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Monday, April 15, 2024

It's Monday! What Are You Reading #671, April 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 #670
Teaser Tuesday #678
WWW Wednesday #678
WOW #674
Will the Time Come #671
Third Sentence Thursday #661
Random Reads #647
First Lines Friday #674
Book Blogger Hop #340
22 Books to Read in 2022 Update 17
Monthly ARC's Update 68
The Reward Challenge Update #656
Wheel of TBR #203
How Well I Stuck to It #508
Wrote that Review Update #505

Week 15 Reviews:
These Shallow Graves

In the City of Elantra, only one holds the key to peace—or eternal darkness.

At the end of three long wars, Bellusdeo is the last of her kind, the sole surviving female Dragon in the City of Elantra. When she appears one evening on the doorstep of her former roommate, Corporal Kaylin Neya, her demeanor is dreadful—more so than what's expected of the Dragons' notoriously tempestuous temperament. Kaylin's new roommate, Mrs. Erickson, is quick to see the reason for Bellusdeo's despair—the eight ghosts of the Dragon's dead sisters, chained to her and unseen. Pleading for release, revenge and, above all, peace.

Now Kaylin and Mrs. Erickson must embark on a perilous journey, from the hallowed halls of the Academia to the depths of forbidden magic, to confront the very essence of mortality itself. Can Kaylin help release the untapped power within Mrs. Erickson to save Bellusdeo's sisters…or will unlocking the past plunge the realm into an unfathomable darkness forever?
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Saturday, April 13, 2024

Week 15 Review: These Shallow Graves

From Goodreads:
Jo Montfort is beautiful and rich, and soon—like all the girls in her class—she'll graduate from finishing school and be married off to a wealthy bachelor. Which is the last thing she wants. Jo secretly dreams of becoming a writer—a newspaper reporter like the trailblazing Nellie Bly.

Wild aspirations aside, Jo's life seems perfect until tragedy strikes: her father is found dead. Charles Montfort accidentally shot himself while cleaning his revolver. One of New York City's wealthiest men, he owned a newspaper and was partner in a massive shipping firm, and Jo knows he was far too smart to clean a loaded gun.

The more Jo uncovers about her father's death, the more her suspicions grow. There are too many secrets. And they all seem to be buried in plain sight. Then she meets Eddie—a young, brash, infuriatingly handsome reporter at her father's newspaper—and it becomes all too clear how much she stands to lose if she keeps searching for the truth. Only now it might be too late to stop.

The past never stays buried forever. Life is dirtier than Jo Montfort could ever have imagined, and the truth is the dirtiest part of all.

My Review:


Author: Jennifer Donnelly 
Read: April 6th, 2024
Source: Own
Reason Why: Sounded really good, and it's a Historical Fiction 2024 Book and a SAC 2024 Book! 
Publisher: Random House Delacorte
Published: October 27th 2015
/5 Hearts
/5 Books
/5 Stars
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Friday, April 12, 2024

22 Books to Read in 2022 Update 17

So I read my next book for the 22 Books to Read in 2022 Challenge! 

So I read These Shallow Graves by Jennifer Donnelly from the Physical list!

Yep. Happy reading!

Here's the link to this year's post with my journey.

But to recap, I wanted to do a version of These Books Will Self Destruct in 12 months without the self destruct. I wanted to read books that I've had for a while, that I really needed to get read, but maybe I forgot about them or that I had them. So I made 2 lists, one for each way I have them, as physical books, and as ARC's, half from NetGalley, and half from Edelweiss.    
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Saturday, April 6, 2024

Magical Readathon: Orilium Update 27

So I read my next book for Magical Readathon: Orilium, and it was These Shallow Graves which was for the prompt Apothecary Keeper 1, and I'll be reading Obsidian and Stars next!

