On My List: October 20th

Happy Monday!

I hope everyone had a good weekend. It's been a while since I've posted an On My List and I have so many things that I want to post. But here is just a small list of what I want to read and watch.

Book on my TBR (To Be Read) List that I Want to Read Soon:

I'm slowly but surely making my way through my TBR List but there are just so many books on it. And one that I plan to read soon is The Paleontologist by Luke Dumas. The description immediately drew me in because it's a supernatural/sci-fi mystery with the possibility that a dinosaur or the ghost of one is behind the mystery. Or is it something much more human? It seems like an interesting story and one that I can't wait to read.

Book: The Paleontologist by Luke Dumas

Description:

A haunted paleontologist returns to the museum where his sister was abducted years earlier and is faced with a terrifying and murderous spirit in this chilling novel.

Curator of paleontology Dr. Simon Nealy never expected to return to his Pennsylvania hometown, let alone the Hawthorne Museum of Natural History. He was just a boy when his six-year-old sister, Morgan, was abducted from the museum under his watch, and the guilt has haunted Simon ever since. After a recent breakup and the death of the aunt who raised him, Simon feels drawn back to the place where Morgan vanished, in search of the bones they never found.

But from the moment he arrives, things aren’t what he expected. The Hawthorne is a crumbling ruin, still closed amid the ongoing pandemic, and plummeting toward financial catastrophe. Worse, Simon begins seeing and hearing things he can’t explain. Strange animal sounds. Bloody footprints that no living creature could have left. A prehistoric killer looming in the shadows of the museum. Terrified he’s losing his grasp on reality, Simon turns to the handwritten research diaries of his predecessor and uncovers a blood-soaked mystery 150 million years in the making that could be the answer to everything.

On My List: September 10th

Happy Sunday!

Before I post about On My List, I wanted to send all my love to the people in Morocco after the devasting earthquake. Every little bit of news I hear is just so awful. I truly hope that all who have survived will be able to rebuild their lives and mourn all that have died. This is such a difficult to segue from but here On My List.


Books I Want to Read (But Just Haven't Bought Yet):

In this week's group of books is a board game centered mystery (I believe this is a cozy mystery), a supernatural romance and an unexpected celebrity romance. All three books seem interesting.

Book: Board to Death (A Board Game Shop Mystery) by CJ Connor

Description:

In a trendy Salt Lake City, Utah, neighborhood, Ben Rosencrantz's board game shop has become a community hotspot for players of all ages--and for killer collectors.

Back in his hometown of Sugar House running his family's board game shop and cafe, Ben Rosencrantz just can't seem to get his life to pass go, much less collect $200. Once he was a happily married English professor in Seattle. Now he's a divorced caregiver, looking after his ill father and a chihuahua named Beans while still figuring out the rules of retail management. At least the town has become more LGBTQ+ friendly than when Ben was a teenager--and that flower shop owner Ezra McCaslin enjoys flirting with him.

But despite his usual clientele of gamers, Ben is barely earning enough to keep the store running and stay on top of his father's medical bills. Then a local toy and game collector named Clive offers him a winning strategy--to purchase a turn-of-the-twentieth-century edition of The Landlord's Game, the realty and taxation game that inspired Monopoly, at a tenth of the rare edition's true value. Suspicious of Clive's shady, low-priced deal, Ben turns the offer down.

Then Clive turns up dead in the dumpster behind Ben's shop and a backpack full of $100 bills appears on his doorstep. Now Ben is the #1 suspect in Clive's death, and unless he and Ezra can prove his innocence and find the real killer, he'll go to jail for murder--and no amount of double dice rolls will set him free . . .

On My List: September 3rd

Happy Sunday!

How is everyone's weekend? I hope you're having a good one. I was wondering what's on your list? What books, shows and movies have you found or caught your interest? On My List, I have a few books and a couple of shows that I have been interested in. So, what's on your list?


Books I Want to Read (But Just Haven't Bought Yet):

I guess I'm still in a romantic sort of mood and the first two books center around love, crushes, friendship and life. The third book is centered around a creepy house with someone trapped in it. Although, I just bought a few new books, I really want to get these three.

Book: Give Me a Sign by Anna Sortino

Description:

Jenny Han meets CODA in this big-hearted YA debut about first love and Deaf pride at a summer camp.

Lilah is stuck in the middle. At least, that’s what having a hearing loss seems like sometimes—when you don’t feel “deaf enough” to identify as Deaf or hearing enough to meet the world’s expectations. But this summer, Lilah is ready for a change.

When Lilah becomes a counselor at a summer camp for the deaf and blind, her plan is to brush up on her ASL. Once there, she also finds a community. There are cute British lifeguards who break hearts but not rules, a YouTuber who’s just a bit desperate for clout, the campers Lilah’s responsible for (and overwhelmed by)—and then there’s Isaac, the dreamy Deaf counselor who volunteers to help Lilah with her signing.

Romance was never on the agenda, and Lilah’s not positive Isaac likes her that way. But all signs seem to point to love. Unless she’s reading them wrong? One thing’s for sure: Lilah wanted change, and things here . . . they're certainly different than what she’s used to.

On My List: May 2nd

It's been a while since I posted On My List which is a fun post where I let you know about some of the books, movies, TV shows and music that I'm interested in. Since, I have an ever growing list of things that I want to read, watch and listen to, I'll never run out things to share.

For this list, I have three books that I want to read, a TV show I watch rewatch, a new show that I want to watch and a new movie that I want to watch.

Books I Want to Read (But Just Haven't Bought Yet):

I guess I'm in a romantic sort of mood and these three books which center around love and life are On My List. From politics to writers' retreats to missed opportunities, love has an interesting way of finding you. I haven't bought any new books in a while, I really want to get these three.

Book: Love, Hate and Clickbait by Liz Bowery

Description:

Shake some hands. Kiss some coworkers.

Cutthroat political consultant Thom Morgan is thriving, working on the governor of California’s presidential campaign. If only he didn’t have to deal with Clay Parker, the infuriatingly smug data analyst who gets under Thom’s skin like it’s his job. In the midst of one of their heated and very public arguments, a journalist snaps a photo, but the image makes it look like they’re kissing. As if that weren’t already worst-nightmare territory, the photo goes viral—and in a bid to secure the liberal vote, the governor asks them to lean into it. Hard.

Thom knows all about damage control—he practically invented it. Ever the professional, he’ll grin and bear this challenge as he does all others. But as the loyal staffers push the boundaries of “giving the people what they want,” the animosity between them blooms into something deeper and far more dangerous: desire. Soon their fake relationship is hurtling toward something very real, which could derail the campaign and cost them both their jobs…and their hearts.