Will the Time Come #726, May 1st

Every Thursday I am going to list a book which I really want to read/keep meaning to get to. These are mostly books which have been on my shelf for awhile now but don't have to be, maybe you got it two weeks ago and really want to read it! Thanks to Jodie from Books for Company for this meme!

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-Pick a book you have been meaning to read

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From Goodreads:

Grimsby, a junior Auditor in the magical Department of Unorthodox Affairs, finds himself on the other side of the law in this spellbinding urban fantasy.

Grimshaw Griswald Grimsby may have one case under his belt, but he’s still a novice Auditor in Boston’s Department of Unorthodox Affairs. And he’s already made mistakes.

Desperate to repair his fraying friendships, he doesn’t ask too many questions when a mysterious patron offers him the chance to join a heist of an otherworldly vault—and in the process find answers that could make things right. 

Complications arise when Grimsby learns that his partner, Mayflower, is keeping secrets about his past. Between facing new demons, old horrors, and monsters—both Usual and Unorthodox—Grimsby soon realizes nothing is how it appears and that not asking enough questions just might be his downfall.

Why the time hasn't come yet...

I still haven't read book2, which I really need to do now that book 3 is out. But I want to read it, I really enjoyed hte first book! What about you guys? Happy reading! 

Waiting on Wednesday #643, September 6th

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

Sword Catcher by Cassandra Clare

Expected Publication: October 10th, 2023
From Goodreads:

Two outcasts find themselves at the center of world-altering change in the start of a riveting epic fantasy series from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Shadowhunter Chronicles.

In the vibrant city-state of Castellane, the richest of nobles and the most debauched of criminals have one thing in common: the constant search for wealth, power, and the next hedonistic thrill.

Kel is an orphan, stolen from the life he knew to become the Sword-Catcher—the body-double of a royal heir, Prince Conor Aurelian. He has been raised alongside the prince, trained in every aspect of combat and statecraft. He and Conor are close as brothers, but Kel knows he has one destiny: to die for Conor. No other future is possible.

Lin Caster is one of the Ashkar, a small community who still possess magical abilities. By law, they must live behind walls in the city, but Lin, a physician, ventures out to tend to the sick and dying of Castellane. Despite her skills, she cannot heal her best friend Mariam without access to forbidden knowledge.

After a failed assassination attempt brings Lin and Kel together, they are drawn into the web of the mysterious Ragpicker King, the criminal ruler of Castellane’s underworld. He offers them each what they want most; but as they descend into his world of intrigue and shadow, they discover a conspiracy of corruption that reaches from the darkest gutters of Castellane to the highest tower of its palaces. As long-kept secrets begin to unravel, they must ask themselves: Is knowledge worth the price of betrayal? Can forbidden love bring down a kingdom? And will Lin and Kel’s discoveries plunge their nation into war—and the world into chaos?

The Blood Years by Elana K. Arnold

Expected Publication: October 10th, 2023
From Goodreads:

Frederieke Teitler and her older sister, Astra, live in a house, in a city, in a world divided. Their father ran out on them when Rieke was only six, leaving their mother a wreck and their grandfather as their only stable family. He’s done his best to provide for them and shield them from antisemitism, but now, seven years later, being a Jew has become increasingly dangerous, even in their beloved home of Czernowitz, long considered a safe haven for Jewish people. And when Astra falls in love and starts pulling away from her, Rieke wonders if there’s anything in her life she can count on—and, if so, if she has the power to hold on to it.

Then—war breaks out in Europe. First the Russians, then the Germans, invade Czernowitz. Almost overnight, Rieke and Astra’s world changes, and every day becomes a struggle: to keep their grandfather’s business, to keep their home, to keep their lives. Rieke has long known that she exists in a world defined by those who have power and those who do not, and as those powers close in around her, she must decide whether holding on to her life might mean letting go of everything that has ever mattered to her—and if that’s a choice she will even have the chance to make.

Based on the true experiences of her grandmother’s childhood in Holocaust-era Romania, award-winning author Elana K. Arnold weaves an unforgettable tale of love and loss in the darkest days of the twentieth century—and one young woman’s will to survive them.

Teen Killers at Large by Lily Sparks

Expected Publication: October 10th, 2023
From Goodreads:

The Teen Killers Club faces the end in the final installment of this “sick, twisted, fast-paced” (Kendare Blake, #1 New York Times bestselling author) series.

With authorities revisiting her conviction for the brutal murder of her best friend, Signal Deere awaits her fate with the Class A killers she calls her closest friends. When the footage that proves her innocence is wiped, it’s clear someone she trusts is sabotaging her case—and Signal is headed back to jail if she can’t figure out who. Signal desperately needs help from someone as obsessed with the truth as he is with Erik.

