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“If you want an ounce then I get your ass.” The man in front of Louis stated dangling the baggie like an awful pendulum.

“But last time a blowie did it.” Louis shook his head, desperate.

“Well that was last time and now I want your ass.” Sam was a larger man and his dick tasted like old sweaty man, clearly one of the many men who were only ‘gay for the stay’ at Doncaster Correctional Facility. Louis knew for a fact that he didn’t want his dick in his body again, let alone in his ass. He hadn't had to cross that line yet and didn't want to now.

So, he shook his head, “No. I’ll give you a blow job.”

“Listen here, junkie, I don’t think you’re in the position to be making demands.” Sam growled, back handing Louis across the face, “Ass or nothing. You have forty-eight hours and then the offer expires.”

Sam and his two goons wander away, one of the bald men who follow him everywhere even fakes it out like he’s going to hit Louis when he passes. Laughing with a mouthful of meth teeth when the smaller boy flinched.

“Fuck.” Louis huffed, sliding down the wall of the prison laundry room. This was one of the only places left in the prison without adequate cameras leaving multiple blind spots including the one where Louis currently sat against the wall, head in his hands.

He hadn’t always been like this; he was born into a nice middle-class family. Went to a nice public school and made his way through almost two years of college before he met Olivia. She was a pretty girl who liked control and Louis was an easy-going boy who liked to give it to her. When she grew bored of Louis, she tried to leave, he begged her to stay, and she told him the only way she’d stay was if he experimented with her.

When she showed up to his dorm room with cocaine he almost backed out. But she just raised her perfectly manicured eyebrow and threatened to leave, so he did it. That’s how every step down this path went, he could leave but he chose to stay. No one to blame but himself.

At least the sex was good, that’s what Olivia said anyways, he barely remembered it. She’d load him up on drugs, sometimes pills, cocaine, or meth, she always bought using her father’s money and he’d get sluggish, slurring, docile.

She knew her limits, so it always seemed like she was just a step closer to sober than he’d ever be. She’d lean over him and ask him to debase himself and Louis would without hesitation. The words and the memories long gone but the feeling of humiliated submission brought color to his cheeks without warning.

He didn’t know what was worse. The fact that he let it happen or the fact that in some sick way he still craved the feeling to some extent.

Drugs for Louis were an escape he never knew he needed. So after that first night he fell behind in his classes. His grade tanked and he lost his scholarship and more importantly his will to continue in school. He was kicked out of his dorm but that was ok because Olivia had an off-campus apartment.

She would go to class each day leaving Louis behind, she would giggle saying Louis was her housewife. He’d cook and clean and get high. His parents didn’t even know he dropped out until he was supposed to graduate two years later, and he had to tell them not to bother coming to the ceremony. He went for Olivia though, dressed in a nice little suit and sat next to her parents.

After graduation, Olivia started a cushy job working at an accounting firm and didn’t have time for their criminal activities anymore. She quit cold turkey and laughed in Louis’ face when he couldn’t, saying it was a lack of self-discipline. That’s when she started to refer to him as her junkie deadbeat boyfriend and made him beg her to buy him high quality drugs. He could only afford some back-alley shit working his minimum wage job. She liked when he begged, they always do.

Louis’ misery suddenly interrupted by the sound of the door swinging open and the quick steps of steady feet. A taller man, with curly hair and a lean but muscular body appeared. He didn’t seem to notice Louis sitting across from him as he slipped between two giant washers and accessed a vent. The smaller boy leaned his head over to see two huge bags, one looking like heroin, the other meth. Both of which the man slipped into his pants replacing the grate before turning to leave.

If Louis wasn’t strung out, desperate for a fix, he might have thought to hide but he didn’t. Like a deer in headlights green eyes met blue for the first time, the larger man paused, staring at the boy across from him, silent on the ground, “Did you see that?”

Louis’ eyes flickered between the grate and the man in front of him and he shook his head, “no.”

The man rolled his dark green eyes, “Liar.”

Louis shook his head again, “I-I-I…” “Liar and a junkie.” The man mumbled, a look of frustration growing on his face as he looked over Louis like he had a giant sign giving away that truth. Anyone could tell he was a junkie just by looking at him. Maybe it was the dark circles under his eyes, or the way he always looked nervous and skinny. Whatever it was brought a deep coat of red to Louis’ cheeks and the smaller man just huffed, before green eyes continued, “Fucking perfect.”

“Sorry.” The word hung in the air, so small and inadequate the taller man didn’t even acknowledge it.

“Tomlinson?” The man read his name tag, “What’s your first name.”

Louis shook his head, he was definitely about to have a hit out for him, “I won’t tell anyone.”

“First name?” The man growled, mouth set in a fine line.

“Louis.” The man spared him one last look, walking back out drugs in hand. There were big names in this prison, gangs, cartels, and crime families, they wouldn’t want anyone knowing how they got their drugs in and they’d be willing to kill to keep that secret. The sinking feeling in his stomach steadied Louis’ shaking hands, fuck.

“Tomlinson, you’ve had a cell reassignment.” A particularly nasty guard everyone called Calypso stopped outside Louis’ cell the next morning, “You have ten minutes to pack and move.”

It came as no surprise, he’s been more on edge since that curly haired man left him sitting in the laundry room. Everyone that walked by started to look like an enemy, like large lurking shadows. He flinched at every noise that echoed around the stone building. Waiting for an inevitable death like a lamb to slaughter. He just didn’t know when.

He was so fucking dead. Louis rolled his bed up slow trying to think of a plan, maybe he could offer the guard some payment for protection. His mouth could work wonders, he’s been told by many people. Calypso looked like the type to accept bribes.

But he didn’t even get his chance to offer before he arrived in front of his new cell—in the same block just a short walk away. The entrance was dark, and he paused before walking in, maybe the hitman that waited within would have the decency to wait until he’s asleep to shank him.

“Are you coming in or are you gonna sleep in the doorway.” The man from the laundry room asked, as Louis hovered near the door. His new cellmate.

The smaller boy took a small step into the room—it felt too small, too dark, and the guard was already gone.

“I haven’t told anyone.” The words spill from his lips soft and scared, the way predators like it. Something appeasing in the degradation of their prey.

“I’m sure you haven’t.” The man nodded towards the bottom bunk and Louis placed his stuff down, muttering, “You wouldn’t be allowed to live if you did.”

“You’re not going to kill me?” Louis’ voice quivers.

“I won’t if you don’t give me reason to.” He explained, as if it were that easy.

“Ok.” Louis gulped, he could be good, obedient, people liked that.

“When was your last fix?” The man asked and Louis felt his nerves settle, maybe the bigger man would keep him drugged up to keep him quiet.

“A few days ago.” Louis mumbled.

“Oh good.” The man nodded again, “So you’ll be through the worst of the withdrawals in less than a week.”

“What?” Louis’ eyes snap up to the other man’s face, now leaning near the entrance.

“You’re getting clean.” The man stated easily, like that was even an option after years of being strung out.

“I-I-I can’t.” Louis shook his head, coming to stand in front of the other man, “I can’t quit.”

