Book #Review: Resonance Surge by Nalini Singh #ResonanceSurge #NetGalley

Book Title: Resonance Surge Psy-Changeling Trinity Series Book 7

Author: Nalini Singh |Website| Twitter| Facebook| Instagram| Bookbub | Goodreads

Publisher: Berkley Publishing Group

Genre: Paranormal Romance

Series/Standalone: Psy-Changeling Trinity Series Book 7

Format: Kindle, Audiobook, Hardcover

Cost: $28.00

Pages: 432

How I got it: Advanced copy via Netgalley

Purchase: Amazon | Barnes & Noble | Audible Audiobook} Author Links

Publication Date:  July 18, 2023

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Synopsis:

Where are the broken? That is the propulsive question that unleashes a world of secrets in New York Times bestselling author Nalini Singh’s Resonance Surge . . .

StoneWater bears Pavel and Yakov Stepyrev have been a unit since birth, but now Pavel’s life is veering in a new direction, his heart held in the hands of Arwen Mercant, a Psy empath—and the only man who has ever brought Pavel to his knees.

This is it. A point of irrevocable change. For Pavel . . . for Arwen . . . for Yakov . . . and for another pair of twins whose bond has a far darker history.

A low-Gradient Psy, Theodora Marshall is considered worthless by everyone but her violently powerful twin, Pax. She is the sole person he trusts in their venomous family to investigate a hidden and terrible part of their family history—an unregistered rehabilitation Center established by their grandfather.

Places of unimaginable pain designed to psychically wipe minds, leaving the victims shells of their former selves, the Centers are an ugly vestige of the Psy race’s Silent past. But this Center was worse. Far, far worse. And now Theo must uncover the awful truth—in the company of a scowling bear named Yakov, who isn’t about to take a Marshall at face value . . . especially a Marshall who has turned his dreams into chilling nightmares

Because Yakov is the great-grandson of a foreseer . . . and he has seen Theo die in an unstoppable surge of blood. Night after night after night . . .

I mentioned in my Sunday post that I returned to school and literally have only been re-reading this series. I have favorite characters and so many side characters that I can’t wait until she writes their stories. I have loved this series from the beginning and this installation is no different. The world we are now in, is the post-Council world and the different races are working to save not just themselves but to come back from the brink the Psy have brought their people to. Once again the horrors of what was done to keep the few alive is finally being shared with the world. And it's a horror show.

Theo has spent her life fighting to survive the family she was brought up into, had she not been linked to her twin brother Pax the more powerful Psy she wouldn’t be here. Pavel a Stonewater Bear has some of the Psy talent he's inherited from his Grandfather which has given him dreams since his childhood and they all star Theo. Theo has come to Russia to find out just how far and deep into the Council structure did her Grandfather go, and how much is her family truly liable for what happened to the broken Psy who didn't meet the exacting standards of the Council & why was her name on partially deleted files?

The dance, the way the story is woven together, I was absorbed from the start, I loved seeing Arwen and the glimpses of the family including Silver and Valentin, There is so much in the story and so much more we need. I absolutely loved the little sprinkling of intrigue we got at the club, I can’t wait to see more. I loved how they talked about the unique earthquakes (IYKYK) in the area.

These stories have been my comfort zone in the crazy world we live in currently and I can’t stop reading. There are a few moments where I had to stop and breathe because if I could jump into the book to go after some people, baby gear up. I would definably bring tissues, and be prepared as there are some triggering subject matter in the form of flashbacks. The fact that these people think they are the best of the best and not realizing that the very definition of a perfect Psy was a psychopath. So many people hurt because the Council lied and so many more in danger because the Scarab Queen would rather seize power than save their race. I can’t wait to see how this all comes out.

The way she ended the story I’m going to be annoyed for a whole year until we get the next installation because why??!!!!! I need it now!!! There were so many beautiful moments that made the book amazing to read, and I can’t wait to get my physical copy to display on my shelves. I will also be listening to the audiobook version because Angela Dawe has a way of narrating the story that is just so amazing, they bring the story to life. 

Have you read this series yet my loves?? I picked it up because every time without fail whenever Sylvia Day is asked what books she recommends she always says Nalini, and I can say I have never enjoyed a recommendation more.

