succeed effortlessly, Fern watches her own career crumble. Yet beneath their polished personas lies a darker truth about their shared past—one involving a lost friend, Dani, and secrets neither wants revealed.

Fern isn’t the same person Haven bullied all those years ago. She’s learned that the best revenge stories aren’t written—they’re lived. And she’s been plotting this one for years.

What begins as online rivalry escalates into dangerous obsession. Because neither woman is telling the whole truth about what really happened to Dani…or about who’s the real victim in this story.

Stolen in Death by J.D. Robb
Expected Publication: February 3rd, 2026
From Goodreads:
A violent death and a vault of stolen treasures has Eve Dallas struggling to solve crimes old and new in the latest thriller in the #1 New York Times-bestselling series.

A blow to the head with a block of amethyst has left multibillionaire Nathan Barrister dead―while nearby, a vault, its door ajar, sits filled with priceless paintings, jewelry, and other treasures. Lieutenant Eve Dallas’s husband, Roarke―who misspent his youth in Ireland as a scrappy thief―recognizes at least two stolen pieces among the hoard. The crime scene suggests a burglar caught in the act. But only one item seems to be missing.

Then it’s revealed that the vault had actually belonged to the victim’s late father―and no one in the household knew it was there until a recent remodeling project exposed it. To protect the family name and business, they explain to Eve, they’d been looking for a way to return the ill-gotten gains anonymously and avoid the police. But now the police are all over their elegant house, and have a bigger, bloodier mystery to solve.

By all accounts, Nathan Barrister was a good man, a generous employer, a devoted husband and father. As for his father―he clearly had secrets. Now it’s up to Eve and her team to find out if those secrets got Nathan killed―and if it was a crime of passion or revenge.

Red Star Rebels by Amie Kaufman
Expected Publication: February 3rd, 2026
From Goodreads:
8 HOURS TO STOP AN EXPLOSION... 8 HOURS TO FALL IN LOVE.

From the NYT bestselling co-author of Illuminae and Aurora Rising comes a high-stakes, high-chemistry sci-fi romp about a stowaway girl and the richest boy in the galaxy, racing the clock to outwit a gang of mercenaries.

It’s 2067, and the Graves family has transformed Mars from lifeless rock into a chaotic patchwork of settlements—and everybody wants a piece.

Enter Hunter Graves: handsome, ambitious, and with spectacularly bad timing. He shows up at the United Nations base just as an emergency evacuation sends everyone scurrying for safety. Except he’s left behind. Uh oh.

Also stranded: Cleo, a sharp-tongued stowaway with no intention of dying today, and even less patience for overconfident trust fund boys. But the enemy of your enemy might just help you survive, so here we are.

Turns out the evacuation was just a cover for the mercenaries who came next, and they plan to blow up the base—and every trace of their crime—in eight hours.

Now, Hunter and Cleo have one shot to stop the explosion, escape alive, and deal with the inconvenient fact that they’re falling for each other.

The clock is ticking.

Sibylline by Melissa de la Cruz
Expected Publication: February 3rd, 2026
From Goodreads:
Three teens infiltrate the magical ivy league in this heart-stopping dark academia romantasy from #1 New York Times bestselling author Melissa de la Cruz.

Raven, Atticus, and Dorian have dreamed of attending Sibylline for as long as they can remember. But when the magical university rejects them, the friends’ plans for a future studying the arcane together begin crashing down.

Until they decide to steal an education.

Getting jobs on campus, they sneak into lectures and swipe forbidden texts, dodging the administration’s watchful eye. In the quiet of night, in the thrill of secrecy, their magic awakens. And so do long-buried attractions that turn their friendship into something more.

But like magic, love can create, and it can destroy. As unrequited feelings and resentment threaten to fracture their bond, the trio discovers an insidious magic that has sunk its claws into Sibylline, killing students and corroding the very bones of the university. Now the three intruders may be the key to saving the institution from wreckage . . . if they don’t wreck one another first.

The start of February has some pretty fantastic books coming out, and I can't wait for them all to be out! What about you guys? Happy reading!
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Monday, October 6, 2025

It's Monday! What Are You Reading #748, October 6th

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 #747
Teaser Tuesday #755
WWW Wednesday #755
WOW #751
Will the Time Come #748
Third Sentence Thursday #738
Random Reads #724
First Lines Friday #751
Monthly ARC's Update 132
The Reward Challenge Update #733
Wheel of TBR #280
How Well I Stuck to It #585
Wrote that Review Update #582

Week 40 Reviews:


Phase Out Your TBR: 

Random:

OK, so I got 40 posts in 7 days, and it was a pretty great week, I read some really fantastic books, and I'm looking forward to next week. What about you guys? Happy reading!

So this week I want to read whatever I want! 
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Saturday, October 4, 2025

Week 40 Review: Stolen in Death

From Goodreads:
A violent death and a vault of stolen treasures has Eve Dallas struggling to solve crimes old and new in the latest thriller in the #1 New York Times-bestselling series.

A blow to the head with a block of amethyst has left multibillionaire Nathan Barrister dead―while nearby, a vault, its door ajar, sits filled with priceless paintings, jewelry, and other treasures. Lieutenant Eve Dallas's husband, Roarke―who misspent his youth in Ireland as a scrappy thief―recognizes at least two stolen pieces among the hoard. The crime scene suggests a burglar caught in the act. But only one item seems to be missing.

Then it's revealed that the vault had actually belonged to the victim's late father―and no one in the household knew it was there until a recent remodeling project exposed it. To protect the family name and business, they explain to Eve, they'd been looking for a way to return the ill-gotten gains anonymously and avoid the police. But now the police are all over their elegant house, and have a bigger, bloodier mystery to solve.

By all accounts, Nathan Barrister was a good man, a generous employer, a devoted husband and father. As for his father―he clearly had secrets. Now it's up to Eve and her team to find out if those secrets got Nathan killed―and if it was a crime of passion or revenge.

My Review:


Author: J.D. Robb
Series: In Death #62 
Read: September 28th, 2025  
Source: NetGalley  
Reason Why: Love her writing and the series, and it's a Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2025 Book and a WoW Book! 
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Expected Publication: February 3rd 2026
5/5 Hearts
5/5 Books
5/5 Stars
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Sunday, September 28, 2025

Magical Readathon: Orilium Update 83

So I read my next book for Magical Readathon: Orilium, and it was Stolen in Death which was for the prompt Art of Illusion O, and I'll be reading Arclight next!

