Hi y'all! Today I am here with a review of A Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue Park. We read this for a recent book club and it was a fascinating read that gave us a lot to talk about! This was a quick read for me and an extremely powerful one. Book Summary: …
Tag: biography and memoir
[As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales from the Making of The Princess Bride]: A Review
Hi y'all! I am excited to share my review of As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales from the Making of The Princess Bride by Cary Elwes. This is such a fun memoir from Cary's time playing Westley in the iconic movie, The Princess Bride. We read this delightful memoir for book club and had a lot …
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[When Stars are Scattered]: A Review
Hi y'all! Thank you for your patience as I have been a bit MIA this month. It's been an especially hectic one! I recently had a death in my family and had a wonderful weekend celebrating the life of my grandfather with my extended family. And life is just busy with school, activities, church, adventures …
[Jane Was Here]: A Review
Hi y'all! Hope you are enjoying these first days of summer. We have had hot weather this week so it sure feels like summer. Bring on the swim suits and popsicles! Today I am excited to share my review of Jane Was Here: An Illustrated Guide to Jane Austen's England by Nicole Jacobsen, Devynn MacLennan, …
[Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me?] A Review
Merry Christmas season, my friends! Are you as excited as we are for Christmas? We are so excited for the holidays around here. Everyone is healthy and happy and we are so grateful! Today I am sharing a review. I continue to be atrociously behind on my reviews. Life with three kids is a busy, …
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[The Magnolia Story]: A Review
Hi y'all! Suddenly, I find myself about 10 books behind on reviews. Okay, it's actually 7 but still! Sometimes I am just going along staying a few books behind and then suddenly it's this!! Soooo I'm going to work on that over the next few weeks months starting with this review of The Magnolia Story …
[Insights from a Prophet’s Life]: Book Thoughts
Hi y'all. I'm excited to share some book thoughts on Insights from a Prophet's Life: Russell M. Nelson by Sheri Dew. This is a bit of an unconventional review for me because it's a bit of an unconventional book. I like to call these reviews "book thoughts" because I am not critiquing the book in …
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[The Diary of a Young Girl]: A Review
Hi y'all! Today I'm here with a review of a recent classic: The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank. I think this was my first time reading this book cover to cover. I'm pretty sure I've read excerpts in school growing up. But never completely before now. There's not many books from WWII …
[Girl, Wash Your Face]: A Review
Hi y'all! I am back with another review today on a book that I have heard a ton about but that didn't change my life: Girl, Wash Your Face by Rachel Hollis. I have seen this book everywhere--Target, Costco, the grocery store, on blogs, on social media, on Hoopla. I like to read popular books, …