Marie

Library Haul. Got my hand on Laufey Boston public library limited edition card. Don’t forget to support your local library! Can’t wait to start Shark Heart by Emily Habeck & Jackal by Erin E. Adams. I have heard great things about both books.
#booksky #libraryhaul #boston #discover
#tvseries #bpl

Up Next Current Read: Blitz by Rj Scott TBR: THE ODYSSEY by Homer

Planning on reading The Odyssey soon since the movie will be coming out next year. #readingrecap

Book Review: Accidentally JOINING HIS CULT By LEXI AMBER Read Date: 7/02-7/02 Lmao I definitely would not want to be in a business with Beck. What do you mean you turn your brain off cause the guy giving the presentation is hot. Aside from that it was a funny, emotional at times and enjoyable read. Both characters were likeable and definitely give off the vibes they will stay together for a long time. I recommend this book to anyone who enjoys reading bi awakening, naive characters, opposite attract and a low angst. This book was defintely fast pace with the medium spice level. @JOYFUL.MARIE

Book Review CREW by KIMBERLY KNIGHT & RACHEL LYN ADAMS Read Date: 7/13-7/16 This was a decent read, but a bit messy. At times it felt like different storylines were just being thrown in randomly. Crew and Knox's dynamic was interesting. They definitely had sexual chemistry but I wish we got more romantic scenes that showed their slow progression from being attracted to each other to actually developing a relationship. The pacing was okay overall, but it moved a little too fast, and some of the subplots weren't my favorite. The ending, honestly, it sucked. I get that there's a second book coming in this series, but this one still deserved a stronger wrap-up. I'd recommend this to readers who enjoy teammates-to-lovers stories and books featuring characters who are already parents or about to become parents. @JOYFUL.MARIE

Book Review FALSE START by FELICE STEVENS Read Date: 6/31-7/31 There's so much I loved about this book. The way Patrick and Fallon meet and grow closer felt natural and heartfelt. Their relationship was realistic and emotionally satisfying, you could truly feel how much they cared for each other. The ending tied everything together beautifully, and the epilogue added an extra layer of warmth that made the story even more rewarding. If you enjoy second chance romance or the boss/employee dynamic, this one is worth picking up. While it wasn't perfect, it was still incredibly enjoyable. The characters were genuinely likable, and their choices made sense given their growth and circumstances. I recommend it to readers who enjoy character-driven romance with emotional depth and believable chemistry. Thank you to Happily Booked PR & the author for providing me with this ARC. All opinions are my own. @JOYFUL.MARIE

Favorites The Reality of Wanting Him by Lexi Amber and Bec Benson. FALSE START by FELICE STEVENS @JOYFUL.MARIE

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Title page: July Reading Wrap Up

Title page: Reading Stats. Reading stats as follows 6 Books, 1,756 pages, Average Rating 3.5. The 6 books are Igotqia romance. 2 of which is Contemporary, 2 Sports.

Title page: Star Rating. Showing book covers for each book with their star ratings. The first book show in the Grid of six romance novel cover books with the star ratings below each is ‘The Boyfriend Kickoff’ by Lauren Blakely with a 3 star rating. The next one is Accidentally Joining His Cult by Lexi Amber with a 3.5 star rating. The third book show is Crew by Kimberly Knight, Rachel Lyn Adams with a 3.5 star rating. The Fourth book shown is Butcher by Kimberly Knight, Rachel Lyn Adams with a 2.5 star rating. The Fifth book shown is The Reality of Wanting Him by Lexi Amber, Bec Benson with a 4.5 star rating. The sixth book is False Start by Felice Stevens with a 4.5 star rating.

Title Page: Book Review. Review of The Reality of Wanting Him is as followed: This was such an enjoyable read! After being on a reality show kick lately, this book came at the perfect time. Blake and Liam were hilarious, and the book's structure made it such a fun, quick read. I loved the little interview snippets sprinkled into most chapters. It made their relationship development feel unique and fresh. If you're a fan of Love Is Blind, Married at First Sight, or Love Island, you'll definitely enjoy this one. While it's not super spicy, the heat level fit the story perfectly. It wasn't perfect, but was it entertaining, funny, and bingeable. I'm already excited for the next book in the series, especially after meeting the next couple in this book and seeing how secretive they were about what went down between them. Read Date: 7/23-7/23 @JOYFUL.MARIE

July reading wrapped up. It was an interesting month for me, I only read 6 books and only had 2 favorites. Check out my StoryGraph & Goodreads account for full review of all the books I read. #booksky #books #readersky #romancebooks #reading

Read the BANNED BOOKS first....