“You can and you will.” The larger man’s tone was steely, even. This wasn’t a debate.

“You can’t make me.” Louis shook his head, his finger twitching nervously at his side.

“How do you pay for your drugs, Louis.” His name on the other man’s lips felt oddly intimate, no one had called him that his entire time here. It was always Tomlinson or a slew of degrading nicknames.

“I work for them.” The blush that settled on Louis’ face an indicator of his embarrassment, his eyes dropping to the ground as well.

His cellmate walked Louis back until he was against the wall, the other man had a few inches on him. Not to mention his shoulders out width Louis’ own. The man’s hand rises and Louis flinched waiting for an impact on his face but not finding one, instead it landed gently against his cheek. His hand large enough to splay across the entirety of the right side of Louis’ face, his thumb pressing on Louis’ bottom lip, “You work with your mouth or your ass.”

“It doesn’t matter how I earn it.” Louis shook his head or tired but the grip on his face slid down to his chin holding him still. Green eyes pressed his thumb in between Louis’ plump lips, the pad pressing onto Louis dull bottom teeth, onto his tongue. Louis watched enchanted as green eyes darken and focused on his entry point, the way they bow around the other man’s thumb.

“It does now.” His cellmate hummed, “You are mine and no one would be dumb enough to try to use what’s mine.”

“No.” Louis shook his head again, “I need it.”

The man just quirked a humorless smile, “No you don’t.” His eyes linger where his thumb has slipped out of Louis’ mouth spit coating the tip before stepping away. Nodding to himself and leaving their cell, Louis was left to collapse onto the floor. Fuck.

The next morning Louis woke with the urge to vomit barely making it to the toilet in their room before his dinner from the night before came back up. He shivered uncontrollably and sweat, as he leaned over the metal bowl. He didn’t even hear Harry get up, flinching sharply when he saw a water bottle appear in his peripheral vision. The man nodded towards the commissary item and Louis’ shook his head wiping his mouth with the back of his hand.

“I can’t pay you back.” Louis stated and the man just rolls his eyes.

“Take it, Louis.” Again, he uses Louis’ first name and it sits heavy in the smaller boy’s gut.

When one pm rolls around he searched out Sam in the usual spot, finding him already there.

“I’ll take the deal.” Louis nodded, fingernails scratching a little too hard over the skin on the bottom of his wrist, up to this elbow.

“The deal?” Sam played dumb, raising his eyebrows. A few of his thugs around him were smirking.

“My ass for the ounce.” Louis nodded, looking to where he knows Sam keeps his stash hidden.

“Say it.” Sam nodded, a shit eating smile on his face. Louis shuddered, his fever getting higher, sweats even worse. He was about to hit a sobriety record soon,

“I want you to fuck me for an ounce.”

Sam laughed, pinching Louis’ cheek, “No can do, kiddo.”

“What?! You said I had forty-eight hours!” Louis felt tears enter his eyes, “I need it.”

“You had forty-eight hours when you were a free agent.” He shrugged, “Now you belong to Styles and even I’m not dumb enough to fuck with him.” Styles, that must be the name of his new cellmate. Apparently, he worked quickly spreading the news of his acquisition.

Louis’ lips tremble with desolation, his body sore when he finally returns to his cell after going through all his plugs. Each denying him one after another, he stood in the doorway as Styles read a book on the bottom bunk, Louis’ bed.

“Why?” Louis’ voice trembled, nowhere near as strong as the anger he felt brewing in his chest.

“Hmmm?” The taller man asked, eyes flicking from his book to Louis’ face. “Why are you doing this?” Louis pressed his back against the wall, sliding down across from his roommate. Just a foot or two between them.

Styles finally put his book away, eyes flashed to Louis again before sitting up straight, his feet square on the floor, “Come here.”

The man wanted Louis to crawl to him? To go down on him? Louis would, Olivia used to love that. That’s how these people were; those who craved control.

Olivia went to answer the door what felt like hours ago to Louis’ ketamine induced euphoria. Like his body floated in a soft pool of pillows but his mind was somewhere even better. He laughed to himself thinking about his childhood bed and the pillow he used to hug at night, with little bees all over it.

“ What’s he on?” A deep voice spoke from above him, to which he lazily tilted his head up to see a skinny man sitting on the couch.

“It’s the K you gave me.” Olivia giggled and Louis giggled too because Olivia's laugh was funny. Louis lifted his fingers and giggled at them too, they were tiny and wiggling.

“I told you that shit was strong.” The man was named Kyle and he was one of Olivia’s plugs, Louis knew that. Waving lazily at the man with a sloppy grin.

Louis didn’t see or hear her reaction but then she was tilting Louis’ head towards her, “Did you hear me, Lou?” Louis shook his head, he may have said something, but he couldn’t be certain.

“I said I want you to suck Kyle’s dick.”

Louis giggled again, because that has to be a joke, but it wasn’t and Louis did it. That part came in flashes, Kyle’s grip in his hair. The hard floor against his knees. The sound of Olivia laughing, her hand on the back of Louis’ neck.

Louis shook himself from that thought and clumsily got onto his knees and closed the distance between them. His cellmate’s deep voice left no room for argument, so he sat kneeling with slumped shoulders between the larger man’s thighs.

Again, Style’s hand rose and landed softly against Louis’ cheek over his ear and onto the side of his neck, “You ask why? Why would I do this?”

“You don’t even know me.” Louis muttered towards the ground, the man’s fingers tighten not painfully but firmly at the nape of Louis’ neck. Directing his face upward, his eyes meet the other mans.

“Maybe I’m altruistic?” Curly laughed when Louis shook his head. No truly altruistic man would be here.

“Maybe I just want what’s best for you.” The man asked and Louis shook his head again, then the other man’s face fell serious, “Or maybe I want it so that if you ever come back here high, I’ll know exactly where you got your fix.”

Louis huffed, there it is, “I won’t steal from you.”

“You certainly won’t if you’re clean.” The man nodded, with an easy smile.

“I can’t.” Louis sobbed into his hands, so pitiful sitting between the legs of a man he barely knew.

“You can and you will.”

The first week of withdrawals was so bad Louis remembered why he hasn’t been sober in years. His body quaked and he stayed in bed for a full forty eight hours, time all blurs together. He vaguely had a feeling his new cellmate held a water bottle to his lips and fed him crackers but that can’t be true.

Once the worst of it is through, Louis found himself more sober than he can remember being in recent history but that doesn’t mean he’s better. He still itches for it, can feel a hum of desire under his skin like a constant vibration. Not to mention he’s on edge all the time and regularly felt a terrible sense of impending doom whenever he’s out of his cell, so he stopped. He stopped showering, eating, or anything else for days.

A shadow fell over Louis’ bed where he sat picking at his blanket, Styles tilted his head to see Louis leaning against the wall, “You haven’t eaten in days.”

“’M not hungry.” Louis shook his head, not meeting his cellmate’s dark eyes.

“Bullshit.”

