#carissa andrews

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1, 3, 7, 12, 13, 20, 22, 27, 28 and 29 make an entire playlist for me

Ok so this is referring to an ancient reblog of mine

1 three songs that come up when you put your phone on shuffle "Deep Space" by Blank Banshee. "hakuiki (the last stage of change at the deceased remains" by my dead girlfriend (死んだ僕の彼女). "Mrahc" by Title Fight.

3. three songs you were recently obsessed with obviously "keep my address to yourself, cause we need secrets!" by Fucking Werewolf Asso. I think the tik tok song about Marcin the hamster also qualifies. Other than that i listen to "Youth and Lust" by Cold Cave a lot.

7. three songs you didn’t expect to like but eventually loved first that comes to mind is "ADHDLGBTHWDP". "Passenger" by Deftones or any Deftones song for that matter, cause i really thought I'd grown out of nu metal. A lot of polish songs, since i dont hold polish music in high regard, but also wouldn't go as far as to say i "love" them now, just tolerate/like.

12. three favourite songs from video games this one's easy. Cyberpunk 2077's adaptation of folk song "Kōjō no Tsuki" takes the cake, always mesmerizing. "Worlds" by (as far as i remember) the Unresolved, also from Cyp77. "Fahkeet" by Light Club from Hotline Miami 2. There's so much more

13. three songs you want at your funeral i actually made a playlist for my funeral a few years back but it's not rly that serious. anyways, "Sea, Swallow Me" by Cocteau Twins, "Death Is Not the End" by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, "No Below" by Speedy Ortiz (incidentally also a song from a video game).

20. three songs that remind you of the person who sends this one "Rosenrot" by Rammstein. "I Luv the Valley OH!" by Xiu Xiu. "Patolove" by Zdechly Osa.

22. three songs you listen to when you’re sad "Locket" by Crumb. "So You Wanna Be A Superhero" by Carissa's Wierd. "Violence" by Andy Stott.

27. three songs that you sing while drunk "Kino" by The Knife. "Stein Um Stein" by Rammstein. "Fucc the Devil" by Andrew Jackson Jihad.

28. three best songs to get drunk or high to "Vanished" by Crystal Castles. "Secret Motel" by Xiu Xiu. "2007" by You Love Her (Coz She's Dead). I just think these noisy electronic punk songs are trippy enough by themselves.

29. three songs that influenced you most (some songs change or save lives) hard to pick three but here we go. "Not In Love" by Crystal Castles - first non-metal/rock i really enjoyed, it basically dragged me into electronica and noise. "Rumpus Room" by Xiu Xiu - the song that pulled me into xiu xiu hell, even though i knew xiu before just with this song i became obsessed (and the live gig of course). "My Favorite Black Cat" by Lebanon Hanover - just something i'd listened a lot in my (recent) darkest times. Wouldn't say it motivated me to get help but certainly did have some influence.

jesus this took forever. anyway, here's the playlist

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Books That Stood Out in 2023

I've read a lot of books in 2023 and there were so many good books . So, I thought I would share the ones that really stood out to me.

[blogthefiresidechats]

Shipment

When I was at the local book store last, I got myself a gift card. Since I got a gift card, I can use that to purchase stuff online (as well as in the book store obviously). I decided to buy online because there were some books that I was looking for that was not available in the store. Well, part of my shipment showed up in the mail today (as seen below). Now, I just have to wait for the rest of…

