It's Monday! What Are You Reading #755, November 24th

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 #754
Teaser Tuesday #762
WWW Wednesday #762
WOW #758
Will the Time Come #755
Third Sentence Thursday #745
Random Reads #731
First Lines Friday #758
Book Blogger Hop #424

Monthly ARC's Update 135

25 Books to Read in 2025 Update 7
The Reward Challenge Update #740
Wheel of TBR #287
How Well I Stuck to It #592
Wrote that Review Update #589

Week 47 Reviews:

The Library of Fates 

An Archive of Romance 

The Others

Snake-Eater 

Tourist Season

The Game Is Afoot

Revenge, Served Royal

The Thorn Queen 

A Matter of Murder 

Crossing the Line

When We Talk to the Dead

The Familiar

A Moment's Shadow 

It Had to Be You

Clear Your S**t Readathon: 

Update 15

Update 16

Next to be Published: 

Update 12

Update 13

Update 14

Update 15

Update 16

Update 17

Update 18

Update 19

Update 20

Random:

Megan Lally Author Page

OK, so I got 41 posts in 7 days, and it was a pretty decent week, I'm happy with what I read, and I'm getting so close to catching up with blogging! What about you guys? Happy reading!

So this week I want to read whatever I want. 

Week 47 Review: A Matter of Murder

From Goodreads:

The thrilling conclusion to the Lizzie & Darcy Mysteries duology, following Lizzie Bennet and Mr. Darcy from the Jane Austen Murder Mysteries series!

A Bingley family curse looms over Lizzie's sister and Darcy's best friend—but are the dark forces at work supernatural or human?

Lizzie Bennet's beloved sister Jane has just married Darcy's best friend, Bingley, and the Bennet family and Darcy are paying the newlyweds a visit at Bingley's family home, Netherfield Park. It doesn't take long for their country retreat to turn into an investigation, though, when a long-dead body is discovered stuffed up the parlor chimney.

The locals are convinced that Netherfield is cursed, but Lizzie and Darcy know better than to believe in such nonsense and are determined to uncover the truth about what happened to the mysterious man in the chimney. But as they dig deeper into the history of Netherfield Park, they find that danger is waiting for them around every corner. Soon enough, they're forced to consider if the curse might have some merit to it, or if there's something—or someone—far more sinister behind their near brushes with death….

This duology closer is a daring and delightful conclusion to the chronicles of supersleuths Lizzie Bennet and Mr. Darcy!

My Review:


Author: Tirzah Price 
Series: A Lizzie and Darcy Mystery #2 
Read: November 19th, 2025 
Source: Edelweiss 
Reason Why: Love her writing and this series, and it's an End of Series 2025 Book, Historical Fiction 2025 Book, Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2025 Book and a WoW Book! 
Publisher: Storytide 
Published: November 11th 2025

5/5 Hearts

5/5 Books

5/5 Stars

Monthly ARC's Update 135

So I read my next book for Monthly ARC's and it was The Library of Fates by Margot Harrison,An Archive of Romance by Ava Reid, Snake-Eater by T. Kingfisher from the December list, The Others by Cheryl Isaacs from the September list, Revenge, Served Royal by Celeste Connally and A Matter of Murder by Tirzah Price from the November list.

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

How it Works: 

This is my monthly ARC accountability challenge, to list out the books that I have as ARC's that are being published in the coming month, rounding them up at the start of the month, and seeing how well I did at the end, as well as rounding up the next month's books.    

  

Next to be Published November Update 14

So I've read my next book for the Next to be Published November, and it was A Matter of Murder and I'll be reading Crossing the Line next! 

My Reading Journey:

The Cuffing Game by Lyla Lee

Started On: November 1st

Finished On: November 1st, 4:01 PM

Pages Read: 368

Watch Me Disappear by Ross Armstrong

Started On: November 2nd

Finished On: November 2nd, 4:57 PM

Pages Read: 355

The Demon and the Light by Axie Oh

Started On: November 3rd

Finished On: November 3rd, 11:27 AM

Pages Read: 400

Cast in Blood by Michelle Sagara

Started On: November 4th

Finished On: November 4th, 7:13 PM

Pages Read: 512

The Fake Divination Offense by Sara Raasch

Started On November 5th

Finished On: November 5th, 5:58 PM

Pages Read: 336

Throwaway Girls by Andrea Contos

Started On: November 7th

Finished On: November 7th, 4:06 PM

Pages Read: 369

Silver Stars by Michael Grant

Started On: November 13th

Finished On: November 13th, 11:21 PM

Pages Read: 566

The Library of Fates by Margot Harrison 

Started On: November 15th

Finished On: November 15th, 2:44 PM

Pages Read: 320

An Archive of Romance by Ava Reid

Started On: November 15th

Finished On: November 15th, 8:35 PM

Pages Read: 251

The Others by Cheryl Isaacs 

Started On: November 16th

Finished On: November 16th, 1:56 PM

Pages Read: 336

Snake-Eater by T. Kingfisher

Started On: November 16th

Finished On: November 16th, 7:32 PM

Pages Read: 305

Revenge, Served Royal by Celeste Connally

Started On: November 18th

Finished On: November 18th, 2:06 PM

Pages Read: 336

The Thorn Queen by Sasha Peyton Smith

Started On: November 18th

Finished On: November 18th, 7:51 PM

Pages Read: 368

A Matter of Murder by Tirzah Price

Started On: November 19th

Finished On: November 19th, 3:28 PM

Pages Read: 416

Crossing the Line by Simone Elkeles

Started On: November 19th

Currently On: Page 0 of 352

Books Read: 14

Goal: 30 Books

Pages Read: 6248

WWW Wednesday #762, November 19th

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 A Matter of Murder, and I'm loving it! 

