Jun 30, 2022

Challenges Monthly Wrap-up: June

CHALLENGE 1: 2022 Discussion Challenge

ARC Boxes


Not my best month. I honestly don't know what happened. Hope to do better next month! Currently at 20/35 so still doing good though!


CHALLENGE 2: 2022 Series Ender Reading Challenge

Cursed by Marissa Meyer (Gilded Duology)--Review to come at a later date


So technically can't link it up yet, but I did get to finish this duology thanks to an ARC I received! I'm at 3/5 series so far.



CHALLENGE 3: The Backlist Reader Challenge 2022

Ack! I didn't finish any this month! Though technically I am reading one now! I just didn't get to finish it in time for this month! Currently at 11/20 reads. Slightly problematic but not worried yet.



CHALLENGE 4: 2022 New Release Reading Challenge

The Luminaries by Susan Dennard (11/8/22)--Review to come at a later date
Stealing Infinity by Alyson Noel (6/28/22)
Cursed by Marissa Meyer (11/8/22)--Review to come at a later date
Forgotten Wings by Alyssa Rose Ivy (6/21/22)


Currently at 18/20, no worries here!








Random Thursday

Time to learn some intriguing facts from our history! I previewed a few of these and just wow! These are mind-blowing! Let's see what Shane Carley will teach us in True Facts That Sound Like Bull$#*t!


(image borrowed from Wikipedia)

During WWII, the first bomb that allies dropped on Germany killed seven out of eight elephants at the Berlin Zoo.


(image borrowed from Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools)

Did you know the United States does not have an official language?


I do find that puzzling!


(image borrowed from Wikipedia)

Violet Jessop was on both the Titanic and its sister ship, Britannic when they sank. She survived both times.


I wonder if she was ever brave enough to go out a third time?


(image borrowed from Encyclopedia Britannica)

Julius Caesar was kidnapped by pirates once, but when they were trying to get the Romans to pay them 20 pieces of silver, Julius was insulted. He told the pirates to increase it to 50 pieces!

 

That kind of cracks me us, but sad how it ended for Caesar.


(image borrowed from Wikipedia)

About 1 in 200 people in the US claim to be descended from this warlord, though in Asia, the numbers rise up to 8%!






Jun 29, 2022

Can't Wait Wednesday

 

Can't-Wait Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted at Wishful Endings, to spotlight and discuss the books we're excited about that we have yet to read. It's based on Waiting on Wednesday, hosted by the fabulous Jill at Breaking the Spine.

 

New York Times bestselling author Adalyn Grace brings to life a highly romantic, Gothic-infused world of wealth, desire, and betrayal.

Orphaned as a baby, nineteen-year-old Signa has been raised by a string of guardians, each more interested in her wealth than her well-being—and each has met an untimely end. Her remaining relatives are the elusive Hawthornes, an eccentric family living at Thorn Grove, an estate both glittering and gloomy. Its patriarch mourns his late wife through wild parties, while his son grapples for control of the family’s waning reputation and his daughter suffers from a mysterious illness. But when their mother’s restless spirit appears claiming she was poisoned, Signa realizes that the family she depends on could be in grave danger and enlists the help of a surly stable boy to hunt down the killer.

However, Signa’s best chance of uncovering the murderer is an alliance with Death himself, a fascinating, dangerous shadow who has never been far from her side. Though he’s made her life a living hell, Death shows Signa that their growing connection may be more powerful—and more irresistible—than she ever dared imagine.

 

Deeply intrigued with this one! I've already preordered the B&N and standard edition since they were both so beautiful!! 

 

TITLE: Belladonna
AUTHOR: Adalyn Grace

PUBLISHER: Little, Brown for Young Readers
GENRE: YA Fantasy
RELEASE DATE: August 30, 2022

 

 

 

 


 

Jun 28, 2022

Teaser & Top Ten Tuesdays

 

Teaser Tuesday is a weekly feature hosted by Purple Princess of The Purple Booker



Here are the rules:

1. Grab your current read
2. Open to a page
3. Pick out 2 lines that are SPOILER FREE
4. Name the title, author, etc.

 

"I couldn't breathe as his wild, dilated eyes met mine. This isn't happening. Those words repeated themselves over and over in my mind as I bent over, clutching his cheeks with shaking hands. I cried out at the feeling of his too-cold skin. Nothing alive felt this cold. Oh gods, his skin didn't even feel like flesh anymore." p 35

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TITLE: The Crown of Gilded Bones
AUTHOR: Jennifer L. Armentrout

PUBLISHER: Blue Box Press
GENRE: Fantasy
RELEASE DATE: June 8, 2021



Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January of 2018. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together.
 

This week's topic is: Top Ten Books on My Summer 2022 To-Read List

 

*in no particular order

 


10. GO HUNT ME by Kelly deVos
9. THE OTHER HALF OF THE GRAVE by Jeaniene Frost
8. DAUGHTER OF THE MOON GODDESS by Sue Lynn Tan





7. HEART OF THE RAVEN PRINCE by Tessonja Odette
6. BELLE MORTE by Bella Higgin
5. FOR THE WOLF by Hannah Whitten





4. MIND GAMES by Jana Oliver
3. HOUSE OF HOLLOW by Krystal Sutherland
2. HOTEL MAGNIFIQUE by Emily. J. Taylor



1. THE RETURN by Jennifer L. Armentrout