It's Monday! What Are You Reading #735, July 7th

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 #734
Teaser Tuesday #742
WWW Wednesday #742
WOW #738
Will the Time Come #735
Third Sentence Thursday #725
Random Reads #711
First Lines Friday #738
Book Blogger Hop #404

Monthly ARC's Update 122

The Reward Challenge Update #720
Wheel of TBR #267

How Well I Stuck to It #572
Wrote that Review Update #569

Week 27 Reviews:

The Revenant Games

The Death Mask

The Savior's Champion

The Savior's Sister

Across the Green Grass Fields

Where the Drowned Girls Go

In Mercy, Rain

Skeleton Song

Lost in the Moment and Found

Mislaid in Parts Half-Known

Stillhouse Lake

The Pairing 

Mirage City

Swallowing Darkness

Divine Misdemeanours

A Shiver of Light 

Terrors at the Gate

Isles of the Emberdark

Tenderly, I Am Devoured 

Bitter Spirits

Magical Readathon: Orilium: 

Update 43

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Update 45

Camp SeasonAthon: 

Update 14 and Wrap Up

Phase Out Your TBR: 

Phase Ten July 2025 Sign Up

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Book Battle July 2025 TBR

Margie Fuston Author Page

OK, so I got 38 posts in 7 days, and it was a pretty good week, though I have been sucked into playing a mobile game, and having less time for reading, let alone blogging, since I'm about a week behind right now, but I'm catching up! What about you guys? Happy reading!

So this week I want to read Through Gates of Garnet and Gold! 

A fan-favorite character returns in this action-packed instalment of the Hugo Award-winning Wayward Children series.

After Nancy was cast out of the Halls of the Dead and forced to enroll at Eleanor West's School for Wayward Children, she never believed she'd find her door again, and when she did, she didn't look back. She disappeared from the school to resume her place in the Halls, never intending to return.

Years have passed. A darkness has descended on the Halls, and the living statues who populate them are dying at the hands of the already dead. The Lord and Lady who rule the land are helpless to stop the slaughter, forcing Nancy to leave the Halls again, this time on purpose, as she attempts to seek much-needed help from her former schoolmates.

But who would volunteer to quest in a world where the dead roam freely?

And why are the dead so intent on adding to their number?

Week 27 Review: Terror at the Gates

From Goodreads:

The first in an all-new fantasy series from #1 New York Times bestselling author Scarlett St. Clair. In this biting, feminist retelling of Lilith's story, Lilith will rise from the ashes of her former life to destroy the ancient power that stole everything she loves.

She is the beginning and the end.

She is peace and chaos.

She is terror knocking at the gates.

Estranged from her powerful family, Lilith Leviathan finds refuge in Nineveh, a district in the city of Eden devoted to sin. There, she uses her magic to steal for a living, attracting the attention of the five governing families as well as the church, which expects women to remain pious and silent. When Lilith comes into possession of a beautiful blade, she thinks all her worries are over…until her usual buyer dies while inspecting it.

Frantic, Lilith turns to the only man who can help her: Zahariev, head of the Zareth family and ruler of Nineveh. His currency is information, and his power is extortion, though he's always had a soft spot for Lilith. But when the dagger appears, he isn't sure he can protect her from what's to come.

Together, they embark on a mission to discover the true power running their world. As their lives intertwine, Lilith realizes Zahariev is more than just a friend, but their devotion to each other is a threat―to the truth, to the church, and to those who want to tear it all down.

My Review:
I was obsessed with this book! I love her writing, and the world sounded really good, and I had such a great time with this story!

Loved reading this book and I can't wait to continue on with this series! 

