Showing posts with label Wesley Chu. Show all posts
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Sunday, April 25, 2021

It's Monday! What Are You Reading #516, April 26th

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 #515
Teaser Tuesday #523
WWW Wednesday #523
WOW #519
Will the Time Come #516
Third Sentence Thursday #506
Random Reads #492
First Lines Friday #519
Book Blogger Hop #185
The Reward Challenge Update #501
Wheel of TBR #48
How Well I Stuck to It #353
Wrote that Review Update #350

Week 16 Reviews:
Realm Breaker

Page-a-Thon: 

Dewey's 24 Hour Read-a-thon: 

OK, so I got 39 posts in 7 days, and it was a pretty good week-and a pretty fantastic weekend, at least for reading, though I got a bit behind on blogging! But I've almost caught back up now! What about you guys? Happy reading!

So this week I want to read Firestorm, Thin Air, and Ladies' Night.

Rogue Weather Warden Joanne Baldwin is racing to New York to warn her former colleagues of the impending apocalypse. An ancient agreement between the Djinn and the Wardens has been broken, and the furious Djinn, slaves to the Wardens for millennia, have broken free of mortal control.
 
With more than half the Wardens unaccounted for in the wake of the Djinn uprising, Joanne realizes that the natural disasters they've combated for so long were merely symptoms of restless Mother Nature fidgeting in her sleep. Now she's waking up—and she is angry.... 
After preventing Mother Earth from destroying the planet, Joanne Baldwin lost her memories thanks to Ashan the djinn-and they will remain lost forever unless Joanne can recover her identity-and destroy the demon who is impersonating her, fabulous shoes and all...


A free Weather Warden short story.
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Saturday, April 24, 2021

Week 16 Review: The Lost Book of the White

From Goodreads:
From #1 New York Times bestselling authors Cassandra Clare and Wesley Chu comes the second book in the Eldest Curses series and a thrilling new adventure for High Warlock Magnus Bane and Alec Lightwood, for whom a death-defying mission into the heart of evil is not just a job, it's also a romantic getaway. The Lost Book of the White is a Shadowhunters novel.

Life is good for Magnus Bane and Alec Lightwood. They're living together in a fabulous loft, their warlock son, Max, has started learning to walk, and the streets of New York are peaceful and quiet—as peaceful and quiet as they ever are, anyway.

Until the night that two old acquaintances break into Magnus's apartment and steal the powerful Book of the White. Now Magnus and Alec will have to drop everything to get it back. They need to follow the thieves to Shanghai, they need to call some backup to accompany them, and they need a babysitter.

Also, someone has stabbed Magnus with a strange magical weapon and the wound is glowing, so they have that to worry about too.

Fortunately, their backup consists of Clary, Jace, Isabelle, and newly minted Shadowhunter Simon. In Shanghai, they learn that a much darker threat awaits them. Magnus's magic is growing unstable, and if they can't stop the demons flooding into the city, they might have to follow them all the way back to the source—the realm of the dead. Can they stop the threat to the world? Will they make it back home before their kid completely wears out Alec's mom? 

My Review:
This was such a fantastic book! I loved having a full length novel of Magnus and Alec, but with the rest of the gang along as well for the adventure! I loved that we got to explore more of the Shadowhunter world (and another world/dimension/thing space) in Shanghai! It was such a fantastic read! And I'm not sure if we knew what the Eldest Curses were, but we definitely found out in this book! 

This book takes place after Tales from the Shadowhunter Academy-Magnus and Alec have a kid, have Max, and Simon has graduated, and George didn't make it into a Shadowhunter. The events of the Dark Artifices hasn't happened yet, but there's some of the build up in this book!

One of the most shocking things about this book, was that beginning. That Magnus pretended that Ragnor was dead? I mean, we knew it, between The Queen of Air and Darkness which was published first, and The Red Scrolls of Magic, which chronologically happened first. But the former wouldn't have happened without this book! 

I really enjoyed the 3rd part! So much happens, and we're dealing with a threat that I don't think will be contained in this series, because after all, Shadowhunters are meant to be fighting demons. And I loved all these character moments, and it came together really well! 

I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book, and I'm almost all caught up on my read through of The Shadowhunter Chronicles! 

Authors: Cassandra Clare and Wesley Chu 
Series: The Eldest Curses #2, The Shadowhunter Chronicles 
Read: April 23rd, 2021
Source: Ebook.bike
Reason Why: Love her writing and this world and this series, and it's a Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2021 Book!
Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books
Published: September 1st 2020
5/5 Hearts
5/5 Books
5/5 Stars
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Friday, April 23, 2021

Page-a-Thon Update 33

So I read my next book for Page-a-Thon, and it was The Lost Book of the White, and I'll be reading Soulbound next! 

