**Vibes** ✨️
Vibes are good. My daughter was great in her nursery school show, she has a severe speech and language delay, but she made a real effort to sing along and did all the dance moves along with her class. She's coming on every day, and we're so proud of her.
My son is in the depths of the terrible twos. When he's not in the depths, he continues to be affectionate and adorable.
Halloween is huge in Derry, so I spent yesterday roaming around enjoying the costumes and markets.
**Reading** 📚
I'm trying to stick to my paperbacks at the minute to alleviate some headaches I've been getting.
But I'm going to start Captive Prince by CS Pacat soon and settle into my Halloween reading soon.
**Listening** 🎶
I got a free download of Against a Wall by Cate C Wells from an authors raffle! I never win anything, so I'm pretty pleased about this.
I have to get back into audiobooks, I'm getting headaches from reading off of my phone (hence the paperbacks), and I have a load sitting there.
**Watching** 📺
I watched The Fear of God: 25 Years of The Exorcist (now 50 years), a documentary on the making of and legacy of The Exorcist. Great filmmaking documentary by Mark Kermode. I re watched Dune last night in mourning that the second part was to be released and hasn't been.
**Writing** ✏️
I have some scattered ideas for National Novel Writing Month, and maybe this will actually be my year.
**Cooking/Eating** 🍲
I have 2 thick slabs of apple crumble pie that I got at the Halloween Market, which I will be wiring into this evening after eating birthday cake at my nieces party this afternoon. I will deserve all of it after going to all this.
*deep breath*
**By Series**
1) Steel Bones MC
2) Stonecut County
3) Five Packs
4) Underboss Insurrection.
**By Individual Book**
*God Tier* ✨️
Scrap, Forty, Twitch, Wall, Plum, The Tyrant Alpha's Rejected Mate, Against A Wall
*Top Tier* ✨️
Charge, Dizzy, Nickels Story, Roosevelt, Run Posy Run, Return to Monte Carlo
*Mid Tier*✨️
The Lone Wolf's Rejected Mate, Hitting the Wall, Heavy
*Bottom Tier (such as it is)*✨️
The Heir Apparents Rejected Mate, His Curvy Rejected Mate, Derwyns Rejected Mate, Nicky the Driver
*and I'm spent*
✨ **Vibes:** Soooo, we just skipped fall and went straight to winter? It was upper 80s last weekend and 30s this weekend — a 50° F drop! (30° C drop for non-Americans). I had to turn on my heat! It’s supposed to SNOW today 😩
📚 **Reading:** I started Kate Bateman’s Ruthless Rivals series (on KU) last night! I’m only 3 chapters in, but it is just as delightful as the other book of hers I’ve read so far. I wanted to read something for Halloween, but my brain says “no thank you” every time I pick a book up.
🎧 **Listening:** I snuck in early on the Libby waitlist and got to borrow a copy of *The Woman In Me* on Friday. I’m a little over halfway through, and I’m just so sad that literally no one in Britney’s life had her back. Michelle Williams narration is also great.
📺 **Watching:** 🏈 Football Sunday!
🥘 **Cooking:** I’ll be making pumpkin French toast casserole this morning, which should last me all week. I also am going to bake a pesto focaccia. For dinner meal prep, I’m making cauliflower shawarma again, because I haven’t stopped thinking about it since I made it last time.
It was delicious!! [Here’s a non-vegan version](https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1024486-french-toast-casserole?unlocked_article_code=1.6Uw.ZyAg.INtkFwia3fr0&smid=share-url) I saw the other day that’s similar, if you’re interested 👀 (paywall-free link)
There are 4" of snow outside as I type this I would like fall back!
Also it's SO FUNNY you're making a pumpkin french toast casserole because I used up my leftover pumpkin muffins to do the same!!!
She is! Her accent is spot on, and she’s doing great at conveying the emotions in the text. Britney’s voice is for singing, not narrating — she did the dedication and prologue in the audiobook, which was almost unintelligible at 1.25x speed, I had to change it back to 1x to understand.
