https://www.bookishh.com/journal daily 0.75 2025-10-09 https://www.bookishh.com/journal/direbound monthly 0.5 2025-10-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67db530781157d761946cf06/c292b455-d22d-442a-8f66-ee0c835d43d3/C09C2750-0D14-4423-B71C-0AA51A6B05AB.jpg Reviews & Interviews - Dire Bound - Summary Provided by Author Only the worthy survive the Bonding Trials. She’ll risk her life—and her heart—to be one of them… Meryn Cooper has never dreamed of being one of the Bonded, the King’s elite warriors who form mental links with massive, vicious direwolves. She’s made peace with her life scraping by in poverty in the shadows of the castle. But then her younger sister Saela is kidnapped, stolen across the border by the immortal monsters her country has spent centuries fighting. And Meryn’s world falls apart. Desperate to cross the front and save her sister, Meryn enlists in the army—only to discover that there are Bonding Trials this year, where all soldiers are forced to risk their lives in an attempt to connect with a direwolf. It’s too late to turn back; Meryn is thrown into the deadly competition against her will. Now, she’ll need to survive the next four months of training at the castle if she wants a chance of finding Saela. Everything here is a test, from the brutal classes where one mistake means death, to the glittering court parties where every smile hides a knife. To make things worse, Meryn is bound to a feral direwolf who refuses to communicate. The other trainees would love to spill her common blood. And her gorgeous instructor, Stark Therion, is as malicious as the wolves himself. Everyone is out to get her—everyone but the dangerously handsome crown prince, Killian Valtiere. But if she loses her heart to him, she may also lose her life. And the castle is hiding dark secrets… https://www.bookishh.com/journal/heirofstardustandsecrets monthly 0.5 2025-05-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67db530781157d761946cf06/92afa515-7e9e-4297-a950-c609373e1687/HOSAS.jpg Reviews & Interviews - Indie Interview Spotlight: CC Hartly - Heir of Stardust and Secrets - Book Summary: In the shadow of war, love may be her greatest enemy... Nyleeria has always lived in the shadow of loss, with only her childhood friend to bring light to her days. But when an ancient power is discovered within her, everything changes. Her family is torn apart by tragedy, and she is thrust into a conflict that has smoldered between humans and fae for centuries. King Thaddeus, a human ruler hardened by the endless war against the fae, seeks to protect his kingdom at any cost. When he discovers Nyleeria's dormant magic, he knows it could be the key to his people's survival. But the closer Nyleeria gets to the King, the more she realizes that her greatest danger may not be the Spark or the fae-but the feelings he stirs within her. As the veil between realms grows thinner, Nyleeria must navigate a path filled with peril, where trust is a luxury and love could be the most dangerous weapon of all. Torn between duty and desire, she must decide what they are willing to sacrifice-for her people, for him, and for a future that hangs in the balance. https://www.bookishh.com/journal/afateforgedinfire monthly 0.5 2025-05-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67db530781157d761946cf06/994965e6-2b8f-441f-b2f9-14dedcb8efa0/AFateForgedinFire.jpg Reviews & Interviews - Author Interview: Hazel McBride and A Fate Forged in Fire - Book Summary: To become the first queen in centuries, a powerfully blessed blacksmith must use her wits and fire magic to overthrow the corrupt powers ruling her kingdom—while also fighting her growing desire for one of her dragon-riding adversaries—in the first book of a sizzling Celtic-inspired fantasy romance duology. Once a territory built on matriarchal rule and values, Tìr Teine has since grown frail from a long line of fruitless kings. The most recent of which have ruled under the influence of the True Religion, an oppressive group who have steadily poisoned the region with their anti-magic teachings. Born to rule and blessed by fire, Aemyra has begrudgingly lived in hiding rather than risk her life in court, waiting in anticipation for the current king’s death so she can bond to his dragon, claim her throne, and protect her people. But when the king dies and Aemyra is ready to take what is rightfully hers, her ambitious plan is foiled and she is thrust into a game of vicious politics and plots. Her biggest adversary is Prince Fiorean, a dragon-rider and one of the most powerful fire wielders in the territory. Cold, arrogant, and blindly supportive of his corrupt family, he is everything Aemyra despises. But as chaos engulfs the court, they find themselves reluctantly entwined, forced to forge an uneasy alliance—one that quickly ignites into something more dangerous than either of them expected. Behind enemy lines and slowly falling for her so-called adversary, Aemyra uncovers just how far the rot of corruption has spread, and what she may have to sacrifice to claim her throne. https://www.bookishh.com/journal/wilddarkshores monthly 0.5 2025-09-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67db530781157d761946cf06/1f7cd0d5-8a06-4880-93a8-738fe62d6d4d/WildDarkShore.jpg