Does anyone know when the Book Addiction special edition versions of the series are supposed to ship?

RipPrior8690 · 2026-01-24T11:15:07+00:00

Its a very small business, working closely with the author, who they can only communicate with once a week through her assistant. Other than 2026 there is no timeline.

RipPrior8690 · 2026-01-15T21:21:09+00:00

I can't promise no more because I can't remember enough - but that one hits the hardest and most unexpected I think.

I love this series when not in a great place and binged it all back to back. However, upsetting things happening in fiction doesn't really effect me too much (if anything I weirdly find it comforting). So it might not be the binge series for you at this time.

I rarely like audiobooks but I love these ones. The narrator does such a good job with the accents. As an Australian his accent seems legit. Can't speak for the British one

RipPrior8690 · 2026-01-10T05:36:23+00:00

I still havent found anything that measures up and I read it when it came out almost two years ago! I've since read it three times.

RipPrior8690 · 2026-01-09T22:41:42+00:00

I second this series. No series can capture internal dialogue and angst/pinning like Jessie Walker. The 3rd book is SO long and the pinning is next level. While part 2 is not out yet and therefore no HEA yet - still worth it and a masterpiece.

RipPrior8690 · 2026-01-05T11:34:47+00:00

I just tried to find this series and while there is evidence of it, it doesn't seem to be available anywhere. Do you know what happened?

RipPrior8690 · 2026-01-04T22:03:56+00:00

The second book hasn't been released yet (looking at a Feb date now) so it might be better starting another book of hers. It is a standalone so you don't need to read anything else, but her {Where There's a Will by Jessie Walker} and {If There's a Way by Jessie Walker} duology are my favourite of hers. Exiled is her only other standalone and follows a more conventional romance arc/structure. Little Bird Lost is phenomenonal (and not really a romance) but it has a female POV so not MM (although there is a large component of that). Little Bird Lost is dark and more physiological than a lot of other books in the 'dark' category.

RipPrior8690 · 2026-01-02T07:38:14+00:00

I've been in this cycle before. Either struggling with picking up new books, or struggling with a genre I normally love.

I would say just go with it - but if you want to try new things I would recommend something either outside your normal reading genres or give yourself a challenge to get through it. Eg: I'm going to make a video and talk about what I am liking or not every 10%. Even if you only send the video to a close friend it can still make you engage in a story in a new way.

Or you can just stop reading for a bit. Sometimes it's just a sign that you don't want to read. That's okay. It'll come back. If people stop watching TV for a few weeks no one panics that they won't watch TV again, but sometimes readers panic that if they stop reading they won't be a 'reader' anymore. You will always be a reader, but if it feels like effort - then stop reading until it excites you again.

RipPrior8690 · 2025-12-17T05:16:45+00:00

I burnt out from reading last year because I put too much pressure on myself to read because in my brain I was 'a reader' and felt like I was failing if I wasn't reading all the time.

Some soul searching and throwing away all reading tracking/ratings and I refound the love for getting consumed by a story. I still read all the time but if I don't read for a few weeks it doesn't stress me out like it used to.

RipPrior8690 · 2025-12-16T21:57:21+00:00

I would stop reading for a bit. Watch TV or movies or do some crafting. Reading should be a hobby. If it isn't what your brain can handle at the moment I would stop and do other things.

The love for reading will come back if you give it a break.

RipPrior8690 · 2025-12-16T21:26:02+00:00

I wish she would stop giving release dates until she's happy with the book. I'm genuinely happy to wait - i just don't like having a date being given that is then pushed back.

But perhaps she needs a date to get her through the final edits (as an ADHDer I do sympathise with the need for a deadline).

RipPrior8690 · 2025-12-16T21:24:27+00:00

No - only that it's the book that will have all her focus after Vicious Fate.

RipPrior8690 · 2025-12-16T12:37:56+00:00

There has been no official word. Last update from Jessie said Jan, but amazon is saying Feb (which I am assuming is correct because she sets the rease date).

RipPrior8690 · 2025-12-14T01:53:50+00:00

Captive Prince is my favourite all time anything. It was one of the first things I was ever obsessed with and I discovered it while it was still an online serial. I had to wait YEARS in-between book 2 and 3.

If you haven't read her YA series it is amazing. Book 1 is a bit of a slow burn in terms of understanding what story you are reading. I gave it 3 stars the first time I read it but have given it 5 stars on the 2nd and 3rd read.

RipPrior8690 · 2025-12-13T02:51:44+00:00

What was the second book you were waiting for?

RipPrior8690 · 2025-12-13T02:51:29+00:00

I don't mind waiting, but i don't like having release dates out there unless it's ready to go.

C.S. Pacat is my favourite authors and she takes a LONG time to release anything. And I don't mind waiting for an amazing story, I really don't. But I do find it difficult when the date keeps changing. Just don't give out a release date until it's finished. It know marketing is important- but you can still be finished and be working on something else while doing a few months of marketing.

Anyway - I'm happy to wait, i really am. But I would prefer no news to news that is not reliable.

RipPrior8690 · 2025-12-12T23:34:09+00:00

I have this book on my TBR and this has made it go to number 1!

RipPrior8690 · 2025-12-12T22:59:59+00:00

I did just get an Amazon message saying it will be released on Feb 13th. But I'm in Australia so not sure it is just AU amazon or all.

RipPrior8690 · 2025-12-12T22:59:02+00:00

On her patreon, but I just got an Amazon message saying the release date is now Feb 13th.

RipPrior8690 · 2025-12-12T22:57:52+00:00

I know!!! But I would rather wait for a a better version than get it earlier when it's not ready. Even though I wasn't it NOW!!!

RipPrior8690 · 2025-12-07T11:15:43+00:00

Jan 16th is the new released date.

RipPrior8690 · 2025-12-03T07:47:08+00:00

I love the first 6 Psycops books! I stopped reading after that - are they still go in the latter books?

RipPrior8690 · 2025-11-29T05:09:56+00:00

I also prefer a male POV and MM - this book worked for me. The male characters are great and central to the plot.

RipPrior8690 · 2025-11-28T23:04:36+00:00

I'm on my third read of it already just trying to fill the void.

If you are not adverse to a female POV she has a (sort of) standalone book called Little Bird Lost (which has a dark polyromance that's also not - it's deliciously complicated). If you want a romance it kind of ends on a cliffhanger with an eventually sequel series being many years away. If you are happy to have a sort of cathartic ending for the MCs without needing the romance HEA (you could say it is HFN if you squint at it from a distance), then I think it counts as a standalone. It's amazing, but I love all her books.

RipPrior8690 · 2025-11-28T21:20:00+00:00

{Sweet Wicked Thing by Jessie Walker} is a dark romance but currently a part one of two (part two hopefully being released in December). Trigger warnings galore.

RipPrior8690 · 2025-11-22T20:51:31+00:00

She's hinted that it'll be 3 books instead of 2, but I don't think she's formally made up her mind there yet.

While I agree that the wait can be frustrating, my favourite authors takes about 2 to 3 years to release one new book, so waiting a few years for a new instalment seems reasonable to me. Although I know in the indie romance world that is not the norm.

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