“I just can’t go down there.” Louis admitted, picking at his nails now. A gasp of surprise escaped his lips when Styles gripped his ankle, pulling him to the side of the bed, finally getting a good look at the smaller man’s face. All dark circles and pale skin.

“You scared?” The taller man mumbled, hand gently cupping Louis’ chin, tilting his head until his neck ached to see him. His hands were just as warm and soft as the first time they met Louis’ skin.

“Fuck you.” Louis spat out much too soft to sound menacing at all, “”m not scared.”

“It’s ok. Anxiety and paranoia are common symptoms of withdrawal.”

“I just don’t feel safe.” Louis shook his head; he sounded like a kid. Who the fuck feels safe in prison?

Harry hummed, his thumb brushing Louis’ jaw, always with those dark and searching eyes, “I’ll watch your back, come on.” There’s no room for arguing, Curly’s hauled him up and walked them towards the mess hall, with a firm hand on the back of Louis’ neck. He’d never admit it out loud, but it made him feel better, more secure. It was a giant red flag to everyone else though. Louis Tomlinson is this man’s bitch.

If Louis had any dignity left, after what he’d done to get his fix in here than it was lost when he allowed his cellmate to walk him to the mess like this.

The food sucked but Louis ate and ate until there was nothing left. When he finished, Styles wordlessly pushed his tray over and replaced Louis’ empty one. The smaller boy blushed but ate that tray too. He didn’t feel bad, he knew the other man had commissary for days.

“Why?” Louis asked again, when he finished half the second tray.

“Why what?” The larger man asked, eyes stopping their constant scanning of the area to look at the smaller man before continuing.

“You didn’t have to do this.” Louis murmured.

“I did this to keep my supply chain safe.”

“I meant this. Bringing me to the mess.” Louis blushed, “Getting me water when I was coming down.”

“You remember that?” Dark eyes inspecting Louis’ face for something.

“Barely.” Louis shrugged, eyes now fixed on his hand playing with the food left on the tray,

“I just don’t get it.” The taller man’s long fingers tapped the table while he thought before responding, “I’m not a bad guy, Louis.”

Blue eyes searched out the other man’s face, stoic as ever before nodding, “Ok.” He could accept that answer for now.

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bookishbloggerreviews · 6 years ago

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The Moonburner Series --An Honest Review

[Warning: I give an honest review that focuses not only on plot but on writing and character as well. As this is an opinion, you can take it as seriously as you want, but understand that my goal is to review, not shame or praise the author.]

Hey guys! Welcome back to spooktober! I hope you’ve been getting your spooks on because honestly I haven’t and I need someone to spook things up for me.

Moving on... today I will be reviewing an indie book series, called the Moonburner series by Claire Luana!

(A side note, I will only be reviewing the first three books in the series, as I am contemplating on getting the last one--I’ll explain more in depth about this in the future.)

Anyway, let’s get into it! Overall, I really loved this series. I feel like the first book was a little rough and needed probably another draft or two, but the rest of the series was pretty good. Overall, I gave this series a 6/10. Personally, I loved these books and they rated more towards 8/10 reads, but I’m not here to smother you with my opinions, I’m here to give an honest, in-depth review of the book. (Also, if you’re new here, I start reading with an expectation of AT LEAST a 5/10 read. So it wasn’t horrible but a lot of the mistakes in here really dragged the score down.)

So now you’re probably wondering, how can you love a book so much but rate it lower? Well, I’m about to give you a dozen reasons why.

Starting with the first book published in the series...

We have our main characters Kai, Quitsu, and Hiro. Kai and Quitsu are best friends and Quitsu is literally her spirit animal, whereas Kai and Hiro were first rivals but then became lovers. As for the plot, the plot revolves around two groups of people with the extraordinary power to draw upon moonlight or sunlight and burn it, as well as their wars. So already, you're pretty drawn in, right? I mean it’s a fabulous concept and I absolutely loved how they portrayed the powers that these characters have but there’s just one problem...

The writing lacked quite a bit. And by quite, I mean I ended up giving this book a 5/10.

There were so many little errors that kept popping up about this book like... inconsistencies in world-building, rushed relationships, (practically?) insta-love, lack of emotions/emotional connection, too many things going in such a short span, etc. Like this book, despite its loveable characters, amazing concepts, powers, animals, creatures, world, etc, needed a lot more work.

And I don’t say this to tear the author down, I say this because I know, if these issues were fixed, this book would be as memorable as the newly released and practically favorited book by every reader across the globe, The Poppy War.

So I’m going to take a very brief detour into the specifics of the books. If you want to read the book (which I encourage you to do so, it was still a fun and fast read.) then you might want to scroll down to the next book I’ll be reviewing in the series, if not, then read at your own peril.

[WARNING: SPOILERS]

I’m going to go through this as quickly and as thoroughly as I can.

Starting off with the inconsistencies in world-building, one thing that I noticed is the book would say, “Oh, these bats along with other creatures of the night serve us in our cause!” And then we would never see another creature of the night in the entire series. Or... “We are going to this mountain range to give you your final test to become a master moonburner!” But the mountains were never mentioned and didn’t even seem to exist until the characters decided to go there. These things are relatively easy fixes so I’m not quite sure why these were even a problem to begin with but *shrugs* oh well.

Moving onto rushed relationships... this book was too fast-paced for its own good. I mean, seriously, this book attempted to fit a 500-page (minimum) plot into 300 pages and because of that, this book was severely underwritten. Now there are two types of writers out there. There are under-writers and over-writers. I, myself, am an underwriter and have to go back in four, five, six, times to add back in the detail that I was missing in the first place. Then there are over-writers like Stephanie Meyer and Laini Taylor (on occasion), where they over-write their stories and their books probably need to get trimmed some pages. But this book needed those extra pages of relationship building because in some places, for example, the main character would meet another character and then five pages later the main character would practically die for this person.

The relationship or “instant-attraction” of Kai and Hiro is another good point. Hiro saves Kai’s life, Kai saves Hiro’s live, and then suddenly they’re like buddy-buddy. Like, you would figure that being mortal enemies and on the opposite side of the war, and having your own father murdered by your boyfriend’s men would cause you to be a little more cautious about who you want to get involved with but ok.

And even with some of the emotional connections, I just didn’t get it. I felt like the author could see it in their head, but I couldn’t see it in mine. The only people that I don’t feel like this rule applies to are Kai’s closest friends because we are given a decent amount of time to know them and to interact with them so I can at least understand that. But with things like... Kai’s spirit animal, or Kai’s crush, or Kai’s boyfriend, or Kai’s powers for moon burning and her affinity for it... I just didn’t get it. A lot of the emotion seemed to be cut out or forgotten and I don’t know why.

And finally, the last problem that I have with this book is the rape. I completely get this and understand that it’s a big part of what’s happening and why these people are so evil, but I do not feel like it was handled the way it should’ve been. With such a sensitive topic, I feel like more sensitivity is needed, and I only received about half the dose I needed on that.