Reviews & Interviews - Wild Dark Shores - Summary Provided by Author A family on a remote island. A mysterious woman washed ashore. A rising storm on the horizon. Dominic Salt and his three children are caretakers of Shearwater, a tiny island not far from Antarctica. Home to the world’s largest seed bank, Shearwater was once full of researchers, but with sea levels rising, the Salts are now its final inhabitants. Until, during the worst storm the island has ever seen, a woman mysteriously washes ashore. Isolation has taken its toll on the Salts, but as they nurse the woman, Rowan, back to strength, it begins to feel like she might just be what they need. Rowan, long accustomed to protecting herself, starts imagining a future where she could belong to someone again. But Rowan isn’t telling the whole truth about why she set out for Shearwater. And when she discovers sabotaged radios and a freshly dug grave, she realizes Dominic is keeping his own secrets. As the storms on Shearwater gather force, they all must decide if they can trust each other enough to protect the precious seeds in their care before it’s too late—and if they can finally put the tragedies of the past behind them to create something new, together. A novel of breathtaking twists, dizzying beauty, and ferocious love, Wild Dark Shore is about the impossible choices we make to protect the people we love, even as the world around us disappears. https://www.bookishh.com/journal/theashesandthestarcursedking monthly 0.5 2025-04-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67db530781157d761946cf06/880701a6-5961-481e-b5a8-e562c7d9d00a/The+Ashes+and+the+Star+Cursed+King Reviews & Interviews - The Ashes & The Star Cursed King - Summary Provided by Author From the New York Times bestselling author Carissa Broadbent, comes The Ashes & the Star-Cursed King, the gutting second installment of the Crowns of Nyaxia series, full of heartbreak, redemption, blood intrigue and heart-pounding action. Love is a sacrifice at the altar of power. In the wake of the Kejari, everything Oraya once thought to be true has been destroyed. A prisoner in her own kingdom, grieving the only family she ever had, and reeling from a gutting betrayal, she no longer even knows the truth of her own blood. She’s left only with one certainty: she cannot trust anyone, least of all Raihn. Raihn’s own nobles are none too eager to accept a Turned king, especially one who was once a slave. And the House of Blood digs their claws into the kingdom, threatening to tear it apart from the inside. When Raihn offers Oraya a secret alliance, taking the deal is her only chance at reclaiming her kingdom–and gaining her vengeance against the lover who betrayed her. But to do so, she’ll need to harness a devastating ancient power, intertwined with her father’s greatest secrets. But with enemies closing in on all sides, nothing is as it seems. As she unravels her past and faces her future, Oraya finds herself forced to choose between the bloody reality of seizing power—and the devastating love that could be her downfall. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67db530781157d761946cf06/5b7a6578-6952-4801-b4cb-56b69a29bd07/The+Ashes+%26+The+Star+Cursed+King.jpg Reviews & Interviews - The Ashes & The Star Cursed King - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.bookishh.com/journal/jess-layne monthly 0.5 2025-05-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67db530781157d761946cf06/45088bae-a592-42fc-94de-a81680a9104c/In+Beds+of+Flowers+book.jpg Reviews & Interviews - Indie Author Spotlight: Jess Layne - Book Summary: Dion Evestre has been the right hand to the Fae king for over eighty years. In that time, he has fulfilled every dark order presented to him, each one hardening his heart. But two women, from two different times, will test Dion as he never has been before. Ciaragen Vey: wielder of shadows, daughter to a famed general…and orchestrator of the destruction of the Fae king and his reign. Will she succeed in her task, or will her darkness and desires be her downfall? Althea Cardenia: fourth in line to the crown of the human continent, and a powerful healer. In a centuries-old tradition, she must choose a man to marry by her twenty-first birthday. She’s resolved to do her duty, despite the part of her that wishes for more. But, as always happens in faerie tales, Althea learns to be careful what she wishes for. Because the fate that comes to her in the final hour is far worse than the last. With no knowledge nor experience in how to fight this new enemy, Althea finds herself forced to do something even harder: to trust them. Him. The one who betrayed her, and her family. Or, maybe she’ll stab him–again. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67db530781157d761946cf06/1744146737353-7RR9U4D8CO5J1NF8G38W/c8fd91f4-c745-43dc-9f17-330f463a5a6f.jpg Reviews & Interviews - Indie Author Spotlight: Jess Layne https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67db530781157d761946cf06/1744146741512-CPNOFXCNAXWKAF1YPGYC/5e3cb4e4-b824-4489-9af4-c68734db0ce7.jpg Reviews & Interviews - Indie Author Spotlight: Jess Layne https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67db530781157d761946cf06/1744146738254-LZ3OCF5J4UPIECJ2PX1M/59131143-5e09-4316-a197-ec63b08a5196.jpg Reviews & Interviews - Indie Author Spotlight: Jess Layne https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67db530781157d761946cf06/1744146743668-LSVU1SE59UWASEL1GOY9/9886db1a-94a1-4f13-a164-1d1976fba030.jpg Reviews & Interviews - Indie Author Spotlight: Jess Layne https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67db530781157d761946cf06/1744146743417-MX3OAA2EQEIQ1P5BL03B/b5ec1bbe-eec4-449b-921a-94db75cb1418.jpg Reviews & Interviews - Indie Author Spotlight: Jess Layne https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67db530781157d761946cf06/1744146737503-5NDTQYMEP3F3KQ0HHI4Y/f827df6f-91bd-4d7f-bc86-60af0e5cfb25.jpg Reviews & Interviews - Indie Author Spotlight: Jess Layne https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67db530781157d761946cf06/1744146739133-8PD3MYX1HFZ4DOCDIVKQ/2002cc18-43b4-4117-be39-9b630b5e67e6.jpg Reviews & Interviews - Indie Author Spotlight: Jess Layne https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67db530781157d761946cf06/1744146740309-FFFJYUP6YRKPA3LW0K9E/243bb71c-2f2c-4da7-9df9-5117beecb70b.jpg Reviews & Interviews - Indie Author Spotlight: Jess Layne https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67db530781157d761946cf06/1744146739359-OEOT0OVW3PYSW0O09JX5/5c589878-a4eb-4081-a367-f9f5832e962a.jpg Reviews & Interviews - Indie Author Spotlight: Jess Layne https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67db530781157d761946cf06/1744146740522-J2V2EWXYJE0XINWOFEG3/30add856-66f7-4e00-b98b-fcfbef2a3412.jpg Reviews & Interviews - Indie Author Spotlight: Jess Layne https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67db530781157d761946cf06/1744146742047-9AVIWGKKCJSPA1YNPRPS/Jude+and+Cardan+the+cruel+prince+enemies+to+lovers%E2%80%A6.jpg Reviews & Interviews - Indie Author Spotlight: Jess Layne https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67db530781157d761946cf06/1744146742448-N0UA7405B1147HVDFA09/00fcfe6c-f865-440c-89f8-3b4965cd8ad2.jpg Reviews & Interviews - Indie Author Spotlight: Jess Layne https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67db530781157d761946cf06/1744146744210-Y6865IXG0UCHGVTCZLXO/fd3fe199-fde1-4363-9680-4daf0c7f3085.jpg Reviews & Interviews - Indie Author Spotlight: Jess Layne https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67db530781157d761946cf06/1744146742839-EY01MV83NT48BG09WMXG/7ef850fd-7c07-4bf7-99e7-749c81a9ed7f.jpg Reviews & Interviews - Indie Author Spotlight: Jess Layne https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67db530781157d761946cf06/1744146744512-C7ARM70JZMKAMTNFHX82/Fantasy+vibes.jpg Reviews & Interviews - Indie Author Spotlight: Jess Layne https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67db530781157d761946cf06/1744146741205-ZHKUOJYLCD7HN5YJA1N6/d51f8886-8106-4c58-9019-a7adb9b5605e.jpg Reviews & Interviews - Indie Author Spotlight: Jess Layne https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67db530781157d761946cf06/e62498ad-bad5-47db-bd35-ece6b189b8ad/Jess+Layne.png Reviews & Interviews - Indie Author Spotlight: Jess Layne - Who is Jess Layne? Pulled from Jess’s website: Jess was born and raised on Long Island, NY. She may not live there anymore, but she will always talk with her hands, and drive like a New Yorker because of it. She has a degree in health sciences, hence the partiality towards using that knowledge in Althea’s points of view. She took creative writing in high school, shortly after the Twilight/Hunger Games/Divergent craze, and even started writing a bit herself in her free time. But, those journals have long since been lost, hidden, or thrown away. This is her debut novel, which she wrote after her shifts in her corporate job nearly every day, and more on the weekends while her partner played video games beside her. She lives with him, their dog, and their baby boy. https://www.bookishh.com/journal/sixscorchedroses monthly 0.5 2025-03-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67db530781157d761946cf06/d617c8a4-6651-4cce-a18b-8fb2e6643912/Six+Scorched+Roses.jpg Reviews & Interviews - Six Scorched Roses - Summary Provided by Author A standalone fantasy romance set in the stunningly epic world of Carissa Broadbent's New York Times bestselling Crowns of Nyaxia series. This short novel is perfect for readers of The Serpent & the Wings of Night and The Ashes & the Star-Cursed King and features beautiful case wrap art! Six roses. Six vials of blood. Six visits to a vampire who could be her salvation… or her damnation. Lilith has been dying since the day she was born. But while she long ago came to terms with her own imminent death, the deaths of everyone she loves is an entirely different matter. As her town slowly withers in the clutches of a mysterious god-cursed illness, she takes matters into her own hands. Desperate to find a cure, Lilith strikes a bargain with the only thing the gods hate even more than her village: a vampire, Vale. She offers him six roses in exchange for six vials of vampire blood—the one hope for her town’s salvation. But when what begins as a simple transaction gradually becomes something more, Lilith is faced with a terrifying