But after the Bonnie-and-Clyde act that made them a viral sensation, Erik is a wanted man. Camp wants to kill him, the police want to put him away, and more than one fan wants to claim his black heart. All Erik wants is the freedom he’s never had. Can Signal convince the Teen Killers Club member with the highest body count to turn himself in and testify?

Being with Erik will put a target on her back but losing him just might kill her. As the Teen Killers Club faces its final trial, Signal discovers her options may be narrowing—to life behind bars or till death do us part.

Long Past Dues by James J. Butcher

Expected Publication: October 10th, 2023
From Goodreads:

Grimsby, the newest Auditor in the magical Department of Unorthodox Affairs, finds himself in hot water when he intercepts a friend’s case in this fast-paced and thrilling urban fantasy.

Against all odds, Grimshaw Griswald Grimsby has become an Auditor, enforcing laws about magic for Boston’s Department of Unorthodox Affairs. But Grimsby soon realizes the daily grind of his job is far removed from the glamour he imagined. Overlooked for every exciting case, Grimsby tires of being told to handle mundane magical troubles, and appropriates a case file intended for a friend.

Alongside Leslie Mayflower, the temporarily unretired Huntsman, Grimsby aims to crack the case and discover the origin of a strange, unfinished ritual—one that seems to imitate the handiwork of a foe Mayflower put down twenty years ago.

Together, they’ll have to deal with escaped werewolves, a cursed artifact, and a perilous journey to the mysterious subterranean city below Boston, all to uncover the shocking truth. At any cost, Grimsby must stop this ritual from finally being completed. Yet the cost may be paid not by himself but by his friends. . . .

Here, and Only Here by Christelle Dabos 

Expected Publication: October 10th, 2023
From Goodreads:

The new novel from the million-copy bestselling author of The Mirror Visitor Quartet 

Welcome to the School of Here, an unsettling and peculiar place that is nonetheless familiar to us all. A place full of codes and unspoken rules that are passed down from year to year.

At Here, society is highly stratified, the pairs, friend groups, and outcasts are all ruled by a godlike prince. This year—as all other years—things are not at all as they seem. A self-effacing first-year student vanishes into thin air. A persecuted outsider delivers himself into permanent exile. A tyrannical upperclassman meets his match. A newly-minted prophetess tests her powers. And, behind the scenes, a cabal of students conducts a top-secret investigation into the unexplained phenomenon at the heart of it all. Back to school season marks the start of a time-honored cycle of revolution and rebirth in which each must play their part. 

With Here, and Only Here , Christelle Dabos – author of the international sensation The Mirror Visitor Quartet – gives readers an intriguing and penetrating novel that explores the difficulties of fitting in and the private, individual choices that make up the sometimes abhorrent, always unpredictable Collective.

Some really great books coming out on the 10th, I'm so excited for them, of the ones I've read, were so great! What about you guys? Happy reading! 

Waiting on Wednesday #591, September 7th

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

Dark Whisper by Christine Feehan

Expected Publication: October 11th, 2022
From Goodreads:

Embrace the seductive call of the latest novel in Christine Feehan’s #1 New York Times bestselling Carpathian series.

Vasilisa Sidkorolyavolkva is a Lycan of royal blood. She knows what is expected of her, but all she wants is to be out from under her family’s watchful eyes. There is a fire inside her that is building. A restlessness coupled with a sense of growing dread. Every day she feels the weight of the legacy passed down through generations. The prophecy that says a man will come to claim her as his mate, and that she will guard his soul. She knows nothing about him except that he is hers. But nothing seems real until the night she meets him in the flesh....

Afanasiv Belan is a Carpathian, an ancient one. In all the centuries of his existence, no one has ever affected him like Vasilisa. He can see into her mind and feel what is in her heart. They are so alike, warriors bound by honor and plagued by secrets. They both know they must reveal the darkest parts of their souls if they hope to survive and protect the ones they love.

But if they claim each other as lifemates, it will change them down to the bone. They will become something more—something feared by both of their kinds....

The Akseli by Dianne Duvall

Expected Publication: October 11th, 2022
From Goodreads:

Simone has hunted and slain psychotic vampires night after night for hundreds of years and desperately needs a change. When the leader of the Immortal Guardians offers her an opportunity to guard ten mortal women who are venturing to another planet, she dives right in and finds traveling into space and meeting amazing alien races just as exciting as she'd hoped… until an enemy attacks. Simone saves everyone she can before she's thrust into an escape pod and the ship explodes. Alone, fearing some—if not all—of her friends have been killed, she vows to seek vengeance.

