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WWW Wednesday | 8/20/25

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?

Are we really almost at the end of August? Will I really have a teenager next week Wednesday? 😭 I can’t believe my son will be a TEEN. Sigh…where has the time gone? I’m trying to finish up September arcs and then I think I will feel freer for the rest of the year because my arc load will be much less! Just in time for the busy holidays right? Hope you are having a great week!

What are you currently reading?

Wild Reverence by. Rebecca Ross – 20%

Blood Moon by. Britney S. Lewis – this is an audiobook – 1% just started

Hekate by. Nikita Gil – will be starting this since it will be published next month

The Austen Affair by.. Madeline Bell – 1%

The Dead of Summer by. Ryan La Sala – 1%

The Robin on the Oak Throne by. K.A. Linde – 30%

The Dragon and the Sun Lotus by. Amelie Wen Zhao – 25% – I just got this arc and the book publishes in early 2026 but I couldn’t wait to read it!

What have you just finished reading?

While the Dark Remains by. Joanna Ruth Meyer – 3.5 stars (audiobook)

Heir of Storms by. Lauryn Hamilton Murray – 4 stars

Sweet Heat by. Bolu Babalola – 3.5 stars

Coffin Moon by. Keith Rosson– 4.5 stars

Charlie Quinn Lets Go by. Jamie Varon – 3.5 stars

What are you going to read next?

The Weaver Bride by. Lydia Gregovic

You Make It Feel Like Christmas by. Sophie Sullivan – I’m not in the mood for Christmas but this one publishes next month!

We Who Will Die by. Stacia Clark

Witch of the Wolves by. Kaylee Archer

What Fury Brings by. Tricia Llevenseller

What are YOU reading right now?

Weekly Wrap Up | 8/17/25

Aloha friends!

Another week is over and here’s what happened:

+ Short week for the kiddos so I got to read a little more, which was nice.

+A friend invited me to a concert at the Waikiki Shell. It was Alex Warren who sings that very popular song, The Ordinary. It’s so funny because I knew that song on booktok edits – they would always use his song on romantasy book reviews or edits! And now he’s on tour 😅. Anyway, it was a little adventure to get to the Waikiki Shell at rush hour on a Thursday! Good thing is my kids had a holiday the next day. I didn’t wanna drive though, so I took the rail for the first time since it started operating I think…last year? I took the rail to near where my friend lived which totally worked out. I avoided traffic and she could pick me up at the rail station and then we both hit rush hour traffic trying to get to Waikiki but she was driving not me. And I forgot how hard it was to find parking around the venue – so we had to circle a few times. Anyway here’s a little video of my adventure:

I didn’t realize Alex Warren’s wife was from Hawaii! I thought his show was very good, he was funny and his voice sounded great live. I only really knew that one song though and it was short since he only has so many songs to sing. He even brought out his mother-in-law to dance a hula which was really cool! It was a nice girl’s night out!

Blog Posts:

Books I Finished

Currently Reading:

Neverthorn by. Shannon Mayer

Sweet Heat by. Bolu Babalola

Heir of Storms by. Lauryn Hamilton Murray

Blood Moon by. Britney S. Lewis

Shows/Movies/Music I Watched/Listened To:

  • The Summer I Turned Pretty (Amazon Prime Video) – Season 3 – how was that scene where Belly is cleaning up Conrad’s wound. She needs to call that wedding off NOW.
  • Chief of War (Apple+) – Episode 4 – still watching with my son and enjoying it!
  • Wednesday (Netflix) – Season 2 – Episodes 1-3 – I’m trying to draw this out because I hate how Netflix breaks up a season in 2 parts. RIDICULOUS. 🙄 But enjoying it so far – how can I not? I love Wednesday’s whole personality lol.
  • Love Next Door (Netflix) – wanted to watch a K-drama rom-com and so far loved episode 1.

Listened to Conan Gray‘s new album: Wishbone – LOVE IT!!!

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 | 8/13/25

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?

