Monthly ARC's Update 19

So I read my next book for Monthly ARC's and it was Breaking Time by Sasha Alsberg from the June List, and Final Heir by Faith Hunter from the September 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.  

It's Monday! What Are You Reading #583, August 8th

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 #582
Teaser Tuesday #590
WWW Wednesday #590
WOW #586
Will the Time Come #583
Third Sentence Thursday #573
Random Reads #559
First Lines Friday #586
Book Blogger Hop #252

Monthly ARC's September Round Up

21 Books to Read in 2021 Update 26
The Reward Challenge Update #568
Wheel of TBR #115
How Well I Stuck to It #420
Wrote that Review Update #417

Week 31 Reviews:
The Library of Lost Things

My Plain Jane

The Basilisk of Star Manor

The Company of Fiends

A Lady of Rooksgrave Manor

The Camelot Betrayal

The Excalibur Curse

The Steel Prince

Saga #59

Saga #60

Court of the Vampire Court

Breaking Time

The Bromance Book Club

Undercover Bromance

ARC August: 

Update 1

Update 2

Update 3

Update 4

Magical Readathon: Orilium: 

Update 1

Update 2

Update 3

Update 4

Update 5

Update 6

Update 7

Update 8

Pick-Pong-A-Thon:

Update 1

Update 2

Random:

We Have the Cover of Kara Gillian #9!!!!

We Have the Cover of The Roots of Chaos #0!!!!

OK, so I got 40 posts in 7 days, and yeah, it was a pretty great reading week, I read a bunch, and I can't wait for next week! What about you guys? Happy reading!

So this week I want to read whatever I want! 

Week 31 Review: Breaking Time

From Goodreads:

Fate brought them together. Time will tear them apart.

When a mysterious Scotsman appears out of nowhere in the middle of the road, Klara thinks the biggest problem is whether she hit him with her car. But, as impossible as it sounds, Callum has stepped out of another time, and it's just the beginning of a deadly adventure. 

 

Klara will soon learn that she is the last Pillar of Time—an anchor point in the timeline of the world and a hiding place for a rogue goddess's magic. Callum is fated to protect her at all costs. A dark force is hunting for the Pillars, to claim the power of the goddess—and Klara and Callum are the only two standing in the way. Thrown together by fate, the two have to learn to trust one another and work together…but they'll need to protect their hearts from one another if they're going to survive. 

My Review:
I had a really decent reading this book, time travel books are always a fun read, and I was interested to see what the particulars were going to be in this world, and these were really great characters to read about! 

I'm a bit conflicted. On one hand, I had a decent time with this book. There were flaws, as a time travel romance there were some not so great decisions made. But on the other, I've learned that Sasha Alsberg is controversial, that it looks like she sold ARC's and faked another author's signature. And it doesn't feel great to support an author who did that. 

That it's basically a YA outlander book, but the past coming the present, sounded like a pretty great idea. I enjoyed this world of Celtic mythology, and Pillars of Time, it was an interesting idea, and I had a good time reading it.

The romance, very insta-love, but I did like this pair and their relationship together. There were a bunch of complications, but they worked through them. Since they were also dealing with the bad guys, well, it kept them on their toes! 

I had a pretty good time with this book, but oh, I have mixed feelings about it!  

Author: Sasha Alsberg
Read: August 3rd, 2022
Source: Edelweiss
Reason Why: Sounded good, and I enjoyed her other books, and it's a Historical Fiction 2022 Book, SAC 2022 Book and a WoW Book!
Publisher: Inkyard Press
Published: June 14th 2022

5/5 Hearts

0/5 Books

1/5 Stars

Magical Readathon: Orilium Update 3

So I read my next book for Magical Readathon: Orilium, and it was Breaking Time which was for the prompt Psionics & Divination O, and I'll be reading The Bromance Book Club next!

My Reading Journey:

A Lady of Rooksgrave Manor by Kathryn Moon

Prompt Fulfilled: Inscription O

Started On: August 1st

Finished On: August 1st, 5:20 PM

Pages Read: 405

Court of the Vampire Queen by Katee Robert

Prompt Fulfilled: The AWW Needs You Quest

Started On: August 1st

Finished On: August 1st, 9:40 PM

Pages Read: 496

Breaking Time by Sasha Alsberg

Prompt Fulfilled: Psionics & Divination O

Started On: August 3rd

Finished On: August 3rd, 9:50 PM

Pages Read: 352

The Bromance Book Club by Lyssa Kay Adams

Prompt Fulfilled: Alchemy O

Started On: August 4th

Currently On: Page 0 of 352

Prompts Left: Alchemy O, Alchemy Q, Alchemy D, Inscription Q, Artificery O, Spells & Incantations O, Spells & Incantations Q, Elemental Studies O, Elemental Studies Q, Elemental Studies D, Shapeshifting O, Animal Studies O, Astronomy O, Restoration O, Restoration Q, Inscription O, Restoration O, Restoration Q, Conjuration O, Conjuration Q, Demonology O, Lore O, Lore Q, Lore D, Animal Studies O, Animal Studies Q, Demonology O, Restoration O, Restoration Q, Spells & Incantations O, Alchemy O, Art of Illusion O, Art of Illusion Q, Spells & Incantations O, Psionics & Divination Q, Psionics & Divination D, Lore O, Alchemy Q, Restoration O, Restoration Q, Shapeshifting O, Art of Illusion O, Art of Illusion Q, Art of Illusion D, Psionics & Divination O

Read: 3

Pages Read: 1253

ARC August Update 2

So I read my next book for ARC August, and it was Breaking Time and I'll be reading Dare You to Lie next! 

My Reading Journey:

Court of the Vampire Queen by Katee Robert

Started On: August 1st

Finished On: August 1st, 9:40 PM

Pages Read: 496

Breaking Time by Sasha Alsberg

Started On: August 3rd

Finished On: August 3rd, 9:50 PM

Pages Read: 352

Dare You to Lie by Amber Lynn Natusch

Started On: August 4th

Currently On: Page 0 of 352

Goals: 31
Read: 2
Pages Read: 848

WWW Wednesday #590, August 3rd

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

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

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

I'm currently reading Breaking Time, and I'm really enjoying it! 

I read Court of the Vampire Queen, and I really enjoyed reading it again, in one bind up! 

I'm going to be reading Dead Man's Hand, and I can't wait, it sounds really great!  

What about you guys? Happy reading!

Teaser Tuesday #590, August 2nd

Teaser Tuesday is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by Ambrosia of The Purple Booker. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:

• Grab your current read
• Open to a random page
• Share two (2) "teaser" sentences from somewhere on that page
• BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn't give too much away! You don't want to ruin the book for others!)
• Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!

Today's teaser comes from Breaking Time by Sasha Alsberg, page 18.

"A little cheesy, sure, but it allowed them to distinguish the rooms, which also meant charging different prices for each. Her mom was a treasure hunter second, a businesswoman first."

Yeah. Sounds good! Must read more now! What about you guys? Happy reading!

Magical Readathon: Orilium Update 2

So I read my next book for Magical Readathon: Orilium, and it was Court of the Vampire Queen which was for the prompt The AWW Needs You Quest, and I'll be reading Breaking Time next!

My Reading Journey:

A Lady of Rooksgrave Manor by Kathryn Moon

Prompt Fulfilled: Inscription O

Started On: August 1st

Finished On: August 1st, 5:20 PM

Pages Read: 405

Court of the Vampire Queen by Katee Robert

Prompt Fulfilled: The AWW Needs You Quest

Started On: August 1st

Finished On: August 1st, 9:40 PM

Pages Read: 496

Breaking Time by Sasha Alsberg

Prompt Fulfilled: Psionics & Divination O

Started On: August 2nd

Currently On: Page 0 of 352

Prompts Left: Alchemy O, Alchemy Q, Alchemy D, Inscription Q, Artificery O, Spells & Incantations O, Spells & Incantations Q, Elemental Studies O, Elemental Studies Q, Elemental Studies D, Shapeshifting O, Animal Studies O, Astronomy O, Restoration O, Restoration Q, Inscription O, Restoration O, Restoration Q, Conjuration O, Conjuration Q, Demonology O, Lore O, Lore Q, Lore D, Animal Studies O, Animal Studies Q, Demonology O, Restoration O, Restoration Q, Spells & Incantations O, Alchemy O, Art of Illusion O, Art of Illusion Q, Spells & Incantations O, Psionics & Divination Q, Psionics & Divination D, Lore O, Alchemy O, Alchemy Q, Restoration O, Restoration Q, Shapeshifting O, Art of Illusion O, Art of Illusion Q, Art of Illusion D, Psionics & Divination O

Read: 2

Pages Read: 901

ARC August Update 1

So I read my first book for ARC August, and it was Court of the Vampire Queen and I'll be reading Breaking Time next! 

My Reading Journey:

Court of the Vampire Queen by Katee Robert

Started On: August 1st

Finished On: August 1st, 9:40 PM

Pages Read: 496

Breaking Time by Sasha Alsberg

Started On: August 2nd

Currently On: Page 0 of 352

Goals: 31
Read: 1
Pages Read: 496

Waiting on Wednesday #574, May 11th

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

The Graveside Bar and Grill by Darynda Jones

Expected Publication: June 14th, 2022
From Goodreads:

From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Darynda Jones comes a new story in her Charley Davidson series…

*more information to come.

