Seduction and Snacks

I’m laughing alone in my apartment and realize I must look ridiculous. Curled up on my couch with a blanket over my lap and my kindle in front of me, I’m reading Seduction and Snacks by Tara Sivec and I’m loving it. So I keep chuckling.

I’ve decided to depart from my usual paranormal romance/fantasy and have been foraging in the realm of “normal” romance for the last few weeks. I have been pleasantly surprised. I’ve come to the conclusion that magical feats, fanging necks and displaying super alpha prowess through super alpha powers are not absolutely necessary to good ol’ romance (excluding my paranormal favorites of course).

Exploring farther and farther out of the realm of paranormal, I’ve finally discovered book #1 of the Chocolate Lovers Series by Ms. Sivec this past week. Seduction and Snacks has incidentally shot up to become one of my top 10 favorite books of all time.

Ms. Sivec writes the story of Claire and Carter, two young lovers who had a brief affair which led to a more prolonged adventure, a son named Gavin. Unfortunately, since Claire and Carter never really exchanged names, Gavin became Claire’s solo adventure. Thankfully, fate brings them together 5 years later and hilarity ensues. Literally.

I mean belly laughing, tears falling, I’m feeling a little embarrassed for laughing so much on my own while reading a book hilarity. Ms. Sivec’s writing is smooth with natural dialogue and natural interactions between her cast of characters. The next book Futures and Frosting is already out but I find myself reluctant to read it since Book #1 has already set such high standards.  But with 135 five stars for Book #2, I have a feeling I won’t be disappointed.

Just finished The Restorer by Amanda Stevens.

Wow. what an amazing book. The first book of a series with a name like The Graveyard Queen, how can you not be intrigued.

This book captivated me from the very beginning. Amanda Stevens descriptions of the Lowcountry and Southerners like the Gullah, her ability to turn a sunset and the fragrance of flowers into something mystical and otherworldly is stunning. Her characters were ones I couldn't help falling in love with. Her writing so deliberate and her plots so intense that I had to actually slow myself down when I was reading. I didn't want to devour this book in one sitting, I wanted this book to never end and I took my time getting to the inevitable.

I can't wait for book 2 to come out.

tonight i'm starting on night float.

my first real "day" of being a "real" doctor.

yea, i'm only freaking out A LOT. o_o and by freaking out, i guess i mean just a little bit nervous is all.

can't help but love my parents.

who else would help me move out of my apartment to the house, and while jetlagged from Korea, help repack boxes, drive 6 hours to Columbus, move all my heavy/bulky items up to my 3rd floor apartment, help me unpack, drive 3 hours the next day to buy new furniture from IKEA, assemble said furniture, and then drive 6 hours back home that same day.

dad still going strong after 9 hours of driving/unpacking/assembling in the past 24 hours and ready to drive 6 hours more.

mom as happy as ever. i learned that pots are very multifunctional.

my parents.

amazing.

and when girls get married at the tender age of 16, they in literal sense leave their families and follow their husbands. and sometimes they're even proud of the blisters they develop on their hips from the hundreds of pounds of wedding dress with skirts so big they can't get out of cars/carriages or even get through the aisles of the church.

yup still talking about the traveller people.

starting to sound a little ethnocentric/ethnicist myself with all the they's in the past paragraph. the dangers of the inability to empathize.