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  • Isle of the Lost and the Difficulties of Continuity

    Okay, I’ll admit when I first heard of the Descendants movies involving Kristen Chenworth way back in 2014, I had made fun of it. Especially the unimagenative names given to the children of the characters. I mean Evie – Evil Queen, Jay- Jafar, it just seemed so lazy. But then I read the first Isle…

  • #SoMaternal and Mothering Books

    People Like Her by Ellery Lord This book is a semi-mystery focusing on mommy blogger and icon, Emmy Jackson, her husband, Dan and the mysterious stalker that seeks revenge on for having an ideal life that feeds the insecurities of others. It’s a book about the darker undercurrent of internet fame and the obsessions behind…

  • 4 books-Mini Reviews

    I was going to put all 4 titles but it looked clunky. Now here’s 4 books I read over April that were good but I didn’t feel like they warranted one big review each. Dangerous Play by Emma Kress Now this teaches me not to judge a book by its cover or title or summary.…

  • Book Updates?

    Covert Affairs is a fun spy book that is a bit like a more modern Totally Spies as three young adult girls go around the world rescuing heiresses, foiling cults and going gun to gun with the Brazilian mob. I found it very enjoyable and great light reading. And apparently this is an update because…

  • Musical Books

    What are your opinions on musical books? I have read quite a few last year and thoroughly enjoy not only getting to read the lyrics with its footnotes of inspiration and changed lines (while bopping to the soundtrack, of course) but I love getting a behind the scenes look from crafting the script, finding producers,…

  • Women’s History Month Books P8

    Now for my final post for Women’s History Month. Woo woo, I can’t believe I got to 8! #NotYourPrincess by Lisa Charleyboy and Mary Beth Leatherdale This book is chock-full of essays, paintings, essays, inteviews stories and other mediums from Native American and First Nation women all over North America. It seeks to repair some…

  • If you like this, try. . .

    I decided to take a little break from my “Favorite book (insert genre) suggestions” and try this. These are books I couldn’t fit under one particular category nor do I love them them enough to write a paragraph of why one should give it try. Besides I a lot of them have overlapping themes/genres/ideas with…

  • Women’s History Month Books P7

    Now here’s a little break from history books and nonfiction. Here’s relatable YA books focusing on double standards, femnisim, beauty, love and sexuality and all those things in between. Moxie by Jennifer Mathieu I forgot to put this in my Diverse Reads post of 2021. In fact it was the first book I read for…

  • Animal Books

    Nonfiction Marley and Me by John Grogan This is a classic dog story so I won’t go too into it. Just yes, read the book. It is relatable, funny and tearjerking all at once. You will fall in love with the “worst dog in the world” okay. Oogy: A dog only a family could love…

  • Historical Novels

    Nonfiction Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America’s Shining Women by Kate Moore This book takes on what should be a more well-known historical case in the history of women’s rights and workers rights. The case of the Dial Girls who slowly poisoned themselves and the managers who tried to willingly ignore their complaints and…