It's Monday! What Are You Reading #746, September 22nd

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 #745
Teaser Tuesday #753
WWW Wednesday #753
WOW #749
Will the Time Come #746
Third Sentence Thursday #736
Random Reads #722
First Lines Friday #749
Book Blogger Hop #415
The Reward Challenge Update #731
Wheel of TBR #278
How Well I Stuck to It #583
Wrote that Review Update #580

Week 38 Reviews:

A Winter's Favor

Uprooted

The Cherished

Caraval

Legendary

A Fate Forged in Fire 

Endless Anger

A Killer Motive

I'm Looking for a Man in Finance

Butterfly Effects

We Sing It Anyway

Far in the Wilds

A Spear of Summer Grass

Claimed By Her Monsters

The House of My Mother: A Daughter's Quest for Freedom

The Teller of Small Fortunes

Thirteen Rising

Dark Fae

Savage Fae

The Glittering Edge

Brighter Than Nine

The Housemaid's Wedding

The Housemaid is Watching 

The Hidden Prince

The Glowing Knight

The Burning Hand

The Black Knife

Seasons of the Storm 

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OK, so I got 67 posts in 7 days, yeah, I'm still about 2 1/2 weeks behind on blogging but I'm slowly catching up. I'm just reading so much, it's hard to get all the things done. What about you guys? Happy reading!

So this week I want to read whatever I want! 

Week 38 Review: A Winter's Favor

From Goodreads:

In Mysteries of Thorn Manor, Silas calls in a favor from the glamorous dressmaker Lady Tremayne. This is the story of how he earned it.

Available to read for free in AO3.

My Review:


Author: Margaret Rogerson
Series: Sorcery of Thorns #1.2
Read: September 13th, 2025  
Source: Online
Reason Why: Love her writing and this series, and it's a Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2025 Book!
Publisher: Margaret Owen
Published: December 21st 2024

5/5 Hearts

5/5 Books

5/5 Stars

Waiting on Wednesday #604, December 7th

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

Magic Tides by Ilona Andrews

Expected Publication: January 17th, 2023
From Goodreads:

Ilona Andrews invites you back to the #1 New York Times bestselling Kate Daniels series in this exciting new long novella featuring Kate, Curran and Conlan, some familiar faces, some new friends, and all the special brand of chaos they create!

Kate, Curran and their son, Conlan have left Atlanta, vowing to keep a low profile, and are settling into a new city and new house…but some things never change! Magical mayhem is about to erupt when Kate undertakes the rescue of a kidnapped youth, while Curran guards the homefront.

It should be a simple retrieval, but with monsters on land and sea, Kate’s got her work cut out for her. Still, she's never let her blade dull or her purpose falter. And that low profile? It’s about to wash away with the raging tides! 

Mysteries of Thorn Manor by Margaret Rogerson

Expected Publication: January 17th, 2023
From Goodreads:

In this sequel novella to Sorcery of Thorns, Elisabeth, Nathaniel, and Silas must unravel the magical trap keeping them inside Thorn Manor in time for their Midwinter Ball!

Elisabeth Scrivener is finally settling into her new life with sorcerer Nathaniel Thorn. Now that their demon companion Silas has returned, so has scrutiny from nosy reporters hungry for gossip about the city's most powerful sorcerer and the librarian who stole his heart. But something strange is afoot at Thorn Manor: the estate's wards, which are meant to keep their home safe, are acting up and forcibly trapping the Manor's occupants inside. Surely it must be a coincidence that this happened just as Nathaniel and Elisabeth started getting closer to one another...

With no access to the outside world, Elisabeth, Nathaniel, and Silas - along with their new maid Mercy - will have to work together to discover the source of the magic behind the malfunctioning wards before they're due to host the city's Midwinter Ball. Not an easy task when the house is filled with unexpected secrets, and all Elisabeth can think about is kissing Nathaniel in peace. But when it becomes clear that the house, influenced by the magic of Nathaniel's ancestors, requires a price for its obedience, Elisabeth and Nathaniel will have to lean on their connection like never before to set things right.

How to Sell a Haunted House by Grady Hendrix

Expected Publication: January 17th, 2023
From Goodreads:

When Louise finds out her parents have died, she dreads going home. She doesn’t want to leave her daughter with her ex and fly to Charleston. She doesn’t want to deal with her family home, stuffed to the rafters with the remnants of her father’s academic career and her mother’s lifelong obsession with puppets and dolls. She doesn’t want to learn how to live without the two people who knew and loved her best in the world.

Mostly, she doesn’t want to deal with her brother, Mark, who never left their hometown, gets fired from one job after another, and resents her success. But she’ll need his help to get the house ready for sale because it’ll take more than some new paint on the walls and clearing out a lifetime of memories to get this place on the market.

Some houses don’t want to be sold, and their home has other plans for both of them… 

What Lies in the Woods by Kate Alice Marshall

Expected Publication: January 17th, 2023
From Goodreads:

They were eleven when they sent a killer to prison. They were heroes . . . but they were liars.

Kate Alice Marshall's What Lies in the Woods is a thrilling novel about friendship, secrets, betrayal, and lies - and having the courage to face the past.

"Clever and deliciously dark.” —Alice Feeney, bestselling author of Rock Paper Scissors

“Shines an incisive light on the secrets of a small-town community...Great writing and boldly drawn characters bring a terrifying tale to all-too-vivid life.” —Kirkus, starred review

Naomi Shaw used to believe in magic. Twenty-two years ago, she and her two best friends, Cassidy and Olivia, spent the summer roaming the woods, imagining a world of ceremony and wonder. They called it the Goddess Game. The summer ended suddenly when Naomi was attacked. Miraculously, she survived her seventeen stab wounds and lived to identify the man who had hurt her. The girls’ testimony put away a serial killer, wanted for murdering six women. They were heroes.

