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WWW Wednesday | 1/7/25

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 feel like I’m reading an interesting mix of books right now: romantasy, contemporary romance and dystopia. I’ve been loving the mystery thrillers I’ve been reading too – they have been really fun palate cleansers.

I am working on February arcs and I feel like I’m making good progress! I requested a lot for January and February but I don’t have much for March-June, which is on purpose. I do want to read more on the backlist, like books on my physical book shelf, or series that I’ve been meaning to read like Empire of the Vampire, and I would love to re-read a few books before their sequels come out this year! So I’m trying to read less arcs to make room for all of that!

What are you currently reading?

A Promise of Lies by. Clare Sager – 20%

Love and Other Brain Experiments by. Hannah Brohm – 1%

The Cure by. Pedro Urvi – 15%

Songbird of the Sorrows by. Braidee Otto – 33%

Dawn of the North by. Demi Winter – 2%

A Curse of Crimson Tears by. Julie J. Morris – 1%

What have you just finished reading?

A Language Dragons by. S.F. Williamson ⭐️⭐️⭐️💫

A Touch of Poison by. Claire Sager – ⭐️⭐️⭐️

The Wicked and the Damned by. Rebecca Robinson – ⭐️⭐️⭐️💫 (arc)

Here Lie All the Boys Who broke My Heart by. Emma Simmerman – ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (arc)

Shadows and Secrets by. Arcadia Rayne – ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (arc)

A War of Wyverns by. S.F. Williamson – ⭐️⭐️⭐️💫(arc)

Stolen Midnights by. Katherine Quinn – ⭐️⭐️⭐️💫(arc)

Fallen Stars by. Imani Erriu – ⭐️⭐️⭐️💫

What are you going to read next?

Fallen Gods by. Rachel Van Dyken

A Winter of White Ash by. Lucia Damisa

I, Medusa by. Ayana Gray

A Whisper of Winds and Leaves by. M.B. Reese

Dragon Cursed by. Elise Kova

What are YOU reading right now?

Weekly Wrap Up | 1/4/26

Aloha friends!

Another week is over and here’s what happened:

+ We kind of had a few days of rest before New Year’s Eve. Hawaii loves to celebrate NYE with a lot of illegal fireworks, some legal too but mostly illegal. But last NYE there was a deadly accident, 3 people died, and like 10 or so people had burn injuries – it was horrendous. This year, there were stricter laws, so instead of people popping fireworks every night from November on….mostly everyone waited until NYE night (from 6pm-midnight) this time around. My dog struggles with it so I’m glad this year he only had to really struggle for one night instead of a whole 2 months of firework bombs going off.

+ My daughter’s birthday was yesterday so on Friday we took her to the Kroc Center Pool, they have a mini lazy river, and a kids play structure. She went there for swim lessons but because we aren’t members we always left the pool after lessons. So this was a nice way for her to have fun at the pool finally! It wasn’t crowded and we went a day before her birthday because the weather app was saying it was going to be cloudy during her birthday. And I hate to be in the pool with no sun – I can’t stand the cold. 😅

+ Today we are going to the Cheesecake Factory with my parents, my sister’s family and my family to celebrate my daughter and my nephew’s January birthdays! It’s supposed to rain hard today but I hope it doesn’t hit us until after we have lunch.

Blog Posts:

Books I Finished

  • A Language of Dragons by. S. F. Williamson
  • Heart’s Gambit by. J.D. Myall (audiobook)
  • The Night Ship by. Alex Woodroe
  • The Wicked and the Damned by. Rebecca Robinson
  • Shadows and Secrets by. Arcadia Rayne
  • Here Lie All the Boys Who Broke My Heart by. Emma Summerman

Currently Reading:

A War of Wyverns by. S.F. Williamson

Stolen Midnights by. Katherine Quinn

Love and Other Brain Experiments by. Hannah Brohm

The Cure by. Pedro Urvi

Fallen Stars by. Imani Erriu

Shows/Movies/Music I Watched/Listened To:

