Showing posts with label Laure Eve. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Laure Eve. Show all posts

Monday, June 16, 2025

It's Monday! What Are You Reading #732, June 16th

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 #731
Teaser Tuesday #739
WWW Wednesday #739
WOW #735
Will the Time Come #732
Third Sentence Thursday #722
Random Reads #708
First Lines Friday #735
Book Blogger Hop #401
Monthly ARC's Update 119
25 Books to Read in 2025 Update 4
The Reward Challenge Update #717
Wheel of TBR #264
How Well I Stuck to It #569
Wrote that Review Update #566

Magical Readathon: Orilium: 

Camp SeasonAthon: 

OK, so I got 27 posts in 7 days, another quiet week, but I've been focused more on book buying then book reading, and when I get focused, I let things fall to the wayside, like blogging, but I should catch up today. But yeah, it was a pretty good week, and I can't wait for this coming one, since it's already gotten off to a pretty good start with an excellent book read, which you can see below! What about you guys? Happy reading!

So this week I want to read Turns of Fate!

A young detective investigating crimes of the uncanny will learn that bargains can change your fate—for good or ill—in this darkly enthralling fantasy from the New York Times bestselling author of the Others and the Black Jewels series.

Words have power. Intentions matter.

Most people come to Destiny Park for entertainment. They come to have their cards read to tell them a bit about their future. They come to walk through a beautiful park and to eat at the hotel's restaurant. They come in the hope of catching a glimpse of the Arcana, the paranormal beings who rule the Isle of Wyrd.

But some people come to make a bargain with the Arcana—to change their fate. And some people come for dark purposes.

When Detective Beth Fahey is sent to Destiny Park to inquire about a "ghost gun," she will begin a strange journey on which she must learn to navigate the Arcana's unforgiving laws and dangerous attractions. Her search will draw her into seemingly impossible cases and the secrets of her own past as tensions rise between the Arcana and their human neighbors across the river.

For the Isle of Wyrd is a place where the dead ride trains to their final destinations, predators literally become prey, and seekers' true natures are revealed in the ripples of destiny unknowingly stirred in their wakes.

Who will live? Who will die? And who will be lost in between?

Saturday, June 14, 2025

Week 24 Review: The Curses

From Goodreads:
Picking up the pieces after the chilling events of the previous year isn’t easy, but the Graces are determined to do it. Wolf is back after a mysterious disappearance, and everyone’s eager to return to normal. Except for Summer, the youngest Grace. Summer has a knack for discovering the truth—and something is troubling her. After a trail of clues leads her to what could be the key to both her family’s mysterious past and the secret of Wolf, she’s determined to vanquish yet another curse. But exposing secrets is a dangerous game, and it’s not one Summer can win alone.

At Summer’s behest, the coven comes back together, reluctantly drawing their erstwhile friend River back into the fold. But Wolf’s behavior becomes unpredictable even as Fenrin’s strength fades, and Summer must ask herself whether the friend she so loves is also planning her family’s ultimate, cursed demise.

This riveting sequel to The Graces is saturated with magic, the destructive cost of power, the
complications of family, and the nature of forgiveness.

My Review:


Author: Laure Eve 
Series: The Graces #2
Read: June 10th, 2025
Source: Ebook.bike  
Reason Why: Loved the first book, and it's a End of Series 2025 Book and a Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2025 Book! 
Publisher: Amulet Books
Published: December 31st 2018
5/5 Hearts
5/5 Books
5/5 Stars

Wednesday, June 11, 2025

WWW Wednesday #739, June 11th

To play along, just answer the following three (3) questions…

• What are you currently reading?
• What did you recently finish reading?
• What do you think you'll read next?

Thanks to MizB of Should Be Writing now A Daily Rhythm for starting this meme! And thanks now to Taking on a World of Words for reviving it! 

I'm currently reading Ship of Smoke and Steel, and I'm loving it! 

I read The Curses,and it was a fantastic sequel! 


I'm going to be reading A Most Puzzling Murder, and I can't wait, it sounds really good! 

What about you guys? Happy reading!

Friday, December 2, 2022

21 Books to Read in 2021 Update 29

Yeah, I read my next book for the 21 Books to Read in 2021 Challenge! 

So I read The Graces by Laure Eve, Zomburbia by Adam Gallardo from the NetGalley List, and Relic by Heather Terrell from the Edelweiss List! 

Yep. Happy reading!

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

But to recap, I wanted to do a version of These Books Will Self Destruct in 12 months without the self destruct. I wanted to read books that I've had for a while, that I really needed to get read, but maybe I forgot about them or that I had them. So I made 3 lists, one for each way I have them, as physical books, as an NetGalley ARC, and as an Edelweiss ARC.  

