Showing posts with label Renée Ahdieh. Show all posts
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Wednesday, May 21, 2025

Waiting on Wednesday #732, May 21st

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

I'll Pretend You're Mine by Tashie Bhuiyan
Expected Publication: June 3rd, 2025
Summer Ali has been making a name for herself in the music industry for years, slowly but surely climbing the charts—but the world doesn’t know her stage parents are the ones who molded her entire public persona. Finally eighteen, Summer breaks free of their control and focuses on creating her own path.

Upon running into writer’s block, Summer grows eager to take any opportunity to shake things up—even if it means agreeing to a PR stunt with child-actor-turned-playboy, Jules Moradi, famous for his tabloid escapades.

At first, Jules keeps his distance, maintaining professional boundaries. But as time passes, his walls come down, and Summer uncovers who he is beyond his reputation, and it’s someone more like her than she ever realized. As the lines blur between fake and real, Summer begins questioning who she is and what she wants—and if her dreams are worth sacrificing her heart.

Lady's Knight by Amie Kaufman and Megan Spooner
Expected Publication: June 3rd, 2025
An undeniably fierce, unforgettably funny, unapologetically queer feminist romp through the England of medieval legend. Bestselling and acclaimed authors Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner bring readers along on an epic quest for valor, freedom, and, above all, love. A Knight’s Tale meets the Lady Jane series, with a dash of The Great!

Gwen is sick of hiding—hiding the fact that she’s taken over her father’s blacksmithing duties, hiding her attraction to girls, hiding her yearning for glory as a knight.

Meanwhile, Lady Isobelle of Avington, queen bee of the castle, has never once considered hiding who she is—until now. She’s been chosen as the grand prize in the Tournament of Dragonslayers, to be given to whichever knight can claim her hand. And for the first time in her life, she can’t talk her way out of trouble.

When Isobelle discovers Gwen’s knightly ambitions, they hatch a scheme together—Gwen will joust in the tournament, disguised as Sir Gawain. Winning means freedom for Isobelle, and glory for Gwen. Losing means… well, let’s not go there.

One thing’s for sure: falling in love was never the plan.

But the best laid plans…are often trampled all over by dragons.

The Listeners by Maggie Stiefvater
Expected Publication: June 3rd, 2025
As the U.S. joins World War II, the manager of a luxury hotel set in the remote West Virginia mountains finds herself charged with the care of detained Nazi diplomats—and the FBI agent looking for a spy among them, by the #1 New York Times bestselling novelist Maggie Stiefvater.

JANUARY 1942. THE AVALLON HOTEL AND SPA offers elegance and sophistication in an increasingly ugly world. Run with precision by June Hudson, the hotel's West Virginia born-and-bred general manager, the Avallon is where high society goes to see and be seen, and where the mountain sweetwater in the fountains and spas can wash away all your troubles.

June was trained by the Gilfoyles, the hotel's aristocratic owners, and she has guided the Avallon skillfully through the first pangs of war. Now, though, the Gilfoyle family heir has made a secret deal with the State Department to fill the hotel with captured Axis diplomats. June must convince her staff—many of whom have sons and husbands heading to the frontlines—to offer luxury to Nazis. With a smile.

She also must reckon with Tucker Minnick, the FBI agent whose coal tattoo hints at their shared past in the mountains, and whose search for the diplomats’ secrets disrupts the peace June is fighting so hard to maintain. Hers is a balancing act with dangerous consequences; the sweetwater beneath the hotel can threaten as well as heal, and only June can manage the springs. As dark alliances and unexpected attractions crack the polished veneer of the Avallon, June must calculate the true cost of luxury.

THE LISTENERS is a mesmerizing portrait of an irresistible heroine, an unlikely romance, and a hotel—and a world—in peril.

A Forgery of Fate by Elizabeth Lim 
Expected Publication: June 3rd, 2025
A breathtaking romantic fantasy inspired by Beauty and the Beast about a girl who paints the future and a cursed dragon lord, bound by love and deception in a plot to bring down the gods.

From the New York Times bestselling author of Six Crimson Cranes!

Truyan Saigas didn't choose to become a con artist, but after her father is lost at sea, it’s up to her to support her mother and two younger sisters. A gifted art forger, Tru has the unique ability to paint the future, but even such magic is not enough to put her family back together again, or stave off the gangsters demanding payment in blood for her mother’s gambling debts.

Left with few options, Tru agrees to a marriage contract with a mysterious dragon lord. He offers a fresh start for her mother and sisters and elusive answers about her father's disappearance, but in exchange, she must join him in his desolate undersea palace. And she must assist him in a plot to infiltrate the tyrannical Dragon King's inner circle, painting a future so treasonous, it could upend both the mortal and immortal realms. . . .

Worth Fighting For by Jesse Q. Sutanto
Expected Publication: June 3rd, 2025
Laugh and swoon with the next book in Disney’s Meant to Be collection by bestselling and award-winning author Jesse Q. Sutanto, whose novel Dial A For Aunties Emily Henry called “Utterly clever, deeply funny, and altogether charming.”

Mulan is reimagined as a contemporary romance about family expectations, mistaken identity, and high stakes mergers—of both business and the heart.

As the right hand of her father’s hedge fund company, Fa Mulan knows what it takes to succeed as a woman in a man’s work twice as hard, be twice as smart, and burp twice as loud as any of the other finance bros she works with. So when her father unexpectedly falls ill in the middle of a critical acquisition, she is determined to see it through. There’s just one the family company in question is known for its ultra masculine whiskey brand, and the brood of old-fashioned aunts, uncles, and cousins who run it—lead by the dedicated but overworked Shang—will only trust Mulan’s father, Fa Zhou, with the future of their business.

Rather than fail the deal and her father, Mulan pretends she’s Fa Zhou. Since they’ve only corresponded over email, how hard could it be to keep things moving in his absence?

But the email leads to a face-to-face meeting, which leads to an invitation to a week long retreat at Shang’s family ranch. One meeting she can handle, but a whole week of cattle wrangling, axe-throwing, and learning proper butchering techniques, all while trying to convince Shang’s dubious family that this young woman is the powerful hedge fund CEO they’ve been negotiating with? Not so much—especially as she finds it harder and harder to ignore the undeniable spark between her and Shang.

