Showing posts with label Jess Armstrong. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Jess Armstrong. Show all posts

Monday, January 5, 2026

It's Monday! What Are You Reading #761, January 5th

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 #760
Teaser Tuesday #768
WWW Wednesday #768
WOW #764
Will the Time Come #761
Third Sentence Thursday #751
Random Reads #737
First Lines Friday #764
Book Blogger Hop #430
Monthly Series January Round Up
The Reward Challenge Update #746
Wheel of TBR #293
How Well I Stuck to It #598
Wrote that Review Update #595

Week 1 Reviews:

Phase Out Your Seriesathon: 

Magical Readathon: Orilium: 


Merry Bookmas: 

Phase Out Your TBR: 
Phase Twelve January 2026 Sign Up

Random:
Series Untouched Master List 2026

OK, so I got  posts in 7 days, What about you guys? Happy reading!

So this week I want to read 
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Saturday, January 3, 2026

Week 1 Review: The Devil in Oxford

From Goodreads:
Set after the Great War, Jess Armstrong's USA Today bestselling and award-winning series is historical gothic murder mystery at its best, and Ruby Vaughn returns in The Devil in Oxford.

If someone were to ask American heiress Ruby Vaughn how exactly the occult came to play such a large role in her life, she would immediately point to her octogenarian housemate and employer, Mr. Owen. Together, the pair run a rare book shop in Exeter. Mr. Owen's penchant for arcane, unusual—and occasionally illegal—books has been known to get Ruby into her fair share of trouble. And after the last year, she is looking forward to spending a quiet holiday in picturesque Oxford while Mr. Owen attends the annual meeting of his antiquarian society. Secretly, Ruby is also looking for a holiday from her confounding feelings for Ruan Kivell, the intriguing folk healer Pellar that she met in Cornwall.

When Mr. Owen secures two tickets to an upcoming exhibition of artifacts amassed by disgraced scholar Julius Harker, Ruby reluctantly agrees to attend. The evening turns out to be more eventful than either of them bargained for. Harker's dead body is discovered amongst the collection, his business partner is hastily arrested, and Ruan arrives…wanting to speak with Ruby. It seems both the arcane and her Pellar have followed Ruby to Oxford.

The murder case is suspicious at best, but the last thing Ruby wants is another investigation. That is, until an old friend comes begging for Ruby's help. It soon becomes painfully clear that there is more going on in Oxford than meets the eye. Ruby and Ruan will have to uncover the dark secrets of the competitive world of antiquities while trying to understand the peculiar force that keeps drawing them back together.

My Review:


Author: Jess Armstrong 
Series: Ruby Vaughn #3
Read: December 31st, 2025
Source: NetGalley
Reason Why: Love her writing and this series, and it's a Historical Fiction 2025 Book, Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2025 Book and a WoW Book!  
Publisher: Minotaur Books
Published: November 4th 2025 
5/5 Hearts
5/5 Books
5/5 Stars
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Wednesday, December 31, 2025

Phase Out Your Seriesathon Update 60

So I've read my next book for the Phase Out Your Seriesathon, and it was The Devil in Oxford which is for the prompt In Progress, and I'll be reading Covet next! 

My Reading Journey:
Death at a Highland Wedding by Kelley Armstrong
Prompt Fulfilled: Features Major Event
Started On: January 18th
Finished On: January 18th, 2:28 PM
Pages Read: 441

Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros
Prompt Fulfilled: Title has J, Q, X, Z-X
Started On: January 21st 
Finished On: January 21st, 9:41 PM
Pages Read: 554

Memories of Ash by Intisar Khanani 
Prompt Fulfilled:  Last Letter First
Started On: January 22nd
Finished On: January 22nd, 4:28 PM
Pages Read: 355

Surrender of the Brutal King by Eliza Raine and Rose Wilson
Prompt Fulfilled: Trio Of Trilogies Trilogy 1 Book 1
Started On: January 27th
Finished On: January 27th, 4:31 PM
Pages Read: 205

Sacrifice of the Brave King by Eliza Raine and Rose Wilson
Prompt Fulfilled: Trio Of Trilogies Trilogy 1 Book 2
Started On: January 27th
Finished On: January 27th, 8:26 PM
Pages Read: 289

The Dryad Storm by Laurie Forest
Prompt Fulfilled: Big Book
Started On: January 28th
Finished On: January 28th, 9:47 PM
Pages Read: 752

Return of the Vengeful Queen by C.J. Redwine 
Prompt Fulfilled: Finish
Started On: January 30th
Finished On: January 30th, 11:04 AM
Pages Read: 400

I Am the Dark that Answers When You Call by Jamison Shea
Prompt Fulfilled: All 5 Vowels In Title
Started On: January 31st
Finished On: January 31st, 2:00 PM
Pages Read: 336

The Bond That Burns by Briar Boleyn
Prompt Fulfilled: 75% Cover Must Be Fav Color
Started On: February 13th
Finished On: February 13th, 4:27 PM
Pages Read: 583

Sweet Obsession by Katee Robert
Prompt Fulfilled: Exactly 2 POVS
Started On: February 13th
Finished On: February 13th, 8:42 PM
Pages Read: 336

Charming Devil by Rebecca Kenney
Prompt Fulfilled: Excited For
Started On: February 14th
Finished On: February 14th, 2:17 PM
Pages Read: 384

The Dragon King by Penelope Barsetti
Prompt Fulfilled: Favorite Color
Started On: February 14th
Finished On: February 14th, 11:41 PM
Pages Read: 436

Gabriel's Rapture by Sylvain Reynard
Prompt Fulfilled: No If, Of, And, An, But, Or, The
Started On: February 16th
Finished On: February 16th, 11:46 AM
Pages Read: 449

Scythe & Sparrow by Brynne Weaver
Prompt Fulfilled: Trio Of Trilogies Trilogy 3 Book 1
Started On: February 19th
Finished On: February 19th, 2:41 PM
Pages Read: 416

Chaos King by Kacen Callender
Prompt Fulfilled: BIPOC Rep
Started On: February 19th
Finished On: February 19th, 9:31 PM
Pages Read: 400

Everybody Wants to Rule the World Except Me by Django Wexler
Prompt Fulfilled: Building
Started On: March 1st
Finished On: March 1st, 7:17 PM
Pages Read: 384

Shadow's Heart by Kresley Cole
Prompt Fulfilled: Pub In Last 3 Months
Started On: March 8th
Finished On: March 8st, 6:41 PM
Pages Read: 386

Lessons With the Mothman by Kathryn Moon
Prompt Fulfilled: 6 Or More Colors
Started On: March 12th
Finished On: March 12th, 7:58 PM
Pages Read: 295

