Five on Friday - April 5, 2024 ~ After The Forest Book Review, Month of Vegetarian/Pescatarian Meals, Easter, Weekend at the Cabin, and New Makeup Bag

Happy Friday everyone! I hope you all had a good week! 

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I purchased everything in this post

I just talked about my March books on yesterday's post; but, After The Woods by Kell Woods still deserves it's own post because I really enjoyed it! This is an adult fantasy/fairytale retelling. This was a Hansel and Gretel "retelling" but set 15 years or so in the future when Hans is squandering the family money and Greta is baking some magical gingerbread to keep their family afloat. While the village folks are starting to question if she is a witch and the ruling people are looking to collect more money, Greta isn't sure what she should do. There are also dangerous creatures lurking around - wolves and bears in the forest nearby and the lines are blurred on what is good and evil. I loved the twists, the sentient book, the magic types, the potential romance. This focused very much in the beginning of characters and ambience and the plot really picked up in the second half and I enjoyed it!

Manicure Tuesday - Easter Mini Egg Nails

Happy Manicure Tuesday everyone! 

I purchased these nail polishes

Can you believe it's already April?! It was just Easter and so for April the #CBBxManiMonday group usually does a mixture of pastel and Easter nails, so I'm doing a combination of both today! 

Manicure Monday - Sally Hansen Insta-Dri Peeps Sugar Texture Collection Nail Color in Cotton Candy

Happy Manicure Monday - I hope you all have a great weekend! We had a super busy weekend and I only had time for a quick manicure! 

I purchased this polish on my own - this post contains affiliate links

For the month of April, the #CBBxManiMonday group is doing Easter and pastel nails for the month! I have a little of both this week since this is a pastel shade and it's an Easter polish since it's a collab with peeps! 

Sally Hansen Insta-Dri Peeps Sugar Texture Collection Nail Color in Cotton Candy ~ $9.79 CAN. Brighten your spring with the NEW Limited Edition Sally Hansen PEEPS nail polish! PEEPS inspired sugary texture for a mani in an instant! Our 3-in-1 formula with built-in base and top coat offers shiny, extended wear in a single step and our Swift Precision Brush allows for a perfect application. Dries in 60 seconds. 1 Stroke. 1 Coat. Done. No wait. No smudge.

Five on Friday - April 14, 2023 ~ Go As A River Book Review, Easter, 11 Year Dating Anniversary, New Ikea Day Bed, and New Lost in Layers Spring 2023 Outfit

Happy Friday everyone - hope you all had a good week! It's been a little busy around here, but we are over the kid's sickness in the house and have a busy weekend with family planned! 

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Go As A River was received as a review copy - this post contains affiliate links

I've been loving having more book reviews on the blog, and it's also helped me work with publishers, so I'm happy to be part of the Penguin Random book reviewers and today I'm sharing my thoughts on the adult historical fiction novel, Go As A River by Shelley Read. This story spans 30 years and starts in the 1940s with a teenage girl on her families peach farm - she is the only girl in a family struck by many tragedies. She has a quick, passionate affair with a young man passing through town, however quickly finds out of racism and it ends in tragedy. Victoria escapes to the wilderness and on her eventually return to town, a damn is being proposed that would render the town un-livable. She takes her peaches and eventually settles in a new spot, then the book really delves in to found family and friends, re-connection and rebuilding. It is beautifully written and there is a lot that goes on. I enjoyed the setting and the resilience of the characters. I did think it was a slower start and it took me a bit to connect to the characters, but halfway through as we were really getting in, I could not put it down and I was rooting for all of our characters, and it was tragic and hopeful and beautiful! Solid 4 star read. 

Manicure Monday - Easter Bunny Dotticure and Trying Olive & June Polish

Happy Manicure Monday everyone and Happy Easter Monday! 

I purchased everything in this post - this post contains affiliate links

For the month of April, the #CBBxManiMonday group is doing Easter and pastel nails for the month! I have being waiting to try the Olive and June Polish formula forever - after my disastrous use of their press-ons a couple weeks ago, I was a little worried; but, it is a lovely formula!