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Reading Log

66/100

*reread

JANUARY

1. Welcome to The O.C - Allan Sepinwall

2. The Beast - Katee Roberts

3. Sweep in Peace - Ilona Andrews

4. House of Earth and Blood* - Sarah J. Mass

5. House of Sky and Breath* - Sarah J. Mass

FEBRUARY

6. House of Flame and Shadow - Sarah J Mass

7. One Fell Sweep - Ilona Andrews

8. An Offer From A Gentlemen - Julia Quinn

9. Sweep of the Blade - Ilona Andrews

10. An Easy Death - Charlaine Harris

MARCH

11. A Longer Fall - Charlaine Harris

12. The Russian Cage - Charlaine Harris

13. Sweep With Me - Ilona Andrews

14. The Serpent in Heaven - Charlaine Harris

15. Romancing Mr. Bridgerton - Julia Quinn

16. Sweep of the Heart - Ilona Andrews

APRIL

17. The Stolen Heir* - Holly Black

18. Throne of the Fallen - Kerri Maniscalco

19. Fourth Wing* - Rebecca Yarros

20. Flawless - Elsie Silver

21. Funny Story - Emily Henry

22. Storm and Fury - Jennifer L. Armentrout

MAY

23. Rage and Ruin - Jennifer L. Armentrout

24. Grace and Glory - Jennifer L. Armentrout

25. The Way of the Shadows - Brent Weeks

26. Perfect Shadow - Brent Weeks

27. Asking for a Friend - Andi Osho

JUNE

28. Heartless - Elsie Silver

29. Shadow’s Edge - Brent Weeks

30. The Art Thief - Michael Finley

31. Powerless - Elsie Silver

32. The Party Crasher - Sophie Kinsella

33. Beyond the Shadows - Brent Weeks

34. To Sir Phillip With Love - Julia Quinn

JULY

35. House of Flame and Shadow* - Sarah J. Maas

36. The Guest List - Lucy Foley

37. Gild* - Raven Kennedy

38. The Black Prism - Brent Weeks

39. Meet Me at the Lake - Carley Fortune

40. Glint* - Raven Kennedy

AUGUST

41. The Blinding Knife - Brent Weeks

42. Canadian Boyfriend - Jenny Holiday

43. The Broken Eye - Brent Weeks

44. Slaying the Vampire Conquer - Carissa Broadbent

45. Gleam* - Raven Kennedy

46. Uprooted - Naomi Novik

47. The Blood Mirror - Brent Weeks

48. I’m Glad My Mom Died - Jennette McCurdy

SEPTEMBER

49. A Court of Thorns and Roses* - Sarah J. Maas

50. A Court of Mist and Fury* - Sarah J. Mass

51. Sanguine - Sierra Simone

52. The Midnight Feast - Lucy Foley

OCTOBER

53. Wuthering Heights - Emily Brontë

54. A Court of Wings and Ruin* - Sarah J. Mass

55. The Ex Hex - Erin Sterling

56. Middle of the Night - Riley Sager

57. A Court of Frost and Starlight* - Sarah J. Maas

58. We Have Always Lived in the Castle* - Shirley Jackson

59. The Haunting of Hill House* - Shirley Jackson

60. The Enforcer - Avery Keelan

61. The Kiss Curse - Erin Sterling

62. The House Across the Lake - Riley Sager

63. They Never Learn - Layne Fargo

64. This Summer Will Be Different - Carley Fortune

65. Dark Lover - J.R. Ward

NOVEMBER

66. The Only One Left - Riley Sager

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A couple of weeks ago I asked about people’s favorite book or books they read this year. Between Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and discord, I have a list of 123 books in no particular order that my friends and family loved this year. If it was a series then I listed the first book. Each star is an additional recommendation. I haven’t read all of these, they may or may not reflect my personal opinions, though my favorite books are on the list too. The most recommended books were How Far The Light Reaches by Sabrina Imbler, one or all of the Murderbot books by Martha Wells, and Light from Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki, because if there’s one thing my friends have in common across platforms, it’s that you’re all nerds (affectionate). Enjoy, and I hope you find your new favorite book!

Reformatory by Tananarive Due

Not My Father’s Son by Alan Cumming

Jesus and John Wayne by Kristen Kobes de Mez

The Soul Of An Octopus by Sy Montgomery

Rough Sleepers by Tracy Kidder

The Going To Bed Book by Sandra Boynton

My Hijacking by Martha Hodes

Longhand by Andy Hamilton

Babel by RF Kuang*

The Vaster Wilds by Lauren Groff*

Lies We Sing To The Sea by Sarah Underwood

The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise by Dan Gemeinhart

Dress Coded by Carrie Firestone

I Lost My Tooth! by Mo Willems

The Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros

Spirits Abroad by Zen Cho

How Far The Light Reaches by Sabrina Imbler**

Radiant Fugitives by Nawaaz Ahmed

Solito: A Memoir by Javier Zamora

The Making of Another Motion Picture Masterpiece by Tom Hanks

These Precious Days by Ann Patchett*

I’m Stuck by Julia Mills

Entangled Life by Martin Sheldrake

Iris by Eden Finley

Hot Vampire Next Door by Nikki St. Crowe

Devil of Dublin by BB Easton

Tied by Carian Cole

Romantic Comedy by Curtis Sittenfeld*

Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell

From Blood And Ash by Jennifer L. Armentrout

Where I End by Sophie White

Wool by Hugh Howey

The Six Deaths of the Saint by Alix E. Harrow

Yellowface by RF Kuang

Idlewild by James Frankie Thomas

North Woods by Daniel Mason

After Sappho by Selby Wynn Schwartz

Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin*

The Fragile Threads of Power by VE Schwab

My Heart is a Chainsaw by Stephen Graham Jones

Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari

The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander

The Book of the Unnamed Midwife by Meg Elison

Call Your Daughter Home by Deb Spera

The English Understand Wool by Helen Dewitt

Preserving Food Without Freezing or Canning by The Gardeners & Farmers of Terre Vivante

