Coffee & Co-Read

It's our last week with Kingdom of the Feared by Kerri Maniscalco and we're reading chapters 24-end! This week, Emilia figures out how to end Wrath's curse, but it requires the ultimate sacrifice that we hate......Her and Wrath also have a million ceremonies to acknowledge their marriage and Wrath is of course magnanimous with what he shares with Emilia. Also, Vittoria makes the bigges...

It's week 3 with this month's book Kingdom of the Feared by Kerri Maniscalco and we're reading chapters 15-23. This week, Emilia starts putting things together about her past and finally decides on her mortality. We have a ton of questions about Vitorria's actions as well as Emilia's. A big reveal about one of our side characters also blows our minds!!

It's week 2 with Kingdom of the Feared by Kerri Maniscalco and we're reading chapters 7-12. This week, Emilia really leaves her old self behind and develops a blood lust that we wouldn't think she would have. She learns more about her curse and what she truly is and what her family did to save the mortals. Her sister, Vittoria is really embracing her villain era by kidnapping and beati...

It's week one of our new year, new book! This month we are finishing up the Kingdom of the Wicked series by reading book 3, Kingdom of the Feared by Kerri Maniscalco, chapters 1-6. This week, we reacquainted ourselves with Emilia and Wrath and finally got some answers! Emilia has embraced her darker side and it's all love all the time with Wrath. However, Emilia's sister Vittoria is not all love a...

This week's special episode has us surprising each other with our top reads that we've read together this year! Will we actually be surprised? Who knows!

It's our last week with The Nightmare Before Kissmas by Sara Raasch and we're reading chapters 17-22. This week, everything comes to a boiling point! Nick is in a love phase and living his most joyful life. Then Santa discovers what he's been planning and everything hits the fan! Hex and Nick get real about their relationship and Hex has to leave. Santa threatens Nick and Kris but Nick doesn't bac...

It's week 3 with The Nightmare Before Kissmas by Sarah Raasch and we're reading chapters 12-16. This week, Coal and crew devise a plan to stop his dad from taking other's joy, they take an unsolicited visit to the town where Coal hears some things he doesn't want to hear, and Coal forces the nobles to watch some Christmas rom-coms. Oh yeah...and Coal and Hex get jiggy with it.

It's week 2 with The Nightmare Before Kissmass by Sara Raasch and we're reading chapters 6-11. This week, Nick learns some uncomfortable truths about what his father has been doing to Christmas, especially to Hex and he is NOT happy about it. He also can't seem to stay away from the Prince of Halloween, and the two of them get closer!

Its our first week with this month's book The Nightmare Before Kissmass by Sara Raasch and we're reading chapters 1-5. This week we meet our main characters, a brother duo who are the princes of Christmas. Nick aka Coal is a screw-up and makes a huge mistake before having a life-altering make-out session with a random in an alley. Two years later he finds out his father, Santa Daddy, has orchestra...

It's our last week with Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros and we're reading chapters 52-end! This week, Andarna shows she can protect Violet just as well as Tairn, Violet, and Cat find common ground. Violet realizes that Xaden is hiding yet another secret but vows to stay by his side anyway. They get the wards up at Aretia but there's a problem with them - and General Melgren calls for help!

It's week 4 with Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros and we're reading chapters 40-52. This week, Violet has to deal with a jealous ex both in her space and in her head, and Xaden has to alleviate her worries....on his throne! Meanwhile, Violet and Dain start to mend the rift between them as they research ways to get the wards working, and when Violet figures everything out, she hangs on to that informat...

Its week 3 with Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros and we're reading chapters 27-39. This week, Violet deals with the consequences of abandoning class, aka Xaden.....in a shower....and Varrish being terrible. They pull off an Ocean's Eleven heist before Violet has to put her interrogation and torture skills to the test. Finally, her and Xaden make a decision that effects the entire class at school!

It's week 2 with Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros and we're reading chapters 13-26 this week! This week, Violet and Xaden get used to travelling back and forth to see each other and the distance grates on both of them. Violet wants Xaden's honesty and he wants her trust. Violet continues to be tested at school while Varrish interferes, giving her more attention and punishment than necessary. Violet th...