My Reading Journey:

The Housemaid by Freida McFadden
Prompt Fulfilled: Conjuration Q
Started On: September 1st 
Finished On: September 1st, 10:04 AM
Pages Read: 329

A Forgery of Fate by Elizabeth Lim
Prompt Fulfilled: Demonology Q
Started On: September 1st
Finished On: September 1st, 12:04 PM
Pages Read: 480

The Last Dragon of the East by Katrina Kwan 
Prompt Fulfilled: Restoration Q
Started On: September 1st
Finished On: September 1st, 4:48 PM
Pages Read: 320

The Unruly Heart of Miss Darcy by Erin Edwards
Prompt Fulfilled: Spells & Incantations D
Started On: September 1st
Finished On: September 1st, 10:03 PM
Pages Read: 336

Wild Reverence by Rebecca Ross
Prompt Fulfilled: Inscription O
Started On: September 2nd
Finished On: September 2nd, 3:27 PM
Pages Read: 544

Out of Air by Rachel Reiss
Prompt Fulfilled: Elemental Studies O
Started On: September 2nd
Finished On: September 2nd, 8:01 PM
Pages Read: 304

Vipers and Virtuosos by Sav R. Miller
Prompt Fulfilled: Astronomy Q
Started On: September 3rd
Finished On: September 3rd, 1:03 PM
Pages Read: 416

Oaths and Omissions by Sav R. Miller
Prompt Fulfilled: Inscription O
Started On: September 3rd
Finished On: September 3rd, 5:38 PM
Pages Read: 404

Arrows and Apologies by Sav R. Miller
Prompt Fulfilled: Shapeshifting Q
Started On: September 3rd
Finished On: September 3rd, 9:41 PM
Pages Read: 400

A Deadly Education by Naomi Novik
Prompt Fulfilled: Conjuration O
Started On: September 4th
Finished On: September 4th, 12:36 PM
Pages Read: 321

The Last Graduate by Naomi Novik
Prompt Fulfilled: Conjuration O
Started On: September 4th
Finished On: September 4th, 4:28 PM
Pages Read: 391

The Golden Enclaves by Naomi Novik
Prompt Fulfilled: Lore Q
Started On: September 4th
Finished On: September 4th, 9:47 PM
Pages Read: 416

Quicksilver by Callie Hart
Prompt Fulfilled: Spells & Incantations O
Started On: September 5th
Finished On: September 5th, 12:32 PM
Pages Read: 640

Imaginary Numbers by Seanan McGuire
Prompt Fulfilled: Alchemy D
Started On: September 5th
Finished On: September 5th, 2:18 PM
Pages Read: 400

Calculated Risks by Seanan McGuire
Prompt Fulfilled: Art of Illusion D
Started On: September 5th
Finished On: September 5th, 7:35 PM
Pages Read: 400

The Stars Are Dying by Chloe C. Peñaranda
Prompt Fulfilled: Shapeshifting O
Started On: September 6th
Finished On: September 6th, 4:03 PM
Pages Read: 412

The Night is Defying by Chloe C. Peñaranda
Prompt Fulfilled: Shapeshifting O
Started On: September 6th
Finished On: September 6th, 10:48 PM
Pages Read: 432

Scorched Earth by Danielle L. Jensen
Prompt Fulfilled: Alchemy D
Started On: September 7th
Finished On: September 7th, 8:36 PM
Pages Read: 752

The Housemaid's Secret by Freida McFadden
Prompt Fulfilled: Artificery Q
Started On: September 8th
Finished On: September 8th, 10:41 AM
Pages Read: 327

Spelunking Through Hell: A Visitor's Guide to the Underworld by Seanan McGuire
Prompt Fulfilled: Alchemy D
Started On: September 8th
Finished On: September 8th, 2:07 PM
Pages Read: 300

Backpacking Through Bedlam by Seanan McGuire
Prompt Fulfilled: Restoration O
Started On: September 8th
Finished On: September 8th, 7:43 PM
Pages Read: 400

Only a Monster by Vanessa Len
Prompt Fulfilled: Animal Studies O
Started On: September 9th
Finished On: September 9th, 11:04 AM
Pages Read: 416

Never a Hero by Vanessa Len
Prompt Fulfilled: Spells & Incantations O
Started On: September 9th
Finished On: September 9th, 3:52 PM
Pages Read: 528

Once a Villain by Vanessa Len
Prompt Fulfilled: Spells & Incantations Q
Started On: September 9th
Finished On: September 9th, 7:47 PM
Pages Read: 416

Origins of an Academy Bully by Caroline Peckham and Susanne Valenti
Prompt Fulfilled: Astronomy D
Started On: September 9th
Finished On: September 9th, 8:58 PM
Pages Read: 94

The Awakening by Caroline Peckham and Susanne Valenti
Prompt Fulfilled: Astronomy Q
Started On: September 10th
Finished On: September 10th, 1:38 PM
Pages Read: 436

Ruthless Fae by Caroline Peckham and Susanne Valenti
Prompt Fulfilled: Animal Studies Q
Started On: September 10th
Finished On: September 10th, 5:24 PM
Pages Read: 475

The Reckoning by Caroline Peckham and Susanne Valenti
Prompt Fulfilled: Spells & Incantations O
Started On: September 11th
Finished On: September 11th, 4:04 PM
Pages Read: 624

A Fate So Cold by Amanda Foody and C.L. Herman
Prompt Fulfilled: Elemental Studies D
Started On: September 11th
Finished On: September 11th, 9:37 PM
Page's Read: 432

The Courting of Bristol Keats by Mary E. Pearson
Prompt Fulfilled: Shapeshifting D
Started On: September 12th
Finished On: September 12th, 12:23 PM
Pages Read: 560

Souls and Sorrows by Sav R. Miller
Prompt Fulfilled: Alchemy Q
Started On: September 12th
Finished On: September 12th, 4:07 PM
Pages Read: 386

Liars and Liaisons by Sav R. Miller
Prompt Fulfilled: Elemental Studies Q
Started On: September 12th
Finished On: September 12th, 10:25 PM
Pages Read: 412

Uprooted by Naomi Novik
Prompt Fulfilled: Restoration O
Started On: September 13th
Finished On: September 13th, 7:41 PM
Pages Read: 464

The Cherished by Patricia Ward
Prompt Fulfilled: Alchemy Q
Started On: September 14th
Finished On: September 14th, 11:03 AM
Pages Read: 336

Caraval by Stephanie Garber
Prompt Fulfilled: Conjuration Q
Started On: September 14th
Finished On: September 14th, 3:45 PM
Pages Read: 416

Legendary by Stephanie Garber
Prompt Fulfilled: Restoration D
Started On: September 14th
Finished On: September 14th, 8:06 PM
Pages Read: 451

A Fate Forged in Fire by Hazel McBride
Prompt Fulfilled: Spells & Incantations O
Started On: September 15th
Finished On: September 15th, 10:48 AM
Pages Read: 416

Endless Anger by Sav R. Miller
Prompt Fulfilled: Demonology O
Started On: September 15th
Finished On: September 15th, 3:01 PM
Pages Read: 452

A Killer Motive by Hannah Mary McKinnon
Prompt Fulfilled: Artificery O
Started On: September 15th
Finished On: September 15th, 10:47 PM
Pages Read: 400

I'm Looking for a Man in Finance by Sabrina Waldorf
Prompt Fulfilled: Art of Illusion Q
Started On: September 16th
Finished On: September 16th, 10:37 AM
Pages Read: 389

