The Glass Castle by Jannette Walls Page Length: 288 pages Publisher/Publication Date: Scribner, 2006 Rating: 5 of 5 Stars In the opening scene of Jeannette Walls,’ The Glass Castle, we are invited into an NYC taxi cab with Jeannette on her way to an important business dinner. As we are stuck in traffic, our gaze Read More
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Weekend Book Review: Violeta
Violeta by Isabel Allende My rating: 5 of 5 stars Genre: Historical Fiction Hardcover, 336 pages Published January 25th 2022 by Ballantine Books I can’t believe that I am just now getting around to reading Isabel Allende, and I can’t wait to read more. As an avid fan of historical fiction, Latin American authors, and magical Read More
Weekend Book Review: We Are the Light
We Are the Light by Matthew Quick My rating: 5 of 5 starsGenre: Contemporary Fiction Length: 256 pages Publisher: Avid Reader Press/Simon Schuster We Are the Light by Matthew Quick (author of The Silver Linings Playbook) is an epistolary novel with a timely, if not tragic focus. After a mass shooting in Majestic, PA, where Read More
Weekend Book Review: The Magic of Momentum
The Magic of Momentum: Escape Any Rut. Build Winning Streaks. Use Forward Motion to Change the Trajectory of Your Life. by Stephen Guise My rating: 4 of 5 starsGenre: Self-Help Length: 244 pages The Magic of Momentum is my introduction to Stephen Guise and his self-help books, and it did not disappoint. It focuses on Read More
Weekend Book Review: The Storyteller
The Storyteller: Tales of Life and Music by Dave GrohlFormat: Hardback Pages: 387 Genre: Memoir My rating: 5 of 5 stars “When your heart, mind, and soul cannot control or refuse the desire to create a sound, or lyric, or rhythm, and you are helpless against the burning impulse to purge these inner demons, you Read More
Weekend Book Review: The Change
The Change by Kirsten MillerFormat: AudiobookMy rating: 5 of 5 starsGenre: Contemporary Fiction, Magical Realism, Mystery “Why do you think women are designed to outlive men? Why do we keep going for thirty years after our bodies can no longer reproduce? Do you think nature meant for those years to be useless? No, of course Read More
Weekend Book Review: West with Giraffes
Happy weekend! This week’s book review is a historical fiction gem that makes a perfect escape into adventure. Lynda Rutledge’s West with Giraffes is an emotional, rousing novel inspired by the incredible true story of two giraffes who made headlines and won the hearts of Depression-era America. I listened to the audio version, which really Read More
Weekend Book Review: Wholehearted Faith
Last weekend I began my weekend book review series, and if you missed it you can read it here. Today, I’m choosing and highly recommending a wonderful Christian non-fiction book I read by Rachel Held Evans called Wholehearted Faith. Happy reading! This Week’s Pick: Wholehearted Faith by Rachel Held Evans Genre: Christian non-fiction Page Length: Read More