Showing posts with label Larissa Ione. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Larissa Ione. Show all posts

Wednesday, April 15, 2026

Waiting on Wednesday #779, April 15th

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

All Hail Chaos by Sarah Rees Brennan
Expected Publication: May 12th, 2026
From Goodreads:
THE EMPEROR IS HERE. AND SHE MADE HIM WORSE.

Rae is a fantasy reader who's been transported to her favourite fictional world of swords and sorcery, castles and monsters. Playing the villainess, she thought she could change the narrative, but this version of the plot is far much more deadly than the one she knew.

Her friends are on the run: the Cobra shelters in an eerie manor haunted by dark secrets, while Emer and Lia stoke a revolution in the gutters. Undead armies roam the kingdom, raiders camp at the city gates, and the irresistible emperor - Rae's favourite character ever, now possibly the greatest monster in the land - wants her to be his evil queen.

What's a villainess to do? It's time for wicked bargains and fake engagements, in a fantasy where the most dangerous thing you can do is believe in someone.

All Hail Chaos is Sarah Rees Brennan's wicked, unmissable sequel to the No. 1 Sunday Times bestselling Long Live Evil ('delicious, subversive' Leigh Bardugo).

Seek the Traitor's Son by Veronica Roth
Expected Publication: May 12th, 2026
From Goodreads:
A new epic romantic, dystopian fantasy begins in Seek the Traitor's Son, from #1 New York Times bestselling author Veronica Roth

Elegy Ahn did not ask for destiny to find her.

She is happy with her life as a soldier, defending her small country from the Talusar, a powerful nation who worships a deadly Fever. A fever that blesses half of its victims with mysterious gifts.

But then she’s summoned to hear a prophecy–her, and the most ruthless of Talusar generals, Rava Vidar. Brought face to face, they learn that one of them will lead their people to victory over the other…but they don’t know which. And at the center of both of their fates: a man. A man that, Elegy is told, she will fall in love with.

In just one day, Elegy’s old life–her job, her purpose, and her future–is over. She and Rava are destined to collide, with the fate of their nations hanging in the balance. And when they do, only one will be left standing.

Elegy intends to make sure it’s her.

Legacy of Desire by Larissa Ione
Expected Publication: May 12th, 2026
From Goodreads:
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A Parade of Horribles by Matt Dinniman
Expected Publication: May 12th, 2026
From Goodreads:
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The Cupid Dilemma by April Asher
Expected Publication: May 12th, 2026
From Goodreads:
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The Bone Door by Frances White
Expected Publication: May 12th, 2026
From Goodreads:
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Broken Dove by Dani Francis 
Expected Publication: May 12th, 2026
From Goodreads:
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The Hanging Bones by Elle Tesch
Expected Publication: May 12th, 2026
From Goodreads:
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When the Light Returns by Joanna Ruth Meyer
Expected Publication: May 12th, 2026
From Goodreads:
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In the Blood by April Henry
Expected Publication: May 12th, 2026
From Goodreads:
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Another week of excellent releases coming out in this week of May! I love these authors and series, and I can't wait to read them all! What about you guys? Happy reading! 




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Monday, December 23, 2024

It's Monday! What Are You Reading #707, December 23rd

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 #706
Teaser Tuesday #714
WWW Wednesday #714
WOW #710
Will the Time Come #707
Third Sentence Thursday #697
Random Reads #683
First Lines Friday #710
Book Blogger Hop #376
Monthly ARC's Update 101
23 Books to Read in 2023 Update 15
The Reward Challenge Update #692
Wheel of TBR #239
How Well I Stuck to It #544
Wrote that Review Update #541

Week 51 Reviews:
We Were Kings


OK, so I got 90 posts in 7 days, and yeah, it was a crazy week, I really read a lot, and boy, I'm tired, and I'm very behind on blogging-I still have Wednesday posts to link. Opps! But I read some amazing books, and it's so weird that Christmas is this week, it feels like it should still be a month away! What about you guys? Happy reading!

So this week I want to read Heavenly Tyrant!

After suffering devastating loss and making drastic decisions, Zetian finds herself at the seat of power in Huaxia. But she has also learned that her world is not as it seems, and revelations about an enemy more daunting than Zetian imagined forces her to share power with a dangerous man she cannot simply depose. Despite having vastly different ideas about how they must deconstruct the corrupt and misogynist system that plagues their country, Zetian must join this man in a dance of truth and lies and perform their roles to perfection in order to take down their common enemy, who seeks to control them as puppets while dangling one of Zetian's loved ones as a hostage.

With political unrest and perilous forces aiming to undermine Zetian at every turn, can she enact positive changes as a fair and just ruler? Or will she be forced to rely on fear and violence and succumb to her darker instincts in her quest for vengeance?
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Saturday, December 21, 2024

Week 51 Review: Legacy of Chaos

From Goodreads:
The legacy continues…

It's a gritty new world.

Three decades after the events of REAPER, the world is a different place. The secret is out. The existence of demons, vampires, shapeshifters, and angels has been revealed, and humans are struggling to adapt. Out of the chaos, The Aegis has risen to global power on the promise of containing or exterminating all underworlders, even if that means ushering in the End of Days.

Standing in their way is the next generation of warriors, the children of demons and angels and the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse.

See how they become legends in their own right.

Legacy of Chaos

Stryke, son of Shade and Runa, grew up a happy, well-adjusted incubus alongside his four brothers. A supergenius, he took an interest in science and technology at an early age, with a dream of joining NASA…until a moment of carelessness resulted in the death of his little brother. Unable to forgive himself and desperate to prevent a similar tragedy from happening to others, he started up his own anti-demon tech company and sequestered himself behind its walls. Now he's a household name and one of the wealthiest people on the planet.

Cyan, a technomancer who works as a cybersecurity expert for DART, lost her best friend to a weapon designed by Stryke's company. She's hurt, angry, and wants revenge. So when an opportunity to work with Stryke on a project arises, she jumps at the chance to help DART and make Stryke's life miserable.

At first, Cyan and Stryke butt heads about everything. But she soon finds that deep down, he's desperately wounded and willing to sacrifice everything, including his family, to achieve his goals. Can she help him heal before he destroys himself—and everyone around him?

