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 Star-Crossed Sisters of Tuscany” by Lori Nelson Spielman

You will fall in love with the setting and characters- guaranteed! I am rating this book a 4.5-5 star review. This story is about a “curse” of  the 2nd born women in the family. The curse is that they are never to marry. Emilia, Lucy, and Poppy are all a 2nd born daughter. Emilia’s life Read more

Review of “Greenlights” by Matthew McConaughey

WOW! I really enjoyed reading this novel. Yes, I read it and did not listen to it. It was great! I enjoyed looking at his pictures and his stories! I have always loved Matthew from the time that my sister and I watched “Dazed and Confused” then seen him on the TV Show “Unsolved Mysteries,” Read more

Review of “Fall and Rise: The Story of 9/11” by Mitchell Zuckoff

This novel was hands down one of the most terrifying and hardest books that I have ever read in my life. I am giving this book a 5 star review. I will NEVER forget this book. I had nightmares, shed tears, shocked, horrified, and learned a lot. I will never forget some of the stories. Read more

Review of “The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue” by V.E. Schwab

I am rating this book a 4.5 star review. What can I say about this book. I adored it. Basically, a girls sell his soul to the “devil,” so to speak. Addie makes a bargain to live forever but is also cursed at the same time to always be forgotten. She lives 300 years and Read more

Review of “Channel Kindness” by Born This Way Foundation Reporters with Lady Gaga

I am giving this book a 4.5 star review. I just loved it! This book is exactly what I needed. My motto has always been “Be Kind.” To read such inspirational stories really lifted me out of the COVID-19 and political mayhem that we are currently in with 2020. This book has 51+ stories about Read more

Review of “Four Winds” by Kristin Hannah

WOW! What an awesome story with unforgettable characters! Kristin Hannah never disappoints! This is historical fiction novel. I have been going back and forth between a 4 or 5 star review on this book. I am going with a 4.5 and meet in the middle! This novel is multiple POVs between a mother and a Read more

Review of the ARC “The Switch” by Beth O’Leary

This is the author of “The Flatshare” which I gave a 5 star review as well. I am giving this book a 5 star review! What a delightful read! After her debut novel “The Flatshare,” I knew that this author was going to slowly become one of my faves! She did not disappoint in this Read more

Review of “The Giver:” the graphic novel by Craig P. Russell and Lois Lowry

5 star review! First off, read the novel first! “The Giver” by Lois Lowry is just one of my favorite novels. The novel centers around Jonas a boy in a world of no pain and sameness. He is taken in to be the giver. The giver basically is the mentor of the community. He holds Read more

Review of “The Good Girl’s Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson

I am rating this novel a 4.5 star review. Such a page turner. If you want a murder mystery but do not want to read a book about a cop investigating a murder (Blah) then this is the book for you. This book follows the rules of a classic who-dun-it. Just right when I would Read more

Review of “Happiness for Beginners” by Katherine Center

5 star review! WOW! Katherine Center is becoming my favorite author! I laugh, I cry, I smile at her ending every single novel that is written by Center! Basically, a woman who just divorced decides to “re-group” by going on a wilderness hike with a hiking tour. This is not a hiking trip for beginners Read more