Life of the Party

      I was so thankful to have Good Friday off so you will not have any complaints from me in that department. Was it a good day for me? Well, not really. My day was filled with appointments and  disappointing news. I have avoided my annual paps for a while now. I know as a woman that seems a little backward. A few years ago, I had a little bit of a scare. To give you the correct sequence this was about a year before I had Taylor. They took multiple chunks out of me in a biopsy.       I think the trauma in the wedding game that went hand-in-hand waiting for the results after that really did mess with me. Everything came back but none but there's always the potential it will develop into full on cervical cancer.  As a preventative, I'm supposed to go once a year and have a pap like most women. I have it been in a few years.  The last one I had was six months after giving birth to Taylor. She did see some concerning things today... So here we ...

      I looked on goodreads.com and saw that this book had a lot of negative reviews, but in actuality, it is a really good book with an awesome plot. Do I think it could really happen?.... Ummm maybe. I could definitely see a money, hungry husband committing the crime of poisoning his wife.      I immediately fell in love with this book and was swept away with who was going to die, and who did it. Obviously the title gives away so much. The readers instantly know someone will die and the book cover let you know it has something to do with a pendant.       I would highly recommend this book to those who need a thriller and mystery book in your life. I hate that other reviewers completely rob this book of all of its potential. In my opinion, if you don't finish a book cover to cover, you have no right to do a review in the first place. I would write this book a 4.2 out of five stars. I know some of the things just seem unbelievable, but i...

           This is a nice cross between a young adult novel and a mafia tale of horrors. It has just enough action, love and fast pacing that I was completely captivated covered to cover. I actually read this book instead of listening to it on audible so I feel like I enjoyed it even more. Our main character Penelope is by far one of my favorites.          One of my students had this book in class and suggested that I read it. This is her copy of the novel and I was glad she let me borrow it once she had finished. It's not often that middle schoolers have similar taste in books as I do. I will forever take recommendations from the said student. I loved how even in the end of the book I could not predict who had committed all the crimes against Penelope's family. It's really hard to talk about a book without giving away the main plot. I cannot stand when reviewers give you sneak peaks into what happened. Don't be a book spoiler! ...

      So, I've stuck with it for over two months now, and I can finally see some improvement. I weighed in this morning and guess what????     I weighed in at 223lbs, which has be over the moon with excitement. I know it's not ideal, but man..... I'm making progress. 

        This book has so much packed into it that I was completely overwhelmed. You have ghost, murder, crime scenes, magic, and overly indulged, self-centered lead characters. Now don't get me wrong. I really enjoyed this book. It was just too much at one time in one book. And it was almost comical to what Mitzi was having to deal with.      Our main character Mitzi has went to claim her inheritance from her recently deceased grandmother. Upon arrival into a small town, she is arrested for murder as she walks out the back of her lake grandmothers bookstore.  And along the way she finds clues to slowly solve the murder. This also set us up for an additional book, but I will not be reading anything else in the series.       I would write this book a 2.5 out of five stars due to the fact that it was too much in such a short time. 

       I always do love a good mystery. I also love it when the author keeps me guessing the entire time. Sarah a Denzil does remarkable job of keeping her audience completely captivated while having plot twist throughout the entire book. I highly recommend if you love the genre of mystery to really dive deep into this book. My last three days of commute have been absolutely thrilling listening to the story and trying to figure out who is the true psychopath. I would write this book a five out of five stars due to the fact that I was thoroughly entertained cover to cover.  

      Today has been something for the books. I'm overly tired and beyond thoughts of positive vibes. I'm exhausted from lack of sleep and constant worry. I have so many things going on at once that I cannot seem to get my act together.      I'm worried about medical bills again and saving money for Taylor's birthday. The woos of living on a farm are not helping anything either. I'm in constant battle with my neighbors over driveway rights. Apparently, they want me to move my fence, but that isn't happening. I have not blocked their right of way. You can still drive  through there. Along with that I have mom's  constant complaining and negativity. She is slowly losing her marbles. I don't know how to tread this path. Navigating that alone has caused me so many sleepless nights.     School is stressing me out as well. We have so many components going on at one time. I spend around 5 or more hours a week working on additional tasks for sch...

      It was a decent book, but nothing to call home about. A romance writer tries to navigate the world of dating only to realize the world isn't a fairytale like she writes about. Brontës character is overly silly and she cannot see what is right in front of her face. Ryan is not the "textbook" hero and we get to see the romance built while she dates a bland Sebastian character who isn't really what she expected.      I would rate this rather short book a 4 out of 5 stars. As a reader, I needed more insight to the characters. It seemed to much like a Hallmark movie.

      Well, I was finally able to figure out who the author was. It is Travis Beecham, or at least that's who I think it is. I have finished the third book that has currently been released. I do know there has to be more in the series because it leaves you with a cliffhanger as to what is happening next. I'm glad that the third book did pick up pace and continue with the story. Also love, the fact that the action in the plot picked up as well.     I do not like listening to an audiobook that has all the kissing sounds that the characters are making. It just leaves an unsavory feeling for me. I think there needs to be very distinct voices for each character because I kept getting the two sisters mixed up because the voice sounds so similar between them. In this installation, we realize that our main character is two people in one. She is Darcy and the Long lost away to Queen at the same time. Can she defeat the queen in our own mind or will she take over? I guess...