ARC Review: Her Soul for Revenge by Harley Laroux

Title: Her Soul for Revenge (Souls Trilogy #2)Author: Harley LarouxPublication Date: October 30, 2021Publisher: Self PublishedPages: 461Add to GoodreadsReview for book 1//I received an ARC from the author in exchange for an honest review//JuniperAfter a cult tried to sacrifice me to their wicked God, I went on the run, doing whatever was necessary to survive. Until a demon offered me a deal: give him my soul and he'll help me claim the vengeance I seek. Blood will be spilled, and the monsters I once ran from will soon be running from me. But damning my soul was just the beginning - it's my heart the demon wants next.ZaneI've been hunting souls...

My favorite (and least favorite) spinoffs

Every time I see a new spinoff announced, I get a little bit worried that they won't live up to the original series. Today I'm sharing some I loved, some I didn't, and a few I still want to read! HATEDBelieve me when I tell you I LOVED The Selection series and was so hyped for The Heir to release! Imagine my disappointment when America and Maxon's kid was insufferable.Ah yes, another series I was absolutely obsessed with. I rushed out on release day to buy a copy of Noah Shaw and was extremely sad when I couldn't even bring myself to finish it.LOVEDAfter the disappointment of The Heir and The Becoming of Noah Shaw, I was skeptical of The...

Book Review: The XY by Virginia Bergin

Title: The XYAuthor: Virginia BerginPublication Date: November 6, 2018Publisher: Sourcebooks FirePages: 352Add to GoodreadsSixty years ago, a virus wiped out almost all men on Earth. Now women run the world, and men are kept in repopulation facilties, safe from the deadly virus. At least, that's what everyone has been led to believe…until River discovers a young man on a country road—injured but alive. Mason has been outside for five days since escaping from his facility, and no one can understand how he has survived. Hiding the boy violates the rules of their world, but as the women of the town band together to try to save him, River begins...

Weekly Recap: 10/3 - 10/23

HAPPENINGS OFF THE BLOGHi, everyone! Once again, not a weekly recap, but I made it back sooner than last time! I've been down the fanfiction rabbit hole and nothing else matters. Currently I'm also watching season 3 of You and absolutely loving every second of it. I haven't started Squid Game yet, but that's soon! This week I'll be watching as many spooky movies as I possibly can in anticipation of Halloween! Anyone else?NEW BOOKS THIS WEEK  THIS WEEK I READ    IN CASE YOU MISSED ITBook review of Her Soul to TakeI revisited my 2020 TBRAudiobook review of The Hollow HeartBook review of The Favorite DaughterUPCOMING...

Book Review: The Favorite Daughter by Kaira Rouda

Title: The Favorite DaughterAuthor: Kaira RoudaPublication Date: May 21, 2019Publisher: Graydon HousePages: 368Add to GoodreadsFrom the author of the page-turning domestic suspense Best Day Ever, comes another gripping novel of psychological suspense set in an upscale Southern California community, for fans of B.A. Paris and Shari Lapena.The perfect home. The perfect family. The perfect lie.Jane Harris lives in a sparkling home in an oceanfront gated community in Orange County. It’s a place that seems too beautiful to be touched by sadness. But exactly one year ago, Jane’s oldest daughter, Mary, died in a tragic accident and Jane has been...

Audiobook Review: The Hollow Heart by Marie Rutkoski

Title: The Hollow Heart (Forgotten Gods #2)Author: Marie RutkoskiPublication Date: September 9, 2021Publisher: Hodder & StoughtonPages: 304Add to GoodreadsReview for book 1Intrigue, romance, and magic abound in the heart-stopping conclusion to Marie Rutkoski’s Forgotten Gods duology.At the end of The Midnight Lie, Nirrim offered up her heart to the God of Thieves in order to restore her people’s memories of their city’s history. The Half Kith who once lived imprisoned behind the city’s wall now realize that many among them are powerful. Meanwhile, the person Nirrim once loved most, Sid, has returned to her home country of Herran, where...

2020 TBR Revisited

As I recently discussed, I am a terrible mood reader. For this reason, I almost never follow my TBR, but I still make them for Top Ten Tuesday posts four times per year. I thought it would be fun to look back at my lists for 2020 and see how many books I actually got around to reading!12 out of 36. Oof. (Note: Since I made this graphic I did start and DNF Addie LaRue.)Of the books I read, most were sequels or series enders. The new-to-me books that I picked up were The Project by Courtney Summers, A Song of Wraiths and Ruin by Roseanne A. Brown, The Hollow Places by T. Kingfisher, and When No One is Watching by Alyssa Cole. My favorites of the...

Book Review: Her Soul to Take by Harley Laroux

Title: Her Soul to Take (Souls Trilogy #1)Author: Harley LarouxPublication Date: April 10, 2021Publisher: Self PublishedPages: 459Add to GoodreadsLeonI earned my reputation among magicians for a reason: one wrong move and you're dead. Killer, they called me, and killing is what I'm best at.Except her.The one I was supposed to take, the one I should have killed - I didn't.The cult that once controlled me wants her, and I'm not about to lose my new toy to them.RaeI've always believed in the supernatural. Hunting for ghosts is my passion, but summoning a demon was never part of the plan. Monsters are roaming the woods, and something ancient - something...

Weekly Recap: 8/15 - 10/2

HAPPENINGS OFF THE BLOGHi, everyone! I'm not even going into why I've been away. I'm back now. Hurray! I'll be sharing everything I read in the last half of August through today since I haven't done a recap since then. For once I can report that none of my dogs are actively trying to die or giving me major anxiety! Rufio did decide about a month ago that he doesn't like eating so we've had to get creative with feeding him. His vet believes he'll grow out of it after his neuter, which happens this Monday. Please cross your fingers for a quick and easy recovery!NEW BOOKS THIS WEEK            THIS...