My Review:


Author: Larissa Ione
Series: Demonica Birthright #2
Read: December 20th, 2024 
Source: Ebook.bike 
Reason Why: Love her writing and this series, and it's a Prequel & Sequel Challenge Book!
Publisher: Blue Box Press
Published: December 3rd 2024
5/5 Hearts
5/5 Books
5/5 Stars
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Friday, December 20, 2024

Magical Readathon: Orilium Update 33

So I read my next book for Magical Readathon: Orilium Lightfall at Old Favour Pass, and it was Legacy of Chaos which was for the prompt Shank & Shawl Legitimate Retailer, and I'll be reading The Ladies Road Guide to Utter Ruin next! 

My Reading Journey:

We Were Kings by Court Stevens
Prompt Fulfilled: Shank & Shawl Legitimate Retailer
Started On: December 14th
Finished On: December 14th, 1:48 PM
Pages Read: 400

The Arrival of Someday by Jen Malone
Prompt Fulfilled: The Old Tails Bookstore
Started On: December 14th
Finished On: December 14th, 5:32 PM
Pages Read: 368

The Rules by Nancy Holder and Debbie Viguié
Prompt Fulfilled: The Rich Pigeon Pub
Started On: December 14th
Finished On: December 14th, 9:47 PM
Pages Read: 352

The Winter Duke by Claire Eliza Bartlett
Prompt Fulfilled: Smith & Friends & Sons Arcane Goods and Such
Started On: December 15th
Finished On: December 15th, 11:38 AM
Pages Read: 432

Rules for Being a Girl by Candace Bushnell and Katie Cotugno
Prompt Fulfilled: The Rich Pigeon Pub
Started On: December 15th
Finished On: December 15th, 4:17 PM
Pages Read: 404

If I Stopped Haunting You by Colby Wilkens
Prompt Fulfilled: Wallice's Wonderful Winter Wanimals
Started On: December 15th
Finished On: December 15th, 9:24 PM
Pages Read: 420

A Killing Cold by Kate Alice Marshall
Prompt Fulfilled: Smith & Friends & Sons Arcane Goods and Such
Started On: December 16th
Finished On: December 16th, 10:42 AM
Pages Read: 304

In Deeper Waters by F.T. Lukens
Prompt Fulfilled: Owlcat Craft Cafe
Started On: December 16th
Finished On: December 16th, 2:57 PM
Pages Read: 320

The Girl in Question by Tess Sharpe
Prompt Fulfilled: Shank & Shawl Legitimate Retailer
Started On: December 16th
Finished On: December 16th, 7:04 PM
Pages Read: 442

Snowed In by Rachel Hawthorne
Prompt Fulfilled: Smith & Friends & Sons Arcane Goods and Such
Started On: December 16th
Finished On: December 16th, 10:28 PM
Pages Read: 272

Two Can Play by Ali Hazelwood
Prompt Fulfilled: Smith & Friends & Sons Arcane Goods and Such
Started On: December 17th
Finished On: December 17th, 7:38 AM
Pages Read: 120

Influencer by Adam Cesare
Prompt Fulfilled: Shank & Shawl Legitimate Retailer
Started On: December 17th
Finished On: December 17th, 11:26 AM
Pages Read: 367

One by One by Ruth Ware
Prompt Fulfilled: Smith & Friends & Sons Arcane Goods and Such
Started On: December 17th
Finished On: December 17th, 1:17 PM
Pages Read: 384

Goblins & Greatcoats by Travis Baldree
Prompt Fulfilled: Owlcat Craft Cafe
Started On: December 17th
Finished On: December 17th, 1:33 PM
Pages Read: 25

The Stone Witch of Florence by Anna Rasche
Prompt Fulfilled: The Old Tails Bookstore
Started On: December 17th
Finished On: December 17th, 4:25 PM
Pages Read: 368

Sanctuary Bay by Laura J. Burns and Melinda Metz
Prompt Fulfilled: The Rich Pigeon Pub
Started On: December 17th
Finished On: December 17th, 7:41 PM
Pages Read: 320

Legend of the White Snake by Sher Lee 
Prompt Fulfilled: The Old Tails Bookstore
Started On: December 17th
Finished On: December 17th: 11:04 PM
Pages Read: 352

The Scorpion Queen by Mina Fears
Prompt Fulfilled: Wallice's Wonderful Winter Wanimals
Started On: December 18th
Finished On: December 18th, 10:17 AM
Pages Read: 336

The Killer She Knew by Zee David
Prompt Fulfilled: Shank & Shawl Legitimate Retailer
Started On: December 18th
Finished On: December 18th, 11:56 AM
Pages Read: 170

No Bones About It by Allie Brahms
Prompt Fulfilled: Occult Premonitions
Started On: December 18th
Finished On: December 18th, 1:18 PM
Pages Read: 255

Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao
Prompt Fulfilled: Occult Premonitions
Started On: December 18th
Finished On: December 18th, 5:05 PM
Pages Read: 399

You Will Never Be Me by Jesse Q. Sutanto
Prompt Fulfilled: The Old Tails Bookstore
Started On: December 18th
Finished On: December 18th, 9:21 PM
Pages Read: 336

Save Steve by Jenni Hendriks and Ted Caplan
Prompt Fulfilled: The Rich Pigeon Pub
Started On: December 18th
Finished On: December 18th, 11:42 PM
Pages Read: 320

The Beasts We Bury by D.L. Taylor
Prompt Fulfilled: Wallice's Wonderful Winter Wanimals
Started On: December 19th
Finished On: December 19th, 10:13 AM
Pages Read: 336

The Crimes of Dorian Gray by Arvind Ethan David
Prompt Fulfilled: Shank & Shawl Legitimate Retailer
Started On: December 19th
Finished On: December 19th, 11:24 AM
Pages Read: 90

Dead Post Society by Diane Kelly
Prompt Fulfilled: Owlcat Craft Cafe
Started On: December 19th
Finished On: December 19th, 11:43 AM
Pages Read: 304

Boy of Chaotic Making by Charlie N. Holmberg
Prompt Fulfilled: Owlcat Craft Cafe
Started On: December 19th
Finished On: December 19th, 3:06 PM
Pages Read: 317

Wizard of Most Wicked Ways by Charlie N. Holmberg
Prompt Fulfilled: Owlcat Craft Cafe
Started On: December 19th
Finished On: December 19th, 6:23 PM
Pages Read: 271

Yes No Maybe So by Becky Albertalli and Aisha Saeed
Prompt Fulfilled: The Old Tails Bookstore
Started On: December 19th
Finished On: December 19th, 9:58 PM
Pages Read: 464

The Last Time We Were Us by Leah Konen
Prompt Fulfilled: The Old Tails Bookstore
Started On: December 19th
Finished On: December 19th, 11:53 PM
Pages Read: 368

