Showing posts with label Lexi Ryan. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Lexi Ryan. Show all posts

Wednesday, July 9, 2025

Waiting on Wednesday #739, July 9th

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

Arcana Academy by Elise Kova
Expected Publication: July 22nd, 2025
From Goodreads:
A woman who wields magical tarot cards lands herself in a false engagement with the headmaster of a mysterious academy in this first installment of an enthralling fantasy romance series from the bestselling author of A Deal with the Elf King.

Clara Graysword has survived the underworld of Eclipse City through thievery, luck, and a whole lot of illegal magic. After a job gone awry, Clara is sentenced to a lifetime in prison for inking tarot cards-a rare power reserved for practitioners at the elite Arcana Academy.

Just when it seems her luck has run dry, the academy's enigmatic headmaster, Prince Kaelis, offers her an escape-for a price. Kaelis believes that Clara is the perfect tool to help him steal a tarot card from the king and use it to re-create an all-powerful card long lost to time.

In order to conceal her identity and keep her close, Kaelis brings Clara to Arcana Academy, introducing her as the newest first-year student and his bride-to-be.

Thrust into a world of arcane magic and royal intrigue, where one misstep will send her back to prison or worse, Clara finds that the prince she swore to hate may not be what he seems. But can she risk giving him power over the world-and her heart? Or will she take it for herself?

Not Quite Dead Yet by Holly Jackson
Expected Publication: July 22nd, 2025
From Goodreads:
The #1 New York Times bestselling author of A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder—now a hit Netflix series—returns with her first novel for adults: a twisty thriller about a young woman trying to solve her own murder.

In seven days Jet Mason will be dead.

Jet is the daughter of one of the wealthiest families in Woodstock, Vermont. Twenty-seven years old, she’s still waiting for her life to begin. I’ll do it later, she always says. She has time.

Until Halloween night, when Jet is violently attacked by an unseen intruder.

She suffers a catastrophic head injury. The doctor is certain that within a week, the injury will trigger a deadly aneurysm.

Jet has never thought of herself as having enemies. But now she looks at everyone in a new light: her family, her former best friend turned sister-in-law, her ex-boyfriend.

She has at most seven days, and as her condition deteriorates she has only her childhood friend Billy for help. But nevertheless, she’s absolutely determined to finally finish something:

Jet is going to solve her own murder.

The Library at Hellebore by Cassandra Khaw
Expected Publication: July 22nd, 2025
From Goodreads:
A deeply dark academia novel from USA Today bestselling author Cassandra Khaw, perfect for fans of A Deadly Education and The Atlas Six who are hungry for something a little more diabolical.

The Hellebore Technical Institute for the Gifted is the premier academy for the dangerously the Anti-Christs and Ragnaroks, the world-eaters and apocalypse-makers.

Hellebore promises redemption, acceptance, and a normal life after graduation. At least, that’s what Alessa Li is told when she’s kidnapped and forcibly enrolled.

But there’s more to Hellebore than meets the eye. On graduation day, the faculty go on a ravenous rampage, feasting on Alessa’s class. Only Alessa and a group of her classmates escape the carnage. Trapped in the school’s library, they must offer a human sacrifice every night, or else the faculty will break down the door and kill everyone.

Can they band together and survive, or will the faculty eat its fill?

Sky on Fire by E.K. Johnston
Expected Publication: July 22nd, 2025
From Goodreads:
A fast-paced and thought-provoking queer sci-fi/fantasy novel from #1 New York Times bestseller E. K. Johnston.

Morgan Enni has things to do. A science prodigy in a university full of mage-scientists, she’s notable for having no magical ability, which only increases her ambition and drive to prove herself. Her research has the potential to devastate every aetherworker in the galaxy and shake the crumbled foundations of the Stavenger Empire. It's no wonder she can't find anyone who wants to listen to her, much less fund her expedition.

But Morgan is stubborn, and eventually her work catches the attention of a group of rebels, who hope it might turn the tide in their favour. When they try to recruit the young scientist, they get much more than they bargained for. Morgan Enni has secrets of her own.

Set in the world of Aetherbound, E. K. Johnston continues to entwine Arthurian myth and the history of North Atlantic fisheries in a clever, character-driven space fantasy.

Between These Broken Hearts by Lexi Ryan
Expected Publication: July 22nd, 2025
From Goodreads:
Forbidden romance, mysterious prophecies, and the battle to save the fae realm come to a captivating conclusion in the #1 New York Times bestselling saga begun with Abriella in the These Hollow Vows duology and continued with Jas and Felicity in Beneath These Cursed Stars.

Princess Jasalyn has eleven days to live.

Jasalyn is facing the repercussions of a deadly bargain. Her life, and the future of the shadow court, are forfeit on her birthday unless she can stop the evil fae king Mordeus. She needs to face her greatest fears and find him before she runs out of time, but even after everything, Kendrick won’t let her face this alone.

Shape-shifter Felicity has vanished.

Felicity disappeared from King Misha’s dungeons, and her friends have been searching for her to no avail. But even if she’s found, Felicity will never be able to escape the oracle’s tragic prophecy for her and her family. In her lonely battle with fate, Misha is the last person she can ask to stand by her side, but the first one she’ll need.

Steel & Spellfire by Laura E. Weyouth
Expected Publication: July 22nd, 2025
From Goodreads:
A devastatingly gifted mage with clandestine romantic connections to a Royal Guard joins the court social season in an attempt to undo past wrongs, only to fall under suspicion when a creature with powers shockingly like her own begins slaughtering her fellow debutantes.

