tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4897732612486606782024-03-14T04:15:33.727-05:00a hundred tiny wishesa lifestyle blogTabithahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10543249085325466807noreply@blogger.comBlogger741125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-489773261248660678.post-62117162289737758682023-09-20T22:35:00.000-05:002023-09-20T22:35:02.400-05:00Cozy Earth Review & a coupon<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY1AJA8VEqAeWZdw62Rzd8FyUA3VeR3oiija9Z3joD8ZcRfQYSx1ca12qiwluay5LstBIKSaPG69m3d0Igyr86MTDVlB7i2wJPNczTZoXl-8P9FINBQtzqRrjA75dPeohJ2Ri0TbQFy3aypHUhGdW0ThkjwnaJixj0E5UNNLtPSSCEwW3vGqWSd2waJJY/s1024/cozy%20earth.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY1AJA8VEqAeWZdw62Rzd8FyUA3VeR3oiija9Z3joD8ZcRfQYSx1ca12qiwluay5LstBIKSaPG69m3d0Igyr86MTDVlB7i2wJPNczTZoXl-8P9FINBQtzqRrjA75dPeohJ2Ri0TbQFy3aypHUhGdW0ThkjwnaJixj0E5UNNLtPSSCEwW3vGqWSd2waJJY/s16000/cozy%20earth.png" /></a></div><br /><p>I recently received a package from <b><a href="https://glnk.io/182l/tl-tinywishes" target="_blank">Cozy Earth</a></b> and I wanted to share with y'all what I got. </p><p>If you don't know what<b> <a href="https://glnk.io/182l/tl-tinywishes" target="_blank">Cozy Earth</a></b> is, they are a they are a premium bedding and loungewear company. All of their products are made with Premium Weave or Viscose from Bamboo. They are also responsibly made and sourced, temperature regulating, moisture wicking, breathable, and so very soft! One of the company highlights is that their products were chosen as Oprah's Favorite Things five years in a row! </p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Bamboo Sheet Set in 2018</li><li>Bamboo PJ Sets in 2019</li><li>Bamboo Jogger Pants in 2020</li><li>Plush Lounge Socks in 2021</li><li>Waffle Bath Bundle in 2022</li></ul><p></p><p>How cool is that? Go <b><a href="https://glnk.io/182l/tl-tinywishes" target="_blank">Cozy Earth</a></b>!!!</p><p><br /></p><p>So... let's see what I got -></p><p>Upon opening the package, I saw that each product came in their own separate dust bag, which I thought was pretty cool!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWelmoP5CncgXmRcKDOAjqiV0IaMJbLGJshZC7_1AdO9kVzCdeZHoyTnvtKtWLCv2tRq-9fS1Qnn_sUWzfRJchk4i_xHUZwUCwVBQuiw-P6znI4L-dQVAyEZxaftGO1OBX1MEuOpBoe3NNP5JPSjWteydcG6RnQIvihlLtu4vN1oZoBJFYzELLFQPViSA/s4032/20230831_180853.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWelmoP5CncgXmRcKDOAjqiV0IaMJbLGJshZC7_1AdO9kVzCdeZHoyTnvtKtWLCv2tRq-9fS1Qnn_sUWzfRJchk4i_xHUZwUCwVBQuiw-P6znI4L-dQVAyEZxaftGO1OBX1MEuOpBoe3NNP5JPSjWteydcG6RnQIvihlLtu4vN1oZoBJFYzELLFQPViSA/s16000/20230831_180853.jpg" /></a></div><p><br /></p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://cozyearth.com/products/cozy-earth-ultra-soft-bamboo-jogger-pant?variant=37476774445236" target="_blank">Bamboo Jogger Pant</a> in Charcoal</h3><p>I have been quite literally living in these things. They are the single most comfortable pair of pants/loungewear that I have, and I have a lot of clothing. I can totally understand how they made it on Oprah's Favorite things list!! </p><p>They are made with 62% Premium Viscose from Bamboo, 28% Acrylic, and 10% Spandex, which means that they are soft and stretchy. I am a bigger gal, so I ordered a size XXL, but they actually fit a little bigger on me, so YAY! They also are breathable and feature moisture-wicking fabric that feels degrees cooler than cotton.</p><p><b>Are they worth the price?</b> Well, considering that I haven't wanted to take them off, except for work, and have been wearing them non-stop, I would say yeah. They are so flippin' soft, y'all!!!!! </p><p><i>They come in sizes XS-XXXL and colors Black, Navy, Light Grey, Ivory, and Charcoal.</i></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOYUXwW2Z_07EmehknHt2zJ7J4yOIczgwyDrQAtOfn3bBr70YclJPAAJKHZu7ladIrZlG7roMUZ8i7WPL-wXRWG4ZJsNX7tibh2i6v5P3cYs4sC6gc2UW9xJanVp_IH-mio_qwcTIH0sb3pDilaR4rU56Vqt3JnHXqv_d7v8fWEfhjx4hnzCyCJO6DafU/s4032/20230831_181443.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOYUXwW2Z_07EmehknHt2zJ7J4yOIczgwyDrQAtOfn3bBr70YclJPAAJKHZu7ladIrZlG7roMUZ8i7WPL-wXRWG4ZJsNX7tibh2i6v5P3cYs4sC6gc2UW9xJanVp_IH-mio_qwcTIH0sb3pDilaR4rU56Vqt3JnHXqv_d7v8fWEfhjx4hnzCyCJO6DafU/s16000/20230831_181443.jpg" /></a></div><p></p><p><i><br /></i></p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://cozyearth.com/products/bamboo-pullover-crew-sweatshirt-top?variant=40966607470772" target="_blank">Bamboo Pullover Crew</a> in Charcoal</h3><p>When I tried this on, I was in love! I am not a big fan of pullovers, but I could get used to wearing this one, and it's perfect for Fall, too! It is also made from 62% Premium Viscose from Bamboo, 28% Acrylic, and 10% Spandex, which means that it is soft and stretchy. I also ordered a size XXL, and it fit beautifully!</p><p><b>Is it worth the price?</b> Check back with me in the middle of Fall... </p><p><i>This also comes in sizes XS-XXXL and colors Black, Navy, Light Grey, Ivory, and Charcoal.</i></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTWd5meeUvKczxLrVsOonJ4FKFeULyff_cvpfJ9CDRrgMUZR1OmNR_QHUK6xQCzkn6tbpGBBJeiYzySlF_C5vT9_yZVbKSbtax3e1yvIMvhqFyETAcfPOm98_QkFI6su__O37DPM7oiOidbyruQddNxPe-bAGyF60VVgt21Ffa9X-BDmJFspkQgpl7qTc/s4032/20230831_181701.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTWd5meeUvKczxLrVsOonJ4FKFeULyff_cvpfJ9CDRrgMUZR1OmNR_QHUK6xQCzkn6tbpGBBJeiYzySlF_C5vT9_yZVbKSbtax3e1yvIMvhqFyETAcfPOm98_QkFI6su__O37DPM7oiOidbyruQddNxPe-bAGyF60VVgt21Ffa9X-BDmJFspkQgpl7qTc/s16000/20230831_181701.jpg" /></a></div><br /><h3 style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://cozyearth.com/products/stretch-knit-bamboo-lounge-tank?variant=40966640894132" target="_blank">Bamboo Lounge Tank</a> Classic in Grey</h3><p>I really liked this tank, even though it ran big, to my surprise. I ordered a size XXL, and definitely could have sized down to a XL. It is made of 95% Viscose from Bamboo and 5% spandex, and it is soooo soft!</p><p><b>Is it worth the price?</b> Depends on if you can get it at a good price.</p><p><i>This comes in sizes XS-XXXL, 4 necklines, and colors Black, Grey, Ivory, and Olive.</i></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt24aD1QOSJNmCquSS_WwIt1YDn2epdBN8bqwr6SWPIOn9COoXEGHPpCvdLgqAtZspYH4ZfivDfmR7TTBq9A6ZpAEmh_2I8eMxLtkqB8gEtpHmyyl0aAnEqKsk7A4ojnM7RiZ5EeZpXKn3tJacRtDT7ZL0icPeiSj0Ip2mEFAsIXXIxXkfnacTReButfs/s4032/20230831_181035.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt24aD1QOSJNmCquSS_WwIt1YDn2epdBN8bqwr6SWPIOn9COoXEGHPpCvdLgqAtZspYH4ZfivDfmR7TTBq9A6ZpAEmh_2I8eMxLtkqB8gEtpHmyyl0aAnEqKsk7A4ojnM7RiZ5EeZpXKn3tJacRtDT7ZL0icPeiSj0Ip2mEFAsIXXIxXkfnacTReButfs/s16000/20230831_181035.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2ePEtvfCMQdXU5XtfdTq7lALuEvJIbKgKGfFCol-AjZUnovmyC34uxENWS3bu7UGYFpY4yM6rYMH1bw0h18owJbelNwSGp8X5wprUKe494m9vjy2MQppGbuzpRvjLiRbar5KxD8YwcYKCRtO71zgEqWYSE6J_d3tmY4c3tZEd5ykO1hP3QU1cbza5wRs/s3648/20230831_185021.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="2736" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2ePEtvfCMQdXU5XtfdTq7lALuEvJIbKgKGfFCol-AjZUnovmyC34uxENWS3bu7UGYFpY4yM6rYMH1bw0h18owJbelNwSGp8X5wprUKe494m9vjy2MQppGbuzpRvjLiRbar5KxD8YwcYKCRtO71zgEqWYSE6J_d3tmY4c3tZEd5ykO1hP3QU1cbza5wRs/s16000/20230831_185021.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt0T6dRgo9h_HxnxjcHKvnnSG612SoVVSTYQwPsC14NzqXdLzFaUA7bvXVKZq99D2cwShum3maci4zgvrSwB-XxASd5DKkrOkNtoSOUOK3xQwimvpryNXGmgGimb5sMULopRsY1u7U6ODBXIZJhjet2sI2sdTaWBviUJNuHK_4WdNAk90O4LAVZM6p5dU/s2944/20230831_184623.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2208" data-original-width="2944" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt0T6dRgo9h_HxnxjcHKvnnSG612SoVVSTYQwPsC14NzqXdLzFaUA7bvXVKZq99D2cwShum3maci4zgvrSwB-XxASd5DKkrOkNtoSOUOK3xQwimvpryNXGmgGimb5sMULopRsY1u7U6ODBXIZJhjet2sI2sdTaWBviUJNuHK_4WdNAk90O4LAVZM6p5dU/s16000/20230831_184623.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip6rhzYvHRAtUC9t2egqvBQMknerNYD8ptM8-TEDyPXIFD0GDzEQjV6PxK2H9NQpRYubcol6JOkydxpojIO3eJFJhyPWBcKzXm6LyUJtE0EmZyWJreuX59neRYIvopwXXLbHkdvDdJ0erjl-cgEiAD8fQp3H1e6Yi-Np9IAshmPcznoBuXuyVeH0MkNc0/s3648/20230831_185138.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="2736" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip6rhzYvHRAtUC9t2egqvBQMknerNYD8ptM8-TEDyPXIFD0GDzEQjV6PxK2H9NQpRYubcol6JOkydxpojIO3eJFJhyPWBcKzXm6LyUJtE0EmZyWJreuX59neRYIvopwXXLbHkdvDdJ0erjl-cgEiAD8fQp3H1e6Yi-Np9IAshmPcznoBuXuyVeH0MkNc0/s16000/20230831_185138.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: center;">So that was what I received from <b><a href="https://glnk.io/182l/tl-tinywishes" target="_blank">Cozy Earth</a></b>! AND GUESS WHAT?!?!?!?!</h3><h3 style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://glnk.io/182l/tl-tinywishes" target="_blank">Cozy Earth</a></b> is giving y'all a 40% discount code just for being my readers!!!! How cool is that? </h3><h3 style="text-align: center;"><b><u>USE CODE: TABITHAT40</u></b></h3><h3 style="text-align: center;"><b>Go get ya some cozy loungewear, and then hit me up on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/tl_tinywishes" target="_blank">Instagram</a> and tell me what you got!!</b></h3><h3 style="text-align: center;"><b>Till next time. </b></h3><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg53fYXgyrZH_brWDWVStY5gRUNzu-K5RbFEbsPobu_EBum_3XhH8wraw6f2aGC7G-mChSQqSMWwP4uBZS10DVySLRPkSkiuYxadvCmnKqHaX7CITjjggt7EP976kQNw7IqMutAEUL0lxXvH1A0uYt_tqKwlMaWYAzkT371ZoXo6c0Tvd9Um2kVsfXTo54/s927/tabitha%20signature.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="441" data-original-width="927" height="152" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg53fYXgyrZH_brWDWVStY5gRUNzu-K5RbFEbsPobu_EBum_3XhH8wraw6f2aGC7G-mChSQqSMWwP4uBZS10DVySLRPkSkiuYxadvCmnKqHaX7CITjjggt7EP976kQNw7IqMutAEUL0lxXvH1A0uYt_tqKwlMaWYAzkT371ZoXo6c0Tvd9Um2kVsfXTo54/s320/tabitha%20signature.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">**PIN ME FOR LATER**</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_f0yySOUpB2NEzICRrOwgeb8k9_PMEEJR_s5nMqfhI7EizWJFZLADWNcOvnWYYMTsHHtIGpL3NVm7NIbZTYurvMTlpR9dc45IJvgrctcyV71LSoaID1Os-PrQoFuTey-jq2iweZhMkMWPUTG0E2xE2miPvpZBDoCSGC3iXv4NLe7xAHOc9RcknAdBom8/s1500/cozy%20earth%20pin.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Cozy Earth Review" border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_f0yySOUpB2NEzICRrOwgeb8k9_PMEEJR_s5nMqfhI7EizWJFZLADWNcOvnWYYMTsHHtIGpL3NVm7NIbZTYurvMTlpR9dc45IJvgrctcyV71LSoaID1Os-PrQoFuTey-jq2iweZhMkMWPUTG0E2xE2miPvpZBDoCSGC3iXv4NLe7xAHOc9RcknAdBom8/s16000/cozy%20earth%20pin.png" title="Cozy Earth Review" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">**PIN ME TOO**<br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxTegeB0Ri2Vl4AMMKEbzNxrocZFDEmTQLsdywzN5subhM4Zee5sroeDiLqQENFahtVD9hJJkpktgidrKOQ21JiIKAI0a-GzskMUIfQ1ruWo8UBLkw0I72YAlMctpwC2woONQi08v_bCnzsc1stTy0EVs6YDmzO8WpM8B0BbHp2J0nkx-NcTXjuVRW9OQ/s1500/cozy%20earth%20coupon.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Cozy Earth Review & A Coupon" border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxTegeB0Ri2Vl4AMMKEbzNxrocZFDEmTQLsdywzN5subhM4Zee5sroeDiLqQENFahtVD9hJJkpktgidrKOQ21JiIKAI0a-GzskMUIfQ1ruWo8UBLkw0I72YAlMctpwC2woONQi08v_bCnzsc1stTy0EVs6YDmzO8WpM8B0BbHp2J0nkx-NcTXjuVRW9OQ/s16000/cozy%20earth%20coupon.png" title="Cozy Earth Review & A coupon" /></a></div><br /><br /><b><br /></b></div>Tabithahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10543249085325466807noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-489773261248660678.post-16145606376951964842023-09-06T05:51:00.000-05:002023-09-06T05:51:58.541-05:00DIY Necklace Holder<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfhIG427I-eRO_unnhl4xMY5S4ct1JUozcjPYO7ksCeVqGU4hNP2NM1SkGMD3XQjM93FVgbK1zfz2fSdBsnG9IJqYIvsohqRNRFPcm7MaPQDMd8WSSSCLVb0oJqPUE9AHI-ViTENrX11OSfHhE6I5AIJFMBljWAIBWxlxVgl9cg46ps0pKlD4mJiHH4Qc/s1024/diy%20necklace.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfhIG427I-eRO_unnhl4xMY5S4ct1JUozcjPYO7ksCeVqGU4hNP2NM1SkGMD3XQjM93FVgbK1zfz2fSdBsnG9IJqYIvsohqRNRFPcm7MaPQDMd8WSSSCLVb0oJqPUE9AHI-ViTENrX11OSfHhE6I5AIJFMBljWAIBWxlxVgl9cg46ps0pKlD4mJiHH4Qc/s16000/diy%20necklace.png" /></a></div><p>I am all about budget friendly and DIY when it comes to organization. If I can save a buck or two, I am all in. Heck, when I decided I wanted a new bed, <a href="http://www.ahundredtinywishes.com/2022/09/diy-bed-makeover.html" target="_blank">I actually painted it instead of buying a new one</a>, and now I'm in love with it. Well, I fell down the Facebook reel rabbit hole a few weeks ago and found this DIY necklace holder, and decided to make one for myself. AND BONUS: it cost me under $5!!! Let me show you --></p><div style="text-align: left;"><h4 style="text-align: left;"><b><u>Materials</u></b></h4>8x10 plastic stand-up photo frame from Dollar Tree<br />Small removable hooks from Dollar Tree<br />Scrapbook Paper<br />Scissors</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_bXO2JTwBZftu_FKNL61sr_w6JL5WThtzcDhOi-J-6jBK5kWhXDnkloB_oP5x_ipswqmBW_Ib6_Vt3T0ykDa7MRXy25YQKeT_uRJrMk7-yAR_nYi-mKwLHa3n4yvYGqSKqtRRgJO1NY-XC12-W38630SDE2HZKmQjGQtrmb1pQa8k5MWDu_79tC9X_F0/s4032/20230814_202559.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_bXO2JTwBZftu_FKNL61sr_w6JL5WThtzcDhOi-J-6jBK5kWhXDnkloB_oP5x_ipswqmBW_Ib6_Vt3T0ykDa7MRXy25YQKeT_uRJrMk7-yAR_nYi-mKwLHa3n4yvYGqSKqtRRgJO1NY-XC12-W38630SDE2HZKmQjGQtrmb1pQa8k5MWDu_79tC9X_F0/s16000/20230814_202559.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><h4 style="text-align: left;"><b><u>Directions</u></b></h4><div style="text-align: left;">1. Measure out scrapbook paper, cut, and slide in. <i>I used a piece of tape on the back to hold it in place.</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">2. Remove plastic wrapping from photo frame</div><div style="text-align: left;">3. Place hooks on photo frame. <i>I cut off the tabs on the bottom and staggered mine to give it a more aesthetic look.</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">4. Hang necklaces.</div><div style="text-align: left;">Yep, that's it- 3 easy steps and you have yourself a cute little DIY necklace holder. Of course, you can customize it however you please, like adding 5 hooks instead of 3. <b><u>WHATEVER.... it's all you, sweetheart!! </u></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><u><br /></u></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXe4788K1xDRQleL0Y5uMj33H1f_qsiiqEE9y_pnpWnnHDQNL0YCyx85FZNBB_q66AkZBuc9tQR7KdgB4dZFuhtV0FfoDIVRW0wg4RrEDOZCbFxPOI2GVnAa3yHZHpzENKTBVmt-RN2BJRtWC-RwglPesY1Wd8hrFrSwBpaMkjqZspg3k8KvORESmq5Po/s4032/20230814_203213.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXe4788K1xDRQleL0Y5uMj33H1f_qsiiqEE9y_pnpWnnHDQNL0YCyx85FZNBB_q66AkZBuc9tQR7KdgB4dZFuhtV0FfoDIVRW0wg4RrEDOZCbFxPOI2GVnAa3yHZHpzENKTBVmt-RN2BJRtWC-RwglPesY1Wd8hrFrSwBpaMkjqZspg3k8KvORESmq5Po/s16000/20230814_203213.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><br /></div><h3 style="clear: both; text-align: center;">What do you think of the finished product?<br />Let me know if you decide to make one!!!!</h3><h3 style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />Till next time!</h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaSoINSGCTbXJPcuPCBVM2MBp4_ZgxBI45u3Y1huCU_eRButKLNGojDlqNkpvpH2KL4roMntHHi5_9ZYS_MGAPCjFK-xbcbknGx2iiGMZzntO1DVk3efpuZmustidmG5O73AAB8GvMpPJvUh62qTe7CoIVm-sEzDGisprI8-1JV9GZf4ETahvsYjhAimE/s927/tabitha%20signature.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="441" data-original-width="927" height="152" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaSoINSGCTbXJPcuPCBVM2MBp4_ZgxBI45u3Y1huCU_eRButKLNGojDlqNkpvpH2KL4roMntHHi5_9ZYS_MGAPCjFK-xbcbknGx2iiGMZzntO1DVk3efpuZmustidmG5O73AAB8GvMpPJvUh62qTe7CoIVm-sEzDGisprI8-1JV9GZf4ETahvsYjhAimE/s320/tabitha%20signature.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: left;">**PIN ME FOR LATER**</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDzytvOeSQrxyupAw3RDC8q0zE8-7b1BwVcpmQZpSvpN5JyasekPCmmMaoI5ecFMemG0vcAc72Qa6XWN-Hpwr67WMlf7Dej37oYeEX9JddpKa0qSXga4GMfWkQz2IbpNBGN8J8lo0sziIEF5wfhonoC2W2ewYu16x388LyA5muxUvHnHsqmyXHzwgvwOA/s1500/diy%20necklace%20pin.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="DIY Necklace Holder" border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDzytvOeSQrxyupAw3RDC8q0zE8-7b1BwVcpmQZpSvpN5JyasekPCmmMaoI5ecFMemG0vcAc72Qa6XWN-Hpwr67WMlf7Dej37oYeEX9JddpKa0qSXga4GMfWkQz2IbpNBGN8J8lo0sziIEF5wfhonoC2W2ewYu16x388LyA5muxUvHnHsqmyXHzwgvwOA/s16000/diy%20necklace%20pin.png" title="DIY Necklace Holder" /></a></div></div>Tabithahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10543249085325466807noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-489773261248660678.post-20916702482220219622023-08-09T19:44:00.001-05:002023-08-09T19:44:09.047-05:0025 #bookstagram post ideas<p>There is no secret that I have been a <a href="https://www.instagram.com/tl_tinywishes" target="_blank">bookstagrammer</a> for over a year now, and I truly feel like I have found my calling. BUT to be honest, sometimes I find it hard to come up with ideas to keep it going. I mean, I want <a href="https://www.instagram.com/tl_tinywishes" target="_blank">my bookstagram</a> to be more than just book reviews, book hauls, and book mail. </p><p>Over the past few weeks, I have been compiling a list of post ideas to share with y'all, and I am finally ready to do just that. So, here are 25 bookstagram post ideas outside of book reviews, book hauls, and book mail. </p><p>*Disclaimer: Some of them call for Canva or some other picture making tool*</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZx3QXDoBwRpkXJkmQOsmxdCsqK2fiaK8f9DqvICpey1uG7OEWB_BEN2fFLHVAc-A9ErH376Uxdu7x7zo-GHjH7W8g6hUYww41sYRrnFlYHDaSzhVkk4trbGPFmO7QYPpEYXNzeFXpPUzRFVhwakoyC0e3YN_jIgAid5PBNvFGNDOu0cbGnlUK_TCY3Yg/s1024/25%20bookstagram.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZx3QXDoBwRpkXJkmQOsmxdCsqK2fiaK8f9DqvICpey1uG7OEWB_BEN2fFLHVAc-A9ErH376Uxdu7x7zo-GHjH7W8g6hUYww41sYRrnFlYHDaSzhVkk4trbGPFmO7QYPpEYXNzeFXpPUzRFVhwakoyC0e3YN_jIgAid5PBNvFGNDOu0cbGnlUK_TCY3Yg/s16000/25%20bookstagram.png" /></a></div><br /><p>1. Share what you are currently reading</p><p>2. Share a quote from your current read</p><p>3. Do an "about the Bookstagrammer" post</p><p>4. Share a behind the scenes look</p><p>5. Favorite color book stack</p><p>6. Share your top five authors</p><p>7. Share your top five reads of the year, of all time, etc</p><p>8. Do a challenge</p><p>9. Share your favorite bookmark/s</p><p>10. Share your favorite stickers</p><p>11. Tell us about the book that got you into reading</p><p>12. Monthly wrap up</p><p>13. Tell us about your favorite book boyfriends/girlfriends</p><p>14. Share your TBR</p><p>15. Book stack for a cause (ie. Pink for Breast Cancer)</p><p>16. Share some other fantastic accounts</p><p>17. A to Z book stacks (that's 26 days right there haha)</p><p>18. Share your last, current, & next read</p><p>19. Share a picture of where you read the most & why</p><p>20. Share some Monthly goals (this is a good one for the first post of the month)</p><p>21. Talk about your favorite troupe & why</p><p>22. Share a picture of your book shelf (a shelfie)</p><p>23. Share your favorite bookish merch (t-shirt, coffee mug, etc)</p><p>24. Photo of your favorite reading companion</p><p>25. Share your kindle (if you have one)</p><p><br /></p><p>There you have it... 25 #bookstagram post ideas! </p><p>Till next time!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3gqiiGruov9zdBKDVoD-7zdYn-sUgXqO4UzmQa97gOWO0l2pUaYuIzcsGnQzsW6MS_uGi6pb5YrcluXBIhJqAG-usDc6q6et7AN4ViAmnl2R_iQO8nNridVU_S66GdT7UgD9_sOy9P-sniJBP0Fu85W7nt2_E_Tgt7YaIoaFfVqqMKyTV-mhxLQuN8Pc/s927/tabitha%20signature.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="441" data-original-width="927" height="152" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3gqiiGruov9zdBKDVoD-7zdYn-sUgXqO4UzmQa97gOWO0l2pUaYuIzcsGnQzsW6MS_uGi6pb5YrcluXBIhJqAG-usDc6q6et7AN4ViAmnl2R_iQO8nNridVU_S66GdT7UgD9_sOy9P-sniJBP0Fu85W7nt2_E_Tgt7YaIoaFfVqqMKyTV-mhxLQuN8Pc/s320/tabitha%20signature.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">**PIN ME FOR LATER**<br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd8e8x-kic1R2XvSAmLSzlRY3UFYbDaZyT3EA4qA7i9mxlHCE1BaIWeZ1DbskDy2wA3ZhNXZjNsQ0F-tsvpKgWJCjwj9Uom1RNHmYhFV3gD0oCVG9ip21Ex4Z5VD7YWSpnAKgMrMLnxr9QG8gi8pqhDY-r70EQOkGdxjsCN6B32kXPxpe8vgHItQExICM/s1500/booksta%20post%20ideas.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="25 bookstagram post ideas" border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd8e8x-kic1R2XvSAmLSzlRY3UFYbDaZyT3EA4qA7i9mxlHCE1BaIWeZ1DbskDy2wA3ZhNXZjNsQ0F-tsvpKgWJCjwj9Uom1RNHmYhFV3gD0oCVG9ip21Ex4Z5VD7YWSpnAKgMrMLnxr9QG8gi8pqhDY-r70EQOkGdxjsCN6B32kXPxpe8vgHItQExICM/s16000/booksta%20post%20ideas.png" title="25 bookstagram post ideas" /></a></div>Tabithahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10543249085325466807noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-489773261248660678.post-57593071345063709042023-08-04T03:05:00.002-05:002023-08-04T03:05:47.292-05:00Current beauty favorites<p>I am always on the hunt for the next big beauty buy that is going to "wow" me, and these next eight products have definitely come close to the job!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjTVVARHrrdiHtZxwba03raFc8HBAxe2YN5jY8beCUsMhgsn04eAbJ-itpaVf-eFNChxKA9l0SybAUppGhrO62jIZ-5NNVG-H2VyDnP2CeAxsNU_oceETVre_vQ-FOJdgA7olzg9pvqW6Spug8WlNog6rrVw7zZEw4qRa0Qhec2nwc_5G3paK_RgEwQrY/s1024/beauty%20favorites.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjTVVARHrrdiHtZxwba03raFc8HBAxe2YN5jY8beCUsMhgsn04eAbJ-itpaVf-eFNChxKA9l0SybAUppGhrO62jIZ-5NNVG-H2VyDnP2CeAxsNU_oceETVre_vQ-FOJdgA7olzg9pvqW6Spug8WlNog6rrVw7zZEw4qRa0Qhec2nwc_5G3paK_RgEwQrY/s16000/beauty%20favorites.png" /></a></div><p><br /></p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.ulta.com/p/repair-mode-bond-building-nail-serum-pimprod2039454?sku=2609117" target="_blank"><b>OPI Repair Mode Bond Building Nail Serum</b></a></h3><p><b>What is it?</b> "The first ever bond-building nail serum with Patented Ulti-Plex Technology that penetrates the nail surface to build new bonds from within."</p><p><b>Why do I love it?</b> So I bought this on a whim a few month back, and I am actually surprised that I did, with the steep price tag. But, when I actually tried it, I fell in love with the results. Almost immediately, my nails felt stronger, and now after using it for 3 months, I have beautiful nails that I can paint! </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggefUO62rOzmE_96PlYvFwoYAw5ro6_ja1Te5ash_7m_tEoKpebdW1d7XDv7F2Tqd0M7WalepAN2nDE--JJj7f5xlMS8wGPCsSRxjgYahYJGAX58082uV616axJ84BY2JxUopEi2mXEldA2aTtps6hrK9yM2Wdm4zlDdjfQze0I-hxJkluddGnaYx7nKI/s3024/20230803_203851.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggefUO62rOzmE_96PlYvFwoYAw5ro6_ja1Te5ash_7m_tEoKpebdW1d7XDv7F2Tqd0M7WalepAN2nDE--JJj7f5xlMS8wGPCsSRxjgYahYJGAX58082uV616axJ84BY2JxUopEi2mXEldA2aTtps6hrK9yM2Wdm4zlDdjfQze0I-hxJkluddGnaYx7nKI/w640-h640/20230803_203851.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.ulta.com/p/love-love-dry-shampoo-fruity-bright-pimprod2025404?sku=2581473" target="_blank"><b>Batiste Love Is Love Dry Shampoo - Fruity & Bright</b></a></h3><p><b>What is it?</b> It's a dry shampoo. It removes oil from dirty hair.</p><p><b>Why do I love it?</b> It smells like peaches! Enough said.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFdxD0XMB8uBRN2uRHUVg1CVFt5oQ8JJls7XsgFmj5F2lWtf2OGmUcf8Q-rnZmlucW5ABn64GI-pZfKBJe7xPiBy7cLVrDXSDDsldWbSaF9Qw0NmtEpJnDJnbnRsySP6QDre-bW8NlS0BMmqtMlFadF0pgjkDraQihcj9kNdZwTzHCap0MNyfvRHOtHMU/s3024/20230803_204019.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFdxD0XMB8uBRN2uRHUVg1CVFt5oQ8JJls7XsgFmj5F2lWtf2OGmUcf8Q-rnZmlucW5ABn64GI-pZfKBJe7xPiBy7cLVrDXSDDsldWbSaF9Qw0NmtEpJnDJnbnRsySP6QDre-bW8NlS0BMmqtMlFadF0pgjkDraQihcj9kNdZwTzHCap0MNyfvRHOtHMU/w640-h640/20230803_204019.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.sephora.com/product/dae-cactus-flower-leave-in-conditioner-P469453?skuId=2432110&icid2=products%20grid:p469453:product" target="_blank"><b>dae Cactus Flower Leave In Conditioner</b></a></h3><p><b>What is it?</b> "A restorative, leave-in styler and conditioner that protects against heat up to 450°F and leaves hair feeling soft and bouncy."</p><p><b>Why do I love it?</b> It smells so good and protects against heat damage.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr_yWYdNgRLFldocehR6U_W2yOVVdQf8Q3qdKPFhtp2kiamXn2d5WW0-2fkbPXfxr2csi3eO0nWUb4alb9Hbc0P5eewcYX5GRbHMOPGToCR3G4cpW_pPjX10inr84kYkw3D9UVzqplXcXATBNhkLcB1w1qb14NNq_YhPcYX2hhnzfob2kWRoNRNPEdC6g/s3024/20230803_204104.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr_yWYdNgRLFldocehR6U_W2yOVVdQf8Q3qdKPFhtp2kiamXn2d5WW0-2fkbPXfxr2csi3eO0nWUb4alb9Hbc0P5eewcYX5GRbHMOPGToCR3G4cpW_pPjX10inr84kYkw3D9UVzqplXcXATBNhkLcB1w1qb14NNq_YhPcYX2hhnzfob2kWRoNRNPEdC6g/w640-h640/20230803_204104.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.ulta.com/p/full-on-plumping-lip-polish-xlsImpprod13631035?sku=2299134" target="_blank"><b>Buxom Full-On Plumping Lip Polish in Dolly</b></a></h3><p><b>What is it?</b> "A lip gloss that visibly plumps the appearance of lips with a tantalizing tingle in a high-shine, shimmering finish."</p><p><b>Why do I love it? </b>The color looks so ah-mazing!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7WUwKhyhBm3Gcp9pNDdwQmqyWeMoLSqIoIsawtT1SaJ_sbwgCN4KAUSaWDl_yUE-3KRYzKQ1Sw2mjt3R6qkaDnDqxiR4GYPd_TDYzFPPipQ3d5HgXKOfGiPAUdUPtZawz_6sz1PiKcjgLiZTp6D9lOL8L43HtZm7kdgPVZMZts1bH3KwpQaqFWSLHOnk/s3024/20230803_204258.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7WUwKhyhBm3Gcp9pNDdwQmqyWeMoLSqIoIsawtT1SaJ_sbwgCN4KAUSaWDl_yUE-3KRYzKQ1Sw2mjt3R6qkaDnDqxiR4GYPd_TDYzFPPipQ3d5HgXKOfGiPAUdUPtZawz_6sz1PiKcjgLiZTp6D9lOL8L43HtZm7kdgPVZMZts1bH3KwpQaqFWSLHOnk/w640-h640/20230803_204258.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.winkylux.com/collections/lip-balms/products/affogato-balm" target="_blank"><b>Winky Lux Affogato Balm</b></a></h3><p><b>What is it?</b> "An affogato inspired sheer nude tinted balm with lip-loving ingredients."</p><p><b>Why do I love it?</b> It smells like vanilla mixed with coffee, and is great for every day use! My lips feel so soft after using it.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKGs40xm0dKEPZUK5VmR1sN7Hjj203T9XMx3jA3CiW1axbeR5vhrhYYXSi5yG07YH5I6fto0jqEy-Ov_oqySGhBai4CZHxjBPQF1t5zS7ejqS5JjnEKrvMX12rYvenB8X2NXwBSfp3bSu0MdAJF_3rBh_fAu4--l5RNQUmyNQCp-Y17hb_ueVxZkgBvuQ/s3024/20230803_204413.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKGs40xm0dKEPZUK5VmR1sN7Hjj203T9XMx3jA3CiW1axbeR5vhrhYYXSi5yG07YH5I6fto0jqEy-Ov_oqySGhBai4CZHxjBPQF1t5zS7ejqS5JjnEKrvMX12rYvenB8X2NXwBSfp3bSu0MdAJF_3rBh_fAu4--l5RNQUmyNQCp-Y17hb_ueVxZkgBvuQ/w640-h640/20230803_204413.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.ulta.com/p/perversion-waterproof-mascara-pimprod2006766?sku=2546520" target="_blank"><b>Urban Decay Cosmetics Perversion Waterproof Mascara</b></a></h3><p><b>What is it?</b> A cruelty-free mascara that is waterproof.</p><p><b>Why do I love it? </b>It stays on forever! I recently went to my Grandpa's funeral and every bit of makeup, except this, was wiped off from crying. It actually stayed!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-7qN3TwRWVa9fzzbm56_5M-3FS8JJfU88gZ3NeJ3FH3b1-E3qi9hUstTkqRYLqJ4mDXtQln35pVV8c-bejq_YOimFL40rwZjodHs-sL1sLrzR4zIrrHlnw5326uGQRf10Je3KcWDD67hUUkNooL9jQOQS_IGN0RCD3K49T-exP4TIaDWOflRNAa_G77w/s3024/20230803_204608.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-7qN3TwRWVa9fzzbm56_5M-3FS8JJfU88gZ3NeJ3FH3b1-E3qi9hUstTkqRYLqJ4mDXtQln35pVV8c-bejq_YOimFL40rwZjodHs-sL1sLrzR4zIrrHlnw5326uGQRf10Je3KcWDD67hUUkNooL9jQOQS_IGN0RCD3K49T-exP4TIaDWOflRNAa_G77w/w640-h640/20230803_204608.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.walgreens.com/store/c/dickinson's-original-witch-hazel-daily-refreshingly-clean-cleansing-cloths/ID=prod6277598-product" target="_blank"><b>Dickinson's Original Witch Hazel Daily Refreshingly Clean Cleansing Cloths</b></a></h3><p><b>What is it?</b> Witch hazel in a cloth form.</p><p><b>Why do I love it?</b> I am always running late in the mornings, so I love how I can use on of these to wipe down my face and it feels clean afterwards. I've also used them to take my make up off at night, and they are awesome at removing waterproof mascara!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBKrRzfwi5LY5UF7yZXXBwa8GwROH3dqHlYqLKenJU5SV2x076NwX--7cQsp9w-61Bq2Ux7mXpTH90wR6e_Gw6kXmAGz5vki-_5mnC4VH1675FBHrGmDx5sxGZIxOu41IuQHjwsLlnlC7RR8Les5RTZFXjXzhMPrejpaEM8uSsdDE1eRz_-z1_5TcZRM4/s3024/20230803_204620.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBKrRzfwi5LY5UF7yZXXBwa8GwROH3dqHlYqLKenJU5SV2x076NwX--7cQsp9w-61Bq2Ux7mXpTH90wR6e_Gw6kXmAGz5vki-_5mnC4VH1675FBHrGmDx5sxGZIxOu41IuQHjwsLlnlC7RR8Les5RTZFXjXzhMPrejpaEM8uSsdDE1eRz_-z1_5TcZRM4/w640-h640/20230803_204620.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.sallybeauty.com/hair-color/shop-by-type/semi-permanent-hair-color/semi-permanent-hair-color/GDYNG2.html" target="_blank"><b>Good Dye Young Semi Permanent Hair Dye in Ex- Girl</b></a></p><p><b>What is it?</b> A hair dye that "combines professional-grade pigments with a formula that conditions as it deposits ultra-vibrant color."</p><p><b>Why do I love it?</b> When I wanted to change up my hair color (yes, again), I went to Sally's and asked what they recommended. I knew I wanted to go pink. The gal there said that Good Dye Young was a great brand and Semi Permanent is always the way to go. So I gave it a try... and boy, I was blown away! The coverage was crazy good, and the color was so vibrant! It's still vibrant 5 washes later (I wash my hair 1x a week), and the only reason I went ahead and re-dyed it was to get more coverage at my roots.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmaS14WMXSQ8XMGBCi-BODHMmMDVEX16vJyM1Hg5cl6giFe6o2MpiKhwjezWkxBm7GTOZXDt-IxvP8eVXipE-nRMXB7_XaNouIhtmijS4RXwXijgWQlpW8FKyRC4Hg4WC9-nPm0-Jm_LHqEsLMrxSHS5K7D64IezMHA_AoD76F8GJAqNB907GnpeIFI0Q/s3024/20230803_204041.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmaS14WMXSQ8XMGBCi-BODHMmMDVEX16vJyM1Hg5cl6giFe6o2MpiKhwjezWkxBm7GTOZXDt-IxvP8eVXipE-nRMXB7_XaNouIhtmijS4RXwXijgWQlpW8FKyRC4Hg4WC9-nPm0-Jm_LHqEsLMrxSHS5K7D64IezMHA_AoD76F8GJAqNB907GnpeIFI0Q/w640-h640/20230803_204041.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>There you go... eight beauty products that I am currently loving! All of them have varying price points, and are linked in case you want to check them out.. which I think you should!!!</p><p>Till next time!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqocz5TL8n3Ev8XDQpZenqRLe3XHAqGcH8AyPnboRvQP8atAz9Z9O_ooCdXTNskmZVTVzFygxykCc-0yXHYXkKE0ZGRVgvB3-JS7FcNi0nP1u7FM3rdYW4nsLb0jnTIQQGrJfHunb4jOCgmu4pHjx02acV_k_iFgjGnXr6cLKb3I3GFwJ1PrjDL63CFq8/s927/tabitha%20signature.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="441" data-original-width="927" height="152" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqocz5TL8n3Ev8XDQpZenqRLe3XHAqGcH8AyPnboRvQP8atAz9Z9O_ooCdXTNskmZVTVzFygxykCc-0yXHYXkKE0ZGRVgvB3-JS7FcNi0nP1u7FM3rdYW4nsLb0jnTIQQGrJfHunb4jOCgmu4pHjx02acV_k_iFgjGnXr6cLKb3I3GFwJ1PrjDL63CFq8/s320/tabitha%20signature.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">*PIN ME FOR LATER*</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijsGblw2Wdxhn3-Yx6VIauvdXRyvCRsxkQmsJCe-Rk0OEO0liLqafHG1l-GmXGT8OfoqZ-i9hubPz_Q4KnCn5KBE7j02ulWQBatNk1Mv8XbwmxCM7D9c_vUroooSxPAA8n4p-1iAr5rvMFLatJk3-hnEyn-6Uyp3wpIEsXY9UIup-jApfYtRx2iO7C3Ds/s1500/current%20beauty%20favorites.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijsGblw2Wdxhn3-Yx6VIauvdXRyvCRsxkQmsJCe-Rk0OEO0liLqafHG1l-GmXGT8OfoqZ-i9hubPz_Q4KnCn5KBE7j02ulWQBatNk1Mv8XbwmxCM7D9c_vUroooSxPAA8n4p-1iAr5rvMFLatJk3-hnEyn-6Uyp3wpIEsXY9UIup-jApfYtRx2iO7C3Ds/s16000/current%20beauty%20favorites.png" title="current beauty favorites" /></a></div>Tabithahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10543249085325466807noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-489773261248660678.post-42300637950029485402023-05-24T08:00:00.001-05:002023-05-24T08:00:00.133-05:00Empire of Lies By J.L. Beck<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgpI_IxNVgOUdzWYL7N-GYB8PTe_CYxtk3nnWA5s5p4fqTBQ1Cpi0KzHmpsyTZqLGkVzamvWoHSM93nK_zAFBuaFmZhqfAZgp-MCT1NrSYsAau9DdK_9vGWqumN1M7rhCxkBFMcKnNrQMKGD1N0XGh4WLK-Qh0xEN2byyF2uyN_zJgCtM8-86UXL5l/s1080/EOLies%20-%20AN.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgpI_IxNVgOUdzWYL7N-GYB8PTe_CYxtk3nnWA5s5p4fqTBQ1Cpi0KzHmpsyTZqLGkVzamvWoHSM93nK_zAFBuaFmZhqfAZgp-MCT1NrSYsAau9DdK_9vGWqumN1M7rhCxkBFMcKnNrQMKGD1N0XGh4WLK-Qh0xEN2byyF2uyN_zJgCtM8-86UXL5l/w640-h640/EOLies%20-%20AN.