Tag: reading

WWW Wednesday | 3/19/25

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?

How is your week going? It’s spring break for my kiddos and my hubby just went to Washington D.C. on a work trip – it’s been a chill week and I’m getting a lot of reading done!

What are you currently reading?

Four Ruined Realms by. Mai Corland – 30% – audiobook – this is on pause because I still have it for a few days

Beg, Borrow, or Steal by. Sarah Adams – 2% just started this one!

Pride or Die by. CL Montblanc (arc) – 1% just started this one.

What have you just finished reading?

Their Vicious Games by. Joelle Wellington (audiobook) ⭐️⭐️⭐️💫

Frost Bound by. Frost Kay ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Oathbound by. Tracy Deonn ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️💫

Holy Terrors by. Margaret L. Owen (arc) ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️💫

To Shatter the Night by. Katherine Quinn ⭐️⭐️⭐️💫

These Summer Storms by. Sarah MacLean (arc) ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

What are you going to read next?

I really want to buy Sunrise on the Reaping by. Suzanne Collins but why is the EBOOK $18.99 on Amazon?! And the hardcover is $19.59 😳. That is just not right smh….price gouging much?!

What are YOU reading right now?

Weekly Wrap Up | 3/16/25

Aloha friends!

Another week is over and here’s what happened:

+ My daughter’s Market Day happened and she sold 3 bookmarks. She was kinda bummed but I had to point out that’s what happens with a small business plus the “market” was flooded with bookmark sellers. I think 5 of them in her class made bookmarks! And that was only HER class, there are 80+ second graders so who knows how many made bookmarks. She was able to buy some really interesting crafts like air dry clay keychains, air dry clay coasters, and there were services too – she got her shoe “shined” lol – I thought that was cute. And another kid was doing removable tattoos. Cool right? Also she bought 3 bookmarks from her other friends. I was very proud of her!

+ My daughter also had her school’s annual Songfest and I loved their performance. The theme this year was Cultural Diversity – and I love it especially with what is happening in our government that their school is not afraid to embrace diversity and inclusion. Hard to not embrace it here in Hawaii where we are a very diverse population here. It was a fun show and it kicked off Spring Break!

+ We are not doing anything special for Spring Break. My daughter has math camp for 3 days, just 90 minutes a day at school but yeah…we are just hanging out. Also my hubby does have to fly into DC this week for a 2 day conference.

I hope you all have a great week!

Blog Posts:

Books I Read:

Currently Reading:

Shows/Movies/Music I Watched/Listened To:

  • Mayhem – Lady Gaga – I’m obsessed!

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!

WWW Wednesday | 3/12/25

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?

Next week is Spring Break for my kids – can’t believe it. But maybe I’ll have time to read more books!

What are you currently reading?

Four Ruined Realms by. Mai Corland – 30% – audiobook

Oathbound by. Tracy Deonn – 11% – finally!

Holy Terrors by. Margaret L. Owen (arc) – 4% just started this one.

Pride or Die by. CL Montblanc (arc) – 1% just started this one.

What have you just finished reading?

All the Stars Align by. Gretchen Schreiber (arc) ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Thunderhead by. Neal Shusterman ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

The Beautiful Maddening by. Shea Ernshaw (arc) ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Five Broken Blades by. Mai Corland (borrowed audiobook) ⭐️⭐️⭐️💫

Filthy Rich Vampire by. Geneva Lee (KU) ⭐️⭐️💫

What are you going to read next?

What are YOU reading right now?

Weekly Wrap Up | 3/9/25

Aloha friends!

Another week is over and here’s what happened:

+ Nothing exciting happened this week – I did get my flu shot finally and so I was dealing with feeling a bit feverish afterwards but it coincided with my PMS/hot flashes lol…so I was used to that.

+ Just did the usual cleaning, laundry, blogging, reading and dropping off the kids and picking up the kids. I feel like I’m doing less spending now that the economy is shaky and uncertain. I mean that’s good for me I guess! I did buy an ebook though – Oathbound by. Tracy Deonn. I couldn’t help myself lol.

