I really want to apologize for saying back in September there would be two music playlists when I only uploaded the Summer Playlist. Honestly, I’m surprised I put it up at all because I wasn’t feeling like blogging, but I was basically finished with it, so it was a good call in the end.
I had plans to make it up like I had at the beginning of summer, but then I said “screw it” I’d do it later and I kept saying it. I really didn’t think I’d be on hiatus for three straight months! It just sort of happened, and I don’t regret it because I needed that break away to focus my attention on other things like family, books, hanging out with our cats and of course Rumer, plus kick my mom’s ass at Jeopardy! throughout the week. There were times I felt I was skipping school and I actually felt guilty about not going to class!
For this post, we were going to go back through playlists of September, October and November. I’m going to add my Top 10 for each month, so this post isn’t ridiculous long. The Spotify links are attached to each box or section. I’m not including the December playlist because I know it’s smarter to keep it, you’ll be getting soon though.
Yes We Can by Ruelle Kryptonite by Fame on Fire Sweet Curse by ReVamp Take Me Down by The Pretty Reckless Left and Right by Charlie Puth ft. Jung Kook Do It Like That (Pop R&B Remix) by TOMORROW X TOGETHER ft. Jonas Brothers I’ll Be Here by Colbie Caillat ft Sheryl Crow Between Wind and Water by Hael Muddy Feet by Miley Cyrus ft Sia Take Me to Church by MILCK
Monolith by PHIDEL Runnin’ by Adam Lambert Bright by Echosmith Dig The Crazy by Faith Marie GODS by League of Legends ft. NewJeans Your Devil Is A Ghost by Red Black Thunder by The Hu ft. Serj Tankian & Bad Wolves Rainy Day by Ice Nine Kills My Kingdom by Simon ft. IOLITE Lose Control by Teddy Swins
Praying by Kesha Express by Christina Aguilera Cyanide Love by Within Temptation Who Do You Want by Ex Habit Finish Line by Skillet ft. Adam Goniter Rozi by Eva B Come Around by M.I.A. ft. Timbaland Monster by Stitched Up Heart Toxic by Major Moment Hands To Myself by Selena Gomez
I hope you have enjoyed this (oddly satisfying!) playlist-plooza! It was actually fun to put together, but honestly, I love creating my monthly playlists though. Everyone out there is always searching for their next favorite song–it’s nonstop, especially for me! I always wonder what gem I will come across in the next month or sometimes hour…
What were you listening to at the end of the year?
I was only away a month, but it felt longer this time. These breaks are liberating as odd as it sounds; blogging has always been my sanctuary and to take a mini hiatus and on top of that, enjoy the time away is somewhat scary.
I will admit though, I have really enjoyed putting together these “Life Lately” posts again. One of the things I’ve unknowingly done in the last four years is keeping private things like anything to do with my family to myself. It’s not really anyone’s business, but for these posts I can kind of let loose and your feedback is so nice and reassuring to the continuation of my blog. So, I thank you for your patience and understanding.
July started off as a pretty good month.
We had finally planned our trip up north for later in the month. I was thoroughly excited because I was bummed, we weren’t able to go back in April, but my niece wasn’t in the best shape–sleep wise–to make the four-hour trip. Nolan can be easily entertained by the construction on the road. We saw a lot of tractors and cranes. I particularly enjoy the cranes the most. I’ve always been mesmerized by them. Recently, we had a bad storm and one of the trees in our backyard fell over on top of our back deck. It’s the place I tend to hang out the most and the cats can come and go freely, and we needed workers to help get it out, and they brought out two different cranes, and my parents took video of them taking a large section of the tree over the house. I had the interesting spot because I could watch my mom basically hold her breath and see the shadows on the floor as they were lifting it from the back to the front yard. It was CRAZY!
Nolan also entertained Kimber in the first hour or so, as they were sitting next to each other in the car. My mom sat in the back with them, but she thought it would be easier to sit in the middle of the kids, as my sister was driving and isn’t as confident at trying to do little things for me, like feed me my McDonalds meal. We no longer have a McD’s in my hometown, and I practically go berserk because I miss their fries so much! It’s one fast food meal that doesn’t exactly heat up great in the microwave or air fryer, so I have to wait until we travel to indulge on a plan cheeseburger and French fries… I get one on the way up and as we drive home. It’s one of the best things about traveling for me.
