September 18, 2026

Harbinger

  

Harbinger
by Geneva Lee
 
Book: Stand Alone
Publisher: Red Tower Books
Pub Date: September 22, 2026
Genre: Adult, Romance, Fantasy, Mythology
Format: ARC
Source: Publisher
Book Links: Goodreads  Amazon  Bookshop

Arden Icaros was never supposed to matter. From the poorest of five noble bloodlines, she prefers life on the family farm with dirt under her nails over the fine dresses at court. She just needs to get through one boring ceremony, inherit her earth magic, and return home.

Instead, she's handed a dagger and with it, an impossible choice.

Now Arden is branded an omen of war, half the nobility wants her dead, and assassins are tracking her every move.

Her only chance of survival lies with the most feared man in Antares.

They call him Bishop. No one remembers the name he had before he dedicated his life to his order. Empowered to execute first and question later, Bishop is ruthless, terrifying, and utterly loyal to the kingdom that wants Arden dead.

He should kill her.

Instead, he offers her sanctuary.

But the longer Arden stays under Bishop's protection, the more dangerous he becomes. Because Bishop has secrets powerful enough to topple kingdoms...and a need for Arden that could ruin them both.
 

 

My Review: MY BOOK OF THE YEAR!!!

I LOVE everything by Geneva and didn't think something could top her Filthy Rich books but OMG this is pure perfection and I'm so devastated that I don't have the next book already in my hands. 

We start out in the cold - literally, Arden has to trek through the winter cold, shoeless and then made to wait her turn. All in the name to get her birthright. 

Well.... Arden isn't already a big fan of the whole ritual to get your birthright and when her turn comes to claim it... she is marked by the one line no one wants. Now all hell breaks lose. 

Bishop saves Arden. He gets her out and into a safe place no one will go looking for her and soon he will take her to another place where no one will dare go. This will keep Arden safe. Bishop has taken upon himself to keep her safe and protected. Come to find out, they end up in his home. Yup, no one will be trying anything out there. (Until a party later in the book)

At this point, I'm already hooked and it's not even close to halfway. BUT when we got to the point where Arden thought she lost Bishop and then poof here he is. Everything changes once again. 

When Bishop and Arden FINALLY cave into what they have between each other, it's clear to see they will become a force to reckon with. Right after a few bumps in the road that is. They have a moment of distance, the usual bicker, and then back it. BUT I love them together and as characters in general. 

The ending though... that was the most amazing, tug on your heartstring and give me more ending. I WAS NOT expecting the character that showed up at the end. But I was very happy that Geneva ended it the way she did. I wouldn't have been able to handle it if the cliffhanger left me wondering if a certain someone would be alive or not. 

I loved this book so much and will be not so patiently waiting for the next book. Geneva is amazing and can write anything, she is an absolute favorite of mine.  


My Rating:
✪✪✪✪✪

September 16, 2026

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September 14, 2026

Weekly Spotlight - Greek Mythology Retelling

 

A Thousand Ships
This is the women’s war, just as much as it is the men’s. They have waited long enough for their turn . . .

This was never the story of one woman, or two. It was the story of them all . . .

In the middle of the night, a woman wakes to find her beloved city engulfed in flames. Ten seemingly endless years of conflict between the Greeks and the Trojans are over. Troy has fallen.

From the Trojan women whose fates now lie in the hands of the Greeks, to the Amazon princess who fought Achilles on their behalf, to Penelope awaiting the return of Odysseus, to the three goddesses whose feud started it all, these are the stories of the women whose lives, loves, and rivalries were forever altered by this long and tragic war.

A woman’s epic, powerfully imbued with new life, A Thousand Ships puts the women, girls and goddesses at the center of the Western world’s great tale ever told.

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Clytemnestra
For fans of Madeline Miller's Circe, a stunning debut following Clytemnestra, the most notorious villainess of the ancient world and the events that forged her into the legendary queen.

As for queens, they are either hated or forgotten. She already knows which option suits her best...

You were born to a king, but you marry a tyrant. You stand by helplessly as he sacrifices your child to placate the gods. You watch him wage war on a foreign shore, and you comfort yourself with violent thoughts of your own. Because this was not the first offence against you. This was not the life you ever deserved. And this will not be your undoing. Slowly, you plot.

But when your husband returns in triumph, you become a woman with a choice.

Acceptance or vengeance, infamy follows both. So, you bide your time and force the gods' hands in the game of retribution. For you understood something long ago that the others never did.

If power isn't given to you, you have to take it for yourself.

