I am giving this book a 2.5-3 star review. I was not impressed with too much in this book. This book is about a group of siblings whose parents abused them as children. They were chained up and abused in what was called the “house of horrors” in the press. Afterwards, each child was separated Read more
Year: 2021
Review of “Living with Mochi” by Gemma Gene
WOW! This is just like it was written about my life with my own dogs. This is a collection of web comics. The graphics were cute! Some were in black and white while others were colorful. I liked how she mixed the b&w and color throughout. It is about her life with her dog. As Read more
Review of “You Should See Me In A Crown” by Leah Johnson
It started off as a typical YA book, but the characters is what made this book special. Liz Lighty is not your typical prom queen. But after she loses her chances at getting finaincal aid for college, she needs the scholarship that comes with a win for prom queen. There is a front runner for Read more
Review of “The Passage” by Justin Cronin
WOW! I feel so accomplished finishing this book (766 pages). I am giving this book a 4.5 star review. This book starts of with the world as we know it now. A man creates a virus which turns the subjects in immortal vampire like creatures. When the creatures escape, it does not take too long Read more
Review of “Sitting Pretty: The View From My Ordinary Resilient Disabled Body” by Rebekah Raussig
This book is a 5 star read for me. I learned so much! This book is for all ages to read and is very informative. She is a teacher, and it shows throughout this book. Rebekah Taussig, Ph.D. authored a well written memoir, but it is so much more. She discusses her childhood, career, love Read more
Review of “The Ex Talk” by Rachel Lynn Solomon
I enjoyed this book. I am rating this book 3.5 star review. The characters were adorable but the jokes fell flat for me. This is the story of two co-workers that work at a radio station but are rivals. To save their public radio, they decide to pretend that they broke up in order to Read more
Native American Authors/Book you should read
Authors: Sherman Alexie Leslie Marmon Silko Janet Campbell Hale Paula Gunn Allen Vine Deloria, Jr. N. Scott Momaday Duane Niatum Gerald Vizenor Louise Erdrich James Welch Barney Bush Joy Harjo Simon J. Ortiz nila northSun Charles Eastman John Joseph Mathews Diane Glancy Winona LaDuke Wendy Rose David Treuer Novels: There There by Tommy Orange Love Read more
Review of “The Dry” by Jane Harper
I am rating this book a4.5- 5 star review. This story introduces everyone to Det Aaron Falk. He returns to his hometown to attend the funeral of a murdered family of 3. The possible murderer is the dad. He is thought to have killed his entire family but his baby girl. Why on earth would Read more
SPOILER ALERT: March’s Celebrity Book Club (GMA, Jenna Bush-Hager, and Reese)
If you do NOT like spoilers, please do not read beyond this point. WARNING: Spoilers ahead. Do not click on this blog post if you do not want to know.
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 big fan of Gilmore Girls 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 well. Add-ons are optional and 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 by George Plimpton When the Read more
Influencial Authors: Black History Month
A list of authors that have inspired me! Langston Hughes Richard Wright Toni Morrison Zora Neale Hurston Fredrick Douglass Alice Walker W.E.B Du Bois Ralph Ellison James Baldwin Alex Haley Amiri Baraka bell hooks Phillis Wheatley Lorraine Hansberry Nikki Giovanni Newer authors to read! They are definently worth picking up! Roxane Gay Octavia Butler The Read more
Toni Morrison’s complete list of work
Novels: The Bluest Eye Sula Song of Solomon Tar Baby Beloved Jazz Paradise Love A Mercy Home God Help the Child Children’s Books (with Slade Morrison) The Big Box The Book of Mean People Remember: The Journey to School Intergration Who’s Got Game? The Ant or the Grasshopper?, The Lion or the Mouse?, Poppy or 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 do. I do as I 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 in the family and the 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!
Reese Witherspoon’s Feb Hello Sunshine Book Pick
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GMA Book Club Feb selection
For a checklist of all her books, click here.
Jenna Bush-Hager- Today Show Book Club selection for February
For a complete list of all Jenna’s books, click here!
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 we do it.Somehow we’ve weathered 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 their children. You have Blythe’s 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” by Karen Abbott “The Other Read more
Emma Watson’s Our Shared Shelf Jan/Feb Book Club selection
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. Liam gets offered the family 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. Needless to say, everyone had 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 basically Elias and Laia are Read more