Showing posts with label Travis Baldree. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Travis Baldree. Show all posts

Wednesday, October 29, 2025

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!

Monday, September 1, 2025

It's Monday! What Are You Reading #743, September 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 #742
Teaser Tuesday #750
WWW Wednesday #750
WOW #746
Will the Time Come #743
Third Sentence Thursday #733
Random Reads #719
First Lines Friday #746
Book Blogger Hop #412
Monthly ARC's Update 129
The Reward Challenge Update #728
Wheel of TBR #275
How Well I Stuck to It #580
Wrote that Review Update #577

Magical Readathon: Orilium: 

ARC August:

Random:

OK, so I got 43 posts in 7 days, and it was an okay week, great books, but I'm still getting used to not having Jax now. We're getting close to a month, but we did only have him for 6 years, so a month is a lot.What about you guys? Happy reading!

So this week I want to read whatever I want! 

Saturday, August 30, 2025

Week 35 Reviews: Bookshops & Bonedust, Pages to Fill, Legends & Lattes, Brigands & Breadknives




From Goodreads:
When an injury throws a young, battle-hungry orc off her chosen path, she may find that what we need isn't always what we seek.

In Bookshops & Bonedust, a prequel to Legends & Lattes, New York Times bestselling author Travis Baldree takes us on a journey of high fantasy, first loves, and second-hand books.

Viv's career with the notorious mercenary company Rackam's Ravens isn't going as planned.

Wounded during the hunt for a powerful necromancer, she's packed off against her will to recuperate in the sleepy beach town of Murk—so far from the action that she worries she'll never be able to return to it.

What's a thwarted soldier of fortune to do?

Spending her hours at a beleaguered bookshop in the company of its foul-mouthed proprietor is the last thing Viv would have predicted, but it may be both exactly what she needs and the seed of changes she couldn't possibly imagine.

Still, adventure isn't all that far away. A suspicious traveler in gray, a gnome with a chip on her shoulder, a summer fling, and an improbable number of skeletons prove Murk to be more eventful than Viv could have ever expected.

Short story prequel to Legends & Lattes. It is available in the book Legends & Lattes, second edition.

From Goodreads:
High Fantasy with a double-shot of self-reinvention

Worn out after decades of packing steel and raising hell, Viv the orc barbarian cashes out of the warrior's life with one final score. A forgotten legend, a fabled artifact, and an unreasonable amount of hope lead her to the streets of Thune, where she plans to open the first coffee shop the city has ever seen.

However, her dreams of a fresh start pulling shots instead of swinging swords are hardly a sure bet. Old frenemies and Thune's shady underbelly may just upset her plans. To finally build something that will last, Viv will need some new partners and a different kind of resolve.

A hot cup of fantasy slice-of-life with a dollop of romantic froth.

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.

My first review of Bookshops & Bonedust, Pages to Fill, Legends & Lattes
My Review:


Author: Travis Baldree
Series: Legends & Lattes #0, 0.5, 1, 2 
First Read: August 1st, 2023, November 6th, 6th, 2022
Read: August 25th, 25th, 25th, 26th, 2025
Source: Own, NetGalley 
Reason Why: Rereading, and they're Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2025 Books, and Brigands &  Breadknives a WoW Book! 
Publisher: Tor Trade, Tor, Macmillan Audio
Published: November 7th 2023, June 7th 2022, November 8th 2022
Expected Publication: November 11th 2025

Bookshops & Bonedust:
5/5 Hearts
5/5 Books
5/5 Stars









Pages to Fill:
5/5 Hearts
5/5 Books
5/5 Stars









Legends & Lattes:
5/5 Hearts
5/5 Books
5/5 Stars









Brigands & Breadknives:
5/5 Hearts
5/5 Books
5/5 Stars

Tuesday, August 26, 2025

ARC August Update 26

So I read my next book for ARC August, and it was Brigands & Breadknives and I'll be reading Spellcaster next! 

My Reading Journey:

All We Lost Was Everything by Sloan Harlow
Started On: August 1st
Finished On: August 1st, 6:38 PM
Pages Read: 352

You Belong Here by Megan Miranda
Started On: August 2nd
Finished On: August 2nd, 6:39 PM
Pages Read: 352

Grave Flowers by Autumn Krause 
Started On: August 3rd
Finished On: August 3rd, 11:03 PM
Pages Read: 400

Party of Liars by Kelsey Cox
Started On: August 4th
Finished On: August 4th, 7:34 PM
Pages Read: 336

House of the Beast by Michelle Wong
Started On: August 5th
Finished On: August 5th, 11:17 AM
Pages Read: 464

