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Favorite Meals… Healthier
But this post isn’t really about “the plan.” This post is about making one of our favorite meals with healthier choices. During the fall, I started to get cravings, for lack of a better way to put it, for favorite meals that were not “on plan.” Rather than letting this derail us, I couldn’t help…
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Unexpected Hero – by Jackie Walker
Part 1 of the Unexpected Duet and Book 5 of the Redleg Security Series Unexpected Hero is book 5 in the Redleg Security series, a Jackie Walker’s Love and Laughter series spin-off. In this edition, we meet Tomer, the unemotional and anti-social tech guru of Redleg Security, and Violet (Lettie), a young woman set on…
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To Binge-Read… Or Not To Binge-Read A Series: Four Considerations and How To Work Around Your Binge-Reading Habit
I seriously threw myself off reviewing books in November of 2023 because I binge-read a series so fast that I couldn’t wrap my mind around getting all the reviews written. So, dear readers, I thought it would be great to kick off 2024 with some advice about binge-reading (and reviewing) books. Even recognizing how valid…
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Prythian Expands
A Court of Silver Flames by Sarah J. Maas I did not read the “About the Book” blurb for A Court of Silver Flames, so I was not expecting to find a book centered around Nesta. I am, however, thrilled that Sarah J. Maas chose to focus on Nesta, who I believe has undergone so…
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Life After Happily Ever After
A Court of Frost and Starlight by Sarah J. Maas While novel length, A Court of Frost and Starlight focuses on the immediate aftermath of the war with Hybern and the effects of the trauma that Fear’s sisters, Elain and Nesta, experienced at the hands of Hybern and his accomplices. From their first Solstice celebration…
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High Lord, and Lady
A Court of Wings and Ruin by Sarah J. Maas It seems like the battle… the war will never be over, and now, Rhys and Feyra have to help her sisters heal and acclimate to their new situation. The ongoing battle with the King of Hybern and his alliance with the human queens makes Rhys…
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“Heaven Has No Rage…”
Heaven has no rage like love to hatred turned, nor Hell a fury like a woman scorned William Congreve – 1697 A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas Continuing the story of Feyra Archeron, Tamlin High Lord of the Spring Court, Lucian, and Rhys find us in the quiet aftermath of Under…
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Fulfillment of Destiny?
A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas I feel like I’m a bit late in discovering Sarah J. Maas, but I am so glad that my PE teacher friend suggested this series. In a Court of Thorns and Roses, we are introduced to Feyra Archeron from the human side of Prythian. Prythian…
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Are You Gonna Be… Pop-u-lar?
Popularity Isn’t Easy – By Jillian Dodd I received this book as part of Jillian’s ARC group… and I’m so glad I get to read her books early! In this second installment of Jillian Dodd’s Eastbrooke Academy series, we find Aubrey Lane Arrington battling the murky waters of Eastbrooke Academy’s social life. Between her torn…
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Five Things You Need To Know About Lion Brand Mandala Yarn
Lion Brand Mandala yarn is a series of variegated yarns in various colors. I discovered this yarn when I ran across a free beanie hat design, The Broken Chevron Beanie. You can find it on Ravelry, here. I’ve been working with Mandala yarn for almost two years now, and here are five things that cover…
Cozy thoughts, reviews, and tutorials about the things I love in life
Lounge Time With Liz 