Can she keep her head in the game and make her father proud, all while trying not to fall into a trough, or in love with Shang?

Nobody in Particular by Sophie Gonzales
Expected Publication: June 3rd, 2025
Young Royals meets The Prince and Me when a disgraced princess falls for a new student at their all-girls boarding school, but the two must hide their forbidden love at all costs.

Princess Rosemary of Henland can’t afford distractions. She’s working tirelessly to repair her image following a scandal that lost the trust of both her country and her best friend. Unfortunately, when a beautiful and funny new student joins her boarding school, Rose finds herself quite distracted indeed.

Attending Bramppath College on a music scholarship, talented pianist Danni expects to be an outcast amongst the wealthy children of the elite, but she is pleasantly surprised to be taken in by the ex-best friend of the princess. The more Danni gets to know her new classmates, the more intrigued she becomes by Rose.

When somebody sees something they shouldn’t and rumors circulate throughout Henland, Rose and Danni must either find a way to deflect the ever-increasing eyes on their relationship, or end it altogether. Because one thing is clear: if Rose’s fragile reputation takes any more hits, the palace will do whatever they must to separate Rose and Danni. Forever.

The Beautiful Maddening by Shea Ernshaw
Expected Publication: June 3rd, 2025
From #1 New York Times bestselling author Shea Ernshaw comes a haunting romantic contemporary fantasy about a teen navigating her family’s love curse that blooms with their enchanted tulips every year.

Seventeen year-old Lark Goode wants only one to escape her small town of Cutwater and the history of her family name. It’s a history that began during the Dutch tulip mania of 1636, when Lark’s ancestor stole the last remaining tulip bulbs and fled to America. But when the tulips bloomed on American soil, madness sprouted from their snowy white petals.

The madness was love.

Now, generations later, the Goodes remain cursed—the unnatural flowers outside their home causing locals to fall helplessly in love with anyone carrying Goode blood in their veins. While her brother embraces the strange power, Lark wants nothing more than to be free from it.

But when she meets a boy who seems unaffected by the family curse, Lark finds herself falling headlong into a feeling she’s spent her whole life trying to avoid. Yet, all curses and magic come with a price, and the town of Cutwater soon sinks into a dangerous sickness tied to Lark and the ill-fated tulips.

To save the town, Lark will need to sacrifice everything—even true love—to break the spell. Because in the Goode family, love has a way of destroying everything.

Never Thought I'd End Up Here by Ann Liang
Expected Publication: June 3rd, 2025
It's going to be a summer Leah will never forget... Leah Zhang has spent her whole life in LA - it's all she's ever known. That is until her parents grow tired of her broken Mandarin and zero regard for etiquette, and send her on an intensive two-week travel program across China.

There's a competition running throughout the program where the winning duo will receive a glowing letter of recommendation to the college of their dreams. Leah is forced to partner up with her former classmate and least favourite person cynical, sarcastic Cyrus, who's somehow only gotten more annoyingly handsome.

But the deeper they wander into China's provinces, the deeper Leah finds herself falling in love - with the boy she thought she despised, the home she never thought she'd call her own, and the parts of herself she thought were already lost.

From the author of This Time It's Real and I Hope This Doesn't Find You comes another swoony, enemies-to-lovers rom com For fans of Jenny Han and Crazy Rich Asians Perfect for BookTok, Never Thought I'd End Up Here explores the power of choosing your own path and embracing your authentic self.  

That Devil, Ambition by Linsey Miller
Expected Publication: June 3rd, 2025
From Lambda Literary Award finalist Linsey Miller comes this thrilling stand-alone fantasy about the lengths we'll go to get ahead—an incredibly fresh, twisty love letter to dark academia...with a body count.

Perfect for fans of A Study in Drowning by Ava Reid, Gallant by V. E. Schwab, and All of Us Villains by Amanda Foody and C. L. Herman. 

There is only one school worth graduating from, and it creates as many magicians as it does graves…

First in his class and last in his noble line, Fabian Galloway’s only hope of a good future is passing his elite school's honors class. It’s only offered to the best thirteen students, and those students have a single assignment: kill their professor.

If they succeed, their student debt is forgiven. However, if an assassination attempt fails or the professor is alive at the end of the year, the students’ lives are forfeit.

And dealing with the professor, a devil summoned solely to kill or be killed, is no easy task.

Fabian isn't worried, though. He trusts his best friends—softhearted math genius Credence and absent-minded but insightful Euphemia—to help. After all, that’s why he befriended them.

As the months pass and their professor remains impossibly alive, the trio must use every asset they have to survive. Or else failure will be on their academic records—and their tombstones—forever.

Park Avenue by Renée Ahdieh
Expected Publication: June 3rd, 2025
#1 NYT-bestselling YA author Renee Ahdieh's adult debut novel, about a young lawyer who gets pulled in to manage a crisis with her firm's biggest client, a family whose Korean beauty brand is worth a billion dollars, pitched as CRAZY RICH ASIANS meets SUCCESSION

Jia Song was always destined for greatness. As the daughter of Korean bodega owners, she promised herself that she would have every Fifth Avenue luxury when she grew up, and it is all within reach. She has just made junior partner at her prestigious Manhattan law firm, she has two best friends who are always there for her, and she is even about to score the ultra-luxe Birkin bag of her dreams. Sure, maybe her love life is in shambles and she’s spending too much time at the office. But she is set up to become the firm’s next star. So when her boss asks her for a Friday morning favor, sitting in on the hush-hush family implosion of a high-level client, she accepts without hesitation—only to find out that the client in question is one of the most famous Korean families in the world.

The Park family’s net worth is estimated at a billion dollars, and their mega-successful Korean beauty brand has shaped the culture for the past two decades. But the patriarch is filing for divorce while his wife is dying, and their three children can’t stop snapping at each other. With both the family fortune and legacy under threat from the worst kind of scandal, it’s up to Jia to set things right—and she only has a month to do it. Suddenly, Jia is thrust into the three Park siblings’ back-stabbing family politics and embroiled in a drama that feels straight out of a Korean soap opera. As Jia sorts through the lies and subterfuge, chasing the truth across the globe on private jets, she finds herself falling for this broken, badly-behaving family in ways she can’t quite explain. But it is also becoming all too clear that the Parks are hiding dark secrets, from themselves and from Jia. Can she separate the truth from the lies in time to protect the Parks’ fortune and secure her success at the firm? And can she hold on to what’s most important, even if it means admitting that what she always wanted isn’t what she actually needs?

