Calendar Girls May Wrap Up

I say this each time, but boy did May sure fly by! We hope you enjoyed Mother's Day if you celebrated, and we hope you enjoyed talking about Mother/Daughter relationships in books. They are always so hard to get correct, and sometimes it's a difficult decision on whether we want to read idyllic relationships, or…

Saturday Chaturday: Health Updates and Beautiful Disaster

Hello lovelies! This month has flown by! I hope you all had a lovely Mother's Day if you celebrated!  We sure did! We grilled out at mom's the day before, and then spent the whole day with her that Sunday. 🙂 So, it's been about 3 months since my last update, and I'm excited to…

Buffy the Vampire Slayer Book Tag

I am so excited to do this tag created by Rose @ Tea With Rose's Tomes! We both share a love for Buffy, and she has taken it and created an amazing book tag featuring the scooby gang!  Rules: You must ping me back to Tea With Rose's Tomes  so she can read all of the…

Beauty Review: Kat Von D Go Big or Go Home Mascara

Hello Beauties!  It's been a while since I've done a beauty review, hasn't it? I am so sorry! Lol. We are long overdue for one, so here it is! Today I'll be reviewing the new Kat Von D Go Big or Go Home Mascara in the color Trooper. I was lucky enough to receive this…

Faerie Tale Friday: Beauty’s Curse by C.S. Johnson (R & R Book Tours)

The Book: Book Title: Beauty's Curse Book Author: C.S. Johnson Genre: YA Fantasy / Faerie Tale Retelling / Historical Fiction / Romance Publishing Date: January 2016 Publisher: Self Published Synopsis: For four years, Princess Aurora of Rhone—Rose to her friends—has searched the world for a way to break the curse placed on her by Magdalina, the…

The Wednesday Review: Under Stone by Helen Jones (The Ambeth Chronicles #4)

The Book: Book Title: Under Stone Book Author: Helen Jones Genre: YA Sci-Fi/ Dystopian Publishing Date: December 31st, 2017 Publisher: Pendry Publishing Synopsis: 'Help will come to you, Alma, you will not be alone.’ Accepting her new powers hasn't been easy for Alma. Nor has finding out the truth about her father. And she's still not sure…

Calendar Girls: June Theme and Updates

Mother May I? Hello CGB participants! I hope you had a lovely Mother's Day weekend! My family cooked out on Saturday, and then us "kids" took mom to see the movie Poms yesterday, and it was so cute! What did you all do? Now that we have celebrated Mother's Day, it's time to announce the…

Food, Family, and Love

Family should always be something you cherish. With family comes love. With family comes celebrations and get togethers, and with that comes food and more love. Holiday (and some birthday, baby shower, and holy communion) get togethers were usually pretty big for our family when I was young. Before my grandmother passed away I remember…

Books with Mental Health Reps

Mental Health Awareness Month: For those who don't know, May is Mental Health Awareness Month. It's a pretty important topic that is overlooked by many. Mental illness comes in many forms, and a lot of times can go undetected, or even ignored. It's so important that we make ourselves aware of this and make the…

Calendar Girls: Mother’s Day (Best Book with a Mother/Daughter relationship)

Happy May everyone! April flew by, and May sprung up on us! We are so excited for this month though because our theme is very special! With Katie being an amazing mother, and my best friend being my mother, I think this Mother's Day theme is pretty awesome! So, we hope you all enjoy talking…