Needy Little Things by Channelle Desamours
Prompt Fulfilled: Shank & Shawl Legitimate Retailer
Started On: December 20th
Finished On: December 20th, 10:41 AM
Pages Read: 320

Overgrowth by Mira Grant
Prompt Fulfilled: Occult Premonitions
Started On: December 20th
Finished On: December 20th, 1:25 PM
Pages Read: 480

Legacy of Chaos by Larissa Ione
Prompt Fulfilled: Shank & Shawl Legitimate Retailer
Started On: December 20th
Finished On: December 20th, 4:37 PM
Pages Read: 320

The Ladies Road Guide to Utter Ruin by Alison Goodman
Prompt Fulfilled: Wallice's Wonderful Winter Wanimals
Started On: December 20th
Currently On: Page 0 of 464

Prompts Left: Occult Premonitions, Wallice's Wonderful Winter Wanimals, Occult Premonitions, The Rich Pigeon Pub, Smith & Friends & Sons Arcane Goods and Such, Wallice's Wonderful Winter Wanimals, Owlcat Craft Cafe, The Rich Pigeon Pub, The Old Tails Bookstore, Wallice's Wonderful Winter Wanimals, Occult Premonitions
Read: 33
Pages Read: 10432
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Magical Readathon: Orilium Update 32

So I read my next book for Magical Readathon: Orilium Lightfall at Old Favour Pass, and it was Overgrowth which was for the prompt Occult Premonitions, and I'll be reading Legacy of Chaos next! 

My Reading Journey:

We Were Kings by Court Stevens
Prompt Fulfilled: Shank & Shawl Legitimate Retailer
Started On: December 14th
Finished On: December 14th, 1:48 PM
Pages Read: 400

The Arrival of Someday by Jen Malone
Prompt Fulfilled: The Old Tails Bookstore
Started On: December 14th
Finished On: December 14th, 5:32 PM
Pages Read: 368

The Rules by Nancy Holder and Debbie Viguié
Prompt Fulfilled: The Rich Pigeon Pub
Started On: December 14th
Finished On: December 14th, 9:47 PM
Pages Read: 352

The Winter Duke by Claire Eliza Bartlett
Prompt Fulfilled: Smith & Friends & Sons Arcane Goods and Such
Started On: December 15th
Finished On: December 15th, 11:38 AM
Pages Read: 432

Rules for Being a Girl by Candace Bushnell and Katie Cotugno
Prompt Fulfilled: The Rich Pigeon Pub
Started On: December 15th
Finished On: December 15th, 4:17 PM
Pages Read: 404

If I Stopped Haunting You by Colby Wilkens
Prompt Fulfilled: Wallice's Wonderful Winter Wanimals
Started On: December 15th
Finished On: December 15th, 9:24 PM
Pages Read: 420

A Killing Cold by Kate Alice Marshall
Prompt Fulfilled: Smith & Friends & Sons Arcane Goods and Such
Started On: December 16th
Finished On: December 16th, 10:42 AM
Pages Read: 304

In Deeper Waters by F.T. Lukens
Prompt Fulfilled: Owlcat Craft Cafe
Started On: December 16th
Finished On: December 16th, 2:57 PM
Pages Read: 320

The Girl in Question by Tess Sharpe
Prompt Fulfilled: Shank & Shawl Legitimate Retailer
Started On: December 16th
Finished On: December 16th, 7:04 PM
Pages Read: 442

Snowed In by Rachel Hawthorne
Prompt Fulfilled: Smith & Friends & Sons Arcane Goods and Such
Started On: December 16th
Finished On: December 16th, 10:28 PM
Pages Read: 272

Two Can Play by Ali Hazelwood
Prompt Fulfilled: Smith & Friends & Sons Arcane Goods and Such
Started On: December 17th
Finished On: December 17th, 7:38 AM
Pages Read: 120

Influencer by Adam Cesare
Prompt Fulfilled: Shank & Shawl Legitimate Retailer
Started On: December 17th
Finished On: December 17th, 11:26 AM
Pages Read: 367

One by One by Ruth Ware
Prompt Fulfilled: Smith & Friends & Sons Arcane Goods and Such
Started On: December 17th
Finished On: December 17th, 1:17 PM
Pages Read: 384

Goblins & Greatcoats by Travis Baldree
Prompt Fulfilled: Owlcat Craft Cafe
Started On: December 17th
Finished On: December 17th, 1:33 PM
Pages Read: 25

The Stone Witch of Florence by Anna Rasche
Prompt Fulfilled: The Old Tails Bookstore
Started On: December 17th
Finished On: December 17th, 4:25 PM
Pages Read: 368

Sanctuary Bay by Laura J. Burns and Melinda Metz
Prompt Fulfilled: The Rich Pigeon Pub
Started On: December 17th
Finished On: December 17th, 7:41 PM
Pages Read: 320

Legend of the White Snake by Sher Lee 
Prompt Fulfilled: The Old Tails Bookstore
Started On: December 17th
Finished On: December 17th: 11:04 PM
Pages Read: 352

The Scorpion Queen by Mina Fears
Prompt Fulfilled: Wallice's Wonderful Winter Wanimals
Started On: December 18th
Finished On: December 18th, 10:17 AM
Pages Read: 336

The Killer She Knew by Zee David
Prompt Fulfilled: Shank & Shawl Legitimate Retailer
Started On: December 18th
Finished On: December 18th, 11:56 AM
Pages Read: 170

No Bones About It by Allie Brahms
Prompt Fulfilled: Occult Premonitions
Started On: December 18th
Finished On: December 18th, 1:18 PM
Pages Read: 255

Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao
Prompt Fulfilled: Occult Premonitions
Started On: December 18th
Finished On: December 18th, 5:05 PM
Pages Read: 399

You Will Never Be Me by Jesse Q. Sutanto
Prompt Fulfilled: The Old Tails Bookstore
Started On: December 18th
Finished On: December 18th, 9:21 PM
Pages Read: 336

Save Steve by Jenni Hendriks and Ted Caplan
Prompt Fulfilled: The Rich Pigeon Pub
Started On: December 18th
Finished On: December 18th, 11:42 PM
Pages Read: 320

The Beasts We Bury by D.L. Taylor
Prompt Fulfilled: Wallice's Wonderful Winter Wanimals
Started On: December 19th
Finished On: December 19th, 10:13 AM
Pages Read: 336