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Our love story was doomed from the beginning. <i>Forbidden.</i> A temptation we couldn’t touch.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><h4 style="text-align: center;">Empire Of Lies, an all-new dark mafia romance, book two in The Torrio Empire Trilogy from USA Today bestselling author J.L. Beck is available now!</h4><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">My life used to be simple.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Quiet. Safe.</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Until I fell in love with the dangerous billionaire arms dealer Callum Torrio.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Our love story was doomed from the beginning. Forbidden. A temptation we couldn’t touch.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">His secrets have the power to kill me, and when I discover the hidden truth and the part</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">he played in my mother’s death, I have no choice but to run.</div><div style="text-align: center;">But nothing will stop him from keeping me by his side.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">A king needs his queen.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Where do you hide when the pain becomes suffocating and the man you thought you knew turns out to be the villain?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><h4 style="text-align: center;"><b>Start reading today!</b></h4><div style="text-align: center;">Amazon: <a href="https://amzn.to/empireoflies">https://amzn.to/empireoflies</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Amazon Worldwide: <a href="https://mybook.to/empireoflies">https://mybook.to/empireoflies</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJUEg77cUnXYF8fjMkJSwOuFpfbvGTP08MPtX4OzDBytVhrXMbqRSjrrKp5PWBqPzWrj8hG_tdrzQJHxWZrEQ0R-ryQ8Ohprre3dCv1pXFBOcSHWvBDuOH6F8UEaFY1ZGSjvxVLYJ-rOb6-iya8GqDZ43hl771spGEjfvOfyfa8m2KV88pkcmhTBny/s5530/EOLIES%20EBOOK.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5530" data-original-width="3456" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJUEg77cUnXYF8fjMkJSwOuFpfbvGTP08MPtX4OzDBytVhrXMbqRSjrrKp5PWBqPzWrj8hG_tdrzQJHxWZrEQ0R-ryQ8Ohprre3dCv1pXFBOcSHWvBDuOH6F8UEaFY1ZGSjvxVLYJ-rOb6-iya8GqDZ43hl771spGEjfvOfyfa8m2KV88pkcmhTBny/w400-h640/EOLIES%20EBOOK.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><h4 style="text-align: center;"><b>Pre-order Empire Of Pain now, the stunning conclusion to Callum and Bianca’s story!<br /></b><b>Releases June 16th!</b></h4><div style="text-align: center;">Amazon: <a href="http://bit.ly/empireofpain">http://bit.ly/empireofpain</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Amazon Worldwide: <a href="https://mybook.to/empireofpain">https://mybook.to/empireofpain</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><h4 style="text-align: center;"><b>Start from the beginning with Empire Of Lust, the start of Callum and Bianca’s story!</b></h4><div style="text-align: center;">Amazon: <a href="https://amzn.to/empireoflust">https://amzn.to/empireoflust</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Amazon Worldwide: <a href="https://mybook.to/empireoflust">https://mybook.to/empireoflust</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I'm caged. My heart and soul locked away, and he holds the single key.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">"We'll be together again, and when that time comes, I'll make it so she can never</div><div style="text-align: center;">escape me."</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Our gazes collide. It's a cosmic affair. I forget how to breathe, and that he is the villain in</div><div style="text-align: center;">my fairytale.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I want him to teach me a lesson.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">"You'll crawl to me while I hold onto the belt."</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">"I don't know how you could never deny what we have or share. Not when the evidence</div><div style="text-align: center;">is dripping down your thighs, and you're mewling like a cat in heat for me to take you</div><div style="text-align: center;">harder."</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">His need to claim me is just as strong as my need to be claimed.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">"Love me or hate me, it doesn't matter. We belong together."</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">"Are you trying to convince me that what we have isn't real or are you trying to convince</div><div style="text-align: center;">yourself?"</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I stiffen at the touch of his free hand against my thigh. Oh, yes, this is what I need. This</div><div style="text-align: center;">is what I've missed most. His touch--skillful, knowing, like my body was made to bend</div><div style="text-align: center;">for him.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">There isn't enough coffee in the world to make me feel human this morning, yet</div><div style="text-align: center;">something tells me we are both going to need it.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I always did like getting a gold star, which is probably why I would be drawn to a man</div><div style="text-align: center;">like Callum.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">For as long as I can remember, before I knew the specifics of his life and work, I sensed</div><div style="text-align: center;">an aura of danger around him. Even now, I can't put a finger on it. The particular light in</div><div style="text-align: center;">his eyes; the way he carries himself. He could change the temperature in the room with</div><div style="text-align: center;">a single look. He has the power with just the lift of an eyebrow or the tip of his head to</div><div style="text-align: center;">the side, and everyone around him falls in line. There's something sexy about that. It</div><div style="text-align: center;">draws me to him.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Callum never does anything without a motive.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">If I want answers, there might be only one way to get them.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I might have to dig for the truth on my own.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">There's the option of taking her anyway and keeping her tied to my bed until she</div><div style="text-align: center;">promises she'll never leave.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><h4 style="text-align: center;"><br />Learn more about J.L. Beck and her releases by visiting her website:<br /><a href="https://www.beckromancebooks.com/">https://www.beckromancebooks.com/</a></h4>Tabithahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10543249085325466807noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-489773261248660678.post-59996879583077705042023-04-10T23:41:00.000-05:002023-04-10T23:41:38.173-05:00New favorite beauty products<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ7Fgqr7H9k48y9JH4-dR6DAc9KkWFjHUFL6v5BIeH5pg0UBsytbm1LujxE3wFIdYjyMfMR0S5ZY8AUEYJPso0JFuyonxdO00YRIApqW-IoUdwsaJmW4lJeu1IIR1ggMTZGuC6JY2UcO-XbV1I3JvXBdUWdtsoWtdIQnvEMVTzbj8tU1u6QElFIDJ5/s1024/beauty%20products.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ7Fgqr7H9k48y9JH4-dR6DAc9KkWFjHUFL6v5BIeH5pg0UBsytbm1LujxE3wFIdYjyMfMR0S5ZY8AUEYJPso0JFuyonxdO00YRIApqW-IoUdwsaJmW4lJeu1IIR1ggMTZGuC6JY2UcO-XbV1I3JvXBdUWdtsoWtdIQnvEMVTzbj8tU1u6QElFIDJ5/s16000/beauty%20products.png" /></a></div><h2 style="text-align: left;">Hey all you lovely people!</h2><p>I know it's been a minute, but I wanted to stop by and tell you about some new beauty products that I recently discovered and I AM LOVING!</p><p><br /></p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><b><u>1. <a href="https://www.ulta.com/p/no7-bonding-oil-pimprod2029354?sku=2591018&_requestid=4338847" target="_blank">Olaplex No.7 Bonding Oil</a></u></b></h3><p>Truth be told, I was trying the whole Olaplex system (pre-wash, shampoo, conditioner... the works) for about two months, and then I stopped. I stopped because 1) it's super expensive, and 2) it wasn't helping my hair at all. Other things were happening, but I plan on doing a blog post about that soon.</p><p>ANYWAYS, the one product that I did fall in love with was the Olaplex No.7 Bonding Oil. I love how it makes my hair feel so silky, tames my flyaways, and speeds up my drying time. It's perfect! I can even put it in my wet hair, and air dry it, then flat iron in the morning, and it gives me the same results!</p><p> </p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><b><u>2. <a href="https://www.sephora.com/product/mini-triple-bond-complex-leave-in-hair-treatment-P501160?skuId=2591931&icid2=products%20grid:p501160:product" target="_blank">Living Proof Triple Bond Complex Leave-in Hair Treatment</a></u></b></h3><div>I follow a gal on Insta that tried this and loved it, so I wanted to give it a try since it's pretty new to the market. Boy, is it expensive!!! BUT IT IS WORTH IT!! I bought the mini size, and I barely use any- like a nickle size on my hair once a week after showering. After using it for 3 weeks now, I can feel a difference. My hair actually feels stronger and shinier, and the product itself actually smells good too!</div><h3 style="text-align: left;"><b><br /></b><b><u>3. <a href="https://www.sephora.com/product/the-kure-bond-repair-shampoo-for-damaged-hair-P501714?skuId=2611192&icid2=products%20grid:p501714:product" target="_blank">amika The Kure Bond Repair Shampoo for Damaged Hair</a></u></b></h3><div>I have some fine and damaged hair, and I have tried a few different products to remedy that. The one product system that I have found that has helped is the amika The Kure Bond Repair Shampoo for Damaged Hair. It is a bond-repair shampoo that has been "clinically shown to repair and strengthen strands damaged by everyday stressors, heat, and chemical treatments". When I use it, I don't get as much hair fall out in the shower, my hair feels better, and I feel as it I don't have as much breakage. A plus side is that I can tell that it is a high end shampoo, because I don't have to use very much to get a good lather.</div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;"><b><u>4. <a href="https://www.sephora.com/product/amika-the-kure-conditioner-P468627">amika The Kure Bond Repair Conditioner for Damaged Hair</a></u></b></h3><div>Along with the shampoo, I love using the conditioner, also. It doesn't really have a smell, but I can feel the difference between the amika and my other conditioners. It don't feel as slick, make my hair as greasy as quickly, don't produce as much fall out in the shower, or as much fall out after the shower.</div><div><b><br /></b></div><h3 style="text-align: left;"><b><u>5. <a href="https://www.ulta.com/p/acidic-bonding-concentrate-leave-in-conditioner-damaged-hair-pimprod2022378">Redken Acidic Bonding Concentrate Leave-In Conditioner for Damaged Hair</a></u></b></h3><div>To help with rebuilding the damage in my hair, I have been using a bonding leave-in. It has a clean fresh smell, and a little goes a long way with this stuff. The leave-in also provides heat protection, which I need.</div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;"><b><u>6. <a href="https://www.jcpenney.com/p/dermelect-revital-oil-nail-cuticle-treatment/ppr5008154302?pTmplType=beauty&catId=SearchResults&searchTerm=dermelect&productGridView=medium&badge=fewleft" target="_blank">Dermelect Revital Oil Nail Cuticle Treatment</a></u></b></h3><p>I am all about the cuticle oil when it comes to my nails, and I recently discovered Dermelect. This cuticle oil features keratin protein peptide in a water base and a cuticle oil complex consisting of jojoba, citrus (orange and lemon), argan oils coupled with shea butter and coffee bean extract. With just a shake, the active ingredients in revital-oil combine. I love this stuff! It smells great!</p><p><br /></p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><u><b>7. <a href="https://www.jcpenney.com/p/dermelect-phyto-strong-natural-nail-duo/ppr5008154305?pTmplType=beauty&catId=SearchResults&searchTerm=dermelect&productGridView=medium&badge=fewleft">Dermelect Phyto Strong Natural Nail Duo</a></b></u></h3><p>I am a recovering nail bitter, so I tend to use higher end products on my nails because they have been breaking and are dry and brittle. ENTER Dermelect. The Phyto Strong Natural Nail Duo features "a phyto strong toxin-free, plant based nail hardener base coat and solar active top coat provide a clean solution for a chip-free, shine boosting manicure". I love the duo and my nails do too!</p><p><br /></p><h2 style="text-align: center;">Have you discovered any new beauty products that you are loving?</h2><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKP6aCb1Bj2sGV283FBN0OPzu9HI_9M0tT0Hnocys2Hn9Rw2-8qrgWDbwCovBaaJf4PzDvBRd97oQu9kzO2iuXn6BGfVBQFlW8QKCAnfODQoS53GRCn4txAtbxWDrUtTVwzGuCb9-AobwM3Q8bCMI1OdvcPTo_LkPnsWQkkc4yjxWXRKdNfxRPe1PD/s927/tabitha%20signature.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="441" data-original-width="927" height="152" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKP6aCb1Bj2sGV283FBN0OPzu9HI_9M0tT0Hnocys2Hn9Rw2-8qrgWDbwCovBaaJf4PzDvBRd97oQu9kzO2iuXn6BGfVBQFlW8QKCAnfODQoS53GRCn4txAtbxWDrUtTVwzGuCb9-AobwM3Q8bCMI1OdvcPTo_LkPnsWQkkc4yjxWXRKdNfxRPe1PD/s320/tabitha%20signature.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">**PIN ME FOR LATER**</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqB8-J1K06EYZsM5HOe9utQi_iP7VI-G5ARbfgdqfvwaTw-qmLNmyqoErLG2-7tQuXIOLD0XHlEMIrn5pYBIfPMv3YqcHHGhlSF8ZA97gEF0LgjZYqbRI6yCGARI2ouJHINhIxs-qbFR5alI_vQFo3dFJNTM6T5F0Is2iLi7tM4_9021yqBup23mHD/s1500/beauty%20products%20pin.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="New favorite beauty products" border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqB8-J1K06EYZsM5HOe9utQi_iP7VI-G5ARbfgdqfvwaTw-qmLNmyqoErLG2-7tQuXIOLD0XHlEMIrn5pYBIfPMv3YqcHHGhlSF8ZA97gEF0LgjZYqbRI6yCGARI2ouJHINhIxs-qbFR5alI_vQFo3dFJNTM6T5F0Is2iLi7tM4_9021yqBup23mHD/s16000/beauty%20products%20pin.png" title="New favorite beauty products" /></a></div>Tabithahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10543249085325466807noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-489773261248660678.post-21867482115768691612023-03-25T20:43:00.002-05:002023-03-25T20:43:45.635-05:00Favorite books of 2022<h2 style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Hello you lovely people!</h2><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Today I am sharing my favorite books of 2022 with you. Each of the books listed, were 5 star reads and my favorites of each month! Of course, with each book, I will give you a synopsis and my review.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikflutU1fAIkZnCPAZQp0LMrlMjXydhp3840W92Tst6YRHe6vT4RyOHwRiVKLIN8rl3JoQap3HUGJ6ZOO020HY_UPr_Lbru09MXLNAt1p5QzU4xfNbHoeGWwxulT8Tm5UNAhJmzvNNWf0XNVqj_KxWIowwhxBmnfVGB-UWfO2Y8NPRB3dH8BR2ZRqN/s1024/fav%20books%20of%202022.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikflutU1fAIkZnCPAZQp0LMrlMjXydhp3840W92Tst6YRHe6vT4RyOHwRiVKLIN8rl3JoQap3HUGJ6ZOO020HY_UPr_Lbru09MXLNAt1p5QzU4xfNbHoeGWwxulT8Tm5UNAhJmzvNNWf0XNVqj_KxWIowwhxBmnfVGB-UWfO2Y8NPRB3dH8BR2ZRqN/s16000/fav%20books%20of%202022.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV8-8Yf_SXq2jWqEiKCK3g9lY9-Oy4UhXSTfaDMV9hx2EVzbtHnIEisUtRS-NyNnF2ZJDrnLSow0goW3LUoyRv4x41MgAS4mHy-Y3IZEzYw_QjCEeHHUsK2awLvSYyVsxxMbKVLejJMGGUTuxl73yK2TmMQwdomIpwsRx0ZGRFgt4nmW1UpNfPiY00/s500/sin.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="333" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV8-8Yf_SXq2jWqEiKCK3g9lY9-Oy4UhXSTfaDMV9hx2EVzbtHnIEisUtRS-NyNnF2ZJDrnLSow0goW3LUoyRv4x41MgAS4mHy-Y3IZEzYw_QjCEeHHUsK2awLvSYyVsxxMbKVLejJMGGUTuxl73yK2TmMQwdomIpwsRx0ZGRFgt4nmW1UpNfPiY00/s320/sin.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><h3 style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Empire-Sin-Enemies-Lovers-Romance-ebook/dp/B09KHBTWQT/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2KMP6IJNIZHKC&keywords=empire+of+sin&qid=1674102833&sprefix=empire+of+sin%2Caps%2C125&sr=8-1" target="_blank">Empire of Sin- Rina Kent</a></h3><p><b><u>Synopsis</u></b></p><p><b>My Boss. My Sin.</b></p>I’m not the type who has one-night stands.<br />It wasn’t supposed to happen, okay?<br />A couple of drinks and a sinful British accent later and I’m in bed with a stranger.<br />Of course, I left first thing in the morning because I’m a responsible adult.<br />An adult who has a new job that I need in order to keep my double life a secret.<br />Little did I know I’m not, in fact, responsible.<br />Because the stranger I left in bed? Yeah, he’s not a stranger after all.<br />He’s my new boss.<br />Knox Van Doren might have a charming smile, but a true villain lurks beneath it all.<br />And like any villain, he’ll use my sin against me...<div><br /><div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><b><u>My review</u><br /></b>Empire of Sin is about Knox and Anastasia (Ana). Ana sneaks out to have a night of fun and meets Knox. They hit it off, and Ana runs. Little does Ana know that she will soon meet Knox again! Rina is one of my favorite authors and I have been waiting for Knox's book since the first Royal Elite book came out... AND Rina DID NOT DISSAPOINT! My boy Knox is not only hot as sin, but he is loyal and loves hard!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>**NOTE: This is series of standalones**</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_1P6aBFPUBLo0KyB9KEJgHmxv7ZOcNTTqUs5BJ6kyTI6CbD7OnVCgihmJCO9pscHoP25Z3R2uxbr9su9NBtrOcJE9tC3J4dkPyDypKEVUV_VD8awbGPO7qXV8VNiOwJiWNA_JXNRWvlclfOQp-CH3McLP4k6VQ4eYEmIbFuqCNqyaPrvmAwWNI5lK/s500/venom.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="333" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_1P6aBFPUBLo0KyB9KEJgHmxv7ZOcNTTqUs5BJ6kyTI6CbD7OnVCgihmJCO9pscHoP25Z3R2uxbr9su9NBtrOcJE9tC3J4dkPyDypKEVUV_VD8awbGPO7qXV8VNiOwJiWNA_JXNRWvlclfOQp-CH3McLP4k6VQ4eYEmIbFuqCNqyaPrvmAwWNI5lK/s320/venom.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><h3 style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Darling-Venom-Enemies-Lovers-Romance-ebook/dp/B09N3GPL9C/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3AW8R05W7S8AD&keywords=darling+venom+parker+s+huntington&qid=1679791271&s=digital-text&sprefix=darling+%2Cdigital-text%2C158&sr=1-1" target="_blank">Darling Venom- Parker S. Huntington</a></h3><p><b><u>Synopsis</u></b></p><p><b>My first love ended in tragedy.</b></p><p><b>My second began with his brother.</b></p><p>I wasn’t supposed to be on that roof on Valentine’s Day.</p><p>Neither was Kellan Marchetti, the school’s designated freak.</p><p>We met on the verge of ending our lives.</p><p>Somehow, the tattered strings of our tragedies tangled and tightened into an unlikely bond.</p><p>We decided not to take the plunge and agreed to check on each other every Valentine’s Day until school ended.</p><p>Same time.</p><p>One roof.</p><p>Two restless souls.</p><p>We kept our promise for three years.</p><p>On the fourth, Kellan made a decision, and I was left to deal with the consequences.</p><p>Just when I thought our story ended, another one began.</p><p>They say all love stories look the same and taste different.</p><p>Mine was venomous, disgraceful, and written in scarlet scars.</p><p>My name is Charlotte Richards, but you can call me Venom.</p><p><br /></p><div style="text-align: left;"><u><b>My Review<br /></b></u>Darling Venom is an enemies-to-lovers romance and it really breaks the mold there. The FMC's first love commits suicide and she is left to deal with the consequences... and his brother. The story is full of angst and love, and was actually a welcome reprieve from all my smutty books.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimKZaeeJ7dXZJO729Qnv1mniewnyHiPeBC3lS00tpvzj2GllpvMRMNKSjsDtYob09j2NsHISWgVubK5hV6a-jMH4rjQnQtYt6IP6h92gjAFvuA37c5GDVi9P4BAe9pRymJvv3Jlf0M_n1GMVwGy8GP1oT4_UELfHbzbtIXIrLm5E3B5S9A1roVHOe_/s346/hate.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="346" data-original-width="230" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimKZaeeJ7dXZJO729Qnv1mniewnyHiPeBC3lS00tpvzj2GllpvMRMNKSjsDtYob09j2NsHISWgVubK5hV6a-jMH4rjQnQtYt6IP6h92gjAFvuA37c5GDVi9P4BAe9pRymJvv3Jlf0M_n1GMVwGy8GP1oT4_UELfHbzbtIXIrLm5E3B5S9A1roVHOe_/s320/hate.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><h3 style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Empire-Hate-Second-Enemies-Romance-ebook/dp/B09Q1BQ2G9/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2T4W8L2BTSM4Y&keywords=empire+of+hate&qid=1679791549&s=digital-text&sprefix=empire+of+hate%2Cdigital-text%2C115&sr=1-1" target="_blank">Empire of Hate- Rina Kent</a></h3><p><b><u>Synopsis</u></b></p><p><b>My boss. My enemy.</b></p><p>I escaped my life.</p><p>Leaving everything behind wasn’t easy, but I did it.</p><p>I turned the page and flew over the ocean.</p><p>This is my new beginning.</p><p>My new chapter.</p><p>My new book.</p><p>Or so I hoped before I met my new boss.</p><p>Daniel Sterling.</p><p>Rich as sin, illegally attractive, and the face of every magazine cover.</p><p>Oh, and the reason why I escaped in the first place.</p><p>I made his high school life hell.</p><p>He won’t stop until he gives me a taste of my own medicine.</p><p><br /></p><div style="text-align: left;"><u><b>My Review</b></u></div><div style="text-align: left;">Empire of Hate is a second-chance enemies to lovers novel with a touch of unrequited love thrown in. Nicole has been in love with Daniel for the majority of her life, but he just saw her as the bitchy step-sister of his best friend. Nicole always had to put up a front, and no matter what she did, Daniel never saw saw her- he just saw what he wanted to see. After the story talks about the past, the present picks up and Nicole is meeting her boss- Daniel, who vows to make her like hell, like he thought that she did his. Things happen and truths are revealed.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>**NOTE: This is series of standalones**</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiz25DS7ybpfR8h3yK_UmSeTLjY1JnemjtcTUnF-6azn2zTb-_F8jvGFte7f_V8qh1U76_adA8SAB__3d9yenX-HzLVTRHDEDl2IuijeYMw8GAtXjtRPhM1IQHe-K9JxlUw4H5_eWuLP0NHfALSBxF0HFdUcXf0XgKF_dAmQEI6jGlzqjlKe6AAYgO/s346/never%20king.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="346" data-original-width="230" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiz25DS7ybpfR8h3yK_UmSeTLjY1JnemjtcTUnF-6azn2zTb-_F8jvGFte7f_V8qh1U76_adA8SAB__3d9yenX-HzLVTRHDEDl2IuijeYMw8GAtXjtRPhM1IQHe-K9JxlUw4H5_eWuLP0NHfALSBxF0HFdUcXf0XgKF_dAmQEI6jGlzqjlKe6AAYgO/s320/never%20king.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><h3 style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Never-King-Vicious-Lost-Boys-ebook/dp/B09NZ5345D/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1CCUOU17Q1BR9&keywords=the+never+king&qid=1679791740&s=digital-text&sprefix=the+never+king%2Cdigital-text%2C112&sr=1-1" target="_blank">The Never King- Nikki St. Crow</a></h3><p><u><b>Synopsis</b></u></p><p><b>The stories were all wrong — Hook was never the villain.</b></p><p>For two centuries, all of the Darling women have disappeared on their 18th birthday. Sometimes they’re gone for only a day, some a week or a month. But they always return broken.</p><p>Now, on the afternoon of my 18th birthday, my mother is running around the house making sure all the windows are barred and the doors locked.</p><p>But it’s pointless.</p><p>Because when night falls, he comes for me. And this time, the Never King and the Lost Boys aren’t willing to let me go.</p><p><br /></p><div style="text-align: left;"><b><u>My Review<br /></u></b>The Never King is a retelling of Peter Pan and Wendy, but darker. It is an enemies to lovers, dark romance with a side of reverse harem. The book centers around Winnie Darling, who is kidnapped by Peter Pan on her 18th birthday and taken to Neverland, because Peter is certain that the Darling women are the key to finding something that was once taken from him. In all honesty, this book was fire! I literally couldn't put it down, which was crazy. AND yes, I read it in one day! I loved the smut, the banter, the plot, the everything! I really hated the cliffhanger, and was anxiously awaiting the next one. UGH!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPsZjGpozue6ZgpePAYDW9XKqKDrTCm6Icu5Jwoveo-Fi0gsfT5BnT7W6L2UKKuEB3GDlMCLjh-9L6fPvMsA9dhk-C2pPs7SqqlKNy6ZlFDJtSLlPZQvgebDA-B8Ilo97y5isYnD9Mm9Uu6Zzx8JlX0uiXFyp2to4QCYqLkFI-Kpplm_eZyomX-QSx/s500/lust.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="333" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPsZjGpozue6ZgpePAYDW9XKqKDrTCm6Icu5Jwoveo-Fi0gsfT5BnT7W6L2UKKuEB3GDlMCLjh-9L6fPvMsA9dhk-C2pPs7SqqlKNy6ZlFDJtSLlPZQvgebDA-B8Ilo97y5isYnD9Mm9Uu6Zzx8JlX0uiXFyp2to4QCYqLkFI-Kpplm_eZyomX-QSx/s320/lust.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><h3 style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Empire-Lust-Enemies-Benefits-Romance-ebook/dp/B09TND4LRQ/ref=sr_1_4?crid=3HBCHYIIM1SLY&keywords=empire+of+lust&qid=1679791938&s=digital-text&sprefix=empire+of+lust%2Cdigital-text%2C113&sr=1-4" target="_blank">Empire of Lust- Rina Kent</a></h3><p><u><b>Synopsis</b></u></p><p><b>My boss. My hell.</b></p><p>When I slept with a faceless jock as a teen, I didn’t think I would become pregnant.</p><p>I also didn’t think I would lose that child.</p><p>Several years later, I find out that my daughter is alive and I’m given a second chance.</p><p>One problem, though.</p><p>The faceless jock isn’t so faceless anymore.</p><p>He has a name everyone fears; Kingsley Shaw.</p><p>A ruthless bastard. A heartless devil. And most importantly, my daughter’s father.</p><p>Oh, and he hates me as much as I hate him.</p><p>We’re out to destroy one another with all methods available.</p><p>Including a dangerous game of lust that might lead to our downfall.</p><p><br /></p><div style="text-align: left;"><u><b>My Review</b></u><br />Empire of Lust was absolute fire! Kingsley and Aspen were entertaining as enemies and even more as lovers. I was hoping that they were get their own story ever since I had read Empire of Desire, which is their daughter's story, and I was definitely not disappointed.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>**NOTE: This is series of standalones**</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyRoCgpgZTHPbODoDE9e64ge7zScGJ0j-3NM7He-i0Zu5nmipQjRlBs-uODJ_bUipkzjeRM2rQGC1jwIHARj7Lys1Tu8LpJjF9wAhQ-GXC364_JTEdYv8GxmAD5LLd5XXX4jExRMwOlmf68xx0nMCoaSH9r5Bn92z916Fh23_GTmFeQNMZIWE1Y9Dj/s500/desperate.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="313" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyRoCgpgZTHPbODoDE9e64ge7zScGJ0j-3NM7He-i0Zu5nmipQjRlBs-uODJ_bUipkzjeRM2rQGC1jwIHARj7Lys1Tu8LpJjF9wAhQ-GXC364_JTEdYv8GxmAD5LLd5XXX4jExRMwOlmf68xx0nMCoaSH9r5Bn92z916Fh23_GTmFeQNMZIWE1Y9Dj/s320/desperate.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><h3 style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Desperate-Measures-Wicked-Villains-Book-ebook/dp/B07PH1MSHL/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2TLBSONXSMB8X&keywords=desperate+measures+katee+robert&qid=1679792089&s=digital-text&sprefix=desperate%2Cdigital-text%2C116&sr=1-1" target="_blank">Desperate Measures- Katee Robert</a></h3><p style="text-align: left;"><b><u>Synopsis</u></b></p><p><b>Once upon a time, I was a sheltered princess.</b></p><p>On the night Jafar takes everything from my father, he offers me a devil’s bargain—walk with my freedom and nothing else, or attempt to best him and regain my inheritance. In my arrogance, I play right into his hands. I foolishly assume I have a chance to come out on top. I’m wrong.</p><p><b>Now Jafar owns me, body and soul.</b></p><p>We fight during the day, but when night comes, we play out every fantasy I’ve never allowed myself to admit to having. I can’t hide them from Jafar, though. We know each other—and the dark desires we share—far too well. He sees to my every need, no matter how carnal or extravagant. It’s almost enough for me to be happy…</p><p><b>But a gilded cage is still a prison, and I’ll do anything to obtain my freedom—even betray the man I’m falling for.</b></p><p><br /></p><div style="text-align: left;"><b><u>My Review</u></b><br />I really liked the story! The chemistry between Jasmine and Jafar blew me away! In the beginning, I really didn't see the chemistry, but as the book continued, you could see it grow. I didn't like that the smut started so early on and then there was nothing for awhile. I mean, at least continue it, ya know! Or don't start it so early!! Lastly, I loved how fierce Jasmine became at the end! And of course the Daddy kink was unexpected, but a fun addition!!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2hA6HAgvCnIlqOnbH3dWK12fFC_dOogoR4TwjkFMPXSiSKlup5cOpAekHTt35au_k5IXjMD-rTfwqfpzHLXt73Hpg2Rt5T_ENx-DYYgh24tDGcXNSqFVnXnQ0TMRo4zzptl9IxPJpQbw5Iy1QpwFI-ahLZ2oeoZAMglsOSiwHFWKu1KrvTjX2_FLR/s346/more.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="346" data-original-width="230" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2hA6HAgvCnIlqOnbH3dWK12fFC_dOogoR4TwjkFMPXSiSKlup5cOpAekHTt35au_k5IXjMD-rTfwqfpzHLXt73Hpg2Rt5T_ENx-DYYgh24tDGcXNSqFVnXnQ0TMRo4zzptl9IxPJpQbw5Iy1QpwFI-ahLZ2oeoZAMglsOSiwHFWKu1KrvTjX2_FLR/s320/more.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><h3 style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Give-More-Salacious-Players-Club-ebook/dp/B09NJGSCXW/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2HM8FSDHLKWAV&keywords=give+me+more+sara+cate&qid=1679792275&s=digital-text&sprefix=give+me+%2Cdigital-text%2C117&sr=1-1" target="_blank">Give Me More- Sara Cate</a></h3><p><b><u>Synopsis</u></b></p><p>I’m a scoundrel</p><p>Playboy. Man whore.</p><p>Basically, I get around, and I’m not afraid to admit it.</p><p>So when my best friend opens up Salacious Players’ Club and asks me to head the construction, how could I say no?</p><p>Now we’re on a cross-country road trip touring other kink clubs, and I couldn’t be happier.</p><p>Life is good.</p><p>Then Hunter suddenly asks me to sleep with his wife…while he watches.</p><p>I’ll do anything for my best friend, but this is the one request I should say no to.</p><p>Isabel is the woman of my dreams, but she’s his.</p><p>And the exact reason I should say no is the one reason I say yes.</p><p>Because it’s not only Isabel I want.</p><p>These are the two most important people in my life, and if we go down this path, how will I ever be able to walk away?</p><p>I’m not sure my best friend understands just how much I’m willing to do for him—and why.</p><p><br /></p><div style="text-align: left;"><b><u>My Review</u></b><br />This is the 3rd book in the Salicious Players' Club series and it did not disappoint! It was hot! I loved the dynamics between Hunter, Isabel, and Drake! The three look good in a poly relationship!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPCoGJc_mnt-_UcyB5HosHKpKVmlKKgYxuNL_aeDukyKwxkx5cEhMJWk8WWrCNTyy0dRCLkprT8QrjvbwjyFTEBZxK-aNa2oo2P8o8Paz05TxsC2GUS21R7vEAW_J_jfbyz-3yDh6MctffVOCUISwexz_wH9bBlraUrSuaK3GUv5CFKqzseIfiyNGX/s346/brawler.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="346" data-original-width="227" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPCoGJc_mnt-_UcyB5HosHKpKVmlKKgYxuNL_aeDukyKwxkx5cEhMJWk8WWrCNTyy0dRCLkprT8QrjvbwjyFTEBZxK-aNa2oo2P8o8Paz05TxsC2GUS21R7vEAW_J_jfbyz-3yDh6MctffVOCUISwexz_wH9bBlraUrSuaK3GUv5CFKqzseIfiyNGX/s320/brawler.jpg" width="210" /></a></div><h3 style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Bradford-Brawler-Bastard-Book-ebook/dp/B0B2QBH8PX/ref=sr_1_2?crid=3336PADCXFU05&keywords=bradford+brawler&qid=1679792448&s=digital-text&sprefix=bradford+bra%2Cdigital-text%2C122&sr=1-2" target="_blank">Bradford Brawler- Sheridan Anne</a></h3><p><b><u>Synopsis</u></b></p><p>I can’t say I’ve ever wished for someone to be bitten right on the tip of their junk by a giant bull ant before, but Tanner Morgan—the only man capable of making me want to scream and cream at the same damn time—just might be the guy to change that.</p><p>He’s infuriating in every way possible, and out of all the massive changes in my life, I thought living next to him would be the worst thing I'd ever have to deal with.</p><p>I was wrong … so damn wrong.