Title: Small Town, Big Magic Author: Hazel Beck Release Date: Aug. 23, 2022 Format: Paperback Where to buy: Bookshop.org | Amazon My Rating: 4/5 Synopsis Emerson Wilde has built the life of her dreams. Youngest Chamber of Commerce president in St. Cyprian history, successful indie bookstore owner, and lucky enough…
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Building a Routine: The Goals
Habits and routines are something that I struggle with. Creating and maintaining them is a huge challenge for me. Growing up I thought there must be something wrong with me. Everyone else seemed to be able to do this without issue. Meanwhile, waking up and getting moving and sticking to…
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Five Things-8.10.23
I’m looking forward to my upcoming solo vacation in a neighboring city. It has been a long year. I need some time to myself to rest, recharge, and recover from burnout. As I’m prepping for my trip, here are five things that are getting me through until that time off….
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Ink Blood Sister Scribe Review
Title: Ink Blood Sister Scribe Author: Emma Torzs Release Date: May 30, 2023 Format: Hardcover Where to buy: Bookshop | Amazon My Rating: 3.25/5 Synopsis For generations, the Kalotay family has guarded a collection of ancient and rare books. Books that let a person walk through walls or manipulate the…
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Homicide and Halo Halo Review
Title: Homicide and Halo Halo Author: Mia P. Manansala Release Date: Feb. 8, 2022 Format: Paperback Where to buy: Bookshop | Amazon My Rating: 4.25/5.0 Synopsis Things are heating up for Lila Macapagal. Not in her love life, which she insists on keeping nonexistent despite the attention of two very…
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Five Things 8.2.23
A quick run down of five things that I am currently loving!
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Arsenic and Adobo Review
Title: Arsenic and Adobo Author: Mia P. Manansala Release Date: May 4, 2021 Format: Paperback Where to buy: Amazon | Bookshop.org My Rating: 4.0/5.0 Synopsis When Lila Macapagal moves back home to recover from a horrible breakup, her life seems to be following all the typical rom-com tropes. She’s tasked…
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A Fresh Start
I’ve barely touched my blog in nearly a year. Oddly, I’ve been getting the urge to write a lot more frequently but I keep repressing it. I just didn’t know if I wanted to publish it. The other day, though, I just decided screw it. Who cares about who reads…
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Why I’m doing Project 50.
Have you heard of Project 50? It is one of those trends that the kids are doing, and I have decided to get on board. I’ve had a pretty rough start to the year thanks to sickness (not COVID) and basically re-quarantining (thanks Omicron). I started the year off with…
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2022 Book Releases I’m Looking Forward To
2022 started ten days ago and I have finally finished reading the first book of the year. The beginning of the year handed me a bit of a reading slump. I just couldn’t quite get excited for any of the books that I had. Luckily a bookshop.com order and the…
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