4✨ This is my first read of this book, and I have to say that it gave me peace many times. If you are familiar with the Holy Bible it has different stories that are based in the America‘s following the same teachings, covenants, and providing hope. I struggled with all the names, and understanding the language. It could be repetitive at times stating the same phrase in many verses. Overall, glad I tried it out.

4✨ It started out pretty slow, but man when it got going! There is a lot of detailed gore, young vampires that can‘t control themselves, and old vampires that we are not super clear on their motives. There was moments where is was unhappy with our mains decisions, but when you are so thirsty I guess thinking straight is on the back burner. #FableBuddyRead @Littlewolf1

3✨ This was a pretty cute rom com Hanukkah story. A well loved author passes away before her last book is finished. The worn down by grief heir wants to finish it for his loved one, but needs help. Bringing in help from the publishing company helps in more ways than expected.

3✨It took me a long time to sit down and review this one. The mystery was intriguing. We have a murdered body that disappears with no trace! The sexual parts of this book were a bit much. It seems like everyone is rushing her with her relationship. There was also a pretty heartbreaking section. #SeriesLove @Andrew65

Danny‘s Dream was a pretty good story. Didn‘t want to stop that story. 🤩

Audio crafting instead of my normal Saturday chores. 🥰💛 I love having break when I can actually relax.

This was a challenging semester. Yesterday was the last day and I didn‘t have many students, but the ones I had were great! I had one stay with me for the last three classes of the day, with permission from her other teachers so she could read the tagged book in the corner of my room that has cushions. We build Lego in AP, and two even brought their grade to passing. Now time to relax and read! 🥰

🤭🤣 #WinterGames2024 #HolidayBookDragons @LiseWorks

I‘m not expecting any other book mail so this should be my #jolabokaflodswap2024 @MaleficentBookDragon Yay! 🎉 I think I tagged the correct person to thank. 🥰💛 For the record your handwriting is gorgeous! 😍

@MaleficentBookDragon I am showing that it was delivered to my person, but I‘m not sure they got it. I‘ve been checking their posts and haven‘t seen the confirmation yet. Hopefully, it got to the right place. 😭🙏🏼 #JolabokaflodSwap2024

Friday was a hard day teaching. I had two seniors pick up their bags and just leave. Very disrespectful and a little hurt because I care too much, but still have to muscle through one more week. A little retail therapy did help. I just need some words of encouragement, prayers, and good vibes my way if you have a chance. 💛

My person should get their #Jolabokaflodswap2024 gift by Thursday. @MaleficentBookDragon when they see it they can take it out of the mailing package I wrapped the book and treats. 🥰

These decorations at winter formal be amazing guys! 😍☃️

Winter formal chaperone tonight. 💛👑 This time it‘s all our local high schools at our county fairgrounds.

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My oldest is 7! 🤯 The time really does fly! For F‘s birthday I got her a sticker pack of one of her favorite creatures axolotl‘s and she gave me this one. “It has glasses and reads too Mama!” 🥰💛

My babysitter wasn‘t feeling great so I got to stay home and hang with baby E. We watched a lot of Christmas shows 🤭🎄🎅☃️ 2 episodes of Christmas “Is it Cake”, “Meet Me Next Christmas”(Had Pentatonix 😍), “Hot Frosty” (Must watch!!), “El Camino Christmas” (Hubby Pic!). Then went to S‘s Christmas program from her Preschool. #WinterGames2024 #HolidayBookDragons @LiseWorks

4✨ I could be wrong, but I‘m pretty sure this is one of the “Stuff My Kindle” ebooks that I got because the title excited me. I‘m so glad I took the chance because I‘m adding more titles by this author. I found myself softly smiling as I read the atmosphere and silly moments between characters. While the dialogue I felt was a little clunky and conversations between characters a little odd I completely enjoyed this book.

5✨This was the book I needed in this series. While I like the love story of Feyre, the love story between Nesta is my favorite! I‘m a hate to love type of romance reader though. So glad I re-read the series to finally read this one. 🥰 #SeriesLove @TheSpineView @Andrew65

I read a lot of good books this month. I really needed the lighthearted, historical romance this month.

I don‘t think that the tagged is a bad book. Just not for me so it probably will not be the worst book of the year.

My bracket up to date. I struggled between Schizo, Lethal Licorice, and When Calls the heart. However, the tagged may have my heart this year. We will see how November plays out.

3✨ This gave me a magical kids Nanny McFee vibe. I really enjoyed the homeschool witches, secret society aspect of this book. The characters were easy to like and the world building had a lot of interesting elements that could be explored more.

DNF- I felt really confused and couldn‘t keep the storyline straight. I did make the assumptions that were listed in the overview and wasn‘t engaged enough to continue. If you read this I suggest being able to give it time. Right now for me I didn‘t have that time and patience. #FableBR

3✨I had to stop and start this one a few times. We learn a little about Malayan culture when our MC accidentally ends up with a severed finger after a dance. Needing to return the finger so the owner could be whole in death was a main drive, although a lot more happened. The relationships were interesting, but overall it was a pretty good read. #FoodandLit @Texreader @Catsandbooks Malaysia 🇲🇾

3✨With sad starts to our detective Precious she ends up starting her own agency. There is a few cases she goes through and many pull at the heart strings of our character. There are quite a few humorous moments that keep the story moving. #FoodandLit @Catsandbooks @Texreader Botswana 🇧🇼

3✨Short novella about one of the main characters sisters. I like that they continue the story through different eyes. Looking forward to the next one in the series. #SeriesLove @Andrew65 @TheSpineView