I read The Thorn Queen, and it was such a great end to the duology! 

I'm going to be reading Crossing the Line, and I can't wait to finally get to this on! 

What about you guys? Happy reading!

Next to be Published November Update 13

So I've read my next book for the Next to be Published November, and it was The Thorn Queen and I'll be reading A Matter of Murder next! 

My Reading Journey:

The Cuffing Game by Lyla Lee

Started On: November 1st

Finished On: November 1st, 4:01 PM

Pages Read: 368

Watch Me Disappear by Ross Armstrong

Started On: November 2nd

Finished On: November 2nd, 4:57 PM

Pages Read: 355

The Demon and the Light by Axie Oh

Started On: November 3rd

Finished On: November 3rd, 11:27 AM

Pages Read: 400

Cast in Blood by Michelle Sagara

Started On: November 4th

Finished On: November 4th, 7:13 PM

Pages Read: 512

The Fake Divination Offense by Sara Raasch

Started On November 5th

Finished On: November 5th, 5:58 PM

Pages Read: 336

Throwaway Girls by Andrea Contos

Started On: November 7th

Finished On: November 7th, 4:06 PM

Pages Read: 369

Silver Stars by Michael Grant

Started On: November 13th

Finished On: November 13th, 11:21 PM

Pages Read: 566

The Library of Fates by Margot Harrison 

Started On: November 15th

Finished On: November 15th, 2:44 PM

Pages Read: 320

An Archive of Romance by Ava Reid

Started On: November 15th

Finished On: November 15th, 8:35 PM

Pages Read: 251

The Others by Cheryl Isaacs 

Started On: November 16th

Finished On: November 16th, 1:56 PM

Pages Read: 336

Snake-Eater by T. Kingfisher

Started On: November 16th

Finished On: November 16th, 7:32 PM

Pages Read: 305

Revenge, Served Royal by Celeste Connally

Started On: November 18th

Finished On: November 18th, 2:06 PM

Pages Read: 336

The Thorn Queen by Sasha Peyton Smith

Started On: November 18th

Finished On: November 18th, 7:51 PM

Pages Read: 368

A Matter of Murder by Tirzah Price

Started On: November 19th

Currently On: Page 0 of 416

Books Read: 13

Goal: 30 Books

Pages Read: 5832

Waiting on Wednesday #755, October 29th

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

Turns of Fate by Anne Bishop

Expected Publication: November 11th, 2025
From Goodreads:

A young detective investigating crimes of the uncanny will learn that bargains can change your fate—for good or ill—in this darkly enthralling fantasy from the New York Times bestselling author of the Others and the Black Jewels series.

Words have power. Intentions matter.

Most people come to Destiny Park for entertainment. They come to have their cards read to tell them a bit about their future. They come to walk through a beautiful park and to eat at the hotel’s restaurant. They come in the hope of catching a glimpse of the Arcana, the paranormal beings who rule the Isle of Wyrd.

But some people come to make a bargain with the Arcana—to change their fate. And some people come for dark purposes.

When Detective Beth Fahey is sent to Destiny Park to inquire about a “ghost gun,” she will begin a strange journey on which she must learn to navigate the Arcana’s unforgiving laws and dangerous attractions. Her search will draw her into seemingly impossible cases and the secrets of her own past as tensions rise between the Arcana and their human neighbors across the river.

For the Isle of Wyrd is a place where the dead ride trains to their final destinations, predators literally become prey, and seekers’ true natures are revealed in the ripples of destiny unknowingly stirred in their wakes.

Who will live? Who will die? And who will be lost in between?

Brigands & Breadknives by Travis Baldree

Expected Publication: November 11th, 2025
From Goodreads:

Return to the cozy fantasy world of the #1 New York Times bestselling Legends & Lattes series with a new adventure featuring fan-favorite, foul-mouthed bookseller, Fern.

Fern has weathered the stillness and storms of a bookseller’s life for decades, but now, in the face of crippling ennui, transplants herself to the city of Thune to hang out her shingle beside a long-absent friend’s coffee shop. What could be a better pairing? Surely a charming renovation montage will cure what ails her!

If only things were so simple…

It turns out that fixing your life isn’t a one-time prospect, nor as easy as a change of scenery and a lick of paint.

A drunken and desperate night sees the rattkin waking far from home in the company of a legendary warrior surviving on inertia, an imprisoned chaos-goblin with a fondness for silverware, and an absolutely thumping hangover.

