I know that power and good vs evil are themes of the book, but how heavy are they? I’ve never seen any of the LOTR movies except The Hobbit of which I don’t recall much. I’m trying to get a sense of how to incorporate these reads into my TBR, which tends to lean heavy, so that I’m not at risk of a menty b. TIA!

There's so many different implements you can do it properly with.

Now, I know this might be shocking to some of those in our audience, but I am not a fan of wooden cooking implements. I know they can really get things stirred well and proper, but gods forbid you have anything that could slightly dye it. Making tomato soup? RIP your favorite spoon. Just another reason to be anti-tomato.

Besides that! I can never trust that I got the spoon clean enough because putting them through the dishwasher can ruin them, and even then, it's technically a porous material! I need to be confident that something is extra clean. Like, yeah, the dishwasher is no autoclave like my mother would bemoan of it (she'd put one in the house if my dad would let her) but STILL.

I'm usually a silicone and plastics girlie, though I won't hesitate to just lift things with my fingers or the fork I'm gonna use to eat it with. The less dishes, the better in my not-so-humble opinion.

SO YEAH. That's my opinion and anyone who thinks differently can get FORKED! /s

What about y'all? What are your preferred ways to stir pots?

I'm gonna try to stick with books I've read, but here goes nothin' 👀

A – Aurora Rising by Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff D – Daughter of No Worlds by Carissa Broadbent A – A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab R – Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston K – Kingdom of Ash by Sarah J. Maas E – Empire of Storms by Sarah J. Maas R – Raise the Blood by Nenia Campbell S – She Drives Me Crazy by Kelly Quindlen H – Heart So Hollow by Emily Nealis A – Addicted to You By Krista & Becca Ritchie D – (The) Dark Lord's Guide to Dating (and Other War Crimes) by Tiffany Hunt E – Escaping from Houdini by Kerri Maniscalco O – Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros F – From Blood and Ash by Jennifer L. Armentrout R – Roll for Romance by Lenora Woods O – One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston S – Sorcery of Thorns by Margaret Rogerson I – Ice Planet Barbarians by Ruby Dixon E – Eliza and Her Monsters by Francesca Zappia

Woo! I was able to use all books I've read! 🥳

With little to no context I will be listing everything I have learnt ( and begrudgingly love about this space , begrudgingly is the key word 😆)

1.TBR abandonment/endengerment is a very real threat, it sneaks up on you from nowhere and before you know it your TBR is a magical, inexhaustible portal Making you read books you would never have picked up . ( my tbr is now in danger of abandonment quite literally)

2.Yes it is possible to "Plan" and navigate through it with enough choices and freedom even if you are a mood reader - shameless plug for the plan feature, again.

3.Colours are very cool, colourful, maximalist apps will most definitely save the world or at least the readers in it. 4.There is this amazing sense of high that you get when people on here that you now effectively call friends have been successfully manipulated into reading books you keep harping about — feelings to chase eternally.

The Elf shall return with future observations if there are more ( 🏃🏻‍♀️) 😌😌 So my question is : is there a book/books that has now made your list or a genre that you would have otherwise not picked up if not for this community?

P.s: I had to repost this because the earlier post had a formatting error please let me know if you can see it twice ( deleted the first )