These Violent Delights’s Comments (group member since Jun 23, 2014)

These Violent Delights’s comments from the 2025 Reading Challenge group.

I plan to conquer my reading slump this year!!

My 4 Star TBR Predictions/ Wouldn't be Surprised if They Turn Out to be 5 Stars

Non Sequels, 2021 & Older

1. Flame in the Mist by Renee Ahdieh
2. Daughter of Sparta by Claire M. Andrews
3. Girls Made of Snow and Glass by Melissa Bashardoust
4. Empress of a Thousand Skies by Rhoda Belleza
5. The City of Brass by S.A. Chakraborty
6. House of Dragons by Jessica Cluess
7. Heart of the Impaler by Alexandra Delacroix
8. Exquisite Captive by Heather Demetrios
9. The Gilded Ones by Namina Forna
10. Eight Will Fall by Sarah Harian
11. Descendant of the Crane by Joan He
12. Dark Shores by Danielle L. Jensen\
13. LIFEL1K3 by Jay Kristoff
14. Through the White Wood by Jessica Leake
15. Forest of Souls by Lori M. Lee
16. Sanctuary by Caryn Lix
17. House of Earth and Blood by Sarah J. Maas
18. Fireborne by Rosaria Munda
19. These Feathered Flames by Alexandra Overy
20. Tides of Mutiny by Rebecca Rode
21. Shadow Run by Adrianne Strickland & Michael Miller
22. Shimmer and Burn by Mary Taranta
23. The Tiger at Midnight by Swati Teerdhala
24. Crossbones by Kimberly Vale
25. Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao

Sequels, 2021 & Older
1. King's Cage by Victoria Aveyard
2. The Cursed Sea by Lauren DeStefano
3. Ruthless Gods by Emily A. Duncan
4. All the Wandering Light by Heather Fawcett
5. Traitor to the Throne by Alwyn Hamilton
6. Reunited by Colleen Houck
7. Frost Like Night by Sara Raasch
8. Lady Smoke by Laura Sebastian
9. A Reaper at the Gates by Sabaa Tahir

2022 Releases
1. Blood and Moonlight by Erin Beaty
2. Only a Monster by Vanessa Len
3. Daughter of the Drowned Empire by Frankie Diane Mallis
4. The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea by Axie Oh
5. In a Garden Burning Gold by Rory Power
6. League of Liars by Astrid Scholte
7. The Dream Runners by Shveta Thakrar
8. Sofi and the Bone Song by Adrienne Young

My 5 Star TBR Predictions

Non Sequels, 2021 & Older
1. Roar by Cora Carmack
2. The Other Side of the Sky by Amie Kaufman & Meagan Spooner
3. Six Crimson Cranes by Elizabeth Lim
4. Gilded by Marissa Meyer
5. Sisters of the Snake by Sarena & Sasha Nanua
6. The Prison Healer by Lynette Noni
7. Seafire by Natalie C. Parker
8. These Rebel Waves by Sara Raasch
9. Vespertine by Margaret Rogerson
10. The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon
11. A Touch of Gold by Annie Sullivan
12. We Are the Fire by Sam Taylor
13. Star Daughter by Shveta Thakrar
14. Sweet and Bitter Magic by Adrienne Tooley

Sequels, 2021 & Older
1. Storm Cursed by Patricia Briggs
2. A Queen of Gilded Horns by Amanda Joy
3. Aurora Burning by Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff
4. The Empress by S.J. Kincaid
5. Unravel the Dusk by Elizabeth Lim
6. A Court of Wings and Ruin by Sarah J. Maas
7. Girls of Storm and Shadow by Natasha Ngan
8. Wings of Shadow by Nicki Pau Preto
9. Days of Blood and Starlight by Laini Taylor
10. The Camelot Betrayal by Kiersten White
11. Namesake by Adrienne Young

2022 Releases
1. Edgewood by Kristen Ciccarelli
2. Master of Iron by Tricia Levenseller
3. Shadows in the Deep by Helena V. Paris
4. Daughter of the Moon Goddess by Sue Lynn Tan

