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Wednesday, September 8, 2021

Waiting on Wednesday #539, September 8th

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

A Song of Flight by Juliet Marillier
Expected Publication: August 21st, 2021
From Goodreads:
A young warrior who wields both the power of her music and the strength of her sword faces a grave threat in this enthralling historical fantasy.

Bard and fighter Liobhan is always ready for a challenge. So when news arrives at Swan Island that the prince of Dalriada has gone missing after an assault by both masked men and the sinister Crow Folk, she's eager to act.

While Liobhan and her fellow Swan Island warriors seek answers to the prince's disappearance, the bard Brocc, Liobhan's brother, finds himself in dire trouble. His attempts to communicate with the Crow Folk have led him down a perilous path. When Liobhan and her comrades are sent to the rescue, it becomes clear the two missions are connected--and a great mystery unfolds.

What brought the Crow Folk to Erin? And who seeks to use them in an unscrupulous bid for power? As Liobhan and Brocc investigate, it will take all their strength and will to continue pursuing the truth. With the safety of their loved ones in the balance, the risks they must take may cost them everything.

All These Bodies by Kendare Blake
Expected Publication: August 21st, 2021
From Goodreads:
Sixteen bloodless bodies. Two teenagers. One impossible explanation.

It starts with a lone victim, found on his front porch with his throat cut and his body drained of blood. By the time it’s over, the Bloodless Murders leave a trail of sixteen bodies littered across the Midwest, with no suspects and no witnesses. Only questions: how were the victims chosen? Why didn’t they fight? And where, where is all the blood?

Michael Jensen yearns to become a journalist and escape his small-town life. He never imagined that the Bloodless Murders would come to sleepy Black Deer Falls, not until the night in September when the Carlson family is murdered in their farmhouse. The only suspect in the case is found with them in the house that night: fifteen-year-old Marie Catherine Hale, unharmed but covered in blood. She claims the murderer abandoned her at the scene, and though her story is suspicious, no one believes her capable of committing the crimes on her own.

When Marie refuses to talk to anyone but Michael, he agrees to record her side of the story. But how can he trust her confession when it calls into question everything that he holds to be true?

Marie knows that her time is running out. But she chose Michael for a reason, and his search for answers gives her one last chance to tell her truth.

The Bronzed Beasts by Roshani Chokshi
Expected Publication: August 21st, 2021
From Goodreads:
Returning to the dark and glamorous 19th century world of her New York Times instant bestseller, The Gilded Wolves, Roshani Chokshi dazzles us with the final riveting tale as full of mystery and danger as ever.

In love they breathed. In destiny they believed. In the end, will divinity be their demise?

After Séverin's seeming betrayal, the crew is fractured. Armed with only a handful of hints, Enrique, Laila, Hypnos and Zofia must find their way through the snarled, haunted waterways of Venice, Italy to locate Séverin.

Meanwhile, Séverin must balance the deranged whims of the Patriarch of the Fallen House and discover the location of a temple beneath a plague island where the Divine Lyre can be played and all that he desires will come to pass.

With only ten days until Laila expires, the crew will face plague pits and deadly masquerades, unearthly songs and the shining steps of a temple whose powers might offer divinity itself...but at a price they may not be willing to pay.

Spells Like Teen Spirit by Kate Williams
Expected Publication: August 21st, 2021
From Goodreads:
The final installement in the hilarious, action-packed Babysitters Coven series that Refinery29 calls candy for 90's girls and Gen Z'ers alike, featuring a coven of witchy babysitters sworn to protect the innocent and defend the world from an onslaught of evil--all before bedtime.

Ever since Esme met Cassandra Heaven and discovered the truth about their shared legacy--that they're Sitters, supernaturally-gifted teens tasked with protecting the innocent from evil--her life has been moving at 90 mph. During the day, she chases wild toddlers, and at night, she employs a different skill set for a different kind of demon. Like, literal ones. And sometimes, it's almost fun. Her spells are getting better, her telekinesis is on point, and now that Esme's dad and her best friend Janis know the truth, she's no longer lying to the people she loves. She's also learned that there's a way to undo her mother's curse, and with the Synod out of the picture, she might even have a chance to do it.

If she could just figure out how. But she can't, and even with her mom living at home again, Esme can't shake the feeling that she's failing. Throw in the fact that Pig is still gone, Esme's crush is also MIA, and that it's cold, slushy February, and she's in bummer city.

Esme needs a serious pick-me-up, and Janis has a plan: a Galentine's stay-cation, with the Sitter friends Esme and Cassandra made at the Summit for a serious girls weekend. Except, things are getting weird in Spring River again. Esme and Cassandra just discovered a new band, and not in a good way: these guys reek of Red Magic, and their music sucks too. Trouble is brewing, and if Esme's not careful, this show might be her last--and no one likes a one-hit wonder.

Into the Dying Light by Katy Rose Pool
Expected Publication: August 21st, 2021
From Goodreads:
In the jaw-dropping conclusion to the Age of Darkness trilogy, hearts will shatter, cities will fall, and a god will rise.

Following the destruction of the City of Mercy, an ancient god has been resurrected and sealed inside Beru's body. Both are at the mercy of the Prophet Pallas, who wields the god’s powers to subjugate the Six Prophetic Cities. But every day, the god grows stronger, threatening to break free and sow untold destruction.

Meanwhile, far away from Pallas Athos, Anton learns to harness his full powers as a Prophet. Armed with the truth about how the original Prophets killed the god, Anton leads Jude, Hassan, and Ephyra on a desperate quest to the edge of the world. With time running out, the group’s tenuous alliance is beset by mounting danger, tumultuous romance, and most of all by a secret that Anton is hiding: a way to destroy the god at the price of an unbearable sacrifice. But the cost of keeping that secret might be their lives—and the lives of everyone in the Six Prophetic Cities.

The Age of Darkness trilogy is perfect for fans of Throne of Glass, Children of Blood and Bone, and An Ember in the Ashes. 

She Who Rides the Storm by Caitlin Sangster
Expected Publication: August 21st, 2021
From Goodreads:
In this atmospheric YA fantasy that is Wicked Saints meets There Will Come a Darkness, four teens are drawn into a high-stakes heist in the perilous tomb of an ancient shapeshifter king.

Long ago, shapeshifting monsters ruled the Commonwealth using blasphemous magic that fed on the souls of their subjects. Now, hundreds of years later, a new tomb has been uncovered, and despite the legends that disturbing a shapeshifter’s final resting place will wake them once again, the Warlord is determined to dig it up.

But it isn’t just the Warlord who means to brave the traps and pitfalls guarding the crypt.

A healer obsessed with tracking down the man who murdered her twin brother.

A runaway member of the Warlord’s Devoted order, haunted by his sister’s ghost.

A snotty archaeologist bent on finding the cure to his magical wasting disease.

A girl desperate to escape the cloistered life she didn’t choose.

All four are out to steal the same cursed sword rumored to be at the very bottom of the tomb. But of course, some treasures should never see the light of day, and some secrets are best left buried…

An Impossible Promise by Jude Deveraux and Tera Sheets
Expected Publication: August 21st, 2021
From Goodreads:
They can't be together, but they can't stay apart...

