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Moonshine Volume 1

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Title: Moonshine Volume 1

Author: Brian Azzarello and Eduardo Risso

Publisher: Image 2017

Genre: Graphic Novel

Pages: 144

Rating: 4/5 stars

Reading Challenges: Graphic Novel

Set deep in Appalachia during Prohibition, MOONSHINE tells the story of Lou Pirlo, a city-slick “torpedo” sent from New York City to negotiate a deal with the best moonshiner in West Virginia, Hiram Holt. Lou figures it a milk run, but what he doesn’t figure is that Holt’s just as cunning and ruthless as any NYC crime boss. Not only will Holt do anything for his illicit booze operation, he’ll stop at nothing to protect a much darker, bloodier family secret.

Random pick from he new books shelf at the library. Hmmm... a Prohibition era horror comic? I'm totally down for this one. I enjoyed the characters and the storyline. However, I wish the storyline would have moved a bit faster. Still an enjoyable volume. 

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Next up on the TBR pile:

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tags: graphic novel, 4 stars
categories: Book Reviews
Saturday 02.10.18
Posted by Tobe Buffenbarger
 

A Toxic Trousseau by Juliet Blackwell

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Title: A Toxic Trousseau (Witchcraft Mystery #8)

Author: Juliet Blackwell

Publisher: Obsidian 2016

Genre: Cozy Mystery

Pages: 332

Rating: 5/5 stars

Reading Challenges: Popsugar - Local Author; I Love Libraries; Finishing the Series

Even the most skilled sorceress can’t ward off a lawsuit, and Lily is not at her enchanting best with her hands full as the temporary leader of San Francisco's magical community. So after her potbellied pig Oscar head-butts rival clothier Autumn Jennings, Lily tries to make peace without a costly personal injury case.
 
But any hope of a quiet resolution is shattered when Autumn turns up dead. As one of the prime suspects, Lily searches for a way to clear her name and discovers a cursed trousseau among Autumn’s recently acquired inventory. Lily must deal with a mysterious dogwalker and spend the night in a haunted house as she delves into the trunk’s treacherous past. She’s got to figure out who wanted to harm Autumn fast, before the curse claims another victim…

The last volume in this series was a bit of a disappointment when comparing it to the rest of the series. Thankfully this one brought the storyline and characters back to where they should be. We get an interesting storyline, the inclusion of the Winchester House (I'm sorry, the Rodchester House), and some great revelations. I loved the side plot of Aidan going out of town and Lily becoming the holder of the satchel! This story finally revealed a bit of what has been teased in the last couple of stories about a gathering story in San Francisco. Hopefully the next book in the series will have more revelations. Loving this one!

Witchcraft Mystery

  • #1 Secondhand Spirits
  • #2 A Cast Off Coven
  • #3 Hexes and Hemlines
  • #4 In a Witch's Wardrobe
  • #5 Tarnished and Torn
  • #6 A Vision in Velvet
  • #6.5 A Haunting is Brewing
  • #7 Spellcasting in Silk
  • #8 A Toxic Trousseau
  • #9 A Magical Match
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Next up on the TBR pile:

jujutsu11.jpg liminal.jpg jujutsu12.jpg enchantra.jpg water moon.jpg uzumaki.jpg alley.jpg deserter.jpg black paradox.jpg tombs.jpg gyo.jpg soichi.jpg book of the most.jpg great big.jpg jujutsu13.jpg jujutsu14.jpg jujutsu15.jpg seoulmates.jpg twisted1.jpg lore7.jpg jujutsu16.jpg twisted2.jpg twisted3.jpg twisted4.jpg
tags: Juliet Blackwell, mystery, paranormal, 5 stars, I Love Libraries
categories: Book Reviews
Friday 02.09.18
Posted by Tobe Buffenbarger
 

Hex Hall by Rachel Hawkins

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Title: Hex Hall (Hex Hall #1)

Author: Rachel Hawkins

Publisher: Disney Hyperion 2010

Genre: YA Paranormal

Pages: 323

Rating: 4/5 stars

Reading Challenges: Perpetual (YA of US); Popsugar -- Alliteration; Finishing the Series