As together they fend off a rogue’s gallery of ne’er-do-wells trying to claim the bounty the goblin represents, Fern may finally reconnect with the person she actually is when there isn’t a job to get in the way.

The Strength of the Few by James Islington

Expected Publication: November 11th, 2025
From Goodreads:

This highly anticipated follow-up to The Will of the Many—one of 2023’s most lauded and bestselling fantasy novels—follows Vis as he grapples with a dangerous secret that could change the course of history across alternate dimensions.

OMNE TRIUM PERFECTUM.

The Hierarchy still call me Vis Telimus. Still hail me as Catenicus. They still, as one, believe they know who I am.

But with all that has happened—with what I fear is coming—I am not sure it matters anymore.

I am no longer one. I won the Iudicium, and lost everything—and now, impossibly, the ancient device beyond the Labyrinth has replicated me across three separate worlds. A different version of myself in each of Obiteum, Luceum, and Res. Three different bodies, three different lives. I have to hide; fight; play politics. I have to train; trust; lie. I have to kill; heal; prove myself again, and again, and again.

I am loved, and hated, and entirely alone.

Above all, though, I need to find answers before it’s too late. To understand the nature of what has happened to me, and why.

I need to find a way to stop the coming Cataclysm, because if all I have learned is true, I may be the only one who can.

This Gilded Abyss by Rebecca Thorne

Expected Publication: November 11th, 2025
From Goodreads:

From USA Today bestselling author Rebecca Thorne comes This Gilded Abyss, a thrilling lesbian fantasy where Arcane meets Titanic

Sergeant Nix Marr is a damn good soldier, but she's desperate to leave her haunted past in the bioluminescent ocean, buried alongside old friends...and old flames. Unfortunately, even the icy ocean can't extinguish some fires. When Kessandra, everyone's favorite princess—and Nix's loathed ex—requests Nix's help investigating a massacre in the abyssal city of Fall, Nix refuses. Vehemently.

But Kessandra always gets what she wants.

Consigned as Kessandra's bodyguard, Nix grudgingly boards a luxurious submersible that offers the only transportation to Fall. It's frustrating, irritating, how quickly Nix and Kess fall back in sync—much as she tries to fight, Nix can't deny their spark. But Kessandra wasn't truthful—surprise, surprise—and Nix quickly realizes their "investigation" isn't about the massacre, but rather what caused an illness that incites its victims into a violent craze.

When another royal is brutally murdered, it becomes apparent the disease has spread—and no one on the submersible is safe. Suddenly, survival hinges on trusting each other, which would be a hell of a lot easier if Kessandra didn't keep lying. Injured, fighting for their lives, Nix has to decide if she can trust Kessandra again...and what she'll lose this time.

The Last Wish of Bristol Keats by Mary E. Pearson

Expected Publication: November 11th, 2025
From Goodreads:

Be wary of the legends you hear. Who knows, one day you may be a legend yourself.

After Bristol Keats nearly loses her beloved King Tyghan to the monsters her mother had unleashed, their love deepens to a whole new level. Together, Bristol and Tyghan work to understand and reconcile their differences, moving forward with their common goal of saving Elphame. But when a daring rescue attempt turns into a disaster, and a beloved knight dies, Bristol is forced to confront the fact that her mother is more powerful than she could have ever imagined―and more dangerous. Meanwhile, Tyghan’s heart is laid bare when he encounters his former best friend and betrayer again, Bristol's own father, and must wrestle with a new secret that throws everything he thought he knew about his past into question.

Bristol is Elphame’s last chance for survival, but where do her loyalties truly lie? If she fully embraces the magic that has always been her birthright, she could become a different kind of monster from her mother. Is she willing to risk losing the people she loves most, if it means keeping them safe?

Brimming with dark secrets, lush world-building, and addictive romance, The Last Wish of Bristol Keats is the unforgettable conclusion to New York Times bestselling author Mary E. Pearson's first adult series.

Break Wide the Sea by Sara Holland

Expected Publication: November 11th, 2025
From Goodreads:

A young woman cursed with a fatal heartbreak-induced sickness must race against time to find a cure and protect her family legacy from the ancient finfolk that would destroy it, the fiancé that would kill her for it, and the boy who would love her if she forsook it.

The seafaring humans of Kirkrell have always been plagued by finfolk—bloodthirsty fae who haunt the seas, sinking ships and cursing bloodlines. Yet it’s only by hunting magical whales that Kirkrell can prosper. Nineteen-year-old Annie is heir to the Fairfax Whaling Company, but their family's success came at a cost: a curse by which heartbreak turns Fairfaxes slowly into monsters. And six years ago, the shipwreck that killed Annie’s parents left her with scales spreading up her arms, claws sprouting from her fingertips.

The love of her fiancé, August, salved her heart for a while—but when she learns August is maneuvering to take over the company, the curse worsens. Fearing her time is running out, she strikes a bargain with a disreputable young captain, half-finfolk and half-human Silas Price: on a voyage to hunt whales in the far north, Silas will take Annie to the finfolk queen, who can lift the curse in return for a promise to end whaling forever.