realization: It’s dangerous to wander into the clutches of a vampire…and in a place already suffering a god’s wrath, more dangerous still to fall in love with one. https://www.bookishh.com/journal/sunriseonthereaping monthly 0.5 2025-03-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67db530781157d761946cf06/96048eee-ce37-4540-b7d3-234a42bdc9c3/SunriseontheReaping.jpg Reviews & Interviews - Sunrise on the Reaping - Summary Provided by Author When you've been set up to lose everything you love, what is there left to fight for? As the day dawns on the fiftieth annual Hunger Games, fear grips the districts of Panem. This year, in honor of the Quarter Quell, twice as many tributes will be taken from their homes. Back in District 12, Haymitch Abernathy is trying not to think too hard about his chances. All he cares about is making it through the day and being with the girl he loves. When Haymitch's name is called, he can feel all his dreams break. He's torn from his family and his love, shuttled to the Capitol with the three other District 12 tributes: a young friend who's nearly a sister to him, a compulsive oddsmaker, and the most stuck-up girl in town. As the Games begin, Haymitch understands he's been set up to fail. But there's something in him that wants to fight . . . and have that fight reverberate far beyond the deadly arena. https://www.bookishh.com/journal/theserpentandthewingsofnight monthly 0.5 2025-03-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67db530781157d761946cf06/00882bec-4d0f-47fc-8414-a51b11f4c626/The+Serpent+%26+The+Wings+of+Night.jpg Reviews & Interviews - The Serpent and The Wings of Night - Summary Provided by Author Human or vampire, the rules of survival are the same: never trust, never yield, and always – always – guard your heart. The adopted human daughter of the Nightborn vampire king, Oraya carved her place in a world designed to kill her. Her only chance to become something more than prey is entering the Kejari: a legendary tournament held by the goddess of death herself. But winning won’t be easy amongst the most vicious warriors from all three vampire houses. To survive, Oraya is forced to make an alliance with a mysterious rival. Everything about Raihn is dangerous. He is a ruthless vampire, an efficient killer, an enemy to her father’s crown… and her greatest competition. Yet, what terrifies Oraya most of all is that she finds herself oddly drawn to him. But there’s no room for compassion in the Kejari. War for the House of Night brews, shattering everything that Oraya thought she knew about her home. And Raihn may understand her more than anyone – but their blossoming attraction could be her downfall, in a kingdom where nothing is more deadly than love. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67db530781157d761946cf06/d782125e-591a-440c-ac53-a5bccebf0bab/The+Serpent+%26+The+Wings+of+Night+Annotations Reviews & Interviews - The Serpent and The Wings of Night - Quotes “The king did not know then that his greatest love would also be his ruination- nor that either would come in the form of a tiny, helpless human child.” “At least we’re all fucking cowards in the end” “The ugly truth was that perhaps a part of me was disgusted by them, the same way I was disgusted by all my own human flaws” “He was my father in name alone. Perhaps I didn’t have his blood, or his magic, or his immortality. But I had that ruthlessness. He had cultivated it in me, one thorn at a time” “Never trust. Never yield. Always guard your heart” “Death isn’t frightening when weighed against an insignificant existence” “Raihn fucking Ashraj.” “Are you deaf, or just stupid?” “You’re unfriendly.” “Maybe our skin doesn’t scar the same as yours, but our hearts do. Sometimes they never heal.” “Fear is just a collection of physical responses” “There’s no bonding like bonding over murder” ‘Don’t be so quick to throw away your humanity, Oraya,” he said. “You might find you miss it once it’s gone.” “I would beg,” he murmured. “For you, I would. You have fucking destroyed me, Oraya.” “Raihn. He was on his knees, staring up at me. And that- the way he was looking at me- was the first thing that felt real. Real, and raw, and… and confusing. Because he looked at me in sheer awe- like I was the most incredible thing he had ever seen. Like I was a fucking goddess.” ““Never you. I've lived through some injustices in the last couple of centuries. Seen some fucking travesties. But one of the biggest, Oraya, is that anyone taught you that you should become anything other than exactly what you are.” “So many mistakes in the end,” he choked out. “Never you.” https://www.bookishh.com/journal/category/Young+Adult monthly 0.5 https://www.bookishh.com/journal/category/Direwolves monthly 0.5 https://www.bookishh.com/journal/category/Contemporary+Fiction monthly 0.5 https://www.bookishh.com/journal/category/Fantasy monthly 0.5 https://www.bookishh.com/journal/category/Vampires monthly 0.5 https://www.bookishh.com/journal/category/Romantasy monthly 0.5 https://www.bookishh.com/journal/tag/Young+Adult monthly 0.5 https://www.bookishh.com/journal/tag/Rebellion monthly 0.5 https://www.bookishh.com/journal/tag/fantasy monthly 0.5 https://www.bookishh.com/journal/tag/Dystopian