#33 Friend Recommended: Soulless

I had two friends recommend this book to me actually... one when I first asked for recommendations and one when she heard that I was getting into reading Steampunk literature. Can I just say, I love these books. There's a little bit of romance with a seriously alpha male, a little bit of vampires with a twist, a little bit of were animals and a lot of fun. 

Strong female characters are always a penchant of mine and Alexia Tarabotti was everything I could hope for. No nonsense, even when faced with an angry supernatural, plenty of good logic and yet surprisingly emotional at times.  I loved the take on the vampires and were creatures in these books, just different enough from the usual lore to make it fun for someone who's read a lot about vampires and werewolves.  I especially loved the little bits of mystery, the adventure and the personal relationships. I immediately bought all the rest of the books and I keep looking for new ones.

Lovely, in every sense of the word! And four a book called Soulless, it's got quite a bit of heart (and soul).

#14 Phone Plan

#14. Get off of my parents' phone plan and onto Dear Hubby's

I am officially off my parents phone plan. And I have a smart phone! Two new things =)

I think the phone plan was the last thing that my parents were paying for me on a monthly basis. Granted they still buy me clothes and whatnot, but I'm finally a real adult! I don't think they're paying any other insurance or anything like that for me. It's a good feeling to know that I'm finally not draining them financially in any way.  Not that my old phone plan was in any way expensive (unlike my brothers) but it's still one of those things that I wanted to be responsible for on my own.

So now I'm a real married adult and my husband and I have a phone plan together. YAY!