And if you’ve read the book you might be saying, “but they promised to save them! They never forgot about them! Etc!” but that’s not what I’m talking about. What I’m talking about is the subtle “if we get caught we’ll be just like them”, half-heartedness going on. It rubbed me the wrong way and I felt like there wasn’t enough seriousness given to the subject for it to be adequately covered.

But again, these are all writing errors. The concepts are fabulous and I love them to bits but this book needed a lot more polishing than it got.

Continuing onto the Second book, this series took a direction I would’ve never seen. A majority of the plot in this book is all brand new. Unless you read the description I’m not sure you would know where this was going but needless to say that it still fell into some of the same writing flaws as the last book. The only difference between this and the last book was these errors were fewer or had less effect.

I’ll go into depth more in a moment but for an overall score, I gave this a 6.5/10. While my original decision was to leave it at a 6, I didn’t think it deserved that low of a score, but it did not earn a solid 7, hence the .5.

So as I mentioned, it fell into some of the same writing mistakes but it wasn’t as nearly as bad as the first book.

For one, the book actually slowed down a lot allowing for some real character development and relationships to form. (Although Kai and Hiro still needed some work, another pair showed up that saved the day.)

There was still a little of that troubled world-building where they would mention they were going to the docks and my brain was like: “lol this was a coastal city what?” Or, “these demons have been haunting us for centuries and they have been tearing us apart!” And there were no mentions of any sort of creatures BEFORE this book so I’m sitting there thinking...

Also, there was a lot of sexism that was kind of brought up and I was like wtf is this, where is this coming from? Because you only saw a hint of it in the previous book but now it’s full blown like...:

In the previous book, sunburners could only be male and moonburners could only be female and there was a mentioned distrust between the two sexes but in this book is like:

BAM IN YOUR FACE

And I’m not exactly sure where the need came from as to why the book had to have so many stereotypes blended into the story when the previous book didn’t really have that at all but...

As for the emotional connection, there were several good spots that allowed me to really see what the character was feeling which was nice. It wasn’t through the whole book and it seemed rather empty for the majority of the time, but there were good spots!

And again, another thing this book series keeps struggling with is too much plot, not enough pages. Seriously, in the first chapter, a main character nearly dies and I’m like WTF it’s the first chapter we’ve only been reading this for five minutes and they’re already on a death bed?! Or, in this case, they also had to go find artifacts and people to help save their world and I remember reading and going: “I’m 65% through the book and this quest is just BARELY starting???” (not that events weren’t happening it just seemed like the MAIN event didn’t happen until over halfway through the book.)

As for the rape stuff, that wasn’t really involved in this book. There were instances where I wished the world-building and the connections would be stronger cause I was sitting there thinking... “This girl isn’t the only victim... there are like 6 others... what happened to all the other victims? And what happened to the men?” Etc.

Overall, I don’t think that this part of the series had a plot line fully planned out beforehand, plus it needed another draft or two, but regardless of what I say and how I’m getting after every little thing, I STILL ENJOYED THIS BOOK. Don’t get me wrong, these were mistakes but they were bearable mistakes because I enjoyed the storyline and the world enough to ignore them.

The Moonburner series has 4 books, which would probably be divided up better into a prequel novella, a duology, and a stand-alone novel. I’ve read the duology and Burning Fates is the novella. (Personally, I’m not sure if I want to read the stand-alone novel right now. I might, but I also have a huge AF TBR that I’ve been putting off for weeks now...)

And honestly, out of the whole series that I’ve read, this is actually my favorite of them. (Oh, and I forgot. You can actually get this novella for free if you sign up for a newsletter from the author. So go check that out! Link is here: https://claireluana.com/) But the romance was the most real out of all of them, the characters had amazing character development despite it being a novella, and I wish this would’ve been a full-sized book because I can see there is much more to this story.

The story itself follows Kai’s parents and how they fell in love and it sets up really nicely for the first book in the series but needless to say... I WAS EMOTIONALLY DISTRAUGHT DURING THIS WHOLE TIME.

Because, if you were to read Moonburner first, you already know how a character dies and sitting there, growing slowly attached to this morally and a romantically upstanding person, knowing how they die, was literal torture.

This book was the right length, it had a very good balance of emotions and plot, it was a little Romeo and Juliet like but that’s 100% okay because it was well done, and overall, I gave this book a 8/10.

There was nothing that made me leaving screaming with joy, but it was just balanced enough and well written that I left having thoroughly enjoyed the book and I am very tempted to buy this as a physical copy because it left such a good impression on me.

Again, the series overall was a 6/10 for me, but it’s clear that the author has been improving in terms of writing, character development and plot. I don’t typically advertise on my blog because I find it obnoxious to find on other people’s, but I sincerely believe that this indie author is worth keeping an eye on. Currently, she is releasing a brand new series (and literally, she has amazing covers every single time, it’s kind of ridiculous.) called the Confectioners Guild. (Also, Claire please don’t sue me if I use your image I’m trying to support you because I want to see you do well T.T)

And I’m not going to lie, this sounds like the most interesting delectable thing yet. For a brief overview, a confectioner in a magical world is framed for murder when her cupcakes end up poisoning someone. I won’t say any more than that, but I said, it already sounds wonderfully delicious and you can find the link to her whole series right here: https://claireluana.com/confectioner-chronicles/

(Also, btw, I’m not sponsored, I just love her books. Shoot me for wanting to see a good indie author explode into mainstream media.)

Anyway, as usual, thank you for reading this review. If you liked it and want to see more of my honest reviews, feel free to give my little blog a follow and a like or a reblog. (Seriously tho, if you can do that my little 6 follower blog will adore you for the unconditional support.)

And as always...

I will see you next time!

A Bookish Blogger out!

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joshuamshea84 · 6 years ago

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Why I Love Solo Female Travel More in My Thirties

Posted: 11/1/2018 | November 1st, 2018

Kristin Addis from Be My Travel Muse writes our regular column on solo female travel. It’s an important topic I can’t adequately cover, so I brought in an expert to share her advice for other women travelers to help cover the topics important and specific to them!

The first time I went overseas alone, I was 21 years old and terrified. Everything was an unknown. Would I meet people? Would I be safe? Did I have what it took?

I had landed in Taiwan as a language student and finding a place to live, opening a bank account, and setting up a cell phone all seemed like insurmountable obstacles. I spent my first three days on the road hiding in a hotel room, afraid to emerge, and fumbled at a language I barely knew.

But, eventually, I met my new roommate via a forum online, made friends with her friends, and grew to love everything that traveling solo entailed.

That positive experience was the start to a journey that had me quitting my job to travel around the world at twenty-six.

Traveling solo in my twenties was fun and social. Staying in dorms made meeting people easy. All I had to do is walk into the dorm room, say hello, and, usually, I had a few built-in friends right off the bat. As anyone who frequents dorms knows, they tend to be party places. Almost every hostel has a bar and a common way of experiencing the freedom of being abroad is to do so with a drink in hand. My main objective back then was to go for as long as I could on the money I’d saved up and to have as much fun as possible.

As I crossed into my 30s I suddenly found that – without ever really realizing it – my travel style changed. I stopped wanting to stay in hostels, I stopped having as much interest in bars, I started to really like sleep and having my own room.

