Rachel Greenlaw Author Page

The Story: I saw Compass and Blade, and then Shadow and Tide, on Edelweiss, and they sounded really good, so I got them, read them, and loved them, and I can't wait to read more by Rachel Greenlaw! 

Website

Series: Compass and Blade, Killmarth Trials.

Compass and Blade: Compass and Blade and her site, my review, Shadow and Tide and her site, my review, Starlight and Storm and her site, my review.

Killmarth Trials: The Ordeals and her site, my review, The Divines and her site.

Stand Alone's: One Christmas Morning and her site, my review.

Sarah Glenn Marsh Author Page

The Story: I'm not sure where I saw it, but ended up creating a review post for Fear the Drowning Deep in 2019, but never read it. And then I saw Reign of the Fallen on my library app when I was listening to a bunch of audiobooks and going through one a day (I wish I could still listen to audiobooks as work, sigh.) Plus it was right at the end of June, so I had to read it during Pride Month! Absolutely loved all that I've read from her, and I can't wait to read more! 

Website

Series: Reign of the Fallen, Rogue Devotions, ExorSquad

Reign of the Fallen: Reign of the Fallen and her site, my review, Song of the Dead and her site, my review.

Rogue Devotions: Our Rogue Fates and her site, my review, A Rogue's Ruin and her site, my review.

ExourSquad: How I Met Your Murderer and her site, my review.

Stand Alone's: Fear the Drowning Deep and her site, my review, Dread the Harvest Moon and her site, my review, The Girls are Never Gone and her site, my review.

Alessandra Torre Author Page

The Story: I saw Blindfolded Innocent on NetGalley and it sounded really great, and then I saw The Girl in 6E and read it and loved it, and I've loved all her books that I've read since, and I can't wait to read more by Alessandra Torre!

Website

Series: Deanna Madden, Innocence.

Deanna Madden: The Girl in 6E and her site, my review, Do Not Disturb and her site, my review, If You Dare and her site, my review.

Innocent: Blindfolded Innocence and her site, my review, Diary of Brad da Luca and her site, my review, Masked Innocence and her site, my review, End of Innocence and her site, my review.

Stand Alone's: The Ghostwriter and her site, my review, Every Last Secret and her site, my review, The Good Lie and her site, my review, A Familiar Stranger and her site, my review, A Fatal Affair and her site, my review, The Last Party and her site, my review, A Happy Marriage and her site, my review, You'll Miss Me When I'm Gone and her site, my review, The Missing Ones and her site, my review.

Devney Perry Author Page

The Story: Shield of Sparrows was a pretty big book in the bookish spaces, and the whole series sounds really good, and I can't wait to read the series!  

Website

Series: Shield of Sparrows.

Shield of Sparrows: Shield of Sparrows and her site, my review, Rites of the Starling and her site, my review, Seven and the Swift and her site.

Juliette Cross Author Page

The Story: Firebird was blowing up on the bookish parts of the internet, and it sounded good, so I picked it up and enjoyed it, and I can't wait to read more by Juliette Cross! 

Website

Series: The Fire that Binds, Stay a Spell, Southern Charms.

The Fire that Binds: Firebird and her site, my review, Bloodsinger and her site, my review, Deathrider and her site.

Stay a Spell: Wolf Gone Wild and her site, my review, Don't Hex and Drive and her site, my review, Witches Get Stitches and her site, my review, Walking in a Witchy Wonderland and her site, my review, Always Practice Safe Hex and her site, my review, Resting Witch Face and her site, my review, Grim and Bear It and her site, my review.

Southern Charms: A Rebel Without Claws and her site, my review,

Jordan Stephanie Gray Author Page

The Story: I heard people talking about Bitten, so when it was on NetGalley, I requested and got it, and loved it, and I can't wait to read more by Jordan Stephanie Gray. 

Website

Series: Bitten, The Wicked Sea.

Bitten: Bitten and her site, my review, Devoured and her site.