 ★★★★1/2☆

Series In Order

Series in Order (While you can read the books as standalones, the story is vastly enriched by reading in order, as there are subplots and nuances you may not get without the full backstory)   

Psy Changeling Series 

1. Slave to Sensation 
2. Visions of Heat 
3. Caressed by Ice 
4. Mine to Possess 
5. Hostage to Pleasure 
6. Branded by Fire 
7. Blaze of Memory 
8. Bonds of Justice 
9. Play of Passion 
10. Kiss of snow 
11. Tangle of Need 
12. Heart of Obsidian 
13. Shield of Winter 
14. Shards of Hope 
15. Allegiance of Honor 

Trinity Series: 

1. Silver Silence 
2. Ocean Light 
3. Wolf Rain 
4. Alpha Night 
5. Last Guard 
6. Storm Echo 
7. Resonance Surge 

RECOMMENDATIONS

• Nalini Singh’s  Guild Hunter Series 

• Lora Leigh’s Breeds Series 

If you can't tell I highly recommend, this book, the series and most of Nalini's work (the one's I've read so far are good) Have you read the series?? Let me know what  you thing, and of course if you have other recommendations, don't forget to drop them in the comments.

Happy Reading my loves, 

Recap of Reading In 2023 So Far

 

Hi my loves

Long time no see. I wanted to come back so many times but life has been lifing (is that even a word?? but you know what I mean) so I have had to prioritize staying afloat and being mentally well versus the pressure I put on myself to read and share and make posts.  

I actually haven't really been reading any books for pleasure this year, as I for some reason decided I had a goal and a dream to complete a degree I started so many years ago, that I now have to repeat some of the courses because they are too old and science has moved on since I took them last. 

While in school to help me destress I have found that I have been re-reading some favorites, right now I have re-read the entire Psy-Changeling series by Nalini Singh so many times ( probably an unhealthy amount of times, but seriously is there ever too many times to read a book?? ) , and I love more each time I do. Luckily it's available on audiobooks so I've been able to just pop my headphones in when I need time to relax, or play it in the car and unwind. 

I've been obsessed with the series and really have been re-listening because the voice actress is phenomenal. Also because a lot of my favorite paranormals aren't available in audiobook format, and I wish people realized just how much that sucks for those of use with vision impairments.  

While the world has been burning around us (literally, I live in New England and we got hit by the smoke from the Canada fires for days) and figuratively just watching as fascism rolls it's way through American politics, I have found myself retreating to books as a safe place. While I haven't been on the book streets and haven't been paying attention to all the drama, I happened to see that some authors have been acting out and really honestly it's almost like clock work now.  

While I was gone from the blogging world I have been working on purging my shelves and got rid of a few problematic authors works from the shelves, I haven't found too many people jumping at taking linda howard's collection though, which tells me that the word has spread about her toxicity. I'm going to donate them to the local friends of library book sale so hopefully they can get rid of them Even with doing that my shelves are still packed and I still have five bookcases at my parents house.  I'm going to work on more purging down of authors. I pulled all my Julia Quinn books that I hadn't read and went ahead and traded those out as well. Beyond the books I love from the Anita Blake series and the beginning of the Merry Gentry series, I went ahead and pulled the trigger on getting rid of Laurell K Hamilton as well.  

There are just some authors I have grown away from and others who have shown their ass. Comments they have made about why they don't write black people in their series but willingly had black people casted in their shows, while sitting next to the queen of historical black books was just wild and crazy to me. The Anita books fell off for me after Harlequin but like an impulse I couldn't stop would make me buy them and I no longer needed them so off they go to someone else who will love them.  

Working in healthcare and surviving this pandemic has made me a little more brutal about what I'm willing to keep and what I'm still willing to allow in my space. 

How have y'all been?? Getting any reading done?? What have you been doing to entertain yourself ?? Any good books you recommend??

Love & Light 

2023 Happy New Year

 Welcome the new year my loves

I hape you had a happy and safe new year. Let us hope 2023 will be gentle with us and that we can have a good reading year, a blessed and safe year of kicking our goals in the butt.  

Happy New Year my loves

& Happy Reading 

2022 Yule Reading Challenge TBR

November 15 to January 15th 2023

Hi my loves,

This is going to be a purge post, meaning if these books aren't read by the end of this challenge they are all going up on paperbackswao and whatever isn't claimed by the end of quarter 1 of 2023 will be donated to my local library.  If you've been around for any length of time you have seen most of these titles on here. This is their last chance. No more after this.

