Sara Reads Things

  Hey Sunday. If you haven't heard, we finally found a car. A brand new 2021 Jeep Grand Charokee L Limited. That's a mouthful. Picture of it is up on the menu for Monday, here is you want to check it out. What a whirlwind of a buying process. I don't want to have to deal with that for a long time. On top of all the car drama, my baby boy turned 8. That kid is one of a kind, being dubbed Captain Cranky. Love all my boys. Lets get to the recap. Sunday Confessions #106 ~ Weekly Menu #414 And The Book Of The Week ~ Book Review: Same Kind of Different as Me by Ron Hall ~ Can't Wait Wednesday ~ TV Review: Discovery of Witches Season 2 ~ Book Review: Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad ~ Recipe: Bruschetta Chicken Weekly Menu #415 And The Book Of The Week ~ July 2020 Wrap Up ~ Book Review: A Terrible Fall of Angels by Laurell K. Hamilton ~ Book Review: The Godstone by Violette Malan ~ Sunday Confessions #108 Picked this one up from the publisher, St. Martins Press and I am sup...

  I came across this recipe a few years ago when I need something simple to make after a long weekend. This is now one of my families favorites and my in-laws are now making it as well. You just can't go wrong with simple.  Course: Main Course Servings: 2- 4 people Time to Make: 20 Minutes Ingredients: 1 Tbs Olive oil 1 lbs Boneless chicken breast 1 Package Knorr rice sides - Creamy chicken flavor 1/2 Cup shredded mozzarella Roma tomato Basil Instructions: 1. Heat oil in a pan on medium-high heat. Pound chicken breast to about a quarter to half inch thick and cook in pan until done. About 4 minuets on each side. 2. Prepare Knorr rice side according to package. (I like to use a sauce pan, but some have used the same skillet after the chicken is done cooking if you want to cut down on your dirty dishes.) 3. Stir in tomatoes and sprinkle with mozzarella and basil. You can either cut up the chicken breast or serve whole. I also like to add extra Mozzarella to the rice.

  Title: Heart of Darkness By: Joseph Conrad Genre: Historical Fiction Pages: 72 Release Date: 1899 Publisher: Dover Publications Rating: ★★★★☆   Summary from Goodreads: Dark allegory describes the narrator's journey up the Congo River and his meeting with, and fascination by, Mr. Kurtz, a mysterious personage who dominates the unruly inhabitants of the region. Masterly blend of adventure, character development, psychological penetration. Considered by many Conrad's finest, most enigmatic story.   Add on Goodreads   Review: This is one of those books you really have to take your time with just to understand all the intricate nuances and comparisons within the text. I originally picked up this book as a part of my Gilmore Girls reading challenge. It wasn't something that I would normally read and probably won't ever read something like this again, but It really made me think. I feel a little lost for words, as it was a dark and controversial tale, but one that screams...

  Title:  A Discovery of Witches Genre:  Paranormal Release Date:  January 8th, 2021 My Rating: ★★★★★ IMDB Rating:  8.0/10 Cast: Matthew Goode , Teresa Palmer   Summary from IMDB:  Diana Bishop, historian and witch, accesses Ashmole 782 and knows she must solve its mysteries. She is offered help by the enigmatic Matthew Clairmont, but he's a vampire and witches should never trust vampires.   IMDB Trailer   Review: This show continues to blow me away. I always find it refreshing when a book or show about witches and vampires takes a new approach to the normal lore that we all know. It really makes for good viewing. Since I haven't read the second book in this series yet, I cannot speak of how well the show follows the original story, but damn, its really good. Diana and Matthew went back in time at the end of last season. This time around, Diana finds herself trying to fit in to a 1590's world without the previous knowledge that Matthew has. I...

  Can't-Wait Wednesday  is a weekly meme hosted here, at  Wishful Endings , to spotlight and discuss the books we're excited about that we have yet to read. Generally they're books that have yet to be released. It's based on Waiting on Wednesday, hosted by the fabulous Jill at  Breaking the Spine . If you're continuing with WOW, feel free to link those up as well! Find out more  here . My Mom suggested this one to me and my mom never leads me a stray. We're a huge bookish family.  Title: The Historians By: Cecilia Ekback Genre: Historical Fiction Pages: 464 Release Date: January 12th, 2021 Publisher: Harper Perennial   Summary from Goodreads: It is 1943 and Sweden’s neutrality in the war is under pressure. Laura Dahlgren, the bright, young right-hand of the chief negotiator to Germany, is privy to these tensions, even as she tries to keep her head down in the mounting fray. However, when Laura’s best friend from university, Britta, is discovered murder...

  Title: Same Kind of Different as Me By: Ron Hall Genre: Non-Fiction Pages: 240 Release Date: June 18th, 2006 Publisher: Thomas Nelson Rating: ★★★★☆   Summary from Goodreads: A dangerous, homeless drifter who grew up picking cotton in virtual slavery. An upscale art dealer accustomed to the world   of Armani and Chanel. A gutsy woman with a stubborn dream. A story so incredible no novelist would dare dream it. This as honky-tonk . . . and, without a doubt, inside the heart of God. It unfolds at a Hollywood hacienda . . . an upscale New York gallery . . . a downtown dumpster . . . a Texas ranch. Gritty with betrayal, pain, and brutality, it also shines with an unexpected, life-changing love.   Add on Goodreads   Review: Its strange to think that slavery still exists to this day, but that's what this book brings to the table. If you really think about it, racism has allowed the system to be stretched in favor of those whole still have hate in ...

  Monday, Monday! We are back and I have to say thank you for everyone who was thinking and praying for my Grandpa, he made it another week. Not sure if that's a good thing or not at this point, but we shall see. If he is meant to stick around longer, then that's ok with me. On a more positive note, we managed to find a new car. Not the one we were originally looking at, but it checked all the boxes and I'm really happy with it. Welcome, Plump Vernon to the family, my 2021 Jeep Grand Cherokee L Limited. It's so fancy... Almost too fancy, lol. I'm grateful to my husband for dealing with the dealer while I sat in comfort at home. To think that only a few short years ago we were barely scraping by, and now with a lot of hard work, we can afford a beauty like this.  This weeks book is No Prisoners by Karen Traviss. I'm still working through my Star Wars reading challenge and this is the next book in the series. Its short and will definitely be done by the time you a...