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Promchanted by Morgan Matson Book Review

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In 2024, a new book written by Morgan Matson was published. The difference between this book and her previous books was this book was published by Disney and is inspired by Disneyland and Disney’s movie, Sleeping Beauty.

The book, called Promchanted, was a book I was very curious about. I didn’t know if I would like it or not, but I decided to purchase a copy of the book and read it.

Since then, a second book was published, Gradchanted also by Morgan Matson. I also purchased and read that book, but, since Promchanted was published first, I decided to write a review about Promchanted before Gradchanted.

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Books I Read and Finished in March 2026

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After spending the month of February not reading as much as I planned, I got the urge to read again near the end of March. I had some time to spend reading, so I began to pick up books I wanted to read and read them.

I ended up reading six books during the month of March. Three of the books I finished and three I didn’t. Even though I wanted to finish more than three books, I didn’t have the time or the energy to dedicate to read the amount I want to. So, I’m happy to have finished the three books I did!

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5 Music Festivals I’d Like to See

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It’s that time of the year when one of the biggest music festivals, Coachella, returns. Although there are many music festivals happening all year round, April is the time of the year when I pay attention to them. Originally, it wasn’t for Coachella, but for a more local music festival that happens every April. (I’m not going to say the name of it for privacy reasons. If I say it’s name, you’ll know the area where I currently live!)

Since this is the time of the year when I think of music festivals the most, I wanted to write a list of my top five festivals I want to see. These are not the only music festivals I want or am willing to go to, but right now these are the top festivals I would like to attend right now. Also, I’m not going to include the music festival that is held in my area on this list.

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Book Review: A Frozen Heart by Elizabeth Rudnick

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Back in 2015, while I was taking care of a relative, I saw A Frozen Heart by Elizabeth Rudnick for sale at Walmart. I read a copy of my friend’s book, but I wasn’t able to finish it before I gave it back to them. Even though I didn’t finish it, I liked it and wanted to continue reading it. Since it was available to purchase that day, I bought it, took it home, and began to read it… but still never finished reading my copy of it.

In 2025, I found A Frozen Heart in my book collection with my bookmark from 2015 left inside it. By this time, I was able to read my friend’s copy and know what happened in the rest of the book. Since my copy was left in the same state I left it ten or so years prior, I decided to reread the book and write a review about it.

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Roller Rabbit x Target Collection- Food & Beverages

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It is finally time for the last post in my series about the Roller Rabbit x Target collection! There is just one category I still want to talk about: The food and beverages.

For this post, I decided not to pick any favorite items in the food and beverage side of the collection. The reason is because I have food allergies. Although some of the food looks like it will be ok for me to eat, I decided not to consider purchasing anything from the food and beverage category.

Instead, I decided to show everything that will be available in the food and beverage category. They include cookies, candies, and drinks. In my opinion, I believe the drinks will sell out the fastest. The reason is because the drinks are actually made by Poppi. They come in three flavors: Watermelon, Raspberry Rose, and Shirley Temple. Since Poppi is a popular drink on social media, I think the ones in this collection will be the most popular items in the whole collection.

Aside from the drinks, I really love the cookies. They are decorated cookies and come in two shapes: A monkey and a heart. Both are designs by Roller Rabbit for this collection. Even though I know I won’t be able to eat them, they are super cute!

 

Please Note: All the items mentioned in this post are picked by my own personal taste and is based off what I saw online before anything is available to be seen and touched in person. All the photographs of the products are from Target’s free to download media pack on Target’s website. All the names of the items and it’s cost is taken from the listings from Target’s website.

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Some of the Books I’m Interested in Reading- March 2026

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It’s a new month, which means it’s time to reflect on the books I read in the past month. Unfortunately, I didn’t read very much last month. So, instead I wanted to talk about the books I’m interested in reading this month.

Even though I have a long reading list, I still wanted to add these books to my list. Some are new releases while others have been out for a while. I also may not own/have access to a copy to read, but when I finally decide it is time to read them, I’ll look for them.

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I’m in a Reading Slump (and Why it Happened)

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Last month, reading became my favorite pass time. After reading so many books, I thought I would be able to keep reading through my to be read list into February. Sadly, this didn’t happen. Normally this happens because I read too much and just burn out. This time, it’s because I didn’t like what I read last month.

I read a lot of romance novels, which is normally fine. I don’t love romance novels, but there seems to be at least ten newly released romance novel to every adventure (My favorite genre of books) novel every month. So, if I want to read a lot of new releases, I will need to read romance novels. Last month, the romance novels I read were… meh.

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5 Things I Do For Fun

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Like many people, I’ve had very stressful times in my life… like right now. *sigh*

During these times, I find it hard to do something for myself or something that I can do for fun. This is why it is important to remind myself of the things I really enjoy and is fun. Since I’m going through a pretty stressful time in my life right now, I wanted to list five of the things I do for fun. These are not the only things I do for fun, but it is something I know will bring me stress relief!

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Twilight 20th Anniversary Edition Book Feature

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A few weeks ago, I published a post about my copy of the deluxe limited edition version of Twilight. In the post I wrote about the book, which you can read here, I mentioned I have the 20th anniversary edition of the book and want to talk about it as well.

Now it’s time to talk about my copy!

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Books I Read in January 2026

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January 2026 was a month that didn’t turn out quite like I expected. I thought there would be a lot of problems throughout the month. Even though here were many problems, the problems were far more manageable than I thought there would be. One of these problems was things at work was slow.

Since things were slow, I decided to take any off time I had to focus on working on anything that needed to be done. I was able to sew a lot, clean a lot, and declutter my things more. I also read a lot. By the end of the month, I had finished eight books, which is more than I normally read in a month. This was because I had more time than normal to read and I read instead of watched TV.

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