Pandora Small has two ruling objectives: first, to keep the prodigious extent of her power secret, in a world where mages are feared and governed by suffocating laws. Second, to find her wealthy and noble-born patron, a shadowy figure bound to Pandora by magic, who stole her childhood and grew her power until she became a weapon rather than a girl. To that end, she’s posing as an Ingenue, a privileged and petted young woman of strictly limited abilities, who is allowed access to the royal court’s social season in order to find a husband and patron to control her magic.

But on Pandora’s arrival at court, Kit Beacon, one of the most promising members of the Royal Guard, inadvertently learns the true scope of her power. Privately sympathetic towards mages and the difficulties they face, Beacon decides to keep Pandora’s secret. But when someone or something with powers terribly like Pandora’s own begins slaughtering her fellow Ingenues, Beacon’s resolve to keep what he knows about her private is put to the test.

Tasked with protecting all the girls in the palace, not just one, Beacon will have to decide whether Pandora is a suspect or an ally, while to win his trust, Pandora will have to let him know more of her still—the worst of who she is and what she’s done. Because only unity between them during the social whirlwind to come will enable Pan to find her patron and Beacon the killer, and ensure they both see justice meted out.

There's some books that I'm really excited to read, I've gotten to read a couple of them and they were so good, and I can't wait for them to be out in the world! What about you guys? Happy reading! 

Wednesday, July 3, 2024

Waiting on Wednesday #686, July 3rd

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

The Grandest Game by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
Expected Publication: July 30th, 2024
From Goodreads:
Get caught up in the puzzles, games, danger, romance, and riches of this lush new chapter in the #1 bestselling Inheritance Games saga.

Seven tickets. An island of dreams. The chance of a lifetime.

Welcome to the Grandest Game, an annual competition run by billionaire Avery Grambs and the four infamous Hawthorne brothers, whose family fortune she inherited. Designed to give anyone a shot at fame and fortune, this year’s game requires one of seven golden tickets to enter. With millions on the line, those seven players will do whatever it takes to win.

Some of the players are in it for the money. Some for power. Some for reasons all their own. Every single one of them has secrets. Amidst it all is Grayson Hawthorne, tasked with a vital role in this year’s game. But as tensions rise and the mind-bending challenges push the players to their limits—physically, mentally, and emotionally—it soon becomes clear that not everyone is playing by the rules.

#1 New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Lynn Barnes delivers a brand-new series in the world of The Inheritance Games, where fan-favorite and new characters collide in a game you’ll never forget.

Do you have what it takes to play?

Long Live Evil by Sarah Rees Brennan
Expected Publication: July 30th, 2024
From Goodreads:
A TALE FOR EVERYONE WHO’S EVER FALLEN FOR THE VILLAIN…

When her whole life collapsed, Rae still had books. Dying, she seizes a second chance at living: a magical bargain that lets her enter the world of her favourite fantasy series.

She wakes in a castle on the edge of a hellish chasm, in a kingdom on the brink of war. Home to dangerous monsters, scheming courtiers and her favourite fictional character: the Once and Forever Emperor. He’s impossibly alluring, as only fiction can be. And in this fantasy world, she discovers she's not the heroine, but the villainess in the Emperor's tale.

So be it. The wicked are better dressed, with better one-liners, even if they're doomed to bad ends. She assembles the wildly disparate villains of the story under her evil leadership, plotting to change their fate. But as the body count rises and the Emperor's fury increases, it seems Rae and her allies may not survive to see the final page.

This adult epic fantasy debut from Sarah Rees Brennan puts the reader in the villain's shoes, for an adventure that is both 'brilliant' (Holly Black) and 'supremely satisfying' (Leigh Bardugo). Expect a rogue's gallery of villains including an axe wielding maid, a shining knight with dark moods, a homicidal bodyguard, and a playboy spymaster with a golden heart and a filthy reputation.

Sanctuary by Ilona Andrews
Expected Publication: July 30th, 2024
From Goodreads:
It’s not easy serving the Chernobog, the God of Destruction, Darkness and Death…especially during the holidays; and especially when you’re out of eggnog and one of your pesky, freeloading mythic creatures has eaten your last cookie.

Roman would like nothing more than to be left alone, but when a wounded boy stumbles into his yard and begs for sanctuary, Roman takes him in. Now elite mercenaries are camped out on his property, combat mages are dousing the house with fire, and strange priests are unleashing arcane magic. They thought Roman was easy pickings, just a hermit in the woods, but they chose the wrong dark priest to annoy. For while Roman might be patient, he is the Black Volhv, filled with the love of his terrible god. For his adversaries, it's a fight to the death, but for him, it's just another day in the neighborhood.

The Mirror of Beasts by Alexandra Bracken
Expected Publication: July 30th, 2024
From Goodreads:
With the dream of Avalon in ruins, Tamsin and her friends are all that stands in the way of Lord Death's plans to unleash the horrors of Anwnn on the world of the living. As the Wild Hunt carves a bloody path across continents, Tamsin is mustering allies, tracking down powerful artifacts, and traversing into new otherlands in search of a way to stop him.

Legend tells of a “Mirror of Beasts,” powerful enough to trap even Lord Death in its accursed glass, but the mirror is not all that it seems. Tamsin must confront her own darkest secrets if she hopes to tap the mirror's strength to defeat her enemies.

Arthurian legend bleeds into contemporary action, and scars of the past are torn open anew by a starcrossed love that refuses to go quietly. This riveting conclusion to the Silver in the Bone duology will hold you in its thrall until the very last page.

