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Welcome to the October edition of monthly news! One of my favorite months of the year! I love all things Spooky! Spooky movies, tv shows and Halloween! I already have my costume picked out, what about you? We also had Canadian Thanksgiving.  With being mixed race, it was hard for me this year. My caucasian side couldn't wait to have turkey dinner, but the Native side was feeling rebellious and not wanting to celebrate. I sometimes feel torn between my two heritages. This year has been exceptionally difficult with the residential school findings. I want to be thankful, and I try to be, but it's tough sometimes. The best part of Thanksgiving was spending it with my beautiful daughter. She lives so far from me and is busy teaching young minds, that moments like this I literally live for. Wish my son was also here but unfortunately he could not be. Rare are the days that I get them both home together. Anyone else an empty nester? Do you feel my pain? My favorite day of the year cam

Welcome to week 552! RULES: *Grab a book, any book. *Turn to Page 56 or 56% on your  ereader . If you have to improvise, that is okay. *Find a snippet, short and sweet. *Post it, and  add the url to your post in the Linky below . If you don't link up, we may not know to visit. Also join in the fun on Instagram using the hashtags #Instagram56 #Friday56   Happy weekend to you all! Check out this read on  Amazon . Read  my review . Here is my 56... View this post on Instagram A post shared by Freda Mans (@fredasphotos) Book Beginnings leave your links in the comments if you didn't join in the Friday 56. Q:  Have you ever read a book on Halloween? If so, what was the title. A:  I cannot recall an exact title read specifically for the occassion. **This is a weekly book meme post. Compensation may be earned from the link within.

ASIN: ‎  B07TVZXQ5V Publisher: ‎  Swoon Reads (September 1, 2020) Kindle:‎  4885 KB Print: ‎  350 pages AMAZON A trans boy determined to prove he's a brujo to his Latinx family summons a ghost who refuses to leave in Aiden Thomas's paranormal YA debut. Yadriel has summoned a ghost, and now he can't get rid of him. Bestowed by the ancient goddess of death, Yadriel and the gifted members of his Latinx community can see spirits: women have the power to heal bodies and souls, while men can release lost spirits to the afterlife. But Yadriel, a trans boy, has never been able to perform the tasks of the brujas - because he is a brujo. When his cousin suddenly dies, Yadriel becomes determined to prove himself a real brujo. With the help of his cousin and best friend Maritza, he performs the ritual himself, and then sets out to find the ghost of his murdered cousin and set it free.  However, the ghost he summons is not his cousin. It's Julian Diaz, the resident bad boy of his hi

Welcome to week 551! RULES: *Grab a book, any book. *Turn to Page 56 or 56% on your  ereader . If you have to improvise, that is okay. *Find a snippet, short and sweet. *Post it, and  add the url to your post in the Linky below . If you don't link up, we may not know to visit. Also join in the fun on Instagram using the hashtags #Instagram56 #Friday56   Happy weekend to you all! Check out this read on  Amazon . Read  my review .   Here is my 56... View this post on Instagram A post shared by Freda Mans (@fredasphotos) Book Beginnings leave your links in the comments if you didn't join in the Friday 56. Q:  Would you ever consider dressing up as a book character? If so, which one? A:  I would love to design a costume to look like Cinder from Marissa Meyer's Lunar Chronicles books. Clockwork costume, yes, please!! **This is a weekly book meme post. Compensation may be earned from the link within.

  AVAILABLE NOW! MATURE AUDIENCE  2 DISCS AMAZON August 1896. Victorian London is rocked to its foundations by a supernatural event which gives certain people — mostly women — abnormal abilities, from the wondrous to the disturbing. An epic fantasy / science fiction drama about a gang of Victorian women who find themselves with unusual abilities, relentless enemies and a mission that might very well change the world. REVIEW: I really enjoyed this show, so much more than I actually thought I would. It's a great show for fans of the paranormal and supernatural. It's perfect for spooky season as well! The hubby watched the season with me and enjoyed it as well. I do have to say, the last episode threw us both for a total loop! It was weird, all over the place, and didn't make much sense until the last minute. Still, it was good enough for us both to want to see the next season, if there is one. I felt like this was a great mix of characters, plot and oddities that anyone could

Olivia Swindler was raised in Spokane, Washington but currently resides in Grenoble, France, as the Communication Coordinator for Young Life in Europe. She spends most of her spare time wandering through the mountains and eating her weight in bread. Olivia believes that through fiction we can learn and grow from one another because there is something magical about picking up a book and allowing it to transport you someplace new. Cynthia Starts a Band is her debut novel. She hopes it will create and foster hard, real-life conversations, inspiring readers to have the courage to discover who they are when the world isn't looking. Catch her at her website , Facebook , Twitter and Instagram . EVEN AMERICA’S SWEETHEART POP-SUPERSTAR HAS TROUBLE FINDING THEIR VOICE IN THE HEARTBREAKINGLY HONEST DEBUT NOVEL FROM OLIVIA SWINDLER Eleanor Quinn lives a life most young girls dream of. She’s the lead singer of a wildly successful band, dating the most beautiful man in America, and in love w