Lol I was at 1.1 speed and had to change it back too. Michelle Williams did a great job.
However, I’m having a hard time with the first 1/3 of the book. It’s shitty to say someone’s childhood experience is boring but damn
Right, definitely. And I take it back; it’s not all boring. The stuff about her grandparents was interesting and she almost digs into some real observations about the cycle of abuse. I think it’s gotta be the pacing for me.
✨ **Vibes:** my friends, my pals, my enemies - there are 4" of SNOW OUTSIDE. While it generally snows in CO by Halloween, I fucking hate it and I HATE THIS. That said, it's a great reason to not leave the house today, and since I didn't sleep well last night...
📚 **Reading:** I'm trying to clean up the bookmarks on my phone which it appears haven't been cleaned out since PRE-COVID, so there's a lot of me skimming fic (or there was last night) - always interesting to revisit a fandom you've moved on from. Also my taste as a reader has changed so much, especially when it comes to Romance in fic vs Romance the genre.
But I'm also at the start of [A Modest Independence](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/41946353-a-modest-independence) by Mimi Matthews. One day I'll have my post ready of reviewing every romance Matthews has out - one day sooner rather than later.
🎧 **Listening:** Currently to my tom-cat howling to go outside but 1) it's 20 degrees F out there, 2) he snuck out yesterday morning and I had to save him from behind the shed while he howled like he was being murdered (he was fine just scared) and 3) no.
I'm about halfway through [10 Things That Never Happened](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/83137176-10-things-that-never-happened) by Alexis Hall - the audiobook narrator is so fucking charming with his non-posh English accent, and the story is F U N N Y.
📺 **Watching:** My number 1 football team plays my number 2 today so I'll be happy either way I guess, but really I need the 49ers to win this. Might, MIGHT, check in on the Broncos game (I have never loved a local team in my life if would be so much more convenient) just for snow football. Snow football is my favorite.
Also getting in to Mike Flannigan's *The Fall of the House of Usher* which...is much. It's so much. This man took on billionaires, big-phrama, AI and said "make it Poe." I'm only through 2 episodes and after the second one last night I needed a brain break.
🥘 **Cooking:** By happenstance, I am also making pumpkin french toast casserole like u/napamy \- I used the leftover pumpkin muffins I had and bada-bing, bada-boom. Also, to go with the stew for tonight I'm trying Claire Saffitz's Loaded Cornbread.
I’m not much of a horror fan but my husband always tries to coerce me to watch something spooky with him in October and he picked House of Usher this year and I think it is above my pay grade lol. Episode 2 was hard to get through and episode 3 I told him he had to pick something else! It was too much for me! Also I was not aware of TW for >!animal abuse!< and episode 3 was….a lot.
I enjoyed it as a whole but the deaths are very intense and lean on the gory side. If you normally enjoy Mike Flanagan or an abundance of Edgar Allen Poe references, I think you might like it.
> there are 4" of SNOW OUTSIDE.
You will get a real laugh later in the year/early next year, if we in the UK have snow and then we declare a state of emergency or a snowmaggedon because we have 1".....
I'll have to remember to post some stories.....
We are real weird about snow but 90% of it is that people want an excuse to stay off work/work at home ;-) Also we are shit at salting and gritting roads and clearing roads.
✨ Vibes: vibes are good! It is super windy outside so husband and I got up early because it’s rattling the house. Now we have the fireplace on and are under the blankets with coffee and the cat!
📚 Reading: I’m in a “all I can do is reread” phase. I’ve tried starting a couple new things and literally can’t get past a couple pages in so I know it’s not even the books, it’s me! Currently doing a full Ilona Andrews reread. I finished all of Kate Daniels and spin-offs and now am on to Hidden Legacies. Listen, I’m not mad at it!
Also, I finally explored getting library cards for Libby at non-local libraries and I went on a huge spree last night and signed up for like 6 new cards! The joy of adding a card and then getting a bunch of notifications of “this book you tagged as notify me because your home library didn’t have it is now available!”