When I geared up to go backpacking again this year, I began to worry, am I going to be a weird girl who is in between, not staying in dorms as much anymore but still wanting to be social? Is traveling solo going to get tougher? Will it get harder to meet people?

I found that a lot has changed about how I travel now, but traveling in my thirties is proving to be much more fulfilling than in it was my twenties.

Why?

I can afford better accommodation.

For most gap yearers and twentysomething travelers, it’s all about going for as long as possible on a tight budget. One of the easiest ways to do that is to stay in cheap dorms. They’re great for meeting others, and for two solid years in my 20s, I adored them. But for all of the benefits, there’s one big problem with dorms: They’re not so great if you actually like sleep.

Getting older has meant making a bit more money to spend on accommodation. I’ve been in my career for longer, have figured out budgeting a bit better, and have shifted my spending priorities. I now prefer staying in an Airbnb or a hotel over sharing a room with five other people and waiting in line for my turn to use the bathroom. So my dorm days are behind me. Gone are the days of suffering through someone snoring or gyrating in the bunk above me.

Though this means I have to work harder to meet people than just walking into a dorm room and asking someone where they’re from, this has pushed me to meet people in other ways. This leads me to the next big change:

I establish deeper connections with the people I meet.

Traveling in my twenties came with a pretty standard way of socializing: dorms and bars. I’d meet people where I was staying and wouldn’t worry about using other avenues. These connections were fun, but they also felt like the movie Groundhog Day. Someone was always leaving; someone was always arriving. Someone was always asking where I was from and where I’d been. I still made deep connections, but now I tend to spend more time with fewer people because I simply don’t meet as many, so I can give more individualized attention to those I do meet.

These days I use tours and activities as a way to meet people, like a snorkeling day tour in Siargao, Philippines, or a cooking course in Chiang Mai, or a yoga class, a meditation retreat, a hiking trail, a diving trip, or a day at the beach. I find that when I’m in a position to meet people with similar interests, it gives us a chance to bond over a shared activity we’re both passionate about. By already having a shared passion, we have a common ground other than partying and can often have more meaningful connections this way.

I hang out with more locals.

When I was living the dorm life and hanging out in backpacker zones, that’s exactly who I was surrounded by — other backpackers. That was what I wanted back then – it was fun and easy – so I didn’t push myself outside of it.

But when I returned to some of the same places in my thirties, I realized that I was more likely to hang out with actual local residents or expats, since I was going to places like yoga studios or small cafés, or local cultural events I’d seen on flyers, and striking up conversations. To find local events, I often look on Facebook for regional groups of activities I enjoy, like Ecstatic Dance, or meditation, or even a workout class (I’m into pole but there are other activities like Soul Cycle, or aerial yoga, or rock climbing, depending on your pleasure).

Things like this often give me a better insight into the places I’m visiting because I am doing what the locals are doing and not just what travelers are doing. It’s not that this couldn’t happen before. It just didn’t as much before because I was so comfortable in my little bubble.

I care more about having nicer meals.

I knew street food was delicious in my twenties — and it’s still true in my thirties. I still love having a cheap bowl of soup — but I also love turning around and spending triple that on a latte, or going for a 5-star meal that you can only get from that chef in this place.

There were many times I had to give a one-of-a-kind dining experience a pass in my twenties due to budget constraints. I think I still could have made it work sparingly back then, but my priorities were different. I preferred a night out partying to eating more expensive food, and I now realize my mistake. Food is one of the best gateways to understanding a culture, and while street food can provide that gateway, it’s only one of many.

For example, I recently ate at a kaiseki restaurant in Japan, which is a multi-course meal that typically costs a bare minimum of $150. Weeks later, I’m still thinking about how creative the meal was, and how unique of an experience it was to sit across from the chefs as they made the food and presented it to me. That was an experience I’ll probably never forget, and though I love cheap noodles, I don’t often think about them the same way weeks later.

Sometimes being an (older) adult is awesome for joys like this.

I’m more comfortable with me.

I spent my 20s feeling serious FOMO if I wasn’t out enjoying the social aspect of traveling. I also spent way too much time worrying about what other people thought and I didn’t have a very strong sense of self. Traveling, especially solo, forced me to spend more time with myself than I ever had before, made me realize how resourceful and capable I am, and set me up for a more confident next decade.

Now I relish the time that I spend alone. I’m seeing a whole new world that was missing from my twenties, like the sunrise every day in Thailand, the first surf in Kuta, Indonesia, or the cenote in Mexico (a limestone sinkhole or cave with crystal clear water at the bottom) that doesn’t have anyone else around because they’re all sleeping off tequila hangovers, because they couldn’t handle the FOMO.

I thought that my twenties were the decade when I was supposed to be super energetic and that I would be old and decrepit in my thirties, but it turns out that since I am making healthier choices and setting different intentions with my travels, I actually accomplish so much more!

***

Though the changes have been slow and unconscious — there was never a pivotal “aha!” moment — I’m a different traveler now. Although I don’t have any more stories about late nights out or neon paint on the beach, there’s more purpose to my travels now instead.

And I’m ok with that.

I feel that the perks of being older and wiser keep compounding, and at an even quicker rate than they did in my twenties, when I was less sure of myself and where I wanted to go, both figuratively and while on the road. The confidence that came with more life experience has translated to even better trips abroad.

None of this is to say that traveling in one’s twenties is somehow inferior or less genuine, or that this is everyone’s travel progression. We’re all on our own personal journeys.

But for me, like a fine kombucha, traveling seems to just get better and better with age.

Conquering Mountains: The Guide to Solo Female Travel

For a complete A-to-Z guide on solo female travel, check out Kristin’s new book, Conquering Mountains. Besides discussing many of the practical tips of preparing and planning your trip, the book addresses the fears, safety, and emotional concerns women have about traveling alone. It features over 20 interviews with other female travel writers and travelers. Click here to learn more about the book and start reading it today!

Kristin Addis is a solo female travel expert who inspires women to travel the world in an authentic and adventurous way. A former investment banker who sold all of her belongings and left California in 2012, Kristin has solo traveled the world for over four years, covering every continent (except for Antarctica, but it’s on her list). There’s almost nothing she won’t try and almost nowhere she won’t explore. You can find more of her musings at Be My Travel Muse or on Instagram and Facebook.

Book Your Trip: Logistical Tips and Tricks

Book Your Flight Find a cheap flight by using Skyscanner or Momondo. They are my two favorite search engines because they search websites and airlines around the globe so you always know no stone is left unturned.

Book Your Accommodation If you want to stay elsewhere, use Booking.com as they consistently return the cheapest rates for guesthouses and cheap hotels. I use them all the time. You can book your hostel – if you want that instead – with Hostelworld as they have the most comprehensive inventory.