My Reading Journey:

Full Speed to a Crash Landing by Beth Revis
Prompt Fulfilled: Inscription
Started On: April 1st 
Finished On: April 1st, 4:31 PM 
Pages Read: 192

Family of Liars by E. Lockhart 
Prompt Fulfilled: Conjuration
Started On: April 1st
Finished On: April 1st, 9:12 PM
Pages Read: 336

Reread the Legend of Dia
Prompt Fulfilled: Lore
Started On: April 1st
Finished On: April 1st, 9:15 PM
Pages Read: N/A

Reread the Legend of Dia
Prompt Fulfilled: Lore
Started On: April 1st
Finished On: April 1st, 9:17 PM
Pages Read: N/A

Reread the Legend of Dia
Prompt Fulfilled: Lore
Started On: April 1st
Finished On: April 1st, 9:19 PM
Pages Read: N/A

Reread the Legend of Dia
Prompt Fulfilled: Lore
Started On: April 1st
Finished On: April 1st, 9:21 PM
Pages Read: N/A

Reread the Legend of Dia
Prompt Fulfilled: Lore
Started On: April 1st
Finished On: April 1st, 9:23 PM
Pages Read: N/A

Reread the Legend of Dia
Prompt Fulfilled: Lore
Started On: April 1st
Finished On: April 1st, 9:25 PM
Pages Read: N/A

Reread the Legend of Dia
Prompt Fulfilled: Lore
Started On: April 1st
Finished On: April 1st, 9:27 PM
Pages Read: N/A

The Martian by Andy Weir
Prompt Fulfilled: Astronomy
Started On: April 2nd
Finished On: April 2nd, 1:40 PM
Pages Read: 384

Picture of The Martian 
Prompt Fulfilled: Check it Out Under Direct Sunlight
Started On: April 2nd
Finished On: April 2nd, 1:45 PM
Pages Read: N/A

The Witch Queen of Halloween by Kresley Cole
Prompt Fulfilled: Restoration
Started On: April 2nd
Finished On: April 2nd, 10:17 PM
Pages Read: 182

Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton
Prompt Fulfilled: Conjuration
Started On: April 3rd
Finished On: April 3rd, 2:58 PM
Pages Read: 446

King of Scars by Leigh Bardugo
Prompt Fulfilled: Restoration
Started On: April 3rd
Finished On: April 3rd, 9:13 PM
Pages Read: 527

Picture of King of Scars
Prompt Fulfilled: Check it Out Under Direct Sunlight
Started On: April 3rd
Finished On: April 3rd, 9:17 PM
Pages Read: N/A

Get a Life, Chloe Brown by Talia Hibbert
Prompt Fulfilled: Restoration
Started On: April 4th
Finished On: April 4th, 11:28 AM
Pages Read: 387

Sex and Vanity by Kevin Kwan
Prompt Fulfilled: Restoration
Started On: April 4th
Finished On: April 4th, 2:51 PM
Pages Read: 368

Picture of Sex and Vanity
Prompt Fulfilled: Check it Out Under Direct Sunlight
Started On: April 4th
Finished On: April 4th, 2:55 PM
Pages Read: N/A

A Touch of Chaos by Scarlett St. Clair
Prompt Fulfilled: Restoration
Started On: April 4th
Finished On: April 4th, 9:46 PM
Pages Read: 592

Picture of A Touch of Chaos
Prompt Fulfilled: Check it Out Under Direct Sunlight
Started On: April 4th
Finished On: April 4th, 9:50 PM
Pages Read: N/A

The Aeronaut's Windlass by Jim Butcher 
Prompt Fulfilled: Demonology
Started On: April 5th
Finished On: April 5th, 12:13 PM
Pages Read: 656

Ivory and Bone by Julie Eshbaugh
Prompt Fulfilled: Alchemy
Started On: April 5th
Finished On: April 5th, 4:41 PM
Pages Read: 400

Picture of Ivory and Bone
Prompt Fulfilled: Check it Out Under Direct Sunlight
Started On: April 5th
Finished On: April 5th, 4:44 PM
Pages Read: N/A

