It's Monday! What Are You Reading #724, April 21st

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 #723
Teaser Tuesday #731
WWW Wednesday #731
WOW #727
Will the Time Come #724
Third Sentence Thursday #714
Random Reads #700
First Lines Friday #727
Book Blogger Hop #393

Monthly ARC's Update 111

23 Books to Read in 2023 Update 19

The Reward Challenge Update #709
Wheel of TBR #256
How Well I Stuck to It #561
Wrote that Review Update #558

Week 16 Reviews:

Petals on the River

What Happened in Amsterdam

The Scorpion and the Night Blossom

Fireworks 

Seoulmates 

Arcana Academy

The Shadow Bride

My Best Friend's Honeymoon

The Coven Tendency

Zomromcom

Bonker Doesn't Die

A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor 

A Supplementally Useful Publication

Poison Flower

Poison Kiss

Ashen Son

Daughter of No Worlds

Just Like a Man

You've Got Male

Express Male 

Overnight Male

Much Ado About Murder

Crime and Publishing

Plot and Bothered 

Phase Out Your Seriesathon: 

Update 35

Update 36

Update 37

Update 38

Update 39

Update 40

Magical Readathon: Orilium: 

Update 31

Update 32

Update 33

Update 34

Update 35

Update 36

Update 37

Update 38

Update 39

Update 40

Update 41

Update 42

Update 43

Update 44

Update 45

Update 46

Update 47

Update 48

Phase Out Your TBR: 

Update 18

Update 19

Update 20

Update 21

Random:

Susan Lee Author Page

Elizabeth Bevarly Author Page

Hank Green Author Page

Zoe Hana Mikuta Author Page

OK, so I got 64 posts in 7 days, and I've been doing a lot of reading, and family dinners and falling behind on blogging, but I'm about where I should be now. I have a bit over a week to go hard, and I'm then looking forward to taking things maybe a little slower. What about you guys? Happy reading!

So this week I want to read whatever I want! 

Week 16 Review: My Best Friend's Honeymoon

From Goodreads:

Meryl Wilsner's spicy f/nb romance, where two lifelong best friends go on a nonrefundable honeymoon together and discover sometimes to find a happily ever after, you just have to ask.

Elsie Hoffman has been engaged to her college boyfriend for a year and a half. Ginny Holtz has been in love with Elsie for almost a decade and a half.

When Elsie discovers her fiancé already planned their wedding and honeymoon as a surprise and she's expected to be in a white dress in seven days, she swiftly realizes she's let herself become too comfortable with a future she never wanted. She breaks things off, and a week later is on a plane to the Caribbean for her non-refundable honeymoon with her best friend Ginny instead.

Ginny thinks it's high time Elise learned how to speak up for herself. So, they make a deal with her. For the next week, Elsie can have whatever she wants, wherever, however, and whenever she wants it, as long as she asks. They never expected Elsie to want them.

What starts as choosing activities and taking selfies soon turns to toe-curling kisses and much, much more. But what happens when the honeymoon is over?

Meryl Wilsner's My Best Friend's Honeymoon is about not only learning to ask for what you want, but for the happiness you deserve.

My Review:
This was an adorable read! I really enjoyed these two and their romance! That they had been best friends for so long, that when Elsie gets fed up with her heteronormative relationship, well, bringing along her best friend on what was supposed to be her honeymoon trip makes sense. 

The relationship between these two was the most important part of this story. That the have so much history, most of it positive, but there was some negative in there. That Elise is getting out of a long-term relationship, yeah, Ginny was there for her. But their communication? Not the strongest. 

I loved seeing the together on the resort, almost like they're on a honeymoon themselves, but without the wedding or fully romantic relationship beforehand. And then they go home, and real life comes back to be dealt with. I had such a great time watching them deal with everything! 

I did find that resolution a little fast, like that her father approved of her plans for the store. It was just a little easy, like, why did they spend so much worry on something that was over so quickly? True, that's a part of life, but quite what I want to read. 

Loved reading this book, and I can't wait to read more by Meryl Wilsner! 

Author: Meryl Wilsner 
Read: April 15th, 2025 
Source: NetGalley  
Reason Why: Love her writing and it sounded really good, and it's a SAC 2025 Book and a WoW Book! 
Publisher: Macmillan Audio
Expected Publication: April 29th 2025

5/5 Hearts

5/5 Books

5/5 Stars

Waiting on Wednesday #727, April 16th

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

The Floating World by Axie Oh

Expected Publication: April 29th, 2025
From Goodreads:

From Axie Oh, the New York Times-bestselling author of The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea, Final Fantasy meets Shadow and Bone in this romantic fantasy reimagining the Korean legend of Celestial Maidens.

Sunho lives in the Under World, a land of perpetual darkness. An ex-soldier, he can remember little of his life from before two years ago, when he woke up alone with only his name and his sword. Now he does odd-jobs to scrape by, until he comes across the score of a lifetime—a chest of coins for any mercenary who can hunt down a girl who wields silver light.

Meanwhile, far to the east, Ren is a cheerful and spirited acrobat traveling with her adoptive family and performing at villages. But everything changes during one of their festival performances when the village is attacked by a horrific humanlike demon. In a moment of fear and rage, Ren releases a blast of silver light—a power she has kept hidden since childhood—and kills the monster. But her efforts are not in time to prevent her adoptive family from suffering a devastating loss, or to save her beloved uncle from being grievously wounded.

Determined to save him from succumbing to the poisoned wound, Ren sets off over the mountains, where the creature came from—and from where Ren herself fled ten years ago. Her path sets her on a collision course with Sunho, but he doesn't realize she's the girl that he—and a hundred other swords-for-hire—is looking for. As the two grow closer through their travels, they come to realize that their pasts—and destinies—are far more entwined than either of them could have imagined...

My Best Friend's Honeymoon by Meryl Wilsner

Expected Publication: April 29th, 2025
From Goodreads:

Elsie Hoffman has been engaged to her college boyfriend for a year and a half. Ginny Holtz has been in love with Elsie for almost a decade and a half.

When Elsie discovers her fiancé already planned their wedding and honeymoon as a surprise and she’s expected to be in a white dress in seven days, she swiftly realizes she’s let herself become too comfortable with a future she never wanted. She breaks things off, and a week later is on a plane to the Caribbean for her non-refundable honeymoon with her best friend Ginny instead.