Three years ago, Sophie Mercer discovered that she was a witch. It's gotten her into a few scrapes. Her non-gifted mother has been as supportive as possible, consulting Sophie's estranged father—an elusive European warlock—only when necessary. But when Sophie attracts too much human attention for a prom-night spell gone horribly wrong, it's her dad who decides her punishment: exile to Hex Hall, an isolated reform school for wayward Prodigium

I have School Spirits sitting on my unread shelves and put it on my TBR list for this year, but didn't realize that this was a spin-off series. So I decided to start at the beginning with Hex Hall. I sped through this book, not that it was life-changing or super emotional, but because it was highly enjoyable and easily read. I immediately loved Sophie and the assortment of side characters at Hecate Hall. I was drawn into the world and loved discovering the secrets locked within. I will definitely be continuing on with this series. In fact, I've already put the other two books in the trilogies on hold at the library.

Hex Hall:

  • #1 Hex Hall
  • #2 Demonglass
  • #3 Spell Bound
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Next up on the TBR pile:

jujutsu11.jpg liminal.jpg jujutsu12.jpg enchantra.jpg water moon.jpg uzumaki.jpg alley.jpg deserter.jpg black paradox.jpg tombs.jpg gyo.jpg soichi.jpg book of the most.jpg great big.jpg jujutsu13.jpg jujutsu14.jpg jujutsu15.jpg seoulmates.jpg twisted1.jpg lore7.jpg jujutsu16.jpg twisted2.jpg twisted3.jpg twisted4.jpg
tags: Rachel Hawkins, young adult, paranormal, perpetual, YA Across the USA, Popsugar, Finishing the Series, 4 stars
categories: Book Reviews
Friday 02.09.18
Posted by Tobe Buffenbarger
 

Lovely Videos

The Fresh Prince and Wawa shout-outs were the best parts!

We always enjoy these movies.

Love the ridiculous dinosaur movies.

Call me intrigued...

I've enjoyed all of Duncan Jones's movies.

I'm totally here for The Wasp!

Classic!

Love Sam Rockwell!

This is genius!

Another one!!!

I can't wait!

"I respect that bitch's choice!"

Yes!!!!

categories: Fun Videos
Thursday 02.08.18
Posted by Tobe Buffenbarger
 

Herland by Charlotte Perkins Gilman

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Title: Herland

Author: Charlotte Perkins Gilman

Published: 1915

Genre: Classics - Feminism

Pages: 128

Rating: 4/5 stars

Reading Challenges: Perpetual (Feminism); Reading Assignment; Popsugar - About Feminism

Charlotte Perkins Gilman (1860-1935) was an American sociologist, writer, and a lecturer for social reform. She was a utopian feminist. Her best remembered work today is her short story, "The Yellow Wallpaper".
"Herland" (1915) describes an isolated society comprised entirely of women who reproduce via parthenogenesis. The result is an ideal social order, free of war, conflict and domination. 

I've read and loved Gilman's "The Yellow Wallpaper", but somehow I never picked this one up. Thankful that I did as it's an interesting bit of feminist history. I immediately fell for the account of this utopian society populated only by women. Gilman allows the reader to feel the wonder and confusion along with her three main male characters. Her thoughts of motherhood and societal worth are interesting if a bit outdated. But reminding myself that she wrote this in 1915 gives me the correct lenses to read it through. I don't expected 21st feminist critique from her, but am fascinated by her early 20th century approach. 

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Next up on the TBR pile:

jujutsu11.jpg liminal.jpg jujutsu12.jpg enchantra.jpg water moon.jpg uzumaki.jpg alley.jpg deserter.jpg black paradox.jpg tombs.jpg gyo.jpg soichi.jpg book of the most.jpg great big.jpg jujutsu13.jpg jujutsu14.jpg jujutsu15.jpg seoulmates.jpg twisted1.jpg lore7.jpg jujutsu16.jpg twisted2.jpg twisted3.jpg twisted4.jpg
tags: Charlotte Perkins Gilman, classics, Feminism, perpetual, Reading Assignment, Popsugar
categories: Book Reviews
Wednesday 02.07.18
Posted by Tobe Buffenbarger
 

Top Ten Tuesday -- Been on My TBR the Longest

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Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January of 2018. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together.

