Sundown Rundown – January 2020

 

Howdy, book clan!

Holy crap, January is finally coming to an end. I don’t know about anybody else, but January always feels like three months long for me. I feel like it’s been a pretty productive reading month. A great start to 2020!

Right now, the sun is setting and giving off some gorgeous oranges and reds as it dips below the horizon. Colors I haven’t seen in a while because while winter hasn’t been heavy where I live, it’s been cloudy and grey. I’m ready for spring to arrive with its green grass and flowers. Getting past February is the only hiccup. It’s the worst month for snow so I’m hoping the weather remains light.

As you relax after a long day—if you’re like me you have a glass of wine—here’s what you might’ve missed in reviews this month. Who knows, maybe you’ll discover a book to put on your TBR list as you’re catching up.

 

X-Files: Ground Zero

Author: Kevin Anderson

OverDrive

Agents Mulder and Scully follow a case of bodies turning up burned horrifically from radiation. Possibly an act of revenge? A warning? They’re going to figure it out and what they discover leads them to the place where the atom bomb was first tested.

 

A Touch of Death

Author: Rebecca Crunden

Goodreads

In a futuristic, dystopian world, two people are on the run after being thrust into the middle of politics and secrets. Now, there’s nobody they can trust and the strangers they risk seeking help from, sending them spiraling into an unknown future.

 

Legendary

Author: Stephanie Garber

Amazon

The game of Caraval begins anew. This time, Tella enters the game to win. The dangers are much more real and the prizes are greater. One of which is discovering the identity of the great game master, Legend at the very end.

 

Morganville Vampires: Glass Houses & The Dead Girls Dance

Author: Rachel Caine

Here in Morganville, nothing is as it seems. Things lurk around in the dark and Claire learns that firsthand after being targeted by it-girl of the town, Monica Morrell. Turns out, vampires are real and they run the town. They can also make you disappear and Claire may be next.

 

Newspaper Blackout

Author: Austin Kleon

Goodreads

Poetry through the newspaper. Just take a marker and a newspaper article then strike it out until the poem finds you. That’s the idea.

 

Favorite book this month: Hands down, Legendary was my favorite. It’s been on my list to get to for soooo long. I couldn’t put it down once I started and I was left guessing right up to the end. Such an adventure is interwoven with splendor and magic and love. I can’t wait to read Finale.

 

Least favorite book this month: X-Files: Ground Zero was good, but I feel like X-Files is way better on the TV screen than on the page.

More to come soon…

  -K.

 

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Sundown Rundown – December 2019

Hey, book lovers!

Holy shite! It’s the end of 2019. This is the last Sundown Rundown of the year! I don’t know about anybody else, but this year has been hard. There’s been a lot of change and I have no qualms with change. When it happens, I have no control over the outcome, just over how I handle it and what I do with it, and that has been tricky. I’m by no means perfect, but I am always working on myself. So, the year has been filled with job changes and a new vehicle and bringing new people into my life as well as leaving a few behind that weren’t good for me.

Am I ready for 2020? No clue. It’s quite a mystery and only hours away. I tend to not make any serious life resolutions. I know what I want and I shot for my goals. However, I love my Book New Year’s Resolution. Those are fun and I’ll be having that for later on in January.

Anyhow, here are the final books of the year that I’ve read this month. If you’ve missed the reviews then here’s your chance to catch up!

 

The Blood of Olympus

Author: Rick Riordan

 

Amazon

Abandon

Author: Meg Cabot

 

Goodreads

Zombie: Baby

Author: Darren Shan

 

Goodreads

Zombie: Gladiator

Author: Darren Shan

 

Okay, so not very many. The holidays were busy! But! I have many plans and exciting reads coming, one of which is a request from an author from Ireland! I’m very excited. I hope all of you have had a great reading year of new and exciting books and reached outside your typical genre wall. I will see you all in the new year!!

More to come soon…

  -K.

 

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Thoughts? A book you loved more than others this year? I know I loved Good Omens, A Discovery of Witches, Wicked, and Stargazing at Noon the most! Hell, check out my Top Ten if you haven’t yet. LOL.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

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Sundown Rundown – November 2019

Hey there, book-lovers.

It’s the end of November and that means it’s time to look back on what I’ve read this month. There have been some doozies for sure, and by that, I mean some big reads. So, I didn’t get as many done as I’d hoped, but I did get to some of the ones I really wanted to. A pro and a con!