And they were liars.

For decades, the friends have kept a secret worth killing for. But now Olivia wants to tell, and Naomi sets out to find out what really happened in the woods—no matter how dangerous the truth turns out to be.

Manifest by Brittany Cavallaro

Expected Publication: January 17th, 2023
From Goodreads:

New York Times bestselling author Brittany Cavallaro delivers the thrilling conclusion to her YA duology set in an alternate history American monarchy in which a girl fighting for her own freedom sets out to change the government from within . . . or burn it all down.

For the first time in her life, Claire Emerson isn’t under a man’s control. She’s escaped from her dangerous father and no longer forced to act as his muse, granting inspiration for his deadly inventions. And her fiancé, Governor Remy Duchamp, is too weak from an attempted assassination to rule. All eyes fall on Claire—and the power she could wield.

But that power is precarious as she and Remy are leading St. Cloud in exile after the General’s attempted coup. And when King Washington descends on the small province, he brings with him his baseball team, Claire’s brother, and a proximity to power Claire has never dreamed of. With few allies to support her, she determines her best chance at survival is earning the King’s good graces. Claire’s schemes quickly get out of hand—reminding her that it isn’t about who holds the power. It’s about a system that grants such power to a select few, and the men who built it that way. Claire isn’t anyone’s muse, and if she can’t fix the system from within, she’s determined to be the spark of revolution in the First American Kingdom.

Some really greats books coming out, and I can't wait for them to be out, I've read a few, and they were so great! What about you guys? Happy reading! 

Week 45 Review: Mysteries of Thorn Manor

From Goodreads:

In this sequel novella to Sorcery of Thorns, Elisabeth, Nathaniel, and Silas must unravel the magical trap keeping them inside Thorn Manor in time for their Midwinter Ball!

Elisabeth Scrivener is finally settling into her new life with sorcerer Nathaniel Thorn. Now that their demon companion Silas has returned, so has scrutiny from nosy reporters hungry for gossip about the city's most powerful sorcerer and the librarian who stole his heart. But something strange is afoot at Thorn Manor: the estate's wards, which are meant to keep their home safe, are acting up and forcibly trapping the Manor's occupants inside. Surely it must be a coincidence that this happened just as Nathaniel and Elisabeth started getting closer to one another...

With no access to the outside world, Elisabeth, Nathaniel, and Silas - along with their new maid Mercy - will have to work together to discover the source of the magic behind the malfunctioning wards before they're due to host the city's Midwinter Ball. Not an easy task when the house is filled with unexpected secrets, and all Elisabeth can think about is kissing Nathaniel in peace. But when it becomes clear that the house, influenced by the magic of Nathaniel's ancestors, requires a price for its obedience, Elisabeth and Nathaniel will have to lean on their connection like never before to set things right.

My Review:
Well I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book! There was a gap between the first book and this book, making me think this one wasn't originally planned, but I'm so glad that we got it! I love this world and these characters, and it was fantastic to spend this time with them again!

This is a little self-contained story, mostly. We have Elisabeth, Nathaniel, Silas and Mercy are all stuck in Thorn Manor, because the protections are acting up. And oh, it was a really enjoyable story! Of finding out what caused it-and how to solve it, was just great! 

That the house wants a commitment between Nicholas and Elizabeth, I just found that just a bit funny. And the choices that they made for how they were going to go about that, yeah, I couldn't put it down! I just love these two! 

There was one minor mention, and one major mention, right at the end, about Silas. Which is why this is mostly self-contained, because I could easily see another novella or full length book dealing with that, which I'd happily read! 

Loved reading this book, and if we get more, I'll definitely be reading it! 

Author: Margaret Rogerson
Series: Sorcery of Thorns #1.5
Read: November 8th, 2022
Source: NetGalley 
Reason Why: Love her writing and the first book, and it's a Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2022 Book and a WoW Book! 
Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books
Expected Publication: January 17th 2023

5/5 Hearts

5/5 Books

5/5 Stars

Clear Your S**t Readathon Update 8

So I've read my next book for the Clear Your S**t Readathon, and it was Mysteries of Thorn Manor which is for the prompt A fast-paced or short book, and I'll be reading I don't know next! 

My Reading Journey:

Backpacking Through Bedlam by Seanan McGuire

Prompt Fulfilled: A book with red or pink on the cover

Started On: November 1st

Finished On: November 1st, 8:43 PM

Pages Read: 352

The Witch King by H.E. Edgmon

Prompt Fulfilled: A book with the "secret world" trope

Started On: November 2nd

Finished On: November 2nd, 8:19 PM

Pages Read: 432

Twelve Graves of Christmas by Gena Showalter and Jill Monroe

Prompt Fulfilled: A book you could read in one night (a short book)

