I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter by Erika L Sanchez is a perfect coming of age story! Julia Reyes has lost her sister. And herself. Feeling that something is off with Olga’s death, Julia digs into her sister’s past and in doing so learns terrible truths and heart-wrenching secrets from several family members’ pasts. […]
Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye follows Holden Caulfield on a two-day hooky spree after leaving his private school early for holidays. At age 17, Holden spends most of this time drinking, and trying to ‘get sexy’ with various girls. I picked this up as it was a classic I’d not read in high school […]
How To Heal Your Inner Child by Simon Chapple was a blessing to me. I finally felt seen. Chapple himself has gone through all the work he speaks about. In addition, he is a sobriety counselor. The book covers what trauma is, what childhood emotional neglect (CEN), and how they shape adult behaviour. You’ll learn […]
Being Better: Stoicism for a World Worth Living In by Kai Whiting & Leonidas Konstantankos is a short, but enlightening foray into Stoicism. This philosophy is as pertinent today, as it was in the ancient world. Perhaps moreso, given the nonsense going on the world over. What I really enjoyed were the engaging stories of […]
Year in Books- October edition. I’m so late with this post!! My OCD dictated that I simply *must* clean up the older posts 😂 That included doing art for most of them. I’m pleased with how they turned out though. Ouroboros by Genevieve Iseult Eldredge All introverted geek girl Syl Skye wants is to get […]
With Raptor Red, Robert Bakker gives us a glimpse at a long distant past through the eyes of a creature unlike any other. We follow Raptor Red, a young female utahraptor who has just lost her mate. Desperate for company, and the possibility of a new mate, Raptor Red searches for others of her kind. […]
Over a summer of love and struggle, one young boy finds the courage to forgive himself. ~Ebb & Flow Told through a series of picturesque free-verse vignettes, Ebb & Flow is the story of Jett, a young boy going through some tough times. After a singularly bad year, full of poor choices and disaster, Jett […]
Move over Percy and Harry, Thomas Wildus is da house! Welcome to a new world of magic, mystery, and delight! Join Thomas Wildus, eponymous lead of Bergen’s Thomas Wildus & the Book of Sorrows, as this young boy begins the adventure of a lifetime. And it all starts with a mysterious bookshop, of course! That, […]
Welcome to the book tour for Cenotaphs by Rich Marcello! Read on for details and a chance to win a fantastic giveaway! Cenotaphs Publication Date: July 26th, 2021 Genre: Contemporary Fiction AFTER A CHANCE MEETING, AN OLD MAN AND A MIDDLE-AGED WOMAN CHART AN UNCONVENTIONAL PATH FORWARD. When Ben Sanna, a contemplative retiree with a […]
Child of a Mad God is the first in a new series by RA Salvatore, the writer who introduced us to the drow ranger Drizzt Do’Urden. Set in the world of Corona, a world made familiar in the Demon Wars Saga, this book explores lands far from Honce-the-Bear, in a time after said wars. […]