</p><p>Finding out what Colby Jacobs did to Tanner's sister was sickening, but then realizing my best friend of thirteen years played a part in his crimes … I have no words for that kind of betrayal. Erica and Colby are dead to me, but apparently, I'm not quite as dead to them as I’d have liked to be.</p><p>“You're under arrest.”</p><p>Those words have plagued me since the moment my hands were bound behind my back, and Addison's secrets were betrayed to half the senior class. Being arrested for rape and attempted murder was not something I thought I’d ever have to deal with and I knew at that moment that this would be the biggest fight of my life.</p><p>My world is crumbling and I’m barely holding on. I’m not cut out for this. I don’t know which way is up, but I know one thing is for sure—there’s no way in hell I’m going down without a fight.</p><p>Colby Jacobs, your time is up.</p><p><br /></p><div style="text-align: left;"><u><b>My Review</b></u><br />I really loved seeing the progression of Tanner and Bri's relationship, and how much they both felt for each other. You could feel everything that they were feeling. Another thing I liked was seeing the side characters getting into relationships and how much Bri and the gang was rooting for them. The gang is really becoming one big family! The one thing I hated: that darn cliffhanger! I mean c'mon! It was good, but jeeze! </div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>*NOTE: This is a three book series**</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><br /></i></div><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgErp7AknwgIiYKVLxUc5OJN5U7GOPp4I_LdEvnFO7qbh8YLRAasbU_qrwZbCv0i_ehTID8c32ln5A0ne3qW4yg_iQWFwvl7vGqrsYVCxqQoQpCDzX8id3PgBnDD5zvnMF8uXvzQRo2okf7cKoCRgbM7JBZYz_dV4q7eivi7ximvgavUcLkNZkAWXmc/s346/mercy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="346" data-original-width="230" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgErp7AknwgIiYKVLxUc5OJN5U7GOPp4I_LdEvnFO7qbh8YLRAasbU_qrwZbCv0i_ehTID8c32ln5A0ne3qW4yg_iQWFwvl7vGqrsYVCxqQoQpCDzX8id3PgBnDD5zvnMF8uXvzQRo2okf7cKoCRgbM7JBZYz_dV4q7eivi7ximvgavUcLkNZkAWXmc/s320/mercy.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><h3 style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Mercy-Sara-Cate-ebook/dp/B09NJFBWVR/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2MSKSRNXHYM7I&keywords=mercy+sara+cate&qid=1679793767&s=digital-text&sprefix=mercy%2Cdigital-text%2C150&sr=1-1" target="_blank">Mercy- Sara Cate</a></h3><p><b><u>Synopsis</u></b></p><i>I don’t want to hurt him—I just want to punish him.</i><br /><br />It’s bad enough being the only female owner of the Salacious Players’ Club, but I’m also the only one without a kink, or so I thought.<br /><br />Imagine my surprise when the kink quiz suggests that I’m not so vanilla after all.<br /><br />In fact, I’m a lot more like Emerson Grant than I thought.<br /><br />Just one problem—I have no idea how to be a Domme.<br /><br />That is, until the app matches me with someone willing to help me learn.<br /><br />He’s too young for me.<br /><br />Too stubborn. Too good looking.<br /><br />And, oh yeah, my friend’s son.<br /><br />Beau Grant is a brat. I’d hate that about him if I didn’t love punishing him so much.<br /><br />Underneath all of that attitude is a man who is misunderstood, selfless, and in need of direction.<br /><br />But if he wants mercy, he has to earn it.<br /><br />There are a million reasons why I should stay away, but I’m tired of doing what everyone thinks I should do.<br /><br />I finally know what I want, and I’m ready to take what’s mine.</div><div><br /></div><div><b><u><br /></u></b></div><div><b><u>My Review</u></b></div><div>I had been waiting for Mercy to come out since I finished the last Salacious Players' Club book, and it did not disappoint! It was so smutty and wonderful written and I loved every moment of it! I love the actual relationship dynamic between the two main characters, and that they actually have one outside of their sub/domme relationship.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvX8vR1KlAjI9HI-7MB8ULkRBFpJe9Y-klXOBPw6p308J7TOTPLvWl_rAK3iT7DRM3kd8lVvIWTSyJcvu-8eR8rc9HarN06rnKHrBYcECZx8uXmx3ENvNNrVou435SQtSMJDvMUEDcEukchwSKgvv8t2EfmwaK_jD0sbMzZH1jOoSq5Ke3vf89xotO/s500/dark%20king.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="333" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvX8vR1KlAjI9HI-7MB8ULkRBFpJe9Y-klXOBPw6p308J7TOTPLvWl_rAK3iT7DRM3kd8lVvIWTSyJcvu-8eR8rc9HarN06rnKHrBYcECZx8uXmx3ENvNNrVou435SQtSMJDvMUEDcEukchwSKgvv8t2EfmwaK_jD0sbMzZH1jOoSq5Ke3vf89xotO/s320/dark%20king.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><h3 style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Dark-King-Deviant-Kings-Book-ebook/dp/B09SDYK95B/ref=sr_1_1?crid=N0MK4VO5N6F6&keywords=the+dark+king&qid=1679794001&s=digital-text&sprefix=the+dark+king%2Cdigital-text%2C109&sr=1-1" target="_blank">The Dark King- Gina L. Maxwell</a></h3><div><p><b><u>Synopsis</u></b></p><p>For Bryn Meara, a free trip to the exclusive and ultra-luxe Nightfall hotel and casino in Vegas should’ve been the perfect way to escape the debris of her crumbling career. But waking up from a martini-and-lust-fueled night to find herself married to Caiden Verran, the reclusive billionaire who owns the hotel and most of the city, isn’t the jackpot one would think. It seems her dark and sexy new husband is actual royalty—the fae king of the Night Court—and there’s an entire world beneath the veil of Vegas.</p><p>Whether light or shadow, the fae are a far cry from fairy tales, and now they’ve made Bryn a pawn in their dark games for power. And Caiden is the most dangerous of all—an intoxicating cocktail of sin and raw, insatiable hunger. She should run. But every night of passion pulls Bryn deeper into his strange and sinister world, until she’s no longer certain she wants to leave…even if she could.</p><div style="text-align: left;"><b><u><br /></u></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><u>My Review</u></b><br />In The Dark King, Bryn wins a trip to Las Vegas, where she catches the eye of Caiden, who happens to be the Fae King, but shhh... humans aren't supposed to know about that! After one heck of a night, Bryn and Caiden wake up married to each other, and Caiden is super pissed off to say it nicely. He blames Bryn and accuses her of being some type of witch, because now they are not just married, they are actually tied together through blood, but since Bryn is for all intents and purposes, human, she doesn't know that. Caiden now must keep Bryn within a certain distance of himself or he will go into cardiac arrest, but of course, nooone thinks to tell Bryn what's actually going on. I am seriously in love with the dynamics between the main characters in this book. Sexy times happen between the two, and it gets super hot! I loved it and can't recommend reading it enough!!! </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYP5ToY-sC_Gek8UfEcRVGmpLXKJosqjIdA256EyKp73VCGu93eut8s1LHopdmqILhX9f72FGBM6b9r9CXHnsQ26CRS71105WZsxjeDilZgxa9lrSs5Gg2OsuCkeTzhaH_NnmrsFAQnhTDvAveo3QsiMS6-8dhCgjgWvvlHJ7yy2F6awL-7J0oMzxl/s500/wicked.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="324" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYP5ToY-sC_Gek8UfEcRVGmpLXKJosqjIdA256EyKp73VCGu93eut8s1LHopdmqILhX9f72FGBM6b9r9CXHnsQ26CRS71105WZsxjeDilZgxa9lrSs5Gg2OsuCkeTzhaH_NnmrsFAQnhTDvAveo3QsiMS6-8dhCgjgWvvlHJ7yy2F6awL-7J0oMzxl/s320/wicked.jpg" width="207" /></a></div><h3 style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Wicked-Amo-Jones-ebook/dp/B0BBKQTR7F/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=wicked+amo+jones&qid=1679794180&s=digital-text&sprefix=wicked+am%2Cdigital-text%2C117&sr=1-1" target="_blank">Wicked- Amo Jones</a></h3><p><b><u>Synopsis</u></b></p>I remember the day he walked through our front door, bloodied and broken with the kind of torment that breeds, but never dies. Papa had one rule for him. Stay away from his daughter.<br />He didn’t.<br />Years later, he crashes back into my life and tears down all of the walls I built up around myself. We’re both hiding secrets, but when the mafia world collides with the MC world, the shrapnel could destroy everyone around us.<br />Now the president of the Chicago chapter, not even I was prepared for his return. He's going to see that I’m no longer the precious princess of the Cosa Nostra, and I won’t play his games anymore.<br />He’ll play mine.<br />This is a story about two souls destined to be together, but who are trapped in bodies that hate each other. It’s what happens when you both let love kill you.</div><div><br /></div><div><b><u>My Review</u></b></div><div>Oh my, where to start with this book?! It was really well written, hot, and steamy! I loved it! <p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE4B9AuEXN6OU4lpHpVZ1YiVBoWn0J5xo-ewJNpmASmndVhia1rvsGLW1Rk5yDEnVuwIA9nyr4Z0BmHlvn7Cybs9HB-wuZhWrXPJ1yhz5YhABTXNJrbFazgNCtObGx7y6V0hI6rAX9H3YajBSm1mZ9jUVPNcKg8a67Q1hukpmfgyqQhj80CC7tNiKo/s346/connor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="346" data-original-width="217" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE4B9AuEXN6OU4lpHpVZ1YiVBoWn0J5xo-ewJNpmASmndVhia1rvsGLW1Rk5yDEnVuwIA9nyr4Z0BmHlvn7Cybs9HB-wuZhWrXPJ1yhz5YhABTXNJrbFazgNCtObGx7y6V0hI6rAX9H3YajBSm1mZ9jUVPNcKg8a67Q1hukpmfgyqQhj80CC7tNiKo/s320/connor.jpg" width="201" /></a></div><h3 style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Connor-Boston-Mafia-Romance-Wolfes-ebook/dp/B095XH6Z8X/ref=sr_1_2?crid=2D8BH2P53FLDK&keywords=connor+billie+lustig&qid=1679794391&s=digital-text&sprefix=conno%2Cdigital-text%2C118&sr=1-2" target="_blank">Connor- Billie Lustig</a></h3><p><u><b>Synopsis</b></u></p><p><b>SHE THOUGHT THE BEAST WOULDN’T FIND OUT. SHE WAS WRONG.</b></p><p>I don’t regret sleeping with Connor Wolfe. At all. What I regret is trusting my birth control to keep my time with him restricted to that one scorching night.</p><p>He’s the Beast of the Boston Wolfes, the man everyone fears and the father of my child. I just haven’t told him yet. I know what kind of world these men live in. There is a reason the Wolfes control the city.</p><p>There is no way I’m exposing my unborn child to that kind of violence. I need to keep him safe. Protected from the threat that comes with being a Wolfe. So, I try my best to stay away from trouble.</p><p>What you don’t know can’t hurt you, right?</p><p>But this time trouble lands right on my doorstep. I should’ve known I’d see Connor again. That one night would link our paths together forever. Now he’s storming back into my life, looking for revenge.</p><p>And not for the reason I think he is.</p><p><br /></p><div style="text-align: left;"><b><u>My Review<br /></u></b>I really enjoyed this book! Connor was really an Alpha, especially when he found out that the kid was his, and he really stepped up into the father role quickly.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><h2 style="text-align: center;">Thank you all for reading!!!</h2><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5b3H6jUU6RMipIg6e_Zpem_uWdEznbRWSY9cfzG0mOpIhZooKtrR-yOUR--ZchK90iadlLSgVNcttr-hOQ0c1ddhjSslyl8LkOEx7NQiMTe8PrMrKsES2IsYem2I3-RdLiqwztHjuL0-u1i8ovHMLauw-KChJjti3aSLe3Ews_vE4CEnhfYGD5qoZ/s927/tabitha%20signature.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="441" data-original-width="927" height="152" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5b3H6jUU6RMipIg6e_Zpem_uWdEznbRWSY9cfzG0mOpIhZooKtrR-yOUR--ZchK90iadlLSgVNcttr-hOQ0c1ddhjSslyl8LkOEx7NQiMTe8PrMrKsES2IsYem2I3-RdLiqwztHjuL0-u1i8ovHMLauw-KChJjti3aSLe3Ews_vE4CEnhfYGD5qoZ/s320/tabitha%20signature.png" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><p><br /></p><h2 style="text-align: center;">You can find other reviews on <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/tl_tinywishes" target="_blank">Goodreads</a> and <a href="https://www.bookbub.com/profile/3034455230" target="_blank">Bookbub</a>!!</h2><h2 style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/tl_tinywishes/" target="_blank"></a><a href="https://www.instagram.com/tl_tinywishes/" target="_blank">Follow me on Instagram for up to date book things</a>!!!</div></h2><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>**PIN ME FOR LATER**</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXI6u_VlELPUzl0UIK7Zvn-HIcLfNU5HuajwgfBqVAwhjL_CGrnpfQZAMFYyGUMOxgCge_NxGHc8Ku6u5YbaU4XNiIAgSBZDC2qQMtsFfiZ14tm336bW_NuuzGDa3lB3SuVA2zVK6amGXUU6k16zocrLRYgiy9uLYRNlASkTWhP1d8ym2c8dbwgJOc/s1500/fav%20books%20of%202022%20pin.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Top 12 Romance books of 2022" border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXI6u_VlELPUzl0UIK7Zvn-HIcLfNU5HuajwgfBqVAwhjL_CGrnpfQZAMFYyGUMOxgCge_NxGHc8Ku6u5YbaU4XNiIAgSBZDC2qQMtsFfiZ14tm336bW_NuuzGDa3lB3SuVA2zVK6amGXUU6k16zocrLRYgiy9uLYRNlASkTWhP1d8ym2c8dbwgJOc/s16000/fav%20books%20of%202022%20pin.png" title="Top 12 Romance books of 2022" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p></div></div>Tabithahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10543249085325466807noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-489773261248660678.post-77866687422984838622023-01-18T22:18:00.001-06:002023-01-18T22:18:21.077-06:00My 24 before 2024<h1 style="text-align: left;"> Hey all you lovely people!</h1><p>Today, I wanted to share my 24 before 2024. I found out about the 23 before 2023 last year, so I am re-writing it to be 24 before 2024.</p><p>Basically it's a list of goals that I want to accomplish this year, hence the name- "24 before 2024". </p><p>So here we go! </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrgrq8-TzDx772KFlv8YbupRRdvp1pCHM4Qay6ioLvvvgDKlGfqDIP8aDJra9GVvH3qG1Wv_khnYNtYMTKxd3ydYdepueU4athfibLY5VXp-3Ma4LeuhC3SM8hD1iWuQuQfQm4hyNLq79-YPs1eO562S2TBO19ZvN0D70MzF4e6Av_BIj0UZW5G8co/s1024/My%2024%20before%202024.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrgrq8-TzDx772KFlv8YbupRRdvp1pCHM4Qay6ioLvvvgDKlGfqDIP8aDJra9GVvH3qG1Wv_khnYNtYMTKxd3ydYdepueU4athfibLY5VXp-3Ma4LeuhC3SM8hD1iWuQuQfQm4hyNLq79-YPs1eO562S2TBO19ZvN0D70MzF4e6Av_BIj0UZW5G8co/s16000/My%2024%20before%202024.png" /></a></div><br /><p>1. 3 new tattoos</p><p>2. Finish my supervision hours and take the BCBA test</p><p>3. Celebrate 1 year at my job</p><p>4. Loose 15 lbs</p><p>5. Start PhD program</p><p>6. Have a no spend month</p><p>7. All clothes and shoes go through</p><p>8. All makeup, skincare, beauty items, etc go through</p><p>9. Paint bedroom</p><p>10. Redo bathroom</p><p>11. Office makeover</p><p>12. Build duck cage</p><p>13. Build outside chicken cage</p><p>14. Get more chickens</p><p>15. Take a vacation</p><p>16. Go to a waterpark</p><p>17. Go to the Shed Aquarium</p><p>18. Go to the Field Museum</p><p>19. Gave family pictures taken</p><p>20. Read 100 books</p><p>21. Read 12 physical books</p><p>22. Write a book, publishing not required</p><p>23. Start a booktok</p><p>24. Grow Instagram to 10k</p><p><br /></p><p>Whew, that's a lot of goals for the year, but I am really excited for all of them!!! </p><h1 style="text-align: center;"><b>Do you have any goals for 2023?</b></h1><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9sE0pmMqOkyuX853Ve2yUuMP7XsfGIah7QX0nNKDl8yBRrcn48SdvH2iJKubGJNOsEPPbmtGQGOTtm4avpEwsKyP30GUDjR2jhZHT-wvS1TD911xI3-4V35OrqA7vkpJ9bY0MGVdqxQAfCtOHklpT-OsuONSzAXux8L8Ta-LKerCcLBOI5lYjgNzS/s927/tabitha%20signature.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="441" data-original-width="927" height="152" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9sE0pmMqOkyuX853Ve2yUuMP7XsfGIah7QX0nNKDl8yBRrcn48SdvH2iJKubGJNOsEPPbmtGQGOTtm4avpEwsKyP30GUDjR2jhZHT-wvS1TD911xI3-4V35OrqA7vkpJ9bY0MGVdqxQAfCtOHklpT-OsuONSzAXux8L8Ta-LKerCcLBOI5lYjgNzS/s320/tabitha%20signature.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">*PIN ME FOR LATER*</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwhKIXL9GjBKA1fucsTiHHQleme5oS4EvxB0GevL3dlREj9GOzuUKsmOBkMzlRgMI-12g46sXd0pMpqlpV60UmQ3A8JDSbpPHCbN3n2uGsPrP0EDRQP-i-K6AmQLQKB37QIhrcAYY8Uy3bBbBgFADj5vh6TnPSQHEaQ_lPC709rlO0uvfiOKutRa9Q/s1500/My%2024%20before%202024%20pin.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Goals: 24 before 2024" border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwhKIXL9GjBKA1fucsTiHHQleme5oS4EvxB0GevL3dlREj9GOzuUKsmOBkMzlRgMI-12g46sXd0pMpqlpV60UmQ3A8JDSbpPHCbN3n2uGsPrP0EDRQP-i-K6AmQLQKB37QIhrcAYY8Uy3bBbBgFADj5vh6TnPSQHEaQ_lPC709rlO0uvfiOKutRa9Q/s16000/My%2024%20before%202024%20pin.png" title="Goals: 24 before 2024" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><b><br /></b></div>Tabithahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10543249085325466807noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-489773261248660678.post-87356147253797647672023-01-06T21:57:00.001-06:002023-01-06T21:57:25.004-06:00Letter from the editor: January<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPCZaWlZQLChmpdzOM3E-RckrgOG0ei1wcths68YuETEPdG5cGOaxWYHHdgcWSCelUkCcmM7kg02_0KKmhA1hQWmR0LNt0nEPttzjQmEcwWr_YBwa-k8FORB9QPWR3lwDfBxIhKq3z69JtIflMqPd1h9gAV8IrBizhhRJlVYVd8AfJMskzf_9smmnB/s1920/Letter%20from%20the%20editor%20(1).png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPCZaWlZQLChmpdzOM3E-RckrgOG0ei1wcths68YuETEPdG5cGOaxWYHHdgcWSCelUkCcmM7kg02_0KKmhA1hQWmR0LNt0nEPttzjQmEcwWr_YBwa-k8FORB9QPWR3lwDfBxIhKq3z69JtIflMqPd1h9gAV8IrBizhhRJlVYVd8AfJMskzf_9smmnB/s16000/Letter%20from%20the%20editor%20(1).png" /></a></div><br /><h2 style="text-align: left;">Happy freakin' 2023 my lovelies! </h2><p>I, for one, can't believe that it's a whole new year.... I mean, it's crazy to even imagine! But, it's also a good thing! I have so many things planned for this year and I can not wait to get started on all of them. But I am getting way ahead of myself. </p><p>So the purpose of today's post is to talk about my 4 words for 2023, let you know about my January personal goals, and then tell you about my January #bookish goals. K? K!</p><h2 style="text-align: left;">Four Words for 2023</h2><p>So I was on Facebook the other day and came across one of those word search posts that are like "the first words you see will be your words for the new year... blah... blah... blah", so I decided to do it and that's where I got the following words...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy6FwSK2TAegyEqJaL3G0qNNN8_ALX1VuicTQ45Vz6X7n7Atvp8JBq2j2UkDNuNys1s77GLD9_3r9hFzx7LhKRKb8roCKOP8pYG2_609DvKXf_k2MwPuRZp7ctSZekUlJNOzqu00XuGPHknvDpnEzRRjMAAXcHQQ5kcHVg-KbBANRarECEr1dax2Gs/s1920/Gratitude.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy6FwSK2TAegyEqJaL3G0qNNN8_ALX1VuicTQ45Vz6X7n7Atvp8JBq2j2UkDNuNys1s77GLD9_3r9hFzx7LhKRKb8roCKOP8pYG2_609DvKXf_k2MwPuRZp7ctSZekUlJNOzqu00XuGPHknvDpnEzRRjMAAXcHQQ5kcHVg-KbBANRarECEr1dax2Gs/s16000/Gratitude.png" /></a></div><br /><h2 style="text-align: left;">January Personal Goals</h2><div>I like making goals for the month because I like to see my progress. I like seeing how much I accomplish and when I post my goal list some where on the inter-webs, it makes me feel like I'm being held accountable. </div><div><br /></div><div>one | go through all clothes</div><div>two | go through all shoes</div><div>three | go through all jewelry</div><div>four | organize garage</div><div>five | make a list of financial stuff</div><div>six | post 4 blog posts</div><div>seven | post to Instagram at least 2 times per week</div><div>eight | take stuff to Goodwill</div><div>nine | take kid's clothes to Once Upon a Child</div><div>ten | sell stuff on Mercari</div><div><br /></div><h2 style="text-align: left;">January #bookish Goals</h2><div>For awhile now, I have been sharing my #bookish goals with you all. My <a href="https://www.instagram.com/tl_tinywishes/" target="_blank">bookstagram</a> is exploding, and I love making goals for myself to help with that growth. </div><div><br /></div><div>one | read 5 books</div><div>two | post 4 book reviews</div><div>three | finish 2 books from last year</div><div>four | start the 12 by 12 challenge</div><div>five | post 2 reels</div><div>six | post at least 2 times a week</div><div>seven | redo story covers</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>There you have it. In this edition of the letter from the editor, I showed you my four words for 2023, told you my January personal goals, and shared my January #bookish goals. </div><div><br /></div><h2 style="text-align: center;">Do you have any goals for January?</h2><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg77rvdOVEx9bMSftVLCGIaUUNKq3YhmHJhAEhWLJ0ePCf6QFHym9Ypi6HKQ2XKYw4IFA2JFxYhDkRHr766_Qq9j_GmixcQgGqNtmPzuOEu9xo1SWpWPpKzsfWd3HQteD9-0jhx6pl3N-UIb7sCc319CBadblTpBxwCt1zMg1mtwrOkoFul8NzQe6XV/s927/tabitha%20signature.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="441" data-original-width="927" height="152" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg77rvdOVEx9bMSftVLCGIaUUNKq3YhmHJhAEhWLJ0ePCf6QFHym9Ypi6HKQ2XKYw4IFA2JFxYhDkRHr766_Qq9j_GmixcQgGqNtmPzuOEu9xo1SWpWPpKzsfWd3HQteD9-0jhx6pl3N-UIb7sCc319CBadblTpBxwCt1zMg1mtwrOkoFul8NzQe6XV/s320/tabitha%20signature.png" width="320" /></a></div>Tabithahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10543249085325466807noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-489773261248660678.post-68569234213108719272022-10-29T05:30:00.004-05:002022-10-29T05:30:00.225-05:00Strawberry Leopard Hair Color Review<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0m7rOah2AfSiWwtThHzaqyEoMuOAFyoMtGRHRqxU1TVkJRNWvE-2Hjz24_hs7FjUUaPO1OhnHqRFYjly61zwYRoFN89casZmDgiRrtvxmsgTvGFuAeIpW7z767BRq33XtUDcnd_ooq-wp4pLdAvG3hzo2WgUMAEpOV_e2hVjZSTirygTA7W-DWNmn/s1920/strawberry%20leopard.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0m7rOah2AfSiWwtThHzaqyEoMuOAFyoMtGRHRqxU1TVkJRNWvE-2Hjz24_hs7FjUUaPO1OhnHqRFYjly61zwYRoFN89casZmDgiRrtvxmsgTvGFuAeIpW7z767BRq33XtUDcnd_ooq-wp4pLdAvG3hzo2WgUMAEpOV_e2hVjZSTirygTA7W-DWNmn/s16000/strawberry%20leopard.png" /></a></div><h2 style="text-align: left;">Hello Lovelies!</h2><p>When it comes to hair color, what are the things that you look for in a product? </p><p>I always want to make sure that that the product doesn't have harsh chemicals, has some sort of good for my hair ingredients, and most of all is cruelty-free, which means that it does not test on animals. </p><p><b>AND friends, I found ALL THREE in the form of <a href="https://www.sallybeauty.com/hair-color/shop-by-type/semi-permanent-hair-color/semi-permanent-conditioning-hair-color/STRLEO17.html" target="_blank">Strawberry Leopard Hair Color</a>. </b></p><p><a href="https://www.sallybeauty.com/hair-color/shop-by-type/semi-permanent-hair-color/semi-permanent-conditioning-hair-color/STRLEO17.html" target="_blank">Strawberry Leopard</a>, which is available at Sally Beauty, is a conditioner-based, semi-permanent hair color line. It features 18 different shades that last up to 8 weeks. </p><p>Their formula is infused with Vitamin B5, Mango Oil and Shea Butter; and each bottle also features their exclusive bonding technology, which strengthens, nourishes, and rejuvenates damaged hair. </p><p><a href="https://www.sallybeauty.com/hair-color/shop-by-type/semi-permanent-hair-color/semi-permanent-conditioning-hair-color/STRLEO17.html" target="_blank">Strawberry Leopard Hair Color</a> is also Vegan, Cruelty-free, and Gluten-free. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghJ7Li9rzfS06Mneirlz7bogS9-vGwVZTAaMjOkfqvkx5PcxfOrnGeTE9I24lG8q8r53iN9tqK5A9hmG4bdHLzqUSo-WxXZMikBCz6NcLiqFbZ8ohjnvh0rFY02_fGOVVlfm5VA5RATCjM0ih0gSlsxm3zotth719GstYdv16BEZXO2g9R9WvY7cRA/s4032/20221028_193727.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghJ7Li9rzfS06Mneirlz7bogS9-vGwVZTAaMjOkfqvkx5PcxfOrnGeTE9I24lG8q8r53iN9tqK5A9hmG4bdHLzqUSo-WxXZMikBCz6NcLiqFbZ8ohjnvh0rFY02_fGOVVlfm5VA5RATCjM0ih0gSlsxm3zotth719GstYdv16BEZXO2g9R9WvY7cRA/s16000/20221028_193727.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p><b>I have been using <a href="https://www.sallybeauty.com/hair-color/shop-by-type/semi-permanent-hair-color/semi-permanent-conditioning-hair-color/STRLEO17.html" target="_blank">Strawberry Leopard Hair Color</a> for nearly a year now, and I love using it for a few reasons:</b></p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><b>1) It smells so good!</b> You don't need a developer to use it, so you can pour it on your head straight from the bottle and the smell stays with your hair. It's almost like a fruity/grapey smell.</li><li><b>2)It's so easy to use!</b> Like I said, you can pour it on your head straight from the bottle, granted, I use a bowl and brush, but you could go the other way. </li><li><b>3) It's really easy to clean up!</b> I have a white sink in my bathroom and some hair color just sticks to the white and stains my sink, but not this one. This one actually comes off with hot water, and if I need a little more scrubbing power, all I need is some rubbing alcohol. </li><li> <b>4) My hair is so vibrant when I use it.</b> Even after the 3rd and 4th wash, my hair is still vibrant and I love it!</li><li><b>5) The coverage!</b> The coverage is AMAZING!!!</li></ul><div><br /></div><div><b>To date I have used the following colors:</b></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Merlot- a cross between a deep reddish pink color and burgundy</li><li>Loyal Blue- a cross between an anime blue and blueberry blue</li><li>Grapeful- a beautiful purple (has a blue base)</li><li>Pastel Mixer- a whiteish color that will lighten the intensity of the color</li></ul><div><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqBzwExSWqfHJEJCWFeXXXc0xWFPV7ml0R23Pjo6RNRCOVhvLVmBLNYJ7Fj0GtFZ4_xUUEm3bpz6mI8VMOgAIFkkeRTmo_zzvcyzhLYmQWW20n76nOMvgyl8xoTKbHBEXBgCWzD0ew-uCTD9quRALKSqs2FBiA-Ay5y6MfZTsvp9p_NfxXrLX65Frg/s1920/1.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVEbe1dnfRUrrOXRpSa6G-7OXceGWnF7_MeN7ljv9uvHwLSfZRqcoWt3Qb-pHDZ1AabYHJ9FkOb0GGYVi5EJEMcMNfVehoN1zlAG0gA2E8hZ8wq_LiAsRbN5BHmhY3JiZ4sn0GHX9sHQEo0Mrd3mupgfLx4yAtwnSG-z4C5L1Pg8jYRShELmb7_Sw3/s1920/6.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVEbe1dnfRUrrOXRpSa6G-7OXceGWnF7_MeN7ljv9uvHwLSfZRqcoWt3Qb-pHDZ1AabYHJ9FkOb0GGYVi5EJEMcMNfVehoN1zlAG0gA2E8hZ8wq_LiAsRbN5BHmhY3JiZ4sn0GHX9sHQEo0Mrd3mupgfLx4yAtwnSG-z4C5L1Pg8jYRShELmb7_Sw3/s16000/6.png" /></a></div><br /><div>As you can see, I love coloring my hair with <a href="https://www.sallybeauty.com/hair-color/shop-by-type/semi-permanent-hair-color/semi-permanent-conditioning-hair-color/STRLEO17.html" target="_blank">Strawberry Leopard Hair Color</a>. In the future, I plan on trying new colors, but I am happy with the ones I have right now. Using <a href="https://www.sallybeauty.com/hair-color/shop-by-type/semi-permanent-hair-color/semi-permanent-conditioning-hair-color/STRLEO17.html" target="_blank">Strawberry Leopard Hair Color</a> allows me to express myself without damaging my hair and for that I am grateful!!!!</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.sallybeauty.com/brands/strawberry-leopard/" target="_blank">Strawberry Leopard also has a line of hair care</a>, which I will do a review on in the future. </div><h4 style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Have you ever used Strawberry Leopard Hair Color? </div></h4><div><br /></div><div>Till next time.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjffExNcxjRz1m6R_CQMTCgnTiCKkT6BioOnbvNIt3U721bXwKcMbmTUntjVj-tucgpVaBqO0HE4_j-tmJTPxLLc4XZFU96HHoPi59Wq7Ef0qfJL8ZznaNkheloIZZZBJaXJlCtOa7Ns0TzzHLlJkBj3WSJp1MOD2df8hZo0b6d1SU5pGujOs1Eqdky/s927/tabitha%20signature.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="441" data-original-width="927" height="152" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjffExNcxjRz1m6R_CQMTCgnTiCKkT6BioOnbvNIt3U721bXwKcMbmTUntjVj-tucgpVaBqO0HE4_j-tmJTPxLLc4XZFU96HHoPi59Wq7Ef0qfJL8ZznaNkheloIZZZBJaXJlCtOa7Ns0TzzHLlJkBj3WSJp1MOD2df8hZo0b6d1SU5pGujOs1Eqdky/s320/tabitha%20signature.png" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Note: This is NOT a sponsored post. I just LOVE the product!</span></p><br /><div>**PIN ME FOR LATER**</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRcmsloP1ZPowvmpFNEcdr77kv0U0tY7i2niKV0o3B_uIxPjgtCx-YKoe0MTsOHLEY02FF6FU2Kp5xFqGZf3IG5uCcrAosawK4CgEj84Rqyo2xP1f-TAk3WPKrygroRsv2KyDufcWvSGpsdGsOIkVsenv1xebiONvHLxOTAIravu2qOIiyKH8zaEsN/s1500/strawberry%20leopard%20pin.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRcmsloP1ZPowvmpFNEcdr77kv0U0tY7i2niKV0o3B_uIxPjgtCx-YKoe0MTsOHLEY02FF6FU2Kp5xFqGZf3IG5uCcrAosawK4CgEj84Rqyo2xP1f-TAk3WPKrygroRsv2KyDufcWvSGpsdGsOIkVsenv1xebiONvHLxOTAIravu2qOIiyKH8zaEsN/s16000/strawberry%20leopard%20pin.png" title="Strawberry Leopard Hair Color Review" /></a></div><p></p>Tabithahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10543249085325466807noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-489773261248660678.post-48723576850762129032022-10-23T23:27:00.002-05:002022-10-24T16:46:45.707-05:00VUSH Empress 2 review #moreselflove<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjqV3EzVYyCJ2w4FUM5LSf7g5RaJG4gVSRx_byVNxtDrNa1iJP5TknnTQ2HcJ6oFqcNHHcxqeYKDIRXnwAbPW4bBkYqhvROHMLTkGC4jOLX5ua5XFcAfs6g5VUhCnPKzt2uOiAnG4EHDqulMQPbaw6NJBCv0OvG1ZWhte6-7ZzWuDGXUJsljd1haof/s1920/VUSH.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjqV3EzVYyCJ2w4FUM5LSf7g5RaJG4gVSRx_byVNxtDrNa1iJP5TknnTQ2HcJ6oFqcNHHcxqeYKDIRXnwAbPW4bBkYqhvROHMLTkGC4jOLX5ua5XFcAfs6g5VUhCnPKzt2uOiAnG4EHDqulMQPbaw6NJBCv0OvG1ZWhte6-7ZzWuDGXUJsljd1haof/s16000/VUSH.png" /></a></div><br /><h2 style="text-align: left;">Hello Lovelies! </h2><p>When it comes to self love, what is the first thing that you think about? </p><p>The first thing I think about is taking time for myself and doing things like painting my nails, dying my hair, and things of that nature. When it comes to self love, I also think about sexual wellness. </p><p>About a month ago, <a href="https://www.vushstimulation.com/products/empress-2?utm_source=instagram&utm_medium=influencer&utm_campaign=nano-empress" target="_blank">VUSH</a>, a forward-thinking self-love and wellness brand, reached out to me and asked if I would be interested in partnering with them to spread the word about changing the conversation around pleasure and self-care. </p><p><i><b>Of course, I said YES!</b></i></p><p>In exchange for partnering with them, <a href="https://www.vushstimulation.com/products/empress-2?utm_source=instagram&utm_medium=influencer&utm_campaign=nano-empress" target="_blank">VUSH</a> sent me their best seller, the <a href="https://www.vushstimulation.com/products/empress-2?utm_source=instagram&utm_medium=influencer&utm_campaign=nano-empress" target="_blank">Empress 2</a>.</p><p></p><blockquote>The Empress 2 is a clitoral stimulator that uses enhanced vacuum technology to help show your clitoris some serious love. We know your body is unique, so you can explore 8 varying patterns paired with 5 differing levels to find your perfect match. It’s designed for anyone with a clitoris, and can be used solo or with a partner. The vacuum technology means it can also help stimulate any area you can achieve suction.</blockquote><p></p><p><br /></p><p>When the <a href="https://www.vushstimulation.com/products/empress-2?utm_source=instagram&utm_medium=influencer&utm_campaign=nano-empress" target="_blank">Empress 2</a> arrived, I was surprised at how small it actually was. Opening the box, I saw that it came with it's own drawstring bag, a magnetic charging cord, and an instruction manual. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOrA3KJd0jzn106t_6poIKvDyUIlwwIBMSLtO6t7yJf5Uaav_GAhIdMAp1oRpgjyaP-4cGePe9CEGoVWlMmT_OkrI5SaQnrwzHHR6wmSkzb-yjnofLCRggpNcnldPNHKkEJ80ivzBkk2X21o44kyBxkMQo3rtJjztLC6dCOaIBRQfTeEdq2TyG2hBa/s4032/20221019_165811.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOrA3KJd0jzn106t_6poIKvDyUIlwwIBMSLtO6t7yJf5Uaav_GAhIdMAp1oRpgjyaP-4cGePe9CEGoVWlMmT_OkrI5SaQnrwzHHR6wmSkzb-yjnofLCRggpNcnldPNHKkEJ80ivzBkk2X21o44kyBxkMQo3rtJjztLC6dCOaIBRQfTeEdq2TyG2hBa/s16000/20221019_165811.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbeVHNGEEKxzcAUBkwCjd12vSOH8XxFBuD67gIqThfVixqEwAqGS8hXxDGJ0tB7AqV76vfGvLMrEhWNE6qEPhnLsoicnD2RnyKawNv3QSWOtjyelMSf-rPWQ2nIJwpGW-jMzPiLT4eyGaudpRxi1BwJ8A2RvbwVUC0oBKh3lB7HFeaEgyQP0vh-SVP/s4032/20221019_165544.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbeVHNGEEKxzcAUBkwCjd12vSOH8XxFBuD67gIqThfVixqEwAqGS8hXxDGJ0tB7AqV76vfGvLMrEhWNE6qEPhnLsoicnD2RnyKawNv3QSWOtjyelMSf-rPWQ2nIJwpGW-jMzPiLT4eyGaudpRxi1BwJ8A2RvbwVUC0oBKh3lB7HFeaEgyQP0vh-SVP/s16000/20221019_165544.