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Monthly Wrap Up | September 2025

September was long and I was busy! I was also working on arcs because I had so many for September. I can’t believe we are in the last three months of the year, let’s just get through it, yeah?

I read 25 books and posted 23 book reviews in September.

Books I Read – 25 books:

  1. The Austen Affair by. Madeline Bell
  2. Hekate: The Witch by. Nikita Gill
  3. Fevered Star by. Rebecca Roanhorse (audiobook)
  4. Katabasis by. R.F. Kuang
  5. You Make it Feel Like Christmas by. Sophie Sullivan
  6. Thief of Night by. Holly Black
  7. We Who Will Die by. Stacia Clark
  8. And the River Drags Her Down by. Jihyun Yun
  9. Starchaser by. R.M. Gray
  10. Great Big Beautiful Life by. Emily Henry (audiobook)
  11. Moth Dark by. Kika Hatzpoulou
  12. Heartsick by. Kristina Forest
  13. The Scammer by. Tiffany D. Jackson
  14. Yours for the Season by. Emily Stone
  15. My Favorite Holidate by. Lauren Blakely
  16. The Crimson Throne by. Sara Raasch and Beth Revis
  17. Bitten by. Jordan Stephanie Gray (audiobook)
  18. To Cage a Wild Bird by. Brooke Fast
  19. Spellcaster by. Jaymin Eve (audiobook)
  20. With Thoughts of Jason by. Caleb A. Mertz
  21. Traitor Wolf by. Leia Stone
  22. Red City by. Marie Lu
  23. I Hope This Doesn’t Find You by. Ann Liang
  24. Eldritch by. Keri Lake
  25. For No Mortal Creature by. Keshe Chow

Reviews I Posted On My Blog: 23 Books

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Book Tags:

Birthstone Book Covers: September – Sapphire

Blog Tours:

BLOG TOUR} The Dating Prohibition by. Taj McCoy | Book Excerpt

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How was your month?

Weekly Wrap Up | 9/28/25

Aloha friends!

Another week is over and here’s what happened:

+ Today is my break! It’s been a long week, starting from all the events we had last weekend and straight into the week filled with doctor appointments, had to renew my driver’s license and then my daughter’s annual school carnival which is held from 2-5pm (the HOTTEST time of the day) – I dread it every year because it’s a sweat fest, but she loves it so I take her. 😅

Blog Posts:

Books I Finished

Currently Reading:

Immortal Consequences by. I.V. Marie

Red City by. Marie Lu (audiobook)

For No Mortal Creature by. Keshe Chow

Eldritch by. Keri Lake

Shows/Movies/Music I Watched/Listened To:

  • Chief of War (Apple +) – amazing finale! I hope there is a season 2.
  • Football

Albums I listened to:

  • Cardi B – Am I the Drama? – so good! On repeat!
  • Doja Cat – Vie – I love the 80’s sound but I think the album has to grow on me.
  • Mariah Carey – Here For it All – 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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Weekly Wrap Up | 9/21/25

Aloha friends!

Another week is over and here’s what happened:

+ How are we all getting through the week? I’ve thrown myself into books – and why, why, why do all my audiobook requests come through at the same time? 😩

+ Kids had Friday off from school but it was a busy weekend with my dad’s birthday (we had lunch at our house), kids going to piano and swim, and then a cousin’s daughter’s birthday is today – so we are going to that!

Blog Posts:

Books I Finished

Currently Reading:

Immortal Consequences by. I.V. Marie

Red City by. Marie Lu (audiobook)

The Scammer by. Tiffany D. Jackson

The Crimson Throne by. Sara Raasch and Beth Revis

Great Big Beautiful Life by. Emily Henry

Spellcaster by. Jaymin Eve

Shows/Movies/Music I Watched/Listened To:

  • The Summer I Turned Pretty (Amazon Prime Video) – Season 3 – It’s over and it took awhile but there was growth when Belly and Conrad finally just talk about things. I hear there’s a movie next? Hope it’s the wedding!
  • Chief of War (Apple +) – episode 8
  • Football – Eagles/Rams play today!

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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Weekly Wrap Up | 9/14/25

Aloha friends!

Another week is over and here’s what happened:

+ This week was mentally and emotionally draining. I am sick of gun violence. I cannot believe this country puts the value of guns over lives. People’s lives. CHILDREN’s lives. I am SICK of it.

I know it’s more complicated than gun control but that’s a step in the right direction, right? I don’t understand how all of us right now cannot agree on that alone, that it’s not OKAY that our kids are unsafe and sitting ducks at school. Smh…make it make sense.

SIGH…I’ll get back this week into reading, since I have some arcs I need to finish up, but my heart is so heavy.

Blog Posts:

Books I Finished

Currently Reading:

Immortal Consequences by. I.V. Marie

Tusk Love by. Thea Guazon

Moth Dark by. Kika Hatzopoulou

Shows/Movies/Music I Watched/Listened To:

  • The Summer I Turned Pretty (Amazon Prime Video) – Season 3 – I don’t love these last episodes. But honestly this is what I wanted for Belly BEFORE she agreed to marry Jere! LOL, not after. Like see she’s living it up in Paris and growing. She needed that growth earlier.
  • Chief of War (Apple +) – episode 7, it made me cry, broke my heart and made me angry.
  • Football – Eagles/Chiefs play today!

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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Weekly Wrap Up | 9/7/25

Aloha friends!

