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Happy Tuesday! Here are the #Two4Tuesday questions today. Everyone is welcome to play along!

I am going to answer question #2 first and tell you what prompted these questions. In the tag book, one of the characters states there should have been a "Wife 101" instead of Algebra in high school because he never used Algebra but sure need the other. Funny dialog, but it got me to thinking. Everyone should know how to make a budget, balance a checkbook

#FirstLineFridays @ShyBookOwl

"Sometimes, when I'm driving alone, I go into what I call the 'road coma', where I suddenly become acutely aware that I have no recollection of the past, say, twenty or so miles of driving."

This was a soft pick for me. The story had a lot of potential but needed a bit more development for my tastes and the ending was rushed. I liked the characters a lot and that is always the best part of any book. 3 ⭐️

This is the first book in the Ashes & Embers series. I started in the middle of the series so it is actually the 3rd book I read. I liked this one too but it is not my favorite. I was not totally liking Evelyn. I don't want to include any spoilers but if you read this one you will understand. 3.5ish ⭐️

#SeriesLove2024 @Andrew65

This is an emotional roller coaster, OMG. So many ups and downs I was dizzy, and overall the tone was a melancholy one. Still an engrossing story, and I loved the characters, who were more real and authentic than the previous book. A good read, and I did enjoy it. On to the next in the series!

Phew! This book was INTENSE, with a lot of serious tension, with a thriller as a secondary plot and a lot of surprises along the way. I saw a lot of them coming, but they were enjoyable enough regardless. Quality spice, although I‘m not sure how the two MCs decided they liked each other, when they spent a lot of time yelling at each other. Passion is passion, I guess?

Sunday reading with snuggly Penny.

I‘m so impressed with Cait Nary‘s range, y‘all. She‘s great at high stress romances (SEASON‘S CHANGE), adorable romcoms (LUCKY BOUNCE), and stuff like this, which slides into that sweet spot where there‘s SOME stress for the characters but it‘s mostly about them, like, finding their way through a scenario they hoped they could avoid but are actually coping with really well. IT‘S SO GOOD. Bring on the back half.

This was my #TitlesAndTunes #GuiltyPleasure and it absolutely was a pleasure. Not as hockey heavy as the first in the series, but a lovely slow burn #romantsy. Great stuff!

#TitlesAndTunes #GuiltyPleasure

So my definition of a guilty pleasure is things I enjoy without thinking they are in any way objectively good.

I love a hockey romance, especially a romance between hockey players - no literary value, no new ideas or things to learn, just the warm & fuzzies & bit of smut doesn‘t go amiss 😆

The song is one I absolutely hated when it was released - annoyingly catchy rubbish pop🤮 When I hear it now I sing along 😎

Holy mother of DIRTY TALK. I didn't realize Jaine had a new book coming out this month, but sheesh do I love her universe filled with too-good-to-be-true rockstars. In this book, we finally learn more about what makes bad boy Johnny O tick. It's not in the Litsy database, so tagging the first Dirty book bc it's the best place to start (Dirty, The Players, and *then* Vancity Villians). The interconnected friendships make way more sense in order!