Tuesday, January 31, 2023

Reader's Monthly - Jan 2023

 Amber Smoke 

(Toni's pick)

Meeting was held 28th of Jan.


Amber Smoke (The Escaped #1)

By: Kristin Cast

There is a world that runs parallel to our own, a world in which the souls of the damned are caged, where they are looked over by the Furies, and where they spend eternity in torment, mirroring the devastation and mayhem they created when alive.

Someone has opened the cage.

The worst of terrors has crossed the barrier that separates our world from theirs, and the Furies send a great, albeit untested warrior—their only son, Alek—to try to bring those souls back. He is young and handsome, headstrong and impulsive, and he won’t be able to do it alone.

Eva has grown up, beautiful and beloved, but surrounded by secrets. First, she will be hunted in an ancient feud that will threaten her life. Then, she will become the hunter.

With the police closing in and two worlds on the verge of crumbling around them, Alek and Eva must find each other, discover the limits of their powers, and work together to save everything they hold dear, including one another. Blending elements of mythology with the dazzling storytelling that her fans have devoured through the House of Night series, Kristin Cast weaves a spellbinding and passionate tale that starts a thrilling new series with an explosive charge.


My Short Rant:

Bad use of Greek mythology, and writing got 56% into it and couldn't finish it. It dragged completely and wouldn't move at all. Most of the group said this was bad also. This was for the Readers Monthly Book Club read for Jan 2023.

Rating: πŸŒ/ 5

Feb TBR 2023

 Feb TBR 2023

Buzzwordathon: Verb Words
On the Way to the Wedding - Julia Quinn

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#AYearAThon: Underhyped
Vampire Kisses - Ellen Schreiber
Kissing Coffins - Ellen Schreiber

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Panels: Pink/Romance Covers
Perfect World v1
I want to Eat Your Pancreas
Love me, Love me not! v.1
The King's Beast v.1
Miss Butterworth and the Mad Baron
Nina the Starry Bride v.1
Twelfth Grade Night
A Serenade for Pretend Lovers v.1
Sakura's Dedication v.1
Ran the Peerless Beauty v.1
Cactus's Secret v1
Anonymous Noise v.1
Ima, Koi: I'm in Love v.1
I want to be a Wall v.1

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Buddy Reads:

Vampire Kisses - Ellen Schreiber

Kissing Coffins - Ellen Schreiber

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Readers Monthly

Throne of Glass - SJM

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Dust those Shelves - Shatter Me Readalong

Shatter Me

2/1 to 2/8 chapter 1-12

2/9 to 2/15 chapter 13-26

2/16 to 2/22 chapter 27-40

2/23 to 2/28 chapter 41-50

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#Read-a-thin
























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Just Reading what is on me Shelves!

Ninth House
A Wizard of Earthsea

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12,12,12 Challenge / A to Z Challenge

The Kidnapping of Christina Lattimore - J. Nixon

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Netgalley (read March releases) Will be spinning a wheel to read these!

23- 3 Black Cranes

28- 3 Her Alaskan Return

28-3 Shielding the Baby

28-3 Billionaire's Island Temptation 

28-3 Bound to the Italian's "I do"

28-3 Her Amish Country Valentine

28-3 Catching the Carling Lake Killer

28-3 Operation Witness Protection 

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