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Round 4 of my TBR Game, Rotating Decks. Some interesting things happened during the game play this round! I also let you know what I'm planning to read for Part 1 of the Fullmetal Challenge  hosted by Sarah at Novel Sarah-ndipity. Be sure to check out her video linked below! My IRL manga club is scheduled to start meeting again in July as well. If you'd like to read the selections with me, be sure to join my Discord so we can discuss the titles ^-^ Fullmetal Challenge: July Prompts & TBR: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bot5QsCaaak&t=1s

Seven Days: Monday–Sunday by Venio Tachibana My rating: 5 of 5 stars I really enjoyed this sweet story! Seeing each of them realize how they felt about each other through the week and how their time together is so much more precious as the days tick by kept me reading, even though I had only planned on reading a little of it before calling it a day. I ended up finishing this in one sitting and I thoroughly enjoyed it. View all my reviews

Tokyo Ever After by Emiko Jean My rating: 5 of 5 stars More like a 4.5 I really enjoyed this book. There were things I could relate to, but there were also things I couldn't. This book read very quickly and even though a lot of it was predictable, I still found this story very enjoyable. View all my reviews

It's Manga Monday and today I'm bringing you another Manga First Impressions video. In this one, I'm reading volume one of Escape Journey, Cherry Magic, and Ten Count. This time I'm giving you my thoughts of these volumes as soon as I finished reading it. Normally I take some time to collect my thoughts before I film a video like this for you, but I thought it would be fun to give you my thoughts immediately after reading these volumes. All three of these titles were on the Manga Pride Readathon host favorite lists, which can be found on each of the host announcement videos linked below. Be sure to check them out and let me know what you think of these series! Bizarre Individual: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aw7PwQF_2ww Dynamic Dylan: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2qRi3cM28NA its Rachel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQxGDT9aUpc

Truth or Dare by R.L. Stine My rating: 4 of 5 stars More like a 3.5 - Read for the #BookTubeSpin2 I enjoyed the pace of this one. It definitely kept you guessing at who the culprit was and I did not figure out who the culprit was before it was revealed. View all my reviews

Today I'm making an announcement regarding the June selection. I also let you know what the July selection will be.

It's Manga Monday! Today I'm sharing my thoughts with you on volume 1 of Yakuza Lover by Nozomi Mino.

Chapter by Chapter is my audio only reading vlogs for the #Book1CoziesClub or First in a Series Cozy Mystery Book Club selections. In June we are reading Pleating for Mercy, the first book in the Magical Dressmaking Mystery series by Melissa Bourbon. In this video, I will be sharing my thoughts with you on chapters 25-32.  Due to the nature of this series, there will be spoilers! If you have not read the chapters noted above, I'd suggest waiting until you have before listening. If you are interested in my general thoughts on the entire book including whether or not I will be continuing with this series, keep an eye out for my #Book1CoziesClub Series First Impressions video on this selection coming sometime after these reading vlogs have commenced.  Please share your thoughts with me on these chapters in the comments below, on Discord, or in the Mystery Madness Goodreads Group! 

Darkest Hour by Jenny Carroll My rating: 4 of 5 stars More like a 3.5 I didn't enjoy this one as much as the previous installments, mostly because I didn't agree with Suze's thoughts and actions in this one. The mystery portion was interesting as always, but I'm not sure I like where the installment left off on this one either. Will give it a bit of time before progressing to the next installment. View all my reviews

Chapter by Chapter is my audio only reading vlogs for the #Book1CoziesClub or First in a Series Cozy Mystery Book Club selections. In June we are reading Pleating for Mercy, the first book in the Magical Dressmaking Mystery series by Melissa Bourbon. In this video, I will be sharing my thoughts with you on chapters 17-24.  Due to the nature of this series, there will be spoilers! If you have not read the chapters noted above, I'd suggest waiting until you have before listening. If you are interested in my general thoughts on the entire book including whether or not I will be continuing with this series, keep an eye out for my #Book1CoziesClub Series First Impressions video on this selection coming sometime after these reading vlogs have commenced.  Please share your thoughts with me on these chapters in the comments below, on Discord, or in the Mystery Madness Goodreads Group! 