Despite his fierce reputation and propensity for violating the law, Janwar has formed a friendship with strait-laced Prince Taelon of Lasara. When the prince's ship is destroyed, Janwar joins the massive Aldebarian Alliance-wide search and rescue mission and soon locates the Gathendien ship that launched the attack. An odd thing happens, however, as he and his crew stealthily approach it. The lifeforms inside begin to perish, two or three at a time in quick succession. Much to his surprise, someone else has reached the ship first: one of the very Earth women he hoped to rescue.

Fascinatingly fierce, Simone bands together with Janwar and his crew to search for her missing friends and wreak havoc upon those who wish to harm them. She also widens eyes, drops jaws, and sparks laughter and mischief as she banishes the warriors' world-weariness and makes each day seem like a new adventure. The friendship that grows between Janwar and Simone swiftly deepens into love. But the enemy warriors they face are tenacious and boast more weapons in their arsenal than the alliance knows. Can Janwar, Simone, and such a small crew vanquish them?

Mistakes Were Made by Meryl Wilsner

Expected Publication: October 11th, 2022
From Goodreads:

From the critically acclaimed author of Something To Talk About comes a sharp and sexy rom-com about a college senior who accidentally hooks up with her best friend’s mom.

When Cassie Klein goes to an off-campus bar to escape her school’s Family Weekend, she isn’t looking for a hookup—it just happens. Buying a drink for a stranger turns into what should be an uncomplicated, amazing one-night stand. But then the next morning rolls around and her friend drags her along to meet her mom—the hot, older woman Cassie slept with.

Erin Bennett came to Family Weekend to get closer to her daughter, not have a one-night stand with a college senior. In her defense, she hadn’t known Cassie was a student when they'd met. To make things worse, Erin’s daughter brings Cassie to breakfast the next morning. And despite Erin's better judgement—how could sleeping with your daughter’s friend be anything but bad?—she and Cassie get along in the day just as well as they did last night.

What should have been a one-time fling quickly proves impossible to ignore, and soon Cassie and Erin are sneaking around. Worst of all, they start to realize they have something real. But is being honest about the love between them worth the cost?

The Kraken's Sacrifice by Katee Robert

Expected Publication: October 11th, 2022
From Goodreads:

Catalina only made her deal with the demon because she had nowhere else to go. The world has kicked her every chance it got, so she’s all too happy to leave the realm she knows behind. What’s the worst that could happen?

She doesn’t anticipate being auctioned away to a kraken.

Thane is cold and distant…but he’s not unkind. Isolated as they are, Catalina finds herself seeking his company again and again. And when she finally agrees to uphold her portion of the bargain?

That’s when things get really interesting.

But she only gave the demon seven years, and when the time is up, she’ll have no choice but to leave behind the kraken who’s stolen her heart and return to the world that doesn’t want her.

If You Could See the Sun by Ann Liang

Expected Publication: October 11th, 2022
From Goodreads:

No secret is safe.

Alice Sun has always felt invisible at her elite Beijing international boarding school, where she’s the only scholarship student in a sea of über-wealthy classmates. But she has a plan: be top of the class, attend a prestigious university, secure a killer job, and finally lift her family out of poverty.

Then her parents drop a bomb—they can no longer afford her tuition, even with the scholarship. But that’s the least of Alice’s problems because she has started uncontrollably turning invisible. As in completely, physically invisible.  

Alice realizes there’s an upside to her strange new power—unparalleled access to the secrets of China’s most rich and influential teens. Soon, Alice has a new plan: offer her invisibility services to find out what her classmates want to know—for a price.

But between balancing schoolwork, a growing relationship with academic-rival-turned-business-partner Henry, and stealing secrets, things start to fall through the cracks. As the tasks escalate from petty scandals to actual crimes, Alice must decide if helping her family is worth losing her conscience—or even her life.

Dead Man's Hand by James J. Butcher

Expected Publication: October 11th, 2022
From Goodreads:

In the tradition of his renowned father, James J. Butcher's debut novel is a brilliant urban fantasy about a young man who must throw out the magical rule book to solve the murder of his former mentor.

On the streets of Boston, the world is divided into the ordinary Usuals, and the paranormal Unorthodox. And in the Department of Unorthodox Affairs, the Auditors are the magical elite, government-sanctioned witches with spells at their command and all the power and prestige that comes with it. Grimshaw Griswald Grimsby is...not one of those witches.