Butterfly Effects by Seanan McGuire
Prompt Fulfilled: Alchemy O
Started On: September 16th
Finished On: September 16th, 1:30 PM
Pages Read: 432

A Spear of Summer Grass by Deanna Raybourn
Prompt Fulfilled: Restoration Q
Started On: September 16th
Finished On: September 16th, 6:33 PM
Pages Read: 376

Claimed By Her Monsters by Lexi Davis
Prompt Fulfilled: Art of Illusion O
Started On: September 16th
Finished On: September 16th, 11:06 PM
Pages Read: 120

The House of My Mother: A Daughter's Quest for Freedom by Shari Franke
Prompt Fulfilled: Animal Studies O
Started On: September 17th
Finished On: September 17th, 10:28 AM
Pages Read: 320

The Teller of Small Fortunes by Julie Leong
Prompt Fulfilled: Inscription D
Started On: September 17th
Finished On: September 17th, 2:01 PM
Pages Read: 320

Thirteen Rising by Romina Russell
Prompt Fulfilled: Psionics & Divination O
Started On: September 17th
Finished On: September 17th, 6:18 PM
Pages Read: 350

Dark Fae by Caroline Peckham and Susanne Valenti
Prompt Fulfilled: Artificery D
Started On: September 17th
Finished On: September 17th, 11:51 PM
Pages Read: 538

Savage Fae by Caroline Peckham and Susanne Valenti
Prompt Fulfilled: Animal Studies Q
Started On: September 18th
Finished On: September 18th, 2:17 PM 
Pages Read: 513

The Glittering Edge by Alyssa Villaire
Prompt Fulfilled: Shapeshifting O
Started On: September 18th
Finished On: September 18th, 6:38 PM
Pages Read: 432

Brighter Than Nine by June CL Tan
Prompt Fulfilled: Restoration Q
Started On: September 18th
Finished On: September 18th, 10:01 PM
Pages Read: 400

The Housemaid's Wedding by Freida McFadden
Prompt Fulfilled: Restoration D
Started On: September 18th
Finished On: September 18th, 11:04 PM
Pages Read: 96

The Housemaid is Watching by Freida McFadden
Prompt Fulfilled: Psionics & Divination O
Started On: September 19th
Finished On: September 19th, 11:48 AM
Pages Read: 402

The Hidden Prince by Jodi Meadows 
Prompt Fulfilled: Alchemy O
Started On: September 19th
Finished On: September 19th, 1:29 PM
Pages Read: 58

The Glowing Knight by Jodi Meadows
Prompt Fulfilled: Alchemy O
Started On: September 19th
Finished On: September 19th, 2:10 PM
Pages Read: 40

The Burning Hand by Jodi Meadows 
Prompt Fulfilled: Astronomy D
Started On: September 19th
Finished On: September 19th, 4:04 PM
Pages Read: 150

The Black Knife by Jodi Meadows
Prompt Fulfilled: Art of Illusion Q
Started On: September 19th
Finished On: September 19th, 5:01 PM
Pages Read: 74

Seasons of the Storm by Elle Cosimano
Prompt Fulfilled: Artificery D
Started On: September 19th
Finished On: September 19th, 11:27 PM
Pages Read: 480

Blood and Chocolate by Annette Curtis Klause
Prompt Fulfilled: Restoration O
Started On: September 20th
Finished On: September 20th, 3:48 PM
Pages Read: 288

Seasons of Chaos by Elle Cosimano
Prompt Fulfilled: Shapeshifting D
Started On: September 20th
Finished On September 20th, 9:31 PM
Pages Read: 464

Lore of the Wilds by Analeigh Sbran
Prompt Fulfilled: Restoration O
Started On: September 21st
Finished On: September 21st, 11:31 AM
Pages Read: 339

Shadow Princess by Caroline Peckham and Susanne Valenti
Prompt Fulfilled: Conjuration O
Started On: September 21st
Finished On: September 21st, 5:09 PM
Pages Read: 724

Cursed Fates by Caroline Peckham and Susanne Valenti
Prompt Fulfilled: Inscription O
Started On: September 21st
Finished On: September 21st, 11:52 PM
Pages Read: 886

Heavenly Bodies by Imani Erriu
Prompt Fulfilled: Alchemy O
Started On: September 22nd
Finished On: September 22nd, 11:35 AM
Pages Read: 496

Love & Other Killers by Brynne Weaver
Prompt Fulfilled: Artificery Q
Started On: September 22nd
Finished On September 22nd, 12:20 PM
Pages Read: 61

Finale by Stephanie Garber
Prompt Fulfilled: Restoration D
Started On: September 22nd
Finished On: September 22nd, 5:39 PM
Pages Read: 489

Ragna Crimson, Volume 1 by Daiki Kobayashi
Prompt Fulfilled: Lore O
Started On: September 22nd
Finished On: September 22nd, 7:10 PM
Pages Read: 262

Ragna Crimson, Volume 2 by Daiki Kobayashi
Prompt Fulfilled: Lore O
Started On: September 22nd
Finished On: September 22nd, 8:19 PM
Pages Read: 214

Ragna Crimson, Volume 3 by Daiki Kobayashi
Prompt Fulfilled: Lore O
Started On: September 22nd
Finished On: September 22nd, 9:34 PM
Pages Read: 290

Ragna Crimson, Volume 4 by Daiki Kobayashi
Prompt Fulfilled: Psionics & Divination Q
Started On: September 22nd
Finished On: September 22nd, 10:37 PM
Pages Read: 226

Bitten by Jordan Stephanie Gray
Prompt Fulfilled: Restoration O
Started On: September 23rd
Finished On: September 23rd, 10:58 AM
Pages Read: 384

The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea by Axie Oh
Prompt Fulfilled: Restoration Q
Started On: September 23rd
Finished On: September 23rd, 2:43 PM
Pages Read: 352

Six Feet Deep Dish by Mindy Quigley
Prompt Fulfilled: Conjuration D
Started On: September 23rd
Finished On: September 23rd, 7:58 PM
Pages Read: 320

The Dark is Defying by Chloe C. Peñaranda
Prompt Fulfilled: Shapeshifting O
Started On: September 24th
Finished On: September 24th, 11:20 AM
Pages Read: 416

The Orphan Queen by Jodi Meadows
Prompt Fulfilled: Spells & Incantations O
Started On: September 24th
Finished On: September 24th, 2:57 PM
Pages Read: 416

The Mirror King by Jodi Meadows
Prompt Fulfilled: Animal Studies D
Started On: September 24th
Finished On: September 24th, 10:03 PM
Pages Read: 560

Feral Youth Anthology
Prompt Fulfilled: Art of Illusion D
Started On: September 25th
Finished On: September 25th, 1:39 PM
Pages Read: 384

This Is My Brain in Love by I.W. Gregorio
Prompt Fulfilled: Astronomy O
Started On: September 25th
Finished On: September 25th, 8:31 PM
Pages Read: 384

