Monday, December 5, 2016
Friday, December 2, 2016
What Deanna Read #10: November 2016
So, I didn't think it was possible to be more pathetic on my reading
count in November than I was in October but I was wrong. I only read
TWO books in the whole of November. One of them I didn't do any justice
to because it was a good book but it took me 1.5 months :-O to finish
reading it.
Yesterday, as I was lying in bed going into my second hour of playing Best Fiends (don't do it, it's addictive and a time suck!) I realised something.
The two months in the US, caring for Steve's dad while be was ill and almost died, the hospital trips (twice), the transition care trips (twice), and helping mom out and transporting her around daily because she no longer drives, really took an emotional toll on both Steve and I. Our emotional tanks are empty, so to speak. Both Steve and I are both sitting on empty on our emotional tanks. :-( Steve's gotten addicted to Bejeweled Blitz!
It is taking us so long to get back into the swing of things. Plus we hit the ground running being back home since we were away for so long. There was a lot of stuff that had piled up which we needed to catch up on.
Anyway, the whole point of this is while I am disappointed I'm not reading as much (and I really want to!), I recognise that I'm not in the right mind space for it at the moment. I'm going to be kind to myself and not beat myself up about it (I've been doing that a bit and feeling guilty about all the review books getting backlogged!).
Here's hoping December will be a better month.
Yesterday, as I was lying in bed going into my second hour of playing Best Fiends (don't do it, it's addictive and a time suck!) I realised something.
The two months in the US, caring for Steve's dad while be was ill and almost died, the hospital trips (twice), the transition care trips (twice), and helping mom out and transporting her around daily because she no longer drives, really took an emotional toll on both Steve and I. Our emotional tanks are empty, so to speak. Both Steve and I are both sitting on empty on our emotional tanks. :-( Steve's gotten addicted to Bejeweled Blitz!
It is taking us so long to get back into the swing of things. Plus we hit the ground running being back home since we were away for so long. There was a lot of stuff that had piled up which we needed to catch up on.
Anyway, the whole point of this is while I am disappointed I'm not reading as much (and I really want to!), I recognise that I'm not in the right mind space for it at the moment. I'm going to be kind to myself and not beat myself up about it (I've been doing that a bit and feeling guilty about all the review books getting backlogged!).
Here's hoping December will be a better month.
Wednesday, November 30, 2016
Review: Pia Does Hollywood (Elder Races #8.6) by Thea Harrison
I'm in the process of trying to catch up on posting some reviews. Being
away on vacation and not reading as much, writing blog posts 2 months
in advance has put me right behind. I have a heap of reviews I haven't
posted. As you can see, this is not a current book but very much a
beloved series by Thea Harrison. I'm actually quite caught up on the
reading of the books but need to post my reviews. Very slack, Deanna!!
Other reviews for this series are here
and here.
Pia Does Hollywood (Elder
Races #8.6) by Thea
Harrison
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Monday, November 28, 2016
Review: Taming Hollywood's Ultimate Playboy (Hollywood Hills Clinic #7) by Amalie Berlin #HelenReviews
Taming Hollywood's Ultimate
Playboy (Hollywood Hills Clinic #7) by Amalie Berlin
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Saturday, November 26, 2016
Happy birthday Mr Manview | New Release: God of Wine by Mimi Jean Pamfiloff
Today's post is a little different.
It's my Steve's birthday today, and coincidentally, it's also (close to) release day for Mimi Jean Pamfiloff's new book God of Wine.
What does the release of God of Wine have anything to do with my gorgeous boy's birthday?
Well, if you don't know, Steve's a bit of a wine guy. He's written a book called Wine Sense: The Art of Appreciating Wine. Granted it's non-fiction and there's no sexy, ab-tastic, hunk of a wine god in it, but it's a might good read for anyone who likes wine and wants to expand on their wine knowledge and maximise their enjoyment of their wine drinking experience.
So, a little shameless plug for both books. (Note: I do not know Ms Pamfiloff personally, I'm just tickled by the title of her book and kinda want to read it just because!).
Happy birthday, my darling. I think we might need to get you to read God of Wine for a Manview.
It's my Steve's birthday today, and coincidentally, it's also (close to) release day for Mimi Jean Pamfiloff's new book God of Wine.
What does the release of God of Wine have anything to do with my gorgeous boy's birthday?
Well, if you don't know, Steve's a bit of a wine guy. He's written a book called Wine Sense: The Art of Appreciating Wine. Granted it's non-fiction and there's no sexy, ab-tastic, hunk of a wine god in it, but it's a might good read for anyone who likes wine and wants to expand on their wine knowledge and maximise their enjoyment of their wine drinking experience.
So, a little shameless plug for both books. (Note: I do not know Ms Pamfiloff personally, I'm just tickled by the title of her book and kinda want to read it just because!).
Happy birthday, my darling. I think we might need to get you to read God of Wine for a Manview.
Friday, November 25, 2016
New Release: Fierce Guardian (Fire and Snow #4) by Khloe Wren | Exclusive excerpt
Fierce Guardian
Fire and Snow #4
By: Khloe Wren
Releasing November 11, 2016
Self-published
Buy Links: Amazon | All Romance
Fire and Snow #4
By: Khloe Wren
Releasing November 11, 2016
Self-published
Buy Links: Amazon | All Romance
Wednesday, November 23, 2016
Manview: America's First Daughter by Stephanie Dray and Laura Kamoie
Welcome to another Manview. For those of you who are new to Manviews,
these are reviews of romance novels
specifically from a man's perspective, the reader today is my very own
Steve. You can find previous Manviews here.
Also, apologies for the lack of Manviews in the past months. Steve (or Mr Manview, as he likes to call himself) and I were away on vacation which turned into some fairly significatnt family/life issues we had to deal with, so very little reading was done by the both of us.
That said, I hope you enjoy this very overdue Manview.
Also, apologies for the lack of Manviews in the past months. Steve (or Mr Manview, as he likes to call himself) and I were away on vacation which turned into some fairly significatnt family/life issues we had to deal with, so very little reading was done by the both of us.
That said, I hope you enjoy this very overdue Manview.
America's First Daughter
by Stephanie Dray and Laura Kamoie
Purchase link: Amazon
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