Don’t Forget Travel Insurance Travel insurance will protect you against illness, injury, theft, and cancellations. It’s comprehensive protection in case anything goes wrong. I never go on a trip without it as I’ve had to use it many times in the past. I’ve been using World Nomads for ten years. My favorite companies that offer the best service and value are:

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Why I Love Solo Female Travel More in My Thirties

Posted: 11/1/2018 | November 1st, 2018

The first time I went overseas alone, I was 21 years old and terrified. Everything was an unknown. Would I meet people? Would I be safe? Did I have what it took?

But, eventually, I met my new roommate via a forum online, made friends with her friends, and grew to love everything that traveling solo entailed.

That positive experience was the start to a journey that had me quitting my job to travel around the world at twenty-six.

I found that a lot has changed about how I travel now, but traveling in my thirties is proving to be much more fulfilling than in it was my twenties.

Why?

I can afford better accommodation.

I establish deeper connections with the people I meet.

I hang out with more locals.

I care more about having nicer meals.

Sometimes being an (older) adult is awesome for joys like this.

I’m more comfortable with me.

***

And I’m ok with that.

None of this is to say that traveling in one’s twenties is somehow inferior or less genuine, or that this is everyone’s travel progression. We’re all on our own personal journeys.

But for me, like a fine kombucha, traveling seems to just get better and better with age.

Conquering Mountains: The Guide to Solo Female Travel

Book Your Trip: Logistical Tips and Tricks

World Nomads (for everyone below 70)

Insure My Trip (for those over 70)

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Why I Love Solo Female Travel More in My Thirties

Posted: 11/1/2018 | November 1st, 2018

The first time I went overseas alone, I was 21 years old and terrified. Everything was an unknown. Would I meet people? Would I be safe? Did I have what it took?

But, eventually, I met my new roommate via a forum online, made friends with her friends, and grew to love everything that traveling solo entailed.

That positive experience was the start to a journey that had me quitting my job to travel around the world at twenty-six.

I found that a lot has changed about how I travel now, but traveling in my thirties is proving to be much more fulfilling than in it was my twenties.

Why?

I can afford better accommodation.

I establish deeper connections with the people I meet.

I hang out with more locals.

I care more about having nicer meals.

Sometimes being an (older) adult is awesome for joys like this.

I’m more comfortable with me.

***

And I’m ok with that.

None of this is to say that traveling in one’s twenties is somehow inferior or less genuine, or that this is everyone’s travel progression. We’re all on our own personal journeys.

But for me, like a fine kombucha, traveling seems to just get better and better with age.

Conquering Mountains: The Guide to Solo Female Travel

Book Your Trip: Logistical Tips and Tricks

World Nomads (for everyone below 70)

Insure My Trip (for those over 70)

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Why I Love Solo Female Travel More in My Thirties

Posted: 11/1/2018 | November 1st, 2018

The first time I went overseas alone, I was 21 years old and terrified. Everything was an unknown. Would I meet people? Would I be safe? Did I have what it took?

But, eventually, I met my new roommate via a forum online, made friends with her friends, and grew to love everything that traveling solo entailed.

That positive experience was the start to a journey that had me quitting my job to travel around the world at twenty-six.

I found that a lot has changed about how I travel now, but traveling in my thirties is proving to be much more fulfilling than in it was my twenties.

Why?

I can afford better accommodation.

I establish deeper connections with the people I meet.

I hang out with more locals.

I care more about having nicer meals.

Sometimes being an (older) adult is awesome for joys like this.

I’m more comfortable with me.

***

And I’m ok with that.

None of this is to say that traveling in one’s twenties is somehow inferior or less genuine, or that this is everyone’s travel progression. We’re all on our own personal journeys.

But for me, like a fine kombucha, traveling seems to just get better and better with age.

Conquering Mountains: The Guide to Solo Female Travel

Book Your Trip: Logistical Tips and Tricks

World Nomads (for everyone below 70)

Insure My Trip (for those over 70)

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'JUST OUT OF INTEREST' I have always wanted a Nissan Navara Pick up truck and i turn 17 in october, its unlikely i will be driving till next year! i was just wondering an insurance estimate on, say, an 08 plate? Im not fussed weather it is 'expensive' i know it wont be cheap and the companies are unlikely to insure me on them but i was just wondering about a price. Its hard for me to go on insurance websites as i do not have a license and know any information. I have herd they are in Group 11 insurance.. Also are they classed as a Van/Car/ Etc? Would just like an average quote please! don't want answers with 'depends on this, this or this'.. Thanks very much!""

""Which car for a 18yrs old driver, for cheap car insurance?""

Hi, I'm a 18yrs old french girl, who have my full english driving license since January. I would like to buy a car, but I would like to know which one have cheap car insurance. I already know that the car shouldnt be higher than 1.6L. I have some idea for my car like Fiat 500, Nissan Micra, but the insurance is expensive. Thank You""

Do I need to be on both my parents car insurance?

my parent are divorced and I live with my mom, but i go to my dads every weekend. I am under my moms car insurance (state farm). I was wanting to know, does my dad have to insure me to drive his car? I am only 16 by the way.""

Lying about age to get car insurance?

Hello i was just wondering what would happen if i lied about my age only to get car insurance because my mom is having a hard time splitting an account with me and her on it but different payments. I only wanna pay mine, and she wants to pay hers.""

How much health insurance in Alberta and Car insurance?

Hello, I'm planning on moving to Canmore, AB after I'm done school and I'm just wondering how much Health insurance is monthly and how much car insurance is monthly? I would be very greatful if someone could help me out here :) and if you know anymore details about this kind of thing that would be great also! Thank you! xo""

""I only have a learners permit, can I get auto insurance with just a learner's permit?""

I only have a learners permit, can I get auto insurance with just a learner's permit?""

Cheap car insurance..?

I need to know a cheap place around here that is under $80 for three people. I tried looking it up, but where I am staying at right now the Internet sucks on my phone. I'm 20, my parents are over 50. And we live in Cleveland, Tx So, I guess what I'm asking is if someone can look up a cheap place for me.""

Health Insurance?

I have Blue Cross and Blue Shield from my job. It is very expensive for me and my wife. Is there any other option of affordable insurance that is worth a damn when I actually need it? Not some cheap.. Bob's Insurance or something like that...

How do you switch from motability to owning a car with the UK's new car insurance policies?

Ok we've got a small problem. At present we get a car from motability, but we want to switch to owning our own car, but we have a major problem with this new all cars must be insured at all times or declared SORN scheme. The problem we have is that our motability car goes back in October. We're in a rural location so we need a car ready for when the switch over happens. At present with the motability insurance their insurance only insures one vehicle, the motability one, and can't have additional vehicles added to it. We've got a few quotes from insurance companies who have told us that when the motability lease expires they will give us the no claim discount based on the motabiity insurance, but they wont give us that discount until the motability car goes back. So what we want to do is get the new car before October, put it on the drive, check everything is ok with it, and then insure it when we start using it on the road when the motability vehicle goes back. Only problem is with this new law we can't do that without declaring the vehicle SORN. Some of the vehicles we've seen come with a few months road tax, so we don't really want to lose that by declaring it SORN, just for a few weeks (or is the tax disc still valid when you remove the SORN on the car?), we also don't want to insure the vehicle before the motability vehicle goes back as we wont get any NCB from the new insurer and that will cost us about an extra 500 in insurance (our current insurance price is about 500-600 but with 0 years no claims it goes up to around 1,000-1,100 - we have 3 years no claims with motability and I've held my driving licence for 6 years). I've read that you don't need this compulsory insurance if the vehicle is in trade, or between registered owners. That is one option, but how long after you buy a vehicle can you keep it in that status, would we be able to keep it like that for a few weeks or is it pretty much instant when we get the car. Obviously I realise I would need some kind of temporary one day insurance to drive the vehicle home after purchase.""

