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The Book of Essie by Meghan Maclean Weir (3.5/5)
Trigger Warning: if you are the victim of sexual violence, you may want to look at trigger warnings posted on goodreads before picking up this book (if added here these warnings would spoil the plot for some other readers). Esther “Essie” Ann Hicks is the 17 year old daughter of an evangelical preacher and stars alongside […]
Reading Too Many Books at Once
I have always had trouble doing just one thing at a time. I am the kind of person who watches tv, browses reddit, plays a video game, and has 3 text conversations going on at the same time. I realize this isn’t effective in a lot of ways, and I realize that my multitasking isn’t […]
The Thing About Jellyfish by Ali Benjamin (5/5)
I could tell you a lot about jellyfish. The first thing I want to tell you is this: They are older than dinosaurs, older than insects, older than trees or flowers or ferns or fungi or seeds. They are at least 600 million years old, probably older than any type of living thing you’ve ever […]
Books, me, and ADHD
So, in a recent post I indicated that I would be writing a little introduction to my own experience with ADHD and would begin doing a bit of blogging about life as an ADHD woman. I present to you the aforementioned post: I have had ADHD my whole life, but it was not diagnosed until […]
Furiously Happy: A Funny Book About Horrible Things by Jenny Lawson (4.5/5)
What do depression and a stuffed raccoon have in common? Jenny Lawson, of course. This book is probably the most honest and real explanation of depression and anxiety I could ever hope to find. Being someone who has suffered from both ailments, this book was a good reminder that a good sense of humor and […]
Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? & Why Not Me?by Mindy Kaling (3.5/5)
I want to start by saying that I read these two books right in a row and given they are both memoirs by the same person, I will be doing only one review. The other reason I am doing only one is because the two books are so similar it is really hard to differentiate […]
Yes Please by Amy Poehler (5/5)
Amy Poehler … A M Y P O E H L E R. Who do I like more Leslie Knope or Amy Poehler? I could not even take a stab at answering that question. Luckily for me, they coexist to some extent. Amy gave life to Leslie and for that I am incredibly grateful. Up […]
Bossypants by Tina Fey (5/5)
Over the summer I binge watched 30 Rock and Parks & Rec and that is how I came to read Bossypants and Yes Please. Bossypants was the first of several books by female comedians/public figures that I read over the summer months. Let me start by saying I love Tina Fey and Amy Poehler and […]
A Thousand Pieces of You by Claudia Gray (3/5)
The updates I am currently making on this blog are on books I read months ago, so my memory of them is a little foggy. I have been finishing my Master’s thesis and that has been occupying all of the time that I am not at work, so forgive me if these are a little […]
