Showing posts with label Julie Soto. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Julie Soto. Show all posts

Monday, September 1, 2025

It's Monday! What Are You Reading #743, September 1st

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 #742
Teaser Tuesday #750
WWW Wednesday #750
WOW #746
Will the Time Come #743
Third Sentence Thursday #733
Random Reads #719
First Lines Friday #746
Book Blogger Hop #412
Monthly ARC's Update 129
The Reward Challenge Update #728
Wheel of TBR #275
How Well I Stuck to It #580
Wrote that Review Update #577

Magical Readathon: Orilium: 

ARC August:

Random:

OK, so I got 43 posts in 7 days, and it was an okay week, great books, but I'm still getting used to not having Jax now. We're getting close to a month, but we did only have him for 6 years, so a month is a lot.What about you guys? Happy reading!

So this week I want to read whatever I want! 
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Saturday, August 30, 2025

Week 35 Review: Rose in Chains

From Goodreads:
The war is over, the dark forces have won, and the hero who was supposed to save them is dead.

Captured as her castle is overrun by the enemy, the world as Briony Rosewood knows it is changed forever. Evil has won, and her people face imminent servitude, imprisonment, or death.

​Stripped of her Magic and her freedom, Briony and the other survivors are quickly sold off to the highest bidders in an auction—and as Evermore's princess, she fetches the highest price. After a fierce bidding war, she's sold to none other than Toven Hearst, scion of a family known for their cruelty.

Yet despite the horrors of her new world and the role she must learn to play within it, all is not lost. Help—and hope—may yet arise in the most unlikely of places…

My Review:
I had such a great time reading this book! I went in basically blind, with just the synopsis, and only later found out it was a fanfic Hermione/Draco, I think that followed the premise of what if the Dark Lord won. Which is what happens in this book, but it's it's own world and I think the characters are new and different, so it's grown from it's fanfiction roots.

I really enjoyed the back and forth, of her present and her past, with the horrible situation that she and her people were in, and the events that lead to this, of the growing tension between the two countries, and between her and Toven.

Getting to know this world, and these characters, as they dealt with the war, and how the magic worked, I had to know more! That she was sold as if she was something instead of someone...so infuriating. That she ended up with someone who she did have a crush on, even as they clashed was complicated. 

That he's a semi-decent guy, and doesn't want to be dealing with her like this, I really enjoyed that. Their dynamics were so interesting to read, what with their past, and feelings. With the events of this book, I'm excited to see how things are going to go from there for them, and for the world! 

Loved reading this book and I can't wait for book 2! 

Author: Julie Soto
Series: The Evermore Trilogy #1
Read: August 25th, 2025
Source: NetGalley/Bought 
Reason Why: Sounded really good, and it's a Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2025 Book!
Publisher: Hachette Audio
Published: July 8th 2025
5/5 Hearts
5/5 Books
5/5 Stars
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Monday, August 25, 2025

ARC August Update 25

So I read my next book for ARC August, and it was Rose in Chains and I'll be reading Brigands & Breadknives next! 

My Reading Journey:

All We Lost Was Everything by Sloan Harlow
Started On: August 1st
Finished On: August 1st, 6:38 PM
Pages Read: 352

You Belong Here by Megan Miranda
Started On: August 2nd
Finished On: August 2nd, 6:39 PM
Pages Read: 352

Grave Flowers by Autumn Krause 
Started On: August 3rd
Finished On: August 3rd, 11:03 PM
Pages Read: 400

Party of Liars by Kelsey Cox
Started On: August 4th
Finished On: August 4th, 7:34 PM
Pages Read: 336

House of the Beast by Michelle Wong
Started On: August 5th
Finished On: August 5th, 11:17 AM
Pages Read: 464

A Mouthful of Dust by Nghi Vo
Started On: August 7th
Finished On: August 7th, 2:29 PM
Pages Read: 128

A Touch of Treachery by Jennifer Estep
Started On: August 7th
Finished On: August 7th, 10:36 PM
Pages Read: 477

The Orc and the Innkeeper by Cora Crane
Started On: August 8th
Finished On: August 8th, 10:02 AM
Pages Read: 278

Only Rogue Actions by Jennifer Estep
Started On: August 9th
Finished On: August 9th, 1:03 PM
Pages Read: 220

Land of Shadow by Celia Aaron
Started On: August 11th
Finished On: August 11th, 11:37 AM
Pages Read: 410

Dream True Things by Marie Marquardt
Started On: August 11th
Finished On: August 11th, 7:38 PM
Pages Read: 353

To Clutch a Razor by Veronica Roth
Started On: August 12th
Finished On: August 12th, 9:47 AM
Pages Read: 240

We Can Never Leave by H.E. Edgmon
Started On: August 13th
Finished On: August 13th, 3:27 PM
Pages Read: 320

Thief of Night by Holly Black
Started On: August 14th
Finished On: August 14th, 1:16 PM
Pages Read: 288

Songlight by Moira Buffini
Started On: August 15th
Finished On: August 15th, 5:38 PM
Pages Read: 384

The Dragon Wakes With Thunder by K.X. Song
Started On: August 16th
Finished On: August 16th, 2:44 PM 
Pages Read: 448

