Sydney once had Serena—beloved sister, betrayed enemy, powerful ally. But now she is alone, except for her thrice-dead dog, Dol, and then there's Victor, who thinks Sydney doesn't know about his most recent act of vengeance.

Victor himself is under the radar these days—being buried and re-animated can strike concern even if one has superhuman powers. But despite his own worries, his anger remains. And Eli Ever still has yet to pay for the evil he has done.

Vengeful is THE fantastic follow up for Vicious. I can’t imagine another book that would fit this series perfectly and I know it’s good because I wanted to reread Vicious as soon as I closed Vengeful.

Everything All at Once by Katrina Leno
Published by HarperTeen on July 25, 2017
Genres: Young Adult, Contemporary
Pages: 360
Format: Hardcover
ISBN: 0062493094
Source: Gift
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24 dares. 3 weeks. Take the leap.

Lottie Reaves is not a risk taker. She plays it safe and avoids all the ways she might get hurt. But when her beloved aunt Helen dies of cancer, Lottie’s fears about life and death start spiraling out of control.

Aunt Helen wasn’t a typical aunt. She was the author of the bestselling Alvin Hatter series, about siblings who discover the elixir of immortality. Her writing inspired a generation of readers. She knew how magical writing could be, and that words have the power to make you see things differently.

In her will, Aunt Helen leaves one writing project just for Lottie. It’s a series of letters, each containing mysterious instructions that are supposed to get Lottie to take a leap and—for once in her life—really live. But when the letters reveal an extraordinary secret about the inspiration for the Alvin Hatter series, Lottie finds herself faced with an impossible choice—one that will force her to confront her greatest fears once and for all.

After two years of researching, posting, and reading books from different genres, it’s time for the Colour Me Read Challenge to come to a close. This is a hard post to write because this challenge has been so dear to me. Without it, I wouldn’t have discovered certain genres I’ve come to enjoy. I’ve also talked to people who participated in the challenges and hearing about their reading experience was the most rewarding thing.

As fun as it was to plan and pick genres for each month, it also came with challenges. Life would often catch up with me and I’d find myself posting late or last minute. I didn’t want to give it up, but I also felt like it didn’t get as much time as it deserved. This happened month after month halfway through 2017 and I almost stopped the challenge altogether after December.

The more I thought about it, the more I leaned towards ending the challenge at some point in the future. While it still had participants on and off, it also lost traction without spiking new interests from other readers. I thought about pushing the challenge until the end of 2018, but I think this is the best time to close it.

Readers who still want to continue with the challenge can ‘start over’ by using prompts from June 2016 to May 2018 and I’ll be sure to keep all the links updated for past challenges here. You can do it in order or jump in between, it’s entirely up to you! The most important thing is to have fun and discover books which is all I hoped for from this challenge.

From the bottom of my heart, I sincerely thank each and every person who has joined, shared, or posted about the Colour Me Read Challenge. It’s been a fulfilling two years and I hope you continue reading and discovering books with me as we close this chapter and move forward. ❤️

Love always,

Shari

The Girl in the Tower by Katherine Arden
Published by Del Rey on December 5, 2017
Genres: Young Adult, Historical Fiction
Pages: 363
Format: ARC, eBook
ISBN: 1101885963
Source: NetGalley
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The magical adventure begun in The Bear and the Nightingale continues as brave Vasya, now a young woman, is forced to choose between marriage or life in a convent and instead flees her home—but soon finds herself called upon to help defend the city of Moscow when it comes under siege.

Orphaned and cast out as a witch by her village, Vasya’s options are few: resign herself to life in a convent, or allow her older sister to make her a match with a Moscovite prince. Both doom her to life in a tower, cut off from the vast world she longs to explore. So instead she chooses adventure, disguising herself as a boy and riding her horse into the woods. When a battle with some bandits who have been terrorizing the countryside earns her the admiration of the Grand Prince of Moscow, she must carefully guard the secret of her gender to remain in his good graces—even as she realizes his kingdom is under threat from mysterious forces only she will be able to stop.

Puddin' by Julie Murphy
Published by Balzer + Bray on May 8, 2018
Genres: Young Adult, Contemporary
Pages: 448
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 0062418386
Source: Publisher
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It is a companion novel to Dumplin', which follows supporting characters from the first book in the months after Willowdean's star turn in the Clover City pageant.

Millie Michalchuk has gone to fat camp every year since she was a girl. Not this year. This year she has new plans to chase her secret dream—and to kiss her crush. Callie Reyes is the pretty girl who is next in line for dance team captain and has the popular boyfriend. But when it comes to other girls, she’s more frenemy than friend. When circumstances bring the girls together over the course of a semester, they will surprise everyone (especially themselves) by realizing they might have more in common than they ever imagined.