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WWW Wednesday | 8/19/26

WWW Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Sam over on Taking on a World of Words.

The idea is pretty simple, every week you dedicate a post to the three W’s:

What are you currently reading?

What have you just finished reading?

What are you going to read next?

We had a hurricane pass under our island over the weekend and it caused flash flooding, heavy rain, high winds – so glad that though our power did go out here and there, it came back on quick. So kids got the day off on Monday because there was a lot of clean up needed around the island I think – lots of huge trees down, etc…

I did get lots of reading done though!

What are you currently reading?

Because I Killed Him by. Erin Birde – 5% – no progress

In the Veins of the Drowning by. Kalie Cassidy – 15%

Every Spiral of Fate by. Tahereh Mafi – 5% – no progress

The Calamities by. Chuck Wendig – arc – 10%

The Wolf Queen’s Curse by. Kaylee Archer – arc/alc – 13%

Storm Caller by. Nisha J. Tuli – arc – 35%

A Forsaken Prophecy by. Stacey McEwan – 2%

A Blood So Deadly Divine (The Deadly Divine, #1) by. J.M. Grosvalet – 8%

What have you just finished reading?

The Best I Never Had by. Amy Buchanan – arc – 3.5 stars/2 🌶️

When the Universe Sings by. Gillian Eliza West – 4 stars/3 🌶️

The House That Eats the Dead by. Max Dody – arc – 4 stars

Daughter of the Tempest by. Braidee Otto – arc – 4.5 stars/1.5 🌶️

This Wretched Alchemy by. Tina Mars – alc – 3 stars/1.5 🌶️

The Queen’s Bodyguard by. Lauren Blackwood – 3 stars/1.5 🌶️

**Daybreak by. Autumn Woods – audiobook – 5 stars/2 🌶️ (I’ve read this already but had to try the audiobook since it was available on Libby – the narrator who does Alex’s voice is so good!)**

What are you going to read next?

Hawk & Sparrow by. Ayana Gray

Our Strange Duet by. Erin A. Craig

The Age of Blood and Magic by. Hannah Mathewson

What are YOU reading right now?

Weekly Wrap Up | 8/16/26

Aloha friends!

+ We’re under a storm/hurricane watch so we’ll see what happens today! At least I get to stay in and read.

Blog Posts:

Books I Finished

  • The Best I Never Had by. Amy Buchanan
  • Bonfire & Bliss Bookstore by. Brittanee Nicole
  • Want Me, Take Me, Haunt Me, Make Me by. Isabel Crowley
  • The House That Eats the Dead by. Maty Doty
  • When the Universe Sings by. Gillian Eliza West
  • Full Throttle by. J.K. MacLaren
  • Sorrow & Strangers by. Jeanette Rose & Alexis Rune
  • The Queen’s Bodyguard by. Lauren Blackwood
  • This Wretched Alchemy by. Tina Mars

Currently Reading:

  • In the Veins of the Drowning by. Kalie Cassidy
  • The Calamities by. Chuck Wendig
  • The Wolf Queen’s Curse by. Kaylee Archer
  • Storm Caller by. Nisha J. Tuli

Shows/Movies/Music I Watched/Listened To:

+ Still by. Karol G and Bruno Mars – so good!

How was your week? Did you get a lot done? Watch anything good? Read any amazing books or books you didn’t finish? What are you reading?…Leave me a comment below!

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WWW Wednesday | 8/12/26

WWW Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Sam over on Taking on a World of Words.

The idea is pretty simple, every week you dedicate a post to the three W’s:

What are you currently reading?

What have you just finished reading?

What are you going to read next?

I’ve been trying to finish up arcs for August, here’s hoping I can do it on time.

What are you currently reading?

Because I Killed Him by. Erin Birde – 5% – no progress

In the Veins of the Drowning by. Kalie Cassidy – 15%

Every Spiral of Fate by. Tahereh Mafi – 5% – no progress

The Best I Never Had by. Amy Buchanan – arc – 22%

When the Universe Sings by. Gillian Eliza West – 22%

The House That Eats the Dead by. Max Dody – arc – 12%

The Calamities by. Chuck Wendig – arc 5%

What have you just finished reading?

