Tome Thursday: Midnight Bargain

 

Hello everyone!

 

It's been a bit since I started this trilogy of books from Serenity Woods, and while it actually already concluded well before 2025 ended, I simply couldn't fit it into my review schedule otherwise.

 

So here we are tonight.

 

And I mean, you KNOW I'll be reviewing a Serenity Woods book any chance I get, right?

 

Obviously.

 

I love her romance stories, the realness of them, the obstacles she writes so cleverly, but most importantly the way she writes her couples, who never do the dramatic Hallmark-y thing but actually behave like real people in real situations.

 

THAT's the draw for me, and why I keep coming back for more.

 

... well, that and all her hot billionaire men LOL. 

 

Without further ado, let's wrap up Midnight Billionaires, shall we, since we're starting a new series soon enough? Here's Midnight Bargain.

 

Talkie Tuesday: Cinderella

 

"A dream is a wish your heart makes."

 

Hello everyone!

 

Welcome to the review of a movie I swore, back in the day, I'd never do.

 

Times change, however.

 

Because I honestly can't remember if I've ever even seen this one before, though I think I must have. I mean, I've seen pretty much all the major OG titles Disney released back in the day, back when their movies were actually still GOOD (occasionally problematic, but certainly good in animated execution).

 

So I decided, what the heck, I might as well do it now, right?

 

Because, like I said, times change, and so do the people with them.

 

I certainly never expected to actually enjoy the movie as much as I did, because originally I said the princess was a waste, waiting and pining. Turns out she's a little bit more than that, but that's alright, that's what we're here for: to live and learn.

 

Without further ado: Cinderella.

 

Talkie Tuesday: My Happy Marriage

 

"We should try to find our own shape of happiness."

 

Hello everyone! 

Welcome back.

 

Tonight, we're taking a look at the acclaimed second season of the series that won my heart over so fast, it's a miracle that no skidmarks were left behind!

 

As I said before in my previous posts, I'm not really an anime person.

 

But this?

 

This one is prime quality entertainment, with beautiful animation, heartfelt story-telling, and a main couple for the ages.

 

So make sure you've got your popcorn, sit back, relax, and let's dive right back into an alternate universe of Imperial Japan, of all places.

 

Then again, the best anime stories seem to happen around that time, and the same goes for My Happy Marriage.

 

Talkie Tuesday: My Happy Marriage

 

"We should try to find our own shape of happiness."

 

Hello everyone!

 

Welcome to tonight's blog post of choice, and I'm pretty sure none of you saw this coming.

 

I've never really been an anime girlie, and I don't really consider myself one at the moment either, HOWEVER, Netflix has suddenly grabbed onto me with some of their select choices that they suggested I watch, and I have to say ... there's something there.

 

Howl's Moving Castle was of course my first foray into this animated world as an adult (I think I watched something else by accident when I was much younger, and I don't clearly remember it), but I've since expanded a little.

 

And I may have ordered all the manga volumes for this particular title because ... well.

 

Listen, if there's one thing that will ALWAYS get me, it's a ridiculously good story. And this is a ridiculously good story.

 

We'll be dividing the topic into two posts, as the show consists of two seasons, so tonight is covering the first. Just get your fans and admire the kimonos, because we're diving into My Happy Marriage.

 

Tome Thursday: The Nightmara Affair

 

Hello everyone!

 

And welcome back to the review of officially the second book of the series, but the third review on this site seeing as we started the journey with the prequel, three weeks ago.

 

Man, time sure does fly, doesn't it?

 

I've been noticing that more and more lately.

 

I also have to be completely honest.

 

I'm disappointed with this one, and starting to regret reading so many romances all at once, because I keep forgetting that the reason I tend to avoid them is because the heroines really, truly, slay all my desire to do so.

 

This book was unfortunately no different.

 

However, I'm going to let you decide on it, as we go along, so without further ado, let's have a look at our choice for the night.

 

The title: The Nightmara Affair.

 

Tome Thursday: The Enchanted Bird

 

Hello everyone!

 

And welcome back to the realm of Calatini, where magic is used openly, balls are inspired by Regency, and love flourishes.