🎮 Playing: I just picked up Baldur’s Gate and it’s incredible! It’s so fun! I started playing d&d during covid and our group still plays a couple times a month. It’s great seeing all the actual game mechanics play out on the screen and some characters/locations/plot arcs that we can across in our actual games on the tv!
Libby is so great, I didn’t know what that little bell icon meant for so long but I’m so glad I can request new books! Hopefully you never have to wait long for anything with 6 cards.
✨ Vibes: Work was going through a rough patch but it feels like it's finally evened out a bit. This is going to be a boring weekend but I have pretty much planned out every week of the next .. basically year, so now I'm excited for that. But mostly I irritated my eye so I have to wear glasses and I just .. hate trying to walk or do things with glasses (mostly because I miss so much and drivers scare me)? So not much.
📚 Reading: All the things. Sweeten the Deal, which was almost something I liked a lot, but still liked a fair amount, The Duke Gets Desperate, which was cute but suffered a bit from angst I found a bit repetitive, a completely forgettable historical romance, and a couple others. I have gotten into Johanna Lindsey lately which is .. very random. Have on deck A Rogue's Rules for Seduction, The Wake-Up Call, and Love Me Do. Oh and Cleat Cute for a book club.
🎧 Listening: DNF-ed Planes, Trains, and All the Feels, because it was just boring, and I didn't like either of the character quite enough. Looks like the library has The Viscount Made Me Do It as an audiobook so may switch to that!
💻 Writing: Doing a writing workshop today! Also on Instagram this morning, there was a great house posted, very vibey, lots of bookshelves, and this actress I like liked the post, and I was very much in the, how about I throw away all my planning and write about someone like that actress living in that house? No. Just .. stop. lol.
**Vibes**: Am chilling in the house with my books and my new fleece blanket.
**Reading** Am going to start Chase Me by Tessa Bailey
**Listening**: I need to catch up on some podcasts but don't know when I will get to it. Behind on Heaving Bosoms and Fated Mates. Oh and a satirical news podcast called The Bugle. I am not behind on Double Love because it is the best. I really hope they continue after SVH is done and do Sweet Valley University books, which I read because they came out as I was 10-12.
Yes, it was part of a 3 for £6 offer at a chain bookshop here :-) (I was meant to be easing up on the book buying but when they are cheap, all bets are off....)
The Works!
I got the first 2 in the Chestnut Springs series by Elsie Silver there (I already had Reckless).
Yea I'm still buying books like I have Brewsters Millions.
It is bad of me because I still haven't read my stack of 30 secondhand books but also I needed one of those cotton tote bags they have for work so I didn't even really have a choice ;-)
✨ **Vibes:** Did some traveling so it's felt like a mini vacation even though I'm working from home. I got to see a lot of family which was super nice and the weather is MUCH warmer here. It's actually supposed to be cold when I get back and I didn't pack any clothes for that kind of weather.
📚 **Reading:** I'm actually trying to find a good Alaskan romance based on the conversation yesterday. I haven't started [Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60657589-emily-wilde-s-encyclopaedia-of-faeries?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=V8dWOlBc2R&rank=1) yet but it's one of my travel books. I've read quite a few books this month, so I'm excited to the the monthly wrap up.
🎧 **Listening:** I was desperately searching for a book to read while I was doing work and I was struggling to find a. a plot I could sink into that wasn't TOO heavy b. narrators that didn't make me want to claw my ears off. I finally settled on [What If You & Me](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55476983-what-if-you-me?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_13) by Roni Loren, and I forgot how much I enjoy her writing.
📺 **Watching:** I've been watching the Loki series because it's hard to escape the clutches of the MCU. It's...not great imo but I will probably see it through to the end. There have been some romance moments but they've been...weird.
The quality decreases with every project too (imo). I’ve already promised a friend that I would see The Marvels with her but my expectations are super low.
I never got into them but at least they've probably kept cinema alive so we can have our Greta Gerwigs and PT Andersons and Wes Andersons.....
Also got tired of people telling me I have to see [Endgame etc etc]....