The Blonde Dies First by Joelle Wellingington
Expected Publication: July 30th, 2024
From Goodreads:
A group of friends fight to choose their own fates in this trope-savvy, self-referential young adult thriller from the acclaimed author of Their Vicious Games, about a demonic force that acts according to horror movie rules in the spirit of the Scream movies.Devon is always being left behind by her genius twin sister, Drew. At this point, it’s a fact of life. But Devon has one last plan before Drew leaves for college a whole year early—The Best Summer Ever. After committing to the bit a little too much, the twins and their chaotic circle of friends learn why you don’t ever mess with a Ouija board if you want to actually survive the Best Summer Ever, and soon find themselves being hunted down by…a demon? But while there’s no mistaking the creeping, venomous figure is not from around here, their method doesn’t feel very demonic at all. In fact, it’s downright human—going after them in typical slasher movie kill order. And that means Devon, the blonde, is up first and her decade-long crush, Yaya, is the Final Girl who must kill or be killed to end the cycle. Devon has never liked playing by anyone else’s rules though, not even a demon’s, and the longer this goes on, the more she feels Drew and Yaya slipping away from her even as she tries to help them all survive. Can they use their horror movie knowledge to flip the script and become the hunters instead of the hunted? Or will their best summer ever be their last?

People Will Talk by Kieran Scott
Expected Publication: July 30th, 2024
From Goodreads:
Kieran Scott brings her distinctive “sharp and stylish” (BookPage, starred review) prose to this breathlessly suspenseful novel that combines Glass Onion with Big Little Lies as three women are implicated in a murder after a wedding goes horribly wrong.When the Frank family throws their annual clambake at their gorgeous beachside home on Cape May, the seafood is always delivered to white-clothed tables on fine bone china. And Peter Frank, the beloved son and perennial heartbreaker, will make the rounds, charming every woman on the guest list. Top of that list this year are Maya, his tennis star girlfriend just coming off the high of winning Wimbledon; Catherine, his high school sweetheart turned wildly successful wedding planner and influencer; and Leanne, the fiercely protective aunt and legal guardian of his only son. When Maya, Catherine, and Leanne arrive expecting an extravagant feast, they’re instead lured into a room together by a mysterious text to find Peter and…Tilly. Tilly, all golden blonde hair and perfectly tan skin, explains to the three women that she and Peter plan to get married that night, that Maya and Peter are through, that Peter will no longer be investing in Catherine’s company, and that Leanne must give up guardianship of her nephew. The enraged women attend the impromptu wedding, but when a chandelier falls and crushes the bride, suddenly they’re three likely suspects with three perfect motives. Now they’ll have to work together to figure out who really did kill Tilly, and fast—because maintaining a good reputation in this crowd can be murder.

Beneath These Cursed Stars by Lexi Ryan
Expected Publication: July 30th, 2024
From Goodreads:
From #1 New York Times bestselling author Lexi Ryan comes a romantic fantasy in which a human princess armed with death’s kiss and a fae shifter on the run become unlikely allies when a mission to assassinate an evil king collides with a fatal prophecy.

Princess Jasalyn has a secret. Armed with an enchanted ring that gives her death’s kiss, Jas has been sneaking away from the palace at night to assassinate her enemies.

Shape-shifter Felicity needs a miracle. Fated to kill her magical father, she’s been using her unique ability to evade a fatal prophecy.

When rumors of evil king Mordeus’s resurrection spread through the shadow court, Jasalyn decides to end him once and for all. Felicity agrees to take the form of the princess, allowing Jas to covertly hunt Mordeus—and starting Felicity on the path that could finally take her home.

While Jasalyn teams up with the charming and handsome Kendrick, Felicity sets out to get closer to the Wild Fae king, Misha. Kendrick helps Jasalyn feel something other than anger for the first time in three years, and Misha makes Felicity wish for a world where she’s free to be her true self. Soon, the girls’ missions are at risk right alongside their hearts.

The future of the human and fae realms hangs in the balance as fates intertwine. Between perilous tasks, grim secrets, and forbidden romances, Jasalyn and Felicity find that perhaps their stars are the most cursed of all.

Such Charming Liars by Karen M. McManus
Expected Publication: July 30th, 2024
From Goodreads:
The newest mystery from the author One of Us Is Lying, the Queen of thrillers, Karen M. McManus! When mother-daughter grifters set out on their final job, the heist gets deadly and dangerously personal.

For all of Kat’s life, it’s just been her and her mother, Jamie—except for the forty-eight hours when Jamie was married and Kat had a stepbrother, Liam. That all ended in an epic divorce, and Kat and Liam haven’t spoken since.

Now Jamie is a jewel thief trying to go straight, but she has one last job—at billionaire Ross Sutherland’s birthday party. And Kat has figured out a way to tag along. What Kat doesn’t know, though, is that there are two surprise guests at the dazzling Sutherland compound that weekend. The last two people she wants to run into. Liam and his father—a serial scammer who has his sights set on Ross Sutherland’s youngest daughter.

Kat and Liam are on a collision course to disaster, and when a Sutherland dies, they realize they might actually be in the killer’s crosshairs themselves. Somehow Kat and Liam are the new targets, and they can’t trust anyone—except each other.

Or can they? Because if there’s one thing both Kat and Liam know, it’s how to lie. They learned from the best.

One Year Ago in Spain by Evelyn Skye
Expected Publication: July 30th, 2024
From Goodreads:
“An utterly romantic story about second chances and the power of love.”—#1 New York Times bestselling author Ali Hazelwood

A woman must woo her lover’s soul back into his body to wake him from a coma—or risk losing him forever—in this moving novel from the author of The Hundred Loves of Juliet.

Claire Walker has always had her life in perfect order, including her high-powered job at one of Manhattan’s top corporate law firms. Yet the one thing she cannot seem to find is a perfect love to complete it, until fate pushes Matías de León into her path. Matías is a Spanish artist who is everything that Claire is free-spirited and creative, chaos to her order. She falls for him, hard—and he for her.

