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 I know I got two books read during the last month but I think I'm only going to pick one book for this month. Next month I am going to start a different way of picking out a TBR listing. I started a book and I just could not get into it. Honestly I'm looking forward to being able to get through this book now. I am thinking that this book should be a good one to get started. I have heard great things about it. I can find it on Kindle Unlimited. The whole series that is out right now is actually available on Kindle Unlimited. Zodiac Academy #1: The Awakening by Caroline Peckham & Susanne Valenti Book 1 of 8 Kindle Unlimited Page: 329 Published: August 2, 2019 Rating: 4 out of 5 stars Synopsis: You have been selected to attend Zodiac Academy, where your star sign defines your destiny. If you're one of the Fae, elemental magic is in your blood. And apparently it's in ours. As twins born in the month of Gemini, we're a rare breed even in this academy of supernatural...

Kakuriyo: Bed and Breakfast for Spirits, Vol. 1 by Waco Ioka, Midori Yuma Book 1 of ... Page Count: 200 Published: January 1, 2019 Rating: 5 out of 5 stars Synopsis: Faced with the choice of being married to a strange spirit or being made into dinner, Aoi decides to create a third option for herself! Aoi Tsubaki inherited her grandfather’s ability to see spirits—and his massive debt to them! Now she’s been kidnapped and taken to Kakuriyo, the spirit world, to make good on his bill. Her options: marry the head of the inn her grandfather trashed, or get eaten by ayakashi. But Aoi isn’t the type to let spirits push her around, and she’s determined to redeem her grandfather’s IOU on her own terms! Aoi wants to work off her debt to the Tenjin-ya inn, but she only has one day to find a position and none of the managers are willing to hire a human! If she can just get someone to see past her family background, Aoi is certain she can prove her worth! My opinion: Think of it like Beauty and the...

  Ascendance of a Bookworm by Miya Kazuki, Suzuka, & Quof Page: 164 Published: September 17, 2020 Rating: 5 out of 5 stars Synopsis: A certain college girl is reincarnated as the child of a soldier in a world with few books and a low literacy rate. No matter how much she wants to read, there are no books around her. What can she do if there aren't any books? Just make them herself! Her goal? To become a librarian! In order to like a life surrounded by books, she'll start by making them. Enjoy this biblio-fantasy for bookworms! My Opinion: Oh my gosh, I loved every bit of this! Like I can't even tell you how much I fell absolutely in love with this. I fell in love with it when I was introduced to the anime by my husband. This is just the cutest story that I have come to find in anime. Our main character is reincarnated as a child in a world where books are very rare and no one except nobles know how to read. She goes to many lengths to find a book to read and to be able ...

The Demon Prince of Momochi House, Vol. 1 by Aya Shouoto Book 1 of ... Page Count: 172 Published: July 7, 2015 Rating: 4 out of 5 stars Synopsis: Himari Momochi inherits a mysterious house that comes with its own gorgeous demon guardian. On her sixteenth birthday, orphan Himari Momochi inherits her ancestral estate that she's never seen. Momochi House exists on the barrier between the human and spiritual realms, and Himari is meant to act as guardian between the two worlds. But on the day she moves in, she finds three handsome squatters already living in the house, and one seems to have already taken over her role! My Opinion: I was trying to find more manga to read that didn't seem so bad. I needed something easy because for some reason I was starting to have issues with a reading slump. I just wanted something that would help with it and manga is a quick and easy read. It did help as I read a few more manga after this.

The Quintessential Quintuplets, Vol. 5 by Negi Haruba Book 5 of ... Page: 194 Published: October 23, 2018 Rating: 4 out of 5 stars Synopsis: Futaro Uesugi the private tutor has come down sick after the school trip, but not even illness can keep him from trying to get the quints to study! As he tries to get closer to the five girls, he ends up driving a wedge between them instead. And just when he's about to hit rock bottom, Futaro's past catches up to him in a big way?! The drama continues in volume 5. My Opinion: I still love this manga. I have to say that I would love for this to just be a complete harem and him not have to choose one of the five girls he is stuck tutoring as a way to figure out who he is going to marry. I love how he manages to fix things towards the end of each manga that has managed to get messed up. He cares about each of them in different ways. He wants each of them to succeed.

Ruthless Monarch: A Billionaire Enemies-to-Lovers Romance by Ava Harrison Kindle Unlimited Page: ... Published: April 4, 2021 Rating: 3 out of 5 stars Synopsis: From USA Today bestselling author Ava Harrison comes a gritty, twisted standalone romance. Matteo Amante. Dangerous. Deadly. And most of all, devastating. He’s the king of the city. Running the mafia and ruling the East Coast. He’s at war with his cousin, and I am the casualty. There is nothing Matteo won’t do to win. He’ll burn everything down to the ground, my hopes and dreams included. He’s no hero. He’s the handsome devil who will probably kill me in the end. Falling in love with the enemy can destroy me, especially when he is my husband . . .  My Opinion: This is a dark romance that involves the mafia. I would say that there are probably triggering themes. This book had my attention because this was around the time that I was heavily into watching 365 Days and that had me drawn into the mafia theme. This book was one t...

