I completed 136 books this year. I had a slow period from July to October. I had a lot of stress at work. After taking care of that, I got back on track. But it really slowed me down. My goal was 130 books, so I cannot complain. But I wanted to reach 150 books …
Review of “The Storyteller: Tales of Life and Music” by Dave Grohl
Overall: 4.5 Stars Summary: Dave Grohl’s memoir walks you through his childhood, career, and personal life. He talks about him growing up, getting into music, influences, family life, etc. Foo Fighters and Nirvana… 2 of the greatest bands of all time!!!! My thoughts: I listened and read this book! I really enjoyed it. Dave’s memoir was …
Review of “Will” by Will Smith and Mark Manson
Overall: 4.5 Stars Summary: Will Smith’s memoir goes from childhood to present day. He talks about his family, growing up, his career, and marriages. The book has serious and funny stories throughout. It starts with his childhood, siblings, and parents. He then talks about his start in the music industry and his transition to TV/films. He …
Review of “Rebel Girls: Climate Warriors” by
This is a short review. I got this ARC from Netgalley! Thanks for the chance to read and review! WOW! I really enjoyed this book a lot. The subject matter of women and climate warriors was very inspiring. It was full of powerful words. This is exactly what a young girl needs to read about …
Review of “Redeeming Love” by Francine Rivers
Rating: 3 star review Summary: A re-telling of the biblical story of Hosea. It is set during the gold rush. It tells the story of Angel. She is abused by her estranged father. After her mother passes away, she is sold into prostitution at a young age (eight years old). A guy sees her and …
Review of “El Deafo” by Cece Bell
Rating: 5 star review Summary: We follow Cece Bell from Kindergarten to 5th grade! Cece lost her hearing as a child in the 70s. She is fit with a hearing aid that has a box that she wears. This book follows her going to school, making friends, having boy crushes, and just her story. This …
Spoilers for Celebrity Book Clubs Jan 2022
lf you don’t want spoilers do not scroll any further down. My sister has been saying that gma pick MAY be The Maid by Nina Prose. We haven’t seen a sticker yet. Just her guess. I will post when I know for sure. I posted reese’s YA selection in another post. I am sorry for …
Belletrist book club (Emma Roberts) December 2021
All her picks are listed here:
Christmas Books
I made a list a week ago with ROM-COMs for Christmas. This list is books about Christmas that is not rom-coms. Some are dark…some are funny! But I hope you enjoy! Letter from Father Christmas by J.R.R. Tolkien Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens The Man Who Invented Christmas by Les Standiford The Usual Santas by …
GMA (Good Morning America) Book Club Pick for December 2021 with complete list of books
A list of all their books, click below!
BOTM (Book of the Month) Club- Complete list of Books
For a checklist of all the books for main picks: Main Pick Data Total Historical Fiction 49 Contemporary Fiction 58 Thriller 56 Romance 27 Fantasy 19 Sci-Fi 13 Literary Fiction 62 Memoir 22 Mystery 22 YA 13 Suspense 1 Short stories 6 History 5 Historical Romance 1 Horror 12 Narrative Non-fiction 4 Legal Thriller 9 …
Review of “The Johnstown Flood” by David McCullough
Overall: 4.5 star review Summary: This is a very detailed non-fiction novel about the Johnstown flood. It starts from the before, during, and after the flood there. It was one of the worst disasters in the USA’s history. This tragedy dives into the greed of people and how this tragedy could have been easily avoided. …
Christmas Rom-com/ Romance book list
In A Holidaze by Christina Lauren The Holiday Swap by Maggie Knox The Twelve Dates of Christmas by Jenny Bayliss Royal Holiday by Jasmine Guillory One Day in December by Josie Silver So, This is Christmas by Tracy Andreen Mistoe & Mr. Right by Sarah Morganhaler Christmas Shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella We Met In December …
Book of the Month (BOTM) winner 2021
Nominees Wins Historical Fiction 9 4 Contemporary Fiction 5 1 Thriller 4 0 Romance 2 0 Fantasy 3 0 Sci-Fi 2 0 Literary Fiction 2 0 Memoir 1 0 Mystery 1 0 YA 0 0 Suspense 0 0 Short stories 0 0 History 0 0 Historical Romance 0 0 Horror 0 0 Narrative Non-fiction 0 …
Read with Jenna (Jenna Bush Hager) Today Show Book Club Bonus Pick for November 2021
Here is an updated list of all her book including this bonus one! Here is a list of all her books.
Book News and Movie/TV Adaptions in the news
I will be updating this through the weekend….. 11/14/21. So check back later for more book news. The Royal Diaries TV series is being adapted from the book series. R.L. Stein is releasing 10 new short stories called Stinetinglers. It is set for release in 2022. Mean by Myriam Gurba is being adapted into a …
The Ex Hex by Erin Sterling
Rating: 3 star review Summary: A young witch (Vivienne) has her heart broken. She ends up drunk and placing a curse on her ex-boyfriend, Rhys (who else would love to do this!) Go forward nine years, when Rhys returns to her town. Will they all find out about her hex on him? Their little town …
The Great Peace by Mena Suvari review
Rating: 3 star review Summary: A memoir for Mena Suvari- best known for American Pie, American Beauty, and Six Feet Under. Mena talks about her childhood. Mena is an addict to sex and drugs. From being a model to starring in movies, she talks about this very little. She shares poetry that she wrote growing …
Trejo: My Life of Crime, Redemption, and Hollywood by Danny Trejo and Donal Logue review
Rating: 3.5 star review Summary: Danny Trejo has been in show business for a while. But his personal life is just as interesting as his career. This memoir begins with Danny’s childhood. He was brought up in a broken and abusive home. Danny also was in prison and was a drug addict. Danny takes us …
Celebrity Book Club Spoilers for December 2021
If you do not want spoilers, just do not scroll down further.
BOTM (Book of the Month) November selections and complete list
For a complete list of all their books, click here. These are only main picks. BOTM Data: (Next time, I am going to try to clean up my data) Genre Nominees Wins Debuts Early Releases Historical Fiction 9 3 49 121 35 Contemporary Fiction 5 1 57 Thriller 4 0 55 Romance 2 0 26 …
Belletrist (Emma Roberts) Book club pick for November 2021 with complete list of books
For a complete list of her books, click here!
Read with Jenna (Today Show) November 2021 book club pick with complete list of books
For a complete list of all her books, click here. \
Good Morning America (GMA) November 2021 book club pick with complete list of books
For a complete list of their books, click here.