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p>The <a href="https://www.vushstimulation.com/products/empress-2?utm_source=instagram&utm_medium=influencer&utm_campaign=nano-empress" target="_blank">Empress 2</a> is small and discreet, meaning that it's quiet. It's made of medical grade silicone and it is also waterproof! Which is great, since sometimes self love needs to be done during bath/shower time! The <a href="https://www.vushstimulation.com/products/empress-2?utm_source=instagram&utm_medium=influencer&utm_campaign=nano-empress" target="_blank">Empress 2</a> also has 8 modes with 5 intensities per mode, which is amazing, because it's not one size fits all! It also has a magnetic charging cable, which mean no batteries! Oh yes! </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEYF3lzw2xE2uaKfuFuQgq_e2jgebpNS4KaYO8FdU0_2XJN-gzT8en7AEq0YOLkpGpbjIM0EXpJcTCSGl4m14cmQO_qbkvV8dGWioxnFycnPk4bYGAtQ_KQqBcJtlibeAqtD0-HENQ-E8-UP0ebU8GbTnRUGjJkKjWBQH571brS_rOxS5ETM_XYj88/s4032/20221019_165642.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEYF3lzw2xE2uaKfuFuQgq_e2jgebpNS4KaYO8FdU0_2XJN-gzT8en7AEq0YOLkpGpbjIM0EXpJcTCSGl4m14cmQO_qbkvV8dGWioxnFycnPk4bYGAtQ_KQqBcJtlibeAqtD0-HENQ-E8-UP0ebU8GbTnRUGjJkKjWBQH571brS_rOxS5ETM_XYj88/s16000/20221019_165642.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6rkgVZNQfXMGe37MlY5FpwuYGRcs546yLdEgjvxTag5Bt5M3KLXH8j4TCZ2VlM2p18454pLWiuM-BWUgT_KG-2KwSkvbA7OEaELefwl9ETnDnQwJHvJ_sdscT1HQ-Oc_Z8R5FtOECnFVKy3lLacwJhTDvH2ktvAbby8Px38qbVWEeKh5pZ3AxGWEv/s4032/20221019_165601.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6rkgVZNQfXMGe37MlY5FpwuYGRcs546yLdEgjvxTag5Bt5M3KLXH8j4TCZ2VlM2p18454pLWiuM-BWUgT_KG-2KwSkvbA7OEaELefwl9ETnDnQwJHvJ_sdscT1HQ-Oc_Z8R5FtOECnFVKy3lLacwJhTDvH2ktvAbby8Px38qbVWEeKh5pZ3AxGWEv/s16000/20221019_165601.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><u>My thoughts</u></h3><p>I had never used a clitoral stimulator before, so when I used the <a href="https://www.vushstimulation.com/products/empress-2?utm_source=instagram&utm_medium=influencer&utm_campaign=nano-empress" target="_blank">Empress 2</a>, I was blown away. It was so quiet! Though it didn't give me that immediate O, it did prime me rather quickly. I like how the <a href="https://www.vushstimulation.com/products/empress-2?utm_source=instagram&utm_medium=influencer&utm_campaign=nano-empress" target="_blank">Empress 2</a> was small enough to fit in one hand and I was able to control it with that one hand, also. </p><p>Would I buy from <a href="https://www.vushstimulation.com/products/empress-2?utm_source=instagram&utm_medium=influencer&utm_campaign=nano-empress" target="_blank">VUSH</a>? Yes! Their products are amazing! Would I recommend the <a href="https://www.vushstimulation.com/products/empress-2?utm_source=instagram&utm_medium=influencer&utm_campaign=nano-empress" target="_blank">Empress 2</a> to a friend? Again, Yes! </p><h4 style="text-align: left;">And if you want to buy the <a href="https://www.vushstimulation.com/products/empress-2?utm_source=instagram&utm_medium=influencer&utm_campaign=nano-empress" target="_blank">Empress 2</a>, <a href="https://www.vushstimulation.com/products/empress-2?utm_source=instagram&utm_medium=influencer&utm_campaign=nano-empress" target="_blank">use this link</a>, and code VUSH50 for 50% the <a href="https://www.vushstimulation.com/products/empress-2?utm_source=instagram&utm_medium=influencer&utm_campaign=nano-empress" target="_blank">Empress 2</a>!!</h4><p><br /></p><p>By the way, did you know that setting some time for self pleasure actually comes with a lot of benefits! 30% of women found that masturbating relieved stress while another 30% found it promoted self love and helped them understand their body and sexuality better! Just a little FYI :)</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9NnRdxNg7IPouF-7pitoQDWJDoxE2lsUyAW5pvKPrz7XlTBXh6mqNpq53enGxtPRHA3dEjlC2VGO55Ah_vCQkYfSd7la59Lc80d4BomgUh1MQBKYgkmh9lN-epjHnLQq1IuHcekDB5c5ZAYEAmUJB6Iby-gqOo6nDthI1LTXIEyZB0jMqpFv8hYEp/s4032/20221019_165821.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9NnRdxNg7IPouF-7pitoQDWJDoxE2lsUyAW5pvKPrz7XlTBXh6mqNpq53enGxtPRHA3dEjlC2VGO55Ah_vCQkYfSd7la59Lc80d4BomgUh1MQBKYgkmh9lN-epjHnLQq1IuHcekDB5c5ZAYEAmUJB6Iby-gqOo6nDthI1LTXIEyZB0jMqpFv8hYEp/s16000/20221019_165821.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p>Till next time!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzJgQ5m0cpEGxm8i5pPo4t57x36ULI1HwusB_iYROaxozaqjfwqMULxOHkaSG67hiTSsgIvX16P_wjF-A5AS6PcyTN_JVfqr34B8ZrE9AAOyMRX3sOqX1RCmW8QAiR0_GgHx_13S7d5YFnzhlB1jq_GgI-5dizvbCxuFSD3mgo9e3pUouJi9l8Jsoj/s927/tabitha%20signature.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="441" data-original-width="927" height="152" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzJgQ5m0cpEGxm8i5pPo4t57x36ULI1HwusB_iYROaxozaqjfwqMULxOHkaSG67hiTSsgIvX16P_wjF-A5AS6PcyTN_JVfqr34B8ZrE9AAOyMRX3sOqX1RCmW8QAiR0_GgHx_13S7d5YFnzhlB1jq_GgI-5dizvbCxuFSD3mgo9e3pUouJi9l8Jsoj/s320/tabitha%20signature.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">**This is a Sponsored Post, as in I was gifted the<a href="https://www.vushstimulation.com/products/empress-2?utm_source=instagram&utm_medium=influencer&utm_campaign=nano-empress" target="_blank"> Empress 2</a>, in exchange for love on Social Media**</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>**PIN ME FOR LATER**<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvav4Ih2mxwzB9omk9YBW1w_uWfK6JAw86o6GGp78wo4T-uaWVZ5VFuTEikCY3H7OpHoAWByVi2bUFPtMnMAZQtkxD2mfrgTGtnir9WBdkHLEfyhrZMvlp2LXOBdChM7oZvgWYfRqnwc79ZTWVk0u8VjsXqJktvrWQAS476jc5fbLZahabEpFrmwRL/s1500/vush%20empress%202.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvav4Ih2mxwzB9omk9YBW1w_uWfK6JAw86o6GGp78wo4T-uaWVZ5VFuTEikCY3H7OpHoAWByVi2bUFPtMnMAZQtkxD2mfrgTGtnir9WBdkHLEfyhrZMvlp2LXOBdChM7oZvgWYfRqnwc79ZTWVk0u8VjsXqJktvrWQAS476jc5fbLZahabEpFrmwRL/s16000/vush%20empress%202.png" title="VUSH Empress 2 Review" /></a></div>Tabithahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10543249085325466807noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-489773261248660678.post-29482857477833952122022-10-11T14:45:00.001-05:002022-10-11T14:45:25.111-05:00Thirsty Thursday | September Book Recap<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo3XJ143Zb_bUl0hk1pirfrOLYtAzOYas06LjNfQQ93gCgSVMMAyAzqARVxhHeUHons-vXXPA3NtUsMGRFhxcFad4ZX6jQ6TnkknHXdMFi-Pyv4knjBSd2oQHh6sgiUNKqBOwPHxc-lwLxUOD0h3sJo_13nhORQ_ho-swd2UwvKYsySQiUv3ZI_7o2/s1920/SeptemberRecap.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo3XJ143Zb_bUl0hk1pirfrOLYtAzOYas06LjNfQQ93gCgSVMMAyAzqARVxhHeUHons-vXXPA3NtUsMGRFhxcFad4ZX6jQ6TnkknHXdMFi-Pyv4knjBSd2oQHh6sgiUNKqBOwPHxc-lwLxUOD0h3sJo_13nhORQ_ho-swd2UwvKYsySQiUv3ZI_7o2/s16000/SeptemberRecap.png" /></a></div><br /><h1>Hello Lovelies!</h1><h3><p style="font-size: medium;">I read a total of 15 books in September.<span style="font-weight: 400;"> I didn't stick with a certain troupe, but they were all romance and fiction. I am going to give the Amazon synopsis along with my review, and I am going to put my ratings in order (5*-1*), as much as I can. </span></p><p style="font-size: medium; font-weight: 400;"><br /></p></h3><h3>How I read</h3><h3><p style="font-size: medium; font-weight: 400;">I read on Kindle Unlimited, and I do that for a few reasons: 1) convenience- the books are literally at the tip of my fingers, and 2) it's cheaper. Kindle Unlimited is only $10 a month and it works like the library- you borrow a book and then return it. You can have up to 20 books in your "library" at a time, which does not include the books you do buy. You can still buy Kindle copies of books and there are a bunch of authors that offer Kindle Unlimited books.</p></h3><h3 style="font-size: medium; text-align: left;"><i>This month I read Kindle Unlimited, like usual. I also read some ARCs (Advanced Reader Copies), which I will showcase.</i></h3><h4>The rating system</h4><h3><div style="font-size: medium; font-weight: 400;"><ul><li>1* Eh, not memorable</li><li>2* Just ok.</li><li>3* Good book, definitely recommend reading.</li><li>4* Great book, can live without a print copy.</li><li>5* Wow, would read again. Probably will get a print copy for my library at home.</li></ul></div><p style="font-size: medium; font-weight: 400;"><br /></p></h3><h3 style="text-align: center;"><u>Kindle Unlimited</u></h3><h3><p style="font-size: medium; font-weight: 400; text-align: center;"><i>*Please read any and all trigger warnings before diving into any of my read books*</i></p></h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtK0-nsGinqRm07TnUc36g6NsV6ZaaB2ZlawNLom1y-bvIcXlTLWJUIxmhZkO0WNhAz4rhrnHZzdF0UI7pHa4aWp34tMEObWvRqmiowT8vigcgZ-HDjNQY9ij13ywp_ighwbNiH1LqsSpnYXg7bp_8XlQTbKLBF3atJ1YBy5rnaFLNfIfTcNhEhpmw/s500/mercy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="333" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtK0-nsGinqRm07TnUc36g6NsV6ZaaB2ZlawNLom1y-bvIcXlTLWJUIxmhZkO0WNhAz4rhrnHZzdF0UI7pHa4aWp34tMEObWvRqmiowT8vigcgZ-HDjNQY9ij13ywp_ighwbNiH1LqsSpnYXg7bp_8XlQTbKLBF3atJ1YBy5rnaFLNfIfTcNhEhpmw/s320/mercy.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><h3 style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09NJFBWVR/ref=ku_mi_rw_edp_ku" target="_blank">Mercy (Salacious Players' Club)</a> - Sara Cate // 5*</h3><div><b><u>Synopsis from Amazon</u></b></div><div><div>I don’t want to hurt him—I just want to punish him.</div><div>It’s bad enough being the only female owner of the Salacious Players’ Club, but I’m also the only one without a kink, or so I thought.</div><div>Imagine my surprise when the kink quiz suggests that I’m not so vanilla after all.</div><div>In fact, I’m a lot more like Emerson Grant than I thought.</div><div>Just one problem—I have no idea how to be a Domme.</div><div>That is, until the app matches me with someone willing to help me learn.</div><div>He’s too young for me.</div><div>Too stubborn. Too good looking.</div><div>And, oh yeah, my friend’s son.</div><div>Beau Grant is a brat. I’d hate that about him if I didn’t love punishing him so much.</div><div>Underneath all of that attitude is a man who is misunderstood, selfless, and in need of direction.</div><div>But if he wants mercy, he has to earn it.</div><div>There are a million reasons why I should stay away, but I’m tired of doing what everyone thinks I should do.</div><div>I finally know what I want, and I’m ready to take what’s mine.</div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><u>My Review</u></b></div><div style="text-align: left;">I had been waiting for Mercy to come out since I finished the last Salacious Players' Club book, and it did not disappoint! It was so smutty and wonderful written and I loved every moment of it! I love the actual relationship dynamic between the two main characters, and that they actually have one outside of their sub/domme relationship.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfxBDAq5w4PRQJKj5ndvfkOxoXEsYFEs_xnAgTxpNKniuNbEpHLlGt32LkLQJHITMeCI4Ng-Q2xf8FmsiWRh2N49Lec6xQi4sXYS-k5dKAuFJJO-XDXumw0NfIihu543DfDWqtkV2W2fPnnik_X1YGamB9BwYHX1K_bWMffrFjUlNsdf9lx6UyUN6N/s500/glitch.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="316" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfxBDAq5w4PRQJKj5ndvfkOxoXEsYFEs_xnAgTxpNKniuNbEpHLlGt32LkLQJHITMeCI4Ng-Q2xf8FmsiWRh2N49Lec6xQi4sXYS-k5dKAuFJJO-XDXumw0NfIihu543DfDWqtkV2W2fPnnik_X1YGamB9BwYHX1K_bWMffrFjUlNsdf9lx6UyUN6N/s320/glitch.jpg" width="202" /></a></div><h3 style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Glitch-Briana-Michaels-ebook/dp/B0B4WWZ2JQ/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1UUZXKPGBV8Y9&keywords=glitch+briana+michaels&qid=1663895651&sprefix=glitch%2Caps%2C147&sr=8-1" target="_blank">Glitch</a>- Briana Michaels // 5*</b></h3><p><u><b>Synopsis from Amazon</b></u></p><b>Glitch</b><br />I’m obsessed with a woman I’ve never met. Hell, I’ve never even seen a picture of her, unless you count the cartoon avatar she displays during our online gaming nights. To Ara, I’m a quiet gamer who keeps a chat open in case she wants to vent about her day or her loser boyfriend. She has no clue who I am, what I look like, or that she’s the star in the filthy audio recordings I create for my personal pleasure.<br />When we finally meet face-to-face, I already know Ara’s everything I’ve ever wanted in a woman and there’s nothing I won’t do to have her. To keep her. To satisfy her. I just hope she can handle my intensity because I’m not going to hold back.<br />And no one else better stand in my way.<br /><br /><b>Ara<br /></b>Glitch rules my thoughts and plays a recurring role in my dirtiest fantasies. When we finally meet, he’s nothing like I expected. He’s better. My mind short-circuits the instant he touches me. And when he says my name in his incredibly deep voice? Panty. Meltdown.<br />After my last relationship, I’ve been shy about starting something new. But Glitch makes me want to take this leap and there’s no denying how badly I want him. There’s just one itsy bitsy problem: my carnal appetite is insatiable.<br />Will Glitch be able to keep up or will he shut me down once he learns what I like and how often I like it?<div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><u>My Review<br /></u></b>Hot Damn.... this book was off the charts hot! I loved every minute of it, and couldn't put it down! The smut was so on point and I loved it! My favorite part was how Glitch didn't judge and helped Ara find her true self in and outside of the bedroom.</div><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY8mrGcBDesXEHGz7tWFieNioEJ5oxt5Y8qXXcoiCq_m4dbLM9geYYDJD-0uF8dfzxgPlXnD-k39gIsMu9_GyFBpq_XSDoQCK6UWbe2cYlJCJvhT60RjiuDpJcOw2ZDNo3WJX5fiYfP1VCkVebUpCF0f58ETHUY7eg6WgPXIBJwfwfOrYdLGm0gBEh/s500/deal.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="333" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY8mrGcBDesXEHGz7tWFieNioEJ5oxt5Y8qXXcoiCq_m4dbLM9geYYDJD-0uF8dfzxgPlXnD-k39gIsMu9_GyFBpq_XSDoQCK6UWbe2cYlJCJvhT60RjiuDpJcOw2ZDNo3WJX5fiYfP1VCkVebUpCF0f58ETHUY7eg6WgPXIBJwfwfOrYdLGm0gBEh/s320/deal.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><h3 style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0BG8HC2NG/ref=ku_mi_rw_edp_ku" target="_blank">The Deal Dilemma</a> - Meagan Brandy // 5*</h3><b><u>Synopsis from Amazon</u></b><br />Ever wonder what would happen if you bribed your brother’s ex-best friend to be your first?<br />Yeah, me either, but I did it anyway. Now the moody man is madder than ever, but I came prepared to strike a deal …<br />One he can’t refuse.<br />Crew Taylor is the picture of perfection, if gruff, grumpy, and prone to throw a punch is your type. Clearly, it’s mine or I wouldn’t be begging him to bite the bullet and claim my virginity as his own.<br />Sure, he’s a bit of a caveman, broody and bossy and oh so naughty, but that’s sort of the point.<br />He’s experienced, his heated hazel eyes promising sinful skills in seduction, and I want him to teach me all he knows.<br />Lesson by lesson.<br />Night after night.<br />The problem?<br />He says he won’t allow me in his bed … but I wonder what it would take to get him to play in mine a bit?<div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><b><u>My Review<br /></u></b>I really can't give a review without spoiling anything, but I can say this: Crew was such an alpha and I loved him for it!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><p><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho-jcp5j9iTdA5_vdbdL7OEJdrcI2EnIjG8XRioPfwkeuQAVGsa5MP0E4Yf9aNZthLSbUNGRd6y9lk4uTBmANMII9GPeQP_etcfNmwepyQkReHSipIELKVlrblxGbW0Yn0-6-kIWXZ4B0BOhHvXaZ-i_TOnrXYos4ap2bRYiOGZDT2Y3rhH35TVitS/s500/redhand.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="333" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho-jcp5j9iTdA5_vdbdL7OEJdrcI2EnIjG8XRioPfwkeuQAVGsa5MP0E4Yf9aNZthLSbUNGRd6y9lk4uTBmANMII9GPeQP_etcfNmwepyQkReHSipIELKVlrblxGbW0Yn0-6-kIWXZ4B0BOhHvXaZ-i_TOnrXYos4ap2bRYiOGZDT2Y3rhH35TVitS/s320/redhand.jpg" width="213" /></a></b></div><p></p><h3 style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B099R2PDJZ/ref=ku_mi_rw_edp_ku" target="_blank">Red Handed: An Enemies to Lovers Mafia Romance (The Gentlemen Book 1)</a> - Kate King/Jessica Wilder // 5*</h3><div style="text-align: left;"><b><u>Synopsis from Amazon</u></b><br />Forced to live with my ENEMIES.<br />They think they OWN ME.<br />But I own their HEARTS.<br />Nico, Rush, and Beck are the three leaders of The Gentlemen Mafia.<br />For my entire life, my family has been at war with their gang, splitting our city down the middle. They’re Violent, Possessive, and Psychotic.<br />When my sister is kidnapped, I have no choice but to turn to them. But to trust them is to risk it all.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><u><b><br /></b></u></div><div style="text-align: left;"><u><b>My Review<br /></b></u>This book was hot! I loved the dynamics between Raegan and the guys! From the start, neither side can deny the attraction to the other, and once they finally give in, the results are explosive!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq2fLI4RRsJC-VUyIJxWaHnCG34lDmvZZHtnHl61FVMcIqFPWZ7okNXnZbRfTpvBmKhuDc_0bYTTf9GR53SnmHh6PITQJ7XDJ_H4HBIjl-hyabYu_fpC2cMnNTPyEjPMakSCDkOQJ8tqsGnF1MN3XLRJEqHXW2KxU_IwVDW_NwH0hRc0EB2zLmRObG/s500/sinners%20play.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="333" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq2fLI4RRsJC-VUyIJxWaHnCG34lDmvZZHtnHl61FVMcIqFPWZ7okNXnZbRfTpvBmKhuDc_0bYTTf9GR53SnmHh6PITQJ7XDJ_H4HBIjl-hyabYu_fpC2cMnNTPyEjPMakSCDkOQJ8tqsGnF1MN3XLRJEqHXW2KxU_IwVDW_NwH0hRc0EB2zLmRObG/s320/sinners%20play.jpg" width="213" /></a></h3><h3 style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B084QDZJH1/ref=ku_mi_rw_edp_ku" target="_blank">When Sinners Play (Sinners of Hawthorne University Book 1)</a> - Eva Ashwood // 4*</b></h3><b><u>Synopsis from Amazon</u></b><br /><i>Sin isn’t supposed to feel this good.</i><br />I never wanted to come here.<div style="text-align: left;">The scholarship to Hawthorne University is my ticket to a better life,<br />but I don’t fit in with these rich, privileged students.<br />I’m the daughter of a drug addict.<br />A girl with a half-remembered past.<br />A foster kid who’s seen too much of the wrong side of humanity.<br />My tattoos are my battle scars, and my heart beats for no one.<br />Until I meet them.<br />Gray, Declan, and Elias.<br />The Sinners.<br />They run this school, and one day, they’ll run this whole city.<br />They snap their fingers, and the world falls at their feet.<br />They breathe a word, and that word becomes law.<br />I’ve been numb my whole life, but when they touch me, sparks dance across my skin.<br />For the first time in years, I feel.<br />I feel so much.<br />Confusion.<br />Desire.<br />Anger.<br />Need.<br />Too bad there’s only one thing the Sinners feel for me.<br />Hate.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><u>My Review</u></b><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I really liked the character dynamics in this one! The FMC was strong and didn't take shit from anyone. She was badass! I also love how the spice started early and it was surprising! It didn't take me long to finish and start the second book! </div><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJofZgc6TFnD0kSTli_bVeLoPtgBccG8VS7p8qBcK4s2bzRafEjbiOgV71mn7c3qJopqZtYi9aVGvkZZnReTNO8ctyQoSWZjbaRbDaenP4VRM0Qjsm6WAq8Jhr28pl8g5aKM9l43FGmyeKhoOWiOTHzseGU-AlSPaNryt7uIzKoea1UPZtN24h6ohN/s500/games.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="313" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJofZgc6TFnD0kSTli_bVeLoPtgBccG8VS7p8qBcK4s2bzRafEjbiOgV71mn7c3qJopqZtYi9aVGvkZZnReTNO8ctyQoSWZjbaRbDaenP4VRM0Qjsm6WAq8Jhr28pl8g5aKM9l43FGmyeKhoOWiOTHzseGU-AlSPaNryt7uIzKoea1UPZtN24h6ohN/s320/games.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><h3 style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0B4KS4JMW/ref=ku_mi_rw_edp_ku" target="_blank">Savage Games: An Academy Bully Romance (Bastards of Boulder Cove Book 1)</a> - Rachel Leigh // 4*</h3><b><u>Synopsis from Amazon</u></b><br />I shouldn't be here.<div style="text-align: left;">Let me rephrase that...<br />I never wanted to be here.<br />I didn't ask for any of this.<br />Not the society I was born into.<br />Definitely not the academy I'm supposed to attend.<br />And sure as hell not the group I'm forced to play nice with.<br />Unfortunately, one too many school suspensions has catapulted me into the world I swore I'd never live in.<br />Boulder Cove Academy: Where The Lawless reign and those beneath them are ash between their fingertips.<br />The three leaders of this place—Crew, Jagger, and Neo—have always been an aching thorn in my side.<br />When things get ugly, I have no choice but to turn to the boys I loathe.<br />Acceptance means I become a slave to their darkest desires.<br />Bones to rattle.<br />A mind to shake.<br />In the thick of it all, I begin to see the truth. They never intended to help me.<br />They only want to destroy me.<br />One game at a time.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><u><b><br /></b></u></div><div style="text-align: left;"><u><b>My Review</b></u></div><div style="text-align: left;">Overall, I liked the idea of the book. I didn't like that it was set in high school, but whatever. The FMC was strong and didn't cower under the boys. The spicy scenes were very spicy and the library scene... oh my! Let's just say, I was fanning myself. I can't wait till book 2 comes out!</div><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY6cnvU9ECtp_Gf9-Gzf_ZURxzbeWXZjIUfdDo1t0KA-NZ_XQ03QUojuenAwsH5H95Fx3CeGL43A1jXYuKi1BvZMPZvlwe1HId1DQIOrDq5p2D33XAbrJNIXA2KsCy2Ws_pRFnJNJWTPzp_wEuDZNSv__d-iB4sIh4ErVqlXed0k0Mmhrq6o-PhedD/s500/promises%20and%20pomegra.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="333" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY6cnvU9ECtp_Gf9-Gzf_ZURxzbeWXZjIUfdDo1t0KA-NZ_XQ03QUojuenAwsH5H95Fx3CeGL43A1jXYuKi1BvZMPZvlwe1HId1DQIOrDq5p2D33XAbrJNIXA2KsCy2Ws_pRFnJNJWTPzp_wEuDZNSv__d-iB4sIh4ErVqlXed0k0Mmhrq6o-PhedD/s320/promises%20and%20pomegra.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><h3 style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08WJ4SFJV/ref=ku_mi_rw_edp_ku" target="_blank">Promises and Pomegranates (Monsters & Muses Book 1)</a> - Sav R. Miller // 4*</h3><p style="text-align: left;"><u><b>Synopsis from Amazon</b></u></p><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Elena</b><br />To most, Kal Anderson is a villain.<br />Harbinger of death, keeper of souls, frequenter of nightmares.<br />Doctor Death. Hades incarnate.<br />They say he stole me.<br />Usurped my fiancé and filled the cracks in my heart with empty promises.<br />Imprinted his crimson fingerprints on my psyche and tried to set me free.<br />They’re not wrong, per se.<br />Except it was my choice to stay.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><br />Kal</b><br />To most, Elena Ricci is an innocent.<br />Goddess of springtime, lover of poetry, angel of my nightmares.<br />Little one. Persephone personified.<br />They say I ruined her.<br />Shattered her virtue and devoured her soul like a succulent pomegranate.<br />Embedded my evil as deep as I could possibly get and tried to set her free.<br />They’re not wrong, per se.<br />Except it was she who ruined me.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><u><b><br /></b></u></div><div style="text-align: left;"><u><b>My Review</b></u></div><div style="text-align: left;">I won't lie, it took me a minute to read this one... it was wordy. I did like the story and the fact that it was a Hades and Persephone retelling. I hated the big secret that came out and what it did to Elena, but I actually guessed it earlier in the book. The smut was definitely on point, especially the theater scene. Whooo! </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4oo7SNq3YssEyJQnntXeH2mf_Kzf9D914-xcc4hOSSpl6D-C82bQ17P0NAVrIFKxUuFi4IOvxBUywh-2QgFdHhiYAh8VfQN9T4P1Qje9wH72ISJAVtu3eMmyOfJg_4Pwt-V9Cl4KyB7zOd4u1SdCoqcaTIyBfHHjIRf-UF3z6hRS_sU92ID1h4ddZ/s500/duty.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="334" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4oo7SNq3YssEyJQnntXeH2mf_Kzf9D914-xcc4hOSSpl6D-C82bQ17P0NAVrIFKxUuFi4IOvxBUywh-2QgFdHhiYAh8VfQN9T4P1Qje9wH72ISJAVtu3eMmyOfJg_4Pwt-V9Cl4KyB7zOd4u1SdCoqcaTIyBfHHjIRf-UF3z6hRS_sU92ID1h4ddZ/s320/duty.jpg" width="214" /></a></div><h3 style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00R6C7580/ref=ku_mi_rw_edp_ku" target="_blank">Bound By Duty (Born in Blood Mafia Chronicles Book 2)</a> - Cora Reilly // 3*</h3><div style="text-align: left;"><b><u>Synopsis from Amazon</u></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div>Dante Cavallaro’s wife died four years ago but her memory still haunts him. On the verge of becoming the youngest head in the history of the Chicago Outfit, Dante needs to remarry or risk appearing weak.</div><div>Valentina is chosen for the role.</div><div>She, too, lost her husband, but her first marriage has always been for show. Even after her husband’s death, Valentina carries the weight of his secrets with her— to protect the honor of a dead man and herself.</div><div>With her wedding to Dante, her castle of lies threatens to crash.</div><div>Valentina fears the wedding night might reveal her secret, but her worries prove unfounded when Dante ignores her. Soon, her fear turns to confusion and anger.</div><div>Valentina is tired of being ignored. She’s determined to get Dante’s attention and desire, even if she can’t get his heart that still belongs to his dead wife.</div><div><br /></div><div><b><u>My Review</u></b></div><div>I felt sorry for Valentina for the majority of the book. She was basically competing with the ghost of Dante's first wife for his affection, which he would only give to her at night. I didn't get it. I did like Valentina's character, though. She was strong and spoke her mind!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCCoy4Pp-1i5jUwNdcWjn-HV68Cw7vQ7LMwERWXLPy0n7AREOca6fiR0gl8RaN5BL2br1dFzhxufM2IslF7tucTWNbE79dXMcrAWQGW6jGs1DN1FnAVZH8ySjAszf_oHtqPPBb-qU6R0syVIavBDoCKoQZ8ub_AQgotPNeH82FHIx8e3zO2Gi6vEwu/s500/forbidden.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="333" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCCoy4Pp-1i5jUwNdcWjn-HV68Cw7vQ7LMwERWXLPy0n7AREOca6fiR0gl8RaN5BL2br1dFzhxufM2IslF7tucTWNbE79dXMcrAWQGW6jGs1DN1FnAVZH8ySjAszf_oHtqPPBb-qU6R0syVIavBDoCKoQZ8ub_AQgotPNeH82FHIx8e3zO2Gi6vEwu/s320/forbidden.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><h3 style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09TKLX8LN/ref=ku_mi_rw_edp_ku" target="_blank">Forbidden Obsession: A Dark College Enemies-to-Lovers Standalone Romance (Whitmore Elite Novel Book 1)</a> - J.A. Owenby // 3*</h3><div><br /></div><div><b><u>Synopsis from Amazon</u></b></div><div><div><b>Jagger Whitlock is my worst nightmare.</b></div><div>He’s a straight-up asshole who lives to torment me, and he’ll stop at nothing to punish me over the smallest slight.</div><div>When he digs up a sex tape starring—you guessed it—me, he takes bullying to a whole new level, using it to blackmail me into doing his bidding.</div><div>If the video gets out, it will ruin me.</div><div>But my stepbrother makes it clear that he doesn’t give a damn.</div><div>He drags me deep into his dark and twisted world, showing me the monster he hides beneath his handsome exterior, taking risks that put our lives in danger.</div><div>I thought I knew the devil I lived with.</div><div>I was wrong.</div><div>But so is he.</div><div>He thinks I’m nothing more than a pampered princess, but soon he’ll realize I’m a Queen.</div><div>And it’s time I put Jagger in his place.</div></div><div><br /></div><div><b><u>My Review</u></b></div><div>The smut started early in this one and it started hot! The one thing that I did like about this book was the character building! </div><div> </div></div><h3 style="text-align: center;"><b><u>ARCs (Advanced Reader Copies)</u></b></h3><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD5vtjVtNkgL8ivoO2eb1NUbjkap1rlLBdUW1OolHwtfRSc8XnMaKIBKqBKEb87avqJ-Kiqc2AwzH7gxnAkirFhj-5yxhBQsmX_WrkM94QIQj5wdRn0dvXiLVkd4iR-5qYyOru2-mTQ8SqPchGesDHyt3SfWTpR1uPdZnRzCOlRr-Jd5FM1bC6FPf_/s346/mafia.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="346" data-original-width="230" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD5vtjVtNkgL8ivoO2eb1NUbjkap1rlLBdUW1OolHwtfRSc8XnMaKIBKqBKEb87avqJ-Kiqc2AwzH7gxnAkirFhj-5yxhBQsmX_WrkM94QIQj5wdRn0dvXiLVkd4iR-5qYyOru2-mTQ8SqPchGesDHyt3SfWTpR1uPdZnRzCOlRr-Jd5FM1bC6FPf_/s320/mafia.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><h3 style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Mafia-Lust-Forbidden-Romance-Standalone-ebook/dp/B0B4MTKRVM/ref=sr_1_1?crid=16GLX301G0OKD&keywords=mafia+lust+l+steele&qid=1664760654&qu=eyJxc2MiOiIxLjQ5IiwicXNhIjoiMC40OCIsInFzcCI6IjAuMzkifQ%3D%3D&s=digital-text&sprefix=mafia+l%2Cdigital-text%2C150&sr=1-1" target="_blank">Mafia Lust: Age Gap Forbidden Romance Standalone</a> - L. Steele // 5*</h3><div><b><u>Synopsis from Amazon<br /></u></b><i>He's my boyfriend's father, also my boss, and totally off limits...</i><br />JJ Kane. Billionaire tycoon. Ruthless villain. Supposed head of the underworld.<br />The first time I set eyes on him I hated him with a visceral intensity that took me by surprise.<br />Considering he gave me a roof over my head when I had nowhere else to go, I should be grateful.<br />Instead, I can’t seem to stop baiting him.<br />He's also my boyfriend’s father. Twenty-six years older.<br />And all wrong for me.<br />He goes out of his way to avoid me, treats me like I don’t exist...<br />...also gives me a job in his office, and protects me from my boyfriend's anger.<br />Now he’s also my boss, so I can’t afford to antagonize him.<br />Yet we can’t seem to stop fighting every time we meet.<br />That is until he kisses me...</div><div><br /></div><div><b><u>My Review</u></b></div><div>This book was hot! The age gap, the forbidden-ness, the mafia bit, the everything. JJ Kane is everything you would want in a book boyfriend and more! UGH! </div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNUFJ3nN_qx_EvnDtVul2k-3OYyqe5QiMCaAyDvDiDBuz-jSnHG3hAou4RGqsm66OcU92LihHr3alyAk-41fV4qbVaviEr26NfNB3SKafjDG8zCfQchPlGNThMhRgx8S4Tep5fsGJDDibnGe1DSWn3ttt7GYCASPt-gudufKfW4KjwPXTdKOwuduSW/s500/halloween.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="345" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNUFJ3nN_qx_EvnDtVul2k-3OYyqe5QiMCaAyDvDiDBuz-jSnHG3hAou4RGqsm66OcU92LihHr3alyAk-41fV4qbVaviEr26NfNB3SKafjDG8zCfQchPlGNThMhRgx8S4Tep5fsGJDDibnGe1DSWn3ttt7GYCASPt-gudufKfW4KjwPXTdKOwuduSW/s320/halloween.jpg" width="221" /></a></div><h3 style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Halloween-Queen-Kindra-Woods-ebook/dp/B0BCZZSKPT/ref=sr_1_1?crid=90QKHQVA1LPP&keywords=halloween+queen+kindra&qid=1663896361&s=digital-text&sprefix=halloween+queen+kindra%2Cdigital-text%2C131&sr=1-1" target="_blank">Halloween Queen</a> - Kindra Woods // 4*</h3><p><b><u>Synopsis from Amazon</u></b></p>Trick or treat?<br />Josephinea isn't a social girl, but she's finally going to a ball on Halloween night. Where she meets the very attractive, bad influence Mr. Edward.<br />When the evening is over, she finds out her little one-night stand was with the now King Edward.</div><div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><b><u>My Review</u></b></div><div style="text-align: left;">I liked this short and spicy book! It's a great novella for Halloween with just the right amount of spice! I was surprised that with how short it was that it actually had a plot, which was really good, by the way. </div><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp43pnHHPNYj7yvYbef4ZkM4GAXXVWQVuc27qaVu647Mc6FSHmpvS2b_gwz7vZFKPAuR-aijGXg0bu5XsTqTqvYojEADkqBc-gsmAZJ2svpFHn9Nr3iHk9hBfTLwGcbcOVQTYLHdoSzKpcYnb9gq98ytvsIrtjO3ZKYjEQq4slPJTpbmLo9XmIv79r/s500/snowflakes.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="325" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp43pnHHPNYj7yvYbef4ZkM4GAXXVWQVuc27qaVu647Mc6FSHmpvS2b_gwz7vZFKPAuR-aijGXg0bu5XsTqTqvYojEADkqBc-gsmAZJ2svpFHn9Nr3iHk9hBfTLwGcbcOVQTYLHdoSzKpcYnb9gq98ytvsIrtjO3ZKYjEQq4slPJTpbmLo9XmIv79r/s320/snowflakes.jpg" width="208" /></a></div><h3 style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Wishing-Snowflakes-Romantic-Novella-Linings-ebook/dp/B0B6GVZNYN/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3AQ9Y2BLIVXV&keywords=wishing+on+snowflakes&qid=1663894505&sprefix=wishing+on+snow%2Caps%2C143&sr=8-1" target="_blank">Wishing on Snowflakes : A Romantic Comedy Novella (The Silver Linings Series, Book 1</a>) - Natalie Parker // 4*</h3><div style="text-align: left;"><b><u>Synopsis from Amazon</u><br />Gwen</b><br />People don’t exactly know me for my coordination around here.<br />Hell, I couldn’t even storm out on my cheating, embezzling ex, gracefully.