Trouble With the Cursed by Kim Harrision

Expected Publication: June 14th, 2022
From Goodreads:

Rachel Morgan must keep her friends close—and her enemies closer—in the next Hollows novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Kim Harrison.

Rachel Morgan, witch-born demon, has one unspoken rule: take chances, but pay for them yourself. With it, she has turned enemies into allies, found her place with her demon kin, and stepped up as the subrosa of Cincinnati—responsible for keeping the paranormal community at peace and in line.

Life is . . . good? Even better, her best friend, Ivy Tamwood, is returning home. Nothing’s simple, though, and Ivy’s not coming alone. The vampires’ ruling council insists she escort one of the long undead, hell-bent on proving that Rachel killed Cincy’s master vampire to take over the city. Which, of course, Rachel totally did not do. She only transformed her a little.

With Rachel’s friends distracted by their own lives and problems, she reaches out to a new ally for help—the demon Hodin. But this trickster has his own agenda. In the end, the only way for Rachel to save herself and the city may be to forge a new understanding with her estranged demon teacher, Al. There’s just one problem: Al would sell his own soul to be rid of her. . . .

A Face to Die For by Iris Johansen

Expected Publication: June 14th, 2022
From Goodreads:

Eve Duncan is in a fight against time while trying to unearth one of the lost secrets of the world's history in this installment from #1 New York Times bestselling author Iris Johansen.

Archaeologist Riley Smith has been obsessed with Helen of Troy since she was a small girl, trailing her professor father all over the world in search of the tomb of the world’s most beautiful woman. Professor Smith set out to prove that, instead of a myth, Helen had been a living, breathing queen who inspired Homer to write The Iliad.

Forensic sculptor Eve Duncan has the unusual skills needed to recreate the face that launched a thousand ships—revealing Helen’s true appearance for the first time in history. But convincing Eve to take on the challenge will be difficult because her efforts will come at great personal cost.

When tomb raiders murder Riley’s father, she is determined to reach the burial site first, get revenge for his death, and enlist Eve’s help. Also on hand to help is her father's associate Michael Cade, but he has his own secret agenda when it comes to finding Helen.

Now both Riley and Eve are in danger and in a race across one of the most remote parts of the world. At least they have their trust in each other as they hunt for Helen. 

Go Hunt Me by Kelly DeVos

Expected Publication: June 14th, 2022
From Goodreads:

For Dracula lovers and fans of Diana Urban’s All Your Twisted Secrets, this spine-tingling thriller follows seven horror buffs as their dream trip to a remote Romanian castle turns into a nightmare when they begin to be killed one by one.

Alex Rush is ready for the trip of a lifetime.

She and her friends have made some creepily awesome films together throughout high school, so with only a few months left before they go their separate ways for college, they’re determined to make the best one yet: an epic short film that reimagines the story of Dracula, filmed on location at a remote castle in Romania.

But when they get there, it’s not quite the majestic setting they planned for. Menacing weapons line the walls, the twisted halls are easy to get lost in, and with no connection to the outside world, the group is unexpectedly off the grid. After just a few hours spent under its roof, Alex and her friends have no trouble imagining how this dark, terrifying castle inspired one of the most enduring horror novels of all time.

Only soon they no longer have to use their imaginations to understand the location’s terrifying history—just as they get the film’s first shot rolling, one of Alex’s friends disappears, and she’s nearly certain she saw a cloaked stranger lurking in the shadows. As more members of the group begin to meet an untimely demise, Alex is desperate to stop the bloodshed, even if it means facing a monster she never thought would be let loose.

Valiant Ladies by Melissa Grey

Expected Publication: June 14th, 2022
From Goodreads:

Two teen vigilantes set off on an action-packed investigation to expose corruption and deliver justice in Valiant Ladies, Melissa Grey's YA historical fiction novel inspired by real seventeenth century Latinx teenagers known as the Valiant Ladies of Potosí.

By day Eustaquia “Kiki” de Sonza and Ana Lezama de Urinza are proper young seventeenth century ladies. But when night falls, they trade in their silks and lace for swords and muskets, venturing out into the vibrant, bustling, crime-ridden streets of Potosí in the Spanish Empire's Viceroyalty of Peru. They pass their time fighting, gambling, and falling desperately in love with one another.

Then, on the night Kiki's engagement to the Viceroy's son is announced, her older brother—heir to her family’s fortune—is murdered. The girls immediately embark on a whirlwind investigation that takes them from the lowliest brothels of Potosí to the highest echelons of the Spanish aristocracy.

Breaking Time by Sasha Alsberg

Expected Publication: June 14th, 2022
From Goodreads:

Fate brought them together. Time will tear them apart.

