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Synchronized Sorcery by Juliet Blackwell My rating: 4 of 5 stars Another entertaining installment in this series. I really missed these characters! View all my reviews

Here's my TBR for the Trick or Treatathon hosted by TheBookNookCorner! This readathon will last the entire month of October. I am part of Team Monster. I heard about this readathon from Heather at Belle's Library, who is one of the co-hosts. For all the details, check out Heather's announcement video below. Trick or Treatathon Announcement from Heather at Belle's Library: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GIUAVmPtPv4&t=2s The Haunted 24 Hour Manga Readathon Announcement: https://youtu.be/RtiKTztM1mE Hollywood Graveyard: https://www.youtube.com/c/HollywoodGraveyard Cameron Cheney - Library Macabre: https://www.youtube.com/c/bookmovieguy

It's Manga Monday! Today I'm sharing my first impressions of My Senpai is Annoying and Dimension W. We also started a series read, so I give you my impressions of Parasyte as well. These were the September selections for my in real life manga club. I thought I'd have a dedicated video to these selections in case anyone wanted to read and talk about the selections with me here. I also announce the October selections in case you want to read those to talk with me about them. Let me know your thoughts on these volumes in the comments below, but please no spoilers past volume 1 ^-^ Monochrome Manga Club Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BfuuOvnlQp8&list=PLOT_4zg8R3C-65UVlvtGAhbNJAgMCG6mV

The Lost Mind by Christopher Pike My rating: 3 of 5 stars Read for the third round of the Booktube Spin. This one ended up being not for me. It held my attention enough for me to finish the book, but what this story ended up being about is just a subject I am not interested in. The epilogue was probably the best part of this book for me. This definitely won't be one that I will be re-reading, but I'm glad I did read this one as it was one that I had not visited when I was growing up. View all my reviews

It's time for round 7 of Rotating Decks, my TBR Game where I have UNO cards help me pick prompts to build my monthly TBR. October should be a heavy reading month for me with two readathons, one of which I am hosting! I also let you know in this one how I did on September's prompts. Stay tuned for my Trick or Treatathon and Haunted 24 Hour Manga Readathon TBRs, which will be up soon ^-^ Rotating Decks TBR Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a2NIj6dijiw&list=PLOT_4zg8R3C-EjlDnZHufyNyTMAx0NzD7 The Haunted 24 Hour Manga Readathon Announcement: https://youtu.be/RtiKTztM1mE Trick or Treatathon Announcement from TheBookNookCorner (Occasional Reader is Team Monster's Captain, which is the team I'm on): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWIMiS42Ku0

It's Manga Monday! Today I'm bringing you an announcement for the Haunted 24 Hour Manga Readathon that is being hosted by myself, Justy's Cave, and Toni's Manga. Check out the video for all the details and let me know if you will be participating and/or what you are planning to read! Justy's Cave Announcement: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZBPw8VdAi80 Toni's Manga: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDOuvsJqb9eVpbAhOO1FQ4Q

My thoughts on the first book in the Caterer's Guide to Crime series by Jessica Thompson. The first book in this series was A Caterer's Guide to Love & Murder, and it was the #Book1CoziesClub selection for September. I also announce the October selection in this one.  If you're interested in my spoilery thoughts or would like to read this book along with me, check out my Chapter by Chapter playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOT_4zg8R3C8ml2QM6BZljHGHtueqE9-e

Chapter by Chapter is my audio only reading vlogs for the #Book1CoziesClub or First in a Series Cozy Mystery Book Club selections. In September, we are reading A Caterer's Guide to Love and Murder, the first book in the Caterer's Guide to Crime Mystery series by Jessica Thompson. In this video, I will be sharing my thoughts with you on chapters 19-21.  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 September, we are reading A Caterer's Guide to Love and Murder, the first book in the Caterer's Guide to Crime Mystery series by Jessica Thompson. In this video, I will be sharing my thoughts with you on chapters 16-18.  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 September, we are reading A Caterer's Guide to Love and Murder, the first book in the Caterer's Guide to Crime Mystery series by Jessica Thompson. In this video, I will be sharing my thoughts with you on chapters 13-15.  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 September, we are reading A Caterer's Guide to Love and Murder, the first book in the Caterer's Guide to Crime Mystery series by Jessica Thompson. In this video, I will be sharing my thoughts with you on chapters 10-12.  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! 

Magic Bites by Ilona Andrews My rating: 4 of 5 stars This one took me a while to get into, but after about the half mark it was much better. This version also included the novella A Questionable Client , which I really enjoyed. I'm looking forward to checking out 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 September, we are reading A Caterer's Guide to Love and Murder, the first book in the Caterer's Guide to Crime Mystery series by Jessica Thompson. In this video, I will be sharing my thoughts with you on chapters 7-9.  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! 

It's time to share with you what I stitched on during the month of August! Join me as I share with you a few works in progress, some finished items, and some stash enhancement ^-^ It is my birthday month, so if you could leave me a birthday cake emoji down in the comments below, that would be greatly appreciated and would really help me out! Links after the break.

My Ravelry Project Page Pattern : Clementine by Kay F Jones Needle : 2.25mm Yarn :    Helping Hippos from lolodidit in her Loriginal base               Material Girl and Lucky from lolodidit in her Plush Sock base Paid or Free: Paid Started : August 7, 2021 Completed : August 28, 2021 Notes : Working these up for the Hippo for the Holidays KAL

Chapter by Chapter is my audio only reading vlogs for the #Book1CoziesClub or First in a Series Cozy Mystery Book Club selections. In September, we are reading A Caterer's Guide to Love and Murder, the first book in the Caterer's Guide to Crime Mystery series by Jessica Thompson. In this video, I will be sharing my thoughts with you on chapters 4-6.  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! 

    It's time to tell you about everything I read in August! This is my August Wrap Up or Book & Manga Reading Log, whichever you prefer ^-^ I had a pretty good reading month with 19 things and I competed both my Rotating Decks TBR as well as the Fullmetal Challenge prompts!    Links after the break.

Chapter by Chapter is my audio only reading vlogs for the #Book1CoziesClub or First in a Series Cozy Mystery Book Club selections. In September, we are reading A Caterer's Guide to Love and Murder, the first book in the Caterer's Guide to Crime Mystery series by Jessica Thompson. In this video, I will be sharing my thoughts with you on chapters 1-3.  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!

The second part of my August vlog, which includes my participation in the Choose Your Own Adventure Readathon, rearranging my TBR for the Fullmetal Challenge, thoughts on what I read, and a mini book haul. Links after the break.

It's Manga Monday! Today I'm bringing you my August Manga Haul. Hope you enjoy, and let me know if you also picked any of these up! Links after the break.

So apparently I was very chatty in August ^-^ Here is the first part of my August Vlog where I talk about what I read and did during the month of August. I also share some book and candle haul and some knitting with you in this section! Stay tuned for Part 2, coming soon!   Links after the break.

Here's my TBR for the last month in the Fullmetal Challenge hosted by Novel Sarah-ndipity. As per usual, this line up is flexible and can be changed at any time, but this is what I'm looking at for the moment. Let's be honest though, as with the previous two months of this challenge, I will probably be changing this up sometime during the month ^-^ Fullmetal Challenge September Prompts: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xoPKzTfAGKE&t=11s