Review of “You Should See Me In A Crown” by Leah Johnson
Review of “The Passage” by Justin Cronin
Review of “Sitting Pretty: The View From My Ordinary Resilient Disabled Body” by Rebekah Raussig
Review of “The Ex Talk” by Rachel Lynn Solomon
Native American Authors/Book you should read
Review of “The Dry” by Jane Harper
SPOILER ALERT: March’s Celebrity Book Club (GMA and Jenna Bush-Hager)
New cover from new novel of Jen DeLuca in the “Well Met/Played” series
Review of “Talking As Fast As I Can” by Lauren Graham
I laughed, I cried, and I enjoyed this book a lot. I really liked how she did a diary, went season by season, etc. She really mixed it up when she discussed her time on the sets of her TV shows. Her jokes were also so funny! I am a Read more
Everything you want to know about Book of the Month (BOTM)
Book of the month: Pricing: It is $14.99 a month which is taken out at the end of each month. You then get a credit to have your BOTM book when the new books drop at the beginning of the month. You also can choose 2 add-ons every month as Read more
Super Bowl Sunday: American Football books
Fever Pitch by Nick Hornby The Blind Side by Micheal Lewis Never Ran, Never Will by Albert Samaha When Pride Still Mattered by David Maranis Friday Night LIghts by Buss Bissinger The Game: Harvard, Yale, and America in 1968 by George Howe Colt Paper Lion: Confessions of a Last-String Quarterback Read more
Influencial Authors: Black History Month
A list of authors that have inspired me! Langston HughesRichard WrightToni MorrisonZora Neale HurstonFredrick DouglassAlice WalkerW.E.B Du BoisRalph EllisonJames BaldwinAlex HaleyAmiri Barakabell hooksPhillis WheatleyLorraine HansberryNikki Giovanni Newer authors to read! They are definently worth picking up! Roxane GayOctavia ButlerThe ObamasGwendolyn BrooksTa-Nehisi CoatesJacqueline ThomasColson WhiteheadAngie ThomasIsabel Wilkerson These are authors that Read more
Toni Morrison’s complete list of work
Novels: The Bluest EyeSulaSong of SolomonTar BabyBelovedJazzParadiseLoveA MercyHomeGod Help the Child Children’s Books (with Slade Morrison) The Big BoxThe Book of Mean PeopleRemember: The Journey to School Intergration Who’s Got Game? The Ant or the Grasshopper?, The Lion or the Mouse?, Poppy or the Snake? Peeny Butter FudgeLittle Cloud and Read more
New blog feature coming soon: Celebrity book club pick spoilers
For anyone not wanting spoilers, these posts will be labeled as spoilers. I will make the posts not visible unless you click on them. I tend to find out the book club selections earlier than they are released each month. I know some people do not like this while other Read more
Reese Witherspoon’s Hello Sunshine Book Club new Announcement
That is right, she has an app. Go here for more information: https://reesesbookclub.com/ Or to her Instagram account!
Review of “The Lost Man” by Jane Harper
I am giving this book a 4.5 to 5 star review. What a book!!!! Her characters and mysteries are like no other. I could not wait to see what happened. I loved following the clues and piecing it together with the main character! This story is about family, redemption, survival Read more
Reese Witherspoon’s Hello Sunshine Book Club Teaser for something coming….
Emma Roberts’ Book Club Belletrist Feb Book Club Pick
For a complete checklist of all her books, click here! belletrist-emma-roberts-complete-listDownload
Reese Witherspoon’s Feb Hello Sunshine Book Pick
For all her book selections and a checklist, click here: Reese-Witherspoon-complete-list-of-booksDownload
GMA Book Club Feb selection
For a checklist of all her books, click here. GMA-Book-Club-Complete-list-1Download
Jenna Bush-Hager- Today Show Book Club selection for February
For a complete list of all Jenna’s books, click here! Jenna-Bush-Hager-Complete-book-listDownload
Amanda Gorman’s poem and other works
When day comes we ask ourselves,where can we find light in this never-ending shade?The loss we carry,a sea we must wade.We’ve braved the belly of the beast,We’ve learned that quiet isn’t always peace,and the norms and notionsof what just isisn’t always just-ice.And yet the dawn is oursbefore we knew it.Somehow Read more
Review of “The Push” by Ashley Audrain
I am rating this book a 2 star review. Unpopular opinion: I really did not enjoy this book. I hated the characters and plot of this book. I really had to force myself to finish it. This book follows three generations of dysfunctional motherhood. It follows unloving mothers who abuse Read more
ID Book Club January book selection
Here is a list of all their book selections so far: “The Better Liar” by Tanen Jones “The Spider” by Barry Levine “Half Moon Bay” by Jonathan and Jesse Kellerman “Pretty Things” by Janelle Brown “The Holdout” by Graham Moore “Natalie Wood” by Suzanne Finstad “The Ghosts of Eden Park” Read more
Emma Watson’s Our Shared Shelf Jan/Feb Book Club selection
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Review of “The Dating Game” by Sara Desai
What a cute read! I did enjoy this one and could not wait for that happy ending! Daisy is happy to be single. Liam is also happy to be single. Daisy hates Liam as he stood her up for her prom. Daisy’s family is constantly trying to arrange her marriage. Read more
Review of “Force of Nature” by Jane Harper
I am rating this book a 4 star review. Five women who on a corporate hiking adventure and only 4 come out of the woods. The woman that is missing was working with Det. Falk to exposed the corporation on some illegal activities that would have everyone lose their jobs. Read more
Review of “A Torch Against The Night” by Sabaa Tahir (Ember in the Ashes: Book 2)
I did not like this book as much as the 1st one. But it was enjoyable. This is not my typical genre. I am rating this book a 3.5- 4 star review. I do not want to give too much away as this is the 2nd in the series. But Read more
Review of “brown girl dreaming” by Jacqueline Woodson
This book is written in verse and beautiful. This novel is really important for YA and adults to read alike. I am reviewing this book with a 4.5 star review. This is her memoir as a child growing up in South Carolina and Brooklyn as a young black girl in Read more
Currently reading: An Ember in the Ashes series by Sabaa Tahir
Book 1: An Ember in the Ashes Book 2: A Torch Against the Night Book 3: A Reaper at the Gates Book 4: A Sky Beyond the Storm Watch my blog for my reviews for each of them. As of 1/15/21, I finished book 1 and almost completed book 2. Read more
Bridgerton Series by Julia Quinn
Thanks to the Netflix series as well as Shonda Rhimes (Greys Anatomy as well as other notable shows), people are in love with this series. Here are the books in order as well as a link to a family tree. Book 1: The Duke and I Book 2: The Viscount Read more
Review of “The Survivors” by Jane Harper
I am giving this book a 5 star review! I really enjoyed everything from the characters, mystery, and setting of this book! The story centers around two things that happen in a small town in Tasmania. The one event happened a decade before during a storm where 2 people died Read more
Reese Witherspoon’s YA Book Club Selection for Jan 2021
A complete list of Reese’s book selections as a check sheet is listed below. Reese-Witherspoon-complete-list-of-books-1Download
Review of “The Pull of the Stars” by
I am giving this book a 3 or a 3.5 star review. This book is about the influenza of 1918 in Ireland. The setting is at a “motherhouse;” mothers who are inflicted with the “gripe” go here. The story is told from the nurse’s perspective and takes place for about Read more