monthly 0.5 https://www.bookishh.com/journal/tag/vampires monthly 0.5 https://www.bookishh.com/journal/tag/Indie+Reads monthly 0.5 https://www.bookishh.com/journal/tag/Contemporary+Fiction monthly 0.5 https://www.bookishh.com/journal/tag/Fantasy monthly 0.5 https://www.bookishh.com/journal/tag/Author+Interview monthly 0.5 https://www.bookishh.com/journal/tag/romantasy monthly 0.5 https://www.bookishh.com/journal/tag/Crowns+of+Nyaxia monthly 0.5 https://www.bookishh.com/book-lists daily 0.75 2025-03-27 https://www.bookishh.com/book-lists/anticipated-reads-of-2025 monthly 0.5 2025-03-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67db530781157d761946cf06/4d5b8581-b702-4993-b5af-11d6891af8d1/Screenshot+2025-03-26+193232.png Book Lists - My Anticipated Reads of 2025 - July 8th, 2025 Rose in Chains by Julie Soto Book Summary: USA Today bestselling author Julie Soto crafts a lush romantic fantasy that's filled with intrigue, magic, and an irresistible enemies-to-lovers romance. The war is over, the dark forces have won, and the hero who was supposed to save them is dead. Captured as her castle is overrun by the enemy, the world as Briony Rosewood knows it is changed forever. Evil has won, and her people face imminent servitude, imprisonment, or death. Stripped of her Magic and her freedom, Briony and the other survivors are quickly sold off to the highest bidders in an auction--and as Evermore's princess, she fetches the highest price. After a fierce bidding war, she's sold to none other than Toven Hearst, scion of a family known for their cruelty. Yet despite the horrors of her new world and the role she must learn to play within it, all is not lost. Help--and hope--may yet arise in the most unlikely of places... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67db530781157d761946cf06/8c3fd8a0-3ac6-4536-99eb-a0ed042116bf/Screenshot+2025-03-26+191227.png Book Lists - My Anticipated Reads of 2025 - June 10th, 2025 Caught Up by Navessa Allen Book Summary: Book Two in the New York Times and instant USA TODAY bestselling trilogy! From the viral TikTok author of the stalker romcom, Lights Out, comes Navessa Allen's second book in bestselling The Into Darkness Trilogy, upping the ante with voyeurism and play club kink. "I wanted this woman, and I was a man who always got what he wanted." Nico "Junior" Trocci knows Lauren Marchetti is off limits. She is sweetness and laughter, whereas Junior exists in a world of violence and depravity. Men like him don't get to have women like her. It's why he pushed her away back in high school and kept his distance ever since. But when Junior looks Lauren up online, he discovers the shy, bookish girl he remembers is gone. In her place is a strikingly beautiful woman whose social media is filled with scantily clad pictures of herself and a connection to a nearby play club. Junior's innocent curiosity quickly turns into a dark obsession. Watching Lauren from a distance isn't enough; he needs to make her his. "He's ruthless; a walking red flag. Good thing red is my favorite color." Lauren is intrigued by the mystery man who keeps showing up at her club, who tempts her white-hot desires. But as their flirty online messages stir up a deeper form of connection, Lauren worries she's developing real feelings for this brooding stranger. As their combined desire ratchets up to a breaking point, who will seduce who? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67db530781157d761946cf06/038ab936-e435-497f-b73c-bd444e367a3e/Screenshot+2025-03-26+185526.png Book Lists - My Anticipated Reads of 2025 - February 18th, 2025 Rebel Witch by Kirsten Ciccarelli Book Summary: A WITCH... Rune Winters is on the run. Ever since the boy she loved, Gideon Sharpe, revealed who she was and delivered her into enemy hands, everyone wants her dead. If Rune hopes to survive, she must ally herself with the cruel and dangerous Cressida Roseblood, who’s planning to take back the Republic and reinstate a Reign of Witches—something Cressida needs Rune to accomplish. A WITCH HUNTER... Apparently it wasn’t enough for Rune to deceive Gideon; she’s now betrayed him by joining forces with the witch who made his life a living hell. Gideon won’t allow the Republic to fall to the witches and be plunged back into the nightmares of the past. In order to protect this new world he fought for, every last witch must die—especially Rune Winters. AN IMPOSSIBLE CHOICE... When Rune makes Gideon an offer he can’t refuse, the two must pair up to accomplish dangerous goals. The more they’re forced into each other’s company, the more Gideon realizes the feelings he had for Rune aren’t as dead and buried as he thought. Now he’s faced with a terrible choice: sacrifice the girl he loves to stop a monster taking back power, or let Rune live and watch the world he fought so hard for burn. In Kristen Ciccarelli's Rebel Witch, the exciting conclusion to The Crimson Moth duology, love has never been so deadly. "An abundance of banter and a healthy dose of sizzle.. A captivating finale to a highly addictive and entertaining duology." - Kirkus (starred review) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67db530781157d761946cf06/61591f6b-0c99-4847-b0f7-342802e08839/Screenshot+2025-03-26+193126.png