Now that Thanksgiving has passed, Christmas is well on its way. Before we can get to December, here’s a chance to see what I’ve read this month and catch up on the reviews you might’ve missed.

 

Barnes and Noble

Wolves of Calla

Author: Stephen King

Roland and his ka face off against vile creatures known as the wolves to try and help a town from losing their children once again, but they have problems closer to home they must solve as well.

 

Goodreads

The Mark of Athena

Author: Rick Riordan

It’s not easy to try and make peace with an old enemy, like the Romans or Greeks, when you’re trying to stop the goddess of earth from arising and destroying the world.

 

Goodreads

Wicked Saints

Author: Emily A. Duncan

Dark, culty magic swirls around a girl believed to be the one that can end a brutal war.

 

Amazon

Stargazing at Noon

Author: Amanda Torroni

Lost in the universe of stars, space, and love and heartache.

 

The House of Hades

Author: Rick Riordan

Officially and truly friends, at last, demigods of both the Greek and Romans gods must work together to close the doors of the Underworld to keep monsters from leaving the dark depths.

 

Favorite Book: Stargazing at Noon was unbelievable gorgeous, picturesque, and stunning. Descriptive and breathtaking words. Just swept me away and I’m all right with that.

Least Favorite Book: Wolves of Calla was good, but it felt extremely drawn out. Sometimes a story takes patience, but I wasn’t feeling it this time. I still look forward to the next book in the series.

More to come soon…

  -K.

 

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Thoughts? What book did you enjoy reading the most in November? Let’s chat in the comment below!

Sundown Rundown – October 2019

Hey there, bookworms!

October is coming to an end and so is the beautiful warm sunlight! IT’s nearly time for daylight’s saving time and I’m not ready to be swathed it eternal, cold darkness. Ugh. LOL. I hope you’ve had a spooky month. I sure have! From pumpkin carving to scary movies, I love Halloween. Now, I’ll spend the next 364 days getting ready for next year’s. Oh! I almost forgot! This year, I dressed up as one of my favorite final girls. Sidney Prescott of the Scream series. Here are a few photos! Now, I know the quality blows, but hey, I think I look pretty good!

With the sun going down, so goes my reading month. Tis the season to get cozy with some hot cocoa or tea. So, here’s an opportunity to catch up on reviews you might’ve missed this month!

 

OverDrive

The Taming of the Shrew

Author: William Shakespeare

Trying to win the heart of a woman has never been so difficult yet worth it.

 

Barnes & Noble

Beyond Magic

Author: Susan Kearny,

A journalist, a witch, and a medium with some intense, romantic stories that will take you out of this world.

 

Paper Valentine

Author: Brenna Yovanoff

It’s not normal to be haunted by your best friend, but when she helps you solve a creepy murder case where the killer kills little girls and leaves valentines then you’re pretty glad.

 

Goodreads

The Son of Neptune

Author: Rick Riordan

Percy Jackson is on a quest yet again only this time he winds up at Camp Jupiter, the camp for children of Roman gods. There he’ll meet new people, and go on a quest that’ll bring him one step closer to saving the world from Gaea.

 

Penguin Random House

The Haunted

Author: Danielle Vega

New girl. New town. New house that’s extremely haunted and trying to kill her. But, with the help of the cute, mysterious and quiet boy next door, she may just survive.

 

Goodreads

The Past and Other Things That Should Stay Buried

Author: Shaun David Hutchinson

Friendships aren’t easy. Sometimes they just fade out. And sometimes they come back from the dead and have a lot of bones to pick.

 

Favorite Book This Month: So hard to choose, but I’m going with The Haunted. It really put me in the spooky place for the spooky season. Of course, reading this at 2AM also helped get me freaked out when crazy shit happened in the book. Definitely a great read for those who love horror. Action, jumpy parts, and unexpected revelations, but if you’re looking for that deep thought-filled type of horror that’s more psychological then don’t read this. This is a sheer fun horror read, like if you went to see a horror movie.

Least Favorite Book of the Month: Beyond Magic didn’t really do anything for me. Even as one of those mass-market quickies, I was just kind of bored with it, though it had a few small moments that were interesting. Just meh.

 

Six books this month. It’s not what I hoped for, but no complaints. I did warn you guys I may be getting spaced out with my posts. Life has been busy lately, so I do apologize for not posting as often as I wish I could. I hope you have a fun and safe Halloween.