As Annie, August and Silas sail north, she is determined to uphold her family’s legacy, but the threat of the finfolk tests her resolve. Lies corrupt her relationship with August; meanwhile a dangerous connection with Silas blooms—but he’s keeping secrets too, and his might be the most dangerous of all.

As heiress, it’s Annie’s responsibility to deliver whale magic to her city. But as heartbreak looms, she must choose between saving herself and her family’s legacy—and hope it doesn’t cost her everyone she loves.

A Matter of Murder by Tirzah Price

Expected Publication: November 11th, 2025
From Goodreads:

The thrilling conclusion to the Lizzie & Darcy Mysteries duology, following Lizzie Bennet and Mr. Darcy from the Jane Austen Murder Mysteries series!

A Bingley family curse looms over Lizzie's sister and Darcy's best friend—but are the dark forces at work supernatural or human?

Lizzie Bennet’s beloved sister Jane has just married Darcy’s best friend, Bingley, and the Bennet family and Darcy are paying the newlyweds a visit at Bingley’s family home, Netherfield Park. It doesn’t take long for their country retreat to turn into an investigation, though, when a long-dead body is discovered stuffed up the parlor chimney.

The locals are convinced that Netherfield is cursed, but Lizzie and Darcy know better than to believe in such nonsense and are determined to uncover the truth about what happened to the mysterious man in the chimney. But as they dig deeper into the history of Netherfield Park, they find that danger is waiting for them around every corner. Soon enough, they’re forced to consider if the curse might have some merit to it, or if there’s something—or someone—far more sinister behind their near brushes with death….

This duology closer is a daring and delightful conclusion to the chronicles of supersleuths Lizzie Bennet and Mr. Darcy!

Revenge, Served Royal by Celeste Connally
Expected Publication: November 11th, 2025
From Goodreads:

Bridgerton meets Agatha Christie in this dazzling third instalment to the captivating Regency-era Lady Petra Inquires mystery series.

September, 1815. Autumn is in the air as Lady Petra Forsyth and some of the most illustrious members of the ton descend upon Windsor Castle for a week of royal celebrations, with the highlight being Queen Charlotte’s inaugural patisserie contest for the best bakers employed by England’s finest houses. Not only is Lady Petra’s own cook one of the contestants, but Her Majesty has requested that Petra herself serve as one of the judges.

Petra’s happiness at tasting delicious cakes and biscuits only increases at finding her beloved Aunt Ophelia in attendance at Windsor, as well as Sir Rufus Pomeroy. As England’s most famous former royal chef-turned-cookbook author, Sir Rufus is slated to present his best recipes to the Queen during the festivities, with Petra being granted an early viewing in the royal library.

Yet upon arrival, Petra instead encounters a frantic housemaid pointing to a body of one of Her Majesty’s guests—and to the valet still tugging at the silk ribbon used to strangle the victim. What’s more, the valet turns out to be Oliver Beecham, the ne’er-do-well brother of Petra’s own lady’s maid, Annie. But as Oliver is hauled away to the dungeons, he protests his innocence, claiming the late guest argued with several aristocrats, including the Prince Regent and Petra’s Aunt Ophelia, and boasted about hiding a potentially scandalous document within the vastness of Windsor Castle.

When some poisoned tea meant for Petra is consumed by one of her fellow judges, it’s clear the real killer is still walking the castle’s halls. Indeed, in order to prove the innocence of Annie’s brother and find the incriminating document, Petra will need to act like a lady, eat like a chef, and think like one of Her Majesty’s best spies before a murderer can turn the celebrations from sweet to royally deadly.

Much fewer books than last week, but all from authors that I love, and I've read a few, and they were so great, and I can't wait to see them all released! What about you guys? Happy reading!

Waiting on Wednesday #702, October 23rd

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

Games Untold by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

Expected Publication: November 12th, 2024
From Goodreads:

Romance, luxury, and secrets abound in this thrilling new collection that take readers deeper into the world of the #1 bestselling Inheritance Games series

 

There is nothing frivolous about the way a Hawthorne man loves.

 

An amnesiac playboy and the woman with every reason to hate him. A daredevil, his favorite heiress, and three nights in Prague. An unlikely pairing between a cowboy and a goth. Four brothers with an inescapable bond, strengthened by the family they chose, in a house of wonders that promises to always deliver one more secret. 

 

Discover their stories of love and loss, power, puzzles, and life-and-death secrets in this mind-blowingly romantic collection that proves that when you love the way Hawthornes love, there is no going back.

 

This collection That Night in Prague (novella) The Same Backward as Forward (novella) The Cowboy and the Goth Five Times Xander Tackled Someone (and One Time He Didn’t) One Hawthorne Night* What Happens in the Treehouse*  $3CR3T $@NT@ Pain at the Right Gun *previously published in limited released

The Shadows Rule All by Abigail Owen

Expected Publication: November 12th, 2024
From Goodreads:

Darkness ascends the throne in this electrifying conclusion to the Domionions trilogy, all wrapped up in a gorgeous cover package! Preorder coming soon!

