Susan’s Book Blog

  Husband Material  by Alexis Hall pub date Aug 2, 2022 Sourcebooks Casablanca  ⛪️ 2.5 stars out of 5 ⛪️  I am a HUGE fan not only of this book’s series predecessor, Boyfriend Material , but of Alexis Hall’s work in general. Literally everything of his I’ve read, I have loved. His writing style, his amazing characters, his facility with language and wordplay, his deep understanding (and inclusion) of complex social issues, these are all huge draws for me. I love everything he writes and trust him as a writer more than anyone I have ever read. I had ZERO doubts about this book. I was so excited to get to revisit one of my favorite fictional couples, Luc & Oliver - especially under the guise of seeing them move their relationship forward. Look at the cover! That title! They’re tying the knot! This is going to be wonderful! I thought. This book is cruel. Nothing about it makes sense. Does Alexis Hall hate us? Did he resent having to write this? I don’t know. I don’t...

 It’s Pub Day for THREE amazing titles! The Godparent Trap by Rachel Van Dyken Booked on a Feeling by Jayci Lee The Bodyguard by Katherine Center  I loved each of these books very much - some of my favorites of the year - and highly recommend them all. The links to my original reviews of them are above - click the titles and check them out!  Let me know what you think if you pick them up!

  Ever since I discovered that Funko Pop made cars (well, a few, anyway) I had the idea of possibly turning one into the vintage Mustang that Penny rented for them to drive across America in Wayward Son. I didn’t know if it would be possible but I wanted to try so I did a little googling. The Funko Pop I used for this project was originally a piece for wrestler Eddie Guerrero. I figured the car looked vintage enough to pass, and everything else I could figure out later. Well, the first step was removing Eddie, which proved slightly more difficult than I’d hoped. I was wiggling him to see just how attached he was to the seat and he SNAPPED OFF AT THE ANKLES. 😳 Oops. So I grabbed some pliers and pulled out his boots. Done. (Sorry, Eddie.) (I ended up filling the holes in the seat with clay.) The car they drive in Wayward Son is a 1968 Mustang in Tahoe Turquoise, as seen below.  I didn’t feel the need to go all out with super accurate detail, especially seeing as how the car its...