How Not to Drown in a Glass of Water by Angie Cruz

Blood Like Magic by Liselle Sambury

Firekeeper’s Daughter by Angeline Boulley

Love In The Time of Serial Killers by Alicia Thompson

Imogen, Obviously by Becky Albertalli

The Wicked Bargain by Gabe Cole Novoa*

Camp Damascus by Chuck Tingle

Welcome to Night Vale by Jeffrey Cranor and Joseph Fink

The Sunbearer Trials by Aiden Thomas

The Last Mapmaker by Christina Soontornvat

Funny You Should Ask by Elissa Sussman

Gideon The Ninth by Tamsyn Muir

Prophet by Sin Blache and Helen MacDonald*

Light From Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki**

System Collapse by Martha Wells***

The Brutish Museums by Dan Hicks

A Memory Called Empire by Arkady Martine*

A Desolation Called Peace by Arkady Martine

A Psalm For The Wild Built by Becky Chambers*

Several People Are Typing by Calvin Kasulke

The Lazarus Heist by Geoff White

The September House by Carissa Orlando*

I’m Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy

Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao

The Spirit Bares Its Teeth by Andrew Joseph White

Mistletoe and Mishigas by MA Wardell

A Restless Truth by Freya Marske

The Last Smile In Sunder City by Luke Arnold

The Hidden Case of Ewan Forbes by Zoe Playden

The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

Manywhere by Morgan Thomas

Shit Cassandra Saw by Gwen E. Kirby

Loot by Tania James

The Art Thief by Michael Finkel

Grave Expectations by Alice Bell

Astrid Parker Doesn’t Fail by Ashley Herring Blake

A Marvellous Light by Freya Marske

Kiss Her Once For Me by Alison Cochrun

The Goblin Emperor by Katherine Addison

All Systems Read by Martha Wells

The Once and Future Sex by Eleanor Janega

Mort by Terry Pratchett

Into The Drowning Deep by Mira Grant

Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel

Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner*

The Door by Magda Szabo

Fluids by May Leitz

The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend by Katarina Bivald

Nona the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir

Lieut. John Irving, R.N. of H.M.S. "Terror" in Sir John Franklin's last expedition to the Arctic regions a memorial sketch with letters

In Five Years by Rebecca Serle

Raven the Pirate Princess by Jeremy Whitley

Under the Whispering Door by TJ Klune

The Fiancée Farce by Alexandria Bellefleur

Assassin's Apprentice by Robin Hobb

Slewfoot by Brom

The Secret Life of Groceries by Benjamin Lorr

500 Miles From You by Jenny Colgan

O Caledonia by Elspeth Barker

The Hand That First Held Mine by Maggie O’Farrell

The Secret Lives of Country Gentleman by KJ Charles

A Line In The World by Dorthe Nors

The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern

Glitter and Concrete by Elyssa Maxx Goodman

The Spear Cuts Through Water by Simon Jimenez

Tender Is The Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica

The Tragic Menagerie by Lydia Zinovieva-Annibal (translated by Jane Costlow)

The 100 Years Of Lenni and Margot by Marianne Cronin

Beartown by Fredrik Backman

I Have Some Questions For You by Rebecca Makkai

Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver

Tom Lake by Ann Patchett

Starling House by Alix E. Harrow

Twisted Love by Ana Huang

Precise Oaths by Paige E. Ewing

Hench by Natalie Zina Walschots

A Dead Djinn In Cairo by P. Djeli Clark

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frank playlist just cause:

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PUPPET MASTER (1989) – Episode 248 – Decades Of Horror 1980s

“December 8th, 1:46 A.M. Researcher and principal psychometric subject about to embark on sexual experiment number 517A; hopefully will be opening up a channel to Neil Gallagher; experiment may utilize various sexual aids and certain assorted apparatus; descriptions to follow.” Uh, what kind of puppets are these? Join your faithful Grue Crew – Chad Hunt, Bill Mulligan, Crystal Cleveland, and Jeff Mohr – as they delve into the still-growing Puppet Master franchise with the one that kicked it all off: Puppet Master (1989)!

