Sunday, April 30, 2023
Sunday Post #348: Books and More Chaos
Saturday, April 29, 2023
Dewey's 24 Hour Readathon: April 2023
So for me, where I live, this will have started at 5am PST today, and it's ending tomorrow at 5am PST. It's days before the readathon as I write this, so just like last time, I still haven't decided whether I want to wake up at 5am or not. I like sleep too much 🤣
I'll be doing updates on Twitter and maybe on IG stories, for anyone who cares. Lol. And I may also update this post tomorrow, or maybe I'll do a little update in tomorrow's Sunday Post to wrap up how things went.
Friday, April 28, 2023
Review- Fear Hall: The Beginning (Fear Street: Fear Hall #1) by R.L. Stine
Title: Fear Hall: The Beginning
Series: Fear Street: Fear Hall #1 | Fear Street #46
Author: R.L. Stine
Genre: YA, mystery thriller, horror
Publication date: July 1997
Published by: Archway Paperback
Source: Purchased paperback
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Buy it: Amazon | B&N | Thrift BooksSynopsis: Hope couldn’t wait to get to college. She was going to share a dorm room with her three best friends. Even better, her boyfriend, Darryl, would be living on the boys’ floor downstairs. Fear Hall was going to be a blast... until things take a terrifying turn.
I was very excited to read this duology! It takes place at a college! A college that is apparently 50 miles from Shadyside. But of course, the Fears gotta stick their noses everywhere, which is why one of the dormitories is called Fear Hall. Ooof. Sucks. There’s all these stories about Fear Hall involving ghosts, creatures, and disappearances. I kinda love that 😆 And it might be the only thing I liked... 😬
Thursday, April 27, 2023
Write On Review-a-thon #3: Shadowhunters For Days
Wednesday, April 26, 2023
Review: The Trouble with Tinsel (Space Janitor #2.5) by Julia Huni
Title: The Trouble with Tinsel
Series: Space Janitor #2.5
Previous books in this series: The Vacuum of Space (#1) | The Dust of Kaku (#2)
Novellas in this series: Orbital Operations (#0.5) | A Mess Of Gravity (#0.6) | Christmas On Kaku (#0.7) | Bot Duct Skeleton (#0.8)
Author: Julia Huni
Genre: Adult, sci-fi, cozy mystery
Publication date: November 2018
Published by: IPH Media
Source: Purchased ebook with gift card + audiobook freebie from author's newsletter
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Synopsis: It's all merry and bright, unless you're the janitor.Triana Moore doesn't hate Christmas, but tinsel tidying is terrible. When her bots stop vacuuming, Triana must find out why.Like Santa up a chimney, she zips to the upper levels of the space station to apprehend the culprit: a mystery man with a magnetic personality confusing the computers. He can't remember his own name, but he can access the most secure areas of the station with a smile, and not leave a trace.To save Christmas, and the board of directors' all-important holiday party, Triana must enlist all her friends--and a few enemies. When they look in their stockings on Christmas morning, who will find candy and who will find coal?
Another Space Janitor Christmas novella, but this one set on the space station! In this one, Triana helps out a hot Santa-type who lost his memories. I could not stop laughing! And especially the Space Santa Song 🤣
Tuesday, April 25, 2023
Review: Heart Stings (Elemental Assassin #19.5) by Jennifer Estep
Title: Heart Stings
Series: Elemental Assassin #19.5
Previous books in this series: Spider's Bite (#1) | Web of Lies (#2) | Venom (#3) | Tangled Threads (#4) | Spider's Revenge (#5) | By A Thread (#6) | Widow's Web (#7) | Deadly Sting (#8) | Heart of Venom (#9) | The Spider (#10) | Poison Promise (#11) | Black Widow (#12) | Spider's Trap (#13) | Bitter Bite (#14) | Unraveled (#15) | Snared (#16) | Venom in the Veins (#17) | Sharpest Sting (#18) | Last Strand (#19)
Short stories in this series: Poison (#0.1) | Web of Deceit (#0.2) | Spider's Bargain (#0.5) | Web of Death (#1.5) | Wasted (#2.7) | Tangled Dreams (#3.5) | Tangled Schemes (#3.7) | Spider’s Nemesis (#4.5) | Thread of Death (#5.5) | Carniepunk: Parlor Tricks (#8.1) | Kiss of Venom (#8.5) | Unwanted (#14.5) | Nice Guys Bite (#15.5) | Winter's Web (#17.5)
Author: Jennifer Estep
Genre: Adult, urban fantasy
Publication date: May 9th 2023
Published by: Jennifer Estep
Source: eARC from author for review
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Synopsis: Heart stings can be the most dangerous wounds of all...Lorelei Parker has had plenty of “heart stings” in her life—moments that are both happy and sad. With her grandmother’s recent marriage, Lorelei has had far more good times than bad lately.That all changes when a ruthless Ashland underworld boss starts threatening her, but Lorelei is determined to figure out why the other crime boss is so interested in her thriving business. She vows to use her elemental Ice and metal magic to do whatever it takes to defend herself and her family.Also in the mix is the mercurial Hugh Tucker. Lorelei doesn’t know what the vampire is up to, or if he’s a friend or an enemy. Tucker might even be something else, something more—if Lorelei can stay alive long enough to figure out whose side he’s really on...Note: Heart Stings is a 38,000-word novella from the point of view of Lorelei Parker. It takes place after the events of Last Strand, book 19 in the Elemental Assassin urban fantasy series. Heart Stings first appeared in the Dirty Deeds 2 anthology in 2022.