It's week 1 with our new read, Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros and we're starting with chapters 1 - 12. This week we see how Violet recovered after almost dying in the last book. She, Xaden and crew have to decide how they will get back into Basgiath and how they will help the rebellion! Dain doesn't understand anything and his dad is a jerk who hires an even bigger jerk to help run the school!

It's our last week with Ashes and the Star-Cursed King by Carissa Broadbent and we're reading chapters 59-the end. This week - we find out what happened to our bad boy Simon and it isn't fun. Oraya learns of an interesting family connection and gets some fun jewellery. Her army makes their last stand in the middle of a desert and Oraya learns about VIncent's thoughts and emotions even though he's...

It's week three with Ashes and the Star-Cursed King by Carissa Broadbent and we're reading chapters 38-58. This week, Oraya and Raihn get into a spot of touble that only brings them closer. We learn more about Mische and how similar she is to Alice Cullen, and the Hiaj and the Rishan are finally deciding to maybe work together? On top of that, Oraya and Raihn's relationship takes another step - on...

It's week 2 with Ashes and the Star-Cursed King by Carissa Broadbent. This week, Oraya and Raihn are in Vincent's hometown visiting his only surviving family member. They figure out what he's hiding and Oraya finally learns a secret that gives her a missing piece of herself. She gets herself in hot water that brings her and Raihn closer together before they host their first party for all the Risha...

Its week 1 of our new book! We're reading Ashes and the Star-Cursed King by Carissa Broadbent. This week we're reading chapters 1-20. We're reintroduced to our main characters Oraya and Raihn and we get caught up in their feels! Oraya doesn't want to feel anything for Raihn because he killed her father, and he doesn't want to feel for her because that's treason against his people. But they decide...

It's our last week with Kerri Maniscalco's Kingdom of the Cursed and we're finishing the book from chapter 25 to the end! This week, we get some answers but not enough. Emilia gets saved from having to reveal her secret but the penalty is alone time with Wrath. We find out the stake the matron of curses has in this race and we finally learn who's been sending Emilia all those skull...

It's week 3 with Kingdom of the Cursed by Kerri Maniscalco, and we're reading chapters 16-25. This week, Emilia is sneaky with Prima Striga's book. She and Wrath start their magical training, which causes some questionable consent issues, and Emilia becomes even more determined to uncover what's going on, especially since it seems like she's been involved before!

It's week two with Kingdom of the Cursed by Kerri Maniscalco and this week we're reading chapters 8-15. This week, Emilia tries to adjust to her new life in Hell, but she learns even more that will turn her upside down. There are sexy times in a hot spring and truths told before Emilia visits Envy and they share dinner and drinks before discussing if they can ever be friends.....side note....

It's week one with our new book Kingdom of the Cursed by Kerri Maniscalco, the second book in her Kingdom of the Wicked series! We're reading chapters 1-7. This week we catch up with Emilia; she is descending into hell with Wrath to fulfill her bargain of marrying the king of hell. However, she has to cross the dangerous sin corridor in a metal corset first and she finds it hard being turn...

It's our last week with our Empire of Storms and Tower of Dawn Tandem read by Sarah J Maas. This week we're reading: Empire of Storms Ch 68-75 Tower of Dawn Ch 58-Fireheart This week is an emotional rollercoaster as we get our showdown between Aelin and Maeve and there are so many revelations we can't keep up! Aedion is still irrational though...and we finally learn who's been thre...

It's the penultimate episode of our tandem read of SJM's Empire of Storms and Tower of Dawn. Here's the schedule: ToD - Ch 44-48 EoS - 60-61 ToD - Ch 49-51 EoS - Ch 62-63 ToD - Ch 52-53 EoS - Ch 64-65 ToD - Ch 54-56 EoS - Ch 66-67 ToD - Ch 57 This week, Aelin and crew catch up with Ansel and make plans for the future - while also getting jiggy with it and figuring out the secret of the...

Its week 7 of our tandem read of Empire of Storms and Tower of Dawn by SJM. Here's our reading schedule: ToD - Ch 36-37 EoS - Ch 52 ToD - Ch 38-40 EoS - Ch 53 ToD - Ch 41-42 EoS - Ch 54-56 ToD - Ch 43 EoS - Ch 57-59 This week, Aelin and crew make it to the weird marshes and find the "lock" which has us have an in depth discussion about furniture for some reason. Lorcan and Elide make...