Are Swifties okay today? 😅 I don’t think I’m a “Swiftie” but I am a fan and I was surprised about the album release, wasn’t that fun to find out on 8.12. at 12:12? LOL…except in Hawaii it was 6:12pm so we didn’t have to stay up late for the announcement. I think that’s the most exciting thing to happen this week. It definitely countered the constant bad news we have happening in our country daily. Plus my mood has been so blah this week, a combination of the hot weather and a heavy period – the worst. Tomorrow my friend got tickets to Alex Warren and she says I AM GOING lol…so I guess I’m going even though I only know his one song, The Ordinary. At least I’ve been reading more!

What are you currently reading?

Neverthorn by. Shannon Mayer – 37% – no progress, dunno why but I’m not in the mood for it

Sweet Heat by. Bolu Babalola – 40%

While the Dark Remains by. Joanna Ruth Meyer – 5 hours left – I’ve been listening to this as audiobook but I also have the ebook.

Wild Reverence by. Rebecca Ross – 5%

Heir of Storms by. Lauryn Hamilton Murray – Chapter 2

What have you just finished reading?

Dream by the Shadows by. Logan Karlie – 3 stars (audiobook)

Well Fell Apart by. E. Lockhart – 3.5 stars

The Nightblood Prince by. Molly X. Chang – 3.5 stars

Witch You Would by. Lia Amador – 3 stars

Girl, Goddess, Queen by. Bea Fitzgerald – 2.5 stars

The Fallen and the Kiss of Dusk by. Carissa Broadbent 4.5 stars

The Dating Prohibition by. Taj McCoy – 3 stars

What are you going to read next?

The Weaver Bride by. Lydia Gregovic

Charlie Quinn Lets Go by. Jamie Varon

You Make It Feel Like Christmas by. Sophie Sullivan

Austen Affair by. Madeline Well

We Who Will Die by. Stacia Clark

Coffin Moon by. Keith Rosson

What are YOU reading right now?

Weekly Wrap Up | 8/10/25

Aloha friends!

Another week is over and here’s what happened:

+ Kids are back in school so I’m back in the drop off and pick-up routine! And it’s been HOT this week – every time I go out to pick up my kids, I come home dripping in sweat. Yuck!

+ I am seeing Halloween candy and decor at the stores. 😩. It kind of freaks me out because I know that means the next 5 months are gonna go by FAST. School and the holidays always go by so fast.

Blog Posts:

Books I Finished

Currently Reading:

Roots of Darkness by. Demi Winters

Neverthorn by. Shannon Mayer

Reckoning by. Gillian Eliza West

Girl, Goddess, Queen by. Bea Fitzgerald

Sweet Heat by. Bolu Babalola

Shows/Movies/Music I Watched/Listened To:

  • The Summer I Turned Pretty (Amazon Prime Video) – Season 3 – so glad Conrad and Belly are finally spending time again. Honestly cannot stand Jeremiah right now.
  • Chief of War – Apple+ – Episode 3 – so good! My son and I are learning so much of Hawaiian history and culture.

Videos I Posted to Youtube:

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 | 8/6/25

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 officially back in school! My son went back yesterday and today my daughter went back. So back to drop offs and pick-ups. Have you been seeing the Halloween candy and decorations in stores lately? And yet it’s so HOT outside – anyways I felt like I was in a reading slump after coming back from Vegas. But I think I’m out of it with the help with two audiobooks (I needed someone to read to me LOL). Now I’m ready to read again 😅.

What are you currently reading?

Reckoning by. Gillian Eliza West – 17% – no progress

Neverthorn by. Shannon Mayer – 37%

The Fallen and the Kiss of Dusk by. Carissa Broadbent – 10%

Girl, Goddess, Queen by. Bea Fitzgerald – 16%

Witch You Would by. Lia Amador – 6%

The Nightblood Prince by. Molly X. Chang – chapter 10

What have you just finished reading?

A Scar in the Bone by. Sophie Jordan

Broken Souls and Bones by. L.J. Andrews

A Forbidden Alchemy by. Stacey McEwan

A Steeping of Blood by. Hafsah Faizal

The Executioners Three by. Susan Dennard

What are you going to read next?

