Tuesday, November 17, 2020

Waiting to Read Wednesday: The Dark Archive & Season of the Witch


The New
Can't-Wait Wednesday is a weekly feature hosted by the marvelous Tressa at Wishful Endings to spotlight and discuss upcoming release we are excited about that we have yet to read.


The Dark Archive
(The Invisible Library #7) by Genevieve Cogman

Release Date: December 29, 2020 by Ace
A professional spy for a mysterious Library which harvests fiction from different realities, Irene faces a series of assassination attempts that threaten to destroy her and everything she has worked for.

Irene is teaching her new assistant the fundamentals of a Librarian's job, and finding that training a young Fae is more difficult than she expected. But when they both narrowly avoid getting killed in an assassination attempt, she decides that learning by doing is the only option they have left - especially when the assassins keep coming for them, and for Irene's other friends as well...

In order to protect themselves, Irene and her friends must do what they do best: search for information to defeat the overwhelming threat they face and identify their unseen enemy. To do that, Irene will have to delve deeper into her own history than she ever has before, face an ancient foe, and uncover secrets that will change her life and the course of the Library forever. [Goodreads Summary]

Why I want to read this: This is the seventh book in one of my favorite series. I am waiting on pins and needles for this one! 


Does The Dark Archive interest you? What upcoming release are you looking forward to reading?


The Old(er) 
I have an embarrassing number of unread books sitting on the shelves in my personal library. Carole of Carole's Random Life in Books has given me the perfect excuse to spotlight and discuss those neglected books in her Books from the Backlog feature. After all, even those older books need a bit of love! Not to mention it is reminding me what great books I have waiting for me under my own roof still to read!


Season of the Witch
by Natasha Mostert (Portable Magic Ltd, 2007)
Season of the Witch tells the story of Gabriel Blackstone: hacker, information thief, and skilled “remote viewer.” Asked by a former lover to investigate the disappearance of her stepson, Gabriel’s suspicions fall on Minnaloushe and Morrighan Monk, two beautiful sisters who live in a rambling Victorian house in London. Independently wealthy, the sisters spend their time dabbling in alchemy and the ancient Art of Memory—invented by the Greeks and used by alchemists and magi such as Giordano Bruno and Leonardo Da Vinci. The sisters are white, or “solar,” witches, who aim to use alchemy not to turn lead into gold but to attain ultimate knowledge and therefore ultimate power. Gabriel soon becomes convinced that his client’s son had been murdered and that one of the women is the killer. But which one?

As Gabriel infiltrates the world of the sisters, he finds himself drawn inexorably deeper— becoming entranced even as he realizes that he is in mortal danger. When he is caught snooping, Gabriel must race to unlock their secrets before they can retaliate. To save himself— and the one he loves, presuming she is not guilty—Gabriel will have to fight one of the sisters within the landscape of her own mind. [Goodreads Summary]

Why I want to read this: This particular book found its way on my TBR shelf in 2014. The promise of witches and magic wrapped up in a mystery. Doesn't it sound good?


Have you read Season of the Witch? Does this book sound like something you would like to read? 



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30 comments:

  1. The invisible library series is yet another I want to get to eventually. I’m intrigued by the premise of Season of the Witch. Thanks for sharing

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    1. Shelleyrae - It's such a good series! One of the few I am caught up on! I look forward to trying Season of the Witch. It has so many elements I enjoy in books. I don't know why I haven't read it yet. Thank you for visiting!

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  2. Season of the Witch sounds fascinating! I hope you get to read it soon!

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  3. I need to just go ahead and read The Invisible Library soon. It's been on my list for a while and I love the idea of more books in that series waiting to be read.

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    1. Athira - I hope you enjoy The Invisible Library series if you read it. It's a fun one. :-)

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  4. I wish I was reading The Invisible Library series, but I never started it, unfortunately. I hope you live this new one😁

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  5. I haven’t read these but Season of the Witch sounds good, happy reading!

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  6. There's a seventh Invisible Library book out now? Great. Now I'm even farther behind in that series! ;D

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    1. Lark - It's the one series I am caught up on. I am always so behind.

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  7. I don't think I've heard about that Invisible Library series but I am super intrigued now actually.

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    1. Stephanie - I hope you will give The Invisible Library series a try. It's a lot of fun.

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  8. Oooh! I love the cover to the Dark Archive! Great picks1

    Here’s my WoW!

    Ronyell @ Rabbit Ears Book Blog

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    1. Ronyell - I really like that cover too. All the covers for the series have turned out well, I think.

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  9. So my friend Stormi and I are starting our series read of the Cogman series this month. I read the first one years ago and loved it so we're starting with a reread for both of us and then will continue on one each month. Can't wait to dive back in!

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    1. Barb - How fun! I hope you continue to enjoy the series. :-)

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  10. Season of the Witch sounds great because I tend to love stories of magic and witches. I can tell you that I have actually already read The Dark Archive and it was amazing! I can't wait to see what you think of it.

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    1. Carole - Me too. Anything having to do with witches and magic. Just about, anyway. :-) I'm so glad to hear you loved The Dark Archive. I can't wait to read it!

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  11. Both books you feature sound good. I've been wanting to start the invisible library series. Hope you enjoy them both!

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  12. Not of the genre I usually read, but I do enjoy reading different reviews.

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    1. Mystica - I like to read reviews of books that might not be my cup of tea too. :-)

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  13. The Dark Archive sounds awesome! I really need to check out this series. Thanks for sharing! :)

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    1. Ashley - I hope you will try the Invisible Library series. It's really good.

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  14. *facepalm* The Invisible Library series is on book 7?!? How did that happen!?

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    1. Verushka - So many series I want to read creep up on me like this too. Then I feel so way behind. LOL

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  15. Oh gosh, up to book 7 already? I still have the first book of the Invisible Library sitting on my shelf unread. That needs to go on my must-read list in 2021. It sounds like such a brilliant series.

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    1. Suzanne - I hope you do get a chance to read it and enjoy it!

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