Burning the Darkness: MM Romance Review
Burning the Darkness by Wren Martin | Amazon | Goodreads | Bookbub | My rating: 4 of 5 stars Blurb: A Lightborn manifests once a century. Oren’s light magic is powerful enough to wipe out…
Author: faebell
I’m a teacher by day, a reader, writer and gamer by night, and you’ve found my website. I live in Athens, GA, have an awesome kid, a sassy cat and I enjoy being alone.
My online persona is faeriebell, fae for short. I coined the name faeriebell in 1995 when signing up for my first Hotmail account. I have gone by this name ever since, in some shape or form. Lately I prefer faebell or fae because it’s a good play on words as well as who I am. Get it, faebell / fable? I like it a lot. You can call me fae as most people do who I know online. I’ve been faeriebell on so many sites that if you have ever chatted with someone by that name it was definitely me. I’m on Ravelry as faeriebell, reddit as faeriebell, tumblr as faeriebell, twitter … the list goes on (ao3, yes. gaiaonline, yes. so many sites) I play mobile games from time to time and am also faeriebell on PS5 but I probably won’t add you because I prefer solitary gaming.
MM Sports Romance: Tumbling the Cornerback Review
Tumbling the Cornerback by Meredith Spies | My rating: 4 of 5 stars Genre: MM Sports RomanceGoodreads | Amazon | Bookbub Sports? No. MM Sports Romance? Yes. For a person who has very little interest…
The Little Things in Love Review
The Little Things in Love by M.C. Roth | My rating: 4 of 5 stars Goodreads | Amazon The Little Things in Love by M.C. Roth This was the first book I’ve read from this…
Hired by the Enemy by Jax Calder: Review
Amazon | Goodreads | Bookbub Hired by the Enemy is all the best things of the enemies to lovers trope wrapped up in a novella-length story with a picture-perfect setting. Tie a bow on this…
School Safety:
The Emotional Repercussions of Perpetual Threats at School A journal post So, a different sort of post is once again coming at you, my readers, this one about school safety. And I know that most…
Leafhopper Crochet Stitch
I am still working on my 2024 CAL Terrific Textures from the Unravelled Mitten and boy am I behind. The square I am working on gave me such trouble that I want to make a…
Currently Reading
What am I reading this week? I thought I would make a post about what I am currently reading. Unfortunately, I am not reading quite as much these days because of work commitments, but I…
Future Friction Review
Future Friction by Ken Sanchez | My rating: 4 of 5 starsLinks: Goodreads | Amazon Future Friction: Chemistry Chemistry ignites between the two love interests in this urban fantasy superhero love story. Future Friction by…
Passion and Payback
by Romeo Alexander | My rating: 3 of 5 stars | Goodreads | Amazon Darker Passion and Payback is a much darker romance by Romeo Alexander. The story had me rooting for the main love…
Apalachee High School, My Thoughts are With You
My thoughts are with Apalachee High School. I’m not religious so I actively despise the thoughts and prayers crowd that pops up every time something tragic happens. Thoughts and prayers do Jack. I’m gonna be…
Stormwater Management Program
This one is for you, Athens, Georgia Stormwater Management Program (link). Update 9/30/24 Update: My post garnered some attention and someone from AccGov contacted me. They let me know that the septic tank issue has…
MM Romance Review – Dance With the Dragon
Review of Dance with the Dragon (The Dragon and the Vermillion Book 1) by Chelle Phakwin | My rating: 3.5 out of 5 Goodreads | Amazon Dance with the Dragon is a romantic romp through…
Ocean’s Blood by Thelma Mantey: Review
Ocean’s Blood | Goodreads | Amazon by Thelma Mantey | My rating: 5 of 5 stars LOVE THIS BOOK What a captivating book! This story drew me in from the start with its twists and…
No Man’s Sky: Base Location Guide
The thing about No Man’s Sky is that there are a million ways to play. Playing over the weekend I wondered if the way I play the game is similar to how others play. No…
The Ultimate Sandbox Game: No Man’s Sky
No Man’s Sky is the ultimate sandbox game. At its core, it’s a game that you can play however you like. It doesn’t hold your hand beyond the first missions to get your craft aloft…
Free MM Romance: Assassin by Katy Haye Free Today
Free MM Romance Book Alert! Today & Tomorrow Only! (8/25-26/24) If you are looking for FREE MM romance, you are in luck. Katy Haye’s riveting novel Assassin is free today on Kindle! It’s available for…
Old Shale Knitting Pattern
In 2020 I devised a Modified Old Shale Knitting Pattern, modeled after a sweater worn by Taehyung of BTS, is based on a classic knit motif called Old Shale. The Old Shale pattern used on…
WordPress Comments: Disable or Enable
I Turned Off Comments and Can’t Turn Them Back On. Help?! Storytime, friends. My blog runs on WordPress. Back in 2018, I turned off commenting on my journal, because the only comments I was getting…
No Man’s Sky Update: Worlds Part 1 5.05
Update Patch 5.05: 8/19/24 I’ve been playing No Man’s Sky a lot lately, and I just got notice of an update that was ready to install. Patch 5.05 is out today on Steam and other…
How to do scblo in crochet
Crochet Techniques SCBLO, or Single crochet in back loop only, is a crochet technique that creates a stitch that creates a ribbing effect when done over multiple rows. To make this stitch, one works a…
Assassin’s Creed Crochet Patterns
Assassin’s Creed spans over 10 games and has inspired crafters to design Assassin’s Creed crochet patterns since the first game was released in 2007. Fans of video games love to make things so they can…
Review of Nothing Good by R.J. Piper
Nothing Good (Goodreads) by R.J. Piper | My rating: 5 of 5 stars Nothing good? More like Everything’s Good. Nothing Good is a fast-paced crime-family romance where two crime-family henchmen reluctantly fall in love all…
Queer Your Bookshelf Day!