Tell Me Something Good by Court Stevens
Expected Publication: June 3rd, 2025
"This is a writer that understands people down to the bones. Her characters are fallible and hopeful, flawed and loving, and so real they have stayed with me." --Joshilyn Jackson, New York Times bestselling author

This is a story of the rich and the very poor. This is a story of an illegal auction with dire consequences. This is a story of murders past and present. This is a story of intertwined relationships and the silent ripples they leave behind, where love becomes a guiding force, revealing the lengths one will go to protect those they cherish.

Over twenty years ago, a young hunting guide in rural Kentucky was driving his boat in the early morning mist when his peaceful cruise was cut short by a scene so disturbing, he packed up and moved away. Nine women died early that morning, but it was linked to a similar crime in Texas, so the locals quickly wrote it off as having nothing to do with them.

Now, all these years later, when everyone has nearly forgotten about that grisly part of their past, one man's accidental death will bring everything back up to the surface. The locals who knew better can no longer claim it had nothing to do with them, and one woman, desperate to do whatever it takes to save her mother's life, will learn that nearly everyone in her life has been lying to her.

In Court Stevens's adult debut, she delves deep into the heart of a community, where some will learn that we don't always live to see the ripples we make, but we must make them all the same.

Yeah, June is starting off with a ton of books, I've read some of them and they were fantastic, and I can't wait for all of these to be released, I love these authors! What about you guys? Happy reading! 

Monday, July 22, 2024

It's Monday! What Are You Reading #685, July 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 #684
Teaser Tuesday #692
WWW Wednesday #692
WOW #688
Will the Time Come #685
Third Sentence Thursday #675
Random Reads #661
First Lines Friday #688
Book Blogger Hop #354
Monthly ARC's Update 81
The Reward Challenge Update #670
Wheel of TBR #217
How Well I Stuck to It #522
Wrote that Review Update #519

Magical Readathon: Orilium: 

Phase Out Your TBR: 

Random:

OK, so I got 39 posts in 7 days, it was a quiet week, I was recovering from getting my tongue tie cut. Plus my tablet still isn't fixed, which is annoying, but hopefully I get it back this week since they've had since last Monday to start actually repairing it. What about you guys? Happy reading!

So this week I want to read whatever I want! 

Saturday, July 20, 2024

Week 29 Reviews: The Righteous, The Ruined


From Goodreads:
Following the explosive events of The Damned, Odette faces a vampire's final death. The Court of the Lions have done everything they can to save her but have failed. A healer from the Sylvan Vale could help her, but only Arjun Desai, as a half fey, can cross the boundary between realms. The Sylvan Vale is a world Arjun despises, and in return, it despises him. But knowing it could save Odette, he returns to the Vale with all haste, leaving the mirrored tare between the two worlds open and unwittingly setting the stage for both love and war.

It's mere days until Pippa Montrose is to wed Phoebus Devereux and become a member of his well-heeled family, offering salvation to her own. But Celine is missing. Pippa has no idea where her best friend has gone, but she's certain it's in the company of vampire Sébastien Saint Germain and that Arjun can lead her to them. Pippa enjoins the help of Eloise, the daughter of a powerful sorceress, to discover the gateway Arjun uses to travel between worlds. Pippa, tired of hesitating in life, marches right through in search of her friend. But what she discovers on the other side is a dangerous, duplicitous world full of mischief and magic she doesn't understand, and most unexpectedly, she finds love.

In this latest installment of The New York Times bestselling series that began with The Beautiful, Pippa journeys to the treacherous and beguiling world of the fey in search of answers only to fall in love.

From Goodreads:
The stunning conclusion to the instant New York Times bestselling quartet that began with The Beautiful.

The Sylvan Vale and the Sylvan Wyld are at war. Now that the unsteady truce between them has been broken, lines must be drawn. In an effort to protect the weakened Winter Court, Bastien rallies powerful allies and friends in New Orleans to come to their aid.

Meanwhile, under protection alongside her injured mother in the Summer Court, Celine is uncertain of whom to trust. She cannot get word to Bastien, and does not understand why he has not returned. When she realizes war between the fey courts is imminent, she journeys with Ali in an effort to find the time traveling mirror and change their fate.

But when Celine's rivals realize Bastien has rallied his allies in the mortal world, they decide to take the fight to him.

My Review:
Oh, these were such great reads! I really enjoyed the first two, and I'm glad that I read all these books close together, it kept the story details fresh in my mind, and I got to see what happened next to these characters pretty quickly! 

The Righteous was really interesting, in that it focused on Pippa and Arjun, which was great, we got to know them better, as well as explore the Fae world, which was really interesting. And it was great set up for the final book! Plus they had a really wonderful romance!

The Ruined was such a fantastic read. I was a bit worried, because it seemed to be setting up for this big kind of end battle, with allies and rivals and such from the synopsis. So much happened, so much was revealed and dealt with, yeah, loved reading that!

The ending though, that I'm not sure about. I mean, I agree with other reviewers, it did feel rushed, and there wasn't many pages to deal with what had all gone down. And we didn't leave all of them in the best of places, which has me wondering if the future will bring more...

These were such fantastic reads, and a great end to the series and I can't wait to read more by Renée Ahdieh!

Author: Renée Ahdieh
Series: The Beautiful #3, 4
Read: July 19th, 19th, 2024
Source: Bought, Ebook.bike 
Reason Why: Love her writing and this series, and they're Historical Fiction 2024 Books, Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2024 Books and WoW Books! And The Ruined is a End of Series 2024 Book! 
Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers
Published: December 7th 2021, December 5th 2023

The Righteous:
5/5 Hearts
5/5 Books
5/5 Stars








The Ruined:
5/5 Hearts
5/5 Books
5/5 Stars

Friday, July 19, 2024

Magical Readathon: Orilium Update 113 and Wrap Up

So I read my final book for Magical Readathon: Orilium, and it was The Righteous which was for the prompt Protective Cloak, and yeah, I read some really great books and I finished this TBR right before the August round, so I'm happy for that!