Books From the Stockpile

• Naughty or Nice by Sherrilyn Kenyon and Friends
• A SEAL Wolf Christmas by Terry Spear
• A Bride For Christmas by Heather Graham and Friends
• This Christmas by Jane Green and Friends
• Under The Mistletoe by Stephanie Bond
• The Secret Life of Mrs. Claus by Carly Alexander
• Christmas on Mimosa Lane by Anna DeStefano
• Winter Street by Elin Hilderbrand
• Three Days on Mimosa Lane Anna DeStefano
• @Home For The Holidays by Meredith Efken
• Jingle Bells Rock Anthology Lori Foster, Janelle Denison & More
• Mistletoe Games Jaci Burton
• Dating Mr. December by Phillipa Ashley (re-Read)
• Christmas Star by Roz Denny Fox
• Yule Be Mine by Lori Foster
• I'm Your Santa Anthology Lori Foster & Friends
• Holiday Temptation Donna Hill, Farrah Rochon & K.M. Jackson

• The Holiday Inn (Anthology)
• Mistletoe & Molly by Janet Dailey
• Santa in Montana
• Searching For Santa
• The Gift by Nora Roberts
• First Impressions by Nora Roberts
• Winter Nights (Anthology)
• Once Upon a Cowboy Christmas by Soraya Lane
• Secret Prince's Christmas Seduction by Carol Marinelli
• It Must Be Christmas by Jennifer Crusie, Donna Alward & Mandy Baxter
• Merry Sexy Christmas Anthology by Beverly Jenkins (exempt from the purge decree)
• A Kiss At The Mistletoe Rodeo by Kathy Douglass (also exempt since it's new)
• Tied With a Bow Lora Leigh, Kimberly Frost Anthology (also exempt)

ARCs That I Need To Read:

• The Keepers Christmas In Salem Heather Graham 
• A Last Chance Christmas by Vicki Lewis Thompson
• A Christmas To Remember by Jill Shalvis and Friends
• Christmas With The Seal by Tawny Weber 
• Christmas With The Billionaire Rancher by Mandy Baxter

That's my list for the next few weeks. What are you planning to read for the holidays my loves?? Any of the books on my list on yours as well??

Happy Reading  

my loves

Goals for Quarter 4 of 2022: October/ November/ December

Hi my loves

Let's look at what's left on the 2022 Goals list to be completed. These are what I want to work on.  I also raised the TBR Goal to 225.  

1. Participate in 2 book clubs each month, along with book discussions
2. Complete 7 of the Challenges I have given myself
3. 25 Non-Fiction books
4. Return to the daily reads for my spiritual books
5. One religious monthly read per month. 
6. Use Scribd/ Hoopla & Libby to make sure I'm reading all that I can and utilizing all my resources
7. Increase Black authors on the books shelves
8. Work on the 7 most unread author's shelves
9. Maintain a purge a list and make sure to list books on paperbackswap, after three months donate to local library.
10. Work through the ARCs on my shelves and purge down duplicates and titles I am no longer interested in.  

Completed:

1. Reading Goal for the Year: 100  COMPLETED!!!
2. Read 75 owned books COMPLETED
3. Nora Roberts Challenge: COMPLETED   Goal:12,  Achieved: 29  Balance: 0

Lemonade Syllabus Challenge 

Goal:12,

Achieved: 2

Balance: 10

Complete:

Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler

Sugar by Bernice McFadden

Brenda Jackson Challenge:  Complete  2 of the family sagas, and maintain the current place in the  Westmoreland series 

Goal:12,

Achieved: 13

Series Completed: 1 (Steeles) 

Over All Balance: 0

Series Balance: 1

Christine Feehan Challenge:

Goal:12,

Achieved: 1

Balance: 11

New Author Challenge:  Goal to read 12 new authors for the year. One a month would be best but read them as I find them is better. (Mainly working from my shelves) 

Goal:12,

Achieved: 10

Balance: 2

1. Octavia Butler
2. Michele Grant
3. Sharon M Draper
4. Zuri Day
5. Mia Sheridan
6. Nalini Singh
7. Bernice McFadden
8. Washington Irving 
9. Stephanie E Jones
10. Tasha L Harrison