Ice Planet Barbarians by Ruby Dixon Book 1 of ... Kindle Unlimited Page: 188 Published: April 3, 2015 Rating: 2 out of 5 stars Synopsis: You'd think being abducted by aliens would be the worst thing that could happen to me. And you'd be wrong. Because now, the aliens are having ship trouble, and they've left their cargo of human women - including me - on an ice planet. And the only native inhabitant I've met? He's big, horned, blue, and really, really has a thing for me... My Opinion: I am about to be really honest here. I am not one for sci-fi. I mean I don't mind reading it but this was a first for Romance Sci-fi. I really don't know what I expected out of it. The main character was kidnapped from Earth. Something happened with the space ship that they were in and so the kidnappers that were god only knows what dropped off their cargo of humans all female on this strange ice planet. An ice plant that requires you to do something in order to survive this wo...

Refugee by Alan Gratz Page: 35 Published: July 25, 2017 Rating: 4 out of 5 stars Synopsis:  Three different kids. One mission in common: ESCAPE. Josef is a Jewish boy in 1930s Nazi Germany. With the threat of concentration camps looming, he and his family board a ship bound for the other side of the world… Isabel is a Cuban girl in 1994. With riots and unrest plaguing her country, she and her family set out on a raft, hoping to find safety and freedom in America… Mahmoud is a Syrian boy in 2015. With his homeland torn apart by violence and destruction, he and his family begin a long trek toward Europe… All three young people will go on harrowing journeys in search of refuge. All will face unimaginable dangers–from drownings to bombings to betrayals. But for each of them, there is always the hope of tomorrow. And although Josef, Isabel, and Mahmoud are separated by continents and decades, surprising connections will tie their stories together in the end. My Opinion: The story was gr...

To Have and to Hold by C.C. Monroe & K.D. Robichaux Page: ... Published: February 4, 2021 Rating: 3 out of 5 stars Synopsis: We were warned about the seven-year itch. It never came —thank God. But nobody warned us about what can come between man and wife when life gets in the way. Kids, jobs, jealousy, and more. I was afraid the new woman he hired was going to fuel that jealousy inside me. She wanted him, and I knew it, felt it. I couldn't miss those green eyes looking him over as if he were prey. He was the most prominent plastic surgeon on the Vegas Strip; he saw beautiful women every day. But would this one, the leggy brunette who so obviously wanted to wreck the home I wasn't sure was already broken or not, snake her way in? Now I had to compete for the love of my life on the eve of our last attempt to save our marriage—our vow renewal ceremony. It was time to remind my husband I wasn’t just a mom and housewife. I was the woman who tamed the beast, and I’d do it again. ...

The Elite by Kiera Cass Book 2 of 5 Page Count: 336 Published: April 23, 2013 Rating: 5 out of 5 stars Synopsis: The Selection began with thirty-five girls. Now with the group narrowed down to the six Elite, the competition to win Prince Maxon's heart is fiercer than ever—and America is still struggling to decide where her heart truly lies. Is it with Maxon, who could make her life a fairy tale? Or with her first love, Aspen? America is desperate for more time. But the rest of the Elite know exactly what they want—and America's chance to choose is about to slip away. My Opinion: We have been narrowed down to six beautiful girls who are fighting for the heart of Maxon. And this is the book where things start getting even more annoying with our main character and while I love her and she's real because when you have feelings for two different people you are torn between them. Especially if one of them is your first love. You know you are meant to be with your second love. Thi...

The Selection by Kiera Cass Book 1 of 5 Page Count: 336 Published: April 24, 2013 Rating: 5 out of 5 stars Synopsis: For thirty-five girls, the Selection is the chance of a lifetime. The opportunity to escape the life laid out for them since birth. To be swept up in a world of glittering gowns and priceless jewels. To live in a palace and compete for the heart of gorgeous Prince Maxon. But for America Singer, being Selected is a nightmare. It means turning her back on her secret love with Aspen, who is a caste below her. Leaving her home to enter a fierce competition for a crown she doesn't want. Living in a palace that is constantly threatened by violent rebel attacks. Then America meets Prince Maxon. Gradually, she starts to question all the plans she's made for herself—and realizes that the life she's always dreamed of may not compare to a future she never imagined. My Opinion: America Singer doesn't want to go to into the selection. In fact she just wants to marry t...

1st day of school. First day of school. 1st day of school! First day of school! This will be me towards my children on the first day of school. I am so ready for them to get back to it. The little one has been virtual since March of 2020 when they closed the schools and went to a virtual model. He's been so excited to go back to school. I am excited for him. The oldest one is ready for more time at school I'm just ready for them to be able to have some sort of normal back to this crazy life right now. Short Round was lucky enough to get his first grade teacher as his forth grade teacher. He was also lucky to get one of the other teachers I was hoping for. He's in good hands this year for his first year back since second grade. I'm so happy for him and I know that he is good hands this year and that they will do what they need to do to help him readjust to being back in the classroom setting. My seventh grader he's walking into the school blind. He doesn't have h...

I got four books in this month. 4 real books that I was able to read. Not just manga to get through a slump but real novels. One I was not even sure why I read it if I am being honest but we'll talk about it when we get to it. The Selection by Kiera Cass Book 1 of 5 Page Count: 336 Published: April 24, 2013 Rating: 5 out of 5 stars Synopsis: For thirty-five girls, the Selection is the chance of a lifetime. The opportunity to escape the life laid out for them since birth. To be swept up in a world of glittering gowns and priceless jewels. To live in a palace and compete for the heart of gorgeous Prince Maxon. But for America Singer, being Selected is a nightmare. It means turning her back on her secret love with Aspen, who is a caste below her. Leaving her home to enter a fierce competition for a crown she doesn't want. Living in a palace that is constantly threatened by violent rebel attacks. Then America meets Prince Maxon. Gradually, she starts to question all the plans she...