Anyways, both of the kids did fairly well on the drive. Kimber was a bit bored within the last 20 minutes, but she was so good though! Nolan was a little sad as his iPad died on him halfway, but he had Mimi, the construction, and occasionally heard “Legends Never Die” song from the DetectivePikachu movie.
I spent the majority of the time counting yellow cars and, on the way, home I was busying myself by looking for hawks. On my mom’s side, we are obsessed with three birds: robins, cardinals and hawks. They each mean something different for us, and I do enjoy looking for them on road trips.
I was very happy to be out of the car and visit with family. We didn’t have everybody like normally, but it was still a fun gathering. The kids enjoyed the toys that my Aunt Laurie and nana had bought them. Unfortunately, for her Kimber though, they have hardwood floors all throughout the house, which is great for wheelchairs, but not so much with Kimber, she was just trying to walk, and we didn’t want to let her crawl all over the house because that’s even more dangerous. A walker was bought, so she could get around easily.
It was a little odd being in a brand-new house as my aunt and uncle moved last year, but they have a wonderful place and Nolan really enjoyed their backyard as it was fenced in and he could swim in the kiddie pool, play with his new Nerf gun (that broke within 20 minutes of using it) without having neighbors watching him. Not that their other place had weird neighbors, I just mean it was spacious and private for everyone. My mom and sister brought our Kimber’s pack-n-play outside on their deck and she could see everything, and you could tell she enjoyed being around everybody.
One of my favorite photos of our trip was the one of my nana holding her great-granddaughter, Kimber. I think I was the only one who realized there were four generations of her line present. I found it very special. Nana had already met her the month before, but it was the fact she remembered her, especially the necklaces. She was very interested in her Life Alert button, and seemed attached to the little silver urn necklace, she had told Kimber that was Papaw Miller’s. We refer my papaw as “Papaw Miller” I wasn’t on that decision to call him that, but I love it nevertheless.
This visit was interesting because I was actually able to have real ice cream again. I’ve been living off of vegan ice cream by SoDelicious since last November. I’ve tried four flavors, but my absolute favorite is their Cookies n Creme. It is dark chocolate with Oreo-like cookies crushed up, and it is made up of cashew milk. It is so, so good! I was told not to eat a lot of the fruits and vegetables at the start of the trip, because I tend to have a bad reaction afterwards, but I decided I was going to let loose a bit and I had a small Oreo blizzard (thank you Uncle David!) with a slice of ice cream cake after supper. I kept telling myself I was going to regret it in the end, but thankfully, nothing happened.
Now, let’s discuss August.
This month were slightly mind-blowing for us, as it meant my little nephew was going to start Kindergarten. I remember when he was a baby and his parents were trying to figure out what age he could start school, and I sat there thinking “oh, that’s so far away.” yet here I am trying to still fully grasp the fact he can go to school…
I posted this on my socials because honestly, I just needed to get things out of my head. I wanted to express my love for my nephew, but I also wanted things out loud. I mean, the kid is five after all.
“This week is a very bittersweet, as it is the week my little nephew begins kindergarten.
Even though I didn’t give birth to him, knowing he’s about to make friends, learn something new, makes me highly emotional.
My job as an auntie isn’t over. I have plenty of things to teach the little goofball. However, he will know a little of math. I find it absolutely hilarious that I was the one who did this, but math wasn’t my least favorite subject in school. It didn’t matter the grade/level, it all sucked!
As he continues to grow up, he’ll have sport events, birthday parties, etc and I will probably have to take a back seat on things. I hope he doesn’t get bullied or become the bully; he is such a caring dude and thinks of others (when he wants to of course!) as he makes sure every house or zoo, he creates has a ramp by the door.
Despite this sadness, I do feel honored to watch him blossom. These little toes represent his baby days. A wonderful but learning experience for this auntie. I hope he understands how much I love his goofy soul and enjoys this next adventure.”
Now that I have that out and about, I can finally tell you about something else has happened recently. I actually posted this immediately after the Nolan post, but in my defense, it was National Cat Day and I had to say something about our cats.
I have been keeping a secret from you. We have a new kitten to our neighborhood.
Back in late June, we had this itty-bitty kitten appear in our backyard. After discovering a family of skunks living underneath dad’s old shed and a group of raccoons destroying mom’s corn, this little thing was a sight to behold.