Med Made in America Challenge: I used a random number generator to help pick the states I was going to read.  I got the following 

Goal:5

Achieved: 0

Balance:5

• #2 Alaska Borrowed Dreams by Debbie Macomber
• #16 Kansas: A Time To Keep by 
• #41 South Dakota: For Old Times Sake by Kathleen Eagle
• #43 Texas For the Love of Mike by Candice Schaler
• #47 Washington: The Waiting Game by Jayne Ann Krentz

ARC Challenge: Read a few of the books I have on my ebook and physical shelf to clean up my numbers somewhat.

Goal:12,

Achieved: 1

Balance:11

Incomplete Series Tracker: Work on finishing some of the series I'm aware I'm reading books in.  

Goal:12,

Achieved: 6

Balance: 6

Completed:

• Modern Love by Alisha Rai
• Brown Sisters by Talia Hibbert
• Dreamers Series by Adriana Herrera
• Thunder Point by Robyn Carr
• Bridgerton by Julia Quinn
• Adam harrison series by Heather Graham 

And that's where I am currently. What's going on with your challenges for the year?? Are you doing and tracking towards any big goals?? Let's chat in the comments. 

Love You lots

Happy Reading and see you later

Quarter 3 Wrap Up : July/ August/ September 2022

 Hi my loves

Let's take a look back at the last three months and see how far in our goals we have gone. 

Goal For The Year: 175

Books Read Total: 190

Books Read in Quarter: July: 16/ Aug: 16 / Sept:  15

Updated Goal for Quarter 4: 225

Click this link To See all the books read for each month

Let's look at what's left on the 2022 Goals list to be completed. Black= Original tasks/ Blue= updated tasks/ Red = Completed

1. Reading Goal for the Year: 100  COMPLETED!!! Updated on July to 175 August to 200, End of September updated to 225
2. Read 15 books minimum per quarter 
3. Participate in 2 book clubs each month, along with book discussions
4. Complete 7 of the Challenges I have given myself
5. Read 75 owned books Currently @ 90
6. 25 Non-Fiction books
7. Return to the daily reads for my spiritual books
8. One religious monthly read per month. 
9. Use Scribd/ Hoopla & Libby to make sure I'm reading all that I can and utilizing all my resources
10. Increase Black authors on the books shelves
11. Work on the 7 most unread author's shelves
12. Maintain a purge a list and make sure to list books on paperbackswap, after three months donate to local library.
13. Work through the ARCs on my shelves and purge down duplicates and titles I am no longer interested in.  

Lemonade Syllabus Challenge 

Goal:12,

Achieved: 1

Balance: 11

Complete:

Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler

Brenda Jackson Challenge:  Complete  2 of the family sagas, and maintain the current place in the  Westmoreland series  COMP[LETED

Goal:12,

Achieved: 17

Series Completed: 2  (Steeles) & Bachelor Series 

Over All Balance: 0

Series Balance: 0

Nora Roberts Challenge: COMPLETED

Goal:12,

Achieved: 38

Series:8

Balance: 0

Christine Feehan Challenge:

Goal:12,

Achieved: 1

Balance: 11

New Author Challenge:  Goal to read 12 new authors for the year. One a month would be best but read them as I find them is better. (Mainly working from my shelves)  COMPLETED

Goal:12,

Achieved: 14

Balance: 0

1. Michele Grant
2. Sharon M Draper
3. Zuri Day
4. Mia Sheridan
5. Nalini Singh
6. Lutisha Lovely
7. Bernice McFadden
8. Octavia Butler
9. Stephanie Jones
10. Reese Ryan
11. Melissa Blue
12. Rachel Smythe
13. Nella Larsen
14. Kwana Jackson

Med Made in America Challenge: I used a random number generator to help pick the states I was going to read.  I got the following 

Goal:5

Achieved: 0

Balance: 5

• #2 Alaska Borrowed Dreams by Debbie Macomber
• #16 Kansas: A Time To Keep by 
• #41 South Dakota: For Old Times Sake by Kathleen Eagle
• #43 Texas For the Love of Mike by Candice Schaler
• #47 Washington: The Waiting Game by Jayne Ann Krentz

ARC Challenge: Read a few of the books I have on my ebook and physical shelf to clean up my numbers somewhat.

