Book: Beartown Author: Fredrik Backman About: 432 pages, published April 25, 2017 by Simon & Schuster All adults have days when we feel completely drained. When we no longer know quite what we spend so much time fighting for, when reality and everyday worries overwhelm us and we wonder how much longer we’re going to be… Continue reading Beartown
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Wonder by R.J. Palacio
Kinder than necessary. Because it’s not enough to be kind. One should be kinder than needed. Why I love that line, that concept, is that it reminds me that we carry with us, as human beings, not just the capacity to be kind, but the very choice of kindness. Book: Wonder Author: R.J. Palacio About the… Continue reading Wonder by R.J. Palacio
Little Fires Everywhere
She knew she couldn’t handle things. The question is whether things are still the same. Whether she should get another chance. [...] Most of the time, everyone deserves more than one chance. We all do things we regret now and then. You just have to carry them with you. Book: Little Fires Everywhere Author: Celest Ng… Continue reading Little Fires Everywhere
Thanksgiving Readathon
Okay. So last week I only posted once (even though I've been trying really hard to post at least twice EVERY week) because, well, life happens. This week we're going to run into the opposite problem. Yesterday, I shared with you My Favorite YouTube Mixes for Reading/Studying. Today, I'm going to tell you my holiday… Continue reading Thanksgiving Readathon
A Stranger in the House
Book: A Stranger in the House Author: Shari Lapena About the Book: 305 pages, published August 2017 by Pamela Dorman Books, Library book, Goodreads Tom and Karen Krupp live a seemingly normal life. They have a beautiful home in upstate New York, satisfying jobs, and they are happy together. But one day everything changes. Tom comes home… Continue reading A Stranger in the House
Holiday Reading
Hey, ya'll! It's finally November so I can feel slightly less embarrassed when I tell people the countdown to Christmas (48 days, if you're wondering). It is officially "THE HOLIDAYS" -- my absolute FAVORITE time of the year. But, I'm not going to lie, I've had the countdown going since September. It's officially time to… Continue reading Holiday Reading
Vanishing Girls
That's the thing anout Dara and me: we're both similar and worlds apart. Like the sun and moon, or a starfish and a star related, sure, but at the same time to totally and completely different. Book: Vanishing Girls Author: Lauren Oliver Two sisters, one tragic accident. Will life ever be the same again? Dara is the… Continue reading Vanishing Girls
The Nest
She believed in second chances, sometimes more than first chances, which were wasted on youth and indescretion. Book: The Nest Author: Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney Goodreads Summary: Every family has its problems. But even among the most troubled, the Plumb family stands out as spectacularly dysfunctional. Years of simmering tensions finally reach a breaking point on an unseasonably… Continue reading The Nest
The Passenger
I started to read the obituaries every morning because they brought me comfort, reminding me that I wasn't the only one whose time was running out. More people die young than you'd think. Tanya Dubois is stuck in the mundane life of a barkeepers wife. A life she established to hide from her past. A… Continue reading The Passenger
Book Talk – A Monster Calls
Stories are wild creatures. When you let them loose, who knows what havoc they might wreak? Book: A Monster Calls Author: Patrick Ness Initial Thoughts: Okay, this is going to be made into a movie (or maybe it's already out?), so it's probably pretty decent. My youngest brother-in-law bought it when we were out shopping one day and… Continue reading Book Talk – A Monster Calls
Molly's Madness 