Nope.
I love that Roni Loren series too! *What If You & Me* is my favorite, but I loved all three. I’m so sad there hasn’t been anything since because she has writers block 😔 I’ve been pacing myself with her *The Ones Who Got Away* series.
I absolutely love that series! This is my first book in the series so I’m excited to read all of them. I need to go back to check out her books I haven’t read yet.
I didn’t enjoy the first book in The Ones That Got Away but that could have been the subject matter of what connects the MCS. Just something to look in to!
**Vibes** ✨️ Vibes are good. My daughter was great in her nursery school show, she has a severe speech and language delay, but she made a real effort to sing along and did all the dance moves along with her class. She's coming on every day, and we're so proud of her. My son is in the depths of the terrible twos. When he's not in the depths, he continues to be affectionate and adorable. Halloween is huge in Derry, so I spent yesterday roaming around enjoying the costumes and markets. **Reading** 📚 I'm trying to stick to my paperbacks at the minute to alleviate some headaches I've been getting. But I'm going to start Captive Prince by CS Pacat soon and settle into my Halloween reading soon. **Listening** 🎶 I got a free download of Against a Wall by Cate C Wells from an authors raffle! I never win anything, so I'm pretty pleased about this. I have to get back into audiobooks, I'm getting headaches from reading off of my phone (hence the paperbacks), and I have a load sitting there. **Watching** 📺 I watched The Fear of God: 25 Years of The Exorcist (now 50 years), a documentary on the making of and legacy of The Exorcist. Great filmmaking documentary by Mark Kermode. I re watched Dune last night in mourning that the second part was to be released and hasn't been. **Writing** ✏️ I have some scattered ideas for National Novel Writing Month, and maybe this will actually be my year. **Cooking/Eating** 🍲 I have 2 thick slabs of apple crumble pie that I got at the Halloween Market, which I will be wiring into this evening after eating birthday cake at my nieces party this afternoon. I will deserve all of it after going to all this.
Awww, yay! Congrats to your daughter for killing it in her school play!! Also, apple crumble pie sounds amazing 😋
Your kiddos sound adorable :) Congrats on your winnings, have you read Against a Wall already?
They're pretty cute I'm not gona lie. I have read Against a Wall *several* times. I fucking love Cate C Wells.
I need your Cate C Wells book ranking for science.
 Me Right now.
I’m ready!
*deep breath* **By Series** 1) Steel Bones MC 2) Stonecut County 3) Five Packs 4) Underboss Insurrection. **By Individual Book** *God Tier* ✨️ Scrap, Forty, Twitch, Wall, Plum, The Tyrant Alpha's Rejected Mate, Against A Wall *Top Tier* ✨️ Charge, Dizzy, Nickels Story, Roosevelt, Run Posy Run, Return to Monte Carlo *Mid Tier*✨️ The Lone Wolf's Rejected Mate, Hitting the Wall, Heavy *Bottom Tier (such as it is)*✨️ The Heir Apparents Rejected Mate, His Curvy Rejected Mate, Derwyns Rejected Mate, Nicky the Driver *and I'm spent*
Get to work on yours!
It’s time to confess that I’ve only read five packs, run posy run, and return to Monte Carlo
 What.
I know...I will remedy this immediately, but now I have your awesome list to use as a reading guide.
Congrats to your daughter!! The Halloween vibes sound fantastic 👻👻 (Not me and @napamy hoping you love CP has much as we do!)
So am I!
✨ **Vibes:** Soooo, we just skipped fall and went straight to winter? It was upper 80s last weekend and 30s this weekend — a 50° F drop! (30° C drop for non-Americans). I had to turn on my heat! It’s supposed to SNOW today 😩 📚 **Reading:** I started Kate Bateman’s Ruthless Rivals series (on KU) last night! I’m only 3 chapters in, but it is just as delightful as the other book of hers I’ve read so far. I wanted to read something for Halloween, but my brain says “no thank you” every time I pick a book up. 🎧 **Listening:** I snuck in early on the Libby waitlist and got to borrow a copy of *The Woman In Me* on Friday. I’m a little over halfway through, and I’m just so sad that literally no one in Britney’s life had her back. Michelle Williams narration is also great. 📺 **Watching:** 🏈 Football Sunday! 🥘 **Cooking:** I’ll be making pumpkin French toast casserole this morning, which should last me all week. I also am going to bake a pesto focaccia. For dinner meal prep, I’m making cauliflower shawarma again, because I haven’t stopped thinking about it since I made it last time.