Liam O'Connor has one purpose in this life--to push the woman he loves into the arms of another man. The Irish rogue unknowingly changed the course of destiny when he fell in love with Cora McLeod over a century ago. Their passion was intense, brief and tragic. And the angels have been trying to restore the balance of fate ever since.

Now police officers in Providence Falls, North Carolina, Liam and Cora are partners on a murder investigation. The intensity of the case has drawn them closer together--exactly what Liam is supposed to avoid. The angels have made it clear Cora must be with Finley Walsh. But headstrong Cora makes her own decisions and she's starting to have feelings for Liam--the only thing he's ever really wanted.

Liam knows this is the last chance to save his soul. But does he love Cora enough to let her go?

This Is Why We Lie by Gabriella Lepore
Expected Publication: August 21st, 2021
From Goodreads:
Everyone in Gardiners Bay has a secret.

When Jenna Dallas and Adam Cole find Colleen O'Dell's body floating off the shore of their coastal town, the community of Gardiners Bay is shaken. But even more shocking is the fact that her drowning was no accident.

Once Jenna's best friend becomes a key suspect, Jenna starts to look for answers on her own. As she uncovers scandals inside Preston Prep School leading back to Rookwood reform school, she knows she needs Adam on her side.

As a student at Rookwood, Adam is used to getting judgmental looks, but now his friends are being investigated by the police. Adam will do whatever he can to keep them safe, even if that means trusting Jenna.

As lies unravel, the truth starts to blur. Only one thing is certain: somebody must take the fall.

Star Mother by Charlie N. Holmberg
Expected Publication: August 21st, 2021
From Goodreads:
A woman’s heart proves as infinite as the night sky in a breathtaking fantasy by Wall Street Journal bestselling author Charlie N. Holmberg.

When a star dies, a new one must be born.

The Sun God chooses the village of Endwever to provide a mortal womb. The birthing of a star is always fatal for the mother, and Ceris Wenden, who considers herself an outsider, sacrifices herself to secure her family’s honor and take control of her legacy. But after her star child is born, Ceris does what no other star mother has: she survives. When Ceris returns to Endwever, however, it’s not nine months later—it’s seven hundred years later. Inexplicably displaced in time, Ceris is determined to seek out her descendants.

Being a woman traveling alone brings its own challenges, until Ceris encounters a mysterious—and desperate—godling. Ristriel is incorporeal, a fugitive, a trickster, and the only being who can guide Ceris safely to her destination. Now, as Ceris traverses realms both mortal and beyond, her journey truly begins.

Together, pursued across the Earth and trespassing the heavens, Ceris and Ristriel are on a path to illuminate the mysteries that bind them and discover the secrets of the celestial world.

Iron Widow by Ziran Jay Zhao
Expected Publication: August 21st, 2021
From Goodreads:
The boys of Huaxia dream of pairing up with girls to pilot Chrysalises, giant transforming robots that can battle the mecha aliens that lurk beyond the Great Wall. It doesn't matter that the girls often die from the mental strain.

When 18-year-old Zetian offers herself up as a concubine-pilot, it's to assassinate the ace male pilot responsible for her sister's death. But she gets her vengeance in a way nobody expected—she kills him through the psychic link between pilots and emerges from the cockpit unscathed. She is labeled an Iron Widow, a much-feared and much-silenced kind of female pilot who can sacrifice boys to power up Chrysalises instead.​

To tame her unnerving yet invaluable mental strength, she is paired up with Li Shimin, the strongest and most controversial male pilot in Huaxia​. But now that Zetian has had a taste of power, she will not cower so easily. She will miss no opportunity to leverage their combined might and infamy to survive attempt after attempt on her life, until she can figure out exactly why the pilot system works in its misogynist way—and stop more girls from being sacrificed.

The Other Merlin by Robyn Schneider
Expected Publication: August 21st, 2021
From Goodreads:
Channeling the modern humor of A Knight's Tale , bestselling author Robyn Schneider creates a Camelot that becomes the ultimate teen rom-com hotspot in this ultra-fresh take on the Arthurian legend.

Welcome to the great kingdom of Camelot. Prince Arthur’s a depressed botanist who would rather marry a library than a princess, Lancelot’s been demoted to castle guard after a terrible misunderstanding, and nothing is going according to plan. Then Arthur accidentally pulls the sword from the stone (in his defense, he was drunk and mostly kidding), and now everyone’s convinced he’s some prophesied hero.

Emry Merlin is stuck in her small town. Her father, the legendary court wizard, disappeared years ago, and Emry’s been peddling theater tricks to make ends meet. When a royal messenger arrives summoning her far less talented twin brother to serve as Prince Arthur's right-hand wizard, Emry is understandably upset. But after Emmett becomes indisposed thanks to a bad spell, Emry disguises herself as her brother and travels to the royal court to impersonate him until they can switch.

Studying magic at the castle is everything Emry hoped for. But life in King Uther’s court is full of scandals, lies, and backstabbing courtiers. What’s a casually bisexual teen wizard masquerading as her twin brother to do? Other than fall for the handsome prince, stir trouble with the foppish Lord Gawain, offend Princess Guinevere, and make herself indispensable to the future of Camelot?

When the truth comes out with disastrous consequences, Emry has to decide whether she'll risk everything for the boy she loves, or give up her potential to become the greatest wizard Camelot has ever known. 


September is shaping up to have a bunch of fantastic reads! I'm so excited for these books to be out! What about you guys? Happy reading! 

Monday, October 5, 2020

It's Monday! What Are You Reading #487, October 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 #486
Teaser Tuesday #494
WWW Wednesday #494
WOW #490
Will the Time Come #487
Third Sentence Thursday #477
Random Reads #463
First Lines Friday #490
Book Blogger Hop #156
The Reward Challenge Update #472
Wheel of TBR #19
How Well I Stuck to It #324
Wrote that Review Update #321

Week 40 Reviews:
Loveboat, Taipei
You Were Never Here
The Rest Falls Away
A Dance With Fate
Unnatural Magic
The First True Thing
You
Let Me Hear a Rhyme
The Survivor
Ōkami
Yumi
Smoke in the Sun
Three Charms for Murder
Tamiko and the Two Janitors
Mikoto and the Reaver Village
The Way of Kings

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OK, so I got 49 posts in 7 days, I read a good number of books, itw as a pretty great week, and I can't wait for next week! What about you guys? Happy reading!

So this week I want to read The Alloy of Law, For the Taking, In a Holidaze, Murder on Cold Street, Revenge & Rapture, and Take Me With You.
From #1 New York Times bestselling author Brandon Sanderson, the Mistborn series is a heist story of political intrigue and magical, martial-arts action.

Three hundred years after the events of the Mistborn trilogy, Scadrial is now on the verge of modernity, with railroads to supplement the canals, electric lighting in the streets and the homes of the wealthy, and the first steel-framed skyscrapers racing for the clouds.

Kelsier, Vin, Elend, Sazed, Spook, and the rest are now part of history--or religion. Yet even as science and technology are reaching new heights, the old magics of Allomancy and Feruchemy continue to play a role in this reborn world. Out in the frontier lands known as the Roughs, they are crucial tools for the brave men and women attempting to establish order and justice.