After flunking out of the Auditor training program and being dismissed as "not Department material," Grimsby tried to resign himself to life as a mediocre witch. But he can't help hoping he'll somehow, someway, get another chance to prove his skill. That opportunity comes with a price when his former mentor, aka the most dangerous witch alive, is murdered down the street from where he works, and Grimsby is the Auditors' number one suspect.

Proving his innocence will require more than a little legwork, and after forming a strange alliance with the retired legend known as the Huntsman and a mysterious being from Elsewhere, Grimsby is abruptly thrown into a life of adventure, whether he wants it or not. Now all he has to do is find the real killer, avoid the Auditors on his trail, and most importantly, stay alive.

Voice of Fear by Heather Graham

Expected Publication: October 11th, 2022
From Goodreads:

A killer is looking to silence them, once and for all.

FBI agent Jordan Wallace is close to cracking the human trafficking case she’s been working, when she does the one thing she should never do: let her guard down. The botched undercover mission is semisalvaged by the last-minute appearance of criminal psychologist Patrick Law, but Jordan can’t imagine making a worse first impression. Especially when she’s partnered with Patrick moving forward.

Patrick’s innate ability to get inside a criminal’s head is an asset for the Krewe of Hunters. But Jordan wishes she could protect her own thoughts from her new partner. Patrick assures her that both she and her thoughts are safe with him, but Jordan’s less sure about her heart. Letting someone have her back has never been her strong suit, but with a dangerous killer still at large, trusting in Patrick might be the only thing keeping them alive.

A harrowing journey… Intelligent, fast-paced and frightening at all times.

Descend to Darkness by Heather Graham

Expected Publication: October 11th, 2022
From Goodreads:

From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Heather Graham comes a story in her Krewe of Hunters series…

Angela Hawkins Crow awakens to find herself in total darkness. Despite her years as a Krewe agent, she is first seized with panic, but her life and her training kick in. She knows that she must stay calm and go back in her mind to find out how she got where she is…and where she might be.

Meanwhile, an eerie phone call comes in at Krewe headquarters, warning them all that Angela has been kidnapped, describing her ordeal, and lamenting the fact that she can't be saved.

But there is no such thing with the Krewe. In the dark and in the light, the fight is on.

Angela determines that she might know what has happened to her, and she is prepared when her kidnapper can't resist the temptation to check in on her.

By following his wife's expertise with research, Jackson discovers what just might be happening—and in the darkness of night and the silence of the graveyard, he'll risk everything to find the woman he loves.

Dark Room Etiquette by Robin Roe

Expected Publication: October 11th, 2022
From Goodreads:

Sixteen-year-old Sayers Wayte has everything—until he's kidnapped by a man who tells him the privileged life he's been living is based on a lie.

Trapped in a windowless room, without knowing why he's been taken or how long the man plans to keep him shut away, Sayers faces a terrifying new reality. To survive, he must forget the world he once knew, and play the part his abductor has created for him.

But as time passes, the line between fact and fiction starts to blur, and Sayers begins to wonder if he can escape . . . before he loses himself.

There's so many great reads coming out on the 11th, I've read a few and they were spectacular, and I can't wait for them all to be out! What about you guys? Happy reading! 

It's Monday! What Are You Reading #584, August 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 #583
Teaser Tuesday #591
WWW Wednesday #591
WOW #587
Will the Time Come #584
Third Sentence Thursday #574
Random Reads #560
First Lines Friday #587
Book Blogger Hop #253

Monthly ARC's Update 19
The Reward Challenge Update #569
Wheel of TBR #116
How Well I Stuck to It #421
Wrote that Review Update #418

Week 32 Reviews:
Dare You to Lie

Lore Olympus: Volume 2

Final Heir

Sugar Plum Spies 

Dead Man's Hand

Dead Little Mean Girl

The Lindbergh Nanny

Marked by Stars

Followed by Thunder 

The Scorpion Rules

The Swan Riders

Daughter

Where the Crawdads Sing

ARC August: 

Update 5

Update 6

Update 7

Update 8

Update 9

Update 10

Update 11

Update 12

Magical Readathon: Orilium: 

Update 9

Update 10

Update 11

Update 12

Update 13

Update 14

Update 15

Update 16

Update 17

Update 18

Update 19
Update 20

Update 21

Pick-Pong-A-Thon:

Update 3

Update 4

Random:

Lyssa Kay Adams Author Page

Becca's BookoplAthon September 2022 Round Sign Up

OK, so I got 50 posts in 7 days, and it was a pretty great week with pretty good books. Today is a bit nerve wracking, because Dobby is having his 5th cancer surgery today, and he's 14 years old, so hopefully he gets through it okay. What about you guys? Happy reading!