In My Dreams I Hold a Knife by Ashley Winstead
Prompt Fulfilled: Lore D
Started On: September 26th
Finished On: September 26th, 2:47 PM
Pages Read: 368

Golden by Jessi Kirby
Prompt Fulfilled: Psionics & Divination D
Started On: September 26th
Finished On: September 26th, 9:03 PM
Pages Read: 277

A Lie for a Lie by Ren DeStefano
Prompt Fulfilled: Demonology Q
Started On: September 27th
Finished On: September 27th, 2:45 PM
Pages Read: 320

Unending by Ivelisse Housman
Prompt Fulfilled: Astronomy O
Started On: September 27th
Finished On: September 27th,  8:05 PM
Pages Read: 400

A Girl Walks Into the Forest by Madeleine Roux
Prompt Fulfilled: Art of Illusion O
Started On: September 28th
Finished On: September 28th, 11:38 AM
Pages Read: 320

Stolen in Death by J.D. Robb
Prompt Fulfilled: Art of Illusion O
Started On: September 28th
Finished On: September 28th, 3:02  PM
Pages Read: 400

Arclight by Josin L. McQuein
Prompt Fulfilled: Inscription Q
Started On: September 28th
Currently On: Page 0 of 403

Prompts Left: Artificery O, Demonology O, Demonology D, Alchemy Q
Read: 83
Pages Read: 301828
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Magical Readathon: Orilium Update 82

So I read my next book for Magical Readathon: Orilium, and it was A Girl Walks Into the Forest which was for the prompt Art of Illusion O, and I'll be reading Stolen in Death next!

My Reading Journey:

The Housemaid by Freida McFadden
Prompt Fulfilled: Conjuration Q
Started On: September 1st 
Finished On: September 1st, 10:04 AM
Pages Read: 329

A Forgery of Fate by Elizabeth Lim
Prompt Fulfilled: Demonology Q
Started On: September 1st
Finished On: September 1st, 12:04 PM
Pages Read: 480

The Last Dragon of the East by Katrina Kwan 
Prompt Fulfilled: Restoration Q
Started On: September 1st
Finished On: September 1st, 4:48 PM
Pages Read: 320

The Unruly Heart of Miss Darcy by Erin Edwards
Prompt Fulfilled: Spells & Incantations D
Started On: September 1st
Finished On: September 1st, 10:03 PM
Pages Read: 336

Wild Reverence by Rebecca Ross
Prompt Fulfilled: Inscription O
Started On: September 2nd
Finished On: September 2nd, 3:27 PM
Pages Read: 544

Out of Air by Rachel Reiss
Prompt Fulfilled: Elemental Studies O
Started On: September 2nd
Finished On: September 2nd, 8:01 PM
Pages Read: 304

Vipers and Virtuosos by Sav R. Miller
Prompt Fulfilled: Astronomy Q
Started On: September 3rd
Finished On: September 3rd, 1:03 PM
Pages Read: 416

Oaths and Omissions by Sav R. Miller
Prompt Fulfilled: Inscription O
Started On: September 3rd
Finished On: September 3rd, 5:38 PM
Pages Read: 404

Arrows and Apologies by Sav R. Miller
Prompt Fulfilled: Shapeshifting Q
Started On: September 3rd
Finished On: September 3rd, 9:41 PM
Pages Read: 400

A Deadly Education by Naomi Novik
Prompt Fulfilled: Conjuration O
Started On: September 4th
Finished On: September 4th, 12:36 PM
Pages Read: 321

The Last Graduate by Naomi Novik
Prompt Fulfilled: Conjuration O
Started On: September 4th
Finished On: September 4th, 4:28 PM
Pages Read: 391

The Golden Enclaves by Naomi Novik
Prompt Fulfilled: Lore Q
Started On: September 4th
Finished On: September 4th, 9:47 PM
Pages Read: 416

Quicksilver by Callie Hart
Prompt Fulfilled: Spells & Incantations O
Started On: September 5th
Finished On: September 5th, 12:32 PM
Pages Read: 640

Imaginary Numbers by Seanan McGuire
Prompt Fulfilled: Alchemy D
Started On: September 5th
Finished On: September 5th, 2:18 PM
Pages Read: 400

Calculated Risks by Seanan McGuire
Prompt Fulfilled: Art of Illusion D
Started On: September 5th
Finished On: September 5th, 7:35 PM
Pages Read: 400

The Stars Are Dying by Chloe C. Peñaranda
Prompt Fulfilled: Shapeshifting O
Started On: September 6th
Finished On: September 6th, 4:03 PM
Pages Read: 412

The Night is Defying by Chloe C. Peñaranda
Prompt Fulfilled: Shapeshifting O
Started On: September 6th
Finished On: September 6th, 10:48 PM
Pages Read: 432

Scorched Earth by Danielle L. Jensen
Prompt Fulfilled: Alchemy D
Started On: September 7th
Finished On: September 7th, 8:36 PM
Pages Read: 752

The Housemaid's Secret by Freida McFadden
Prompt Fulfilled: Artificery Q
Started On: September 8th
Finished On: September 8th, 10:41 AM
Pages Read: 327

Spelunking Through Hell: A Visitor's Guide to the Underworld by Seanan McGuire
Prompt Fulfilled: Alchemy D
Started On: September 8th
Finished On: September 8th, 2:07 PM
Pages Read: 300

Backpacking Through Bedlam by Seanan McGuire
Prompt Fulfilled: Restoration O
Started On: September 8th
Finished On: September 8th, 7:43 PM
Pages Read: 400

Only a Monster by Vanessa Len
Prompt Fulfilled: Animal Studies O
Started On: September 9th
Finished On: September 9th, 11:04 AM
Pages Read: 416

Never a Hero by Vanessa Len
Prompt Fulfilled: Spells & Incantations O
Started On: September 9th
Finished On: September 9th, 3:52 PM
Pages Read: 528

Once a Villain by Vanessa Len
Prompt Fulfilled: Spells & Incantations Q
Started On: September 9th
Finished On: September 9th, 7:47 PM
Pages Read: 416

Origins of an Academy Bully by Caroline Peckham and Susanne Valenti
Prompt Fulfilled: Astronomy D
Started On: September 9th
Finished On: September 9th, 8:58 PM
Pages Read: 94

The Awakening by Caroline Peckham and Susanne Valenti
Prompt Fulfilled: Astronomy Q
Started On: September 10th
Finished On: September 10th, 1:38 PM
Pages Read: 436

Ruthless Fae by Caroline Peckham and Susanne Valenti
Prompt Fulfilled: Animal Studies Q
Started On: September 10th
Finished On: September 10th, 5:24 PM
Pages Read: 475

The Reckoning by Caroline Peckham and Susanne Valenti
Prompt Fulfilled: Spells & Incantations O
Started On: September 11th
Finished On: September 11th, 4:04 PM
Pages Read: 624

