The Mad Girls of New York by Maya Rodale My rating: 4 of 5 stars I enjoyed this book quite a bit. It was some intriguing and enlightening historical fiction. This was one of those books that got me to stop, think and do a bit of looking things up and researching of my own….
4.5 Stars for This Memoir
Six Walks: In the Footsteps of Henry David Thoreau by Ben Shattuck My rating: 4 of 5 stars Enlightening, Thought-Provoking, and Inspirational this story is a great one to read and peruse by the fire on a cold day or while sitting in a chair lounging in the backyard as the birds chirp and a…
Welcome to the Neighborhood by Lisa Roe
Welcome to the Neighborhood by Lisa Roe My rating: 4 of 5 stars This story was fun and lighthearted with some drama and seriousness thrown in the mix as well. It’s especially great if you’re a fan of Gilmore Girls with Lorelei and Rory but instead of being in the quaint town of Stars Hollow,…
Lost Coast Literary by Ellie Alexander
Lost Coast Literary by Ellie Alexander My rating: 4 of 5 stars A fun yet deep, sentimental, and heartwarming story. This is not quite what I expected. I didn’t really know what this book was about when I picked it up and then as I read it, I figured out the gist of it pretty…
Magic and Intrigue – 5 Star Read!
Hotel Magnifique by Emily J. Taylor My rating: 5 of 5 stars I loved this book! It definitely lived up to the hype and I can see why it’s compared to Stephanie Garber’s Caraval series. They are quite similar in magic and multiple things and the stories have the same feel to them.This story is…
5 Star Gothic Fantasy
A Forgery of Roses by Jessica S. Olson My rating: 5 of 5 stars Another hit by Jessica S. Olson! She’s fast becoming one of my favorite auto-read/buy authors. I fell in love with her and her writing with Sing Me Forgotten, which as a retelling of The Phantom of the Opera was the best…
Antsy – that’s me I’m a bit antsy lately
Okay, so who knows what antsy means…seriously, I’ve said that a lot, and most of the time when I say it people look at me like huh? And I’m always like well, ya know, bouncy, anxious, excited, fidgety, jittery, ya know antsy. I’m not entirely sure what it is, but I have my suspicions. Things…
Thought-Provoking 4 Star Read
The Impossible Us by Sarah Lotz My rating: 4 of 5 stars This story was a bit of a pleasant surprise for me because I thought it was going to be a dud and it ended up being much more intriguing and engaging than I originally expected it would be. It’s a story about two…
3 Stars for Curfew by Jayne Cowie
Curfew by Jayne Cowie My rating: 3 of 5 stars The title, blurb, and comparison to The Handmaid’s Tale got my attention and had me very interested, but then as I started reading, it started to lose the initial excitement for me. The thing is that when I saw it compared to The Handmaid’s Tale,…
Insights and Inspiration
This photo I took yesterday inspired me how art inspires you. I keep thinking about it & feel like it could be tied to one of my stories or at least a poem but I may need to think a bit & write a poem…we’ll see. Anyway on to a couple recent insights & inspirations…