Goal:12,

Achieved: 1

Balance: 11

Incomplete Series Tracker: Work on finishing some of the series I'm aware I'm reading books in.  

Goal:12

Achieved: 7

Balance: 5

Completed:

• Modern Love by Alisha Rai
• Brown Sisters by Talia Hibbert
• Dreamers Series by Adriana Herrera
• Thunder Point by Robyn Carr
• Bridgerton by Julia Quinn
• Bachelor In Demand by Brenda Jackson
• Women Who Dare by Beverly Jenkins

And that's where I am currently. What's going on with your challenges for the year?? Are you doing and tracking towards any big goals?? Let's chat in the comments. 

Love You lots

Happy Reading and see you later

7 Series to Complete (Update)

Hi my loves

I'm sharing about my previous challenges and where I am in those challenges I am working on.  One thing I can say is when I love an author's writing I purchase everything it's one of the reasons you can see on each month's wrap up that an author's name is repeated every month.  Which of course leads to so many series ending up on my shelves.  As a way to clean that up I have been challenging myself to complete a few series.  Here are the original five  series I was supposed to work on.  These don't include my perpetual author list. However since then i have added way too may other series to be completed. These are just a few of the books with the most books on the shelves or the ones I have been reading the longest. 

Darynda Jones Charley Davidson Series. I have a few of these left as well. I'm trying not to take this series too seriously because at times the characters are just. UGH 

1. Fifth Grave Past the Light Currently Reading 
2. Sixth Grave on The Edge
3. Seventh Grave & No Body 
4. Eighth Grave After Dark
5. The Dirt On Ninth Grave 
6. The Curse of Tenth Gave
7. Eleventh Grave in Moonlight
8. The Trouble with Twelfth Grave 
9. Summoned to Thirteenth Grave

Diana Gabaldon's Outlander Series. I need to re-read this and catch up to the show and before the newest book comes out which is soonish.

1. Outlander
2. Dragonfly In Amber
3. Voyager
4. Drums of Autumn
5. The Fiery Cross
6. A Breath of Snow & Ashes
7. An Echo In The Bone
8. Written In My Own Heart Blood

Newest book Go Tell The Bees I'm Gone not sure when this one comes out, it doesn't show a date on the system.  

Heather Graham: Way too many to list, but I'm focusing on the romantic thriller series she has going. the Krewe of Hunters as much as possible, I do also own a few of er historicals but I have seen a few recent reviews that make me want to rethink reading those now as an adult.  

1. Heart of Evil # 2
2. Sacred Evil # 3
3. The Evil Inside # 4
4. The Unholy #5
5. The Unspoken #7
6. The Uninvited #8
7. The Night Is Alive # 10
8. The Night is Forever # 11
9. The Cursed # 12
10. Hexed # 13
11. The Betrayed # 14
12. The Silenced # 15
13. The Forgotten # 16
14. The Hidden #17
15. Haunted Destiny # 18
16. Deadly Fate
17. Darkest Journey
18. Dying Breath
19. Dark Rites
20. Wicked Deeds

Cafferty & Quinn

1. Waking The Dead
2. The Dead Play On
3. Bitter Reckoning

Harrison Investigations:

1. The Dead Room
2. The Death Dealer
3. Nightwalker
4. Unhallowed Ground
5. The Killing Edge

Bone Island Trilogy

1. Ghost Night
2. Ghost Moon

Julie Garwood's Renard- Buchanan Series I have read a few books in the series starting with book 8 to book 13 ( I didn't know it was a series when I started it) I need to read books the last two books which I also own:

1. Fire & Ice
2. Wired (not owned but final book so far) 

Tara Sue Me I've been reading this series for a while now I own a few of them that I haven't gotten to yet. 

1. The Master
2. The Claiming
3. The Exposure
4. The Flirtation
5. Mentor's Match (Novella)
6. The Mentor & The Master (Novella)
7. Top Trouble 

Miranda Keneally  The Hundred Oak series has been one I've been working on for a while.  