A year later, however, Claire begins to question everything about their relationship. How can they possibly work long-term when they’re so different? Might it be best to end it before they are both in too deep?

Then tragedy strikes while Matías is visiting family, leaving him gravely wounded in a Madrid hospital. And when Claire drops everything to race to his side, she finds she is the only one who can see and talk to Matías’s soul, detached from his comatose body. But that soul has no memories of his year in New York, of her, or of their relationship. Claire soon realizes that in order to lure Matías back to his body, she will have to convince him to fall in love with her all over again. But can lightning strike twice? Can the same magic that brought them together once do so again?

A Dawn With the Wolf Knight by Elise Kova
Expected Publication: August 1st, 2024
From Goodreads:
To enter the woods as a human means death… But I am no mere human. They call me, “witch."

As one of the last surviving witches, Faelyn’s sole duty is to keep the protective barriers on the forests where the lykin roam—creatures who can shed flesh for fur—sparing nearby humans from their violent, beastly natures. When she has an unlikely encounter with the rare, primordial spirit of the moon, Faelyn finds herself not only the object of the Wolf King’s desire, but essential to his ability to keep his crown.

Taken to the magical land of Midscape, the Wolf King claims her as his bride to control the moon spirit’s magic that now resides within Faelyn. But Faelyn refuses to resign herself and the spirit Aurora to a life of servitude underneath the king’s cruel rule. Faelyn hatches a dangerous plan for them both to escape and help comes from an unlikely ally.

Evander is the king’s blisteringly handsome, loyal knight, right hand, and Faelyn’s sworn protector…on the outside. But appearances are not what they seem. He plots against the king’s brutality at every turn and helping Faelyn escape will serve these ends. But altruism for Faelyn and the trapped moon spirit isn’t his only motivation… Evander is hiding secrets, and they might change Faelyn’s life forever.

A desperate plot to escape. A brutal king. Ancient powers. And a sworn protector who can’t keep his hands off her… Will she be taken as the Wolf King’s bride? Or will she manage an escape that will free her heart and change her fate forever?

A Dawn with the Wolf Knight is a complete, *stand alone novel*. For readers who love romantasy novels with second-chance/long-lost love, life-changing female friendships, deep lore, forbidden romance, slow-burn, and a happily ever after. While it is set in the Married to Magic universe, readers can start with this book.

Some really amazing books wrapping up July, I'm so excited for them all and I can't wait to read them all! What about you guys? Happy reading! 

Monday, July 1, 2024

It's Monday! What Are You Reading #682, July 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 #681
Teaser Tuesday #689
WWW Wednesday #689
WOW #685
Will the Time Come #682
Third Sentence Thursday #672
Random Reads #658
First Lines Friday #685
Book Blogger Hop #351
Monthly Series July Round Up
Monthly ARC's Update 79
The Reward Challenge Update #667
Wheel of TBR #214
How Well I Stuck to It #519
Wrote that Review Update #516

Week 26 Reviews:
That Night

OK, so I got 66 posts in 7 days, and it was a pretty good week, I read a lot, and it's a long weekend for me, since today is Canada Day, so I'm enjoying the day off. What about you guys? Happy reading!

So this week I want to read whatever I want! 

Saturday, June 29, 2024

Week 26 Review: Beneath These Cursed Stars

From Goodreads:
From #1 New York Times bestselling author Lexi Ryan comes a romantic fantasy in which a human princess armed with death's kiss and a fae shifter on the run become unlikely allies when a mission to assassinate an evil king collides with a fatal prophecy.

Princess Jasalyn has a secret. Armed with an enchanted ring that gives her death's kiss, Jas has been sneaking away from the palace at night to assassinate her enemies.

Shape-shifter Felicity needs a miracle. Fated to kill her magical father, she's been using her unique ability to evade a fatal prophecy.

When rumors of evil king Mordeus's resurrection spread through the shadow court, Jasalyn decides to end him once and for all. Felicity agrees to take the form of the princess, allowing Jas to covertly hunt Mordeus—and starting Felicity on the path that could finally take her home.

While Jasalyn teams up with the charming and handsome Kendrick, Felicity sets out to get closer to the Wild Fae king, Misha. Kendrick helps Jasalyn feel something other than anger for the first time in three years, and Misha makes Felicity wish for a world where she's free to be her true self. Soon, the girls' missions are at risk right alongside their hearts.

The future of the human and fae realms hangs in the balance as fates intertwine. Between perilous tasks, grim secrets, and forbidden romances, Jasalyn and Felicity find that perhaps their stars are the most cursed of all.

My Review:


Author: Lexi Ryan
Read: June 23rd, 2024
Source: Edelweiss 
Reason Why: Love her writing and it sounded really great, and it's a SAC 2024 Book and a WoW Book! 
Publisher: Harper Teen
Expected Publication: July 30th 2024
5/5 Hearts
5/5 Books
5/5 Stars

Friday, June 28, 2024

Monthly ARC's Update 79

So I read my next book for Monthly ARC's and it was Have You Seen This Girl by Nita Tyndall from the May List, The Ones Who Come Back Hungry by Amelinda Bérubé and Beneath These Cursed Stars by Lexi Ryan from the July list, My Fair Brady by Brian D. Kennedy from the January list, and A Bright Heart by Kate Chenli from the October list.

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

How it Works: 
This is my monthly ARC accountability challenge, to list out the books that I have as ARC's that are being published in the coming month, rounding them up at the start of the month, and seeing how well I did at the end, as well as rounding up the next month's books.    
      