My Reading Journey:

Full Speed to a Crash Landing by Beth Revis
Prompt Fulfilled: Inscription
Started On: April 1st 
Finished On: April 1st, 4:31 PM 
Pages Read: 192

Family of Liars by E. Lockhart 
Prompt Fulfilled: Conjuration
Started On: April 1st
Finished On: April 1st, 9:12 PM
Pages Read: 336

Reread the Legend of Dia
Prompt Fulfilled: Lore
Started On: April 1st
Finished On: April 1st, 9:15 PM
Pages Read: N/A

Reread the Legend of Dia
Prompt Fulfilled: Lore
Started On: April 1st
Finished On: April 1st, 9:17 PM
Pages Read: N/A

Reread the Legend of Dia
Prompt Fulfilled: Lore
Started On: April 1st
Finished On: April 1st, 9:19 PM
Pages Read: N/A

Reread the Legend of Dia
Prompt Fulfilled: Lore
Started On: April 1st
Finished On: April 1st, 9:21 PM
Pages Read: N/A

Reread the Legend of Dia
Prompt Fulfilled: Lore
Started On: April 1st
Finished On: April 1st, 9:23 PM
Pages Read: N/A

Reread the Legend of Dia
Prompt Fulfilled: Lore
Started On: April 1st
Finished On: April 1st, 9:25 PM
Pages Read: N/A

Reread the Legend of Dia
Prompt Fulfilled: Lore
Started On: April 1st
Finished On: April 1st, 9:27 PM
Pages Read: N/A

The Martian by Andy Weir
Prompt Fulfilled: Astronomy
Started On: April 2nd
Finished On: April 2nd, 1:40 PM
Pages Read: 384

Picture of The Martian 
Prompt Fulfilled: Check it Out Under Direct Sunlight
Started On: April 2nd
Finished On: April 2nd, 1:45 PM
Pages Read: N/A

The Witch Queen of Halloween by Kresley Cole
Prompt Fulfilled: Restoration
Started On: April 2nd
Finished On: April 2nd, 10:17 PM
Pages Read: 182

Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton
Prompt Fulfilled: Conjuration
Started On: April 3rd
Finished On: April 3rd, 2:58 PM
Pages Read: 446

King of Scars by Leigh Bardugo
Prompt Fulfilled: Restoration
Started On: April 3rd
Finished On: April 3rd, 9:13 PM
Pages Read: 527

Picture of King of Scars
Prompt Fulfilled: Check it Out Under Direct Sunlight
Started On: April 3rd
Finished On: April 3rd, 9:17 PM
Pages Read: N/A

Get a Life, Chloe Brown by Talia Hibbert
Prompt Fulfilled: Restoration
Started On: April 4th
Finished On: April 4th, 11:28 AM
Pages Read: 387

Sex and Vanity by Kevin Kwan
Prompt Fulfilled: Restoration
Started On: April 4th
Finished On: April 4th, 2:51 PM
Pages Read: 368

Picture of Sex and Vanity
Prompt Fulfilled: Check it Out Under Direct Sunlight
Started On: April 4th
Finished On: April 4th, 2:55 PM
Pages Read: N/A

A Touch of Chaos by Scarlett St. Clair
Prompt Fulfilled: Inscription
Started On: April 4th
Finished On: April 4th, 9:46 PM
Pages Read: 592

Picture of A Touch of Chaos
Prompt Fulfilled: Check it Out Under Direct Sunlight
Started On: April 4th
Finished On: April 4th, 9:50 PM
Pages Read: N/A

The Aeronaut's Windlass by Jim Butcher 
Prompt Fulfilled: Demonology
Started On: April 5th
Finished On: April 5th, 12:13 PM
Pages Read: 656

Ivory and Bone by Julie Eshbaugh
Prompt Fulfilled: Alchemy
Started On: April 5th
Finished On: April 5th, 4:41 PM
Pages Read: 400

Picture of Ivory and Bone
Prompt Fulfilled: Check it Out Under Direct Sunlight
Started On: April 5th
Finished On: April 5th, 4:44 PM
Pages Read: N/A

Red Sister by Mark Lawrence 
Prompt Fulfilled: Animal Studies
Started On: April 5th
Finished On: April 5th, 10:43 PM
Pages Read: 477

Picture of Red Sister
Prompt Fulfilled: Check it Out Under Direct Sunlight
Started On: April 5th
Finished On: April 5th, 10:47 PM
Pages Read: N/A

These Shallow Graves by Jennifer Donnelly
Prompt Fulfilled: Apothecary Keeper 1
Started On: April 6th
Finished On: April 6th, 7:57 PM
Pages Read: 482

Obsidian and Stars by Julie Eshbaugh
Prompt Fulfilled: Alchemy
Started On: April 7th
Finished On: April 7th, 12:18 PM
Pages Read: 368

Picture of Obsidian and Stars 
Prompt Fulfilled: Check it Out Under Direct Sunlight
Started On: April 7th
Finished On: April 7th, 12:20 PM
Pages Read: N/A

A Novel Love Story by Ashley Poston
Prompt Fulfilled: Animal Studies
Started On: April 7th
Finished On: April 7th, 4:27 PM
Pages Read: 384

Lies and Weddings by Kevin Kwan
Prompt Fulfilled: Spells & Incantations
Started On: April 7th
Finished On: April 7th, 8:50 PM
Pages Read: 448

Chosen Champion by Elise Kova
Prompt Fulfilled: Elemental Studies
Started On: April 8th
Finished On: April 8th, 10:42 AM
Pages Read: 338

The Hemlock Queen by Hannah F. Whitten
Prompt Fulfilled: Artificery
Started On: April 8th
Finished On: April 8th, 10:20 PM
Pages Read: 480

Rule of Wolves by Leigh Bardugo
Prompt Fulfilled: Psionics & Divination
Started On: April 9th
Finished On: April 9th, 4:47 PM
Pages Read: 592

The Lilies by Quinn Diacon-Furtado
Prompt Fulfilled: Demonology
Started On: April 9th
Finished On: April 9th, 10:07 PM
Pages Read: 336