Heir of Storms by. Lauryn Hamilton Murray – I will get to this eventually – why is it to read hardcovers sitting on my shelf?! 😂

The Dating Prohibition by. Taj McCoy

The Weaver Bride by. Lydia Gregovic

Charlie Quinn Lets Go by. Jamie Varon

You Make It Feel Like Christmas by. Sophie Sullivan

Wild Reverence by. Rebecca Ross

What are YOU reading right now?

Weekly Wrap Up | 8/3/25

Aloha friends!

Another week is over and here’s what happened:

+ We had a very scary tsunami scare earlier in the week. So glad nothing actually happened!

+ Our house painting is done – yay! One big ticket home item crossed off our list.

+ Went to meet my daughter’s 3rd grade teacher and see her new classroom. We brought all her supplies to class.

+ Kids go back to school this week – I can’t believe it!

Blog Posts:

Books I Finished

Currently Reading:

Roots of Darkness by. Demi Winters

Neverthorn by. Shannon Mayer

Reckoning by. Gillian Eliza West

Broken Souls and Bones by. L.J. Andrews

Girl, Goddess, Queen by. Bea Fitzgerald

Sweet Heat by. Bolu Babalola

Shows/Movies/Music I Watched/Listened To:

  • The Summer I Turned Pretty – Season 3 – this week’s episode was boring – I’m over Belly and Jeremiah. 🫠
  • K-Pop Demon Hunters – Netflix – Had it one while I cleaned the family room.
  • Lollapalooza 2025 – Hulu – streamed some of it: Tyler the Creator, Olivia Rodrigo, TWICE – gonna try to catch Katseye and Sabrina Carpenter today.
  • Chief of War – Apple+ – Jason Momoa did really good with this one! The visuals are breathtaking and being born here (I’m not Hawaiian by blood though), I loved the stories we got in Hawaiiana class about the chiefs, the royals, the people, the mythology – so seeing this on screen made me emotional for Hawaiians! I also love that the whole cast and show is using the Hawaiian language. It’s a language everyone should hear. It’s pretty intense but glad that Hawaiian culture and history is getting a spotlight! My son actually watched the first episode with me and he likes it a lot so I think he’ll be watching the whole series with me. I love that my kids get Hawaiiana class every year in elementary school (we only had it in 4th grade and it was my favorite time of day in school!), I don’t remember having any Hawaiiana in middle school, and high school (not sure if they have it now). So I’m glad this show will be reaching a huge audience! 🥰.

Videos I Posted to Youtube:

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 | 7/30/25

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?

So we had a tsunami warning yesterday in Hawaii and sirens going off, alerts going off on our phones every hour for 4 hours – so it was an anxiety filled afternoon and night. We are barely in the safe zone – we didn’t have to evacuate, but we were monitoring the news very closely. There was actually tsunami waves around the state, on ours of Oahu I think one coastline got 4 feet. It was small but I’m HAPPY about that.🙏🏽

Anyway, haven’t been in the best mood for reading – I think I have just too much on my mind with the house being painted, my dog going crazy because of the noise the men were making around the house while painting lol, the kids going back to school next week and having to finish up with school supply shopping, etc…and the tsunami warning didn’t help! Anyway, how is your reading going? Maybe I’m just tired because we are at mid-year and I need to gather all the energy to finish up the rest of the year!

What are you currently reading?

A Steeping of Blood by. Hafsah Faizal – 48% – lots of progress

The Executioners Three by. Susan Dennard – 23% – some progress

Roots of Darkness by. Demi Winters – 2% – no progress

Reckoning by. Gillian Eliza West – 17% – no progress

Neverthorn by. Shannon Mayer – 37%

What have you just finished reading?

Before I Let Go by. Kennedy Ryan (audiobook)

What are you going to read next?

Heir of Storms by. Lauryn Hamilton Murray – Finally got this in the mail!

