It's Monday! What Are You Reading #501, January 11th

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 #500
Teaser Tuesday #508
WWW Wednesday #508
WOW #504
Will the Time Come #501
Third Sentence Thursday #491
Random Reads #477
First Lines Friday #504
Book Blogger Hop #170
The Reward Challenge Update #486
Wheel of TBR #33
How Well I Stuck to It #338
Wrote that Review Update #335

Week 1 Reviews:
Symbiont

Chimera
Almost Forever Always

Calculated Risks

Singing the Comic-Con Blues

Cursed

White Sand, Volume 2

White Sand, Volume 3

The Red Scrolls of Magic

Ask Me No Questions

Tell Me No Lies

Page-a-Thon: 

Update 6

Update 7

Update 8

Update 9

Update 10

Update 11

Update 12

Update 13

Update 14

Update 15

Among Us Readathon: 

Update 4

Update 5

Update 6

Update 7

Update 8

Update 9

Update 10

Update 11

Update 12

Update 13

Random:

Penny Joelson Author Page

Claire Eliza Barlett Author Page

OK, so I got 42 posts in 7 days, I had a personally OK week, though the world was crazy. What about you guys? Happy reading!

So this week I want to read Blood Heir and Clockwork Angel!

From Ilona Andrews, an all-new novel set in the Kate Daniels World and featuring Julie Lennart-Olsen, Kate and Curran's ward.

Atlanta was always a dangerous city. Now, as waves of magic and technology compete for supremacy, it's a place caught in a slow apocalypse, where monsters spawn among the crumbling skyscrapers and supernatural factions struggle for power and survival.

Eight years ago, Julie Lennart left Atlanta to find out who she was. Now she's back with a new face, a new magic, and a new name—Aurelia Ryder—drawn by the urgent need to protect the family she left behind. An ancient power is stalking her adopted mother, Kate Daniels, an enemy unlike any other, and a string of horrifying murders is its opening gambit.

If Aurelia's true identity is discovered, those closest to her will die. So her plan is simple: get in, solve the murders, prevent the prophecy from being fulfilled, and get out without being recognized. She expected danger, but she never anticipated that the only man she'd ever loved could threaten everything.

One small misstep could lead to disaster. But for Aurelia, facing disaster is easy; it's relationships that are hard.

Week 1 Review: Cursed

From Goodreads:
The Lady of the Lake finds her voice in this cinematic twist on the tale of King Arthur created by Tom Wheeler and legendary artist, producer, and director Frank Miller (300, Batman: The Dark Night Returns, Sin City).

Whosoever wields the Sword of Power shall be the one true King.

But what if the Sword has chosen a Queen?

Nimue grew up an outcast. Her connection to dark magic made her something to be feared in her Druid village, and that made her desperate to leave…

That is, until her entire village is slaughtered by Red Paladins, and Nimue's fate is forever altered. Charged by her dying mother to reunite an ancient sword with a legendary sorcerer, Nimue is now her people's only hope. Her mission leaves little room for revenge, but the growing power within her can think of little else.

Nimue teams up with a charming mercenary named Arthur and refugee Fey Folk from across England. She wields a sword meant for the one true king, battling paladins and the armies of a corrupt king. She struggles to unite her people, avenge her family, and discover the truth about her destiny.

But perhaps the one thing that can change Destiny itself is found at the edge of a blade.

My Review:
I enjoyed this book, but I wish I'd connected with it a bit more. It took me a while to get into it, and that was too bad, because I was looking forward to it, as well as watching the tv show. But I don't know, something between the book and I just didn't click.

I know some of the basics about the King Arthur legend, but it was really interesting to be in Nimue's perspective, because this is a bit of a twist on the legends, with having her be the leader wielding the blade, instead of just giving it to Arthur. 

There were bits where I was confused. Like Nimue being her people's only hope. Uh, didn't her whole village get killed? Who's her people? And her power, she basically never uses it, even though it's supposed to be growing, supposed to be helping with her quest. Bah.

It kinda feels like they're gearing up for a sequel, but so far it doesn't look like it's getting one, even though there is a show. The way things ended, they were pretty resolved, but the characters weren't in their end of the legend places, so it is open for a sequel. 

I had a good time reading this book, but not the best. But it is a pretty good read! 

Author: Thomas Wheeler, Illustrated by Frank Miller
Read: January 4th, 2020
Source: Ebook.bike
Reason Why: Sounded really great, and it's a 2021 Retelling Reading Challenge, Historical Fiction 2021 Book and a SAC 2021 Book!
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Published: October 1st 2019

5/5 Hearts

3/5 Books

3/5 Stars

WWW Wednesday #508, January 6th

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 Ask Me No Questions, and I'm really enjoying it! 

I'm also reading The Red Scrolls of Magic, because I have a major headache, so reading a physical book is better than reading the ebook above! 