I‘m making two lists to finish up some of the books I have from Thai year that never got read, and a Christmas book list. #HolidayBookDragons #WinterGames24 @LiseWorks #EarlyBirdPoints

My This or That #WinterGames24 #HolidayBookDragons #EarlyBirdPoints @LiseWorks

My most anticipated read (although I have several from Audible) #WinterGames24 #HolidayBookDragons #EarlyBirdPoints @LiseWorks

Yay! So excited this is back to refocus goals in a fun personal challenge. I would like to finish a few books before the end of the month, but I also want to finish some books before the end of the year because they have been on my list for much of the year. Macbeth, Mansfield Park, So Thirsty, The Wife Between Us, Down the Rabbit Hole, Page, Nancy Drew 13 being top of my list. #20in4 @Andrew65

3✨ A lot happened in this book. It was very detailed, and goes through several generations and families. It runs more as a history book than a story. I kept trying to connect to this world as I know it in Game of Thrones, but it got me more lost. #ReadingWesteros @5feet.of.fury

2✨ There was a complexity to this book that I didn‘t have a lot of time for. It had a lot of deep thoughts and concepts to work through to see the big plot between the four sisters. On a logistic level all siblings having PhDs in different fields doesn‘t seem very likely. I like that they were in all walks of life and dropped everything to help their sister who was struggling.

I normally get the Mini Brand mystery balls for my kids. It‘s every day things that are miniature that are fun to get for their Barbies. However, I saw a book version and got this book, a Goosebumps book, and a Mad Libs activity book. So cute!

Finally got my library back after it‘s been a dumping zone as I rush to clean high traffic rooms. Spent all day cleaning and now I‘m going to enjoy a little cozy read with my cold drink and candle. 🥰

Yay! My first year in this swap. 🥰 #jolabokaflodswap @MaleficentBookDragon

Last day of the State Individual Championships! One of my students is doing very well, and the others are being matched with very advanced players. I finished this very amazing autumn vibe book on the way here, and the only reason it is 4✨ is I wanted a lot more. The idea of a couple of families farms being holiday hot spots for town and community is a very fun read. I appreciated the quick prologue background to know the MCs back story.

4✨This continued to follow a family and friends with some of their adventures. There was moments of joy, and some bittersweet. We get a sort of epilogue with the Story Girl predicting futures and then a wall breaking during one of the predictions that broke my heart. In the end it was a lot of lasts for the characters that made the ending very sad. #KindredSpiritsBR @BarbaraJean

I managed to become a chaperone again for the Chess Team while their coach is on Medical Leave. I‘m in the Tempe area and was introduced to this lovely park. This is an amazing reading trip! 😍 Go Chess Kids ♟️ 👑💛

5✨Madi‘s grandmother passed away when she was about 13. Madi dreams about the love of her lives and the only real clue in this dream is the initials JR. After a tough break up with her boyfriend, she heads to Puerto Rico 🇵🇷 for a business venture. Being connected through ancestry and a mission to spread her abuela‘s ashes in her home country. This was the perfect companion on a long road trip. This is my last #OUABC until I pay off some debts.😭

5✨ I laughed, cried, and loved this book. We follow Elizabeth, a cultured East Canada teacher, when gets a position in the frontier to teach a small town that has never had a teacher. Her struggle to hard living is a major learning experience to her. She tries to hold her head high, but what she doesn‘t struggle with is loving and teaching her students. As a teacher struggling myself this was the book I needed. #FoodandLit 🇨🇦

1.) I got the anniversary Loungefly backpack of my favorite character. 2.)I‘m coordinating with the adults in the family to get these Link Squad toys for my son that he loves! 3.) Baby E tried Eggnog for the first time… safe to say he loved it! 4.) My oldest F was in the Veterans Day Parade with her Girl Scout troop. 5.) And we celebrated both my girls, dolls birthdays. 🥰💛

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3✨ Going in with a few spoilers I expected bullying, and telekinesis. I did not expect it to hit my feels as much as it did. Typically every girl gets her period around the age of 12. I know for me it was a difficult transition, but for Carrie it was so much worse! This plays on real feels of mine as a kid, and the worst bullies on the face of the planet. It has me thinking who was the real “monster”. #LosersClub

4✨This was really fun to read. It follows several children with basically everyday life. They have some major scares that turn out to be just them being overly scared (the world ending from a news article). They also have adventures, fights, disobedient moments, envy of the others, storytelling, and health scares. Overall, it is a story with multiple mini stories that mostly flow nicely with the main storyline.

2✨This is one of the Down the Rabbit hole books (4/5) and while it had a very good Alice feel, where she went into basically another dimension. It played like a cross between The Christmas Carol, Alice and Wonderland, and the movie: It‘s a wonderful life… but with a guy she‘s meant to be with. For how short it was it just had a lot going on.

4✨A bit sad for this one. Abandoned and then shortly after found by the person that raises her. She goes through school to be a wish granting fairy. The other young fairies judge her differences. It also had an interesting spin on her interest in Aurora. #SeriesLove @TheSpineView @Andrew65

18 books read this month. Glad my October was mostly horror books to help with spooky season. Adventurous, Mystery, and Dark. 🧟‍♀️😱🥰💛

Watch Mommy Die was my DNF this month. It just didn‘t flow very well, and not sure why it was so long when most of the story was done in the first 100 pages.

Added Horrorstör for October with wild card Lethal Licorice. It was a pretty good month. ?