Showing posts with label Jasmine Guillory. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Jasmine Guillory. Show all posts

Monday, March 27, 2023

It's Monday! What Are You Reading #616, March 27th

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 #615
Teaser Tuesday #623
WWW Wednesday #623
WOW #619
Will the Time Come #616
Third Sentence Thursday #606
Random Reads #592
First Lines Friday #619
Book Blogger Hop #285
22 Books to Read in 2022 Update 12
The Reward Challenge Update #601
Wheel of TBR #148
How Well I Stuck to It #453
Wrote that Review Update #450

Week 12 Reviews:
Spring's Arcana

Magical Readathon: Orilium: 
Update 21

Spring Into Reading-A-Thon: 

OK, so I got 31 posts in 7 days, and yeah, it was a decent week, it was quite, I read a good number of books, and I have a number to read before the end of the month. Wish me luck! What about you guys? Happy reading!

So this week I want to read The Gargoyle's Captive!

Grace is a monster hunter who went into her demon deal with eyes wide open. Years ago, her mother made the same choice and was never seen again, and the answers Grace seeks can only be found in the demon realm.

She doesn't care that she’s auctioned off to a gargoyle. She doesn't plan to stay with him longer than strictly necessary.

Unfortunately, she didn't read the small print of her contract.

Every time she tries to escape, she's transported back into Bram's tender care. He never hurts her, never punishes her, just meets her fury with an easy charm she doesn't know how to fight.

She doesn't mean to give in, to stop fighting. But the moment she does, she starts to forget what brought her to this place and what her goals are. After a life starved of pleasure, she's all willing to let Bram seduce her again and again…

At least until the past comes calling.
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Saturday, March 25, 2023

Week 12 Review: By the Book

From Goodreads:
Sometimes to truly know a person, you have to read between the lines.

Isabelle is completely lost. When she first began her career in publishing after college, she did not expect to be twenty-five, still living at home, and one of the few Black employees at her publishing house. Overworked and underpaid, constantly torn between speaking up or stifling herself, Izzy thinks there must be more to this publishing life. So when she overhears her boss complaining about a beastly high-profile author who has failed to deliver his long-awaited manuscript, Isabelle sees an opportunity to prove her worth and finally get the recognition she deserves. All she has to do is go to the author's Santa Barbara mansion and give him a quick pep talk or three. How hard could it be?

But Izzy quickly finds out she is in over her head. Beau Towers is not some celebrity lightweight writing a tell-all memoir. He is jaded and withdrawn and—it turns out—just as lost as Izzy. But despite his standoffishness, Izzy needs Beau to deliver, and with her encouragement, his story begins to spill onto the page. They soon discover they have more in common than either of them expected, and as their deadline nears, Izzy and Beau begin to realize there may be something there that wasn't there before.

Best-selling author Jasmine Guillory's reimagining of a beloved fairy tale is a tale as old as time . . . for a new generation.

My Review:
This was such a great read! Beauty and the Beast is one of my top favourite Disney movies, and this modern retelling did justice to the story! I loved Izzy and Beau, and their book-filled lives, and I had such a great time reading their story!

I haven't read anything else by Jasmine Guillory, so I don't know what her other books are like, but like the first book in this series, this was a romantic modern day retelling of Beauty and the Beast, and I just loved seeing this setting with these story beats! 

Isabelle is not where she expected to be when she first started, the positivity and optimism from the prologue is quickly gone in the first chapter. That there's so few Black employees there, that's not a good sign, neither is the fact that she keeps not getting promoted despite her hard work. 

Beau has a reason why he hasn't written his memoir, and it's for the same reason that he wanted to write it in the first place. But those issues are still keeping him from writing it. I loved watching Izzy come in, and help motivate him, as they both healed from the past! It was so adorable! 

This was a fantastic read, and I can't wait to continue the series! 

Author: Jasmine Guillory
Series: Meant to Be #2
Read: March 23rd, 2023
Source:  Ebook.bike 
Reason Why:  Love this series and it sounded really great, and it's a 2023 Retelling Reading Challenge 2023 Book and a Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2023 Book! 
Publisher: Hyperion Avenue
Published: March 3rd 2022
5/5 Hearts
5/5 Books
5/5 Stars
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Thursday, March 23, 2023

Spring Into Reading-A-Thon Update 19

So I read my next book for Spring Into Reading-A-Thon, and it was By the Book which was for the prompt Over The Rainbow, and I'll be reading It's One of Us next! 

My Reading Journey:

The Stolen Throne by Abigail Owen
Prompt Fulfilled: Spring Break
Started On: March 2nd
Finished On: March 2nd, 9:05 PM
Pages Read: 460

Magic Touch by A.S. Fenichel
Prompt Fulfilled: Love Is In The Air
Started On: March 3rd
Finished On: March 3rd, 2:32 PM
Pages Read: 300

Counting Down With You by Tashie Bhuiyan
Prompt Fulfilled: Tiptoe Through The Tulips
Started On: March 5th
Finished On: March 5th, 4:03 PM
Pages Read: 464

Both Feet in the Grave by Jeaniene Frost
Prompt Fulfilled: Women's March
Started On: March 5th
Finished On: March 5th, 8:50 PM
Pages Read: 358

Daughters of the Dawn by Sasha Nanua and Sarena Nanua
Prompt Fulfilled: Flower Power
Started On: March 6th
Finished On: March 6th, 8:06 PM
Pages Read: 560

The Queen's Price by Anne Bishop
Prompt Fulfilled: Luck of the Irish
Started On: March 7th
Finished On: March 7th, 7:15 PM
Pages Read: 544

