Review: Orgin (Lux #4)

Title: Orgin (Lux #4)
Author: Jennifer Armentrout
Pages: 374
My Rating:

Daemon will do anything to get Katy back.

After the successful but disastrous raid on Mount Weather, he’s facing the impossible. Katy is gone. Taken. Everything becomes about finding her. Taking out anyone who stands in his way? Done. Burning down the whole world to save her? Gladly. Exposing his alien race to the world? With pleasure.

All Katy can do is survive.

Surrounded by enemies, the only way she can come out of this is to adapt. After all, there are sides of Daedalus that don’t seem entirely crazy, but the group’s goals are frightening and the truths they speak even more disturbing. Who are the real bad guys? Daedalus? Mankind? Or the Luxen? 

Together, they can face anything.

But the most dangerous foe has been there all along, and when the truths are exposed and the lies come crumbling down, which side will Daemon and Katy be standing on?

And will they even be together?

Just finished yesterday. More like 3.5 hearts... I love this series but I was really considering continuing after book 3 (Opal just didn’t make the cut personally). But I loved Orgin- it’s full of action, betrayal, romance and so much more! Just started the last book in the series.

2021 Goals & Wishes

I think we can all agree that 2020 sucked.

With the start of the New Year come new goals and wishes- these are my top 5. Some of these are book related, and some are more personal- but nonetheless... Here is my list of goals and improvements I wish to complete or acquire before the end of 2021.

1. Goodreads goal has been set to 25. Last year I aimed towards a ridiculously high number of books I wanted to read and I think I only finished 4. I know, I suck. Even with quarantine and all that time at home, I just didn't feel right... As much as I wanted to say "fuck everything I just want to read", I couldn't. I had to lesson plan, I had to take care of the house and my pets. Sitting down to read was not a luxury I had in 2020. I hope to change, or at least slightly improve that this year.

2. Blog more. I'm being honest when I say I miss the book community. I miss reading reviews and seeing In My Mailbox posts (is that still a thing?)... My wish is to be more active, even if my blog does turn out to be more of a journal.

3. Lose 10lbs. I know it's possible because I did it in 2020. I'm at a good weight right now, but it's not where I want to be. 

4. Start playing (and maybe streaming) Animal Farm. I finally went out and bought a Nintendo Switch. I've been wanting to get my hands on one for a while. It honestly seems like a perfect time to start a new game and maybe share it with the gaming community.

5. Be kinder to myself. It's not a surprise that I'm a full time Spanish teacher at my local high. I consider myself to be a decent teacher. Not trying to toot my own horn or anything, but sometimes I'll be in the middle of planning amazing lectures and I'll think to myself "Man. my kids don't deserve me" haha! Now, with that being said, I'll be the first to admit that I panic when things don't come out according to my plans... and that's pretty much everyday with Distance Learning. My first reaction when something goes wrong is to put myself DOWN. "You didn't plan this well enough" "your classroom management (eh, screen management?) sucks" "This was a horrible idea, why would you want to try it?", etc. I need to learn to be kind to myself. I need to practice what I preach and have patience with myself, the same way I tell my kids to behave when they don't understand something in class. 

As of now these are some of the things I want to work on. Not all of them, but for sure my top 5. What are some things you wish to accomplish or improve this year?