Decades of Horror 1980s Episode 248 – Puppet Master (1989)

Join the Crew on the Gruesome Magazine YouTube channel! Subscribe today! Click the alert to get notified of new content! https://youtube.com/gruesomemagazine

Decades of Horror 1980s is partnering with the WICKED HORROR TV CHANNEL (https://wickedhorrortv.com/) which now includes video episodes of 1980s and is available on Roku, AppleTV, Amazon FireTV, AndroidTV, and its online website across all OTT platforms, as well as mobile, tablet, and desktop.

André Toulon, a puppet maker, one day discovers an old Egyptian formula able to create life and decides to use it to give his puppets life. The Nazis covet this knowledge and, in desperation, Toulon commits suicide. Some years later, four psychics visit a former colleague who suddenly commits suicide. Along with his widow, they uncover the secrets of the Puppet Master.

  Directed by: David Schmoeller

Writing Credits: David Schmoeller (screenplay by) (as Joseph G. Collodi); (story by) Charles Band, Kenneth J. Hall, J.S. Cardone (uncredited)

Produced by: Charles Band (executive producer); Hope Perello (producer)

Music by: Richard Band

Puppet Effects Created by: David Allen Productions

Selected Cast:

Paul Le Mat as Alex Whitaker

William Hickey as Andre Toulon

Irene Miracle as Dana Hadley

Jimmie F. Skaggs as Neil Gallagher

Robin Frates as Megan Gallagher

Matt Roe as Frank Forrester

Kathryn O’Reilly as Carissa Stamford

Mews Small as Theresa (as Merrya Small)

Barbara Crampton as Woman at Carnival

David Boyd as Man at Carnival

Peter Frankland as Assassin #1

Andrew Kimbrough as Assassin #2

Ed Cook as Pinhead (voice)

Linda Cook as Leech Woman (voice)

Tim Dornberg as Tunneler (voice)

Bert Rosario as Blade (voice)

Michael Laide as Jester (voice)

Just what the Grue-Crew ordered (or maybe just Crystal), killer puppets!!! Charles Band and the merry band of misfits – Blade, Jester, Pinhead, Tunneler, Leech Woman, Shredder Khan, and Gengie – scream and slice for airtime in this first entry in the Puppet Master series. Originally intended for a summer theatrical release, the film skipped wide audiences for the booming direct-to-video market… and became an instant franchise, spawning 14 sequels and crossovers… and counting.

At the time of this writing, Puppet Master is available for streaming from the Full Moon Channel, Peacock, Shudder, and Tubi as well as PPV from Amazon and Redbox. The film is available on physical media in Blu-ray format as a stand-alone disc or as part of various boxed sets from Full Moon Entertainment. 

Every two weeks, Gruesome Magazine’s Decades of Horror 1980s podcast will cover another horror film from the 1980s. The next episode’s film, chosen by Chad, will be The Beast Within (1982). It should be interesting when the Grue-Crew go talkabout with this one.

Please let them know how they’re doing! They want to hear from you – the coolest, grooviest fans – so leave them a message or comment on the Gruesome Magazine Youtube channel, on the Gruesome Magazine website, or email the Decades of Horror 1980s podcast hosts at feedback@gruesomemagazine.com.

Check out this episode!

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forgive me for going a bit insane here, I'm putting it below the cut because it got very out of hand! (this is also definitely not an exclusive list just the ones that came to mind!)

Send me a 🔁 and I’ll list one or more crossovers between our ocs that I’d be interested in talking about

Roni Tanner:

Mercy Bowen

Mia Queen

Piper Pan:

Finley Rider

Isadora Darling

Nerissa

Winnie Pan

Violet Kingsleigh

Terry Bell:

Nerissa

Winnie Pan

Rose Smythe:

Annika Webster

Imogen Allen

Kelsey Doyle

Mia Queen

Bobbi LaCosta:

Jane Forester

Lucas Gilmore

Charlotte Howard-Danes

Eleanor Doose

Eliya Rygalski

Evan Mariano

Gabi Mariano

Holland Bass

The Band (Matt King, Tommy Gilmore, Luca to-be-renamed Bloom, Livi Ruiz, Esme Gerard, Skye Bloom)

Sam Gleason

Carli Tanner:

Ophelia Wayne

Isolde Kean

(Plus other general batman & batman 2022 ocs who could be modified to fit gotham!)