The Wicked Sea: The Wicked Sea and her site, my review.

Navessa Allen Author Page

The Story: Lights Out blew up on a part of the book internet, and when I saw it on a library app, and I read it and loved it, and the same with the sequel, and I can't wait to read more by Navessa Allen!

Website

Series: Into Darkness, Lunatics, 

Into Darkness: Lights Out and her site, my review, Caught Up and her site, my review, Game On and her site, my review. 

Lunatics: The Lunatics and her site, my review.

Stand Alone's: Valentine's Slay and her site, my review, Snowed In and her site, my review.

Sara Hashem Author Page

The Story: I saw the Jasad Heir around on the bookish spaces, so when I had the chance, I requested The Jasad Crown and got it, and read both and loved them, and I can't wait to read more by Sara Hashem! 

Website

Series: The Scorched Throne.

The Scorched Thorne: The Jasad Heir and her site, my review, The Jasad Crown and her site, my review.

Stand Alone's: Where No Shadow Stays and her site, my review. 

Kat Rosenfield Author Page

The Story: I found Amelia Anne is Dead and Gone at the library, read it and loved it, and have loved all her books that I've read soon, and I can't wait to read more by Kat Rosenfield!

Website

Stand Alone's: Amelia Anne is Dead and Gone and her site, my review, Inland and her site, my review, No One Will Miss Her and her site, my review, You Must Remember and her site, my review, How to Survive in the Woods and her site, my review.

Akemi Dawn Bowman Author Page

The Story: I saw The Infinity Courts on NetGalley, and it sounded really good, so I got it, eventually bought it, read it, and loved it, and have loved it's sequel, and I can't wait to read more by Akemi Dawn Bowman! 

Website

Series: The Infinity Courts.

The Infinity Courts: The Infinity Courts and her site, my review, my reread, The Genesis Wars and her site, my review, The Afterlands and her site, my review.

Touko Amekawa Author Page

The Story: I saw the 7th Time Loop manga somewhere, and the concept sounded really good, but I decided to pick up the light novel first, just because at that point, I was reading more books then manga, and I just devoured them, and then the manga, and the fan translation of the show, and I can't wait for more by Touko Amekawa! 

Series: 7th Time Loop: The Villainess Enjoys a Carefree Life Married to Her Worst Enemy! (Light Novel)!, 7th Time Loop: The Villainess Enjoys a Carefree Life Married to Her Worst Enemy! (Manga).

7th Time Loop: The Villainess Enjoys a Carefree Life Married to Her Worst Enemy!: 7th Time Loop: The Villainess Enjoys a Carefree Life Married to Her Worst Enemy!, Vol. 1 and my review, 7th Time Loop: The Villainess Enjoys a Carefree Life Married to Her Worst Enemy!, Vol. 2 and my review, 7th Time Loop: The Villainess Enjoys a Carefree Life Married to Her Worst Enemy!, Vol. 3 and my review, 7th Time Loop: The Villainess Enjoys a Carefree Life Married to Her Worst Enemy!, Vol. 4 and my review, 7th Time Loop: The Villainess Enjoys a Carefree Life Married to Her Worst Enemy!, Vol. 5 and my review, 7th Time Loop: The Villainess Enjoys a Carefree Life Married to Her Worst Enemy!, Vol. 6 and my review.

7th Time Loop: The Villainess Enjoys a Carefree Life Married to Her Worst Enemy! (Manga): 7th Time Loop: The Villainess Enjoys a Carefree Life Married to Her Worst Enemy!, Vol. 1 and my review, 7th Time Loop: The Villainess Enjoys a Carefree Life Married to Her Worst Enemy!, Vol. 2 and my review, 7th Time Loop: The Villainess Enjoys a Carefree Life Married to Her Worst Enemy!, Vol. 3 and my review, 7th Time Loop: The Villainess Enjoys a Carefree Life Married to Her Worst Enemy!, Vol. 4 and my review, 7th Time Loop: The Villainess Enjoys a Carefree Life Married to Her Worst Enemy!, Vol. 5 and my review, 7th Time Loop: The Villainess Enjoys a Carefree Life Married to Her Worst Enemy!, Vol. 6 and my review, 7th Time Loop: The Villainess Enjoys a Carefree Life Married to Her Worst Enemy!, Vol. 7 and my review.

