We did it, friends! We made it through 2021. Once again, the year really didn’t go how I thought it would. I really, truly thought we’d be through COVID by now. Meanwhile, we’re steadily logging more cases. At least many of us are vaccinated now, so we probably won’t end up in the hospital if […]
Merry Christmas Eve! I hope all of you are having a wonderful week so far. My brother is visiting and we’ve been watching (not Christmas) movies and eating lots of great food already. I’m so excited for Christmas eve when we’ll go to look at Christmas lights with hot chocolate. I thought I’d do a […]
Title: The Girl Who LivedAuthor: Christopher GreysonPublication Date: November 24, 2017Publisher: Greyson MediaPages: 297Add to Goodreads Ten years ago, four people were brutally murdered. One girl lived. No one believes her story.The police think she’s crazy.Her therapist thinks she’s suicidal.Everyone else thinks she’s a dangerous drunk.They’re all right—but did she see the killer? As the […]
HAPPENINGS OFF THE BLOG Hi, everyone! This has been A WEEK! I spent Sunday through Friday getting Christmas candle orders made and ready to ship, then finally got them all in the mail. It was EXHAUSTING, but it’s finished! It also explains why there’s only one new post this week. Also all week, I’ve been […]
2021 READING STATS Number Of Books You Read: 121 (so far) Number of Re-Reads: 4 Genre You Read The Most From: Romance :/ 1. Best Book You Read In 2021?For the Wolf by Hannah Whitten. I didn’t read much fantasy this year, but this one was my favorite! 2. Book You Were Excited About & Thought […]
HAPPENINGS OFF THE BLOG Hi, everyone! Yep, still aboard the fanfiction train. It looks like I haven’t read much in the past two weeks, but that’s only because I can’t share most of what I’ve actually been reading. :/ In “real” books, I’m mostly still reading dark romance. Alas. I do have a couple YA […]
I first talked about fanfiction back in 2017. Back then I was discussing whether it should ever count towards reading goals, despite the fact that I really didn’t read it. The post was definitely written with a mocking tone and I can tell from reading it that I didn’t think fanfiction should really be taken […]
Title: At the End of EverythingAuthor: Marieke NijkampPublication Date: January 4, 2022Publisher: Sourcebooks FirePages: 400Add to Goodreads //I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review// From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of This Is Where It Ends comes another heartbreaking, emotional and timely page-turner that will keep you […]
In 2020 and 2021 I used a reading spreadsheet in addition to Goodreads to track all of my reading stats. In addition to the categories shown, I started tracking categories in 2021 to challenge myself to read more diversely. For the purposes of this post, though, I’ll be sharing how my reading habits changed in […]
Title: The Husband’s SecretAuthor: Liane MoriartyPublication Date: July 30, 2013Publisher: BerkleyPages: 396Add to Goodreads My darling Cecilia, if you’re reading this, then I’ve died… Imagine that your husband wrote you a letter, to be opened after his death. Imagine, too, that the letter contains his deepest, darkest secret—something with the potential to destroy not just […]
Today’s Topic: Books I Loved as a Child/Teen Happy Tuesday! This week we’re taking a trip down memory lane and I couldn’t limit myself to just ten! I split this week’s books into books I loved as a child and books I loved as a teenager. I definitely had eclectic (and questionable) tastes! Haha! AS […]
HAPPENINGS OFF THE BLOG Hi, everyone! Another few weeks of reading a ton of fanfiction, but I did finally get around to reading some “real” books too. Shockingly, they were mostly (dark) romance. Who even am I? My friend talked me into reading Ice Planet Barbarians with her and, well, that was an experience. XD […]
Happy Thanksgiving, American friends! I haven’t done a book tag in quite awhile and, since today I’m thankful for my blog and all of my amazing bookish friends who have stuck with me over the years, I decided to do one! I found this tag at Amanda’s Book Nook! FRIENDS AND FAMILYA Book With Characters […]
Title: The Last WidowAuthor: Karin SlaughterPublication Date: August 20, 2019Publisher: William MorrowPages: 446Add to Goodreads A mysterious kidnapping On a hot summer night, a scientist from the Centers for Disease Control is grabbed by unknown assailants in a shopping center parking lot. Vanished into thin air, the authorities are desperate to save the doctor. A […]
It never fails. Every year I preorder a bunch of books and every year most of them sit unread until sometime down the road. Occasionally I even wait for the audiobook to be available from the library so that I can read it with my ears. This mainly stems from being a horrible mood reader, […]
Title: The Other WomanAuthor: Sandie JonesPublication Date: March 29, 2018Publisher: Minotaur BooksPages: 304Add to Goodreads Emily thinks Adam’s perfect; the man she thought she’d never meet. But lurking in the shadows is a rival; a woman who shares a deep bond with the man she loves. Emily chose Adam, but she didn’t choose his mother Pammie. […]
Title: Into the DarkAuthor: Dana IsalyPublication Date: October 30, 2021Publisher: Self PublishedPages: 225Add to Goodreads Him I am the monster that lurks in your nightmares. Evil incarnate. A sociopath. A murderer. I kill women who are guilty of nothing other than being in the wrong place at the wrong time. Women like Lyra. Her yellow […]
HAPPENINGS OFF THE BLOG Hi, everyone! Once again, I’ve been stuck in a fanfiction rabbit hole, but at least I managed to read a bit more for this update, mostly thanks to audiobooks! I’ve read about 2,000 pages of this latest fic and was 1,600 pages in before realizing it wasn’t complete. Whoops. I’m really […]
Happy Saturday, everyone! I’m back today with another movie and TV update. Since it was spooky season, I watched a ton of horror movies, but also some sci-fi and fantasy. I have some controversial ratings for you today and I can’t wait to hear what you all thought! RECENTLY IN (NEW TO ME) MOVIES […]
Title: Big Little LiesAuthor: Liane MoriartyPublication Date: July 29, 2014Publisher: Amy Einhorn BooksPages: 458Add to Goodreads Sometimes it’s the little lies that turn out to be the most lethal… A murder . . . a tragic accident . . . or just parents behaving badly?What’s indisputable is that someone is dead.But who did what? Big Little […]
Title: Her Soul for Revenge (Souls Trilogy #2)Author: Harley LarouxPublication Date: October 30, 2021Publisher: Self PublishedPages: 461Add to GoodreadsReview for book 1 //I received an ARC from the author in exchange for an honest review// JuniperAfter a cult tried to sacrifice me to their wicked God, I went on the run, doing whatever was necessary […]
Every time I see a new spinoff announced, I get a little bit worried that they won’t live up to the original series. Today I’m sharing some I loved, some I didn’t, and a few I still want to read! HATED Believe me when I tell you I LOVED The Selection series and was so […]
Title: The XYAuthor: Virginia BerginPublication Date: November 6, 2018Publisher: Sourcebooks FirePages: 352Add to Goodreads Sixty years ago, a virus wiped out almost all men on Earth. Now women run the world, and men are kept in repopulation facilties, safe from the deadly virus. At least, that’s what everyone has been led to believe…until River discovers […]
HAPPENINGS OFF THE BLOG Hi, everyone! Once again, not a weekly recap, but I made it back sooner than last time! I’ve been down the fanfiction rabbit hole and nothing else matters. Currently I’m also watching season 3 of You and absolutely loving every second of it. I haven’t started Squid Game yet, but that’s […]