The Battle Drum by Saara El-Arifi
Prompt Fulfilled: Trio Of Trilogies Trilogy 2 Book 1
Started On: March 15th
Finished On: March 15th, 10:25 PM
Pages Read: 560

The Ending Fire by Saara El-Arifi
Prompt Fulfilled: Trio Of Trilogies Trilogy 2 Book 2
Started On: March 16th 
Finished On: March 16th, 9:17 PM
Pages Read: 512

Holy Terrors by Margaret Owen
Prompt Fulfilled: Finish A Series
Started On: March 24th 
Finished On: March 24th, 12:21 PM
Pages Read: 560

Rebel in the Deep by Katee Robert 
Prompt Fulfilled: LGBTQIA+ Rep
Started On: March 24th
Finished On: March 24th, 2:27 PM
Pages Read: 352

The Dark Days Pact by Alison Goodman
Prompt Fulfilled: Complete
Started On: March 25th
Finished On: March 25th, 3:42 PM
Pages Read: 512

Seduced by a Rogue by Amanda Scott
Prompt Fulfilled: Backlist
Started On: March 28th
Finished On: March 28th, 5:19 PM
Pages Read: 373

Blacksouls by Nicole Castroman
Prompt Fulfilled: Black & White Cover
Started On: March 31st
Finished On: March 31st, 2:01 PM
Pages Read: 400

The Dixon Rule by Elle Kennedy 
Prompt Fulfilled: Wheel Spin 1
Started On: April 1st
Finished On: April 1st, 7:29 PM
Pages Read: 496

My Savage Empire by Steffanie Holmes
Prompt Fulfilled: 3 Or More POVS
Started On: April 3rd
Finished On: April 3rd, 3:04 PM
Pages Read: 398

The Nightshade God by Hannah Whitten
Prompt Fulfilled: Multi POV
Started On: April 4th
Finished On: April 4th, 8:39 PM
Pages Read: 480

Of Mice and Murder by Steffanie Holmes
Prompt Fulfilled: 5 Or More Books 1
Started On: April 5th
Finished On: April 5th, 1:47 PM
Pages Read: 266

Pride and Premeditation by Steffanie Holmes
Prompt Fulfilled: 5 Or More Books 2
Started On: April 5th
Finished On: April 5th, 7:17 PM
Pages Read: 308

Memoirs of a Garroter by Steffanie Holmes
Prompt Fulfilled: 5 Or More Books 3
Started On: April 6th
Finished On: April 6th, 2:52 PM
Pages Read: 278

Prose and Cons by Steffanie Holmes
Prompt Fulfilled: 5 Or More Books 4
Started On: April 6th
Finished On: April 6th, 6:19 PM
Pages Read: 288

A Novel Way to Die by Steffanie Holmes
Prompt Fulfilled: 5 Or More Books 5
Started On: April 6th
Finished On: April 6th, 10:35 PM
Pages Read: 286

Fearless by Lauren Roberts
Prompt Fulfilled: New
Started On: April 9th
Finished On: April 9th, 12:28 PM
Pages Read: 608

Alchemy and a Cup of Tea by Rebecca Thorne
Prompt Fulfilled: Cozy
Started On: April 11th
Finished On: April 11th, 10:49 AM
Pages Read: 320

Poison Flower by Steffanie Holmes
Prompt Fulfilled: Disability Rep
Started On: April 16th
Finished On: April 16th, 4:17 PM
Pages Read: 620

Express Male by Elizabeth Bevarly
Prompt Fulfilled: Starts & Ends With Same Letter
Started On: April 17th
Finished On: April 17th, 6:48 PM
Pages Read: 376

Much Ado About Murder by Steffanie Holmes
Prompt Fulfilled: 5 Or More Books
Started On: April 18th
Finished On: April 18th, 12:28 PM
Pages Read: 230

Crime and Publishing by Steffanie Holmes
Prompt Fulfilled: Animal
Started On: April 18th
Finished On: April 18th, 3:51 PM
Pages Read: 238

The Charlie Method by Elle Kennedy
Prompt Fulfilled: Wheel Spin 2
Started On: April 19th
Finished On: April 19th, 5:58 PM
Pages Read: 528

Reluctant Witch by Melissa Marr
Prompt Fulfilled: Rep
Started On: April 26th
Finished On: April 26th, 1:28 PM
Pages Read: 320

Children of Fallen Gods by Carissa Broadbent
Prompt Fulfilled: Random Number
Started On: April 27th
Finished On: April 27th, 3:38 PM
Pages Read: 636

Atonement Sky by Nalini Singh
Prompt Fulfilled: In Progress
Finished On: May 1st, 6:19 PM
Pages Read: 432

Silver and Lead by Seanan McGuire
Prompt Fulfilled: Single POV
Started On: May 4th
Finished On: May 4th, 2:17 PM
Pages Read: 400

A Curse Carved in Bone by Danielle L. Jensen
Prompt Fulfilled: Free
Started On: May 17th
Finished On: May 17th, 10:38 PM
Pages Read: 416

The Undercutting of Rosie and Adam by Megan Bannen
Prompt Fulfilled: Want To Visit
Started On: May 25th
Finished On: May 25th, 7:10 PM
Pages Read: 432

Heir of Light by Michelle Sagara
Prompt Fulfilled: Birthday Month
Started On: May 28th
Finished On: May 28th, 6:03 PM
Pages Read: 496

The Death Mask by Iris Johansen
Prompt Fulfilled: Adapted
Started On: June 29th
Finished On: June 29th, 5:12 PM
Pages Read: 371

Spy×Family, Volume 14 by Tatsuya Endo
Prompt Fulfilled: Translate
Started On: July 15th
Finished On: July 15th, 8:48 PM
Pages Read: 200

Lore Olympus, Volume 9 by Rachel Smythe
Prompt Fulfilled: Colourful Cover
Started On: October 27th
Finished On: October 27th, 2:09 PM
Pages Read: 432

What Stalks the Deep by T. Kingfisher
Prompt Fulfilled: Small Book
Started On: November 1st
Finished On: November 1st, 8:35 PM
Pages Read: 179

Silver Stars by Michael Grant
Prompt Fulfilled: Series You Avoid 1
Started On: November 13th
Finished On: November 13th, 11:21 PM
Pages Read: 566

Purple Hearts by Michael Grant
Prompt Fulfilled: Series You Avoid 2
Started On: November 14th
Finished On: November 14th, 4:58 PM
Pages Read: 554

