The Life of Christ by Fulton Sheen

I love Fulton Sheen's writing; it has a more artistic style, and I love that he ties Catholic teachings to the events in the scripture.
Also chronological order. I know that's a duh, but having all four Gospels together in order. And tying in the Old Testament. *Angel choir noises*
658 Pages

The Lost Prince by Julie Kagawa

I am so happy to see my babies again. Even if it's basically only cameos... I missed Puck and I didn't realize how much I missed him.
I totally called Kenzie's backstory....but I know how to read vibes.... But seriously Kenzie and her relationship with dogs must be protected at all costs.
Grimalkin...never changes. He is a cat.
...Someone talks to an adult.. I am so proud.
I love the concept of the new fey.
372 Pages

Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte

So I read Jane Eyre as a part of a college course...but I didn't actually finish reading it.... because I was an English major and I had a lot of books to read. So I know what happens, but I couldn't remember all the exact details....
I relate so much to how Jane can get people to share stories with her..
....Chapter 15... I'm fine.
I feel like I shouldn't like Mr. Rochester but I do.... a lot...
Jane and Mr. Rochester are so snarky to each other and I am here for it.
Also fortune tellers.... cool. I forgot about that.
..Chapter 23.....
Cranky Mr. Collins look-alike needs to go.
The last three chapters *angelic sounds*
I just love the idea of being with someone who lets you be a wildfire, and a wildfire that’s harnessed for good. I think it really helps that Jane is super self-reflective and she tells the readers what she thinks and feels, because then metaphors. I just love comparing how Jane’s suitors affect (or attempt to affect) her. Because one has an image of Jane that she is not, and wants her to conform to that image; and the other delights when she is herself, fiery as she may be. Just leave me to my screeching.
I feel like I need to make a giant post about me fangirling over Mr. Rochester....
680 Pages

Call Down the Hawk by Maggie Stiefvater

Ronan, my cranky baby. I love you more than you love your cows.
Parcifal my angsty particular cinnamon roll who deserves to be protected
Adam, you brain, you wonderful Slytherin who has a heart of gold.
Ronan cares about everyone and I can't handle it. The way he sees the world speaks to me on a spiritual level....Like he cares about everyone, but he's only friends with a few people and those people are the people that he loves fiercely.
Declan deserves the princess fairy tale ending that he says he doesn't want or need.
I love Chainsaw. I want one.
.....Sargento...
I have some crack theories after the last chapter. Hit me up if you're interested.
480 Pages

Five Dark Fates by Kendare Blake

I don't like Emelia and I don't know why.
But Billy. I stan Billy. Harriet. Gosh.
Pietyr. Why
I love that bear and the only people who are allowed to get near him are people who are actually trustworthy...I will defend him with my life.
I am getting so many Wicked vibes...Elphie, you're trembling....So many No Good Deed vibes.

Billy is Arlo.
....socks
Jules...Don't you mean Joan of Arc? "I am not afraid; I was born to do this."
....Ok but I need more epilogue...ok I found like two pages that were sent in a special giveaway box, thank goodness.
HOW ARE THERE ONLY 17 FANFICTIONS FOR THIS SERIES. I AM DISGUSTED

464 Pages

The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern

I am loving this world and the concept. I love Erin's writing style. She has like twenty-seven million stories going on and it's perfect. Her descriptions.. chef's kiss
Alexa play "Into the Unknown"
....Am I the only one getting tons of LOTR references.
But seriously they are living the dream. *Insert gif of Lumiere from Beauty and the Beast raising his arms yelling "and BOOKS!"
Cats...I love the cats.
The kitchen *sobbing*
Eleanor *more sobbing*
Simon *uncontrollable sobbing*
I'm fine.
I knew there was going to be a Pirates of the Caribbean reference...Now if only I can find the jar of dirt...

512 Pages

The Amber Spyglass by Philip Pullman

I love Will. And I love how much he loves Lyra..  He protect. I'm fine. I'm just going to focus on that and not all of the....yeah.
And I love my wonderful bear friend.
And Pan. I love Pan.
TEXAS
I have a lot of opinions about this book and this series, and I think the book was really good if you get rid of all of the politics. I love Lyra and Will and Pan. I love the relationships between the characters, and how they can be selfless for each other.