A Mouthful of Dust by Nghi Vo
Started On: August 7th
Finished On: August 7th, 2:29 PM
Pages Read: 128

A Touch of Treachery by Jennifer Estep
Started On: August 7th
Finished On: August 7th, 10:36 PM
Pages Read: 477

The Orc and the Innkeeper by Cora Crane
Started On: August 8th
Finished On: August 8th, 10:02 AM
Pages Read: 278

Only Rogue Actions by Jennifer Estep
Started On: August 9th
Finished On: August 9th, 1:03 PM
Pages Read: 220

Land of Shadow by Celia Aaron
Started On: August 11th
Finished On: August 11th, 11:37 AM
Pages Read: 410

Dream True Things by Marie Marquardt
Started On: August 11th
Finished On: August 11th, 7:38 PM
Pages Read: 353

To Clutch a Razor by Veronica Roth
Started On: August 12th
Finished On: August 12th, 9:47 AM
Pages Read: 240

We Can Never Leave by H.E. Edgmon
Started On: August 13th
Finished On: August 13th, 3:27 PM
Pages Read: 320

Thief of Night by Holly Black
Started On: August 14th
Finished On: August 14th, 1:16 PM
Pages Read: 288

Songlight by Moira Buffini
Started On: August 15th
Finished On: August 15th, 5:38 PM
Pages Read: 384

The Dragon Wakes With Thunder by K.X. Song
Started On: August 16th
Finished On: August 16th, 2:44 PM 
Pages Read: 448

The Revenge by Hannah Jayne
Started On: August 17th
Finished On: August 17th, 6:39 PM
Pages Read: 304

We're Not Safe Here by Rin Chupeco
Started On: August 18th
Finished On: August 18th, 4:48 PM
Pages Read: 352

The Serpent's Bride by Kathryn Ann Kingsley
Started On: August 19th
Finished On: August 19th, 10:27 AM
Pages Read: 332

How to Fake a Haunting by Christa Carmen
Started On: August 20th
Finished On: August 20th, 3:03 PM
Pages Read: 349

How to Read a Killer's Mind by Tam Barnett 
Started On: August 21st
Finished On: August 21st, 6:38 PM
Pages Read 0 of 346

Dream by the Shadows by Logan Karlie
Started On: August 22nd
Finished On: August 22nd, 11:08 AM
Pages Read: 368

Murder in the Dressing Room by Holly Stars
Started On: August 23rd
Finished On: August 23rd, 8:27 PM
Pages Read: 364

A Circle of Uncommon Witches by Paige Crutcher
Started On: August 24th
Finished On: August 24th, 2:09 PM
Pages Read: 320

Rose in Chains by Julie Soto
Started On: August 25th
Finished On: August 25th, 11:53 AM
Pages Read: 464

Brigands & Breadknives by Travis Baldree
Started On: August 26th
Finished On: August 26th, 10:06 PM
Pages Read: 336

Spellcaster by Jaymin Eve
Started On: August 27th
Currently On: Page 0 of 336

Goals: 31
Read: 26
Pages Read: 8649

Monday, August 25, 2025

ARC August Update 25

So I read my next book for ARC August, and it was Rose in Chains and I'll be reading Brigands & Breadknives next! 

My Reading Journey:

All We Lost Was Everything by Sloan Harlow
Started On: August 1st
Finished On: August 1st, 6:38 PM
Pages Read: 352

You Belong Here by Megan Miranda
Started On: August 2nd
Finished On: August 2nd, 6:39 PM
Pages Read: 352

Grave Flowers by Autumn Krause 
Started On: August 3rd
Finished On: August 3rd, 11:03 PM
Pages Read: 400

Party of Liars by Kelsey Cox
Started On: August 4th
Finished On: August 4th, 7:34 PM
Pages Read: 336

House of the Beast by Michelle Wong
Started On: August 5th
Finished On: August 5th, 11:17 AM
Pages Read: 464

A Mouthful of Dust by Nghi Vo
Started On: August 7th
Finished On: August 7th, 2:29 PM
Pages Read: 128

A Touch of Treachery by Jennifer Estep
Started On: August 7th
Finished On: August 7th, 10:36 PM
Pages Read: 477

The Orc and the Innkeeper by Cora Crane
Started On: August 8th
Finished On: August 8th, 10:02 AM
Pages Read: 278

Only Rogue Actions by Jennifer Estep
Started On: August 9th
Finished On: August 9th, 1:03 PM
Pages Read: 220

Land of Shadow by Celia Aaron
Started On: August 11th
Finished On: August 11th, 11:37 AM
Pages Read: 410

Dream True Things by Marie Marquardt
Started On: August 11th
Finished On: August 11th, 7:38 PM
Pages Read: 353