We haven't had anything new in the Elemental Assassin world in a little while, so this novella was such a nice treat! And yes, I did just finish re-reading this series last month, but I still missed it, okay? 😆
Monday, April 24, 2023
Sunday, April 23, 2023
Sunday Post #347: Chaotic Week, Chill Weekend
Saturday, April 22, 2023
Finish the Series #23: Longest Book EVER
Friday, April 21, 2023
Review: Into the Dark (Fear Street #49) by R.L. Stine
Title: Into the Dark
Series: Fear Street #49 (Can be read as a standalone)
Author: R.L. Stine
Genre: YA, mystery thriller, horror
Publication date: October 1997
Published by: Archway Paperback
Source: Purchased paperback
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Synopsis: Paulette Fox refuses to let her blindness stop her from living a full life. But one thing she's never done is fall in love - until now. Paulette knows Brad Jones is the only guy for her.Even when her friends see Brad commit a horrible crime, Paulette is sure that he's innocent. Her friends tell her he's out of control. That she will be his next victim. But Paulette knows he would never hurt her.
Is Paulette right about Brad? Or has her love put her in terrible danger?
I was very interested to read this book because we have a main character with a disability, and that’s something you get pretty much never in these books. I was excited! But I was also apprehensive. I wasn't sure how this character was going to be handled, but this was pretty well written!
Wednesday, April 19, 2023
Review: Christmas On Kaku (Space Janitor #0.7) by Julia Huni
Title: Christmas On Kaku
Series: Space Janitor #0.7
Previous novellas in this series: Orbital Operations (#0.5) | A Mess Of Gravity (#0.6)
Author: Julia Huni
Genre: Adult, sci-fi, cozy mystery
Publication date: January 2020
Published by: IPH Media
Source: Ebook freebie from author
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Synopsis: Druing her first Christmas at the TechnoInst, Triana helps a trio of lost tourists find something they've lost.
A Christmas Space Janitor novella? Yes please! In this short story, Triana spends the holiday with Kara and her family, but not before helping some strangers find their way.
Tuesday, April 18, 2023
Review: Four Found Dead by Natalie D. Richards
Title: Four Found Dead
Author: Natalie D. Richards
Genre: YA, mystery thriller
Publication date: May 2nd 2023
Published by: Sourcebooks Fire
Source: eARC for review from publisher via Netgalley
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Buy it: Amazon | B&NSynopsis: At the movie theater where Jo works, the last show has ended. But the nightmare is just beginning.Tonight, Tempest Theaters is closing forever, the last remaining business in a defunct shopping mall. The moviegoers have left, and Jo and her six coworkers have the final shift, cleaning up popcorn and mopping floors for the last time.But after an unexpected altercation puts everyone on edge, the power goes out. Their manager disappears, along with the keys to the lobby doors and the theater safe, where the crew's phones are locked each shift. Then, the crew's tension turns to terror when Jo discovers the dead body of one of her co-workers.Now their only chance to escape the murderer in their midst is through the dark, shuttered mall. With its boarded-up exits and disabled fire alarms, the complex is filled with hiding places for both pursuer and pursued. In order to survive this night, Jo and her friends must trust one another, navigate the sprawling ruins of the mall, and outwit a killer before he kills again.
I really enjoyed this book! The premise of teenagers being stuck in an abandoned mall and being chased by a killer... it sounded like my type of book. And I think it was really well done!
Monday, April 17, 2023
Sunday, April 16, 2023
Sunday Post #346: Color Chaos
Saturday, April 15, 2023
I Helped Throw a Book-Themed Baby Shower!
I helped throw a book-themed baby shower and it was so much fun! My cousin, who is a librarian, was pregnant with her first, so her baby shower obviously had to be book-themed. Lol. So me and two of my other cousins started planning way back in January, and here is how things turned out...
Friday, April 14, 2023
Review: Cat (Fear Street #45) by R.L. Stine
Title: Cat
Series: Fear Street #45 (Can be read as a standalone)
Author: R.L. Stine
Genre: YA, mystery thriller, horror
Publication date: May 1997
Published by: Archway Paperback
Source: Purchased paperback
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Synopsis: The cat came back...
Marty never liked the cat—it always got in the way at basketball practice. But he never meant to kill it.
Now Marty thinks he’s going crazy. He sees cats everywhere. He knows they want revenge.