1. Jesse's Girl 
2. defending Taylor
3. Breathe, Annie, Breathe
4. Racing Savannah
5. Things I can't Forget
6. Stealing Parker

Since the original 7 series, I completed two and have now added on my Gena Showalter shelf, which includes several of her series. 

Lords of the Underworld Series has 15 books I need to read: Called the Darkest:

1. Night
2. Kiss
3. Pleasure
4. Prison
5. Whisper
6. Passion
7. Lie
8. Secret
9. surrender
10. Seduction
11. Craving
12. Touch
13. Torment
14. Promises
15. Warrior
16. King

Jennifer Probst: I only have three books left in this series, one I have started and put aside because I wasn't really into the characters. I'm going to work on finishing these this quarter. Normally I challenge myself with a Jennifer in July reading challenge to complete as many books by a Jennifer on my shelf, this year I didn't bother but I do have an extensive list for next year.  

1. Searching For Beautiful
2. Searching For Disaster
3. Searching for Always

I can't wait to check in again at the end of the year to see how far we have come in each series.  Have you read any of these series or books my loves?? Share with me down below.  

Happy Reading 

Welcome August 2022

Hi My loves, 

It's been a while. I've been posting sporadically recently and just trying to share when I feel like sharing. This month I want to try to see if I can come back to blogging or if this is now in the past. I miss this actually and the community of book lovers. While I follow somewhat on twitter, it isn't the same really because there I'm interacting mostly with authors and not really with other big readers like myself.  

With this new variant and the newest concerns in endemics and a new pandemic brewing I'm trying to stay clear of all the crazy by being home and reading. I work in healthcare so I'm freaking out but using reading to escape.  My reading this year has been the best it's been in years.  I have read some beautiful books, some that have broken me open and some that are a must read for everyone who calls themselves an ally to children and the black community.   Today, August 1st in my faith is the first harvest, it's a day of celebrating what you planted in the beginning of the season and the start of putting away for the harsh winter ahead.   It's also a time for introspection. During this season I want to focus more and study more about my faith, which means digging deeper into the non fiction books on my shelves.  

I'm not going to share a big elaborate reading plan because I never stick to them. I want to keep reading like i have been, working on my challenges and taking on at least three of my spiritual books.  I'm also hoping to share more about my reading with you this month. 

Goals for the month:

1. To Read: 15 books
2. Non Fiction Religious Goals: 3
3. Read daily
4. Blog at least once a week
5. List more of my purge books on paperbackswap
6. Update book planner pages
7. Update blog pages

What goals and challenges do you have for the month my loves?? 

July Challenge Update: Nora Roberts

 Total Books: 51

2022 Goal: 12

Currently Read:  16

January: 1/ May: 6/ June: 9 / July: 

 A few years ago I shared with you my most unread authors on my shelves.  The queen of this list of course was Nora Roberts. Since December 2021, I have been working on really knocking out the books on this shelf.  I'm going to share with you the books on the shelf that I still have to read:

Donovan Legacy:

• Entranced
• Charmed & Enchanted

Key Trilogy

• Key of Light
• Key of Valor CURRENTLY READING
• Key of Knowledge 

Dream trilogy

• Daring To Dream
• Holding The Dream

Three Sisters Island Completed July 2022

• Dance Upon The Air
• Heaven & Earth
• Face the Fire 

Bride Quartet

• Vision in White
• Bed of Roses
• Savor The Moment
• Happy Ever After

Guardians Trilogy

• Bay of Sighs

Chesapeake Bay  Completed June 2022

• Chesapeake Blue
• Rising Tides
• Inner Harbour

Night Tales: COMPLETED

• Nightshade/ Night Smoke
• Night Tales: Night Shift/ Night Shadow/ Night Shield

1. From the Heart
2. Truly Madly Manhattan 
3. Summer Deserts
4. Lawless
5. Hot Rocks
6. Birthright
7. Forever
8. Table for Two
9. The Villa
10. A Little Magic
11. O'Hurley's Return
12. The Law of Love
13. Public Secrets June 2022
14. Treasures
15. Hot Ice
16. All The Possibilities
17. Honest Illusions
18. Sweet Rains
19. Mysterious
20. Irish Hearts
21. Big Jack
22. Playing The Odds
23. Temptation
24. Treasures Lost Treasures Found
25. Tribute
26. Stars
27. Love by Design 
28. High Noon
29. Dangerous

I had to remove the following titles because they are bind ups of single titles on the list 

1. The Quinn Legacy 
2. The Quinn Brothers

Truly I got most of this done because Nora's books are now on Scribd and they didn't throttle my reading this month so I knocked so many off the list and I'm loving it. I'm loving being able to clean up this shelf of books and can't wait to see what else I get done. I'm so excited to share with you my thoughts on these books especially because many are backlist books and from the late 80s and early 90s.  