August 16th is Queer Your Bookshelf Day What is that? Over 400 books that all feature LGBTQ+ characters are on sale today, discounted to either $1.99 or $0.99 on various digital storefronts! There are so…
Review of Beneath the Indigo Sky
by Rayne Hawthorne & D.W. Michaels Beneath the Indigo Sky by Rayne Hawthorne | My rating: 5 of 5 stars Oh. Beneath the Indigo Sky is one of the most beautiful books I’ve ever read….
How Can I See Entries Using WPForms Lite Version?
I use WPForms for my Contact Page form. Once I set everything up, I noticed a major flaw. By all appearances, you cannot actually view the entry created when someone uses the contact form without…
Review of No Place Like Home by Chassidy Ann
(Book 2: Men of Steel Series) No Place like Home by Chassidy Ann | My rating: 3 of 5 stars. Review on Goodreads No Place Like Home is the second book in the Men of…
General Update Week of August 9
This post is a general update for the week, to get some thoughts out of my head an onto a screen so I can make sense of them. ARC Reviewing Y’all know I love to…
Review of The Art of Professing: MM Fae Romance Love by Olivia Day
The Art of Professing Love: MM Fae Romance by Olivia Day My rating: 3 of 5 stars Fae Romance The Art of Professing Love is cute and a quick fae romance. Not a lot of…
Glass Jewelry by Local Athens Studio
While out and about, I had the pleasure of meeting and talking with the artist behind some amazing glass jewelry. When I searched up her jewelry business I was blown away! Get that pun? Hah,…
Review of The Unlikely Pair by Jax Calder
The Unlikely Pair by Jax Calder. View Book on Goodreads | My rating: 5 of 5 stars I loved The Unlikely Pair. So I am starting this review with a resounding recommendation to read this…
Free Book Alert!
Ariana Nash’s Twisted Pretty Things Free Kindle Edition on Amazon! I just saw that the first book in the Shadows of London series by Ariana Nash is free today on Kindle! Get it here on…
Geo Shapes – Free Google Slides Themes
Having 12 school years of teaching experience, I am intimately aware of how important it is to have eye catching Google Slides themes for your lessons. And it’s even better if they are free google…
Toy Fox Terrier Dog Breed
I think Sunny, my dog for those of you following along, is actually a Toy Fox Terrier instead of a small Rat Terrier mix. I started researching after someone suggested that she may be that…
Back to School – The School Year is Upon Us
Well, summer has been grand but my first day back at work was Friday, 7/26, and students return on Thursday this coming week. Yes, I live in the South, and we start school around August…
Review of The Alien Scientist by Eryn Ivers
The Alien Scientist (Goodreads) by Eryn Ivers My rating: 5 of 5 stars I received The Alien Scientist (Amazon) as an ARC and these are my genuine opinions about it. Highly Recommend the Whole Series…
Review of For the Fans – Nyla K.
For the Fans by Nyla K. My rating: 4 of 5 stars – more like 4.5 out of 5 because I enjoyed the way this book came together a great deal and really rooted for…
MM Romance Reading Rundown 2019 – 2023
It’s past time to talk about my reading habits. Because I read. A lot. Of MM Romance. Especially in the last four years I’ve been reading as much as possible. As for what I read,…
Sunny’s Health Scare
A family vacation to Jacksonville Beach turned alarming when their dog, Sunny, ingested rat poison. After showing symptoms, they urgently took her to the vet. Sunny received immediate treatment, including a blood panel and fluids. The family is closely monitoring her with daily vet visits to ensure recovery, grateful for the vet staff’s care.
Blank Journal for Daily Journaling
I love journaling. I also love notebooks, and when I am writing, I almost always start the writing process on paper. If I see a blank journal, I will probably buy it. There’s just something…
Review of Savage Grace by Spencer Spears
Savage Grace by Spencer Spears My rating: 3 of 5 stars The Entire Series Savage Grace is the third and last installment of the Murphy Brothers series by Spencer Spears,. This mm romance series is…