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

Blood Spell by C.J. Redwine

Sign language...YAAAAAAS
Protective older brothers. Heart eyes. Everything I've ever wanted. I'm fine. I'm dying. I can't.
I love Keenan. I love Keenan. I love Keenan. (For some reason he reminds me of Soren from the Dragon Prince).
You can't just name someone Nessa and expect me to not make Wicked References.... "What Is This Feeling?", anyone?
I repeat as I always repeat.... WHERE IS THE FANART AND FANFICTION.
Emotional vulnerability. Heart eyes
I love Grandmere. She sassy. *Grabs wand and starts throwing random threats* Samesies.
When two people can be themselves and they bring out the best in each other and see each other for who they are, and not who they pretend to be. Showing each other that they matter. Your girl loves it when someone is like "You matter; keep on living"
...Are books the reason I'm single?
*You can't kill me vine*
448 Pages

Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Volume 8 by Naoko Takeuchi

Ok, but where is Super Tuxedo Mask?
Pegasus Unicorn. Heart eyes.
What is wrong with my baby?!? He must be protected at all costs.
I love the introduction of the new villians and the theme they have around them.
Plot Twist at the end. This is such a Fanfiction AU if I've ever seen one....
Foreshadowed? Yes. Happy that it happened? Double Yes.

232 Pages

Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Volume 7 by Naoko Takeuchi

We have all the planets now! and Pluto
VIVA LA PLUTO!!!!
Does far off planet= socially awkward...the world may never know.
Mamoru stop being adorable

240 Pages

Snow White With the Red Hair: Volume 21 by Sorata Akiduki

...Zen what did you do to your hair. Incorrect. Is there an erase button for the brain?
Ryuu. Heart eyes... You're growing more mature and I love you.

192 Pages

The Trials of Apollo: Book One: The Hidden Oracle by Rick Riordan

Sucky haikus. I can get behind that.
Percy Cameo. Heart eyes.
Reading books that are easy and quick are great.
Apollo....you stupid.
...Did Nico just say "this is my emotional support boyfriend"...
And now I present my haikus:

Apollo is a jerk
Character development
Dramatic as heck

Haikus better now
Should I even be surprised?
Humans aren't that bad

A plot twist I guess
Commentary on abuse
Dramatic entrance.

416 Pages

Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Volume 6 by Naoko Takeuchi

Communication is key, y'all.
Introduction of new characters....And I've heard about some of the drama that happened during the 90s anime...
Mamoru....Por que.
240 Pages

Anne of Avonlea by L.M. Montgomery

Anne I love you. You are so silly. she just falls into trouble so much...saaame.
Also I love that she encourages everyone during a party to say whatever comes into their minds...
Paul.. You deserve the world and you must be protected at all costs.
....They're ignoring my ship and I feel attacked....I need more Gilbert... Give me Gilbert or give me death...
Oh my Gosh Ms. Lavendar. Yaass
Anne is a shipper and a fangirl and you cannot convince me otherwise.
The way Anne feels about Diann when she gets a boyfriend.... Seriously, same Anne. You are me.
....If I'm going to have to wait this long for my Gilbert, I might die.
282 Pages

The Shadow Throne by Jennifer A Nielsen

"It would take entire lifetimes for the men... to deserve their women"  RT. *Clap back*
Women being fierce and amazing
Did I see some Christ imagery...yes I did. But put suffering in front of me, and that's what I'll see...You can't just talk about saints and priests and expect me to stay calm...
....What kind of plot twist was that...Is this a Snape thing.
My beautiful babies.
The bonus scene was amazing!
336 Pages

All I Want for Christmas is a Cowboy (The Wyoming Cowboy #1). By Jessica Clare, Narrator: Abby Craden.

All I Want for Christmas is a Cowboy (The Wyoming Cowboy #1). By Jessica Clare, Narrator: Abby Craden. 2019. Tantor Audio (Unabridged audiobook, 8 hours, 3 mins).

Leading into the Christmas holiday, Eli Pickett finds only himself at the Wyoming cattle ranch he works at, as the rest of the hired hands have left on vacation. He doesn’t mind though, he’d much rather have the solitude the snow-covered sprawl provides than be a charity case.

Cassandra Horn is a long way from Manhattan, but she needs a respite from her self-involved boss and the boss’s flirty boyfriend. Her parent’s winter cabin in Wyoming should offer the perfect getaway. However, she is caught in a blizzard and crashes her car. Eli, out looking for a surly cow with a penchant for knocking down fence, comes upon an unconscious Cassandra on the verge of hypothermia. When she wakes, she finds she has amnesia and is snowed in with a cute cowboy of the strong, silent variety.

Sometimes forced proximity and amnesia plots are dark in tone, but that has never been Clare’s style. If you want a light and fun tone with your snowed-in holiday romance, this is your book.

 

288 pages

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Three Dark Queens by Kendare Blake

I am trusting no one and I am suspicious of everyone. I am suspicious of all the boys. Sisters before misters...

Jules deserves the world... She's adorbs.

Can someone punch some of the boys...Please...

Also...Has no one heard of dibs...Like come on. Control yourselves.

432 Pages

Snow White With the Red Hair: Volume 20 by Sorata Akiduki

Kiki and Mitsuhide... Why must they torment me so? (Gif of Mrs. Bennet)...What does Mitsuhide actually feel... I have no freaking clue... Is he into girls, into guys, into no one.....I need answers.... There's unrequited love somewhere, but I don't know where..... Shrug.