The Crimes of Dorian Gray by Arvind Ethan David
Prompt Fulfilled: Shank & Shawl Legitimate Retailer
Started On: December 19th
Finished On: December 19th, 11:24 AM
Pages Read: 90

Dead Post Society by Diane Kelly
Prompt Fulfilled: Owlcat Craft Cafe
Started On: December 19th
Finished On: December 19th, 11:43 AM
Pages Read: 304

Boy of Chaotic Making by Charlie N. Holmberg
Prompt Fulfilled: Owlcat Craft Cafe
Started On: December 19th
Finished On: December 19th, 3:06 PM
Pages Read: 317

Wizard of Most Wicked Ways by Charlie N. Holmberg
Prompt Fulfilled: Owlcat Craft Cafe
Started On: December 19th
Finished On: December 19th, 6:23 PM
Pages Read: 271

Yes No Maybe So by Becky Albertalli and Aisha Saeed
Prompt Fulfilled: The Old Tails Bookstore
Started On: December 19th
Finished On: December 19th, 9:58 PM
Pages Read: 464

The Last Time We Were Us by Leah Konen
Prompt Fulfilled: The Old Tails Bookstore
Started On: December 19th
Finished On: December 19th, 11:53 PM
Pages Read: 368

Needy Little Things by Channelle Desamours
Prompt Fulfilled: Shank & Shawl Legitimate Retailer
Started On: December 20th
Finished On: December 20th, 10:41 AM
Pages Read: 320

Overgrowth by Mira Grant
Prompt Fulfilled: Occult Premonitions
Started On: December 20th
Finished On: December 20th, 1:25 PM
Pages Read: 480

Legacy of Chaos by Larissa Ione
Prompt Fulfilled: Shank & Shawl Legitimate Retailer
Started On: December 20th
Currently On: Page 0 of 320

Prompts Left: Wallice's Wonderful Winter Wanimals, Occult Premonitions, Wallice's Wonderful Winter Wanimals, Occult Premonitions, The Rich Pigeon Pub, Smith & Friends & Sons Arcane Goods and Such, Wallice's Wonderful Winter Wanimals, Owlcat Craft Cafe, The Rich Pigeon Pub, The Old Tails Bookstore, Wallice's Wonderful Winter Wanimals, Occult Premonitions
Read: 32
Pages Read: 10112
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Monday, April 1, 2024

It's Monday! What Are You Reading #669, April 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 #668
Teaser Tuesday #676
WWW Wednesday #676
WOW #672
Will the Time Come #669
Third Sentence Thursday #659
Random Reads #645
First Lines Friday #672
Book Blogger Hop #338
Monthly ARC's Update 66
The Reward Challenge Update #654
Wheel of TBR #201
How Well I Stuck to It #506
Wrote that Review Update #503

Week 13 Reviews:
Empire of the Damned 


OK, so I got 49 posts in 7 days, and it was a pretty great week, I read some great books, I had a great time, and I can't wait for next week, I've had Friday, and today off, which is nice, plus I have Jax for most of this week-more time to get him and Holly used to one another so they can get along! What about you guys? Happy reading!

So this week I want to read whatever I want! 
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Saturday, March 30, 2024

Week 13 Review: Legacy of Temptation

From Goodreads:
Eva Tennant, like everyone at The Aegis, hates demons. But she loves her job as Deputy Spokesperson for the global demon-slaying organization, and she's excited to be in the running for Chief Spokesperson. All she has to do is not screw up the two-week exchange program with The Aegis's rival agency, the Demon Activity Response Team. But things go horribly wrong when a murder turns her into a fugitive from justice and puts a demonic target on her back.

Logan, son of the Horseman of the Apocalypse known as Death, has dedicated his life to fighting demons alongside his colleagues at DART. He loves fighting, females, and his pet hellhound, Cujo. What he doesn't love is The Aegis, whose leadership attempted to slaughter him at birth. Understandably, he balks when he's ordered to protect an Aegis Guardian responsible for the deaths of his friends. Really, he'd rather feed her to Cujo.

But when an old enemy rises from the ashes, Eva and Logan find themselves giving into temptation even as they sacrifice the things…and people…they love the most.

My Review:
It was so great to read this book! I really love the series, and that we're now getting the next generations story was just great! It was so great to be back in this world, and having these new characters deal with the consequences of their parents actions.

I do wish there was a family tree, maybe there's one floating around but I haven't seen it, and it was a bit difficult to keep track of all these characters and who their parents and siblings were, since there was so many couples up to this point, and it's been a while since I've read their stories. But I managed to get it fixed in my brain.

Logan is the son of Death, a Horseman of the Apocalypse, and Regan, a former member of The Aegis. And oh, their story and how they fell in love was definitely a point of contention between Logan and Eva. They were on opposing sides, and both had reasons to distrust the other, so it was fantastic to see them falling in love!

Lilith is a big problem, she really only came onto her grandson, and did things behind the scenes, but she's definitely a threat to be reckoned with. And I'm so excited to see how that all is going to play out, given that they've already beat her before, but that was before. 

Loved reading this book and I can't wait to continue on! 

Author: Larissa Ione 
Series: Demonica Birthright #1, Demonica #22
Read: March 25th, 2024 
Source: NetGalley 
Reason Why: Love her writing and this world, and its a Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2024 Book and a WoW Book! 
Publisher: Blue Box Press
Published: February 6th 2024
5/5 Hearts
5/5 Books
5/5 Stars
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Monday, March 25, 2024

Spring Into Reading-A-Thon Update 23

So I read my next book for Spring Into Reading-A-Thon, and it was Legacy of Temptation which was for the prompt Love Is In The Air and I'll be reading Icarus next! 