Lila Lupin:

Adriana Flores

Gemini Black

Jessica Stevens

Holly Evans

Athena Prewett:

Bobbie Fortescue

Emerald Evans

Lyarra Vance

Nineve Weasley

Phoenix Dumbledore

Venus Malfoy

Violetta Greengrass

Stella Knight:

Atalanta Jackson

Carissa Grace

Cassandra Aelius

Delia

Lila

Melody Weiss

Gwen Macintosh:

Brandy Hayes

Sherry Unwin

Xenia Hart

Kris Smythe:

Imogen Allen

Sadie Maddox

Roni Stark:

Alessia Stark

Adelaide Stark

Adonis Stark

Aris Stark

Athena Stark

Aurora Hansen-Stark

Ava Potts

Brigid

Ezra Barton

Cora & Orion Royce

Tyler Barton

Zora Wright

Will Parker

(there's definitely more but I have too many mcu ocs so i'm trying to chill)

Rikki Lane:

Chloe Grace Routledge

Cody Maybank

Jo Clarke

Alexa Cantwood:

Cressida Brantley

Crystal Solace

Elyana Chase

Melody Weiss

Stella Beauregard

Victoria Blofis

Drea Jones:

Ana Andrews

Charlotte Jones

Delaney Carlyle

Fallon Parris Jones

Harper Harrison

Jett Jones

Kris Keller

Lyra Lovell

Tanya Conway

Sharon Henderson:

Beth Munson

Camila Nelson

Cara Henderson

Rhiannon Ballard

Samantha Mayfield

Sidney Hopper

Stacey Byers

Valerie Rush

Roxy Winchester:

Ainsley Winchester

Deborah Winchester

Elle Winchester

Esther Colt

Isla George

Nevaeh Murphy

Phoebe Winchester

Trix Stilinski

Cora Hargreeves:

Alice Hargreaves

Andromeda Hargreaves

Audrey Hargreaves

Cassie Hargreaves

Cleo Sullivan

Dahlia Mort

Kamaria Hargreaves

Max Carmichael

Mira Hargreaves

Mireille Labonair

Odessa Hargreaves

Poppy

Sierra Nearing

Vienna Montgomery

Virginia West

Wilhelmina Hargreaves

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When her mother falls for a wealthy man, Lina Cruz must move in with her new stepfather and transfer from an urban East Los Angeles public high school to an exclusive prep school in Malibu, where she struggles to fit in with her affluent new peers. After snooty cheerleading captain Avery blocks Lina from varsity, Lina recruits her best friends from her old school to help her whip the pathetic junior varsity cheerleading squad — the Sea Lions — into fighting shape. Credits: TheMovieDb. Film Cast: Lina: Christina Milian Evan: Cody Longo Avery: Rachele Brooke Smith Sky: Holland Roden Isabel: Laura Cerón Henry: David Starzyk Christina: Nikki SooHoo Treyvonetta: Gabrielle Dennis Kayla: Meagan Holder Gloria: Vanessa Born East LA Girl #2: Janelle Martinez East LA Girl #1: Jessica Martinez Victor: Brandon Gonzales Cholo: Christopher Martinez Whitney: Brittany Sarkisian Hot Guy: Carlos Diaz Shoe-vite Girl: Julia Lehman Rich Girl: Megan Hubbell Eavesdropper #1 / Sea Lion: Alexander McCarthy Eavesdropper #2 / Sea Lion: Kyle McCarthy Announcer: Lisa Arturo Self: Джулиана Ранчич All Star Jaguars Dancer: Eric Butts All Star Jaguars Dancer: Greg Farkas All Star Jaguars Dancer / Dancer: Janelle Ginestra All Star Jaguars Dancer / Dancer: Lauren Gottlieb All Star Jaguars Dancer: Danielle E. Hawkins All Star Jaguars Dancer: Theresa June-Tao All Star Jaguars Dancer: Devin Jamieson All Star Jaguars Dancer: Jordan Johnson All Star Jaguars Dancer: Michael Lim All Star Jaguars Dancer: Bryan Marsh All Star Jaguars Dancer: Andrea McQueen All Star Jaguars Dancer: Brittany Anne Pirtle All Star Jaguars Dancer / Dancer: Liz Porter All Star Jaguars Dancer: Kristy Rios All Star Jaguars Dancer: Brian Schulze All Star Jaguars Dancer: Bailey Stump All Star Jaguars Dancer / Dancer: Devin Walker All Star Jaguars Dancer: Brad Weber All Star Jaguars Dancer: Tori Wirgler All Star Jaguars Dancer: John Witters All Star Jaguars Dancer: Elle Young All Star Jaguars Dancer: Chris Zuehlke East L.A. Squad Dancer: Daniel Altman East L.A. Squad Dancer: David Carmon East L.A. Squad Dancer: John Cronin East L.A. Squad Dancer: Neda Emamjomeh East L.A. Squad Dancer: David Ezell East L.A. Squad Dancer: Leon Henderson East L.A. Squad Dancer: Megan Honore East L.A. Squad Dancer: Dominique Kelley East L.A. Squad Dancer: Chanel Malvar East L.A. Squad Dancer: Carissa Martin East L.A. Squad Dancer: Candace Montez East L.A. Squad Dancer: Nicole Niestemski East L.A. Squad Dancer: Carina Olis East L.A. Squad Dancer: Sean Patrick Parnell East L.A. Squad Dancer: Daniel Pera East L.A. Squad Dancer: John Rames East L.A. Squad Dancer: Marquita Scott East L.A. Squad Dancer: Allysa Shorte East L.A. Squad Dancer: Monica Soto East L.A. Squad Dancer: Isaac Tualaulelei East L.A. Squad Dancer: Julianne Waters Sea Lion: Jeffrey Alarcon Sea Lion: Paulette Azizian Sea Lion: Shaylene Benson Sea Lion: Britton Bickel Sea Lion: Mike Burns Sea Lion: William Caldwell Sea Lion: Kassie Cook Sea Lion: Marty Dew Sea Lion: Aisha Jamila Francis Sea Lion: Rebekah Giles Sea Lion: Erin Yvonne Sea Lion: Jeremy Hudson Sea Lion / Dancer: Chris Moss Sea Lion / Dancer: Katrina Norman Sea Lion: Shannon Pape Sea Lion: Jonathan Rice Sea Lion / Dancer: Jenny Robinson Sea Lion: Gina Starbuck Sea Lion: Dollar Tan Sea Lion: Jordan Wentz Cholo Squad Dancer: Noel Bajandas Cholo Squad Dancer: Kenny Harlow Cholo Squad Dancer: Oren Michaeli Cholo Squad Dancer: Oscar Orosco Cholo Squad Dancer: Jonathan ‘Legacy’ Perez Cholo Squad Dancer: Michael Vargas Cholo Squad Dancer: Roman Vasquez Cholo Squad Dancer: Ivan ‘Flipz’ Velez Dancer: Ryan Adams Dancer: Brandon Henschel Film Crew: Editor: Richard Halsey Costume Designer: Ruth E. Carter Editor: Michael Jablow Hairstylist: Sheryl Blum Writer: Alyson Fouse Executive Producer: Armyan Bernstein Executive Producer: Charlie Lyons Original Music Composer: Andrew Gross Director: Bille Woodruff Writer: Elena Song Producer: Sean McNamara Makeup Artist: Martha Callender Supervising Sound Editor: Charles Maynes Stunt Coordinator: Julius LeFlore Assistant Editor: ...

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Looking Back at the Books I Read in August & September 2023

Looking back on all the books I finished during the month of August and September.

Instead of making individual posts for August and September, I decided to combine them because I’ve been really busy with moving for the last two months. Was I actively moving the entire time? No. But I was settling into a temporary living situation and making plans for what I’d need once I moved in. After that, I was putting my belongings back in order. So, while I didn’t get to read as much as…

[sofiasjornal]

Reading Update

So it’s been awhile since I posted anything so I figured I would do an update and tell you guys what I’ve been reading in the last couple of months. So here we go:

Shatter me Series (Tahereh Mafi): ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Crowns of Nyxia Series (Carissa Broadbent): ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Shadow and Bone Series (Leigh Bardugo): ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Six of Crows Series (Leigh Bardugo): ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (favorite) King of Scars Series (Leigh Bardugo): ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (favorite) The Cruel Prince Series (Holly Black): ⭐️⭐️⭐️ The Familiar (Leigh Bardugo): ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (favorite) Alex Stern Series (Leigh Bardugo): ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (favorite)  The Empyrean 2/3 (Rebecca Yarros): ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (favorite) Hidden Legacy 1/5 (Ilona Andrews): ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ The Bound and the Broken 3/4 (Ryan Cahill): ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (favorite) Harry Potter Series (JK Rowling - reread): ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Powerless Series (Lauren Roberts) ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Currently reading: When the moon hatched (Sarah A. Parker)

I’m leaving this pinned and I’ll update it as I go! If you have any recommendations, let me know!

[musingsofabookworm1]

My Last Seven June Reads

Definitely better than the first crop this month!