Finishing the Series Challenge

I'm attempting A-List 9+ completed series

Beat the Backlist Challenge

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The Audiobook Challenge

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2022 Buzzword Challenge

January: A Book With One of the 5 W's in the Title

February: A Book with a Pronoun in the Title

March: A Book with a Location in the Title

April: A Book with Little or Big (or similar word) in the Title

May: A Book with a Direction in the Title

June: A Book with All in the Title

July: A Book with a Book Related Word in the Title

August: A Book with an Item/ Object in the Title

September: A Book with Light or Dark (or similar word) in the Title

October: A Book with an Animal or Creature in the Title

November: A Book with "ING" in the Title

December: A Book with a Number in the Title

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BOOKWORMS TAKE SHELFIES

I'm in for 26 books

Author: Patricia Briggs 0/3
Author: Amie Kaufman 0/3
Author: Cassandra Clare 0/4
Author: Sarah J Maas 0/3
Genre: Scifi 0/5
Genre: Fantasy 0/8

My Read it Or Ditch it Master List For 2022

Sequels:
1. Entice by Carrie Jones
2. City of Fallen Angels by Cassandra Clare
3. Kinslayer by Jay Kristoff
4. Wings of the Wicked by Courtney Allison Moulton
5. Ignite Me by Tahereh Mafi

1st in a Trilogy:
1. Starcrossed by Josephine Angelini
2. Pawn by Aimee Carter
3. Of Poseidon by Anna Banks
4. Mila 2.0 by Debra Driza
5. The Taking by Kimberly Derting

1st in a Duology:
1. Tandem by Anna Jarzab
2. Death Sworn by Leah Cypess
3. Alpha Goddess by Amalie Howard
4. Passenger by Alexandra Bracken
5. The Orphan Queen by Jodi Meadows

Standalone:
1. Plus One by Elizabeth Fama
2. Brightly Woven by Alexandra Bracken
3. Lips Touch: Three Times by Laini Taylor
4. The Forbidden Wish by Jessica Khoury
5. Chasing Power by Sarah Beth Durst

From Book Boxes:
1. The Sandcastle Empire by Kayla Olson
2. The Hearts We Sold by Emily Lloyd-Jones
3. For a Muse of Fire by Heidi Heilig
4. Crown of Coral and Pearl by Mara Rutherford
5. The Tiger at Midnight by Swati Teerdhala

Fox & Wit


Obsidian Moon Crate

1. Ruinsong
2. Empire of the Vampire
3. The Midnight Girls

Bookish Box

BOTM YA

1. Oasis
2. All the Stars and Teeth Read 2020
3. Havenfall
4. Girl, Serpent, Thorn
5. Star Daughter
6. The Space Between Worlds
7. These Violent Delights
8. Ariadne
9. Firekeeper's Daughter
10. Project Hail Mary
11. Half Sick of Shadows
12. The Martian
13. Artemis
14. The Keeper of the Night

Faecrate:

1. Crown of Coral and Pearl
2. Shadow Frost
3. The Never Tilting World
4. The Guinevere Deception Read 2021
5. The Weight of a Soul
6. Spellhacker
7. The Seventh Sun
8. The Maiden Ship
9. Forged in Fire and Stars
10. The Mermaid, The Witch and the Sea
11. The Iron King
12. Seasons of the Storm
13. The Empire of Gold
14. Things That Should Stay Buried
15. The Blackstone Ritual
16. Firefrost
17. The Key to Fear
18. A Deal With the Elf King
19. Wings of Shadow
20. Gods & Monsters
21. A Dance with the Fae Prince
22. (view spoiler)[The Bronzed Beasts (hide spoiler)]
23. (view spoiler)[Ilahara (hide spoiler)]
24. (view spoiler)[A Psalm of Storms and Silence (hide spoiler)]
25. (view spoiler)[A Spark Within the Forge (hide spoiler)]

Litjoycrate:

1. For a Muse of Fire
2. The Tiger at Midnight
3. Sorcery of Thorns Read 2019
4. Shatter the Sky
5. A Treason of Thorns
6. Angel Mage
7. Winterwood
8. Woven in Moonlight
9. Night Spinner
10. Chain of Gold
11. Bone Crier's Moon
12. The Empire of Dreams
Unhauled the May Book (Was Not Interested in it)
13. Sisters of Sword and Song
14. The Princess Will Save You
15. Set Fire to the Gods
16. The Left-Handed Booksellers of London
17. A Golden Fury
18. Soulswift
Unhauled December Book
19. This Golden Flame
20. Strange the Dreamer
21. Muse of Nightmares
22. The Shadow in the Glass
23. Ashfall Legacy
24. Dreams Lie Beneath