We recently looked back at our “memories” on Facebook to see how old our cats were, and we’ve figured out that from Bootsie to Stormy and Bear-Bear are about 9-12 years old, but Fifi, Nelson, and Oscar are probably eight to seven years old. So, we haven’t been around an actual kitten in years, so my mom and I were floored with this nice surprise. We adopted it into our clowder, (dad likes her too!) and she basically gets along with everyone, except for two of them. There’s no need to worry about them as they are perfectly fine with the skunks and raccoons.Â
We are in agreement with the fact it is a girl. She has no balls, as mom continues to check on a daily basis. We named her Chatterbox or Chatter for short; she likes to talk like Fifi and Nelson, so I thought it would be perfect for her.Â
She was hesitant to approach us in the beginning; she has enjoyed being held in the past month or so, but getting used to my wheelchair and I, was a bit much. When she finally learned to climb up onto the deck, she was able to hang out with us, and I finally have her trust after a few failed attempts.
I thought her arrival was significant as I am still grieving over the loss of my cat Stormy, and I thought our pride were feeling the loss just as much–none of our cats have sat on top of the rails to our deck. They will balance on the lower part, but I have yet to see them go on top like they used to, like Stormy. The big cats will not sit on the top, but apparently Chatter enjoys it. She about gave me a freaking heart attack, and I almost cried when she just settled in the middle of the coral, like it wasn’t a big deal at all. This little baby is still testing her limits with herself and us, as right now her favorite spot to sleep is on top of hot tub, and my parents are mad about it, technically, she has two others who join her from time to time, hoping they don’t get chased off in the end.
All right, that is it. I am officially done with this post. I apologize for how lengthy it became, but honestly it feels great to get everything out in the open now. If you’re still here after all that, leave me a heart emoji in the comments. 💜
In 2020, I made a “small” challenge for myself. First, I wanted to complete 20 books and would like to attempt to finish an actual series. Well, long story short, I went past my initial goal and ended up with 25, but I also accomplished my first ever trilogy, which was Jenny Han’s To All The Book I’ve Loved Before. Here’s the thing through. I never thought about reading anything else by her. I certainly loved her style of writing; I just didn’t think to put it on my mental To-Do list for the future.
Andthen July came around the corner and I found The Summer I Turned Pretty on Kindle Unlimited and I shrugged my shoulders and thought, whynot?
Now an Original Series on Prime Video!
Belly has an unforgettable summer in this stunning start to the Summer I Turned Pretty series from the New York Times bestselling author of To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before, Jenny Han.
Some summers are just destined to be pretty.
Belly measures her life in summers. Everything good, everything magical happens between the months of June and August. Winters are simply a time to count the weeks until the next summer, a place away from the beach house, away from Susannah, and most importantly, away from Jeremiah and Conrad. They are the boys that Belly has known since her very first summer—they have been her brother figures, her crushes, and everything in between. But one summer, one wonderful and terrible summer, the more everything changes, the more it all ends up just the way it should have been all along.
taken from Amazon.
This is technically, my first non-historical fiction of 2023. I was prepared to stay in that genre for as long as I wanted, so picking this one up really surprised me. And I wasn’t looking for that ideal summer-y book either; of course, now that I’ve started this, I want more stories in this season. I am currently into Carley Fortune’s “Every Summer After” and I think “Where the Crawdads Sing” by Delia Owens afterwards.
I had one summer love in high school, and I remember everything about it and the poor soul had my heart under lock and key, and this is what gets me. Every time I read something by Jenny Han, my memories come rushing back, and even though it’s a been a long time since then, I was able to connect with our main character Belly a little bit more. I understood her wanting to be part of the group, hang with the boys, even if one of them is her older brother Steven, plus the Fisher brothers Conrad and Jeremiah, she still yearned for that acceptance. And I felt every ounce of it while I was reading the first book.
“My whole life was measured in summers. Like I don’t really begin living until June, until I’m at that beach, in that house.“
My favorite thing about this, were the chapters where we are transported back to Belly’s preteen years, basically from 10 to 14 years old. She talks about how time is quickly changing and how important this trip is to her, but also everyone else. You are given more information about how the boys treat her when they’re at the beach house. Conrad and Jeremiah are older than her, so to them, she has always been a little sister, and as they get older, feelings are bound to change for the better.