My Reading Journey:

A Feather So Black by Lyra Selene
Prompt Fulfilled: Spring Court
Started On: March 1st 
Finished On: March 1st, 11:35 AM
Pages Read: 496

Becoming Alpha by Aileen Erin
Prompt Fulfilled: Spring Cleaning
Started On: March 1st
Finished On: March 1st, 1:58 PM
Pages Read: 348

Written in Red by Anne Bishop
Prompt Fulfilled: Let it Shine
Started On: March 2nd
Finished On: March 2nd, 7:45 PM
Pages Read: 496

Vision in Silver by Anne Bishop
Prompt Fulfilled: Spring Forward
Started On: March 4th
Finished On: March 4th, 9:50 PM
Pages Read: 511

Marked in Flesh by Anne Bishop
Prompt Fulfilled: April Showers
Started On: March 5th
Finished On: March 5th, 11:02 PM
Pages Read: 528

Dead Things Are Closer Than They Appear by Robin Wasley
Prompt Fulfilled: Road Trip
Started On: March 6th
Finished On: March 6th, 10:18 AM
Pages Read: 448

Endless by Josephine Angelini
Prompt Fulfilled: Spring Fashion
Started On: March 7th
Finished On: March 7th, 10:26 PM
Pages Read: 362

Sweet Filthy Boy by Christina Lauren
Prompt Fulfilled: Read the group book
Started On: March 8th
Finished On: March 8th, 1:36 PM
Pages Read: 418

Dirty Rowdy Thing by Christina Lauren
Prompt Fulfilled: Rewind
Started On: March 8th
Finished On: March 8th, 5:49 PM
Pages Read: 352

Disturbing the Dead by Kelley Armstrong
Prompt Fulfilled: Women's March
Started On: March 8th
Finished On: March 8th, 10:15 PM
Pages Read: 352

Finding Mr. Write by Kelley Armstrong
Prompt Fulfilled: Refresh Your TBR
Started On: March 9th
Finished On: March 9th, 3:57 PM
Pages Read: 368

Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo 
Prompt Fulfilled: Prom Queen
Started On: March 10th
Finished On: March 10th, 8:17 PM
Pages Read: 479

The Last Word by Taylor Adams
Prompt Fulfilled: Spring Break
Started On: March 11th
Finished On: March 11th, 10:11 PM
Pages Read: 352

Bad Graces by Kyrie McCauley
Prompt Fulfilled: Flower Power
Started On: March 13th
Finished On: March 13th, 5:48 PM
Pages Read: 320

Beautiful Beloved by Christina Lauren
Prompt Fulfilled: Read Like An Aires
Started On: March 14th
Finished On: March 14th, 1:33 PM
Pages Read: 124

Beautiful Secret by Christina Lauren
Prompt Fulfilled: Wet T-Shirt Contest
Started On: March 14th
Finished On: March 14th, 6:15 PM
Pages Read: 402

A Deceptive Composition by Anna Lee Huber 
Prompt Fulfilled: Tiny Umbrellas
Started On: March 15th
Finished On: March 15th, 10:27 PM
Pages Read: 384

The Shadows Between Us by Tricia Levenseller
Prompt Fulfilled: Self-Care
Started On: March 17th
Finished On: March 17th, 8:12 PM
Pages Read: 380

Wicked Sexy Liar by Christina Lauren
Prompt Fulfilled: Luck of the Irish
Started On: March 21st 
Finished On: March 21st, 5:28 PM
Pages Read: 446

The Invocations by Krystal Sutherland
Prompt Fulfilled: Friendship Bracelets
Started On: March 22nd
Finished On: March 22nd, 9:48 PM
Pages Read: 400

Empire of the Damned by Jay Kristoff
Prompt Fulfilled: Stormy Weather
Started On: March 23rd
Finished On: March 23rd, 11:44 PM
Pages Read: 756

Three Kinds of Lucky by Kim Harrison
Prompt Fulfilled: New Beginnings
Started On: March 24th
Finished On: March 24th, 11:29 AM
Pages Read: 464

Legacy of Temptation by Larissa Ione
Prompt Fulfilled: Love Is In The Air
Started On: March 25th
Finished On: March 25th, 5:53 PM
Pages Read: 392

Icarus by K. Ancrum
Prompt Fulfilled: Over The Rainbow
Started On: March 25th
Currently On: Page 0 of 400

Prompts Left: Tiptoe Through The Tulips
Read: 23
Pages Read: 9578
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Sunday, March 24, 2024

Spring Into Reading-A-Thon Update 22

So I read my next book for Spring Into Reading-A-Thon, and it was Three Kinds of Lucky which was for the prompt New Beginnings and I'll be reading Legacy of Temptation next! 

My Reading Journey:

A Feather So Black by Lyra Selene
Prompt Fulfilled: Spring Court
Started On: March 1st 
Finished On: March 1st, 11:35 AM
Pages Read: 496

Becoming Alpha by Aileen Erin
Prompt Fulfilled: Spring Cleaning
Started On: March 1st
Finished On: March 1st, 1:58 PM
Pages Read: 348

Written in Red by Anne Bishop
Prompt Fulfilled: Let it Shine
Started On: March 2nd
Finished On: March 2nd, 7:45 PM
Pages Read: 496

Vision in Silver by Anne Bishop
Prompt Fulfilled: Spring Forward
Started On: March 4th
Finished On: March 4th, 9:50 PM
Pages Read: 511

Marked in Flesh by Anne Bishop
Prompt Fulfilled: April Showers
Started On: March 5th
Finished On: March 5th, 11:02 PM
Pages Read: 528

Dead Things Are Closer Than They Appear by Robin Wasley
Prompt Fulfilled: Road Trip
Started On: March 6th
Finished On: March 6th, 10:18 AM
Pages Read: 448

Endless by Josephine Angelini
Prompt Fulfilled: Spring Fashion
Started On: March 7th
Finished On: March 7th, 10:26 PM
Pages Read: 362

Sweet Filthy Boy by Christina Lauren
Prompt Fulfilled: Read the group book
Started On: March 8th
Finished On: March 8th, 1:36 PM
Pages Read: 418

Dirty Rowdy Thing by Christina Lauren
Prompt Fulfilled: Rewind
Started On: March 8th
Finished On: March 8th, 5:49 PM
Pages Read: 352

Disturbing the Dead by Kelley Armstrong
Prompt Fulfilled: Women's March
Started On: March 8th
Finished On: March 8th, 10:15 PM
Pages Read: 352

Finding Mr. Write by Kelley Armstrong
Prompt Fulfilled: Refresh Your TBR
Started On: March 9th
Finished On: March 9th, 3:57 PM
Pages Read: 368

Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo 
Prompt Fulfilled: Prom Queen
Started On: March 10th
Finished On: March 10th, 8:17 PM
Pages Read: 479

The Last Word by Taylor Adams
Prompt Fulfilled: Spring Break
Started On: March 11th
Finished On: March 11th, 10:11 PM
Pages Read: 352

Bad Graces by Kyrie McCauley
Prompt Fulfilled: Flower Power
Started On: March 13th
Finished On: March 13th, 5:48 PM
Pages Read: 320

Beautiful Beloved by Christina Lauren
Prompt Fulfilled: Read Like An Aires
Started On: March 14th
Finished On: March 14th, 1:33 PM
Pages Read: 124