<br />Ah well, life is full of tradeoffs, like this brand new custom snowboard I confiscated from the jerkwad that I don’t know what the hell to do with - that is until I meet a handsome nerdy snowboard instructor who has an idea.<br />A physically-fit adonis who tears up the snowy mountain, Kyle is a techy nerd when he’s off the slopes… and I find both sides of him dreamily sexy, not to mention, sweet.<br />He doesn’t even give my klutziness a second thought when he offers to teach me how to board.<br />He believes in me, and he may make me believe in love again.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><b>Kyle</b><br />A beautiful goddess quite literally just stumbled into my life, and now I never want to let her go - one, because I’m crazy about her and want to keep her close, and two, to keep her from tripping over air.<br />Not only do I find her adorable when she knocks things over, but I’m absolutely smitten with the way she owns it. Add that to the fact that she seems to be enamored with all of me, nerdiness and all.<br />The two of us meeting is like a wish coming true.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><u><br /></u></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><u>My review</u></b></div><div style="text-align: left;">OMG, this novella was simply the cutest! Gwen is the clumsiest person, but she owns it like nobody's business, and Kyle is a Star Wars loving nerd. They meet at a bar, and things go great from there. Kyle teaches Gwen how to snowboard, and that's when things start to heat up.</div><p style="text-align: left;"><b><u><br /></u></b></p><p style="text-align: left;"><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglltc4YflJlWRULcYaVb787J9Om8xRkHBHqy46QvlhxUUSNxJCfqR7orLB5CKTvoVakCfR9NXhHy40hDp6RbkCc3CREyjNz3sZRoGpp9gXtzmpeQTbZG87n4nl3Fwpz7dHKhV2DXiOoiYAA9fJBLo83Z0WW27kAfSt8VzChqhANxeVe_xmn0LGP9pZ/s500/always.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="320" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglltc4YflJlWRULcYaVb787J9Om8xRkHBHqy46QvlhxUUSNxJCfqR7orLB5CKTvoVakCfR9NXhHy40hDp6RbkCc3CREyjNz3sZRoGpp9gXtzmpeQTbZG87n4nl3Fwpz7dHKhV2DXiOoiYAA9fJBLo83Z0WW27kAfSt8VzChqhANxeVe_xmn0LGP9pZ/s320/always.jpg" width="205" /></a></b></div><h3 style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0B6MNXJKH?ref_=dbs_m_mng_rwt_calw_tkin_1&storeType=ebooks&qid=1663894505&sr=8-1" target="_blank"></a><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0B6MNXJKH?ref_=dbs_m_mng_rwt_calw_tkin_1&storeType=ebooks&qid=1663894505&sr=8-1" target="_blank">Wishing for Always : A Best Friends to Lovers Novella (The Silver Lining Series Book 2)</a> - L.M. Dalgleish // 4*</h3><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><b><u>Synopsis from Amazon</u></b></p><div style="text-align: left;"><i>I missed my chance to tell her how I felt once before, I'm not going to let it happen again...</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><br /></i><b>Brody</b><br />For years I buried my feelings for my best friend, Skye, because she needed my friendship more than anything else.<br />Now she’s decided she’s finally ready to take a chance on falling in love.<br />Just... not with me.<br />But I refuse to stand by and watch her fall for another man. Not when I know we’re perfect for each other.<br />So, when we end up trapped in a snowed-in cabin, I use the opportunity to show Skye exactly how good we can be together.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><b>Skye</b><br />Getting stuck in a cabin with my best friend shouldn’t have been a big deal.<br />But that was before he let me know exactly how he feels about me.<br />I’ve had a good reason for never letting myself see Brody as anything more than a friend, though. And I’m fighting this attraction with everything I have.<br />Only, I’m not sure I’m going to win. Because Brody is determined to make me his.<br />And I’ve got a feeling he won’t go down without a fight.</div><p style="text-align: left;"></p><div style="text-align: left;"><b><u>My Review<br /></u></b>I thought this book was so cute! I love a good friends to lovers story and this one was good! I understood Skye's hang ups and why she didn't immediately want to dive into a relationship with Brody, but I also understood where Brody was coming from too!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihiqFMt9khjMiZ3TiY2CQ0HZHydG0MsiIhpnwVeZhfB0KNeSJ0i-dNN6U6FIu53ZB4hVz_u0_YC4y4zPxhcQUNzv2rO8J5Beq7-PZuj7GnP-z7LM57Myzam4aSju0zV-zHpjtlGxQuNbaO47JF8J8g7ExhgG8FRF5-NSO-tw20VrOirvus7LK9MIRg/s346/star.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="346" data-original-width="221" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihiqFMt9khjMiZ3TiY2CQ0HZHydG0MsiIhpnwVeZhfB0KNeSJ0i-dNN6U6FIu53ZB4hVz_u0_YC4y4zPxhcQUNzv2rO8J5Beq7-PZuj7GnP-z7LM57Myzam4aSju0zV-zHpjtlGxQuNbaO47JF8J8g7ExhgG8FRF5-NSO-tw20VrOirvus7LK9MIRg/s320/star.jpg" width="204" /></a></div><br /><h3 style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0B2Q6K3V9?ref_=dbs_m_mng_rwt_calw_tkin_2&storeType=ebooks&qid=1664597458&sr=8-1" target="_blank">Wishing Upon a Star: A Second Chance Novella (The Silver Lining Series Book 3)</a> - Christina Berry // 5*</h3><div style="text-align: left;"><b><u>Synopsis from Amazon</u></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div>I’ve only ever loved one man: Hollywood heartthrob Griffin Stone. Of course, I never told him.</div><div><br /></div><div>In high school, Griffin was hot jock Mr. Popular, while I was the dorky science nerd who tutored him. Now, ten years later, I’m a leader in space technology and a newly-minted billionaire, and apparently I’ve stepped through a wormhole to an alternate dimension because Griffin freakin’ Stone just admitted he’s always had a crush on me. He thinks I rejected him.</div><div><br /></div><div>Can time heal old wounds and bring our stars into alignment?</div><div><br /></div><div><b><u>My Review</u></b></div><div>Griffin and Scarlett each had feeling for each other back in high school, but neither of them knew it. Now, ten years later, they admit to each other their past feelings, and guess what?! Yep, the feelings are still there! This story was so sweet! I love how reluctant Scarlett was to let Griffin in, but he was bound and determined to show her that he would make her his!</div><div><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIA9kbmJM1mwEQlwFb4OIQ-87rfWo-fLP4fXCPHRDNWKGjBUJHULLX783vgPkXiaAJ2c3mCES_5_7HprkyM8zbvo7dcKi5FLjxPoDcDgoPuomra_3J5Fyd4Y27x4eIFY5OzWYHRgycxEuVyChVok43LM1aZb-Fsdp4ymbi-gjiQeu3NRjb7WS3ARWb/s500/wishing%20for%20more.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="320" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIA9kbmJM1mwEQlwFb4OIQ-87rfWo-fLP4fXCPHRDNWKGjBUJHULLX783vgPkXiaAJ2c3mCES_5_7HprkyM8zbvo7dcKi5FLjxPoDcDgoPuomra_3J5Fyd4Y27x4eIFY5OzWYHRgycxEuVyChVok43LM1aZb-Fsdp4ymbi-gjiQeu3NRjb7WS3ARWb/s320/wishing%20for%20more.jpg" width="205" /></a></div><h3 style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Wishing-More-Accidental-Pregnancy-Novella-ebook/dp/B0B7Z869FN/ref=sr_1_1?crid=HC62D2SLSOV7&keywords=wishing+for+more+jenni+bara&qid=1664526919&qu=eyJxc2MiOiIwLjAwIiwicXNhIjoiMC4wMCIsInFzcCI6IjAuMDAifQ%3D%3D&sprefix=%2Caps%2C88&sr=8-1" target="_blank">Wishing for More : An Accidental Pregnancy Novella (The Silver Lining Series Book 4)</a> - Jenni Bara // 5*</h3><div style="text-align: left;"><b><u>Synopsis from Amazon</u></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div>They say be careful what you wish for ...</div><div>With her only child away at college, Bridget Adams is ready for less work and more play.</div><div>She didn’t expect it to come in the form of Ryan Daily, major league baseballs party boy.</div><div>One night rounding the bases with the young pitcher they both get more than they bargained for.</div><div>Ryan wants extra innings, will Bridget risk her heart?</div><div><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><u>My Review</u></b></div><div style="text-align: left;">I didn't even realize that this was an accidental pregnancy novella, but I fell in love with it anyways! Bridget and Ryan each have a thing for the other, but they don't know it, until Bridget looses a bet and has to tell Ryan that she wants to have a drink with him. Things then get spicy! The interactions between Bridget and Ryan are swoon worthy! Bridget has been hurt before and I love all the ways Ryan shows her that she can trust him and that he is different. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div><br /><h2 style="text-align: center;">#1 FAVORITE BOOK this month: </h2><h2 style="text-align: center;">Mercy- Sara Cate</h2><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><h2 style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Did you read any good books in September?</div></h2><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #686868; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; letter-spacing: 1px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmHXJFDAGq8lAKhnHztUfUJ0FQ1bfrcZLlNRUQCdUoewFxalTtSlbcJ9-xjT5ZT62-SP5Ro-UW7V21kzC-W4h6eQW6YTtK0kf9IQFiOVU2j9GVKBP0GyNau0WSzcwrefpyQ138qmU7clVfk69VIq__hsf7elMnFJvbaE1h1XxcGVlhN0uTE4FJrKvN/s927/tabitha%20signature.png" imageanchor="1" style="color: #272727; margin: 0px !important; max-width: 100%; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="441" data-original-width="927" height="152" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmHXJFDAGq8lAKhnHztUfUJ0FQ1bfrcZLlNRUQCdUoewFxalTtSlbcJ9-xjT5ZT62-SP5Ro-UW7V21kzC-W4h6eQW6YTtK0kf9IQFiOVU2j9GVKBP0GyNau0WSzcwrefpyQ138qmU7clVfk69VIq__hsf7elMnFJvbaE1h1XxcGVlhN0uTE4FJrKvN/s320/tabitha%20signature.png" style="border: none; box-sizing: border-box; height: auto; margin: 5px 0px 0px; max-width: 100%; padding: 5px; position: relative;" width="320" /></a><div class="pinit-wrapper" style="cursor: pointer; left: 270.703px; opacity: 0; position: absolute; top: 7720.5px; visibility: hidden; z-index: 996;"><a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=http://www.ahundredtinywishes.com/2022/09/thirsty-thursday-august-book-recap.html&media=https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmHXJFDAGq8lAKhnHztUfUJ0FQ1bfrcZLlNRUQCdUoewFxalTtSlbcJ9-xjT5ZT62-SP5Ro-UW7V21kzC-W4h6eQW6YTtK0kf9IQFiOVU2j9GVKBP0GyNau0WSzcwrefpyQ138qmU7clVfk69VIq__hsf7elMnFJvbaE1h1XxcGVlhN0uTE4FJrKvN/s320/tabitha%20signature.png&description=Thirsty%20Thursday%20|%20August%20Book%20Recap" style="color: #272727; display: block; margin: 0px !important; max-width: 100%; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank"><img class="pinimg" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hksZL5swnDY/WYdszKBXukI/AAAAAAAAAp4/D4D7Tp073pw6dZ141bMPOFWfb9n02zjQgCLcBGAs/s320/pin-it.png" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-shadow: none; box-sizing: border-box; height: auto; margin: 0px; max-width: 90px; padding: 0px; position: relative;" title="Pin on Pinterest" /></a></div></div><br style="background-color: white; color: #686868; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; letter-spacing: 1px; text-align: justify;" /><div style="background-color: white; color: #686868; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; letter-spacing: 1px; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><br /><br /><a href="http://www.ahundredtinywishes.com/search/label/thirsty%20Thursday">View all of my Thirsty Thursday book reviews here</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.ahundredtinywishes.com/2022/03/top-12-favorite-authors.html">Read about my top 12 FAVORITE authors here</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.ahundredtinywishes.com/2022/01/thirsty-thursday-reading-recap-2021.html">Find out which books were my most favorite of 2021 here</a><br /><br /><br />**PIN ME FOR LATER**</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtoIHtS3dgKWfzlG3wkhYm388sXjgtdYt_wi668r6B28kVDGOik7tzEqA17WlqeZqlFZAZyf7dyeyOmkcjM88ufDeqbtKknm64c0-0MGFmRyjBVq3dR2OAoR2rD6DBaY9jzVP2kn55mu48BmDUpt861UrmZ0vmTqZMTfxaExLo7vFDDbvl5XTrGWS3/s1500/september%20book%20recap.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtoIHtS3dgKWfzlG3wkhYm388sXjgtdYt_wi668r6B28kVDGOik7tzEqA17WlqeZqlFZAZyf7dyeyOmkcjM88ufDeqbtKknm64c0-0MGFmRyjBVq3dR2OAoR2rD6DBaY9jzVP2kn55mu48BmDUpt861UrmZ0vmTqZMTfxaExLo7vFDDbvl5XTrGWS3/s16000/september%20book%20recap.png" title="September Reading Recap" /></a></div></div>Tabithahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10543249085325466807noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-489773261248660678.post-61850658050605761752022-09-19T14:50:00.000-05:002022-09-19T14:50:17.928-05:00Book Lingo: Genre Vs. Troupe<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDmZAbSDuIOsC9O0zoV5GxvQBEpO7xs_qcZAgAPqOyYg0zBiXF-3xxtB47mPnnmSccYd2nU7rLuST_V8A4J4ovPC1klW_UEokekcy_AL4i9SS3ot0JAhBK4Z2Uke-HmMVtylhpq5zpJb2VoS-QytbhiyTHt6bQQ0QKv3gIZSNZNFD_RxFv5Jm7WmEN/s1920/book%20lingo.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDmZAbSDuIOsC9O0zoV5GxvQBEpO7xs_qcZAgAPqOyYg0zBiXF-3xxtB47mPnnmSccYd2nU7rLuST_V8A4J4ovPC1klW_UEokekcy_AL4i9SS3ot0JAhBK4Z2Uke-HmMVtylhpq5zpJb2VoS-QytbhiyTHt6bQQ0QKv3gIZSNZNFD_RxFv5Jm7WmEN/s16000/book%20lingo.png" /></a></div><h2 style="text-align: left;">Hello Lovelies!</h2><p>When I first started my<a href="https://www.instagram.com/tl_tinywishes/?hl=en" target="_blank"> #bookstagram</a> (book-Instagram) I ran into a lot of different types of lingo that I had no idea what people were talking about and I had to kinda just learn as I went along. </p><p>So after having my <a href="https://www.instagram.com/tl_tinywishes/?hl=en" target="_blank">#Bookstagram</a> for a little over 6 months now, I have learned a thing or two, and today I am going to share one of those things with you. </p><h3 style="text-align: left;">What is a genre and a troupe? </h3><div><blockquote>A genre is a category of artistic composition, as in music or literature, characterized by similarities in form, style, or subject matter. (<i>www.dictionary.com</i>)</blockquote><p></p><blockquote>The word trope can refer to any type of figure of speech, theme, image, character, or plot element that is used many times. (<i>https://literaryterms.net/trope/</i>)</blockquote><h3 style="text-align: left;">First, let's start with genre. </h3><div>There are about <a href="https://blog.reedsy.com/book-genres/" target="_blank">50 different types of genres</a>, but to keep it simple today, we are going to narrow it down to the most popular ones: </div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Romance</li><li>Fantasy</li><li>Mystery</li><li>Horror</li><li>Thriller & Suspense</li><li>LGBTQ+</li><li>Contemporary Fiction</li><li>Graphic Novel</li><li>Young Adult</li></ul><div>And more, but you get the picture. </div></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Essentially, a genre is the type of story that a book is about. </b></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Next, let's talk about troupe.</h3><div>A troupe is a subject matter within a genre. For instance, I read romance novels, and I love to read dark romance, bully romance, reverse harem, age gap, and more. Those are all troupes. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Hopefully this will help you --></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL7HKticVSKK4Z8HF9vjzlamfQ9gXNDrzUS_KvAVAbkcpgfEgKgogOoV6nVo-WIaf76lOlasbFW_B1w6Ivb8hotO5EqD7zc9Br0jN9A8lYSCY4ReCsHl3D9ssRwsg3f7BCOdl80TcbhsfZDC_jB4MWMVC04Gj7zmEbwI6JHIW7S8fMkNR4T222JF1O/s1920/Romance.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL7HKticVSKK4Z8HF9vjzlamfQ9gXNDrzUS_KvAVAbkcpgfEgKgogOoV6nVo-WIaf76lOlasbFW_B1w6Ivb8hotO5EqD7zc9Br0jN9A8lYSCY4ReCsHl3D9ssRwsg3f7BCOdl80TcbhsfZDC_jB4MWMVC04Gj7zmEbwI6JHIW7S8fMkNR4T222JF1O/s16000/Romance.png" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>So, I am hoping that cleared up any questions that you had about genre vs troupe. </div><div><br /></div><div>Till next time.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihxBCGrXlEF-B68qYpxQK9Xmgwy-beJQdXaUHSmNCkrXVDxDO7_DBEXTB48yJ-FShTmCSxKTgWPG-T8j261ugG7InprpE9QMBzjA-o8K48k0n_QcRSf5AgoPZkY1flTprTMuHiP5T7OWy1x78mi4jcYHIE6d7ybZ0mnWU3NqcjqzAub15FXQbjDR5g/s927/tabitha%20signature.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="441" data-original-width="927" height="152" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihxBCGrXlEF-B68qYpxQK9Xmgwy-beJQdXaUHSmNCkrXVDxDO7_DBEXTB48yJ-FShTmCSxKTgWPG-T8j261ugG7InprpE9QMBzjA-o8K48k0n_QcRSf5AgoPZkY1flTprTMuHiP5T7OWy1x78mi4jcYHIE6d7ybZ0mnWU3NqcjqzAub15FXQbjDR5g/s320/tabitha%20signature.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>**Pin me for later**</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaY0lmqTZoqBDbZAKENGPAnLeKNFiwL971dc0VPCnFELjgqtzBQC0GxiVUx7p3_LHXN5wWBQCjcsOGQEdN9NRGuOwEHLykFaZzLMWrUHSY20OEECUgEiExMunGZ4qE-40qnvBBJZxdIGA-PhqnwspCfc4aSznNIGrsQKgSShbOeFrk8PUz0oDxCmVz/s1500/book%20lingo%20pin.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaY0lmqTZoqBDbZAKENGPAnLeKNFiwL971dc0VPCnFELjgqtzBQC0GxiVUx7p3_LHXN5wWBQCjcsOGQEdN9NRGuOwEHLykFaZzLMWrUHSY20OEECUgEiExMunGZ4qE-40qnvBBJZxdIGA-PhqnwspCfc4aSznNIGrsQKgSShbOeFrk8PUz0oDxCmVz/s16000/book%20lingo%20pin.png" title="Book Lingo: Genre Vs. Troupe" /></a></div><p></p></div>Tabithahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10543249085325466807noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-489773261248660678.post-48861136645702922592022-09-12T08:25:00.000-05:002022-09-12T08:25:06.283-05:00Thirsty Thursday | August Book Recap<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXE_8T0ZkIytRRNk8z9T9LOs7yG0ViRAfC-sYtSRZ3-lv9yMKPGXaUDclRg6yCgY2wwbpqaIKosVQFmN96O3vTQ0MYjz-xb8h4POPhRUEWnwo2xh58NIOPqEuEBCssZv5H2dwbexuMm6gbUioquwCVIw7nOH5dwPQ0bu_x9swIygHSKvVHLbCseeXh/s1920/August%20Recap.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXE_8T0ZkIytRRNk8z9T9LOs7yG0ViRAfC-sYtSRZ3-lv9yMKPGXaUDclRg6yCgY2wwbpqaIKosVQFmN96O3vTQ0MYjz-xb8h4POPhRUEWnwo2xh58NIOPqEuEBCssZv5H2dwbexuMm6gbUioquwCVIw7nOH5dwPQ0bu_x9swIygHSKvVHLbCseeXh/s16000/August%20Recap.png" /></a></div><br /><h1 style="text-align: left;">Hello Lovelies!</h1><p>I read a total of 6 books in August. I didn't stick with a certain troupe, but they were all romance and fiction. This month, I am going to give a synopsis along with my review, and I am going to put my ratings in order (5*-1*). </p><p><br /></p><h3 style="text-align: left;">How I read</h3><p>I read on Kindle Unlimited, and I do that for a few reasons: 1) convenience- the books are literally at the tip of my fingers, and 2) it's cheaper. Kindle Unlimited is only $10 a month and it works like the library- you borrow a book and then return it. You can have up to 20 books in your "library" at a time, which does not include the books you do buy. You can still buy Kindle copies of books and there are a bunch of authors that offer Kindle Unlimited books.</p><p>This month I read Kindle Unlimited, like usual. I also bought a few paperback copies of books, so I hope to showcase them soon!</p><h4 style="text-align: left;">The rating system</h4><div style="text-align: left;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>1* Eh, not memorable</li><li>2* Just ok.</li><li>3* Good book, definitely recommend reading.</li><li>4* Great book, can live without a print copy.</li><li>5* Wow, would read again. Probably will get a print copy for my library at home.</li></ul></div><p><br /></p><h3 style="text-align: center;">Kindle Unlimited</h3><p style="text-align: center;"><i>*Please read any and all trigger warnings before diving into any of my read books*</i></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQmAvoebJ0jqFmVRaEEX7FBJgv7Mw9zi2s7JWmGd5XzncJHeMCA6gXYHJ19-c98U-DsG3xiAupN4IyHB7CdlNO0NRrWviZAujhMZ1ZvtwklLByKy0z6eM1znbEkZ3Y1WIqwsvOOvC-5k_RgZeDPSXGdWVDHjTfqSzwmRINQ9dv4bP6_4Gf3dLbFY7x/s346/bradford.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="346" data-original-width="227" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQmAvoebJ0jqFmVRaEEX7FBJgv7Mw9zi2s7JWmGd5XzncJHeMCA6gXYHJ19-c98U-DsG3xiAupN4IyHB7CdlNO0NRrWviZAujhMZ1ZvtwklLByKy0z6eM1znbEkZ3Y1WIqwsvOOvC-5k_RgZeDPSXGdWVDHjTfqSzwmRINQ9dv4bP6_4Gf3dLbFY7x/s320/bradford.jpg" width="210" /></a></div><h3 style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Bradford-Brawler-Bastard-Book-ebook/dp/B0B2QBH8PX/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=bradford+brawler&qid=1662210185&s=digital-text&sr=1-1" target="_blank">Bradford Brawler (Bradford Bastard Book 2)</a>- Sheridan Anne // 5*</h3><div style="text-align: left;"><b><u>Synopsis from Amazon<br /></u></b>I can’t say I’ve ever wished for someone to be bitten right on the tip of their junk by a giant bull ant before, but Tanner Morgan—the only man capable of making me want to scream and cream at the same damn time—just might be the guy to change that.</div><p>He’s infuriating in every way possible, and out of all the massive changes in my life, I thought living next to him would be the worst thing I'd ever have to deal with.</p><p>I was wrong … so damn wrong.</p><p>Finding out what Colby Jacobs did to Tanner's sister was sickening, but then realizing my best friend of thirteen years played a part in his crimes … I have no words for that kind of betrayal. Erica and Colby are dead to me, but apparently, I'm not quite as dead to them as I’d have liked to be.</p><p>“You're under arrest.”</p><p>Those words have plagued me since the moment my hands were bound behind my back, and Addison's secrets were betrayed to half the senior class. Being arrested for rape and attempted murder was not something I thought I’d ever have to deal with and I knew at that moment that this would be the biggest fight of my life.</p><p>My world is crumbling and I’m barely holding on. I’m not cut out for this. I don’t know which way is up, but I know one thing is for sure—there’s no way in hell I’m going down without a fight.</p><p>Colby Jacobs, your time is up.</p><div style="text-align: left;"><b><u>My review<br /></u></b>I am in love with this series, and Sheridan did it again with book #2. I really loved seeing the progression of Tanner and Bri's relationship, and how much they both felt for each other. You could feel everything that they were feeling. Another thing I liked was seeing the side characters getting into relationships and how much Bri and the gang was rooting for them. The gang is really becoming one big family! The one thing I hated: that darn cliffhanger! I mean c'mon! It was good, but jeeze! I will be pre-ordering the next one asap!</div><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDQv5v1nsdfzQo_2rzRYw3AK_lZPWjpGPCow565IGEhDlluMR8juT3IiclmR_tj1bW-LO8Nm6k8Jkiao0OLcf_xoqUILbT53v_dCNNJMCo4fOuYEsdRMN10XPw-mzvUTWW49MFjlFbvkCjFE0lxz4CdWwvFuLX9Qvofluqyc3PPiU5ITszu0J__yuE/s500/gravity.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="338" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDQv5v1nsdfzQo_2rzRYw3AK_lZPWjpGPCow565IGEhDlluMR8juT3IiclmR_tj1bW-LO8Nm6k8Jkiao0OLcf_xoqUILbT53v_dCNNJMCo4fOuYEsdRMN10XPw-mzvUTWW49MFjlFbvkCjFE0lxz4CdWwvFuLX9Qvofluqyc3PPiU5ITszu0J__yuE/s320/gravity.jpg" width="216" /></a></div><h3 style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08KY7Z9GL/ref=ku_mi_rw_edp_ku" target="_blank">Gravity: A Billionaire Romance (The Wilde Boys Book 1)</a>- Sara Cate // 4*</h3><div><b><u>Synopsis from Amazon</u></b></div><div><div>Three months on a private island.</div><div>Two men.</div><div>One million dollars.</div><div>All I have to do is tame Nash Wilde.</div><div><br /></div><div>It’s been two years since my sister and her boyfriend were killed in a plane crash. The last person I expected to show up on my doorstep was his father, Alistair Wilde. Yet, he came with an offer I’d be an idiot to pass up: be his son’s girlfriend for three months, live with the two of them in a remote house, and the one million dollars is mine.</div><div><br /></div><div>The challenge turns out to be harder than I expected. Nash is not just wild, he’s dangerous. And Alistair is far more broken than he lets the world believe. The three of us are bound by grief. It’s up to me to feed Nash’s hunger and heal Alistair’s pain.</div><div><br /></div><div>Lines are crossed.</div><div>Rules are broken.</div><div>On the island, there’s no one to tell us this is wrong.</div><div><br /></div><div>I know I have to choose before I tear this family apart.</div><div>But I belong to both of them—</div><div>One of them has my body.</div><div>The other has my heart.</div><div><br /></div><div><b><u>My Review</u></b></div><div>Talk about a love triangle! Oh my! But it was so good! I loved reading about the differences between Nash and Alistair, and how Zara brought them closer together and they were a family. A very messed up family, but a family none the less. The sexy times between Zara and Nash were hot; and the flying lessons with Alistair were off the charts smoking! </div><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuBUiAOZqOccI1U0AdJXZMYAd0OkonbNZIfPHspNos-Hf08D8ztyuBnQpa_jnGUE7LboKJAf5ywZ2RcSYsGT_JZzOCdHsB2fwMUhunfL8Eli4dof1UgnSSYNlOfZZkQnW7tmtwlFRP55BsHHuAyGWaGn4SLDseHIA6R7wAw0UbGvY4dJIzrUX-uTY0/s500/forever.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="321" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuBUiAOZqOccI1U0AdJXZMYAd0OkonbNZIfPHspNos-Hf08D8ztyuBnQpa_jnGUE7LboKJAf5ywZ2RcSYsGT_JZzOCdHsB2fwMUhunfL8Eli4dof1UgnSSYNlOfZZkQnW7tmtwlFRP55BsHHuAyGWaGn4SLDseHIA6R7wAw0UbGvY4dJIzrUX-uTY0/s320/forever.jpg" width="205" /></a></div><h3 style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08TX1H89L/ref=ku_mi_rw_edp_ku" target="_blank">Forever After All: A Billionaire Marriage of Convenience Novel</a>- Catharina Maura // 4*</h3><div style="text-align: left;"><b><u>Synopsis from Amazon</u></b><br />Desperate and out of options, Elena Rousseau walks into a gentlemen’s club, ready to sell her body in a last attempt to save her mother’s life.</div><p>She didn’t expect Alexander Kennedy to be there, and she certainly didn’t expect him to propose a marriage of convenience instead.</p><p>Marrying Alexander means knowingly becoming a tool in his revenge plan.</p><p>But what choice does she have?</p><p>Better the devil you know than the one you don’t.</p><div style="text-align: left;"><b><u>My Review</u></b></div><div style="text-align: left;">Elena has always has a crush on Alexander growing up and when he proposed a marriage of convenience, but a loveless marriage also, she had no choice but to jump on it. I loved seeing the progression of their relationship through the dual POV and being about to identify with Elena and all the hardships she is going through with trying to save her mother's life. The spicy scenes were on point and h.o.t. HOT! </div><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYbkDNiMBkNig-3ii_qE2c7l8aUtPoh2zxJxUamGv17QxuCPxA0nRHxqos8XV6KtDBciDYIbMd4Rc3hPR-iuO6qOdfXshMVeiZA9zLaLDYIIUiIdr52fvDgOV3cUKJg5plu4HsG0kxsdMhQLL49phP5tcEt0ry9ezJ9ghcoHzpc50eDLu7N3SmtCTD/s500/chosen.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="333" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYbkDNiMBkNig-3ii_qE2c7l8aUtPoh2zxJxUamGv17QxuCPxA0nRHxqos8XV6KtDBciDYIbMd4Rc3hPR-iuO6qOdfXshMVeiZA9zLaLDYIIUiIdr52fvDgOV3cUKJg5plu4HsG0kxsdMhQLL49phP5tcEt0ry9ezJ9ghcoHzpc50eDLu7N3SmtCTD/s320/chosen.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><h3 style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09Z31SYMD/ref=ku_mi_rw_edp_ku" target="_blank">Chosen by a Sinner</a>- Michelle Heard // 4*</h3><div><b><u>Synopsis from Amazon</u></b></div><div><div>My family rules the world, and I always get everything my heart desires.</div><div>Well, almost everything.</div><div>Okay, so there’s one thing I can’t have.</div><div>Luca Cotroni.</div><div>Rude, arrogant, and demanding as hell, he’s the man I lust after and despise more than anything.</div><div><br /></div><div>After a wild birthday party where I clearly had too many drinks, I wake up next to Luca wearing his ring.</div><div>A wedding ring.</div><div>Who accidentally gets married to the head of the Italian mafia?</div><div>Me. A bratva princess.</div><div><br /></div><div>Our fathers insist we remain married for six months before we’re allowed to consider an annulment.</div><div>Six months.</div><div>I have to live with him. Sleep next to him. Be a wife to him.</div><div>It’s fifty-fifty whether we’ll kill each other or give in to the lust.</div></div><div><br /></div><div><u><b>My Review</b></u></div><div>Even though this book is a mafia book, and it has it's moments, I thought it was sweet. They were both lusting after each other, but neither knew the truth! Once it's revealed, they were #couplegoals!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGi2fE_fMCHBkId6V6Gky84A9icchzNW9MKhsqL0-oLuU0qYXWFdwxoxaO-w4EEzEyka0pctmOT8OeO1x9ohzPEBhfQlYoy-sL_f_YwL3WyF3wzqmlpIKlCs--kmRdpYkdb66VRZlAAeojrN1QRenpNFtGfZGypFvRIqvvnKb26hRD8WqBJ1sCrawc/s500/fing%20dare.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="333" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGi2fE_fMCHBkId6V6Gky84A9icchzNW9MKhsqL0-oLuU0qYXWFdwxoxaO-w4EEzEyka0pctmOT8OeO1x9ohzPEBhfQlYoy-sL_f_YwL3WyF3wzqmlpIKlCs--kmRdpYkdb66VRZlAAeojrN1QRenpNFtGfZGypFvRIqvvnKb26hRD8WqBJ1sCrawc/s320/fing%20dare.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><br /><h3 style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09L5F398R/ref=ku_mi_rw_edp_ku" target="_blank">I Fing Dare You: A Bully Romance Duet (All the Games We Play)</a>- Emm Darcy // 3*</h3><div><b><u>Synopsis from Amazon</u></b></div><div><div>I was supposed to stay invisible.</div><div><br /></div><div>My school might be a den of vipers, but if I endure senior year, I have a shot at my dream: a place at Tisch.</div><div><br /></div><div>I’m used to keeping my eyes down and my mouth shut to survive the cruel, depraved, privileged assholes who delight in breaking the weak. Then I see something I can’t ignore. Four boys, as beautiful as they are twisted, threatening my friend. They might run the school, but that doesn’t give them the right to corner a poor, terrified girl.</div><div><br /></div><div>Only, I didn’t have all the facts when I intervened.</div><div><br /></div><div>I stood up to the four idols of this school, and Jason, the worst of them, won’t let the world forget it. Now I’m no longer a ghost: I’m a target, humiliated at every turn. If I want them off my back, I may not have any choice but to make a deal with the devil who started this nightmare in the first place. Jason would be more than happy to oblige…as long as I'm willing to play his wicked games.</div><div><br /></div></div><div><b><u>My Review</u></b></div><div>Even though I gave this book 3*, I really did like it. It had everything I liked in it: dark romance, bully novel, spice, steam, etc.... but it was set in high school, so yeah. It was a good book, and I loved how the FMC was learning to stand on her own. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixPtRhNy5kPhGL7h5FtTgv6geRk-roxlqYWuhq2Y5rRCAkRfM2upjW7hqldv1v61CMX5lV3GWqu0iLZx76v-FN9Esy8AvOQ1QyPWAoWXbW93HwnJzbU0rmW9qR6k5-s3vtPu9PN50DpL926_jBuUhvEwGl7SLNjYI32rLqUoqzMVLQ5hSIh_d-EiGR/s500/spin.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="333" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixPtRhNy5kPhGL7h5FtTgv6geRk-roxlqYWuhq2Y5rRCAkRfM2upjW7hqldv1v61CMX5lV3GWqu0iLZx76v-FN9Esy8AvOQ1QyPWAoWXbW93HwnJzbU0rmW9qR6k5-s3vtPu9PN50DpL926_jBuUhvEwGl7SLNjYI32rLqUoqzMVLQ5hSIh_d-EiGR/s320/spin.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><h3 style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09RHSXBD3/ref=ku_mi_rw_edp_ku" target="_blank">Spin The Damn Bottle: A Bully Romance Duet (All the Games We Play)</a>- Emm Darcy // 2*</h3><div style="text-align: left;"><b><u>Synopsis from Amazon</u></b></div>Jason has put me through hell to prove I can withstand the flames. Now he wants me.<br /><br /></div><div>Tough luck, a*hole.<br /><br />I survived the taunts, the humiliation, but after what happened to me last semester, I refuse to play his game any longer.<br /><br />Jason’s obsession with me isn’t healthy for either of us. He thinks he needs me. I know better. What he needs is therapy.<br /><br />I have to resist him for the rest of the year, then we’ll never meet again. He and I don’t belong in the same world, and as much as I love what I see when I walk in his, I know my place.<br /><br />Far, far away from the King of Cross.<br /><br />Except he’s Jason freaking Alden, and he fights dirty for what he believes is his.