Author: Scarlett St. Clair
Series: Blood of Lilith #1
Read: July 1st, 2025 
Source: NetGalley 
Reason Why: Love her writing and it sounded really fantastic, and it's a Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2025 Book and a WoW Book! 
Publisher: Tantor Audio
Expected Publication: July 8th 2025

5/5 Hearts

5/5 Books

5/5 Stars

Waiting on Wednesday #737, June 25th

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

Terror at the Gates by Scarlett St. Clair

Expected Publication: July 8th, 2025
From Goodreads:

The first in an all-new fantasy series from #1 New York Times bestselling author Scarlett St. Clair. In this biting, feminist retelling of Lilith's story, Lilith will rise from the ashes of her former life to destroy the ancient power that stole everything she loves.

She is the beginning and the end.

She is peace and chaos.

She is terror knocking at the gates.

Estranged from her powerful family, Lilith Leviathan finds refuge in Nineveh, a district in the city of Eden devoted to sin. There, she uses her magic to steal for a living, attracting the attention of the five governing families as well as the church, which expects women to remain pious and silent. When Lilith comes into possession of a beautiful blade, she thinks all her worries are over…until her usual buyer dies while inspecting it.

Frantic, Lilith turns to the only man who can help Zahariev, head of the Zareth family and ruler of Nineveh. His currency is information, and his power is extortion, though he's always had a soft spot for Lilith. But when the dagger appears, he isn't sure he can protect her from what's to come.

Together, they embark on a mission to discover the true power running their world. As their lives intertwine, Lilith realizes Zahariev is more than just a friend, but their devotion to each other is a threat—to the truth, to the church, and to those who want to tear it all down.

The Undertaking of Rosie and Adam by Megan Bannen
Expected Publication: July 8th, 2025
From Goodreads:

From the author of The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy comes a new heartwarming fantasy rom-com with an opposites-attract twist set in the delightful world of Tanria.

Immortal demigod Rosie Fox has been patrolling Tanria for decades, but lately, the job has been losing its luster. After one hundred and fifty-seven years of being alive, everything is beginning to lose its luster. When Rosie dies (again) by electrocution (again) after poking around inside a portal choked with shadowy thorns only she can see, she feels stuck in the rut that is her unending life.

Thanks to Rosie’s meddling, the portal’s inventor, Dr. Adam Lee, must come in person to repair the damage. When all the portals begin to break down, he declares an emergency evacuation of Tanria. In the mad rush to get out, Rosie and Adam end up trapped inside the Mist. Together.

And uptight Adam Lee in his bespoke menswear seems to know a lot more about what’s happening than he lets on….

Rosie is determined to crack the shell of his cool exterior. But the more she learns about Adam, the more she realizes that they both have personal histories as tangled and thorny as the plant that has them trapped inside the Mist. Maybe two people who have found themselves stuck in this life can find a way to unstick each other … just when their time on this earth seems to be running out.

Ascension by S.T. Gibson

Expected Publication: July 8th, 2025
From Goodreads:

From bestselling author of Evocation comes it's hotly anticipated and spellbinding sequel, where Rhys steps into his new role as High Priest. A perfect read for lovers of urban fantasy.

Now the High Priest of Boston's famed and secret Society, Rhys McGowan has a lot on his shoulders. With the help of his adoring witch wife, Moira, and his newly rekindled relationship with psychic boyfriend, David, Rhys is destined to become the most powerful High Priest ever. 

However, Rhys's insatiable ambition may be his undoing...

The second book in the bestselling Summoner's Circle series sees beloved characters return for an all new dark and enthralling adventure.

Debts of Fire by Intisar Khanani

Expected Publication: July 8th, 2025
From Goodreads:

A hunted mage. A cursed land. An impossible debt.

When Hitomi first crossed the Burnt Lands to rescue her mentor from unjust imprisonment, the phoenix came to her aid. His price? Release the monster-riddled lands from the curses that have raged there for centuries—a fight more than a few mages have lost their lives to.

Now Hitomi is back, her magic bound within her and the High Council of Mages’ best rogue hunters on her heels. Luckily for the phoenix, Hitomi’s not about to let little details like that keep her from paying her debts.