Ginny thinks it’s high time Elise learned how to speak up for herself. So, they make a deal with her. For the next week, Elsie can have whatever she wants, wherever, however, and whenever she wants it, as long as she asks. They never expected Elsie to want them.

What starts as choosing activities and taking selfies soon turns to toe-curling kisses and much, much more. But what happens when the honeymoon is over?

Meryl Wilsner’s My Best Friend’s Honeymoon is about not only learning to ask for what you want, but for the happiness you deserve.

Bat Eater and Other Names for Cora Zeng

Expected Publication: April 29th, 2025
From Goodreads:

In this explosive horror novel, a woman is haunted by inner trauma, hungry ghosts, and a serial killer as she confronts the brutal violence experienced by East Asians during the pandemic.

Cora Zeng is a crime scene cleaner, washing away the remains of brutal murders and suicides in Chinatown. But none of that seems so terrible when she’s already witnessed the most horrific thing possible: her sister, Delilah, being pushed in front of a train.

Before fleeing the scene, the murderer shouted two words: bat eater.

So the bloody messes don’t really bother Cora—she’s more bothered by the germs on the subway railing, the bare hands of a stranger, the hidden viruses in every corner, and the bite marks on her coffee table. Of course, ever since Delilah was killed in front of her, Cora can’t be sure what's real and what’s in her head.

She pushes away all feelings and ignores the advice of her aunt to prepare for the Hungry Ghost Festival, when the gates of hell open. But she can't ignore the dread in her stomach as she keeps finding bat carcasses at crime scenes, or the scary fact that all her recent cleanups have been the bodies of East Asian women.

As Cora will soon learn, you can’t just ignore hungry ghosts.

For fans of Stephen Graham Jones and Gretchen Felker-Martin, Bat Eater and Other Names for Cora Zeng is a wildly original, darkly humorous, and subversive contemporary novel from a striking new voice in horror.

Serial Killer Games by Kate Posey

Expected Publication: April 29th, 2025
From Goodreads:

What would you do if you thought your coworker was getting away with murder—literally?

Dolores dela Cruz has been dying to spot one in the wild, and he fits the mold strangler gloves, calculated charm, dashing good looks that give a leg up in any field . . . including fields of unmarked graves.

The new office temp is definitely a serial killer.

Jake Ripper finds a welcome distraction in his combative and enigmatic new coworker. He hasn’t come across anyone as interesting as Dolores in a long time. But when mere curiosity evolves into a darkly romantic flirtation, Jake can’t help but wonder if, finally, he’s found someone who really sees him, skeletons in the closet and all.

Until Dolores asks Jake’s help to dispose of a body . . .

A morbidly funny and emotionally resonant novel about the ways life—and love—can sneak up on us (no matter how much pepper spray we carry).

All Fired Up by M.K. England

Expected Publication: April 29th, 2025
From Goodreads:

Nicole Wells left Seattle two years ago for graduate school to study fire dynamics…and to get away from her best friend and unrequited love, Skylar Clark. Now she’s back home with a new job, ready to hit reset on her life and reconnect with her friends.

And maybe finally get together with Skylar.

Nic’s plans go up in flames when Skylar announces she’s moving to Fiji for a new business venture, in what will likely be another catastrophe for the ambitious but seldom successful BFF. That, and there’s a newcomer to Nic’s group of friends: Kira McKinney, a firefighter Nicole can’t keep her eyes off.

Worried about their friend making a huge mistake, Nicole and Kira work together to stop Skylar from leaving. When talking to her doesn’t work, there’s only one option left—shenanigans. But as all their efforts go up in smoke, one thing becomes wildly clear.

Sparks are starting to fly between Nic and Kira…

In this sapphic rom-com, a fire starter (a chemist who studies fire) and a firefighter team up to save their best friend from making an epic mistake, sparks fly (literally) and shenanigans ensue; a celebration of queer joy for fans of Casey McQuiston and Ashley Herring Blake.

Love at Second Sight by F.T. Lukens

Expected Publication: April 29th, 2025
From Goodreads:

When a teen has an unexpected vision about a future murder, he must juggle newfound interest from the supernatural community with trying to prevent the murder from happening in this “riveting” (Publishers Weekly, starred review) new romantic fantasy from New York Times bestselling author F.T. Lukens.

Fifteen-year-old Cam Reynolds wants to spend his sophomore year flying under the radar. That shouldn’t be too hard, considering he’s a human going to school with kids who have paranormal powers, like his best friend and witch, Al, and his longtime werewolf crush, Mateo.

Then Cam has a psychic glimpse of the future in front of most of the student body, seeing a gruesomely murdered teen girl from the point of view of the killer. When Cam comes to, he knows two someone he goes to school with is a future murderer, and his life is about to change. No longer a mere human but a clairvoyant, one of the rarest of supernatural beings, Cam finds himself at the center of attention for the first time.

As the most powerful supernatural factions in the city court Cam and his gift, he’ll have to work with his friends, both old and new, to figure out who he can trust and who might be a werewolf in sheep’s clothing. Because the clock is ticking, and Cam and his friends must identify the girl in the vision, find her potential killer, and prevent the murder from happening. Or the next murder Cam sees might be his own.

The end of the month has some releases that I can't wait to read, I love these authors and they sound so good! What about you guys? Happy reading! 

Magical Readathon: Orilium Update 34

So I read my next book for Magical Readathon: Orilium, and it was My Best Friend's Honeymoon which was for the prompt Bog Cataloger, and I'll be reading The Coven Tendency next!