Yakuza Lover, Vol. 1 by Nozomi Mino My rating: 4 of 5 stars I enjoyed this volume, though I feel like I need a little bit more in regards to the characters. I'm hoping there will be more of that in the next volume considering what we are left with at the end of this volume. The art style is definitely interesting and I'm looking forward to the next volume. View all my reviews

Chapter by Chapter is my audio only reading vlogs for the #Book1CoziesClub or First in a Series Cozy Mystery Book Club selections. In June we are reading Pleating for Mercy, the first book in the Magical Dressmaking Mystery series by Melissa Bourbon. In this video, I will be sharing my thoughts with you on chapters 9-16.  Due to the nature of this series, there will be spoilers! If you have not read the chapters noted above, I'd suggest waiting until you have before listening. If you are interested in my general thoughts on the entire book including whether or not I will be continuing with this series, keep an eye out for my #Book1CoziesClub Series First Impressions video on this selection coming sometime after these reading vlogs have commenced.  Please share your thoughts with me on these chapters in the comments below, on Discord, or in the Mystery Madness Goodreads Group! 

Chapter by Chapter is my audio only reading vlogs for the #Book1CoziesClub or First in a Series Cozy Mystery Book Club selections. In June we are reading Pleating for Mercy, the first book in the Magical Dressmaking Mystery series by Melissa Bourbon. In this video, I will be sharing my thoughts with you on chapters 1-8.  Due to the nature of this series, there will be spoilers! If you have not read the chapters noted above, I'd suggest waiting until you have before listening. If you are interested in my general thoughts on the entire book including whether or not I will be continuing with this series, keep an eye out for my #Book1CoziesClub Series First Impressions video on this selection coming sometime after these reading vlogs have commenced.  Please share your thoughts with me on these chapters in the comments below, on Discord, or in the Mystery Madness Goodreads Group! 

  My Ravelry Project Page Pattern: Socks for Dumbledore by Kay Litton (redirects to Etsy) Needle: US1 - 2.25mm Yarn: Yeti Goes to Whoville and Lucky from lolodidit Paid or Free: Paid Started: June 8, 2021 Completed: July 29, 2021 Notes:  June Christmas Socks  Entry for Summer Sock Camp 2021 (Magic Loop Cabin), the Summer lolodidit Hippo KAL, and Stash Dash

It's Manga Monday, so I have another manga video for you! In this one, I'm sharing with you all the manga and light novels I received in May, including purchases I made to prepare for the Manga Pride Readathon. If you're interested in joining the readathon, please check out the host announcement videos below! The readathon is all month long, so there is still plenty of time to join in ^-^ Links after the break

Sharing my makes from May with you! Also, let me know if you'd like to test knit my Licorice Socks down in the comments below ^-^ Links after the break

  My Ravelry Project Page Pattern: Winters Frost by This Handmade Life (only on Ravelry) Needle: US1 - 2.25mm Yarn:    Hippo for Christmas 2018 by lolodidit                  Shamrock by lolodidit Paid or Free: Free Started: May 16, 2021 Completed: June 7, 2021 Notes:  Working these up for my May Christmas Socks. Also working on this for the May to August Hippo KAL with lolodidit Incorporating the Umbrella Socks heel and toe. Used Roxanne Richardson's Instathought heel technique. Started 2nd sock on 5/28/21. Will be part of my Stash Dash 2021 projects

  My Ravelry Project Page Pattern :   Comfort Fade Cardi by Andrea Mowry Needle :    US 4 - 3.50mm                    US 5 - 3.75mm                      US 6 - 4.00mm Yarn :       Bakery Bears Yarn in After All This Time                    Lolodidit Yarn in The Breakfast Club                    Lolodidit Yarn in Cherry Blossom                    Little Skein in the Big Wool Yarn in Violet Vale (Kindred Spirits Yarn Club)                    Bakery Bears Yarn in Murder at the Vicarage                    Knit Picks Aloft in Plover Paid or Free:        Paid Started : May 1, 2020 Completed : July 27, 2021 Notes:  Decided to take the plunge and join in the Grocery Girls Comfort Fade Cardi KAL as well as Happee Knit’s Cardigan KAL Put together a fade from stash fingering yarn and added mohair to get gauge. I had to go down a needle size to get gauge. Went up a needle size for the sleeves. End notes: I did about 3.75 inches of each solid section before fading in the next color. I did not fade

I read quite a bit in May! Includes reads from my TBR Game, Rotating Decks, as well as what I read for my personal manga challenge #MayMangaMadness  Links after the break

  My Ravelry Project Page Pattern: No pattern Needle: US 1 -  2.25mm Yarn:   Cascade Heritage Prints in Independence               Ice Yarns Solid Sock in Navy Started: June 3, 2021 Completed: Notes:  Top down vanilla sock, 64 stitches using 9" circulars. Incorporating the Umbrella Heel using Roxanne Richardson's Instathought Heel Technique with my Lightning Toe. Entry for Summer Sock Camp 2021 and Stash Dash 2021