<div style="text-align: left;"><b><u><br /></u></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><u>My Review</u></b></div><div style="text-align: left;">Throughout the book I wanted to smack Nora. She clearly loves Jason, but is too afraid to be with his because of someone attacking her. Jason keeps telling her that it's ok, but she refuses. By the end of the book, she finally relents, but it just seems like an overplayed story. This book was not as memorable as the first.</div><p><b><u><br /></u></b></p><h2 style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;">#1 FAVORITE BOOK this month: </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Bradford Brawler - Sheridan Anne</div></h2><p><br /></p><h2 style="text-align: center;">Did you read any good books in August?</h2><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmHXJFDAGq8lAKhnHztUfUJ0FQ1bfrcZLlNRUQCdUoewFxalTtSlbcJ9-xjT5ZT62-SP5Ro-UW7V21kzC-W4h6eQW6YTtK0kf9IQFiOVU2j9GVKBP0GyNau0WSzcwrefpyQ138qmU7clVfk69VIq__hsf7elMnFJvbaE1h1XxcGVlhN0uTE4FJrKvN/s927/tabitha%20signature.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="441" data-original-width="927" height="152" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmHXJFDAGq8lAKhnHztUfUJ0FQ1bfrcZLlNRUQCdUoewFxalTtSlbcJ9-xjT5ZT62-SP5Ro-UW7V21kzC-W4h6eQW6YTtK0kf9IQFiOVU2j9GVKBP0GyNau0WSzcwrefpyQ138qmU7clVfk69VIq__hsf7elMnFJvbaE1h1XxcGVlhN0uTE4FJrKvN/s320/tabitha%20signature.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><p><a href="http://www.ahundredtinywishes.com/search/label/thirsty%20Thursday" target="_blank"><i>View all of my Thirsty Thursday book reviews here</i></a></p><p><a href="http://www.ahundredtinywishes.com/2022/03/top-12-favorite-authors.html" target="_blank"><i>Read about my top 12 FAVORITE authors here</i></a></p><p><a href="http://www.ahundredtinywishes.com/2022/01/thirsty-thursday-reading-recap-2021.html" target="_blank"><i>Find out which books were my most favorite of 2021 here</i></a></p><p><br /></p><p>**PIN ME FOR LATER**</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5yMI-ieCQMEr-GfS6BnAPYtFQ1-PdfAJGTo810FCiUBpHWqs4pHvmofOBRQQHDh_DS0pAgHySsmtsnFZKWRVF0jvv7N1MNJQL6FLMGdVK-DWaGdZ4rHwXYExDlh3B6pxWx-LRWhTZRrn11ABY2LNYfo5nkfc6tkBuDoi_XvWLlBe345s37YOe8izH/s1500/august%20book%20recap.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Thirsty Thursday: Books I read in August" border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5yMI-ieCQMEr-GfS6BnAPYtFQ1-PdfAJGTo810FCiUBpHWqs4pHvmofOBRQQHDh_DS0pAgHySsmtsnFZKWRVF0jvv7N1MNJQL6FLMGdVK-DWaGdZ4rHwXYExDlh3B6pxWx-LRWhTZRrn11ABY2LNYfo5nkfc6tkBuDoi_XvWLlBe345s37YOe8izH/s16000/august%20book%20recap.png" title="Thirsty Thursday: Books I read in August" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p></div>Tabithahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10543249085325466807noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-489773261248660678.post-2750338510923995102022-09-08T19:06:00.000-05:002022-09-08T19:06:08.690-05:00DIY Bed Makeover<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_B82a3WZ869oqXIiC_D2FL7mxc1-WHd75WNFfVI8sBgWoMmDcT2bY7Wm-6GebRNsGwmKgbcoRCD6U0jcZMqeNESvJ3hymyLtlcu8RTIhSnhXZ5WRZIuR5T_kKtkvfqvtULsofnxLexmttyShcg4lWIMhRNdnigUqc0s93-bfpE1T5owNDP0aLuvGQ/s1920/bed%20makeover.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_B82a3WZ869oqXIiC_D2FL7mxc1-WHd75WNFfVI8sBgWoMmDcT2bY7Wm-6GebRNsGwmKgbcoRCD6U0jcZMqeNESvJ3hymyLtlcu8RTIhSnhXZ5WRZIuR5T_kKtkvfqvtULsofnxLexmttyShcg4lWIMhRNdnigUqc0s93-bfpE1T5owNDP0aLuvGQ/s16000/bed%20makeover.png" /></a></div><br /><p></p><h2 style="text-align: left;">Hello Lovelies!</h2><p>So, I'd been telling my hubby that I'd been wanting a new bed for awhile. Unfortunately, we hadn't had the extra money to go and buy a new bed. I had the bright idea to have my handy-man hubby build me a bed, but with the price of wood being so high and his honey-do list being sooo long, that was a no go. </p><p>I was out of ideas until the perfect one landed in my lap: I decided to paint my bed. My hubby thought I was kidding until I was actually looking at paint. HAHA </p><p>But I was dead serious!</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Today, I am going to show you what I did to make over my bed and give it the look that I wanted.</b></p><p><b> </b></p><h4 style="text-align: left;">First, I went to Menards and bought paint. </h4><p>I went with <a href="https://www.menards.com/main/paint/interior-paint-stain/wall-trim-paint/ultra-interior-paint-primer-white-color-family/delicatewhitemen7065-1ulintes04/p-1565076668821-c-8025.htm" target="_blank">Pittsburgh Paints & Stains® Ultra Interior Eggshell Paint & Primer in the color Delicate White</a>. I bought 2 quarts, because I knew I didn't need a gallon. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg16f6bIy4POkCksBiicdhzsrFeh0pTARLHfXnc-7h_S-KEhXEFYZzQAgEJuuoq1V1-ovA5sSelXr_JavpAtAlmlAdAne0GTcvLRU1gt69_6PYC1L97MlzHHXTdQ9Cy5UfIQZNlZrI09TrHkVUxk3NnoK0iqtM2hRwY31G3xQWkLU5BdmSo7osmg1f4/s4032/20220908_180515.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg16f6bIy4POkCksBiicdhzsrFeh0pTARLHfXnc-7h_S-KEhXEFYZzQAgEJuuoq1V1-ovA5sSelXr_JavpAtAlmlAdAne0GTcvLRU1gt69_6PYC1L97MlzHHXTdQ9Cy5UfIQZNlZrI09TrHkVUxk3NnoK0iqtM2hRwY31G3xQWkLU5BdmSo7osmg1f4/s16000/20220908_180515.jpg" /></a></div><br /><h4 style="text-align: left;">Then I got to work. <br />First, I sanded....<br />Then, I painted... </h4><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5RW91DomLqcgHUQGZwKHUo72eDkcI2ft30jDKJ4faQLvqVSmXBmP6QQtR3KfNej5Di0RhVoncIW-ROGwz_TuJrwgZHCLkWa3XjPRfaETB3ur_UYVre0JYbimbzzI0mEXiLvbqdrOS_-UHYug1dSTnuGpQ3rYnEUHsUXPl5ynhxILYuY8m-QtI-y9S/s2880/20220828_151917.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2880" data-original-width="2880" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5RW91DomLqcgHUQGZwKHUo72eDkcI2ft30jDKJ4faQLvqVSmXBmP6QQtR3KfNej5Di0RhVoncIW-ROGwz_TuJrwgZHCLkWa3XjPRfaETB3ur_UYVre0JYbimbzzI0mEXiLvbqdrOS_-UHYug1dSTnuGpQ3rYnEUHsUXPl5ynhxILYuY8m-QtI-y9S/s16000/20220828_151917.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKHpsyXBDXK8GV3pfrrNWxrZZr4Zbn8nFZqlvNGjWlF5D-44o3P-spTsDDgLUXxQhBBg1kCFBeTNcV7lRuCj2nLKrGtF-rm_46mH9jVm-0wNjhwSXQk43KWTGeXZajZCAM4KLEGEEumtQAcas4z7JhaESlhMaTo9R7x0pT4B8qPXDC5TxVloozksHa/s2880/20220908_184715.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2880" data-original-width="2880" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKHpsyXBDXK8GV3pfrrNWxrZZr4Zbn8nFZqlvNGjWlF5D-44o3P-spTsDDgLUXxQhBBg1kCFBeTNcV7lRuCj2nLKrGtF-rm_46mH9jVm-0wNjhwSXQk43KWTGeXZajZCAM4KLEGEEumtQAcas4z7JhaESlhMaTo9R7x0pT4B8qPXDC5TxVloozksHa/s16000/20220908_184715.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLI49VgAiYjHWbDfo_G-n673sEcWh4SNNd-cEBZSr6sq6K6J4xwALEklgjFYW-qDtG2H_vIso6yQjR2ZNUxfsSFeac99d6qgal8zrzCIn5zCWW0AFv1lulZjhrMhkSBxdd0qH7IUZnzi5agCK6OnjZGpaC7Y6pAFdthKg2s96nkJyIaBDVEjErVmXh/s2880/20220828_152223.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2880" data-original-width="2880" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLI49VgAiYjHWbDfo_G-n673sEcWh4SNNd-cEBZSr6sq6K6J4xwALEklgjFYW-qDtG2H_vIso6yQjR2ZNUxfsSFeac99d6qgal8zrzCIn5zCWW0AFv1lulZjhrMhkSBxdd0qH7IUZnzi5agCK6OnjZGpaC7Y6pAFdthKg2s96nkJyIaBDVEjErVmXh/s16000/20220828_152223.jpg" /></a></div>Thankfully during the sanding process, my hubby let me use his hand held automatic sander, or I would have quit 1/4 of the way in... j/k. But for reals. <div><br /></div><div>I had a lot of fun during the process and I loved being able to create something. I, mean. I love painting, so even though this was a big project, I still came out with a love of the activity. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b>AND DO YOU KNOW HOW MUCH THIS PROJECT COST ME???? </b></div><div><br /></div><div><b>The price of the paint! </b></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Total price: $23.96 before tax</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZDgCEh44-za6RXMpMrx2A8JINq3Vo9eSZ2jyp8pZv3qhFEiYIN_sAMdZJhNfsJtTi2FhIFl-pbf7r7ZHevevwINBXz7dRWGvqqmZTYdZjH3slZlS_-O3IGwAkoCY9MKGi7uClKTI8li6JCJktdGVpwL7n-HizY4Q1iZBbSDGZLbLbe57aTvprbwiz/s1920/Before%20&%20after.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZDgCEh44-za6RXMpMrx2A8JINq3Vo9eSZ2jyp8pZv3qhFEiYIN_sAMdZJhNfsJtTi2FhIFl-pbf7r7ZHevevwINBXz7dRWGvqqmZTYdZjH3slZlS_-O3IGwAkoCY9MKGi7uClKTI8li6JCJktdGVpwL7n-HizY4Q1iZBbSDGZLbLbe57aTvprbwiz/s16000/Before%20&%20after.png" /></a></div><br /><div>**PLEASE NOTE** The "Before" bed in the above picture is not my actual bed. I forgot to take a picture of my actual bed :( BUT my actual bed is a sleigh bed and it was a dark wood color.<br /><p><br /></p><h2 style="text-align: center;">The finished product</h2></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOU5ruQFMRrGIx4D8fUACSNWwt3QFQDaVoOo05h0Mjhl5DQFVopm_4HJUN6GKrdUxa-sNhIV7mdrLFZc5a7Aan91ZqQ-J3lqOsn3EA9KoawmzCFYDdyFEX_zImZmZ85L20h0BCHuxzmx8MEKBKyHYSjFuzW-k6eFYXvZP3pCYQrxWdF-ZUBn8CLwqi/s4032/20220828_151136.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOU5ruQFMRrGIx4D8fUACSNWwt3QFQDaVoOo05h0Mjhl5DQFVopm_4HJUN6GKrdUxa-sNhIV7mdrLFZc5a7Aan91ZqQ-J3lqOsn3EA9KoawmzCFYDdyFEX_zImZmZ85L20h0BCHuxzmx8MEKBKyHYSjFuzW-k6eFYXvZP3pCYQrxWdF-ZUBn8CLwqi/s16000/20220828_151136.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>I also painted a dresser with the paint, and I think it turned out really good!!!!</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioWZBkQxOiYAgpNa2DBvivxQQgkeNKhii5Bxpw2SczM5CQJWqhaQEvDeZxzv-aViVLpWcDBOzeRx6fM3uaY1Iw2IV6EzOGTTmucdqHSY7DnFOssD3AvcrxjqRbfSCeKNlTboU6ns_PFCbLsScKrw4XLHBX9ikkM-qf-YXQKil2roxSH5Ab3PBt9OaL/s2880/20220819_215059.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2880" data-original-width="2880" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioWZBkQxOiYAgpNa2DBvivxQQgkeNKhii5Bxpw2SczM5CQJWqhaQEvDeZxzv-aViVLpWcDBOzeRx6fM3uaY1Iw2IV6EzOGTTmucdqHSY7DnFOssD3AvcrxjqRbfSCeKNlTboU6ns_PFCbLsScKrw4XLHBX9ikkM-qf-YXQKil2roxSH5Ab3PBt9OaL/s16000/20220819_215059.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div>I put it next to my bed! :) </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiJ5w_zfByEqi6NjhBgzjHVgPGgu-4btZhGX8_npbSwIDotEfKXF03jaHM0s2MXtCduPA3kxQ5ZTOW0_eAkrLfs6Z-3vKEFNyaExzu-VAO1T--vB8vrMOKGXx3BXmBxrOV53k0oPy9s26PsIFORTi91iA_ZapzYQKOigg1tO3OShEmq3M66YHYPj8j/s4032/20220828_151122.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiJ5w_zfByEqi6NjhBgzjHVgPGgu-4btZhGX8_npbSwIDotEfKXF03jaHM0s2MXtCduPA3kxQ5ZTOW0_eAkrLfs6Z-3vKEFNyaExzu-VAO1T--vB8vrMOKGXx3BXmBxrOV53k0oPy9s26PsIFORTi91iA_ZapzYQKOigg1tO3OShEmq3M66YHYPj8j/s16000/20220828_151122.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div>Nice, eh? I thought so, too!</div><div><br /></div><div>Till next time!</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_nFlU1PWllwpDUoFWdLmPg2d63hsx230xj-PH24CVgxGvL9pHEx64zlJIfRGSY0ABO0SJEIi3Kfg21vEHd648m2PaHQB6tumhBanEav1nUZV4jCSWUCrTfce4H0y9IAQsR4TItaQqzqriZ7OE4Dz17CuJwigdHAgbjELcZJ1NKNaToZ-yfnzd1NNH/s927/tabitha%20signature.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="441" data-original-width="927" height="152" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_nFlU1PWllwpDUoFWdLmPg2d63hsx230xj-PH24CVgxGvL9pHEx64zlJIfRGSY0ABO0SJEIi3Kfg21vEHd648m2PaHQB6tumhBanEav1nUZV4jCSWUCrTfce4H0y9IAQsR4TItaQqzqriZ7OE4Dz17CuJwigdHAgbjELcZJ1NKNaToZ-yfnzd1NNH/s320/tabitha%20signature.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">PS. This is NOT a sponsored post :)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">**PIN ME FOR LATER**</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixTsV9_OOE0DcUR80ED8Q8o95c1N93ZR-ytKk8rlpvnCuH9xlWTRWDSGTDxCDhr7R3ZvOjJo4uvGrFGzlGeLQZNPBq6SJ62HxrMvyQzVzmHuY4rVuQsT5Ubmv69RZbxDG55Qe9K5dmbqcXRXIS-zn9fS0xrF82pbuJvB0M3Ka3sNouOKXiwgRdLup3/s1500/bed%20makeover%20(1).png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="DIY Bed Makeover" border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixTsV9_OOE0DcUR80ED8Q8o95c1N93ZR-ytKk8rlpvnCuH9xlWTRWDSGTDxCDhr7R3ZvOjJo4uvGrFGzlGeLQZNPBq6SJ62HxrMvyQzVzmHuY4rVuQsT5Ubmv69RZbxDG55Qe9K5dmbqcXRXIS-zn9fS0xrF82pbuJvB0M3Ka3sNouOKXiwgRdLup3/s16000/bed%20makeover%20(1).png" title="DIY Bed Makeover" /></a></div>Tabithahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10543249085325466807noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-489773261248660678.post-45032600677495708992022-09-02T17:45:00.002-05:002022-09-02T17:45:50.928-05:00Letter from the Editor | September<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw9qiCnGE4bpT-b3t6Vo85k2dnpyCBUe1tEhw4e14jw1b6SEJcSNRbL8qnDn8pON-RPhDUPRVuYIxu30I1FHVOCUchXF-NeSwm_s0TVY1yp6sjP10adtnE9YBExIcVDIMxfLH-uE30sBr17JChEWdnatdhBXXDoPGNJCwu2JpibdkS-Jx5DWyDGWNQ/s1920/letter%20editor.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw9qiCnGE4bpT-b3t6Vo85k2dnpyCBUe1tEhw4e14jw1b6SEJcSNRbL8qnDn8pON-RPhDUPRVuYIxu30I1FHVOCUchXF-NeSwm_s0TVY1yp6sjP10adtnE9YBExIcVDIMxfLH-uE30sBr17JChEWdnatdhBXXDoPGNJCwu2JpibdkS-Jx5DWyDGWNQ/s16000/letter%20editor.png" /></a></div><br /><h2 style="text-align: left;">Hello & Happy September my lovelies! </h2><p>I can't believe that it is already September! I mean, can you? I surely can't! </p><p>I have so many things to look forward to this month: my anniversary, my son's birthday.... and more. But before any of that happens, we need to recap my goals from last month, to see how I did. So let's get to it. K?</p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><u>August goals </u></h3><p>1| Get a new tattoo // I didn't have the time to be able to get this done :(</p><p><strike>2| Host a giveaway</strike> // This was accomplished! </p><p>3| Write & publish 6 blog posts // I only wrote 5</p><p><strike>4| Sign up for book ARCs</strike> // This was accomplished!</p><p>5| Clean up office // HAHA yeah, didn't happen</p><p><strike>6| Buy 2 new books</strike> // I bought Dracula and Pride & Prejudice</p><p><strike>7|Think about re-opening Etsy Shop?</strike> // I thought about it, and want to open in 2 months!</p><h4 style="text-align: left;">4/7 accomplished isn't bad, but I think I can do better!</h4><h3 style="text-align: left;"><u>September goals</u></h3><p>1| Get a new tattoo</p><p>2| NO BUYING BOOKS</p><p>3| Write & publish 5 blog posts</p><p>4| Redo media kit & pitch to 5 companies</p><p>5| Clean up resume & apply to jobs</p><p>I decided to stay at 5 goals for September because I have a lot going on, and 5 goals seems manageable! I still want a new tattoo, so it's back on my goals for the new month. </p><p><br /></p><p>Till next time. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipSBmosArMsk8ZxQsr66BXToklR6JqP0kjJTk8cN3QuTM8wvIOEoGw63BtUd8rhqfWvhSr2q0c4un_XTdrauD0qHA4OSZN2oBc9VKNPwlPUtN6RGkYvZPI4BnhcricCy2VO5L9pJVsgkrIn_TY7Ck6SYt6Cvl1XtNLJE9XTeTwvA5LyghRKQXNOzqp/s927/tabitha%20signature.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="441" data-original-width="927" height="152" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipSBmosArMsk8ZxQsr66BXToklR6JqP0kjJTk8cN3QuTM8wvIOEoGw63BtUd8rhqfWvhSr2q0c4un_XTdrauD0qHA4OSZN2oBc9VKNPwlPUtN6RGkYvZPI4BnhcricCy2VO5L9pJVsgkrIn_TY7Ck6SYt6Cvl1XtNLJE9XTeTwvA5LyghRKQXNOzqp/s320/tabitha%20signature.png" width="320" /></a></div>Tabithahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10543249085325466807noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-489773261248660678.post-84092175033866402802022-08-26T06:00:00.001-05:002022-08-26T06:00:00.218-05:00Book Lingo: Common Terms<h2 style="text-align: left;">Hello Lovelies!</h2><p></p><p>When I first started my<a href="https://www.instagram.com/tl_tinywishes/?hl=en" target="_blank"> #bookstagram</a> (book-Instagram) I ran into a lot of different types of lingo that I had no idea what people were talking about and I had to kinda just learn as I went along. </p><p>So after having my <a href="https://www.instagram.com/tl_tinywishes/?hl=en" target="_blank">#Bookstagram</a> for a little over 5 months now, I have learned a bunch of terms when it comes to books, and today I am going to share those terms with you. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaJTpHr2LkNajHonWeC_sXUior9pALApLCFn8KANCcRAzHbr_IDAHQBkr8utad2JF75S7BkoIsVd8luUYctThNKF3NsogsIV4uQdnEuzwdyH5Q391gfvlCrsyBTZljp_An3-g_TdPgfB03Ug_4lufvtY7nTrdtNIv4ns_xdaqHWdwW6I7PatixS7Xw/s1920/book%20lingo%202.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaJTpHr2LkNajHonWeC_sXUior9pALApLCFn8KANCcRAzHbr_IDAHQBkr8utad2JF75S7BkoIsVd8luUYctThNKF3NsogsIV4uQdnEuzwdyH5Q391gfvlCrsyBTZljp_An3-g_TdPgfB03Ug_4lufvtY7nTrdtNIv4ns_xdaqHWdwW6I7PatixS7Xw/s16000/book%20lingo%202.png" /></a></div><p></p><p><b>ARC</b>- Advanced Reader Copy <i>(authors usually have a team of readers that will receive ARCs before the book is published so they can pre-read the book to find any mistakes, grammatical errors, etc)</i></p><p><b>Bookstagram</b>- Book Instagram</p><p><b>MC</b>- Main character- story is told from their point of view</p><p><b>FMC</b>- Female Main Character</p><p><b>MMC</b>- Male Main Character</p><p><b>POV</b>- Point of view</p><p><b>First Person</b>- Story is told from a first person point of view, using I, me, my, etc</p><p><b>Third Person</b>- Story is told from a third person point of view, using he, she, they, etc</p><p><b>Multiple pov</b>- Story is told from multiple view points</p><p><b>RH</b>- Reverse Harem- 1 girl and multiple guys in a relationship</p><p><b>Rom-com</b>- Romantic Comedy</p><p><b>YA</b>- Young Adult- A type of genre of books</p><p><b>PNR</b>- Paranormal Romance</p><p><b>DNF</b>- Did not finish</p><p><b>TBR</b>- To be read</p><p><b>Book Boyfriend/Girlfriend</b>- Fictional character you wish could be your real life love interest</p><p><b>Twist</b>- unexpected event in a book</p><p><b>Mood reader</b>- someone who doesn't plan what they read and chooses their books by whatever mood they are in</p><p><b>Triggers (TW/Trigger Warning)</b>- Things in a story that could "trigger" a freak-out, panic attack, melt-down, etc. Authors will list these before every story, if there are any.</p><p><b>Cliffhanger</b>- When a book ends in the middle of a dramatic scene</p><p><b>PB</b>- Paperback</p><p><b>HC</b>- Hardcover</p><p><b>Kindle Unlimited</b>- Amazon's "Library" program where you can read an unlimited number of books for $10 a month</p><p><b>QOTD</b>- Question of the day</p><p><b>HEA</b>- Happily Ever After</p><p><br /></p><p><b>For more, <a href="https://feedyourfictionaddiction.com/2017/02/book-bloggers-guide-acronyms-terms-slang.html" target="_blank">visit here</a> or <a href="https://vickywhoreads.wordpress.com/2019/05/17/bookish-acronyms-101-a-book-community-beginners-guide-to-the-lingo/" target="_blank">here</a> or <a href="https://readerhaven.com/bookstagram-terms-bookish-lingo/" target="_blank">here</a>.</b></p><p><br /></p><p>I hope that helps!</p><p>Till next time!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0ANIpbjie6A0kEGKR0hJSS1l-hah5fPiyk9RP5bK5LTH6MHEL7sWbLuHT2iokH5EMiTK-RA2t_8hJYqbQDnR-mstZvZe8fe3PKtQJ2ns_FkNzjZeWWFbSqjRDoy4c2AsKf_bfQGEwiEjjKC2CPwg4jHICoOm5KgOT9iGyxUCwjkL_49pZMbtT0AON/s16000/FabFitFunsummer.png" /></a></div><br /><h2 style="text-align: left;">Hello lovelies!!!</h2><p>I have tried <a href="http://www.ahundredtinywishes.com/2016/07/confession-im-breaking-up-with-my.html" target="_blank">a bunch of different subscription boxes</a>, aka boxes that are curated and sent to you, and I have only stuck with one... </p><p>I have been receiving the <a href="https://share.fabfitfun.com/x/avNcA9" target="_blank">FabFitFun boxes</a> since April 2018 (yes, for 4 years now), and they are the only subscription boxes that I have kept time and time again. I used to be a seasonal member, but in September 2020, I became an annual member. AND this Summer, I got a GREAT box. But alas, I am getting ahead of myself...</p><p><br /></p><h1><b>What is the <a href="https://share.fabfitfun.com/x/avNcA9" target="_blank">FabFitFun box</a>?</b></h1><p>The<b><a href="https://share.fabfitfun.com/x/avNcA9" target="_blank"> FabFitFun box</a></b> is a seasonal subscription box that is curated by the <a href="https://share.fabfitfun.com/x/avNcA9" target="_blank">FabFitFun</a> team and includes beauty, welness, fashion, and fitness finds. The box is sent out 4 times a year and you can choose between the seasonal or annual membership. Other than the boxes, a<span style="font-family: "Playfair Display", serif;">ll <a href="https://share.fabfitfun.com/x/avNcA9" target="_blank">FabFitFun</a> members receive exclusive access to</span><span style="font-family: "Playfair Display", serif;"> </span><a href="https://support.fabfitfun.com/hc/en-us/articles/360035607592-What-is-FabFitFunTV-" rel="nofollow noopener" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: black; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;">FFF TV</a><span style="font-family: "Playfair Display", serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: "Playfair Display", serif;">and incredible sales! Between the</span><span style="font-family: "Playfair Display", serif;"> </span><a href="https://support.fabfitfun.com/hc/en-us/articles/360035969251-What-are-Add-Ons-" rel="nofollow noopener" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: black; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Add-Ons</a><span style="font-family: "Playfair Display", serif;">,</span><span style="font-family: "Playfair Display", serif;"> </span><a href="https://support.fabfitfun.com/hc/en-us/articles/360035607952-What-is-an-Edit-Sale-" rel="nofollow noopener" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: black; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Edit Sale</a><span style="font-family: "Playfair Display", serif;">,</span><span style="font-family: "Playfair Display", serif;"> </span><a href="https://support.fabfitfun.com/hc/en-us/articles/360035968931-What-are-Exclusive-Offers-" rel="nofollow noopener" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: black; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;">exclusive offers</a><span style="font-family: "Playfair Display", serif;">, and the</span><span style="font-family: "Playfair Display", serif;"> </span><a href="https://support.fabfitfun.com/hc/en-us/articles/360050952291-What-is-the-Shop-" rel="nofollow noopener" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: black; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;">FFF Shop</a><span style="font-family: "Playfair Display", serif;">, you’re guaranteed to snag some extra goodies you would just love! Membership also includes access to their exclusive FabFitFun Community, where you can chat and connect with other members!</span></p><h4><b>What is the difference between the seasonal and annual membership?</b></h4><p>To be honest, a lot actually. As a <b>seasonal member</b>, you will pay around $50 per box each season, and the subscription automatically continues each season unless you decide to cancel before your bill date. Also, you can swap out a seasonal box for a credit (<a href="https://share.fabfitfun.com/x/avNcA9" target="_blank">FabFitFun</a> offers members only sales) before the seasonal cutoff date. As an <b>annual member</b>, you will pay upfront for your first four boxes- around $200 before taxes- but you will also have more perks. Annual members are placed in the first billing group, which means that your box will be shipped during the first shipping window. Annual members are also allowed to customize their WHOLE ENTIRE box, where as seasonal members can only customize a few things. Annual members are also given first crack at the edit sales- sales where you can add things to your box or just buy. Edit sales are where you can get a bunch of brands for less. That is where I was able to buy my favorite blanket- <a href="https://unhide.us/products/lil-marsh" target="_blank">the UnHide Lil' Marsh blanket</a> that retails for $45, but I bought for $25... and I have 3 of them now!</p><h4 style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Playfair Display", serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b>Where can I get this box?</b></h4><p style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Playfair Display", serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></p><div style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Playfair Display", serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="https://share.fabfitfun.com/x/avNcA9" target="_blank">USE THIS LINK</a> and get $10 off your FIRST box!!! That's only $40 before taxes and you can cancel at any time!!</div><div style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Playfair Display", serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></div><h1>What did you get in your <a href="https://share.fabfitfun.com/x/avNcA9" target="_blank">FabFitFun</a> Summer Box?</h1><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXa4lOqKQ8HGXPwuRjoKVZ52_6yPus-l7DYoV74YDIF8hhlMNOl9rggHO-F5-mwBIZ_s6efSG1rkNJZZoHH2rex0KOnFRSl0_AKhyp-XKJOCg7vyi9TwXx2dRE6pVTYRkKkGcAEhcil2dDEKhzrQ3nz5zgxyICOPdFzIM3Au45sdKzCdmcmtDxMO-a/s4032/20220602_202122.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXa4lOqKQ8HGXPwuRjoKVZ52_6yPus-l7DYoV74YDIF8hhlMNOl9rggHO-F5-mwBIZ_s6efSG1rkNJZZoHH2rex0KOnFRSl0_AKhyp-XKJOCg7vyi9TwXx2dRE6pVTYRkKkGcAEhcil2dDEKhzrQ3nz5zgxyICOPdFzIM3Au45sdKzCdmcmtDxMO-a/s16000/20220602_202122.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p>As I said before, since I am an annual member, I was able to customize my ENTIRE box. In my box, I received:</p><ul><li>Samara Shoulder Bag - Peony</li><li>Fenty Beauty By Rihanna Full Frontal Volume, Lift & Curl Mascara</li><li>Dr.Brandt® Skincare Pores No More® Pore Purifying Cleanser</li><li>Material Kitchen Stacking Canisters - Set Of (2) With Lids</li><li>Natura Brasil Murumuru Hair Leave-In Conditioner</li><li>Lasting Smiles Soy Candle - Sea Salt And Citrus</li><li>Cosmedix First Blush Brightening Acai Infused In Shower Face Mask</li><li>Bonus surprise item</li></ul><b><i><span style="font-size: large;">Total retail value: $396.00</span></i></b><br /><p>Wow, huh? So I am going to go through the products, one by one, and explain what they are and why I selected them.</p><p><br /></p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><b>Samara Shoulder Bag - Peony </b></h3><div style="text-align: left;"><i>Retail Value: $125</i></div><p>Features Vegan leather and a pretty pink color, it's perfect for carrying around the everyday essentials!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitUCxE2FC50bmQ9g-ZddBF8wLBaE3OGLSHSZYZlAdgPdr-FvMON_4QgWW17YSSuBjbDgz4Ja8CpUYJklTYEiGReF64PI9_qYDJogbb_esLuKnQwmOHwlffeK3j3LFXSBB3G8isrtHX_Blg7huCjVUhH6Xanz8Z5OT1u4Qbaw09kF5WADPDRMIzK8Rp/s4032/20220602_202357.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitUCxE2FC50bmQ9g-ZddBF8wLBaE3OGLSHSZYZlAdgPdr-FvMON_4QgWW17YSSuBjbDgz4Ja8CpUYJklTYEiGReF64PI9_qYDJogbb_esLuKnQwmOHwlffeK3j3LFXSBB3G8isrtHX_Blg7huCjVUhH6Xanz8Z5OT1u4Qbaw09kF5WADPDRMIzK8Rp/s16000/20220602_202357.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWg_yTwi5BG5XDESnx3h0WggVIt-PBu9Kv5Yz9EL62AP7i5LKOJ7BHLA9Hghb5y2x--SDOnXeGYOVWDhErkHOyKEST2Md-vt5If0ZmbLPzb-0AdgrhmAtwprIcUI381geGTRHBsmou0B5R_zmGxZtIZK2WfSwv4uBGujXHK22TkynulzYuB-BnC1oZ/s4032/20220602_202749.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWg_yTwi5BG5XDESnx3h0WggVIt-PBu9Kv5Yz9EL62AP7i5LKOJ7BHLA9Hghb5y2x--SDOnXeGYOVWDhErkHOyKEST2Md-vt5If0ZmbLPzb-0AdgrhmAtwprIcUI381geGTRHBsmou0B5R_zmGxZtIZK2WfSwv4uBGujXHK22TkynulzYuB-BnC1oZ/s16000/20220602_202749.jpg" /></a></div><br /><h3 style="text-align: left;"><b>Dr.Brandt® Skincare Pores No More® Pore Purifying Cleanser </b></h3><div style="text-align: left;"><i style="font-weight: normal;">Retail Value: $36</i></div><p>A non-drying, pore-refining cleanser that removes makeup, residue, and dead skin while helping to banish sebum and decongest pores.</p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><b>Cosmedix First Blush Brightening Acai Infused In Shower Face Mask </b></h3><div style="text-align: left;"><i style="font-weight: normal;">Retail Value: $54</i></div><p>The moisture-rich formula hydrates, draws away pore-clogging impurities, and helps protect skin from environmental stressors.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6uHixSo7O5_hYzfqOIThveuspHu3KmLZMBE2grgRYhxS12g-grkQQWEV6AlWB1zdWhvWSXp27mOOB83wL-ERQ-EpF-JA3O9wt7XNSwmmVndYY_5qDNtKQC8iBVuSNCa0eLijQlD1k_9SqMErVTB9k_LPPpMQo9XvjeUhZPM2z-q6n72I558TIjfkU/s4032/20220602_203010.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6uHixSo7O5_hYzfqOIThveuspHu3KmLZMBE2grgRYhxS12g-grkQQWEV6AlWB1zdWhvWSXp27mOOB83wL-ERQ-EpF-JA3O9wt7XNSwmmVndYY_5qDNtKQC8iBVuSNCa0eLijQlD1k_9SqMErVTB9k_LPPpMQo9XvjeUhZPM2z-q6n72I558TIjfkU/s16000/20220602_203010.jpg" /></a></div><br /><h3 style="text-align: left;"><b>Natura Brasil Murumuru Hair Leave-In Conditioner </b></h3><div style="text-align: left;"><i style="font-weight: normal;">Retail Value: $27</i></div><p>A Vegan leave-in cream that reduces frizz and detangles while leaving hair less brittle and repairs split ends.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhOqQLOtUxvngSIOsmL6P8w2OVWQWNVKkGCg9s6G7WFmySbZaUgHnKDqzXr8SsGX3fkQlD7tP853zp01KH1qrzyFj_lQ4druLYmNpPCGzLg5zP0Mu0v_-hM0K1Pplz0KxQxQhCQGnxxZ1k5L-IcD3AM9fTL-BGRAj-enZpNfS9u9Ub0lvaROzBPfL6/s4032/20220602_202441.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhOqQLOtUxvngSIOsmL6P8w2OVWQWNVKkGCg9s6G7WFmySbZaUgHnKDqzXr8SsGX3fkQlD7tP853zp01KH1qrzyFj_lQ4druLYmNpPCGzLg5zP0Mu0v_-hM0K1Pplz0KxQxQhCQGnxxZ1k5L-IcD3AM9fTL-BGRAj-enZpNfS9u9Ub0lvaROzBPfL6/s16000/20220602_202441.jpg" /></a></div><br /><h3 style="text-align: left;"><b>Lasting Smiles Soy Candle - Sea Salt And Citrus </b></h3><div style="text-align: left;"><i style="font-weight: normal;">Retail Value: $45</i></div><p>A yummy smelling candle that gives back to causes. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgftVgoplcTeVT2Ux_dHDFJp32IobniRRXfBwp0bW00uDNssT5VkjrGU7rYDui9yLrPOnZxuDsC-YoPy5awGgxMAYO43GRegPGF8WeaBjeffcQB0Ew0X5IqcdC0yIvMmvP9yyYWpaeXU7yMQVFKn_OcYYXjBudCLaWnafVCZxBLFsVJV-3vSEI_yEtu/s4032/20220602_202604.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgftVgoplcTeVT2Ux_dHDFJp32IobniRRXfBwp0bW00uDNssT5VkjrGU7rYDui9yLrPOnZxuDsC-YoPy5awGgxMAYO43GRegPGF8WeaBjeffcQB0Ew0X5IqcdC0yIvMmvP9yyYWpaeXU7yMQVFKn_OcYYXjBudCLaWnafVCZxBLFsVJV-3vSEI_yEtu/s16000/20220602_202604.jpg" /></a></div><br /><h3 style="text-align: left;">Bonus Item: Kayo Body Scrubber</h3><p><i>Retail Value: $15</i></p><p>A large body scrubber to help exfoliate all the dead skin.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKvZzfIyUN3yRDdAwr0yyHLGgK4wI45YfNQpaHHFArAV8-m1LEvnC4gElwFQovm9MgHJgV_56x0NNSb5ORq2l_oPw8bA0mXKezoc91QP17XnxnWQBy4O_kvjB-jHFF7EHFehhZQGAN_nikKd4Y0SWTXCqWZ_uKzbtr6arHT6vHFRm8sBTYgalZCHsz/s4032/20220602_202658.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKvZzfIyUN3yRDdAwr0yyHLGgK4wI45YfNQpaHHFArAV8-m1LEvnC4gElwFQovm9MgHJgV_56x0NNSb5ORq2l_oPw8bA0mXKezoc91QP17XnxnWQBy4O_kvjB-jHFF7EHFehhZQGAN_nikKd4Y0SWTXCqWZ_uKzbtr6arHT6vHFRm8sBTYgalZCHsz/s16000/20220602_202658.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>So that was my box. Nice, eh?!</p><p>If you want to check out my past boxes, <a href="http://www.ahundredtinywishes.com/search?q=fabfitfun" target="_blank">click here</a>.</p><p><br /></p><p>Till next time.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_PArKrxIdI-KO1VVDxwFRVaojOF6U15ssEG4qqfXy_FNYeQoPPf3xE4bhlhGol9C9Xg3xgvhquF8fJ6WGuRk7ep-AfMG6AbV3op63UN4NuPyanpjnyK9q8HxpvJp_-QymWqzQfY1O3JIsipa3J7ts6tWOsXFXgfeKcd2c1y9Q0jFRkR4TAFevCAh-/s927/tabitha%20signature.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="441" data-original-width="927" height="152" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_PArKrxIdI-KO1VVDxwFRVaojOF6U15ssEG4qqfXy_FNYeQoPPf3xE4bhlhGol9C9Xg3xgvhquF8fJ6WGuRk7ep-AfMG6AbV3op63UN4NuPyanpjnyK9q8HxpvJp_-QymWqzQfY1O3JIsipa3J7ts6tWOsXFXgfeKcd2c1y9Q0jFRkR4TAFevCAh-/s320/tabitha%20signature.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>**PIN ME FOR LATER**<br /><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbOByHHPKlQYxrJSodAJVvzf9oz7ZIPk0E5rMzcT9pQ5wEguooYJGUSsErWl5cX_J4K62LfPS7CnKMHuXkamgDgn58nE_QQpo7iM99pQVlWkusUwNyOOCUE9CU_0moB5KNctXpzX28DxzTF-4jjR80sfQFgbLvWsPTUc6ysBs0Myn_oXtMFxWMAfhV/s1500/fabfitfun%20(2).png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="FabFitFun Summer 2022 Box Review" border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbOByHHPKlQYxrJSodAJVvzf9oz7ZIPk0E5rMzcT9pQ5wEguooYJGUSsErWl5cX_J4K62LfPS7CnKMHuXkamgDgn58nE_QQpo7iM99pQVlWkusUwNyOOCUE9CU_0moB5KNctXpzX28DxzTF-4jjR80sfQFgbLvWsPTUc6ysBs0Myn_oXtMFxWMAfhV/s16000/fabfitfun%20(2).png" title="FabFitFun Summer 2022 Box Review" /></a></div>Tabithahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10543249085325466807noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-489773261248660678.post-37515658786191902392022-08-14T14:46:00.002-05:002022-08-14T14:46:45.316-05:00links & loves<h2 style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEXlBZspZ1GqvUdm7unuIODPlcuum-3FO6V7_T0BHMspUmIiyVHHE_LgZJwj55ZtOYED2y_wnaR9fvXHqb3UQ4IHzQ8YRZi7rHtUWCAG5OHhQmoC18qmZ7BL1FWbKGCaeJXHPW5rfrDuacJ1FR7gmDTkqd_Mx3e1emffhBNppVOIUPcteaRL1k3_c8/s1920/links%20&%20loves.