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.

 

The captivating sequel to the Gothic-infused Belladonna, in which Signa and Death face a supernatural foe determined to tear them apart.

A duke has been murdered. The lord of Thorn Grove has been framed. And Fate, the elusive brother of Death, has taken up residence in a sumptuous estate nearby. He's hellbent on revenge after Death took the life of the woman he loved many years ago...and now he’s determined to have Signa for himself, no matter the cost.

Signa and her cousin Blythe are certain that Fate can save Elijah Hawthorne from prison if they will entertain his presence. But the more time the girls spend with Fate, the more frightening their reality becomes as Signa exhibits dramatic new powers that link her to Fate's past. With mysteries and danger around every corner, the cousins must decide if they can trust one another as they navigate their futures in high society, unravel the murders that haunt their family, and play Fate’s unexpected games—all with their destinies hanging in the balance.

Dangerous, suspenseful, and seductive, this sequel to Signa and Death's story is as utterly romantic as it is perfectly deadly.

 

Super excited for this one! I enjoyed Belladonna and can't wait to read this next installment! Thankfully I have notes on it because at the moment I am drawing a blank other than the fact that I loved it! Lol!

 

TITLE: Foxglove
AUTHOR: Adalyn Grace
PUBLISHER: Little Brown Books for Young Readers
GENRE: YA Fantasy
RELEASE DATE: August 22, 2023

 

 

Every journey must end... one way or another.

And in Declan's experience, that usually means death.

Death of his enemies. Death of his friends.

Their one hope of surviving is in the hands of a man he wants to see suffer... even if it means letting the darkness within take over.

But even if he retrieves the dagger, he could still lose everything.

He could still lose her.

He may not be good enough—he may not deserve her—but he's not about to let her go.

Not without a fight.

 

 

I still need to start this series but it's one I am really excited to get to! I've also now struck out TWICE in trying to meet this author. The universe is clearly against me in this endeavor!

 

TITLE: With These Last Breaths
AUTHOR: Vanessa Rasanen
PUBLISHER: Crab Apple Books
GENRE: YA Fantasy
RELEASE DATE: August 15, 2023
 
 

 

 

 

 

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.

 

"Her heart seized in her chest, just once, tithing a beat. The instinct that had seized her ebbed away, leaving only fear and panic and disgust.

And with a grunting, pained sound, Horse stood up." p 28

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TITLE: The Foxglove King
AUTHOR: Hannah Whitten
PUBLISHER: Orbit Books
GENRE: Fantasy
RELEASE DATE: March 7, 2023

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 I Recently Finished

*in no particular order
**so I don't usually DNF books. I mean yes, it happens once in every blue moon. But because of that I don't usually remember the DNF books. I use to even review them and still do if I read a good amount of pages but if I barely make it a chapter or two, I just don't bother. And I honestly can't even remember what books I might have DNF'd recently or lately. So instead I just decided to flip the topic and go with the last 10 books I did read!

10. A GAME OF RETRIBUTION by Scarlett St. Clair
9. HOLLY HORROR by Michelle Jabes Corpora (ARC)
8. RULING DESTINY by Alyson Noel

7. CHERISH by Tracy Wolff
6. THE DEAD ROMANTICS by Ashley Poston
5. A SHADOW IN THE EMBER by Jennifer L. Armentrout

4. LEGENDS AND LIARS by Morgan Rhodes
3. HEMLOCK ISLAND by Kelley Armstrong (ARC)
2. DIRTY LYING FAERIES by Sabrina Blackburry

1. FOURTH WING by Rebecca Yarros

Let's Discuss: Changing the Schedule

 

So as I was writing up my Monday wrap-up post I was inspired to write another quickie discussion post! Lol. I realized that my reading schedule kept changing and I wondered, how often do you change your reading schedule?

Changing the Schedule

How often do you find yourself changing your reading lineup? Generally, I find I stick to it pretty well. If I decide I want to read X book next, it will be next. But every once in awhile I change my mind and things get shuffled around. The last few weeks are a perfect example! I thought I would dive into some poorly neglected TBR books but then the hype for Fourth Wing kept haunting me everywhere, so I upped that in my "queue." Then I realized I had a good amount of time to read a good amount of another author's book who will be at the signing I'm going to on Friday. This author was actually at my bookstore in March when her book released, so it's signed but I thought I could get my Fairy Loot one actually signed so I decided to pick that one up next instead of the book I initially planned as next for the last 3 weeks now.

There have also been times when I will deviate from my plans when I get a review book at a certain time or whatnot. I'm actually realizing I will need to finish up my last two review books somewhat soon as I have plans for reading throughout October and these are early November books, so here I am already thinking 2 books ahead! Lol! Now if that changes between now and 2 books is anyone's guess.

So for the most part, I plan my own reading schedule as to what books I will read, usually just up to the next book and maybe the one after. I stick to it for the most part but every now and then it gets changed and then it takes awhile for me to "get back on track!" Honestly, if I could give up the need for sleep that would solve ALL my reading problems! How I wish I didn't need to sleep for 8 hours, because yeah, I kind of need the whole 8, sometimes more! Lol.

Do you often change your reading plans? Do you set out to read certain books in a certain order or do you get derailed by peer non-pressure (aka peer pressure, but not actual pressure, lol)? Or you know detailed by other books or the need to review certain books by a certain time?

It's Monday! What Are You Reading?

 

It's Monday! What Are You Reading? is hosted by Kathryn at Book Date. It's a fun meme where we gather to share what we've read last week and our reading plans for this week.

 

 

Last Week I Read:

Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros (5 stars)

Review That Was Posted:

House of Roots and Ruin by Erin A. Craig (ARC) (5 stars)

Currently Reading:

The Foxglove King by Hannah Whitten

What I TRULY Plan to Read Next (Hopefully!):

Evil Thing by Serena Valentino

Other Posts of Interest:

Teaser & Top Ten Tuesdays
Let's Discuss: Summer Movies
Can't Wait Wednesday
Books from the Backlog #40
Book Blogger Hop
Stacking the Shelves--The Pain of Waiting & Waiting & Waiting