Monday, November 28, 2022

It's Monday! What Are You Reading #599, November 28th

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 #598
Teaser Tuesday #606
WWW Wednesday #606
WOW #602
Will the Time Come #599
Third Sentence Thursday #589
Random Reads #575
First Lines Friday #602
Book Blogger Hop #268
The Reward Challenge Update #584
Wheel of TBR #131
How Well I Stuck to It #436
Wrote that Review Update #433

Week 47 Reviews:
This Cursed Crown

Next to be Published November: 
Update 15

Clear Your S**t Readathon: 

24 Hours of Reading Reading Challenge: 

Random:

OK, so I got 36 posts in 7 days, it was a quiet week, and I can't wait for next week! What about you guys? Happy reading!

So this week I want to read whatever I want! 

Saturday, November 26, 2022

Week 47 Review: The Graces

From Goodreads:
In The Graces, the first rule of witchcraft states that if you want something badly enough, you can get it . . . no matter who has to pay.

Everyone loves the Graces. Fenrin, Thalia, and Summer Grace are captivating, wealthy, and glamorous. They've managed to cast a spell over not just their high school but also their entire town—and they're rumored to have powerful connections all over the world. If you're not in love with one of them, you want to be them. Especially River: the loner, new girl at school. She's different from her peers, who both revere and fear the Grace family. She wants to be a Grace more than anything. And what the Graces don't know is that River's presence in town is no accident.

This fabulously addictive fantasy combines sophisticated and haunting prose with a gut-punching twist that readers will be dying to discuss. Perfect for fans of We Were Liars as well as nostalgic classics like Buffy the Vampire Slayer and the 1996 movie The Craft, The Graces marks the beginning of a new wave of teen witches.

My Review:
Oh, I was looking forward to reading this book! The synopsis sounded intriguing, and once I picked it up, I couldn't put it down, it was so fantastic to read! The secret that River had had me itching to know more, and see how it was going to play out! 

River was an interesting character to read about. She has her secrets, and she's going into things with her eyes open, trying to get in with the Graces. She's an unreliable narrator, so it was a bit of a game, figuring out a clear view of what was really going on.

I really enjoyed exploring this world of magic, and how things worked. With the Graces, and how what River was studying. There were a lot of Twilight parallels in this book, switching vampires for witches, and I'm not mad, I enjoyed the story. Though sometimes the descriptors got a little bit ridiculous. 

That reveal? Yeah, all I really want to know is more details! I'm glad that this is the start of a series, because I need to know more about what that reveal means! It was interesting, but I don't really understand, totally, how it changes things! 

I really enjoyed reading this book, and I can't wait to continue! 

Author: Laure Eve
Series: The Graces #1
Read: November 25th, 2022
Source: NetGalley
Reason Why: Sounded really great, and it's a Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2022 Book and a WoW Book!
Publisher: Amulet Books
Published: September 6th 2016
5/5 Hearts
5/5 Books
5/5 Stars

Friday, November 25, 2022

24 Hours of Reading Update 3

So I've read my next book for the 24 Hours of Reading  and it was The Graces, and I'll be reading The Poison Season next! 

My Reading Journey:

The Lake House by Sarah Beth Durst
Started On: November 23rd, 3:19 PM
Finished On: November 23rd, 5:24 PM
Pages Read: 368
Time Used: 2 hours, 6 minutes

The Infinity Courts by Akemi Dawn Bowman 
Started On: November 24th, 1:30, on and off
Finished On: November 24th, 9:39 PM
Pages Read: 480
Time Used: 4 hours, 16 minutes

The Graces by Laure Eve
Started On: November 25th, 2:15, on and off
Finished On: November 25th, 8:56 PM
Pages Read: 415
Time Used: 4 hours, 10 minutes

The Poison Season by Mara Rutherford
Started On: November 26th
Currently On: Page 0 of 400

Books Read: 3
Time Left: 13:28:03
Pages Read: 1263

Next to be Published November Update 17

So I've read my next book for the Next to be Published November, and it was The Graces, and I'll be reading The Poison Season next! 

My Reading Journey:

Backpacking Through Bedlam by Seanan McGuire
Started On: November 1st
Finished On: November 1st, 8:43 PM
Pages Read: 352

The Witch King by H.E. Edgmon
Started On: November 2nd
Finished On: November 2nd, 8:19 PM
Pages Read: 432

From Dust, a Flame by Rebecca Podos 
Started On: November 4th
Finished On: November 4th, 9:34 PM
Pages Read: 416

Strike the Zither by Joan He
Started On: November 5th
Finished On: November 5th, 10:30 PM
Pages Read: 368

Mysteries of Thorn Manor by Margaret Rogerson
Started On: November 8th
Finished On: November 8th, 6:05 PM
Pages Read: 192

When Night Breaks by Janella Angeles
Started On: November 9th
Finished On: November 9th, 8:01 PM
Pages Read: 480

The Cat King of Havana by Tom Crosshill
Started On: November 10th
Finished On: November 10th, 11:45 PM
Pages Read: 368

The Iron Flower by Laurie Forest
Started On: November 11th
Finished On: November 11th, 11:24 PM
Pages Read: 668

The Shadow Wand by Laurie Forest
Started On: November 12th
Finished On: November 12th, 5:25 PM
Pages Read: 664

My Imaginary Mary by Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, Jodi Meadows
Started On: November 13th
Finished On: November 13th, 7:36 PM
Pages Read: 496