When a mysterious Scotsman appears out of nowhere in the middle of the road, Klara thinks the biggest problem is whether she hit him with her car. But, as impossible as it sounds, Callum has stepped out of another time, and it’s just the beginning of a deadly adventure. 

 

Klara will soon learn that she is the last Pillar of Time—an anchor point in the timeline of the world and a hiding place for a rogue goddess’s magic. Callum is fated to protect her at all costs. A dark force is hunting for the Pillars, to claim the power of the goddess—and Klara and Callum are the only two standing in the way. Thrown together by fate, the two have to learn to trust one another and work together…but they'll need to protect their hearts from one another if they're going to survive.

Rise of the Vicious Princess by C.J. Redwine

Expected Publication: June 14th, 2022
From Goodreads:

The first in a YA political fantasy duology about a fierce princess determined to bring lasting peace to her kingdom regardless of the cost to her heart.

Princess Charis Willowthorn is the dutiful sword of Calera. Raised to be ruthless and cunning, her only goal is to hold her war-torn kingdom together long enough to find a path toward peace with their ancient foe, Montevallo, even if the cost is her own heart.

When violence erupts in the castle itself and an unseen enemy begins sinking Calera’s ships, Charis realizes a threat much greater than Montevallo is coming for her people. So she forms a plan. By day, she is Calera’s formidable princess intent on forging an alliance with Montevallo. By night, she disguises herself as a smuggler and roams the sea with a trusted group of loyalists, hunting for their new enemies. And through it all, there’s the one boy she can’t have—who guards her life but steals her heart.

But her enemies are much closer than Charis realizes, and her heart isn’t the only thing she has left to lose.

Yeah, some really great books coming out shortly! I'm so exited, I've read a few of these, and they were so great! What about you guys? Happy reading! 

It's Monday! What Are You Reading #521, May 31st

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 #520
Teaser Tuesday #528
WWW Wednesday #528
WOW #524
Will the Time Come #521
Third Sentence Thursday #511
Random Reads #497
First Lines Friday #524
Book Blogger Hop #190

Last Letter, First Letter Reading Challenge Update 80

A-Z Reading Challenge Update 60

21 Books to Read in 2021 Update 8
The Reward Challenge Update #506
Wheel of TBR #53
How Well I Stuck to It #358
Wrote that Review Update #356

Week 21 Reviews:

The Good Girls
Wings of Ebony

The Warlord

Shadow Storm

Half Sick of Shadows

Dating the Undead

Nil Remembered

Nil

Zenith

Nexus

The Chaos of Standing Still

Sixteen Scandals

The Theft of Sunlight

Pushing Perfect

Clean Sweep ARC Challenge: 

Update 14

Update 15

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DesertAThon: 

Update 7

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Do the Thing-a-Thon:

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Update 14

Update 15 and Wrap Up

Random:

Lynne Matson Author Page

We Have the Cover of Skyward #3!!!!

We Have the Cover of Guild Hunter #14!!!!

Jen Calonita Author Page

Kate Alice Marshall Author Page

Whatever-You-Want-A-Thon June 2021 Sign Up

Book Battle June 2021 TBR

The Olympics Readathon June 2021 Sign Up

OK, so I got 74 posts in 7 days, because I had the week off (because I booked it off because of my birthday on the 24th) and I read a lot, so blogged a lot about it, yeah! Back to work today, but yeah, hoping to get a few more books for CSAC! What about you guys? Happy reading!

So this week I want to read The Eyes of Tamburah, The City of Zirdai, and Heartless.

Treasure hunting has never been more dangerous... Tomb Raider meets Poison Study!

New York Times bestselling author Maria Snyder begins an action-packed new fantasy series.

'He thinks you are the thief...'

Shyla is a researcher who resides in the underground desert city of Zirdai, which is ruled by the wealthy Water Prince and brutal Heliacal Priestess. Even though Shyla is sun-kissed - an outcast, considered cursed by the Sun Goddess - she is still renowned for uncovering innumerable archaic facts, lost artefacts, ancient maps, and obscure historical documents. Her quiet life is about to change when Banqui, an archaeologist, enlists her services to find The Eyes of Tamburah: legendary gemstones that bestows great magic to its wielder. These ancient objects can tip the balance of power and give whoever possesses them complete control of the city.

But chaos erupts when The Eyes are stolen soon after they're found - and Shyla is blamed for the theft. Forced to flee, with the Prince's soldiers and the Priestess' deacons on her trail, Shyla must recover the jewels and clear her name. A quest that will unearth secrets even more valuable than The Eyes of Tamburah themselves...