One such is Waxillium Ladrian, a rare Twinborn, who can Push on metals with his Allomancy and use Feruchemy to become lighter or heavier at will. After twenty years in the Roughs, Wax has been forced by family tragedy to return to the metropolis of Elendel. Now he must reluctantly put away his guns and assume the duties and dignity incumbent upon the head of a noble house. Or so he thinks, until he learns the hard way that the mansions and elegant tree-lined streets of the city can be even more dangerous than the dusty plains of the Roughs.
So I married my nemesis…
My new life in the States and dream job as a game tester just hit a massive snag. If I don't want immediate deportation on my to-do list, I need help, stat. Quickest solution—marry Lucas Walker, my cranky and oh-so-annoying co-worker.

Still, this can work. We’ll have rules and have to stick to them. I won’t think about his muscled arms or how stupid handsome he is even while he pushes all my hot buttons. It’s a marriage on paper only. I need to remember that.

Player two, press start.
When that exasperating Canadian, Katya Ellis, asked for help, I agreed because she was willing to help me in return. She doesn’t need to know it’s in my best interest for her to stay in the country. Nope, this is a business arrangement through and through. Which means I’ll set aside all those involuntary fantasies I’ve been having about her shapely body pressed to mine…

What could go wrong? Welp… as it turns out, just about everything.
It's the most wonderful time of the year…but thirty-year-old Maelyn Jones is in the midst of a major crisis. She's living with her mom, hates her boring job, and has yet to make any romantic progress with Andrew, the friend she's been in love with for the last thirteen years.

But perhaps worst of all, this is the last Christmas Mae will be at her favorite place in the world—the Utah cabin where she and her family have spent every holiday since she was born. Devastated as she drives away from the cabin for the final time, Mae throws out what she thinks is a simple wish to the universe: show me what will make me happy.

The next thing she knows there's a screech of tires and metal, followed by Mae gasping awake…on an airplane bound for Utah. Now Mae has the chance to live the holidays all over again but with one disaster after another sending her repeatedly back in time, she has to figure out how to end this strange holiday loop and get Andrew under the mistletoe. Otherwise, she's going to need a miracle.

With Christina Lauren's trademark "heartfelt and funny" (Kirkus Reviews) prose, this swoon-worthy romance will make you believe in the power of wishes and the magic of the holidays.
Charlotte Holmes, Lady Sherlock, is back solving new cases in the USA Today bestselling series set in Victorian England.

Inspector Treadles, Charlotte Holmes's friend and collaborator, has been found locked in a room with two dead men, both of whom worked with his wife at the great manufacturing enterprise she has recently inherited.

Rumors fly. Had Inspector Treadles killed the men because they had opposed his wife's initiatives at every turn? Had he killed in a fit of jealous rage, because he suspected Mrs. Treadles of harboring deeper feelings for one of the men? To make matters worse, he refuses to speak on his own behalf, despite the overwhelming evidence against him.

Charlotte finds herself in a case strewn with lies and secrets. But which lies are to cover up small sins, and which secrets would flay open a past better left forgotten? Not to mention, how can she concentrate on these murders, when Lord Ingram, her oldest friend and sometime lover, at last dangles before her the one thing she has always wanted?
Ash is tightening the noose on her enemies…
… and losing her grip on reality.

Ash's revenge plans for Chariot and Isaac Montefiore take a surreal turn when Isaac's wife hires Ash to retrieve an item that Isaac is obsessed with finding. Ash takes the job, but this quest throws her back into Levi's path and puts Rafael in grave danger.

Meanwhile, Ash runs across a crime victim who possesses mysterious magic. Ash's search for the attacker once again pits her against the Queen of Hearts and sends Ash down the rabbit hole of what's real. Sanity is highly overrated, anyway, right?

To top it all off, Ash's mother is being blackmailed by someone threatening to expose Ash as a Rogue unless Talia resigns from her political career for good. Talk about putting the "fun" in family dysfunction.

Secrets, vengeance, and magic collide in the final chapter of The Jezebel Files. With love, family, and her enemy's immortality on the line, a con set in motion fifteen years ago comes to an explosive conclusion, and Ash only has one chance to come out alive.
Eden, Eli, Marwan, and Ilanka barely know each other beyond having a class or two together. But when they are all summoned via messaging app to an empty classroom after school, they find a small cube sitting on a desk. Its sides light up with rules for them:

'Do not tell anyone about the device. Never leave the device unattended.'

And then, 'Take me with you... or else.'

At first they think it's some kind of prank or a social experiment orchestrated by the school administration. Still, they follow its instructions until the newly-formed group starts to splinter. Nobody has time for these games - their lives are complicated enough. But the device seems increasingly invested in the private details of their lives. And disobeying its rules has scary - even life-threatening--consequences...

Saturday, October 3, 2020

Week 40 Review: A Dance With Fate

From Goodreads:
A young woman who is both a bard--and a warrior--seeks to repay her debts and settle scores in this thrilling historical fantasy series.

The young warrior and bard Liobhan has lost her brother to the Otherworld. Even more determined to gain a place as an elite fighter, she returns to Swan Island to continue her training. But Liobhan is devastated when her comrade Dau is injured and loses his sight in their final display bout. Blamed by Dau's family for the accident, she agrees to go to Dau's home as a bond servant for the span of one year.

There, she soon learns that Oakhill is a place of dark secrets. The vicious Crow Folk still threaten both worlds. And Dau, battling the demon of despair, is not an easy man to help.

When Liobhan and Dau start to expose the rot at the center of Oakhill, they place themselves in deadly danger. For their enemy wields great power and will stop at nothing to get his way. It will take all the skills of a Swan Island warrior and a touch of the uncanny to give them a hope of survival. . . .

My Review:
Yes, wow, this book was so fantastic to read! I just love this world that Juliet Marillier has created with these 2 series, and I loved spending more time with these characters! I couldn't wait to see where the journey would take them, after that ending of the first book!

The whole idea that Liobhan would be a bond servant to Dau's family for a year, yeah, that enraged me. After all, it was an accident, and oh, yeah, he doesn't have a good relationship with his family. But we did get to see why, first hand! 

While Liobhan's bond servant status really ticked me off at Dau's family, well, Dau's situation, man, it was pretty hard to read. He had a pretty big character arc in the first book, and again in this one, dealing with being blind, as well as being home, from where he'd run away from. So he has a lot of struggles with that which made for excellent reading. But at least they were together! Loved their relationship, and where it's developing towards! 

Again, we were in Liobhan, Dau, and Brocc's heads, mainly. The main storyline was Liobhan and Dau in Oakhill, but Brocc's story was interesting to read, as well. And I'm really excited to see where it goes in the future, because that situation, is one that I personally find pretty daunting! But overall, that ending was pretty satisfying, if faced with loss, and I really enjoyed it! 

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

Author: Juliet Marillier
Series: Warrior Bard #2
Read: September 27th, 2020
Source: NetGalley
Reason Why: Love her writing and the first book, and it's a Historical Fiction 2020 Book, Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2020 Book and a WoW Book!
Publisher: Ace Books
Published: September 1st 2020
5/5 Hearts
5/5 Books
5/5 Stars

Sunday, September 27, 2020

Enthuse-a-Thon Update 12 and Wrap Up

So I read my final book for Enthuse-a-Thon, and it was A Dance With Fate! Yeah, I finished this challenge, with just a few days left! I'm glad to finish, because I have so many books left to read!

