Why I love historical fiction. I learn so much! I didn‘t even know this was a thing. 🤔

3✨ I enjoyed the enemies to lovers, human/dragon relationship, and the slow burn (funny because one‘s a dragon 🤣). There was a lot that was happening in a world I was trying to learn, and there is a cliffhanger. I‘m not sure what I‘m feeling because it feels unfinished, but I did enjoy the ride. 🥰

4✨ I was intrigued by a Christmas thriller. It did not disappoint. It had me on the edge of my seat wondering what would happen next. It started with quite a few characters because not all of them would survive if any plus what is happening to them has happened before.

Well, not perfect. I have a lot of organizing still to do, but holiday prepping happened. I got all but Santa‘s gifts and the stockings done for my kiddos and it took me all day on top of laundry and dishes that also feel unending. It just nice to burn my gingerbread candle and sit for a bit to read the tagged before company the next two days.

6 years! 😍🥰 Loving every minute. 💛

Currently audio wrapping for my baby dragon 🐉, so naturally I‘m listening to a dragon book. I‘m really liking this one. 😍I‘m physically following along in mini breaks. 🥰

Got my new chair in! 🤩 Just need to arrange to fit my space now. Besides a few bags it‘s cleaned out. 🥰💛

4✨ I was looking for a spooky Christmas read and this did not disappoint! Looking for any form of work in her chosen field she doesn‘t think twice when the man who wouldn‘t hire her dies and his son takes over. Then there is a creepy doll she gets from a company secret Santa exchange? Plus… people keep getting hurt and disappear. I mean red flags for sure, but let‘s keep working for them why not. #FableBR

4✨ How cute is this story! It starts off with a kid getting bullied and a young girl, her peer, not doing much about it. However, they go into this magical store to find that good deed‘s gain them points that they can use to get magical gadgets, they also bring their friends along to help them, help Santa. Something I will need to get on my shelves for my kiddos to read since I read this through my library. #FableBR

3✨ This was a fun Christmas mystery! We have a well known mystery writer, her family, and really smart detective type people in one house for the holidays. When the writer goes missing it‘s up to the mystery solvers to find out what happened. The romance in it was fun too. I really liked the dialogue between the two MCs where I laughed out loud a few times.

2✨ This is not my favorite in the series. I had trouble keeping the characters straight because she is an assassin looking for her brother. Going undercover she has a different name, a real name, and a code name. Normally I like an enemies to lovers, but this time I just couldn‘t get into their romance. I still like a strong female lead, and the unique storyline.

DNF- I was still at the beginning when I stopped. I liked the idea of this, but the female lead was not very interesting and the male lead pretty much watched her grow up. It gave me ick vibes so I‘m getting it off my shelves.

A thoughtful student got me this festive cricket as a gift (I really like insects 😅). Plus I was reading the tagged when students didn‘t need me in classes they were content with their grade and I didn‘t have F‘s (my best and AP classes). I‘m glad that semester is over. Time to finish cleaning my library and rest.

Cleaned under and on top of the desk today. One more day of this semester and maybe one more day of cleaning should do the main clean up of my library and then the glow up. 🥹

Oh man… when I tell you life happened my library became the storage room. I have two days left of the school year so this library is getting a glow up so I can enjoy it for the break! 🥰

3✨ There was quite a bit of history we went through in this one, as well as a lot of politics. The connection to the diary at the coronation was such a cute touch. I also like that there was more clarification in were Poppy came from and why certain things are happening. So… how many times are we going to switch up who her mother and father are? Cause… I can‘t keep up. 😅

5✨ This was a cute story! I loved the magical whimsy of this town. The great aunt was a fun character, and the names of these characters I laughed probably too loudly at (Cole Black for the grumpy character 🤣). The spice was uncomfortable, but I didn‘t care because there were elements of dealing with rejection and grief. This I felt the characters navigated and supported each other in such a beautiful way. #HTBookClub

5✨ This story was so cute. I loved their back and forth letters, and the diary sections. 🤣Such a sweet story. Now I‘m hoping there is or will be a werewolf sequel. 🥰

My Book Club Book haul! Yes… my sheets are upside down. I trusted my hubby to put them on. 🤣

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While I DNF‘d this one it wasn‘t a bad book and will likely be surpassed.

While The Dead Romantics was my favorite read of the month, and If He Had Been With Me was a wild card I really enjoyed until the end. The Paris Apartment wowed me while Romantics I suspected the ending.

I‘m behind… but trying to catch up. 😅

My November Reads 🥰

3✨ it reminded me of other stories I read. Going into another place to find someone they care about and they meet common creatures like a rat, but also discovering unique creatures. It was a pretty cute story. I found myself chuckling at quite a few spots.

Realizing I ordered the wrong book… 🤦‍♀️ Only after I add it to my book list. Ugh. I was supposed to have gotten book 5…

DNF- I‘m sorry the first five chapters with fear, rape, killing, and forcing women to be striped were a bit much. The the cruelty in which they treated most of the women, except Cynthia was hard to read, and then the death of so many of their men and their family was depressing. The next five chapter is getting the chapter 10 I was having trouble focusing. Maybe someone else will enjoy this one.