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEXlBZspZ1GqvUdm7unuIODPlcuum-3FO6V7_T0BHMspUmIiyVHHE_LgZJwj55ZtOYED2y_wnaR9fvXHqb3UQ4IHzQ8YRZi7rHtUWCAG5OHhQmoC18qmZ7BL1FWbKGCaeJXHPW5rfrDuacJ1FR7gmDTkqd_Mx3e1emffhBNppVOIUPcteaRL1k3_c8/s16000/links%20&%20loves.png" /></a><br />Happy Sunday, my lovelies! </h2><p>Today I wanted to share some of the things that I have been loving lately...</p><p><b><a href="https://mytagalongs.com/collections/duffle-bags/products/commuter-tote-bag-rpet-houndstooth-quilt-black?variant=44259483713782" target="_blank">I really want this tote bag</a></b>. It's big enough for all of my work essentials, lightweight, and it's made from crushed plastic bottles! </p><p>I am seriously IN LOVE <b><a href="https://www.jeulia.com/product-jeulia-one-of-a-kind-emerald-cut-sterling-silver-watermelon-ring-cid13-jewe0598" target="_blank">with this ring</a></b> and would die to have it!</p><p>I have been <b><a href="https://www.pacificabeauty.com/collections/makeup-wipes/products/glowing-glycolic-acid-orange-vanilla-makeup-removing-wipes-1" target="_blank">using these wipes</a></b> in the mornings and my face is thankful. PLUS they smell SOOO good too!</p><p>I want <b><a href="https://www.4ocean.com/collections/ocean-drop-bracelets/products/ocean-drop-bracelet-tropical-sunrise?variant=41705312846017" target="_blank">this bracelet</a></b> because it is made of 100% recycled cord and plastic pulled from the ocean.</p><p>This is <b><a href="https://www.wearlively.com/collections/bralette/products/the-mesh-trim-bralette-rich-olive?variant=39395339501664" target="_blank">seriously the best bralette</a></b> a gal like me could ask for!</p><p>A <a href="https://www.winkylux.com/collections/color-changing-lip/products/watermelon-jelly-balm" target="_blank"><b>great lip balm</b></a> that is also a ph color matching balm. >> <b><a href="http://www.ahundredtinywishes.com/2022/05/my-favorite-ph-color-changing-lip-balms.html" target="_blank">for more info on ph color matching balms.</a></b></p><p><br /></p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/tl_tinywishes/" target="_blank">Oh...I have a giveaway running over on Instagram if you want to enter! </a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/tl_tinywishes/" target="_blank">Hurry! </a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/tl_tinywishes/" target="_blank">ENDS SUNDAY, AUGUST 21!!</a></div></h3><p><br /></p><p><b><u>Maybe you could be interested in these?</u></b></p><p><a href="http://www.ahundredtinywishes.com/2022/06/my-mental-health-story-mentalhealthmonth.html" target="_blank"><b>My Mental Health Story</b></a></p><p><b><a href="http://www.ahundredtinywishes.com/2022/08/thirsty-thursday-july-book-recap.html" target="_blank">July Reading Recap</a></b></p><p><b><a href="http://www.ahundredtinywishes.com/2022/05/5-must-have-leave-in-hair-product.html" target="_blank">5 must-have leave in hair products</a></b></p><p><br /></p><p>Till next time.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtigB392CVJ3O7tphCq_cS3kFYI84yaodySbtJenU_41tOMlLli34z9oIvEAJFV2OoZk-2uQhC7-tQT9EITXPwAaRxb6Rj-qdKeVq88ga9FPGXffDrJsbWnTZ-hl3QIsDNtSgp5ob_KzLDGqa_1l-CEqYWT9B3Pk4XzKVd4QkDOknSxuugk9XYWsvl/s927/tabitha%20signature.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="441" data-original-width="927" height="152" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtigB392CVJ3O7tphCq_cS3kFYI84yaodySbtJenU_41tOMlLli34z9oIvEAJFV2OoZk-2uQhC7-tQT9EITXPwAaRxb6Rj-qdKeVq88ga9FPGXffDrJsbWnTZ-hl3QIsDNtSgp5ob_KzLDGqa_1l-CEqYWT9B3Pk4XzKVd4QkDOknSxuugk9XYWsvl/s320/tabitha%20signature.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">**PIN ME FOR LATER**<br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrwiXDynD62gi2nxSgy9zTd4J3LBosyUWO7o8V0LDQDPh4PJm0bt9m5Jx1if8_Bx8K97o6PqooO6qXrQ8XAAr5z-pmYZSx3Mj8e6c1SgFTPYI4Dlp2PM6Ygj5YaEiN7UDPhYIzABVKnhcz3XY-El8qD6Ta2NC6Oa-5tchFkHPOeBnrmEJTfwHdW8f2/s1500/links%20&%20loves%20(1).png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrwiXDynD62gi2nxSgy9zTd4J3LBosyUWO7o8V0LDQDPh4PJm0bt9m5Jx1if8_Bx8K97o6PqooO6qXrQ8XAAr5z-pmYZSx3Mj8e6c1SgFTPYI4Dlp2PM6Ygj5YaEiN7UDPhYIzABVKnhcz3XY-El8qD6Ta2NC6Oa-5tchFkHPOeBnrmEJTfwHdW8f2/s16000/links%20&%20loves%20(1).png" title="Links & Loves: Things I'm loving right now!" /></a></div><br /><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Tabithahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10543249085325466807noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-489773261248660678.post-76328698287870759942022-08-11T06:00:00.001-05:002022-08-11T06:00:00.209-05:00Thirsty Thursday | July Book Recap<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6SxgSWQ__Z4ghaWvlGY6Gbr3CGgon9C5ruFvdHk756lRKJ7Po-ZP4Rrqy3JcxD7uzMnPYVCwZ4K8HbRYWJe93D-CHO0KvEAzOKeQGdOgvFAhYzCjHaMpTj0xHmfa02Vm4Ut7LoCY6_YwqVWfaJ_3UCYg5gokTfZxrheP0cALYoyV4Evc3hUHF5nWI/s1920/thirsty%20july.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6SxgSWQ__Z4ghaWvlGY6Gbr3CGgon9C5ruFvdHk756lRKJ7Po-ZP4Rrqy3JcxD7uzMnPYVCwZ4K8HbRYWJe93D-CHO0KvEAzOKeQGdOgvFAhYzCjHaMpTj0xHmfa02Vm4Ut7LoCY6_YwqVWfaJ_3UCYg5gokTfZxrheP0cALYoyV4Evc3hUHF5nWI/s16000/thirsty%20july.png" /></a></div><br /><h2 style="text-align: left;">Hello Lovelies!</h2><p>I read a total of 3 books in July. I didn't stick with a certain troupe, but they were all romance and fiction. This month, I am going to give a synopsis along with my review, and I am going to put my ratings in order (5*-1*). </p><div><br /></div><div><div><b>How I read</b></div><div>I read on Kindle Unlimited, and I do that for a few reasons: 1) convenience- the books are literally at the tip of my fingers, and 2) it's cheaper. Kindle Unlimited is only $10 a month and it works like the library- you borrow a book and then return it. You can have up to 20 books in your "library" at a time, which does not include the books you do buy. You can still buy Kindle copies of books and there are a bunch of authors that offer Kindle Unlimited books.</div><div><br /></div><div>This month I read Kindle Unlimited, like usual. I also bought a few paperback copies of books, so I hope to showcase them soon!</div></div><div><br /></div><b>The rating system</b><div><ul><li>1* Eh, not memorable</li><li>2* Just ok.</li><li>3* Good book, definitely recommend reading.</li><li>4* Great book, can live without a print copy.</li><li>5* Wow, would read again. Probably will get a print copy for my library at home.</li></ul><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><u><br /></u></b></div><h2 style="text-align: center;"><b><u>Kindle Unlimited</u></b></h2></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>*Please read any and all trigger warnings before diving into any of my read books*</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPDgx4gyHkqzYtxIR04oM73DI5smfQXT411wWIcwaNbSJUzTV42otpULMRL9Iqsx3Znxfd2O01-Anng9SFUG-ttHPmLTovUAi7yUQw_-eue08ZnMlXCOgaJjwcEpnFNzA2lXvwUbh0QcHByYX05KUZ7077j9JdwaKroPN6mfz2BZzhU081HpfEtHop/s500/give.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="333" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPDgx4gyHkqzYtxIR04oM73DI5smfQXT411wWIcwaNbSJUzTV42otpULMRL9Iqsx3Znxfd2O01-Anng9SFUG-ttHPmLTovUAi7yUQw_-eue08ZnMlXCOgaJjwcEpnFNzA2lXvwUbh0QcHByYX05KUZ7077j9JdwaKroPN6mfz2BZzhU081HpfEtHop/s320/give.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><h3 style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09NJGSCXW/ref=ku_mi_rw_edp_ku" target="_blank">Give Me More (Salicious Players' Club)- Sara Cate</a> // 5*</h3><div style="text-align: left;"><b><u>Synopsis from Amazon</u></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div>I’m a scoundrel</div><div><br /></div><div>Playboy. Man whore.</div><div><br /></div><div>Basically, I get around, and I’m not afraid to admit it.</div><div><br /></div><div>So when my best friend opens up Salacious Players’ Club and asks me to head the construction, how could I say no?</div><div><br /></div><div>Now we’re on a cross-country road trip touring other kink clubs, and I couldn’t be happier.</div><div><br /></div><div>Life is good.</div><div><br /></div><div>Then Hunter suddenly asks me to sleep with his wife…while he watches.</div><div><br /></div><div>I’ll do anything for my best friend, but this is the one request I should say no to.</div><div><br /></div><div>Isabel is the woman of my dreams, but she’s his.</div><div><br /></div><div>And the exact reason I should say no is the one reason I say yes.</div><div><br /></div><div>Because it’s not only Isabel I want.</div><div><br /></div><div>These are the two most important people in my life, and if we go down this path, how will I ever be able to walk away?</div><div><br /></div><div>I’m not sure my best friend understands just how much I’m willing to do for him—and why.</div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><u><br /></u></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><u>My Review</u></b></div><div style="text-align: left;">This is the 3rd book in the Salicious Players' Club series and it did not disappoint! It was hot! I loved the dynamics between Hunter, Isabel, and Drake! The three look good in a poly relationship!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjeUhsjrOZaUzll2x7TiC5aIg5nyiNf7HLEKtnUjlVT3u0RPteffo2XQL_8zfM0K72CkmI6o0dbXVmHoqI6mZH3xSyt6G8X1gcxyO57qfKjnEY7vCJHtLCVvtyLkeTmmtqI4ukhmXxIp2TVxyisC0QDYdZCqVyT2F9APCGqudsBs7VqsZP8DmVMEBR/s500/memories.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="338" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjeUhsjrOZaUzll2x7TiC5aIg5nyiNf7HLEKtnUjlVT3u0RPteffo2XQL_8zfM0K72CkmI6o0dbXVmHoqI6mZH3xSyt6G8X1gcxyO57qfKjnEY7vCJHtLCVvtyLkeTmmtqI4ukhmXxIp2TVxyisC0QDYdZCqVyT2F9APCGqudsBs7VqsZP8DmVMEBR/s320/memories.jpg" width="216" /></a></div><h3 style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09PSMSYJY/ref=ku_mi_rw_edp_ku" target="_blank">Bittersweet Memories (Off Limits)- Catharina Maura</a> // 4*</h3><div style="text-align: left;"><b><u>Synopsis from Amazon</u></b></div>When her boyfriend breaks her heart, Alanna goes after his older brother in a quest for revenge.<br /><br />It would have been simple — if he wasn’t also her new boss.<br /><br />As they work together it soon becomes clear Silas knows more about her than he should.<br /><br />He knows about the past she's forgotten and the memories that evade her... but some secrets are better left buried.<div style="text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><u>My Review</u></b></div><div style="text-align: left;">There is so much to say about this book, and if I say it, it will basically spoil everything and you need to go in blind. The sexy scenes are hot! The banter is hot! And the Silas, the boss is H.O.T. HOT! Go read it!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3GMiVHatQj5IYMd9JG4jjFBw1WSjr0wZP4plirEhSLvM3CMXte4BtzLGfQ-JJ5Rv0yp5a9lKuARzha-Zhysb5fTs2VbNtqh_s-PghgJGDn4FiefwywZF99vb5C5PLUqO7oI9kzycUjpODMDmLLaMJAVIUq4ciJZV3HJLQc_rhD4Hhb0qBt9OQsJrI/s500/terms.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="330" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3GMiVHatQj5IYMd9JG4jjFBw1WSjr0wZP4plirEhSLvM3CMXte4BtzLGfQ-JJ5Rv0yp5a9lKuARzha-Zhysb5fTs2VbNtqh_s-PghgJGDn4FiefwywZF99vb5C5PLUqO7oI9kzycUjpODMDmLLaMJAVIUq4ciJZV3HJLQc_rhD4Hhb0qBt9OQsJrI/s320/terms.jpg" width="211" /></a></div></div><h3 style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09PTXQL3J/ref=ku_mi_rw_edp_ku" target="_blank">Terms and Conditions (Dreamland Billionaires Book 2)- Lauren Asher</a> // 4*</h3><div style="text-align: left;"><b><u>Synopsis from Amazon</u></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div>Declan</div><div>I’m destined to become the next CEO of my family’s media empire.</div><div>The only problem? My grandfather’s inheritance clause.</div><div>Fulfilling his dying wish of getting married and having an heir seemed impossible until my assistant volunteers for the job.</div><div>Our marriage was supposed to be the perfect solution to my biggest problem.</div><div>But the more we act in love for the public, the more unsure I feel about our contract.</div><div>Caring about Iris was never part of the deal.</div><div>Especially not when breaking her heart is inevitable.</div><div><br /></div><div>Iris</div><div>My plan to marry Declan was simple in theory.</div><div>Move in together. Throw a wedding. Have a baby.</div><div>We set rules to prevent any kind of issues.</div><div>Ones that were never meant to be broken, no matter how much Declan tempts me.</div><div>But what happens when our fake relationship bleeds into our real one?</div><div>Falling in love was never an option.</div><div>At least not for me.</div><div style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></div><div style="font-weight: bold;"><u>My Review</u></div><div>Though there were some laggy parts, overall, I really liked this book. I am not usually a fan of angst, and there was a lot of it... but it was worth it in the end!</div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><h3 style="text-align: center;">#1 FAVORITE BOOK this month: </h3><h3 style="text-align: center;"><i>Give Me More</i>- Sara Cate</h3><div><br /></div><h2 style="text-align: center;">Did you read any good books in July?</h2><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjefSye4vcgsxR_e_3a_aImdWEajG9nSk1C2rqDwqp-yXMKJ6GoVCV4_pfbeLyCrZmkgFBA7jPKRp_b8bOInCXRoBb8W8gCUxTNTI0Xlx2OYMSWTkOsX4eOtNynQcUur-EqLy1FCTyMCIEEo9poM2AbdN4LfYNNz5kySIy1rHndeaoI_iWcTI9LmMtr/s927/tabitha%20signature.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="441" data-original-width="927" height="152" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjefSye4vcgsxR_e_3a_aImdWEajG9nSk1C2rqDwqp-yXMKJ6GoVCV4_pfbeLyCrZmkgFBA7jPKRp_b8bOInCXRoBb8W8gCUxTNTI0Xlx2OYMSWTkOsX4eOtNynQcUur-EqLy1FCTyMCIEEo9poM2AbdN4LfYNNz5kySIy1rHndeaoI_iWcTI9LmMtr/s320/tabitha%20signature.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div><a href="http://www.ahundredtinywishes.com/search/label/thirsty%20Thursday" target="_blank"><i>View all of my Thirsty Thursday book reviews here</i></a></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><a href="http://www.ahundredtinywishes.com/2022/03/top-12-favorite-authors.html" target="_blank"><i>Read about my top 12 FAVORITE authors here</i></a></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><a href="http://www.ahundredtinywishes.com/2022/01/thirsty-thursday-reading-recap-2021.html" target="_blank"><i>Find out which books were my most favorite of 2021 here</i></a></div><div><br /></div></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoF0o3boAAQxErqIgTNcr5VsBf4wbj-d4YEP6VM8U7aONEEoJf1dEBZzLQOgJpmLIDPeWUvpMrzoI5VQWl3gy2XVVPrvZc5NoiQcC9QD_lQTgfl3rEJrtv2YlI8Od42YQhO-iSrzhMBAxvLxg5WPxnGPp8_74OKyOl5f_aA4nMnW28LCfuRrnoIHFV/s1500/july%20recap.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="July Reading Recap" border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoF0o3boAAQxErqIgTNcr5VsBf4wbj-d4YEP6VM8U7aONEEoJf1dEBZzLQOgJpmLIDPeWUvpMrzoI5VQWl3gy2XVVPrvZc5NoiQcC9QD_lQTgfl3rEJrtv2YlI8Od42YQhO-iSrzhMBAxvLxg5WPxnGPp8_74OKyOl5f_aA4nMnW28LCfuRrnoIHFV/s16000/july%20recap.png" title="July Reading Recap" /></a></div></div>Tabithahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10543249085325466807noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-489773261248660678.post-36234293996347503462022-08-08T21:27:00.002-05:002022-08-08T21:27:16.028-05:00Letter from the editor | August<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHzP4NLoHTmVAdKz0qu4-DBf19-4tTEFUcxC_1P2bcYA4bLvb7SnoTPHWUgHeoNGT0GfoliwB8-RyrFbj3SCvWS43tDDOztxl08QGPjaF0s2CpxJVQAPc1ozpy-tM7EgUxz0rgZPqR5UQVAx09WLEZFhB0PsMzTZXc7CkMx7PoqMbw2Tu52P_a-ku0/s1920/august.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHzP4NLoHTmVAdKz0qu4-DBf19-4tTEFUcxC_1P2bcYA4bLvb7SnoTPHWUgHeoNGT0GfoliwB8-RyrFbj3SCvWS43tDDOztxl08QGPjaF0s2CpxJVQAPc1ozpy-tM7EgUxz0rgZPqR5UQVAx09WLEZFhB0PsMzTZXc7CkMx7PoqMbw2Tu52P_a-ku0/s16000/august.png" /></a></div><br /><h2 style="text-align: left;">Hello & Happy August, Lovelies!</h2><p>I have been thinking about where I want thing bloggy blog to go, and I have decided that I do want to keep up with it, but I have also decided that I am going to have a more focused space. I have always prided myself on the fact that I have a "lifestyle" blog and that doesn't really back me into a corner when I want to talk about a particular subject, but now as I have grown as a person, I want to finally choose some topics and run with them. </p><p>So the top 4 topics that I will be discussing on the blog will be:</p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>books</li><li>mental health</li><li>beauty</li><li>(to be determined)</li></ul><p></p><p>Nothing is going to change, other than the types of things that I post. But if you see something that you don't like, feel free to drop me a line. K? K!</p><p><br /></p><p>ANYWHO....</p><p><br /></p><p>I know I haven't done one of these in awhile, but here's some <b><u>goals for August</u></b>:</p><p>1| Get a new tattoo</p><p>2| Host a giveaway // I hit 3k on Instagram and I want to host a bookish-themed giveaway over there this month</p><p>3| Write & publish 6 blog posts</p><p>4| Sign up for book ARCs</p><p>5| Clean up office</p><p>6| Buy 2 new books</p><p>7|Think about re-opening Etsy Shop?</p><p><br /></p><p>Till next time. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF8O5wKHO0yyiN9_SLZJqVgZgn4TGju625bvAi7XUovNqMG87iNrVr5i25INJsslEwuoYYOFQa1693bYW4NkoAhUPZhewKK-lXMyuFBe009v1POdm_4-pywsaswm2acAsOafGbP5lKGuGYkCa4xkg9CZZFXgtMRGcZSWmgc6h7uMgCqDnlDD3Df2QJ/s927/tabitha%20signature.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="441" data-original-width="927" height="152" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF8O5wKHO0yyiN9_SLZJqVgZgn4TGju625bvAi7XUovNqMG87iNrVr5i25INJsslEwuoYYOFQa1693bYW4NkoAhUPZhewKK-lXMyuFBe009v1POdm_4-pywsaswm2acAsOafGbP5lKGuGYkCa4xkg9CZZFXgtMRGcZSWmgc6h7uMgCqDnlDD3Df2QJ/s320/tabitha%20signature.png" width="320" /></a></div>Tabithahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10543249085325466807noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-489773261248660678.post-48909522944326653652022-07-24T14:58:00.002-05:002022-07-24T14:58:45.617-05:00Thirsty Thursday | June book recap<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX_KO__b074JjqmRDDj2F44-v21SAeZdpyC1-uNEfMlyg95e7LKqwx-XWu8F9o77wFK1vLulw_7C2kJs4typ_vbk7JExxmOk-axm3vIMIL1oRX5QPY3mZg-6arXqd25zIsTSk1gpkhSPb9eoaSdlFO0p6F5lJ68iA4nstrsT2BaJqvjKmocAi49qng/s1920/thursday%20(3).png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX_KO__b074JjqmRDDj2F44-v21SAeZdpyC1-uNEfMlyg95e7LKqwx-XWu8F9o77wFK1vLulw_7C2kJs4typ_vbk7JExxmOk-axm3vIMIL1oRX5QPY3mZg-6arXqd25zIsTSk1gpkhSPb9eoaSdlFO0p6F5lJ68iA4nstrsT2BaJqvjKmocAi49qng/s16000/thursday%20(3).png" title="June reading recap" /></a></div><br /><h3 style="text-align: left;">Hello Lovelies! </h3><p>I read a total of 6 books in June. I didn't stick with a certain troupe, but they were all romance and fiction. This month, I am going to give a synopsis along with my review, and I am going to put my ratings in order (5*-1*). </p><div><br /></div><div><div><b>How I read</b></div><div>I read on Kindle Unlimited, and I do that for a few reasons: 1) convenience- the books are literally at the tip of my fingers, and 2) it's cheaper. Kindle Unlimited is only $10 a month and it works like the library- you borrow a book and then return it. You can have up to 20 books in your "library" at a time, which does not include the books you do buy. You can still buy Kindle copies of books and there are a bunch of authors that offer Kindle Unlimited books.</div><div><br /></div><div>This month I read Kindle Unlimited, like usual; but I also read one paperback. I also bought a few paperback copies of books, so I hope to showcase them soon!</div></div><div><br /></div><b>The rating system</b><div><ul><li>1* Eh, not memorable</li><li>2* Just ok.</li><li>3* Good book, definitely recommend reading.</li><li>4* Great book, can live without a print copy.</li><li>5* Wow, would read again. Probably will get a print copy for my library at home.</li></ul><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><u><br /></u></b></div><h2 style="text-align: center;"><b><u>Kindle Unlimited</u></b></h2></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>*Please read any and all trigger warnings before diving into any of my read books*</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOAnNh_q18n3Pb7t43w9r_tVS0Cu07vjme52hxP5Tu_jUsRIBvgZ9NcjfT64p_jSepVuYYlOZxO6F0zrTNIx_LXRcNRilPeV8qweNNoXT7m0OheeitAi621IlZMdMqkCu5-neAoFG-6aS__szqXAv9rRAbAQCVKvAaYPLCe4tJo5YLueUjfFDhYTNU/s500/bastard.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="328" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOAnNh_q18n3Pb7t43w9r_tVS0Cu07vjme52hxP5Tu_jUsRIBvgZ9NcjfT64p_jSepVuYYlOZxO6F0zrTNIx_LXRcNRilPeV8qweNNoXT7m0OheeitAi621IlZMdMqkCu5-neAoFG-6aS__szqXAv9rRAbAQCVKvAaYPLCe4tJo5YLueUjfFDhYTNU/s320/bastard.jpg" width="210" /></a></div></div><h3 style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09Y3H2JH8/ref=ku_mi_rw_edp_ku" target="_blank">Bradford Bastard- Sheridan Anne</a> // 4*</h3><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Synopsis</b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>Bradford Bastard</i> is an enemies to lovers, high school romance. Brielle goes to a party and finds out that her boyfriend is cheating on her. So in her misery, she winds up spilling beer on some popular guy from another school and making a lewd joke about him and his friend. Then Brielle's mother up and moves her to a rich neighborhood and there she meets the boy next door, who just so happens to be the guy she spilled the beer on! After some time, Brielle and Tanner start this game of leaving messages written in lipstick on each other's walls and mirrors. They both act like they hate each other, but they soon soften!!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>My Review</b></div><div style="text-align: left;">I loved everything about this book! That first chapter! OMG!! I was hooked from there! The chemistry between Brielle and Tanner blew me away and when they finally got together it was fire!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj2Xf1_N1nl3bcngrW2Llq2XoFxrUvpxucj5K2SbUZLXk2Q_A-fSrlLdJHOj6ZcNeo0_9vCkOzLacu6JiN49ikNmgpfkcGhCT9k3AVdEMcgFDoPVLcnHwQYhTEUNm_Mu9xUGMcIkhSDH1ES2zTgljHuetUYS_oL-iHXWwsPoZqF-Qx2iQMZ4sO5u8d/s500/beast.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="333" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj2Xf1_N1nl3bcngrW2Llq2XoFxrUvpxucj5K2SbUZLXk2Q_A-fSrlLdJHOj6ZcNeo0_9vCkOzLacu6JiN49ikNmgpfkcGhCT9k3AVdEMcgFDoPVLcnHwQYhTEUNm_Mu9xUGMcIkhSDH1ES2zTgljHuetUYS_oL-iHXWwsPoZqF-Qx2iQMZ4sO5u8d/s320/beast.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><br /><h3 style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09M4CW1RW/ref=ku_mi_rw_edp_ku" target="_blank">Sexy Beast (Kings of Cypress Pointe Book 6)- Rachel Jonas</a> // 4*</h3><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Synopsis</b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>Sexy Beast</i> is a mafia romance. Dez is trying to figure out who murdered her father so she goes to a party to find Ricky, the kingpin of the Ruiz family. They wind up sleeping together and a month later a picture of her buying a pregnancy test is reveled on social media. Ricky shows up in Dez's apartment and the rest is history. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>My review</b></div><div style="text-align: left;">Ricky is an alpha through and through, and he is fiercely loyal too! I love his character! I also love how independent Dez is, but when she finally let's Ricky in, the two are fire! The spicy scenes were amazing, and I loved watching Ricky and Dez fall in love! </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8hhYhcDXn0fiX7s7FnE5O0StHMdmV2aPOjHUKtc7sSEx5ZlvwxTxBvEWQGCUrcpWdQQv6Y1wHtzm1KImjXtNtcv84YO3Ky7HqocAEitHXfpKHYKE-WrLcqAH3NYYkzmTBzGPf33G4b_k0zUjZMoZ78ninpNO9_pNXFwhRkpgPhiydDS0xj13V-LkU/s500/sinner.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="333" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8hhYhcDXn0fiX7s7FnE5O0StHMdmV2aPOjHUKtc7sSEx5ZlvwxTxBvEWQGCUrcpWdQQv6Y1wHtzm1KImjXtNtcv84YO3Ky7HqocAEitHXfpKHYKE-WrLcqAH3NYYkzmTBzGPf33G4b_k0zUjZMoZ78ninpNO9_pNXFwhRkpgPhiydDS0xj13V-LkU/s320/sinner.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><h3 style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09Z38YYJ7/ref=ku_mi_rw_edp_ku" target="_blank">Stolen by a Sinner- Michelle Heard</a> // 3*</h3><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Synopsis</b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>Stolen by a Sinner</i> is a mafia romance. Lara is a maid for the Polish mafia when Gabriel, the head of the Turkish mafia breaks in and tries to get to the head of the Polish mafia. Lara is shot twice, and Gabriel decides to take her with them because she may have some useful information. While Lara is recovering, Gabriel questions her. He finds out that she has been abused her whole life, so once she recovers, he gives her a job to keep her close. Lara goes from being really scared of Gabriel to being in love with him. Gabriel eventually starts to return her feelings. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>My Review</b></div><div style="text-align: left;">I thought the story was really sweet with Gabriel and Lara. I loved the spicy scenes and the way that Gabriel was gentle with Lara, knowing that he was her first for everything romantically.</div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMHVmM_VQTD-ylphqcSFEP-UkaR76MfcnfYf-VNnnHhXTkIl0P_HT53ZosdlHPEjDdyWDOdqj8bfIX2qxVSDJoCB9tZgi10dUL6nLu0HYFqF_somncwPMS7Qzl-yJ9bAqgHOdLDpCOvTCyc9-QDbSQCwMASHt1bO_9dhqhe08fRpqNVNwMq3C-o-uW/s500/bloody.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="333" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMHVmM_VQTD-ylphqcSFEP-UkaR76MfcnfYf-VNnnHhXTkIl0P_HT53ZosdlHPEjDdyWDOdqj8bfIX2qxVSDJoCB9tZgi10dUL6nLu0HYFqF_somncwPMS7Qzl-yJ9bAqgHOdLDpCOvTCyc9-QDbSQCwMASHt1bO_9dhqhe08fRpqNVNwMq3C-o-uW/s320/bloody.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><h3 style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B096R976BT/ref=ku_mi_rw_edp_ku" target="_blank">Bloody Princess: A Dark Enemies to Lovers College Romance (Sweetest Revenge Book 1)- Helen Scott & Zoey Shelby</a> // 3*</h3><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Synopsis</b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>Bloody Princess</i> is a dark romance with a side of reverse harem. The FMC, Lyric, goes to college to investigate her older sister's death, and in order to do that she needs to become friends with her older sister's friends- 3 guys from wealthy families. She also believes that either one of them, or even all of them, had a hand in her sister's death.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>My Review</b></div><div style="text-align: left;">I liked the story, to be honest, even though there wasn't very much smut going on... and you know your girl likes her smut. However, I did like the chemistry between Lyric and the guys! I think that with the way that book 1 ended, I will be reading book 2, because I have a feeling that the plot is going to get even better!!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9fFIoAAZBJaK_HnZdKyrfn7RdCzEXeTEPOBF5dWAZ8XSIMxq06-ydG2kjNeAqgXVrBKmghyDIdXmNQRzrbAPI2GdR-0Sk5tSD0bEwwwf7_kKUa8I4d5nNSks3Yybx5E9J1Om11GuOz-3m1wpqhY60QxF9h540GnRXDEpMcVCkjshj0c20xBnWDFUe/s500/educator.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="333" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9fFIoAAZBJaK_HnZdKyrfn7RdCzEXeTEPOBF5dWAZ8XSIMxq06-ydG2kjNeAqgXVrBKmghyDIdXmNQRzrbAPI2GdR-0Sk5tSD0bEwwwf7_kKUa8I4d5nNSks3Yybx5E9J1Om11GuOz-3m1wpqhY60QxF9h540GnRXDEpMcVCkjshj0c20xBnWDFUe/s320/educator.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><h3 style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09MJM1NKX/ref=ku_mi_rw_edp_ku" target="_blank">Corrupt Educator: A Dark Forbidden Mafia Academy Romance (The Syndicate Academy)- Bianca Cole</a> // 2*</h3><div><b>Synopsis</b></div><div><i>Corrupt Educator</i> is an age gap, mafia story. Eva is the only surviving heir in her mafia family and her parents send her to school at The Syndicate Academy, where Oak is the principal. Eva doesn't want to have anything to do with the mafia and plans to run away once she is done with school. Oak has a vendetta against Eva's family and thinks that he can use her to get back at them. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>My Review</b></div><div>The book was just ok for me. I mean, I was neutral on the whole book. I did like the spicy scenes, those were good, but other than that, the story was just ok.</div><div><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div><h2 style="text-align: center;"><b><u>Physical copies of books</u></b></h2></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>*Please read any and all trigger warnings before diving into any of my read books*</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXWJ91W-2swqclVxzsJZ4iNNYNo1UwK15n9YZBuUc7KS-BTbV2nnV-xcneqYyyBCnZHJN6cFtS682i-oFRNgNeKtsIBKv58_aPElx6M4UBZEL8a4yKD_BB5j-wvWyaPUszumtkCbhwM82AP6LlbkVGVidP43098-x9H0ls_bUNtAa9TnRxr0ijsiXj/s346/desperate.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="346" data-original-width="217" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXWJ91W-2swqclVxzsJZ4iNNYNo1UwK15n9YZBuUc7KS-BTbV2nnV-xcneqYyyBCnZHJN6cFtS682i-oFRNgNeKtsIBKv58_aPElx6M4UBZEL8a4yKD_BB5j-wvWyaPUszumtkCbhwM82AP6LlbkVGVidP43098-x9H0ls_bUNtAa9TnRxr0ijsiXj/s320/desperate.jpg" width="201" /></a></div></div><h3 style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Desperate-Measures-Wicked-Villains-Book-ebook/dp/B07PH1MSHL/ref=sr_1_1?crid=26UCWDABZW0ZP&keywords=desperate+measures+katee+robert&qid=1658689924&s=digital-text&sprefix=%2Cdigital-text%2C232&sr=1-1" target="_blank">Desperate Measures (Wicked Villains Book 1)- Katee Robert</a> // 5*</h3><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Synopsis</b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div><i>Desperate Measures</i> is an enemies to lovers romance with a BDSM twist and has a Daddy kink. It is a retelling of Aladdin, but in this story, our main characters are Jasmine and Jafar, with Ali being the bad guy. </div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>My Review</b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div>I really liked the story! The chemistry between Jasmine and Jafar blew me away! In the beginning, I really didn't see the chemistry, but as the book continued, you could see it grow. I didn't like that the smut started so early on and then there was nothing for awhile. I mean, at least continue it, ya know! Or don't start it so early!! Lastly, I loved how fierce Jasmine became at the end! And of course the Daddy kink was unexpected, but a fun addition!!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><h3 style="text-align: center;">#1 FAVORITE BOOK this month: </h3><h3 style="text-align: center;"><i>Desperate Measures</i>- Katee Robert</h3><div><br /></div><h2 style="text-align: center;">Did you read any good books in June?</h2><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjefSye4vcgsxR_e_3a_aImdWEajG9nSk1C2rqDwqp-yXMKJ6GoVCV4_pfbeLyCrZmkgFBA7jPKRp_b8bOInCXRoBb8W8gCUxTNTI0Xlx2OYMSWTkOsX4eOtNynQcUur-EqLy1FCTyMCIEEo9poM2AbdN4LfYNNz5kySIy1rHndeaoI_iWcTI9LmMtr/s927/tabitha%20signature.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="441" data-original-width="927" height="152" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjefSye4vcgsxR_e_3a_aImdWEajG9nSk1C2rqDwqp-yXMKJ6GoVCV4_pfbeLyCrZmkgFBA7jPKRp_b8bOInCXRoBb8W8gCUxTNTI0Xlx2OYMSWTkOsX4eOtNynQcUur-EqLy1FCTyMCIEEo9poM2AbdN4LfYNNz5kySIy1rHndeaoI_iWcTI9LmMtr/s320/tabitha%20signature.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div><a href="http://www.ahundredtinywishes.com/search/label/thirsty%20Thursday" target="_blank"><i>View all of my Thirsty Thursday book reviews here</i></a></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><a href="http://www.ahundredtinywishes.com/2022/03/top-12-favorite-authors.html" target="_blank"><i>Read about my top 12 FAVORITE authors here</i></a></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><a href="http://www.ahundredtinywishes.com/2022/01/thirsty-thursday-reading-recap-2021.html" target="_blank"><i>Find out which books were my most favorite of 2021 here</i></a></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia7IYxbAYnmYEJ-AN4y0Cj40M1zKnM5x51LqKBvp-EmjjFip89aBYa5Nf9zPELCuW9Cy4qmvL3bjKlvB-2mVeJHgzcFaD9zlYevLqxB0KWOklwQXAjCK693enDrKqEuHkYseemS0lR4q-vkr1dtBvVCadN8dtJjdl_5NvZRCIzSQ6gXcy21uOK_FwE/s1500/june%20recap.