Title: A Good Girl's Guide to Murder Author: Holly Jackson My Rating:⭐⭐⭐ (.5) Why I gave this rating: Another tiktok book I wanted to check out. This YA mystery is a great read for someone looking to just get into mystery. Felt like Nancy Drew reading this book. Trying to figure out who the murderer... Continue Reading →
Weekly Book Review 10/16 – 10/22
Title: Things We Never Got Over Author: Lucy Score My Rating:⭐⭐⭐⭐ Why I gave this rating: Holy Cannoli! This is a spicy, spicy, SPICY book. Putting it in the grouping of Mom and Grandma do not read this book. In the end I really enjoyed this romance book and it was the perfect Grumpy-Sunshine book.... Continue Reading →
Weekly Book Review 9/18 – 9/24
Title: The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane Author: Lisa See My Rating:⭐⭐⭐⭐ (.5) Why I gave this rating: This book definitely takes some time to get into. In fact, about 50 pages in I was ready to throw my phone on the train I was so mad about what I was reading. I hate saying... Continue Reading →
Weekly Book Review 9/12 – 9/18
Title: The Day the World Came to Town: 9/11 in Gander, Newfoundland Author: Jim DeFede My Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Why I gave this rating: I was very young when 9/11 happened so I don't really have a lot of memories other than what I've learned in school and what friends and family have talked about. However,... Continue Reading →
Weekly Book Review 9/5 – 9/11
Title: November 9 Author: Colleen Hoover My Rating:⭐⭐⭐⭐ Why I gave this rating: (Mom and Grandma do not read. Lot's of spice). Ok I cracked and finally had to read another Colleen Hoover. I've read Verity and Confess but finally got my hands on November 9. I say finally cause it feels almost impossible to... Continue Reading →
The Storyteller: Tales of Life and Music by Dave Grohl
"But with friends, you design your own relationship, which in turn reigns your grief, which can be felt even deeper when they are gone. Those can be roots that are much harder to pull". Dave Grohl I grew up in a house of music. We weren't musically talented despite my father trying his hardest. (Didn't last more... Continue Reading →
Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood by Trevor Noah
I, like many others, probably only know Trevor Noah from his time on the Daily Show. I never really thought about his upbringing or what life was like for him while growing up in South Africa. Little did I know, there is a lot more to this comedian than what meets the eye. His memoir... Continue Reading →
A Long Way Home by Saroo Brierly
One of the many reasons why I love to read books, and read as much as I do, is that I love reading about a life or story that is completely different than my own. To be transported into this person's shoes and see a whole different world that I could never imagine living. Whether... Continue Reading →
The Sun Does Shine: How I Found Life and Freedom on Death Row by Anthony Ray Hinton
Do you ever read a book plot or even just read the cover title and know you will cry at some point while reading that book? That is exactly how I felt when I read just the title of this book and then further settled those beliefs when I read the description. But Meghan, why... Continue Reading →