But when an allied mage wreaks havoc with her plans, Hitomi plunges into a desperate race to stop the work she started. It will take every ally Hitomi can summon, and whatever tricks she has left up her sleeve, to divert the spells of the Burnt Lands before their cataclysmic power destroys everything—and everyone—in their path.

Predatory Natures by Amy Goldsmith

Expected Publication: July 8th, 2025
From Goodreads:

A teen girl's dream job aboard a luxury train derails when she discovers the strange cargo being transported—a mysterious and beautiful greenhouse—but its flowering façade may hide deadly thorns beneath, in this atmospheric and lush novel from the author of Those We Drown.

When Lara Williams gets a summer job aboard the luxury train the Banebury, she thinks she’s landed a five-star escape from her past. Even after she learns that her ex-friend Rhys, who she definitely did not have feelings for  before their relationship imploded, is one of her coworkers, she’s determined to make  things work.

But on the first day of their journey, the trip takes a strange turn. Two mysterious carriages filled with an array of beautiful and rare plants are attached to the Banebury in the middle of the night.

And with them comes a pair of siblings. Wealthy, mysterious, and charismatic, Gwen and Gwydion claim the plants they’re transporting are for research, but Lara can’t shake the feeling that there’s something . . . otherworldly about the strange blooms. Something that will stop at nothing to ensure the Banebury never reaches its destination.

Soon Lara will You can’t outrun your troubles. You have to grab them by their roots. And if she can’t unearth the secrets of the Banebury, they might drag her down for good. . . .

A good collection of books coming out, I love these authors and the series that are series, and the stand alone sounds so good! What about you guys? Happy reading! 

It's Monday! What Are You Reading #686, July 29th

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 #685
Teaser Tuesday #693
WWW Wednesday #693
WOW #689
Will the Time Come #686
Third Sentence Thursday #676
Random Reads #662
First Lines Friday #689
Book Blogger Hop #355

Monthly ARC's Update 82
The Reward Challenge Update #671
Wheel of TBR #218
How Well I Stuck to It #523
Wrote that Review Update #520

Week 30 Reviews:
Apples Dipped in Gold

Flashback

Blood Orange

Black Rose

Bloody Rose

Dark Restraint

Fire and Bones

Here Lies A Vengeful Bitch

Renegades 

The Wilde Trials

Song of the Dead

This Fatal Kiss

Forestfall

The Alpha of Bleake Isle

One for All

A Power Unbound

Magical Readathon: Orilium: 

Update 41

Update 42

Phase Out Your TBR: 

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Update 22 and Wrap Up

OK, so I got 39 posts in 7 days, and it was a pretty good week, though I did get a migraine on Sunday, so I pretty much lost that day. But this coming week has some really great releases that I need to read now! What about you guys? Happy reading!

So this week I want to read The Grandest Game, The Mirror of Beasts, and Sanctuary!

Get caught up in the puzzles, games, danger, romance, and riches of this lush new chapter in the #1 bestselling Inheritance Games saga.

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

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

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

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

Do you have what it takes to play?

With the dream of Avalon in ruins, Tamsin and her friends are all that stands in the way of Lord Death's plans to unleash the horrors of Anwnn on the world of the living. As the Wild Hunt carves a bloody path across continents, Tamsin is mustering allies, tracking down powerful artifacts, and traversing into new otherlands in search of a way to stop him.

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

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

It's not easy serving the Chernobog, the God of Destruction, Darkness and Death…especially during the holidays; and especially when you're out of eggnog and one of your pesky, freeloading mythic creatures has eaten your last cookie.

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

Week 30 Review: Apples Dipped in Gold

From Goodreads:

Orphaned at a young age, Samara is left under the care of her three, horrible brothers. Just when she thinks she cannot take another day of their abuse, a handsome prince offers for her hand in marriage.

Samara's brothers agree in exchange for a large dowery but on her way to her new kingdom, her carriage is ambushed by Lore, the wicked Prince of Nightshade.