  • Football
  • Stranger Things Season 5 Finale (Netflix) – What a series, what a show, people will either hate or love the ending but I found it bittersweet! What I love about the show is how it reminded me of my childhood in the 80’s – what a time to be alive SIGH…I miss 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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Monthly Wrap Up | December 2025

I almost didn’t survive the week of Christmas, friends…I felt knocked out by Christmas day. Like literally could not keep my eyes awake after my family Christmas lunch! December was BUSY as usual, and I thought I was more prepared this year until the week of Christmas hit and I needed caffeine, I needed sleep, I needed energy…why does it always become such a rush of activities? 😅

I did manage to read books, I actually read to escape all the things I had to do lol.

I read 24 books and posted 18 book reviews in November.

Books I Read – 24 books

  1. Smoke and Scar by. Gretchen Powell Fox
  2. Hollow by Caroline Peckham and Susanne Valenti
  3. A Dance with Waves and Flames by. M.B. Reese
  4. A Vow of Shadow & Blood by. Charlene Antrobus
  5. Song of the Stars by. Kaiti Mills
  6. The Swan’s Daughter by. Roshani Chokshi (audiobook – alc)
  7. Oxford Blood by. Rachel Davis-Featherstone (arc)
  8. We’re a Bad Idea, Right? K.L. Walther (arc)
  9. Seven Deadly Thorns by. Amber Hamilton
  10. The Book of Blood and Roses by. Annie Summerlee
  11. Wings of Ash & Flame by. Jocelyn Bleu
  12. Not in My Book by. Katie Holt
  13. Daggermouth by. H.M. Wolfe
  14. My Blade, Your Book by. K.M. Moronova
  15. King of Ravens by. Clare Sager (arc)
  16. Heart’s Gambit by. J.D. Myall (audiobook – alc)
  17. The Night Ship by. Alex Woodroe (arc)
  18. Good Spirits by. B.K. Borison
  19. The Sins of Silas by. Kylie Snow
  20. The Lies of Lena by. Kylie Snow (audiobook – alc)
  21. Heavenly Bodies by. Imani Erriu (arc – republish)
  22. Graceless Heart by. Isabel Ibañez (arc)
  23. The Fall of Iris Henley by. Jennifer Graham (arc)
  24. Bound to the Broken Crown by. Astoria Hope (arc)

Reviews I Posted On My Blog: 17 Books

5 Star Reads – ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

4.5 Star Reads – ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️💫

4 Star Reads – ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

3.5 Star Reads – ⭐️⭐️⭐️💫:

3 Star Reads – ⭐️⭐️⭐️:

2.5 Star Reads – ⭐️⭐️💫

2 Star Reads – ⭐️⭐️

Book Tags:

The End of the Year Book Tag – 2025 Edition

Christmas Songs Book Tag | 2025

Blog Tours:

Other:

How was your month?

WWW Wednesday | 12/31/25

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?

One week ago it was Christmas Eve and now it’s New Year’s Eve!! Well friends, what a year it’s been right? I’ve had ups and downs, but throughout it all, I had books. I hope all of you have a Happy New Year!!!

What are you currently reading?

Stolen Midnights by. Katherine Quinn – 8% no progress, but I will be getting to this once it hits 2026 lol

A Language Dragons by. S.F. Williamson – page 43/432 – I need to finish this so I can listen to book two on audiobook.

A Touch of Poison by. Claire Sager – 43%

Fallen Stars by. Imani Erriu – audiobook and ebook

The Wicked and the Damned by. Rebecca Robinson – 35% this one is moving slowly

What have you just finished reading?

The Night Ship by. Alex Woodroe – ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Heart’s Gambit by. J.D. Myall – (ALC- audio) – ⭐️⭐️⭐️💫

Bound to the Broken Crown by. Astoria Hope – ⭐️⭐️⭐️ (arc)

The Fall of Iris Henley by. Jennifer Graham – ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (arc)

Heavenly Bodies by. Imani Erriu – ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (arc)

A Kiss of Iron by. Clare Sager – ⭐️⭐️⭐️💫(arc)

What are you going to read next?