A Fate So Cold by Amanda Foody and C.L. Herman
Prompt Fulfilled: Elemental Studies D
Started On: September 11th
Finished On: September 11th, 9:37 PM
Page's Read: 432

The Courting of Bristol Keats by Mary E. Pearson
Prompt Fulfilled: Shapeshifting D
Started On: September 12th
Finished On: September 12th, 12:23 PM
Pages Read: 560

Souls and Sorrows by Sav R. Miller
Prompt Fulfilled: Alchemy Q
Started On: September 12th
Finished On: September 12th, 4:07 PM
Pages Read: 386

Liars and Liaisons by Sav R. Miller
Prompt Fulfilled: Elemental Studies Q
Started On: September 12th
Finished On: September 12th, 10:25 PM
Pages Read: 412

Uprooted by Naomi Novik
Prompt Fulfilled: Restoration O
Started On: September 13th
Finished On: September 13th, 7:41 PM
Pages Read: 464

The Cherished by Patricia Ward
Prompt Fulfilled: Alchemy Q
Started On: September 14th
Finished On: September 14th, 11:03 AM
Pages Read: 336

Caraval by Stephanie Garber
Prompt Fulfilled: Conjuration Q
Started On: September 14th
Finished On: September 14th, 3:45 PM
Pages Read: 416

Legendary by Stephanie Garber
Prompt Fulfilled: Restoration D
Started On: September 14th
Finished On: September 14th, 8:06 PM
Pages Read: 451

A Fate Forged in Fire by Hazel McBride
Prompt Fulfilled: Spells & Incantations O
Started On: September 15th
Finished On: September 15th, 10:48 AM
Pages Read: 416

Endless Anger by Sav R. Miller
Prompt Fulfilled: Demonology O
Started On: September 15th
Finished On: September 15th, 3:01 PM
Pages Read: 452

A Killer Motive by Hannah Mary McKinnon
Prompt Fulfilled: Artificery O
Started On: September 15th
Finished On: September 15th, 10:47 PM
Pages Read: 400

I'm Looking for a Man in Finance by Sabrina Waldorf
Prompt Fulfilled: Art of Illusion Q
Started On: September 16th
Finished On: September 16th, 10:37 AM
Pages Read: 389

Butterfly Effects by Seanan McGuire
Prompt Fulfilled: Alchemy O
Started On: September 16th
Finished On: September 16th, 1:30 PM
Pages Read: 432

A Spear of Summer Grass by Deanna Raybourn
Prompt Fulfilled: Restoration Q
Started On: September 16th
Finished On: September 16th, 6:33 PM
Pages Read: 376

Claimed By Her Monsters by Lexi Davis
Prompt Fulfilled: Art of Illusion O
Started On: September 16th
Finished On: September 16th, 11:06 PM
Pages Read: 120

The House of My Mother: A Daughter's Quest for Freedom by Shari Franke
Prompt Fulfilled: Animal Studies O
Started On: September 17th
Finished On: September 17th, 10:28 AM
Pages Read: 320

The Teller of Small Fortunes by Julie Leong
Prompt Fulfilled: Inscription D
Started On: September 17th
Finished On: September 17th, 2:01 PM
Pages Read: 320

Thirteen Rising by Romina Russell
Prompt Fulfilled: Psionics & Divination O
Started On: September 17th
Finished On: September 17th, 6:18 PM
Pages Read: 350

Dark Fae by Caroline Peckham and Susanne Valenti
Prompt Fulfilled: Artificery D
Started On: September 17th
Finished On: September 17th, 11:51 PM
Pages Read: 538

Savage Fae by Caroline Peckham and Susanne Valenti
Prompt Fulfilled: Animal Studies Q
Started On: September 18th
Finished On: September 18th, 2:17 PM 
Pages Read: 513

The Glittering Edge by Alyssa Villaire
Prompt Fulfilled: Shapeshifting O
Started On: September 18th
Finished On: September 18th, 6:38 PM
Pages Read: 432

Brighter Than Nine by June CL Tan
Prompt Fulfilled: Restoration Q
Started On: September 18th
Finished On: September 18th, 10:01 PM
Pages Read: 400

The Housemaid's Wedding by Freida McFadden
Prompt Fulfilled: Restoration D
Started On: September 18th
Finished On: September 18th, 11:04 PM
Pages Read: 96

The Housemaid is Watching by Freida McFadden
Prompt Fulfilled: Psionics & Divination O
Started On: September 19th
Finished On: September 19th, 11:48 AM
Pages Read: 402

The Hidden Prince by Jodi Meadows 
Prompt Fulfilled: Alchemy O
Started On: September 19th
Finished On: September 19th, 1:29 PM
Pages Read: 58

The Glowing Knight by Jodi Meadows
Prompt Fulfilled: Alchemy O
Started On: September 19th
Finished On: September 19th, 2:10 PM
Pages Read: 40

The Burning Hand by Jodi Meadows 
Prompt Fulfilled: Astronomy D
Started On: September 19th
Finished On: September 19th, 4:04 PM
Pages Read: 150

The Black Knife by Jodi Meadows
Prompt Fulfilled: Art of Illusion Q
Started On: September 19th
Finished On: September 19th, 5:01 PM
Pages Read: 74

Seasons of the Storm by Elle Cosimano
Prompt Fulfilled: Artificery D
Started On: September 19th
Finished On: September 19th, 11:27 PM
Pages Read: 480

Blood and Chocolate by Annette Curtis Klause
Prompt Fulfilled: Restoration O
Started On: September 20th
Finished On: September 20th, 3:48 PM
Pages Read: 288

Seasons of Chaos by Elle Cosimano
Prompt Fulfilled: Shapeshifting D
Started On: September 20th
Finished On September 20th, 9:31 PM
Pages Read: 464

Lore of the Wilds by Analeigh Sbran
Prompt Fulfilled: Restoration O
Started On: September 21st
Finished On: September 21st, 11:31 AM
Pages Read: 339

Shadow Princess by Caroline Peckham and Susanne Valenti
Prompt Fulfilled: Conjuration O
Started On: September 21st
Finished On: September 21st, 5:09 PM
Pages Read: 724

Cursed Fates by Caroline Peckham and Susanne Valenti
Prompt Fulfilled: Inscription O
Started On: September 21st
Finished On: September 21st, 11:52 PM
Pages Read: 886

Heavenly Bodies by Imani Erriu
Prompt Fulfilled: Alchemy O
Started On: September 22nd
Finished On: September 22nd, 11:35 AM
Pages Read: 496

Love & Other Killers by Brynne Weaver
Prompt Fulfilled: Artificery Q
Started On: September 22nd
Finished On September 22nd, 12:20 PM
Pages Read: 61

Finale by Stephanie Garber
Prompt Fulfilled: Restoration D
Started On: September 22nd
Finished On: September 22nd, 5:39 PM
Pages Read: 489

