Book Review I’m Glad My Mom Died- Jennette McCurdy

August 23, 2022.Reading time 5 minutes.

A heartbreaking and hilarious memoir by iCarly and Sam & Cat star Jennette McCurdy about her struggles as a former child actor—including eating disorders, addiction, and a complicated relationship with her overbearing mother—and how she retook control of her life. Jennette McCurdy was six years old when she had her first acting audition. Her mother’s dream was for her […]

It’s Monday, What Are You Reading? 01/31/22

January 31, 2022.Reading time 3 minutes.

Good morning and happy Monday. It was a busy week last week and I barely finished the books that I planned on reading. I made it though! Working two jobs is cutting into my reading time. This week I plan on reading a punk memoir, and an ebook from Netgalley. What are you reading this […]

Review The Heart and Other Monsters- Rose Andersen

December 2, 2020.Reading time 4 minutes.

A riveting, deeply personal exploration of the opioid crisis-an empathic memoir infused with hints of true crime. In November 2013, Rose Andersen’s younger sister Sarah died of an overdose in the bathroom of her boyfriend’s home in a small town with one of the highest rates of opioid use in the state. Like too many […]

It’s Monday, What Are You Reading? 11/9/20

November 9, 2020.Reading time 6 minutes.

Happy Monday! I hope everyone is doing well and staying safe. This week I’m going to read a book that I won in a giveaway, a book that has been part of my collection for awhile, and a book that the publisher sent to me on Netgalley. What are you reading? The Heart and Other […]

It’s Monday, What Are You Reading? 6/22/20

June 22, 2020.Reading time 5 minutes.

Happy Monday! I hope everyone is doing good and reading a lot of awesome books. This week I’m going to read a book for an anti-racist book club that I’d help start, a book that I’ve just received in the mail, and an ebook that I’ve received from Book Expo Online. What are you reading […]

It’s Monday, What Are You Reading? 2/10/20

February 10, 2020.Reading time 7 minutes.

This week I’m going to read two books that I picked up at ALA Midwinter and two books that I recently purchased from Barnes and Noble. What are you reading this week? We Unleash the Merciless Storm- Tehlor Kay Mejia In this nail-biting sequel to Tehlor Kay Mejia’s critically acclaimed fantasy novel We Set […]

It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 7/15/19

July 15, 2019.Reading time 4 minutes.

This week I’m going to read two books that I’ve had in my collection for years and one that I was approved for on Netgalley. What are you reading this week? Enchant- Micalea Smeltzer Mara Pryce never imagined that her life was anything but normal and then a strange gray-eyed young man appears at her […]

It’s Monday, What Are You Reading? 7/1/19

July 1, 2019.Reading time 8 minutes.

This week I’m going to read two books that my friends picked me up at BEA, one book a publisher sent me, and a book my co-blogger picked me up at ALA. What are you reading this week? Full Throttle- Joe Hill In this masterful collection of short fiction, Joe Hill dissects timeless human struggles […]

Shockaholic- Carrie Fisher

December 16, 2016.Reading time 2 minutes.

What you’ll have of me after I journey to the great Death Star in the sky is an extremely accomplished daughter, a few books, and a picture of a stern-looking girl wearing some kind of metal bikini lounging on a giant drooling squid, behind a newscaster informing you of the passing of Princess Leia after […]