Started On: November 4th

Finished On: November 4th, 4:55 PM

Pages Read: 144

From Dust, a Flame by Rebecca Podos 

Prompt Fulfilled: A book with a supposed twist

Started On: November 4th

Finished On: November 4th, 9:34 PM

Pages Read: 416

Strike the Zither by Joan He

Prompt Fulfilled: A book with an epic battle

Started On: November 5th

Finished On: November 5th, 10:30 PM

Pages Read: 368

Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree

Prompt Fulfilled: A feel good book

Started On: November 6th

Finished On: November 6th, 8:06 PM

Pages Read: 318

Trail of Lightning by Rebecca Roanhorse

Prompt Fulfilled: A book with a quest for lost person/item

Started On: November 7th

Finished On: November 7th, 10:23 PM

Pages Read: 305

Mysteries of Thorn Manor by Margaret Rogerson

Prompt Fulfilled: A fast-paced or short book

Started On: November 8th

Finished On: November 8th, 6:05 PM

Pages Read: 192

Prompts Left: A book with romance plot or subplot, A book that's sexy under the covers (aka, that's pretty under dust cover), Top Secret Mini Boss Battles, A book with a journey, A book with a group cast, Side Quest Book, Free book space, Your longest or physically largest book, A sequel that you have low hopes for but still own, A book with a trope you hate, A green book cover or a book with plants as a theme, Top Secret Mini Boss Battle, Free book space, A book that keeps getting forgotten on your TBRs, A book featuring tech or robots, A book set on another planet, A book that was expensive/looks expensive, Continue a series, A book with found family, A book with a dark cover, Free book space, Final Boss Battle, Read a book from another one of the strengths/weakness prompts, Don't worry about this one xoxo

Books Read: 8

Pages Read: 2527

Next to be Published November Update 5

So I've read my next book for the Next to be Published November, and it was Mysteries of Thorn Manor, and I'll be reading When Night Breaks 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 

Currently On: Page 0 of 480

Books Read: 5

Goal: 30 Books

Pages Read: 1760

It's Monday! What Are You Reading #543, November 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 #542

Teaser Tuesday #550

WWW Wednesday #550

WOW #546

Will the Time Come #543

Third Sentence Thursday #533

Random Reads #519

First Lines Friday #546

Book Blogger Hop #212

The Reward Challenge Update #528

Wheel of TBR #75

How Well I Stuck to It #380

Wrote that Review Update #378

Week 43 Reviews:

The Storm of Echoes

Lord John and the Brotherhood of the Blade

Lord John and the Haunted Solider

The Custom of the Army

Shadow Study

Night Study

Shattered Glass

Dawn Study

Diaper Study

Sorcery of Thorns

The Void Mage

Remnants 

Echoes

Fumiko and the Finicky Nestmate

Tsumiko and the Enslaved Fox 

Kimiko and the Accidental Proposal 

Taminko and the Two Janitors 

Mikoto and the Reaver Village

Becca's BookoplAthon: 

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Random:

We Have the Cover of Blood & Ash #4!!!!

We Have the Cover of The Hollows #16!!!!

We Have the Cover of Legendborn Cycle #2!!!!

We Have the Cover of Blood Like Magic #2!!!!

We Have the Cover of The Hollow Star Saga #2!!!!

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OK, so I got 35 posts in 7 days, and it was a pretty great fantastic, I had a pretty nice stay-cation, read some really great books! Can't wait for next week! What about you guys? Happy reading!

So this week I want to read The Immortal. 

New York Times bestselling author Gena Showalter delivers The Immortal, the second dark and sexy book in her Rise of the Warlords series, featuring a cold, merciless assassin and a stubborn harpy warrior ... one fated to die by the other's hand.

Halo Phaninon, assassin of gods, is as cold and merciless as a machine. For victory, he crosses any line. When tasked to kill twelve of mythology's fiercest monsters in twenty-four hours, Halo eagerly accepts. Except, each morning he awakens to the same day, forced to relive new horrors. Only one other person retains their memory - the beauty who threatens his iron control.

Ophelia the Flunk Out hates her disaster of a life. She's the family disappointment, a harpy warrior without a kill and powerless - or is she? Nearly every night she's doomed to repeat her own murder, but each morning she arises to spar with Halo, the ruthless warlord increasingly determined to save her ... and lure her to his bed.

Halo's insatiable desire for the stubborn Ophelia drives him wild ... and he only craves more. If he remains in the time loop, they stay together. But if he escapes, they lose each other forever.

Week 43 Review: Sorcery of Thorns

From Goodreads:
From the New York Times bestselling author of An Enchantment of Ravens comes an imaginative fantasy about an apprentice at a magical library who must battle a powerful sorcerer to save her kingdom.

All sorcerers are evil. Elisabeth has known that as long as she has known anything. Raised as a foundling in one of Austermeer's Great Libraries, Elisabeth has grown up among the tools of sorcery—magical grimoires that whisper on shelves and rattle beneath iron chains. If provoked, they transform into grotesque monsters of ink and leather. She hopes to become a warden, charged with protecting the kingdom from their power.

Then an act of sabotage releases the library's most dangerous grimoire. Elisabeth's desperate intervention implicates her in the crime, and she is torn from her home to face justice in the capital. With no one to turn to but her sworn enemy, the sorcerer Nathaniel Thorn, and his mysterious demonic servant, she finds herself entangled in a centuries-old conspiracy. Not only could the Great Libraries go up in flames, but the world along with them.

As her alliance with Nathaniel grows stronger, Elisabeth starts to question everything she's been taught—about sorcerers, about the libraries she loves, even about herself. For Elisabeth has a power she has never guessed, and a future she could never have imagined. 

My first review of Sorcery of Thorns
My Review:
This book is just so fantastic! I loved it the first time, and it was an excellent read the second, knowing where things were going to go, and just loving the journey! This world is so amazing and wonderful to read about, and I really do hope that we'll get another story set in it, even a short story or novella, because I just want more! There's just so amazing elements in this book that come together really well! 