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia7IYxbAYnmYEJ-AN4y0Cj40M1zKnM5x51LqKBvp-EmjjFip89aBYa5Nf9zPELCuW9Cy4qmvL3bjKlvB-2mVeJHgzcFaD9zlYevLqxB0KWOklwQXAjCK693enDrKqEuHkYseemS0lR4q-vkr1dtBvVCadN8dtJjdl_5NvZRCIzSQ6gXcy21uOK_FwE/s16000/june%20recap.png" title="June Reading Recap" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div></div></div></div></div>Tabithahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10543249085325466807noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-489773261248660678.post-40679753550063602522022-06-12T05:00:00.001-05:002022-06-12T05:00:02.378-05:00Thirsty Thursday: May Book Recap<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh46hLvDh6EOFBJC3W5hMerFSepAazzOLiCWB7s6UdLOKPlFK4vQp0GRkCxldgjgYGhEwPkvZCa2uri48WJsZshLYGtne99BPTf104PjNvZAxGbSUlEGOrdYy-OolZOd48W0UPuZug5_b5QQIpZ6pmtpskLIAFA29rnS6lKqwSUvethm2LTfZlW69W5/s1920/thursday%20(2).png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh46hLvDh6EOFBJC3W5hMerFSepAazzOLiCWB7s6UdLOKPlFK4vQp0GRkCxldgjgYGhEwPkvZCa2uri48WJsZshLYGtne99BPTf104PjNvZAxGbSUlEGOrdYy-OolZOd48W0UPuZug5_b5QQIpZ6pmtpskLIAFA29rnS6lKqwSUvethm2LTfZlW69W5/s16000/thursday%20(2).png" /></a></div><p>I read a total of 7 books in May. I didn't stick with a certain troupe, but they were all romance and fiction. This month, I am going to give a synopsis along with my review, and I am going to put my ratings in order (5*-1*). </p><div><br /></div><div><div><b>How I read</b></div><div>I read on Kindle Unlimited, and I do that for a few reasons: 1) convenience- the books are literally at the tip of my fingers, and 2) it's cheaper. Kindle Unlimited is only $10 a month and it works like the library- you borrow a book and then return it. You can have up to 20 books in your "library" at a time, which does not include the books you do buy. You can still buy Kindle copies of books and there are a bunch of authors that offer Kindle Unlimited books.</div><div><br /></div><div>This month I read Kindle Unlimited, like usual. I also bought a few paperback copies of books, so I hope to showcase them next month!</div></div><div><br /></div><b>The rating system</b><div><ul><li>1* Eh, not memorable</li><li>2* Just ok.</li><li>3* Good book, definitely recommend reading.</li><li>4* Great book, can live without a print copy.</li><li>5* Wow, would read again. Probably will get a print copy for my library at home.</li></ul><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><u><br /></u></b></div><h2 style="text-align: center;"><b><u>Kindle Unlimited</u></b></h2></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>*Please read any and all trigger warnings before diving into any of my read books*</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj6_2JIGgQNkdQX_piYlqTQu25LON07dwtXiKMJV3VMYgY8-81ac0qeLF8-CAHx6ssypF5aDMlDxgF_n84EPX0uLA6n_DDM-mCsijZVRoiuYfo1vWYP4XE1aiuNor5cmahLDLFaO8XRs_y6_uk1V57f0Zni0euIi1Jnh9e8TZzQMvm15A0eLj97c0g/s500/lust.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="333" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj6_2JIGgQNkdQX_piYlqTQu25LON07dwtXiKMJV3VMYgY8-81ac0qeLF8-CAHx6ssypF5aDMlDxgF_n84EPX0uLA6n_DDM-mCsijZVRoiuYfo1vWYP4XE1aiuNor5cmahLDLFaO8XRs_y6_uk1V57f0Zni0euIi1Jnh9e8TZzQMvm15A0eLj97c0g/s320/lust.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><h3 style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09TND4LRQ/ref=ku_mi_rw_edp_ku" target="_blank">Empire of Lust: An Enemies with Benefits Romance- Rina Kent</a> // 5*</div></h3><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Synopsis</b></div><div style="text-align: left;">An enemies to lovers romance between Kingsley and Aspen who are coworkers, and who also happen to share a daughter. When Aspen was just a teenager, she had met Kingsley and they had a one night stand, in which she had gotten pregnant. She was told that her baby had died, but that wasn't the case. The baby was actually given to Kingsley, who was 18 at the time, and he raised her, without Aspen's knowledge. She finds out several years later, and they are actually coworkers who are enemies. That hate soon turns into lust though!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>My Review</b></div><div style="text-align: left;">Empire of Lust was absolute fire! Kingsley and Aspen were entertaining as enemies and even more as lovers. I was hoping that they were get their own story ever since I had read Empire of Desire, which is their daughter's story, and I was definitely not disappointed. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwknMMiI8a9SucRZdk0QyEu-AUDHraki4U2OZUe4tg-GCJi5NSNf-R2vOkaHvJcAvNS75Qpguq6WktESo2vToGH0xLYocc8OWlrabhY-Q0L4lGGpLUDFHbt1DQzLLPe6xndwVbJCRg0A7g1gcHRWVZR721tmeOLi3v3OAETl3XJNnwWaQ0fDaC3r18/s500/savage.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="333" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwknMMiI8a9SucRZdk0QyEu-AUDHraki4U2OZUe4tg-GCJi5NSNf-R2vOkaHvJcAvNS75Qpguq6WktESo2vToGH0xLYocc8OWlrabhY-Q0L4lGGpLUDFHbt1DQzLLPe6xndwVbJCRg0A7g1gcHRWVZR721tmeOLi3v3OAETl3XJNnwWaQ0fDaC3r18/s320/savage.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><h3 style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09Z6V5PL7/ref=ku_mi_rw_edp_ku" target="_blank">Savage Impulses (Kings of Olympus U Book 1)- Michelle Hercules</a> // 4*</h3><div style="text-align: left;"><div><div><b>Synopsis</b></div><div>A contemporary retelling of Hades & Persephone's story; Savage Impulses is an enemies to lovers story about college students Hades, the black sheep of his family, and Persephone, who is struggling to keep the bills paid and her younger brother comfortable while her mother does whatever. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>My Review</b></div><div>I love how Hades and Persephone met- she hit his dog and felt so bad about it, but Hades was so furious. I also love how the story didn't follow the normal Hades immediately falling in love with Persephone either... it actually took a bit of time, but once the smut started, it was fire, friends! </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPiKEmRrbUExf-kX6zcO_yqHyZHHXHPhtfp4GB_pRwsAOJh9CCZiH6Wv5DXcI88j4EBzSfUkdyM_9HW1ry4OiULV5xVL6DwN3obtPARkJiVp0J9YnKC3ysKWNHgq9CD4g6PX8BuXui2MTs46TXSmlLtPXgJ8jGTPxOnzAqwoRkxRNRFhnbG0JLEx1-/s500/princes.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="333" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPiKEmRrbUExf-kX6zcO_yqHyZHHXHPhtfp4GB_pRwsAOJh9CCZiH6Wv5DXcI88j4EBzSfUkdyM_9HW1ry4OiULV5xVL6DwN3obtPARkJiVp0J9YnKC3ysKWNHgq9CD4g6PX8BuXui2MTs46TXSmlLtPXgJ8jGTPxOnzAqwoRkxRNRFhnbG0JLEx1-/s320/princes.jpg" width="213" /></a></div></div><h3 style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09MSMXJ1B/ref=ku_mi_rw_edp_ku" target="_blank">Cruel Princes (Princes of Devil's Creek Book 1)- Jillian Frost</a> // 4*</h3><div><div><b>Synopsis</b></div><div>An enemies to lovers with a side of reverse harem, the story surrounds Alexandrea Wellington and the 4 Salvatore men, Luca, Marcello, Damien, and Bastian. They all met in High School, when she was "promised to them" and then she went to art school in New York. They then brought her back and now she has to pick one of the men to marry in order to keep her twin brother, Aiden, safe and to make good on her grandfather's deal with the Salvatore family.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>My Review</b></div><div>I wasn't a fan of how the men toyed with Alex's feelings, or how she didn't really stand up for her self, but the chemistry between Alex and Marcello was hot. Luca was a down right jerk for no reason, and Bastian and Damien were whatever, but Marcello, yummy! I also hated the cliffy and the fact that there was no actual smut!! In all, it was a good storyline, and I did like the chemistry and hot moments between Alex and the guys!</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmEmE-H6UycFNpB1gWTFQunK0WTTyTytGpuO81_Ug22oKCzFLzsaudBO742-gSzPPSedjgAFZvGEPI6-orLAf9VAmKqk5ieo_4l-QOeFzVwCaeB3tY2TDpq7hKTXUAqX4Uj4eN9P-B2PI9nOMpde2yBWrrcEhQ0rCKBobxlHVKhbSXzluF8LizM3QU/s500/sinner.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="333" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmEmE-H6UycFNpB1gWTFQunK0WTTyTytGpuO81_Ug22oKCzFLzsaudBO742-gSzPPSedjgAFZvGEPI6-orLAf9VAmKqk5ieo_4l-QOeFzVwCaeB3tY2TDpq7hKTXUAqX4Uj4eN9P-B2PI9nOMpde2yBWrrcEhQ0rCKBobxlHVKhbSXzluF8LizM3QU/s320/sinner.jpg" width="213" /></a></div></div><div><h3 style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09VZ94XJF/ref=ku_mi_rw_edp_ku" target="_blank">Owned By A Sinner : An Irish Mafia Romance- Michelle Heard</a> // 3*</h3><div><b>Synopsis</b></div><div>A mafia romance between Kiara Murphy and Liam Byrne. Kiara is the product of a one night stand between her mother and father, and her father is a member of the Irish Mafia, but Kiara is kept in the dark about her father's roots. Kiara gets a job at Byrne Enterprises, and her dad gets upset, because it is owned by Liam Byrne, who is the head of the Irish Mafia. Kiara keeps her job and things happen with Liam's brother. Liam saves her, and their romance blossoms.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>My Review</b></div><div>Liam almost immediately falls in love with Kiara and honestly, I wasn't a fan of that. I get that he didn't like to be touched by anyone, except by her, but c'mon. Overall, it was a great book, and I would recommend it to anyone. </div><div><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8S11bOOxHWtUuEeHeXBQ7ihfM7p_6z-BvPK8RByEkdXq_UPjzM3rCKXdz-0BzvPkMH69om4ZlYAquHmSdnmKV63s-8VDbyetNhcp2BrGL2q8cEY_H5fuuCAzKjFtF9vM8DKqI-Z4WwcnnlzMsJRBRIC1Q18SLU8eZUXwCFcIlBBeDoPOe8ghZ0LwP/s500/wicked.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="333" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8S11bOOxHWtUuEeHeXBQ7ihfM7p_6z-BvPK8RByEkdXq_UPjzM3rCKXdz-0BzvPkMH69om4ZlYAquHmSdnmKV63s-8VDbyetNhcp2BrGL2q8cEY_H5fuuCAzKjFtF9vM8DKqI-Z4WwcnnlzMsJRBRIC1Q18SLU8eZUXwCFcIlBBeDoPOe8ghZ0LwP/s320/wicked.jpg" width="213" /></a></div></div><h3 style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08C7D258B/ref=ku_mi_rw_edp_ku" target="_blank">Wicked Devil: A Standalone Enemies-to-Lovers Romance (Devils of Sun Valley Book 1)- Daniela Romero</a> // 3*</h3><div style="text-align: left;"><div><b>Synopsis</b></div><div>An enemies to lovers romance between Allie and Roman. Allie's mom dies and her father decides that he just so happens to want to be a dad, so he takes her in during her senior year. She meets Roman, who is a football player, and their chemistry is off the charts. At first, Roman hates Allie with a passion, but then he warms up to her and finally the sparks fly. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>My Review</b></div><div>I really liked this book, even though it was out of my normal. My heart hurt for Allie and what happened to her, and I hated how Roman reacted to what actually happened. Hell, I really wanted to slap him! He did redeem himself, which was amazing! </div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKK329GvqFFcQyOnJewis3442YTwHpd-AkMqmBqCEGXTZhH6MkOKeoamKBft7hi4rOBHlSxoFOlVKRyCsgd5LBt2Mx9IFIOC2n4zq7BVdRbnAUwj23UbV4_VMwnjbyX8bHMtaKkuocrS9MIDaEWkzBtnOKIMiN8x1dOHGLNVhFmKUGOm6AWtZ9aOmv/s500/dares.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="333" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKK329GvqFFcQyOnJewis3442YTwHpd-AkMqmBqCEGXTZhH6MkOKeoamKBft7hi4rOBHlSxoFOlVKRyCsgd5LBt2Mx9IFIOC2n4zq7BVdRbnAUwj23UbV4_VMwnjbyX8bHMtaKkuocrS9MIDaEWkzBtnOKIMiN8x1dOHGLNVhFmKUGOm6AWtZ9aOmv/s320/dares.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><h3 style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09NYP11XD?notRedirectToSDP=1&ref_=dbs_mng_calw_0&storeType=ebooks" target="_blank">Twisted Dares : (Blackridge Prep Book 1)- A.R. Breck</a> // 3*</h3><div style="text-align: left;"><div><b>Synopsis</b></div><div>A dark romance between Raven and Caelian. Raven is the daughter of serial killers and after her father is sent to prison, she is sent to live with her highly religious aunt and uncle, who treat her like she is the devil's spawn and are highly abusive. She and her cousin, Aria, are homeschooled until the are finally sent to actual school, where Raven meets Caelian. Raven is immediately drawn to Caelian and the darkness that he hides. She then sees him fight at an underground fight club, and asks him to train her, thus beginning their romance.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>My Review</b></div><div>This book was very twisted! There was a lot of tension between the main characters, but they also had a lot of chemistry. Raven was a very likeable character and I really felt for her!</div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrV5JjRsOABTKa8oFIQPD4l6ZldsA4p7hA4QwYTx0bYWykhJjCZGKj0pGP5xE4fnKPoLMA7lV5eh0yU6y6TGG8jUIonwjxC2N2r1QFFkZiRWr8eh_SVIUshWmmI9kDOFyupHYoaoSyIYFayYf2I2rLJmNhYyZjgzi-AEVjCcgCQWI8Od0wwILEVXfh/s500/mob.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="333" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrV5JjRsOABTKa8oFIQPD4l6ZldsA4p7hA4QwYTx0bYWykhJjCZGKj0pGP5xE4fnKPoLMA7lV5eh0yU6y6TGG8jUIonwjxC2N2r1QFFkZiRWr8eh_SVIUshWmmI9kDOFyupHYoaoSyIYFayYf2I2rLJmNhYyZjgzi-AEVjCcgCQWI8Od0wwILEVXfh/s320/mob.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><h3 style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07DJZ4N9Z/ref=ku_mi_rw_edp_ku" target="_blank">Screwing the Mob: A Dark Italian Forbidden Second Chance Mafia Romance (Ruthless Hearts Mafia Book 1)- Kristen Luciani</a> // 2*</h3><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Synopsis</b></div><div style="text-align: left;">A second chance mafia romance between Nico and Shaye. Nico, Shaye, and Shaye's older brother, Max grew up together and have always been tight. Shaye is inlove with Nico, and Nico pushed Shaye away. So, Shaye left New Jersey and went to college in Florida. When Grandpa Vito, the head of the Family (Nico's family) passes, Shaye returns for the funeral and things heat up between her and Nico, who has been groomed his whole life to take over the Family. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>My Review</b></div><div style="text-align: left;">I won't lie, the smut part of the book was hot and when Max found out it was comical, but I didn't think that the book was as good as reviews said it was. For one thing, things happened between Nico and Shaye, and then he broke her heart and then he thought that it was ok to talk to her about it, and apologize for doing so because "people were after him". Ok, I get he wanted to keep her safe, but he also has the means to do it, and all he had to do was be real with his dad about everything. And then things happened again, and he was like, "Well, you're worth the risk now!" Seriously, c'mon. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><h3>#1 FAVORITE BOOK this month: </h3><h3>Empire of Lust- Rina Kent</h3><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><h2>Did you read any good books in May?</h2><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div><a href="http://www.ahundredtinywishes.com/search/label/thirsty%20Thursday" target="_blank"><i>View all of my Thirsty Thursday book reviews here</i></a></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><a href="http://www.ahundredtinywishes.com/2022/03/top-12-favorite-authors.html" target="_blank"><i>Read about my top 12 FAVORITE authors here</i></a></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><a href="http://www.ahundredtinywishes.com/2022/01/thirsty-thursday-reading-recap-2021.html" target="_blank"><i>Find out which books were my most favorite of 2021 here</i></a></div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7Ycc-owewSyBdu5PMayPsPVDDU7qYjIILXoAX5Ru6O8Sq0ThJwAitV8dxpfLqJ02DQUoB3x98Xduo104_HIsf29K5oWnzYdS98DNJMBed1Ah-KaRJKtTi6f7wcr5nI7HbrtN5uR7YE_Wz_Xo660maQtNxVij9rA1lZ1BSmeZIKKaHsqX0oYVlIh05/s927/tabitha%20signature.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="441" data-original-width="927" height="152" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7Ycc-owewSyBdu5PMayPsPVDDU7qYjIILXoAX5Ru6O8Sq0ThJwAitV8dxpfLqJ02DQUoB3x98Xduo104_HIsf29K5oWnzYdS98DNJMBed1Ah-KaRJKtTi6f7wcr5nI7HbrtN5uR7YE_Wz_Xo660maQtNxVij9rA1lZ1BSmeZIKKaHsqX0oYVlIh05/s320/tabitha%20signature.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBYzWO7IRfIDXvci4YPfOs3tcfyv7F3dcXvUQ0Z9A_Fpv_Hnwl2U_FGaPnNvZ958MPE70ajrPtHOOW_eu83cYBip4TlADWqKIBGcdfleSTxvg4OkZRNHEoVnTUL-mz5IYxkt1jm4mCl-2QOsJ-bhpidyqQLeXXnMuIUohcQdThH8Xios8XhrUtQehe/s1500/may%20recap.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="May Reading Recap" border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBYzWO7IRfIDXvci4YPfOs3tcfyv7F3dcXvUQ0Z9A_Fpv_Hnwl2U_FGaPnNvZ958MPE70ajrPtHOOW_eu83cYBip4TlADWqKIBGcdfleSTxvg4OkZRNHEoVnTUL-mz5IYxkt1jm4mCl-2QOsJ-bhpidyqQLeXXnMuIUohcQdThH8Xios8XhrUtQehe/s16000/may%20recap.png" title="May Reading Recap" /></a></div></div>Tabithahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10543249085325466807noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-489773261248660678.post-9048750843584750712022-06-10T06:00:00.001-05:002022-06-10T06:00:00.215-05:00Letter from the editor: May recap & H54F<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx8vhGcXTDjB_t5fwbRiWLvNcwIWeVIIeFiABp-A8eN7gcrJTRkThj2WYa4qQ8_mED43794DFDr6ZUubNzLuwOvCnZc-zrviHIMw_UpjMPYINGSlgAG0T73Hok7GAoerO8TvIPdt3aCGwNQhJYNmw-aLJiO2Zr47jBTNwMj8qp9zMsn6bc8XfU_Rp2/s1920/letter.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx8vhGcXTDjB_t5fwbRiWLvNcwIWeVIIeFiABp-A8eN7gcrJTRkThj2WYa4qQ8_mED43794DFDr6ZUubNzLuwOvCnZc-zrviHIMw_UpjMPYINGSlgAG0T73Hok7GAoerO8TvIPdt3aCGwNQhJYNmw-aLJiO2Zr47jBTNwMj8qp9zMsn6bc8XfU_Rp2/s16000/letter.png" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>I wasn't sure if I actually wanted to do a May recap or not, considering that <b><a href="http://www.ahundredtinywishes.com/2022/06/my-mental-health-story-mentalhealthmonth.html" target="_blank">I am actually coming out of a depressive episode</a></b>, but I figured, what the hell, why not?! ALSO, since it's Friday, I'm going to give you 5 awesome things that happened in May life wise AND blog/social media wise!</p><h2 style="text-align: center;">May Recap</h2><h3 style="text-align: left;"><b><u>Life wise</u></b></h3><p><b>one</b> | I dyed my hair purple</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp-atWuXsSIqrbTc7R1mXJzSR8mvX_kkT9ijhChmDw_cbaV-8Zkgn4GsVO360DLMpp8-n6HdTKe1OyULO6ZK2BaU24ntH2DJhzj_glVNE-K3o9YJ0AbsVuvc4GaZLPrNYC78iBTFufVkvm9Kyt6TNUNJThaIgW7JOhB91u5d-i9GEkh3CiiUSkOtpy/s2736/IMG_20220522_171053_121.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="2736" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp-atWuXsSIqrbTc7R1mXJzSR8mvX_kkT9ijhChmDw_cbaV-8Zkgn4GsVO360DLMpp8-n6HdTKe1OyULO6ZK2BaU24ntH2DJhzj_glVNE-K3o9YJ0AbsVuvc4GaZLPrNYC78iBTFufVkvm9Kyt6TNUNJThaIgW7JOhB91u5d-i9GEkh3CiiUSkOtpy/s16000/IMG_20220522_171053_121.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p><b>two</b> | I got two new tattoos!!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP_nH2zdYdthS_gez8_vuG82OnLc13vrOMJueOstVoqB7vaTyqP0wHWyHY0w1VRKRTnpizu4ud00p_DsFXBaYje3137-shWgjzPgO0jXoF5Wm5DbKBpH6dg2NA9o5-_kQ1ngK_2VgNmGaqq4MNp-uEqiWKXOlF_jkuZoT5ZGGwgj8hBD8jViO0B69u/s3024/20220522_161226.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP_nH2zdYdthS_gez8_vuG82OnLc13vrOMJueOstVoqB7vaTyqP0wHWyHY0w1VRKRTnpizu4ud00p_DsFXBaYje3137-shWgjzPgO0jXoF5Wm5DbKBpH6dg2NA9o5-_kQ1ngK_2VgNmGaqq4MNp-uEqiWKXOlF_jkuZoT5ZGGwgj8hBD8jViO0B69u/s16000/20220522_161226.jpg" /></a></div><div><br /></div><b>three | </b>I painted my nails a neon-type green<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbN5X5LNv4YruPJLq-EO8D4RYr8DcUq4JUhqUvOgiqFr-DVtaEWvitD60-Oc--gwsl09PBq1XvDeHgHfQAiPjgwGIcc5IwdaUQWb2RIEVV9hOLk9kIX7keiEjvgMpY_vnmjk2U6hhIpAvt0k2WS1qAqb99WvJXTNsq6PBaZKkIG_mh3WXQGC98iKvt/s1440/IMG_20220531_181838_315.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbN5X5LNv4YruPJLq-EO8D4RYr8DcUq4JUhqUvOgiqFr-DVtaEWvitD60-Oc--gwsl09PBq1XvDeHgHfQAiPjgwGIcc5IwdaUQWb2RIEVV9hOLk9kIX7keiEjvgMpY_vnmjk2U6hhIpAvt0k2WS1qAqb99WvJXTNsq6PBaZKkIG_mh3WXQGC98iKvt/s16000/IMG_20220531_181838_315.jpg" /></a></div><p><b>four</b> | I read 7 books (I'll post about them later on next week)</p><p><b>five</b> | I finally decided to defer my Phd program to at least August. I have way too much going on in my life right now, with my mental health, and deferring my program is the best thing for me.</p><p><br /></p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><b><u>Blog/social media wise</u></b></h3><p style="text-align: left;"><b>one</b> | I posted 6 blog posts</p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><ul><li><a href="http://www.ahundredtinywishes.com/2022/05/5-must-have-leave-in-hair-product.html" target="_blank">5 must-have leave in hair product favorites</a></li><li><a href="http://www.ahundredtinywishes.com/2022/05/my-favorite-ph-color-changing-lip-balms.html" target="_blank">My favorite Ph color changing lip balms</a></li><li><a href="http://www.ahundredtinywishes.com/2022/05/high-five-for-friday-h54f.html" target="_blank">High Five For Friday</a></li><li><a href="http://www.ahundredtinywishes.com/2022/05/thirsty-thursday-april-book-recap.html" target="_blank">Thirsty Thursday: April book recap</a></li><li><a href="http://www.ahundredtinywishes.com/2022/05/25-lies-i-tell-myself-on-daily-basis.html" target="_blank">25 Lies I tell myself on a daily basis</a></li><li><a href="http://www.ahundredtinywishes.com/2022/05/letter-from-editor-april-recap.html" target="_blank">Letter from the editor: April Recap</a></li></ul></ul><b><p><b><br /></b></p>two</b> | My <a href="https://www.instagram.com/tl_tinywishes/" target="_blank">Instagram following</a> is now at 2.5k<p></p><p><b>three</b> | I got my very first ARC (advanced reader copy) from one of my favorite authors</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitbKmMtIWxsIW3AhFsAZvos8TpW_ba_9Qqz48XFz4CrjVv9xbsnimluZ3XXrMg0y4_MLk-q2yglmbZGbJhpnTi8qdJfKiTkQiz43SUetEYdXS2xXvb-uwfScXuEyvonmqiO34uVz2Gn8eVVsWxOtT7t8zijWH6abWNkoAu56PE8X7zqeOYY45RS-5Z/s1440/IMG_20220531_104031_193.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitbKmMtIWxsIW3AhFsAZvos8TpW_ba_9Qqz48XFz4CrjVv9xbsnimluZ3XXrMg0y4_MLk-q2yglmbZGbJhpnTi8qdJfKiTkQiz43SUetEYdXS2xXvb-uwfScXuEyvonmqiO34uVz2Gn8eVVsWxOtT7t8zijWH6abWNkoAu56PE8X7zqeOYY45RS-5Z/s16000/IMG_20220531_104031_193.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p><b>four</b> | I joined two new like & save groups on Instagram, which means more likes on my Instagram post, meaning more views and more likes :)</p><p><b>five</b> | I redid my media kit, so I am hoping to reach out to some brand here soon and get some more ambassadorships going!</p><p><br /></p><h2 style="text-align: center;">Upcoming in June</h2></div><div><div><b>Celebrate:</b> Father's Day</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Read</b>: My goal is 10 books</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Visit:</b> Maybe the zoo if the weather breaks</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Watch:</b> Not sure, but we did get some new movies!</div><div><br /></div><div><b>3 Goals in my personal life</b></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Read 3 books off my physical TBR list</li><li>Clean up the basement</li><li>Organize all my craft stuff</li></ul></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>3 Goals in my blog/social media life</b></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Post at least 6 blog posts // I posted 6 back in May, so I think 6 is doable</li><li>Grow Instagram to 2.6k</li><li>Post everyday to Instagram</li></ul></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>New things to try:</b> wash face every day; don't just use cleansing wipes</div><div><br /></div><div><b>My intuition says:</b> It's time to buy flowers</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Upcoming on the blog:</b></div><div>23 by 23</div><div>Go to beauty products</div><div>Links & Loves</div></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBDWeXy7qcng0-iprM0awNryFSEEvz6A59yLHeKRBd_YzooWuDhv_CGNJN3AnUKJC4QfOsNgHC1CdH32BjJUszdwrsWEsTf1RqGPhKiy_DfSFt-_KR4thoRUVyW6wU466Ia7uwXn8sxxaFhgQ137slPQkOEwvpt-uWGWFECokUBaVmB5upF_dmGIvA/s927/tabitha%20signature.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="441" data-original-width="927" height="152" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBDWeXy7qcng0-iprM0awNryFSEEvz6A59yLHeKRBd_YzooWuDhv_CGNJN3AnUKJC4QfOsNgHC1CdH32BjJUszdwrsWEsTf1RqGPhKiy_DfSFt-_KR4thoRUVyW6wU466Ia7uwXn8sxxaFhgQ137slPQkOEwvpt-uWGWFECokUBaVmB5upF_dmGIvA/s320/tabitha%20signature.png" width="320" /></a></div>Tabithahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10543249085325466807noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-489773261248660678.post-58745704648615862682022-06-02T21:55:00.001-05:002022-06-02T21:55:56.477-05:00My Mental Health Story #mentalhealthmonth<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXUWeGvviW7mh-bCIQKuwR2CZ1vUHccHm8GA7OgWkP66AGAksiCj6pkPkZibfFrKhxWrTY7xps9_sDZASd0orMLGcgQOrpiC4i7jWJuVZWLp6bwCRCTl2FCbQLaPqNXFA2N0N89UshJZXUqnr6nFJ7592bRoXR30zmY-cbQddMyZ1QfKHUpZGT0XiS/s1920/mental%20health.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXUWeGvviW7mh-bCIQKuwR2CZ1vUHccHm8GA7OgWkP66AGAksiCj6pkPkZibfFrKhxWrTY7xps9_sDZASd0orMLGcgQOrpiC4i7jWJuVZWLp6bwCRCTl2FCbQLaPqNXFA2N0N89UshJZXUqnr6nFJ7592bRoXR30zmY-cbQddMyZ1QfKHUpZGT0XiS/s16000/mental%20health.png" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><i>I had planned to post this last month, but I was going through a bout of depression, which I will talk about later on in this post. So instead of actually posting during #mentalhealthmonth, I am going to post it now. Enjoy, or don't. I really don't care.</i></div><div><br /></div><div><b>When I was a teenager, I was diagnosed with depression.</b> Normal, right. Sure, but my depression, wasn't. My depression is like a rollercoaster -> I'm chugging along doing alright, and then bam! I drop into an episode where I don't want to eat, I drop weight, I'm numb, I cry, I fuck up all the good in my life, I make bad life decisions to try to fell, etc. Then somehow I was "normal" again. AND repeat.... so those were my teenage years.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>It wasn't until <a href="http://www.ahundredtinywishes.com/2018/01/finally-getting-right-diagnosis.html" target="_blank">I was finally diagnosed with Bipolar II in November 2017</a> that I realized what was going on.</b> </div><div><br /></div><div><blockquote>Basically, Bipolar I disorder involves periods of severe mood episodes from mania to depression. Bipolar II disorder is a milder form of mood elevation, involving milder episodes of hypomania that alternate with periods of severe depression. <i>(Webmd.com)</i></blockquote><p><br /></p><p>All this time I have been like, "well shit, I wish I could get the mania along with the severe depression", but in reality, I'm good.... I don't want all the bad decision making that comes along with severe hypomania and what not. </p><p>But during my most recent depressive episode (which I am still trying to drag myself out of- more on that later), I decided to do some research on Bipolar II disorder. What I found was interesting... Bipolar II is a more sever form of Bipolar, because without the correct medication, you are in a constant state of cycling- basically alternating states of hypomania and depression. Simply you go from high to low within days. AND that's where I was in my most recent episode, and didn't know it... go figure. </p><p><b>Medication wise, I currently take 4 medications a day to keep me "normal"...</b> (not pictured is the Adderall). Since I was a teenager I have been on a variety of antidepressants (because they thought I had depression), which helped a bit, and I have also experienced a wide range of side effects from feeling numb, to head aches, and everything in between.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0HzWS7z15lV44iPMZ8EQL7QavHYvvOyd280MJZyWxic0ILOjonKoIK1bMydb__2K8hvWugtAbovysKRe7MjownGKRMSJsvPnXbCR8zFH1EzXa6_YtsuzSORjSQWcJ-hj6HqpkNXQUaMnXreNF-jXBEyyKZARMb5LrPrDPP3nns5-YW592jU7wCfvg/s4032/20220517_180733.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0HzWS7z15lV44iPMZ8EQL7QavHYvvOyd280MJZyWxic0ILOjonKoIK1bMydb__2K8hvWugtAbovysKRe7MjownGKRMSJsvPnXbCR8zFH1EzXa6_YtsuzSORjSQWcJ-hj6HqpkNXQUaMnXreNF-jXBEyyKZARMb5LrPrDPP3nns5-YW592jU7wCfvg/s16000/20220517_180733.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p>Along with the Bipolar II, I was also diagnosed with ADHD, OCD, and Anxiety.</p><p>Since my diagnosis, my OCD and Anxiety have gotten better, thankfully, and I don't have to be medicated for them. My ADHD, I do have to take Adderall for, but that's because I can't concentrate worth a damn if I don't. </p><p>Speaking of ADHD, I was originally diagnosed with ADD, but a couple of years ago, the awesome doctors combine ADD and ADHD together and now there is only ADHD as a diagnosis, so it's all the same now. AND with that, I can definitely tell I had ADHD as a kid... but it went under the radar.</p></div><div><b>With all of that said, I can finally talk about how the month of May was for me... </b></div><div><br /></div><div>It had been coming on for a few weeks... the D word. The stupid episode where I can't get my shit straight and the house would suffer. The annoying time when the hubby would feel like he is a failure and I can't do anything about it. The time when all I want to do is cry and stay in bed. The time when I don't want to eat and I loose weight. The time when nothing brings me joy, and I am numb to the world. The time when I will do almost anything to make myself feel better (including dying and/or cutting my hair), to get myself out of this damn funk. <i>Um yeah... to set the record straight, I did dye my hair... several times during this episode. </i></div><div><div><br /></div><div>If you don't know what I am talking about, consider yourself lucky that you haven't been in my shoes. For all others, it's called a major depressive episode and take it from me... it really blows. </div><div><br /></div><div>No, I was not, nor am I at this time, suicidal, and yes, I have been dealing with this type of thing for a while... </div></div><div><br /></div><div>As soon as I realized what was going on, I made a call to my psych doctor and by the grace of the man above, I was able to get an immediate appointment. She upped two of my medications and added a 3rd (hence why I now take so many), and after a few weeks of being on the medications, I am finally starting to feel a hell of a lot better. </div><div><br /></div><div>I am not quite myself just yet, but I am actually getting there. </div><div>And for that I am thankful.</div><div>And hopeful for a better tomorrow.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPzAI4bSKA2lfSgW4mpFyCDiT1lzSxilMZCwu4mnhTWaJuTnDrH3cuimMleQNZjSrqLfjITK_MIyALlpDNNcymhAOKumZeMomwCEe2xgSOsibzp7ibvnWwBzXpqWlzaT_7CYWAtsbZWOoHaMP0QnCqTvXmZpTyHLDEvuPEae5ivOT0zTtYZAOhzLC3/s927/tabitha%20signature.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="441" data-original-width="927" height="152" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPzAI4bSKA2lfSgW4mpFyCDiT1lzSxilMZCwu4mnhTWaJuTnDrH3cuimMleQNZjSrqLfjITK_MIyALlpDNNcymhAOKumZeMomwCEe2xgSOsibzp7ibvnWwBzXpqWlzaT_7CYWAtsbZWOoHaMP0QnCqTvXmZpTyHLDEvuPEae5ivOT0zTtYZAOhzLC3/s320/tabitha%20signature.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">*PIN ME*</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp--YN4hoJRbyVUXsgnEst95IPoa-5yVQs3NrPKiNm1bYzuYBb907A2vb0N7XbRMdxI8kvvWUGfM2BDvaY9ePQ5Sr15YfeNZmcaev_euY69_gyBB7BWlxzxeXmAaCLpltFCSqrXix0SXL9rJHyrTkNv-bCrndTyNFx7Qng4xWKHqQgc1VNY6el5wxb/s1500/mental%20health%20.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="My Mental Health Story" border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp--YN4hoJRbyVUXsgnEst95IPoa-5yVQs3NrPKiNm1bYzuYBb907A2vb0N7XbRMdxI8kvvWUGfM2BDvaY9ePQ5Sr15YfeNZmcaev_euY69_gyBB7BWlxzxeXmAaCLpltFCSqrXix0SXL9rJHyrTkNv-bCrndTyNFx7Qng4xWKHqQgc1VNY6el5wxb/s16000/mental%20health%20.png" title="My Mental Health Story" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Tabithahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10543249085325466807noreply@blogger.com0