Category: Books

  • The Fastest Way to Fall

    The Fastest Way to Fall

    A Five-Star Book Review The Fastest Way to Fall by Denise Williams Do you have a positive relationship with your body? I’ll admit that I don’t. I’ve always felt like I take up too much space and have battled cycles disordered eating and low self esteem for decades. Right now I’m at a low point…

  • Bookish Goals for 2022

    Bookish Goals for 2022

    It’s that time of year when everything is fresh and new (and cold here in Indiana!), the beginning of a *hopefully* better year than what we’ve all experienced in the past. So what’s a reader to do at the beginning of January? Why, set her bookish goals for 2022, of course! Read 100 books Clear…

  • A Dark and Twisty Turnout

    A Dark and Twisty Turnout

    The Turnout by Megan Abbott A 4⭐️ Book Review The Turnout by Megan Abbott s a dark, twisted look at two sisters, Dara and Marie, who run their mother’s ballet studio, the Durant School of Dance, with Dara’s husband, Charlie, who was once the star pupil at the school. The three live in a very…

  • A Year in Books, Part 2

    A Year in Books, Part 2

    As 2022 is close upon us, here is my final wrap-up of the best books I read this year. To be honest, I could have featured so many more tomes that impacted me on some level, but I tried to be a bit ruthless in my list. July: The Guncle The Guncle by Steven Rowley…

  • A Year in Books – Part 1

    A Year in Books – Part 1

    As 2021 comes to a close, I’ve been taking a look back at my favorite reads for the year. This was a fun exercise to reflect on what I consider to be the best of the best for my year of reading. January: A Woman is No Man There are some books that manage to…