Samara believes that the fae has snatched away her chance at freedom to punish her for her crimes against his kind but punishment is only half of Lore's plan.

The truth is that the Elven Prince has pined after Samara for seven long years. She is all he can think about—a toxin in his blood. Can the Prince of Nightshade, whose power over poisons rivals none in The Enchanted Forest, manage to find a remedy or will he succumb to her love?

My Review:


Author: Scarlett St. Clair
Series: Fairy Tale Retellings #2 
Read: July 20th, 2024 
Source: Ebook.bike 
Reason Why: Love her writing and the first book, and it's a Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2024 Book and a WoW Book! 
Publisher: Bloom Books 
Published: July 16th 2024

5/5 Hearts

5/5 Books

5/5 Stars

Waiting on Wednesday #684, June 19th

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

The Black Bird Oracle by Deborah Harkness

Expected Publication: July 16th, 2024
From Goodreads:
Diana Bishop journeys to the darkest places within herself—and her family history—in the highly anticipated fifth novel of the beloved #1 New York Times bestselling All Souls series.   Deborah Harkness first introduced the world to Diana Bishop, Oxford scholar and witch, and vampire geneticist Matthew de Clairmont in A Discovery of Witches. Drawn to each other despite long-standing taboos, these two otherworldly beings found themselves at the center of a battle for a lost, enchanted manuscript known as Ashmole 782. Since then, they have fallen in love, traveled to Elizabethan England, dissolved the Covenant between the three species, and awoken the dark powers within Diana’s family line.    Now, Diana and Matthew receive a formal demand from the They must test the magic of their seven-year-old twins, Pip and Rebecca. Concerned with their safety and desperate to avoid the same fate that led her parents to spellbind her, Diana decides to forge a different path for her family’s future and answers a message from a great-aunt she never knew existed, Gwyneth Proctor, whose invitation simply It’s time you came home, Diana. On the hallowed ground of Ravenswood, the Proctor family home, and under the tutelage of Gwyneth, a talented witch grounded in higher magic, a new era begins for a confrontation with her family’s dark past, and a reckoning for her own desire for even greater power—if she can let go, finally, of her fear of wielding it.

Apples Dipped in Gold by Scarlett St. Clair

Expected Publication: July 16th, 2024
From Goodreads:

Orphaned at a young age, Samara is left under the care of her three, horrible brothers. Just when she thinks she cannot take another day of their abuse, a handsome prince offers for her hand in marriage.

Samara’s brothers agree in exchange for a large dowery but on her way to her new kingdom, her carriage is ambushed by Lore, the wicked Prince of Nightshade.

Samara believes that the fae has snatched away her chance at freedom to punish her for her crimes against his kind but punishment is only half of Lore’s plan.

The truth is that the Elven Prince has pined after Samara for seven long years. She is all he can think about—a toxin in his blood. Can the Prince of Nightshade, whose power over poisons rivals none in The Enchanted Forest, manage to find a remedy or will he succumb to her love?

Trespass Against Us by Leon Kemp

Expected Publication: July 16th, 2024
From Goodreads:

Perfect for fans of Ace of Spades and The Taking of Jake Livingston, this young adult horror debut follows a group of teens as they visit an abandoned reform school—and then return two years later to confront the supernatural evil they awoke there.

Two years ago, four friends went into the abandoned religious reform school Dominic House.

Only three came out.

Riley still bears horrific scars from that night. He doesn’t speak to his friends anymore. And he’s haunted by the truth: Riley’s boyfriend, Ethan, didn’t disappear...Something in that house took him.

Now, alongside TV’s most famous ghost hunter, Jordan Jones, Riley is returning, determined to find out what happened to Ethan.

But as the night wears on, Riley realizes he isn’t just revisiting the most terrifying night of his life—he’s reliving it. And this time, whatever lives in Dominic House will make sure they all stay.

With an eerily elegant voice, dual timelines that slowly unravel a chilling ghost story, themes of religious trauma, and secrets in every corner, Trespass Against Us is the kind of horror story that will keep you up long into the night.