My Reading Journey:

The Summer I Ate the Rich by Maika Moulite and Maritza Moulite

Prompt Fulfilled: Conjuration

Started On: April 1st

Finished On: April 1st, 10:28 AM

Pages Read: 400

The Dixon Rule by Elle Kennedy 

Prompt Fulfilled: Restoration

Started On: April 1st

Finished On: April 1st, 7:29 PM

Pages Read: 496

My Stolen Crown by Steffanie Holmes 

Prompt Fulfilled: Restoration

Started On: April 2nd

Finished On: April 2nd, 2:04 PM 

Pages Read: 384

My Secret Heart by Steffanie Holmes 

Prompt Fulfilled: Restoration

Started On: April 2nd

Finished On: April 2nd, 6:27 PM

Page Read: 386

My Broken Crown by Steffanie Holmes 

Prompt Fulfilled: Restoration

Started On: April 2nd

Finished On: April 2nd, 10:03 PM

Pages Read: 376

My Savage Empire by Steffanie Holmes

Prompt Fulfilled: Restoration

Started On: April 3rd

Finished On: April 3rd, 3:04 PM

Pages Read: 398

Mistress of Bones by Maria Z. Medina 

Prompt Fulfilled: Demonology

Started On: April 3rd

Finished On: April 3rd, 8:34 PM

Pages Read: 336

No Place Left to Hide by Megan Lally

Prompt Fulfilled: Apothecary Keeper 1

Started On: April 4th

Finished On: April 4th, 10:46 AM

Pages Read: 264

The Nightshade God by Hannah Whitten

Prompt Fulfilled: Psionics & Divination

Started On: April 4th

Finished On: April 4th, 8:39 PM

Pages Read: 480

Of Mice and Murder by Steffanie Holmes

Prompt Fulfilled: Art of Illusion

Started On: April 5th

Finished On: April 5th, 1:47 PM

Pages Read: 266

Pride and Premeditation by Steffanie Holmes

Prompt Fulfilled: Art of Illusion

Started On: April 5th

Finished On: April 5th, 7:17 PM

Pages Read: 308

Memoirs of a Garroter by Steffanie Holmes

Prompt Fulfilled: Art of Illusion

Started On: April 6th

Finished On: April 6th, 2:52 PM

Pages Read: 278

Prose and Cons by Steffanie Holmes

Prompt Fulfilled: Art of Illusion

Started On: April 6th

Finished On: April 6th, 6:19 PM

Pages Read: 288

A Novel Way to Die by Steffanie Holmes

Prompt Fulfilled: Art of Illusion

Started On: April 6th

Finished On: April 6th, 10:35 PM

Pages Read: 286

An Absolutely Remarkable Thing by Hank Green

Prompt Fulfilled: Inscription

Started On: April 7th

Finished On: April 7th, 10:48 AM

Pages Read: 351

XOXO by Axie Oh

Prompt Fulfilled: Lore

Started On: April 7th

Finished On: April 7th, 7:43 PM

Pages Read: 352

ASAP by Axie Oh

Prompt Fulfilled: Lore

Started On: April 8th

Finished On: April 8th, 8:25 PM

Pages Read: 352

Fearless by Lauren Roberts

Prompt Fulfilled: Apothecary Keeper 2

Started On: April 9th

Finished On: April 9th, 12:28 PM

Pages Read: 608

She Is Not Invisible by Marcus Sedgwick 

Prompt Fulfilled: Demonology

Started On: April 9th

Finished On: April 9th, 2:18 PM

Pages Read: 354

Dead River by Cyn Balog

Prompt Fulfilled: Inscription

Started On: April 9th

Finished On: April 9th, 8:38 PM

Pages Read: 256

Murder by Memory by Olivia Waite

Prompt Fulfilled: Animal Studies

Started On: April 10th

Finished On: April 10th, 8:03 AM

Pages Read: 112

The Stolen Bride by Gena Showalter and Jill Monroe 

Prompt Fulfilled: Alchemy

Started On: April 10th

Finished On: April 10th, 2:03 PM

Pages Read: 282

Nightingale by Amy Lukavics

Prompt Fulfilled: Lore

Started On: April 10th

Finished On: April 10th, 9:36 PM

Pages Read: 352

Alchemy and a Cup of Tea by Rebecca Thorne

Prompt Fulfilled: Shapeshifting

Started On: April 11th

Finished On: April 11th, 10:49 AM

Pages Read: 320

Pretty Girls Make Graves by Steffanie Holmes

Prompt Fulfilled: Alchemy

Started On: April 11th

Finished On: April 11th, 4:38 PM

Pages Read: 370

Brutal Boys Cry Blood by Steffanie Holmes

Prompt Fulfilled: Alchemy

Started On: April 11th

Finished On: April 11th, 11:47 PM

Pages Read: 424

Petals on the River by Kathleen E. Woodiwiss

Prompt Fulfilled: Bog Cataloger

Started On: April 12th

Finished On: April 12th, 3:03 PM

Pages Read: 560

What Happens in Amsterdam by Rachel Lynn Solomon

Prompt Fulfilled: Apothecary Keeper 1

Started On: April 12th

Finished On: April 12th, 11:08 PM

Pages Read: 384

The Scorpion and the Night Blossom by Amélie Wen Zhao

Prompt Fulfilled: Shapeshifting

Started On: April 13th

Finished On: April 13th, 12:04 PM

Pages Read: 400

Fireworks by Katie Cotugno 

Prompt Fulfilled: Inscription

Started On: April 13th

Finished On: April 13th, 10:11 PM

Pages Read: 336

Seoulmates by Susan Lee

Prompt Fulfilled: Conjuration

Started On: April 14th

Finished On: April 14th, 10:28 AM

Pages Read: 320

Arcana Academy by Elise Kova

Prompt Fulfilled: Psionics & Divination

Started On: April 14th

Finished On: April 14th, 3:48 PM

Pages Read: 576

The Shadow Bride by Shelby Mahurin

Prompt Fulfilled: Alchemy

Started On: April 14th

Finished On: April 14th, 11:03 PM

Pages Read: 624

My Best Friend's Honeymoon by Meryl Wilsner

Prompt Fulfilled: Bog Cataloger

Started On: April 15th

Finished On: April 15th, 10:39 AM

Pages Read: 304

The Coven Tendency by Zoe Hana Mikuta

Prompt Fulfilled: Psionics & Divination

Started On: April 15th

Currently On: Page 0 of 384

Prompts Left: Artificery, Spells & Incantations, Astronomy, Elemental Studies, Elemental Studies, Animal Studies, Astronomy, Spells & Incantations, Astronomy, Conjuration, Elemental Studies, Animal Studies, Animal Studies, Demonology, Spells & Incantations, Conjuration, Elemental Studies, Alchemy, Spells & Incantation, Conjuration, Elemental Studies, Alchemy, Restoration, Shapeshifting, Art of Illusion, Psionics & Divination, Restoration

Read: 34

Pages Read: 12531

Magical Readathon: Orilium Update 33

So I read my next book for Magical Readathon: Orilium, and it was The Shadow Bride which was for the prompt Alchemy, and I'll be reading My Best Friend's Honeymoon next!