Sorrow & Strangers by. Jeanette Rose and Alexis Rune – 3 stars/4 🌶️

The Lion & the Deathless Dark by. Carissa Broadbent– 5 stars/2 🌶️

Immortal Rose by. Alexandra Bracken – arc & alc – 4 stars/1.5 🌶️

Bonfire & Bliss Bookstore by. Brittanee Nicole – arc – 4 stars/3 🌶️

Want Me, Take Me, Haunt Me, Make Me by. Isabel Crowley– 3 stars/2 🌶️

Nest of Tongues by. Randy Ribay – 3 stars

Full Throttle by. J.K. MacLaren – 4 stars/ 2 🌶️

What are you going to read next?

The Queen’s Bodyguard by. Lauren Blackwood

The Wolf Queen’s Curse by. Kaylee Archer

Hawk & Sparrow by. Ayana Gray

Our Strange Duet by. Erin A. Craig

The Age of Blood and Magic by. Hannah Mathewson

What are YOU reading right now?

Weekly Wrap Up | 8/9/26

Aloha friends!

+ Kids are back in school which has left me a little more time to read and blog. I even watched a show on Amazon Prime and have to catch up on House of Dragon before my expired subscription to HBO MAX kicks in.

Blog Posts:

Books I Finished

  • Dangerous Haven by. Luna Pierce
  • Nest of Tongues by. Randy Ribay
  • Conform by. Ariel Sullivan
  • Kissed by the Gods by. Caty Rogan
  • The Lion & the Deathless Dark by. Carissa Broadbent
  • Immortal Rose by. Alexandra Bracken

Currently Reading:

  • In the Veins of the Drowning by. Kalie Cassidy
  • The Best I Never Had by. Amy Buchanan
  • The Calamities by. Chuck Wendig
  • Bonfire & Bliss Bookstore by. Brittanee Nicole
  • Want Me, Take Me, Haunt Me, Make Me by. Isabel Crowley

Shows/Movies/Music I Watched/Listened To:

+ Olivia Rodrigo – You Seem Pretty Sad For A Girl So In Love

+ Ariana Grande – Petal

+ SB 19

+ Sterling Point (Amazon Prime) – I decided to watch this because I saw a tiktok video that showed how the opening song on episode one was Maggots for Brains by Olivia Rodrigo and I was intrigued. Binged it in 2 days. Loved it! It’s a young adult drama with romance, but very coming of age and it has family secrets – but it’s fun and the way it’s shot, the dialogue felt realistic which I loved. It’s funny, awkward but so heartfelt and emotional at times too. It felt so refreshing!

How was your week? Did you get a lot done? Watch anything good? Read any amazing books or books you didn’t finish? What are you reading?…Leave me a comment below!

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WWW Wednesday | 8/5/26

WWW Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Sam over on Taking on a World of Words.

The idea is pretty simple, every week you dedicate a post to the three W’s:

What are you currently reading?

What have you just finished reading?

What are you going to read next?

My kids are back in school today so summer is over for us, boo! But the kids were getting restless at home – my kids hate waking up early but they do like being challenged with school work which I’m glad about. It will give me a little more quiet time in the middle of the day so that will be nice.

What are you currently reading?

Because I Killed Him by. Erin Birde – 5% – no progress

In the Veins of the Drowning by. Kalie Cassidy – 5% – no progress

Every Spiral of Fate by. Tahereh Mafi – 5% – no progress

The Best I Never Had by. Amy Buchanan – arc – 22%

The Lion & the Deathless Dark by. Carissa Broadbent – 10%

Nest of Tongues by. Randy Ribay – arc – 10%

What have you just finished reading?

Kissed by the Gods by. Caty Rogan – 4 stars/2 🌶️

Conform by. Ariel Sullivan – 4 stars/1 🌶️

Dangerous Haven by. Luna Pierce – alc – 3.5 stars/3 🌶️

The Killing Rules by. Bree Despain – arc – 3.5 stars

Vow of Eternal Night by. Lily Crozier – arc – 3.5 stars/🌶️.5

Daybreak by. Autumn Woods – 4.5 stars/2 🌶️

What are you going to read next?