Red Sister by Mark Lawrence 
Prompt Fulfilled: Animal Studies
Started On: April 5th
Finished On: April 5th, 10:43 PM
Pages Read: 477

Picture of Red Sister
Prompt Fulfilled: Check it Out Under Direct Sunlight
Started On: April 5th
Finished On: April 5th, 10:47 PM
Pages Read: N/A

These Shallow Graves by Jennifer Donnelly
Prompt Fulfilled: Apothecary Keeper 1
Started On: April 6th
Finished On: April 6th, 7:57 PM
Pages Read: 482

Obsidian and Stars by Julie Eshbaugh
Prompt Fulfilled: Alchemy
Started On: April 7th
Currently On: Page 0 of 368

Prompts Left: Alchemy, Artificery, Spells & Incantations, Art of Illusion, Conjuration, Animal Studies, Elemental Studies, Psionics & Divination, Shapeshifting, Elemental Studies, Shapeshifting, Astronomy, Astronomy, Inscription, Psionics & Divination, Demonology, Animal Studies, Demonology, Spells & Incantations, Astronomy, Art of Illusion, Spells & Incantations, Psionics & Divination, Conjuration, Restoration, Shapeshifting, Art of Illusion, Psionics & Divination
Read: 27
Pages Read: 5329
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Friday, April 5, 2024

Magical Readathon: Orilium Update 26

So I fulfilled my next prompt for Magical Readathon: Orilium, and it was a Picture of Red Sister which was for the prompt Check it Out Under Direct Sunlight, and I'll be reading These Shallow Graves next!
My Reading Journey:

Full Speed to a Crash Landing by Beth Revis
Prompt Fulfilled: Inscription
Started On: April 1st 
Finished On: April 1st, 4:31 PM 
Pages Read: 192

Family of Liars by E. Lockhart 
Prompt Fulfilled: Conjuration
Started On: April 1st
Finished On: April 1st, 9:12 PM
Pages Read: 336

Reread the Legend of Dia
Prompt Fulfilled: Lore
Started On: April 1st
Finished On: April 1st, 9:15 PM
Pages Read: N/A

Reread the Legend of Dia
Prompt Fulfilled: Lore
Started On: April 1st
Finished On: April 1st, 9:17 PM
Pages Read: N/A

Reread the Legend of Dia
Prompt Fulfilled: Lore
Started On: April 1st
Finished On: April 1st, 9:19 PM
Pages Read: N/A

Reread the Legend of Dia
Prompt Fulfilled: Lore
Started On: April 1st
Finished On: April 1st, 9:21 PM
Pages Read: N/A

Reread the Legend of Dia
Prompt Fulfilled: Lore
Started On: April 1st
Finished On: April 1st, 9:23 PM
Pages Read: N/A

Reread the Legend of Dia
Prompt Fulfilled: Lore
Started On: April 1st
Finished On: April 1st, 9:25 PM
Pages Read: N/A

Reread the Legend of Dia
Prompt Fulfilled: Lore
Started On: April 1st
Finished On: April 1st, 9:27 PM
Pages Read: N/A

The Martian by Andy Weir
Prompt Fulfilled: Astronomy
Started On: April 2nd
Finished On: April 2nd, 1:40 PM
Pages Read: 384

Picture of The Martian 
Prompt Fulfilled: Check it Out Under Direct Sunlight
Started On: April 2nd
Finished On: April 2nd, 1:45 PM
Pages Read: N/A

The Witch Queen of Halloween by Kresley Cole
Prompt Fulfilled: Restoration
Started On: April 2nd
Finished On: April 2nd, 10:17 PM
Pages Read: 182

Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton
Prompt Fulfilled: Conjuration
Started On: April 3rd
Finished On: April 3rd, 2:58 PM
Pages Read: 446

King of Scars by Leigh Bardugo
Prompt Fulfilled: Restoration
Started On: April 3rd
Finished On: April 3rd, 9:13 PM
Pages Read: 527

