Bethany's Book Nook

Picked up this book because it’s been on my TBR pile for the longest time and needed a new book for my time at the airport. Ended up being one of those books that I just absolutely devoured in two days. Lately I’ve been obsessed with magics and witches, this book hit all of the marks. Plus being a Latina, I’ve loved having even the smallest amount of representation shown..which is obvious with the names of locations and certain titles of characters/ types of magic wielder. Loved the Brooklyn Brujas as well and just had to see what else Zoraida Córdova had written.This book picks up right in the middle of the story, where the prologue had me wondering if I picked up the sequel by accident, but it’s right in the action which is the absolute best. It follows the usual aspect of magic books; a kingdom that doesn’t want any magic users, rebels that are trying to show they’re not a threat unless reckoned, a giant threat to all magic users, and the enemies to lovers trope. With that being s

Was fortunate enough to have celebrated Thanksgiving with my younger sibling in Texas. Our family isn’t really known for having non-confrontational holidays, so I thought it best to remove myself from the situation completely. I spent a total of about 5 days and 6 nights with them in the house. Through those few days I managed to: -spend time with my younger sibling and her friends -spend 8 hours at Starbucks sitting and working on schoolwork -watch a ton of murder documentaries on Netflix -watch murder movies on Hulu -went to Barnes and Noble -My first HEB trip where I got some incredible Pink Moscato and chocolate pecan pie -had a phenomenal Thanksgiving -saw a Waterparks concert. Strangely enough, Tyler Posey came out with the opening band and performed with his partner on stage.  -read two books and almost finished a scarf I’m gifting for Christmas. -cuddle up with three cats, who I absolutely adore. -got to cuddle up with my younger sibling who I hadn’t seen in about six months.

             Late in the summer my family and I had tickets to the Hella Mega Tour ft. Weezer, Fall Out Boy, and Green Day. Lucky enough in the times of covid…my mom, brother, and I were able to attend. Being fully vaccinated we weren’t too nervous about the crowds, especially being in the seated area, but we wore our masks the entire time. Just for the extra bit of safety. Weezer being first, and my favorite of the three, played absolutely all of my favorite songs. Honestly, the entire concert was incredible. The parking was less than desirable but I also blame it partly on not wearing the proper shoes for practically hiking.               Making it a whole family affair, the road trip to Hershey Park turned into a weekend getaway in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Of course we were missing my other younger sibling and older brother but the former just moved to Texas and are currently living their best lives. While my older brother is busy working and being with his own family. So that leave