If you’re in a position where you can’t afford a Kindle, stacks upon stacks of hardcover books, or multiple Ikea bookcases, just know that you’re not alone. Being a reader, depending on how you approach it, can be a very cheap and affordable hobby, or it can consume your finances. For many, like myself at…
A Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes – Spoiler Free Review
I’m going to try my best, but to be perfectly honest, I read this book a couple of months ago at this point and I may have forgotten some things. Regardless, I will do my best to give a good, spoiler-free, review of this *fabulous* book. Overall Review . . . A Ballad of Songbirds…
We will soon be living in the world of The Hunger Games
(Photo credit: Duck Duck Go search. I do not own this photo. All rights reserved to the rightful owner[s].) America is slowly transitioning from her Weimar Republic era and into one more akin to The Hunger Games. I know that term might be confusing because most people don’t know what the Weimar Republic was. The…
“White Stag” Spoiler-Free Book Review – New Fantasy Series!
Overall Review . . . White Stag is the first in the Permafrost fantasy series by Kara Barbieri. It follows Janneke, a human whose family and entire village have been destroyed, as she was taken captive over the border, called the Permafrost. Janneke is then caught up in the mystical world of goblins, magic,…
Finding Peace in a Time of Panic
(Originally published on my previous blog on March 16, 2020) The world has spiraled, seemingly, out of control in the last few weeks. Though I’ve been absent again (life, I tell ya), I felt that this was the best time to post something for you as this has been an undoubtedly stressful time. Last…
We went swing dancing for the first time, and I learned about marriage
Frank Sinatra. Swishy skirts. A handsome partner. My first time swing dancing was amazing. My boyfriend and I decided to go dancing since we finally found a night when neither of us were working and the Interchange (a local coffee shop) was hosting a swing dance. Score! 😀 So we got dressed up in vintage-y…