My Reading Journey:

The Diabolic by S.J. Kincaid
Started On: April 1st
Finished On: April 1st, 9:04 PM
Pages Read: 403

In Other Lands by Sarah Rees Brennan
Started On: April 2nd
Finished On: April 2nd, 4:35 PM
Pages Read: 437

The Bane Chronicles by Cassandra Clare, Sarah Rees Brennan, and Maureen Johnson 
Started On: April 2nd
Finished On: April 2nd, 11:01 PM
Pages Read: 507

Unchosen by Kathayrn Blair
Started On: April 3rd
Finished On April 3rd, 4:40 PM
Pages Read: 419

Cress by Marissa Meyer
Started On: April 3rd
Finished On: April 3rd, 11:05 PM
Pages Read: 550

Breach of Peace by Daniel B. Greene
Started On: April 3rd
Finished On: April 4th, 12:13 AM
Pages Read: 141 

Titan Song by Dan Stout
Started On: April 4th
Finished On: April 4th, 10:22 PM
Pages Read: 384

Havenfall by Sara Holland
Started On: April 6th
Finished On: April 6th, 9:02 PM
Pages Read: 400

Tales from the Shadowhunter Academy by Cassandra Clare, Sarah Rees Brennan, Maureen Johnson, and Robin Wasserman
Started On: April 7th
Finished On: April 7th, 9:50 PM
Pages Read: 655

The Merciful Crow by Margaret Owen
Started On: April 8th
Finished On: April 8th, 10:33 PM
Pages Read: 384

A Danger to Herself and Others by Alyssa Sheinmel
Started On: April 9th
Finished On: April 9th, 8:29 PM
Pages Read: 370

Tarnished Empire by Danielle L. Jensen
Started On: April 9th
Finished On: April 9th, 11:49 PM
Pages Read: 300

Inland by Kat Rosenfield
Started On: April 10th
Finished On: April 10th, 10:34 PM
Pages Read: 382

Windwitch by Susan Dennard
Started On: April 11th
Finished On: April 11th, 9:33 PM
 Pages Read: 400

Fairest by Marissa Meyer
Started On: April 12th
Finished On: April 12th, 926 PM
Pages Read: 220

Winter by Marissa Meyer
Started On: April 13th
Finished On: April 13th, 10:23 PM
Pages Read: 823

Stars Above by Marissa Meyer
Started On: April 13th
Finished On: April 13, 11:31 PM
Pages Read: 369

Dustborn by Erin Bowman 
Started On: April 14th
Finished On: April 14, 9:08 PM
Pages Read: 432

Gilded Serpent by Danielle L. Jensen
Started On: April 15th
Finished On: April 15th, 9:22 PM
Pages Read: 684

Seasons of Storms by Andrzej Sapkowski
Started On: April 16th
Finished On: April 16th, 5:10 PM
Pages Read: 419

The Empress Remarried Volume One by Alphatart
Started On: April 16th
Finished On: April 16th, 6:01 PM
Pages Read: 75

The Empress Remarried Volume Two by Alphatart
Started On: April 16th
Finished On: April 16th, 7:30 PM
Pages Read: 75

The Empress Remarried Volume Three by Alphatart
Started On: April 16th
Finished On: April 16th, 8:50 PM
Pages Read: 75

The Empress Remarried Volume Four by Alphatart
Started On: April 16th
Finished On: April 16th, 10:32 PM
Pages Read: 60

The Empress Remarried Volume Five by Alphatart
Started On: April 16th
Finished On: April 16th, 11:45 PM
Pages Read: 75

Realm Breaker by Victoria Aveyard
Started On: April 17th
Finished On: April 17th, 10:20 PM
Pages Read: 576

Windfall by Rachel Caine
Started On: April 18th
Finished On: April 18th, 1:58 PM
Pages Read: 352

My Contrary Mary by Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, Jodi Meadows
Started On: April 18th
Finished On: April 18th, 9:15 PM
Pages Read: 576

The Crown of Gilded Bones by Jennifer L. Armentrout
Started On: April 20th
Finished On: April 20th, 10:39 PM
Pages Read: 625

The Testing Guide by Joelle Charbonneau
Started On: April 21st    
Finished On: April 21st, 11:39 AM
Pages Read: 56

The Testing by Joelle Charbonneau
Started On: April 21st    
Finished On: April 21st, 9:51 PM
Pages Read: 325

Fable by Adrienne Young
Started On: April 22nd   
Finished On: April 22nd, 9:17 PM
Pages Read: 368

The Lost Book of the White by Cassandra Clare and Wesley Chu
Started On: April 23rd   
Finished On: April 23rd, 9:33 PM 
Pages Read: 400

Soulbound by Z Brewer
Started On: April 24th
Currently On: Page 0 of 394

Read: 33
Pages Read: 12307
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First Lines Friday #519, April 23rd

First Lines Friday is a bookish meme hosted by Literary Marie of Precision Reviews. We encourage all of our fellow book bloggers and bookhearts to play along.

-Grab your current read(s)
-Share the first line(s)
-Include the title and author so that other FLF participants can add the book to their TBR Lists!
 
