Sara Reads Things

  Title: The Accidental Newlywed Game By: Jaci Burton Genre: Romance Pages: 336 Release Date: June 28th, 2022 Publisher: Berkley Books   Summary from Goodreads: What happens in Vegas doesn't stay in Vegas, when one night out turns into a wedding that neither newlywed can remember, from  New York Times  bestselling author Jaci Burton. Wedding planner Honor Bellini is in Las Vegas for a work convention when she runs into her sister's ex-fianc�, Owen Stone, who's also in town for his craft brewery business. They're both glad to see a familiar face from home...until a night of drinking leads to waking up in bed together--and a marriage certificate from a wedding that neither of them can recall. Horrified, Owen suggests an immediate annulment. Honor agrees, but when they spend the day together, their chemistry is overwhelming. Plus, Honor has a flash of memory of their steamy wedding night, and she definitely likes what she remembers. They decide to wait before cancelling...

  Title:  Chaos Walking Genre:  Scifi/Fantasy Release Date:  February 24th, 2021 My Rating: ★★★★☆ IMDB Rating:  5.7/10 Cast: Tom Holland , Daisy Ridley Watch On: Hulu   Summary from IMDB:  Two unlikely companions embark on a perilous adventure through the badlands of an unexplored planet as they try to escape a dangerous and disorienting reality where all thoughts are seen and heard by everyone.   IMDB Trailer   Review: The only reason I watched this movie was the actors. Daisy Ridley and Tom Holland are some of my favorite movie artist these days and I knew no matter what, they would portray this amazing story well... Even if the screenplay didn't serve them well. I loved the book this movie is based on. The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness is groundbreaking and unique. A wonderful story that weaves scifi into a more dystopian feel. The movie on the other hand, was a more old-fashioned feel with a strange mind projecting aspect that...

  Title: There Are Moms Way Worse Than You By: Glenn Boozan Genre: Picture Book Pages: 64 Release Date: March 29th, 2022 Publisher: Workman Publishing Company Rating: ★★★★★   Summary from Goodreads: A hilarious and reassuring gift for every mom: because we’re all doing the best we can, and the natural world is filled with moms worse than you! A mom giraffe is pretty nice until the fetus drops. She’ll birth a newborn baby calf, then kick him ’til he walks.   Whenever you feel guilty that you haven’t cleaned the house: Sexton beetles raise their kids in a decomposing mouse.   A koala mom will feed her kids her own poop. Yes, poop. Panda moms will abandon one twin because raising two is, well, just too much. And every now and then a cuddly little hamster mom will —yup— eat her newborn pups. These and other true facts from the animal kingdom offer a hilarious reality check on what constitutes “good parenting.” So, human mother, time to stop worrying about the job you're ...

  Hello Monday, we are back again. You know how I was complaining that this cold rainy weather in the PNW needs to stop and the summer needs to finally get here? Well, I didn't mean throw us right into a week straight of 98 degree heat. Could have eased us in a little... Maybe... I guess I shouldn't talk ill about the weather, lol. This weeks book is Her Majesty's Royal Coven by Juno Dawson. I've seen this book all over the internet and heard lots of good things about it, so I'm excited to read it. Of course I will be reviewing it here on the blog in the coming weeks, so make sure you come back for that. Now on to the menu. Enjoy! WEEKLY MENU Monday Greek Quesadillas   Tuesday Sloppy Joes   Wednesday Crockpot Chicken with Artichoke and Sun Dried Tomatoes   Thursday Spinach and Fetta Grilled Cheese   Friday Mediterranean Tuna Salad   Saturday Greek Turkey Meatball Gyro   Sunday Leftovers Night

  Hello Sunday! Its been a wonderfully warm week. Finally, the PNW has sun. I'm praying it will stick around. Sunday Confessions #153 ~ Weekly Menu #461 And The Book Of The Week ~ Movie Review: Spiderhead ~ Book Review: A Thousands Steps into Night by Traci Chee ~ 3 Short Stories Worth Reading ~ Book Review: The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini Weekly Menu #462 And The Book Of The Week ~ Movie Review: Chaos Walking ~ Book Review: There are Moms Way Worse Than You by Glenn Boozan ~ Book Review: The Accidental Newlywed Game by Jaci Burton ~ Sunday Confessions #155 Finding Me by   Viola Davis In my book, you will meet a little girl named Viola who ran from her past until she made a life-changing decision to stop running forever. This is my story, from a crumbling apartment in Central Falls, Rhode Island, to the stage in New York City, and beyond. This is the path I took to finding my purpose but also my voice in a world that didn’t always see me. As I wrote Finding Me, my eyes were...

  Title: The Kite Runner By: Khaled Hosseini Genre: Fiction Pages: 321 Release Date: May 29th, 2003 Publisher: Riverhead Books Rating: ★★★★★   Summary from Goodreads: The unforgettable, heartbreaking story of the unlikely friendship between a wealthy boy and the son of his father's servant,  The Kite Runner   is a beautifully crafted novel set in a country that is in the process of being destroyed. It is about the power of reading, the price of betrayal, and the possibility of redemption, and it is also about the power of fathers over sons—their love, their sacrifices, their lies. The first Afghan novel to be written in English,  The Kite Runner  tells a sweeping story of family, love, and friendship against a backdrop of history that has not been told in fiction before, bringing to mind the large canvases of the Russian writers of the nineteenth century. But just as it is old-fashioned in its narration, it is contemporary in its subject—the devastating his...

  Some days just call for a short story that makes your mind work, but doesn't over stimulate it. These are the last three short stories that I loved. Ring Shout is a must read. Escape from Spiderhead, enough said since its now a movie staring Chris Hemsworth and The Lottery has a Hunger Game vibe that's highly disturbing, but worth the read. The Lottery by   Shirley Jackson In a small American town, the local residents are abuzz with excitement and nervousness when they wake on the morning of the twenty-seventh of June. Everything has been prepared for the town’s annual tradition—a lottery in which every family must participate, and no one wants to win. “The Lottery” stands out as one of the most famous short stories in American literary history. Originally published in The New Yorker, the author immediately began receiving letters from readers who demanded an explanation of the story’s meaning. “The Lottery” has been adapted for stage, television, radio and film. Since I'...