The hidden princess, must find a way to stop the ageless king—and the Shadowraith she’s fallen for—in the upcoming final installment of Abigail Owen’s sprawling, sexy upper YA fantasy.

The Possessed by Marjorie M. Liu, Illustrated by Sana Takeda

Expected Publication: November 12th, 2024
From Goodreads:

The ninth volume of the multiple Eisner, Harvey, Hugo, and British Fantasy Award-winning series.

Maika, Kippa, and Ren return to their own world to discover a full year has passed in their absence--and Zinn is back in the clutches of Maika's father, the megalomaniacal Lord Doctor. From the relative safety of the pirate-controlled Spice Islands, Maika and her friends must regroup, recover, and find a way stop the Lord Doctor's murderous rampage before he destroys the Known World. Can loyalty and love transcend a history of betrayal and blood?

Witch Queen of Redwinter by Ed McDonald

Expected Publication: November 12th, 2024
From Goodreads:

Having been saved from execution at the hands of the Draoihn – powerful magic users Raine used to count as allies – Raine finds herself in the Fault, a vast magical wasteland, which is falling apart before her eyes.

Alongside her two closest companions, they are searching for the only person Raine believes can help them get back home: the enigmatic and infuriatingly elusive Queen of Feathers.

But what home are they trying to get back to? Ovitus LacNaithe, power-hungry traitor that he is, has taken control of the Draoihn and is unwittingly doing the bidding of a darker master. He is soon to take control of the Crown of Harranir and plunge the land into unending darkness.

The fate of two worlds hangs in the balance. The stakes have never been higher. It's going to take Raine's dark, terrible powers, as well as the unbreakable bond of three friends, to ensure everyone lives to see the dawn.

The epic conclusion to Ed McDonald's Redwinter Chronicles, Witch Queen of Redwinter brings together breathtaking magic, unflinching fellowship and the gruesome spectacle of war in the most thrilling of fantasy adventures.

The Ghost of a Chance by Heather Graham

Expected Publication: November 12th, 2024
From Goodreads:

From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Heather Graham comes a new story in her Krewe of Hunters series…

Having run into the bank to take out cash for her son’s school fair, Angela Hawkins Crow is surprised to find herself in the middle of a hostage situation. The hostage-taker is none other than Billy Mendelson, a young man suffering after a violent armed robbery attack at his home.

Angela read about the crime but is mystified by his behavior, even as he hustles her into a vault with several others. Billy was a stellar student and so much more before the events of that fateful day. How can he subject others to such violence?

Thankfully, Angela realizes someone else in the bank might be able to help her bring it all to an end—without any injuries. It’s a ghost of a chance, but one she must cling to if she wishes to save the hostages and the young man so damaged by what has befallen him.

Only a ghost of a chance…

But one she is grateful to have. And one that just might work.

A Wild and Ruined Song by Ashley Shuttleworth

Expected Publication: November 12th, 2024
From Goodreads:

Arlo and her friends struggle to rally against an overwhelming foe before time runs out in this gripping final book in the Hollow Star Saga, the urban fantasy series about fae in Toronto.

Arlo Jarsdel has lost everything. Her family. Her freedom. Her name. And now that she’s sharing her body with Ruin, the formidable titan of devastation, she’s even beginning to lose herself.

In their most dangerous game of deception yet, Arlo has just one goal: destroy the three Bone Crowns corrupting the mortal and immortal realms before her time runs out and Ruin takes permanent control of her being.

With Celadon fighting on the political front against the ruthless High Queen Riadne—now armed with the cataclysmic power of her Crown, the Sins, and Ruin—Vehan and Aurelian are scrambling in secret to build an army to rival Riadne’s infernal forces. Meanwhile, Nausicaä will do whatever it takes to save her girlfriend from obliteration, despite knowing the odds of survival are nearly nonexistent.

When the line between hero and villain becomes blurred, and bonds are put to the ultimate test, it has never been more imperative—or more difficult—to stand united. For this is not the first lifetime that these five friends have faced the evil behind this impending war, but if they can’t find their way back to each other, it might just be their last.

In Want of a Suspect by Tirzah Price

Expected Publication: November 12th, 2024
From Goodreads:

The first book in a thrilling mystery duology that follows Lizzie Bennet and Mr. Darcy from the acclaimed Jane Austen Murder Mystery series!

It is a truth universally acknowledged, that London’s first female solicitor in possession of the details of a deadly crime, must be in want of a suspect.

The tenacious Lizzie Bennet has earned her place at Longbourn, her father’s law firm. Her work keeps her busy, but luckily it gives her plenty of reasons to consult (and steal occasional kisses) with Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy, a stern but secretly softhearted solicitor at Pemberley.

Lizzie is hired to investigate a deadly warehouse fire and to find the mysterious woman who was spotted at the scene moments before the flames took hold. But when the case leads to the sitting room of a woman Darcy once proposed marriage to, the delicate balance between personal and professional in their relationship is threatened.

