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    Book Review: The Apple Creek Announcement by Wanda E. Brunstetter

    For many years, I’ve had a pile of books I want to review here on this blog, but don’t. Sometimes I forget about them until I stubble on a save post that I never finished. Other times it’s because of…

    By essieofwho August 6, 2025
  • Blog,  Books,  Books,  Cooking,  Fangirl Lifestyle,  Lifestyle,  TV Shows

    Murder by Cheesecake’s St. Olaf’s Cheesecake Recipe Review

    Earlier this year, a new murder mystery novel was released. There are many murder mystery novels that get published every year, but this one was different. This one is called Murder by Cheesecake and is inspired by the TV series…

    By essieofwho July 18, 2025
  • Blog,  Books,  Lifestyle

    Book Review: The Boys of Benjamin Boulevard by Samantha Robinson

    It’s been a few weeks since I published a book review post. To be honest, I’ve been watching so many YouTube videos reviewing books. This caused me to suffer from book review burn out… and made me question if I…

    By essieofwho July 16, 2025
  • Blog,  Books,  Fashion,  Food and Cooking,  Home,  Kate Spade New York,  Kitchen,  Lifestyle,  Personal & Comentary

    Kate Spade New York: All In Good Taste Book Review

    While during a recent clean out and organization of my things, I came across some books I wanted to write review posts for. One of those books is All In Good Taste by Kate Spade New York. The book, which…

    By essieofwho June 25, 2025
  • Blog,  Books,  Fangirl Lifestyle,  Lifestyle,  Manga

    6 Tips Before Buying and Collecting Manga For the First Time

    For many years I collected manga. If you never heard of manga, it is a comic book or graphic novel originally from Japan. The manga I collect are English translations of the original Japanese comics. I started as a teenager…

    By essieofwho May 28, 2025
  • Blog,  Books,  Holidays,  Lifestyle,  Summertime

    Book Review: What Happens After Midnight by K. L. Walther

    When I read K. L. Walther’s novels for the first time, I felt very conflicted. The first novel I ever read by her was The Summer of Broken Rules. I wrote a review about the book here. The Summer of…

    By essieofwho May 21, 2025
  • Beauty,  Blog,  Books,  Fangirl Lifestyle,  Fragrance,  Movies

    Skylar x The Summer I Turned Pretty Perfume Trio Feature

    Back in the early 2010’s, I discovered The Summer I Turned Pretty novel series. I read it, like them, and then moved onto other books that were newly released. Many years later, a series based off the series was released…

    By essieofwho May 12, 2025
  • Blog,  Books,  Lifestyle

    Book Review: The Summer of Broken Rules by K. L. Walther

    For many years, Booktok has been a major influence on which books become popular. A few years ago, I heard about a popular Booktok novel called The Summer of Broken Rules. It was written by K. L. Walther, who became…

    By essieofwho May 7, 2025
  • Anime,  Blog,  Books,  Fangirl Lifestyle,  Lifestyle,  Manga

    Book Review- Sugary Girls: The Art of Eku Uekura (Japanese Edition) by Edu Uekura

    For many years, I enjoyed collecting art books. I own art books from movies, artists, and other media. As someone who has always loved art, I loved collecting them. Since the 2020 Covid pandemic, I have substantially slowed down in…

    By essieofwho March 19, 2025
  • Blog,  Books,  Lifestyle

    Book Review: Maybe This Time by Kasie West

    Even though it is January, I am really enjoying taking the time to read summer young adult romance novels. I have quite a few that need to be read, but so far I’m really enjoying reading one of my favorite…

    By essieofwho January 15, 2025
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