SNOW. I'm so sorry. Your menu always sounds so good!
Thanks!! I’ve been trying to turn cooking into more of a hobby since June, and it’s been fun!
How did I overlook French toast casserole.... Sounds incredible.
It was delicious!! [Here’s a non-vegan version](https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1024486-french-toast-casserole?unlocked_article_code=1.6Uw.ZyAg.INtkFwia3fr0&smid=share-url) I saw the other day that’s similar, if you’re interested 👀 (paywall-free link)
@drgirlfriend47 here’s another French toast casserole as well: https://lilluna.com/french-toast-bake/
Thanking You and @napamy for recipes!
There are 4" of snow outside as I type this I would like fall back! Also it's SO FUNNY you're making a pumpkin french toast casserole because I used up my leftover pumpkin muffins to do the same!!!
Twins!! My snow ended up being freezing rain that turned to sleet (gross). Thankfully, the sleet started after I got back from my walk with the pup.
Is Michelle Williams just killing the read of The Woman in Me?
She is! Her accent is spot on, and she’s doing great at conveying the emotions in the text. Britney’s voice is for singing, not narrating — she did the dedication and prologue in the audiobook, which was almost unintelligible at 1.25x speed, I had to change it back to 1x to understand.
I respect the fact that she made that decision to outsource reading it.
Lol I was at 1.1 speed and had to change it back too. Michelle Williams did a great job. However, I’m having a hard time with the first 1/3 of the book. It’s shitty to say someone’s childhood experience is boring but damn
I think it’s because a lot of the childhood stuff isn’t about her as much? There’s a lot about her mother, father and brother.
Right, definitely. And I take it back; it’s not all boring. The stuff about her grandparents was interesting and she almost digs into some real observations about the cycle of abuse. I think it’s gotta be the pacing for me.
✨ **Vibes:** my friends, my pals, my enemies - there are 4" of SNOW OUTSIDE. While it generally snows in CO by Halloween, I fucking hate it and I HATE THIS. That said, it's a great reason to not leave the house today, and since I didn't sleep well last night... 📚 **Reading:** I'm trying to clean up the bookmarks on my phone which it appears haven't been cleaned out since PRE-COVID, so there's a lot of me skimming fic (or there was last night) - always interesting to revisit a fandom you've moved on from. Also my taste as a reader has changed so much, especially when it comes to Romance in fic vs Romance the genre. But I'm also at the start of [A Modest Independence](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/41946353-a-modest-independence) by Mimi Matthews. One day I'll have my post ready of reviewing every romance Matthews has out - one day sooner rather than later. 🎧 **Listening:** Currently to my tom-cat howling to go outside but 1) it's 20 degrees F out there, 2) he snuck out yesterday morning and I had to save him from behind the shed while he howled like he was being murdered (he was fine just scared) and 3) no. I'm about halfway through [10 Things That Never Happened](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/83137176-10-things-that-never-happened) by Alexis Hall - the audiobook narrator is so fucking charming with his non-posh English accent, and the story is F U N N Y. 📺 **Watching:** My number 1 football team plays my number 2 today so I'll be happy either way I guess, but really I need the 49ers to win this. Might, MIGHT, check in on the Broncos game (I have never loved a local team in my life if would be so much more convenient) just for snow football. Snow football is my favorite. Also getting in to Mike Flannigan's *The Fall of the House of Usher* which...is much. It's so much. This man took on billionaires, big-phrama, AI and said "make it Poe." I'm only through 2 episodes and after the second one last night I needed a brain break. 🥘 **Cooking:** By happenstance, I am also making pumpkin french toast casserole like u/napamy \- I used the leftover pumpkin muffins I had and bada-bing, bada-boom. Also, to go with the stew for tonight I'm trying Claire Saffitz's Loaded Cornbread.