Prophecy & Power by. Amy Yorke

Want Me, Take Me, Haunt Me, Make Me by. Isabel Crowley

Bonfire & Bliss Bookstore by. Brittanee Nicole

The Queen’s Bodyguard by. Lauren Blackwood

The House That Eats the Dead by. Max Dody

The Calamities by. Chuck Wendig

What are YOU reading right now?

Weekly Wrap Up | 8/2/26

Aloha friends!

+ It is AUGUST so that means my kids go back to school in 3 days. Summer is kinda over for us and it’s back to the school routine!

+ Looking forward to my last trip of this year – at the end of the month, to the Daisy Chain Festival with my kids and one of my besties.

Blog Posts:

Books I Finished

  • To Dream in Darkness by. Ann Liang (alc)
  • Kiss of the Black Flame by. Helen Schuerer
  • Vow of Eternal Night by. Lily Crozier
  • Daybreak by. Autumn Woods
  • The Killing Rules by. Bree Despain

Currently Reading:

  • In the Veins of the Drowning by. Kalie Cassidy
  • The Best I Never Had by. Amy Buchanan
  • The Calamities by. Chuck Wendig
  • Dangerous Haven by. Luna Pierce
  • Nest of Tongues by. Randy Ribay

Shows/Movies/Music I Watched/Listened To:

+ Olivia Rodrigo – You Seem Pretty Sad For A Girl So In Love – still listening to this

+ Ariana Grande – Petal – it’s different from her usual sound but I like it!

+ SB 19 – Lollapalooza – I caught a clip and was curious after liking the slow song they sang, Wakas. Then I kind of went on a semi-deep dive about them watching their videos on youtube and listening to some of their songs.

+ Charli xcx – Lollapalooza – I liked her set!

How was your week? Did you get a lot done? Watch anything good? Read any amazing books or books you didn’t finish? What are you reading?…Leave me a comment below!

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WWW Wednesday | 7/29/26

WWW Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Sam over on Taking on a World of Words.

The idea is pretty simple, every week you dedicate a post to the three W’s:

What are you currently reading?

What have you just finished reading?

What are you going to read next?

This is the last week of July – here we go! We got back to school next week for the kiddos, so I’ll have a little more quiet time to read, or so I like to think. 😅

What are you currently reading?

Because I Killed Him by. Erin Birde – 5% – no progress

In the Veins of the Drowning by. Kalie Cassidy – 5%

Every Spiral of Fate by. Tahereh Mafi – 5%

The Best I Never Had by. Amy Buchanan – arc – 22%

The Killing Rules by. Bree Despain – arc – 16%

Vow of Eternal Night by. Lily Crozier – arc – 1%

What have you just finished reading?

Kiss of the Black Flame by. Helen Scheuerer – arc – 4.5 stars /2 🌶️

To Dream in Darkness by. Ann Liang – arc/alc – 3.5 stars

Wrecked by. Bree L. Mina – arc – 3.5 stars/ 2 🌶️

Gingerbread Bones by. Lindsay Lovise – arc – 4 stars

Winterveil by. Ava Reid – arc – 3.5 stars

The False Vow by. Lydia Gregovic – arc – 3.5 stars/ 1 🌶️ fade to black

These Vile Hearts by. Melody Robinette – arc – 4 stars/1🌶️

What are you going to read next?

Prophecy & Power by. Amy Yorke

Nest of Tongues by. Randy Ribay

Want Me, Take Me, Haunt Me, Make Me by. Isabel Crowley

Bonfire & Bliss Bookstore by. Brittanee Nicole

What are YOU reading right now?

Weekly Wrap Up | 7/26/26

Aloha friends!

+ Counting down to back to school for the kiddos! I still have to do back to school shopping but I’ve been so lazy after our guests left Hawaii.

+ I have been on a roll with reading though – I feel like once the bar mitzvah was over, a weight lifted off my chest and I could devote more time to reading.