Picture of King of Scars
Prompt Fulfilled: Check it Out Under Direct Sunlight
Started On: April 3rd
Finished On: April 3rd, 9:17 PM
Pages Read: N/A

Get a Life, Chloe Brown by Talia Hibbert
Prompt Fulfilled: Restoration
Started On: April 4th
Finished On: April 4th, 11:28 AM
Pages Read: 387

Sex and Vanity by Kevin Kwan
Prompt Fulfilled: Restoration
Started On: April 4th
Finished On: April 4th, 2:51 PM
Pages Read: 368

Picture of Sex and Vanity
Prompt Fulfilled: Check it Out Under Direct Sunlight
Started On: April 4th
Finished On: April 4th, 2:55 PM
Pages Read: N/A

A Touch of Chaos by Scarlett St. Clair
Prompt Fulfilled: Restoration
Started On: April 4th
Finished On: April 4th, 9:46 PM
Pages Read: 592

Picture of A Touch of Chaos
Prompt Fulfilled: Check it Out Under Direct Sunlight
Started On: April 4th
Finished On: April 4th, 9:50 PM
Pages Read: N/A

The Aeronaut's Windlass by Jim Butcher 
Prompt Fulfilled: Demonology
Started On: April 5th
Finished On: April 5th, 12:13 PM
Pages Read: 656

Ivory and Bone by Julie Eshbaugh
Prompt Fulfilled: Alchemy
Started On: April 5th
Finished On: April 5th, 4:41 PM
Pages Read: 400

Picture of Ivory and Bone
Prompt Fulfilled: Check it Out Under Direct Sunlight
Started On: April 5th
Finished On: April 5th, 4:44 PM
Pages Read: N/A

Red Sister by Mark Lawrence 
Prompt Fulfilled: Animal Studies
Started On: April 5th
Finished On: April 5th, 10:43 PM
Pages Read: 477

Picture of Red Sister
Prompt Fulfilled: Check it Out Under Direct Sunlight
Started On: April 5th
Finished On: April 5th, 10:47 PM
Pages Read: N/A

These Shallow Graves by Jennifer Donnelly
Prompt Fulfilled: Apothecary Keeper 1
Started On: April 6th
Currently On: Page 0 of 482

Prompts Left: Alchemy, Artificery, Spells & Incantations, Art of Illusion, Conjuration, Animal Studies, Elemental Studies, Psionics & Divination, Shapeshifting, Elemental Studies, Shapeshifting, Astronomy, Astronomy, Inscription, Psionics & Divination, Demonology, Animal Studies, Demonology, Spells & Incantations, Astronomy, Art of Illusion, Spells & Incantations, Psionics & Divination, Conjuration, Alchemy, Restoration, Shapeshifting, Art of Illusion, Psionics & Divination
Read: 26
Pages Read: 4947
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Magical Readathon: Orilium Update 25

So I read my next book for Magical Readathon: Orilium, and it was Red Sister which was for the prompt Animal Studies, and I'll be reading These Shallow Graves next!

My Reading Journey:

Full Speed to a Crash Landing by Beth Revis
Prompt Fulfilled: Inscription
Started On: April 1st 
Finished On: April 1st, 4:31 PM 
Pages Read: 192

Family of Liars by E. Lockhart 
Prompt Fulfilled: Conjuration
Started On: April 1st
Finished On: April 1st, 9:12 PM
Pages Read: 336

Reread the Legend of Dia
Prompt Fulfilled: Lore
Started On: April 1st
Finished On: April 1st, 9:15 PM
Pages Read: N/A

Reread the Legend of Dia
Prompt Fulfilled: Lore
Started On: April 1st
Finished On: April 1st, 9:17 PM
Pages Read: N/A

Reread the Legend of Dia
Prompt Fulfilled: Lore
Started On: April 1st
Finished On: April 1st, 9:19 PM
Pages Read: N/A

Reread the Legend of Dia
Prompt Fulfilled: Lore
Started On: April 1st
Finished On: April 1st, 9:21 PM
Pages Read: N/A