A blazing novel set in the world of Ancient Greece for fans of Jennifer Saint and Natalie Haynes, this is a thrilling tale of power and prophecies, of hatred, love, and of an unforgettable Queen who fiercely dealt out death to those who wronged her.

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Hekate
 
A propulsive, electrifying and enraging retelling of the life of Greek goddess Hekate, child of war turned all-powerful goddess of witchcraft and necromancy, by internationally bestselling poet Nikita Gill.

Born into a world on fire, Godling Hekate has never known safety. After her parents are on the losing side of the war between the ruling Titans and new Olympian Gods, Hekate is taken by her mother Asteria to the Underworld, where Styx and Hades agree to raise her. Meanwhile, Asteria is pursued across the world by Zeus and Poseidon and, to escape their clutches, transforms herself into an island in a stormy sea.

Orphaned and alone, Hekate grows up amongst the horrors and beauties of the Underworld, desperate to find her divine purpose and a sense of belonging in the land of the dead.

When Hekate finally uncovers her powers and ascends to Goddess status, she realises that even the most powerful Olympians are terrified of her. But when immortal war breaks out again, threatening to destroy everything from Mount Olympus to the Underworld itself, the Goddess of witchcraft and necromancy is the only one who can bring the deadly conflict to an end. . .

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Medusa
Within the depths of the Underworld the formidable snake-haired Gorgon has finally had enough. Tired of being eternally and unjustly brandished a villain, Medusa has found the courage to face her tragic past and speak out. Determined to expose the centuries of lies surrounding her name, Medusa gives unparalleled insight into her cursed life, from her earliest memories and abandonment at birth, right through to her tragic and untimely death at the hands of the hero Perseus. Through telling her story, Medusa finally reveals the lost truth behind antiquity’s most infamous monster.


MEDUSA breathes new life into an ancient story and echoes the battle that women throughout millennia have continued to wage – the opportunity to simply be heard.

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September 08, 2026

Styx - The River

  
Styx -  The River
by Nikita Gill
  
Book: Goddess of the Underworld #2
Publisher: Little, Brown Books
Pub Date: September 15, 2026
Genre: Adult, Mythology, Retelling
Format: ARC
Source: Publisher
Book Links: Goodreads  Amazon  Bookshop

Beginning a generation before Hekate Styx sings the story of the goddess of the underworld river that bears her name…

The firstborn child of Titans, Styx is revered as the first of her kind – until she is eclipsed and forgotten amid her scores of siblings, the Oceanids and the Potamoi.

Coming of age in a world simmering with paranoia and unspoken fear of Zeus, the volatile and unchecked god-king, Styx learns to conceal the rage ignited by her growing disillusionment with her parents and her vain and unkind siblings. Instead, she finds solace and sisterhood in her cousin, Asteria. Together, they train in the arts of creation and magic. And as they seek to learn their divine purpose and their place within the Titanomachy, they discover both the joy sparked by true love and the fierce resilience birthed from motherhood.

In this lyrical and heartrending tale of sisterhood, identity, love, and war, Styx must carve her own path to womanhood – and ultimately, godhood.

 

My Review: LOVE THIS!

I'm pretty sure no one else can give me a Greek Mythology Retelling like this and I'm forever going to read the next by Nikita, she is just THAT good!

Styx was wonderfully done. 

Styx started off an an only child and all was well. Least as well as it could go since many judge her for being different and her looks. But when her parents had MANY more children she was basically all but forgotten about. Only called on when she has to help her mother through another birth or her father with building his rivers. Otherwise she kinda just existed. 

Styx truly starting coming alive again when she stumbled upon a cave where she would end up having a true friendship with her cousin and together they discovered they could do things and work together to harness and learn this power. I loved watching Styx finally have someone on her side through it all and she and Asteria truly have a bond anyone would want to have. 

Then Styx is hit with news that she is going to be married to a god. One she didn't know or even agree to such things. I LOVED watching her stand up for herself and she should have really stood her ground even more instead of holding back. Let those around her have something to say, You don't ignore someone until its convenient for you and basically use them to your advantage. Nopeeee. I don't like that. 

Lucky for Styx and even Asteria, they both end up falling in love and having something truly meaningful. 

All this and SO MUCH more happened and its just at the halfway point. 

I devoured this book so quickly. The entire story, characters, pace, etc. all of it was just amazing and I fell in love with this retelling right from the start. I can't wait to see who the next retelling will be about. I think I found my absolute favorite Greek Mythology retelling author and can't wait to make everyone I know read this. 