When Among Crows by Veronica Roth
Prompt Fulfilled: Shapeshifting
Started On: April 10th
Finished On: April 10th, 9:23 AM
Pages Read: 176

Grey Sister by Mark Lawrence 
Prompt Fulfilled: Psionics & Divination
Started On: April 10th
Finished On: April 10th, 1:32 PM
Pages Read: 427

Set in Stone by Mari Manscusi
Prompt Fulfilled: Animal Studies
Started On: April 10th
Finished On: April 10th, 5:38 PM
Pages Read: 368

A Wilderness of Stars by Shae Ernshaw
Prompt Fulfilled: Find the Crescent
Started On: April 10th
Finished On: April 10th, 9:35 PM
Pages Read: 400

The Girls I've Been by Tess Sharpe
Prompt Fulfilled: Astronomy
Started On: April 11st
Finished On: April 11th, 2:11 PM
Pages Read: 368

Starfall by Melissa Landers
Prompt Fulfilled: Alchemy
Started On: April 11st
Finished On: April 11st, 6:03 PM
Pages Read: 369

Starflight by Melissa Landers
Prompt Fulfilled: Elemental Studies
Started On: April 11st
Finished On: April 11th, 10:25 PM
Pages Read: 368

Timekeeper by Tara Sim
Prompt Fulfilled: Alchemy
Started On: April 12th
Finished On: April 12th, 2:33 PM
Pages Read: 420

Oculta by Maya Motayne
Prompt Fulfilled: Alchemy
Started On: April 12th
Finished On: April 12th, 6:31 PM
Pages Read: 544

The Lost World by Michael Crichton
Prompt Fulfilled: Psionics & Divination
Started On: April 12th
Finished On: April 12th, 10:42 PM
Pages Read: 448

The House by Christina Lauren
Prompt Fulfilled: Restoration
Started On: April 13th
Finished On: April 13th, 4:48 PM
Pages Read: 384 

The Night Hunt by Alexandra Christo
Prompt Fulfilled: Astronomy Tower
Started On: April 13th
Finished On: April 13th, 10:13 PM
Pages Read: 384

The Suffering Tree by Elle Cosimano
Prompt Fulfilled: Crescent Grove
Started On: April 14th
Finished On: April 14th, 3:35 PM
Pages Read: 368

Cast in Atonement by Michelle Sagara
Prompt Fulfilled: The Rift Spire
Started On: April 14th
Finished On: April 14th, 9:47 PM
Pages Read: 480

Heirs of Bone and Sea by Kay Adams
Prompt Fulfilled: Find the Crescent
Started On: April 15th
Finished On: April 15th, 11:46 AM
Pages Read: 314

The Perfect Guy Doesn't Exist by Sophie Gonzales
Prompt Fulfilled: Demonology
Started On: April 15th
Finished On: April 15th, 2:10 PM
Pages Read: 336

Faebound by Saara El-Arifi
Prompt Fulfilled: Crescent Grove
Started On: April 15th
Finished On: April 15th, 9:17 PM
Pages Read: 400

Icon and Inferno by Marie Lu
Prompt Fulfilled: Elemental Studies
Started On: April 16th
Finished On: April 16th, 11:51 AM
Pages Read: 336

Beyond the Ruby Veil by Mara Fitzgerald
Prompt Fulfilled: Astronomy
Started On: April 16th
Finished On: April 16th, 1:17 PM
Pages Read: 304

Night Shine by Tessa Gratton
Prompt Fulfilled: Astronomy Tower
Started On: April 16th
Finished On: April 16th, 5:03 PM
Pages Read: 400

Failed Future by Elise Kova
Prompt Fulfilled: Psionics & Divination
Started On: April 17th
Finished On: April 17th, 10:24 AM
Pages Read: 356

The Succubus's Prize by Katee Robert
Prompt Fulfilled: Spells & Incantations
Started On: April 17th
Finished On: April 17th, 10:47 AM
Pages Read: 171

Long Live Evil by Sarah Rees Brennan
Prompt Fulfilled: The Rift Spire
Started On: April 17th
Finished On: April 17th, 3:46 PM
Pages Read: 432

Otherkin by Nina Berry
Prompt Fulfilled: Find the Crescent
Started On: April 17th
Finished On: April 17th, 6:08 PM
Pages Read: 320

Othermoon by Nina Berry
Prompt Fulfilled: Find the Crescent
Started On: April 17th
Finished On: April 17th, 10:03 PM
Pages Read: 321

Hotel Magnifique by Emily J. Taylor
Prompt Fulfilled: Astronomy Tower
Started On: April 18th
Finished On: April 18th, 11:26 AM
Pages Read: 400

Chainbreaker by Tara Sim
Prompt Fulfilled: Astronomy Tower
Started On: April 18th
Finished On: April 18th, 2:34 PM
Pages Read: 473

Chaos & Flame by Tessa Gratton and Justina Ireland
Prompt Fulfilled: Conjuration
Started On: April 18th
Finished On: April 18th, 5:10 PM
Pages Read: 336

Godkiller by Hannah Kaner
Prompt Fulfilled: Crescent Grove
Started On: April 18th
Finished On: April 18th, 9:42 PM
Pages Read: 304

Act Your Age, Eve Brown by Talia Hibbert
Prompt Fulfilled: Astronomy
Started On: April 19th
Finished On: April 19th, 10:37 AM
Pages Read: 400

Beneath the Keep by Erika Johansen
Prompt Fulfilled: Find the Crescent
Started On: April 19th
Finished On: April 19th, 3:10 PM
Pages Read: 448

The Lies Among Us by Sarah Beth Durst
Prompt Fulfilled: Conjuration
Started On: April 19th
Finished On: April 19th, 6:37 PM
Pages Read: 333

Suddenly Super by Jen Calonita 
Prompt Fulfilled: Astronomy Tower
Started On: April 19th
Finished On: April 19th, 11:17 PM
Pages Read: 384

Moon Dark Smile by Tessa Gratton 
Prompt Fulfilled: Find the Crescent
Started On: April 20th
Finished On: April 20th, 10:05 PM
Pages Read: 427