Elizabeth is a fantastic character! I just love her love for the library, she knows it's contents are dangerous, and she's respectful of that! She's been raised in on the of the branches, and it's not like that's a typical thing! I loved her views of the world! 

Knowing who the bad guy was, what the plan was, it was really interesting to see all these pieces coming together! An watching that along side Elizabeth and Nathaniel, well, I loved their chemistry and banter, so watching both plots was a delight! 

I still absolutely love that ending, of the library fighting back, and of the teamwork of our gang of three! And how Silas doesn't answer to his demon summoning name, but to Silas, that is just really perfect end to this book! 

I love this book so much, and more would be just so very much appreciated! 

Author: Margaret Rogerson
First Read: June 13th, 2019

Read: October 25th, 2021
Source: Own
Reason Why: Sounded rally good, and it's a SAC 2021 Book!
Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books
Published: June 4th 2019

5/5 Hearts

5/5 Books

5/5 Stars

Page-a-Thon Update 52

So I read my next book for Page-a-Thon, and it was Sorcery of Thorns and I'll be reading The Void Mage next! 

My Reading Journey:

Wolfsong by T.J Klune
Started On: October 1st
Finished On: October 1st, 11:50 PM

Pages Read: 400

XOXO by Axie Oh

Started On: October 2nd

Finished On: October 2nd, 4:10 PM

Pages Read: 352

A Terrible Fall of Angels by Laurell K. Hamilton
Started On: October 2nd
Finished On: October 2nd, 9:24 PM