I Am a Zombie Filled With Love by Isaac Marion
Prompt Fulfilled: Title has J, Q, X, Z-Z
Started On: December 11th
Finished On: December 11th, 9:01 AM
Pages Read: 5

The Robin on the Oak Throne by K.A. Linde
Prompt Fulfilled: Nature
Started On: December 13th
Finished On: December 13th, 9:32 PM
Pages Read: 480

A Steeping of Blood by Hafsah Faizal
Prompt Fulfilled: Poll Pick
Started On: December 18th
Finished On: December 18th, 11:46 AM
Pages Read: 352

Thunder Game by Christine Feehan
Prompt Fulfilled: People
Started On: December 26th
Finished On: December 26th, 8:54 PM
Pages Read: 384

Jubilee Manor by Bethany Hagen
Prompt Fulfilled: Title has J, Q, X, Z-J
Started On: December 28th
Finished On: December 28th, 10:57 PM
Pages Read: 400

Split Second by Alex Kava
Prompt Fulfilled: TBR Vet By Pub Date
Started On: December 30th
Finished On: December 30th, 12:03 PM
Page 0 of 512

The Queen Will Betray You by Sarah Henning
Prompt Fulfilled: Title has J, Q, X, Z-Q
Started On: December 30th
Finished On: December 30th, 4:29 PM
Pages Read: 368

The Devil in Oxford by Jess Armstrong
Prompt Fulfilled: In Progress
Started On: December 31st
Finished On: December 31st, 10:47 AM
Pages Read: 336

Covet by J.R. Ward
Prompt Fulfilled: TBR Vet
Started On: December 31st
Currently On: Page 0 of 496

Prompts Left: None Left!
Books Read: 60
Pages Read: 24709
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WWW Wednesday #768, December 31st

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 The Devil in Oxford, and I'm thoroughly enjoying this sequel! 

I read The King Will Kill You, and it was such a great end to the series! 



I'm going to be reading Truly Madly Guilty, and I can't wait, it sounds great! 

What about you guys? Happy reading!
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Tuesday, December 30, 2025

Phase Out Your Seriesathon Update 59

So I've read my next book for the Phase Out Your Seriesathon, and it was The Queen Will Betray You which is for the prompt Title has J, Q, X, Z-Q, and I'll be reading The Devil in Oxford next! 

My Reading Journey:
Death at a Highland Wedding by Kelley Armstrong
Prompt Fulfilled: Features Major Event
Started On: January 18th
Finished On: January 18th, 2:28 PM
Pages Read: 441

Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros
Prompt Fulfilled: Title has J, Q, X, Z-X
Started On: January 21st 
Finished On: January 21st, 9:41 PM
Pages Read: 554

Memories of Ash by Intisar Khanani 
Prompt Fulfilled:  Last Letter First
Started On: January 22nd
Finished On: January 22nd, 4:28 PM
Pages Read: 355

Surrender of the Brutal King by Eliza Raine and Rose Wilson
Prompt Fulfilled: Trio Of Trilogies Trilogy 1 Book 1
Started On: January 27th
Finished On: January 27th, 4:31 PM
Pages Read: 205

Sacrifice of the Brave King by Eliza Raine and Rose Wilson
Prompt Fulfilled: Trio Of Trilogies Trilogy 1 Book 2
Started On: January 27th
Finished On: January 27th, 8:26 PM
Pages Read: 289

The Dryad Storm by Laurie Forest
Prompt Fulfilled: Big Book
Started On: January 28th
Finished On: January 28th, 9:47 PM
Pages Read: 752

Return of the Vengeful Queen by C.J. Redwine 
Prompt Fulfilled: Finish
Started On: January 30th
Finished On: January 30th, 11:04 AM
Pages Read: 400

I Am the Dark that Answers When You Call by Jamison Shea
Prompt Fulfilled: All 5 Vowels In Title
Started On: January 31st
Finished On: January 31st, 2:00 PM
Pages Read: 336

The Bond That Burns by Briar Boleyn
Prompt Fulfilled: 75% Cover Must Be Fav Color
Started On: February 13th
Finished On: February 13th, 4:27 PM
Pages Read: 583

Sweet Obsession by Katee Robert
Prompt Fulfilled: Exactly 2 POVS
Started On: February 13th
Finished On: February 13th, 8:42 PM
Pages Read: 336

Charming Devil by Rebecca Kenney
Prompt Fulfilled: Excited For
Started On: February 14th
Finished On: February 14th, 2:17 PM
Pages Read: 384

The Dragon King by Penelope Barsetti
Prompt Fulfilled: Favorite Color
Started On: February 14th
Finished On: February 14th, 11:41 PM
Pages Read: 436

Gabriel's Rapture by Sylvain Reynard
Prompt Fulfilled: No If, Of, And, An, But, Or, The
Started On: February 16th
Finished On: February 16th, 11:46 AM
Pages Read: 449

Scythe & Sparrow by Brynne Weaver
Prompt Fulfilled: Trio Of Trilogies Trilogy 3 Book 1
Started On: February 19th
Finished On: February 19th, 2:41 PM
Pages Read: 416

Chaos King by Kacen Callender
Prompt Fulfilled: BIPOC Rep
Started On: February 19th
Finished On: February 19th, 9:31 PM
Pages Read: 400

Everybody Wants to Rule the World Except Me by Django Wexler
Prompt Fulfilled: Building
Started On: March 1st
Finished On: March 1st, 7:17 PM
Pages Read: 384

Shadow's Heart by Kresley Cole
Prompt Fulfilled: Pub In Last 3 Months
Started On: March 8th
Finished On: March 8st, 6:41 PM
Pages Read: 386

Lessons With the Mothman by Kathryn Moon
Prompt Fulfilled: 6 Or More Colors
Started On: March 12th
Finished On: March 12th, 7:58 PM
Pages Read: 295

The Battle Drum by Saara El-Arifi
Prompt Fulfilled: Trio Of Trilogies Trilogy 2 Book 1
Started On: March 15th
Finished On: March 15th, 10:25 PM
Pages Read: 560

The Ending Fire by Saara El-Arifi
Prompt Fulfilled: Trio Of Trilogies Trilogy 2 Book 2
Started On: March 16th 
Finished On: March 16th, 9:17 PM
Pages Read: 512

Holy Terrors by Margaret Owen
Prompt Fulfilled: Finish A Series
Started On: March 24th 
Finished On: March 24th, 12:21 PM
Pages Read: 560

Rebel in the Deep by Katee Robert 
Prompt Fulfilled: LGBTQIA+ Rep
Started On: March 24th
Finished On: March 24th, 2:27 PM
Pages Read: 352