The Book of Essie by Meghan MacLean Weir - 5 stars - The title character is Esther. She’s the youngest of six siblings who have grown up on a reality TV show called “Six for Hicks.” Her father is a pastor, and she and her siblings are expected to follow the rules of their faith, the show, and their mother who seems to run it all. But even her mother is flustered when, at 17, Essie becomes pregnant. What will people think? What will they do about the show? For once, Essie wants to solve her own problem in addition to doing some tell-all interviews with a journalist named Liberty Bell. Bell has her own complicated past. The stories of both characters come out in this well-written debut. I really liked the writing, the plot, and the characters. Not sure if everyone would, but it was five stars for me!

The Husbands by Holly Gramazio - 3 stars - I was excited about this speculative fiction effort after hearing about it on All the Books a few weeks back. Very unique premise. Lauren returns home after a night out with friends a little tipsy (read: drunk), and her husband is there to take care of her. That’s where the problem comes in. Lauren is not married. But this man, the pictures in her home, her phone: they all assure her she is married to Michael. The next day, Michael heads up to the attic to fix a lightbulb. When he comes back down, he’s not Michael. He’s a different husband. Again, all signs point to this being accurate. So Lauren sends him up to the attic, and another husband comes back in his place. At first, the characterization about the husbands was entertaining. But I think the author went a little overboard on this and the plot suffered. Good idea but not the best execution.

The Trees by Percival Everett - 5 stars - This was the author of James that I read last month, and this older book of his did not disappoint. A series of murders sets up this plot set in Money, Mississippi. Near the bodies of the deceased is another body. A body resembles that of Emmett Till who was brutally murdered in that city in 1955. But how can this possibly be? And how can similar murders start taking place across the country? The back cover says this: “Everett offers a devastating critique of white supremacy and confronts the legacy of lynching in the United States.” Top notch writing. Prose and dialog equally powerful. Smart plot. Emotions run wild. Cannot recommend this one enough. 

The Dollmaker by Nina Allan - 2 stars - This should have been a DNF. It was weird but not in a good way. The narrator of this one is Andrew Gavine. He is the title dollmaker. In the back of a doll collector magazine, he replies to a personal ad of a woman named Bramber Winters. She has lived for years in an institution. He comes up with a plan to rescue her from this existence. We learn about their lives through his narration and Bramber’s letters to him. But it was nothing great. The writing wasn’t engaging, and I didn’t find myself sympathizing with either characters despite their sad circumstances. 

The Traitors by Carissa Ann Lynch - 4 stars - I’m a sucker for a plot that revolves around strangers stuck in a remote location for a certain reason. That’s why I liked this one. The location is Beechwood Castle. In the ‘90s, a group of teenagers was killed here. It was abandoned then as it is now. But six people have been invited to spend the night. If they make it, they split a million dollar prize. The novel is first person narration which was not done the best but not the worst either as at least some of the characters had a unique voice. Of course, secrets are being kept and divulged from beginning to end. And I didn’t see the end coming. Especially considering that I read this on my Kindle, and it was done at 87%! The rest being a preview of the author’s next book. 

None of This is True by Lisa Jewell - 4 stars - This came as a recommendation and became one I’ll recommend as well! Alix and Josie, strangers, are both celebrating their 45th birthday at a bar. They meet that night then bump into each other again a few days later. Alix is the host of a successful podcast, and Josie thinks that her life would be an interesting topic for Alix’s next podcast. Alix agrees, and Josie starts to weasel herself into Alix and her family’s life. And starts to reveal some secrets about her own family. Each chapter either begins or ends with dialog from a Netflix series called “HI! I’m Your Birthday Twin” which was the name of Alix’s podcast about Josie. I’ve read a few books by this author, and I think with her, you know what you’re going to get in a good way. This one kept me interested. I loved the parts of the “series” that helped reveal the mystery. And I loved the very end. Mystery/thriller readers, this is a winner!

Mascot by Charles Waters - 5 stars - I kept seeing this book crop up on middle school ELA Facebook groups, and my library didn’t have it. Luckily, I could check out the ebook. And what a book it was! In a middle school near Washington DC, we meet six students in Ms. Williams’ eighth grade advanced English class. Via a plot set up in verse, we follow them through a tumultuous school year centered upon whether or not the district should change their Native American mascot of the Braves. Ms. Williams makes writing come alive when she pairs students up, gives them a side of the argument, and asks them to give a presentation. This causes relationships to both bloom and crumble. This is timely. It sheds light on a variety of different kid of relationships, and I love that the author did put in some parts, though few, from the teacher’s point of view as well. Smart, timely, and succinct! Highly recommended YA.