 

Isn't that a poetic kind of introduction?

 

But as I stated last week, I'm going to be making my way through the books written by Katherine Dotterer as I'm enjoying the world-building she's investing into.

 

Some of the characters could potentially sometimes use a bit of additional work, but that aside, it's actually an enjoyable investment.

 

As always, a huge thanks to BookSirens for allowing me to grab these ARCs to begin with, as I'm reasonably sure there would have been no other option for me to find this particular series otherwise. I didn't even know I was looking before the site sent me an email with one of the books in there for a suggestion!

 

So without further ado, let's slip into our best attire and shake off the dancing cobwebs.

 

The Enchanted Bird is here.

 

Tome Thursday: Cinderella and the Billionaire Boss

 

Hello everyone!

 

And I hope you're ready for another lovely adventure by Serenity Woods.

Yes, yes we are indeed back to reading one of her novels, and one has to point out these really are NOVELS, in that they're the longest books she's written to date.

I love it!

Sooo much haha, it's just the most amazing thing in the world because the more substance any book has, the more enjoyable it is to read as far as I'm concerned. So when all is said and done, that's the thing that gets me the most.

Yes, I see you, the rest of Outlander. I see you. But you're just going to have to wait a second.

For right now, I'm stuck in the contemporary world with contemporary billionaires who just so happen to be absolutely amazing.

Without further ado let's get into it, shall we?

Cinderella and the Billionaire Boss starts the Wellington Billionaires trilogy, continuing the Boss in a Billion series!

Tome Thursday: A Royal Christmas Princess

Hello everyone!

This will be my last Christmas-related review as we move towards the new year, since afterwards in January I plan to get some other things out from under my belt.

First, however, I should probably see whether or not I can actually get my e-reader working again, but I'm pretty much afraid it's bitten it, kicked the bucket, and everything else that goes along those lines. Which means I may need a new one after almost four years of pretty much constant use, but it's a bummer because it went just before Christmas!

In any event, however, tonight's book has definitely been read before AND technically I could probably read everything on my computer as well, so I sort of refreshed my memory of it.

Of course it's another Christmas romance. Also, it has a kingdom, a would-be prince, and an American along the lines of Mia from Princess Diaries.

I'm talking about A Royal Christmas Princess by Scarlet Wilson.

Saturday Snippet: Drizella

That moment when you realize this is the best character in the OUAT reboot.

xx

*image not mine

Tome Thursday: A Court of Thorns and Roses

Hello everyone!

 

I will apologize in advance if parts of this blog are going to be slightly less coherent or even a little bit muddled. For some reason or other, I've been fighting off a headache all day long and nothing has really helped, so I think a good night's sleep will be just about the only thing that does at this point. However, I am determined to get this post out, since if I start missing out on these my rhythm will be practically gone.

I have what feels like a billion other books to type about, but I just managed to finish one that's relatively new today, mostly because it's one of those you can't put down unless someone physically forces you to.

Although, I will admit, I have yet to finish the Throne of Glass series, which is pretty amazing in its own right, I had to start A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas because, well, I've always preferred Beauty and the Beast to Cinderella.

Though the author did absolutely make me like her Cinderella rendition more than the original one!

Talkie Tuesday: Cinderella

Hello everyone!

Back to my movie blog routine, seeing as I still have so many to go through, I hoarded quite a bit of them for my three week vacation (or was it almost a month?) and ended up sometimes watching two per night while I was on my own, because what better way can you imagine of relaxing than by settling down, all cozy, with your favourite snack and drink, the air smelling of salt and pine needles, and watching some of your favourite left-behind movies? 

You're right, sounds about perfect to me!

Which is why I did a lot of it, and after finishing with The Longest Ride, I went with not so much of an alphabetic list through my movies, but mostly through the ones I couldn't bear to wait for until I watched, and the next one of the list was Cinderella.

I had heard different reviews for this one prior to leaving for vacation, and since I didn't have any internet connection before seeing it myself, I could only rely on what I would personally feel, but I was inclined to hope for the best. After all, you can't mess up much with an original Disney Princess, right?