The Revenge by Hannah Jayne
Started On: August 17th
Finished On: August 17th, 6:39 PM
Pages Read: 304

We're Not Safe Here by Rin Chupeco
Started On: August 18th
Finished On: August 18th, 4:48 PM
Pages Read: 352

The Serpent's Bride by Kathryn Ann Kingsley
Started On: August 19th
Finished On: August 19th, 10:27 AM
Pages Read: 332

How to Fake a Haunting by Christa Carmen
Started On: August 20th
Finished On: August 20th, 3:03 PM
Pages Read: 349

How to Read a Killer's Mind by Tam Barnett 
Started On: August 21st
Finished On: August 21st, 6:38 PM
Pages Read 0 of 346

Dream by the Shadows by Logan Karlie
Started On: August 22nd
Finished On: August 22nd, 11:08 AM
Pages Read: 368

Murder in the Dressing Room by Holly Stars
Started On: August 23rd
Finished On: August 23rd, 8:27 PM
Pages Read: 364

A Circle of Uncommon Witches by Paige Crutcher
Started On: August 24th
Finished On: August 24th, 2:09 PM
Pages Read: 320

Rose in Chains by Julie Soto
Started On: August 25th
Finished On: August 25th, 11:53 AM
Pages Read: 464

Brigands & Breadknives by Travis Baldree
Started On: August 26th
Currently On: Page 0 of 336

Goals: 31
Read: 25
Pages Read: 8313
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Sunday, August 24, 2025

ARC August Update 24

So I read my next book for ARC August, and it was A Circle of Uncommon Witches and I'll be reading Rose in Chains next! 

My Reading Journey:

All We Lost Was Everything by Sloan Harlow
Started On: August 1st
Finished On: August 1st, 6:38 PM
Pages Read: 352

You Belong Here by Megan Miranda
Started On: August 2nd
Finished On: August 2nd, 6:39 PM
Pages Read: 352

Grave Flowers by Autumn Krause 
Started On: August 3rd
Finished On: August 3rd, 11:03 PM
Pages Read: 400

Party of Liars by Kelsey Cox
Started On: August 4th
Finished On: August 4th, 7:34 PM
Pages Read: 336

House of the Beast by Michelle Wong
Started On: August 5th
Finished On: August 5th, 11:17 AM
Pages Read: 464

A Mouthful of Dust by Nghi Vo
Started On: August 7th
Finished On: August 7th, 2:29 PM
Pages Read: 128

A Touch of Treachery by Jennifer Estep
Started On: August 7th
Finished On: August 7th, 10:36 PM
Pages Read: 477

The Orc and the Innkeeper by Cora Crane
Started On: August 8th
Finished On: August 8th, 10:02 AM
Pages Read: 278

Only Rogue Actions by Jennifer Estep
Started On: August 9th
Finished On: August 9th, 1:03 PM
Pages Read: 220

Land of Shadow by Celia Aaron
Started On: August 11th
Finished On: August 11th, 11:37 AM
Pages Read: 410

Dream True Things by Marie Marquardt
Started On: August 11th
Finished On: August 11th, 7:38 PM
Pages Read: 353

To Clutch a Razor by Veronica Roth
Started On: August 12th
Finished On: August 12th, 9:47 AM
Pages Read: 240

We Can Never Leave by H.E. Edgmon
Started On: August 13th
Finished On: August 13th, 3:27 PM
Pages Read: 320

Thief of Night by Holly Black
Started On: August 14th
Finished On: August 14th, 1:16 PM
Pages Read: 288

Songlight by Moira Buffini
Started On: August 15th
Finished On: August 15th, 5:38 PM
Pages Read: 384

The Dragon Wakes With Thunder by K.X. Song
Started On: August 16th
Finished On: August 16th, 2:44 PM 
Pages Read: 448

The Revenge by Hannah Jayne
Started On: August 17th
Finished On: August 17th, 6:39 PM
Pages Read: 304

We're Not Safe Here by Rin Chupeco
Started On: August 18th
Finished On: August 18th, 4:48 PM
Pages Read: 352

The Serpent's Bride by Kathryn Ann Kingsley
Started On: August 19th
Finished On: August 19th, 10:27 AM
Pages Read: 332

How to Fake a Haunting by Christa Carmen
Started On: August 20th
Finished On: August 20th, 3:03 PM
Pages Read: 349

How to Read a Killer's Mind by Tam Barnett 
Started On: August 21st
Finished On: August 21st, 6:38 PM
Pages Read 0 of 346

Dream by the Shadows by Logan Karlie
Started On: August 22nd
Finished On: August 22nd, 11:08 AM
Pages Read: 368

Murder in the Dressing Room by Holly Stars
Started On: August 23rd
Finished On: August 23rd, 8:27 PM
Pages Read: 364

A Circle of Uncommon Witches by Paige Crutcher
Started On: August 24th
Finished On: August 24th, 2:09 PM
Pages Read: 320

Rose in Chains by Julie Soto
Started On: August 25th
Currently On: Page 0 of 464

Goals: 31
Read: 24
Pages Read: 7849
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