Tome Thursday: The Apothecary Diaries Vol 2

 

Hello everyone!

 

Welcome back.

 

We're currently still in our manga era, at least while my life is desperately rushing towards the yearly inventory check, which usually means almost no time, even less patience, and incredible pressure.

 

Because of course it does.

 

But in the meantime, we're back with our resident apothecary!

 

Maomao is just one of the best female characters that have bopped onto pages and screens in the recent years, not because she's so gorgeous (though arguably she's pretty as a peach), but because she's got the personality that will in fact either suck you in, or suck you dry to leave you for a goner LOL.

 

I've honestly enjoyed every single moment spent by her side, whether in the anime or now reading these manga volumes, and I can't wait for the next one's release this November.

 

I also need to catch up with the actual show, while I'm at it.

 

But that said, let's hop back into the books first, with The Apothecary Diaries Volume 2.

 

Talkie Tuesday: New Moon

 

"These violent delights have violent ends ..." 

 

Hello everyone!

 

Welcome back to our Twilight Saga marathon.

 

A marathon being what it is, which is, a long ass run to the finish that takes some time, I hope we're all prepared for a little more trudging towards the finish.

 

We still have three movies out of five to go, but I'm honestly enjoying myself.

 

It's been literal decades since I've seen any of these, despite the fact that like I mentioned previously my mother used to watch these every single day.

 

Yeah, don't ask. Obsession is a thing LOL.

 

But without further ado, let's hop straight into the story that continues in this sequel, shall we?

 

Our resident broody vampire and his human love aren't going to wait much longer, and besides, Bella keeps getting older by the minute, so let's see how they continue navigating their relationship challenges in New Moon.

 

Tome Thursday: The Apothecary Diaries Vol 1

 

Hello everyone!

 

No, I did not, in fact, decide to review the Twilight Saga books alongside the movies.

 

In the end, I figured that it would really push me through reading them fast, and I don't want that. I want to enjoy them, so I will, eventually, also put them on this blog, but for now it'll just be the movies.

 

So instead, I turned to something else for tonight!

 

Not many of you know - if any - but I'm a manga fan now. Or at least, I'm an anime fan, and I read manga that's based off the anime every once in a while.

 

Tonight's choice is one of those.

 

I randomly stumbled over the Netflix adaptation (which, I am STILL waiting for them to release season 2 for my region, and we're now on season 3 already!) and loved it, so I hunted down the second season, and then found out there are light novels as well as mangas.

 

Lo and behold, I suddenly had a LOT of things to read!

 

Without further ado: The Apothecary Diaries Volume 1.

 

Talkie Tuesday: Twilight

 

"And so the lion fell in love with the lamb ..."

 

Hello everyone!

 

Yep, we're going there.

 

I've honestly wanted to watch these and put them on the blog FOREVER, but never had enough time or I forgot, and then something else happened and totally distracted me.

 

Not this year, though.

 

Nope, this year, I'm doing things the only way I want to, which is to say, I'm watching these again.

 

It's literally been at least a decade since I saw them last in entirety, or on purpose. Used to be my mom would watch these non stop, so here I am doing this for her as well LOL.

 

You all know what I'm talking about.

 

Before we head into our Christmas blog extravaganza, we're heading back to Forks, bby.

 

And we're starting it off with Twilight.

 

Tome Thursday: Threshing Day

 

Hello everyone!

 

Ready to not die?

 

I'm super on time with this book, for once, because its release isn't actually all that far behind us, where I would usually take literal years to get to some of the stuff LOL.

 

But what can I say, I'm in love with The Empyrean series by Rebecca Yarros, and so I'm naturally going to grab whatever she publishes in this vein.

 

I'd also like to say something else here: WE WILL GET BOOK FOUR WHEN WE GET IT. This isn't a GRRM situation. We know she is ACTIVELY writing. This series is the biggest thing to hit publishing shelves since ACOTAR, and she knows this. LEAVE THE WOMAN ALONE AND LET HER DO THINGS HER OWN WAY.

 

Now that THAT'S out of the way ...

 

Ready to return to Basgiath War College and peer into the minds of some other cadets, not just Violet Sorrengail? Yes?

 

Then grab your flight leathers. It's time to get our dragons in Threshing Day!

 

Talkie Tuesday: Victoria's Secret 2026

 

"The biggest fashion show on Earth."

 

Hello everyone!

 

Welcome to tonight's blog post.

 

As mentioned last week, I'm absolutely taking a brief look at Victoria's Secret yet again.

 

And, yet again, I find myself in more of an 'eeeh' state of mind, honestly.

 

I don't really know what it is, because used to be, I was genuinely excited to tune in and watch the show, no matter when it aired, and I was paying attention to the models who would be walking, the Fantasy Bra news, that sort of thing.

 

This new-old thing they're doing, bringing it back and whatnot?

 

I really don't know. It's just not the same somehow, and I suppose a lot of it has to do with the times we live in as well.

 

So without further ado, everybody: the fashion show of 2026!

 

Tome Thursday: Emika and the Sekai no Kami no Kokoro

 

Hello everyone!

 

Something a little different tonight.

 

I actually wasn't sure whether or not I'd be reviewing this one on the blog - I always review any copy of a book I get or buy on Goodreads, because of course I do, but I read MUCH more than ever makes its way on here.

 

There's just too much!

 

And I have too little time for it all LOL

 

However, by the time I wrapped this particular ARC, I decided that I actually wanted to talk about it a little, as I've featured the author on here before, and so there's some reference points to be made.

 

Of course every book is different, and so is this from the previous one, but that's beside the point.

 

For the time being, we'll be diving into this new, fantastical world that H. L. Dawson has created. It's definitely worth a shot.

 

Come with me as I tell you a bit about Emika and the Sekai no Kami no Kokoro!