Another week is over and here’s what happened:

+ It’s September! So that means I had to spend some time getting my car maintenance done and safety check. I waited about 3 hours but at least I got to sit and read!

+ Football (NFL) is back! And the Philadelphia Eagles won their first game, so I’m happy.

Blog Posts:

Books I Finished

Currently Reading:

Fevered Star by. Rebecca Roanhorse (audiobook)

Hekate by. Nikita Gil

Immortal Consequences by. I.V. Marie

Thief of Night by. Holly Black (audiobook)

You Make it Feel Like Christmas by. Sophie Sullivan

Shows/Movies/Music I Watched/Listened To:

  • The Summer I Turned Pretty (Amazon Prime Video) – Season 3 – a boring episode, but it made me dislike Jere even MORE.
  • Football

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 | August 2025

August was a long month that went by quickly because my kids went back to school. So we are back in the school routine again! I did read a lot, apparently I had a lot of arcs for September to get through. I have 3 more arcs for September to finish!

I read 26 books and posted 20 book reviews in August.

Books I Read – 26 books:

  1. Endless Anger by. Sav R. Miller
  2. What Fury Brings by. Tricial Llevenseller
  3. The Robin on the Oak Throne by. K.A. Linde
  4. Witch of the Wolves by. Kaylee Archer
  5. Blood Moon by. Britney S. Lewis (audiobook)
  6. The Dragon and the Sun Lotus by. Amelie Wen Zhao
  7. The Dating Prohibition by. Taj McCoy
  8. The Dead of Summer by. Ryan La Sala
  9. Heir of Storms by. Lauryn Hamilton Murray
  10. Dream of the Shadows by. Logan Karlie (audiobook)
  11. Well Fell Apart by. E. Lockhart
  12. The Nightblood Prince by. Molly X. Chang
  13. Witch You Would by. Lia Amador
  14. Girl, Goddess, Queen by. Bea Fitzgerald
  15. Broken Souls and Bones by. LJ Andrews
  16. Sweet Heat by. Bolu Babaloa
  17. The Fallen and the Kiss of Dusk by. Carissa Broadbent
  18. A Scar in the Bone by. Sophie Jordan
  19. Coffin Moon by. Keith Rosson
  20. Wild Reverence by. Rebecca Ross
  21. A Forbidden Alchemy by. Stacey McEwan
  22. A Steeping of Blood by. Hafsah Faizal
  23. The Executioners Three by. Susan Dennard
  24. Charlie Quinn Lets Go by. Jamie Varon
  25. The Weaver Bride by. Lydia Gregovic
  26. While the Dark Remains by. Joanna Ruth Meyer (audiobook)

Reviews I Posted On My Blog: 20 Books

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3.5 Star Reads – ⭐️⭐️⭐️💫:

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2.5 Star Reads – ⭐️⭐️💫

Girl, Goddess, Queen by. Bea Fitzgerald | ARC Review

2 Star Reads – ⭐️⭐️

Book Tags:

Birthstone Book Covers: August – Peridot

Blog Tours:

Other:

How was your month?

Weekly Wrap Up | 8/31/25

Aloha friends!

Another week is over and here’s what happened:

+ My son turned 13 on Wednesday! He had presents and cake, but today we are going over to his grandparent house to have more food, cake and presents with them and they rest of the family.

+ It’s a 3 day weekend, it’s always nice to have one more day to sleep in!

Blog Posts:

Books I Finished

Currently Reading:

Witch of the Wolves by. Kayless Archer

Fevered Star by. Rebecca Roanhorse (audiobook)

Hekate by. Nikita Gil

The Austen Affair by. Madeline Bell

Immortal Consequences by. I.V. Marie

Shows/Movies/Music I Watched/Listened To:

  • The Summer I Turned Pretty (Amazon Prime Video) – Season 3 – what an episode – Conrad was not having huh? lol
  • Chief of War (Apple +) – episodes 5 and 6, war is coming!
  • The Life of the Walter Boys (Netflix) – season 2

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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Weekly Wrap Up | 8/24/25

Aloha friends!

Another week is over and here’s what happened:

+ My son is going to have his Bar Mitzvah next year so we have to attend “bootcamp” today to get all the information about the process, what he will need to do, what we need to do as parents, etc…

+ My daughter is almost done with swim classes but I’m signing her up for another six weeks, starting in mid-September. I love seeing her go from being scared in the first two classes to really building up her confidence each week!

+ We’re also going to the theater to watch K-Pop Demon Hunters today. Me and the kids have watched it about 5 times on Netflix, my daughter’s school plays the music during recess and lunch recess, and my son has been trying to make his hair like Jinu’s. My husband has walked in on us watching it twice but he always caught the ending – so he bought tickets claiming now he has a chance to see the full thing on screen.

Blog Posts:

Books I Finished

Currently Reading:

Blood Moon by. Britney S. Lewis (audiobook)

The Dead of Summer by. Ryan La Sala

Endless Anger by. Sav R. Miller

Witch of the Wolves by. Kayless Archer

Shows/Movies/Music I Watched/Listened To:

  • The Summer I Turned Pretty (Amazon Prime Video) – Season 3 – what an episode, what a mess! But I’m there for the drama.
  • Love Next Door (Netflix) – my son and I watched 3 episodes.

Listened to:

  • Conan Gray – Wishbone
  • Soulidified – One and Only
  • Doja Cat – Jealous Type

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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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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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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