 


My Rating:
✪✪✪✪✪

September 07, 2026

Weekly Spotlight - September Anticipated Reads

 


Tempest
From #1 New York Times bestselling author Victoria Aveyard comes an epic adventure of love and betrayal, amid a brutal war for the high seas.

May the sea always sing for you
Cat Rose knows what it is to live in two worlds, in two times. Before—as Lady Catrine Rose of the Meridian Empire, chained to a loathsome lord with a dwindling fortune. And after—as the Widow Rose, queen of a pirate tavern in the Lyrian Sea, determined to be the master of her own fate.

But tides turn and winds change. The Meridian Empire looms on the horizon, the full weight of her navy falling on the Lyrian, bent on reclaiming the wealthy colonies and crushing the pirate republic once and for all. Ship after ship is captured, save for one, captained by a pirate who continually evades both noose and blade: the legendary Valerian Kane.

With his fearsome ship and uncanny connection to the song of the sea, Valerian is the only man who might rally the pirates who remain. The only man who threatens the Empire. And the only man Cat has ever loved, blazing in and out of her life like a star.
Desperate for victory, the Empire offers Cat a devastating choice: bring them Valerian or hang. In truth, no choice at all.
But Cat Rose is nothing if not a survivor.

A storm is rising on the Lyrian Sea—the question is, what will it leave in its wake?


 
 
Fallen Rook
From New York Times bestselling author L.J. Shen comes a sizzling age-gap, forbidden MM romance about an FBI agent and the Camorra enforcer who thaws his frozen heart.

Tom
I know a secret that can destroy the most powerful crime organization in America.
For years, I’ve watched Enzo Ferrante get away with murder. Literally.

He’s slipped between the FBI’s fingers time after time, spreading terror and mayhem on the streets of New York, masked beneath a gorgeous face and elegant pedigree.

A sloppy error on his part results in an incident that unexpectedly binds us together.

Suddenly, I’m no longer the special agent who is thirsty for his blood.

I’m his savior. His god. The light in his pitch-black existence.
Now that I caught the social butterfly in my spider web, I’m never letting go.

He is about to taste the venomous kiss of betrayal as I put him and his entire family behind bars for the rest of their lives.

Because when the night falls, the Camorra’s enforcer crawls between my sheets and whispers all his sordid secrets in my ear.
Enzo Ferrante is completely and utterly mine, and no one knows. Not even not his lovely fiancée.



 
Empire
The gripping conclusion to the action-packed, ruthless, and romantic fantasy duology that began with HEIR, from the #1 New York Times bestselling and National Book Award–winning author Sabaa Tahir.

A crumbling empire.
An ancient evil.
A lost homeland.
A lie that could destroy the world.

In the crumbling Martial Empire, crown prince Quil Aquilla and his Aunt Helene are losing a battle against the vicious Kegari horde. Quil’s armies dwindle, his faith falters, and the woman he loves vanished months ago, leaving him broken-hearted. Torn between his duty to his people and his desire to discover Sirsha’s fate, Quil embarks on a dangerous quest for aid—from the most treacherous of allies.

Sirsha Westering finds herself tethered to Div, an ancient evil unleashed by a terrible tragedy. Div delights in tormenting Sirsha, hungering for her magical heart. Even as Sirsha fights for control of her own fate, she is desperate to shield Quil from Div’s destructive power. But Div won’t release Sirsha without a fight. To earn her freedom, Sirsha must uncover Div’s past—and face horrors in her own.

Cero bet-Dafra, former right hand of the Kegari leader Aiz, now finds himself pitted against her. As Aiz slips further into violence and delusion, Cero must discover if his people have any hope of a future or if they’re condemned to an unending cycle of violence. His journey will force him to confront hidden truths, ancient secrets and a lie that could destroy the world.

In Empire, #1 New York Times bestselling author Sabaa Tahir returns to the expansive world of fury and vengeance of Heir, weaving a story of legacy and rebellion, of loyalty and freedom, and of what it means to confront the monsters that lurk within us all.



 
 
Our Strange Duet
A reimagining of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Phantom of the Opera, spotlighting Christine Daaé as she rises to fame while torn between love, ambition, and the haunting secrets of the opera house from #1 New York Times bestselling author Erin A. Craig.

Inspired by Gaston Leroux’s 1910 novel, Le Fantôme de L’Opéra, Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Phantom of the Opera tells the story of a mysterious masked figure who lurks beneath the Paris Opera House, exercising a reign of terror over all who inhabit it.

He falls madly in love with a young soprano, Christine Daaé, and devotes himself to nurturing her extraordinary talents, employing all of the devious methods at his command.