Questions of the future are cast aside when the prime suspect is murdered and Lizzie’s own life is threatened. As the body count rises and their suspicions about what was really going on in the warehouse grow, the pressure is on for Lizzie and Darcy to uncover the truth.

Classic characters with an enthralling twist—Lizzie and Darcy, as introduced in the hit novel Pride and Premeditation, are back for more suspense, danger, and romance!

Skyshade by Alex Aster

Expected Publication: November 12th, 2024
From Goodreads:

The pulse-pounding third novel in the #1 New York Times bestselling series, The Lightlark Saga, by acclaimed author and #BookTok sensation Alex Aster

Love kills kingdoms…

Back in Grim’s castle on Nightshade, Isla is reeling in the wake of a brutal battle and the devastating truths it exposed. Her future—and the fate of the world—now hinge on a heart split in two.

Past Isla, who fell in love with the ruler of Nightshade, fights to resist feelings she considers treasonous. The Isla of the present, who has seen the ruin her powers can cause, will do anything to save Lightlark and its king.

As the line between enemy and friend is tested, Isla is more desperate than ever to understand the oracle’s final prophecy and change her heartrending fate. But a storm is coming. And with it, a long-buried evil greater than anything the realms have faced before.

With the clock ticking on her destiny and the survival of two warring kingdoms hinging on her own shattered heart, Isla Crown will either save the world—or destroy it.

All's Fair in Love and Treachery by Celeste Connally 

Expected Publication: November 12th, 2024
From Goodreads:

Bridgerton meets Agatha Christie in this dazzling next installment in a captivating Regency-era mystery series with a feminist spin.

21 June, 1815. London may be cheering the news of Napoleon’s surrender at Waterloo, but Lady Petra Forsyth has little to celebrate after discovering that the death of her viscount fiancé three years earlier was no accident. Instead, it was murder, and the man responsible is her handsome, half-Scottish secret paramour Duncan Shawcross—yet the scoundrel has disappeared, leaving only a confusing riddle about long-forgotten memories in his wake.

So what’s a lady to do when she can’t hunt down her traitorous lover? She concentrates on a royal assignment instead. Queen Charlotte has tasked Petra with attending an event at the Asylum for Female Orphans and making inquiries surrounding the death of the orphanage’s matron. What’s more, the there may be a link between the matron’s death and a group of radicals with ties to the aristocracy, as evidenced by an intercepted letter.

Then, Petra overhears a nefarious conversation with two other men about a plot to topple the monarchy, set to take place during three days of celebrations currently gripping London.

As the clock counts down and London’s streets teem with revelers, Petra’s nerves are fraying as her past and present collide. Yet while all’s fair in love and war, she can never surrender, especially when more orphaned girls may be in trouble. And to save their lives, the monarchy itself, and even her own heart, Lady Petra must face her fears with the strength of an army of soldiers and fight with the heart of a queen.

The Courting of Bristol Keats by Mary E. Pearson

Expected Publication: November 12th, 2024
From Goodreads:

From New York Times bestselling author Mary E. Pearson comes a thrilling romantic fantasy full of dangerous fae, dark secrets, and addictive romance

After losing both their parents, Bristol Keats and her sisters struggle to stay afloat in their small, quiet town of Bowskeep. When Bristol begins to receive letters from an “aunt” she’s never heard of who promises she can help, she reluctantly agrees to meet—and discovers that everything she thought she knew about her family is a lie. Even her father might still be alive, not killed but kidnapped by terrifying creatures to a whole other realm—the one he is from.

Desperate to save her father and find the truth, Bristol journeys to a land of gods and fae and monsters. Pulled into a dangerous world of magic and intrigue, she makes a deadly bargain with the fae leader, Tyghan. But what she doesn't know is that he's the one who drove her parents to live a life on the run. And he is just as determined as she is to find her father—dead or alive.

I Am the Dark That Answers When You Call by Jamison Shea

Expected Publication: November 12th, 2024
From Goodreads:
Monsters and mortals, rejoice! Acheron is back . . .Though Laure has tried to close the lid on her ballet shoes and the feelings she once held for dance since the Palais Garnier incident two months ago, Laure is spinning out. Between partying, drinking, and avoiding anything and, well, everyone, she has no time to be anything but a monster. 

But when Laure stumbles across a mysterious dead body during one of her nights out, she’s forced to notice the cracks stretching beyond herself.Below the streets of Paris, Elysium is dying, and Acheron and Lethe’s influence is spilling into the streets like a blight. Laure isn’t the only of Elysium’s beasts to rise from the ruins of Palais Garnier, and someone is mobilizing an army of monsters with plans greater than Laure, Andor, and Keturah could have ever guessed. 

While Laure is warring between her wants and Acheron’s ever-demanding appetite, she and her circle of monsters are left to reckon with a not-so-simple how do you save yourself from oblivion?Jamison Shea's sharp and unflinching voice will bring readers to terrifying new heights in this vicious sequel to the "relentlessly gory and almost euphoric in its embrace of the horrific" (NPR) I Feed Her to the Beast and the Beast is Me.