Zen....Heart eyes

Ok but Classic Fanfiction trope. Snowed in at the Inn....Is there only one bed...Maybe...Cue me screaming on the roof.

Brotherly love. Yass Yass. Yass

192 Pages

Wolf Rebel (SWAT #10). By Paige Tyler.

Wolf Rebel (SWAT #10). By Paige Tyler. 2019. Sourcebooks Casablanca (ARC eBook).

Police officer Rachel Bennett has had a rough go of it in the past year. Brutally injured by a crazed man while responding to a dispatch call in a graveyard in the middle of the night, she recovers only to discover that the close call triggered her transformation into a werewolf. Now she’s a member of the Dallas Police Department’s Special Wolf Alpha Team (SWAT), a division made up of werewolves, and her latest assignment is working a protection detail for an Assistant District Attorney. Plagued by nightmares, strange smells and hallucinations of her attacker, Rachel hopes work will be enough to distract her from her mental crisis, but then she learns that she’ll be working alongside Knox Lawson, and her troubles multiply.
 

This is new author and series to me. Wolf Rebel is the 10^th installment of SWAT, but can be read as a standalone well enough. While there is the standard paranormal fare of fated mates and enemies to lovers, Rachel and Knox’s story switches it up by having her, a relative novice at being a werewolf, training an even newer werewolf in Knox. Wolf Rebel delivers two people pulled together against all odds, but it is more heavy on the action than the romance, and there are some creepy moments where Rachel’s past comes back to haunt her that adds an element of suspense as well as an interesting look into Tyler’s supernatural world. Overall, an action-packed and entertaining read with a bit of steam on the side.

320 pages

How to Betray a Dragon's Hero by Cressida Cowell

I just love picturing Toothless in a little winter coat. He is so ridiculous and I love him. He is so spiteful in such a childish way. I'm not cold. Actually I'm really hot. I need to go home to cool down. Toothless being cheeky never gets old. I will always love the way David Tennant plays him.

Snotlout....Can we just frame the whole chapter... The whole "If I stop being angry..." Chef's kiss.
*You know what that is? Growth.* gif Emotional depth.

416 Pages

The Runaway King by Jennifer A Nielsen

Jaron....why...why are boys stupid. Why do they have hearts of gold and brains of mush. Someone teach this boy communication skills. I do love how he interacts with children and how he fights though... Cunning is important.
I love Harlowe. Too good for this world..Too pure...Does he remind me of the priest from Les Mis...Perhaps
Imogen deserves more credit. She smart. She fierce. And she don't need no man.
352 Pages

The False Prince by Jennifer A Nielsen

So I wasn't interested and I regretted reading it--because I'm the kind of person that has to read all the books of a series (I ain't no quitter). And then I didn't. Because plot twists, y'all.
..I am confusion...Is he or is he not... Oh my gosh...Seriously...Unreliable narrators. Curses. I'm mad at myself.
I do love royalty who act nobly...

352 Pages

How to Fight a Dragon's Fury by Cressida Cowell

There were dragons when I was a boy...How dare they..
My little boy growing up and learning things.
Gif of Mushu "My little baby is all grown up and savin' China." Frame all the lessons.
Just frame the whole last chapter and epilogue. Why did I think I could listen to this while I was driving?
I just want a poster of "Not the Settling Kind"
496 Pages

Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery

I love Anne. She is me. She's so dramatic. She's so extra. She loves anything that's romantic....Same. Enneagram 4 unite... Marilla going on about how she keeps talking...me when I was younger...I feel attacked.
Practicing her emotions and her acting. Don't be alarmed if you hear me wailing in the background...Someone tell my neighbors that....I react to my TV shows....
Marilla is so sassy.
Matthew...Heart eyes.
OH MY GOSH JUST GET TOGETHER ALREADY
...You did not just make me feel things...How dare. No.Nope nope nope.
Marilla...did you seriously just...you are a subtle shipper.
Gilbert!! Crying cat meme. Just put a freaking ring on it. I can't handle this.
308 Pages

Hidden Things: A Novel. By Doyce Testerman.

Hidden Things: A Novel. By Doyce Testerman. 2012. Harper Voyager. ISBN-13: 9780062108111 (Paperback).

“Watch out for the hidden things,” are the last words private investigator, Josh White, speaks to his business partner, best friend and ex-girlfriend, Calliope Jenkins, while still alive. But cryptic messages from Josh on their business’s answering machine and couriered by a stranger known as the Fat Man send Calliope on a bizarre road trip halfway across the country. With her is an appointed guide, Vikous, who for all appearances is a trench coat-wearing clown. But as Calliope is about to learn, not all things are as they seem and not all shadows that have been forgotten and relegated to myths and nightmares prefer to remain hidden.

Hidden Things is a character-driven story, but the fantasy and suspense elements fit well into the plot and how the Hidden beings are portrayed is wonderfully unique. Interspersed with Calliope’s bittersweet memories of Josh and snarky camaraderie with Vikous, this is a great debut novel by Testerman.

323 pages

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Catechism of the Catholic Church-Image Book (Editor)

I love learning more about the basic beliefs of my faith and knowing more precisely why we believe things. I love how it's organized and how many references to the scripture and to Church writings there were.There are so many quotes!
I think I have like a third of the book underlined.
St. Augustine, St. Therese of Lisieux, and St. Thomas Aquinas, y'all!

825 Pages