To Clutch a Razor by Veronica Roth
Started On: August 12th
Finished On: August 12th, 9:47 AM
Pages Read: 240

We Can Never Leave by H.E. Edgmon
Started On: August 13th
Finished On: August 13th, 3:27 PM
Pages Read: 320

Thief of Night by Holly Black
Started On: August 14th
Finished On: August 14th, 1:16 PM
Pages Read: 288

Songlight by Moira Buffini
Started On: August 15th
Finished On: August 15th, 5:38 PM
Pages Read: 384

The Dragon Wakes With Thunder by K.X. Song
Started On: August 16th
Finished On: August 16th, 2:44 PM 
Pages Read: 448

The Revenge by Hannah Jayne
Started On: August 17th
Finished On: August 17th, 6:39 PM
Pages Read: 304

We're Not Safe Here by Rin Chupeco
Started On: August 18th
Finished On: August 18th, 4:48 PM
Pages Read: 352

The Serpent's Bride by Kathryn Ann Kingsley
Started On: August 19th
Finished On: August 19th, 10:27 AM
Pages Read: 332

How to Fake a Haunting by Christa Carmen
Started On: August 20th
Finished On: August 20th, 3:03 PM
Pages Read: 349

How to Read a Killer's Mind by Tam Barnett 
Started On: August 21st
Finished On: August 21st, 6:38 PM
Pages Read 0 of 346

Dream by the Shadows by Logan Karlie
Started On: August 22nd
Finished On: August 22nd, 11:08 AM
Pages Read: 368

Murder in the Dressing Room by Holly Stars
Started On: August 23rd
Finished On: August 23rd, 8:27 PM
Pages Read: 364

A Circle of Uncommon Witches by Paige Crutcher
Started On: August 24th
Finished On: August 24th, 2:09 PM
Pages Read: 320

Rose in Chains by Julie Soto
Started On: August 25th
Finished On: August 25th, 11:53 AM
Pages Read: 464

Brigands & Breadknives by Travis Baldree
Started On: August 26th
Currently On: Page 0 of 336

Goals: 31
Read: 25
Pages Read: 8313

Saturday, December 21, 2024

Week 51 Review: Goblins & Greatcoats

From Goodreads:
A goblin with too many pockets and a disturbing affinity for cutlery, a rain-soaked night, four adventurers, a pair of corpses, a junk-drawer knife, some unfortunate taxidermy, and a beleaguered Gatewarden…

These are the primary ingredients in a locked-room mystery that can only be solved by the Territory's most unlikely detective.

Her name is Zyll.

Her eyes are keen, her teeth are sharp, and the chaos of her passing leaves no murder unsolved.

My Review:


Author: Travis Baldree
Read: December 17th, 2024 
Source: Ebook.bike
Reason Why: Love his writing and it sounded really good, and it's a SAC 2024 Book! 
Publisher: Subterranean Press
Published: June 24th 2024
5/5 Hearts
5/5 Books
5/5 Stars

Tuesday, December 17, 2024

Magical Readathon: Orilium Update 14

So I read my next book for Magical Readathon: Orilium Lightfall at Old Favour Pass, and it was Goblins & Greatcoats which was for the prompt Owlcat Craft Cafe, and I'll be reading The Stone Witch of Florence next! 

My Reading Journey:

We Were Kings by Court Stevens
Prompt Fulfilled: Shank & Shawl Legitimate Retailer
Started On: December 14th
Finished On: December 14th, 1:48 PM
Pages Read: 400

The Arrival of Someday by Jen Malone
Prompt Fulfilled: The Old Tails Bookstore
Started On: December 14th
Finished On: December 14th, 5:32 PM
Pages Read: 368

The Rules by Nancy Holder and Debbie Viguié
Prompt Fulfilled: The Rich Pigeon Pub
Started On: December 14th
Finished On: December 14th, 9:47 PM
Pages Read: 352

The Winter Duke by Claire Eliza Bartlett
Prompt Fulfilled: Smith & Friends & Sons Arcane Goods and Such
Started On: December 15th
Finished On: December 15th, 11:38 AM
Pages Read: 432

Rules for Being a Girl by Candace Bushnell and Katie Cotugno
Prompt Fulfilled: The Rich Pigeon Pub
Started On: December 15th
Finished On: December 15th, 4:17 PM
Pages Read: 404

If I Stopped Haunting You by Colby Wilkens
Prompt Fulfilled: Wallice's Wonderful Winter Wanimals
Started On: December 15th
Finished On: December 15th, 9:24 PM
Pages Read: 420