My Reading Journey:

Emerald Blaze by Ilona Andrews
Prompt Fulfilled: Physical Book You Most Want to Read
Started On: September
Finished On: September 1st, 11:09 AM
Pages Read: 391

The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
Prompt Fulfilled: Most Want to Read from Favourite Genre
Started On: September 2nd
Finished On: September 2nd, 11:53 AM
Pages Read: 384

The Final Empire by Brandon Sanderson
Prompt Fulfilled: Book You're Determined to Read in 2020
Started On: September 2nd
Finished On: September 2nd, 10:54 PM
Pages Read: 647

Harrow the Ninth by Tasmyn Muir
Prompt Fulfilled: Most Want to Read With LGBTQ+ Characters
Started On: September 4th
Finished On: September 4th, 8:00 PM
Pages Read: 512

Shadows in Death by J.D. Robb
Prompt Fulfilled: Book the News Made You Want To Read
Started On: September 8th
Finished On: September 8th, 11:34 PM
Pages Read: 368

From Blood to Ash by Jennifer L. Armentrout
Prompt Fulfilled: Book Social Media Has You Excited to Read
Started On: September 12th
Finished On: September 12th, 6:02 PM
Pages Read: 634

No Offense by Meg Cabot
Prompt Fulfilled: Newest Book You're Dying to Read
Started On: September 9th
Finished On: September 9th, 1:07 PM
Pages Read: 384

Strange Grace by Tessa Gratton
Prompt Fulfilled: Book You've Wanted to Read for Ages
Started On: September 16th
Finished On: September  16th, 6:23 PM
Pages Read: 387

Allegedly by Tiffany D. Jackson
Prompt Fulfilled: Most Want to Read From an Author of Colour
Started On: September 16th
Finished On: September 16th, 10:03 PM
Pages Read: 400

Among the Beasts and Briars by Ashley Poston
Prompt Fulfilled: Book You Most Want to Read Based on the Cover
Started On: September 20th
Finished On: September 20th, 3:38 PM
Pages Read: 352

The Glass Queen by Gena Showalter
Prompt Fulfilled: Most Want to Read From Favourite Author
Started On: September 25th
Finished On: September 25th, 4:34 PM
Pages Read: 552

A Dance of Fate by Juliet Mariller
Prompt Fulfilled: Book You Need to Review
Started On: September 27th
Finished On: September 27th, 11:47 PM
Pages Read: 512

Prompts Left: None Left!
Read: 12
Pages Read: 5533

Friday, September 25, 2020

Enthuse-a-Thon Update 11

So I read my next book for Enthuse-a-Thon, and it was The Glass Queen, and I'll be reading A Dance With Fate next!

My Reading Journey:

Emerald Blaze by Ilona Andrews
Prompt Fulfilled: Physical Book You Most Want to Read
Started On: September
Finished On: September 1st, 11:09 AM
Pages Read: 391

The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
Prompt Fulfilled: Most Want to Read from Favourite Genre
Started On: September 2nd
Finished On: September 2nd, 11:53 AM
Pages Read: 384

The Final Empire by Brandon Sanderson
Prompt Fulfilled: Book You're Determined to Read in 2020
Started On: September 2nd
Finished On: September 2nd, 10:54 PM
Pages Read: 647

Harrow the Ninth by Tasmyn Muir
Prompt Fulfilled: Most Want to Read With LGBTQ+ Characters
Started On: September 4th
Finished On: September 4th, 8:00 PM
Pages Read: 512

Shadows in Death by J.D. Robb
Prompt Fulfilled: Book the News Made You Want To Read
Started On: September 8th
Finished On: September 8th, 11:34 PM
Pages Read: 368

From Blood to Ash by Jennifer L. Armentrout
Prompt Fulfilled: Book Social Media Has You Excited to Read
Started On: September 12th
Finished On: September 12th, 6:02 PM
Pages Read: 634

No Offense by Meg Cabot
Prompt Fulfilled: Newest Book You're Dying to Read
Started On: September 9th
Finished On: September 9th, 1:07 PM
Pages Read: 384

Strange Grace by Tessa Gratton
Prompt Fulfilled: Book You've Wanted to Read for Ages
Started On: September 16th
Finished On: September  16th, 6:23 PM
Pages Read: 387

Allegedly by Tiffany D. Jackson
Prompt Fulfilled: Most Want to Read From an Author of Colour
Started On: September 16th
Finished On: September 16th, 10:03 PM
Pages Read: 400

Among the Beasts and Briars by Ashley Poston
Prompt Fulfilled: Book You Most Want to Read Based on the Cover
Started On: September 20th
Finished On: September 20th, 3:38 PM
Pages Read: 352

The Glass Queen by Gena Showalter
Prompt Fulfilled: Most Want to Read From Favourite Author
Started On: September 25th
Finished On: September 25th, 4:34 PM
Pages Read: 552

A Dance of Fate by Juliet Mariller
Prompt Fulfilled: Book You Need to Review
Started On: September
Currently On: Page 0 of 512

Prompts Left: None Left!
Read: 11
Pages Read: 5021

Wednesday, July 29, 2020

Waiting on Wednesday #481, July 29th

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

A Killing Frost by Seanan McGuire
Expected Publication: September 1st, 2020
From Goodreads:
When October is informed that Simon Torquill—legally her father, due to Faerie's archaic marriage traditions—must be invited to her wedding or risk the ceremony throwing the Kingdom in the Mists into political turmoil, she finds herself setting out on a quest she was not yet prepared to undertake for the sake of her future.... and the man who represents her family's past.
Dark Song by Christine Feehan
Expected Publication: September 1st, 2020
From Goodreads:
Two Carpathians find hope in the bond that ties their souls in this passionate novel in Christine Feehan's #1 New York Times bestselling series.

Stolen from her home at a young age and tormented for centuries, Elisabeta Trigovise is scared to show herself to anyone. Even though she has been rescued and is now safe within the Carpathian compound, she has lived in fear for so long she has no idea how to survive without it. She wants to answer the siren call of her lifemate--but the very thought terrifies her.

Before he found Elisabeta, Ferro Arany was an ancient warrior without emotion. Now that his senses have come alive, he knows it will take more than kind words and soft touches to convince the fractured woman that they are partners, not master and prisoner. For now, he will give her his strength until she finds hers, allowing the steady rhythm of his heart to soothe Elisabeta's fragile soul.

But even as she learns to stand on her own, the vampire who kept her captive is desperate to claim her again, threatening the song Elisabeta and Ferro are writing together.

A Dance With Fate by Juliet Mariller
Expected Publication: September 1st, 2020
From Goodreads:
A young woman who is both a bard--and a warrior--seeks to repay her debts and settle scores in this thrilling historical fantasy series.

The young warrior and bard Liobhan has lost her brother to the Otherworld. Even more determined to gain a place as an elite fighter, she returns to Swan Island to continue her training. But Liobhan is devastated when her comrade Dau is injured and loses his sight in their final display bout. Blamed by Dau's family for the accident, she agrees to go to Dau's home as a bond servant for the span of one year.

There, she soon learns that Oakhill is a place of dark secrets. The vicious Crow Folk still threaten both worlds. And Dau, battling the demon of despair, is not an easy man to help.

When Liobhan and Dau start to expose the rot at the center of Oakhill, they place themselves in deadly danger. For their enemy wields great power and will stop at nothing to get his way. It will take all the skills of a Swan Island warrior and a touch of the uncanny to give them a hope of survival. . . 

