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:

• Gingerbread Bones by. Lindsay Lovise | ARC Review – 4 stars
• Books I HAD to Have Immediately but Still Haven’t Read | TTT | Top Ten Tuesday | 7/28/26
• New Book Releases This Week | 7/28/26
• WWW Wednesday | 7/29/26
• Daybreak by. Autumn Woods | Book Review – 4.5 stars/2🌶️
• Books For Fall 2026
• Monthly Wrap Up | July 2026
• Spotlight | Adversary to the Villain by. Hannah Nicole Maehrer
• Birthstone Book Covers: August – Peridot | 2026
• Vow of Eternal Night by. Lily Crozier | ARC Review – 3.5 stars/1.5🌶️

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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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:

• An Arcane Education by. Lyla Andrews | ARC Review – 3 stars/2 🌶️
• Books That Live in My Head Rent-Free | TTT | Top Ten Tuesday | 7/21/26
• New Book Releases This Week | 7/21/26
• Tides of Fortune by. Lauryn Hamilton Murray | ARC and ALC Review – 3.5 stars
• WWW Wednesday | 7/22/26
• Song For Another Home by. Bora Lee Reed | ARC Review – 3.5 stars
• Stacking the Shelves | 7/23/26
• Favorite Books From the First Half of 2026
• The Anatomy of Magic by. Alexis L. Menard | Book Review – 4 stars/1.5🌶️
• Ravenous by. Kresley Cole | ARC and ALC Review – 2.5 stars/ 3🌶️

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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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:

• A Bargain So Bloody by. Vasilia Drake | Book Review – 3 stars
• A Magic So Deadly by. Vasilisa Drake | Book Review – 4 stars/2 🌶️
• Unbound by. Penelope Bloom | ARC Review – 3 stars/ 2 🌶️
• New Book Releases This Week | 7/14/26
• Books I Want to Read by New to Me Authors | TTT | Top Ten Tuesday | 7/14/26
• Forsaking Midnight by. Emily McIntire | ALC Review – 3.5 stars/ 2 🌶️
• WWW Wednesday | 7/15/26
• To Drown a Witch by. Lindsey Olsson | ARC Review – 4 stars/1 🌶️
• Prince of Swords by. Elise Kova | ARC Review – 4.5 stars/2 🌶️
• Vows of Blood and Deception by. Aria Ashbrook | Book Review – 3.5 stars/ 2 🌶️
• The Serpent’s Throne by. Kathryn Ann Kingsley | Book Review – 4 stars/1.5 🌶️

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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Aloha friends!

+ oh what a week it has been!! Yesterday was my son’s bar mitzvah so we had family fly down from New York and Delaware, played tourist a little in between the planning and getting things ready for the event. We had to do rehearsal, Friday night Shabbat service and then Saturday was the Bar Mitzvah – my heart is full. 🥰 And I am so exhausted. We are so immensely proud of him and his hard work – so many people praised him. It was a long day, but with so many of my family helping me, it was successful! Sometimes I wonder why I worry so much when usually things just work out. 😅. We had family, friends, community and food…then after a much needed nap we went to the hotel my in-laws are staying at and they cooked burgers and hot dogs, the kids did some evening swimming in the pool and then the beach. It was a beautiful Bar Mitzvah day! Now I have one more to do for my daughter in 3 years.

+ Today, we are doing brunch with my hubby’s family who flew down and my immediate family to do one last celebration.

+ now with all of that done…I have to do back to school shopping! And my hubby will be gone for a work trip next week so, it will be just me and the kids again.

Blog Posts:

• The Someday Garden by. Ashley Poston | Audiobook Review – 4 stars/ 2🌶️
• In Stormy Weather by. Chelsea Curto | ARC Review – 4 stars/ 2🌶️
• New Book Releases This Week | 7/7/26
• Book Titles That Include the Word ‘Witch’ | TTT | Top Ten Tuesday | 7/7/26
• WWW Wednesday | 7/8/26
• The Raven at the Ash Door by. K.A. Linde | Audiobook Review – 3.5 stars / 3🌶️
• Dominion by. Jean Kwok | ARC Review – 4 stars/ 2🌶️
• Queen of the Night Sky by. Amalie Howard | Audiobook Review – 3.5 stars/4 🌶️
• Birthstone Book Covers: July – Ruby | 2026
• Ruinous Ends by. I.V. Marie | ARC Review – 3 stars

Books I Finished

• Ruinous Ends by. I.V. Marie
• A Magic so Deadly by. Vasilia Drake
• A Bargain so Bloody by. Vasilia Drake
• Queen of the Night Sky by. Amalie Howard
• The Raven at the Ash Door by. K.A. Linde
• The Someday Garden by. Ashely Poston

Currently Reading:

• 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

Shows/Movies/Music I Watched/Listened To:

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

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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Aloha friends!

+ I’ve been busy with Bar Mitzvah planning – shopping for things I need, checking things off my list. Only 6 more days until the event and we will be done, until my daughter has hers in 3 years.

+ I am working slowly on July arcs, unfortunately, I have too much on my mind so when I read, I fall asleep right away so I’m trying out audiobooks to help me finish up some arcs.

Blog Posts:

• Rewrite the Stars by. Lindsay Hameroff | ARC Review
• Most Anticipated Books Releasing in the Second Half of 2026 | TTT | Top Ten Tuesday | 6/30/26
• New Book Releases This Week | 6/30/26
• WWW Wednesday | 7/1/26
• Of Venom and Vengeance by. Mikayla Bridge | ARC and ALC Review 3.5 stars
• Our Wicked Gifts by. Kathryn Foxfield | ARC Review 4 stars

Books I Finished

• Us Deadly Few by. Alexis Patton
• The Ice and Beyond by. Olivia WIldenstein
• Of Venom and Vengeance by. Mikayla Bridge

Currently Reading:

• The False Vow by. Lydia Gregovi
• Ruinous Ends by. I.V. Marie
• Because I Killed Him by. Edith Birde
• Tides of Fortune by. Lauryn Hamilton Murray

Shows/Movies/Music I Watched/Listened To:

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

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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