Pages Read: 400

Rolling in the Deep by Mira Grant

Started On: October 3rd
Finished On: October 3rd, 1:10 PM

Pages Read: 128

Into the Drowning Deep by Mira Grant

Started On: October 3rd

Finished On: October 3rd, 5:01 PM
Pages Read: 448

Total Eclipse by Rachel Caine

Started On: October 3rd
Finished On: October 3rd, 8:49 PM 

Pages Read: 303

Loch Ness Revenge by Hunter Shea

Started On: October 4th
Finished On: October 4th, 10:12 PM

Pages Read: 151

Neon Gods by Katee Robert

Started On: October 5th

Finished On: October 5th, 35 PM

Pages Read: 391

A Deadly Education by Naomi Novik

Started On: October 6th

Finished On: October 6th, 4:56 PM

Pages Read: 336

The Last Graduate by Naomi Novik

Started On: October 6th

Finished On: October 6th, 9:13 PM

Pages Read: 400

A Twist of Fate by Kelley Armstrong

Started On: October 6th

Finished On: October 7th, 12:26 AM

Pages Read: 310

All Eyes on Us by Kit Frick

Started On: October 7th

Finished On: October 7th, 5:49 PM

Pages Read: 384

Junkyard Cats by Faith Hunter

Started On: October 7th

Finished On: October 7th, 9:29 PM

Pages Read: 116

Junkyard Bargain by Faith Hunter

Started On: October 7th

Finished On: October 7th, 11:01 PM

Pages Read: 164

Uprooted by Naomi Novik

Started On: October 9th

Finished On: October 9th, 3:32 PM 

Pages Read: 438

Not Even for a Duke by A.S. Fenchiel

Started On: October 9th

Finished On: October 9th, 10:11 PM

Pages Read: 245

Sebastian by Anne Bishop

Started On: October 10th

Finished On: October 10th, 7:45 PM

Pages Read: 464

Circle of Shadows by Evelyn Skye

Started On: October 10th

Finished On: October 10th, 11:06 PM

Pages Read: 480

The Darkest Fire by Gena Showalter

Started On: October 11th

Finished On: October 11th, 3:35 PM

Pages Read: 72

The Darkest Night by Gena Showalter

Started On: October 11th

Finished On: October 11th, 7:57 PM

Pages Read: 379

The Forbidden by Heather Graham

Started On: October 11th

Finished On: October 11th, 10:38 PM

Pages Read: 336

The Unknown by Heather Graham

Started On: October 12th

Finished On: October 12th, 4:56 PM

Pages Read: 336

Haunted House by Heather Graham

Started On: October 12th

Finished On: October 12th, 7:18 PM

Pages Read: 106 

No Words by Meg Cabot

Started On: October 12th

Finished On: October 12th, 8:54 PM

Pages Read: 384

The Human Familiar by Honor Raconteur

Started On: October 13th

Finished On: October 13th, 9:36 PM

Pages Read: 277

Storm Glass by Maria V. Snyder

Started On: October 14th

Finished On: October 14th, 5:55 PM

Pages Read: 488

Sea Glass by Maria V. Snyder

Started On: October 14th

Finished On: October 14th, 10:20 PM

Pages Read: 379

Spy Glass by Maria V. Snyder

Started On: October 15th

Finished On: October 15th, 5:56 PM

Pages Read: 424

The Empress by S.J. Kincaid

Started On: October 15th

Finished On: October 15th, 11:29 PM

Pages Read: 378

Sunreach by Brandon Sanderson and Janci Patterson

Started On: October 16th

Finished On: October 16th, 9:16 PM

Pages Read: 208

We Can Be Heroes by Kyrie McCauley 

Started On: October 16th

Finished On: October 16th 11:10 PM

Pages Read: 368

Before Evil by Alex Kava

Started On: October 17th

Finished On: October 17th, 4:16 PM

Pages Read: 338

A Perfect Evil by Alex Kava

Started On: October 17th

Finished On: October 17th, 8:00 PM

Pages Read: 461

Extasia by Claire Legrand

Started On: October 17th

Finished On: October 17th, 10:48 PM

Pages Read: 496

A Winter's Promise by Christelle Dabos

Started On: October 18th

Finished On: October 19th, 12:12 AM

Pages Read: 448

The Missing of Clairedelune by Christelle Dabos

Started On: October 19th

Finished On: October 19th, 5:59 PM

Pages Read: 540

The Memory of Babel by Christelle Dabos

Started On: October 19th

Finished On: October 19th, 10:20 PM

Pages Read: 508

A Shadow in the Ember by Jennifer L. Armentrout

Started On: October 20th

Finished On: October 20th, 11:31 PM

Pages Read: 710

Belladonna by Anne Bishop

Started On: October 21st

Finished On: October 21st, 4:54 PM

Pages Read: 454

The Voice by Anne Bishop

Started On: October 21st

Finished On: October 21st, 6:10 PM

Pages Read: 66

Bridge of Dreams by Anne Bishop

Started On: October 21st

Finished On: October 21st, 9:28 PM

Pages Read: 480

The Darkest Kiss by Gena Showalter

Started On: October 22nd

Finished On: October 22nd, 7:58 PM

Pages Read: 368

The Woods Are Always Watching by Stephanie Perkins

Started On: October 22nd

Finished On: October 22nd, 10:21 PM

Pages Read: 240

The Storm of Echoes by Christelle Dabos

Started On: October 2rd

Finished On: October 23rd, 5:35 PM

Pages Read: 528 

Lord John and the Brotherhood of the Blade by Diana Gabaldon

Started On: October 23rd

Finished On: October 23rd, 10:40 PM

Pages Read: 336

Lord John and the Haunted Soldier by Diana Gabaldon

Started On: October 23rd

Finished On: October 23rd, 11:44 PM

Pages Read: 100

The Custom of the Army by Diana Gabaldon

Started On: October 24th

Finished On: October 24th, 9:05 AM

Pages Read: 76

Shadow Study by Maria V. Snyder

Started On: October 24th

Finished On: October 24th, 3:01 PM

Pages Read: 410

Night Study by Maria V. Snyder

Started On: October 24th

Finished On: October 24th, 7:38 PM

Pages Read: 444

Shattered Glass by Maria V. Snyder

Started On: October 24th

Finished On: October 24th, 8:25 PM

Pages Read: 86

Dawn Study by Maria V. Snyder

Started On: October 24th

Finished On: October 24th, 11:53 PM

Pages Read: 480

Sorcery of Thorns by Margaret Rogerson

Started On: October 25th

Finished On: October 25th, 11:07 PM

Pages Read: 456

The Void Mage by Honor Raconteur

Started On: October 26th

Currently On: Page 0 of 342

Goal: 25
Read: 52

Pages Read: 18365

Becca's BookoplAthon Update 34

So I read my next book for Becca's BookoplAthon, Roll as You Go edition, and it was Sorcery of Thorns which is for the prompt Community Shelf, and I'll be rolling for what I'm reading next below! 

My Reading Journey:

Wolfsong by T.J Klune
Prompt Fulfilled: Steal a Book
Started On: October 1st
Finished On: October 1st, 11:50 PM

Pages Read: 400

A Terrible Fall of Angels by Laurell K. Hamilton
Prompt Fulfilled: The, Of, A, And & An
Started On: October 2nd
Finished On: October 2nd, 9:24 PM

Pages Read: 400

Total Eclipse by Rachel Caine

Prompt Fulfilled: Most Recent Purchase
Started On: October 3rd
Finished On: October 3rd, 8:49 PM 

Pages Read: 303

Loch Ness Revenge by Hunter Shea

Prompt Fulfilled: Short Book
Started On: October 4th
Finished On: October 4th, 10:12 PM

Pages Read: 151

Neon Gods by Katee Robert

Prompt Fulfilled: Gods

Started On: October 5th

Finished On: October 5th, 35 PM

Pages Read: 391

The Last Graduate by Naomi Novik

Prompt Fulfilled: TBR Game

Started On: October 6th

Finished On: October 6th, 9:13 PM

Pages Read: 400

All Eyes on Us by Kit Frick

Prompt Fulfilled: Community Shelf

Started On: October 7th

Finished On: October 7th, 5:49 PM

Pages Read: 384

Uprooted by Naomi Novik

Prompt Fulfilled: Gods

Started On: October 9th

Finished On: October 9th, 3:32 PM 

Pages Read: 438

Not Even for a Duke by A.S. Fenchiel

Prompt Fulfilled: Disability and Mental Health

Started On: October 9th

Finished On: October 9th, 10:11 PM

Pages Read: 245

Sebastian by Anne Bishop

Prompt Fulfilled: Who?

Started On: October 10th

Finished On: October 10th, 7:45 PM

Pages Read: 464

Circle of Shadows by Evelyn Skye

Prompt Fulfilled: Time of Day

Started On: October 10th

Finished On: October 10th, 11:06 PM

Pages Read: 480

The Darkest Night by Gena Showalter

Prompt Fulfilled: Poll Pick

Started On: October 11th

Finished On: October 11th, 7:57 PM

Pages Read: 379

The Forbidden by Heather Graham

Prompt Fulfilled: Most Recent Purchase

Started On: October 11th

Finished On: October 11th, 10:38 PM

Pages Read: 336

The Unknown by Heather Graham

Prompt Fulfilled: The, Of, A, And & An

Started On: October 12th

Finished On: October 12th, 4:56 PM

Pages Read: 336

No Words by Meg Cabot

Prompt Fulfilled: Cute

Started On: October 12th

Finished On: October 12th, 8:54 PM

Pages Read: 384

The Human Familiar by Honor Raconteur

Prompt Fulfilled: Short Book

Started On: October 13th

Finished On: October 13th, 9:36 PM

Pages Read: 277

Sea Glass by Maria V. Snyder

Prompt Fulfilled: Community Shelf

Started On: October 14th

Finished On: October 14th, 10:20 PM

Pages Read: 379

Spy Glass by Maria V. Snyder

Prompt Fulfilled: Who?