Ragna Crimson, Volume 1 by Daiki Kobayashi
Prompt Fulfilled: Lore O
Started On: September 22nd
Finished On: September 22nd, 7:10 PM
Pages Read: 262

Ragna Crimson, Volume 2 by Daiki Kobayashi
Prompt Fulfilled: Lore O
Started On: September 22nd
Finished On: September 22nd, 8:19 PM
Pages Read: 214

Ragna Crimson, Volume 3 by Daiki Kobayashi
Prompt Fulfilled: Lore O
Started On: September 22nd
Finished On: September 22nd, 9:34 PM
Pages Read: 290

Ragna Crimson, Volume 4 by Daiki Kobayashi
Prompt Fulfilled: Psionics & Divination Q
Started On: September 22nd
Finished On: September 22nd, 10:37 PM
Pages Read: 226

Bitten by Jordan Stephanie Gray
Prompt Fulfilled: Restoration O
Started On: September 23rd
Finished On: September 23rd, 10:58 AM
Pages Read: 384

The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea by Axie Oh
Prompt Fulfilled: Restoration Q
Started On: September 23rd
Finished On: September 23rd, 2:43 PM
Pages Read: 352

Six Feet Deep Dish by Mindy Quigley
Prompt Fulfilled: Conjuration D
Started On: September 23rd
Finished On: September 23rd, 7:58 PM
Pages Read: 320

The Dark is Defying by Chloe C. Peñaranda
Prompt Fulfilled: Shapeshifting O
Started On: September 24th
Finished On: September 24th, 11:20 AM
Pages Read: 416

The Orphan Queen by Jodi Meadows
Prompt Fulfilled: Spells & Incantations O
Started On: September 24th
Finished On: September 24th, 2:57 PM
Pages Read: 416

The Mirror King by Jodi Meadows
Prompt Fulfilled: Animal Studies D
Started On: September 24th
Finished On: September 24th, 10:03 PM
Pages Read: 560

Feral Youth Anthology
Prompt Fulfilled: Art of Illusion D
Started On: September 25th
Finished On: September 25th, 1:39 PM
Pages Read: 384

This Is My Brain in Love by I.W. Gregorio
Prompt Fulfilled: Astronomy O
Started On: September 25th
Finished On: September 25th, 8:31 PM
Pages Read: 384

In My Dreams I Hold a Knife by Ashley Winstead
Prompt Fulfilled: Lore D
Started On: September 26th
Finished On: September 26th, 2:47 PM
Pages Read: 368

Golden by Jessi Kirby
Prompt Fulfilled: Psionics & Divination D
Started On: September 26th
Finished On: September 26th, 9:03 PM
Pages Read: 277

A Lie for a Lie by Ren DeStefano
Prompt Fulfilled: Demonology Q
Started On: September 27th
Finished On: September 27th, 2:45 PM
Pages Read: 320

Unending by Ivelisse Housman
Prompt Fulfilled: Astronomy O
Started On: September 27th
Finished On: September 27th,  8:05 PM
Pages Read: 400

A Girl Walks Into the Forest by Madeleine Roux
Prompt Fulfilled: Art of Illusion O
Started On: September 28th
Finished On: September 28th, 11:38 AM
Pages Read: 320

Stolen in Death by J.D. Robb
Prompt Fulfilled: Art of Illusion O
Started On: September 28th
Currently On: Page 0 of 400

Prompts Left: Inscription Q, Artificery O, Demonology O, Demonology D, Alchemy Q
Read: 82
Pages Read: 301428
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Wednesday, August 20, 2025

Waiting on Wednesday #745, August 20th

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

Deadly Storms by Christine Feehan
Expected Publication: September 2nd, 2025
From Goodreads:
Danger is gathering on the horizon in this gripping novel of romantic suspense from #1 New York Times bestselling author Christine Feehan.

Shabina Foster does her best to lead a normal life. She takes comfort in her friends and her dogs and finds passion in running her own small-town café in the eastern Sierra. But she can’t help always looking over her shoulder, not after what happened in her past. Since then, Shabina has worked very hard to build herself up and live life to the fullest.

Still, there’s no denying the scars she carries. Truly opening up her guarded world seems like an impossible dream—especially when it comes to the one man who makes her feel safe. Shabina already feels like she’s ruined his life and is determined to keep her distance, even as the ghosts of her past emerge from the shadows.

Security expert Rainier Ashcroft knows firsthand that a storm is brewing and that Shabina is in real trouble. Threats are approaching on all sides—and there’s no telling when the next hit will strike. But convincing the woman he loves to truly let him in will be just as difficult as keeping her alive.

Framed in Death by J.D. Robb
Expected Publication: September 2nd, 2025
From Goodreads:
Death imitates art in the brand-new crime thriller starring homicide cop Eve Dallas from the #1 New York Times-bestselling author J.D. Robb.

Manhattan is filled with galleries and deep-pocketed collectors who can make an artist's career with a wave of a hand. But one man toils in obscurity, his brilliance unrecognized while lesser talents bask in the glory he believes should be his. Come tomorrow, he vows, the city will be buzzing about his work.

Indeed, before dawn, Lt. Eve Dallas is speeding toward the home of the two gallery owners whose doorway has been turned into a horrifying crime scene overnight. A lifeless young woman has been elaborately costumed and precisely posed to resemble the model of a long-ago Dutch master, and Dallas plunges into her investigation.

Wild Reverence by Rebecca Ross
Expected Publication: September 2nd, 2025
From Goodreads:
Born ​in the firelit domain of the under realm, Matilda is the youngest goddess of her clan, blessed with humble messenger magic. But in a land where gods often kill each other to steal power and alliances break as quickly as they are forged, Matilda must come of age sooner than most. She may be known to carry words and letters through the realms, but she holds a secret she must hide from even her dearest of allies to ensure her survival. And to complicate matters . . . there is a mortal boy who dreams of her, despite the fact they have never met in the waking world.

Ten years ago, Vincent of Beckett wrote to Matilda on the darkest night of his life―begging the goddess he befriended in dreams to help him. When his request went unanswered, Vincent moved on, becoming the hardened, irreverent lord of the river who has long forgotten Matilda. That is, until she comes tumbling into his bedroom window with a letter for him.

As Fate would have it, Matilda and Vincent were destined to find each other beyond dreams. There may be a chance for Matilda to rewrite the blood-soaked ways of the gods, but at immense sacrifice. She will have to face something she fears even more than losing her magic: to be vulnerable, and to allow herself to finally be loved.

Fearful by Lauren Roberts
Expected Publication: September 2nd, 2025
From Goodreads:
Set during the time of Fearless, a mysterious figure arrives in the kingdom of Ilya to witness the fight for the throne and the price it costs those sworn to defend the land in this beautiful and heart-wrenching story in the #1 New York Times bestselling Powerless trilogy.

Love too grand, it kills.

Mara never intended to set foot in Ilya again. But when the king makes a life-altering decision, her interest is piqued, and Death is determined to understand Kitt Azer’s mind if he is destined to join her in the Mors.