Reread the Legend of Dia
Prompt Fulfilled: Lore
Started On: April 1st
Finished On: April 1st, 9:23 PM
Pages Read: N/A

Reread the Legend of Dia
Prompt Fulfilled: Lore
Started On: April 1st
Finished On: April 1st, 9:25 PM
Pages Read: N/A

Reread the Legend of Dia
Prompt Fulfilled: Lore
Started On: April 1st
Finished On: April 1st, 9:27 PM
Pages Read: N/A

The Martian by Andy Weir
Prompt Fulfilled: Astronomy
Started On: April 2nd
Finished On: April 2nd, 1:40 PM
Pages Read: 384

Picture of The Martian 
Prompt Fulfilled: Check it Out Under Direct Sunlight
Started On: April 2nd
Finished On: April 2nd, 1:45 PM
Pages Read: N/A

The Witch Queen of Halloween by Kresley Cole
Prompt Fulfilled: Restoration
Started On: April 2nd
Finished On: April 2nd, 10:17 PM
Pages Read: 182

Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton
Prompt Fulfilled: Conjuration
Started On: April 3rd
Finished On: April 3rd, 2:58 PM
Pages Read: 446

King of Scars by Leigh Bardugo
Prompt Fulfilled: Restoration
Started On: April 3rd
Finished On: April 3rd, 9:13 PM
Pages Read: 527

Picture of King of Scars
Prompt Fulfilled: Check it Out Under Direct Sunlight
Started On: April 3rd
Finished On: April 3rd, 9:17 PM
Pages Read: N/A

Get a Life, Chloe Brown by Talia Hibbert
Prompt Fulfilled: Restoration
Started On: April 4th
Finished On: April 4th, 11:28 AM
Pages Read: 387

Sex and Vanity by Kevin Kwan
Prompt Fulfilled: Restoration
Started On: April 4th
Finished On: April 4th, 2:51 PM
Pages Read: 368

Picture of Sex and Vanity
Prompt Fulfilled: Check it Out Under Direct Sunlight
Started On: April 4th
Finished On: April 4th, 2:55 PM
Pages Read: N/A

A Touch of Chaos by Scarlett St. Clair
Prompt Fulfilled: Restoration
Started On: April 4th
Finished On: April 4th, 9:46 PM
Pages Read: 592

Picture of A Touch of Chaos
Prompt Fulfilled: Check it Out Under Direct Sunlight
Started On: April 4th
Finished On: April 4th, 9:50 PM
Pages Read: N/A

The Aeronaut's Windlass by Jim Butcher 
Prompt Fulfilled: Demonology
Started On: April 5th
Finished On: April 5th, 12:13 PM
Pages Read: 656

Ivory and Bone by Julie Eshbaugh
Prompt Fulfilled: Alchemy
Started On: April 5th
Finished On: April 5th, 4:41 PM
Pages Read: 400

Picture of Ivory and Bone
Prompt Fulfilled: Check it Out Under Direct Sunlight
Started On: April 5th
Finished On: April 5th, 4:44 PM
Pages Read: N/A

Red Sister by Mark Lawrence 
Prompt Fulfilled: Animal Studies
Started On: April 5th
Finished On: April 5th, 10:43 PM
Pages Read: 477

These Shallow Graves by Jennifer Donnelly
Prompt Fulfilled: Apothecary Keeper 1
Started On: April 6th
Currently On: Page 0 of 482

Prompts Left: Alchemy, Artificery, Spells & Incantations, Art of Illusion, Conjuration, Animal Studies, Elemental Studies, Psionics & Divination, Shapeshifting, Elemental Studies, Shapeshifting, Astronomy, Astronomy, Inscription, Psionics & Divination, Demonology, Animal Studies, Demonology, Spells & Incantations, Astronomy, Art of Illusion, Spells & Incantations, Psionics & Divination, Conjuration, Alchemy, Restoration, Shapeshifting, Art of Illusion, Psionics & Divination
Read: 25
Pages Read: 4947
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