Fallen Gods by. Rachel Van Dyken

Songbird of the Sorrows by. Braidee Otto

Dawn of the North by. Demi Winter

A Winter of White Ash by. Lucia Damisa

I, Medusa by. Ayana Gray

A War of Wyverns by. S.F. Williamson

A Whisper of Winds and Leaves by. M.B. Reese

What are YOU reading right now?

Weekly Wrap Up | 12/28/25

Aloha friends!

Another week is over and here’s what happened:

+ Christmas knocked me out! I was busy days before Christmas and then when that day hit, I had no energy because we went to a lively Xmas Eve party, then had to get up and do Christmas morning and get to Christmas lunch at my parent’s house. I was on the verge of sleeping during lunch but I at least made it to the car ride home to shut my eyes and then I got home and I knocked out. I had a headache, I had to get some electrolytes in me and just SLEEP.

+ Now I gotta figure out what to buy my daughter for her birthday. 🫠

Blog Posts:

Books I Finished

  • The Sins of Silas (The Otacian Chronicles, #2) by. Kylie Snow
  • The Lies of Lena (The Otacian Chronicles, #1) by. Kylie Snow (audiobook)
  • King of Ravens by. Clare Sager (arc)
  • The Book of Blood & Roses by. Annie Summerlee (arc)
  • Good Spirits by. B.K. Borison
  • Heavenly Bodies by. Imani Erriu (arc)

Currently Reading:

A Language of Dragons by. S.F. Willamson

Heart’s Gambit by. J.D. Myall

The Night Ship by. Alex Woodroe

The Wicked and the Damned by. Rebecca Robinson

Fallen Stars by. Imani Erriu (audiobook)

Shows/Movies/Music I Watched/Listened To:

  • Football
  • Stranger Things Season 5 Part 2 (Netflix) – I cannot believe the final episodes is on 12/31/25! Why they draw this out so long? 🤦🏻‍♀️

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 | 12/24/25

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?

Merry Christmas Eve (to those who celebrate)! We have a potluck with family tonight, so that should be fun. Tomorrow we have Christmas lunch at my mom’s house, and then on Friday we will go to Shabbat service because it’s my father-in-law’s anniversary of his passing. So it’s a busy few days but this is it – the rush will be over. And then I have to get gifts for my daughter’s birthday which is on the first weekend of January. 😅

I was so busy the past week that I forgot to do a WWW Wednesday post for 12/17 and a Weekly Wrap up on 12/21!

What are you currently reading?

Stolen Midnights by. Katherine Quinn – 8% no progress

A Language Dragons by. S.F. Williamson – page 43/432

Heart’s Gambit by. J.D. Myall – (ALC- audio) – 44%

The Night Ship by. Alex Woodroe –

What have you just finished reading?

The Sins of Silas by. Kylie Snow (The Otacian Chronicles, #2) – ⭐️⭐️⭐️

The Lies of Lena by. Kylie Snow (The Otacian Chronicles, #1) – ⭐️⭐️⭐️💫 (ALC-audio)

King of Ravens by. Clare Sager – ⭐️⭐️⭐️💫 (arc)

The Book of Blood and Roses by. Annie Summerlee – ⭐️⭐️⭐️💫 (arc)

Good Spirits by. B.K. Borison – ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (audiobook)

Graceless Heart by. Isabel Ibañez – ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (arc)

What are you going to read next?

Fallen Gods by. Rachel Van Dyken

Songbird of the Sorrows by. Braidee Otto

Dawn of the North by. Demi Winter

A Winter of White Ash by. Lucia Damisa

I, Medusa by. Ayana Gray

A War of Wyverns by. S.F. Williamson

A Whisper of Winds and Leaves by. M.B. Reese

What are YOU reading right now?