Started On: October 15th

Finished On: October 15th, 5:56 PM

Pages Read: 424

The Empress by S.J. Kincaid

Prompt Fulfilled: Chance Card

Started On: October 15th

Finished On: October 15th, 11:29 PM

Pages Read: 378

We Can Be Heroes by Kyrie McCauley 

Prompt Fulfilled: LGBTQIA+ Rep

Started On: October 16th

Finished On: October 16th 11:10 PM

Pages Read: 368

A Perfect Evil by Alex Kava

Prompt Fulfilled: Lowest Rated

Started On: October 17th

Finished On: October 17th, 8:00 PM

Pages Read: 461

Extasia by Claire Legrand

Prompt Fulfilled: Spooky

Started On: October 17th

Finished On: October 17th, 10:48 PM

Pages Read: 496

A Winter's Promise by Christelle Dabos

Prompt Fulfilled: Steal a Book 

Started On: October 18th

Finished On: October 19th, 12:12 AM

Pages Read: 448

The Memory of Babel by Christelle Dabos

Prompt Fulfilled: Mood Read

Started On: October 19th

Finished On: October 19th, 10:20 PM

Pages Read: 508

A Shadow in the Ember by Jennifer L. Armentrout

Prompt Fulfilled: Myth, Lore, Legend & Fairytales

Started On: October 20th

Finished On: October 20th, 11:31 PM

Pages Read: 710

Belladonna by Anne Bishop

Prompt Fulfilled: People

Started On: October 21st

Finished On: October 21st, 4:54 PM

Pages Read: 454

Bridge of Dreams by Anne Bishop

Prompt Fulfilled: Spooky

Started On: October 21st

Finished On: October 21st, 9:28 PM

Pages Read: 480

The Woods Are Always Watching by Stephanie Perkins

Prompt Fulfilled: Feed Scroll

Started On: October 22nd

Finished On: October 22nd, 10:21 PM

Pages Read: 240

The Storm of Echoes by Christelle Dabos

Prompt Fulfilled: Big Book

Started On: October 23rd

Finished On: October 23rd, 5:35 PM

Pages Read: 528 

Lord John and the Brotherhood of the Blade by Diana Gabaldon

Prompt Fulfilled: People

Started On: October 23rd

Finished On: October 23rd, 10:40 PM

Pages Read: 336

Shadow Study by Maria V. Snyder

Prompt Fulfilled: TBR Game

Started On: October 24th

Finished On: October 24th, 3:01 PM

Pages Read: 410

Night Study by Maria V. Snyder

Prompt Fulfilled: Who?

Started On: October 24th

Finished On: October 24th, 7:38 PM

Pages Read: 444

Dawn Study by Maria V. Snyder

Prompt Fulfilled: Times of Day

Started On: October 24th

Finished On: October 24th, 11:53 PM

Pages Read: 480

Sorcery of Thorns by Margaret Rogerson

Prompt Fulfilled: Community Shelf

Started On: October 25th

Finished On: October 25th, 11:07 PM

Pages Read: 456

Books Read: 34
Pages Read: 13968

Day 26, Roll 35:

A 9, which gets me to Lowest Rated. I'm going with The Void Mage by Honor Raconteur, this is the lowest rated of the books that I want to read right now!

Page-a-Thon Update 51

So I read my next book for Page-a-Thon, and it was Dawn Study and I'll be reading Sorcery of Thorns next! 

My Reading Journey:

Wolfsong by T.J Klune
Started On: October 1st
Finished On: October 1st, 11:50 PM

Pages Read: 400

XOXO by Axie Oh

Started On: October 2nd

Finished On: October 2nd, 4:10 PM

Pages Read: 352

A Terrible Fall of Angels by Laurell K. Hamilton
Started On: October 2nd
Finished On: October 2nd, 9:24 PM