Beautiful Secret by Christina Lauren
Prompt Fulfilled: Wet T-Shirt Contest
Started On: March 14th
Finished On: March 14th, 6:15 PM
Pages Read: 402

A Deceptive Composition by Anna Lee Huber 
Prompt Fulfilled: Tiny Umbrellas
Started On: March 15th
Finished On: March 15th, 10:27 PM
Pages Read: 384

The Shadows Between Us by Tricia Levenseller
Prompt Fulfilled: Self-Care
Started On: March 17th
Finished On: March 17th, 8:12 PM
Pages Read: 380

Wicked Sexy Liar by Christina Lauren
Prompt Fulfilled: Luck of the Irish
Started On: March 21st 
Finished On: March 21st, 5:28 PM
Pages Read: 446

The Invocations by Krystal Sutherland
Prompt Fulfilled: Friendship Bracelets
Started On: March 22nd
Finished On: March 22nd, 9:48 PM
Pages Read: 400

Empire of the Damned by Jay Kristoff
Prompt Fulfilled: Stormy Weather
Started On: March 23rd
Finished On: March 23rd, 11:44 PM
Pages Read: 756

Three Kinds of Lucky by Kim Harrison
Prompt Fulfilled: New Beginnings
Started On: March 24th
Finished On: March 24th, 11:29 AM
Pages Read: 464

Legacy of Temptation by Larissa Ione
Prompt Fulfilled: Love Is In The Air
Started On: March 25th
Currently On: Page 0 of 392

Prompts Left: Over The Rainbow, Tiptoe Through The Tulips
Read: 22
Pages Read: 9186
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Monday, December 12, 2022

It's Monday! What Are You Reading #601, December 12th

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 #600
Teaser Tuesday #608
WWW Wednesday #608
WOW #604
Will the Time Come #601
Third Sentence Thursday #591
Random Reads #577
First Lines Friday #604
Book Blogger Hop #270
The Reward Challenge Update #586
Wheel of TBR #133
How Well I Stuck to It #438
Wrote that Review Update #435

Week 49 Reviews:
Poster Girl

Reindeer Readathon: 

Merry Bookmas: 

Magical Readathon: Orilium: 

OK, so I got 31 posts in 7 days, and I read a decent week with some really great reads, and while work is ramping up with how busy it is, I have hope that I'll read a number of books this week! What about you guys? Happy reading!

So this week I want to read Sweep of the Heart!

From the New York Times #1 bestselling author, Ilona Andrews, comes a fun and action-packed new adventure in the Innkeeper Chronicles! We invite you to relax, enjoy yourself, and above all, remember the one rule all visitors must obey: the humans must never know.

Life is busier than ever for Innkeeper, Dina DeMille and Sean Evans. But it’s about to get even more chaotic when Sean's werewolf mentor is kidnapped. To find him, they must host an intergalactic spouse-search for one of the most powerful rulers in the Galaxy. Dina is never one to back down from a challenge. That is, if she can manage her temperamental Red Cleaver chef; the consequences of her favorite Galactic ex-tyrant's dark history; the tangled politics of an interstellar nation, and oh, yes, keep the wedding candidates from a dozen alien species from killing each other. Not to mention the Costco lady.

They say love is a battlefield; but Dina and Sean are determined to limit the casualties!
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Saturday, December 10, 2022

Week 49 Review: Bond of Passion

From Goodreads:
He was an assassin. She was his lover.
And his victim.
Now, years later, she's back from the dead and looking for vengeance.

Thanks to an unexpected and fortuitous disaster, Tavin's contract with the underworld's Assassin Guild was broken decades early. But instead of freedom, he's suffocated by guilt and regret. In many ways, he's more trapped than he was before. In an attempt to numb his pain, he works at Underworld General Hospital, saving people instead of killing them. But nothing can diminish the memory of assassinating the female he loved…not even the knowledge that he'd done it to spare her an even worse fate.

Deja remembers all of her dozens of former lives, and she knows that she only found love in one of them…until her lover murdered her. As a soul locked inside the nightmarish boundaries of demon hell, she stewed in hatred until a single, fateful event gave her one more shot at life.
And at revenge.

Now another specter from the past is threatening them both. Can two damaged people overcome their history to save not only themselves, but a second chance at love?

My Review:
Yeah, another fantastic book in this series! I love this series and this world so much, these characters are near and dear, and I love exploring more of this world! And this particular couple, their circumstances were something I couldn't look away from! 

This book delves more into the consequences of the fact that Sheoul-gra was destroyed, and all those souls were let loose. That Deja was one of them-and that Tavin killed her even though they were lovers...yeah, that was such a fantastic concept! 

Part of this story was explanation, because there was more to it then she knew. Part of it was is forgiveness for what had been done. Not that he knew that this was her, because she came back as a different breed of demon, one related to what she had been before she was killed. Loved how that played into the story! 

There's been hints and mentions that there'll be a spin off series, or a continuation, but in the future, with the Sem sons, and the Horsemen daughters. And now it's something that's been mentioned in world! That's something that I'm really interested in, because we've seen their parents love stories, and seen snippets of their childhoods. It'd be such interesting dynamics, as well as wonderful to continue to explore this world!

Absolutely loved reading this book, and I can't wait for more! 

Author: Larissa Ione
Series: Demonica #21
Read: December 4th, 2022
Source: Ebook.bike
Reason Why: Love her writing and this series, and it's a Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2022 Book and a WoW Book! 
Publisher: 1001 Dark Nights Press
Published: November 21st 2022
5/5 Hearts
5/5 Books
5/5 Stars
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Sunday, December 4, 2022

Reindeer Readathon Update 4

So I read my next book for the Reindeer Challenge, and it was Bonds of Passion which was for the prompt Prancer. I'll be reading Conquer the Kingdom next! 

Reading Journey:

The Score by Elle Kennedy 
Prompt Fulfilled: Blitzen
Started On: December 1st
Finished On: December 1st, 11:20 PM
Pages Read: 403

The Demon Tide by Laurie Forest
Prompt Fulfilled: Dancer/Christmas Star
Started On: December 2nd
Finished On: December 2nd, 6:34 PM
Pages Read: 672

Gearbreakers by Zoe Hana Mikuta
Prompt Fulfilled: Rudolph/Christmas Lights
Started On: December 3rd
Finished On: December 3rd, 10:31 PM
Pages Read: 432

Bond of Passion by Larissa Ione
Prompt Fulfilled: Prancer
Started On: December 4th
Finished On: December 4th, 1:03 PM
Pages Read: 258

Conquer the Kingdom by Jennifer Estep
Prompt Fulfilled: Dasher
Started On: December 5th
Currently On: Page 0 of 432

Prompts Left: Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner/Christmas Carols, Sleighing It
Books Read: 4
Pages Read: 1768
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Saturday, December 3, 2022

Reindeer Readathon Update 3

So I read my next book for the Reindeer Challenge, and it was Gearbreakers which was for the prompt Rudolph/Christmas Lights. I'll be reading Bonds of Passion next! 