A Killing Cold by Kate Alice Marshall
Prompt Fulfilled: Smith & Friends & Sons Arcane Goods and Such
Started On: December 16th
Finished On: December 16th, 10:42 AM
Pages Read: 304

In Deeper Waters by F.T. Lukens
Prompt Fulfilled: Owlcat Craft Cafe
Started On: December 16th
Finished On: December 16th, 2:57 PM
Pages Read: 320

The Girl in Question by Tess Sharpe
Prompt Fulfilled: Shank & Shawl Legitimate Retailer
Started On: December 16th
Finished On: December 16th, 7:04 PM
Pages Read: 442

Snowed In by Rachel Hawthorne
Prompt Fulfilled: Smith & Friends & Sons Arcane Goods and Such
Started On: December 16th
Finished On: December 16th, 10:28 PM
Pages Read: 272

Two Can Play by Ali Hazelwood
Prompt Fulfilled: Smith & Friends & Sons Arcane Goods and Such
Started On: December 17th
Finished On: December 17th, 7:38 AM
Pages Read: 120

Influencer by Adam Cesare
Prompt Fulfilled: Shank & Shawl Legitimate Retailer
Started On: December 17th
Finished On: December 17th, 11:26 AM
Pages Read: 367

One by One by Ruth Ware
Prompt Fulfilled: Smith & Friends & Sons Arcane Goods and Such
Started On: December 17th
Finished On: December 17th, 1:17 PM
Pages Read: 384

Goblins & Greatcoats by Travis Baldree
Prompt Fulfilled: Owlcat Craft Cafe
Started On: December 17th
Finished On: December 17th, 1:33 PM
Pages Read: 25

The Stone Witch of Florence by Anna Rasche
Prompt Fulfilled: The Old Tails Bookstore
Started On: December 17th
Currently On: Page 0 of 368

Prompts Left: Occult Premonitions, Wallice's Wonderful Winter Wanimals, Occult Premonitions, The Old Tails Bookstore, Wallice's Wonderful Winter Wanimals, Owlcat Craft Cafe, Occult Premonitions, The Rich Pigeon Pub,The Old Tails Bookstore, Wallice's Wonderful Winter Wanimals, Shank & Shawl Legitimate Retailer, Owlcat Craft Cafe, Occult Premonitions, The Rich Pigeon Pub, The Old Tails Bookstore, Wallice's Wonderful Winter Wanimals, Shank & Shawl Legitimate Retailer, Owlcat Craft Cafe, Occult Premonitions, The Rich Pigeon Pub, The Old Tails Bookstore, Smith & Friends & Sons Arcane Goods and Such, Wallice's Wonderful Winter Wanimals, Shank & Shawl Legitimate Retailer, Owlcat Craft Cafe, The Rich Pigeon Pub, The Old Tails Bookstore, Wallice's Wonderful Winter Wanimals, Shank & Shawl Legitimate Retailer, Owlcat Craft Cafe
Read: 14
Pages Read: 4306

Magical Readathon: Orilium Update 13

So I read my next book for Magical Readathon: Orilium Lightfall at Old Favour Pass, and it was One by One which was for the prompt Smith & Friends & Sons Arcane Goods and Such, and I'll be reading Goblins & Greatcoats next! 

My Reading Journey:

We Were Kings by Court Stevens
Prompt Fulfilled: Shank & Shawl Legitimate Retailer
Started On: December 14th
Finished On: December 14th, 1:48 PM
Pages Read: 400

The Arrival of Someday by Jen Malone
Prompt Fulfilled: The Old Tails Bookstore
Started On: December 14th
Finished On: December 14th, 5:32 PM
Pages Read: 368

The Rules by Nancy Holder and Debbie Viguié
Prompt Fulfilled: The Rich Pigeon Pub
Started On: December 14th
Finished On: December 14th, 9:47 PM
Pages Read: 352

The Winter Duke by Claire Eliza Bartlett
Prompt Fulfilled: Smith & Friends & Sons Arcane Goods and Such
Started On: December 15th
Finished On: December 15th, 11:38 AM
Pages Read: 432

Rules for Being a Girl by Candace Bushnell and Katie Cotugno
Prompt Fulfilled: The Rich Pigeon Pub
Started On: December 15th
Finished On: December 15th, 4:17 PM
Pages Read: 404

If I Stopped Haunting You by Colby Wilkens
Prompt Fulfilled: Wallice's Wonderful Winter Wanimals
Started On: December 15th
Finished On: December 15th, 9:24 PM
Pages Read: 420

A Killing Cold by Kate Alice Marshall
Prompt Fulfilled: Smith & Friends & Sons Arcane Goods and Such
Started On: December 16th
Finished On: December 16th, 10:42 AM
Pages Read: 304