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How Much Will My Car Insurance be?

I am a 16 year old boy, the type of Car Im look at is probably a 1999 Toyota Four Runner for about $3000-$4000. I got my liscence about a week ago and now I just need to get to a 3.0 GPA so that my insurance will go down. Can anyone tell me and estimate of how much money I'm looking at paying monthly for insurance with and without the 3.0 GPA? Thank You""

Cheaper car insurance.?

I'm 17 and I've recently passed my driving test, I'm currently insured as a secondary driver on my Mums car for about 1200. I'd much rather have my own car; I was looking at quotes for 1L Citron saxo's and Vauxhall Corsa's and they all want around 4 grand insurance which is waaay to much. However I know someone who apparently is a main driver on a 5 year old saxo and they're paying about 1300 for it? They're also the same age and gender as me. How the hell did he get it so cheap? I've been on the comparison websites and I can only get it down to about 3800. Any ideas and help are much appreshiated.""

How to get low mileage discount from Progressive auto insurance?

I know that many companies will give a huge discount on your automotive insurance premiums if you supply them with proof that you drive far fewer miles than average. I understand that the best way to do this would be to mail a copy of recent vehicle inspections so that they can officially see the low mileage driven over time. However, Progressive does not mention anything, anywhere about low mileage discounts. I have been told you have to ask for this, or else you would never know it is possible. Does anyone have any knowledge, advice, tips, etc regarding this? Furthermore, does anyone know how you would go about this specifically with Progressive?""

Can anyone recommends a good and cheap car insurance in CA? Thanks

""My daugter is 19, and drives without insurance and driver licence(she has a permit though) in California?""

I tried to reason her not to do it, till I get insurance and she gets the licence, but nothing works. She bought the car on her own, but I was planning to help her with insurance. I wanted to find some impressive articles on internet..kind of like If you drive without insurance, you go to jail or pay $1000, and your car is taken away :-) , but couldn't find anything oficial. Please help!""

How to get insurance check from mortgage when home owners did their own repairs?

Our home was flooded out in September. It completely flooded the basement and a few inches on the first floor of our ranch home. We had contractors replace the furnace and hot water heater and the electrical system. However, all the other repairs were made by our friends and families. We have all worked tirelessly for two months. The insurance company *finally* sent our check. The Mortagage company has the check and is telling us we need contractor estimates? We have completed all the work. The insurance company based the check and estimates knowing we were going to make the repairs ourselves. What should we do?""

Car insurance rates for massachusetts?

I'm a new driver in Massachusetts and I was wondering what the average cost for car insurance is. I read from a place that it would cost about $3,500 and that seemed unreasonably high.""

Help me with car insurance quotes?

Ive been doing quite alot of online quotes with comparison websites lately and I have noticed some of the insurers with the cheapest prices have disappeared... is this because I have done this loads of times? Or am I blacklisted. Im just worried as my insurance this year was 2300 and I will not be able to afford that again! It is only this high due the age of being 19. And also I have tried to go onto elepahant, admiral and even diamond to do quotes on there websites but i got a message appear saying I had to ring them as they were unable to do a quote for me online""

""I need to find how much insurance would cost on a dodge charger, tune-up, tires etc including coupons?

what site should i go to..?

I need a Dentist......I have no insurance....what should I do?

I haven't visited a dentist in years, but I really need to have a check-up. I have no insurance, What can I do? Where can I go?""

Do insurance rates vary on the type or model of car?

Why do people hate Obamacare so much?

Because of this law, a lot of people are now able to get affordable health insurance. I'm one of those people. I can buy my epilepsy medication at an affordable price. Why do Republicans want to rip this away from me and go back to the way things were before? By the way, I was on my parents insurance before, but I moved out because I needed to be a man and get out on my own. Because of Obamacare, that is much more affordable now for me. Health care was a disaster before this law. What will Republicans do if they repeal Obamacare?""

""Car Insurance, including APR?""

So, im looking for car insurance and I found the cheapest one for me. 'A deposit of 70.00 payable by credit or debit card followed by 10 monthly instalments by Direct Debit of 55.90. Total payable is 629.00 including APR of 29.6%.' What does it mean including APR of 29.6% That I will have to pay an extra 29.6%. Its my 3rd year driving and I've never seen this before.""

""What insurance company insures the redskins, or fedex field ?

is there an official insurance sponsor for the redskins

Can you explain to me how health insurance works?

So I'm looking to buy a good health insurance that cover women's exams, such as breasts, and other parts of the body. And I'm married to my husband so we need insurance for the both of us. Is it better to pay high amount first and then make low payment on it? Can you explain this to me? Thanks.""

How much does insurance cost for a teenager?

I'm seventeen years old and I'm going to have to pay for it on my own, and I'm just curious what I might be paying? I live in California and I'll be driving a 99 jeep Cherokee.""

How much increase will I expect in my car insurance premium after an accident that was my fault?

I rear-ended a car that in turn rear-ended another car. Damage to my car cost $6500, liability claims against my policy at $5000. Also one driver claimed for bodily injury amounting to $2000. I am insured under Progressive in Texas""

""Has any one been quoted 23,000 for car insurance?""

i have just been quote 23,000 for a car insurance am i the only one (vaxhaul astra 1.4)?""

How much would auto insurance cost for a 16 year old male on a 1997 Chevrolet Camaro?

I am going to be getting my license soon, and I would like a car that has a nice look to it, but won't break my bank on insurance. I have a job, and I am a high school student. (As stated in the question) I am considering purchasing a 1997 Chevrolet Camaro for what I think is a fair price. I am wondering what an average monthly insurance cost would be from anyone educated in this area, since all of the insurance companies require you to submit all of your information or meet with them for a quote. I have a 3.983 cumulative GPA right now, and I am very cautious (Not saying accidents can't happen, but figure in a safe driver discount). Thank you in advance for any advice.""

Car Insurance Question?

Ok I'm 17 and looking for a car... I found a 1996 Camaro for $2000 my mom said the insurance would be high, so she said no/we'll talk about it. I know insurance is more for guys and teens so its going to be a little more but how much? I know I cant get an exact percent but a rough guess maybe? Would it be like $50, $100, $200 a month? my phone bill is $100(I pay not her)""

Is there a age limit to qualify to get car insurance in California?

I am 17 1/2 years old, and I just saved up enough money to buy my own car. Can I insure the car by myself??""

Chicago health insurance question?

I was wondering what businesses in Chicago probably have no health insurance for their employees?