My Reading Journey:

The Summer I Ate the Rich by Maika Moulite and Maritza Moulite

Prompt Fulfilled: Conjuration

Started On: April 1st

Finished On: April 1st, 10:28 AM

Pages Read: 400

The Dixon Rule by Elle Kennedy 

Prompt Fulfilled: Restoration

Started On: April 1st

Finished On: April 1st, 7:29 PM

Pages Read: 496

My Stolen Crown by Steffanie Holmes 

Prompt Fulfilled: Restoration

Started On: April 2nd

Finished On: April 2nd, 2:04 PM 

Pages Read: 384

My Secret Heart by Steffanie Holmes 

Prompt Fulfilled: Restoration

Started On: April 2nd

Finished On: April 2nd, 6:27 PM

Page Read: 386

My Broken Crown by Steffanie Holmes 

Prompt Fulfilled: Restoration

Started On: April 2nd

Finished On: April 2nd, 10:03 PM

Pages Read: 376

My Savage Empire by Steffanie Holmes

Prompt Fulfilled: Restoration

Started On: April 3rd

Finished On: April 3rd, 3:04 PM

Pages Read: 398

Mistress of Bones by Maria Z. Medina 

Prompt Fulfilled: Demonology

Started On: April 3rd

Finished On: April 3rd, 8:34 PM

Pages Read: 336

No Place Left to Hide by Megan Lally

Prompt Fulfilled: Apothecary Keeper 1

Started On: April 4th

Finished On: April 4th, 10:46 AM

Pages Read: 264

The Nightshade God by Hannah Whitten

Prompt Fulfilled: Psionics & Divination

Started On: April 4th

Finished On: April 4th, 8:39 PM

Pages Read: 480

Of Mice and Murder by Steffanie Holmes

Prompt Fulfilled: Art of Illusion

Started On: April 5th

Finished On: April 5th, 1:47 PM

Pages Read: 266

Pride and Premeditation by Steffanie Holmes

Prompt Fulfilled: Art of Illusion

Started On: April 5th

Finished On: April 5th, 7:17 PM

Pages Read: 308

Memoirs of a Garroter by Steffanie Holmes

Prompt Fulfilled: Art of Illusion

Started On: April 6th

Finished On: April 6th, 2:52 PM

Pages Read: 278

Prose and Cons by Steffanie Holmes

Prompt Fulfilled: Art of Illusion

Started On: April 6th

Finished On: April 6th, 6:19 PM

Pages Read: 288

A Novel Way to Die by Steffanie Holmes

Prompt Fulfilled: Art of Illusion

Started On: April 6th

Finished On: April 6th, 10:35 PM

Pages Read: 286

An Absolutely Remarkable Thing by Hank Green

Prompt Fulfilled: Inscription

Started On: April 7th

Finished On: April 7th, 10:48 AM

Pages Read: 351

XOXO by Axie Oh

Prompt Fulfilled: Lore

Started On: April 7th

Finished On: April 7th, 7:43 PM

Pages Read: 352

ASAP by Axie Oh

Prompt Fulfilled: Lore

Started On: April 8th

Finished On: April 8th, 8:25 PM

Pages Read: 352

Fearless by Lauren Roberts

Prompt Fulfilled: Apothecary Keeper 2

Started On: April 9th

Finished On: April 9th, 12:28 PM

Pages Read: 608

She Is Not Invisible by Marcus Sedgwick 

Prompt Fulfilled: Demonology

Started On: April 9th

Finished On: April 9th, 2:18 PM

Pages Read: 354

Dead River by Cyn Balog

Prompt Fulfilled: Inscription

Started On: April 9th

Finished On: April 9th, 8:38 PM

Pages Read: 256

Murder by Memory by Olivia Waite

Prompt Fulfilled: Animal Studies

Started On: April 10th

Finished On: April 10th, 8:03 AM

Pages Read: 112

The Stolen Bride by Gena Showalter and Jill Monroe 

Prompt Fulfilled: Alchemy

Started On: April 10th

Finished On: April 10th, 2:03 PM

Pages Read: 282

Nightingale by Amy Lukavics

Prompt Fulfilled: Lore

Started On: April 10th

Finished On: April 10th, 9:36 PM

Pages Read: 352

Alchemy and a Cup of Tea by Rebecca Thorne

Prompt Fulfilled: Shapeshifting

Started On: April 11th

Finished On: April 11th, 10:49 AM

Pages Read: 320

Pretty Girls Make Graves by Steffanie Holmes

Prompt Fulfilled: Alchemy

Started On: April 11th

Finished On: April 11th, 4:38 PM

Pages Read: 370

Brutal Boys Cry Blood by Steffanie Holmes

Prompt Fulfilled: Alchemy

Started On: April 11th

Finished On: April 11th, 11:47 PM

Pages Read: 424

Petals on the River by Kathleen E. Woodiwiss

Prompt Fulfilled: Bog Cataloger

Started On: April 12th

Finished On: April 12th, 3:03 PM

Pages Read: 560

What Happens in Amsterdam by Rachel Lynn Solomon

Prompt Fulfilled: Apothecary Keeper 1

Started On: April 12th

Finished On: April 12th, 11:08 PM

Pages Read: 384

The Scorpion and the Night Blossom by Amélie Wen Zhao

Prompt Fulfilled: Shapeshifting

Started On: April 13th

Finished On: April 13th, 12:04 PM

Pages Read: 400

Fireworks by Katie Cotugno 

Prompt Fulfilled: Inscription

Started On: April 13th

Finished On: April 13th, 10:11 PM

Pages Read: 336

Seoulmates by Susan Lee

Prompt Fulfilled: Conjuration

Started On: April 14th

Finished On: April 14th, 10:28 AM

Pages Read: 320

Arcana Academy by Elise Kova

Prompt Fulfilled: Psionics & Divination

Started On: April 14th

Finished On: April 14th, 3:48 PM

Pages Read: 576

The Shadow Bride by Shelby Mahurin

Prompt Fulfilled: Alchemy

Started On: April 14th

Finished On: April 14th, 11:03 PM

Pages Read: 624

My Best Friend's Honeymoon by Meryl Wilsner

Prompt Fulfilled: Bog Cataloger

Started On: April 15th

Currently On: Page 0 of 304

Prompts Left: Artificery, Spells & Incantations, Astronomy, Elemental Studies, Elemental Studies, Animal Studies, Astronomy, Spells & Incantations, Astronomy, Conjuration, Elemental Studies, Animal Studies, Animal Studies, Demonology, Spells & Incantations, Conjuration, Elemental Studies, Alchemy, Spells & Incantation, Psionics & Divination, Conjuration, Elemental Studies, Alchemy, Restoration, Shapeshifting, Art of Illusion, Psionics & Divination, Restoration