Our Deadly Designs by Kalyn Josephson

Expected Publication: November 12th, 2024
From Goodreads:

The Shadows Between Us meets The Scorpio Races in the epic conclusion to NYT bestselling Kalyn Josephson's This Dark Descent, called "a fierce and darkly magical thrill ride" by acclaimed author Ava Reid.

The Illinir may be over, but the race for Enderlain’s future has just begun. The hunt for the old king’s lost heir is on, and the first to find them will win the throne.

Mikira has allied herself with the rebels in pursuit of the lost heir, but the deeper her search takes her, the closer she gets to the royal family's wicked past.

Ari is struggling to control her own growing power as she grapples with a dark secret that may be her undoing — and the truth behind Damien's greatest foe.

Damien, the new head of House Adair, joins the race to find the heir and secure the crown. But as his influence at court grows, so does his paranoia and hunger for power.

Reid is trying his best to stay true to the friend who's always had his loyalty — and the flame who has his heart — while trapped in a web of chaos and lies.

But a darker force is festering in Enderlain’s underbelly, and Mikira, Ari, Damien, and Reid will need to find a way back to each other — and themselves — before the kingdom is torn apart. Hearts will be broken and new bonds will be forged in this explosive finale to This Dark Descent, where spellbinding fantasy meets Jewish mythology in a cut-throat race for the throne — and Enderlain’s survival.

Oh, there's a bunch of fantastic releases coming out on the 12th, I'm so excited for, I love these authors and these series, I need to read these books! What about you guys? Happy reading! 

It's Monday! What Are You Reading #682, July 1st

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 #681
Teaser Tuesday #689
WWW Wednesday #689
WOW #685
Will the Time Come #682
Third Sentence Thursday #672
Random Reads #658
First Lines Friday #685
Book Blogger Hop #351

Monthly ARC's August Round Up

Monthly Series July Round Up

Monthly ARC's Update 79
The Reward Challenge Update #667
Wheel of TBR #214
How Well I Stuck to It #519
Wrote that Review Update #516

Week 26 Reviews:
That Night

Pretty Furious

Have You Seen This Girl

The Ones that Come Back Hungry

Death at Morning House

Beneath These Cursed Stars

My Fair Brody

Cool for the Summer

A Bright Heart

Keep This to Yourself

What the Woods Took

Otherworldly

Reign of the Fallen

A Ruse of Shadows

Sunbringer

Voyage of the Damned

A Complicated Love Story Set in Space

The Unwedding

The Fate of Magic

In Want of a Suspect

All's Fair in Love and Treachery 

Can't Spell Tea Without Treason

Primal Mirror

Into the Abyss

The Edge of the Abyss

The Cursed Rose

The Paradise Problem

Nameless Queen

The Gravity of Us

After the Launch

Magical Readathon: Orilium: 

Update 34

Update 35

Clear Your S**t:

Update 8

Update 9 and Wrap Up

Camp SeasonAthon:

Update 8

Update 9

Update 10

Update 11

Update 12

Update 13

Update 14

Update 15

Update 16

Update 17

Update 18

Update 19

Update 20

Update 21 and Wrap Up

Random:

Phase Out Your TBR Phase Five July 2024 Sign Up

The Bookworm Revolution July 2024 TBR

Book Battle July 2024 TBR

F.T. Lukens Author Page

OK, so I got 66 posts in 7 days, and it was a pretty good week, I read a lot, and it's a long weekend for me, since today is Canada Day, so I'm enjoying the day off. What about you guys? Happy reading!

So this week I want to read whatever I want! 

Week 26 Review: In Want of a Suspect

From Goodreads:

The first book in a thrilling mystery duology that follows Lizzie Bennet and Mr. Darcy from the acclaimed Jane Austen Murder Mystery series!

It is a truth universally acknowledged, that London’s first female solicitor in possession of the details of a deadly crime, must be in want of a suspect.

The tenacious Lizzie Bennet has earned her place at Longbourn, her father’s law firm. Her work keeps her busy, but luckily it gives her plenty of reasons to consult (and steal occasional kisses) with Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy, a stern but secretly softhearted solicitor at Pemberley.

Lizzie is hired to investigate a deadly warehouse fire and to find the mysterious woman who was spotted at the scene moments before the flames took hold. But when the case leads to the sitting room of a woman Darcy once proposed marriage to, the delicate balance between personal and professional in their relationship is threatened.

Questions of the future are cast aside when the prime suspect is murdered and Lizzie’s own life is threatened. As the body count rises and their suspicions about what was really going on in the warehouse grow, the pressure is on for Lizzie and Darcy to uncover the truth.

Classic characters with an enthralling twist—Lizzie and Darcy, as introduced in the hit novel Pride and Premeditation, are back for more suspense, danger, and romance!