How it works:

I assign each Tuesday a topic and then post my top ten list that fits that topic. You’re more than welcome to join me and create your own top ten (or 2, 5, 20, etc.) list as well. Feel free to put a unique spin on the topic to make it work for you! Please link back to That Artsy Reader Girl in your own post so that others know where to find more information.

I'm sad to say that there are definitely some books sitting on my unread shelves that have been there for years... A few of these are actually on my short list for this year. Hopefully I can decrease this list soon.

  1. Little Bee by Chris Cleave
  2. Duchess of Aquitaine by Margaret Ball
  3. Ireland by Frank Delaney
  4. The Birth of Venus by Sarah Dunant
  5. Contact by Carl Sagan
  6. Lady Elizabeth by Alison Weir
  7. The Sweetness at the Bottom of a Pie by Alan Bradley
  8. Born for Liberty by Sara Evans
  9. The Devlin Diary by Christie Phillips
  10. Cranford by Elizabeth Gaskell

Next up on the TBR pile:

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tags: Top Ten Tuesday
categories: Books
Tuesday 02.06.18
Posted by Tobe Buffenbarger
 

Music Monday -- Hamilton "Wrote My Way Out"

This is such an amazing version of this song! I'm so excited that they created a video for it.

tags: Hamilton
categories: Music
Monday 02.05.18
Posted by Tobe Buffenbarger
 

The Angel Stone by Juliet Dark

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Title: The Angel Stone (Fairwick Trilogy #3)

Author: Juliet Dark

Publisher: Ballantine Books 2013

Genre: Fantasy

Pages: 303

Rating: 4/5 stars

Reading Challenges: I Love Libraries; A to Z - A; Finishing the Series

For Callie McFay, a half-witch/half-fey professor of folklore and Gothic literature, the fight to save the enchanted town of Fairwick, New York, is far from over. After a hostile takeover by the Grove—a sinister group of witches and their cohorts—many of the local fey have been banished or killed, including Callie’s one true love. And in place of the spirit of tolerance and harmony, the new administration at Fairwick College has fostered an air of danger and distrust. 
 
With her unique magical abilities, Callie is the only one who can rescue her friends from exile and restore order to the school—a task that requires her to find the Angel Stone, a legendary talisman of immense power. Propelled on an extraordinary quest back to seventeenth-century Scotland, Callie risks her life to obtain the stone. Yet when she encounters a sexy incarnation of her lost love, she finds the greater risk is to her heart. As the fate of Fairwick hangs in the balance, Callie must make a wrenching choice: reclaim a chance for eternal passion or save everything she holds dear.

I really enjoyed the last book in this fun trilogy. I was looking forward to this volume, but was unsure of where this was going to go. I was concerned about the the premise of Callie going back in time to find the Angel Stone. I was afraid it was going to be too rushed or drag on too long. Instead, It was a nice change of setting and helped to move the plotline along. I really fell back in love with Callie and William. Definitely a good conclusion to the story. 

Fairwick Trilogy:

  • #1 The Demon Lover
  • #2 The Water Witch
  • #3 The Angel Stone
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Next up on the TBR pile:

jujutsu11.jpg liminal.jpg jujutsu12.jpg enchantra.jpg water moon.jpg uzumaki.jpg alley.jpg deserter.jpg black paradox.jpg tombs.jpg gyo.jpg soichi.jpg book of the most.jpg great big.jpg jujutsu13.jpg jujutsu14.jpg jujutsu15.jpg seoulmates.jpg twisted1.jpg lore7.jpg jujutsu16.jpg twisted2.jpg twisted3.jpg twisted4.jpg
tags: Juliet Dark, fantasy, Finishing the Series, a to z, I Love Libraries, 4 stars
categories: Book Reviews
Sunday 02.04.18
Posted by Tobe Buffenbarger
 

February 2018 Life Goals

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Let’s check in on January's goals and my progress.

