Aristia

Gaming

Mostly action/adventure RPGs: Far Cry, Tomb Raider, Dishonoured, Minecraft and Hitman.

Web Development

A full stack web developer, from a small family website in plain HTML to a career.

Arts & Crafts

Baking, macramé bracelets, graphic design and nail art.

Memorable Dates

Started dating

25 years, 10 months ago.

Got married

22 years, 4 months ago.

Mat quit smoking

13 years, 1 month ago.

Mat quit vaping

8 years, 4 months ago.

Christmas

1 month, 1 week to go.

Bookshelf

Currently reading: A Court of Frost and Starlight by Sarah J. Maas

A Court of Thorns and Roses A Court of Mist and Fury A Court of Wings and Ruin

A Court of Thorns and Roses 3 books

Dark Lover Lover Eternal Lover Awakened Lover Revealed Lover Unbound Lover Enshrined

J.R. WardBlack Dagger Brotherhood 6 books

Fourth Wing Iron Flame Onyx Storm

Rebecca YarrosThe Empyrean 3 books

Shades of Wicked

Jeaniene FrostNight Rebel 1 book

First Drop of Crimson Eternal Kiss of Darkness

Night Huntress World 2 books

Halfway to the Grave One Foot in the Grave At Grave's End Destined for an Early Grave This Side of the Grave One Grave at a Time Up from the Grave

Night Huntress 7 books

Once Burned Twice Tempted Bound by Flames Into the Fire

Night Prince 4 books

The Ghost and the Graveyard Kick the Candle Queen of The Hill Mother May I

Genevieve JackKnight Games 4 books

What Child Is This

Rhys Bowen

Murphy's Law Death of Riley For the Love of Mike In Like Flynn Oh Danny Boy In Dublin's Fair City Tell Me, Pretty Maiden In a Gilded Cage The Last Illusion Bless the Bride Hush Now, Don't You Cry The Family Way City of Darkness and Light The Edge of Dreams Away in a Manger Time of Fog and Fire The Ghost of Christmas Past

Molly Murphy Mysteries 17 books

Masked Ball at Broxley Manor Her Royal Spyness A Royal Pain Royal Flush Royal Blood Naughty in Nice The Twelve Clues of Christmas Heirs and Graces Queen of Hearts Malice at the Palace Crowned and Dangerous On Her Majesty's Frightfully Secret Service

Her Royal Spyness Mysteries 12 books

Constable Evans 1 book

A Royal Threesome

A Royal Spyness Mystery 1 book

The Watchmaker's Daughter The Mapmaker's Apprentice The Apothecary's Poison The Magician's Diary The Convent's Secret The Ink Master's Silence

C.J. ArcherGlass and Steele 6 books

Worth of a Duke Earl of Destiny

K.J. JacksonLords of Fate 2 books

Flame Moon 1 book

Book of Shadows The Coven Blood Witch Dark Magick Awakening Spellbound The Calling Changeling Strife Seeker Origins Eclipse

Cate TiernanSweep 12 books

Darkfever The Fever Series Bloodfever Faefever Dreamfever Shadowfever Iced Burned Feverborn Feversong

Karen Marie MoningFever 10 books

Beyond the Highland Mist To Tame a Highland Warrior The Highlander's Touch Kiss of the Highlander The Dark Highlander The Immortal Highlander Spell of the Highlander Into the Dreaming

Highlander 8 books

Darkly Dreaming Dexter Dearly Devoted Dexter Dexter in the Dark Dexter by Design

Jeff LindsayDexter 4 books

E.L. JamesFifty Shades as Told by Christian 2 books

Fifty Shades of Grey Fifty Shades Darker Fifty Shades Freed

Fifty Shades 3 books

Divergent Insurgent Allegiant

Veronica RothDivergent 3 books

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

J.K. RowlingHarry Potter 7 books

City of Bones City of Ashes City of Glass City of Fallen Angels City of Lost Souls City of Heavenly Fire