So this week I want to read Nine Liars.

Stevie Bell solved the case of Truly Devious, and now she's taking her detecting skills abroad when she becomes embroiled in a mystery from 1990s England. Another pulse-pounding and laugh-out-loud stand-alone mystery from New York Times bestselling author Maureen Johnson.

Senior year at Ellingham Academy for Stevie Bell isn't going well. Her boyfriend, David, is studying in London. Her friends are obsessed with college applications. With the cold case of the century solved, Stevie is adrift. There is nothing to distract her from the questions pinging around her brain--questions about college, love, and life in general.

Relief comes when David invites Stevie and her friends to join him for study abroad, and his new friend Izzy introduces her to a double-murder cold case. In 1995, nine friends from Cambridge University went to a country house and played a drunken game of hide-and-seek. Two were found in the woodshed the next day, murdered with an ax.

The case was assumed to be a burglary gone wrong, but one of the remaining seven saw something she can't explain. This was no break-in. Someone's lying about what happened in the woodshed.

Seven suspects. Two murders. One killer still playing a deadly game.

Week 32 Review: Dead Man's Hand

From Goodreads:

In the tradition of his renowned father, James J. Butcher's debut novel is a brilliant urban fantasy about a young man who must throw out the magical rule book to solve the murder of his former mentor.

On the streets of Boston, the world is divided into the ordinary Usuals, and the paranormal Unorthodox. And in the Department of Unorthodox Affairs, the Auditors are the magical elite, government-sanctioned witches with spells at their command and all the power and prestige that comes with it. Grimshaw Griswald Grimsby is...not one of those witches.

After flunking out of the Auditor training program and being dismissed as "not Department material," Grimsby tried to resign himself to life as a mediocre witch. But he can't help hoping he'll somehow, someway, get another chance to prove his skill. That opportunity comes with a price when his former mentor, aka the most dangerous witch alive, is murdered down the street from where he works, and Grimsby is the Auditors' number one suspect.

Proving his innocence will require more than a little legwork, and after forming a strange alliance with the retired legend known as the Huntsman and a mysterious being from Elsewhere, Grimsby is abruptly thrown into a life of adventure, whether he wants it or not. Now all he has to do is find the real killer, avoid the Auditors on his trail, and most importantly, stay alive.

My Review:

Wow, this was a really fun read! This world and the magic and how it works was fantastic to lean. And I loved these characters. Grimsby was such fun to read about, the way that his mind worked was something else! It was so entertaining!

Of course I can't help but compare it to his dad's Harry Dresden series, they're both urban fantasy. But these world are different and Harry and Grimsby are very different characters with different skills and backgrounds, and I'm really glad that James J. Butcher wrote this book! 

The way the magic works, with the glasses, and the Elsewhere, it was really interesting to read. Grimsby has it rough, because his left arm was burned, which means the magic doesn't flow smoothly there, but he's worked hard to compensate for that.

This investigation into who killed Mansgraf, with Mayflower was so entertaining. There were parts of the book where we got the Mayflower's perspective, and given their different experience levels, and just how exasperated he was with Grimsby, I loved reading it! And that ending! It'll be interesting to see how everything will come into play in book 2! 

This was an amazing read, and I can't wait to continue the series! 

Author: James J. Butcher 
Series: The Unorthodox Chronicles #1 
Read: August 9th, 2022
Source: NetGalley 
Reason Why: Sounded really great, and it's a DAC Book, Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2022 Book and a WoW Book! 
Publisher: Ace
Expected Publication: October 1st 2022

5/5 Hearts

5/5 Books

5/5 Stars

WWW Wednesday #591, August 10th

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

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

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

I'm currently reading Dead Little Mean Girl, and I'm really enjoying it! 

I read Dead Man's Hand, and it was such a great read! 

I'm going to be reading Marked by Stars, and I can't wait, I love the full length books series! 

What about you guys? Happy reading!

Pick-Pong-A-Thon Update 3

So I read my next book for Pick-Pong-A-Thon, and it was Dead Man's Hand which was for the prompt First in a Series 2, and I'll be reading The Scorpion Rules next!