The only issues I had were a couple of points in the story felt very cliche. The thing about Belly bringing her best friend Taylor and what happened with you-know-who, was cheesy as hell. I was really let down. And of course, you have the bigger reveal and even though I called it fairly early on, I still bawled my eyes, mostly because of the boys though. I’ve never been able to see a group of guys breaking down; I don’t see anything wrong with it. I believe everyone should be able to cry without being told because of their sex they have to keep it in. I can’t read a book without crying sometimes and I do get laughed at, (hell most of the time I laugh at myself!) or told “why would you do that to yourself over a book?” that’s the newest statement lately.
Overall, the story was really good. If it makes me cry, I automatically give it five stars. I might be easy to crack emotionally, but I really felt for these characters and the story behind them.
Have you read the “Summer” series by Jenny Han before? If you have, what were your thoughts on the first book?
If you’ve been a long-time reader of my blog, you know by the time June comes around I will do another “Mid-Year Freak Out Book Tag” installment. I never thought it would turn into a trend for me, but honestly, I love doing this every year. I usually don’t have a full on freak out, but still it makes you remember you’re halfway through the year and your TBR (to be read) list is screaming at you…
So, let us get to know each other’s reading favorites and habits in 2023.
Best Book You’ve Read So Far
This was difficult, despite the fact that I’ve read 24 books, it was still hard to choose the “best” one.
For those of you, who love the LittleHouseonthePrairie books, you should check out one of my absolute favorite books of Laura Ingalls Wilder’s books, it is called FarmerBoy, and what I found so interesting the most was it is the fictional tale of Laura’s real husband Almazo’s young life.
After that, I didn’t think I would find another book that would bring out those same emotions, and then I found this one.
What I loved most about MyAntonia by Willa Cather was, I found this story to be amazing in its own way; instead of seeing a pioneer life from a girl’s point of view, we see our main character discussing his early life in Nebraska with a bohemian family living “next” door. It’s such a great story, and full of ethnics wanting to make it in the new frontier, and the fact that a child is narrowing the story with a native but realistic outlook of the life that’s in front of them.
Best Sequel You’ve Read So Far
I actually haven’t read a lot of sequels this year.
My favorite was, Melanie Karsak’s GambitofSwords. It was the end of Ervie’s story, but it was the final book on the characters mentioned in her previous Viking series, “The Road to Valhalla”. Despite all of this, it was a good book. It was full of emotion, and I cried through most of it. These books in general were really amazing, and the characters were everything for me in the past year and a half, so if you enjoy reading about Vikings, I highly suggest checking out these nine books..
New Release You Haven’t Read, But Would Like To
Ooooh, I haven’t been keeping up with new releases (again!) but every time a new month begins and Kindle Unlimited updates their “recently added” section, it’s like my mind statics and I immediately want like three books but doesn’t end up reading any of them. I’m awful about doing this! What is even weirder is that, I don’t try to get out of this habit either…
Most Anticipated Release For The Second Half Of The Year
Melanie Karsak will be releasing her next Celtic-based series, called TheBlackthornQueen. It is about Princess Cartimandua, who was the first Queen crowned in England. I’ve never heard her before and thought Empress Matilda/Maude was the first… I’ll put the blurb here so you can see whether or not it’s up your alley.
Britain, AD 38, Princess Cartimandua—Carti—of the Brigantes tribe faces an uncertain future when her father’s sudden death ignites turmoil. Suspicion falls on the Crow People of the Votadini tribe, straining the fragile peace between the factions.
But they’re not the only ones bearing a grudge.
A tangled web of political games soon unfolds. When enigmatic Prince Cormag of the Votadini shows the princess unwanted attention, the Brigantes’ alliance with the Carvetti is shaken. Cartimandua’s dream of marrying gallant Prince Venutiux of the Carvetti is put at risk. Soon, Carti finds herself at the center of a whirlwind of divided loyalties.
Yet amidst the misty forests and the blackthorn trees, the Cailleach, the ancient dark goddess of the Brigantes people, whispers that all is not as it seems. With the fate of her tribe at stake, Carti must learn to navigate the treacherous waters of politics, duty, magic, and love.
Biggest Disappointment
Last year, I read Daphne du Maurier’s Rebecca and I loved it. I was in the mood for something slightly creepy around late September or early October, and I had already reread TheYellowWallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman and found this as an audiobook on YouTube afterwards and thoroughly enjoyed myself.