The Dark Days Pact by Alison Goodman
Prompt Fulfilled: Complete
Started On: March 25th
Finished On: March 25th, 3:42 PM
Pages Read: 512

Seduced by a Rogue by Amanda Scott
Prompt Fulfilled: Backlist
Started On: March 28th
Finished On: March 28th, 5:19 PM
Pages Read: 373

Blacksouls by Nicole Castroman
Prompt Fulfilled: Black & White Cover
Started On: March 31st
Finished On: March 31st, 2:01 PM
Pages Read: 400

The Dixon Rule by Elle Kennedy 
Prompt Fulfilled: Wheel Spin 1
Started On: April 1st
Finished On: April 1st, 7:29 PM
Pages Read: 496

My Savage Empire by Steffanie Holmes
Prompt Fulfilled: 3 Or More POVS
Started On: April 3rd
Finished On: April 3rd, 3:04 PM
Pages Read: 398

The Nightshade God by Hannah Whitten
Prompt Fulfilled: Multi POV
Started On: April 4th
Finished On: April 4th, 8:39 PM
Pages Read: 480

Of Mice and Murder by Steffanie Holmes
Prompt Fulfilled: 5 Or More Books 1
Started On: April 5th
Finished On: April 5th, 1:47 PM
Pages Read: 266

Pride and Premeditation by Steffanie Holmes
Prompt Fulfilled: 5 Or More Books 2
Started On: April 5th
Finished On: April 5th, 7:17 PM
Pages Read: 308

Memoirs of a Garroter by Steffanie Holmes
Prompt Fulfilled: 5 Or More Books 3
Started On: April 6th
Finished On: April 6th, 2:52 PM
Pages Read: 278

Prose and Cons by Steffanie Holmes
Prompt Fulfilled: 5 Or More Books 4
Started On: April 6th
Finished On: April 6th, 6:19 PM
Pages Read: 288

A Novel Way to Die by Steffanie Holmes
Prompt Fulfilled: 5 Or More Books 5
Started On: April 6th
Finished On: April 6th, 10:35 PM
Pages Read: 286

Fearless by Lauren Roberts
Prompt Fulfilled: New
Started On: April 9th
Finished On: April 9th, 12:28 PM
Pages Read: 608

Alchemy and a Cup of Tea by Rebecca Thorne
Prompt Fulfilled: Cozy
Started On: April 11th
Finished On: April 11th, 10:49 AM
Pages Read: 320

Poison Flower by Steffanie Holmes
Prompt Fulfilled: Disability Rep
Started On: April 16th
Finished On: April 16th, 4:17 PM
Pages Read: 620

Express Male by Elizabeth Bevarly
Prompt Fulfilled: Starts & Ends With Same Letter
Started On: April 17th
Finished On: April 17th, 6:48 PM
Pages Read: 376

Much Ado About Murder by Steffanie Holmes
Prompt Fulfilled: 5 Or More Books
Started On: April 18th
Finished On: April 18th, 12:28 PM
Pages Read: 230

Crime and Publishing by Steffanie Holmes
Prompt Fulfilled: Animal
Started On: April 18th
Finished On: April 18th, 3:51 PM
Pages Read: 238

The Charlie Method by Elle Kennedy
Prompt Fulfilled: Wheel Spin 2
Started On: April 19th
Finished On: April 19th, 5:58 PM
Pages Read: 528

Reluctant Witch by Melissa Marr
Prompt Fulfilled: Rep
Started On: April 26th
Finished On: April 26th, 1:28 PM
Pages Read: 320

Children of Fallen Gods by Carissa Broadbent
Prompt Fulfilled: Random Number
Started On: April 27th
Finished On: April 27th, 3:38 PM
Pages Read: 636

Atonement Sky by Nalini Singh
Prompt Fulfilled: In Progress
Finished On: May 1st, 6:19 PM
Pages Read: 432

Silver and Lead by Seanan McGuire
Prompt Fulfilled: Single POV
Started On: May 4th
Finished On: May 4th, 2:17 PM
Pages Read: 400

A Curse Carved in Bone by Danielle L. Jensen
Prompt Fulfilled: Free
Started On: May 17th
Finished On: May 17th, 10:38 PM
Pages Read: 416

The Undercutting of Rosie and Adam by Megan Bannen
Prompt Fulfilled: Want To Visit
Started On: May 25th
Finished On: May 25th, 7:10 PM
Pages Read: 432

Heir of Light by Michelle Sagara
Prompt Fulfilled: Birthday Month
Started On: May 28th
Finished On: May 28th, 6:03 PM
Pages Read: 496

The Death Mask by Iris Johansen
Prompt Fulfilled: Adapted
Started On: June 29th
Finished On: June 29th, 5:12 PM
Pages Read: 371

Spy×Family, Volume 14 by Tatsuya Endo
Prompt Fulfilled: Translate
Started On: July 15th
Finished On: July 15th, 8:48 PM
Pages Read: 200

Lore Olympus, Volume 9 by Rachel Smythe
Prompt Fulfilled: Colourful Cover
Started On: October 27th
Finished On: October 27th, 2:09 PM
Pages Read: 432

What Stalks the Deep by T. Kingfisher
Prompt Fulfilled: Small Book
Started On: November 1st
Finished On: November 1st, 8:35 PM
Pages Read: 179

Silver Stars by Michael Grant
Prompt Fulfilled: Series You Avoid 1
Started On: November 13th
Finished On: November 13th, 11:21 PM
Pages Read: 566

Purple Hearts by Michael Grant
Prompt Fulfilled: Series You Avoid 2
Started On: November 14th
Finished On: November 14th, 4:58 PM
Pages Read: 554

I Am a Zombie Filled With Love by Isaac Marion
Prompt Fulfilled: Title has J, Q, X, Z-Z
Started On: December 11th
Finished On: December 11th, 9:01 AM
Pages Read: 5

The Robin on the Oak Throne by K.A. Linde
Prompt Fulfilled: Nature
Started On: December 13th
Finished On: December 13th, 9:32 PM
Pages Read: 480

A Steeping of Blood by Hafsah Faizal
Prompt Fulfilled: Poll Pick
Started On: December 18th
Finished On: December 18th, 11:46 AM
Pages Read: 352

Thunder Game by Christine Feehan
Prompt Fulfilled: People
Started On: December 26th
Finished On: December 26th, 8:54 PM
Pages Read: 384

Jubilee Manor by Bethany Hagen
Prompt Fulfilled: Title has J, Q, X, Z-J
Started On: December 28th
Finished On: December 28th, 10:57 PM
Pages Read: 400

Split Second by Alex Kava
Prompt Fulfilled: TBR Vet By Pub Date
Started On: December 30th
Finished On: December 30th, 12:03 PM
Page 0 of 512

The Queen Will Betray You by Sarah Henning
Prompt Fulfilled: Title has J, Q, X, Z-Q
Started On: December 30th
Finished On: December 30th, 4:29 PM
Pages Read: 368

The Devil in Oxford by Jess Armstrong
Prompt Fulfilled: In Progress
Started On: December 31st
Currently On: Page 0 of 336

Prompts Left: TBR Vet
Books Read: 59
Pages Read: 24373
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Thursday, October 30, 2025

Jess Armstrong Author Page

The Story: I saw The Curse of Penryth Hall on NetGalley, and it sounded really great, and I read it and loved it, and I loved the sequel, and I can't wait to read more by Jess Armstrong! 

