Sara Reads Things

  Happy Halloween! I can't believe October is over. I feel like its just started. The boys and I don't really have any plans to go trick or treating since the weather is going to be wet, but I have picked up a large bag of candy that should make up for it. This weeks read is Solomon's Crown by Natasha Siegel, a book I picked up from the publisher. I can't wait to see what its about and review it on the blog. It looks great. Lets get to this weeks menu. Enjoy! WEEKLY MENU Monday Lime Grilled Chicken Club Kids - Chicken Nugget Sliders   Tuesday Breakfast Board Kids - Sheet Pan Cakes   Wednesday Enchilada Chili Kids - Nachos   Thursday Crispy Prosciutto White Lasagna Kids - Mac and Cheese   Friday Turkey Melt Kids - Grilled Cheese   Saturday Sloppy Joe's Sliders Kids - Chicken and Biscuit Sandwiches   Sunday Meal Train Lasagna Family Night Smothered Fritos Taco Bowl

  Hello Sunday! Tomorrow is Halloween and I'm so ready for it... Ready for it to be over, lol. I'm just not a fan of mass socializing. In shocking news, the PNW has been under a dark cloud of rain the last week and its been a steady 52 degrees. Didn't think the sun would ever go away, and as much as I was hoping for fall weather, now I'm cold and just want the sun back. Sunday Confessions #170 ~ Weekly Menu #478 And The Book Of The Week ~ Book Review: Nowhere Girl by Cheryl Diamond ~ Book Review: Darling Girl by Liz Michalski Weekly Menu #479 And The Book Of The Week ~ Book Review: All of us Villains by Amanda Foody ~ Book Review: My Grandmother's Hands by Resmaa Menakem ~ Sunday Confessions #172 The last thing I saved to my Pinterest was this recipe for Cheesy Ground Beef Enchilada Chili by Oh Sweet Basil . It looks absolutely delicious and I can't wait to try it out.  If you want to see more of my pins, check out my Pinterest .  110/100 2022 Reading Challenge ...

  Title: Darling Girl By: Liz Michalski Genre: Fantasy Pages: 352 Release Date: May 3rd, 2022 Publisher: Dutton Rating: ★★★★☆   Summary from Goodreads: In this beautiful, grounded, and darkly magical modern-day reimagining of   J. M. Barrie's classic, to save her daughter's life one woman must take on the infamous Peter Pan--who is not the innocent adventurer the fairy tales make him out to be . . . Life is looking up for Holly Darling, granddaughter of Wendy--yes,  that  Wendy. She's running a successful skincare company; her son, Jack, is happy and healthy; and the tragedy of her past is well behind her . . . until she gets a call that her daughter, Eden, who has been in a coma for nearly a decade, has gone missing from the estate where she's been long tucked away. And, worst of all, Holly knows who must be responsible: Peter Pan, who is not only very real, but more dangerous than anyone could imagine. Eden's disappearance is a disaster for more reasons than o...

  Title: Nowhere Girl By: Cheryl Diamond Genre: Memior Pages: 320 Release Date: June 15th, 2021 Publisher: Algonquin Books Rating: ★★★★☆   Summary from Goodreads: The incredible true story of a family built on lies.  What if the people you love most are not who you thought they were? What if you don’t know who you are, either? Cheryl Diamond’s memoir begins when she is four and her family is in Kashmir, India, hurtling down the Himalayas in their battered station wagon headed for the Golden Temple, the holiest site in the Sikh religion. The family are Sikhs. Today. In a few years they will be Jewish. Cheryl’s name is Harbhajan. Today. But in a few years she will be Crystal. By the time she turns nine, Cheryl has had at least six assumed identities. She has lived on five continents, fleeing the specter of Interpol and law enforcement. Her father, a master financial criminal, or so she believes, uproots the family at the slightest sign of suspicion.   Despite the stran...

  Hello Monday! Did you know we are one week away from Halloween. Only one of my kids are dressing up, but that's ok with me. The older they get, the less I have to drag them around to the neighbors begging for candy I will ultimately want to eat and cant, being that I'm allergic to sugar... Anyway, Halloween will still be fun as there is a costume contest at work that I will be participating in with my husband. Probably wont win, but it will be fun anyway. This weeks read is Lone Woman by Victor LaValle. I can't wait to dive in and read this story. It sounds really interesting. Lets get to this weeks menu. Enjoy! WEEKLY MENU Monday Lime Grilled Chicken Club Kids - Chicken Nugget Sliders   Tuesday Creamy Ground Beef and Tomato Soup Kids - Macaroni and Cheese   Wednesday Greek Turkey Meatball Gyro Kids - Pita Pizzas   Thursday Epic Beef Nachos Kids - Cheese Quesadillas   Friday Spaghetti Night Kids - Cheesy Chicken Spaghetti   Saturday Eggs in a Hole Kids -...

  Hello Sunday! I think the world is on fire again... Literally... A fire broke out in Washington state, not to far from me. Its a reminder of the fire we had blazing toward my hometown two years ago that caused so much chaos. The smoke in the air is killing my lungs and my head, causing headaches and asthma. Even among all this going on with me, I still hope for the safety of those who have evacuated the Nakia Creek fire. Here's to what I'm hoping will be a better week. Lets recap. Sunday Confessions #169 ~ Weekly Menu #477 And The Book Of The Week ~ Recipe: Sundried Tomato Pasta and Chicken ~ Book Review: The Shining Girls by Lauren Beukes ~ Book Review: Mrs. Harris goes to Parris by Paul Gallico Weekly Menu #478 And The Book Of The Week ~ Book Review: Nowhere Girl by Cheryl Diamond ~ Book Review: Darling Girl by Liz Michalski ~ Sunday Confessions #171 All The Blood We Share by   Camilla Bruce A sinister novel based on the real Bloody Benders, a family of serial killers in t...