Good morning bookworms! Are you anxiously waiting for any books to release? A new book by a favourite author? A sequel to a book you've read last year? I have so many that I'm excited for and can't wait to get my hands on. Here's a list of some, I've probably missed a bunch. Each … Continue reading Books I’m anticipating the rest of 2021
Tag: Non-Fiction
Book Review: The 4 Season Solution by Dallas Hartwig and My Top Ten Self Help List
Book: The 4 Season Solution Author: Dallas Hartwig Pages: 218 Rating: 6/10 Genre: nonfiction self help Who should read this book: fans of the Whole30 diet, people just venturing into the self help genre Thank you very much to Simon and Schuster Canada for sending me this copy in exchange for an honest review. This one … Continue reading Book Review: The 4 Season Solution by Dallas Hartwig and My Top Ten Self Help List
Book Review: Hunger by Roxane Gay
Book: Hunger Author: Roxane Gay Genre: Memoir Pages: 304 Rating: 8/10 Who should read this book: Every. Single. Woman. This was my first nonfiction of the year for #12nonfiction2020 and I'm so glad I chose this one! Hunger is a memoir about Roxane Gay's life in her body. This memoir is raw, deep, and … Continue reading Book Review: Hunger by Roxane Gay
Book Review: The Body by Bill Bryson
Book: The Body Author: Bill Bryson Genre: Nonfiction Pages: 383 Rating: 10/10 Who should read this book: Anyone even slightly interested in how our bodies work First of all I would like to say thank you to Penguin Random Canada for sending me a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. I'd … Continue reading Book Review: The Body by Bill Bryson
Book Review: That’s Mental by Amanda Rosenberg
Book: That's Mental: Painfully Funny Things That Drive Me Crazy About Being Mentally Ill Author: Amanda Rosenberg Pages: 208 Rating: 10/10 Who should read this: Everyone Thank you to @BookSparks for sending me this copy for review. This is a really great book for everyone to read. If you don't have anxiety or other mental … Continue reading Book Review: That’s Mental by Amanda Rosenberg
Julie Andrews does Home Work
Book: Home Work Author: Julie Andrews and Emma Walton Andrews Pages: 316 Genre: Autobiography Rating: 7/10 Who should read this book: All Julie Andrews fans Thank you very much to Hachette Book Group Canada for sending me an early copy of this book for an honest review! This one releases October 15th! This is the … Continue reading Julie Andrews does Home Work
The Volunteer in Auschwitz
Book: The Volunteer Author: Jack Fairweather Pages: 415 Genre: Historical Nonfiction Rating: 9/10 Who should read this book: anyone interested in a detailed account of surviving Auschwitz Release date: June 25 Plot- 3 points: What a book. This one is a historical nonfiction but the author, Jack Fairweather, wrote it like a chronological fiction, including … Continue reading The Volunteer in Auschwitz
Reading Schedule for the Brave
Good morning fam! Look at me coming at you with another blog post that isn't a book review! I am moving to a new house on July 6th and have been packing a lot so I haven't finished a book to review yet this week. However, I'm doing that rare thing I do where I … Continue reading Reading Schedule for the Brave
My Rating System
Happy Thursday bookworms! I wanted to write a quick little summary of the way I've been doing my book reviews lately. When I first started this blog I was making notes on the books I read on paper and then transferring that here. I gave every book a rating out of 10 and that would … Continue reading My Rating System
A Drift…ing Nightmare
Book: Adrift Author: Tami Oldham Ashcraft with Susea McGearhart Genre: Memoir Rating: 9/10 Who should read this book: sailing fans, memoir fans, survivalist fans Happy Tuesday bookworms! I finished this one last Friday actually but I just haven't had a chance to sit down and write. My usual Sunday morning writing was taken up by … Continue reading A Drift…ing Nightmare