Friday Finds & Reader Recommendations – 12-28-18

Good morning.
So now know the bed hog does not like the sound of recycling being picked up.
But does like to give kisses. Lots and lots. Especially after I’ve put stuff on my face. I think because some of my products smell like ginseng and forest.

Ooh. I see Cruel Prince up there. I loved that one. Almost put it on my best of list, but was determined to try to stick to just ten.

Oops, meant Resisting Mateo, not surviving. Surviving wasn’t the insane one.

bev, I bet it’s because you just smell naturally sweet! 😉

MichelleS you know I’m now going to add that one to your “Best of 2018” list right? After that comment. 😉

MichellS, so she is not alone, lol. I try to keep it to a minimum on my face. I figure good for the psyche not the skin.

Do you all have any 2018 favourites other than books?
Activities, products, foods, or ?

Found a fantastic dark Thriller called Dark Inheritance, it’s pretty intense and right up my alley! I highly recommend it, it’s by PB Lawson, pblawson.com has a great introduction there on his page. So good!

Maryse under your “Kindle Unlimited Membership Deal” for a year when you click on that link, it says 6 months instead of a year. I thought I would let you know. Thanks for all you do, and have a Happy New Year!

bev some other favs of mine from 2018 were:
– the film A Star is Born. Loved it.
– I’ve discovered the joy of boutique honey – it’s soooooo much better than supermarket honey. I was given a tiny bottle for a Christmas gift and it’s super yum. It’s spoiled me for ordinary honey now.
– earlier this year hubs and I finally finished all the Longmire series on Netflix (there’s a few of them). A rare show that we BOTH liked just as much LOL.
– I’ve been reading a few ‘popular history’ type books about famous people from history – from kings and queens of England to Hollywood stars from the early 20th century etc etc. What some of those famous people got up to – PHEW!! Truth is stranger (and wilder) than fiction.

Jan, I still have to watch the last season of Longmire.
A few of my favorites.
Tiam vitamin c serum. Strong, but think it actually makes my skin brighter and smoother.
Sulwhasoo products that I have as samples or bought on sale. Just the sensory experience of how good it feels and smells.
Haribo candy. Of course been eating them since….forever? But the best gummies and what I’ve been craving this year.
Ask Me About Kpop podcast. I love a good podcast and found this new one right after I fell into kpop. It’s fun because it is two best friends talking about what they love.
Dramabeans website. I need somewhere to rant and rave, lol. Plus people like to post photos of Gong Yoo, lol.
Devacurl conditioner and gel. I keep coming back to them. I’m actually trying something new right now, but I love the smell and how it doesn’t build up I can just rinse it out. Not the strongest hold but i get a few good hours.

I’m with you Jan “A Star Is Born” definitely a fave of 2018 for me too I can’t wait to watch the academy awards and oscars as they are both nominated! Oh and Bradley Cooper is actually nominated for more Grammys than Taylor Swift which I find unbelievable since he is really not a singer you know? Oh but he is! God I could go on and on about that movie-just loved it!
Another fave new hobby for me in 2018 is I started making Xmas centerpieces using wine bottles my MOM, step mom and mother in law were my gunniea pigs and honestly they all thought I bought them ♥️ So now in 2019 I have lots more wine drinking just so I can keep making them

Bev – some of my 2018 non-book favorites are: A Star is Born, Nordic Gnomes, IT Cosmetics CC foundation, Lacey cookies from Costco, eyelash serum (just discovered it this year), Chris Stapleton, making flatbread, charcuterie boards, and Ozark on Netflix.

Jenn–sounds like Waiting For the Sun affected you the same way it affected me! I thought it was amazing!
Miraculously, I’ve also been working on my Best Books of 2018 list. I have it all on paper–just hoping to get it edited today.

Jenn!!! I just saw your review!!! Thank you! I’m so happy you liked it! ♥

I’m writing my best and um… it’s more than 10… by a lot. *blushes* Too many good books this year.

Maryse, just sent my favorites. 🙂

At 4am, R???? It sounds yum, though 😉

R when do you sleep? You need one of those weighted blankets to keep you laying down.

Intriguing, Nay. I personally didn’t like the book (though I know many loved it) cos the age gap was too much for me to accept as romantic or sexy. It felt too much like a yummy mummy running around with one of her son’s mates Yeah I know she didn’t have any sons, but I’ve got three and for me it was just too weird. I also found the h weak and indecisive. But still. I’ll keep an open mind about the film. As you say, so much would depend on casting.
Tasha in my memory the dresden files is uf rather than pnr. But I could be wrong. It’s a while since I read them.

Ok, thanks. I don’t need for it it to be paranormal, per se, they’re kind of all the same in my book. Supernatural. I just wanted a hint of something.
Honestly, I feel completely scattered when it comes to reading. Must be school break messing with my mojo. I’m all off kilter. So, Dresden Files sounds good to start, but then long series overwhelm me. And Bird Box, I started a few pages and it turned out it wasn’t my day to read. And then I think, Jewel E. Ann has a new one coming out, oh! I will read the next one in her Jack and Jill series. I’m dying to know what happens! Oh, I own another book that seems like it’ll be different, maybe good, reads a page, gets sidetracked- hours later thinks through what other books I already have, need to get, new releases I wanna read now, gets sidetracked. I can’t seem to grasp anything.

A cup of coffee and list of books to come are NOT a good combo for me.
I put way to many on preorder. I did this last year and still haven’t read them. So mo more. It goes against my 2019 goals.
Though when I forget and they surprisingly pop up will I regret it?
I think not.

Everytime we say it an Amy gets her wings.

I’m reading A Court of Ice and Wind (War of the Gods Book 3) by Meg Xuemei X. It’s book three in a reverse harem series with gods, vampires, fae, shifters, mages, and stuffs. The heroine is nutty. 🙂

It’s cute. She’s very narcissistic and is all about beating up the bad guys.

Wishing everyone a safe and wonderful New Years Eve!!
I have my hangover breakfast items and Bloody Mary mix ready as well as all of the traditional foods for New Years Day. So, while I’m recovering tomorrow I can catch up on posts and finally make my best of 2018 list. Finally.

Drink water! 😛

I woke up this morning and bought donuts, all because I saw them on the internet and they looked yummy. New Years sprinkles and all. And there were plenty left bc apparently everyone else is snug in their beds this morning. And I ate one- no one else is up- and now I’m feeling like https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=fWALVlpbpDA