I read Cursed, and I enjoyed it, though it didn't hook me as much as I would've liked.

I'm going to be reading White Sand, and I can't wait, I love his writing and this world!

What about you guys? Happy reading!

Among Us Readathon Update 4

So I read my next book for Among Us Readathon, and it was Cursed which was for the prompt Kill Pink, and I'll be reading Ask Me No Questions next! 

My Reading Journey:

Symbiont by Mira Grant

Prompt Fulfilled: Fake a Task
Started On: January 2nd

Finished On: January 2nd, 6:48 PM
Pages Read: 604

Chimera by Mira Grant

Prompt Fulfilled: Kill Lime - Sci Fi

Started On: January 2nd

Finished On: January 2nd, 11:07 PM
Pages Read: 512

Calculated Risks by Seanan McGuire

Prompt Fulfilled: Vent

Started On: January 3rd

Finished On: January 3rd, 11:57 PM
Pages Read: 448

Cursed by Thomas Wheeler

Prompt Fulfilled: Kill Pink - A Weapon on the Cover

Started On: January 4th

Finished On: January 4th, 9:12 PM
Pages Read: 416

Ask Me No Questions by Shelley Noble

Prompt Fulfilled: Kill Yellow - A New to Me Author

Started On: January 5th
Currently On: Page 0 of 368

Prompts Left: Blame Someone Else, Kill White, Kill Red, Kill Purple, Kill Orange, Kill Green, Kill Cyan, Kill Brown, Kill Blue, Kill Brown, Kill Black, Kill Extra 1, Kill Extra 2
Read: 4
Pages Read: 1980

Page-a-Thon Update 6

So I read my next book for Page-a-Thon, and it was Cursed, and I'll be reading Ask Me No Questions next! 

My Reading Journey:

Parasite by Mira Grant
Started On: January 1st
Finished On: January 1st, 11:46 PM
Pages Read: 513

Symbiont by Mira Grant
Started On: January 2nd

Finished On: January 2nd, 6:48 PM
Pages Read: 604

Chimera by Mira Grant

Started On: January 2nd

Finished On: January 2nd, 11:07 PM
Pages Read: 512

Always Forever Maybe by Anica Mrose Rissi

Started On: January 2nd

Finished On: January 2nd, 1:04 AM
Pages Read: 272

Calculated Risks by Seanan McGuire

Started On: January 3rd

Finished On: January 3rd, 11:57 PM
Pages Read: 448

Cursed by Thomas Wheeler

Started On: January 4th

Finished On: January 4th, 9:12 PM
Pages Read: 416

Ask Me No Questions by Shelley Noble

Started On: January 5th
Currently On: Page 0 of 368

Read: 6
Pages Read: 2765

Among Us Readathon Update 3

So I read my next book for Among Us Readathon, and it was Calculated Risks which was for the prompt Vent, and I'll be reading Cursed next! 

My Reading Journey:

Symbiont by Mira Grant

Prompt Fulfilled: Fake a Task
Started On: January 2nd

Finished On: January 2nd, 6:48 PM
Pages Read: 604

Chimera by Mira Grant

Prompt Fulfilled: Kill Lime - Sci Fi

Started On: January 2nd

Finished On: January 2nd, 11:07 PM
Pages Read: 512

Calculated Risks by Seanan McGuire

Prompt Fulfilled: Vent

Started On: January 3rd

Finished On: January 3rd, 11:57 PM
Pages Read: 448

Cursed by Thomas Wheeler

Prompt Fulfilled: Kill Pink - A Weapon on the Cover

Started On: January 4th
Currently On: Page 0 of 416 

Prompts Left: Blame Someone Else, Kill Yellow, Kill White, Kill Red, Kill Purple, Kill Orange, Kill Green, Kill Cyan, Kill Brown, Kill Blue, Kill Brown, Kill Black, Kill Extra 1, Kill Extra 2
Read: 3
Pages Read: 1564

Page-a-Thon Update 5

So I read my next book for Page-a-Thon, and it was Always Forever Maybe, and I'll be reading Cursed next! 

My Reading Journey:

Parasite by Mira Grant
Started On: January 1st
Finished On: January 1st, 11:46 PM
Pages Read: 513

Symbiont by Mira Grant
Started On: January 2nd

Finished On: January 2nd, 6:48 PM
Pages Read: 604

Chimera by Mira Grant

Started On: January 2nd

Finished On: January 2nd, 11:07 PM
Pages Read: 512

Always Forever Maybe by Anica Mrose Rissi

Started On: January 2nd

Finished On: January 2nd, 1:04 AM
Pages Read: 272

Calculated Risks by Seanan McGurie

Started On: January 3rd

Finished On: January 3rd, 11:58 PM
Pages Read: 448

Cursed by Thomas Wheeler

Started On: January 4th
Currently On: Page 0 of 416

Read: 5
Pages Read: 2349