Sara Reads Things

  My book review of City of Lost Souls by Cassandra Clare.  Title: City of Lost Souls By: Cassandra Clare Genre: Paranormal Pages: 535 Release Date: May 8th, 2012 Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books Rating: ★★★☆☆   Summary from Goodreads: The  New York Times  bestselling Mortal Instruments continues—and so do the thrills and danger for Jace, Clary, and Simon. What price is too high to pay, even for love? When Jace and Clary meet again, Clary is horrified to discover that the demon Lilith’s magic has bound her beloved Jace together with her evil brother Sebastian, and that Jace has become a servant of evil. The Clave is out to destroy Sebastian, but there is no way to harm one boy without destroying the other. As Alec, Magnus, Simon, and Isabelle wheedle and bargain with Seelies, demons, and the merciless Iron Sisters to try to save Jace, Clary plays a dangerous game of her own. The price of losing is not just her own life, but Jace’s soul. She’s willing to do...

  Welcome back to Monday. Its like groundhogs day around here. Each Monday playing over and over again. Ugh. Last Monday of July, here we go. This weeks read is Phantom by Terry Goodkind. I started the Sword of Truth series probably 20 years ago and then life got busy with three little kids and I didn't have time to pick up a book. Now I've found audio books and text to speech apps and I'm able to get back into stories while I work. Its time to finish up this series and so many others I put on the back burner. Lets get to this weeks menu. Enjoy! WEEKLY MENU Monday Crispy Dill Chicken Sandwiches Kids - Crispy Chicken Sandwiches   Tuesday Baked Chimichangas Kids - Cheese Quesadillas   Wednesday Pad See Ew Kids - Beef Ramen   Thursday Chili Cheese Fries Kids - Cheese Fries   Friday Spaghetti Night Kids - Mac and Cheese   Saturday Spicy Sriracha Tuna Wraps Kids - Chicken Tender Wraps   Sunday Leftovers Night

  Welcome back to my weekly confessions. There have been a lot of great books on the blog recently. Lets recap. Sunday Confessions #259 ~ Weekly Menu #566 And The Book Of The Week ~ Book Review: How To Hide In Plain Site by Emma Noyes ~ Book Review: The Woman by Kristin Hannah Weekly Menu #567 And The Book Of The Week ~ Book Review: City of Lost Souls by Cassandra Clare ~ July 2024 Wrap Up ~ Book Review: Crossroads of Twilight by Robert Jordan ~ Sunday Confessions #261 91/100 2024 Reading Challenge ~ 75/196 in my  Star Wars Legends challenge ~ 70/341  Gilmore Girls challenge ~ 98/100 in my  100 books before you die challenge Slowed down a bit on my reading last week, but still finished two books. I'll take it as a win. Happy reading, friends.

My book review of The Woman by Kristin Hannah. A  mesmerizing and heart-wrenching novel that explores the trials, triumphs, and resilience of women during the Vietnam War. Title: The Woman By: Kristin Hannah Genre: Historical Fiction Pages: 480 Release Date: February 6th, 2024 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Rating: ★★★★★   Summary from Goodreads: An intimate portrait of coming of age in a dangerous time and an epic tale of a nation divided. Women can be heroes. When twenty-year-old nursing student Frances “Frankie” McGrath hears these words, it is a revelation. Raised in the sun-drenched, idyllic world of Southern California and sheltered by her conservative parents, she has always prided herself on doing the right thing. But in 1965, the world is changing, and she suddenly dares to imagine a different future for herself. When her brother ships out to serve in Vietnam, she joins the Army Nurse Corps and follows his path. As green and inexperienced as the men sent to Vietnam to ...

My book review of How to Hide in Plane Site by Emma Noyes.  A captivating thriller that takes readers on a roller-coaster ride of suspense, emotion, and unexpected twists. Title: How To Hide In Plain Sight By: Emma Noyes Genre: Fiction Pages: 400 Release Date: September 10th, 2024 Publisher: Berkley Rating: ★★★★☆   Summary from Goodreads: The unbreakable bonds of family and love are explored in this brilliant and tender story from the author of Guy's Girl. On the day she arrives in Canada for her older brother's wedding, Eliot Beck hasn't seen her family in three years. Eliot adores her big, wacky, dysfunctional collection of siblings and in-laws, but there's a reason she fled to Manhattan and buried herself in her work—and she’s not ready to share it with anyone. Not when speaking it aloud could send her back into the never-ending cycle of the obsessive-compulsive disorder that consumed her for years. Eliot thinks she's prepared to survive the four-day-long wedding...

  Hello Monday! Welcome back to my weekly menu where I share all the delicious recipes we will be making this week. We are counting down the days until my youngest turns 11. He's not the excited type of kid, so I'm hoping he will have a good time. He's a bit cynical. This weeks read is The Secret History by Donna Tartt. This is one of the last books on my 100 Books Before You Die challenge. Only three more books to go. This one, the Brothers Karamazov and Thing Fall Apart. Some pretty hefty reads, but we are so close. Lets get to this weeks menu. Enjoy! WEEKLY MENU Monday Spicy Avocado Hashbrown Toast with Eggs Kids - Cheesy Tater Tots   Tuesday Baked Chimichangas Kids - Cheese Quesadillas   Wednesday Sloppy Joe's Kids - Chicken Sandwiches   Thursday Creamy Ranch Chicken Kids - Mac and Cheese   Friday Slow Cooker Chicken Jambalaya Kids - Cheesy Pinwheels   Saturday Mongolian Beef Kids - Beef Ramen   Sunday Family Dinner Louisiana Red Beans and Rice

  Welcome back to the Sunday Confessions. What the heck is going on? It feels like summer is nearing the end. It can't be. Stop it! Maybe I just need to read more books and zone out, lol. Lets recap already. Sunday Confessions #258 ~ Weekly Menu #565 And The Book Of The Week ~ Book Review: All the Lovely Bad Ones by Mary Downing Hahn ~ Book Review: Empowering Books for Women with ADHD: 2 in 1: Guide & Workbook by Estelle Rose ~ Book Review: Lando Calrissian and the Starcave of ThonBoka by Neil L. Smith Weekly Menu #566 And The Book Of The Week ~ Book Review: How To Hide In Plane Site by Emma Noyes ~ Book Review: The Woman by Kristin Hannah ~ Sunday Confessions #260 88/100 2024 Reading Challenge ~ 74/196 in my  Star Wars Legends challenge ~ 70/341  Gilmore Girls challenge ~ 97/100 in my  100 books before you die challenge So close to finishing two of my challenges. Lets get to reading, friend!