I chose this series after a poll and discussions with my team and several friends. These are mostly available at both of my libraries in audio formats, and on Hoopla. I realize all libraries and even Hoopla is different at different libraries. The ebooks are in Kindle Unlimited. Some of the other series I considered were less available at libraries, not available on audiobook, or I had less relationships with their publishers.
You will have at least 4 weeks to read each book. There will be games, discussion, prizes, reviews and fun with each book. The prizes will include digital books or gift cards from Amazon or Chirp, so that is open to anyone who has an email and can receive an ebook from Amazon. They can be read on a computer, smartphone or Kindle.
We are using the author’s reading order which mixes the three series in chronological order. The Schedule below shows that order.
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Here’s your to-do list:
- Find your copies of these books, borrow them from a friend, get them at the library or buy them.
- Read Book 1, Three Mages and a Margarita, by November 7.
- Make note of a favorite quote or two as you read the book.
- If you haven’t read the books before, make a list of questions you have for the discussion. If you have read them, please don’t spoil new readers.
- Comment here and let me know if you have read them before or if you are starting on a new adventure with me.
- Link up your review on Goodreads or your site to the post.
- Join the COYER book chat on the Sunday following the post.
- Enter the giveaways!
Schedule:
We are doing one book every 4-5 weeks, posting on Fridays. We should have a review for most of the books with the team here at Books of My Heart plus some of our friends.
Nov 7: Three Mages and a Margarita – Rolé @ Hooked by the Book
Dec 5: Warping Minds & Other Misdemeanors – Sophia
Jan 2: Dark Arts and a Daiquiri – Angela @ Angel’s Book Nook
Jan 30: Two Witches and a Whiskey – Jen @ That’s What I’m Talking About
Feb 27: Demon Magic and a Martini – Lisa @ Lisa Loves Literature
Mar 27: Taming Demons for Beginners – Rachel @ Waves of Fiction
Apr 24: Hellbound Guilds & Other Misdirections – Robin
May 29: The Alchemist and an Amaretto – Melissa @ That Library Girl
Jun 26: Slaying Monsters for the Feeble – Lenore @ Celebrity Readers
Jul 24: Druid Vices and a Vodka – Barb @ Booker T’s Farm
Aug 21: Hunting Fiends for the Ill-Equipped – Brandee @ Unconventional Bookworms
Sep 18: Lost Talismans and a Tequila – Kimberly @ Caffeinated Reviewer
Oct 16: Rogue Ghosts & Other Miscreants – KC
Nov13: Damned Souls and a Sangria – Berls @ Because Reading
Dec 11: Delivering Evil for Experts – Anne
COYER Challenge is adopting our Read-along. You can read about COYER and join that challenge or just the Facebook community HERE. On the Sunday after the review posts, they will host a Google Meet at 12 PT, 2 CT, 3 ET and 9pm Europe, for a one hour chat. So the first one will be November 9. You do not have to join the COYER challenge to participate, only the Discord or Facebook group.
Be sure to enter the giveaways!!!
Grand-Prize Giveaway:
Tantor Audio is generously donating a set of 15 codes for the entire set (we are reading) on audio. Codes will work US or Intl.
About Annette Marie
Annette Marie is the author of YA urban fantasy series Steel & Stone, its prequel trilogy Spell Weaver, and romantic fantasy trilogy Red Winter. Her first love is fantasy, but fast-paced urban fantasy, bold heroines, and tantalizing forbidden romances are her guilty pleasures. She proudly admits she has a thing for dragons, and her editor has politely inquired as to whether she intends to include them in every single book.
Annette lives in the frozen winter wasteland of Alberta, Canada (okay, it’s not quite that bad). She shares her life with her remarkably patient, comparatively sensible husband and their furry minion of darkness—sorry, cat—Caesar. When not writing, she can be found elbow-deep in one art project or another while blissfully ignoring all adult responsibilities.
I read all types of books but my favorites are urban fantasy and romantic suspense.I like some romance and some action / adventure / mystery in everything.I like sex in my books but please, only between TWO people.Intimate conversation is equally important to the sex in a book.It lets me see the characters.The other thing I enjoy is humor.
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Woohoo, a new readalong! I’ve been wanting to read these for a while.
My library Hoopla and Libby have only a few of the books, but I lucked into a three-month KU trial this fall so we’ll see how many I can get read during the trial.
Here’s my sign up link: http://www.facebook.com/sophia.rose.7587/posts/pfbid0qKyGgKPCp961ZTqCp3NgSKZHbNEdxTup7iejuVQKfPToXy7aHNZjn5MgrzEdwFGLl
Thanks for hosting, Anne!
It looks to me like you are whizzing along through the series. I hope you enjoy the series as much as I have.
I’m looking forward to trying this new-to-me series! Thanks for hosting.
I hope you enjoy them. They are lighter somehow than most of the urban fantasy I read. Most of the books aren’t too long either.
This is a new series to me. I am excited for this read-along- my first one!!
Hopefully the first of many! I try to pick the good stuff.
The audiobooks appear to be available on Audible Plus at the moment, so I’ll give them a try!
yes but only until October 7 which is why I didn’t mention it. They are available at my libraries and Hoopla also so hopefully you can find them.
I’m very excited to join again!
Thank you! We are so excited to have you join us. I think it will be fun.
One day I’ll do a read-along 😉
We’d love to have you join us.
I’m sad to say goodbye to The Innkeeper Chronicles but happy to start a new series!
The Read-alongs are always bittersweet for me in that way. I’m proud of the great series we have read though. I’m thrilled to have you with us again.
I’m planning to join in for sure! Just downloaded the audio of the first book from the library to start listening to after I finish my current audiobook. I need to do a post about joining this too.
So glad it worked well enough for you that you will join us Lisa!
Is there a link to the Discord? I thought maybe I’d try to check that out.
I’ll email you a link