Pages Read: 400

Rolling in the Deep by Mira Grant

Started On: October 3rd
Finished On: October 3rd, 1:10 PM

Pages Read: 128

Into the Drowning Deep by Mira Grant

Started On: October 3rd

Finished On: October 3rd, 5:01 PM
Pages Read: 448

Total Eclipse by Rachel Caine

Started On: October 3rd
Finished On: October 3rd, 8:49 PM 

Pages Read: 303

Loch Ness Revenge by Hunter Shea

Started On: October 4th
Finished On: October 4th, 10:12 PM

Pages Read: 151

Neon Gods by Katee Robert

Started On: October 5th

Finished On: October 5th, 35 PM

Pages Read: 391

A Deadly Education by Naomi Novik

Started On: October 6th

Finished On: October 6th, 4:56 PM

Pages Read: 336

The Last Graduate by Naomi Novik

Started On: October 6th

Finished On: October 6th, 9:13 PM

Pages Read: 400

A Twist of Fate by Kelley Armstrong

Started On: October 6th

Finished On: October 7th, 12:26 AM

Pages Read: 310

All Eyes on Us by Kit Frick

Started On: October 7th

Finished On: October 7th, 5:49 PM

Pages Read: 384

Junkyard Cats by Faith Hunter

Started On: October 7th

Finished On: October 7th, 9:29 PM

Pages Read: 116

Junkyard Bargain by Faith Hunter

Started On: October 7th

Finished On: October 7th, 11:01 PM

Pages Read: 164

Uprooted by Naomi Novik

Started On: October 9th

Finished On: October 9th, 3:32 PM 

Pages Read: 438

Not Even for a Duke by A.S. Fenchiel

Started On: October 9th

Finished On: October 9th, 10:11 PM

Pages Read: 245

Sebastian by Anne Bishop

Started On: October 10th

Finished On: October 10th, 7:45 PM

Pages Read: 464

Circle of Shadows by Evelyn Skye

Started On: October 10th

Finished On: October 10th, 11:06 PM

Pages Read: 480

The Darkest Fire by Gena Showalter

Started On: October 11th

Finished On: October 11th, 3:35 PM

Pages Read: 72

The Darkest Night by Gena Showalter

Started On: October 11th

Finished On: October 11th, 7:57 PM

Pages Read: 379

The Forbidden by Heather Graham

Started On: October 11th

Finished On: October 11th, 10:38 PM

Pages Read: 336

The Unknown by Heather Graham

Started On: October 12th

Finished On: October 12th, 4:56 PM

Pages Read: 336

Haunted House by Heather Graham

Started On: October 12th

Finished On: October 12th, 7:18 PM

Pages Read: 106 

No Words by Meg Cabot

Started On: October 12th

Finished On: October 12th, 8:54 PM

Pages Read: 384

The Human Familiar by Honor Raconteur

Started On: October 13th

Finished On: October 13th, 9:36 PM

Pages Read: 277

Storm Glass by Maria V. Snyder

Started On: October 14th

Finished On: October 14th, 5:55 PM

Pages Read: 488

Sea Glass by Maria V. Snyder

Started On: October 14th

Finished On: October 14th, 10:20 PM

Pages Read: 379

Spy Glass by Maria V. Snyder

Started On: October 15th

Finished On: October 15th, 5:56 PM

Pages Read: 424

The Empress by S.J. Kincaid

Started On: October 15th

Finished On: October 15th, 11:29 PM

Pages Read: 378

Sunreach by Brandon Sanderson and Janci Patterson

Started On: October 16th

Finished On: October 16th, 9:16 PM

Pages Read: 208

We Can Be Heroes by Kyrie McCauley 

Started On: October 16th

Finished On: October 16th 11:10 PM

Pages Read: 368

Before Evil by Alex Kava

Started On: October 17th

Finished On: October 17th, 4:16 PM

Pages Read: 338

A Perfect Evil by Alex Kava

Started On: October 17th

Finished On: October 17th, 8:00 PM

Pages Read: 461

Extasia by Claire Legrand

Started On: October 17th

Finished On: October 17th, 10:48 PM

Pages Read: 496

A Winter's Promise by Christelle Dabos

Started On: October 18th

Finished On: October 19th, 12:12 AM

Pages Read: 448

The Missing of Clairedelune by Christelle Dabos

Started On: October 19th

Finished On: October 19th, 5:59 PM

Pages Read: 540

The Memory of Babel by Christelle Dabos

Started On: October 19th

Finished On: October 19th, 10:20 PM

Pages Read: 508

A Shadow in the Ember by Jennifer L. Armentrout

Started On: October 20th

Finished On: October 20th, 11:31 PM

Pages Read: 710

Belladonna by Anne Bishop

Started On: October 21st

Finished On: October 21st, 4:54 PM

Pages Read: 454

The Voice by Anne Bishop

Started On: October 21st

Finished On: October 21st, 6:10 PM

Pages Read: 66

Bridge of Dreams by Anne Bishop

Started On: October 21st

Finished On: October 21st, 9:28 PM

Pages Read: 480

The Darkest Kiss by Gena Showalter

Started On: October 22nd

Finished On: October 22nd, 7:58 PM

Pages Read: 368

The Woods Are Always Watching by Stephanie Perkins

Started On: October 22nd

Finished On: October 22nd, 10:21 PM

Pages Read: 240

The Storm of Echoes by Christelle Dabos

Started On: October 2rd

Finished On: October 23rd, 5:35 PM

Pages Read: 528 

Lord John and the Brotherhood of the Blade by Diana Gabaldon

Started On: October 23rd

Finished On: October 23rd, 10:40 PM

Pages Read: 336

Lord John and the Haunted Soldier by Diana Gabaldon

Started On: October 23rd

Finished On: October 23rd, 11:44 PM

Pages Read: 100

The Custom of the Army by Diana Gabaldon

Started On: October 24th

Finished On: October 24th, 9:05 AM

Pages Read: 76

Shadow Study by Maria V. Snyder

Started On: October 24th

Finished On: October 24th, 3:01 PM

Pages Read: 410

Night Study by Maria V. Snyder

Started On: October 24th

Finished On: October 24th, 7:38 PM

Pages Read: 444

Shattered Glass by Maria V. Snyder

Started On: October 24th

Finished On: October 24th, 8:25 PM

Pages Read: 86

Dawn Study by Maria V. Snyder

Started On: October 24th

Finished On: October 24th, 11:53 PM

Pages Read: 480

Sorcery of Thorns by Margaret Rogerson

Started On: October 25th

Currently On: Page 0 of 456

Goal: 25
Read: 51

Pages Read: 17909

Waiting on Wednesday #541, September 22nd

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

 

A Twist of Fate by Kelley Armstrong

Expected Publication: October 5th, 2021
From Goodreads:

Four years ago, Rosalind Courtenay stumbled from the nineteenth century to the twenty-first, where she has been trapped ever since, leaving her husband and infant son behind. Now she’s found her way back.