More to come soon…

  -K.

 

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Thoughts? Have a good Halloween? What did you dress up as this year? Let’s chat in the comments below!

Sundown Rundown – September 2019

Hey there, book addicts!

I hope everyone is doing well. September has been a long and stressful month. I don’t know about anyone else, but I for one and glad it’s about to be October. You know what that means. It’s time to get spooky!!! WOO!

I know the sun has been started setting sooner and sooner lately. The leaves are turning such beautiful colors as they morbidly die. Pumpkins and scarecrows are shining on as Halloween comes rolling around.

Enjoy the sunset of Fall. It’s more orange and lights the sky on fire. It’s the twilight of the year. Enjoy some cider or maybe a deep red wine or some Hot cocoa as you get cuddly and catch up on what you might’ve missed on my blog.

Here’s the Sundown Rundown. Everything I’ve read this month and an opportunity for you to catch up on any reviews you might’ve missed.

 

Goodreads

E.T. : The Extra-Terrestrial in his Adventure on Earth

Author: William Kotzwinkle

An alien botanist gets ditched on earth. Perfect read for those Area 51 raiders! Lol.

 

Goodreads

A Gift of Magic

Author: Lois Duncan

Some gifts aren’t good ones. A teen girl discovers she’s been given the gift of magic and her life gets crazy.

 

Goodreads

Night Shift (Midnight, Texas #3)

Author: Charlaine Harris

The Midnighters come together to save the town from the evil that threatens to swallow the town from below.

 

Amazon

Wizard and Glass (The Dark Tower #4)

Author: Stephen King

The journey to the Tower continues. The Gunslinger reveals a story most personal. One of love, magic, and tragedy.

 

Goodreads

The Lost Hero (The Heroes of Olympus #1)

Author: Rick Riordan

A new journey begins for a group of Demigods. A Demigod has memory loss. Monsters keep rising from Tartarus. A Goddess is imprisoned and on the brink of losing her powers.

 

Favorite book: The Lost Hero was a blast! I’m so excited to jump back into the world of Riordan. New heroes as well as some old heroes. And a brand-new prophecy about saving not only the world but the gods!

 

Least favorite book: Night Shift was such a letdown for a variety of reasons. I’m still a little sore about it. The first two were so great and I was just disappointed with this one.

 

More to come soon…

  -K.

 

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Sundown Rundown – August 2019

 

Hey there booknerds!

At this moment, you’re probably relaxing after having dinner and enjoying a glass of wine or possibly something non-alcoholic. Whatever suits your fancy while you kick back and watch the sunset. The beautiful in-between of day into night. While you’re doing that you can kick back and catch up on what you might’ve missed this month on The Scarlet Reader.

It was a long month for August! So much has happened and so much has been read! I’m actually pretty proud of my reading. Not a slump for me! Six books! Woohoo!

Aside from having an accomplished reading month, I also got to go see Kansas in concert. They were fantastic. Such a fun time. The band was lively and it was a beautiful day. Mom also had her neck surgery. It was very successful and she’d on the mend! It was a surgery to help with pain and strange numbness and it’s taken years to get it. I’m glad she’ll finally be able to be more pain-free. After seven years or so of it, she deserves it.

Now, there are a couple of books that I wish I could’ve gotten to, but there’s always next month! Catch up on the reviews you might’ve missed this month!

 

Goodreads

Zom-B: City

Author: Darren Chan

B makes her way across the city in hopes up getting to the meet-up point for survivors. One problem. She didn’t necessarily survive.

 

Amazon

Midnight Crossroad (Midnight Texas #1)

Author: Charlaine Harris

Welcome to the small, quiet town of Midnight where there is only one stoplight and the folks are nice and keep to themselves. That changes when a local turns up dead and supernatural skeletons comes out of the closet.

 

Amazon

Dreamfall (Dreamfall #1)

Author: Amy Plume

Dreams can kill. Everybody knows that. An experiment will bring them to horrifying life for seven teens that only wanted to cure their sleep disorders.

 

Goodreads

Lothaire (Dark Immortals #12)

Author: Kresley Cole

This vampire wants her body, soul, and the demon goddess possessing her.

 

Goodreads

Day Shift (Midnight Texas #2)

Author: Charliane Harris

The resident psychic and hardcore assassin team up together to solve the murder of a wealthy woman before the secrets of Midnight come out of the woodwork.

