Another month down and we're at the point of counting the days to a new year! It is wild how fast this year is flying by! November was a great month for reading and I really enjoyed participating in the #NonfictionBookParty with Jaymi @theocbookgirl! I managed to fit in a lot more nonfiction this month… Continue reading A Look Back at November…
Month: November 2021
Monday Reading Check In
Happy Monday! Who else is a bit in denial that this week kicks off December? I had a wonderful (too short) long weekend! It involved hard cider tasting and friends and books and plants and lights and puppy snuggles and fun... it was just over too soon! Thankfully I decided to take it a bit… Continue reading Monday Reading Check In
THE PRISON HEALER by Lynette Noni
Rating: 4 / 5 I received this beautiful edition of THE PRISON HEALER by Lynette Noni in a Fairy Loot box. Prior to hearing it was coming in the box, it wasn't one that I had heard much about. After receiving it I did start to hear some praise for it, so I was excited… Continue reading THE PRISON HEALER by Lynette Noni
A PROMISED LAND by Barack Obama
Rating: 5 / 5 When I heard that Barack Obama had a new book coming out, I knew it had to go on my TBR. I was lucky enough to win a copy, but knew that I wanted to get the audio to go with it. After waiting months, my audio hold finally came through… Continue reading A PROMISED LAND by Barack Obama
CONVERSATIONS WITH RBG by Jeffrey Rosen
Rating: 4 / 5 I have been wanting to read more about Ruth Bader Ginsburg, so I was happy to find a copy of CONVERSATIONS WITH RBG by Jeffrey Rosen at my favorite bookstore Bel Canto Books earlier this year on Indie bookstore day! It was one of the first books I thought of when… Continue reading CONVERSATIONS WITH RBG by Jeffrey Rosen
CARRY by Toni Jensen
I received a complimentary copy of CARRY: A MEMOIR OF SURVIVAL ON STOLEN LAND by Toni Jensen from Ballantine Books / Random House. Rating: 4.5 / 5 CARRY is the author's memoir of growing up a Métis indigenous in America. More specifically, she centers her narrative around her exposure to guns throughout her life. Written… Continue reading CARRY by Toni Jensen
SISTERS OF THE RESISTANCE by Christine Wells
Rating: 4 / 5 SISTERS OF THE RESISTANCE by Christine Wells arrived in my adult Once Upon a Book Club book box. I had seen this around the book world a bit and the premise had me definitely intrigued! SISTERS OF THE RESISTANCE is set during the resistance movement during World War II in Paris.… Continue reading SISTERS OF THE RESISTANCE by Christine Wells
THE LAST BLUE by Isla Morley
I received a complimentary copy of THE LAST BLUE by Isla Morley as part of a scheduled Let's Talk Books tour. Thank you to Pegasus Books and the author for the opportunity to read and review! Rating: 4 / 5 THE LAST BLUE is set primarily in the late 1930s in remote areas of Appalachia.… Continue reading THE LAST BLUE by Isla Morley
Monday Reading Check In
I received a gifted copy of WE KEEP THE DEAD CLOSE by Becky Cooper from Grand Central Publishing. Happy Monday and happy short work week for those celebrating Thanksgiving this week! I took Wednesday off in addition to having the holiday off Thursday and Friday, so it is a very short week indeed with a… Continue reading Monday Reading Check In
DEMYSTIFYING DISABILITY by Emily Ladau
I received a gifted copy of DEMYSTIFYING DISABILITY by Emily Ladau from Random House / Ten Speed Press! Rating: 5 / 5 DEMYSTIFYING DISABILITY states it's objective in the subtitle "What to Know, What to Say, and How to Be an Ally". This is a short book that delivers a lot of information on what… Continue reading DEMYSTIFYING DISABILITY by Emily Ladau