The problem, of course, is how to explain her absence to her husband. Does he think she abandoned him? Has he remarried? Is he happy in a new life? Rosalind decides to don a disguise in hopes of answering her questions before showing up on his doorstep. Instead, a twist of fate has her mistaken for her young son’s new governess.

Rosalind has every intention of revealing herself as soon as August returns home from business. Until then, she’ll get to know her son, a quiet child who has inexplicably been abandoned by an endless stream of governesses. That’s when the hauntings begin. Rosalind has finally come home and something—or someone—doesn’t just want her gone. They want her dead.

Vespertine by Margaret Rogerson

Expected Publication: October 5th, 2021
From Goodreads:

The dead of Loraille do not rest.

Artemisia is training to be a Gray Sister, a nun who cleanses the bodies of the deceased so that their souls can pass on; otherwise, they will rise as spirits with a ravenous hunger for the living. She would rather deal with the dead than the living, who trade whispers about her scarred hands and troubled past.

When her convent is attacked by possessed soldiers, Artemisia defends it by awakening an ancient spirit bound to a saint’s relic. It is a revenant, a malevolent being that threatens to possess her the moment she drops her guard. Wielding its extraordinary power almost consumes her—but death has come to Loraille, and only a vespertine, a priestess trained to wield a high relic, has any chance of stopping it. With all knowledge of vespertines lost to time, Artemisia turns to the last remaining expert for help: the revenant itself.

As she unravels a sinister mystery of saints, secrets, and dark magic, her bond with the revenant grows. And when a hidden evil begins to surface, she discovers that facing this enemy might require her to betray everything she has been taught to believe—if the revenant doesn’t betray her first. 

Cackle by Rachel Harrison

Expected Publication: October 5th, 2021
From Goodreads:

All her life, Annie has played it nice and safe. After being unceremoniously dumped by her longtime boyfriend, Annie seeks a fresh start. She accepts a teaching position that moves her from Manhattan to a small village upstate. She’s stunned by how perfect and picturesque the town is. The people are all friendly and warm. Her new apartment is dreamy too, minus the oddly persistent spider infestation.

Then Annie meets Sophie. Beautiful, charming, magnetic Sophie, who takes a special interest in Annie, who wants to be her friend. More importantly, she wants Annie to stop apologizing and start living for herself. That’s how Sophie lives. Annie can’t help but gravitate toward the self-possessed Sophie, wanting to spend more and more time with her, despite the fact that the rest of the townsfolk seem…a little afraid of her. And like, okay. There are some things. Sophie’s appearance is uncanny and ageless, her mansion in the middle of the woods feels a little unearthly, and she does seem to wield a certain power…but she couldn’t be…could she?

When Night Breaks by Janella Angels

Expected Publication: October 5th, 2021
From Goodreads:

The competition has come to a disastrous end, and Daron Demarco’s fall from grace is now front page news. But little matters to him beyond Kallia, the contestant he fell for who is now lost to this world and in the hands of a dangerous magician. Daron is willing to do whatever it takes to find her. Even if it means embarking on a dark and treacherous journey, risking more than just his life, with no promise of return.

After awaking in darkness, Kallia has never felt more lost. Especially with Jack by her side, the magician with who has the answers but cannot be trusted. Together, they must navigate a dazzling world where mirrors show memories and illusions shadow every corner, one ruled by a powerful game master who could all too easily destroy the world she left behind -- and the boy she can’t seem to forget. With time running out, Kallia must embrace her role in a darker destiny, or lose everyone she loves, forever.

Harvest Web by Yasmine Galenorn

Expected Publication: October 5th, 2021
From Goodreads:
Summer has been kind to January--work has involved a lot of quiet research, she's helped Ari revamp her wedding plans, and settled into a comfortable routine with Killian. That all comes to a screeching halt when autumn crashes in like a bull in a china shop.January finds herself plagued with an obnoxious house-ghost when she literally discovers a skeleton in her closet. She must discover who the dead man was, and why his skeleton is in her house before she can exorcise the spirit--not an easy task in itself. But then, at work, a much more serious issue arises when Conjure Ink's new client is killed by the Whatcom County Devil--an urban legend come to life. Now, they must find the creature and destroy it before it strikes again.

Yeah, October doesn't quite have as many releases as September, but there's some gems in there that I can't wait to read! What about you guys? Happy reading!

It's Monday! What Are You Reading #537, September 20th

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 #536
Teaser Tuesday #544
WWW Wednesday #544
WOW #540
Will the Time Come #537
Third Sentence Thursday #527
Random Reads #513
First Lines Friday #540
Book Blogger Hop #206
The Reward Challenge Update #522
Wheel of TBR #69
How Well I Stuck to It #374
Wrote that Review Update #372

Week 37 Reviews:
Vespertine

The Girl Who Was Supposed to Die

Imagineer

Excantation

Master of Tomes 

When Sorrow Comes 

And With Reveling 

The Last Laugh

The Deepest of Secrets

Unknown

Becca's BookoplAthon: 

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Magical Readathon: Orilium: 

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OK, so I got 40 posts in 7 days, and yeah, my reading has basically hit it's stride again, which I'm really happy with! I did basically no unpacking, but I read, so it's not terrific, but it's not like I'm in a hurry! What about you guys? Happy reading!

So this week I want to read whatever I want!