Illumicrate

1. Aurora Rising Read 2019
2. Gideon the Ninth
3. The Cruel Prince
4. Chain of Gold
5. Aurora Burning
6. The Wicked King
7. The Queen of Nothing
8. Harrow the Ninth
9. A Darker Shade of Magic
10. The Space Between Worlds
11. A Deadly Education
12. The Lives of Saints
13. The Invisible Life of Addie Larue
14. Legendborn
15. The Once and Future Witches
16. Daughter of Smoke and Bone Read 2019
17. The Ravens
18. Winter's Orbit
19. A Dark and Hollow Star
20. The Unbroken
21. Days of Blood and Starlight
22. Dreams of Gods and Monsters
23. In the Ravenous Dark
24. The Jasmine Throne
25. From Blood and Ash
26. The Wolf and the Woodsman
27. She Who Became the Sun
28. Raybearer
29. Redemptor
30. Empire of the Vampire
31. The Hollow Heart
32. A Gathering of Shadows
33. A Conjuring of Light
34. Iron Widow
35. Lore Olympus, Vol. 1
36. Extraordinary
37. Aurora's End
38. Jade Fire Gold
39. Little Thieves
40. Jade City
41. Jade War
42. Jade Legacy
43. This Woven Kingdom
44. The Ivory Key
45. The Winner's Curse
46. The Winner's Crime
47. The Winner's Kiss
48. A River Enchanted
49. Gallant
50. Book of Night
51. We All Fall Down

Fairyloot:

1. The Beautiful
2. Girls of Storm and Shadow
3. A River of Royal Blood Read 2020
4. Eight Will Fall
5. Woven in Moonlight
6. The Shadows Between Us Read 2020
7. The Midnight Lie
8. Chain of Gold
9. Bone Crier's Moon
10. Incendiary
11. Chosen Ones
12. Girl, Serpent, Thorn
13. Forest of Souls
14. The Gilded Ones
15. The Damned
16. Shielded
17. Star Daughter
18. Fable Read 2021
19. The City of Brass
20. The Kingdom of Copper
21. The Empire of Gold
22. Kingdom of the Wicked
23. These Violent Delights
24. Master of One
25. How the King of Elfhame Learned to Hate Stories
26. Lore
27. An Ember in the Ashes Read
28. A Torch Against the Night Read
29. A Reaper at the Gates
30. A Sky Beyond the Storm
31. This Golden Flame
32. Chain of Iron
33. Bone Crier's Dawn
34. The Bright & the Pale
35. Graceling
36. Fire
37. Bitterblue
38. Winterkeep
39. The Prison Healer
40. Illusionary
41. The Iron King
42. The Iron Daughter
43. The Iron Queen
44. The Iron Knight
45. Witches Steeped in Gold
46. Realm Breaker
47. Fire With Fire
48. Six Crimson Cranes
49. This Poison Heart
50. Namesake
51. These Hollow Vows
52. The Iron Raven
53. From Blood and Ash
54. A Kingdom of Flesh and Fire
55. The Crown of Gilded Bones
56. Defy the Night
57. Spin the Dawn
58. Unravel the Dusk
59. Once Upon a Broken Heart
60. Jade Fire Gold
61. Vespertine
62. The Bear and the Nightengale
63. The Girl in the Tower
64. The Winter of the Witch
65. Girls of Fate and Fury
66. The Gilded Cage
67. Gilded
68. Year of the Reaper
69. Kingdom of the Cursed
70. Our Violent Ends
71. Only a Monster
72. Angelfall
73. World After
74. End of Days
75. Daughter of the Moon Goddess
76. The Righteous
77. The Iron Sword
78. The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea
79. Blood Scion
80. The Stardust Thief
81. This Vicious Grace
82. Twin Crowns
83. The Darkening
84. Violet Made of Thorns
85. Empress Crowned in Red
86. (view spoiler)[Wrath and Mercy (hide spoiler)]

Owlcrate:

1. Of Fire and Stars Read 2021
2. Daughter of the Pirate King Read 2019
3. The Sandcastle Empire
4. The Hearts We Sold
5. Before She Ignites
6. The Glass Spare Read 2019
7. The Cruel Prince
8. Heart of Iron
9. Ace of Shades
10. Sky in the Deep Read 2019
11. Grace and Fury Read 2019
12. Mirage Read 2019
13. Shadow of the Fox
14. Girls of Paper and Fire Read 2019
15. Amber & Dusk
16. The Wicked King
17. The Gilded Wolves
18. Crown of Feathers Read 2019
19. Four Dead Queens Read 2019
20. Wicked Saints Read 2021
21. We Hunt the Flame
22. Sorcery of Thorns Read 2019
23. Spin the Dawn Read 2021
24. House of Salt and Sorrows
25. The Bone Houses
26. Crier's War Read 2020
27. Winterwood
28. The Queen of Nothing
29. The Guinevere Deception Read 2021
30. Scavenge the Stars Read 2021
31. Heart of Flames Read 2020
32. All the Stars and Teeth Read 2020
33. Ruthless Gods
34. Bone Crier's Moon
35. Incendiary
36. Witchy
37. Where Dreams Descend
38. Goddess in the Machine
39. Star Daughter
40. Legendborn
41. The Invisible Life of Addie Larue
42. Among the Beasts and Briars
43. How the King of Elfhame Learned to Hate Stories
44. These Violent Delights
45. Lore
46. All the Tides of Fate Read 2021
47. The Gilded Ones
48. Sweet & Bitter Magic
49. Bone Crier's Dawn
50. Blessed Monsters
51. Witches Steeped in Gold
52. The Ones We're Meant to Find
53. Wings of Shadow
54. Sisters of the Snake
55. This Poison Heart
56. A Lesson in Vengeance
57. Lakesedge
58. Jade Fire Gold
59. When Night Breaks
60. Vespertine
61. Once Upon a Broken Heart
62. Our Violent Ends
63. Extraordinary
64. Dreams Lie Beneath
65. Skin of the Sea
66. The Ivory Key
67. Only a Monster
68. A Forgery of Roses
69. Hotel Magnifique

2022 TBR Checklist

1. Entice by Carrie Jones
2. City of Fallen Angels by Cassandra Clare
3. Alpha Goddess by Amalie Howard
4. Wings of the Wicked by Courtney Allison Moulton
5. The Crown of Embers by Rae Carson
6. Ignite Me by Tahereh Mafi
7. Through the Ever Night by Veronica Rossi
8. Death Sworn by Leah Cypess
9. Ruin and Rising by Leigh Bardugo
10. The Bone Season by Samantha Shannon
11. Chasing Power by Sarah Beth Durst
12. Exquisite Captive by Heather Demetrios
13. Plus One by Elizabeth Fama
14. Days of Blood and Starlight by Laini Taylor
15. A Thousand Pieces of You by Claudia Gray
16. Forbidden by Kimberley Griffiths Little
17. Rebel by Amy Tintera
18. Invaded by Melissa Landers
19. Unleashed by Sophie Jordan
20. The Orphan Queen by Jodi Meadows
21. Clockwork Prince by Cassandra Clare
22. Rebel Spring by Morgan Rhodes
23. Etherworld by Claudia Gabel & Cheryl Klam
24. Crimson Bound by Rosamund Hodge
25. Tarnished by Kate Jarvik Birch
26. Through the Dark by Alexandra Bracken
27. Illusive by Emily Lloyd-Jones
28. Evertrue by Brodi Ashton
29. Divided by Elsie Chapman
30. Passenger by Alexandra Bracken
31. Zodiac by Romina Russell
32. Truthwitch by Susan Dennard
33. Ruined by Amy Tintera
34. Ivory and Bone by Julie Eshbaugh
35. Mila 2.0 by Debra Driza
36. The Iron King by Julie Kagawa
37. Frost Like Night by Sarah Raasch
38. And I Darken by Kiersten White
39. Ignite by Sara B. Larson
40. The Beauty of Darkness by Mary E. Pearson
41. The Black Key by Amy Ewing

Reserved

I'm in for 26 books

Author: Patricia Briggs 0/3
Author: Amie Kaufman 0/3
Author: Cassandra Clare 0/4
Author: Sarah J Maas 0/3
Genre: Scifi 0/5
Genre: Fantasy 0/8