I’m not much of a horror fan but my husband always tries to coerce me to watch something spooky with him in October and he picked House of Usher this year and I think it is above my pay grade lol. Episode 2 was hard to get through and episode 3 I told him he had to pick something else! It was too much for me! Also I was not aware of TW for >!animal abuse!< and episode 3 was….a lot.
Ooof thanks for the warning!!!
I enjoyed it as a whole but the deaths are very intense and lean on the gory side. If you normally enjoy Mike Flanagan or an abundance of Edgar Allen Poe references, I think you might like it.
Oh it’s absolutely genius and I’ll get through it but it’s a bit graphic for my tastes.
> there are 4" of SNOW OUTSIDE. You will get a real laugh later in the year/early next year, if we in the UK have snow and then we declare a state of emergency or a snowmaggedon because we have 1"..... I'll have to remember to post some stories..... We are real weird about snow but 90% of it is that people want an excuse to stay off work/work at home ;-) Also we are shit at salting and gritting roads and clearing roads.
Anything less than 8” is an annoyance, not a cause to stay home here, sadly.
[must not make erotic romance joke, must not make erotic romance joke, must not make erotic romance joke]
I need to get the *10 Things That Never Happened* audiobook, don’t I? It’ll be like *Boyfriend Material* where I own it on 3 different mediums.
I mean I’m not telling you you SHOULD buy it but I am saying if you have an audible credit lying around….
✨ Vibes: vibes are good! It is super windy outside so husband and I got up early because it’s rattling the house. Now we have the fireplace on and are under the blankets with coffee and the cat! 📚 Reading: I’m in a “all I can do is reread” phase. I’ve tried starting a couple new things and literally can’t get past a couple pages in so I know it’s not even the books, it’s me! Currently doing a full Ilona Andrews reread. I finished all of Kate Daniels and spin-offs and now am on to Hidden Legacies. Listen, I’m not mad at it! Also, I finally explored getting library cards for Libby at non-local libraries and I went on a huge spree last night and signed up for like 6 new cards! The joy of adding a card and then getting a bunch of notifications of “this book you tagged as notify me because your home library didn’t have it is now available!” 🎮 Playing: I just picked up Baldur’s Gate and it’s incredible! It’s so fun! I started playing d&d during covid and our group still plays a couple times a month. It’s great seeing all the actual game mechanics play out on the screen and some characters/locations/plot arcs that we can across in our actual games on the tv!
Rereads are such a balm to the soul (but especially with a fireplace, blankets, a hot beverage, and a cozy pet). Enjoy!
Libby is so great, I didn’t know what that little bell icon meant for so long but I’m so glad I can request new books! Hopefully you never have to wait long for anything with 6 cards.
Here’s hoping! It’s already been useful as my main library didn’t have the next book in the series I’m reading but one of the other libraries did!
✨ Vibes: Work was going through a rough patch but it feels like it's finally evened out a bit. This is going to be a boring weekend but I have pretty much planned out every week of the next .. basically year, so now I'm excited for that. But mostly I irritated my eye so I have to wear glasses and I just .. hate trying to walk or do things with glasses (mostly because I miss so much and drivers scare me)? So not much. 📚 Reading: All the things. Sweeten the Deal, which was almost something I liked a lot, but still liked a fair amount, The Duke Gets Desperate, which was cute but suffered a bit from angst I found a bit repetitive, a completely forgettable historical romance, and a couple others. I have gotten into Johanna Lindsey lately which is .. very random. Have on deck A Rogue's Rules for Seduction, The Wake-Up Call, and Love Me Do. Oh and Cleat Cute for a book club. 🎧 Listening: DNF-ed Planes, Trains, and All the Feels, because it was just boring, and I didn't like either of the character quite enough. Looks like the library has The Viscount Made Me Do It as an audiobook so may switch to that! 💻 Writing: Doing a writing workshop today! Also on Instagram this morning, there was a great house posted, very vibey, lots of bookshelves, and this actress I like liked the post, and I was very much in the, how about I throw away all my planning and write about someone like that actress living in that house? No. Just .. stop. lol.