"It was not quite dawn when Magnus Bane rode into the low clearing with death on his mind. He rarely came to Idris these days-that many Shadowhunters close together made him nervous-but he had to admit that the Angel had picked a pretty spot for the Nephilim's home. The air was alpine and fresh, cold and clean." -The Lost Book of the White by Cassandra Clare and Wesley Chu

This has me intrigued, and I have to read more! What about you guys? Happy reading!
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Thursday, April 22, 2021

Page-a-Thon Update 32

So I read my next book for Page-a-Thon, and it was Fable, and I'll be reading The Lost Book of the White next! 

My Reading Journey:

The Diabolic by S.J. Kincaid
Started On: April 1st
Finished On: April 1st, 9:04 PM
Pages Read: 403

In Other Lands by Sarah Rees Brennan
Started On: April 2nd
Finished On: April 2nd, 4:35 PM
Pages Read: 437

The Bane Chronicles by Cassandra Clare, Sarah Rees Brennan, and Maureen Johnson 
Started On: April 2nd
Finished On: April 2nd, 11:01 PM
Pages Read: 507

Unchosen by Kathayrn Blair
Started On: April 3rd
Finished On April 3rd, 4:40 PM
Pages Read: 419

Cress by Marissa Meyer
Started On: April 3rd
Finished On: April 3rd, 11:05 PM
Pages Read: 550

Breach of Peace by Daniel B. Greene
Started On: April 3rd
Finished On: April 4th, 12:13 AM
Pages Read: 141 

Titan Song by Dan Stout
Started On: April 4th
Finished On: April 4th, 10:22 PM
Pages Read: 384

Havenfall by Sara Holland
Started On: April 6th
Finished On: April 6th, 9:02 PM
Pages Read: 400

Tales from the Shadowhunter Academy by Cassandra Clare, Sarah Rees Brennan, Maureen Johnson, and Robin Wasserman
Started On: April 7th
Finished On: April 7th, 9:50 PM
Pages Read: 655

The Merciful Crow by Margaret Owen
Started On: April 8th
Finished On: April 8th, 10:33 PM
Pages Read: 384

A Danger to Herself and Others by Alyssa Sheinmel
Started On: April 9th
Finished On: April 9th, 8:29 PM
Pages Read: 370

Tarnished Empire by Danielle L. Jensen
Started On: April 9th
Finished On: April 9th, 11:49 PM
Pages Read: 300

Inland by Kat Rosenfield
Started On: April 10th
Finished On: April 10th, 10:34 PM
Pages Read: 382

Windwitch by Susan Dennard
Started On: April 11th
Finished On: April 11th, 9:33 PM
 Pages Read: 400

Fairest by Marissa Meyer
Started On: April 12th
Finished On: April 12th, 926 PM
Pages Read: 220

Winter by Marissa Meyer
Started On: April 13th
Finished On: April 13th, 10:23 PM
Pages Read: 823

Stars Above by Marissa Meyer
Started On: April 13th
Finished On: April 13, 11:31 PM
Pages Read: 369

Dustborn by Erin Bowman 
Started On: April 14th
Finished On: April 14, 9:08 PM
Pages Read: 432

Gilded Serpent by Danielle L. Jensen
Started On: April 15th
Finished On: April 15th, 9:22 PM
Pages Read: 684

Seasons of Storms by Andrzej Sapkowski
Started On: April 16th
Finished On: April 16th, 5:10 PM
Pages Read: 419

The Empress Remarried Volume One by Alphatart
Started On: April 16th
Finished On: April 16th, 6:01 PM
Pages Read: 75

The Empress Remarried Volume Two by Alphatart
Started On: April 16th
Finished On: April 16th, 7:30 PM
Pages Read: 75

The Empress Remarried Volume Three by Alphatart
Started On: April 16th
Finished On: April 16th, 8:50 PM
Pages Read: 75

The Empress Remarried Volume Four by Alphatart
Started On: April 16th
Finished On: April 16th, 10:32 PM
Pages Read: 60

The Empress Remarried Volume Five by Alphatart
Started On: April 16th
Finished On: April 16th, 11:45 PM
Pages Read: 75

Realm Breaker by Victoria Aveyard
Started On: April 17th
Finished On: April 17th, 10:20 PM
Pages Read: 576

Windfall by Rachel Caine
Started On: April 18th
Finished On: April 18th, 1:58 PM
Pages Read: 352

My Contrary Mary by Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, Jodi Meadows
Started On: April 18th
Finished On: April 18th, 9:15 PM
Pages Read: 576

The Crown of Gilded Bones by Jennifer L. Armentrout
Started On: April 20th
Finished On: April 20th, 10:39 PM
Pages Read: 625

The Testing Guide by Joelle Charbonneau
Started On: April 21st    
Finished On: April 21st, 11:39 AM
Pages Read: 56

The Testing by Joelle Charbonneau
Started On: April 21st    
Finished On: April 21st, 9:51 PM
Pages Read: 325

Fable by Adrienne Young
Started On: April 22nd   
Finished On: April 22nd, 9:17 PM
Pages Read: 368

The Lost Book of the White by Cassandra Clare and Wesley Chu
Started On: April 23rd    
Currently On: Page 0 of 400

Soulbound by Z Brewer
Started On: April 23rd    
Currently On: Page 0 of 394

Read: 32
Pages Read: 11907
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