"The lesson being that in life you control what you can." Genre: Nonfiction, Memoir Pages: 426 Published: November 13, 2018 Rate: 3.5 ⭐⭐⭐ Goodreads Synopsis In a life filled with meaning and accomplishment, Michelle Obama has emerged as one of the most iconic and compelling women of our era. As First Lady of the United… Continue reading Review: Becoming By Michelle Obama
Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides ft LynnAnne, Pi and Michelle
"...to be happy you have to find variety in repetition; that to go forward you have to come back where you began." Genre: Fiction Pages: 529 Published: September 4, 2002 Rate: 3.5 ⭐⭐⭐ Goodreads Synopsis Middlesex tells the breathtaking story of Calliope Stephanides, and three generations of the Greek-American Stephanides family, who travel from a… Continue reading Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides ft LynnAnne, Pi and Michelle
Turning 24 On The 24th |Taking Stock
Hi, reader! 🙂 How are you? How was your weekend? Mine was lovely, and I read a lot too. Its currently 7pm on a Sunday evening as I write this post & incase the title doesn't give it away, I turn 24 tomorrow! (24/02) eeep! Last year, to mark my birthday, I did an A… Continue reading Turning 24 On The 24th |Taking Stock
Review: Chocolat by Joanne Harris
"I sell dreams, small comforts, sweet harmless temptations to bring down a multitude of saints crash-crash-crashing among the hazels & nougatines..." Genre: Fiction Pages: 306 Published: March 4, 199 Rate: 3.5 ⭐⭐⭐ Goodreads Synopsis A timeless novel of a straitlaced village's awakening to joy and sensuality - every page offers a description of chocolate to… Continue reading Review: Chocolat by Joanne Harris
2019 Year In Review
Hello, reader! I hope you had a good reading weekend. This post has been sitting in my drafts for weeks now and I have no excuse why. I have been doing yearly reviews for the past 3 years and it is a tradition I want to keep on doing. I like looking back through the… Continue reading 2019 Year In Review
FromMyBookshelf: 8 Books For You To Read This Valentine
Hey reader, I hope you have been reading some really good books lately. It being valentine’s week I have seen a lot of great romance recommendations and I thought to add to the many lists out there. I don’t read as much romance because I get bored and/or pissed easily with certain tropes (a post… Continue reading FromMyBookshelf: 8 Books For You To Read This Valentine
FromMyBookshelf: My Top 5 Genres
Hi friends and happy Wednesday! 😊 I get asked a lot what kind of books I like or what do you read most of... Something along those lines. More often than not I blank out before I answer and well, it gets slightly embarrassing. Today I'll be sharing 5 genres I tend to read from.… Continue reading FromMyBookshelf: My Top 5 Genres
Review: State Of Wonder by Ann Patchett
"One must not be shy where language is concerned." Genre: Fiction Pages: 353 Published: May 3, 2011 Rate: 3.5 ⭐⭐⭐ Goodreads Synopsis In a narrative replete with poison arrows, devouring snakes, scientific miracles, and spiritual transformations, "State of Wonder" presents a world of stunning surprise and danger, rich in emotional resonance and moral complexity. As… Continue reading Review: State Of Wonder by Ann Patchett
Review: Commonwealth by Ann Patchett
"It didn't matter how many people were in the house. You didn't leave the goddamn door." Genre: Fiction Pages: 322 Published: September 13, 2016 Rate: 3 ⭐⭐⭐ Goodreads Synopsis The acclaimed, bestselling author—winner of the PEN/Faulkner Award and the Orange Prize—tells the enthralling story of how an unexpected romantic encounter irrevocably changes two families’ lives.… Continue reading Review: Commonwealth by Ann Patchett
Review: Bel Canto by Ann Patchett
"It makes you wonder. All the brilliant things we might have done with our lives if only we suspected we knew how." Genre: Fiction Pages: 352 Published: May 22, 2001 Rate: 4.5 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Goodreads Synopsis In an unnamed South American country, a world-renowned soprano sings at a birthday party in honor of a visiting Japanese… Continue reading Review: Bel Canto by Ann Patchett