My December list which is very optimistic. 😅

My newest haul with my pups relaxing on the bed. Just missing Dice. Some of these I got from a book club friend that was unhauling and the Christmas ones I bought today for the Black Friday Weekend perks. @Littlewolf1 looks like I‘m reading most of my December list with you. 🤣🥰💛 #DogsofLitsy

3.5✨ I was really confused at first, but then it started to get interesting. I didn‘t like the constant repeating of the MC‘s name in almost every sentence of dialogue, but really enjoyed the ending after so much happening with the other characters. @Littlewolf1

My book haul from Black Friday shopping and from Goodwill during my first set of Christmas shopping. I‘m pretty happy with these selections. 🥰

Here are my #CasttheDie picks for December. I decided to lower my Audible reads. This is all audiobooks I have. 😬 Sad thing is I have loads more. 😅 @PuddleJumper

Audio baking with this read is interesting. 😅

5✨ The second read through made this a lot easier to love even more. So much is happening to keep you engaged in the story. Like with Dorian! Edge of your seat type of material. #LittensLoveSJM @StayCurious

5✨ This is one of those books that you want to say why you love it, but you would spoil the best parts by doing so. Our MC is a ghost writer and she can also see ghosts. Her parents own a funeral home, and life seems to be falling apart for her love life. When an event brings her home she finds herself helping a ghost who also is helping her. #HTBookClub

We do not care that we are focusing on tackling our debt. I found perfectly exquisite toys for 2/3 kiddos for Christmas at Goodwill for $60 and hit up Facebook Marketplace for a few other things ($50 on a 5‘ Frozen dollhouse!) Focused on debt payoff and finding affordable toys that are new to them is the goal this year. 🥰💛 #WDMCW @dabbe

3✨ What I liked was the main plot, mysterious, and creative. It was better than the second book in my opinion. Now it basically just ended and we have to wait on the next one. There is also a major love triangle in here that I really don‘t like. If it wasn‘t for the plot I would probably stop reading this series.

Monica is reading with me while I catch up on #LittensLoveSJM #DogsofLitsy

I did a lot of audio cleaning today to prep for Thanksgiving at my house. Still a lot to do, but wanted to show my self made Dunkin‘ Wicked cup. 🥰💛 I was able to get the straw toppers and munchkin tin, but the tumbler was not available both times I tried to get it so I got a pink tumbler instead.

A bit late, but I did enjoy one book this last week. @Read4life

Really not liking this love triangle situation. At least I can enjoy the outside now. It‘s been raining for 3 days straight. Not common in our Arizona town.

4✨We follow the relationships of friends all four years where Autumn our MC is dating Jaime. They are in love, or does she even know what love is?

Meanwhile, she is learning and growing, gaining new tiaras along the way. This book had me invested in these friend‘s lives. While I don‘t think life should only be about relationships with others it made for a really good story. By the end, I was happy for our MC however, the ending also gutted me.

2✨ I‘m going to say “meh” for this one. It has hunting, soldiers, and an adventure to find the White Stag provided by their gods. By the end we learn of Attila the Hun‘s birth and development to be the man that many of us have probably heard of. #Roll100 @PuddleJumper

DNF- The dialogue in the book between her and other characters was great. She got great advice and that advice could be helpful for a teen girl to think about if in the same situation. Then the MC ruins it by a self centered comment after she's away from the other character. I wasn't able to continue being in the mind of the MC, but the ending helps to show the consequences of actions made and a little prayer can go a long way.

“I had spotted it first….But I could see that Shawna wanted it too, so I just backed off and let her get it. Talk about self-sacrificing.”
Ugh, I‘m remembering why I took a break from this book. I get that the point is she gets jealous, but every interaction she has she thinks she‘s better than the other character. I think I‘m going to read the last chapter and call it a DNF. 🤦‍♀️

2✨ I‘ve had this book for a long time, and while I‘m glad I finally took the time to read it I‘m not a fan. We have our main character trying to lose weight and writes complaints about ordinary things. There is a lot of bombings throughout the book, and I honestly thought there was an out of body experience going on, but it has an even stranger ending.

Not a contest! I loved this book. While I didn‘t give it 5 stars that is solely how the author left the ending of the book and I can‘t get the next one because it‘s not out until May 2026! 😭😍💛 @Read4life

4✨Okay, how can I talk this book up. Because guys! It‘s a fun ride. Rae is literally on her death bed from the cancer that is consuming her while her sister reads her their favorite series. Then she is given the opportunity to be the villain in the story they were reading who also is not supposed to live. Where nothing is real she has no problems being the villain when everyone in her real life was abandoning her. Long live evil. 😍💛 #DogsofLitsy

2✨ This book hurt. We have a demon that loves her city that is destroyed. An angel helps her rebuild, but more happens that caused my personal heartache. It is short in jumps through time a lot because of that. Then it hurt. 😭 #FableBR @Littlewolf1

3✨ I struggled with the racism in this book. Especially, when a certain character dies because of hands that should protect. This launches Black Tom into what he becomes. It is pretty dark and gory, but I like the connection to Lovecraft that gave major creep vibes. #FableBR @Littlewolf1