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  Title: Parabellum By: Greg Hickey Genre: Thriller Pages: 354 Release Date: October 20th, 2020 Publisher: Greg Hickey Rating: ★★★★☆   Summary from Goodreads: Why does this keep happening? “A vivid, harrowing journey.” - Jenny Milchman, Mary Higgins Clark Award-winning author of Cover of Snow A shooting at a Chicago beach leaves several dead and dozens injured. In the year before the attack, four individuals emerge as possible suspects. An apathetic computer programmer. An ex-college athlete with a history of head injuries. An Army veteran turned Chicago cop. A despondent high school student. One of them is the shooter. Discover who and why. “Parabellum is taut, slow-burning crime fiction at its best. And it’s a great deal more than that.” - Paul Flower, author of The Great American Cheese War If you like nuanced literary crime fiction that explores the depths of the human psyche, you’ll love Greg Hickey's compelling and unforgettable novel.   Add on Goodreads ...

  Hello Monday! This is the last week of 2020. Are you as excited as I am for this poop show of a year to be over? Everything has me drained and I need more stability to function. Lets hope for the best. This weeks book is Newt's Emerald by Garth Nix. Nix is one of my favorite authors and his books are the reason I fell in love with reading. I put this book on my TBR pile a long time ago and am excited to finally read it. What is the last book you will be reading this year? Lets get to this weeks menu. Enjoy! WEEKLY MENU   Monday Smash Burgers   Tuesday Ramen Bowls   Wednesday Beef Tacos   Thursday Creamy Chicken Soup   Friday Smoked Sausage with Potatoes and Green Beans   Saturday Italian Sausage Crescent Braid   Sunday Tortellini Soup

  Hello Sunday! I hope you all had a really wonderful and safe Christmas. Mine was great, filled with zoom meetings with family and friends and a small gathering with those who are closest to us. Sunday Confessions #75 ~ Weekly Menu #383 And The Book Of The Week ~ Book Review: Small Magic by Terry Brooks ~ Book Review: Her Wicked Marquess by Stacy Reid Weekly Menu #384 And The Book Of The Week ~ Book Review: Parabellum by Greg Hickey ~ Movie Review: The Happiest Season ~ Sunday Confessions #77 25/196 in my Star Wars Legends challenge ~ 15/20 in my Scotland challenge ~ 43/341 Gilmore Girls challenge ~ 43/100 in my 100 books before you die challenge Here's to the new year.

  Title: Her Wicked Marquess By: Stacy Reid Genre: Historical Romance Pages: 400 Release Date: December 29th, 2020 Publisher: Entangled: Amara Rating: ★★★★☆   Summary from Goodreads: Miss Maryann Fitzwilliam is too witty and bookish for her own good. No gentleman of the ton will marry her, so her parents arrange for her to wed a man old enough to be her father. But Maryann is ready to use those wits to turn herself into a sinful wallflower. When the scandal sheet reports a sighting of Nicolas St. Ives, the Marquess of Rothbury, climbing out the chamber windows of a house party, Maryann does the unthinkable. She anonymously claims that the bedchamber belonged to none other than Miss Fitzwilliam, tarnishing her own reputation—and chances of the dastardly union her family secured for her. Now she just needs to convince the marquess to keep his silence. Turns out Nicolas allows for the scandal to perpetuate for his own reasons… But when Maryann’s parents hold fast to their arrange...

  Title: Small Magic By: Terry Brooks Genre: Fantasy Pages: 432 Release Date: March 2nd, 2021 Publisher: Del Rey Books Rating: ★★★★☆   Summary from Goodreads: Escape to worlds full of adventure and magic in the first-ever Terry Brooks short story collection, featuring both new and fan-favorite stories from all three of his major literary worlds: Shannara, Magic Kingdom, and The Word & The Void. Terry Brooks offers readers both new and long-forgotten glimpses into all of his most beloved worlds. Here are heroes fighting new battles and struggling to conquer the ghosts of the past. Here are quests both small and far-reaching; heroism both intimate and vast. Here we learn of Garet Jax's childhood, see how Allanon first located Shea Ohmsford, and follow an old wing-rider at the end of his life. Here we see knights of the Word fighting demons within and without, and witness Ben Holiday and his daughter each trying to overcome the unique challenges that Landover offers. Perfect ...

  Hello Monday. Well, its the week of Christmas and I can't believe 2020 is almost over. It seems like this year has gone fast, but also way too slow if you know what I mean. I want it to be over, but at the same time, terrified of what's to come. Will 2021 be worse? I sure hope not. This weeks read is Ready Player Two by Ernest Cline. I absolutely loved ready player one. My husband and I had a read off to see who would finish the book first. It was a close one. I think I won by only a few minutes. I'm really hoping that this second installment lives up to those high expectations, but I've already heard some opinions on it and I'm scared. Have you read it? Let me know what you thought in the comments below. Lets get to what you've all been waiting for, the weekly menu. Christmas is not a full menu since I will only be making a few dishes for family dinner. Enjoy and Merry Christmas! WEEKLY MENU   Monday Lasagna   Tuesday General Tso's Chicken   Wednesday Smo...

  Hello Sunday! This is the last Sunday before Christmas. At the beginning of this week I needed 11 books to finish my reading challenge of 200 books read this year. Cross your fingers I finish it by new years.  Sunday Confessions #74 ~ Weekly Menu #382 And The Book Of The Week ~ Book Review: The Rural Diaries by Hilarie Burton Morgan ~ Movie Review: Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind Weekly Menu #383 And The Book Of The Week ~ Book Review: Small Magic by Terry Brooks ~ Book Review: Her Wicked Marquess by Stacy Reid ~ Sunday Confessions #76 24/196 in my Star Wars Legends challenge ~ 15/20 in my Scotland challenge ~ 43/341 Gilmore Girls challenge ~ 43/100 in my 100 books before you die challenge I hope you all have a wonderful Christmas.

  Title:  Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind Genre:  Biography Release Date:  July 16th, 2018 My Rating: ★★★★★ IMDB Rating:  8.0/10 Cast: Robin Williams , Steve Allen , Robert Altman   Summary from IMDB:  An intimate look into the life and work of the revered master comedian and actor, Robin Williams .   IMDB Trailer   Review: Robin Williams was one of the most iconic actors of my childhood. His name always gathered all of my siblings together to watch him perform. It was a sad day when we learned of his death. This biographical movie brings to light the reasoning behind his death, but more importantly, celebrates his achievements in life. Bring your tissues, the tears will flow freely. 

  Title: The Rural Diaries By: Hilarie Burton Morgan Genre: Autobiography Pages: 272 Release Date: May 5th, 2020 Publisher: HarperOne Rating: ★★★★☆   Summary from Goodreads: The beloved actress and star of  One Tree Hill, White Collar , and  Lethal Weapon,  Hilarie Burton Morgan, tells the story of leaving Hollywood for a radically different kind of life in upstate New York with her husband Jeffrey Dean Morgan—a celebration of community, family, and the value of hard work in small town America. While Hilarie Burton Morgan's hectic lifestyle as an actress in New York and Los Angeles gave her a comfortable life, it did not fulfill her spiritually or emotionally. After the birth of their first son, she and her husband Jeffrey Dean Morgan, the star of The Walking Dead, decided to make a major change: they bought a working farm in Rhinebeck, New York, and began a new chapter in their lives. The Rural Diaries chronicles her inspiring story of farm life:...