Spending time with the king while observing the castle’s inhabitants reminds Mara that there is more to life than just death. There is love. But even the purest of intentions spur revenge and the pursuit of power. And fate will have its way with all of them—to live, to rule, to love, and most certainly, to die…

Sisters in the Wild by Angeline Boulley
Expected Publication: September 2nd, 2025
From Goodreads:
From the instant New York Times bestselling author of Firekeeper’s Daughter and Warrior Girl Unearthed comes a daring new mystery about a foster teen claiming her heritage on her own terms.

Ever since Lucy Smith’s father died five years ago, “home” has been more of an idea than a place. She knows being on the run is better than anything waiting for her as a “ward of the state.” But when the sharp-eyed and kind Mr. Jameson with an interest in her case comes looking for her, Lucy wonders if hiding from her past will ever truly keep her safe.

Five years in the foster system has taught her to be cautious and smart. But she wants to believe Mr. Jameson and his “friend-not-friend,” a tall and fierce-looking woman who say they want to look after her.

They also tell Lucy the truth her father hid from her: She is Ojibwe; she has – had – a sister, and more siblings; a grandmother who’d look after her and a home where she would be loved.

But Lucy is being followed. The past has destroyed any chance of normal she has had, and now the secrets she’s hiding will swallow her whole and take away the future she always dreamed of.

Every Step She Takes by Alison Cochrun
Expected Publication: September 2nd, 2025
From Goodreads:
A swoon-worthy sapphic romance following two women who are thrown together on a European adventure, from the Lambda Literary Award–winning author of the “sexy, insightful, and utterly charming” (BuzzFeed) Kiss Her Once for Me.

Thirty-five-year-old Seattleite Sadie Wells needs an escape. She’s desperate to escape her monotonous routines, the family business that has consumed her entire life, and the unexpected gay panic that has her questioning everything she thought she knew about herself. So when her injured sister offers Sadie her place on a tour along Portugal’s Camino de Santiago, she decides this is the perfect chance to get away from it all.

After three glasses of wine on the plane and some turbulence convince Sadie she won’t even survive the flight, she confesses all her secrets to her seatmate, Mal. The the plane doesn’t crash, and it turns out Mal is on her Camino tour. Worst of all, Sadie learns that she is on a tour specifically for queer women, and that her two-hundred-mile trek will be a journey of self-discovery, whether she wants it to be or not.

Fascinated by the woman who drunkenly came out to her on the plane, Mal offers to help Sadie relive the queer adolescence she missed out on as they walk the Camino. As Sadie develops her newfound confidence, Mal grapples with a complicated loss and unexpected inheritance. But as their relationship blurs the lines between reality and practice, they both must decide if they will forever part at the end of the tour or chart a new course together.

With “funny, poignant” (Publishers Weekly, starred review) prose, Alison Cochrun explores the power of letting go of your past and realizing that it’s never too late to live as your authentic self.

House of Hearts by Skyla Arndt
Expected Publication: September 2nd, 2025
From Goodreads:
Solving her best friend's murder means infiltrating a secret society, resisting a forbidden love, and running from a vengeful ghost in this sophomore novel by the author of Together We Rot.

“An intoxicating blend of romance and horror, darkness and wit. With haunts and twists that leap off the page, this was a rabbit hole I was happy to fall down.” —Ava Reid, #1 New York Times bestselling author of A Study in Drowning

Violet Harper knows her best friend was murdered. Even if everyone else has labeled her death a “freak accident,” Vi is sure she’d been trying to tell her something right before she died. Cryptic messages about her friend’s elite boarding school, her whirlwind romance, and the mysterious secret society she was entangled in all point to a more sinister fate.

So, Violet does what no one else seems willing to She transfers to the same fancy school to dig into the society’s murky history and find out what really happened to her friend. She knows the truth might not be pretty, but what she doesn’t bargain for is the handsome boy at the center of it all—Calvin Lockwell, the brother of her prime suspect and descendant of the school’s founder. He’s obnoxious and privileged, and Violet can’t deny their haunting attraction. It soon becomes clear his family is hiding a dark secret that may not be of this world, and suddenly Violet’s following her friend’s doomed footsteps down the rabbit hole. Even as details emerge of a deadly curse plaguing the school, she can’t escape her true feelings for Calvin. But loving him may be the last thing she ever does.

A Land So Wide by Erin A. Craig
Expected Publication: September 2nd, 2025
From Goodreads:
From the No. 1 New York Times bestselling author of House of Roots and Ruin, comes an irresistible blend of dark fairytale and romantic fantasy set in the beautiful but brutal Canadian wilderness.

Like everyone else in the settlement of Mistaken, Greer Mackenzie is trapped. Founded by an ambitious Scottish lumber merchant, the tiny town on the edge of the American continent is blessed with rich natural resources that have made its people prosperous—but at a cost. The same woods that have lined the townsfolks’ pockets harbor dangerous beasts: wolves, bears, and the Bright-Eyeds—monsters beyond description who have rained utter destruction down on nearby settlements. But Mistaken’s founders made a deal with the mysterious Benevolence: the Warding Stones that surround the town will keep the Bright-Eyeds out—and the town’s citizens in. Anyone who spends a night within Mistaken’s borders belongs to it forever.

Greer, a mapmaker and eccentric dreamer, has always ached to explore the world outside, even though she knows she and her longtime love, Ellis Beaufort, will never see it. Until, on the day she and Ellis are meant to finally begin their lives together, Greer watches in horror as her beloved disappears beyond the Warding Stones, pursued by a monstrous creature. Swiftly realizing that the stories she was raised on might be more myth than fact, Greer figures out a way to escape Mistaken for the very first time. Determined to rescue Ellis, she begins a trek through the cold and pitiless wilderness. But Greer is being hunted, not only by the ruthless Bright-Eyeds but by the secret truths behind Mistaken’s founding, as well as her own origins.

Playfully drawing from Scottish folklore, Erin A. Craig’s adult debut is both a deeply atmospheric and profoundly romantic exploration of freedom versus security: a stunning celebration of one woman’s relentless bravery on a quest to reclaim her lost love—and claim her own future.

Grave Flowers by Autumn Krause
Expected Publication: September 2nd, 2025
From Goodreads:
4.53
80 ratings67 reviews
A twisty, dark royalcore fantasy that takes the courtly intrigue of Hamlet and infuses it with the vicious ambition of the Boleyn family. For readers who love Holly Black and Sarah J. Maas.

This gorgeous hardcover edition features beautifully designed endpapers and a foil stamped case!

“A sumptuously dark tale of revenge and atonement that beautifully explores the ties both duty and family use to claim us. From the first page to the last, I was dazzled.” —Erin A. Craig, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Thirteenth Child

Marry the prince, then kill him.