Read: 33

Pages Read: 12227

It's Monday! What Are You Reading #650, November 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 #649
Teaser Tuesday #657
WWW Wednesday #657
WOW #653
Will the Time Come #650
Third Sentence Thursday #640
Random Reads #626
First Lines Friday #653
Book Blogger Hop #319

Monthly ARC's Update 54
The Reward Challenge Update #635
Wheel of TBR #182
How Well I Stuck to It #487
Wrote that Review Update #484

Week 46 Reviews:
Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Lord

The Dragon Who Loved Me

How to Drive a Dragon Crazy

Cleat Cute

Victim Six

Closer Than Blood

10 Hours to Go

Veronica Ruiz Breaks the Bank

Lies Jane Austen Told Me

Vengeance of the Pirate Queen

Dragon's Keep

The Perfect Date

Eldest

Brisingr

Dark Heir

Magical Readathon: Orilium: 

Update 60

Clear Your S**t Readathon: 

Update 11

Update 12

Update 13

Update 14

Update 15

Next to be Published November: 

Update 13

Update 14

Update 15

Update 16

Update 17

Update 18

Update 19

Phase Out Your TBR: 

Update 6

Update 7

Update 8

Update 9

OK, so I got 43 posts in 7 days, it was a pretty good week. It was hard, because it's now been a month since Dobby's passing, and that was a bit rough. But I currently get Jax for almost 2 weeks, so I'm getting in lots of cuddles. And I'm looking forward to this week! What about you guys? Happy reading!

So this week I want to read Defiant!

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author Brandon Sanderson comes the final book in an epic series about a girl who will travel beyond the stars to save the world she loves from destruction.

Spensa made it out of the Nowhere, but what she saw in the space between the stars has changed her forever. She came face to face with the Delvers, and finally got answers to the questions she's had about her own strange Cytonic gifts.

The Superiority didn't stop in it's fight for galactic dominance while she was gone, though. Spensa's team, Skyward Flight, was able to hold Winzik off, and even collect allies to help with the cause, but its only a matter of time until humanity–and the rest of the galaxy–falls.

Defeating them will require all the knowledge Spensa gathered while in the Nowhere. But being Cytonic is more complicated than she ever could have imagined. Now, Spensa must ask herself: how far is she willing to go for victory, if it means losing herself–and her friends–in the process.

The final book in the Skyward series will free humanity, or see it fall forever.

Week 46 Review: Cleat Cute

From Goodreads:

Grace Henderson has been a star of the US Women's National Team for ten years, even though she's only 26. But when she's sidelined with an injury, a bold new upstart, Phoebe Matthews, takes her spot. Phoebe is everything Grace isn't—a gregarious jokester who plays with a joy that Grace lost somewhere along the way. The last thing Grace expects is to become friends with benefits with this class clown she sees as her rival.

Phoebe Matthews has always admired Grace's skill and was star struck to be training alongside her idol. But she quickly finds herself looking at Grace as more than a mere teammate. After one daring kiss, she's hooked. Grace is everything she has been waiting to find.

As the World Cup approaches, and Grace works her way back from injury, the women decide to find a way they can play together instead of vying for the same position. Except, when they are off the field, Grace is worried she's catching feelings while Phoebe thinks they are dating. As the tension between them grows, will both players realize they care more about their relationship than making the roster?

My Review:
This book was such a fun book to read! I've loved Meryl Wilsner's other books, and I knew that I would love this one as well! I loved getting to know Grace and Phoebe, these two pretty different soccer players, as they fell in love! 

Grace is the captain of the team, she's serious, she likes things a certain way, and Phoebe, she's outgoing, she's social, and she's bubbly. But the attraction between them, yeah, it was pretty instantaneous, especially with the dare of a kiss. 

They do have a thing going on, but they don't make it a big thing. It was great to see Phoebe bring Grace outside her shell, and for Grace to help Phoebe focus. It turns out that both of them probably have something, Phoebe ADHD, and Grace is somewhere on the spectrum, and it was great to have that representation, alongside their romance! 

Both of them have something going on besides their relationship. Phoebe is new to the team, and she loves soccer, but this is the highest level she's played at, and that's a lot of stress. Grace loved soccer, but not everything that came with being coach and I loved the journey that she went on, to focus on what she loved! 

I had a great time reading this book and I can't wait to read more by Meryl Wilsner! 

Author: Meryl Wilsner
Read: November 12th, 2023
Source: NetGalley 
Reason Why: Love her writing and it sounded really great, and it's a SAC 2023 Book and WoW Book! 
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
Published: September 19th 2023 

5/5 Hearts

5/5 Books

5/5 Stars

Monthly ARC's Update 54

So I read my next book for Monthly ARC's and it was Cleat Cute by Meryl Wilsner from the September list and Vengeance of the Pirate Queen by Tricia Levenseller from the November 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.    

   

Phase Out Your TBR Update 5

So I've read my next book for the Phase Out Your TBR, and it was Cleat Cute which is for the prompt Red 8, and I'll be reading 10 Hours to Go next! 