In Deeper Waters by F.T. Lukens
Prompt Fulfilled: Owlcat Craft Cafe
Started On: December 16th
Finished On: December 16th, 2:57 PM
Pages Read: 320

The Girl in Question by Tess Sharpe
Prompt Fulfilled: Shank & Shawl Legitimate Retailer
Started On: December 16th
Finished On: December 16th, 7:04 PM
Pages Read: 442

Snowed In by Rachel Hawthorne
Prompt Fulfilled: Smith & Friends & Sons Arcane Goods and Such
Started On: December 16th
Finished On: December 16th, 10:28 PM
Pages Read: 272

Two Can Play by Ali Hazelwood
Prompt Fulfilled: Smith & Friends & Sons Arcane Goods and Such
Started On: December 17th
Finished On: December 17th, 7:38 AM
Pages Read: 120

Influencer by Adam Cesare
Prompt Fulfilled: Shank & Shawl Legitimate Retailer
Started On: December 17th
Finished On: December 17th, 11:26 AM
Pages Read: 367

One by One by Ruth Ware
Prompt Fulfilled: Smith & Friends & Sons Arcane Goods and Such
Started On: December 17th
Finished On: December 17th, 1:17 PM
Pages Read: 384

Goblins & Greatcoats by Travis Baldree
Prompt Fulfilled: Owlcat Craft Cafe
Started On: December 17th
Currently On: Page 0 of 25

Prompts Left: Occult Premonitions, The Old Tails Bookstore, Wallice's Wonderful Winter Wanimals, Occult Premonitions, The Old Tails Bookstore, Wallice's Wonderful Winter Wanimals, Owlcat Craft Cafe, Occult Premonitions, The Rich Pigeon Pub,The Old Tails Bookstore, Wallice's Wonderful Winter Wanimals, Shank & Shawl Legitimate Retailer, Owlcat Craft Cafe, Occult Premonitions, The Rich Pigeon Pub, The Old Tails Bookstore, Wallice's Wonderful Winter Wanimals, Shank & Shawl Legitimate Retailer, Owlcat Craft Cafe, Occult Premonitions, The Rich Pigeon Pub, The Old Tails Bookstore, Smith & Friends & Sons Arcane Goods and Such, Wallice's Wonderful Winter Wanimals, Shank & Shawl Legitimate Retailer, Owlcat Craft Cafe, The Rich Pigeon Pub, The Old Tails Bookstore, Wallice's Wonderful Winter Wanimals, Shank & Shawl Legitimate Retailer, Owlcat Craft Cafe
Read: 13
Pages Read: 4181

Monday, December 9, 2024

Travis Baldree Author Page

The Story: I saw Legends & Lattes around on the bookist parts of the internet, bringing cozy fantasy, and it sounded really good, so I read it and loved it, and the prequel, and I can't wait to read more by Travis Baldree!  

Website

Series: Legends & Lattes.


Stand Alone's: Goblins & Greatcoats and my review

Wednesday, October 4, 2023

Waiting on Wednesday #647, October 4th

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

To Bind a Dark Heart by Kathryn Ann Kingsley 
Expected Publication: November 3rd, 2023
From Goodreads:
“Run, Gwen. Run as far and as hard as you can. Because when I catch you… You will belong to me.”

When she shattered the Iron Crystal and returned magic to Avalon, Gwen also shattered Mordred’s heart. Torn between her passion for Mordred and his rage at her betrayal, she fled into the wilds.

Gwen’s choice has transformed Avalon, and the island teems with magical wonders freed from the crystal. But Gwen also released the vicious and chaotic elementals . Desperate for revenge against Mordred, some of them see Gwen as an ally, others as a hostage.

Now, the Prince in Iron hunts Gwen relentlessly, though at night he visits her in dreams, unable to break the desire that binds them . She is his weakness. If his enemies captured her, he knows that he would make any deal, break any vow to return her to his side.

As the elementals prepare for battle, Gwen will face an impossible choice . Can she stand by as Avalon’s magic is destroyed once again? Or will she fight to overthrow the man she loves?

Building from slow-burn to steam, the Iron Crystal series is packed with alluring villains, dark magic and heart-stopping twists. If you’re a fan of Sarah J. Maas, Laura Thalassa and Carissa Broadbent, To Bind a Dark Heart will have you reading late into the night.

Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros
Expected Publication: November 7th, 2023
From Goodreads:
“The first year is when some of us lose our lives. The second year is when the rest of us lose our humanity.” —Xaden Riorson

Everyone expected Violet Sorrengail to die during her first year at Basgiath War College—Violet included. But Threshing was only the first impossible test meant to weed out the weak-willed, the unworthy, and the unlucky.

