★★★★★ Sometimes I think illness sits inside every woman, waiting for the right moment to bloom. Camille Preaker is back in her hometown but for all the wrong reasons. She just got out of a psych hospital and her next reporting assignment? To cover the murders of two preteens who lived in her town. Problems… Continue reading Sharp Objects – Gillian Flynn
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Wild Sex: The Science Behind Mating in the Animal Kingdom – Carin Bondar
★★★★ Generally speaking, it takes two to tango in the animal kingdom. Birds, bees, trees, fleas - they're all doing it. All the time. Just think about that. All. The. Time. ...the process of sex is so much more than the mere meeting of sperm and egg. Dr Bondar knows that the animal kingdom is… Continue reading Wild Sex: The Science Behind Mating in the Animal Kingdom – Carin Bondar
I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban – Malala Yousafzai
★★★★★ We realize the importance of our voices only when we are silenced. Criticism be damned, I loved this book. Malala Yousafzai, a Pakistani girl, was just fifteen years old when the Taliban decided she needed to be taken out. That she was too dangerous to be alive. That she was radical, sacrilegious and so much more. And what did she do? What… Continue reading I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban – Malala Yousafzai
To Sleep in a Sea of Stars – Christopher Paolini
When Netgalley granted my request, I just knew that I had to Vlog the Reading Experience . The Written Review Kira Navárez has always been fascinated by the outer worlds - specifically, life on other planets. She's spent her life traveling to the edges of the known universe to categorize and learn from the microbes and other creatures. Her latest… Continue reading To Sleep in a Sea of Stars – Christopher Paolini
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
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
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
Called to Be Creative -Mary Potter Kenyon
★★★★ ½ Sometimes we instinctively know what will bring us happiness. Mary Potter Kenyon used to love to write as a kid but as she grew older, she grew out of the just-for-fun writing. It was only after the loss of a loved one that she realized how much time she sacrificed and how much she neglected… Continue reading Called to Be Creative -Mary Potter Kenyon
Geekerella – Ashley Poston
★★★★ ½ Look to the stars. Aim. Ignite. Elle Wittimer loves, loves, loves Starfield - it has all the best elements of all the best fandoms. Her late mother and father both loved it, and her father was the man behind the convention for Starfield. Currently, Elle lives with her Step-mom and twin step-siblings and… Continue reading Geekerella – Ashley Poston
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