The impacts were evident here on the blog. In four months, I published only 13 posts, none of which were book related. So I'm here now to get you caught up on all the new books and series I read over the course of the last four months of 2024.

Author: Alex Landragin

This is one of the most interesting books I've read. Crossings is three seemingly unconnected stories that all tell one larger story .It was written in a way that you can read the book two different ways - either straight through front-to-back or by jumping around. No matter which way you choose to read, the story is essentially the same. I chose to read front-to-back, but because of the way my brain works, I was able to fill in all of the first two parts' missing puzzle pieces as I was reading part three.

This book feels like a love story, but it isn't really. At its core, this book is about an island tribe with the ability to trade bodies with people. It's how they assess whether outsiders mean them any harm. The trick is that they always switch back...until one day an untrained tribe member "travels" and is unable to return to his own body. This lost soul keeps jumping from life to life, never understanding what has happened, and the one soul that does know keeps finding him and trying to correct this cosmic mistake that has had big consequences.

The Blood Witch & The Potion Witch (The Coven: Vampire Magic)

Author: Chandelle LaVaun

I told myself I would not start this series until she had finished it, but because I'm a member of her Facebook group, I keep stumbling across spoilers, so I caved...after rereading the first three series in the saga to refresh my memory. This has been one of my favorite stories to get lost in, and I highly recommend it. If you're interested in starting the series, make sure you read them in order. (Check out the full lineup here.)

Essentially, Lilith is trying to break the barrier between Hell and earth, and the Coven and its allies are trying to prevent it from happening while also preparing for war. Frankie's story, while incomplete, is intriguing...and definitely more grown up than the first three series. The Coven is growing up! I believe, however, that there is an alternate version of these books that omit the spicy scenes. Unfortunately, book three isn't set to be released until August of this year, but fingers crossed for that date to be moved up. I need to know what happens!

Author: Tessa Hale

I'm not going to sugarcoat things with this series. I barely remember reading it. The gist is that Hayden is a female dragon who has no idea who or what she is. When she gets a scholarship to attend Evergreen University, she thinks life might finally be turning around for her. There she meets her mates and begins to unravel the secrets of her past.

Fractured Fates (The Arrow Heart Academy book 1)

Author: Hannah Haze

I finished reading this book but don't plan on continuing the series. Rhi had been living in hiding with her aunt her entire life. After her aunt's death, the Man in Black comes to collect her to force her to register as a magical and attend school. There's a lot of bullying in this story, which is ultimately why I won't be continuing the series. I don't mind some, but this was just way too much.

Cora Roberts series (Books 1-4)

Author: Adaline Winters

I am really enjoying this series. I just adore Cora. She has an unusual power that allows her to relive a person's final moments before death and is the granddaughter of the head of The Order, who is conspiring to start a supernatural war against humans in a bid to rule over everything. Cora and her gaggle of aunts team up with members of the other supernatural factions to stop that from happening along with a little from above and below.  Along the way, Cora's secret alter ego comes to light, and there are a ton of betrayals from all sides. Book four ended with a pretty big cliffhanger, so I am on the edge of my seat waiting for book five to drop.

Author: Melissa Payne

This book took me a long time to get through. It was my September book club pick, and I didn't finish it until November. Don't get me wrong -- it's good. It's just deep and the subject matter was a little more than I could handle at the time. Anyway, Lucy takes in "strays" who have 'loose ends.' Strays like Jess, who never really got over the loss of her son, and Star, a teenage runaway. Lucy can see the ghosts of their past and brings them together to try to help them find peace. While the ending of this book was incredibly good, I thought the first half, or maybe even the first two-thirds of it, moved extremely slowly. At the risk of spoiling something, I wish I had known sooner that Jess and Star were connected. I understand why it was not revealed earlier, but it was pretty frustrating at times.

Never Say Die (Thornwood Academy book 1)