Now the real training begins, and Violet’s already wondering how she’ll get through. It’s not just that it’s grueling and maliciously brutal, or even that it’s designed to stretch the riders’ capacity for pain beyond endurance. It’s the new vice commandant, who’s made it his personal mission to teach Violet exactly how powerless she is–unless she betrays the man she loves.

Although Violet’s body might be weaker and frailer than everyone else’s, she still has her wits—and a will of iron. And leadership is forgetting the most important lesson Basgiath has taught her: Dragon riders make their own rules.

But a determination to survive won’t be enough this year.

Because Violet knows the real secret hidden for centuries at Basgiath War College—and nothing, not even dragon fire, may be enough to save them in the end.

Bookshops & Bonedust by Travis Baldree
Expected Publication: November 7th, 2023
From Goodreads:
When an injury throws a young, battle-hungry orc off her chosen path, she may find that what we need isn't always what we seek.

In Bookshops & Bonedust, a prequel to Legends & Lattes, New York Times bestselling author Travis Baldree takes us on a journey of high fantasy, first loves, and second-hand books.

Viv's career with the notorious mercenary company Rackam's Ravens isn't going as planned.

Wounded during the hunt for a powerful necromancer, she's packed off against her will to recuperate in the sleepy beach town of Murk—so far from the action that she worries she'll never be able to return to it.

What's a thwarted soldier of fortune to do?

Spending her hours at a beleaguered bookshop in the company of its foul-mouthed proprietor is the last thing Viv would have predicted, but it may be both exactly what she needs and the seed of changes she couldn't possibly imagine.

Still, adventure isn't all that far away. A suspicious traveler in gray, a gnome with a chip on her shoulder, a summer fling, and an improbable number of skeletons prove Murk to be more eventful than Viv could have ever expected.

Check & Mate by Ali Hazelwood
Expected Publication: November 7th, 2023
From Goodreads:
In this clever and swoonworthy YA debut from the New York Times bestselling author of The Love Hypothesis, life's moving pieces bring rival chess players together in a match for the heart.

Mallory Greenleaf is done with chess. Every move counts nowadays; after the sport led to the destruction of her family four years earlier, Mallory's focus is on her mom, her sisters, and the dead-end job that keeps the lights on. That is, until she begrudgingly agrees to play in one last charity tournament and inadvertently wipes the board with notorious "Kingkiller" Nolan Sawyer: current world champion and reigning Bad Boy of chess.

Nolan's loss to an unknown rook-ie shocks everyone. What's even more confusing? His desire to cross pawns again. What kind of gambit is Nolan playing? The smart move would be to walk away. Resign. Game over. But Mallory's victory opens the door to sorely needed cash-prizes and despite everything, she can't help feeling drawn to the enigmatic strategist....

As she rockets up the ranks, Mallory struggles to keep her family safely separated from the game that wrecked it in the first place. And as her love for the sport she so desperately wanted to hate begins to rekindle, Mallory quickly realizes that the games aren't only on the board, the spotlight is brighter than she imagined, and the competition can be fierce (-ly attractive. And intelligent...and infuriating...)

Hunt on Dark Waters by Katee Robert
Expected Publication: November 7th, 2023
From Goodreads:
Sail the magical high seas with this first book in a new sexy fantasy romance series from Katee Robert, the New York Times bestselling author of the TikTok smash-hit Neon Gods.

Evelyn is a witch with a perfect storm of impulses: terrible taste in bed partners, sticky fingers, and a lust for danger. After she steals from her vampire ex and falls through a portal to another realm, she’s fished out of the waters by a band of seafarers and their telekinetic captain. She’s immediately given a choice—join their group or die.

Bowen has no memory of his life before he became one of the Cŵn Annwn. He and his pirate crew are bound by vow to patrol through Threshold, the magical sea in between realms, keeping the portals to other worlds safe. When he rescues Evelyn, he doesn’t expect to be attracted to the unflappably brassy pickpocket. The longer he spends in her presence, the more he begins to question if his heart is the next thing she’ll steal.

But as tension heats up between Bowen and Evelyn, danger escalates as well. Because Evelyn has no intention of keeping her vows to the Cŵn Annwn, and if she betrays the crew, both she and Bowen will pay the ultimate price....

Dawn Breaker by Jodi Meadows
Expected Publication: November 7th, 2023
From Goodreads:
The king is dead. The world is lost. Long live the queen.