Chaos by Iris Johansen
Expected Publication: September 1st, 2020
From Goodreads:
#1 New York Times bestselling author Iris Johansen introduces a new kickass female protagonist, Alisa Flynn, a CIA agent who may be willing to go rogue if it means catching the most heartless band of criminals she's ever encountered.

Alisa is aided by mysterious billionaire-genius-inventor Gabe Korgan and recurring character Margaret Douglas, an animal whisperer who brings along her beloved dog Juno to fight alongside them.

Alisa is determined to rescue schoolgirls kidnapped from their African boarding school, in a ripped-from-the-headlines story. But Alisa is hiding her personal stake in the rescue from Korgan, and when the truth gets out, the stakes grow even higher. Now Alisa and Gabe's budding relationship may be at a breaking point.

Kingdom of Flesh and Fire by Jennifer L. Armentrout
Expected Publication: September 1st, 2020
From Goodreads:
From #1 New York Times bestselling author Jennifer L. Armentrout comes a new novel in her Blood and Ash series…

A Betrayal…

Everything Poppy has ever believed in is a lie, including the man she was falling in love with. Thrust among those who see her as a symbol of a monstrous kingdom, she barely knows who she is without the veil of the Maiden. But what she does know is that nothing is as dangerous to her as him. The Dark One. The Prince of Atlantia. He wants her to fight him, and that’s one order she’s more than happy to obey. He may have taken her, but he will never have her.

A Choice...

Casteel Da’Neer is known by many names and many faces. His lies are as seductive as his touch. His truths as sensual as his bite. Poppy knows better than to trust him. He needs her alive, healthy, and whole to achieve his goals. But he’s the only way for her to get what she wants—to find her brother Ian and see for herself if he has become a soulless Ascended. Working with Casteel instead of against him presents its own risks. He still tempts her with every breath, offering up all she’s ever wanted. Casteel has plans for her. Ones that could expose her to unimaginable pleasure and unfathomable pain. Plans that will force her to look beyond everything she thought she knew about herself—about him. Plans that could bind their lives together in unexpected ways that neither kingdom is prepared for. And she’s far too reckless, too hungry, to resist the temptation.

A Secret…

But unrest has grown in Atlantia as they await the return of their Prince. Whispers of war have become stronger, and Poppy is at the very heart of it all. The King wants to use her to send a message. The Descenters want her dead. The wolven are growing more unpredictable. And as her abilities to feel pain and emotion begin to grow and strengthen, the Atlantians start to fear her. Dark secrets are at play, ones steeped in the blood-drenched sins of two kingdoms that would do anything to keep the truth hidden. But when the earth begins to shake, and the skies start to bleed, it may already be too late.

Blood & Honey by Shelby Mahurin
Expected Publication: September 1st, 2020
From Goodreads:
The stakes are higher. The witches are deadlier. And the romance is red-hot. The eagerly anticipated sequel to 'The New York Times' and Indie-bound best-seller 'Serpent & Dove' is perfect for fans of Sarah J. Maas.

Lou, Reid, Coco, and Ansel are on the run from coven, kingdom, and church - fugitives with nowhere to hide. To survive, they need allies. Strong ones. But as Lou becomes increasingly desperate to save those she loves, she turns to a darker-side of magic that may cost Reid the one thing he can't bear to lose.

Bound to her always, his vows were clear: where Lou goes, he will go; and where she stays, he will stay.

Until death do they part.

The Lost Book of the White by Cassandra Clare
Expected Publication: September 1st, 2020
From Goodreads:
From #1 New York Times bestselling authors Cassandra Clare and Wesley Chu comes the second book in the Eldest Curses series and a thrilling new adventure for High Warlock Magnus Bane and Alec Lightwood, for whom a death-defying mission into the heart of evil is not just a job, it’s also a romantic getaway. The Lost Book of the White is a Shadowhunters novel.

Life is good for Magnus Bane and Alec Lightwood. They’re living together in a fabulous loft, their warlock son, Max, has started learning to walk, and the streets of New York are peaceful and quiet—as peaceful and quiet as they ever are, anyway.

Until the night that two old acquaintances break into Magnus’s apartment and steal the powerful Book of the White. Now Magnus and Alec will have to drop everything to get it back. They need to follow the thieves to Shanghai, they need to call some backup to accompany them, and they need a babysitter.

Also, someone has stabbed Magnus with a strange magical weapon and the wound is glowing, so they have that to worry about too.

Fortunately, their backup consists of Clary, Jace, Isabelle, and newly minted Shadowhunter Simon. In Shanghai, they learn that a much darker threat awaits them. Magnus’s magic is growing unstable, and if they can’t stop the demons flooding into the city, they might have to follow them all the way back to the source—the realm of the dead. Can they stop the threat to the world? Will they make it back home before their kid completely wears out Alec’s mom? 

Wayward Witch by Zoraida Córdova
Expected Publication: September 1st, 2020
From Goodreads:
Rose Mortiz has always been a fixer, but lately she’s been feeling lost. She has brand-new powers she doesn’t understand, and her family is still trying to figure out how to function in the wake of her amnesiac father’s return home. Then, on the night of her Deathday party, Rose discovers her father’s memory loss has been a lie.

As she rushes to his side, the two are ambushed and pulled through a portal to the land of Adas, a fairy realm hidden in the Caribbean Sea. There, Rose is forced to work with a group of others to save Adas. Soon, she begins to discover the scope of her powers, the troubling truth about her father’s past, and the sacrifices he made to save her sisters.

But if Rose wants to return home so she can repair her broken family, she must figure out how to heal Adas first.

 As the Shadow Rises by Katy Rose Pool
Expected Publication: September 1st, 2020
From Goodreads:
Six of Crows meets Graceling with a dash of Winter is Coming in this second installment of the action-packed and swoon-worthy Age of Darkness series!

The Last Prophet has been found, yet he sees destruction ahead.

In this sequel to the critically-acclaimed There Will Come a Darkness, kingdoms have begun to fall to a doomsday cult, the magical Graced are being persecuted, and an ancient power threatens to break free. But with the world hurtling toward its prophesized end, Anton’s haunting vision reveals the dangerous beginnings of a plan to stop the Age of Darkness.

As Jude, Keeper of the Order of the Last Light, returns home in disgrace, his quest to aid the Prophet is complicated by his growing feelings for Anton. Meanwhile, the assassin known as the Pale Hand will stop at nothing to find her undead sister before she dies for good, even if it means letting the world burn. And in Nazirah, Hassan, the kingdom-less Prince, forms a risky pact to try to regain his throne. When the forces of light and darkness collide in the City of Mercy, old wounds are reopened, new alliances are tested, and the end of the world begins.

The Age of Darkness trilogy, which the Amazon Book Review called "the next big fantasy series," is perfect for fans of Throne of Glass, Children of Blood and Bone, and An Ember in the Ashes.

Queen of Volts by Amanda Foody
Expected Publication: September 1st, 2020
From Goodreads:
Return to the City of Sin, where the final game is about to begin…and winning will demand the ultimate sacrifice.

Only days after a corrupt election and brutal street war, one last bloodthirsty game has begun. The players? The twenty-two most powerful, notorious people in New Reynes.