Sunday, June 23, 2024

Camp SeasonAthon Update 6

So I read my next book for Camp SeasonAthon, and it was Beneath These Cursed Stars which was for the prompt Read a book with royalty, and I'll be reading My Fair Brody next! 

My Reading Journey:

A Nobleman's Guide to Scandal and Shipwrecks by Mackenzie Lee
Prompt Fulfilled: Read a book with 5 or more words in the title
Started On: June 1st
Finished On: June 1st, 8:38 PM
Pages Read: 592

A Lady for a Duke by Alexis Hall
Prompt Fulfilled: Summer fling- Read a romance
Started On: June 4th
Finished On: June 4th, 10:36 AM
Pages Read: 460

The Lady of Rapture by Sarah Raughley
Prompt Fulfilled: Read an american BIPOC author (For juneteenth celebration)
Started On: June 16th
Finished On: June 16th, 6:25 PM
Pages Read: 496

Castle of the Cursed by Romina Garber
Prompt Fulfilled: Read a book with castle in the title or on the cover
Started On: June 21st
Finished On: June 21st, 11:06 AM
Pages Read: 325

That Night by Cyn Balog
Prompt Fulfilled: Read a book with a title starting with the letter D, T OR S
Started On: June 22nd
Finished On: June 22nd, 10:36 PM
Pages Read: 320

Beneath These Cursed Stars by Lexi Ryan
Prompt Fulfilled: Read a book with royalty
Started On: June 23rd
Finished On: June 23rd, 3:53 PM
Pages Read: 432

My Fair Brody by Brian D. Kennedy
Prompt Fulfilled: Pride- Read an LGBT+ Book
Started On: June 23rd
Currently On: Page 0 of 352

Prompts Left: Group book, Read a retelling, Read a book with dragons, Read a book that involves battle or war, Read a seasonal read (for whatever season you are in), Read a translated work, Read a book with the sun on the cover, BBQ- Read a book with food on the cover, Summer vacation- Read a book that involves some kind of trip, It's getting hot- Read a steamy book, Read a book with king or queen in the title, Read a book recommended by a booktuber/booksagramer, Read a duology or a trilogy, A book with a map inside
Read: 6
Pages Read: 2305

Saturday, June 22, 2024

Camp SeasonAthon Update 5

So I read my next book for Camp SeasonAthon, and it was That Night which was for the prompt Read a book with a title starting with the letter D, T OR S, and I'll be reading Beneath These Cursed Stars next! 

My Reading Journey:

A Nobleman's Guide to Scandal and Shipwrecks by Mackenzie Lee
Prompt Fulfilled: Read a book with 5 or more words in the title
Started On: June 1st
Finished On: June 1st, 8:38 PM
Pages Read: 592

A Lady for a Duke by Alexis Hall
Prompt Fulfilled: Summer fling- Read a romance
Started On: June 4th
Finished On: June 4th, 10:36 AM
Pages Read: 460

The Lady of Rapture by Sarah Raughley
Prompt Fulfilled: Read an american BIPOC author (For juneteenth celebration)
Started On: June 16th
Finished On: June 16th, 6:25 PM
Pages Read: 496

Castle of the Cursed by Romina Garber
Prompt Fulfilled: Read a book with castle in the title or on the cover
Started On: June 21st
Finished On: June 21st, 11:06 AM
Pages Read: 325

That Night by Cyn Balog
Prompt Fulfilled: Read a book with a title starting with the letter D, T OR S
Started On: June 22nd
Finished On: June 22nd, 10:36 PM
Pages Read: 320

Beneath These Cursed Stars by Lexi Ryan
Prompt Fulfilled: Read a book with royalty
Started On: June 23rd
Currently On: Page 0 of 432

Prompts Left: Group book, Read a retelling, Read a book with dragons, Read a book that involves battle or war, Read a seasonal read (for whatever season you are in), Read a translated work, Read a book with the sun on the cover, Pride- Read an LGBT+ Book, BBQ- Read a book with food on the cover, Summer vacation- Read a book that involves some kind of trip, It's getting hot- Read a steamy book, Read a book with king or queen in the title, Read a book recommended by a booktuber/booksagramer, Read a duology or a trilogy, A book with a map inside
Read: 5
Pages Read: 1873

Sunday, June 16, 2024

Camp SeasonAthon Update 3

So I read my next book for Camp SeasonAthon, and it was The Lady of Rapture which was for the prompt Read an american BIPOC author (For juneteenth celebration), and I'll be reading Beneath These Cursed Stars next! 

My Reading Journey:

A Nobleman's Guide to Scandal and Shipwrecks by Mackenzie Lee
Prompt Fulfilled: Read a book with 5 or more words in the title
Started On: June 1st
Finished On: June 1st, 8:38 PM
Pages Read: 592

A Lady for a Duke by Alexis Hall
Prompt Fulfilled: Summer fling- Read a romance
Started On: June 4th
Finished On: June 4th, 10:36 AM
Pages Read: 460

The Lady of Rapture by Sarah Raughley
Prompt Fulfilled: Read an american BIPOC author (For juneteenth celebration)
Started On: June 16th
Finished On: June 16th, 6:25 PM
Pages Read: 496

Beneath These Cursed Stars by Lexi Ryan
Prompt Fulfilled: Read a book with royalty
Started On: June 
Currently On: Page 0 of 432

Prompts Left: Group book, Read a retelling, Read a book with dragons, Read a book that involves battle or war, Read a book with castle in the title or on the cover, Read a seasonal read (for whatever season you are in), Read a translated work, Read a book with the sun on the cover, Pride- Read an LGBT+ Book, BBQ- Read a book with food on the cover, Summer vacation- Read a book that involves some kind of trip, It's getting hot- Read a steamy book, Read a book with king or queen in the title, Read a book with a title starting with the letter D, T OR S, Read a book recommended by a booktuber/booksagramer, Read a duology or a trilogy, A book with a map inside
Read: 3
Pages Read: 1548

Monday, June 10, 2024

Lexi Ryan Author Page

The Story: I saw These Hollow Vows on Edelweiss, and it sounded great, so I got it, but I didn't read it until I got the sequel, read them, and utterly loved loved them and I can't wait to read more by Lexi Ryan! 

