Jessica’s Comments (group member since May 24, 2023)

Jessica’s comments from the Challenge Corner group.

I'm probably going to read in publication order but we will see.

10/15
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

10/6 series
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Jamie and Amanda here's the thread, I set it for October 6th but we can always move it if we all end up delayed

https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

The Owens sisters confront the challenges of life and love in this bewitching novel from New York Times bestselling author Alice Hoffman.

For more than two hundred years, the Owens women have been blamed for everything that has gone wrong in their Massachusetts town. Gillian and Sally have endured that fate as well: as children, the sisters were forever outsiders, taunted, talked about, pointed at. Their elderly aunts almost seemed to encourage the whispers of witchery, with their musty house and their exotic concoctions and their crowd of black cats. But all Gillian and Sally wanted was to escape.

One will do so by marrying, the other by running away. But the bonds they share will bring them back—almost as if by magic...

Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 191/281 read in October
Part 2: 40. MC gets married

Anyone want to read series with me this month? Lots of bonus point opportunities if you are doing the monthly challenge.

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Charlotte wrote: "Jessica wrote: "Also does anyone want to read or reread with me sometime before Oct 20th since book 2 is book of the month"

I could join that one..."

Why don't we do the 15th to give you more time to get it? I set the thread for that, then if we need to change it, I can.

https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 191/281 read in October
Word: Are, Line 1
How it Fits: Title

I really liked his other Christmas romance, I can't remember the title right now but it was a riff on The Santa Clause. Since you liked this one I really recommend that one.

I haven't seen it either but am going to finally because of this challenge.

10/17
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

10/13
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Added everything to here

You beat me to it, I opened the thread to do the same and your message was 0 minutes ago lol.

Ela (Mouse333) wrote: "Jessica wrote: "Anyone want to read any of these with me this month? Trying to catch up on all my overdue arcs...."

sounds really interesting. I cou..."

Awesome, here's our thread, I set it for the 13th.
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Love. Loyalty. Sacrifice.

Grey Flynn has dedicated her life to her mage, Kier.

She will be his blade on the battlefield, his healer and protector. The deep well of raw power inside her is Kier's to use. Grey would do anything for Kier - be anything for him - if he would only ask.

When a quest to protect the child of an enemy kingdom pulls them into the dangerous heart of their nation's war, Grey and Kier will need to decide what they are willing to sacrifice to protect their secret.

For Grey is no ordinary magical well, but heir to the lost island of Locke - the root of all power. If she dies, all magic dies with her.

The Second Death of Locke is a devastatingly romantic epic fantasy and about the undying bond between a knight and their mage, perfect for fans of Gideon the Ninth and The Six Deaths of the Saint.

Here's our thread
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

In WHERE THERE'S ROOM FOR US, #1 New York Times bestselling author Hayley Kiyoko brings us a young adult novel set in a reimagined 1880s Victorian England where everyone is free to love whoever they choose.

When her brother unexpectedly inherits an English estate, the outspoken and infamously daring poet, Ivy, swaps her lively New York life for the prim and proper world of high society, and quickly faces the challenges of its revered traditions–especially once she meets the most sought-after socialite of the courting season: Freya Tallon.

Freya’s life has always been mapped out for her: marry a wealthy lord, produce heirs, and protect the family’s noble status. But when she unexpectedly takes her sister’s place on a date with Ivy, everything changes. For the first time, she feels the kind of spark she’s always dreamed of.

As Ivy and Freya’s connection deepens, both are caught between desire and duty. How much are they willing to risk to be true to themselves—and to each other?

Inspired by Hayley Kiyoko’s own experiences and classic favorites like Little Women and Pride and Prejudice, Where There’s Room for Us is a romance set in a world where society’s expectations are everything—but love is so much more.

let's do the 17th then and I'll make our thread when I get home.

Also does anyone want to read or reread with me sometime before Oct 20th since book 2 is book of the month

Added everything to here