  • Make a Dermatologist Appoitment -- Success. Turns out all my moles are benign. 
  • Make Eye Appointments -- Fail. I just never got around to this one.
  • Make Dentist Appointments -- Fail.
  • Make My Doctor Appointment -- Success. 
  • Check in about TK for 2018-2019 -- Success I guess. I check in and registration opens on March 1st.
  • Discuss Spring Break Plans -- Fail. Totally forgot about this one.
  • Finalize Retreat Numbers for February -- Success! I've even got a chunk of the nonperishable groceries bought!
  • Restart Meal Planning/Budgeting -- Success! After a couple of stock-up store visits, I'm back in track.
  • Check in with Reoccurring Boxes -- Success! I canceled a few boxes, checked in with a few, and continued with a few. 
  • Supervise the Q1 Care Exchange -- Success! We have a few packages outstanding, but the deadline isn't until Feb. 5th. So far, we're doing good.
  • Send Out All January Cards -- Success!
  • Update Birthday List -- Success! I went through and wrote out all the birthday. Easy peasy for sending cards. 
  • Read 3000 pages and 10 books -- Success! I actually surpassed my goals with 18 books read and over 5000 pages. I know that I won't be able to keep up this pace, but it was nice to start the reading year off right.
  • Schedule Winter (Jan-March) Activities -- Success! 

February's Goals:

  • Read 15 Books -- I did so well in January, I want to keep up the momentum.
  • Gather documents for TK registration -- Registration opens March 1st, so I need to get the documents together this month.
  • Make Dentist Appointments -- Carry over goal
  • Make Eye Appointments -- Carry over goal
  • Buy flowers for the house twice -- Trader Joe's and Sprouts have had such pretty flowers lately. I need to brighten up my kitchen this month.
  • Paint my nails twice -- I painted my nails over the holidays and forgot how much it makes me happy. Need to keep this going.
  • Make three new recipes -- Part of my yearly goals is to make 52 new recipes. I did a few in January, but need to pay attention and make sure I add some new ones this month. I do have a Kofta Patties recipe ready for next week.
  • Make donuts twice -- I got a donut cookbook for Christmas and have yet to use it. Granted I was gone for a few weeks, but I'm back and want fun donuts!
  • Blog drafts for Feb and March -- Trying to get back into the swing of things on the blog.
  • Have fun at the retreat!!!! -- I'm so looking forward to this! I haven't been away overnight from Quentin ever. Momma needs a few days to recharge!

Next up on the TBR list:

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tags: Monthly Life Goals
categories: Life
Sunday 02.04.18
Posted by Tobe Buffenbarger
 

The Day the Dead Came to Show and Tell by Mira Grant

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Title: The Day the Dead Came to Show and Tell (Newsflash #3.6)

Author: Mira Grant

Publisher: Orbit 2014

Genre: Horror 

Pages: 105

Rating: 5/5 stars

Reading Challenges: Mount TBR; What's in a Name - Word "the" used twice

A new Newsflesh novella from the New York Times bestselling author that brought you Feed, Mira Grant.

Outside the classroom walls the Rising was spreading, but inside was a carefully protected sanctuary against the growing threat. 

Or so the teachers and students thought.

I thoroughly enjoyed Grant's original Newsflesh trilogy a few years back and have been enjoying the additions of the short stories and continuations of the story. This short little story was full of all the horror and expert writing I have come to expect from Grant. I was completely horrified by this tale of a teacher attempting to save herself and her students from the unspeakable horror of the infected. I sped through this story and loved very bit of it. Such a great story!

