Tome Thursday: Starting Over

 

Hello everyone!

 

Tonight we're taking a look at one of my more, er, shameful moments.

 

You see, the way things happen in my life is that, every once in a while, life literally happens.

 

And I don't have much of a say in it.

 

I was SUPPOSED to read this book waaay before tonight's post, and review it MUCH sooner too, to boot. Unfortunately, like I said, life has a tendency to happen to me when I'm quite literally looking elsewhere, and so here we are now.

 

The book released back in April, so I think I at least beat the solid half a year later mark if nothing else?

 

God knows!

 

But I swear, I WILL be better about the third one in the series, because overall I'm liking the vibe from these books as well as the writing style. Angela Day has her way with words, and I enjoy diving into these character-driven stories.

 

So without further ado: Starting Over!

 

Talkie Tuesday: LEGO Star Wars The Mandalorian

 

"This is the way."

 

Hello everyone!

 

You didn't think I was going to miss out on this, did you?

 

I mean, The Mandalorian is, by and large, at the very least for the seasons it ran on television, the best thing that's come out of Star Wars since 2015.

 

So I mean. METHINKS I SHALL NOT PASS.

 

Ahem.

 

The minute I saw the first teaser trailers drop, I knew I was in for a grand ole time, because I already thoroughly enjoyed watching Mando mando-ing his way across the galaxy with his little green frog-eating child.

 

By the time I actually sat down to watch it, the hype was real, since I hadn't seen the latest movie in cinemas (but did in fact watch it on streaming, and WILL be reviewing next week).

 

Without further ado: LEGO The Mandalorian!

 

Tome Thursday: Dragon Descending

 

Hello everyone!

 

Welcome back to the continuation of last week's blog post.

 

Because, of course, I AM going to talk about Phoenix Rising's sequel, since I feel like it's even better than the first one, which is a hard thing to do, honestly.

 

Following up a release is always a tough act, but whoooooo boy, does Ms Provost manage!

 

If you were even a little bit hooked by Lochlyn and Rosalie's story in Phoenix, then I can promise you right now that this one is even better.

 

Why, you may ask?

 

Because we have everything of the initial meet-ups and get-to-knows already behind us, we're right in the thick of the story, and the biggest revelation that's ever reveal-ated drops before the book ends, dropping jaws alongside with it.

 

That's why!

 

So without further ado: Dragon Descending.

 

Talkie Tuesday: Damsel

 

"This is the end of your story."

 

Hello everyone!

 

Welp, just as soon as I'm like 'Hey I'm on time with something for once!'

 

I then turn around and realize I'm historically late, yet again, with something else entirely.

 

I mean, at this point, it's a given and a trend really LOL.

 

I wasn't all that keen on this movie when it first released back in 2024, not for any other reason than I just wasn't feeling it at the time.

 

But it popped up on my suggestions recently and it has a decent enough length that I don't have to sacrifice years of my life to sitting in front of the television screen, so I figured, why not?

 

I like Millie when she's playing Enola, so it stands to reason I'm probably going to like her in other roles of hers (even though I've never seen Stranger Things).

 

So without further ado, let's travel to some fantasy land nobody knows about, and see whether or not we could have saved ourselves as cleverly as Millie did in Damsel.

 

Tome Thursday: Phoenix Rising

 

Hello everyone!

 

Welcome to tonight's book of choice.

 

And may I say, if you're not moseying about on Instagram and finding all these delicious reads, then I don't know what to tell you.

 

Because half the time, I stumble over something completely new and unknown to me, which is SAYING something for someone who's been reading, actively reading that is, for over 30 years at this point.

 

It's hard to surprise me anymore, is what I'm saying.

 

And yet, Instagram - or should I say Bookstagram - continues to do so.

 

I somehow scrolled through so many posts I landed on one that talked about 'the last dragon shifter' and what all he needed to do, but the book in question was the SEQUEL ... however, if you asked politely, the author would kindly send you a copy of the first one so you could get up to speed before grabbing the ARC for book two.

 

Yes, book two is hitting the blog next week, just as it hits stores so you can buy it. You'll be able to read ALL about it on here next Thursday. But for tonight, we're talking about the starting point: Phoenix Rising!

 

Talkie Tuesday: Tiger 3

 

"Dictatorship cannot replace democracy."

 

 Hello everyone!

 

Welcome back.

 

Tonight's movie of choice FINALLY completes my journey into the YRF Spyverse, until such a time as I can get my hands on ALPHA, the newest installment.

 

I'm working on it, okay. These things take time!

 

But I sat down to watch the third in the Tiger-centered movies while I was on vacation at the seaside this year, and I have to admit I honestly always forget just how much FUN these movies are.

 

I mean, are they factually accurate all the time? No.

 

Do they generally make me laugh and roll my eyes at the antics of the protagonists, as well as overall amuse me throughout? Yep.

 

In the end, that's all that matters, isn't it?

 

So without further ado: Tiger 3!

 

Tome Thursday: Grateful Ghost

 

Hello everyone!

 

Welcome back.

 

Tonight's book of choice is perhaps a LITTLE bit early, considering it isn't NEARLY Thanksgiving yet - neither American nor Canadian.

 

But suffice to say, when Dina Marie releases another book, I read it.

 

Timeline doesn't matter!

 

Because her Salem Cozy Mysteries are just that good, and I've been loving them from the minute I stumbled over Going Ghost quite at random on BookSirens way back when it feels like now.

 

At this point, I feel like I'm an old pro when it comes to Clara Kelly and her band of ghostly misfits haha, but that doesn't mean I'll be saying no to all the good stuff still coming.

 

I am for sure reading whatever else we get in this series! The coziness and the general vibes are just so on point for me, I love it.

 

So how about I stop yapping and start actually talking about Grateful Ghost.