3 really great books, that I can't wait to be out so they can be widely read! What about you guys? Happy reading! 

It's Monday! What Are You Reading #670, April 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 #669
Teaser Tuesday #677
WWW Wednesday #677
WOW #673
Will the Time Come #670
Third Sentence Thursday #660
Random Reads #646
First Lines Friday #673
Book Blogger Hop #339

Monthly ARC's Update 67
The Reward Challenge Update #655
Wheel of TBR #202
How Well I Stuck to It #507
Wrote that Review Update #504

Week 14 Reviews:
Invocation

Dark Parts of the Universe

Dead Tired

The Remote Workers 

Full Speed to a Crash Landing

Family of Liars

Diary of an AssCan

The Martian

Lost Sols

The Witch Queen of Halloween 

Vortex Visions

Jurassic Park 

King of Scars

Get A Life, Chloe Brown

Sex and Vanity 

A Touch of Chaos

The Aeronaut's Windlass

Ivory and Bone 

Red Sister 

Magical Readathon: Orilium:

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OK, so I got 62 posts in 7 days, and it was a pretty good week and pretty busy, though it was annoying that I caught a cold, so this weekend was pretty miserable. Oh, well. Hopefully I'll get better soon because it sucks being sick. What about you guys? Happy reading!

So this week I want to read whatever I want!  

Week 14 Review: A Touch of Chaos

From Goodreads:

The World Will Burn

Persephone, Goddess of Spring, never guessed a chance encounter with Hades, God of the Underworld, would change her life forever—but he did.

A fight for humanity and battles between gods, it's a world Persephone never thought she would see. To end the chaos, she must draw upon her darkness and embrace who she's become—Goddess, Wife, Queen of the Underworld.

Once, Persephone made bargains to save those she loves, now she will go to war for them.

My Review:
Yeah, I utterly loved reading this book! I've really enjoyed this world, and this was a really great ending to Hades and Persephone's story. They've been through a lot, grown into who they are and their powers, and their relationship together, and it was so great to watch that journey! Plus, we pretty much got all the perspectives that we've gotten to this point in the world, if not all, which was really great! 

One thing that I loved about having these two series in the world, was seeing the moments were they were together, but also the moments when they were apart, and the different things happening to them. But oh, does it come to bite Hades in the butt, because Persephone didn't know about all that-until this book. I can understand why he didn't tell her, but I also understand why she's upset.

One thing that I usually want, is more of the settling after the big battle. And boy, do I want more. I mean, what's going to happen with Zeus dead? What about Poseidon? Is he going to face any punishment, given what he did? We did get a tiny bit of that in the bonus content, but I need more! Maybe we'll get some in the future story(s?) in the world...

For some reason, I thought that Apollo was going to be getting a story, as well as Aphrodite and Hephaestus. But now, with the events of this book, I'm not sure how that would happen? I mean, it could, it just would be very different then what I was thinking! 

Loved reading this book, and I can't wait for more from this world! 

Author: Scarlett St. Clair 
Series: Hades x Persephone #4, Hades x Persephone Reading Order #7
Read: April 4th, 2024
Source: Bought 
Reason Why: Love her writing and this world, and it's a 2024 Retelling Reading Challenge Book, End of Series 2024 Book, Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2024 Book and a WoW Book! 
Publisher: Bloom Books 
Published: March 12th 2024

5/5 Hearts

5/5 Books

5/5 Stars

Magical Readathon: Orilium Update 21

So I fulfilled my next prompt for Magical Readathon: Orilium, and it was a Picture of The Martian which was for the prompt Check it Out Under Direct Sunlight, and I'll be reading The Aeronaut's Windlass next!

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: Restoration

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

Currently On: Page 0 of 656

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

Read: 21

Pages Read: 3414

Magical Readathon: Orilium Update 20

So I fulfilled my next prompt for Magical Readathon: Orilium, and it was a Picture of A Touch of Chaos which was for the prompt Check it Out Under Direct Sunlight,, and I'll be reading The Aeronaut's Windlass next!