Children of Ragnarök by Cinda Williams Chima
Prompt Fulfilled: Bog Cataloger
Started On: April 21st
Finished On: April 21st, 4:21 PM
Pages Read: 544

The Sky on Fire by Jenn Lyons
Prompt Fulfilled: Dragon Riding Licence 1
Started On: April 21st
Finished On: April 21st, 9:30 PM
Pages Read: 448

The Prisoner's Throne by Holly Black
Prompt Fulfilled: Spells & Incantations
Started On: April 22nd 
Finished On: April 22nd, 11:34 AM
Pages Read: 359

Othersphere by Nina Berry
Prompt Fulfilled: Find the Crescent
Started On: April 22nd 
Finished On: April 22nd, 1:45 PM
Pages Read: 320

The Girl Next Door by Cecilia Vinesse
Prompt Fulfilled: Open the Door
Started On: April 22nd
Finished On: April 22nd, 5:03 PM
Pages Read: 368

A Twisted Tale Anthology
Prompt Fulfilled: Crescent Grove
Started On: April 22nd 
Finished On: April 22nd, 10:26 PM
Pages Read: 576

Infinity Alchemist by Kacen Callender
Prompt Fulfilled: Astronomy Tower
Started On: April 23rd
Finished On: April 23rd, 11:28 AM
Pages Read: 400

If You, Then Me by Yvonne Moon
Prompt Fulfilled: Crescent Grove
Started On: April 23rd
Finished On: April 23rd, 1:48 PM
Pages Read: 416

Fat Girl on a Plane by Kelly deVos
Prompt Fulfilled: Animal Studies
Started On: April 23rd
Finished On: April 23rd, 4:57 PM
Pages Read: 376

My Killer Vacation by Tessa Bailey 
Prompt Fulfilled: Conjuration 
Started On: April 23rd
Finished On: April 23rd, 9:35 PM
Pages Read: 376

Rhapsodic by Laura Thalassa
Prompt Fulfilled: The Rift Spire
Started On: April 24th
Finished On: April 24th, 10:57 AM
Pages Read: 423

A Strange Hymn by Laura Thalassa
Prompt Fulfilled: The Rift Spire
Started On: April 24th
Finished On: April 24th, 1:10 PM
Pages Read: 418

The Confidence Games by Tess Amy
Prompt Fulfilled: Art of Illusion
Started On: April 24th
Finished On: April 24th, 3:38 PM
Pages Read: 368

Lakesedge by Lyndall Clipstone
Prompt Fulfilled: Shapeshifting
Started On: Apl 24th
Finished On: April 24th, 7:51 PM
Pages Read: 416

Song of the Six Realms by Judy I. Lin
Prompt Fulfilled: Astronomy Tower
Started On: April 25th
Finished On: April 25th, 1:34 PM
Pages Read: 400

Fate Be Changed by Farrah Rochon
Prompt Fulfilled: Elemental Studies
Started On: April 25th
Finished On: April 25th, 5:21 PM
Pages Read: 464

A Sorceress Comes to Call by T. Kingfisher
Prompt Fulfilled: Crescent Grove
Started On: April 25th
Finished On: April 25th, 8:56 PM
Pages Read: 400

Sovereign Sacrifice by Elise Kova
Prompt Fulfilled: Restoration
Started On: April 26th
Finished On: April 26th, 9:10 AM 
Pages Read: 326

Crystal Caged by Elise Kova
Prompt Fulfilled: Demonic Tethers
Started On: April 26th
Finished On: April 26th, 12:24 PM
Pages Read: 459

All for You by Kelly Finley 
Prompt Fulfilled: Restoration
Started On: April 26th
Finished On: April 26th, 1:17 PM
Pages Read: 459

Tempt Her by Kelly Finley 
Prompt Fulfilled: Spells & Incantations
Started On: April 26th
Finished On: April 26th, 4:36 PM
Pages Read: 450

The Isles of the Gods by Amie Kaufman
Prompt Fulfilled: Shapeshifting
Started On: April 26th
Finished On: April 26th, 8:10 PM
Pages Read: 464

The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune
Prompt Fulfilled: Open the Door
Started On: April 26th
Finished On: April 26th, 11:33 PM
Pages Read: 417

Game of Secrets by Kim Foster
Prompt Fulfilled: Art of Illusion
Started On: April 27th
Finished On: April 27th, 12:26 PM
Pages Read: 368

Holiday for Six by Kelly Finley 
Prompt Fulfilled: Alchemy
Started On: April 27th
Finished On: April 27th, 4:28 PM
Pages Read: 346

Shameless Play by Kelly Finley 
Prompt Fulfilled: Art of Illusion
Started On: April 27th
Finished On: April 27th, 8:33 PM
Pages Read: 346

The Dragon's Promise by Elizabeth Lim
Prompt Fulfilled: Dragon Riding Licence 2
Started On: April 27th
Finished On: April 27th, 11:17 PM
Pages Read: 484

That's Not My Name by Megan Lally 
Prompt Fulfilled: Crescent Grove
Started On: April 28th
Finished On: April 28th, 12:37 PM
Pages Read: 300

The Hollow Places by T. Kingfisher
Prompt Fulfilled: The Rift Spire
Started On: April 28th
Finished On: April 28th, 3:36 PM
Pages Read: 352

A Door in the Dark by Scott Reintgen
Prompt Fulfilled: Open the Door
Started On: April 28th
Finished On: April 28th, 6:20 PM
Pages Read: 352

Under the Whispering Door by T.J. Klune
Prompt Fulfilled: Open the Door
Started On: April 28th
Finished On: April 28th, 9:22 PM
Pages Read: 400

The Emperor of Evening Stars by Laura Thalassa 
Prompt Fulfilled: Elemental Studies
Started On: April 28th
Finished On: April 28th, 11:18 PM
Pages Read: 256

Dark Harmony by Laura Thalassa
Prompt Fulfilled: The Rift Spire
Started On: April 29th
Finished On: April 29th, 11:36 AM
Pages Read: 450

The Invisible Library by Genevieve Cogman
Prompt Fulfilled: The Rift Spire
Started On: April 29th
Finished On: April 29th, 1:31 PM
Pages Read: 400