Website

Series: Ruby Vaughn.

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Wednesday, October 22, 2025

Waiting on Wednesday #754, October 22nd

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

The Moorwitch by Jessica Khoury
Expected Publication: November 1st, 2025
From Goodreads:
In this sweeping romantic fantasy from bestselling author Jessica Khoury, a young witch caught in a twisted bargain with the fae must disguise herself as a governess and uncover the gateway to the realm of faerie in order to save her dying magic and escape the clutches of her controlling fae handler—even as she finds herself falling for her new employer, an enigmatic young Scottish laird and the owner of a crumbling estate brimming with secrets.

Rose Pryor has sacrificed everything for magic. As a Weaver skilled in the craft of spinning spells with thread and needle, she’s always chosen magic over love, and it was magic that brought her to Lachlan, the fae with whom Rose once struck a sinister deal in order to escape her abusive home. After years of running from her past, Rose has finally managed to build a new life for herself as a teacher in a school for young Weavers. But Rose has a Her magic is waning, and every spell she weaves to train her students is slowly killing her.

When Lachlan returns to collect the debt Rose owes him, she finds herself on a perilous journey to the Scottish moors where she must find him an ancient gateway to the realm of the fae, lest her precious magic be forfeit. But when her quest pits her against Conrad, a young laird with a soul as lonely as her own who hires Rose to work as a governess for his rebellious young sister, Rose finds herself torn between her promise to Lachlan and her budding feelings for her new employer as her search for the gateway puts both her magic and her heart at stake.

The Same Backward as Forward by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
Expected Publication: November 4th, 2025
From Goodreads:
You’ve fallen in love with the Hawthorne brothers, now discover the love story of the lost scion of Hawthorne House. Read Hannah’s side of the story, then flip the book over to experience their love anew through Toby’s eyes in this unforgettable novel that you can read backward or forward.

Hannah Rooney knows how to be invisible. At twenty, she keeps her head down and her eyes open, and so far, she’s managed to avoid being pulled into the dealings of her notorious criminal family. Hannah lives her life in countdown mode, biding her time in nursing school as she waits for her beloved sister, Kaylie, to turn eighteen so Hannah can get them both far, far away from Rockaway Watch and start a new life.

Tobias Hawthorne II acts every inch the entitled heir that he is. As the only son of one of the country's richest men, there isn't a door that isn't open to him. Yet behind his razor sharp cheekbones and devil-may-care attitude, Toby is guarding a nest of deadly secrets and a fiery anger fierce enough to burn everything in his path.

Their lives collide in one tragic, stormy night, where an act of arson and nature leave Kaylie and two others dead and Toby just barely alive—with no memory of who he is. The fisherman who pulls him from the ocean enlists Hannah to help save the very person who she knows took away her sister. Fueled by her hatred, Hannah is determined to deny Toby's death wish by keeping him alive. He is the last person that she should ever develop feelings for, and she is the first thing he ever remembers seeing.

Some things cannot happen—and some things cannot be stopped.

*Hannah’s side of the story was previously published as a novella in Games Untold

*Reading them all? The ideal reading order The Inheritance Games , The Hawthorne Legacy , The Final Gambit , The Brothers Hawthorne , Games Untold ,  The Grandest Game ,  Glorious Rivals , and The Same Backward as Forward . 

*Looking for more unputdownable reads from Jennifer Lynn Barnes? Check out The Naturals series (The Naturals, Killer Instinct, All In, Bad Blood, and the enovella, Twelve), The Debutantes duet (Little White Lies, Deadly Little Scandals), and The Lovely and the Lost.

We're Not Safe Here by Rin Chupeco 
Expected Publication: November 4th, 2025
From Goodreads:
Wispy Falls' town motto "You'll be safe here!" but that doesn't seem to be true. Because in Wispy Falls, monsters live in the woods, and children go missing, and the bodies are beginning to stack up. 

A seventeen year-old vlogger known as Storymancer is determined to get to the bottom of what's wrong in Wispy Falls. A few years ago his six-year-old brother went missing in the woods and no one in town seemed to care enough to find him. 

So now he's investigating why every household participates in something called the Bloodmoon Ritual, Why crpytid sightings are so common. And why everyone who goes into the woods, goes missing. If he can't fix what's wrong with the town, he just might be the next body in the woods.

Told primarily through video transcripts, message boards, and radio shows, this Welcome to Nightvale inspired horror will chill you to your core.

The House Saphir by Marissa Meyer
Expected Publication: November 4th, 2025
From Goodreads:
From the #1 New York Times bestselling "Queen of Fairytale Retellings" and author of Cinder and Heartless, this is the tale of Bluebeard as it's never been told before—a thrilling romantasy and murder mystery.

Mallory Fontaine is a fraud. Though she comes from a long line of witches, the only magic she possesses is the ability to see ghosts, which is rarely as useful as one would think. She and her sister have maintained the family business, eking out a paltry living by selling bogus spells to gullible buyers and conducting tours of the infamous mansion where the first of the Saphir murders took place.

Mallory is a self-proclaimed expert on Count Bastien Saphir—otherwise known as Monsieur Le Bleu—who brutally killed three of his wives more than a century ago. But she never expected to meet Bastien's great-great grandson and heir to the Saphir estate. Armand is handsome, wealthy, and convinced that the Fontaine Sisters are as talented as they claim. The perfect mark. When he offers Mallory a large sum of money to rid his ancestral home of Le Bleu's ghost, she can’t resist. A paid vacation at Armand’s country manor? It’s practically a dream come true, never mind the ghosts of murdered wives and the monsters that are as common as household pests.

But when murder again comes to the House Saphir, Mallory finds herself at the center of the investigation—and she is almost certain the killer is mortal. If she has any hope of cashing in on the payment she was promised, she’ll have to solve the murder and banish the ghost, all while upholding the illusion of witchcraft.