My Reading Journey:

The Bromance Book Club by Lyssa Kay Adams

Prompt Fulfilled: First in a Series 1

Started On: August 4th

Finished On: August 4th, 7:04 PM

Pages Read: 352

Final Heir by Faith Hunter

Prompt Fulfilled: Gifted

Started On: August 7th

Finished On: August 7th, 9:44 PM

Pages Read: 464

Dead Man's Hand by James J. Butcher

Prompt Fulfilled: First in a Series 2

Started On: August 9th

Finished On: August 9th, 8:46 PM

Pages Read: 384

The Scorpion Rules by Erin Bow

Prompt Fulfilled: Intimidating

Started On: August 

Currently On: Page 0 of 384

Prompts Left: Retelling, Treat Your Shelf

Read: 3

Pages Read: 1200

Magical Readathon: Orilium Update 10

So I read my next book for Magical Readathon: Orilium, and it was Dead Man's Hand which was for the prompt Art of Illusion O, and I'll be reading Dead Little Mean Girls next!

My Reading Journey:

A Lady of Rooksgrave Manor by Kathryn Moon

Prompt Fulfilled: Inscription O

Started On: August 1st

Finished On: August 1st, 5:20 PM

Pages Read: 405

Court of the Vampire Queen by Katee Robert

Prompt Fulfilled: The AWW Needs You Quest

Started On: August 1st

Finished On: August 1st, 9:40 PM

Pages Read: 496

Breaking Time by Sasha Alsberg

Prompt Fulfilled: Psionics & Divination O

Started On: August 3rd

Finished On: August 3rd, 9:50 PM

Pages Read: 352

The Bromance Book Club by Lyssa Kay Adams

Prompt Fulfilled: Alchemy O

Started On: August 4th

Finished On: August 4th, 7:04 PM

Pages Read: 352

Undercover Bromance by Lyssa Kay Adams

Prompt Fulfilled: Elemental Studies O

Started On: August 4th

Finished On: August 4th, 9:29 PM

Pages Read: 348

Dare You to Lie by Amber Lynn Natusch

Prompt Fulfilled: Astronomy O

Started On: August 5th

Finished On: August 5th, 11:38 PM

Pages Read: 352

Lore Olympus: Volume Two by Rachel Smythe 

Prompt Fulfilled: Inscription Q

Started On: August 7th

Finished On: August 7th, 1:50 PM

Pages Read: 368

Final Heir by Faith Hunter

Prompt Fulfilled: Animal Studies O

Started On: August 7th

Finished On: August 7th, 9:44 PM

Pages Read: 464

Sugar Plum Spies by Jennifer Estep

Prompt Fulfilled: Inscription O

Started On: August 8th

Finished On: August 8th, 9:53 PM

Pages Read: 176

Dead Man's Hand by James J. Butcher

Prompt Fulfilled: Art of Illusion O

Started On: August 9th

Finished On: August 9th, 8:46 PM

Pages Read: 384

Dead Little Mean Girl by Eva Darrows

Prompt Fulfilled: Psionics & Divination Q

Started On: August 10th

Currently On: Page 0 of 304

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

Read: 10

Pages Read: 3697

ARC August Update 6

So I read my next book for ARC August, and it was Dead Man's Hand and I'll be reading Dead Little Mean Girl next! 

My Reading Journey:

Court of the Vampire Queen by Katee Robert

Started On: August 1st

Finished On: August 1st, 9:40 PM

Pages Read: 496

Breaking Time by Sasha Alsberg

Started On: August 3rd

Finished On: August 3rd, 9:50 PM

Pages Read: 352

Dare You to Lie by Amber Lynn Natusch

Started On: August 5th

Finished On: August 5th, 11:38 PM

Pages Read: 352

Final Heir by Faith Hunter

Started On: August 7th

Finished On: August 7th, 9:44 PM

Pages Read: 464

Sugar Plum Spies by Jennifer Estep

Started On: August 8th

Finished On: August 8t, 9:53 PM

Pages Read: 176

Dead Man's Hand by James J. Butcher

Started On: August 9th

Finished On: August 9th, 8:46 PM

Pages Read: 384

Dead Little Mean Girl by Eva Darrows

Started On: August 10th

Currently On: Page 0 of 304

Goals: 31
Read: 6
Pages Read: 2224

Teaser Tuesday #591, August 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 Dead Man's Hand by James J. Butcher, page 99.

"He looked for subtle changes in light or sound but found none. Nor did he find any runes or signs of movement."

Ok, that sounds good! Must read more! What about you guys? Happy reading!

Magical Readathon: Orilium Update 9

So I read my next book for Magical Readathon: Orilium, and it was Sugar Plum Spies which was for the prompt Inscription O, and I'll be reading Dead Man's Hand next!