Website

Series: These Hollow Vows.

These Hollow Vows: These Hollow Vows and her site, my review, my reread, These Twisted Bonds and her site, my review, my reread, Beneath These Cursed Stars and her site, my review, my reread, Between These Broken Hearts and her site, my review.

Wednesday, June 15, 2022

Waiting on Wednesday #579, June 15th

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

The Life She Had by K.L. Armstrong
Expected Publication: July 19th, 2022
From Goodreads:
A pulse-pounding new thriller from the bestselling author of Wherever She Goes and Every Step She Takes.


If someone was threatening your home, how far would you go to protect it?

Celeste Turner has a woman living in her shed. A woman who is definitely not supposed to be there. The local police, however, are ill-inclined to help. Celeste is a newcomer to a region of rural Florida. It doesn't matter that her family is originally from the area or that she returned to nurse her dying grandmother. All the locals see is a city girl who swooped in to secure her inheritance . . . a rundown house in need of extensive repairs. Celeste needs her new life to work, and this woman is a threat to that.

Then she meets her. To her surprise, she finds out that Daisy is polite and friendly; a backpacker who is just making her way through the area. Quickly, Celeste begins an unlikely and beneficial friendship with Daisy--she can't help herself and, besides, Daisy will be moving on to her next stop soon. Why not take advantage of the extra help?

Both women have secrets they want to keep buried, and when a body is discovered in the glades near Celeste's house, they must move quickly to prove their innocence and protect the lives they've built for themselves.


On Destiny by Aileen Erin
Expected Publication: July 19th, 2022
From Goodreads:
When Amihanna di Aetes first got to Sel’Ani, she never thought she’d have the full support of the Aunare, but she does. She never thought that she’d fall in love, get married, or become the High Queen, but she did. She never thought that she’d be planning something so stupid as her return to Earth, but that’s exactly what she’s doing.

With the Alliance broken, SpaceTech has fully retreated to their home planet, but the chaos of war will descend again. Amihanna and Lorne know they don’t have much time to plan their next move. Everything in their guts tells them to head straight to Earth, and that going into the heart of SpaceTech’s territory is stupid, reckless, and very likely deadly.

Amihanna and Lorne have one chance to end this war quickly, protect the Aunare, free the Earthers from SpaceTech’s rule, and save Declan, Ahiga, and the missing ABQ Crew members. Trying to do it all feels impossible, but Amihanna has never been one to back down from a challenge, especially when defeating SpaceTech was never just her mission. It’s her destiny. 

Heat Wave by T.J. Klune
Expected Publication: July 19th, 2022
From Goodreads:
Heat Wave is the explosive finale to the thrilling Extraordinaries trilogy by New York Times and USA Today bestselling author TJ Klune!

Nick, Seth, Gibby, and Jazz are back in action bringing justice, protection, and disaster energy to the people of Nova City.

An unexpected hero returns to Nova City and crash lands into Nick's home, upturning his life, his family, and his understanding of what it means to be a hero in the explosive finale of the thrilling and hilarious Extraordinaries trilogy by New York Times bestselling author TJ Klune.

These Twisted Bonds by Lexi Ryan
Expected Publication: July 19th, 2022
From Goodreads:
In this thrilling conclusion to the New York Times bestseller These Hollow Vows--the sexy, action-packed fantasy that started it all--Brie finds herself caught between two princes and two destinies while the future of the fae realm hangs in the balance.

After Abriella's sister was sold to the fae, she thought life couldn't get any worse. But when she suddenly finds herself caught in a web of lies of her own making--loving two princes and trusting neither--things are not quite as clear as she once thought.

As civil war wages in the Court of Darkness, Brie finds herself unable to choose a side. How can she know where she stands when she doesn't even know herself anymore? In this darkly romantic thrill ride, the more Faerie is torn apart from the inside, the clearer it becomes that prophecies don't lie and Brie has a role to play in the fate of this magical realm--whether she likes it or not.


A Darkness at the Door by Intisar Khannani
Expected Publication: July 21st, 2022
From Goodreads
I've been cursed, betrayed, and sold into slavery – but the truth I carry can't be allowed to die.

Only Rae knows the extent of the corruption at the heart of the kingdom of Menaiya, from the noble lord who betrayed her, to the Circle of Mages whose wards protect the slavers from discovery. Injured and imprisoned on a slave ship, Rae’s options are quickly running out. When a desperate escape attempt goes terribly wrong, she finds herself indebted to a terrifying Fae sorceress.

Now Rae will not rest until she has rescued her fellow prisoners and freed her land from the darkness that has taken hold. To succeed, she’ll need every ally she can find—including Bren, the thief who may have stolen her heart. But Bren is hiding his own bloody secrets, and the curses that encircle Rae have sunk their claws into her mind. With her debts coming due and time running short, all the truths in the world may not be enough to save her kingdom, or herself. 

Man, there are some really great books and authors here! I've read two or three, and they were so fantastic! I just need these books to be out now! What about you guys? Happy reading! 