Going into a minor rant, because theology, so you can totally skip this part:

Any human organization is going to have failures, because humans are inherently imperfect. There is corruption and evil everywhere. But where there is evil, there is also good. Darkness requires light. Desire is not inherently evil; it's what you do with those desires that has the potential to be bad.
Science and religion can go together, and you can seek knowledge and strength and still be humble. You don't need to be in a relationship to be "whole" or "satisfied" or "happy."
I have a lot of feelings about Mary, but I won't get into because I could write a thesis on it... .

I'm just going to go home and read Aquinas and Augustine and St. Teresa of Calcutta

518 Pages

The Subtle Knife by Philip Pullman

So I definitely am liking The Subtle Knife better than The Golden Compass.
I love Will. He's a sweetie.
...Although I feel like I need to make multiple flow charts to actually understand who's the bad guy...because they're all bad. Except Will. Will must be protected at all costs. And Texas balloon guy.

352 Pages

Our Dark Duet by Victoria Schwab

August, your heart. AGH sfdajklsjkld
I live for angsty teenagers having existential crises.
I love Alegro.
Hey look, Dementors and Harry Potter's scar communication.
I just love battle scenes
Henry...Augh why

...There's a song from a French Broadway musical I want to reference, but spoilers.
And it reminds me of an anime where one of the characters plays the violin, but AGAIN spoilers.
.....No one prepared me for this, and it's not fair.
544 Pages

Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Volume 12 by Naoko Takeuchi

....Did they mean to reference the ghost of Christmas future...
"I'm 16, I'm a grandmother" vine
....There's an Oprah of Sailor Guardian Crystals, apparently.
The classic trope of being under the control of someone evil and fighting them. Hehe
I think Stephanie Meyer was reading Sailor Moon when she got the idea for Renesme's powers.
....connections to everyone.
Chibi Chibi....How did I not figure that out...
Epilogues...Cry.
280 Pages

My One and Only Cowboy (Meadow Valley #1). By A.J. Pine.

My One and Only Cowboy (Meadow Valley #1). By A.J. Pine. 2019. Forever. ISBN-13: 978-1-5387-4980-7 ( ARC ebook).

Two years ago, Vegas veterinary technician Delaney Harper’s con artist ex-husband emptied out their joint bank accounts, putting her dream of running an animal rescue on hold. But now she is determined to take back the California land he illegally sold without her consent. This brings her to a guest ranch in Meadow Valley, California, facing off against rancher Sam Callahan. Sam, his brother, and his best friend have been working hard for almost two years to bring their dream of running a guest ranch to fruition and now it’s finally happening. But getting a new business off the ground isn’t easy and the stranger claiming his property is hers isn’t helping matters.

Fortunately for Sam, the small town of Meadow Valley has shut down their businesses, including the mechanic and local government offices, for a whole week for their upcoming festival; and Delaney’s car is broken down. Providing her room and food in exchange for helping out at the ranch, Sam hopes he can persuade Delaney to forgo her plans of taking control of half of the land. He never imagined he’d be fighting her for control of his heart too.

While this is an enjoyable enough contemporary cowboy romance it took a while to warm up to Delaney, who comes onto the land (now ranch) after two years and confronts Sam without doing any due diligence regarding legal matters beforehand. I also had a problem tracking the time. For me there are times the impression is given that all of the events take place in three or so days, leaving several days unaccounted for. When compared to the Crossroads Ranch series by Pine, I found this first installment of Meadow Valley a bit disjointed and lacking in the level of connection between the main couple. However I am not writing this series off as the men are interesting and I’m curious to see how the guest ranching fares for the Callahan brothers and their friend Colt.

*Does not include the bonus novel The Toughest Cowboy in Texas by Carolyn Brown.