But that all sounds relatively easy compared to her biggest learning to trust her heart. Especially when the person her heart wants the most might be a murderer himself.

Empire of the Dawn by Jay Kristoff
Expected Publication: November 4th, 2025
From Goodreads:
From New York Times bestselling author of the Empire of the Vampire and Empire of the Damned, Jay Kristoff, comes the epic conclusion to the #1 internationally bestselling series.

From holy cup comes holy light;
The faithful hands sets world aright.
And in the Seven Martyrs’ sight,
Mere man shall end this endless night.

Gabriel de León has lost his family, his faith, and the last hope of ending the endless night—his surrogate daughter, Dior. With no thought left but vengeance, he and a band of loyal brothers journey into the war-torn heart of Elidaen to claim the life of the Forever King.


Unbeknownst to the Last Silversaint, the Grail still lives—speeding towards the besieged capital of Augustin in the frail hope of ending Daysdeath. But deadly treachery awaits within the halls of power, and the Forever King’s legions march ever closer. Gabriel and Dior will be drawn into a final battle that will shape the very fate of the Empire, but as the sun sets for what may the last time, there will be no one left for them to trust.

Not even each other.

Witchlight by Susan Dennard
Expected Publication: November 4th, 2025
From Goodreads:
Paths converge and prophecies unfold as Safi and Iseult—the legendary Cahr Awen—fight their way across the Witchlands to heal the final Origin Well. With ancient figures rising from the past, the Raider King’s armies gathering for war, and the magic at the heart of everything dying too fast, the entire world is now on the brink of collapse.

But when Safi and Iseult reach the Air Well with the Bloodwitch Aeduan at their side, they discover too late that Eridysi's Lament is not the prophecy they thought it was—and their journeys are only just beginning.
A Fate So Cold by Amanda Foody and C.L. Herman
Expected Publication: November 4th, 2025
From Goodreads:
A Fate So Cold is the first of a new blockbuster duology from the New York Times bestselling authors of All of Us Villains, Amanda Foody & C. L. Herman.

For most of the year, Summer reigns peacefully over Alderland. Then, for six brutal weeks, Winter rages, obliterating towns and wreaking casualties. Magicians bond with powerful wands of Summer to defend the nation, a duty that costs many their lives.

Domenic Barrow never wanted such responsibility―but destiny hasn’t granted him a choice. The greatest Summer wand has awakened for the first time in a century, warning that an icy cataclysm looms on the horizon. And despite his reputation as the least suited of his classmates, the wand Chooses Domenic to wield it.

Ellery Caldwell spent years striving to be a perfect Summer magician―and burying her fears of her own power. But her worst suspicions are proven true when she accidentally creates the first ever Winter wand.

Now, as the unprecedented Chosen Two, Domenic and Ellery must thwart the oncoming cataclysm together. And in trying to fulfill their destinies, they wonder if they were brought together for a second fate: to fall in love.

Until they discover the unthinkable truth. The Chosen Two aren’t fated allies, but eternal rivals, and the only way to save their home is for one of them to slay the other.

This is no love story. It's a tragedy.

Coldwire by Chloe Gong
Expected Publication: November 4th, 2025
From Goodreads:
From #1 New York Times bestselling author Chloe Gong comes the start of a daring new dystopian series where humanity has moved to virtual reality to flee their deteriorating world, following two young soldiers who must depend on unlikely allies in their fight for survival.

The future is loading…

To escape rising seas and rampant epidemics, most of society lives “upcountry” in glistening virtual reality, while those who can’t afford the subscription are forced to remain in crumbling “downcountry.”

But upcountry isn’t perfect. A cold war rages between two powerful nations, Medaluo and Atahua—and no one suffers for it more than the Medan orphans in Atahua. Their enrollment at Nile Military Academy is mandatory. Either serve as a soldier or risk being labelled a spy.

Eirale graduated the academy and joined NileCorp’s private forces downcountry, exactly as she was supposed to. Then Atahua’s most wanted anarchist frames her for assassinating a government official, and she’s given a choice: cooperate with him to search for a dangerous program in Medaluo or go down for treason.

Meanwhile, Lia is finishing her last year upcountry at Nile Military Academy. Paired with her academic nemesis for their final assignment, Lia is determined to beat him for valedictorian and prove her worth. But there may be far more at stake when their task to infiltrate Medaluo and track down an Atahuan traitor goes wrong…

Though Eirale and Lia tear through Medaluo on different planes of reality, the two start to suspect they are puzzle pieces in a larger conspiracy—and the closer they get to the truth, the closer their worlds come to a shattering collision.

Eternal Ruin by Tigest Girma
Expected Publication: November 4th, 2025
From Goodreads:
The breathtaking sequel to the #1 New York Times bestseller, Immortal Dark !

Like all ruinous things, he came from the abyss.

Kidan Adane has finally embraced her darkness. She’s killed without remorse, lied, and broken Uxlay University’s most sacred law by inviting elusive rogue vampires, the Nefrasi, into Uxlay.

Trapped with a violently unstable vampire, and reeling from her sister’s return, Kidan wields her anger like a weapon. She vows to master her house and protect the sacred artifact hidden inside, even if it means forging an alliance with the depraved leader of the Nefrasi, Samson Sagad—and betraying Susenyos.

A dangerous new philosophical text seems to hold the answers and promises the very thing Kidan has control. Even as the dark pages consume her, Kidan knows no soul at Uxlay is trustworthy—least of all Susenyos. For Kidan and Susenyos, the lines of loathing and attraction may blur, but the quest for power rules them both. And neither is willing to surrender.

As devastating secrets resurface from the past, Kidan and her sister, June, must finally confront each other and take their rightful places in the looming war.

The Place Where They Buried Your Heart by Christina Henry
Expected Publication: November 4th, 2025
From Goodreads:
A woman must confront the evil that has been terrorizing her street since she was a child in this gripping haunted house novel from the national bestselling author of The House That Horror Built and Good Girls Don’t Die.

On an otherwise ordinary street in Chicago, there is a house. An abandoned house where, once upon a time, terrible things happened. The children who live on this block are told by their parents to stay away from that house. But of course, children don’t listen. Children think it’s fun to be scared, to dare each other to go inside.

Jessie Campanelli did what many older sisters do and dared her little brother Paul. But unlike all the other kids who went inside that abandoned house, Paul didn’t return. His two friends, Jake and Richie, said that the house ate Paul. Of course adults didn’t believe that. Adults never believe what kids say. They thought someone kidnapped Paul, or otherwise hurt him. They thought Paul had disappeared in a way that was ordinary, explainable.