Vengeance is irresistible…

Kaysar the Unhinged One, fae King of Midnight, can drive anyone to madness with his song. A ruthless warrior forged in hate, he lives to force his enemies to their knees. He will stop at nothing to succeed—even abduct and seduce his foe’s beloved bride, ensuring his own child one day sits on the male’s throne. Except, his prize escapes to the mortal realm before the first kiss, her heart transplanted into a mortal beauty with dangerous secrets…

Chantel “Cookie” Bardot is a professional gamer girl great at trash talking, bad at peopling. After a long awaited surgery, she begins to morph into a powerful fae princess. Catapulted into a strange land ruled by a cruel but seductive villain, she must battle flesh and blood monsters and navigate royal intrigues. But the true danger is Kaysar, whose every wicked touch tempts her beyond reason. Should she run…or descend into the darkness with him?

Week 21 Reviews: Zenith, Nexus

From Goodreads:
From #1 New York Times bestselling author duo Sasha Alsberg and Lindsay Cummings comes the first book in The Androma Saga, an action-packed thrill ride of adventure, intrigue and steamy star-crossed romance

Known across the galaxy as the Bloody Baroness, Captain Androma Racella and her motley crew of space-bound privateers roam the Mirabel galaxy on the glass starship Marauder, taking what mercenary work they can find to stay alive.

When a routine job goes awry, the Marauder's all-girl crew find themselves placed at the mercy of a dangerous bounty hunter from Andi's past. Coerced into a life-threatening mission, and straight into the path of a shadowy ruler bent on revenge, Andi and her crew will either restore order to the ship—or start a war that will devour worlds. 

From Goodreads:
Return to the high-stakes, riveting world of The Androma Saga in this dazzling finale from #1 New York Times bestselling authors Sasha Alsberg and Lindsay Cummings.

With her crew captured and her ship a smoldering ruin, notorious mercenary Androma Racella is no longer the powerful Bloody Baroness, but a fugitive on the run. And with most of the galaxy now trapped under the mind control of the bloodthirsty Queen Nor, not even the farthest reaches of Mirabel can offer safety for the queen's most-hated adversary.

But Andi will risk anything, even her precious freedom, to save her crew. So when she finds herself stranded with bounty hunter Dextro Arez on the unforgiving ice planet of Solera, Andi seeks out the mysterious Arachnid, the one person who seems to be fighting back against the vicious queen…and uncovers the true, devastating reason for Nor's takeover.

Back on Andi's home planet of Arcardius, Nor's actions have made Mirabel vulnerable to invasion from an outside force. Now allying with her mortal enemy may be the only way for the Bloody Baroness to save the galaxy—even if that alliance demands the most wrenching sacrifice of all.

My Review:
Oh, I had a really fantastic time reading these books! I've enjoyed books by Linsay Cumming's before, but Sasha Alsberg is a new author for me, and they sounded really great (which is why I got book 2 before reading book 1, opps!) and having now read them, they were! 

Getting to know Andi and her crew was so great! They all have such personalities, and I had such a great time learning them! There's also some pretty important pasts, and some secrets, that are coming back to haunt them. 

The scope of this world was fantastic to read! With all these different planets, and with the ability that Queen Nor has, all the politics and maneuvering were on a pretty big scale! Some of the plans were pretty shocking, and I had such a great time watching them play out! 

Man, there were some pulse pounding moments in this series! Definitely the second one more then the first, because of course things are going to go wrong in the first book, but to have a good happy ending, it has to mostly go right in the end! Loved how it turned out! 

This was a fantastic series, and I can't wait to read more from either or both authors in the future! 

Authors: Sasha Alsberg & Lindsay Cummings
Series: The Androma Saga #1, 2
Read: May 26th, 27th, 2021
Source: Bought/Edelweiss, NetGalley
Reason Why: Sounded really great and they're Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2021 Books and Zenith is a Edelweiss Book to Read 2021, RR Book and a WoW Book! And Nexus is a End of Series 2021 Book!
Publisher: Harlequin Teen, Inkyard Press
Published: January 16th 2018, May 7th 2019

Zenith:

5/5 Hearts

5/5 Books

5/5 Stars

Nexus:

5/5 Hearts

5/5 Books

5/5 Stars

21 Books to Read in 2021 Update 8

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

So I read Nil from the NetGalley List, and Zenith and The Chaos of Standing Still from the Edelweiss list!

Yep. Happy reading!

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

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

Do the Thing-a-Thon Update 8

I read my next book for Do the Thing-a-Thon, and it was Nexus which is for the prompt NetGalley and Edelweiss ARC's, and I'll be reading The Chaos of Standing Still next! 