Weekly Wrap Up | 12/14/25

Aloha friends!

Another week is over and here’s what happened:

+ It was a busy week – I had to get Xmas gifts, send some of them, and my daughter had her annual school songfest.

+ Happy Hanukkah to all who celebrate. We had hard rain and flood advisories today so my hubby made the decision not to take the kids to temple in town for the Hanukkah party, which was a good idea since there was flooding and a lot of car accidents. Instead I went to buy jelly doughnuts, we we watched football while my daughter and I made sugar cookies, and then my son and I made the latkes he made for the latke contest at temple last week. I love his recipe! It had dill and chili powder. I was so proud to see him actually cooking it also! 😅 (he NEVER cooks). It was tiring but fun!

Blog Posts:

Books I Finished

Currently Reading:

Song of the Stars by. Kaiti Mills

My Blade, Your Back by. K.M. Moronova

The Book of Blood & Roses by. Annie Summerlee

Shows/Movies/Music I Watched/Listened To:

  • Football
  • Mouline Rouge (Netflix)
  • Dirty Dancing (Neflix)

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 | 12/10/25

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?

It was a busy weekend, which I thought led into an okay Monday, I did have stuff to do but I got a lot of reading done. Then yesterday was busy like I didn’t expect 😩 it’s that holiday “spirit” – busyness 😅.

BTW I am having fantasy fatigue I think – I was reading two books at the same time and both books had a side character named Kole, both were set in academia, both had magic – it’s all starting to blend. 🫠 Which means I need more palate cleansers! Please leave me any recs below that isn’t Fantasy or Dark Academia! lol

What are you currently reading?

Graceless Heart by. Isabel Ibañez – 1% no progress but will get to this probably this weekend?

Stolen Midnights by. Katherine Quinn – 8% no progress

Dawn in Ruins by. Magda Mizzi – 1% I was gifted this by the author but I’m kind of not in the mood to read a covid/dystopian book. I’ll try it again after Christmas.

Seven Deadly Thorns by. Amber Hamilton – 185/388 – this one is fun! I hope to finish by this weekend or earlier.

Song of the Stars by. Kaiti Mills – 42% – she’s an indie author and I saw her book on tiktok so I wanted to try it. It is very magical and kind of a cozy fantasy right now, so a bit too slow moving for me even though the characters are on a quest.

Mate by. Ali Hazelwood – 4% – but I think I’m going to return, not because I don’t like it, I just started, but I think I’ll be getting the audiobook in a few weeks and I could finish it faster that way.

The Book of Blood and Roses by. Annie Summerlee – 21%

What have you just finished reading?

Smoke and Scar by. Gretchen Powell Fox – ⭐️⭐️⭐️💫

Oxford Blood by. Rachael Davis Featherstone – ⭐️⭐️⭐️

We’re a Bad Idea, Right? – ⭐️⭐️⭐️💫

The Swan’s Daughter by. Roshani Chokshi – ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (ALC)

Wings of Ash & Flame by. Jocelyn Bleu – ⭐️⭐️⭐️💫

What are you going to read next?

Fallen Gods by. Rachel Van Dyken

Songbird of the Sorrows by. Braidee Otto

Dawn of the North by. Demi Winter

What are YOU reading right now?

Weekly Wrap Up | 12/7/25

Aloha friends!

Another week is over and here’s what happened:

+ I think I forgot to post a weekly recap last week! So just quick, last weekend was Thanksgiving weekend and we went over to my mom’s house for a Thanksgiving lunch. No one really loves Turkey so we did other foods, but it was fun as always and nice to be around family.

+ My hubby came back last weekend also – he got the keys to the house in Japan, met the neighbor who is a really nice older man who lives with his sister (I think they are both single?), but they took my hubby to the hardware store and to a piano recital and dinner. My hubby came home and said he would love to go back in March and take our son for spring break. We can’t all go because the price of tickets during spring break is ridiculous. Just for the two of them was a lot – so we have to plan a family trip in 2027. We have enough going on in 2026! I might have to back on the book buying ban because we have trips to plan!