Book Lists - My Anticipated Reads of 2025 - May 20th, 2025 Left of Forever by Tarah DeWitt Book Summary: An emotional, spicy, second-chance romance from USA Today bestselling author Tarah DeWitt. This time, they'll get it right. Wren and Ellis Byrd fell in love as kids, had their son Sam when they were only teenagers, and built a life together in the coastal town of Spunes, Oregon. They were made for one another…until they fell apart. Now divorced and in their 30s, Wren runs the bakery in town, while Ellis works as a firefighter. They live separate lives, though they are hardly off each other’s minds. When Sam gets accepted into college and the pair help him move in together, Ellis convinces Wren to take an extended road trip back to Spunes with him to see if they can give their relationship one last chance. Amid the gorgeous scenery of the California coastline, dreamy destinations, and a great deal of long-yearned-for proximity, Wren starts to think it just might be possible. But the two still have to contend with their tumultuous past in order to move forward. And when spoken words fail, sometimes the written word must bridge the gap. Will they make the most of what’s left of forever? Or will they let each other go for good? Brimming with big feelings and packed with steam, Left of Forever is bestseller Tarah DeWitt at the top of her game. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67db530781157d761946cf06/c9777ccc-e4a8-4bb3-92e8-13adc95fe54f/Screenshot+2025-03-26+190144.png Book Lists - My Anticipated Reads of 2025 - April 1st, 2025 Say You’ll Remember Me by Abby Jimenez Book Summary: From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Just for the Summer comes a playful yet deeply emotional romance where one date is all it takes for two people to know they're perfect for each other . . . until one of them moves 2,000 miles away the next day. There's no such thing as a perfect guy, but Xavier Rush comes disastrously close. A gorgeous veterinarian giving Greek god vibes--all while cuddling a tiny kitten? Immediate yes. That is until Xavier opens his mouth and proves that even sculpted gods can say the absolute wrong thing. Like, really wrong. Of course, there's nothing Samantha loves more than proving an asshole wrong . . . unless, of course, he can admit he made a mistake. But after one incredible and seemingly endless date, Samantha is forced to admit the truth, that her family is in crisis and any kind of relationship would be impossible. Samantha begs Xavier to forget her. To remember their night together as a perfect moment, as crushing as that may be. Only no amount of distance or time is enough to forget what's between them. And the only thing better than one single perfect memory is to make a life--and even a love--worth remembering. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67db530781157d761946cf06/8ac303ff-de2c-4352-a3f3-69125e911a9f/Screenshot+2025-03-26+190954.png Book Lists - My Anticipated Reads of 2025 - May 27th, 2025 A Fate Forged in Fire by Hazel McBride Book Summary: To become the first queen in centuries, a powerfully blessed blacksmith must use her wits and fire magic to overthrow the corrupt powers ruling her kingdom—while also fighting her growing desire for one of her dragon-riding adversaries—in the first book of a sizzling Celtic-inspired fantasy romance duology. Once a territory built on matriarchal rule and values, Tìr Teine has since grown frail from a long line of fruitless kings, the most recent of which have ruled under the influence of the True Religion, an oppressive group who have steadily poisoned the region with their anti-magic teachings. Born to rule and blessed by fire, Aemyra has begrudgingly lived in hiding rather than risk her life in court, waiting in anticipation for the current king’s death so she can bond to his dragon, claim her throne, and protect her people. But when the king dies and Aemyra is ready to take what is rightfully hers, her ambitious plan is foiled, and she is thrust into a game of vicious politics and plots. Her biggest adversary is Prince Fiorean, a dragon rider and one of the most powerful fire wielders in the territory. Cold, arrogant, and blindly supportive of his corrupt family, he is everything Aemyra despises. But as chaos engulfs the court, they find themselves reluctantly entwined, forced to forge an uneasy alliance—one that quickly ignites into something more dangerous than either of them expected. Behind enemy lines and slowly falling for her so-called adversary, Aemyra uncovers just how far the rot of corruption has spread, and what she may have to sacrifice to claim her throne. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67db530781157d761946cf06/5a6f2ece-e14e-462e-bb28-12f040707f7e/Deep+End.jpg Book Lists - My Anticipated Reads of 2025 - February 4th, 2025 Deep End by Ali Hazelwood Book Summary: A competitive diver and an ace swimmer jump into forbidden waters in this steamy college romance from the New York Times bestselling author of The Love Hypothesis. Scarlett Vandermeer is swimming upstream. A Junior at Stanford and a student-athlete who specializes in platform diving, Scarlett prefers to keep her head down, concentrating on getting into med school and on recovering from the injury that almost ended her career. She has no time for relationships—at least, that’s what she tells herself. Swim captain, world champion, all-around aquatics golden boy, Lukas Blomqvist thrives on discipline. It’s how he wins gold medals and breaks records: complete focus, with every stroke. On the surface, Lukas and Scarlett have nothing in common. Until a well-guarded secret slips out, and everything changes. So they start an arrangement. And as the pressure leading to the Olympics heats up, so does their relationship. It was supposed to be just a temporary, mutually satisfying fling. But when staying away from Lukas becomes impossible, Scarlett realizes that her heart might be treading into dangerous water... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67db530781157d761946cf06/92ff626e-c362-4339-8348-b4333b3853e8/Sunrise+on+the+Reaping.png Book Lists - My Anticipated Reads of 2025 - March 18th, 2025 Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins Book Summary: The phenomenal fifth book in the Hunger Games series! When you've been set up to lose everything you love, what is there left to fight for? As the day dawns on the fiftieth annual Hunger Games, fear grips the districts of Panem. This year, in honor of the Quarter Quell, twice as many tributes will be taken from their homes. Back in District 12, Haymitch Abernathy is trying not to think too hard about his chances. All he cares about is making it through the day and being with the girl he loves. When Haymitch's name is called, he can feel all his dreams break. He's torn from his family and his love, shuttled to the Capitol with the three other District 12 tributes: a young friend who's nearly a sister to him, a compulsive oddsmaker, and the most stuck-up girl in town. As the Games begin, Haymitch understands he's been set up to fail. But there's something in him that wants to fight . . . and have that fight reverberate far beyond the deadly arena. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67db530781157d761946cf06/4a2af627-b82e-4689-8f01-a554e41dd984/Great+Big+Beautiful+Life Book Lists - My Anticipated Reads of 2025 - April 22nd, 2025 Great Big Beautiful Life by Emily Henry Book Summary: Two writers compete for the chance to tell the larger-than-life story of a woman with more than a couple of plot twists up her sleeve in this dazzling and sweeping novel from Emily Henry. Named a Most Anticipated book of 2025 by The New York Times ∙ Rolling Stone ∙ People ∙ USA Today ∙ Harper's Bazaar ∙ Marie Claire ∙ Bustle ∙ Reader's Digest ∙ BBC ∙ PopSugar ∙ SheReads ∙ Paste ∙ and more! Alice Scott is an eternal optimist still dreaming of her big writing break. Hayden Anderson is a Pulitzer-prize winning human thundercloud. And they’re both on balmy Little Crescent Island for the same reason: to write the biography of a woman no one has seen in years—or at least to meet with the octogenarian who claims to be the Margaret Ives. Tragic heiress, former tabloid princess, and daughter of one of the most storied (and scandalous) families of the twentieth century. When Margaret invites them both for a one-month trial period, after which she’ll choose the person who’ll tell her story, there are three things keeping Alice’s head in the game. One: Alice genuinely likes people, which means people usually like Alice—and she has a whole month to win the legendary woman over. Two: She’s ready for this job and the chance to impress her perennially unimpressed family with a Serious Publication. Three: Hayden Anderson, who should have no reason to be concerned about losing this book, is glowering at her in a shaken-to-the core way that suggests he sees her as competition. But the problem is, Margaret is only giving each of them pieces of her story. Pieces they can’t swap to put together because of an ironclad NDA and an inconvenient yearning pulsing between them every time they’re in the same room. And it’s becoming abundantly clear that their story—just like the tale Margaret’s spinning—could be a mystery, tragedy, or love ballad . . . depending on who’s telling it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67db530781157d761946cf06/d2f86191-04c3-4a30-b15f-c0308063316b/Screenshot+2025-03-26+191633.png Book Lists - My Anticipated Reads of 2025 - August 5th, 2025 The Fallen & The Kiss Of Dusk by Carissa Broadbent Book Summary: New York Times bestselling author and BookTok sensation Carissa Broadbent returns with a brand new novel in the Crowns of Nyaxia series, The Fallen & the Kiss of Dusk. Mische made the ultimate sacrifice to save those she loves – and plunged the world into an eternal night. Now, imprisoned by the gods and obsessed with revenge, Asar is desperate to find her again. When a goddess offers them a final path to redemption – and back to each other – Asar and Mische embark on an extraordinary mission. Together, they must seize the power of the god of death so Asar may do the impossible: ascend to true divinity. Their journey will take them through mortal and immortal realms, alongside both old friends and ruthless enemies. But as the underworld teeters on the brink of collapse and the gods prepare for a war, Asar and Mische must decide what they are willing to sacrifice for the power to defy death. In a game of vengeful gods and ancient betrayals, there are some debts that even love may not be able to repay. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67db530781157d761946cf06/1210b0c2-adb1-48d6-8a4c-82565bfba318/Screenshot+2025-03-26+192432.png Book Lists - My Anticipated Reads of 2025 - November 18th, 2025 Brimstone by Callie Hart Book Summary: Duty. Blood. Honor. Power. Saeris Fane doesn’t want power. The very last thing she needs is her name whispered on an entire court’s lips, but now that she’s been crowned queen of the Blood Court, she’s discovering that a queen’s life is not her own. A heavy weight rests upon her shoulders. Her ward—and her brother—need her back in her homeland…but the changes that have strengthened Saeris have also made her weak. Born under blazing suns, Saeris will surely die if she makes her way home through the Quicksilver. Which means that, once again, she must send someone else in her stead... “Keep your mouth shut. Stick to the shadows. And for the love of all seven Gods, do NOT crack any jokes.” Kingfisher of the Ajun Gate has defeated armies and survived all manner of horrors, but traveling back to Zilvaren with Carrion Swift might just be the death of him. The male just will not shut up. Hidden dangers await them down the narrow alleyways of the Silver City. Unfolding secrets pose impossible threats. Fisher must wrangle the smuggler and accomplish his goals quickly if he wants to see his mate again. A darkness falls across Yvelia. The realm and their friends are in danger. Together, Saeris and Fisher will pass through fire and brimstone to save them. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67db530781157d761946cf06/c426c934-4ff8-4610-9f83-7246405d5b41/211202756.jpg Book Lists - My Anticipated Reads of 2025 - March 4th, 2025 Our Infinite Fates by Laura Stevens Book Summary: The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue meets This is How You Lose The Time War in this fantastical love story that defies death as two souls reincarnate through the centuries. They've loved each other in a thousand lifetimes. They've killed each other in every one. Evelyn can remember all her past lives. She can also remember that in every single one, she’s been murdered before her eighteenth birthday by Arden, a supernatural being linked to her soul. The problem is that she’s quite fond of the life she’s in now, and her little sister needs her in order to stay alive. If Evelyn wants to save her sister, she’ll have to find the centuries-old devil who hunts her through each life before they find her first, figure out why she’s being hunted and finally break their curse, and try not to fall in love . . . again. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67db530781157d761946cf06/7ead5a60-93f9-4a85-bb48-7df9cd36573d/Onyx+Storm.png Book Lists - My Anticipated Reads of 2025 - January 21st, 2025 Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros Book Summary: After nearly eighteen months at Basgiath War College, Violet Sorrengail knows there’s no more time for lessons. No more time for uncertainty. Because the battle has truly begun, and with enemies closing in from outside their walls and within their ranks, it’s impossible to know who to trust. Now Violet must journey beyond the failing Aretian wards to seek allies from unfamiliar lands to stand with Navarre. The trip will test every bit of her wit, luck, and strength, but she will do anything to save what she loves—her dragons, her family, her home, and him. Even if it means keeping a secret so big, it could destroy everything. They need an army. They need power. They need magic. And they need the one thing only Violet can find—the truth. But a storm is coming...and not everyone can survive its wrath. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67db530781157d761946cf06/566c35ca-6bd5-46aa-a95b-82639519921a/Screenshot+2025-03-26+190759.png Book Lists - My Anticipated Reads of 2025 - May 20th, 2025 The Knight and the Moth by Rachel Gillig Book Summary: From NYT bestselling author Rachel Gillig comes the next big romantasy sensation, a gothic, mist-cloaked tale of a young prophetess forced on an impossible quest with the one knight whose future is beyond her sight. Perfect for fans of Jennifer L. Armentrout and Leigh Bardugo. Sybil Delling has spent nine years dreaming of having no dreams at all. Like the other foundling girls who traded a decade of service for a home in the great cathedral, Sybil is a Diviner. In her dreams she receives visions from six unearthly figures known as Omens. From them, she can predict terrible things before they occur, and lords and common folk alike travel across the kingdom of Traum's windswept moors to learn their futures by her dreams. Just as she and her sister Diviners near the end of their service, a mysterious knight arrives at the cathedral. Rude, heretical, and devilishly handsome, the knight Rodrick has no respect for Sybil's visions. But when Sybil's fellow Diviners begin to vanish one by one, she has no choice but to seek his help in finding them. For the world outside the cathedral's cloister is wrought with peril. 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