My Reading Journey:

Fire Falling by Elise Kova

Prompt Fulfilled: Blue 8

Started On: November 1st

Finished On: November 1st, 9:54 AM

Pages Read: 382

Good Girls Don't Die by Christina Henry 

Prompt Fulfilled: Yellow 7

Started On: November 1st

Finished On: November 1st, 10:26 PM

Pages Read: 337

Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros

Prompt Fulfilled: Green 8

Started On: November 7th

Finished On: November 7th, 11:13 PM

Pages Read: 878

Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Lord by Celeste Connally 

Prompt Fulfilled: Red 7

Started On: November 11th

Finished On: November 11th, 12:03 PM

Pages Read: 304

Cleat Cute by Meryl Wilsner

Prompt Fulfilled: Red 8

Started On: November 12

Finished On: November 12th, 8:13 PM

Pages Read: 388

10 Hours to Go by Peely Parrack 

Prompt Fulfilled: Blue 3

Started On: November 13th

Currently On: Page 0 of 288

Prompts Left: Yellow 8, Red 11, Green 11, Blue 11, Green 3, Yellow 3, Green 7, Blue 7 

Books Read: 5

Pages Read: 2289

Next to be Published November Update 12

So I've read my next book for the Next to be Published November, and it was Cleat Cute, and I'll be reading 10 Hours to Go next! 

My Reading Journey:

Good Girls Don't Die by Christina Henry 

Started On: November 1st

Finished On: November 1st, 10:26 PM

Pages Read: 337

Loveboat Forever by Abigail Hing Wen

Started On: November 2nd

Finished On: November 2nd, 8:03 PM

Pages Read: 400

They're Watching You by Chelsea Ichaso

Started On: November 3rd

Finished On: November 3rd, 7:19 PM

Pages Read: 352

Tragedy Girl by Christine Hurley Deriso

Started On: November 4th

Finished On: November 4th, 6:47 PM

Pages Read: 240

What Feasts at Night by T. Kingfisher

Started On: November 5th

Finished On: November 5th, 8:23 PM

Pages Read: 176

The Obsession by Jesse Q. Sutanto

Started On: November 6th

Finished On: November 6th, 7:51 PM

Pages Read: 452

The New Girl by Jesse Q. Sutanto

Started On: November 7th

Finished On: November 7th, 10:35 AM

Pages Read: 370

Dating Disasters of Emma Nash by by Chloe Seager

Started On: November 8th

Finished On: November 8th, 9:01 PM

Pages Read: 336

Every Duke Has His Day by Suzanne Enoch 

Started On: November 9th

Finished On: November 9th, 10:35 AM

Pages Read: 320

Last Girl Breathing by Court Stevens

Started On: November 10th

Finished On: November 10th, 9:53 AM

Pages Read: 400

Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Lord by Celeste Connally 

Started On: November 11th

Finished On: November 11th, 12:03 PM

Pages Read: 304

Cleat Cute by Meryl Wilsner

Started On: November 12th

Finished On: November 12th, 8:13 PM

Pages Read: 388

10 Hours to Go by Peely Parrack 

Started On: November 13th

Currently On: Page 0 of 288

Books Read: 12

Goal: 30 Books

Pages Read: 4075

Clear Your S**t Readathon Update 10

So I've read my next book for the Clear Your S**t Readathon, and it was Cleat Cute which is for the prompt Taurus, and I'll be reading Victim Six next! 

My Reading Journey:

Loveboat Forever by Abigail Hing Wen

Prompt Fulfilled: Virgo

Started On: November 2nd

Finished On: November 2nd, 8:03 PM

Pages Read: 400

What Feasts at Night by T. Kingfisher

Prompt Fulfilled: Air Element

Started On: November 5th

Finished On: November 5th, 8:23 PM

Pages Read: 176

Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros

Prompt Fulfilled: Fire Signs

Started On: November 7th

Finished On: November 7th, 11:13 PM

Pages Read: 878

Dating Disasters of Emma Nash by by Chloe Seager

Prompt Fulfilled: Fire Element

Started On: November 8th

Finished On: November 8th, 9:01 PM

Pages Read: 336

Every Duke Has His Day by Suzanne Enoch 

Prompt Fulfilled: Leo

Started On: November 9th

Finished On: November 9th, 10:35 AM

Pages Read: 320

Last Girl Breathing by Court Stevens

Prompt Fulfilled: Water Element

Started On: November 10th

Finished On: November 10th, 9:53 AM

Pages Read: 400

Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Lord by Celeste Connally 

Prompt Fulfilled: Scorpio

Started On: November 11th

Finished On: November 11th, 12:03 PM

Pages Read: 304

The Dragon Who Loved Me by G.A. Aiken

Prompt Fulfilled: Gemini

Started On: November 11th

Finished On: November 11th, 8:46 PM

Pages Read: 400

How to Drive a Dragon Crazy by G.A. Aiken

Prompt Fulfilled: Aquarius

Started On: November 12th

Finished On: November 12th, 1:35 PM

Pages Read: 470

Cleat Cute by Meryl Wilsner

Prompt Fulfilled: Taurus

Started On: November 12th

Finished On: November 12th, 8:13PM

Pages Read: 388

Victim Six by Gregg Olsen

Prompt Fulfilled: Aries

Started On: November 13th

Currently On: Page 0 of 408

Prompts Left: Libra, Air Signs, Free Space, Mini Boss, Capricorn, Earth Element, Earth Signs, Side Quest, Sagittarius, Mini Boss, Free space, Cancer, Pisces, Water signs, Free Space, Boss Battle

Books Read: 10

Pages Read: 3762

Clear Your S**t Readathon Update 9

So I've read my next book for the Clear Your S**t Readathon, and it was How to Drive a Dragon Crazy which is for the prompt Aquarius, and I'll be reading Cleat Cute next! 