After realizing they have no choice but to play, Enne Scordata and Levi Glaisyer are desperate to forge new alliances and bargain for their safety. But while Levi offers false smiles and an even falser peace to the city’s politicians, Enne must face a world where her true Mizer identity has been revealed…and any misstep could turn deadly.

Meanwhile, a far more dangerous opponent has appeared on the board, one plucked right from the most gruesome legends of New Reynes. As the game takes its final, vicious turn, Levi and Enne must decide once and for all whether to be partners or enemies.

Because in a game for survival, there are only losers…

And monsters.

Greythorne by Crystal Smith
Expected Publication: September 1st, 2020
From Goodreads:
Brimming with deliciously mysterious magic, political intrigue, and a passionate heroine who will do anything to save the ones she loves—this highly anticipated sequel to Bloodleaf, praised as "enchanting, visceral, and twisty" by Laura Sebastian, won't disappoint.

In Bloodleaf’s highly anticipated sequel, Princess Aurelia’s life is turned upside down when the kingdom she thought she saved turns to ruin, her fiancé is tragically killed in a shipwreck, and her home country refuses to respect her brother’s legitimate claim to the throne. With no place left to call her own, Aurelia returns to Greythorne Manor—her best friend’s family mansion—only to get swept up in a coup d'état on the night of her brother’s coronation. With everyone turned against her and enemies closing in on all sides, Aurelia has nothing left to lose in a mad fight to protect the only people she has left—her family. But in her darkest moments when all seems grim, will Aurelia find a spark of hope from a love she thought long lost? A read bursting with romance, magic, and ghostly intrigue*, Greythorne* will not disappoint.

Oh, wow, these books are so fantastic! I've read one or two as ARCs, but yeah, I want all these books to come out! So excited for them! What about you guys? Happy reading!

Friday, July 24, 2020

Book Blogger Hop #146, July 24th

The Book Blogger Hop was originally created by Jennifer from Crazy-For-Books in March 2010 and ended on December 31, 2012. With Jennifer's permission, I relaunched the meme on February 15, 2013. Check out the hop here

Each week the hop will start on a Friday and end on Thursday. There will be a weekly prompt featuring a book related question. The hop's purpose is to give bloggers a chance to follow other blogs, learn about new books, befriend other bloggers, and receive new followers to your own blog.

The Question of the week is: What are the top books on your TBR pile? (submitted by Billy @ Coffee Addicted Writer)

I don't have one specific book, more that books that fit certain criteria-if it's coming out recently, if I have an ARC of it, who the author is, how interested the synopsis made me. Plus right now I have TBR piles for various reading challenges, like the Reading Rush. And the 2 books left on that right now are A Dance With Fate by Juliet Marillier and A Song of Wraiths and Ruin by Roseanne A. Brown! Yeah. what about you guys? Happy reading!

First Lines Friday #480, July 24th

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!

"It's a glorious day. The sun is warm, the clouds are high puffs of white, the sea is as calm as if ever gets around Swan Island. We're sitting on the bench seats at the combat area tingling with anticipation, knowing today's celebration marks the end of many months of grueling work. Work that we've loved and hated." -A Dance With Fate by Juliet Marillier

Well, that sounds like a good day! Must read more! What about you guys? Happy reading!

Thursday, July 23, 2020

Reading Rush Update 5

So I read my next book for the Reading Rush, and it was Jurassic Park, which is for Inspired a Movie. I'll be reading A Dance With Fate next.

My Reading Journey:

Outside In by Maria V. Sndyer
Prompt Fulfilled: Outside Your House
Started On: July 20th
Finished On: July 20th, 11:16 PM
Pages Read: 326

Nyxia by Scott Reintgen
Prompt Fulfilled: First Book Touched
Started On: July 21st
Finished On: July 21st, 11:44 PM
Pages Read: 371

The Left-Handed Booksellers of London by Garth Nix
Prompt Fulfilled: Starts With The
Started On: July 22nd
Finished On: July 22nd, 4:15 PM
Pages Read: 461

A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson
Prompt Fulfilled: Read More of Genre
Started On: July 22nd
Finished On: July 22nd, 8:46 PM
Pages Read: 387

Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton
Prompt Fulfilled: Inspired a Movie
Started On: July 23rd
Finished On: July 23rd, 11:53 PM
Pages Read: 480

A Dance With Fate by Juliette Marillier
Prompt Fulfilled: Different Continent
Started On: July 24th
Currently On: Page 0 of 512

Prompts Left: Birth Stone

Read: 5
Pages Read: 1544

Page-a-Thon Update 35

So I read my next book for Page-a-Thon, and it was Jurassic Park, and I'll be reading A Dance With Fate next!

My Reading Journey:

Dorothy Must Die by Danielle Paige
Started On: July 1st
Finished On: July 1st, 1:31 PM
Pages Read: 452

Dangerous Remedy by Kat Dunn
Started On: July 1st
Finished On: July 1st, 11:39 PM
Pages Read: 432

Tiny Pretty Things by Sona Charaipotra and Dhonielle Clayton
Started On: July 2nd
Finished On: July 2nd, 11:42 PM
Pages Read: 464

The Beast is an Animal by Peternelle van Arsdale
Started On: July 3rd
Finished On: July 3rd, 11:29 AM
Pages Read: 343

Havoc by Ann Aguirre
Started On: July 4th
Finished On: July 4th, 9:39 PM
Pages Read: 320

Breakout by Ann Aguirre
Started On: July 5th
Finished On: July 5th, 2:03 AM
Pages Read: 336

City of Bones by Cassandra Clare
Started On: July 5th
Finished On: July 5th, 9:51 PM
Pages Read: 485

The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix
Started On: July 6th
Finished On: July 6th, 8:44 PM
Pages Read: 400

The Antidote by Shelley Sackier
Started On: July 7th
Finished On: July 7th, 1:24 PM
Pages Read: 357

Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi
Started On: July 8th
Finished On: July 8th, 10:31 AM
Pages Read: 525

My Calamity Jane by Jodi Meadows, Cynthia Hand and Brodie Ashton
Started On: July 8th
Finished On: July 8th, 11:01 PM
Pages Read: 544

Origin by Jessica Khoury
Started On: July 9th
Finished On: July 9th, 9:00 PM
Pages Read: 394

Hunt the Dark by S.A. Hunt
Started On: July 10th
Finished On: July 10th, 9:23 PM
Pages Read: 384

First of Tomes by Honor Raconteur
Started On: July 10th
Finished On: July 10th, 11:45 PM
Pages Read: 260

On the Come Up by Angie Thomas
Prompt Fulfilled: Bargain
Started On: July 11th
Finished On: July 11th, 4:23 PM
Pages Read: 447

The Persuasion by Iris Johansen
Started On: July 11th
Finished On: July 11th, 11:54 PM
Pages Read: 464

Pride and Prejudice and Mistletoe by Melissa de la Cruz
Started On: July 12th
Finished On: July 12th, 1:15 PM
Pages Read: 225

Deathless Divide by Justina Ireland
Started On: July 12th
Finished On: July 12th, 8:49 PM
Pages Read: 560

Shadow of the Fox by Julie Kagawa
Started On: July 12th
Finished On: July 12th, 11:21 PM
Pages Read: 443

The Pale Dreamer by Samantha Shannon
Started On: July 12th
Finished On: July 12th, 11:57 PM
Pages Read: 78

