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Nobody's Victim by Carrie Goldberg

Do you ever read a book and think, "I wish I could meet this person in real life?" Because I just read the most insightful nonfiction book, Nobody's Victim , where that was my immediate reaction. This is someone I have come to highly respect, when a month ago I didn't even know her name. 

Carrie Goldberg is a lawyer, and before you boo (completely legit reaction to that profession), let me share a little more about her and her book. You might find you don't mind that she's a lawyer after...

RED FLAGS: How to Spot Frenemies, Underminers, and Toxic People in Your Life by Wendy L. Patrick Ph.D.

When you're reading one book, and you go to another and think, "This reminds me of the last book I just read," it feels like a wonderful text-to-text moment. You're able to see the connections from one read to the next, and it brings what you read to an even more mind-blowing place. Because you find that the experiences, wisdom, and knowledge are being taken to a whole new level and have another author's voice to back up what you're learning. 

That is an amazing experience. It gives...

The Rest of the Story by Sarah Dessen

Sarah Dessen is one of the authors I go to when I need a life lesson and a clear outlook at reality. She's the type of author who has a sincere voice and makes her characters real. They are the kind you'd picture as your best friend, your least favorite being, or your next crush.

She has a way of building her stories around a character-driven plot that reveals the main personality through their actions, their inner turmoil, crazy family, and their ever-evolving narrative. They're true to...

Agatha Christie: The Master of Mysteries

There are so many things that can be said of Author Agatha Christie. Likewise, I could discuss the ingenuity and character-driven plots of each Poirot book until I was blue in the face. I'm sure my own "little grey cells" would be delighted to interact with the plot of each of her stories from beginning to end with any fellow reader who would love to explore them at length and depth with me.

However, I'm sure I c...

Little Book of Verse by Claire Buss

The discovery of a new author reminds me of a Christmas surprise and a birthday party all rolled into one. Well, if I celebrated holidays or cared about my birthday, but bear with my analogy please. So, based on my past recollection of those holiday delights, I throw myself between the pages of a new book without hesitancy -- most of the time. 
Certainly, there are times when I'm pleasantly shocked by my appreciation of a new author's hard work spread out across the pages of 21st Century...

Review of 100 Poems for 100 Voices by Lester Eugene Mayers

Poetry is often a window to the soul. It's a beautiful way to tell stories, and I feel it's a way we reveal who we are, who we were, and who we are meant to be through the images we put into words. I've enjoyed a variety of poets throughout my life, and I feel as if their names might be familiar to you. Those classic authors who capture a part of their soul in verse to help us see the world through their eyes and their truths.

We can appreciate the dark mystery of Edgar Allan Poe. His gothic t...

Daring Greatly by Brené Brown -- Review

As some of you may know, I've already given a review and breakdown of Brené Brown's book The Gifts of Imperfection . Loving this book, I wanted to read and learn more from her. She is a self-help guru that I have come to respect and find some of her sayings and insights becoming a part of my mental routine. So, I got into Daring Greatly, and I have to say, it scared me a bit.


Daring Greatly starts off with a profound quote by President Theodore Roosevelt. His speech where this quote comes from...

Lethal White Is The Book Series JK Rowling's Adult Fans NEED To Read!

"'Robert Galbraith has announced himself as a fresh voice in mystery fiction: part hard-boiled, part satiric, part poignant, and part romantic.'" 
~Tom Nolan, Wall Street Journal
"'Galbraith is one of our finest contemporary crime writers.'" ~Jocelyn McClurg, USA Today
"'Galbraith has created a pair of characters who live on in your head after the book is closed, and who make you wish desperately for a new installment.'" ~Moira Macdonald, Seattle Times
Never have I agreed with a re...

It's All Going Downhill From Here: Spy School Goes South by Stuart Gibbs

Another one?

Yes. I know what you're thinking. Becky, you just wrote about this dude last week. You reviewed his The Last Musketeer book. Did you seriously just read another one of his books?

I did. Indeed, I did.

Last week, I told you, I can't help but enjoy Stuart Gibb's light-hearted books. His characters and stories are fun and fast reads. They have a little of something for everyone, and for a few minutes, you totally forget that they're about thirteen-year-olds and geared toward that age r...

The Adventures of Author Stuart Gibbs

You might wonder why I love Stuart Gibbs so much. He's one of those rare authors that has me buying every book he writes. Whether it's his Funjungle series, Space series, or Spy series, I'm in! He now has me hooked on his Musketeer series. I just read book one and found it hard to put down.

Why? you ask.

Well, I can only reply with how light-hearted, funny, relateable, incorrigible, and inspiring his books are. The main characters are endearing, flawed, and brave. His stories are packed with my...