Princess Madalina and her twin sister, Inessa, were born attached at the hand and separated right after. That’s the only time the sisters ever held hands. The girls’ personalities have been shaped in the Sinet family’s drive to make their kingdom more than what it is: unrespectable and loathsome, a damp place where deceit fills the palace walls like mold.

Madalina is different from her family. She’s considered the weak one and only finds peace in the garden, tending her magical flowers, which are pejoratively called grave flowers because they are ideal for torture and torment. Secretly, she dreams of escape and a new life.

Then Inessa, who was betrothed to the heir of a wealthy kingdom—Prince Aeric—gets trapped in Bide, a terrifying purgatory, and begs Madalina to set her free. Now, not only must Madalina take her sister’s place as Aeric’s bride-to-be, but she also must finish Inessa’s secret mission: Inessa wasn’t just sent to marry Prince Aeric, but to kill him, too, and solidify a profitable pact with his traitorous uncle.

On behalf of her family, Madalina will need to resist the infuriatingly clever prince—as well as her own heart—if she’s to free her sister and finish the job.

Perfect for fans of:

-Enemies to lovers
-Royal rivalry
-Arranged marriage
-Deadly games
-Dark royalcore
-Reluctant ruler
-Bloodstained family

There's a bunch of great books kicking off September, ones that I'm so excited about (and some that I didn't know were coming) and I need these books to be out! What about you guys? Happy reading! 
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Monday, June 9, 2025

It's Monday! What Are You Reading #731, June 9th

It's Monday! What Are You Reading is a weekly meme hosted by Book Date where we share what we read this past week, what we hope to read this week...and anything in between! This is a great way to plan out your reading week and see what others are currently reading as well...you never know where that next "must read" book will come from!
What happened in the past week:

Weekly Memes:
It's Monday! What Are You Reading #730
Teaser Tuesday #738
WWW Wednesday #738
WOW #734
Will the Time Come #731
Third Sentence Thursday #721
Random Reads #707
First Lines Friday #734
Book Blogger Hop #400
The Reward Challenge Update #716
How Well I Stuck to It #568
Wrote that Review Update #565

Week 23 Reviews:

Magical Readathon: Orilium: 

Camp SeasonAthon: 

Random:

OK, so I got 32 posts in 7 days, and it was another good, but slow week, I took my time, and did other things besides reading and blogging, and that was nice. What about you guys? Happy reading!

So this week I want to read Caught Up!

From the viral TikTok author of the stalker romcom, LIGHTS OUT, comes Navessa Allen's second book in best-selling The Into Darkness Trilogy, upping the ante with voyeurism and play club kink.

"I wanted this woman, and I was a man who always got what he wanted."

Nico "Junior" Trocci knows Lauren Marchetti is off limits. She is sweetness and laughter, whereas Junior exists in a world of violence and depravity. Men like him don't get to have women like her. It's why he pushed her away back in high school and kept his distance ever since.

But when Junior looks Lauren up online, he discovers the shy, bookish girl he remembers is gone. In her place is a strikingly beautiful woman whose social media is filled with scantily clad pictures of herself and a connection to a nearby play club. Junior's innocent curiosity quickly turns into a dark obsession. Watching Lauren from a distance isn't enough; he needs to make her his.

"He's ruthless; a walking red flag. Good thing red is my favorite color."

Lauren is intrigued by the mystery man who keeps showing up at her club, who tempts her white-hot desires. But as their flirty online messages stir up a deeper form of connection, Lauren worries she's developing real feelings for this brooding stranger. As their combined desire ratchets up to a breaking point, who will seduce who?
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Saturday, June 7, 2025

Week 23 Review: Framed in Death

From Goodreads:
Death imitates art in the brand-new crime thriller starring homicide cop Eve Dallas from the #1 New York Times-bestselling author J.D. Robb.

Manhattan is filled with galleries and deep-pocketed collectors who can make an artist's career with a wave of a hand. But one man toils in obscurity, his brilliance unrecognized while lesser talents bask in the glory he believes should be his. Come tomorrow, he vows, the city will be buzzing about his work.

Indeed, before dawn, Lt. Eve Dallas is speeding toward the home of the two gallery owners whose doorway has been turned into a horrifying crime scene overnight. A lifeless young woman has been elaborately costumed and precisely posed to resemble the model of a long-ago Dutch master, and Dallas plunges into her investigation.

My Review:
This was another fantastic read! The idea of someone making art out of death, a bit from causing that death, is pretty horrifying, especially when we got the killer's perspective, and their analysis of their talent. I was really looking forward to the interrogation when they break! 

I will note, this is the first time that I'd consumed this series in audiobook format. So while I know, for example, that Roark has an Irish accent, it was so weird to hear it, because when I read, I don't really remember accents. If I have access to an audiobook in the future first, I will read it that way, whichever method lets me read the book sooner!

One thing that I really enjoyed about this one was that it was a bit like a one two punch, where we got to see a bit of the court part of the proceeding after Eve and co. catches the bad guy, which if we have seen before (and I can't remember if we have, but I don't think so) which was really interesting to read! 

Plus this book has one major update-the house project is about finished, and they move in! So I really enjoyed the house tour, seeing how everything came together, that was such a delightful update! These characters are really dear after all these books and I always want them to be happy! 

Loved reading this book and I can't wait for whatever comes next in the series! 

Author: J.D. Robb
Series: In Death #61
Read: June 4th, 2025 
Source: NetGalley 
Reason Why: Love her writing and this series, and it's a Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2025 Book and a WoW Book! 
Publisher: Macmillan Audio
Expected Publication: September 2nd 2025
5/5 Hearts
5/5 Books
5/5 Stars
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Wednesday, June 4, 2025

Camp SeasonAthon Update 1

So I read my first book for Camp SeasonAthon, and it was Framed in Death which was for the prompt Art Studio, and I'll be reading Problematic Summer Romance next! 

My Reading Journey:

Framed in Death by J.D. Robb
Prompt Fulfilled: Art Studio
Started On: June 4th
Finished On: June 4th, 11:42 AM
Pages Read: 368

Problematic Summer Romance by Ali Hazelwood
Prompt Fulfilled: Tennis Court
Started On: June 6th
Currently On: Page 0 of 416

Prompts Left: Stables, Garden, Picnic, Cabins, Assembly Hall, Fire Pit, Theatre, Archery, Lake, Dance, Basket Weaving, Music, Pottery Barn, Forest
Read: 1
Pages Read: 368
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WWW Wednesday #738, June 4th

To play along, just answer the following three (3) questions…

• What are you currently reading?
• What did you recently finish reading?
• What do you think you'll read next?

Thanks to MizB of Should Be Writing now A Daily Rhythm for starting this meme! And thanks now to Taking on a World of Words for reviving it! 

I'm currently listening to Framed in Death, and I'm really enjoying this latest installment! 

I'm also reading Love at Second Sight, and I'm really enjoying it! 

I read Learn My Lesson and I loved reading this version! 

I'm going to be reading Ascension and I can't wait to continue on with this series! 

What about you guys? Happy reading!
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