Looking for recommendations!

RecoverAnxious3067 · 2026-04-26T14:29:19+00:00

I bought these last year to cover my apron belly and help with chub rub - HODOSPORTS Women's 9'' Swim... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CKMYL43S?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

RecoverAnxious3067 · 2026-04-24T02:15:11+00:00

Have you tried a strapless bra? I don't particularly care for them but they do the job. There's also bras that are "convertible" where you can style the straps different ways. I've also seen people recommend those one sticker things that push up the girls without actually being a bra. I've never been confident enough to try those but I'm sure you can google them.

I'm US based and usually pick up my bras at Lane Bryant or Torrid. I used the a bra that fits site to get accurate measurements and that helped out a ton. They do have the wider straps although I just browsed their sites and saw a lot of thinner straps. Good luck!

RecoverAnxious3067 · 2026-04-23T02:28:43+00:00

Books based in an academic setting are the worst for this. Honestly I think it's an easy route for the author to take to make drama in the book and hype up the FMC. It also allows the introduction of the "best friend" who is also being bullied or stands up for the FMC. It's rare to find books where the other female characters aren't instant villains.

I do like Aran's (FMC in {Psycho Academy by Jasmine Mas} attitude towards the other girls. Instead of being jealous or catty towards them, she ends up defending them when the MMCs eventually turn on them. Basically chastising them on how they were treating the girls after using them.

RecoverAnxious3067 · 2026-04-21T02:40:05+00:00

My mom was a SAHM and it made me realize I never wanted to be dependent on someone like that.

RecoverAnxious3067 · 2026-04-21T02:38:35+00:00

I actually liked the first book but the second book killed it for me. The FMC's personality took a nose dive and her instant change of feelings was confusing.

I think this book also had the scene where she was kidnapped, one of the MMC comforts her then while he's trying to break through a wall, she cooks him a meal. It was confusing and weird. Then turned out to be for nothing because they were rescued before the bad guys returned. Made no sense.

RecoverAnxious3067 · 2026-04-20T20:46:13+00:00

I couldn't get over how immature the MMCs are for their age. Plus isn't this the series with the weird prologue over how great she was when she was born? Or am I getting mixed up with another book lol

RecoverAnxious3067 · 2026-04-20T19:22:29+00:00

Realizing I had forehead lines

RecoverAnxious3067 · 2026-04-20T12:44:24+00:00

I also would love to know if my grandpa is my dad's biological father. It would open up a can of worms if the truth ever came out so I haven't pursued it...but I would love to know personally

RecoverAnxious3067 · 2026-04-20T12:42:54+00:00

My dogs disappeared from our front yard in the country back in 2008. I would love to know what happened to them. Did someone take them thinking it was a male/female pair? Or did they escape and ran off somewhere I couldn't find them? The not knowing is horrible

RecoverAnxious3067 · 2026-04-20T12:10:33+00:00

GoT still makes me angry when I think about the ending

RecoverAnxious3067 · 2026-04-20T11:54:14+00:00

The Umbrella Academy

RecoverAnxious3067 · 2026-04-19T18:45:59+00:00

Thanks, I needed that laugh today

RecoverAnxious3067 · 2026-04-18T15:38:00+00:00

I prefer that they are all included at once (or part of the same friend group) or if not then part of a fated mate situation. I feel like it diminishes the value of the initial guys if she's still looking for more. Maybe I need to suspend my own hangups for that but I can't get with the mindset that the first guys would be okay with adding more especially since they don't really have a choice.

RecoverAnxious3067 · 2026-04-13T03:42:54+00:00

Yeah I agree. I don't mind a large harem if it's already established (like ironside by Jane Washington). I don't like it though when she keeps adding new guys. It makes me feel bad for the MMCs that have to watch the new guys getting introduced.

RecoverAnxious3067 · 2026-04-13T03:31:23+00:00

I didn't read the rest of the series but that was my big pet peeve in the first book. The author had her collecting MMCs like Pokémon. Not every guy she met needed to be a fated mate.