Blog Posts:

Books I Finished

  • Roses & Ruin by. Hazel Cross
  • Gingerbread Bones by. Jennifer Lovise
  • Nightwitch by. Jaymin Eve (DNF)
  • Winterveil by. Ava Reid
  • These Vile Hearts by. Melody Robinette
  • The False Vows by. Lydia Gregovic
  • Wrecked by. Bree L. Mina

Currently Reading:

  • The Killing Rules by. Bree Despain
  • In the Veins of the Drowning by. Kalie Cassidy
  • To Dream in Darkness by. Ann Liang (alc)
  • The Best I Never Had by. Amy Buchanan
  • Kiss of the Black Flame by. Helen Schuerer

Shows/Movies/Music I Watched/Listened To:

+ Olivia Rodrigo – You Seem Pretty Sad For A Girl So In Love – still listening to this

+ The Ballad of Songbird and Snakes (Netflix) – finally watched this and it was pretty good.

+ Wicked For Good (Netflix) – definitely loved the first movie more, but I still got teary eyed at the end when Elphie and Glinda sing their duet.

How was your week? Did you get a lot done? Watch anything good? Read any amazing books or books you didn’t finish? What are you reading?…Leave me a comment below!

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WWW Wednesday | 7/22/26

WWW Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Sam over on Taking on a World of Words.

The idea is pretty simple, every week you dedicate a post to the three W’s:

What are you currently reading?

What have you just finished reading?

What are you going to read next?

Life is sorta back to normal – in laws are gone so “vacation” is kinda over! This week is going back to school shopping and picking up my son’s class scehdule so…yeah school will be back in session in 2 weeks.

What are you currently reading?

The False Vow by. Lydia Gregovic – arc – 20%

Because I Killed Him by. Erin Birde – 5% – no progress

In the Veins of the Drowning by. Kalie Cassidy – 5%

Every Spiral of Fate by. Tahereh Mafi – 5%

Winterveil by. Ava Reid – 45%

What have you just finished reading?

An Arcane Education by. Lyla Andrews – arc – 3 stars/ 2 🌶️

The Dark in Her Veins by. M.K. Lobb – arc – 3.5 stars/ 2 🌶️

Prince of the Sun by. Emma Noyes – arc – 4 stars/ 2 🌶️

Song For Another Home by. Bora Lee Reed – arc – 3.5 stars

The Anatomy of Magic by. Alexis L. Menard – 4 stars/ 2 🌶️

The Serpent’s Throne by. Kathryn Ann Kingsley – 4 stars/ 2 🌶️

Roses & Ruin by. Hazel Cross – 2.5 stars/2 🌶️

What are you going to read next?

Prophecy & Power by. Amy Yorke

Nest of Tongues by. Randy Ribay

Want Me, Take Me, Haunt Me, Make Me by. Isabel Crowley

These Vile Hearts by. Melody Robinette

Bonfire & Bliss Bookstore by. Brittanee Nicole

What are YOU reading right now?

Weekly Wrap Up | 7/19/26

Aloha friends!

+ It was a busy week since my in-laws were still here after the bar mitzvah. They just left on Friday but we got to take advantage of guest parking at their hotel and the kids went night swimming at the beach and at the pool for two nights in a row. They had so much fun! I had fun too, it felt like a mini vacation.

+ Today, my hubby is going to the Philippines for a work trip. But it’s back to school shopping time for me and the kids.

Blog Posts:

Books I Finished

  • Song For Another Home by. Bora Lee Reed
  • The Anatomy of Magic by. Alexis L. Menard
  • Forsaking Midnight by. Emily McIntire
  • Vows of Blood and Deception by. Aria Ashbrook
  • The Dark in Her Veins by. M.K. Lobb
  • Prince of the Sun by. Emma Noyes
  • An Arcane Education by. Lyla Andrews
  • Ravenous by. Kresley Cole

Currently Reading:

  • Roses & Ruin by. Hazel Cross
  • Gingerbread Bones by. Jennifer Lovise
  • Nightwitch by. Jaymin Eve

Shows/Movies/Music I Watched/Listened To:

+ Olivia Rodrigo – You Seem Pretty Sad For A Girl So In Love – still listening to this

+ World Cup Final

How was your week? Did you get a lot done? Watch anything good? Read any amazing books or books you didn’t finish? What are you reading?…Leave me a comment below!

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