It’s been on my tbr for years now. Would u recommend volume 1?

I’m convinced Republicans & Kraft supporters don’t have a brain cell. Something will happen in a town outside of Boston, here they come blaming Mayor Wu. It’s funny but sad at the same time they can’t understand that she’s not in charge of MA & that Kraft doesn’t actually care 4 the ppl of Boston

Fr. I was just waiting for the announcement. Was hoping they workout whatever issue was happening but that was seems unlikely.

I hate sounding like a Karen. I wished workers paid attention to food safety. Why did I found onions in my food that I never requested. No it’s not a food made w/ onions, it literally was supposed to be broccoli, rice, and salmon.

I totally forgot the anime has been released. I know I’m probably going to cry once I start it lol

Finally watched season 2 of Doctor Who. All I got to say is that I hated the way the season ended and WTF 😬 #tvseries #doctorwho #filmsky #tvshow

Just saw the trailer for Tron: Ares, I was so excited for it until I noticed Jared Leto is in it. #filmsky #film #moviesky #tron

For the people blaming ARC readers for letting people know about this shame on you.

How can you as a human being write something like that. I feel like people be writing fuck up shit & throwing the label ‘Dark Romance’ on it to make it seem okay. In a time like this authors should know better. Writing two gay characters committing suicide is not HEA.

The fact that people are blaming ARC readers for bringing up the fact that the book Asmodeus by Maddison Devlin ends w/ both characters committing suicide is wild. The fact that the author gave the abuser & pdf file a happy ending in book 2 is sick. #booksky #mmromance

I just watched the new episode of Revenged Love, it was so good. I swear it keeps getting better w/ each episode. #BL #BLSeries #RevengedLove #ChineseBL #Cdrama #CBL

I hate how as a society men get away with so many things.

The way love island is full of problematic & racist people is wild to me. No way these producers didn’t do any background check on these people. Another thing I noticed is that the problematic & racist guys r not getting as much heat & not losing as much followers as the women are. #loveislandusa

It’s disgusting to see a team from a major liberal city visiting the White House. I won’t be spending my hard earned money to support an organization that thinks it’s okay to support this man. No more baseball games for me

What a bunch of losers. You have no reason whatsoever to visit this orange clown. They not even winning shit. In a time like this where they are kidnapping ppl from your state. Disappointed but not surprised. We all know a lot of athletes are republicans… #bostonredsox #baseball #redsox

NYC Comptroller Brad Lander was just arrested by Trump’s ICE agents because he asked to see a judicial warrant.

This is fascism and all New Yorkers must speak in one voice. Release him now.

I find it interesting that Republicans hate when people wear masks but ICE can go around wearing masks and kidnapping people.

Committing a genocide. It’s crazy how Israel want ppl to feel bad for them when they been killing ppl in Palestine w/ out any remorse. I hope the ppl in Iran stay safe and hope the world wake up and see that Israel is not defending itself.

Been keeping up w/ what’s going on around the world and it’s really fuck up. It’s really sad how ppl still think Israel is a victim when all they do is lie and commit crimes against humanity since they know that they have the U.S backing them. I hate how my tax paying dollars is going to a country….

Was not posting a lot since I been dealing w/ some health issues. Got solutions for them so I’m feeling so much better now.

In happy news will be going on my first cruise w/ my fiancé & fam. This made me think about all the families being ripped apart by ICE just for wanting a better life.

I decided to share some of my vhs collection with you guys. All my vhs are second hand and most of them I got for free from Facebook marketplace and my local town facebook group.

Do you collect physical media?

#vhs #vhscollection #movie #filmsky #moviesky #physicalmedia #moviecollection

This got my attention. It sounds so interesting