The Dating Prohibition by. Taj McCoy

Witch You Would by. Lia Amador

The Nightblood Prince by. Molly X. Chang – this came at the same time as my other fairyloot box!

What are YOU reading right now?

Weekly Wrap Up | 7/27/25

Aloha friends!

Another week is over and here’s what happened:

+ Saw Lady Gaga in concert last weekend – survived Vegas and got back Monday.

+ Went to pick up my son’s school schedule! He goes back to school in less than a week and a half. My daughter goes back the day after he does, so summer is almost over for my kiddos.

+ From Wednesday to Friday, we were basically trapped inside the house! We had to get our house painted according to our home association 🙄 – I mean, they weren’t wrong the paint outside of our house needs a refresher! Since they had ladders all around and I didn’t want to be in the way, me and the kids stayed home. On Friday, they painted two doors that they had to leave open while it dried so UGH…I got a headache from the paint smell. They will finish up this week, two more days I believe.

+ Going to lunch with my friends today!

+ Ever since coming back from Vegas, I haven’t really been in the mood to read! I still read, but I haven’t found anything that is keeping my attention. Not sure if it’s because I was just recovering from my trip or what…a book slump? Maybe. Maybe I’m ready for fall? 😅

Blog Posts:

Books I Finished

  • A Land So Wide by. Erin A. Craig

Currently Reading:

Roots of Darkness by. Demi Winters

A Steeping of Blood by. Hafsah Faizal

Neverthorn by. Shannon Mayer

Reckoning by. Gillian Eliza West

The Executioners Three by. Susan Dennard

Shows/Movies/Music I Watched/Listened To:

  • The Summer I Turned Pretty – Season 3 – why is it weekly episodes now?! I think Steven is my favorite character this season – he’s so funny!
  • Building the Band – Netflix – I saw one of the bands on TikTok and got curious!
  • Pop Star Academy: Katseye – Netflix – not sure why I watched this – just curious!

Videos I Posted to Youtube:

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 | 7/23/25

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 had a time this weekend – Lady Gaga is AMAZING live. I only wish I bought the closer tickets that popped up days before the show because the nosebleeds didn’t give me a view of the middle screen (speakers were blocking). Other than that I danced and sang my heart out. My hubby and I walked through a few hotels (hotels are huge so we almost walked 20,000 steps in one day 🫠), but we did eat a buffet that day so, we had to burn off the food! It was hot, I’m a humidity kinda girlie, dry heat feels like the hair dryer is on me outside. 😂. It was a fun trip but damn, Vegas is pricey these days. I think I have to go back on my book buying ban! 😩

What are you currently reading?

A Steeping of Blood by. Hafsah Faizal – 19% – read some on the plane

The Executioners Three by. Susan Dennard – 3% – read a little on the plane

Roots of Darkness by. Demi Winters – 2% – no progress

Reckoning by. Gillian Eliza West – 17% – read on the plane

What have you just finished reading?

Direbound by. Sable Sorensen – ⭐️⭐️⭐️💫

A Land So Wide by. Erin A. Craig – ⭐️⭐️⭐️💫

What are you going to read next?

Heir of Storms by. Lauryn Hamilton Murray – where is my fairyloot book? It’s taking so long.

The Dating Prohibition by. Taj McCoy

Witch You Would by. Lia Amador

Neverthorn by. Shannon Mayer

What are YOU reading right now?

Weekly Wrap Up | 7/20/25

Aloha friends!

Another week is over and here’s what happened:

+ I’m in Las Vegas right now and will be home tomorrow!

Blog Posts:

Books I Finished

  • Metal Slinger by. Rachel Schneider
  • The Night Prince by. Lauren Palphreyman
  • Direbound by. Savle Sorensen
  • Once a Villain by. Vanessa Len

Currently Reading:

Roots of Darkness by. Demi Winters

A Steeping of Blood by. Hafsah Faizal

Shows/Movies/Music I Watched/Listened To:

  • Lady Gaga – Mayhem Ball Tour in Las Vegas

Videos I Posted to Youtube:

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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