Sunday, December 5, 2021

It's Monday! What Are You Reading #548, December 6th

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 #547
Teaser Tuesday #555
WWW Wednesday #555
WOW #551
Will the Time Come #548
Third Sentence Thursday #538
Random Reads #524
First Lines Friday #551
Book Blogger Hop #217
21 Books to Read in 2021 Update 14
The Reward Challenge Update #533
Wheel of TBR #80
How Well I Stuck to It #385
Wrote that Review Update #383

Week 48 Reviews:
These Hollow Vows

Magical Readathon: Orilium:

Next to be Published November: 

Clear Your S**t Readathon: 

NetGalley November: 

Reindeer Readathon: 

Believeathon: Escape from the Jungle:
Update 1 
Update 2

Random:
Book Battle December 2021 TBR

OK, so I got  posts in 7 days, and I had a pretty great reading week, I read some really great books, and I can't wait for this upcoming week! What about you guys? Happy reading!

So this week I want to read Heartsong, Brothersong.

All Robbie Fontaine ever wanted was a place to belong. After the death of his mother, he bounces around from pack to pack, forming temporary bonds to keep from turning feral. It’s enough—until he receives a summons from the wolf stronghold in Caswell, Maine.

Life as the trusted second to Michelle Hughes—the Alpha of all—and the cherished friend of a gentle old witch teaches Robbie what it means to be pack, to have a home.

But when a mission from Michelle sends Robbie into the field, he finds himself questioning where he belongs and everything he’s been told. Whispers of traitorous wolves and wild magic abound—but who are the traitors and who the betrayed?

More than anything, Robbie hungers for answers, because one of those alleged traitors is Kelly Bennett—the wolf who may be his mate.

The truth has a way of coming out. And when it does, everything will shatter.
In the ruins of Caswell, Maine, Carter Bennett learned the truth of what had been right in front of him the entire time. And then it—he—was gone.

Desperate for answers, Carter takes to the road, leaving family and the safety of his pack behind, all in the name of a man he only knows as a feral wolf. But therein lies the danger: wolves are pack animals, and the longer Carter is on his own, the more his mind slips toward the endless void of Omega insanity.

But he pushes on, following the trail left by Gavin.

Gavin, the son of Robert Livingstone. The half-brother of Gordo Livingstone.

What Carter finds will change the course of the wolves forever. Because Gavin's history with the Bennett pack goes back further than anyone knows, a secret kept hidden by Carter's father, Thomas Bennett.

And with this knowledge comes a price: the sins of the fathers now rest upon the shoulders of their sons. 

Saturday, December 4, 2021

Week 48 Reviews: These Hollow Vows, These Twisted Bonds


From New York Times best-selling author Lexi Ryan, Cruel Prince meets A Court of Thorns and Roses in this sexy, action-packed fantasy about a girl who is caught between two treacherous faerie courts and their dangerously seductive princes.

Brie hates the Fae and refuses to have anything to do with them, even if that means starving on the street. But when her sister is sold to the sadistic king of the Unseelie court to pay a debt, she'll do whatever it takes to get her back—including making a deal with the king himself to steal three magical relics from the Seelie court.

Gaining unfettered access to the Seelie court is easier said than done. Brie's only choice is to pose as a potential bride for Prince Ronan, and she soon finds herself falling for him. Unwilling to let her heart distract her, she accepts help from a band of Unseelie misfits with their own secret agenda. As Brie spends time with their mysterious leader, Finn, she struggles to resist his seductive charm.

Caught between two dangerous courts, Brie must decide who to trust with her loyalty. And with her heart. 

In this thrilling conclusion to These Hollow Vows—the sexy, action-packed fantasy by New York Times best-selling author Lexi Ryan that started it all—Brie finds herself caught between two princes and two destinies while the future of the fae realm hangs in the balance.

After Abriella's sister was sold to the fae, she thought life couldn't get any worse. But when she suddenly finds herself caught in a web of lies of her own making--loving two princes and trusting neither--things are not quite as clear as she once thought.

As civil war wages in the Court of Darkness, Brie finds herself unable to choose a side. How can she know where she stands when she doesn't even know herself anymore? In this darkly romantic thrill ride, the more Faerie is torn apart from the inside, the clearer it becomes that prophecies don't lie and Brie has a role to play in the fate of this magical realm--whether she likes it or not.
 
My Review:
I really enjoyed reading these books! I loved this world of the Fae, and of Brie navigating the courts, and the threats and power that are hounding her! I really enjoyed Brie coming into her own strength and power, because there's a lot of secrets that she'll come to learn! 

My one complaint would be that the action scenes were a little scant on details. At the speed I read, I sometimes skip words by accident. And for both climaxes, of beating the bad guy, I didn't even notice that it had happened, that it had finished, and then I was confused and had to go back. It would've been great if they were a little longer, after having whole books with these threats, they should've taken longer to be defeated! 

On the other hand, this series really explored Brie and her feelings for these two Fae males. In the first it was Sebastian, but after the way he used her, well, in book 2 she does gravitate towards and get to know Finn. It's all so tangled up with the politics and the power dynamics and it was enticing to read! 

Each book had a pretty intense twist, ones that explain so much! The reveal of parentage in the first which has a lot of consequences including the loss of trust. But the one in book 2? It brings all those lingering questions together, of why this all happened in the first place, and that was laid out very well! 

That ending of Twisted Bonds, though? It worked out so well, between the defeat of the bad guy, to the solving of the riddle, to bring balance to the courts, one with a cost that wasn't what they thought, and had a cost, but not as bad as it could've been! 

Loved reading these books, and I need to check out her other books!