My Reading Journey:

Loveboat Forever by Abigail Hing Wen

Prompt Fulfilled: Virgo

Started On: November 2nd

Finished On: November 2nd, 8:03 PM

Pages Read: 400

What Feasts at Night by T. Kingfisher

Prompt Fulfilled: Air Element

Started On: November 5th

Finished On: November 5th, 8:23 PM

Pages Read: 176

Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros

Prompt Fulfilled: Fire Signs

Started On: November 7th

Finished On: November 7th, 11:13 PM

Pages Read: 878

Dating Disasters of Emma Nash by by Chloe Seager

Prompt Fulfilled: Fire Element

Started On: November 8th

Finished On: November 8th, 9:01 PM

Pages Read: 336

Every Duke Has His Day by Suzanne Enoch 

Prompt Fulfilled: Leo

Started On: November 9th

Finished On: November 9th, 10:35 AM

Pages Read: 320

Last Girl Breathing by Court Stevens

Prompt Fulfilled: Water Element

Started On: November 10th

Finished On: November 10th, 9:53 AM

Pages Read: 400

Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Lord by Celeste Connally 

Prompt Fulfilled: Scorpio

Started On: November 11th

Finished On: November 11th, 12:03 PM

Pages Read: 304

The Dragon Who Loved Me by G.A. Aiken

Prompt Fulfilled: Gemini

Started On: November 11th

Finished On: November 11th, 8:46 PM

Pages Read: 400

How to Drive a Dragon Crazy by G.A. Aiken

Prompt Fulfilled: Aquarius

Started On: November 12th

Finished On: November 12th, 1:35 PM

Pages Read: 470

Cleat Cute by Meryl Wilsner

Prompt Fulfilled: Taurus

Started On: November 12th

Currently On: Page 0 of 388

Prompts Left: Libra, Air Signs, Free Space, Mini Boss, Capricorn, Earth Element, Earth Signs, Side Quest, Aries, Sagittarius, Mini Boss, Free space, Cancer, Pisces, Water signs, Free Space, Boss Battle

Books Read: 9

Pages Read: 3374

Phase Out Your TBR Update 4

So I've read my next book for the Phase Out Your TBR, and it was  which is for the prompt Red 7, and I'll be reading Cleat Cute next! 

My Reading Journey:

Fire Falling by Elise Kova

Prompt Fulfilled: Blue 8

Started On: November 1st

Finished On: November 1st, 9:54 AM

Pages Read: 382

Good Girls Don't Die by Christina Henry 

Prompt Fulfilled: Yellow 7

Started On: November 1st

Finished On: November 1st, 10:26 PM

Pages Read: 337

Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros

Prompt Fulfilled: Green 8

Started On: November 7th

Finished On: November 7th, 11:13 PM

Pages Read: 878

Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Lord by Celeste Connally 

Prompt Fulfilled: Red 7

Started On: November 11th

Finished On: November 11th, 12:03 PM

Pages Read: 304

Cleat Cute by Meryl Wilsner

Prompt Fulfilled: Red 8

Started On: November 12

Currently On: Page 0 of 388

Prompts Left: Yellow 8, Red 11, Green 11, Blue 11, Green 3, Yellow 3, Green 7, Blue 7 

Books Read: 4

Pages Read: 1901

Next to be Published November Update 11

So I've read my next book for the Next to be Published November, and it was Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Lord, and I'll be reading Cleat Cute next! 

My Reading Journey:

Good Girls Don't Die by Christina Henry 

Started On: November 1st

Finished On: November 1st, 10:26 PM

Pages Read: 337

Loveboat Forever by Abigail Hing Wen

Started On: November 2nd

Finished On: November 2nd, 8:03 PM

Pages Read: 400

They're Watching You by Chelsea Ichaso

Started On: November 3rd

Finished On: November 3rd, 7:19 PM

Pages Read: 352

Tragedy Girl by Christine Hurley Deriso

Started On: November 4th

Finished On: November 4th, 6:47 PM

Pages Read: 240

What Feasts at Night by T. Kingfisher

Started On: November 5th

Finished On: November 5th, 8:23 PM

Pages Read: 176

The Obsession by Jesse Q. Sutanto

Started On: November 6th

Finished On: November 6th, 7:51 PM

Pages Read: 452

The New Girl by Jesse Q. Sutanto

Started On: November 7th

Finished On: November 7th, 10:35 AM

Pages Read: 370

Dating Disasters of Emma Nash by by Chloe Seager

Started On: November 8th

Finished On: November 8th, 9:01 PM

Pages Read: 336

Every Duke Has His Day by Suzanne Enoch 

Started On: November 9th

Finished On: November 9th, 10:35 AM

Pages Read: 320

Last Girl Breathing by Court Stevens

Started On: November 10th

Finished On: November 10th, 9:53 AM

Pages Read: 400

Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Lord by Celeste Connally 

Started On: November 11th

Finished On: November 11th, 12:03 PM

Pages Read: 304

Cleat Cute by Meryl Wilsner

Started On: November 12th

Currently On: Page 0 of 388

Books Read: 11

Goal: 30 Books

Pages Read: 3687

Third Sentence Thursday #639, November 9th

Third Sentence Thursday is a weekly meme which likes to watch fireworks especially while eating a cookie!

1) Take the book you are currently reading and open it to a random page. Share the third full sentence on that page. (If there isn't a third one – like at the end of a chapter or a blank page – you can share the third sentence of the book or just choose another random page.) Feel free to share more than one sentence, if you feel the need to do so.

2) Review this sentence anyway you want (funny and silly reviews encouraged)

3) Post a link to your sentence at Words I Write Crazy (This Blog)

4) Visit one or two of the other blogs to check out their third sentences!

"Phoebe needs to grow up and be on time anyway." -Cleat Cute by Meryl Wilsner, page 21.

There is a bit of attitude in this narration! Must read more now! What are your guy's 3rd lines? Link up below!

WWW Wednesday #656, November 8th

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

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

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

I'm reading Dating Disasters of Emma Nash, and I'm having such a great time reading it! 

I read Iron Flame and it was so good! 

I'm going to be reading Cleat Cute, and I can't wait, I love her writing! 

What about you guys? Happy reading!

Phase Out Your TBR Update 3

So I've read my next book for the Phase Out Your TBR, and it was Iron Flame which is for the prompt Green 8, and I'll be reading Cleat Cute next! 

My Reading Journey:

Fire Falling by Elise Kova

Prompt Fulfilled: Blue 8

Started On: November 1st

Finished On: November 1st, 9:54 AM

Pages Read: 382

Good Girls Don't Die by Christina Henry 

Prompt Fulfilled: Yellow 7

Started On: November 1st

Finished On: November 1st, 10:26 PM

Pages Read: 337

Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros

Prompt Fulfilled: Green 8

Started On: November 7th

Finished On: November 7th, 11:13 PM

Pages Read: 878

Cleat Cute by Meryl Wilsner

Prompt Fulfilled: Red 8

Started On: November

Currently On: Page 0 of 388

Prompts Left: Yellow 8, Red 11, Green 11, Blue 11, Green 3, Blue 3, Yellow 3, Red 7, Green 7, Blue 7 

Books Read: 3

Pages Read: 1597

Waiting on Wednesday #640, August 16th

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

Champion of Fate by Kendare Blake

Expected Publication: September 19th, 2023
From Goodreads:

#1 New York Times bestselling author Kendare Blake is back with an epic duology starter that follows a young woman training to join a fabled order as she attempts to lead a hero to his critical first victory. A must-read for fans of Alexandra Bracken and Victoria Aveyard.