""I have no health insurance, ambulance came, but I didn't ride on it?

I fainted at my university and some people called 911. The ambulance came and 2 paramedics check my blood sugar level and blood pressure and that was it... I didn't go to the hospital with them or anything. But of course I had to give them my information and all that.... how much do you think they will bill me? I am terrified of how much it will be because I DO NOT have health insurance. :(

Can somebody find me a really cheap insurance company that would cover for like everything?

I need to find an insurance company offers really low price plans that cover as many things as possible, becos we can't spend too much money but I need to find my mom an affordable insurance plan...help, i dun know where to find it.""

How to get young drivers car insurance down?!... HELP :(?

Hey, Im 19 and passed my test in july. Ive finally saved up enough to buy my first car and im looking at buying something around 1000-2000. Only thing im struggling with now is finding affordable car insurance. The cheapest ive been quoted is 2,500 a year, but im hoping to get it cheaper! Anyone any tips on how to get it down? .. would it work out cheaper if i went on my mums policy when she renews it later this month or would that not make any difference. Arggh this is so stressful!""

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Social insurance number?

i'm living in alberta and have my social insurance number but i'm moving to saskatchewan, is there a form i need to fill out online or do i have to go to the provincial building?""

Do Car Insurance rates go up when being rear ended?

I was rear ended and it was NOT my fault. I live in California and have State Farm. Will my rates go up?

Average auto insurance rates?

I'm doing a cost of living project for my Pre-Calculus class, and I need to find monthly cost for auto insurance. The project is hypothetical, and so far I have been unable to get any sort of estimation as my legal information is not accurate to my hypothetical information. So, I'm asking what would be a typical or average rate for a twenty-two year old female college graduate, relatively good driver, and first time buying insurance would be. The coverage should include Comprehensive and Collision, and it's just one driver, one car. Thanks a ton, and if you could tell me where you got your information, citation or personal experience, that'd be great as well.""

What is public liability insurance? where can i get one?

im applying for business permit and one of the requirement is public liability insurance.

Average cost of insurance for mother and two children?

Right now I am a single mom and a cashier. Both of my kids are on medicaid bc we are low income. Within the next month I will be starting a new job as a CNA and will no longer be eligible. I cannot get my companies insurance until after 90 days. any suggestions on what to do 4 my kids in the 90 days, and how much does insurance normally run. We are all healthy no health problems in the past and non smokers children ages 15 months and 2 months. Thank u!""

Car insurance for total loss?

I got a car accident due to bad weather and got a total loss. No one is involved in the accident. I`ve got a full coverage insurance at that time. The insurance company is cancelled a contract with me after a claim (accident) I issued, which I found it through insurance agency. The insurance company said that they did not know the previous accident record on my driver license. Then they cancelled the contract. Can I possibly claim a complain with my insurance company? I terribly need any car since I use a car for my job. The insurance company said they will not give me any money either a car. What should I do? Thank you""

Is there any Insurance for?

Is there any insurance that does cover cosmetic surgrey? Or Social Security? If you don't know then don't comment :) 10 pts!

Will full coverage car insurance cover a blown head gasket?

It still has enough oil in it (between E and F on the dip stick), I can just tell this is what it is because Oil is leaking down the driver side gasket and I'm noticing my coolant level beginning to drop. I just want to do something about it now before I keep driving it and completely blow the engine.""

Step parents health insurance?

I was wondering is it possible for my soon to be wife, to put my kids on her health insurance plan from work? The children live with us. We are in california.""

Still waiting to hear from car insurance if car is a write off?

its been a week since this guy hit me from behind. he was 100% at fault. how long do i have to wait to find out if my car was a write off? the car is fixable and i need to know how much to fix? want my car back!!!!!

How much would the average cost of car insurance for a 16 year old male in ohio be?

""Good, Cheap, Low Insurance Cost, 1st car for a 19 Year Old?

Should be taking my driving test very soon. Ive looked at cars i would like to have. But obviously the insurance is much to high. Any body got any good ideas which would be a good car for me? can pay up to 2000 for the car. because I'm not paying for it. all i have to fund is the insurance. So any low insurance cars around?

What are some good Business insurance in California?

I opened up a business and i need insurance and I'm looking for a good one with a reasonable price with workers comp and liability I live in California south bay got any you recommend?

Where can i go to talk about health insurance in az?

i tried to look up insurances online but im not finding what i need, or just dont understand it.. i want to know where i can walk in and ask a person face to face any questions i have.. i dont know anything about insurance""

Where is a good source of life insurance sales leads.?

I am a new life agent and I am trying to get started in the insurance industry. I am looking for more sources of leads other than my family, friends or the local chamber I've joined. Does anyone have any ideas??""

Car insurance question?

Okay, I'm 18 and I've been driving for over a year now. I was wondering if my car insurance payments will decrease because I've been a good driver. I currently pay $275 a month for my mother and I. Anyone know if my payments will decrease and if so by about how much? Oh yeah, I live in southern California if that means anything. Any help would be greatly appreciated.""

What Exactly Is Life Insurance?

What I mean is... If my Mom has life insurance on me, then when exactly do I receive the money? And can I spend it on whatever I want??""

Young driver car sports car question? (insurance)?

Im 17 years old. Im on a budget of 15k for a new car. Im looking at 2003 350z's, a 2003 Mitsubishi lancer evo, or a subaru wrx (non sti). All of these are ridiculous on insurance, i know, but thats the sacrifice that must be made because i refuse to drive an economy sedan and be like every other kid my age. Im not a wanna be fast-and-furious driver, i have loved cars all my life. What do you guys think would be the most practical sports car for me, either listed above or in your own eyes. Dont suggest anything with less than 230 to the wheels or more than 6 seconds to 60. Thanks.""

Cars cheap on the insurance?

I will be buying a car soon and need advice on which ones are cheap on the insurance for the first couple of years. I like the Toyota Yaris and kind of had my heart set on one of those. Is this cheap?

Should I open a whole life insurance policy or a 401k first?

I met with a financial consultant who told me that the 401k is the last thing I should start. She says it makes more sense to open the whole life which compounds 8% return on my money yearly and pays a yearly dividend. Which is smarter to do first?

Is there a car insurance company which specialises in please answer?

stupid question at this moment in time i think with car insurance company's not insuring young drivers but is there a company which specialises in insuring young drivers on nice cars or just specialises in insuring nice cars thanks ??

What's the best site for cheap bike insurance ?

need to insurance my moped but want to make sure I get a good deal and cheap, any ideas ? thanks

How does low income families apply for health insurence?

My family of 4 has about $32000 annual income. How do I apply for health insurance?

Is their any where that can calculate the average price of car insurance without details?

I just want to calculate the average cost for car insurance without the hassle of putting in my personal details being that it will be at least 2months till i get my licence.

Whats the best vintage muscle car on insurance for a 18 year old?

ive heard that if a car had a smaller engine, 4 door instead of coupe etc. it would be cheaper on insurance. So i want to know what muscle car would be cheapest on insurance for a 18 year old.""

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