However, for the second book by du Maurier was MyCousinRachel and it was one of the most annoying books I’ve ever read, and I’ve read my fair share of bad books in the past…
I remember it was once an answer on Jeopardy! and it had said something like, what phrase was repeated over 120+ times. This should have been my warning! The kicker was, the story itself was pretty interesting but I could have done without listening to “my cousin Rachel” in almost every paragraph!
Biggest Surprise
A couple of years ago, I started looking into fairy-tales or childhood films I didn’t know they were originally a book, like JamesandtheGiantPeach and CharlieandtheChocolateFactory by Roald Dahl, and I’ve really enjoyed them now as an adult. I’ve been trying to listen to them as audiobooks, and it’s been an interesting journey lately.
At the beginning of the year, I listened to Cinderella by Wilhelm Grimm, and I knew this wasn’t the right version of the story as in the credits of Disney’s Cinderella says it was based off of the story written by Charles Perrault instead. However, I had this on my screen, and it was one of the strangest stories – I still consider Alice’sAdventuresinWonderland to be the frontrunner of the pack, but this takes the #2 spot…
Anyways, I recently found Perrault’s take, which is originally tilted, The Little Glass Slipper and I thought this was really cute. After having a great experience with that story, I found the audiobook for Sleeping Beauty (in the Woods), and again, it was adorable! I’d like to get both of these stories for my niece someday. By the time this post goes out, I’ve probably made it through Puss In Boots by Charles Perrault (absolutely hated it!).
Besides the fairy-tales, there was another book I was thoroughly surprised about, as I’ve never read the Bible, My mom tried to read some stories to my sister and I when we were younger, but for the most part we could never last past the story of Adam and Eve.
At the end of spring, I found a book called TheRedTent by Anita Diamant. I knew it was about a woman mentioned in the Bible, and it was turned into a miniseries on Lifetime a few years ago, but that was it.
I am still unsure why I grabbed it, but I certainly don’t regret it. It was very intriguing to me, as I had watched the film, “The King of Dreams” as a child, so I knew a bit about the abuse of his older brothers Simon and Levi, but that was it. However, for this book, instead of focusing on the sons of Jacob, it is put in his daughter Dinah’s point of view, as she looks back at the women of the tribe. The Red Tent is a place of honoring a woman’s cycles, everytime they have their period, they go into the red tent to pause their lives and take a moment to appreciate their bodies and the sisterhood,
Found this on Pinterest, but it’s @aileen_reads book shelf template.
Favorite New Author (Debut or New For You)
I find it odd that I would answer with two classics for this. I have seriously enjoyed Charles Dickens and Daphne du Maurier, although I’ve only read two books from both authors, I consider them a favorite new author to me. I want to continue checking out their other works in the year. I’d like to read them as audiobooks, because I seem to understand them better that way, but I haven’t found a lot of Daphne’s books on YouTube as I have with Dickens’s The Old Curiosity Shop and A Tale ofTwo Cities.
Newest Fictional Crush
I haven’t been reading my romance books, but my love for the character Hofund in “The Road of Valhalla” and “The Shadows of Valhalla” series is still so strong. He was the main reason why I cried the majority of the time while reading Gambit of Swords this past winter!
Book That Made You Cry
The most recent was The Second Mrs. Astor by Shana Abe. I will be publishing my review for that book on Friday, so I’ll try to be brief here.
This is about Miss Madeleine Force, a young debutante in New York’s early 1910s, and it’s about how she meets and marries John Jacob Astor IV. If these names sound familiar, they were featured in James Cameron’s Titanic as they were on the actual ship that fateful night, April 15th, 1912. Despite the fact the book is focused more on the Titanic, you do see a beautiful and deep relationship start to form between these two characters, and since I know what happened to them, I did not expect to bawl my eyes out that much.
Book That Made You Happy
Last year, I read three and a half “Little House” books by Laura Ingalls Wilder and thoroughly enjoyed them, and even though I haven’t actually ran out of her stories, but I didn’t think I’d find more stories like them written by other authors, that is, until I found My Antonia by Willa Cather. I found Jim and Antonia’s friendship so sweet; they each had a different view of being part of the prairie and what it’s like to be an immigrant going over to basically start over again.
