Rainy Days With Amanda

So I finally finished a book that was not long at all, it's just been a little hectic. I also have some new, I'm moving back to my hometown! But I'll share more of that on another post. Anyways, when I visit my hometown in November, I went to a local bookstore called: The Twig Book Shop . It's a cute little bookstore, and while I was there, I got to meet Dana Barney . He was promoting his two books, one of them being, Flat Line , which is what I'm about to review right now! (SPOILER ALERT!) A Little Bit of Background Dana Barney is an Austin based author. He received his B.A. in writing from Bennington College in Vermont. Flat Line is his first book, which he wrote in 2015. The sequel to this book, Half Life , just came out this past year in 2017.  Now Flat Line is about an investigative journalist, Peter Richards, whose life starts to go downhill after he gets fired from his job.  What Was Enjoyable I liked the whole ride of the book. The bo...

I didn't even realize I forgot to do a Rainy Thoughts in January! I've been crazy busy and that may be because I hold down multiple jobs and I'm planning my wedding and I might be moving soon and I'm  editing my book and I try to maintain my blog and do some marketing for it and give my fiance and cat some attention they need. Yep, my life is pretty crazy, but it's never boring. An Array of Mastery It was never my intention to be doing multiple things at once. Usually, people don't think about having multiple jobs in their future. They think of one and stick to that. I started out normal, with one job. Then I got an opportunity here and another there and another and every position is different and I wanted to do all three. So that's just what I'm doing. At the end of the day, I would enjoy having one job, but multiple jobs give me multiple things to do.  Doing multiple jobs means you are strengthening your skills in knowledge in an array...

Yes, it's that time of the year again where I create a manga review, because I'm not done with the book that I'm reading because of the Holidays. I will have a proper book review for you next Month and they will start being regular, hopefully. Anyways, I'm really excited about this review, since I recently received all the original manga as a gift from my wonderful fiance. So onto my review! (SPOILER ALERT!) Introduction If you haven't heard of Rurouni Kenshin , then you haven't heard of one of the greatest fantasy, Meiji Era stories ever written into existence! Rurouni Kenshin , also known as Samurai X in most other places, initially appeared in Weekly Shonen Jump from April 1994 to November 1999. The story was written and illustrated by  Nobuhiro Watsuki , who also illustrates another well-known manga, One Piec e. The series then turned into an anime from January 1996 to September 1998. The story takes place in the 11th year of the Meiji per...

This post is more of an archive for me, but if you're interested in people's years, then keep on reading! So 2017. This was a rollercoaster of emotion type of year for me. My year started off emotionally unstable. My grandmother passed, my dog passed, and my car died...3 times! On top of two jobs, full-time classes and my senior project, it was like the world was coming down around me and I couldn't stop it. I just watched as the embers of the evening sun slide behind the wall and the darkness came up and over my dreams. Halloween  The year also brought good memories though. Memories with family and friends. I ended up purchasing my new car, was nominated for the top senior project, printed a book, wrote another book, graduated college, got my first real paying job, moved to a bigger apartment, got my wedding dress and went to Lousiana where I gambled and won some money. When I brought Civi home in February I had a really crazy, busy, and all toget...

Sorry about taking forever to do another review. I participated in my first NaNoWriMo , which was a very challenging expereince but I did it! And I plan on publishing my book in February so stayed tuned! Anyways, the book I'm about to review is another gem I found at the Dollar Tree. It might actually be my favorite book that I've gotten from there so far. It's been a while, so lets get on to my  review of The Heart of the Night by Judith Lennox! (SPOILER ALERT!) A Little Bit of Background Let's talk about the author a bit. So Judith Lennox is a German native romance novelist who has been writing for the past 30 something years now. Her sixth book, The Winter House , was her breakthrough novel for both in Germany and around the world. Three of her novels have been shortlisted for the Romantic Novel of the Year Award.  Judith published The Heart of the Night in 2009. As a short overview of the book, it basically follows the lives of five unforgetable, individ...

So, I've been thinking about this blog topic for a while. I feel like it really resonates with me now more than really any other time in my life...at least for now. I keep seeing more and more nostalgic things come into play. Some of these things are MTV's 90's House , where a group of people have to live and dress like they are in the 1990's. We have comebacks of 90's shows, such as Rocko's Modern Life and the conclusion movie of Hey Arnold ! We also have fashion trends finding their back, platform shoes and the acceptability of overalls. It's an interesting concept, but the fact is, there's so much nostalgia around us. I find this interesting and sometimes weird. But I have a theory to why there's so much of this nostalgia going on. At least of a couple of them. Theory: Everything Moved too Fast What I mean by this is, during the late 1980's to1990's, things were more tech-free, which in return makes people feel like it was a ...

Hello everyone! Yes, I have finally gotten around to doing a new book review! I wanted to ask you all a question first, do you think I should switch to wordpress or even Wix? I've been thinking of doing this for a while now, but I can't make up my mind. I'm fine with a really simple blog, but sometimes I don't feel like I can be as creative with my blog. I also don't want to lose all my content. Let me know your thoughts or suggestions! Anyways, onto the review! (SPOILER ALERT) A Little Bit of Background Charlaine Harris  is a New York Times bestselling author who has been wriitng for the the past 30 years. She published her firstbookin 1981 entitled Sweet and Deadly . She published  Dead until Dark   in may of 2001,which started the Sookie Steakhouse series that spanned from 2001 to 2013. The book went on that year to receive the Anthony Award for Best Paperback Mystery. The series was then picked up by HBO and transformed the Sookie Steakhouse series into ...