2026 Reviews

Matt Dinniman Author Page

The Story: This series has blown up in the booksphere, and it sounded really good, so I picked it up and really enjoyed it and I can't wait to read more by Matt Dinniman! 

Website

Series: Dungeon Crawler Carl.

Dungeon Crawler Carl: Dungeon Crawler Carl and his site, my review, Carl's Doomsday Scenario and his site, my review, The Dungeon Anarchist's Cookbook and his site, my review, The Gate of the Feral Gods and his site, my review, The Butcher's Masquerade and his site, my review, The Eye of the Bedlam Bride and his site, my review, This Inevitable Ruin and his site, my review, A Parade of Horribles and his site, my review. 

Stand Alone's: Operation Bounce House and his site, my review.

Piper C.J. Author Page

The Story: I saw The Deer and the Dragon on NetGalley, and it sounded good so I requested and got it, and loved it, and loved the sequel, and I can't wait to read more by Piper C.J.!

Website

Series: The Night & Its Moon, Villains, No Other Gods.

The Night & Its Moon: The Night and Its Moon and her site, my review, A Night Without Whispers and my review, The Sun and Its Shade and her site, my review, Wing and Arrow: Zaccai's Story and my review, The Gloom Between Stars and her site, my review, A Year of Tea & Honey and my review, The Dawn & Its Light and her site, my review, Crown & Crumble: Moirai and Daphne's Story and my review.

Villains: A Chill in the Flame and her site, my review, A Frozen Pyre and her site, my review.

No Other Gods: Hell and the Heart and her site, my review, The Deer and the Dragon and her site, my review, The Fox and the Falcon and her site, my review, The Serpent and the Siren and her site, my review.

Week 2 Reviews: 7th Time Loop: The Villainess Enjoys a Carefree Life Married to Her Worst Enemy!, Vol. 1, 7th Time Loop: The Villainess Enjoys a Carefree Life Married to Her Worst Enemy!, Vol. 2, 7th Time Loop: The Villainess Enjoys a Carefree Life Married to Her Worst Enemy!, Vol. 3, 7th Time Loop: The Villainess Enjoys a Carefree Life Married to Her Worst Enemy!, Vol. 4, 7th Time Loop: The Villainess Enjoys a Carefree Life Married to Her Worst Enemy!, Vol. 5, 7th Time Loop: The Villainess Enjoys a Carefree Life Married to Her Worst Enemy!, Vol. 6, 7th Time Loop: The Villainess Enjoys a Carefree Life Married to Her Worst Enemy!, Vol. 7

From Goodreads:

Every time Rishe turns twenty, she dies and is reincarnated to the day she gets dumped. She has been a merchant, an apothecary, and even a maid. For her seventh life, she has one goal: to live a long and lazy life. But then she gets a marriage proposal from the Crown Prince -- the man who killed her in her previous life as a knight. Despite her determination to avoid drama, here she goes again!

From Goodreads:

Every time Rishe turns twenty, she dies and is reincarnated to the day her engagement is broken off. This time around, she winds up the fiancee of the man who killed her in her previous life: the crown prince of the Galkhein Empire, Arnold! Knowing from her past lives that Galkhein is on the path to war, Rishe is determined to prevent it. She starts by turning the royal villa into a training ground... for handmaidens! Will her unorthodox plans be enough to keep disaster at bay?