The thin membrane of magic separating the human and demonic planes has been destroyed. Nightrender, the immortal warrior of the gods, must find a way to rebuild it, but Hanne—the serpent girl, always too cunning to be trusted, too hungry for power—has become High Queen, and is too consumed with ambition to cooperate. Meanwhile, Rune—married to Hanne, but in love with Nightrender—is lost in the realm of demons after a disastrous battle, wandering alone in a twisted landscape of mercury seas, black-glass spires, and winds blowing ash … In this second and final installment of the Nightrender duology, the circle will close, and the world will be saved—or burnt to a cinder.

The Hunting Moon by Susan Dennard
Expected Publication: November 7th, 2023
From Goodreads:
The highly anticipated sequel to The Luminaries by New York Times bestselling author Susan Dennard.

Winnie Wednesday has gotten everything she thought she wanted. She passed the deadly hunter trials, her family has been welcomed back into the Luminaries, and overnight, she has become a local celebrity.

The Girl Who Jumped. The Girl Who Got Bitten.

Unfortunately, it all feels wrong. For one, nobody will believe her about the new nightmare called the Whisperer that's killing hunters each night. Everyone blames the werewolf, even though Winnie is certain the wolf is innocent.

On top of that, following her dad's convoluted clues about the Dianas, their magic, and what happened in Hemlock Falls four years ago is leaving her with more questions than answers.

Then to complicate it all, there is still only one person who can help her: Jay Friday, the boy with plenty of problems all his own.

As bodies and secrets pile up around town, Winnie finds herself questioning what it means to be a true Wednesday and a true Luminary—and also where her fierce-hearted loyalties might ultimately have to lie.

Loveboat Forever by Abigail Hing Wen
Expected Publication: November 7th, 2023
From Goodreads:
Pearl was ready for a worldwide stage. Instead, she needs to stage a comeback.

Seventeen-year-old music prodigy Pearl Wong had the summer of her dreams planned: she’d been accepted into the ultra-exclusive New York Summer Symphony, where she was going to prove once and for all that she belonged in the rigid, unforgiving classical music world.

Then a fall from grace put her in need of new plans—and a new image. Where better to rebuild her shattered reputation than at Chien Tan, the Taipei summer program for elite students that rocketed her older sister, Ever, on a path to romance and self fulfilment years ago?

Pearl’s agent agrees. It’s the perfect plan. But as the alumni know, Chien Tan is actually Loveboat: a well-kept secret extravaganza, where prodigies party till dawn. There’s more awaiting Pearl at Loveboat than she could have ever imagined, like a scandalous party in the dark, a romantic entanglement with a mysterious suitor . . . and a summer that will change her forever.

Set six years after the events of Loveboat, Taipei, Loveboat Forever brings the whole gang back to campus for another reunion.

Nightbane by Alex Aster
Expected Publication: November 7th, 2023
From Goodreads:
Isla Crown has secured the love of two powerful rulers and broken the curses that plagued the six realms for centuries, but few know the true origins of her powers. Now, in the wake of a crushing betrayal, Isla finds herself hungry for distraction, preferring to frequent Lightlark’s seductive haunts instead of embracing her duties as the newly crowned leader of two separate realms. Worse, her fellow rulers haven’t ceded victory quietly, and there are others in Isla’s midst who don’t believe her ascent to power was earned. As certain death races toward Lightlark and secrets from the past begin to unravel, Isla must weigh her responsibility to her people against the whims of the most dangerous traitor of all: her heart.
Chaos Terminal by Mur Lafferty
Expected Publication: November 7th, 2023
From Goodreads:
Mallory Viridian would rather not be an amateur detective, and fled to outer space to avoid it…but when one of the new human arrivals on a space shuttle is murdered, she’s back in the game.

Mallory Viridian would rather not be an amateur detective, thank you very much. But no matter what she does, people persist in dying around her—and only she seems to be able to solve the crime. After fleeing to an alien space station in hopes that the lack of humans would stop the murders, a serial killer had the nerve to follow her to Station Eternity. (Mallory deduced who the true culprit was that time, too.)

Now the law enforcement agent who hounded Mallory on Earth has come to Station Eternity, along with her teenage crush and his sister, Mallory’s best friend from high school. Mallory doesn’t believe in coincidences, and so she’s not at all surprised when someone in the latest shuttle from Earth is murdered. It’s the story of her life, after all.