Cassandra ClareThe Mortal Instruments 6 books

Clockwork Angel Clockwork Prince Clockwork Princess

The Infernal Devices 3 books

The Greatest Show Off Earth The Da Da De Da Da Code Sex and Drugs and Sausage Rolls The Witches of Chiswick

Robert Rankin

The Brightonomicon

Brentford 1 book

Assassin's Apprentice Royal Assassin Assassin's Quest

Robin HobbFarseer Trilogy 3 books

Fool's Errand Golden Fool Fool's Fate

Tawny Man 3 books

The Willful Princess and the Piebald Prince

Glimmerglass Shadowspell Sirensong

Jenna BlackFaeriewalker 3 books

The Hunger Games Catching Fire Mockingjay

Suzanne CollinsThe Hunger Games 3 books

Vampire Kisses Kissing Coffins Vampireville Dance with a Vampire The Coffin Club Royal Blood Love Bites Cryptic Cravings Immortal Hearts

Ellen SchreiberVampire Kisses 9 books

Fallen Torment Passion Rapture

Lauren KateFallen 4 books

L.J. SmithThe Vampire Diaries: The Hunters 1 book

The Awakening / The Struggle The Fury / Dark Reunion

The Vampire Diaries 2 books

Nightfall Shadow Souls Midnight

The Vampire Diaries: The Return 3 books

Strange Angels Betrayals Jealousy Defiance Reckoning

Lili St. CrowStrange Angels 5 books

Storm Born Thorn Queen Iron Crowned Shadow Heir

Richelle MeadDark Swan 4 books

Vampire Academy Frostbite Shadow Kiss Blood Promise Spirit Bound Last Sacrifice

Vampire Academy 6 books

Succubus Blues Succubus on Top Succubus Dreams Succubus Heat Succubus Shadows Succubus Revealed

Georgina Kincaid 6 books

Bloodlines 1 book

The Tale of Peter Rabbit The Tale of Tom Kitten

Beatrix PotterWorld of Beatrix Potter 2 books

Stormwalker Firewalker Shadow Walker Nightwalker

Allyson JamesStormwalker 4 books

Flowers in the Attic Petals on the Wind If There Be Thorns Seeds of Yesterday Garden of Shadows

V.C. AndrewsDollanganger 5 books

The Secret Garden A Little Princess

Frances Hodgson Burnett

The Magical Adventures of the Wishing Chair

Enid Blyton

The Folk of the Faraway Tree

The Faraway Tree 1 book

Dead Until Dark Living Dead in Dallas Club Dead Dead to the World Dead as a Doornail Definitely Dead All Together Dead From Dead to Worse Dead and Gone Dead in the Family Dead Reckoning Deadlocked Dead Ever After

Charlaine HarrisSookie Stackhouse 13 books

A Touch of Dead

Would-Be Witch Barely Bewitched Halfway Hexed

Kimberly FrostSouthern Witch 3 books

Twilight New Moon Eclipse The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner Breaking Dawn

Stephenie MeyerThe Twilight Saga 5 books

When Darkness Comes Embrace the Darkness Darkness Everlasting Darkness Revealed Darkness Unleashed Beyond the Darkness

Alexandra IvyGuardians of Eternity 6 books

King's Property Clan Daughter Royal Destiny

Morgan HowellQueen of the Orcs 3 books

Kiss of Midnight Kiss of Crimson

Lara AdrianMidnight Breed 2 books

A Kiss for Christmas Miss Kane's Christmas Snowed In Beautiful Creatures Halo Mr. Kris Kringle: A Christmas Tale Christmas Scandal...Not!Christmas O'Clock A Christmas Carol All I Want for Christmas is You Destiny When the Lion Feeds The Story of Holly & Ivy A Shade of Vampire Rumpel-stiltskin Rita the Rescuer and Other Stories Mrs. Pepperpot Stories Asterix the Gaul Bambi Before Midnight Black Beauty The Borrowers The Complete Grimm's Fairy Tales The Hobbit, or There and Back Again Little Red Riding Hood Grayson Manor Haunting Touch Guilty Pleasures Lord Foul's Bane

Miscellaneous29 books