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: Restoration

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

Currently On: Page 0 of 656

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

Read: 20

Pages Read: 3414

Magical Readathon: Orilium Update 19

So I read my next book for Magical Readathon: Orilium, and it was A Touch of Chaos which was for the prompt Restoration, and I'll be reading The Aeronaut's Windlass next!

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: Restoration

Started On: April 4th

Finished On: April 4th, 9:46 PM

Pages Read: 592

The Aeronaut's Windlass by Jim Butcher 

Prompt Fulfilled: Demonology

Started On: April 5th

Currently On: Page 0 of 656

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

Read: 19

Pages Read: 3414

Magical Readathon: Orilium Update 18

So I fulfilled my next prompt for Magical Readathon: Orilium, and it was a Picture of The Martian which was for the prompt Check it Out Under Direct Sunlight, and I'll be reading A Touch of Chaos next!

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: Restoration

Started On: April 4th

Currently On: Page 0 of 592

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

Read: 18

Pages Read: 2822

Magical Readathon: Orilium Update 17

So I read my next book for Magical Readathon: Orilium, and it was Sex and Vanity which was for the prompt Restoration, and I'll be reading A Touch of Chaos next!

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

A Touch of Chaos by Scarlett St. Clair

Prompt Fulfilled: Restoration

Started On: April 4th

Currently On: Page 0 of 592

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

Read: 17

Pages Read: 2822

Waiting on Wednesday #666, February 14th

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

To Break a Dark Cage by Kathryn Kingsley 

Expected Publication: March 11th, 2024
From Goodreads:
He was kissing her with a fury that threatened to devour her. She needed this. Needed the wrath and the desire. One last time. Gwen is a prisoner of the man she loves…In the battle for Avalon, she sided with Mordred's enemies and allowed the demon Grinn to grow more powerful than ever.

Passion still burns fiercely between Mordred and Gwen. But the dark prince crushes his emotions and tells Gwen that he is sending her home. That she will never see Avalon—or him—again. But Avalon has ideas of its own. The magic of the island draws Gwen back and gifts her with stunning new abilities.

Gwen has one last chance to save the island from a devastating war that would destroy everything—and everyone—she has come to love. But can she tame Mordred's rage and pride? And can a demon ever be trusted? 

Continuing a heart-racing series of dark romance and seductive villains that's perfect for fans of Sarah J. Maas, Elise Kova and Danielle L. Jensen, To Break a Dark Cage will transport you to a world of wonder and danger, and leave you breathless.

A Grave Robbery by Deanna Raybourn

Expected Publication: March 12th, 2024
From Goodreads:

Veronica and Stoker discover that not all fairy tales have happy endings, and some end in murder, in this latest historical mystery from New York Times bestselling and Edgar Award–nominated author Deanna Raybourn.

Lord Rosemorran has purchased a wax figure of a beautiful reclining woman and asks Stoker to incorporate a clockwork mechanism to give the Rosemorran Collection its own Sleeping Beauty in the style of Madame Tussaud’s. But when Stoker goes to cut the mannequin open to insert the mechanism, he makes a gruesome discovery: this is no wax figure. The mannequin is the beautifully preserved body of a young woman who was once very much alive. But who would do such a dreadful thing, and why?

Sleuthing out the answer to this question sets Veronica and Stoker on their wildest adventure yet. From the underground laboratories of scientists experimenting with electricity to resurrect the dead in the vein of Frankenstein to the traveling show where Stoker once toured as an attraction, the gaslit atmosphere of London in October is the perfect setting for this investigation into the unknown. Through it all, the intrepid pair is always one step behind the latest villain—a man who has killed once and will stop at nothing to recover the body of the woman he loved. Will they unmask him in time to save his next victim? Or will they become the latest figures to be immortalized in his collection of horrors?

