Goodreads Monday is a weekly meme where you chose a random book from your Goodreads TBR and show it off. Budget Tales Book Blog hosts this meme. This week, I’m spotlighting another book by one of my favorite authors – Danielle L. Jensen. I spotlighted A Curse Carved in Bone a few weeks ago, but this book is from a different series by Jensen. It’s the fourth in the Dark Shores series, and it just released in early August. The Goodreads Monday book is:
Scorched Earth
I absolutely LOVED Gilded Serpent, which is the third book in the series, and I’m eager to see what happens to my favorite characters. The third book was INTENSE, and I’m a little scared. lol The first two books are great too, and you can actually read them in either order, as the stories don’t merge until the third book.
Check out some of my favorite quotes from Gilded Serpent!
Title: Scorched Earth
Author: Danielle L. Jensen
Series: Dark Shores #4
Page Length: 752
Pub. Date: Aug. 5, 2025
Publisher: Tor
Synopsis: Lydia and Killian escaped their enemy’s grasp, but not without consequences. While they race to destroy the blight, Lydia fights an internal war against the Corrupter’s influence knowing defeat means death for those she loves. Tormented by a battle that can’t be won with blades, Killian must find the queen they risked everything to rescue without falling prey to Corrupter’s weapons, both living and dead.
Teriana and Marcus thwarted assassination, but now must live with the dark truths that have been revealed. As Teriana hunts for allies, she must face the dire circumstances of her imprisoned people, driving her to strike a dangerous deal with the Empire. Consumed by guilt over his crimes, Marcus embarks on an ambitious campaign to save those he condemned, which risks him becoming the conqueror the Empire desires him to be.
With the blight consuming everything in its path and the Empire crushing everyone who stands before it, Reath is falling beneath the tide of evil. Secrets will be revealed that break hearts even as they forge new alliances, but only the greatest sacrifices of all will turn the tide in the battle for the liberty of every nation on Reath.
Have you read Scorched Earth? What other books are on your TBR? Comment below!
This one is on my TBR!
I need to get to it soon. I love this series!!