The disappearance of her little brother broke Jessie’s family apart in ways that would never be repaired. Jessie grew up, had a child of her own, kept living on the same street where the house that ate her brother sat, crouched and waiting. And darkness seemed to spread out from that house, a darkness that was alive—alive and hungry.

The Devil in Oxford by Jess Armstrong 
Expected Publication: November 4th, 2025
From Goodreads:
Set after the Great War, Jess Armstrong’s USA Today bestselling and award-winning series is historical gothic murder mystery at its best, and Ruby Vaughn returns in The Devil in Oxford.

If someone were to ask American heiress Ruby Vaughn how exactly the occult came to play such a large role in her life, she would immediately point to her octogenarian housemate and employer, Mr. Owen. Together, the pair run a rare book shop in Exeter. Mr. Owen’s penchant for arcane, unusual—and occasionally illegal—books has been known to get Ruby into her fair share of trouble. And after the last year, she is looking forward to spending a quiet holiday in picturesque Oxford while Mr. Owen attends the annual meeting of his antiquarian society. Secretly, Ruby is also looking for a holiday from her confounding feelings for Ruan Kivell, the intriguing folk healer Pellar that she met in Cornwall.

When Mr. Owen secures two tickets to an upcoming exhibition of artifacts amassed by disgraced scholar Julius Harker, Ruby reluctantly agrees to attend. The evening turns out to be more eventful than either of them bargained for. Harker’s dead body is discovered amongst the collection, his business partner is hastily arrested, and Ruan arrives…wanting to speak with Ruby. It seems both the arcane and her Pellar have followed Ruby to Oxford.

The murder case is suspicious at best, but the last thing Ruby wants is another investigation. That is, until an old friend comes begging for Ruby’s help. It soon becomes painfully clear that there is more going on in Oxford than meets the eye. Ruby and Ruan will have to uncover the dark secrets of the competitive world of antiquities while trying to understand the peculiar force that keeps drawing them back together.

Beautiful Brutal Bodies by Linda Cheng
Expected Publication: November 4th, 2025
From Goodreads:
Full of skin-crawling folk horror and sapphic romance, this feral fairytale and standalone follow-up to GORGEOUS GRUESOME FACES follows a reclusive songstress and her bodyguard who must unravel the occult mysteries of their past to escape from a cursed island.

Tian is a singer-songwriter with a massive online following, known for her hypnotic vocals and ethereal looks. But behind the glamorous façade is a disturbing reality: raised in an isolated mansion, Tian is a prisoner in her own life.

Liya is Tian’s childhood friend and her only close companion, tasked with protecting Tian at all costs. But hidden beneath Liya’s beautiful human exterior is a beastly secret: her teeth are far too sharp, and her appetite much too ferocious.

When several fans mysteriously suffer fatal injuries while watching her livestream, Tian, along with Liya, are sent to a spiritual healing retreat on a remote island in the South China Seas. They are joined by Tian's musical collaborator Shenyu, a troubled idol whose recent brush with the law and string of bad boyfriends has him seeking his own new start. But the trio soon discovers that the island is no peaceful getaway. There is constant surveillance, bizzare rituals, and something terrifying lurking in the forest. Something not quite human.

In order to escape with her loved ones, Tian must uncover her connection to the island’s blood-drenched legend -- and the truth behind Liya’s monstrous identity -- before the island claims them all as its final sacrifice.

Girls Who Play Dead by Joelle Wellington
Expected Publication: November 4th, 2025
From Goodreads:
Two siblings investigate the murder of a friend only to unearth even more deadly mysteries in their small town in this page-turning young adult thriller from the acclaimed author of Their Vicious Games.

When Mikky Graves left his small, stifling hometown of Prophets Lake to live with his estranged mother, he thought nothing could ever make him return for good.

Until his sister Kyla’s best friend, Erin, is murdered.

Mikky never worried about leaving Kyla behind at their family-owned funeral home so long as she had Erin. But when Mikky heads home, determined to help Kyla grieve, the sister he encounters barely resembles the one he remembers. Mikky decides, then and there, to do the one thing that seems even more impossible than stay.

As Kyla spirals further into her rage and secrets, Mikky realizes the only thing that can help his sister is finding the truth about who killed Erin. But the more he investigates, the further he’s pulled into other ugly mysteries of Prophets Lake and the beauty brand that is its lifeblood. The town’s rot runs deep, and everyone has something to hide. Perhaps no one more than Kyla herself.

We Fell Apart by E. Lockhart
Expected Publication: November 4th, 2025
From Goodreads:
This gorgeous edition of We Fell Apart will feature stunning sprayed edges, unique printed endpapers, and an exclusive foil-stamped case!

#1 New York Times bestselling author E. Lockhart returns to the world of her TikTok sensation We Were Liars with all her signature beachy gothic atmosphere, family intrigue, and high-stakes romance.

The invitation arrives out of the blue.

In it, Matilda discovers a father she’s never met. Kingsley Cello is a visionary, a reclusive artist. And when he asks her to spend the summer at his seaside home, Hidden Beach, Matilda expects to find a part of herself she’s never fully understood.

Instead, she finds Meer, her long-lost, openhearted brother; Brock, a former child star battling demons; and brooding, wild Tatum, who just wants her to leave their crumbling sanctuary.

With Kingsley nowhere to be seen, Matilda must delve into the twisted heart of Hidden Beach to uncover the answers she’s desperately craving. But secrets run thicker than blood, and blood runs like seawater.

And everyone here is lying.

Fallen City by Adrienne Young
Expected Publication: November 4th, 2025
From Goodreads:
In the great walled city of Isara, political turmoil ignites a rebellion one hundred years in the making. But when a legionnaire falls in love with a Magistrate's daughter, their love will threaten the fate of the city and the will of the gods.

Luca Matius has one purpose—to carry on the family name, maintaining its presence in the Forum once his powerful and cruel uncle dies. But his noviceship with the city's Philosopher places him in the middle of a catastrophe that will alter the destiny of his people.

Maris Casoeria was raised amidst the strategic maneuvers of the Citadel's inner workings, and she knows what her future holds—a lifetime of service to a corrupt city. But her years of serving as a novice to the last Priestess who possesses the stolen magic of the Old War has made her envision a different kind of future for the city. When she meets Luca, a fated chain of events is set into motion that will divinely entangle their lives.

As a secret comes to light and throws the city into chaos, Luca and Maris hatch a plot to create a calculated alliance that could tip the scales of power. But when an execution forces Luca to become the symbol of rebellion, he and Maris are thrown onto opposite sides of a holy war. As their fates diverge, they learn they are at the center of a story the gods are writing. And even if they can find their way back to each other, there may be nothing left.