The Study of Magic by Maria V. Snyder
Prompt Fulfilled: Scroll Case
Started On: April 29th
Finished On: April 29th, 4:25 PM
Pages Read: 338

The House That Horror Built by Christina Henry
Prompt Fulfilled: Open the Door
Started On: April 29th
Finished On: April 29th, 7:10 PM 
Pages Read: 336

Remedial Magic by Melissa Marr
Prompt Fulfilled: Open the Door
Started On: April 29th
Finished On: April 29th, 11:24 PM
Pages Read: 336

Twin Crowns by Catherine Doyle and Katherine Webber
Prompt Fulfilled: Apothecary Keeper 2
Started On: April 30th
Finished On: April 30th, 11:41 AM
Pages Read: 480

Nightbane by Alex Aster 
Prompt Fulfilled: Scroll Case
Started On: April 30th
Finished On: April 30th, 1:37 PM 
Pages Read: 416

The Reappearance of Rachel Price by Holly Jackson
Prompt Fulfilled: Scroll Case
Started On: April 30th
Finished On: April 30th, 5:12 PM
Pages Read: 448

People Like Us by Dana Mele
Prompt Fulfilled: Protective Cloak
Started On: April 30th
Finished On: April 30th, 8:23 PM
Pages Read: 384

Panic by Lauren Oliver 
Prompt Fulfilled: Demonic Tethers 
Started On: April 30th
Finished On: April 30th, 11:25 PM
Pages Read: 432

Death Behind Every Door by Heather Graham
Prompt Fulfilled: Open the Door
Started On: May 28th
Finished On: May 28th, 4:10 PM
Pages Read: 384

The Righteous by Renée Ahdieh
Prompt Fulfilled: Protective Cloak
Started On: July 19th
Finished On: July 19th, 1:03 PM
Pages Read: 456

Prompts Left: None Left! 
Read: 113
Pages Read: 37485

First Lines Friday #688, July 19th

First Lines Friday is a bookish meme hosted by Literary Marie of Precision Reviews. We encourage all of our fellow book bloggers and bookhearts to play along.

-Grab your current read(s)
-Share the first line(s)
-Include the title and author so that other FLF participants can add the book to their TBR Lists!

"She lay as still as death. It unnerved Arjun to see her like that. As if he were listening to the final strains of the Sonata Pathétique. Waiting for the music to fade to the rafters before falling to silence. It didn't suit her. Odette Valmont was a triumph. An "Ode to Joy," not a dirge. As usual, he stood apart from his chosen family, now more from habit than anything else. Arjun Desai liked remaining along the fringes. He could see and hear everything. Ensure he was never caught unawares."-The Righteous by Renée Ahdieh

That doesn't sound good! Must read more now! What about you guys? Happy reading! 

Monday, July 15, 2024

It's Monday! What Are You Reading #684, July 15th

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 #683
Teaser Tuesday #691
WWW Wednesday #691
WOW #687
Will the Time Come #684
Third Sentence Thursday #674
Random Reads #660
First Lines Friday #687
Book Blogger Hop #353
Last Letter, First Letter Reading Challenge Update 92
The Reward Challenge Update #669
Wheel of TBR #216
How Well I Stuck to It #521
Wrote that Review Update #518

Week 28 Reviews:
The Savior's Champion

Tours:


OK, so I got 34 posts in 7 days, and it was a pretty good week, I read great books, but my tablet is still out for repair, so I'm reading a lot of physical books when I'm not at home, which is pretty good, But I still want my tablet back! What about you guys? Happy reading!

So this week I want to read Betrayal Road and The Last Hour Between Worlds

The stranger frequenting Azelie Vargas's local coffee shop is a sight to behold. He's tall, dark, muscular, and a complete distraction. She's worried one look from his striking silver eyes will have her acting a fool. But it's not a look that sets Azelie aflame—it's the way he boldly tells her every dark, dirty thing he'd like to do to her. She should be scandalized. Instead, all she wants to do is say yes.

Andrii "Maestro" Federoff is in San Francisco on club business. Torpedo Ink needs information to bust up a human trafficking ring, and Maestro has found his mark. After weeks of stealthy observation, he's not sure if Azelie is involved directly, or if she's just working for some bad people. What he does know is that he needs to get close to her fast, and soon he can't get enough.

What began as a setup quickly turns real. But no matter how hot they burn, Maestro's betrayal could leave their hearts smoldering in the ashes.…
Follow a star investigator and her rival as they journey through layers of reality to save the world as they know it in this whip-smart adventure fantasy about rival guilds, reality-bending magic and unexpected mystery.

Kembral Thorne is spending a few hours away from her newborn, and she's determined to enjoy the party no matter what. But when the guests start dropping dead, Kem has no choice but to get to work. She's a member of the Guild of Hounds, after all, and she can't help picking up the scent of trouble.

She's not the only one. Her professional and personal nemesis, notorious burglar Rika Nonesuch, is on the prowl. They quickly identify what's causing the a mysterious grandfather clock that sends them down an Echo every time it chimes. In each strange new layer of reality, time resets and a sinister figure appears to perform a blood-soaked ritual.

As Kem and Rika fall into increasingly macabre versions of their city, they'll need to rely on their wits - and each other - to unravel the secret of the clock and save their city.

Saturday, July 13, 2024

Week 28 Reviews: The Beautiful, The Damned


From Goodreads:
New York Times bestselling author Renée Ahdieh returns with a sumptuous, sultry and romantic new series set in 19th century New Orleans where vampires hide in plain sight.

In 1872, New Orleans is a city ruled by the dead. But to seventeen-year-old Celine Rousseau, New Orleans provides her a refuge after she's forced to flee her life as a dressmaker in Paris. Taken in by the sisters of the Ursuline convent along with six other girls, Celine quickly becomes enamored with the vibrant city from the music to the food to the soirées and–especially–to the danger. She soon becomes embroiled in the city's glitzy underworld, known as Le Cour des Lions, after catching the eye of the group's leader, the enigmatic Sèbastien Saint Germain. When the body of one of the girls from the convent is found in the lair of Le Cour des Lions, Celine battles her attraction to him and suspicions about Sèbastien's guilt along with the shame of her own horrible secret.