Newflesh:

  • #0.5 Countdown
  • #0.75 San Diego 2014
  • #1 Feed
  • #1.5 Fed
  • #2 Deadline
  • #3 Blackout
  • #3.5 How Green This Land, How Blue This Sea
  • #3.6 The Day the Dead Came to Show and Tell
  • #3.7 Please Do Not Taunt the Octopus
  • #4 Feedback
  • #4.5 All the Pretty Little Horses
  • #4.6 Coming to You Live
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Next up on the TBR pile:

jujutsu11.jpg liminal.jpg jujutsu12.jpg enchantra.jpg water moon.jpg uzumaki.jpg alley.jpg deserter.jpg black paradox.jpg tombs.jpg gyo.jpg soichi.jpg book of the most.jpg great big.jpg jujutsu13.jpg jujutsu14.jpg jujutsu15.jpg seoulmates.jpg twisted1.jpg lore7.jpg jujutsu16.jpg twisted2.jpg twisted3.jpg twisted4.jpg
tags: Mira Grant, horror, zombies, mount tbr, What's in a Name, 5 stars
categories: Book Reviews
Friday 02.02.18
Posted by Tobe Buffenbarger
 

2018 Winter's Respite Readathon - End Post

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Pages Read: 376 (The Bostonians) + 249 (The English Wife)
Pages Read Total: 5855

Books Read: 1
Books Read Total: 18

Comments: Wow! Check out those stats! I totally rocked my reading in January and started the year off right. I can't wait to see what I read in February.

Goals: 

  • Read 10 books ✓
  • Read 3000 pages ✓
  • Review all books read ✓
  • Read at least one book for every reading challenge - One reading challenge off!
    • Perpetual ✓
    • Mount ✓
    • TBR Pile ✓
    • Reading Assignment ✓
    • Popsugar ✓
    • Share-a-Tea ✓
    • What's in a Name?
    • Modern Mrs. Darcy ✓
    • A to Z ✓
    • Graphic Novel ✓
    • Finishing the Series ✓
    • Library Love ✓
    • Picture Books ✓

TBR Pile:

  • The Light Between Oceans by M.L. Stedman ✓
  • Nefertiti by Michelle Moran ✓
  • Arabian Nights ✓
  • The English Wife by Lauren Willig (in progress)
  • Spellcasting in Silk by Juliet Blackwell ✓
  • No Time Like the Past by Jodi Taylor ✓
  • The Origin of Satan by Elaine Pagels ✓
  • The Bostonians by Henry James ✓
  • The Walking Dead Vol. 27 ✓
  • Diana Prince Wonder Woman Vol. 1 ✓
  • Diana Prince Wonder Woman Vol. 2 ✓
  • Diana Prince Wonder Woman Vol. 3 ✓
  • Diana Prince Wonder Woman Vol. 4 ✓
  • Wonder Woman Rebirth Vol. 1 ✓ 
  • Wonder Woman Rebirth Vol. 2 ✓
  • The Governess of Highland Hall by Carrie Turansky ✓
  • The Daughter of Highland Hall by Carrie Turansky ✓
  • A Refuge at Highland Hall by Carrie Turansky ✓
  • A Haunting is Brewing by Juliet Blackwell ✓

Next up on the TBR pile:

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tags: Winter's Respite Readathon
categories: Readathon
Friday 02.02.18
Posted by Tobe Buffenbarger
 

Forbidden Brides of the Faceless Slaves in the Secret House of the Night of Dread Desire by Neil Gaiman

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Title: Forbidden Brides of the Faceless Slaves in the Secret House of the Night of Dread Desire

Author: Neil Gaiman and Shane Oakley

Publisher: Dark Horse 2017

Genre: Graphic Novel

Pages: 48

Rating: 5/5 stars

Reading Challenges: Graphic Novel

A celebrated send-up of gothic literature, beautifully adapted into a dark, brooding, and oddly comical graphic novel. Somewhere in the night, a raven caws, an author's pen scratches, and thunder claps. The author wants to write fiction: stories about frail women in white nightgowns, mysterious bumps in the night, and the undead rising to collect old debts. But he keeps getting interrupted by the everyday annoyances of talking ravens, duels to the death, and his sinister butler.

How did I not know that this comic existed? I love the weird and wonderful writings of Neil Gaiman. This slim volume is a treat. The writing is gorgeous, of course, it's Neil Gaiman. But it's the art that really shines in this volume. So gorgeous! I sped through this in less than 15 minutes, because it is just so amazing! Definite. recommendation.