+ My son’s piano recital was yesterday and that was great. He practices two months out so we’ve been hearing his Christmas piano piece since October! 😅

+ My kids have two of school until Winter Break! Yay! It’s a busy month for us.

Blog Posts:

Books I Finished

  • A Vow of Shadow and Blood by. Charlene Antrobus
  • We’ve Hit Turbulence by. Jessica L. Cozzi
  • Your Knife, My Heart by. K.M. Moronova
  • The Ragpicker King by. Cassandra Clare
  • Hollow by. Caroline Peckham & Susanne Valenti
  • A Dance with Waves and Flames by. M.B. Reese
  • Oxford Blood by. Rachael Davis-Featherstone
  • We Who Have No Gods by. Liza Anderson
  • We’re a Bad Idea Right? by. K.L. Walther
  • Smoke and Scar by. Gretchen Powell Fox

Currently Reading:

Song of the Stars by. Kaiti Mills

Mate by. Ali Hazelwood

The Swan’s Daughter by. Roshani Chokshi (audiobook)

Dawn in Ruins by. Magda Mizzi

Seven Deadly Thorns by. Amber Hamilton

Shows/Movies/Music I Watched/Listened To:

  • Football
  • Stranger Things (Netflix) – Season 5, Part one – so good!
  • Sean Combs: The Reckoning (Netflix) – 😒
  • Christmas songs!

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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Monthly Wrap Up | November 2025

November was my birthday month, and my best friend’s birthday month, so it was a fun month! I got to see friends, then family for Thanksgiving and I feel like the month went by FAST. I’m excited that I can read non-arc books right now because I finished all my 2025 arcs. I have already started on January and February ones so I’m excited that I’m ahead of my list.

I read 24 books and posted 18 book reviews in November.

Books I Read – 24 books and 1 – DNF

  1. Atmosphere by. Taylor Jenkins Reid
  2. A Kiss of Hammer and Flame by. Amy De La Force
  3. I’ll Find You Where the Timeline Ends by. Kylie Lee Baker
  4. Something Wicked by. Falon Ballard
  5. Persephone’s Curse by. Katrina Leno
  6. Trail Rides & Starry Eyes by. Katrina Emmel
  7. The Uninvited by. Nancy Banks
  8. The Ordeals by. Rachel Greenlaw
  9. Spark of the Everflame by. Penn Cole
  10. The Housemaid by. Freida McFadden
  11. Dead Fake by. Vincent Ralph
  12. Night Terror by. Vincent Ralph
  13. An Arcane Inheritance by. Kamilah Cole
  14. A Curse of Shadows and Ice by. Catharina Maura
  15. The Wolf and the Crown of Blood by. Elizabeth May
  16. Brimstone (Fae & Alchemy #2) by. Callie Hart
  17. Sword Catcher by. Cassandra Clare
  18. All We Once Had by. Katy Upperman
  19. Drive Me Crazy by. Lizzy Dent
  20. We Have No Gods by. Liza Anderson
  21. The Ragpicker King by. Cassandra Clare
  22. Your Knife, My Heart by. K.M. Moronova
  23. We’ve Hit Turbulence by. Jessica L. Cozzi
  24. The Rebel and the Rose by. Catherine Doyle

**DNF – Vesselless by. Cortney L. Winn – wasn’t feeling in the mood for this one no matter how I tried. Maybe will come back to it again.

Reviews I Posted On My Blog: 18 Books

5 Star Reads – ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

4.5 Star Reads – ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️💫

4 Star Reads – ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

3.5 Star Reads – ⭐️⭐️⭐️💫:

3 Star Reads – ⭐️⭐️⭐️:

2.5 Star Reads – ⭐️⭐️💫

2 Star Reads – ⭐️⭐️

Book Tags:

Birthstone Book Covers: November – Citrine | Topaz

Blog Tours:

Other:

How was your month?