When more bodies are discovered, each crime more gruesome than the last, Celine and New Orleans become gripped by the terror of a serial killer on the loose–one Celine is sure has set her in his sights . . . and who may even be the young man who has stolen her heart. As the murders continue to go unsolved, Celine takes matters into her own hands and soon uncovers something even more shocking: an age-old feud from the darkest creatures of the underworld reveals a truth about Celine she always suspected simmered just beneath the surface.

At once a sultry romance and a thrilling murder mystery, master storyteller Renée Ahdieh embarks on her most potent fantasy series yet: The Beautiful.

From Goodreads:
New York Times bestselling author Renée Ahdieh returns with the second installment of her new sumptuous, sultry and romantic series, The Beautiful.

Following the events of The Beautiful, Sébastien Saint Germain is now cursed and forever changed. The treaty between the Fallen and the Brotherhood has been broken, and war between the immortals seems imminent. The price of loving Celine was costly. But Celine has also paid a high price for loving Bastien.

Still recovering from injuries sustained during a night she can't quite remember, her dreams are troubled. And she doesn't know she has inadvertently set into motion a chain of events that could lead to her demise and unveil a truth about herself she's not quite ready to learn.

Forces hiding in the shadows have been patiently waiting for this moment for centuries. And just as Bastien and Celine begin to uncover the danger around them, they learn their love could tear them apart. 

My Review:
I had such a great time reading these books! I love her writing, but I've held off on reading this series because it wasn't finished yet, and it looks like the final book was delayed a bit. But it's now all out, so I was able to binge read this series, which I'm doing, but breaking it in half.

The Beautiful really introduced us to this world and these characters, and I'm so excited to see how things are going to develop from here! The mystery and the romance, both were really intriguing, and when you add in vampires, and other supernatural creatures, yeah, it was really interesting! 

One thing that I'm glad for is that this is a series of 4 books, because before this, Renée Ahdieh had written duologies. So it was great to have more time with this world and these characters, really see things change from the first book to the final, and I can't wait to read it! 

The Damned, was so excellent, because we know what's going on, but Celine doesn't. So a part of the mystery was when she was going to remember. As well as what other consequences of what happened, start to play out! I'm so excited to see where things go from here! 

These were so fantastic to read and I can't wait to continue on and finish this series! 

Author: Renée Ahdieh
Series: The Beautiful #1, 2
Read: July 12th, 12th, 2024
Source: Bought
Reason Why: Love her writing, and it's a Historical Fiction 2024 Books, Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2024 Books and a WoW Books! And The Beautiful is a RR Book and a WTC Book!
Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers
Published: October 8th 2019, July 7th 2020

The Beautiful:
5/5 Hearts
5/5 Books
5/5 Stars








The Damned:
5/5 Hearts
5/5 Books
5/5 Stars

Friday, July 12, 2024

Phase Out Your TBR Update 12

548So I've read my next book for the Phase Out Your TBR, and it was The Beautiful which is for the prompt Green 6, and I'll be reading The Hedgewitch of Foxhall next! 

My Reading Journey:

How to Steal a Galaxy by Beth Revis
Prompt Fulfilled: Red 7
Started On: June 1st
Finished On: June 1st, 3:37 PM
Pages Read: 192

A Marvellous Light by Freya Marske
Prompt Fulfilled: Green 10
Started On: June 3rd
Finished On: June 3rd, 11:25 AM
Pages Read: 400

Children of Anguish and Anarchy by Tomi Adeyemi
Prompt Fulfilled: Green 7
Started On: June 3rd
Finished On: June 3rd, 6:36 PM 
Pages Read: 368

A Tale Of Two Dragons by G.A. Aiken
Prompt Fulfilled: Red 6
Started On: June 4th
Finished On: June 4th, 12:55 PM
Pages Read: 174

Light My Fire by G.A. Aiken
Prompt Fulfilled: Red 12
Started On: June 4th
Finished On: June 4th, 8:49 PM
Pages Read: 496

The Savior's Champion by Jenna Moreci
Prompt Fulfilled: Green Wild (Blue 7)
Started On: June 6th
Finished On: June 6th, 7:38 PM
Pages Read: 496

Powerful by Lauren Roberts
Prompt Fulfilled: Yellow 5
Started On: June 7th
Finished On: June 7th, 6:18 PM
Pages Read: 252

Reckless by Lauren Roberts 
Prompt Fulfilled: Yellow 9
Started On: June 8th
Finished On; June 8th, 11:04 PM
Pages Read: 512

A Restless Truth by Freya Marske
Prompt Fulfilled: Yellow Wild (Green 5)
Started On: June 9th
Finished On: June 9th, 10:48 AM
Pages Read: 416

The Night Ends with Fire by K.X. Song
Prompt Fulfilled: Green 9
Started On: June 9th
Finished On: June 9th, 7:30 PM
Pages Read: 432

Archenemies by Marissa Meyer
Prompt Fulfilled: Yellow 4
Started On: June 11th
Finished On: June 11th, 9:39 PM
Pages Read: 560

The Beautiful by Renée Ahdieh
Prompt Fulfilled: Green 6
Started On: June 12th
Finished On: June 12th, 3:39 PM
Pages Read: 448

The Hedgewitch of Foxhall by Anna Bright
Prompt Fulfilled: Green 6
Started On: June 13th
Currently On: Page 0 of 400

Prompts Left: Yellow 1, Red 2, Green 3, Red 8, Yellow 10, Green 11, Yellow 4, Yellow 8, Blue 11
Books Read: 12
Pages Read: 3834

First Lines Friday #687, July 12th

First Lines Friday is a bookish meme hosted by Literary Marie of Precision Reviews. We encourage all of our fellow book bloggers and bookhearts to play along.

-Grab your current read(s)
-Share the first line(s)
-Include the title and author so that other FLF participants can add the book to their TBR Lists!

 "New Orleans is a city ruled by the dead. I remember the moment I first heard someone say this. The old man meant to frighten me. He said there was a time when coffins sprang from the ground following a heavy rain, the dead flooding the city streets. He claimed to know of a Créole woman on Rue Dauphine who could commune with spirits from the afterlife."-The Beautiful by Renée Ahdieh

That is so very atmospheric, I can just see it! Must read more now! What about you guys? Happy reading!