Author: Lexi Ryan
Series: These Hollow Vows #1, 2
Read: November 27th, 28th, 2021
Source: Edelweiss
Reason Why: Sounded really great, and they're Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2021 Books! And These Twisted Bonds is a End of Series 2021 Book and a WoW Book! 
Publisher: HMH, Clarion Books
Published: July 20th 2021
Expected Publication: July 19th 2022

These Hollow Vows:
5/5 Hearts
5/5 Books
5/5 Stars








These Twisted Bonds: 
5/5 Hearts
5/5 Books
5/5 Stars

Sunday, November 28, 2021

NetGalley November Update 21

So I've read my next book for the NetGalley November, and it was These Twisted Bonds which is for the prompt Edelweiss A Book in a Series, and I'll be reading Earth & Sky next! 

My Reading Journey:

ExtraOrdinary by V.E. Schwab
Prompt Fulfilled: Edelweiss An Author You Have Read Before
Started On: November 2nd
Finished On: November 2nd, 9:54 PM
Pages Read: 112

The Immortal by Gena Showalter
Prompt Fulfilled: Edelweiss A Highly Anticipated Book
Started On: November 3rd
Finished On: November 3rd, 10:03 PM
Pages Read: 384

Pride, Prejudice, and Peril by Katie Oliver
Prompt Fulfilled: NetGalley A Character You Relate To
Started On: November 4th
Finished On: November 4th, 10:57 PM
Pages Read: 320

Witch Please by Ann Aguirre
Prompt Fulfilled: NetGalley A 2022 Release
Started On: November 5th
Finished On: November 5th, 10:15 PM
Pages Read: 363

Reckless Girls by Rachel Hawkins
Prompt Fulfilled: NetGalley A 2022 Release
Started On: November 6th
Finished On: November 6th, 10:35 PM
Pages Read: 320

I Hope You Get This Message by Farah Naz Rishi
Prompt Fulfilled: Edelweiss An Author of Colour
Started On: November 7th
Finished On: November 7th, 6:40 PM
Pages Read: 448

Shadow Fallen by Sherrilyn McQueen
Prompt Fulfilled: NetGalley A Highly Anticipated Book
Started On: November 12th
Finished On: November 12th 11:56 PM
Pages Read: 320

Finlay Donovan Knocks 'Em Dead by Elle Cosimano
Prompt Fulfilled: NetGalley A Book in a Series
Started On: November 12th
Finished On: November 12th, 11:21 PM
Pages Read: 368

The Bone Ships by R.J. Barker
Prompt Fulfilled: NetGalley A Book You Started and Didn't Finish
Started On: November 13th
Finished On: November 13th, 11:15 PM
Pages Read: 512

Whiteout by Adriana Anders 
Prompt Fulfilled: NetGalley A Book That is Already Published
Started On: November 14th
Finished On: November 14th, 7:29 PM
Pages Read: 352

Romancing the Throne by Nadine Jolie Courtney
Prompt Fulfilled: Edelweiss A Book You Started and Didn't Finish
Started On: November 14th
Finished On: November 14th, 10:15 PM
Pages Read: 400

The Bones of Ruin by Sarah Raughley
Prompt Fulfilled: NetGalley An Author You Have Read Before
Started On: November 15th
Finished On: November 16th, 10:57 PM
Pages Read: 496

Dark Tarot by Christine Feehan
Prompt Fulfilled: NetGalley Buddy Read an ARC
Started On: November 17th
Finished On: November 17th, 10:16: PM
Pages Read: 512

Where the Drowned Girls Go by Seanan McGuire
Prompt Fulfilled: NetGalley A Hyped Book
Started On: November 18th
Finished On: November 18th, 11:57 PM
Pages Read: 208

Sword and Shadow by Michelle Sagara
Prompt Fulfilled: Edelweiss A 2022 Release
Started On: November 19th
Finished On: November 19th, 9:24 pm
Pages Read: 512

Angelfall by Susan Ee
Prompt Fulfilled: NetGalley A Debut Author
Started On: November 20th
Finished On: November 20th, 2:04 PM
Pages Read: 284

We Set the Dark on Fire by Tehlor Kay Mejia
Prompt Fulfilled: Edelweiss A Debut Author
Started On: November 21st
Finished On: November 21st, 9:14 PM
Pages Read: 384

We Unleash the Merciless Storm by Tehlor Kay Mejia
Prompt Fulfilled: Edelweiss An Audiobook
Started On: November 22nd
Finished On: November 22nd, 10:57 PM 
Pages Read: 400

Ashes of Gold by J. Elle
Prompt Fulfilled: NetGalley An Author of Colour
Started On: November 26th
Finished On: November 26th, 10:42 PM
Pages Read: 416

These Hollow Vows by Lexi Ryan
Prompt Fulfilled: Edelweiss A "Read Now" Book
Started On: November 27th
Finished On: November 27th, 10:39 PM
Pages Read: 464

These Twisted Bonds by Lexi Ryan
Prompt Fulfilled: Edelweiss A Book in a Series
Started On: November 28th
Finished On: November 28th, 4:59 PM
Pages Read: 496

Earth & Sky by Megan Crewe
Prompt Fulfilled: NetGalley Pick an ARC with a Random Number Generator
Started On: November 28th
Currently On: Page 0 of 308

Prompts Left: NetGalley The Oldest Book on Your TBR, NetGalley An Audiobook, NetGalley A book You Requested Because of the Cover, NetGalley A "Read Now" Book, Edelweiss The Oldest Book on Your TBR, Edelweiss Buddy Read an ARC, Edelweiss A Book That is Already Published, Edelweiss A book You Requested Because of the Cover, Edelweiss A Hyped Book, Edelweiss Pick an ARC with a Random Number Generator, Edelweiss A Character You Relate To
Books Read: 21
Pages Read: 7671