My Reading Journey:

Wings of Ebony by J. Elle

Prompt Fulfilled: DesertAThon
Started On: May 24th

Finished On: May 24th 9:00 AM
Pages Read: 368

The Warlord by Gena Showalter

Prompt Fulfilled: Catch Up on Authors 1
Started On: May 24th

Finished On: May 24th, 6:01 PM
Pages Read: 384

Shadow Storm by Christine Feehan 

Prompt Fulfilled: NetGalley and Edelweiss ARC's

Started On: May 24th

Finished On: May 24th, 9:51 PM
Pages Read: 432

Half Sick of Shadows by Laura Sebastian

Prompt Fulfilled: Wheel of TBR

Started On: May 25th

Finished On: May 26th, 12:12 AM

Pages Read: 448

Dating The Undead by Juliet Lyons
Prompt Fulfilled: A-Z Reading Challenge

Started On: May 26th

Finished On: May 26th, 11:46 AM

Pages Read: 352 

Nil by Lynne Matson

Prompt Fulfilled: LLFL Book

Started On: May 26th

Finished On: May 26th, 6:12 PM

Pages Read: 374

Zenith by Sasha Alsberg and Lindsay Cummings

Prompt Fulfilled: Books to Read in 2021

Started On: May 26th

Finished On: May 26th, 11:38 PM

Pages Read: 534

Nexus by Sasha Alsberg and Lindsay Cummings

Prompt Fulfilled: NetGalley and Edelweiss ARC's

Started On: May 27th

Finished On: May 27th, 4:00 PM

Pages Read: 544

The Chaos of Standing Still by Jessica Brody

Prompt Fulfilled: NetGalley and Edelweiss ARC's

Started On: May 27th

Currently On: Page 0 of 403

Books Read: 8

Pages Read: 3436

Prompts Left: Catch Up on Authors 2, RR Book, WTC Book

Clean Sweep ARC Challenge Update 21

Ok, so I read my next book for Clean Sweep ARC Challenge, and it was Nexus and I'll be reading The Chaos of Standing Still next! 

My Reading Journey:

Shadowed Steel by Chloe Neill
Started On: May 1st
Finished On: May 1st, 7:45 PM
Pages Read: 336

Sightwitch by Susan Dennard
Started On: May 1st

Finished On: May 1st, 10:01 PM
Pages Read: 240

A Summoning of Souls by Leanna Renee Hieber 

Started On: May 10th

Finished On: May 10th, 9:34 PM
Pages Read: 243

Dreaming Death by Heather Graham

Started On: May 11th
Finished On: May 11th, 9:30 PM
Pages Read: 329

Cursed Luck by Kelley Armstrong

Started On: May 14th

Finished On: May 14th, 11:58 PM
Pages Read: 364

Grace and Glory by Jennifer L. Armentrout

Started On: May 15th

Finished On: May 15th, 8:17 PM
Pages Read: 512

The Unforgiven by Heather Graham

Started On: May 16th

Finished On: May 16th, 2:47 PM
Pages Read: 336

To Best the Boys by Mary Weber 

Started On: May 16th

Finished On: May 16th, 6:14 PM

Pages Read: 336 

The Valiant by Lesley Livingston

Started On: May 18th

Finished On: May 18th, 8:59 PM

Pages Read: 336

The Betrayed by Kiera Cass

Started On: May 19th

Finished On: May 19th, 9:20 PM

Pages Read: 304

The Final Girl Support Group by Grady Hendrix

Started On: May 20th

Finished On: May 20th, 8:46 PM

Pages Read: 352

Here and Now and Then by Mike Chen 

Started On: May 21st

Finished On: May 21st, 10:52 PM

Pages Read:  336

The Good Girls by Claire Eliza Bartlett

Started On: May 22nd

Finished On: May 22nd, 10:16 PM

Pages Read: 368

Wings of Ebony by J. Elle

Started On: May 24th

Finished On: May 24th 9:00 AM
Pages Read: 368

The Warlord by Gena Showalter

Started On: May 24th

Finished On: May 24th, 6:01 PM
Pages Read: 384

Shadow Storm by Christine Feehan 

Started On: May 24th

Finished On: May 24th, 9:51 PM
Pages Read: 432

Half Sick of Shadows by Laura Sebastian

Started On: May 25th

Finished On: May 26th, 12:12 AM

Pages Read: 448

Dating The Undead by Juliet Lyons

Started On: May 26th

Finished On: May 26th, 11:46 AM

Pages Read: 352 

Nil by Lynne Matson

Started On: May 26th

Finished On: May 26th, 6:12 PM

Pages Read: 374

Zenith by Sasha Alsberg and Lindsay Cummings

Started On: May 26th

Finished On: May 26th, 11:38 PM

Pages Read: 534

Nexus by Sasha Alsberg and Lindsay Cummings

Started On: May 27th

Finished On: May 27th, 4:00 PM

Pages Read: 544

The Chaos of Standing Still by Jessica Brody

Started On: May 27th

Currently On: Page 0 of 403

Books Read: 21

Goal: 25 Books

Pages Read: 7860

Third Sentence Thursday #511, May 27th

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!

