Sara Reads Things

  Title: Terciel & Elinor By: Garth Nix Genre: Fantasy Pages: 560 Release Date: November 2nd, 2021 Publisher: Katherine Tegen Books Rating: ★★★★☆   Summary from Goodreads: In the Old Kingdom, a land of ancient and often terrible magics, eighteen year-old orphan Terciel learns the art of necromancy from his great-aunt Tizanael. But not to raise the Dead, rather to lay them to rest. He is the Abhorsen-in-Waiting, and Tizanael is the Abhorsen, the latest in a long line of people whose task it is to make sure the Dead do not return to Life. Across the Wall in Ancelstierre, a steam-age country where magic usually does not work, nineteen year-old Elinor lives a secluded life. Her only friends an old governess and an even older groom who was once a famous circus performer. Her mother is a tyrant, who is feared by all despite her sickness and impending death . . . but perhaps there is even more to fear from that. Elinor does not know she is deeply connected to the Old Kingdom, nor...

  Can you believe its the end of November already? I'm only half done with my Christmas shopping and need to get on that ASAP so all my presents show up on time. What about you? This weeks read is Bet On It by Jodie Slaughter. I love grabbing up these books, they are a nice side hustle from my normal reads. What are you reading this week? Lets get to the menu. Enjoy!  WEEKLY MENU   Monday Turkey Pesto Panini   Tuesday Sausage and Brussel Sprout Pasta   Wednesday Baked Sage Chicken Meatballs   Thursday Dan Dan Noodles   Friday Cauliflower Sausage Soup   Saturday Bacon Grilled Cheese   Sunday Leftovers Night

  Hello Sunday and happy after Thanksgiving. Did you stuff yourself? I sure did. I mean, stuffing is one of my favorite dishes... Lets get to the weekly recap. Sunday Confessions #123 ~ Weekly Menu #431 And The Book Of The Week ~ Book Review: The Bookseller's Secret by Michelle Gable ~ Happy Thanksgiving ~ Book Review: Never Saw Me Coming by Vera Kurian Weekly Menu #432 And The Book Of The Week ~ November 2021 Wrap Up ~ Book Review: Terciel and Elinor by Garth Nix ~ Giveaway ~ Sunday Confessions #125 Haven't started this one yet, but its a short one and I should have it done the end of the day. Happy reading. I've been listening a lot to 90's hits and this came up today. I'll Be by Edwin McCain. There has been a lot of good shows and movies out the last week or two. Cowboy Bebop was the latest show we watch, but there has also been Wheel of Time, Red Notice, The Great and several returning shows. I love fall television.  Getting all my holiday recipes together and o...

  Title: Never Saw Me Coming By: Vera Kurian Genre: Thriller/Mystery Pages: 400 Release Date: September 7th, 2021 Publisher: Park Row Rating: ★★★☆☆   Summary from Goodreads: Meet Chloe Sevre. She’s a freshman honor student, a leggings-wearing hot girl next door, who also happens to be a psychopath. Her hobbies include yogalates, frat parties, and plotting to kill Will Bachman, a childhood friend who grievously wronged her. Chloe is one of seven students at her DC-based college who are part of an unusual clinical study for psychopaths—students like herself who lack empathy and can’t comprehend emotions like fear or guilt. The study, led by a renowned psychologist, requires them to wear smart watches that track their moods and movements. When one of the students in the study is found murdered in the psychology building, a dangerous game of cat and mouse begins, and Chloe goes from hunter to prey. As she races to identify the killer and put her own plan into action, she’ll be for...

 

  Title: The Bookseller's Secret By: Michelle Gable Genre: H istorical Fiction Pages: 400 Release Date: August 17th, 2021 Publisher: Graydon House Rating: ★★☆☆☆   Summary from Goodreads: In 1942, London, Nancy Mitford is worried about more than air raids and German spies. Still recovering from a devastating loss, the once sparkling Bright Young Thing is estranged from her husband, her allowance has been cut, and she’s given up her writing career. On top of this, her five beautiful but infamous sisters continue making headlines with their controversial politics. Eager for distraction and desperate for income, Nancy jumps at the chance to manage the Heywood Hill bookshop while the owner is away at war. Between the shop’s brisk business and the literary salons she hosts for her eccentric friends, Nancy’s life seems on the upswing. But when a mysterious French officer insists that she has a story to tell, Nancy must decide if picking up the pen again and revealing all is worth the...

  Hello Monday. Welcome back to the weekly menu. Last weeks was one of the worst weeks I've had in a while. If it could have gone wrong, it did. I'm so exhausted. Hoping this coming week will lift my spirits and bring some much needed rest. This weeks book is a short one since I don't know how much time I will have to read with the holiday. My Monticello by Jocelyn Nicole Johnson sounded interesting and got some good reviews out in the blogosphere. Lets give it a go. How about this weeks menu. Enjoy!  WEEKLY MENU   Monday Instant Pot Teriyaki Chicken Thighs   Tuesday Roasted Bratwurst   Wednesday French Toast   Thursday Thanksgiving Pumpkin Muffins Instant Pot Mac and Cheese   Friday Roast Beef Sandwiches   Saturday Spaghetti Night   Sunday Leftovers Night

  Hello and welcome back to the weekly confessions. Its been another long week. I injured my back. It was one of those ones where my spine felt twisted and I couldn't stand up straight. Pretty sure its because my youngest has been sleeping with us and when he does that I can't roll over, so I end up not moving all night on the hump of the mattress Its soo... Comfortable...  Any who?... Lets get to the recap. Sunday Confessions #122 ~ Weekly Menu #430 And The Book Of The Week ~ Reading through the Star Wars Universe Part 6 ~ Book Review: Guild Boss by Jayne Castle ~ Bookshelf Confessions November 2021 ~ Book Review: Cultish by Amanda Montell Weekly Menu #431 And The Book Of The Week ~ Book Review: The Bookseller's Secret by Michelle Gable ~ Book Review: Never Saw Me Coming by Vera Kurian ~ Sunday Confessions #124 I'm finally into this read. It only took me a few weeks to get around to it. Half way through and I already love it. The story is different than other world war...