A Crown of Ivy and Glass by Claire Legrand
Prompt Fulfilled: New Beginnings
Started On: March 8th
Finished On: March 8th, 7:20 PM
Pages Read: 560

The Quarantine Princess Diaries by Meg Cabot
Prompt Fulfilled: Prom Queen
Started On: March 10th
Finished On: March 10th, 12:50 PM
Pages Read: 336

Raven's Shadow by Patricia Briggs
Prompt Fulfilled: Refresh Your TBR
Started On: March 12th
Finished On: March 12th, 7:15 PM
Pages Read: 337

A Day of Fallen Night by Samantha Shannon
Prompt Fulfilled: Stormy Weather
Started On: March 13th
Finished On: March 13th, 8:45 PM
Pages Read: 880

A Fire Endless by Rebecca Ross
Prompt Fulfilled: Let it Shine
Started On: March 15th
Finished On: March 15th, 9:14 PM
Pages Read: 512

Of Triton by Anna Banks
Prompt Fulfilled: Read Like An Aires
Started On: March 16th
Finished On: March 16th, 9:36 PM
Pages Read: 246

Blood Price by Vela Roth
Prompt Fulfilled: Spring Fashion
Started On: March 17th
Finished On: March 17th, 8:48 PM
Pages Read: 300

Love and Other Words by Christina Lauren
Prompt Fulfilled: Read the group book
Started On: March 19th
Finished On: March 19th, 8:48 PM
Pages Read: 433

Blood Bonds by Yasmine Galenorn
Prompt Fulfilled: Spring Cleaning
Started On: March 20th
Finished On: March 20th, 10:01 PM
Pages Read: 254

Sadie by Courtney Summers
Prompt Fulfilled: April Showers
Started On: March 23rd
Finished On: March 23rd, 3:43 PM
Pages Read: 304

By the Book by Jasmine Guillory
Prompt Fulfilled: Over The Rainbow
Started On: March 23rd
Finished On: March 23rd, 8:36 PM
Pages Read: 325

It's One of Us by J.T. Ellison
Prompt Fulfilled: Road Trip
Started On: March 24th
Currently On: Page 0 of 400

Prompts Left: Wet T-Shirt Contest, Rewind, Spring Forward, Friendship Bracelets, Spring Court
Read: 17
Pages Read: 7373
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Spring Into Reading-A-Thon Update 18

So I read my next book for Spring Into Reading-A-Thon, and it was Sadie which was for the prompt April Showers, and I'll be reading By the Book next! 

My Reading Journey:

The Stolen Throne by Abigail Owen
Prompt Fulfilled: Spring Break
Started On: March 2nd
Finished On: March 2nd, 9:05 PM
Pages Read: 460

Magic Touch by A.S. Fenichel
Prompt Fulfilled: Love Is In The Air
Started On: March 3rd
Finished On: March 3rd, 2:32 PM
Pages Read: 300

Counting Down With You by Tashie Bhuiyan
Prompt Fulfilled: Tiptoe Through The Tulips
Started On: March 5th
Finished On: March 5th, 4:03 PM
Pages Read: 464

Both Feet in the Grave by Jeaniene Frost
Prompt Fulfilled: Women's March
Started On: March 5th
Finished On: March 5th, 8:50 PM
Pages Read: 358

Daughters of the Dawn by Sasha Nanua and Sarena Nanua
Prompt Fulfilled: Flower Power
Started On: March 6th
Finished On: March 6th, 8:06 PM
Pages Read: 560

The Queen's Price by Anne Bishop
Prompt Fulfilled: Luck of the Irish
Started On: March 7th
Finished On: March 7th, 7:15 PM
Pages Read: 544

A Crown of Ivy and Glass by Claire Legrand
Prompt Fulfilled: New Beginnings
Started On: March 8th
Finished On: March 8th, 7:20 PM
Pages Read: 560

The Quarantine Princess Diaries by Meg Cabot
Prompt Fulfilled: Prom Queen
Started On: March 10th
Finished On: March 10th, 12:50 PM
Pages Read: 336

Raven's Shadow by Patricia Briggs
Prompt Fulfilled: Refresh Your TBR
Started On: March 12th
Finished On: March 12th, 7:15 PM
Pages Read: 337

A Day of Fallen Night by Samantha Shannon
Prompt Fulfilled: Stormy Weather
Started On: March 13th
Finished On: March 13th, 8:45 PM
Pages Read: 880

A Fire Endless by Rebecca Ross
Prompt Fulfilled: Let it Shine
Started On: March 15th
Finished On: March 15th, 9:14 PM
Pages Read: 512

Of Triton by Anna Banks
Prompt Fulfilled: Read Like An Aires
Started On: March 16th
Finished On: March 16th, 9:36 PM
Pages Read: 246

Blood Price by Vela Roth
Prompt Fulfilled: Spring Fashion
Started On: March 17th
Finished On: March 17th, 8:48 PM
Pages Read: 300

Love and Other Words by Christina Lauren
Prompt Fulfilled: Read the group book
Started On: March 19th
Finished On: March 19th, 8:48 PM
Pages Read: 433

Blood Bonds by Yasmine Galenorn
Prompt Fulfilled: Spring Cleaning
Started On: March 20th
Finished On: March 20th, 10:01 PM
Pages Read: 254

Sadie by Courtney Summers
Prompt Fulfilled: April Showers
Started On: March 23rd
Finished On: March 23rd, 3:43 PM
Pages Read: 304

By the Book by Jasmine Guillory
Prompt Fulfilled: Over The Rainbow
Started On: March 23rd
Currently On: Page 0 of 325

Prompts Left: Wet T-Shirt Contest, Road Trip, Rewind, Spring Forward, Friendship Bracelets, Spring Court
Read: 16
Pages Read: 7048
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