"She tried to sit up and groaned, a hand flying up toward the white bandages covering the knife wound

in her chest." -Nexus by Sasha Alsberg and Lindsay Cummings, page 13.

Oh, dear, that sounds like a predicament! Must read more!

What are your guy's 3rd lines? Link up below!

Do the Thing-a-Thon Update 7

I read my next book for Do the Thing-a-Thon, and it was Zenith which is for the prompt Books to Read in 2021, and I'll be reading Nexus next! 

My Reading Journey:

Wings of Ebony by J. Elle

Prompt Fulfilled: DesertAThon
Started On: May 24th

Finished On: May 24th 9:00 AM
Pages Read: 368

The Warlord by Gena Showalter

Prompt Fulfilled: Catch Up on Authors 1
Started On: May 24th

Finished On: May 24th, 6:01 PM
Pages Read: 384

Shadow Storm by Christine Feehan 

Prompt Fulfilled: NetGalley and Edelweiss ARC's

Started On: May 24th

Finished On: May 24th, 9:51 PM
Pages Read: 432

Half Sick of Shadows by Laura Sebastian

Prompt Fulfilled: Wheel of TBR

Started On: May 25th

Finished On: May 26th, 12:12 AM

Pages Read: 448

Dating The Undead by Juliet Lyons
Prompt Fulfilled: A-Z Reading Challenge

Started On: May 26th

Finished On: May 26th, 11:46 AM

Pages Read: 352 

Nil by Lynne Matson

Prompt Fulfilled: LLFL Book

Started On: May 26th

Finished On: May 26th, 6:12 PM

Pages Read: 374

Zenith by Sasha Alsberg and Lindsay Cummings

Prompt Fulfilled: Books to Read in 2021

Started On: May 26th

Finished On: May 26th, 11:38 PM

Pages Read: 534

Nexus by Sasha Alsberg and Lindsay Cummings

Prompt Fulfilled: NetGalley and Edelweiss ARC's

Started On: May 27th

Currently On: Page 0 of 544

Books Read: 7

Pages Read: 2892

Prompts Left: Catch Up on Authors 2

DesertAThon Update 11

I read my next book for DesertAThon, and it was Zenith which is for the prompt Read a Book with a Foiled Cover, and I'll be reading Sixteen Scandals next! 

My Reading Journey:

Shadowed Steel by Chloe Neill

Prompt Fulfilled: Read a Book With a Weapon on the Cover
Started On: May 1st
Finished On: May 1st, 7:45 PM
Pages Read: 336

Sightwitch by Susan Dennard

Prompt Fulfilled: Read a book with some type of magic
Started On: May 1st

Finished On: May 1st, 10:01 PM
Pages Read: 240

Wild Country by Anne Bishop

Prompt Fulfilled: Read a book that has some kind of traveling in it

Started On: May 8th

Finished On: May 8th, 11:58 PM
Pages Read: 518

A Summoning of Souls by Leanna Renee Hieber 

Prompt Fulfilled: Read a Book With Some Sort of Romance in It's Plot
Started On: May 10th

Finished On: May 10th, 9:34 PM
Pages Read: 243

Dreaming Death by Heather Graham

Prompt Fulfilled: Read a Backlist Book 2
Started On: May 11th

Finished On: May 11th, 9:30 PM
Pages Read: 329

Here and Now and Then by Mike Chen 

Prompt Fulfilled: Read a Backlist Book 1

Started On: May 21st

Finished On: May 21st, 10:52 PM

Pages Read:  336

Wings of Ebony by J. Elle

Prompt Fulfilled: Read a Random Book on Your TBR
Started On: May 24th

Finished On: May 24th 9:00 AM
Pages Read: 368

The Warlord by Gena Showalter

Prompt Fulfilled: Read a hyped book
Started On: May 24th

Finished On: May 24th, 6:01 PM
Pages Read: 384

Half Sick of Shadows by Laura Sebastian

Prompt Fulfilled: Read a Retelling

Started On: May 25th

Finished On: May 26th, 12:12 AM

Pages Read: 448

Nil by Lynne Matson

Prompt Fulfilled: Desert Vibed Book

Started On: May 26th

Finished On: May 26th, 6:12 PM

Pages Read: 374

Zenith by Sasha Alsberg and Lindsay Cummings

Prompt Fulfilled: Read a Book with a Foiled Cover

Started On: May 26th

Finished On: May 26th, 11:38 PM

Pages Read: 534

Sixteen Scandals by Sophie Jordan

Prompt Fulfilled: Read a Standalone

Started On: May 27th

Currently On: Page 0 of 256

Books Read: 11

Pages Read: 4512

Prompts Left: Read a Five Star Prediction, Read a Book set in the Desert

Clean Sweep ARC Challenge Update 20

Ok, so I read my next book for Clean Sweep ARC Challenge, and it was Zenith and I'll be reading Nexus next! 