My Reading Journey:

A Lady of Rooksgrave Manor by Kathryn Moon

Prompt Fulfilled: Inscription O

Started On: August 1st

Finished On: August 1st, 5:20 PM

Pages Read: 405

Court of the Vampire Queen by Katee Robert

Prompt Fulfilled: The AWW Needs You Quest

Started On: August 1st

Finished On: August 1st, 9:40 PM

Pages Read: 496

Breaking Time by Sasha Alsberg

Prompt Fulfilled: Psionics & Divination O

Started On: August 3rd

Finished On: August 3rd, 9:50 PM

Pages Read: 352

The Bromance Book Club by Lyssa Kay Adams

Prompt Fulfilled: Alchemy O

Started On: August 4th

Finished On: August 4th, 7:04 PM

Pages Read: 352

Undercover Bromance by Lyssa Kay Adams

Prompt Fulfilled: Elemental Studies O

Started On: August 4th

Finished On: August 4th, 9:29 PM

Pages Read: 348

Dare You to Lie by Amber Lynn Natusch

Prompt Fulfilled: Astronomy O

Started On: August 5th

Finished On: August 5th, 11:38 PM

Pages Read: 352

Lore Olympus: Volume Two by Rachel Smythe 

Prompt Fulfilled: Inscription Q

Started On: August 7th

Finished On: August 7th, 1:50 PM

Pages Read: 368

Final Heir by Faith Hunter

Prompt Fulfilled: Animal Studies O

Started On: August 7th

Finished On: August 7th, 9:44 PM

Pages Read: 464

Sugar Plum Spies by Jennifer Estep

Prompt Fulfilled: Inscription O

Started On: August 8th

Finished On: August 8th, 9:53 PM

Pages Read: 176

Dead Man's Hand by James J. Butcher

Prompt Fulfilled: Art of Illusion O

Started On: August 9th

Currently On: Page 0 of 384

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

Read: 9

Pages Read: 3313

ARC August Update 5

So I read my next book for ARC August, and it was Sugar Plum Spies and I'll be reading Dead Man's Hand next! 

My Reading Journey:

Court of the Vampire Queen by Katee Robert

Started On: August 1st

Finished On: August 1st, 9:40 PM

Pages Read: 496

Breaking Time by Sasha Alsberg

Started On: August 3rd

Finished On: August 3rd, 9:50 PM

Pages Read: 352

Dare You to Lie by Amber Lynn Natusch

Started On: August 5th

Finished On: August 5th, 11:38 PM

Pages Read: 352

Final Heir by Faith Hunter

Started On: August 7th

Finished On: August 7th, 9:44 PM

Pages Read: 464

Sugar Plum Spies by Jennifer Estep

Started On: August 8th

Finished On: August 8t, 9:53 PM

Pages Read: 176

Dead Man's Hand by James J. Butcher

Started On: August 8th

Currently On: Page 0 of 384

Goals: 31
Read: 5
Pages Read: 1840

Pick-Pong-A-Thon Update 2

So I read my next book for Pick-Pong-A-Thon, and it was Final Heir which was for the prompt Gifted, and I'll be reading Dead Man's Hand next!

My Reading Journey:

The Bromance Book Club by Lyssa Kay Adams

Prompt Fulfilled: First in a Series 1

Started On: August 4th

Finished On: August 4th, 7:04 PM

Pages Read: 352

Final Heir by Faith Hunter

Prompt Fulfilled: Gifted

Started On: August 7th

Finished On: August 7th, 9:44 PM

Pages Read: 464

Dead Man's Hand by James J. Butcher

Prompt Fulfilled: First in a Series 2

Started On: August 8th

Currently On: Page 0 of 384

Prompts Left: Intimidating, Retelling, Treat Your Shelf

Read: 2

Pages Read: 816

Magical Readathon: Orilium Update 8

So I read my next book for Magical Readathon: Orilium, and it was Final Heir which was for the prompt Animal Studies O, and I'll be reading Dead Man's Hand next!

My Reading Journey:

A Lady of Rooksgrave Manor by Kathryn Moon

Prompt Fulfilled: Inscription O

Started On: August 1st

Finished On: August 1st, 5:20 PM

Pages Read: 405

Court of the Vampire Queen by Katee Robert

Prompt Fulfilled: The AWW Needs You Quest

Started On: August 1st

Finished On: August 1st, 9:40 PM

Pages Read: 496

Breaking Time by Sasha Alsberg

Prompt Fulfilled: Psionics & Divination O

Started On: August 3rd

Finished On: August 3rd, 9:50 PM

Pages Read: 352

The Bromance Book Club by Lyssa Kay Adams

Prompt Fulfilled: Alchemy O

Started On: August 4th

Finished On: August 4th, 7:04 PM

Pages Read: 352

Undercover Bromance by Lyssa Kay Adams

Prompt Fulfilled: Elemental Studies O

Started On: August 4th

Finished On: August 4th, 9:29 PM

Pages Read: 348

Dare You to Lie by Amber Lynn Natusch

Prompt Fulfilled: Astronomy O

Started On: August 5th

Finished On: August 5th, 11:38 PM

Pages Read: 352

Lore Olympus: Volume Two by Rachel Smythe 

Prompt Fulfilled: Inscription Q

Started On: August 7th

Finished On: August 7th, 1:50 PM

Pages Read: 368

Final Heir by Faith Hunter

Prompt Fulfilled: Animal Studies O

Started On: August 7th

Finished On: August 7th, 9:44 PM

Pages Read: 464

Dead Man's Hand by James J. Butcher

Prompt Fulfilled: Art of Illusion O

Started On: August 8th

Currently On: Page 0 of 384

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

Read: 8

Pages Read: 3137

ARC August Update 4

So I read my next book for ARC August, and it was Final Heir and I'll be reading Dead Man's Hand next! 

My Reading Journey:

Court of the Vampire Queen by Katee Robert

Started On: August 1st

Finished On: August 1st, 9:40 PM

Pages Read: 496

Breaking Time by Sasha Alsberg

Started On: August 3rd

Finished On: August 3rd, 9:50 PM

Pages Read: 352

Dare You to Lie by Amber Lynn Natusch

Started On: August 5th

Finished On: August 5th, 11:38 PM

Pages Read: 352

Final Heir by Faith Hunter

Started On: August 7th

Finished On: August 7th, 9:44 PM

Pages Read: 464

Dead Man's Hand by James J. Butcher

Started On: August 8th

Currently On: Page 0 of 384

Goals: 31
Read: 4
Pages Read: 1664

First Lines Friday #586, August 5th

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!

"Leslie Mayflower glowered out between the dusty blinds of his darkened living room, watching the street. The morning sun made him squint his bleary eyes, bringing forth a pounding in the back of his head. He wasn't sure which one curse harder, the sun or the empty bottle of whiskey in his grip. Or maybe the other empty bottle on the couch behind him. Or perhaps the broken one he'd thrown against the fridge the night before. It was simpler to just curse himself." -Dead Man's Hand by James J. Butcher

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

Magical Readathon: Orilium Update 5

So I read my next book for Magical Readathon: Orilium, and it was Undercover Bromance which was for the prompt Elemental Studies O, and I'll be reading Dead Man's Hand next!

My Reading Journey:

A Lady of Rooksgrave Manor by Kathryn Moon

Prompt Fulfilled: Inscription O

Started On: August 1st

Finished On: August 1st, 5:20 PM

Pages Read: 405

Court of the Vampire Queen by Katee Robert

Prompt Fulfilled: The AWW Needs You Quest

Started On: August 1st

Finished On: August 1st, 9:40 PM

Pages Read: 496

Breaking Time by Sasha Alsberg

Prompt Fulfilled: Psionics & Divination O

Started On: August 3rd

Finished On: August 3rd, 9:50 PM

Pages Read: 352

The Bromance Book Club by Lyssa Kay Adams

Prompt Fulfilled: Alchemy O

Started On: August 4th

Finished On: August 4th, 7:04 PM

Pages Read: 352

Undercover Bromance by Lyssa Kay Adams

Prompt Fulfilled: Elemental Studies O

Started On: August 4th

Finished On: August 4th, 9:29 PM

Pages Read: 348

Dead Man's Hand by James J. Butcher

Prompt Fulfilled: Art of Illusion O

Started On: August 5th

Currently On: Page 0 of 384

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

Read: 5

Pages Read: 1953

Pick-Pong-A-Thon Update 1

So I read my first book for Pick-Pong-A-Thon, and it was The Bromance Book Club which was for the prompt First in a Series 1, and I'll be reading Dead Man's Hand next!

My Reading Journey:

The Bromance Book Club by Lyssa Kay Adams

Prompt Fulfilled: First in a Series 1

Started On: August 4th

Finished On: August 4th, 7:04 PM

Pages Read: 352

Dead Man's Hand by James J. Butcher

Prompt Fulfilled: First in a Series 2

Started On: August 5th

Currently On: Page 0 of 384

Prompts Left: Intimidating, Retelling, Gifted, Treat Your Shelf

Read: 1

Pages Read: 352

WWW Wednesday #590, August 3rd

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

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

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

I'm currently reading Breaking Time, and I'm really enjoying it! 

I read Court of the Vampire Queen, and I really enjoyed reading it again, in one bind up! 

I'm going to be reading Dead Man's Hand, and I can't wait, it sounds really great!  

What about you guys? Happy reading!