Reading Journey:

The Score by Elle Kennedy 
Prompt Fulfilled: Blitzen
Started On: December 1st
Finished On: December 1st, 11:20 PM
Pages Read: 403

The Demon Tide by Laurie Forest
Prompt Fulfilled: Dancer/Christmas Star
Started On: December 2nd
Finished On: December 2nd, 6:34 PM
Pages Read: 672

Gearbreakers by Zoe Hana Mikuta
Prompt Fulfilled: Rudolph/Christmas Lights
Started On: December 3rd
Finished On: December 3rd, 10:31 PM
Pages Read: 432

Bond of Passion by Larissa Ione
Prompt Fulfilled: Prancer
Started On: December 4th
Currently On: Page 0 of 285

Prompts Left: Dasher, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner/Christmas Carols, Sleighing It
Books Read: 3
Pages Read: 1507
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Thursday, November 10, 2022

Will the Time Come #597, November 10th

Every Thursday I am going to list a book which I really want to read/keep meaning to get to. These are mostly books which have been on my shelf for awhile now but don't have to be, maybe you got it two weeks ago and really want to read it! Thanks to Jodie from Books for Company for this meme!
Want to Join?
-Pick a book you have been meaning to read
-Do a post telling us about the book    
-Link the post up in the linky  
-Visit the other blogs

He was an assassin. She was his lover.
And his victim.
Now, years later, she’s back from the dead and looking for vengeance.

Thanks to an unexpected and fortuitous disaster, Tavin’s contract with the underworld’s Assassin Guild was broken decades early. But instead of freedom, he’s suffocated by guilt and regret. In many ways, he’s more trapped than he was before. In an attempt to numb his pain, he works at Underworld General Hospital, saving people instead of killing them. But nothing can diminish the memory of assassinating the female he loved…not even the knowledge that he’d done it to spare her an even worse fate.

Deja remembers all of her dozens of former lives, and she knows that she only found love in one of them…until her lover murdered her. As a soul locked inside the nightmarish boundaries of demon hell, she stewed in hatred until a single, fateful event gave her one more shot at life.
And at revenge.

Now another specter from the past is threatening them both. Can two damaged people overcome their history to save not only themselves, but a second chance at love?

Why the time hasn't come yet...
This book just came out, and I can't wait to read it! What about you guys? Happy reading! 
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Wednesday, September 28, 2022

Waiting on Wednesday #594, September 28th

"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted at Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating!
 
Ocean's Echo by Everina Maxwell
Expected Publication: November 1st, 2022
From Goodreads:
Ocean's Echo is a stand-alone space adventure about a bond that will change the fate of worlds, set in the same universe as Everina Maxwell's hit debut, Winter's Orbit.

Rich socialite, inveterate flirt, and walking disaster Tennalhin Halkana can read minds. Tennal, like all neuromodified “readers,” is a security threat on his own. But when controlled, readers are a rare asset. Not only can they read minds, but they can navigate chaotic space, the maelstroms surrounding the gateway to the wider universe.

Conscripted into the military under dubious circumstances, Tennal is placed into the care of Lieutenant Surit Yeni, a duty-bound soldier, principled leader, and the son of a notorious traitor general. Whereas Tennal can read minds, Surit can influence them. Like all other neuromodified “architects,” he can impose his will onto others, and he’s under orders to control Tennal by merging their minds.

Surit accepted a suspicious promotion-track request out of desperation, but he refuses to go through with his illegal orders to sync and control an unconsenting Tennal. So they lie: They fake a sync bond and plan Tennal's escape.

Their best chance arrives with a salvage-retrieval mission into chaotic space—to the very neuromodifcation lab that Surit's traitor mother destroyed twenty years ago. And among the rubble is a treasure both terrible and unimaginably powerful, one that upends a decades-old power struggle, and begins a war.

Tennal and Surit can no longer abandon their unit or their world. The only way to avoid life under full military control is to complete the very sync they've been faking.

Can two unwilling weapons of war bring about peace?

Seasparrow by Kristin Cashore
Expected Publication: November 1st, 2022
From Goodreads:
The fifth novel in the bestselling and award winning Graceling Realm series focuses on Hava, Queen Bitterblue's spy, and her harrowing journey back to Monsea after the events of 2021's Winterkeep.

In the immediate aftermath of the events of Winterkeep, Bitterblue and her entourage begin the journey back to Monsea with the only copies of the formulas for the zilphium weapon. Bitterblue must decide what she will do with her world-shaping power. But before they've even made it halfway home, storms drive their ship off course and then wrecking them in the ice far north of the Royal Continent. The survivors must make a harrowing trek across the ice in order to make it back to Monsea.

Seasparrow is told entirely from the point of view of Hava, Bitterblue's personal spy and secret half-sister. And while Bitterblue grapples with how to carry the responsibility of a weapon of mass destruction, Hava must decide what she will do with herself in the new world Bitterblue will make.

Bonds of Passion by Larissa Ione
Expected Publication: November 1st, 2022
From Goodreads:
He was an assassin. She was his lover.
And his victim.
Now, years later, she’s back from the dead and looking for vengeance.

Thanks to an unexpected and fortuitous disaster, Tavin’s contract with the underworld’s Assassin Guild was broken decades early. But instead of freedom, he’s suffocated by guilt and regret. In many ways, he’s more trapped than he was before. In an attempt to numb his pain, he works at Underworld General Hospital, saving people instead of killing them. But nothing can diminish the memory of assassinating the female he loved…not even the knowledge that he’d done it to spare her an even worse fate.

Deja remembers all of her dozens of former lives, and she knows that she only found love in one of them…until her lover murdered her. As a soul locked inside the nightmarish boundaries of demon hell, she stewed in hatred until a single, fateful event gave her one more shot at life.
And at revenge.

Now another specter from the past is threatening them both. Can two damaged people overcome their history to save not only themselves, but a second chance at love?