Our Strange Duet centres Christine’s emotional journey and her agency within this sweeping, atmospheric opera.



 
 
Styx - The River
Beginning a generation before Hekate Styx sings the story of the goddess of the underworld river that bears her name…

The firstborn child of Titans, Styx is revered as the first of her kind – until she is eclipsed and forgotten amid her scores of siblings, the Oceanids and the Potamoi.

Coming of age in a world simmering with paranoia and unspoken fear of Kronos, the volatile and unchecked god-king, Styx learns to conceal the rage ignited by her growing disillusionment with her parents and her vain and unkind siblings. Instead, she finds solace and sisterhood in her cousin, Asteria. Together, they train in the arts of creation and magic. And as they seek to learn their divine purpose and their place within the Titanomachy, they discover both the joy sparked by true love and the fierce resilience birthed from motherhood.

In this lyrical and heartrending tale of sisterhood, identity, love, and war, Styx must carve her own path to womanhood – and ultimately, godhood.




 
The Knave and the Moon
Rachel Gillig, the queen of gothic romantasy, returns with higher stakes, darker mysteries, and deeper longings in this gorgeous sequel to the #1 New York Times bestselling sensation The Knight and the Moth.

Aisling Cathedral is in ruins. Rodrick Myndacious, Bartholomew, and Maude Bauer are rumored to be dead—and the king has taken Sybil Delling as his bride. To show off their union and solidify his power over Traum, Benji proposes a series of tournaments throughout the hamlets.

Captive and drugged, Sybil remains determined to vanquished him as she once did the Omens, even if she destroys the kingdom’s faith—and herself—in the process.

But then a mysterious knave rises to the top of the lists, a man with no name and no memory who may just be Sybil’s ticket to undoing Benji’s power. For in a land where stories repeat themselves, where a king can prove as cruel as a god, the only way to truly destroy the Stonewater Kingdom’s faith is to save it.




 
Grim Tidings
From #1 New York Times bestselling author B.K. Borison comes a new whimsical, haunting romance. When a runaway grim reaper tries to save a life, she clashes with a skeptical Guardian, forcing them to form an unlikely partnership beyond the grave.
 
Darcy Moore is tired of death. Which would be fine and good ... if she wasn’t a Grim Reaper. Determined to outrun her designation as the villain, Darcy decides she won’t be dragging her next assignment to the underworld. She’ll be saving him instead.
 
Unfortunately for Darcy, there’s a complication in her plan. Guardian Angel Gabriel Aetos doesn’t tolerate threats to his little corner of the world, and a Grim Reaper showing up at his bar is as deadly as it gets. But when he realizes Darcy is not as she seems, Gabriel must decide if he can trust his growing feelings or hold on to his long-standing grudge.
 
But magic doesn’t come without consequences. And the Department of Hauntings & Spirits will eventually come calling for their missing Reaper.
 
A spooky yet simmering enemies-to-lovers tale to keep you warm this fall.

September 03, 2026

Our Strange Duet

 

Our Strange Duet
by Erin A. Craig
  
Book: Stand Alone
Publisher: Delacorte Press
Pub Date: September 1, 2026
Genre: Adult, Retelling, Fantasy, Romance
Format: ARC
Source: Publisher
Book Links: Goodreads  Amazon  Bookshop  

A reimagining of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Phantom of the Opera, spotlighting Christine Daaé as she rises to fame while torn between love, ambition, and the haunting secrets of the opera house from #1 New York Times bestselling author Erin A. Craig.

Inspired by Gaston Leroux’s 1910 novel, Le Fantôme de L’Opéra, Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Phantom of the Opera tells the story of a mysterious masked figure who lurks beneath the Paris Opera House, exercising a reign of terror over all who inhabit it.

He falls madly in love with a young soprano, Christine Daaé, and devotes himself to nurturing her extraordinary talents, employing all of the devious methods at his command.

Our Strange Duet centres Christine’s emotional journey and her agency within this sweeping, atmospheric opera.
 

 

My Review: Erm... 

I have many thoughts on this book and I still don't know if I liked it or not. 

At first, I really liked this book, however, as we get around the 50% mark it starting to fail for me. It became too slow and boring and I had to push myself to drag through the rest of the book. 

Also, there were MANY inaccurate things about the book which was hard to get over. 

