★★★★ “Beauty always fades, but it lasts so much longer if you lay a thick layer of intelligence and integrity underneath it.” Jessica is a one-woman powerhouse. Lawyer and mother, she's thought she's seen it all...but nothing and I mean nothing could have prepared her for this. Not the courtrooms, nor the late nights could have… Continue reading I Was Told It Would Get Easier – Abbi Waxman
Starry Eyes – Jenn Bennett
★★“What's that?""French press.""For coffee? Real coffee? Not instant?""We're camping, Zorie, not living in a dystopian nightmare.” Zorie reluctantly goes "glamping" with a couple of her friends. It's kind of eye-rolling to her but it's the summer and her mom pretty much made her do it. But when she gets to the glamp grounds, Zorrie realizes (to her… Continue reading Starry Eyes – Jenn Bennett
Poison Princess – Kresley Cole
★ Didn't enjoy this one nearly as much as I thought I would. It's probably a case of it's not you, it's me. Eff it. Okay. I'm gonna get real here. It's you (book). Totally all on you. We start with a sterotypical white, blond Pretty-Pretty girl who tragically has "mental health issues". Essentially, this girl is either A) hallucinating or… Continue reading Poison Princess – Kresley Cole
Mine – J.L. Butler
★★★Usually I loved hearing the sound of his voice, but that afternoon I could hardly bear to speak to him, not after the things Phil had told me which had jolted me into a reality I did not want to face. Francine Day, a divorce lawyer, has spent years bringing her career up to this… Continue reading Mine – J.L. Butler
Murder, Plain and Simple – Isabella Alan
★★ ½ In my everlasting effort to find a good - nay, a great - Amish love story...I find myself here. Sigh. On the heels of my broken engagement, I learned I'd inherited my Amish aunt's quilt shop, Running Stitch Angela Braddock is ready for a restart - so she leaves her career, her ex-fiance… Continue reading Murder, Plain and Simple – Isabella Alan
The Friend Scheme – Cale Dietrich
★On top of that I'm too soft, too careless, too lacking in family devotion...I'm a good actor. I can sell it. Matt's Dad - ruthless, rich and ready to run this town. He's a mobster and he's gunning for control. Jason's Dad - strong, upstanding and ready to do what's right, no matter what. He's… Continue reading The Friend Scheme – Cale Dietrich
Cinderella Is Dead -Kalynn Bayron
Two hundred years ago Cinderella lived, and ever since then she's been an obsession of Sophia's town. She has three chances (one ball each year) to find a husband and then settle into a "comfortable" life as a wife. But she does not want that. Not. One. Bit. She is in love with Erin (even though… Continue reading Cinderella Is Dead -Kalynn Bayron
Gathering Moss – Robin Wall Kimmerer
Shout out to this fabulous book, it made a guest appearance in my latest YouTube Video (all about making fun nature things out of felt). The written review: ★★★★★ There is an ancient conversation going on between mosses and rocks, poetry to be sure. About light and shadow and the drift of continents. Dr Kimmerer takes us… Continue reading Gathering Moss – Robin Wall Kimmerer
If You Were Me and Lived in… Viking Europe – Carole P. Roman, Mateya Arkova (Illustrations)
★★★★ When a person traveled on his ship for trade or war, he was known as a Viking. Vikings are one of the most popular people that are still talked about in society today (hello Thor!)...but what were they really like? If you are at all curious - this is the book for you. Life back… Continue reading If You Were Me and Lived in… Viking Europe – Carole P. Roman, Mateya Arkova (Illustrations)
Hush – Dylan Farrow
★★★ ½ "What if we rewrote the world?" Shae (17) spent her entire life in a world without books due to the ever-present Blot. The Blot is a deadly disease that's spread by ink and books. The only ones who can prevent it is the Bards. Every so often, the Bards come to town to bless or curse the… Continue reading Hush – Dylan Farrow
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