My Reading Journey:

Shadowed Steel by Chloe Neill
Started On: May 1st
Finished On: May 1st, 7:45 PM
Pages Read: 336

Sightwitch by Susan Dennard
Started On: May 1st

Finished On: May 1st, 10:01 PM
Pages Read: 240

A Summoning of Souls by Leanna Renee Hieber 

Started On: May 10th

Finished On: May 10th, 9:34 PM
Pages Read: 243

Dreaming Death by Heather Graham

Started On: May 11th
Finished On: May 11th, 9:30 PM
Pages Read: 329

Cursed Luck by Kelley Armstrong

Started On: May 14th

Finished On: May 14th, 11:58 PM
Pages Read: 364

Grace and Glory by Jennifer L. Armentrout

Started On: May 15th

Finished On: May 15th, 8:17 PM
Pages Read: 512

The Unforgiven by Heather Graham

Started On: May 16th

Finished On: May 16th, 2:47 PM
Pages Read: 336

To Best the Boys by Mary Weber 

Started On: May 16th

Finished On: May 16th, 6:14 PM

Pages Read: 336 

The Valiant by Lesley Livingston

Started On: May 18th

Finished On: May 18th, 8:59 PM

Pages Read: 336

The Betrayed by Kiera Cass

Started On: May 19th

Finished On: May 19th, 9:20 PM

Pages Read: 304

The Final Girl Support Group by Grady Hendrix

Started On: May 20th

Finished On: May 20th, 8:46 PM

Pages Read: 352

Here and Now and Then by Mike Chen 

Started On: May 21st

Finished On: May 21st, 10:52 PM

Pages Read:  336

The Good Girls by Claire Eliza Bartlett

Started On: May 22nd

Finished On: May 22nd, 10:16 PM

Pages Read: 368

Wings of Ebony by J. Elle

Started On: May 24th

Finished On: May 24th 9:00 AM
Pages Read: 368

The Warlord by Gena Showalter

Started On: May 24th

Finished On: May 24th, 6:01 PM
Pages Read: 384

Shadow Storm by Christine Feehan 

Started On: May 24th

Finished On: May 24th, 9:51 PM
Pages Read: 432

Half Sick of Shadows by Laura Sebastian

Started On: May 25th

Finished On: May 26th, 12:12 AM

Pages Read: 448

Dating The Undead by Juliet Lyons

Started On: May 26th

Finished On: May 26th, 11:46 AM

Pages Read: 352 

Nil by Lynne Matson

Started On: May 26th

Finished On: May 26th, 6:12 PM

Pages Read: 374

Zenith by Sasha Alsberg and Lindsay Cummings

Started On: May 26th

Finished On: May 26th, 11:38 PM

Pages Read: 534

Nexus by Sasha Alsberg and Lindsay Cummings

Started On: May 27th

Currently On: Page 0 of 544

Books Read: 20

Goal: 25 Books

Pages Read: 7316

Do the Thing-a-Thon Update 6

I read my next book for Do the Thing-a-Thon, and it was Nil which is for the prompt LLFL Book, and I'll be reading Zenith next! 

My Reading Journey:

Wings of Ebony by J. Elle

Prompt Fulfilled: DesertAThon
Started On: May 24th

Finished On: May 24th 9:00 AM
Pages Read: 368

The Warlord by Gena Showalter

Prompt Fulfilled: Catch Up on Authors 1
Started On: May 24th

Finished On: May 24th, 6:01 PM
Pages Read: 384

Shadow Storm by Christine Feehan 

Prompt Fulfilled: NetGalley and Edelweiss ARC's

Started On: May 24th

Finished On: May 24th, 9:51 PM
Pages Read: 432

Half Sick of Shadows by Laura Sebastian

Prompt Fulfilled: Wheel of TBR

Started On: May 25th

Finished On: May 26th, 12:12 AM

Pages Read: 448

Dating The Undead by Juliet Lyons
Prompt Fulfilled: A-Z Reading Challenge

Started On: May 26th

Finished On: May 26th, 11:46 AM

Pages Read: 352 

Nil by Lynne Matson

Prompt Fulfilled: LLFL Book

Started On: May 26th

Finished On: May 26th, 6:12 PM

Pages Read: 374

Zenith by Sasha Alsberg and Lindsay Cummings

Prompt Fulfilled: Books to Read in 2021

Started On: May 26th

Currently On: Page 0 of 534

Books Read: 6

Pages Read: 2358

Prompts Left: Catch Up on Authors 2