From Goodreads:

Rishe's attempt to make a deal with her benefactor from a previous life, Kaine Tully, has backfired, and now she's forced to come up with a new plan. Determined to secure the Aria Trading Company's connections and resources though, Rishe rolls up her sleeves and gets to work. Her mission? Convince Tully of her value as a trading partner by establishing a business of her very own! Yet just when things seem to be looking up for her, she's kidnapped and brought to the slums! Who exactly is behind her abduction and what do they want?

From Goodreads:

DUELING SWORDS AND DUELING HEARTS

After her confrontation with Prince Theodore in the slums, Rishe was finally able to end the feud between him and his brother Arnold. Most people would take a break after an ordeal like that, but Rishe is not most people! So when they return to the castle and Arnold offers her any gift she’d like, it’s not jewelry or trinkets she asks for, but a duel! Later on, another ghost from Rishe’s past arrives in Galkhein. This time it’s the prince of a neighboring country who claims he’s there to congratulate Rishe and Arnold on their engagement. However, Rishe can’t shake the feeling there’s more to his visit than meets the eye…

From Goodreads:

DUELING SWORDS AND DUELING HEARTS

After her confrontation with Prince Theodore in the slums, Rishe was finally able to end the feud between him and his brother Arnold. Most people would take a break after an ordeal like that, but Rishe is not most people! So when they return to the castle and Arnold offers her any gift she’d like, it’s not jewelry or trinkets she asks for, but a duel! Later on, another ghost from Rishe’s past arrives in Galkhein. This time it’s the prince of a neighboring country who claims he’s there to congratulate Rishe and Arnold on their engagement. However, Rishe can’t shake the feeling there’s more to his visit than meets the eye…

From Goodreads:

UNLIMITED POTENTIAL

Now that Coyolles has exposed their weakness and left themselves at Galkhein's mercy, Rishe walks a dangerously thin line as she prepares to make her case for an alliance between the two nations. Will her negotiations with Arnold be enough to save Coyolles from disaster? Meanwhile, her alchemy teacher from a previous life, Michel Hevin, is convinced no good can come from his latest experiment, gunpowder. Determined to keep this destructive power out of the hands of her fiance, Rishe will once again need to get creative and show her friend the non-lethal potential of the explosive "poison" he's created.

From Goodreads:

BLESSINGS AND CURSES

Thanks to Rishe's planning and quick wits, an alliance between Galkhein and Coyolles has been successfully forged! With one crisis averted, Rishe turns her attention to the next--namely, annulling her engagement so she and Arnold can be married. To accomplish this, Rishe travels to the Grand Basilica in the Holy Kingdom of Domana and reunites with Millia, the young woman she served during her life as a maid. However, something has changed about her former charge, and whispers of death and curses linger in the air. Does this latest reunion spell disaster for Rishe and Arnold?

My Review:


Illustrator: Hinoki Kino, Original Story by Touko Amekawa
Series: 7th Time Loop: The Villainess Enjoys a Carefree Life Married to Her Worst Enemy! 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
Read: January 3rd, 3rd, 4th, 4th, 4th, 5th, 5th, 2025
Source: Ebook.bike
Reason Why: Love the light novels, and wanted to read this version of the story, and they're Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2026 Books!
Publisher: Seven Seas
Published: June 27th 2021, November 25th 2021, April 1st 2022, February 25th 2023, August 25th 2023, February 25th 2024, October 25th 2024

7th Time Loop: The Villainess Enjoys a Carefree Life Married to Her Worst Enemy!, Vol. 1:

5/5 Hearts

5/5 Books

5/5 Stars

7th Time Loop: The Villainess Enjoys a Carefree Life Married to Her Worst Enemy!, Vol. 2:

5/5 Hearts

5/5 Books

5/5 Stars

7th Time Loop: The Villainess Enjoys a Carefree Life Married to Her Worst Enemy!, Vol. 3:

5/5 Hearts

5/5 Books

5/5 Stars

7th Time Loop: The Villainess Enjoys a Carefree Life Married to Her Worst Enemy!, Vol. 4:

5/5 Hearts

5/5 Books

5/5 Stars

7th Time Loop: The Villainess Enjoys a Carefree Life Married to Her Worst Enemy!, Vol. 5:

5/5 Hearts

5/5 Books

5/5 Stars

7th Time Loop: The Villainess Enjoys a Carefree Life Married to Her Worst Enemy!, Vol. 6:

5/5 Hearts

5/5 Books

5/5 Stars

7th Time Loop: The Villainess Enjoys a Carefree Life Married to Her Worst Enemy!, Vol. 7:

5/5 Hearts

5/5 Books

5/5 Stars

Week 1 Reviews: 7th Time Loop: The Villainess Enjoys a Carefree Life Married to Her Worst Enemy! Vol. 1, 7th Time Loop: The Villainess Enjoys a Carefree Life Married to Her Worst Enemy! Vol. 2, 7th Time Loop: The Villainess Enjoys a Carefree Life Married to Her Worst Enemy! Vol. 3, 7th Time Loop: The Villainess Enjoys a Carefree Life Married to Her Worst Enemy! Vol. 4, 7th Time Loop: The Villainess Enjoys a Carefree Life Married to Her Worst Enemy! Vol. 5, 7th Time Loop: The Villainess Enjoys a Carefree Life Married to Her Worst Enemy! Vol. 6

From Goodreads:

Seventh Time's the Charm!

Being reborn once may sound impressive, but Rishe is already on her seventh time around! She has had all kinds of excitement in her previous lives, from peddling goods as a merchant to locking blades as a knight, so now she's determined to kick back and enjoy. But to savor the high life, she first has to marry the handsome prince...the same one who happens to be her murderer! It will take six-plus lifetimes of experience and skills for Rishe to break the time loop and make her extravagant dreams come true!

From Goodreads:

RENDEZVOUS, RENDEZVOUSIn order to learn how Arnold might rise to power, Rishe disguises herself as a man and leads a double life as a trainee knight! Despite her deception, she grows closer to her fiance during a secret sojourn to the city. But when a former patient from her life as an apothecary comes begging for help in saving his nation, will Rishe stand by Arnold's refusal to end his aid, dooming the country to devastation?

From Goodreads:

A STAINED-GLASS MYSTERY!

Galkhein has officially forged an alliance with Coyolles, and Arnold and Rishe are closer than ever. During a visit to the Grand Cathedral of Domana, which Arnold burns to ash in the future, they bump into the young lady Rishe served as a maid. But this happy reunion soon takes a turn for the strange, with curses, warnings, and grudges aplenty! As Arnold's hatred of the church comes to a head, another piece of the handsome prince's mysterious past falls into place…

From Goodreads:

LADIES FIRST! After the fracas with the church, Rishe's feelings toward Arnold are starting to change. Thanks to a chance encounter with a would-be villainess she knew in another life, Rishe winds up crossdressing to be her guard! Playing the part of a dashing prince, Rishe makes all the girls swoon... But when ghostly rumors prompt Arnold to shack up with Rishe for protection, will the power couple enter the throes of passion or end up throwing down?!

From Goodreads:

WHEN OLD FLAMES ATTACK! Now that Rishe has resolved the counterfeiting scheme and renewed her vows to Arnold, the couple is all set for their wedding. The two slip away to attend an opera, only for the prima donna to collapse at the start! Later, the distressed diva gushes to Rishe about her knightly paramour, who happens to be a key figure in future-Arnold's plans. Could it be more than coincidence? And why is Rishe's former fiance here, sticking his nose in her business?!

From Goodreads:

MARITIME MARITAL MAYHEM! Rishe has been utterly restless since her heart-pounding kiss with Arnold, but she hardly has time for distractions. Under the pretense of procuring her wedding dress, the two visit a bustling port town--only to witness a kidnapping by pirates! Then a familiar figure from Rishe's past resurfaces, looking to dispatch the pirate menace. If Rishe wants to help take down the marauders and prevent Arnold from gaining a valuable war weapon, she'll have to reinvent herself as pirate bait... But what's this about Arnold role-playing as her servant for the job?!