A Thousand Heartbeats by Kiera Cass
Started On: November 14th
Finished On: November 14th, 7:54 PM
Pages Read: 576

A Song of Salvation by Alechia Dow
Started On: November 18th
Finished On: November 18th, 5:59 PM
Pages Read: 320

This Cursed Crown by Alexandra Overy
Started On: November 19th
Finished On: November 19th, 7:23 PM
Pages Read: 512

The Poisoner's Ring by Kelley Armstrong
Started On: November 20th
Finished On: November 20th, 4:52 PM
Pages Read: 368

The Lake House by Sarah Beth Durst
Started On: November 23rd
Finished On: November 23rd, 5:24 PM
Pages Read: 368

The Infinity Courts by Akemi Dawn Bowman 
Started On: November 24th
Finished On: November 24th, 9:39 PM
Pages Read: 480

The Graces by Laure Eve
Started On: November 25th
Finished On: November 25th, 8:56 PM
Pages Read: 415

The Poison Season by Mara Rutherford
Started On: November 26th
Currently On: Page 0 of 400

Books Read: 17
Goal: 30 Books
Pages Read: 7475

First Lines Friday #602, November 25th

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!

"Everyone said they were witches. I desperately wanted to believe it. I'd only been at this school a couple of months, but I saw how it was. They moved through the corridors like sleek fish, ripples in their wake, stares following their backs and their hair. Their peers had grown used to it by now, or at least pretended they had, and tried their hardest to look bored by it all. But the younger kids hadn't yet learned how
to hide their silly dog eyes, their glamoured, naked expressions." -The Graces by Laure Eve

Well, that sounds interesting! Must read more now! What about you guys? Happy reading! 

Thursday, November 24, 2022

24 Hours of Reading Update 2

So I've read my next book for the 24 Hours of Reading  and it was The Infinity Courts, and I'll be reading The Graces next! 

My Reading Journey:

The Lake House by Sarah Beth Durst
Started On: November 23rd, 3:19 PM
Finished On: November 23rd, 5:24 PM
Pages Read: 368
Time Used: 2 hours, 6 minutes

The Infinity Courts by Akemi Dawn Bowman 
Started On: November 24th, 1:30, on and off
Finished On: November 24th, 9:39 PM
Pages Read: 480
Time Used: 4 hours, 16 minutes

The Graces by Laure Eve
Started On: November 25th
Currently On: Page 0 of 415

Books Read: 2
Time Left: 17:38:34
Pages Read: 848

Next to be Published November Update 16

So I've read my next book for the Next to be Published November, and it was The Infinity Courts, and I'll be reading The Graces next! 

My Reading Journey:

Backpacking Through Bedlam by Seanan McGuire
Started On: November 1st
Finished On: November 1st, 8:43 PM
Pages Read: 352

The Witch King by H.E. Edgmon
Started On: November 2nd
Finished On: November 2nd, 8:19 PM
Pages Read: 432

From Dust, a Flame by Rebecca Podos 
Started On: November 4th
Finished On: November 4th, 9:34 PM
Pages Read: 416

Strike the Zither by Joan He
Started On: November 5th
Finished On: November 5th, 10:30 PM
Pages Read: 368

Mysteries of Thorn Manor by Margaret Rogerson
Started On: November 8th
Finished On: November 8th, 6:05 PM
Pages Read: 192

When Night Breaks by Janella Angeles
Started On: November 9th
Finished On: November 9th, 8:01 PM
Pages Read: 480

The Cat King of Havana by Tom Crosshill
Started On: November 10th
Finished On: November 10th, 11:45 PM
Pages Read: 368

The Iron Flower by Laurie Forest
Started On: November 11th
Finished On: November 11th, 11:24 PM
Pages Read: 668

The Shadow Wand by Laurie Forest
Started On: November 12th
Finished On: November 12th, 5:25 PM
Pages Read: 664

My Imaginary Mary by Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, Jodi Meadows
Started On: November 13th
Finished On: November 13th, 7:36 PM
Pages Read: 496

A Thousand Heartbeats by Kiera Cass
Started On: November 14th
Finished On: November 14th, 7:54 PM
Pages Read: 576

A Song of Salvation by Alechia Dow
Started On: November 18th
Finished On: November 18th, 5:59 PM
Pages Read: 320

This Cursed Crown by Alexandra Overy
Started On: November 19th
Finished On: November 19th, 7:23 PM
Pages Read: 512

The Poisoner's Ring by Kelley Armstrong
Started On: November 20th
Finished On: November 20th, 4:52 PM
Pages Read: 368

The Lake House by Sarah Beth Durst
Started On: November 23rd
Finished On: November 23rd, 5:24 PM
Pages Read: 368

The Infinity Courts by Akemi Dawn Bowman 
Started On: November 24th
Finished On: November 24th, 9:39 PM
Pages Read: 480

The Graces by Laure Eve
Started On: November 25th
Currently On: Page 0 of 415

Books Read: 16
Goal: 30 Books
Pages Read: 7060