Review - Cinderella and the Beast (or, Beauty and the Glass Slipper) by Kim Bussing .....

 E-ARC from Netgalley 

I love a good fairy tale retelling and this was one of them.  

In this story we have Cinderella and Belle. While similar to the stories we know and love but different enough to make the story fresh and unique.   

Without giving to much away, Cinderella is treated badly by her stepmother and Belle's father is a collector of magical objects instead of an inventor.  Something happens when Belle does a bit of magic at the same time as Cinderella's fairy godfather does his and chaos ensues.  They end up switching places. Hence the subtitle princess swap.  You have duel points of view, Belle and Cinderella. Each girl is trying to piece together what happened and how to escape their captors. Will they get there HEA, read the book and see for yourself. 

I look forward to the other books in this series.  I do have E-ARCs for the next two.

My Star Fall Ball - Romantasy Readathon Wrap Up ....

What I wore - A strapless pink dress

My date - A white haired person with a stormy attitude.

My Weapon - An enchanted ring that allows you to disappear/grants invisibility.

My background - I am a witch

My trope (with my date) - Forced Proximity

Bonus prompts - how my night went

This was so much fun. Would defiantly do it again. Thank you to @romantasyathon for the time you put into the event. To all the hosts.

New level of pettiness unlocked thanks to Amazon ....

Well I did it, I didn't think I would, but I did.  In the end it was out of sheer petty ness and spite, lol.  Thanks to Amazon and their new policy regarding downloads of digital books.  See pic down below.

It took me 3 and a half hours and about a half dozen trips to the door to let the dog out.  No he doesn't have any issues other than nosiness and a love for being on the back deck.  Except for when it is storming out.  A Huskey who doesn't love snow, never heard of that before lol 

While I have never used the download feature before now and if I am being honest I had forgotten about it.  I am still pissed they are taking it away all the same. 

Anyway out of the over 1100 books I was able to down load all but 2 or 3.  They were graphic novels.  I even update a half dozen or so books that were available to update. 

One of my goals this year is to be more mindful of the books I buy, either due to space, funding or my inability to read as fast as I buy. lol So going forward I will be thinking twice on what kindle books I will be buying. So win win I guess.  Wonder if this new change will affect amazons bottom line when it comes to buying digital books?   Probably not but I suspect it will affect the authors bottom line.  

Romantasy-athon 2025 - Stunning Romantasy Quotes .....

Sometimes when reading a book a quote jumps out at you and it just hits. These are the tip of the iceberg for my favorite quotes.  

Romantasy-athon 2025 - Recent Favorite Book Boyfriend ....

I wasn't one for book boyfriends till Jacks from the Once Upon the Broken Heart series.  But Kingfisher from Quicksilver is a close second. Defiantly like the ones that are bad for you, like chocolate, which I love. But you are drawn to them like a moth to a flame. Apparently I am not afraid of being burned lol 

Romantasy-athon 2025 - Favorite Romantasy books ever stack ....

When I created the Romantasy stack two things jumped out at me. One I have read all these books, yeah me. But haven't continued the rest of series yet, lol except for the Once Upon a Broken Heart series, I just finished the last one this month. Two I clearly love romantasy. FYI I am currently reading and listening to Caraval as well as Heartless Hunter. I am sure I have more just ran out of room on my chair lol 

Review - Home Office Romance by Kintetsu Yamada ....

 E-ARC from NetGalley

This was a cute story about two people who are next door neighbors meeting during the pandemic and falling in love.

I liked that the pandemic was the back drop to the story and not in your face. Might not of read it if it was. Lived through that and didn't want to have to be reminded of it all the time.

I really enjoyed the story. Loved the setting and how the two main characters decorated and made their living space into a place they could not only work but find a relaxing space as well. My introverted self loved the balcony and their love of books.

I am sure this story will resonate with many during a trying time in our lives for many years to come.