My Review:


Author: Touko Amekawa
Series: 7th Time Loop: The Villainess Enjoys a Carefree Life Married to Her Worst Enemy! #1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Read: January 1st, 1st, 1st, 2nd, 2nd, 2nd, 2026  
Source: Ebook.bike 
Reason Why: Sounded really good, and they're Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2026 Books!
Publisher: Airship (Seven Seas)
Published: October 25th 2020, February 25th 2021, June 25th 2021, November 25th 2021, August 25th 2023, December 25th 2023

7th Time Loop: The Villainess Enjoys a Carefree Life Married to Her Worst Enemy! Vol. 1:

5/5 Hearts

5/5 Books

5/5 Stars

7th Time Loop: The Villainess Enjoys a Carefree Life Married to Her Worst Enemy! Vol. 2:

5/5 Hearts

5/5 Books

5/5 Stars

7th Time Loop: The Villainess Enjoys a Carefree Life Married to Her Worst Enemy! Vol. 3:

5/5 Hearts

5/5 Books

5/5 Stars

 

7th Time Loop: The Villainess Enjoys a Carefree Life Married to Her Worst Enemy! Vol. 4:

5/5 Hearts

5/5 Books

5/5 Stars

 

7th Time Loop: The Villainess Enjoys a Carefree Life Married to Her Worst Enemy! Vol. 5:

5/5 Hearts

5/5 Books

5/5 Stars

7th Time Loop: The Villainess Enjoys a Carefree Life Married to Her Worst Enemy! Vol. 6:

5/5 Hearts

5/5 Books

5/5 Stars

Week 1 Reviews: The Queen Will Betray You, The King Will Kill You

From Goodreads:

The breathtaking sequel to Sarah Henning's The Princess Will Save You—a brilliantly-executed YA fantasy homage to The Princess Bride

KEEP YOUR EYE ON THE CROWN…

After a thousand years of political stability, the realm of The Sand and Sky is up for grabs. Four kingdoms, four rulers vying for the ultimate prize, sovereignty over the entire continent: A ruthless old king spinning webs, whose schemes encompass generations. A widowed queen whose only credo is all kings must die. A runaway queen whose unexpected return upends everyone's plans. And a prince-in-waiting determined to wait no more.

Standing against them are a dispossessed princess and her stable boy love with a surprising claim of his own. Their only hope in the face of unspeakable betrayals, enemies hidden in the shadows, and insurmountable odds is the power of true love...

From Goodreads:

Princess Amarande is finally on the verge of having everything she wants. To be with her true love Luca, no one nor law standing in the way. To rule Ardenia as queen outright, no marriage necessary, as Luca does the same with the reformed Torrence. To rebuild the continent of The Sand and Sky into a place not defined by archaic, patriarchal laws, but by the will of its people.

However, threats await in the shadows of Amarande's hoped-for happily ever after. One expected and deadly to both her love and every one of her objectives. The other, unexpected, and arising with a vicious aim: revenge at any cost. Against the princess who killed him, the boy whose love made her do it, and the continent cruel enough to deserve his rage.

The King Will Kill You is the epic, pulse-pounding conclusion to Sarah Henning's Kingdoms of Sand and Sky trilogy.

My Review:


Author: Sarah Henning 
Series: Kingdoms of Sand and Sky #2, 3 
Read: December 30th, 30th, 2025
Source: Own
Reason Why: Love her writing and this series, and they're Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2025 Books and WoW Books, and The King Will Kill You is a End of Series 2025 Book!
Publisher: Tor Teen
Published: July 6th 2021, August 2nd 2022

The Queen Will Betray You:

5/5 Hearts

5/5 Books

5/5 Stars

The King Will Kill You:

5/5 Hearts

5/5 Books

5/5 Stars