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The 2024 Book List

Fighting for Your Marriage (Howard J. Markman, Scott M. Stanley & Susan L. Blumberg)

Soldier's Heart (Gary Paulsen)

Let Us Now Praise Famous Men (James Agee & Walker Evans) - 1K List: 1/year, 139/total

A Matter of Principle (Susan Beth Pfeffer)

5 Miraculous Muslims Touched by God (Author Unknown - Presumably Some Christian Organization)

The Woman in Me (Britney Spears)

Cold-Case Christianity (J. Warner Wallace)

Romney: A Reckoning (McKay Coppins) *

Sense and Sensibility (Jane Austen) ; 1K List: 2/year, 140/total

[Audiobook] The Underground Railroad (Colson Whitehead); 1K List: 3/year, 142 total

Opportunity Knocks (Tim Scott)

Why Marriages Succeed or Fail (John Gottman)

How to Know a Person (David Brooks) *

Killing Floor (Lee Child)

They Called Us "Lucky" (Ruben Gallego) *

Acquitted (Kyle Rittenhouse)

Profiles in Courage (John F. Kennedy)

The Case Against the Sexual Revolution (Louise Perry) *

The Things We Cannot Say (Kelly Rimmer) *

Who Killed These Girls? (Beverly Lowry)

Endgame (Omid Scobie)

[Textbook] AHA Heartsaver - First Aid (2021 Student Edition/Workbook)

[Textbook] AHA Heartsaver - First Aid, CPR, AED (2021 Student Edition/Workbook)

[Textbook] AHA BLS Instructor Manual

House of Leaves (Mark Z. Danielewski)

Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen) ; 1K List: 4/year, 143 total

Social Justice Fallacies (Thomas Sowell)

The Canceling of the American Mind (Greg Lukianoff & Rikki Schlott) *

Lost in Trans Nation (Miriam Grossman, MD)

Bad Therapy (Abigail Shrier) *

Hitler's Pawn (Stephen Koch) *

Rule Number Two (Dr. Heidi Squier Kraft) *

The Exchange (John Grisham)

[Audiobook] Zero Days (Ruth Ware)

Jesus Calling (Sarah Young)

Partners in Power (Roger Morris)

The Iliad (Homer - translated by Emily Wilson) - 1K List: 5/year, 144 total

[Audiobook] The It Girl (Ruth Ware)

In the Country of Men (Hisham Matar)

Get It Together (Jesse Watters)

Say More (Jen Psaki)

The Bible in 52 Weeks (Kimberly D. Moore)

White Rural Rage (Tom Schaller & Paul Waldman)

Prequel (Rachel Maddow)

Mansfield Park (Jane Austen) - 1K List: 6/year, 145 total

Morning After the Revolution (Nellie Bowles)

[Textbook] How to Write Anything - Third Edition (John J. Ruszkiewicz & Jay T. Dolmage)

I Swear (Katie Porter)

[Textbook] Emergency Care and Transportation of the Sick and Injured - Twelfth Edition (Andrew Pollack, series editor)

What the Dead Know (Barbara Butcher)

Unbroken (Laura Hillenbrand)

The Situation Room (George Stephanopoulos)

King (Jonathan Eig) *

The Making of a King (Robert Hardman)

Troubled (Rob Henderson) *

If You Didn't Write It Down, It Never Happened! (Paul Serino)

Emma (Jane Austen) - 1K List: 7/year, 146 total

Elon Musk (Walter Isaacson)

The Fred Factor (Mark Sanborn)

A Coffin For Dimitrios (Eric Ambler) - 1K List: 8/year, 147 total

Privacy Is Power (Carissa Veliz)

[Textbook] Foundations of Education - Third Edition (NAEMSE)

Effective Difficult Conversations (Catherine Soehner & Ann Darling)

Foundation (Isaac Asimov) - 1K List: 9/year, 148 total

[Audiobook] Foundation and Empire (Isaac Asimov) - 1K List: 10/year, 149 total

Book Club Reboot (Sarah Ostman & Stephanie Saba)

Emotional Intelligence 2.0 (Travis Bradberry & Jean Greaves)

Kissing Girls On Shabbat (Sara Glass)

Lucky Jim (Kingsley Amis) - 11/y, 150/t

The Power of TED (David Emerald)

Fight Like A Girl (Kate Germano)

Second Foundation (Isaac Asimov) - 12/y, 151/t

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