A Very Merry Bromance by Lyssa Kay Adams
Expected Publication: November 1st, 2022
From Goodreads:
'Tis the season for a Bromance Book Club matchmaking mission! This time, they're pulling out the mistletoe for everyone's favorite country music star, Colton, and his second chance at love.

Country music’s golden boy Colton Wheeler felt the most perfect harmony when he was with Gretchen Winthrop. But for her, it was a love him and leave him situation. A year later, Colton is struggling to push his music forward in a new direction. If it weren’t about to be the most magical time of year and the support of the Bromance Book Club, he’d be wallowing in self-pity.

It’s hard for immigration attorney Gretchen not to feel a little Scrooge-ish about the excess of Christmas when her clients are scrambling to afford their rent. So when her estranged, wealthy family reaches out with an offer that will allow her to better serve the community, she’s unable to say no. She just needs to convince Colton to be the new face of her family’s whiskey brand. No big deal…

Colton agrees to consider Gretchen’s offer in exchange for three dates before Christmas. With the help of the Bromance Book Club, Colton throws himself into the task of proving to her there’s a spark between them. But Gretchen and Colton will both need to overcome the ghosts of Christmas past to build a future together.

The Luminaries by Susan Dennard
Expected Publication: November 1st, 2022
From Goodreads:
From Susan Dennard, the New York Times bestselling author of the Witchlands series, comes a haunting and high-octane contemporary fantasy, about the magic it takes to face your fears in a nightmare-filled forest, and the mettle required to face the secrets hiding in the dark corners of your own family.

Hemlock Falls isn't like other towns. You won't find it on a map, your phone won't work here, and the forest outside town might just kill you.

Winnie Wednesday wants nothing more than to join the Luminaries, the ancient order that protects Winnie's town—and the rest of humanity—from the monsters and nightmares that rise in the forest of Hemlock Falls every night.

Ever since her father was exposed as a witch and a traitor, Winnie and her family have been shunned. But on her sixteenth birthday, she can take the deadly Luminary hunter trials and prove herself true and loyal—and restore her family's good name. Or die trying.

But in order to survive, Winnie enlists the help of the one person who can help her train: Jay Friday, resident bad boy and Winnie’s ex-best friend. While Jay might be the most promising new hunter in Hemlock Falls, he also seems to know more about the nightmares of the forest than he should. Together, he and Winnie will discover a danger lurking in the forest no one in Hemlock Falls is prepared for.

Not all monsters can be slain, and not all nightmares are confined to the dark.

Honor and Shadows by Jessie Mihalik
Expected Publication: November 1st, 2022
From Goodreads:
Captain Octavia Zarola needs an infusion of credits—fast—if she’s going to keep her close-knit bounty hunting crew paid and fed. Tracking down an escaped embezzler on a backwater planet should be a piece of cake, but bounties are rarely as easy as they seem.

As the crew closes in on their quarry, the hunt becomes entangled with a local criminal overlord, and Tavi will have to decide what’s more important: money or honor, and how much she’s willing to risk for either one.
Silver in the Mist by Emily Victoria
Expected Publication: November 1st, 2022
From Goodreads:
Eight years ago, everything changed for Devlin: Her country was attacked. Her father was killed. And her mother became the Whisperer of Aris, the head of the spies, retreating into her position away from everyone… even her daughter.
 
Joining the spy ranks herself, Dev sees her mother only when receiving assignments. She wants more, but she understands the peril their country, Aris, is in. The malevolent magic force of The Mists is swallowing Aris’s edges, their country is vulnerable to another attack from their wealthier neighbor, and the magic casters who protect them from both are burning out.

Dev has known strength and survival her whole life, but with a dangerous new assignment of infiltrating the royal court of their neighbor country Cerena to steal the magic they need, she learns that not all that glitters is weak. And not all stories are true.

The Ones We Burn by Rebecca Mix
Expected Publication: November 1st, 2022
From Goodreads:
Love and duty collide in this richly imagined, atmospheric young adult debut about a witch whose dark powers put her at the center of a brewing war between the only family she’s ever known and the enemy who makes her question everything.

Monster. Butcher. Bloodwinn.

Ranka is tired of death. All she wants now is to be left alone, living out her days in Witchik’s wild north with the coven that raised her, attempting to forget the horrors of her past. But when she is named Bloodwinn, the next treaty bride to the human kingdom of Isodal, her coven sends her south with a single directive: kill him. Easy enough, for a blood-witch whose magic compels her to kill.

Except the prince is gentle, kind, and terrified of her. He doesn’t want to marry Ranka; he doesn’t want to be king at all. And it’s his sister—the wickedly smart, infuriatingly beautiful Princess Aramis—who seems to be the real threat.

But when witches start turning up dead, murdered by a mysterious, magical plague, Aramis makes Ranka an offer: help her develop a cure, and in return, she’ll help Ranka learn to contain her deadly magic. As the coup draws nearer and the plague spreads, Ranka is forced to question everything she thought she knew about her power, her past, and who she’s meant to fight for. Soon, she will have to decide between the coven that raised her and the princess who sees beyond the monster they shaped her to be.

But as the bodies pile up, a monster may be exactly what they need.

Cruel Illusions by Margie Fuston
Expected Publication: November 1st, 2022
From Goodreads:
Caraval meets Buffy the Vampire Slayer in this deliciously dark young adult fantasy about a girl who makes a deal with a magical secret society to enter a potentially deadly competition for the chance to avenge her mother’s death.

Ever since a vampire murdered her mother, Ava has been determined to get revenge. This all-encompassing drive has given her the fuel she needed to survive foster home after foster home.

But it’s been ten years since anyone’s seen a vampire, and Ava has lost hope that she’ll ever find one…until she stumbles across a hidden magic show where she witnesses impossible illusions. The magicians may not be the bloodsuckers she’s hunting, but Ava is convinced something supernatural is at play, so she sneaks backstage and catches them in acts they can’t explain.

But they’ve been waiting for her.

The magicians reveal they’re part of an ancient secret society with true magic, and Ava has the same power in her blood that they do. If she joins them, they promise to teach her the skills she needs to hunt vampires and avenge her mother. But there’s a catch: if she wants to keep the power they offer, she needs to prove she’s worthy of it. And to do so, she must put on the performance of her life in a sinister and dangerous competition where illusion and reality blur, and the stakes are deadly.

Yeah, the start of November has some really great books, authors, and series coming out! Can't wait for them! What about you guys? Happy reading!
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