239 pages

Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Volume 11 by Naoko Takeuchi

I do appreciate that they made the stakes higher.  The villains are harder to beat, which sometimes can be a challenging thing to accomplish in a series with multiple villain arcs.
You get to be a guardian, and you get to be a guardian.
....how on earth do you get a bun to be shaped like a heart?.....I mean goals, but still....
248 Pages

Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Volume 10 by Naoko Takeuchi

Mamoru finally getting the spotlight that he deserves.
Helios...come on. Use your brain. It was obviously Chibi
248 Pages

This Savage Song by Victoria Schwab

I am loving this whole concept!
August, I love you.
Anyone else getting a Warm Bodies vibe?
Warehouses are my jam for reasons that are exemplified at the climax of this book. I love pain.
480 Pages

The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman

I wish my brain wasn't constantly trying to figure out how this world worked...because my Catholic theology is like "that is not correct."
....trust no one Lyra...come on.
I feel the need to get on my soap box about Mrs. Cowlter. And how evil often disguises itself as something good, beautiful, and appealing, but it never truly satisfies--it can never live up to the expectations we put on it. And evil likes to distract you from the things you know you should be doing. Evil can be found anywhere, and good can be found anywhere, and good will always be there to oppose it, and evil is really hard to recognize as evil sometimes.
I love Pantalaimon and the wonderful polar bear.
399 Pages

The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern

I love the world building and the characters and the premise... DSAJKLFDA;JKLSFGDAJKLSGDA;JKLSFDAJKL
Bowler hat guy.....Meet the Robinsons, anyone?
Marco Marco Marco....
What is it with boys with green eyes and umbrellas....
What... What is going on. I am confusion. Is this Tuck Everlasting. Is this Kate and Leopold. Is this The Time Traveler's Wife? I DON'T FREAKING KNOW WHAT'S HAPPENING.
I have lots of feelings. And I can't talk about them because spoilers.
Marco must be another reason why I'm single.
Celia is a goddess and I love her.
Bailey. Heart eyes.
....And every song that is on my Spotify Top Songs 2019 fits...The Greatest Show (Panic! at the Disco), Rewrite the Stars, Mirrors by JT; It's because all the songs/music videos are circus themed, isn't it?.....So this is my life.
516 Pages

Two Dark Reigns by Kendare Blake

....What is it with the name Christine and being the love rival? I'm a nice person, darn it. I have never been the love rival... Or have I done it unintentionally... Nah.
The more I get to know Mirabella, the more I love her.
Billy really does drink Respect Women Juice...I love him. And he is so charming. (Alexa, play I Feel Pretty by the guy who played Hans in Frozen). But no, he's great. I love him. He's so useful.. We'd be lost without our Hufflepuff. He is so done with Sister and Queen Ridiculousness. He is too good for this world, and his bromance with the bear. A+
Pietyr..
I love all the lore and history of this series.



464 Pages

True Devotion to Mary: With Preparation for Total Consecration by St. Louis de Montfort

Just a heads up, my Catholic brain is getting on a chair of excitement.
I loved doing this devotion. I've done the 33 days to morning glory consecration, but I loved getting back to the roots of the Marian consecration. It took a bit of planning for me to be able to not be overwhelmed by the reading every day. I loved the repetition of the prayers, and all the mic drops about how Mary is the best Mom ever and is the best advocate for us, and how Mary always wants to bring people closer to Jesus. .... I love getting to know Mom more. I could literally go on for hours about how amazing Mary is, and how the consecration has changed my life in the past...five?...years
...I may or may not have underlined a lot of the book.
I love my Mom.
332 Pages

Our Lady of Guadalupe: Mother of the Civilization of Love by Carl Anderson

"Our Lady of Guadalupe’s only words of spiritual guidance are her gentle but persistent reminders to Juan Diego about love: a love that can be trusted, a love that gives dignity, a love that is personal. If we are to see in her words an answer to a spiritual problem, the spiritual problem it answers is a lack of love and a lack of understanding about love as relationship rather than as practice. The Guadalupan message is, in its originality, a spiritual education, an education in love."
I love Our Lady of Guadalupe, and I loved learning more about the history...the apparitions, the tilma... Just the analysis of the image and all the meanings. Literally just read any of the scientific and artistic studies of the tilma.
So many Ratzinger and Karol Józef Wojtyła quotes.
I'm fine... I love my Mom. 
272 Pages

One Dark Throne by Kendare Blake

I'm so glad Jules has a brain.
I love Billy more and more.....Harriet.
I don't know who to trust... Except Billy...and Jules...and the bear.
Pietyr. Heart eyes. You cute.
I'm just waiting for Billy to come flying in on a rope yelling "Let the green girl go!"
....So that happened.
480 Pages