How has your reading year been so far?? Getting anything done on your 2022 reading goals?? Share in the comments so we can all cheer you on!!

See you in the next one

Happy reading my loves

  

Most Unread Author Challenge: Nora Roberts

Total Books: 51

2022 Goal: 12

 A few years ago I shared with you my most unread authors on my shelves.  The queen of this list of course was Nora Roberts. Since December 2021, I have been working on really knocking out the books on this shelf.  I'm going to share with you the books on the shelf that I still have to read:

Donovan Legacy:

• Entranced
• Charmed & Enchanted

Key Trilogy

• Key of Light
• Key of Valor 
• Key of Knowledge 

Dream trilogy

• Daring To Dream
• Holding The Dream

Three Sisters Island

• Dance Upon The Air
• Heaven & Earth
• Face the Fire

Bride Quartet

• Vision in White
• Bed of Roses
• Savor The Moment
• Happy Ever After

Guardians Trilogy

• Bay of Sighs

Chesapeake Bay

• Chesapeake Blue
• The Quinn Legacy
• The Quinn Brothers

1. From the Heart
2. Truly Madly Manhattan 
3. Summer Deserts
4. Lawless
5. Hot Rocks
6. Birthright
7. Forever
8. Table for Two
9. The Villa
10. A Little Magic
11. Rising Tides
12. O; Hurley's Return
13. The Law of Love
14. Public Secrets
15. Inner Harbour
16. Treasures
17. Hot Ice
18. All The Possibilities
19. Honest Illusions
20. Sweet Rains
21. Mysterious
22. Irish Hearts
23. Big Jack
24. Nightshade/ Night Smoke
25. Playing The Odds
26. Temptation
27. Treasures Lost Treasures Found
28. Tribute
29. Night Tales: Night Shift/ Night Shadow/ Night Sheild
30. Stars
31. Love by Design 
32. High Noon
33. Dangerous

Ok considering when I did this it was originally 72 books on the shelf from her. I'm not doing too bad. My major problem was that I would finish books or series then go to the library book sale and buy more because they used to be so cheap. However, the panorama we are living through (yes I know it's called a pandemic but we have decided to call it everything but that)  put a halt to the library book sale which means that I'm actually clearing more off the shelves than I am hauling.  Currently, this collection has dropped down to one shelf instead of a shelf and a half.  

The goal for 2022 was 12 books, one a month was the plan. I have read a Nora Roberts book for the year so far however I actually didn't own it.  I paused my read of Night Tales because the audiobook version I was reading became unavailable so I'll have to find if the library has the discs.  

Have you read any Nora Roberts?? I am aware of Books Like Whoa Reading Roberts Challenge, which echoes my Perpetual Author Challenge of reading Nora's entire catalog. 

I'm excited to see what she has to say about the books she reads and shares her thought on them.  I will of course be sharing my updates on my challenge and how I'm doing in clearing the shelves. I'm not adding any new books because I really need to work through this stuff first. Yes, much of it is backlist and older but I'm looking forward to seeing how she grows (grew because obviously, she's still cranking them out).  My ultimate goal will be to knock these off them continue collecting the others I don't have and then go to her Inn. I want to stay in the Eve and Roarke room.  

What have you read from Nora??? Want to work on your Nora backlist with me??

Happy Reading

Love 

Welcome In October 2021

Hello My loves

It's been a while. How has 2021 being treating you?? any good news?? Big changes?? How's the reading coming along??

For me there haven't been any big changes at least not yet. I went on vacation with my sisters this week to help bring us together. We haven't seen each other since December 2019 due to the pandemic. We have done plenty of zoom calls and have daily (sometimes multiple ) chats via text and phone calls, but there is nothing like seeing each other and cracking up.  I'm going to share more on the vlog channel and the By the Broomstick blog (yes I know I haven't been on that one in a while either).  