Most Beautiful Book You’ve Bought This Year
Ooooh!
Honestly, I haven’t found that book I would consider to be “beautiful” both physically and story. If you know me well enough, you know I’m all about the cover of the book. We can say you can’t judge a book by its cover, but I do. I’m horrible about it, but in my defense, I haven’t had many duds; for the most part the look of the book has to speak to me as I scroll down the endless rows of books. An interesting cover will stop everything in that moment and drag me towards it.
As for story, My Antonia is fairly close to that spot, but I’m not convinced enough. I have six months left (technically, it’s four but we won’t get into that right now.) to find that ideal book. I have hopes to accomplish it.
What Books Do You Still Need To Read By The End Of The Year?
I am very much a mood reader, I don’t like being forced into a genre, but I would like to kind of branch out of this historical fiction spree I’ve been in for a year now. Don’t get me wrong, I love and appreciate the ones I have found on KU, but I have nights (yup, I went there!) where I want to read my trustee Kennedy Fox and Vanessa Vale books again. I need some hot cowboys in my life and for some odd reason I haven’t found my way out of the trend.
I would like to get back into books I’ve stopped earlier in the year–they were WhiteOleander by Janet Finch and Outlander by Diana Gabaldon. I’d really like to finish a couple others as well, but we’ll have to see what I will be in the mood for in the next half of the year.
I found this really cute bookshelf template on Pinterest a couple of months ago, and I decided to put some of the books I have read after I published my review of, I’m Glad My Mom Died by Jeanette McCurdy in April. I also try to have an overview template on my Instagram and Facebook at the end of each month. I’ve included the person who created the bookshelf in the caption, so you can do something similar with Aileen’s designs.
If you decide to do this tag on your blog or YouTube channel after checking out my post, leave me your link below in the comments. I’d love to see what you’ve been into so far this year.
Are you into doing book tags? Which one was your favorite? For those who are not into it, why do you dislike about them?
One of my favorite blog posts to write are my monthly playlists. You’ve heard (or in this case “seen,”) me talk about how easy they usually are to get together and really, honestly, I enjoy handing out music you haven’t heard before. So, imagine when I say, both April and May were difficult because that was the one post I did want to do!
Since we have one more week left, I figured you would enjoy checking out the playlists for these months; all you have to is click on the highlighted month you are interested in the most. I hope you find some good tunes to enjoy this summer!
Sick Of Me by Alexis Donn La La by Ashlee Simpson Take Some Time by Asking Alexandria The Death of Peace of Mind by Bad Omens Heart Wants What It Wants by Bebe Rexha Something I Need by Ben Haenow Hallowed Ground by Bishop Briggs Son Of The Dirty South by Brantley Gilbert featuring Jelly Roll Without Me by Dayseeker Cleopatra by Efendi Rescued by Foo Fighters River by Lyric Noel Kill Or Be Killed by Muse Numb by Sleep Theory That’s How It Goes by Zoe Wees featuring 6LACK Save Today by Seether Thumbs by Sabrina Carpenter I Don’t Want To Wait by Paula Cole How Do I Live by LeAnn Rimes
And finally, here were my Top 20 favorite songs for May.
The Edge of Consciousness by Ivan Torrent Stompa by Serena Ryder Leon On by Major Lazer featuring DJ Snake and MØ Left Behind by The Plot In You Nookie by Limp Bizkit Baptize Me by Saving Abel Bloody Mary by Lyric Noel Wish Wish by DJ Khaled featuring Cardi B and 21 Savage Dark Void by Asking Alexandria Jaded by Miley Cyrus Bam Bam by Camila Cabello x Ed Sheeran Anybody Listening? by Queensryche Wireless by Within Temptation Make Believe by Memphis May Fire Nobody by Avenged Sevenfold Jesus He Knows Me by Ghost Best Times by Nothing More featuring Lacey Sturm Wicked Game by Theory of a Deadman Cool For The Summer (Rock Version) by Demi Lovato Love Again by Dua Lipa
See you next week when I release the playlist for June.
What were your favorite song(s) from April and/or May? Did I list any goodies in my lists? Let me know below.
Britain, AD 38, Princess Cartimandua—Carti—of the Brigantes tribe faces an uncertain future when her father’s sudden death ignites turmoil. Suspicion falls on the Crow People of the Votadini tribe, straining the fragile peace between the factions.
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