Ok, so I'm a few days late - make that two months late by the time I publish this. I wrote about half of this back in November, but I got really distracted. Let's just say I worked super hard on my NaNoWriMo project, so this post got pushed back a little bit. I'm not quite done with that project, I have about 47K words and still about four scenes to write before I say I'm done. It's still very nerve-wracking. I just don't know what will happen but I'm pushing through and getting writing in when I can.
On top of that, I'm getting antsy that I really want to "fix" things in the beginning of the story right now. I'm sure I could add more words that way, but I don't think it's a good use of my time at the moment. I think I would get stuck spinning in a circle if I let myself go too far back before I get more of the story out. There'll be plenty of time for that later.
So anyway, onto the books...
What I've been reading
Exposed by Fate by Tessa Bailey
This one just didn't do it for me. In terms of BDSM introductions, it included a lot of appropriate information, but I felt like every time they had sex, something cataclysmically bad happened in their relationship right after that. I didn't believe their happily ever after because they didn't have any interactions (especially sexual) where they actually clicked as a couple and stayed close for more than twelve hours. On top of that, I felt like there was a lot of patriarchal stuff thrown in. Oliver was jealous and possessive and he had a tendency say nasty things. While I wouldn't say Eliza accepted it, per se (she called him out a bunch of times), I never really saw evidence that he grew as a person enough to treat her as an individual when another stressful situation came up after the timeline of the book was over.
Earthbound Passion by Jody Wallace
Super funny and great for a light-hearted read. I had to stop and think about some of the puns because they were just so good. I will definitely get book 2, in fact, since I wrote this up so long ago, I've already gotten and read about half of book two. The only thing I was iffy on was the concept of the choose your own story because I had to keep jumping back and forth so I could read all the paths. There's just no possible way to read through a book and not know what all the pages say.
No More Mr. Nice Guy by Amy Andrews
I read this one a second time because I couldn't remember enough of it except that I liked it. Fun, sexy, kinky-lite and very passionate. Exactly what I would hope for when I pick up an Amy Andrews book. This one wasn't too heavy on the angst, but I enjoyed it a lot.
He Touches Me and He Claims Me by Cynthia Sax
I enjoyed the first part of this trilogy (He Watches Me), but these next two lost a lot of steam for me. Not only are they totally over the top, but they felt like a constant re-hashing of the same tired feelings over and over again. Anna never seemed to grow and she felt so passive to me, like she was just a stand-in for what a character should be. It was an interesting exhibitionist mentality, but I didn't see much growth or ownership of their relationship. Gabriel was kind of creepy and Anna was just a shell.
Pet to the Tentacle Monsters by Lilia Ford
Ok, yes. I read it. It was...interesting. We don't get a lot of background; the sci-fi scenarios and reasons are very vague. It's this BDSM sort of thing that is weird and awkward with aliens, but only some of the aliens are sexual and I still have no idea why.
I also re-read Officer Off Limits by Tessa Bailey
Still love it.
What I've been cooking
I went through a spurt of cooking like crazy. It was like I was preparing way in advance for NaNoWriMo when I told myself I wouldn't cook that much. I made so many batches of fruit roll ups for the kids, applesauce, cookies, extra stews and burgers. So instead, we ate all the food by the first of November and I still had to cook. I'm trying to tell myself pasta and salads are good for the month.
What I've been listening to
My writing music is Mozart's Requiem in D Minor, K.626. Especially when I'm sitting at Starbucks and it's noisy (hello, person who talks on their cellphone), this one is great. No words that I understand, so I'm not distracted. I put it on repeat and it hasn't gotten old yet.
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