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.

 

Talkie Tuesday: Disney Princess The Ultimate Concert Celebration

 

"Every wish begins with a dream."

 

 

Hello everyone!

 

Welcome to tonight's little blog, and it is, indeed, going to be LITTLE, because the show I watched was quite short, or should I say, it was a CONCERT, that was short.

 

Short, sweet, and to the point, honestly!

 

It was absolutely magical, however, and I was SO excited when my sister showed me what I could watch.

 

As a Disney fan who grew up on princess movies (Mulan might have been the first movie I ever watched in theatres, period), it was basically a dream come true in many ways.

 

 

And I started bawling my eyes out just as soon as Brandy opened her mouth to sing the starting song.

 

I don't think the tears stopped until everything was over and done with.

 

I know a lot of people have issues with Disney, the princesses, the movies, all of it. Nobody's denying that. But another universal truth is also that generations of children grew up watching these movies, and while as adults we can now acknowledge what the problems were and what happened wrongly, we can also see them for what they are - beautiful and nostalgic.

 

Plus, the lineup was incredible!!!

 

Do yourself a favour and watch (I linked it below!), if only for the memories.

 

You won't regret it.

 

 

Once a princess, always a princess!

 

xx

*images and video not mine

 

Tome Thursday: The Forbidden Billionaire

 

Hello everyone!

 

Welcome to this week's book of choice.

 

As you all know, Serenity Woods is possibly the one and only contemporary author I have on my reading list who has never once failed me, and who I tend to reach for whenever I'm feeling a bit down and need a pick-me-up.

 

My favourite books of hers are like old friends, cozy and wonderful and just brilliant enough to snuggle down with, so I reach for them quite often!

 

But I also always read every new book she releases, and I can't state this enough, but I am so, so, SO happy and thankful to be part of her permanent ARC team. 

 

It's a dream come true, and while I don't always end up buying every book she writes, I've bought my fair share, certainly I own all of my favourites by her!

 

So without further ado, let's hop straight into tonight's story, shall we?

 

Billionaires in general wait for no man - or no woman in this case, all things considered, because the story IS about a woman in The Forbidden Millionaire.

 

Talkie Tuesday: House of the Dragon

 

"Then the storm broke, and the dragons danced."

 

Hello everyone!

 

Once upon a time there lived this blogger, who usually ended up taking FOREVER to get blogs of pertinent things up and running.

 

But not today.

 

NOT TODAY!

 

Because I made it a point and a priority to get ALL of these episodes under my belt, catching up during my vacation so that I wouldn't be too far behind by the time I returned, and now it's time to have a look at what this last season had to offer us.

 

I mean, it's definitely losing its strength, I'll give it that unfortunately.

 

For some inexplicable reason, despite having ALL the information, it's going down the weaker path, possibly because the writers are coming up with what they consider to be cool moment, and then bump the characters there without really paying attention to the how.

 

But ANYWAY: House of the Dragon!

 

Tome Thursday: Elemental Becoming

 

Hello everyone!

 

Despite the fact I'm pretty much a melted version of myself through this heatwave every single day as I return from work, we persevere.

 

And I've had this book on the backburner for the blog since FOREVER ago.

 

All I needed to wait for was for it to officially release.

 

Which it did - just this week! Monday, to be precise.

 

Ironically, it's also the day I had to go back to work after my vacation, so naturally this means that I was dead on my feet by the time it was time to do some happy dance posts about it, but that's just the way we roll, sadly.

 

Now, however, I've at least got SOME energy and strength left in me because I think I drank twice my body weight in water today, and got some sugar in me during lunchtime. That should keep me safe and sound for the time being, I think!

 

So without further ado, let's head right into the thick of the story that we're about to experience, shall we? Good books wait for no man.

 

And neither does Elemental Becoming.