Well it's been a fun run on Must Read Faster, but I have decided to shut this chapter in my life and start a new one. This blog has seen me through some great patches and some very not so great patches.  I will always love this blog, but I think I need to start something fresh. So I have created a new one, it's bare bones at the moment but I am feeling exceptionally excited about it. It's called Amethyst Books and while the title of the blog says books (which will be my main focus) I will use it as a place to talk about whatever is making me happy at that time. So book reviews, tv ..read more

  Hiya there kind peoples! I am going to try something new this month! It's the last month of the year starting today, so I am going to challenge myself to a thing! I'm going to read 10 books this month! Can I do it? Honestly, I dunno. Will I give it my best try!? Abso-friggenlutely! So what am I aiming to read this month: Fourth Wing Vicious  Red Rising By the Light of Dead Stars Weyward Pet Semetary The Assassin's Apprentice (finish this one) Destiny (Finish this one)  The Hobbit (finish this one) The Secret History (finish this one) As you can see I have four books that I ..read more

  Heist Crime, Religious Thriller, Mystery, Suspense, Adventure Date Published: March 2020     "Sophia von X” is a 2020 Readers' Favorite Silver Medal Winner in the Fiction - Religious Theme genre! It was supposed to be a vacation, the trip to a newly discovered tomb of Jesus… When Sabina Ferrara was driving to Bingerbruck, Germany, she was hoping to put a painful marriage behind her. Certain unforeseen events turned against her, and during a visit to Christ’s tomb, she meets Thomas von Essen – a dangerous thief who is hiding behind the name of a decent family, pretending tha ..read more

  Scifi / Fantasy Date Published: October 17, 2023     A secret war rages on our planet, hidden just below the thin veneer of our society. An existential battle between mankind and demons being, fought by brave men and women who struggle to protect us from a foe we’re almost entirely ignorant of. This is their story, and that of how a young group of friends were drawn into the conflict and how they could change everything.   About the Author J.S. Charette is an American Novelist and Veteran of the United States Navy. Before he began writing, J.S. earned a bachelor's in ..read more

The Medusa Murders by Joy Ann Ribar November 13-24, 2023 Virtual Book Tour Synopsis: Professor Bay Browning has more snake problems than the Garden of Eden in this twisted mystery. The English Literature instructor is busy preparing for a new semester when a serial killer, known as Medusa, bites her quiet life in the behind. A wild ride ensues when Bay and her grifter sister, Cass, assist a perturbed Detective Downing with the investigation. What else can the sisters do, once they become Medusa’s targets? Will the slithering trail of mythology, art history, and family secrets help them catch ..read more

Girl Among Crows by Brendon Vayo October 30 - November 24, 2023 Virtual Book Tour Synopsis: Beware the Brotherhood of the Raven When two boys vanish from her hometown, Daphne Gauge notices uncanny parallels to her brother’s disappearance 30 years earlier. Symbols of an ancient Norse god. Rumors of a promise to reward the town’s faithful with wealth and power, for a price. She warns her husband that another sacrifice is imminent, but just like last time, no one believes her. This leaves her with a desperate choice: investigate with limited resources, or give in to the FBI’s request for an int ..read more

  So I have been seeing things about this series like every single time I go anywhere were books are talked about for several weeks. I bowed to the peer pressure and bought it for my birthday. So I've put it on my stack for this week.  I HAVE A COPY OF FOURTH WING!!! Thanks interwebs!  I will also be reading (or trying to) this one: I am feeling extremely motivated this week, so I do hope to have reviews coming up soon!  What are you reading?  ..read more

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 Well it's SPOOKY WEEK! Happy Halloween ya'll! I'm going to be doing some things this week and I want to get into the spirit of the holiday, so my books this week will focus on all things SPOOKY! So I have these two on my Agenda So what are you reading this week? Got any creepy/spooky reads planned? Let me know!  ..read more

Girl on Trial by Kathleen Fine October 23 - November 17, 2023 Virtual Book Tour Synopsis: Does doing one bad thing make you a bad person? Sixteen-year-old Emily Keller, known by the media as Keller the Killer, is accused of causing the deaths of a family of four, including young children. Emily is one of the youngest females to be accused of a crime so heinous, making this the nation’s biggest trial of the year. But what really happened that fateful night—and who’s responsible—is anything but straightforward. Living in a trailer park in Baltimore with her twin brother and alcoholic mother, E ..read more