The Legend of Korra: Turf Wars, Part One by Michael Dante DiMartino and Irene Koh
Started On: July 13th
Finished On: July 13th, 8:49 PM
Pages Read: 76

The Legend of Korra: Turf Wars, Part Two by Michael Dante DiMartino and Irene Koh
Started On: July 13th
Finished On: July 13th, 9:26 PM
Pages Read: 76

The Legend of Korra: Turf Wars, Part Three by Michael Dante DiMartino and Irene Koh
Started On: July 13th
Finished On: July 13th, 10:11 PM
Pages Read: 76

The Unseen by Thea Harrison
Started On: July 14th
Finished On: July 14th, 11:30 AM
Pages Read: 150

The Queen by Jennifer L. Armentrout
Started On: July 14th
Finished On: July 14th, 1:42 PM
Pages Read: 146

The Bone Season by Samantha Shannon
Started On: July 15th
Finished On: July 15th, 11:57 PM
Pages Read: 466

Blood & Honey by Shelby Mahurin
Started On: July 16th
Finished On: July 16th, 10:41 PM
Pages Read: 528

The Black Coats by Colleen Oakes
Started On: July 19th
Finished On: July 19th, 2:05 PM
Pages Read: 416

Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo
Started On: July 19th
Finished On: July 19th, 10:09 PM
Pages Read: 465

Inside Out by Maria V. Sndyer
Started On: July 20th
Finished On: July 20th, 7:11 PM
Page Read: 315

Outside In by Maria V. Sndyer
Started On: July 20th
Finished On: July 20th, 11:16 PM
Pages Read: 326

Nyxia by Scott Reintgen
Started On: July 21st
Finished On: July 21st, 11:44 PM
Pages Read: 371

The Left-Handed Booksellers of London by Garth Nix
Started On: July 22nd
Finished On: July 22nd, 4:15 PM
Pages Read: 461

A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson
Started On: July 22nd
Finished On: July 22nd, 8:46 PM
Pages Read: 387

Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton
Started On: July 23rd
Finished On: July 23rd, 11:53 PM
Pages Read: 480

A Dance With Fate by Juliette Marillier
Started On: July 24th
Currently On: Page 0 of 512

Read: 35
Pages Read: 12652

Tuesday, May 12, 2020

Monday, August 19, 2019

It's Monday! What Are You Reading #428, August 19th

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 #427
Teaser Tuesday #435
WWW Wednesday #435
WOW #431
Will the Time Come #428
Third Sentence Thursday #418
Random Reads #404
First Lines Friday #431
The Reward Challenge Update #413
Book Blogger Hop #97
How Well I Stuck to It #265
Wrote that Review Update #262

Week 33 Reviews:
Dev1at3
Mortal Arts
A Grave Matter
OK, so I got 50 posts in 7 days, which is pretty fantastic, lots of great books read and lots of posts about those books because of reading challenges, so I'm happy. What about you guys? Happy reading!

So this week I want to read A Study in Death, A Pressing Engagement, As Death Draws Near, Betty Bites Back, The Bridge Kingdom, Summer Knight, Death Masks, Jane Anonymous, Kingdom of Souls, The Seeker, Serpent & Dove, and Twice in a Blue Moon.

Scotland, 1831. After a tumultuous courtship complicated by three deadly inquiries, Lady Kiera Darby is thrilled to have found both an investigative partner and a fiancé in Sebastian Gage. But with her well-meaning—and very pregnant—sister planning on making their wedding the event of the season, Kiera could use a respite from the impending madness.

Commissioned to paint the portrait of Lady Drummond, Kiera is saddened when she recognizes the pain in the baroness's eyes. Lord Drummond is a brute, and his brusque treatment of his wife forces Kiera to think of the torment caused by her own late husband.

Kiera isn't sure how to help, but when she finds Lady Drummond prostrate on the floor, things take a fatal turn. The physician called to the house and Lord Drummond appear satisfied to rule her death natural, but Kiera is convinced that poison is the real culprit.

Now, armed only with her knowledge of the macabre and her convictions, Kiera intends to discover the truth behind the baroness's death—no matter what, or who, stands in her way…
In this delightful novella from the national bestselling author of A Study in Death, Lady Kiera Darby has one last mystery to solve before she can walk down the aisle...

Scotland, 1831. With her wedding to fellow investigator Sebastian Gage only a day away, Kiera is counting down the hours. But just when matrimonial jitters threaten to consume her, Kiera receives a welcome distraction in the form of a mysterious gold necklace.

The Celtic torc, thought missing for decades, was directly involved in a recent investigation. Now, Kiera feels compelled to uncover the truth behind its sudden reappearance.


But with an overwhelming flock of wedding guests, a muddled cat, an unpaid favor, and a ferocious storm throwing things into disarray, it's anyone's guess whether Kiera and Gage will actually make it to the altar...
The latest mystery from the national bestselling author of A Study in Death tangles Lady Kiera Darby and Sebastian Gage in a dangerous web of religious and political intrigue.

June 1831. In the midst of their idyllic honeymoon in England's Lake District, Kiera and Gage's seclusion is soon interrupted by a missive from her new father-in-law. A deadly incident involving a distant relative of the Duke of Wellington has taken place at an abbey south of Dublin, Ireland, and he insists that Kiera and Gage look into the matter.

Intent on discovering what kind of monster could murder a woman of the cloth, the couple travel to Rathfarnham Abbey school. Soon a second nun is slain in broad daylight near a classroom full of young girls. With the sinful killer growing bolder, the mother superior would like to send the students home, but the growing civil unrest in Ireland would make the journey treacherous.

Before long, Kiera starts to suspect that some of the girls may be hiding a sinister secret. With the killer poised to strike yet again, Kiera and Gage must make haste and unmask the fiend, before their matrimonial bliss comes to an untimely end...
FEMINIST FICTION TO FRIGHTEN THE PATRIARCHY!

Behind every successful man is a strong woman... but in these stories, she might be about to plant a knife in his spine. The characters in this anthology are fed up - tired of being held back, held down, held accountable - by the misogyny of the system. They're ready to resist by biting back in their own individual ways, be it through magic, murder, technology, teeth, pitfalls and even... potlucks. Join sixteen writers as they explore feminism in fantasy, science-fiction, fractured fairy-tales, historical settings, and the all-too-familiar chauvinist contemporary world.

Introduction by the Editors

The news in the past few years has been full of women - nasty women, angry women, persistent women, women in pink knitted hats. There's been pushback, but there’s also been overwhelming support. With this anthology we wanted to add our own encouragement. This collection of sixteen tales comes from writers who picked up their pens to add their words to the resistance.

You're helping, too. By buying this book - and reading it - you're allowing our words to find a space inside your head, to plant a seed, and to offer a different perspective. We hope you enjoy these tales, but more importantly, we hope they make you think about the position of women in the world, how our everyday lives are different from a man's - and in many ways, even different from each other's experiences.

We all have our own tale. A cat-call. An unwanted touch. A joke at the water cooler... and those are just the micro-aggressions. Other stories make the news. But we're making our own headlines now, with marches, demonstrations and - in our own small way - this book.

Thank you for joining us as we bite back.

- Mindy McGinnis, Demitria Lunetta, and Kate Karyus Quinn
What if you fell in love with the one person you'd sworn to destroy? 