I liked Christine, she was a good character, but everyone else fell flat for me. Though, I'm not a fan of the whole a woman gives up everything simply to marry a man and be taken care of. So all your hopes, dreams, wants, etc. go out the window.  Although, there is Raoul who gives off the opposite for Christine. He won't stop her from following her dreams, further her careers, etc. He was even willing to leave the estate after his mother was an absolute horror to Christine. The rest of the girls though were too quick to want to marry and have a man take care of them. 

I tried to push through and there were moments that gave me hope again and then it would come crashing down. This book has the potential to be something amazing but there were too many things that needed to be done and changed to make it so.

While, I didn't exactly hate it, I wouldn't say I loved it either. Kinda like a right book but wrong time situation. 

For those that are fans, I'd say give it a read but go in with caution.


My Rating:
✪✪✪

September 01, 2026

September Reading Challenge

 

Let's get reading! September Reading challenge is here!  

Here is a list of books to help you get started:

Fae:
Quicksilver by Callie Hart
Wicked Lovely by Melissa Marr
Filthy Rich Fae by Geneva Lee
 
Orange Cover:
Arrows and Apologies by Sav R. Miller
Give Up the Night by P.C. & Kristin Cast
Just Some Stupid Love Story by Katelyn Doyle


We welcome you to comment with your suggestions and tell us which bingo spot you’re most excited about this month!


Pretty Savage

 


Pretty Savage
by Lexi Davis
 
Book: The Order #2
Publisher: Author
Pub Date: September 10, 2026
Genre: Adult, Dark Romance, Dark Academia, Secret Society
Format: ARC
Source: Author
Book Links: Goodreads  Amazon   

Getting sucked into a secret society was bad.

Falling for its ruthless heir was worse.

Now I’m part of a secret society preparing to brand me, bind me to him, and turn our most intimate promise into a public ritual.

Carrson will destroy anyone who threatens me. But the enemy is no longer one man. It’s the world that made him, the father he can’t escape, and the secrets buried in my own blood.

To survive, I have to learn The Order’s rules faster than they can use them against me. I must decide which truths to hide, which alliances to risk, and how far I’m willing to go to claim a future with the man I love.

Carrson thinks he’s the dangerous one.
He’s about to discover I can be savage too.

Pretty Savage is an obsessive secret society dark romance with a ruthless, morally gray hero who is only soft for her, touch-her-and-die possessiveness, dangerous rituals, forced bonding, an us-against-the-world romance, and an increasingly powerful heroine. It is the second book in The Order series and should be read after Pretty Vicious.

Want more from this world? Read the prequel Pretty Ruthless, set thirty years before the events of Pretty Vicious. She’s an outsider on the hunt for answers. He’s the cruel, reluctant ruler who will one day become Carrson’s father. When these two collide, sparks fly and blood spills.

You’re not ready for what happens next.



My Review: I have never been so addicted to a series like this in a LONG time.  

Laurel and Carrson are to be bonded in just a few days and there is so much packed in these few days.  

Picking up where the last book left off, Laurel is let go after Silas and her have a talk. Oddly enough, its about as good as it can go for being kidnapped.  

Laurel walks back home like nothing happened. Only to walk into something else though. Carr is here, Carrson is on the ground badly hurt and then Laurel jumps in and takes the rest of his punishment.  

Like sheesh has this girl been through it today.  

After the whole thing and Laurel and Carrson are back together and catch up, then go on a little adventure to visit her dad. In that short time frame, Carrson sees what its like to just exist like anyone else. Entertained that no one knew who he was and getting a table for dinner was such a highlight. Then seeing and dreaming of a world he wish he could have with Laurel. Then they make it to the rehab where her dad is and everything seems really good. Her dad is doing worlds better and then suddenly Carr shows up and things take a turn. Identities revealed,  truth unfolds and now Laurels world is even more upside-down.  

Now fast forward to the ball and bonding day. CHAOS is everywhere.  From the ball to going out and coming back to violence everywhere. Then bonding day to more chaos and everyone rushing to escape.  

But after all of that? OH BOY are things really shaking up.  

Between the time with Laurel and Rebecca and finally the moment I've been waiting for with Rebecca revealing what she wants to do and if Laurel is in. 

The way Sam stood up for them at the bonding. 

BUT 

The worst part of this book?! The ending, I was screaming ever curse word there is. Lexi, how could you leave it hanging like that?!  What's even worse id that the next book isn't out yet, I just have to know.  

In case you couldn't tell, I loved this book. There wasn't a single thing I didn't love and was so hooked that I didn't realize how fast I devoured this book. Its certainly one of those series I will be pushing in front of folks whenever I can. (And there's very few that I will push hard to get folks to read)  


My Rating:
✪✪✪✪✪