 

Goodreads

Zom-B: Angels

Author: Darren Shan

B discover the Angels, a group of reviveds set out to fight evil. B must make a choice. Join them? Or run.

 

Favorite Book: Midnight Crossroad was light and fun. The supernatural element was so subtle and natural. Just a splendid read.

Least Favorite Book: Lothaire pushed in a direction that isn’t my favorite. I enjoy smut and the supernatural genre, but I don’t enjoy coercion. Being forceful isn’t attractive nor is getting so nasty that it’s toxic and disturbing. Just not for me. I still love Kresley Cole to pieces and can’t wait for the release of From the Grave (Arcana Chronicles #6).

 

More to come soon…

  -K.

 

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Sundown Rundown – July 2019

Hey there, bookworms!

It’s the end of July. Can you believe that!? Summer went by so fast this year. Of course, I had some flash flooding and loads of rain, too, this year, so it didn’t feel like much of a summer. My flowers didn’t even bloom because the weather was so crazy. They grew quite a bit though! Just no blooms. There’s always next year. I did some bell peppers this year and they seem to be sprouting pretty good though.

While the sun sets on the end of the month, here’s everything I’ve read this month. I went a little off-road with my TBR list to compensate a little, but I got more reading done than last month. My reading may slow down a bit in the future. I’ve got a few things changing up in my life. I don’t want you to think I’m going anywhere. I’m not. There are just some things happening. I may be switching jobs and my mum is up for surgery. So don’t go leaving me, guys. I’m still here to ramble about books to you.

I imagine you’re ready for some great relaxing time. Your work shift is over. You’ve had dinner, whether it was fried chicken or chicken flavored ramen. Now, in some of the last light of the day, dusk, with its pretty and soft orange and purples and blues, and the fireflies…

In any case, you’re in your happy and chill place. Here’s what you might’ve missed this month.

 

Penguin

Good Omens

Author: Terry Pratchett & Neil Gaiman

An angel and a demon get together to stop the end of the world…best joke ever, right? Except it’s not, and if they don’t find the antichrist they’re in trouble. Well, they’re in trouble anyway, but not as much trouble, right?

 

Goodreads

A Discovery of Witches

Author: Deborah Harkness

Diana Bishop, a historian at Oxford, meets Matthew de Clermont, scientist and suddenly their worlds change completely. She’s just a witch…he’s just a vampire…can I make any more obvious? As their love grows complicated, they’ll discover their destiny is much bigger than they originally thought, and secrets long hidden come to light.

 

Penguin Random House

First Men in the Moon

Author: H. G. Wells

Two men jump into a sphere and shoot to the moon. The discoveries they make are out of this world.

 

Barnes & Noble

Zom-B

Author: Darren Shan

B is stuck in school when the zombie outbreak occurs across all of Europe. It has to be a joke, but soon enough B and a handful of classmates are forced to work together if they hope to get out with their brains intact.

 

Amazon

Zom-B: Underground

Author: Darren Shan

B is officially zombie-fied. After awakening in an underground facility and meeting others like her, she quickly discovers that these scientists aren’t trying to help them and she needs to figure out a game plan to get out. Fast.

 

Goodreads

Shadow of Night

Author: Deborah Harkness

Diana and Matthew timewalk to Elizabethan London in search of a witch that may be able to help Diana with her witch training. Both get caught up in the past for different reasons and must be careful if they hope not to make ripples that extend into the future, their present.

 

Favorite book this month: DEFINITELY A Discovery of Witches, the beginning of an epic love and magic trilogy. So much tribulation and danger and yearning. I’m hopelessly addicted I tell you! There aren’t enough words for how much I am loving these books.

Least favorite book this month: First Men in the Moon really threw me off. I love to get some good classics under my belt. If I’ve said it once I’ve said it toooooo many times. Classics have laid out some serious foundation for books and should always be on a bookworm’s curriculum. This one just wasn’t my flavor. It was silly and just wasn’t for me. There was too much that didn’t make this realistic enough for me. I enjoy sci-fi but this was pushing itt.

 

More to come soon…

  -K.

 

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Thoughts? Feel free to find me on Goodreads. I love bookworm friends. And follow me on Twitter if you’d like. I don’t do much book talk there, but I do get my freak on with my favorite shows. Let’s be honest, who doesn’t? Currently, it’s Swamp Thing, The 100, and Fear the Walking Dead and also: it’s SHARK WEEK!!! Let’s chat in the comments below!