Lara has only one thought for her husband on their wedding day: I will bring your kingdom to its knees. A princess trained from childhood to be a lethal spy, Lara knows that the Bridge Kingdom represents both legendary evil - and legendary promise. The only route through a storm-ravaged world, the Bridge Kingdom controls all trade and travel between lands, allowing its ruler to enrich himself and deprive his enemies, including Lara's homeland. So when she is sent as a bride under the guise of fulfilling a treaty of peace, Lara is prepared to do whatever it takes to fracture the defenses of the impenetrable Bridge Kingdom.

But as she infiltrates her new home - a lush paradise surrounded by tempest seas - and comes to know her new husband, Aren, Lara begins to question where the true evil resides. Around her, she sees a kingdom fighting for survival, and in Aren, a man fiercely protective of his people. As her mission drives her to deeper understanding of the fight to possess the bridge, Lara finds the simmering attraction between her and Aren impossible to ignore. Her goal nearly within reach, Lara will have to decide her own fate: Will she be the destroyer of a king or the savior of her people? 
HARRY DRESDEN -- WIZARD

Lost items found. Paranormal Investigations. Consulting. Advice. Reasonable Rates.
No Love Potions, Endless Purses, or Other Entertainment

Ever since his girlfriend left town to deal with her newly acquired taste for blood, Harry Dresden has been down and out in Chicago. He can't pay his rent. He's alienating his friends. He can't even recall the last time he took a shower.

The only professional wizard in the phone book has become a desperate man.

And just when it seems things can't get any worse, in saunters the Winter Queen of Faerie. She has an offer Harry can't refuse if he wants to free himself of the supernatural hold his faerie godmother has over him--and hopefully end his run of bad luck. All he has to do is find out who murdered the Summer Queen's right-hand man, the Summer Knight, and clear the Winter Queen's name.

It seems simple enough, but Harry knows better than to get caught in the middle of faerie politics. Until he finds out that the fate of the entire world rests on his solving this case. No pressure or anything...
Harry Dresden, Chicago's only practicing professional wizard, should be happy that business is pretty good for a change. But he also knows that whenever things are going good, the only way left for them to go is bad. Way bad.

Recent examples: A duel with the lethal champion of the Red Court, who must kill Harry to end the war between vampires and wizards…Hit men using Harry for target practice…The missing Shroud of Turin—and the possible involvement of Chicago's most feared mob boss…A handless and headless corpse the Chicago police need identified…

Not to mention the return of Harry's ex-girlfriend Susan, who’s still struggling with her semi-vampiric nature—and who seems to have a new man in her life.

Some days, it just doesn't pay to get out of bed. No matter how much you're charging
Bestselling author Laurie Faria Stolarz's thrilling novel Jane Anonymous is a revelatory confessional of a seventeen-year-old girl's fight to escape a kidnapper—and her struggles to connect with loved ones and a life that no longer exists.

Seven months.

That's how long I was kept captive.

Locked in a room with a bed, refrigerator, and adjoining bathroom, I was instructed to eat, bathe, and behave. I received meals, laundered clothes, and toiletries through a cat door, never knowing if it was day or night. The last time I saw the face of my abductor was when he dragged me fighting from the trunk of his car. And when I finally escaped, I prayed I'd never see him again.

Now that I'm home, my parents and friends want everything to be like it was before I left. But they don't understand that dining out and shopping trips can't heal what's broken inside me. I barely leave my bedroom. Therapists are clueless and condescending. So I start my own form of therapy—but writing about my experience awakens uncomfortable memories, ones that should've stayed buried. How far will I have to go to uncover the truth of what happened—and will it break me forever?
Explosive fantasy set in a world of magic and legend, where one girl must sacrifice her life, year by year, to gain the power necessary to fight the mother she has never been good enough for.

Perfect for fans of Sarah J Maas, Tomi Adeyemi and Black Panther

THERE'S MAGIC IN HER BLOOD.

Arrah is a young woman from a long line of the most powerful witch doctors in the land. But she fails at magic, fails to call upon the ancestors and can't even cast the simplest curse.

Shame and disappointment dog her.

When strange premonitions befall her family and children in the kingdom begin to disappear, Arrah undergoes the dangerous and scorned process of selling years of her life for magic. This borrowed power reveals a nightmarish betrayal and a danger beyond what she could have imagined. Now Arrah must find a way to master magic, or at least buy it, in order to save herself and everything she holds dear.

An explosive fantasy set in a world of magic and legend with a twist you will never see coming.
THE TRUTH IS SCARIER THAN FICTION

Keri Wolf has joined the crew of The Seekers, a show that searches for paranormal phenomena, as they explore a supposedly haunted old inn on the road between Philadelphia and Harrisburg. The place is famous for its warm welcome—and infamous for being the site of an ax murder rampage in the 1920s. They've barely begun when a very real dead body is discovered in the basement. As a nonfiction author, Keri is supposed to be the rational one, but she can't explain a terrifying apparition that seems to be both a threat and a warning.Former detective Joe Dunhill knows what she's going through—the strange gift of being able to see and talk to the dead is a struggle he shares. A new member of the FBI's Krewe of Hunters, he's on the team investigating the disturbing death. The town is steeped in old-fashioned superstition, and the deeper Joe and Keri plunge into the dark secrets of the inn, the closer they get to a devastating truth. Will a bloody history be repeated? Or can the spirits of the past reach out to stop a killer?
Bound as one to love, honor, or burn.

Two years ago, Louise le Blanc fled her coven and took shelter in the city of Cesarine, forsaking all magic and living off whatever she could steal. There, witches like Lou are hunted. They are feared. And they are burned.

Sworn to the Church as a Chasseur, Reid Diggory has lived his life by one principle: thou shalt not suffer a witch to live. His path was never meant to cross with Lou's, but a wicked stunt forces them into an impossible union—holy matrimony.

The war between witches and Church is an ancient one, and Lou's most dangerous enemies bring a fate worse than fire. Unable to ignore her growing feelings, yet powerless to change what she is, a choice must be made.

And love makes fools of us all.
From the New York Times bestselling author of The Unhoneymooners and the "delectable, moving" (Entertainment Weekly) My Favorite Half-Night Stand comes a modern love story about what happens when your first love reenters your life when you least expect it…

Sam Brandis was Tate Jones's first: Her first love. Her first everything. Including her first heartbreak.

During a whirlwind two-week vacation abroad, Sam and Tate fell for each other in only the way that first loves do: sharing all of their hopes, dreams, and deepest secrets along the way. Sam was the first, and only, person that Tate—the long-lost daughter of one of the world's biggest film stars—ever revealed her identity to. So when it became clear her trust was misplaced, her world shattered for good.

Fourteen years later, Tate, now an up-and-coming actress, only thinks about her first love every once in a blue moon. When she steps onto the set of her first big break, he's the last person she expects to see. Yet here Sam is, the same charming, confident man she knew, but even more alluring than she remembered. Forced to confront the man who betrayed her, Tate must ask herself if it's possible to do the wrong thing for the right reason… and whether "once in a lifetime" can come around twice.

With Christina Lauren's signature "beautifully written and remarkably compelling" (Sarah J. Maas, New York Times bestselling author) prose and perfect for fans of Emily Giffin and Jennifer Weiner, Twice in a Blue Moon is an unforgettable and moving novel of young love and second chances.