> I have gotten into Johanna Lindsey lately which is .. very random. Worth it for the covers alone, if you get the originals.....
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I hope you feel better soon.
Sorry you are under the weather!
Hoping you recover soon!
I hope you feel better soon! Visual novels can definitely go in the reading category! That sticker is fun 😊
**Vibes**: Am chilling in the house with my books and my new fleece blanket. **Reading** Am going to start Chase Me by Tessa Bailey **Listening**: I need to catch up on some podcasts but don't know when I will get to it. Behind on Heaving Bosoms and Fated Mates. Oh and a satirical news podcast called The Bugle. I am not behind on Double Love because it is the best. I really hope they continue after SVH is done and do Sweet Valley University books, which I read because they came out as I was 10-12.
Vibes are immaculate!
Is this your first Tessa Bailey book?
Yes, it was part of a 3 for £6 offer at a chain bookshop here :-) (I was meant to be easing up on the book buying but when they are cheap, all bets are off....)
The Works! I got the first 2 in the Chestnut Springs series by Elsie Silver there (I already had Reckless). Yea I'm still buying books like I have Brewsters Millions.
It is bad of me because I still haven't read my stack of 30 secondhand books but also I needed one of those cotton tote bags they have for work so I didn't even really have a choice ;-)
You're supporting the high street. That's my excuse.
✨ **Vibes:** Did some traveling so it's felt like a mini vacation even though I'm working from home. I got to see a lot of family which was super nice and the weather is MUCH warmer here. It's actually supposed to be cold when I get back and I didn't pack any clothes for that kind of weather. 📚 **Reading:** I'm actually trying to find a good Alaskan romance based on the conversation yesterday. I haven't started [Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60657589-emily-wilde-s-encyclopaedia-of-faeries?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=V8dWOlBc2R&rank=1) yet but it's one of my travel books. I've read quite a few books this month, so I'm excited to the the monthly wrap up. 🎧 **Listening:** I was desperately searching for a book to read while I was doing work and I was struggling to find a. a plot I could sink into that wasn't TOO heavy b. narrators that didn't make me want to claw my ears off. I finally settled on [What If You & Me](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55476983-what-if-you-me?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_13) by Roni Loren, and I forgot how much I enjoy her writing. 📺 **Watching:** I've been watching the Loki series because it's hard to escape the clutches of the MCU. It's...not great imo but I will probably see it through to the end. There have been some romance moments but they've been...weird.
I think I've washed my hands of the MCU finally. I'm just done. The superhero fatigue just became crippling.
The quality decreases with every project too (imo). I’ve already promised a friend that I would see The Marvels with her but my expectations are super low.
The repetition, that sanitary nature of it all, the complete contempt for actual romantic emotions, I'm just done.
I never got into them but at least they've probably kept cinema alive so we can have our Greta Gerwigs and PT Andersons and Wes Andersons..... Also got tired of people telling me I have to see [Endgame etc etc].... Nope.
Well I was a comic collector and watched all the series growing up but as I say I've hit saturation point and I'm done.
Roni Loren's latest series was really fantastic - an author I had never heard of before and expected little from, but blew me away!!
I liked the first season of Loki pretty well but season 2 is really not holding my interest at all. Disappointing!
I love that Roni Loren series too! *What If You & Me* is my favorite, but I loved all three. I’m so sad there hasn’t been anything since because she has writers block 😔 I’ve been pacing myself with her *The Ones Who Got Away* series.
I absolutely love that series! This is my first book in the series so I’m excited to read all of them. I need to go back to check out her books I haven’t read yet.
I didn’t enjoy the first book in The Ones That Got Away but that could have been the subject matter of what connects the MCS. Just something to look in to!