Silver & Smoke by Helen Scheuerer
Expected Publication: November 6th, 2025
From Goodreads:
Alchemist. Poisoner. Reluctant Queen.

Wren Embervale knows her duty demands a crown, even if it means a strategic betrothal to the influential Lord Darian Devereux. Their arranged marriage promises the formidable army she needs to wrestle her kingdom from the clutches of the tyrannical usurper, Silas. Yet, Wren’s heart still belongs to Torj Elderbrock, her soul-bonded Warsword.

Torn between her pragmatic alliance and the visceral pull of her bond with Torj, Wren must navigate a treacherous landscape of courtly intrigue and looming war. As Silas’s shadow alchemy tightens its grip on the midrealms and a creeping poison steals Torj’s strength, Wren’s carefully constructed facade begins to crack. Can she play the dutiful fiancée to secure her throne, while her body and soul yearns for the warrior who would lay down his life for her? Or will the tangled threads of political necessity leave her kingdom – and her heart – in ashes?

From the Sunday Times bestselling author of Iron & Embers, Silver & Smoke is the blistering finale to the Ashes of Thezmarr series.

Wow, the start of November is stacked with some amazing books! I'm so excited for all of these books, I've read one of two and they were so great, and I'm looking forward to all of them so much! What about you guys? Happy reading! 
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Wednesday, November 13, 2024

Waiting on Wednesday #705, November 13th

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

How to Steal a Galaxy by Beth Revis
Expected Publication: December 3rd, 2024
From Goodreads:
A high octane sexy space heist from New York Times bestselling author Beth Revis, the second in a novella trilogy

Ada had no intention whatsoever to continue working for the rebel group that hired her to retrieve the government’s plans for a nanobot climate cleaner if they weren’t willing to pay her for it, but then they offer a different an undercover mission to a charity gala where Rian will be in attendance. Rian, meanwhile, has volunteered his services for the gala believing that the rare items up for auction will attract Ada’s eye. Hoping to catch her in the act and pin her with a punishable crime, Rian has no idea that Ada’s real mission is to convince him to join the rebels. And the rebels have no idea that Ada’s decided that kidnapping Rian is the most efficient means to an end.

How to Steal the Galaxy continues the sexy, rip-roaring good time that Beth Revis began in Full Speed to a Crash Landing, with the return of Ada, Rian, and all the tension, twists, and turns that made the first novella so much fun.

Chasing Eternity by Alyson Noel
Expected Publication: December 3rd, 2024
From Goodreads:
At Gray Wolf Academy, time is the ultimate weapon…if you know how to use it. Step into the breathtakingly imaginative third book in New York Times bestselling author Alyson Noël’s incredible Stealing Infinity series

I’m about to break one of the biggest rules of all.

But I need to find my dad. And if that means going back to New York City in 1998 to find him—before I’m even born—then that’s what I have to do. Because I need someone I trust to teach me what it means to be a Timekeeper.

Now I’m in the land of post-grunge, low-rise jeans, baby doll tees, chunky boots…and risking my own existence in the process. Awesome.

This is no ordinary trip. Just about anything can go wrong, and if I get found out, I’ll lose not only my home and school…but Braxton, too. Because there might not be enough forgiveness in the world for what I’ve done—and what I am about to do.

Because the secrets are more terrible than I thought. The reality is even more horrifying. And I’ll do whatever it takes to find out the truth about Gray Wolf Academy, the strange billionaire who runs it, and not only why he’s so invested in traveling—or “Tripping”—through time, but what his real plans are.

And time’s almost up.

We Did Nothing Wrong by Hannah Jayne
Expected Publication: December 3rd, 2024
From Goodreads:
Lia thought of the dark night, of the broken street light.

Had Diana gone out to meet her? Had she been waiting for her, alone in the park? 

Or had someone been waiting for Diana?

Lia and Diana are the It girls of Empire Hill High. Their lives are perfect....until Diana disappears and the rumors start flying. 

Everyone thinks Diana is a runaway, including the police. Lia is secretly convinced it's all a prank. Then she finds a crushed red rose tied with a candy-cane ribbon where Diana went missing. And next to it, a  

YOU

It's the same ribbon Lia's received on gifts from a "secret admirer." Did someone come for Diana that night? And will Lia be next?

The Secret of the Three Fates by Jess Armstrong
Expected Publication: December 3rd, 2024
From Goodreads:
Following the atmospheric and award-winning gothic historical mystery debut, The Curse of Penryth Hall, USA Today bestselling author Jess Armstrong's heroine, Ruby Vaughn, returns in The Secret of the Three Fates, where the Scottish Hills hold ghosts of the past that threaten Ruby’s present.

American heiress Ruby Vaughn still hasn't entirely forgiven her octogenarian employer and housemate Mr. Owen for bringing the occult into their lives during her recent trip to Cornwall. He claims their journey to Manhurst Castle in the Scottish Borders is simply to appraise and acquire illuminated manuscripts for their rare bookshop, however when Ruby discovers there are no manuscripts and receives news of a séance to be held that very night, she begins to grow suspicious about the true reason why they have come.

The Great War left grieving families willing to sacrifice anything for the chance to say goodbye to a lost loved one. Mr. Owen is no exception. He is desperate to speak to his son, but he doesn’t want to face the spirits alone. When the séance—hosted by a trio of mediums billing themselves as The Three Fates—goes awry, Mr. Owen’s secrets begin to unravel, threatening to reveal a history that he has been running from for half his life. Something Ruby knows all too well how to do.

When Ruby finds one of the Three Fates murdered the night of the seance, she and Mr. Owen quickly become the prime suspects. To clear their names, Ruby enlists the help of Ruan Kivell, the folk healer Pellar who helped her weeks before in Cornwall. As their investigation progresses Ruby and Ruan realize someone is determined to prevent them from uncovering the truth about what happened to the dead medium.

The Party by Natasha Preston
Expected Publication: December 3rd, 2024
From Goodreads:
#1 New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author Natasha Preston is back with another pulse-pounding, twisty read!Are you invited?In the heart of the English countryside, a group of teenagers gather at a remote castle for a weekend of fun and games. But when the first of them dies, the party takes a deadly turn. As the body count rises, the remaining guests must race against time to uncover the killer’s identity before they become the next victim.Set against the backdrop of a sprawling English estate, Natasha Preston's latest thriller will keep you on the edge of your seat until the very last page.

There's some really good books starting off the last month of the year, and I've read a few and they've been so good, and I can't wait for the rest to come out! What about you guys? Happy reading!
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