+ This week my daughter has Market Day at school. The second graders made their own products, my daughter decided to do bookmarks – I helped her cut the cardstock and put the tassels but she’s doing all the artwork for the bookmarks. They get tickets from their teacher to buy stuff from the market also so we’ll see how that goes! I think it’s a fun idea.

I hope you all have a great week!

Blog Posts:

Books I Read:

Currently Reading:

Shows/Movies/Music I Watched/Listened To:

  • Running Point (Netflix) – I love Kate Hudson and this was so funny and also heartwarming.
  • Mayhem – Lady Gaga – What an album! I love it – it makes me want to dance!

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!

WWW Wednesday | 3/5/25

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’s March! Can you believe it? I’m working on a few books at a time right now, which isn’t the best idea but I’m determined to at least finish Thunderhead and The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes this week. I’m trying to do more audiobooks but we’ll see how I do.

What are you currently reading?

Filthy Rich Vampire by. Geneva Lee (KU) – 23%

Thunderhead by. Neal Shusterman – 197/504 – Got a lot reading on this one during this weekend!

Tale of the Heart Queen by. Nisha J. Tuli (borrowed) – 11% – last book in the series.

The Beautiful Maddening by. Shea Ernshaw (arc) – 23% – what the enchanted tulips?! This book is kind of strange, but we’ll see how it goes.

Five Broken Blades by. Mai Corland (borrowed audiobook) – 22% found this on Libby as an audiobook!

What have you just finished reading?

One in a Million by. Beverley Kendall (arc) ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

This Time it’s Real by. Ann Liang (borrowed audiobook) ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Under the Surface by. Diana Urban ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Of Earthly Delights by. Goldy Moldavsky (arc)⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

A Journey to Us by. Lady B ⭐️⭐️⭐️

The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by. Suzanne Collins ⭐️⭐️⭐️

What are you going to read next?

What are YOU reading right now?

Weekly Wrap Up | 3/2/25

Aloha friends!

Another week is over and here’s what happened:

+ My hubby is a federal worker so let’s just say, every week since Trump has been in office has been a circus. He never knows if he will still have a job. So far he does…but he’s stressed. I’m stressed too but as long as he has his job, I try to stay positive.

+ Went to the library to pick up two books: Under the Surface by. Diana Urban and To Shatter the Night by. Katherine Quinn

+ Made some beaded bag charms/keychains for my Etsy shop because I realize I have a lot of beads in my craft boxes. I don’t know if any of you readers are crafters, but you know how you have a little bit of everything lying around? 😅. It felt good to make stuff – I kind of miss it.

I hope you all have a great week!

Blog Posts:

Books I Read:

Currently Reading:

Shows/Movies/Music I Watched/Listened To:

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!

WWW Wednesday | 2/26/25

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?

We are in the last week of February friends – it’s unbelievable! That means I have 3 months until my trip to South Korea with my older sister. It also means Spring Break is just around the cover but we aren’t planning anything special because my daughter wanted to do 3 days of math camp at school (I love that she wanted to sign up!) and then my hubby has to go to Washington D.C. for a work conference during that week also. As for my reading, I think I’m on a roll (don’t want to jinx it lol). I hope all of you have a good week!

What are you currently reading?

Filthy Rich Vampire by. Geneva Lee (KU) – 1% just started!

Thunderhead by. Neal Shusterman – 14% – my ebook copy expired so I have to read my hardcover now. So that might go a little more slowly.

A Journey to Us by. Lady B (gifted to me) – 11%

The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by. Suzanne Collins (borrowed) – 26% – I’m determined to finish this one since Sunrise on the Reaping is coming out soon!

Of Earthly Delights by. Goldy Moldavsky (arc) – 5%, just started!

What have you just finished reading?

Queen of Shadows and Ruin by. Nisha J. Tuli (arc) ⭐️⭐️⭐️💫

Hangry Hearts by. Jennifer Chen (arc) ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Rebel Witch by. Kristen Ciccarelli ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️💫

The Thrashers by. Julie Soto ⭐️⭐️⭐️💫

What are you going to read next?