Aristene are an order of mythical female warriors. Though heroes might be immortalized in legends, it's the Aristene who guide their paths to victory. They are the Heromakers.

Raised by the order after being orphaned, Reed grew up surrounded by her future sisters-in-arms and the incredible stories of their quests. She's been counting the days until her initiation, and now one final test stands in her way: shepherding her first hero to glory on the battlefield. Succeed, and her place in the order is secured. Fail, and she'll be cast out of the only home she's ever known.

But Reed didn't count on Hestion, her assigned hero, being both infuriating and intriguing. When their strategic alliance turns into something more, it forces Reed to question the cost of becoming an Aristene. As battle looms and fate hangs in the balance, Reed must make an impossible choice: her hero or her order.

Cleat Cute by Meryl Wilsner

Expected Publication: September 19th, 2023
From Goodreads:

Grace Henderson has been a star of the US Women’s National Team for ten years, even though she’s only 26. But when she’s sidelined with an injury, a bold new upstart, Phoebe Matthews, takes her spot. Phoebe is everything Grace isn’t—a gregarious jokester who plays with a joy that Grace lost somewhere along the way. The last thing Grace expects is to become friends with benefits with this class clown she sees as her rival.

Phoebe Matthews has always admired Grace’s skill and was star struck to be training alongside her idol. But she quickly finds herself looking at Grace as more than a mere teammate. After one daring kiss, she’s hooked. Grace is everything she has been waiting to find.

As the World Cup approaches, and Grace works her way back from injury, the women decide to find a way they can play together instead of vying for the same position. Except, when they are off the field, Grace is worried she’s catching feelings while Phoebe thinks they are dating. As the tension between them grows, will both players realize they care more about their relationship than making the roster?

The Forest Grimm by Kathryn Purdie

Expected Publication: September 19th, 2023
From Goodreads:

A spellbinding YA fantasy from #1 New York Times bestselling author Kathryn Purdie, where fairy tales come to life with dark, deadly twists.

"Tell me again, Grandmère, the story of how I die."

The Midnight Forest. The Fanged Creature. Two fortune-telling cards that spell an untimely death for 17-year-old Clara. Despite the ever-present warning from her fortune-teller grandmother, Clara embarks on a dangerous journey into the deadly Forest Grimm to procure a magical book—Sortes Fortunae, the Book of Fortunes—with the power to reverse the curse on her village and save her mother.

Years ago, when the villagers whispered their deepest desires to the book, its pages revealed how to obtain them. All was well until someone used the book for an evil purpose—to kill another person. Afterward, the branches of the Forest Grimm snatched the book away, the well water in Grimm’s Hollow turned rancid, and the crops died from disease. The villagers tried to make amends with the forest, but every time someone crossed its border, they never returned.

Now, left with no alternative, Clara and her close friend, Axel—who is fated never to be with her—have set their minds to defying fate and daring to accomplish what no one else has been able to before. But the forest—alive with dark, deadly twists on some of our most well-known fairy tales—has a mind of its own.

The Only Girl in Town by Ally Condie

Expected Publication: September 19th, 2023
From Goodreads:

What would you do if everyone you love disappeared? What if it was your fault? A biting and breathless contemporary novel from Ally Condie, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Matched series.

For July Fielding, nothing has been the same since that summer before her senior year. Or that late-August night at the jump.

Before, she had Alex to be her loyal bestie, always up for playing endless rounds of mini golf or trying every ice cream flavor at local favorite Verity. She had Sydney, who pushed her during every sweaty and wonderful cross country run, and who sometimes seemed to know July better than she knew herself. And she had Sam. Sam, who told her she was everything and left her breathless with his kisses.

Now, July is alone. Every single person in her small town of Lithia has disappeared. No family. No Alex or Sydney. No Sam. July’s only chance at unraveling the mystery of their disappearance is a series of objects, each a reminder of the people she loved most. And a recurring message that begins to appear all over town: GET TH3M BACK.

With sharp, poetically visceral prose that grabs you by the heart and refuses to let go, New York Times bestselling author Ally Condie makes her contemporary-YA debut with a searingly candid, breathless novel that perfectly distills the messy, beautiful realities of growing up, growing apart, and the courageous act of self-discovery.

Murder at Midnight by Katharine Schellman

Expected Publication: September 19th, 2023
From Goodreads:

Perfect for fans of Deanna Raybourn and Ashley Weaver, when a body is found shot to death after an unexpected snowstorm, Lily Adler quickly realizes that some people will stop at nothing to bury their secrets this holiday season.

Regency widow Lily Adler is looking forward to returning to Hertfordshire to spend time with the family of her late husband. She is also excited that Captain Jack Hartley, her friend and confidante, will be visiting his own family after a long voyage at sea. With winter quickly approaching, Lily is most excited at the prospect of a relaxing and enjoyable Christmastide season away from the schemes and secrets she witnessed daily in London.

At a neighborhood ball, she soon becomes reacquainted with a friend of her late husband, Peter Coleridge, a wealthy man who not only manages Irish investments, but also a fund that most of the locals of Hertfordshire take part in. There, she also learns Jack’s sister, Amelia, is the subject of much of the neighborhood gossip—although Amelia refuses to explain if there is any truth to it. For a brief moment, Lily wonders if she ever really left London.

When a snowstorm forces several guests, including both the Adlers and the Hartleys, to stay the night, Lily quickly deduces that all is not well this holiday season. In the morning, a maid discovers the body of a guest in the poultry yard, shot to death—and he is the same man that is scandalously linked to Amelia.

Lily accepts the offer to assist in the investigation, but will she find more than what she bargained for the more she digs? Or will she herself be buried deep within the snow?

September continues to serve some really great books that I'm so excited to read! I can't wait to read these books! What about you guys? Happy reading!