My Review:


Author: Tirzah Price 
Series: A Lizzie & Darcy Mystery #1
Read: June 26th, 2024  
Source: Edelweiss
Reason Why: Love her writing and these characters, and it's a Historical Fiction 2024 Book, Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2024 Book and a WoW Book! 
Publisher: Harper Teen
Expected Publication: November 12th 2024

5/5 Hearts

5/5 Books

5/5 Stars

Tirzah Price Author Page

The Story: I saw Pride and Premeditation, and it sounded really great, and I got it and loved it, and I loved all of her books I've read since and I can't wait to read more! 

Website

Series: Jane Austen Murder Mystery, A Lizzie & Darcie Mystery.

Jane Austen Murder Mystery: Pride and Premeditation and her site, my review, Sense and Second-Degree Murder and her site, my review, Manslaughter Park and her site, my review.

A Lizzie & Darcie Mystery (Spin Off Series of *Jane Austen Murder Mystery*): In Want of a Suspect and her site, my review, A Matter of Murder and her site, my review.

It's Monday! What Are You Reading #642, September 25th

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 #641
Teaser Tuesday #649
WWW Wednesday #649
WOW #645
Will the Time Come #642
Third Sentence Thursday #632
Random Reads #618
First Lines Friday #645
Book Blogger Hop #311

Monthly ARC's Update 50
The Reward Challenge Update #627
Wheel of TBR #174
How Well I Stuck to It #479
Wrote that Review Update #476

Week 38 Reviews:
The Heiress

A Study in Drowning

Manslaughter Park

Tides of Fire

Imbalance, Part 1

Imbalance, Part 2

Imbalance, Part 3

Out There

Empress of All Seasons

The September House

Lumara

City of the Lost

Not Your Crush's Cauldrons

The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy

Red Tigress

Crimson Reign

Before the Devil Breaks You

Serpent & Dove

Blood & Honey

Gods & Monsters

Midnight Beauties

The Songbird Overture

Stolen Songbird

Hidden Huntress

Warrior Witch

Magical Readathon: Orilium: 

Update 48

Update 49

SeasonAthon Academy: 

Update 12

Update 13

Pick-Pong-A-Thon: 

Update 6

Update 7

Becca's Spookoplathon: 

Update 9

Update 10

Update 11

Update 12

Update 13

Update 14

Update 15

OK, so I got 44 posts in 7 days, and yeah, this was a week. I hustled, because I have a lot of books that I want and need to fit in before the end of the month, and I'm a bit tuckered by that. And Dobby hasn't been doing well. 

The day that he had his annual vet check up in July, I noticed when I took him out that his pee was red, which turned out to be blood. At that appointment, she booked his 6th cancer surgery for 2 weeks later. She also tested his blood, and prescribed some meds, and that if he still had whatever was causing it, then the surgery would have to be postponed. 

Day of the surgery, pee was tested and was fine, so he had the surgery. But he was still peeing blood, and I thought maybe it was a side effect of his post surgery meds. But a month later, late August, he was still peeing blood. So he was given a different kind of med then last time. Still peeing blood. Then 2 weeks ago, a new type of med. Still. And at this point, an infection is probably ruled out, so it's most likely crystals in his urine. And his attitude is normal, but his behaviours, he's drinking more water. And he's an old man at 15 1/2. 

So last Thursday, he got a sample drawn, and it's going in for testing, that we won't get back until sometime this week. I had them Friday night to Sunday afternoon. Saturday night, he wakes up to go pee multiple times in the night, wanting to go out right after coming in, even though he was getting into position to pee, he wasn't really going. So that was not a good night, with little sleep and little patience and fear about how much longer we're going to have him with us. 

Because besides this problem, there's the cancer. It doesn't spread, but it's aggressive, which is why he's had 4 surgeries in the fall for the last 4 years. But there's already a lump in the area again, a month after this past one. Previously it took until December/January for it to come back, so this is not a good sign. he's my first dog, he's my old man, we got him just before my 14th birthday, I've had him in my life longer then I haven't. Losing him is going to be devastating, and I'm crying now just thinking of it. He's my silly weirdo butt who sometimes frustrates me, but he's the one that gives me all the kisses and cuddles. 

So yeah, also dealing with all those emotions this week. Hopefully we find out specifical what's causing this, and how to treat it and he gets better. What about you guys? Happy reading!

So this week I want to read Aftermarket Aftermath!

Seanan McGuire's New York Times -bestselling and Hugo Award-nominated urban fantasy InCryptid series continues with the thirteenth book following the Price family, cryptozoologists who study and protect the creatures living in secret all around us

Mary Dunlavy didn't intend to become a professional babysitter. Of course, she didn't intend to die, either, or to become a crossroads ghost. As a babysitting ghost, she's been caring for the Price family for four generations, and she's planning to keep doing the job for the better part of forever.

With her first charge finally back from her decades-long cross-dimensional field trip, with a long-lost husband and adopted daughter in tow, it's time for Mary to oversee the world's most chaotic family reunion. And that's before the Covenant of St. George launches a full scale strike against the cryptids of Manhattan, followed quickly by an attack on the Campbell Family Carnival.

It's going to take every advantage and every ally they have for the Prices to survive what's coming—and for Mary, to avoid finding out the answer to a question she's never wanted to where does a babysitting ghost go when she runs out of people to take care of?