What are YOU reading right now?

Weekly Wrap Up | 2/23/25

Aloha friends!

Another week is over and here’s what happened:

+ Kids had a 4-day weekend, lucky them! So we went to see the Dog Man movie (we have all the books because my son was reading them in elementary school and then gave them to his sister, who loves the whole series). The movie was…wild lol…I was laughing because I felt like the humor was geared towards adults, but my daughter found it funny as well.

+ I had plans for this weekend, a birthday party for my cousin’s daughter at the water park, but my daughter pulled a neck muscle on Wednesday, at school. Poor thing, she had a hard time bending her head to the right, she was crying in the health room and I get it because I’ve had a stiff neck before and it takes days to loosen up. I used to be a massage therapist, so I’ve been working on it, been using a hot pack on it and trying to encourage her to do stretches. I think she may have slept on it funny or she does a lot of coloring at school and home, and sometimes her right arm gets tired, so it might have been from that. So she only went to school twice this week, but at least her school was closed on Friday.

+ Can you believe we are at the end of February?

I hope you all have a great week!

Blog Posts:

Books I Read:

Currently Reading:

Shows/Movies/Music I Watched/Listened To:

  • American Murder: Gabby Petito (netflix)

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!

WWW Wednesday | 2/19/25

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?

Can you believe March starts next Saturday? I actually got a lot of reading done this week – yay! Maybe I’m out of my mood slump (for now). I’m determined to finish these arcs for March though so wish me luck!

What are you currently reading?

Thunderhead by. Neal Shusterman – 14% – my ebook copy expired so I have to read my hardcover now. So that might go a little more slowly.

Filthy Rich Vampire by. Geneva Lee – 1% just started!

Queen of Shadows and Ruin by. Nisha J. Tuli (arc) – 31% I just started this one but I’m almost halfway there!

Hangry Hearts by. Jennifer Chen (arc) (arc) – 1% just started!

What have you just finished reading?

When the Bones Sing by. Ginny Myers Sain(arc) ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Something Like Fate by. Amy Lea (arc) ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Onyx Storm by. Rebecca Yarros (owned) ⭐️⭐️💫

The Scorpion and the Night Blossom by. Amélie Wen Zhao ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️💫

Spells, Strings, and Forgotten Things by. Breanne Randall (arc) ⭐️⭐️⭐️💫

What are you going to read next?

What are you reading right now?

Weekly Wrap Up | 2/16/25

Aloha friends!

Another week is over and here’s what happened:

+ The Philadelphia Eagles won the Super bowl last Sunday! WOOHOO! So I was very nervous and couldn’t even watch the first of the game LOL. I could watch it after it was 24-0 BUT…knowing Kansas City, I didn’t trust that score until the end of the game. 😅 I love the Eagles but gosh my heart can’t take watching them in a super bowl. SO happy they won though.

+ More national news – but I hate the news right now. And because I hate the news, I watched Eagles highlights ALL WEEK. Just to be nice to my mental health.

+ The vog (volcanic smoke from the eruption on the Big Island) was bad on our island this week – the haze was covering the mountains. So my Monday and Tuesday started off with a headache. It always makes my allergies act up and my sinus fill up – so that wasn’t fun. Tylenol, saline spray, Claritin and a hot towel on my face did help 😅, at least to get my sinuses draining.

+ My daughter had a Honey Bee Valentine’s Day Luncheon (their mascot is the bee) on Thursday, so I went to eat lunch with her. It’s always crazy and chaotic at these luncheon events, and always so quick. I only have 20 minutes with her out of their 30 minute lunch – she wants to play at lunch recess lol. So that was a quick event but glad I could be there with her.

+ Kids have a 4 day weekend, which is nice.

I hope you all have a great week!

Blog Posts:

Books I Read:

Currently Reading:

Shows/Movies/Music I Watched/Listened To:

  • Super Bowl 59 – Kansas City Chiefs vs. Philadelphia Eagles – yay, the Eagles won!
  • Kendrick Lamar – GNX album

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!