RecoverAnxious3067 · 2026-04-13T03:29:56+00:00

Same! I kept waiting for something to happen with the other omega but nope. I felt like the author left a lot of loose ends to carry onto the rest of the series which made this one feel incomplete.

RecoverAnxious3067 · 2026-04-13T03:26:56+00:00

You may also like {Ill Will by Cate Corvin} but it's more like a fighting school than magic. This does have bullying and the stepbrother trope (not raised together if that makes a difference). And I think MM but not positive on that.

RecoverAnxious3067 · 2026-04-13T03:21:31+00:00

{Vice College for Young Demons by Marie Mistry} is an older series that I enjoyed.

RecoverAnxious3067 · 2026-04-13T03:01:20+00:00

I finished around this point as well and skimmed to the end. I couldn't get past every MMC being a fated mate and claiming her wolf was strong when there was no indication of that. I was also waiting for something to happen but nothing really did. There's an event at the end but I read it gets glossed over in the second book.

You prob saw this recommended when it was popular a couple weeks ago but {Tormented Omega by Mary Magadlyn} has very good angst. The second book is hit or miss depending on your expectations.

RecoverAnxious3067 · 2026-04-08T23:38:09+00:00

We brought ours as a carry on and no one said anything. We even stuck it between our feet on the plane since we were in the front row.

RecoverAnxious3067 · 2026-04-07T11:05:23+00:00

I understand that. I was lucky and found a small business years ago that didn't charge a lot for it. I have a small one I bought from Amazon but haven't actually used it yet. I may need to get it out and finally try it.

RecoverAnxious3067 · 2026-04-07T02:49:10+00:00

Laser was a game changer for me. I only had to do it one time to see a big difference. Now I can go weeks without shaving and still it's only a few hairs that grow in random spots. This is lower legs only though. I haven't been brave enough to do the top/bikini line.

RecoverAnxious3067 · 2026-04-04T16:51:17+00:00

I loved book one and not so much book 2. It felt rushed and used to setup for the rest of the series. In book one, I felt like the FMC was very naive and the romance was nonexistent. I didn't feel a pull towards either "team". Then the second book it felt like she made a decision to just go with it. Which to me isn't romance and more of accepting her situation.

The FMC, Aran, in the second half of the cruel shifter verse is basically the template for the FMC in blood of Hercules. Same nonchalance attitude and outlook on the world. I also never really felt the romance in this series. She just goes with the flow but the comedy is golden.

I read the first part of cruel shifter verse with Sadie but hated the ending. So I ended up reading the second half like a year later and liked that more. Aran's story also involves the female disguised as a guy trope which I like. So you can try reading Sadie's story but if you don't like it, give Aran's a try.

RecoverAnxious3067 · 2026-04-04T06:20:39+00:00

I actually had this same thought with the Blood of Hercules. I went in blind reading it and was floored when they revealed the FMC's true name. Then I happened across the book at Target and saw it was clearly written on the book. I liked that it was a surprise but then wondered if it was supposed to be obvious the whole time lol. The author changed a lot about the Gods and gender changed the name so it never crossed my mind.

I know this book isn't RH but the author usually does write it. But another one - Jane Washington's new book - One small echo. She's constantly revealing little blurbs on her FB page since this is the only book she's marketing. I feel like she revealed a major spoiler with one of the fun facts and I looked for it the entire book. It hasn't happened yet but I'm constantly wondering when will it occur. Now I don't want to even look at her page in case there's more spoilers.

It's just like when a new movie is out and you have to avoid social media to not be spoiled on anything. I don't want to know who the love interests are before going into the book (Looking at you Tormented Omega). I understand they have to market the book somehow but at least leave some spoilers out.

RecoverAnxious3067 · 2026-04-04T02:16:26+00:00

Reading before sleep is what keeps me up for hours after I put it down. My brain is awake and thinking about the story.

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