Empire of the Damned by Jay Kristoff

Expected Publication: March 12th, 2024
From Goodreads:

From the New York Times bestselling author of the Nevernight Chronicle, Jay Kristoff, comes the much-anticipated sequel to the #1 international bestselling sensation EMPIRE OF THE VAMPIRE.

From holy cup comes holy light;

The faithful hands sets world aright.

And in the Seven Martyrs’ sight,

Mere man shall end this endless night.

Gabriel de León has saved the Holy Grail from death, but his chance to end the endless night is lost. Drawn into an uneasy alliance with the mysterious vampire Liathe, Gabriel must now deliver the Grail to ancients of the Blood Esani, and learn the truth of how Daysdeath might be finally undone.

But the Last Silversaint faces peril, within and without. Pursued by terrors of the Blood Voss, drawn into warfare between the Blood Dyvok and duskdancers of the frozen Highlands, and ravaged by his own rising bloodlust, Gabriel may not survive to see the Grail learn her truth.

And that truth may be too awful for any to imagine.

A Touch of Chaos by Scarlett St. Clair

Expected Publication: March 12th, 2024
From Goodreads:

The World Will Burn

Persephone, Goddess of Spring, never guessed a chance encounter with Hades, God of the Underworld, would change her life forever—but he did.

A fight for humanity and battles between gods, it's a world Persephone never thought she would see. To end the chaos, she must draw upon her darkness and embrace who she's become—Goddess, Wife, Queen of the Underworld.

Once, Persephone made bargains to save those she loves, now she will go to war for them.

The Hedge Witch of Foxhall by Anna Bright

Expected Publication: March 12th, 2024
From Goodreads:

In this gorgeous stand-alone fantasy romance perfect for fans of Margaret Rogerson and Allison Saft, a rebellious witch undertakes a last-ditch quest to restore magic to medieval Wales—as two princes vie for her heart.

Ffion is the last hedgewitch in Foxhall. To work her magic, she takes only what nature can spare, unlike the witches of the powerful Foxhall coven, who sacrifice whole forests to fuel their spells. But across the warring kingdoms of Wales, all magic is fading. Even the dragons have vanished.

Prince Taliesin would love nothing more than to watch magic die. But when his father charges Tal and his brother, Dafydd, with destroying King Offa’s dyke—the massive earthen wall raised by their Mercian enemies to the east, which may be the cause of magic’s disappearance—he begrudgingly seeks aid from a witch.

Because whichever prince succeeds in destroying the dyke will win the throne, and Tal is willing to do whatever it takes to become king. Even if the Foxhall coven refuses to help him. Even if he’s forced to team up with a spitfire hedgewitch who hates him almost as much as he hates her magic. And even if Dafydd proves to be a worthier rival than he anticipated…for the crown, and for Ffion’s heart.

Infinity Kings by Adam Silvera

Expected Publication: March 12th, 2024
From Goodreads:

In this epic conclusion to the New York Times bestselling Infinity Cycle, two brothers find themselves in a heartbreaking war against one another. The hardcover edition features a reversible jacket with two stunning covers by Kevin Tong and Meybis Ruiz Cruz!

After the ultimate betrayal, Emil must rise up as a leader to stop his brother before he becomes too powerful. Even if that means pushing away Ness and Wyatt as they compete for his heart so he can focus on the war.

Brighton has a legion of followers at his command, but when he learns about an ancient scythe that can kill the unkillable, that’s all he will need to become unstoppable against Emil and other rising threats.

Meanwhile, Maribelle aligns with her greatest enemy to resurrect her lost love, and Ness infiltrates political circles to stop Iron from ruling the country, but both missions lead to tragedies that will change everyone’s lives forever.

As the Infinity Son and the Infinity Reaper go to war, who will be crowned the Infinity King?

There's some more really great books, authors and series that are continuing on, and I'm so excited to read these books! What about you guys? Happy reading!