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Next up on the TBR pile:

jujutsu11.jpg liminal.jpg jujutsu12.jpg enchantra.jpg water moon.jpg uzumaki.jpg alley.jpg deserter.jpg black paradox.jpg tombs.jpg gyo.jpg soichi.jpg book of the most.jpg great big.jpg jujutsu13.jpg jujutsu14.jpg jujutsu15.jpg seoulmates.jpg twisted1.jpg lore7.jpg jujutsu16.jpg twisted2.jpg twisted3.jpg twisted4.jpg
tags: Neil Gaiman, graphic novel, 5 stars, fant, horror
categories: Book Reviews
Thursday 02.01.18
Posted by Tobe Buffenbarger
 

The English Wife by Lauren Willig

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Title: The English Wife

Author: Lauren Willig

Publisher: St. Martin's Press 2017

Genre: Historical fiction

Pages: 376

Rating: 5/5 stars

Reading Challenges: Mount TBR; Share-a-Tea; What's in a Name - Nationality

Annabelle and Bayard Van Duyvil live a charmed life in New York: he's the scion of an old Knickerbocker family, she grew up in a Tudor manor in England, they had a whirlwind romance in London, they have three year old twins on whom they dote, and he's recreated her family home on the banks of the Hudson and renamed it Illyria. Yes, there are rumors that she's having an affair with the architect, but rumors are rumors and people will gossip. But then Bayard is found dead with a knife in his chest on the night of their Twelfth Night Ball, Annabelle goes missing, presumed drowned, and the papers go mad. Bay's sister, Janie, forms an unlikely alliance with a reporter to uncover the truth, convinced that Bay would never have killed his wife, that it must be a third party, but the more she learns about her brother and his wife, the more everything she thought she knew about them starts to unravel. Who were her brother and his wife, really? And why did her brother die with the name George on his lips?

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This was my first Book of the Month selection from December 2017. I didn't get the book until I returned to California, but was super excited to read it. I loved Willig's Pink Carnation series and hoped this volume would also keep my attention. And keep my attention it did! I immediately dove into this historical murder mystery. Who killed Bay? What happened to Annabelle? I loved the premise and then really fell for the characters. Janie was my favorite character. I loved her growth throughout the book. I loved the family intrigue and secrets. Overall I really enjoyed Willig's story and writing. There were passages that reminded me of her Pink Carnation series even though this book was a lot more serious and straight forward. Definite recommendation!

I'm counting this book for part of the Share-a-Tea Reading Challenge. This was the perfect book to read while enjoying a nice cup of tea. For this particular book, I was enjoyed Zhena's Gypsy Tea's Raspberry Earl. Loved the hints of sweetness overlaying a classic black tea. Yummy!

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Next up on the TBR pile:

jujutsu11.jpg liminal.jpg jujutsu12.jpg enchantra.jpg water moon.jpg uzumaki.jpg alley.jpg deserter.jpg black paradox.jpg tombs.jpg gyo.jpg soichi.jpg book of the most.jpg great big.jpg jujutsu13.jpg jujutsu14.jpg jujutsu15.jpg seoulmates.jpg twisted1.jpg lore7.jpg jujutsu16.jpg twisted2.jpg twisted3.jpg twisted4.jpg
tags: historical fiction, Lauren Willig, mount tbr, Share-a-Tea, What's in a Name
categories: Book Reviews
Thursday 02.01.18
Posted by Tobe Buffenbarger
 

Odds and Ends

Here's my randomness for the week:

  • I'm feeling a reading lull coming up... Unfortunately having an awesome reading month in January sets me up for a disappointing February.
  • If I can get to the eye doctor this week, I'll actually be able to order some new glasses soon. 
  • Not a huge fan of pink and hearts, but I keep using both while making cards lately. 
  • Feeling the itch to make some baked goods soon. 
  • Give me all the fruit right now!
  • I have a huge stack of comics calling my name if I can finish my novel...

Next up on the TBR pile:

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tags: Odds and Ends
categories: Life
Thursday 02.01.18
Posted by Tobe Buffenbarger
 
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