My reading has been going great for September, especially due to using the hoopla app and listening to audiobooks. I can't wait to share my wrap up with you.

What are the plans for October??

This month I'm hoping to blog everyday and share either on the instagram or Youtube channel.  For my reading I'm hoping to get 10 books done this month.  Here's what I would like to get to this month:

Finish Reading:

These are hanging out in my currently reading list. I wasn't in the mood to read them at the time so I just put them aside to come back to when I feel more in the mood of reading something spooky.  

• Witches Steeping Gold Ciannon Smart
• Awaken the Dragon A.C. Arthur
• Bruja Born Zoraida Cordova
• Crown of Darkness by Bec McMaster 
• Harvest Song by Yasmine Galenorn 

Books On the Shelf:

• The Halloween Tree by Ray Bradbury
• Inked Anthology by Yasmine Galenorn, Marjorie M Liu, Karen Chance, Eileen Wilks
• Valiant by Holly Black
• The Witches by Roald Dahl
• The Thirteen by Susie Moloney
• Her Kind of Trouble by Evelyn Vaughn
• Hot Spell by Emma Holly, Lora Leigh, Shiloh Walker, Meljean Brook
• The Girl From The Well by Rin Chupeco
• Deal with the Devil by Kit Rocha
• The Boy on The Bridge by M. R Carey
• Healer's Choice by Lora Leigh 

I have so many ebooks to read as well.  I'm not sure I will get to all of these but these are just a few of the ones I would like to read.  I also have several new books that came out this year that I want to check out but we will see. 

This is what I'm looking at for now. What are you looking forward to this month?? Let me know if you're going to be reading any of these and we can motivate each other.  Good luck for this motnh my loves and see you tomorrow.

July 2021 & To Be Reads

Hi my loves

We are into July now and I'm still struggling to find what I want to read. To be honest I have started quite a few books but haven't gotten far in them because I'm just not interested. I used to bust through this by switching genres or reading formats from e-books to audio but I don't even feel like doing that. I'm just not feeling reading and it's honestly one of the worst feelings ever.

I've taken so many breaks from reading and it's depressing because I look at my shelves and want to read but nothing is holding my attention.  I'm even faltering when it comes to my journaling and crafting. I know part of this is the procrastination brought on by seeking perfectionism; and the other is living through a pandemic and being "an essential worker" who deals with healthcare all day. Even within the healthcare setting, we have people who are spouting the foolishness from facebook and the goddamn qanon bullshit and I'm just so damn exhausted from it all. I know that I am in need of new coping mechanisms to get around it because what used to work isn't working anymore and I miss reading.  

As a way to ease me back into reading I'm going to put 3 books on my list to read this month, and none of them I have to finish this month. I do however want to make serious headway in them. I'm going to cheat a little because I know I'm almost done with the first one, but that will be motivation to keep going:

Dark Song by Christine Feehan This is book 30 in the Carpathian series, and normally I fly through these but this one was heavy and I just couldn't consume it all at once. 

They Were Her Property: White Women as Slave Owners in the American South by Stephanie E Jones- Rodgers. I'm pretty sure this is what kicked me into my reading slump. Like I grew up with the story of the White Wtich of Rose Hall  and was well aware of the cruelty of whites when it came to slavery, but some of the first accounts here just took me down. How people could be so cruel then raise children and have these mother fuckers in our faces today telling us to get over it. Reading this book?? It makes me look at white people as a whole in a very different way.  If books like this and the concept of Critical Race Theory bother you, you're the mother fuckers I'm talking about. 

I've also started and want to finish Witches Steeped in Gold by Ciannon Smart.  I was listening on audio, it was going great then one of the characters began to do too much stupid stuff for me and I had to step away. Like things were building so well, then she kept whining about what she's expected to be while at the same time glorying in using the magic that came from the role she was supposed to be. It got annoying so I took a step back. I'll go back in with the understanding that that is YA and as young kids, they don't have it all figured out yet and they are going to make lots of mistakes; so even if I want to side-eye them, I probably would have been right there with them making the stupid   short-sighted choices as well. 

That is going to be all for me this month What do you plan o get into? Have you read any of the ones I've shared? Let me know in the comments and I'll chat with you later. 

Happy Reading my loves