Too bad Marty doesn’t have nine lives. Because his first one is almost over.
This book was weird. I mean, Marty kills a cat, but said cat doesn't stay dead and then he starts seeing cats everywhere and thinks they’re after him for revenge 😂 It’s nuts. But honestly, I didn’t hate it, craziness and all. Lol.
Thursday, April 13, 2023
Review: How to Sell a Haunted House by Grady Hendrix
Title: How to Sell a Haunted House
Author: Grady Hendrix
Genre: Adult, horror
Publication date: January 17th 2023
Published by: Berkley
Source: Borrowed ebook from library
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Synopsis: When Louise finds out her parents have died, she dreads going home. She doesn’t want to leave her daughter with her ex and fly to Charleston. She doesn’t want to deal with her family home, stuffed to the rafters with the remnants of her father’s academic career and her mother’s lifelong obsession with puppets and dolls. She doesn’t want to learn how to live without the two people who knew and loved her best in the world.Most of all, she doesn’t want to deal with her brother, Mark, who never left their hometown, gets fired from one job after another, and resents her success. Unfortunately, she’ll need his help to get the house ready for sale because it’ll take more than some new paint on the walls and clearing out a lifetime of memories to get this place on the market.But some houses don’t want to be sold, and their home has other plans for both of them...
I've read a couple of this author's books and really liked them, so I was really looking forward to reading this one especially because of the premise. A horror book about selling a haunted house? Yes please! Unfortunately, this was not what I was expecting and I didn't end up enjoying it as much as I thought I would.
Wednesday, April 12, 2023
Review: A Mess Of Gravity (Space Janitor #0.6) by Julia Huni
Title: A Mess Of Gravity
Series: Space Janitor #0.6
Previous novella in this series: Orbital Operations (#0.5)
Author: Julia Huni
Genre: Adult, sci-fi, cozy mystery
Publication date: November 2020
Published by: IPH Media
Source: Free ebook for signing up to author's newsletter
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Get it for FREE here!Synopsis: When bot–programming student Triana Moore witnesses a death during a grav belt diving stunt, the authorities rule it suicide. But Triana suspects foul play and digs into the murky details. With the help of a wanna-be rogue cop, a semi-pro gravity diver, and a box of excellent pastries, will the future space janitor solve the case?
Of course she will.
This prequel takes place a few years before The Vacuum of Space, with Triana and her best friend Kara attending school on Kaku. There’s this “fun” game the college kids like to play that involves a very tall building, a grav belt, and then said kids jumping off that building 😨 Triana witnesses this first hand, but the one she sees does not end well for the kid jumping off the building, if you know what I mean...
Monday, April 10, 2023
Sunday, April 9, 2023
Sunday Post #345: Where Did My Time Off Go?
Friday, April 7, 2023
Review: The Boy Next Door (Fear Street #39) by R.L. Stine
Title: The Boy Next Door
Series: Fear Street #39 (Can be read as a standalone)
Author: R.L. Stine
Genre: YA, mystery thriller, horror
Publication date: June 1996
Published by: Archway Paperback
Source: Purchased paperback
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Synopsis: This guy’s got killer looks...Lauren and Crystal think Scott has it all. He’s handsome. He’s the new star of Shadyside High’s football team. And he’s moved in right next door! Both girls will do anything. Say anything. Try anything to get the chance to go out with him. That’s all either of them want.
But that’s all Scott’s last girlfriend wanted, too—and now she’s dead.
This book was messed up. SCOTT was messed up! He’s such a shady character, I don’t know how these girls ever fell for him.
Thursday, April 6, 2023
April 2023 Giveaway Hop: Dancing in the Rain!
Wednesday, April 5, 2023
Review: Orbital Operations (Space Janitor #0.5) by Julia Huni
Title: Orbital Operations
Series: Space Janitor #0.5
Author: Julia Huni
Genre: Adult, sci-fi, cozy mystery
Publication date: June 2020
Published by: IPH Media
Source: Purchased ebook with Amazon gift card
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Synopsis: Politics, passion, and pudding.
No, this isn't a steamy romance.When Vanti and O'Neill graduated at the top of their academy class, they thought they'd get their dream assignments. Instead they end up in security on Station Kelly-Kornienko. Sure, the station if glitzy, but they're basically well-dressed security guards. Until someone murders the chair of the board.O'Neill and Vanti go undercover to find the killer. Along the way, they learn much more about the station--and each other--than they ever expected.
This short story is a prequel to the complete Space Janitor series.
Orbital Operations is a short story that takes place years before The Vacuum of Space and it follows Agent Ty O’Neill and his partner Vanti as they investigate a murder on the SK2 space station, which is the space station that Triana Moore lives on.
Monday, April 3, 2023
Sunday, April 2, 2023
Sunday Post #344: I Am Not Made For Parties
Saturday, April 1, 2023
2023 Quarter Year Crisis Book Tag