Only this time she has more than a killer to deal with. Between her fugitive friends, a new threat arising from the Sundry hivemind, and the alarmingly peculiar behavior of the sentient space station they all call home, even Mallory’s deductive abilities are strained. If she can’t find out what’s going on (and fast), a disaster of intergalactic proportions may occur.…

Murtagh by Christopher Paolini
Expected Publication: November 7th, 2023
From Goodreads:
MURTAGH transports readers into an electrifying adventure, with danger and intrigue around every corner. The world is no longer safe for the Dragon Rider Murtagh and his dragon, Thorn. An evil king has been toppled, and they are left to face the consequences of the reluctant role they played in his reign of terror. Now they are hated and alone, exiled to the outskirts of society. But when Murtagh discovers something wicked lurking in the shadows of Alagaësia, so begins an epic journey into lands both familiar and untraveled, where he and Thorn must use every weapon in their arsenal, from brains to brawn, to find and outwit a mysterious witch. A witch who is much more than she seems . . .
Vengeance of the Pirate Queen by Tricia Levenseller
Expected Publication: November 7th, 2023
From Goodreads:
Pirates of the Caribbean meets The Mummy in Vengeance of the Pirate Queen, a beautifully designed standalone YA fantasy romance, set in the world of Tricia Levenseller's Daughter of the Pirate King.

You can’t be afraid of the dark when you’re the monster lurking in the shadows.

As an assassin working for the pirate queen, eighteen-year-old Sorinda is surprised when Alosa’s next task for her is not to kill a new target, but to captain a handpicked crew on a rescue mission. Unfortunately, her sailing master is twenty-year-old Kearan. He may be the best helmsman the pirate queen has, but Sorinda finds him a real pain in the arse. Sadly, there are few places on a ship to hide from an attentive man.

As the crew of the Vengeance faces dangerous waters and deadly sea creatures, they accidentally awaken the King of the Undersea, a being who can control the dead. Their rescue mission quickly turns into a fight to save the world, but first, Sorinda must save herself from becoming an undead queen.

Powerless by Lauren Roberts
Expected Publication: November 7th, 2023
From Goodreads:
This sparkling edition will include a special case stamping, bonus content, and a teaser to book two in this heart-pounding series!

Perfect for fans of Sarah J. Maas, this young adult fantasy follows the forbidden romance between a powerful prince and an ordinary girl as they try to survive their kingdom's grueling laws pitting them against each other.

She is the very thing he's spent his whole life hunting.
He is the very thing she's spent her whole live pretending to be.

Only the extraordinary belong in the kingdom of Ilya—the exceptional, the empowered, the Elites. The powers these Elites have possessed for decades were graciously gifted to them by the Plague, though not all were fortunate enough to both survive the sickness and reap the reward. Those born Ordinary are just that—ordinary. And when the king decreed that all Ordinaries be banished to preserve his Elite society, lacking an ability suddenly became a crime—making Paedyn Gray a felon by fate and a thief by necessity.

Surviving in the slums as an Ordinary is no simple task, and Paedyn knows this better than most. Having been trained by her father to be keenly observant since she was a child, Paedyn poses as a Psychic in the crowded city, blending in with the Elites as best she can to stay alive and out of trouble…easier said than done.

When Paeydn unsuspectingly saves one of Ilya’s princes, she finds herself thrown into the Purging Trials. The brutal competition exists to showcase the Elites' powers—the very thing Paedyn lacks. If the Trials and the opponents within them don't kill her, the prince she's fighting feelings for certainly will if he discovers what she is…completely Ordinary.

Gorgeous Gruesome Faces by Linda Cheng
Expected Publication: November 7th, 2023
From Goodreads:
Yellowjackets meets She Is a Haunting in this debut speculative thriller that follows a disgraced teen idol who comes face-to-face with the demons of her past in a glittering, cutthroat K-pop competition.

After a shocking scandal that abruptly ended her teen popstar career, eighteen-year-old Sunny Lee spends her days longing for her former life and cyberstalking her ex-BFF and groupmate, Candie. The two were once inseparable, but that was then—before the tragedy and heartache they left in their wake.

In the here and now, Sunny is surprised to discover that Candie is attending a new K-pop workshop in her hometown. Candie might be there chasing stardom, but Sunny can’t resist the chance to join her and finally confront their traumatic history. Because she still can’t figure out what happened that horrible night when Mina, the third in their tight-knit trio, jumped to her death. Or if the dark and otherworldly secrets she and Candie were keeping had something to do with it . . .

But the workshop doesn’t bring the answers Sunny had hoped for, nor a happy reunion with Candie. Instead, Sunny finds herself haunted by ghostly visions while strange injuries start happening to her competitors—followed by even stranger mutilations to their bodies. In her race to survive, Sunny will have to expose just who is behind the carnage—and if Candie is out for blood once more—in Linda Cheng’s spellbinding sapphic thriller that will have readers screaming and swooning for more.

Oh man, the month of November is kicking off with some really fantastic books! I'm so excited for all of these books to be released! What about you guys? Happy reading!