Things I should have done before listening to this book: Updated my knowledge about Patty Hearst. Not the description of the book. Not my shaky knowledge of something that happened when I was one year old. The trial and verdict, that is; the rest was honestly and literally before my time. This ...
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BOOK REVIEW: How the Penguins Saved Veronica by Hazel Prior
Curmudgeonly. That's the word that Veronica sparks for me. Perhaps she's earned that moniker with age. Perhaps experience. Perhaps that's just who she always was. She reminded me of Eleanor Oliphant who I found completely irritating. But over time she grew on me. Getting to know her, her story, and ...
BOOK REVIEW: The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune
The writing style is almost lyrical, a lot of words, a LOT of words, but they weave together really well to create a narrative and characters that you really fall in love with. And the narrator on the audiobook? Honestly, it really brought that lyrical quality to life for me. Though not going to ...
BOOK REVIEW: Know My Name by Chanel Miller
I found this gem thanks to the Book Girls Guide. I remember the story. I didn't know she wrote a book. We knew the name Brock Turner. We didn't know the name Chanel Miller, for her privacy. An assault she had no memory of, a situation that no one knew would become the national sensation it became. ...
BOOK REVIEW: Breaking Free by Rachel Jeffs
One thing I’ve noticed as Draven, and I get deeper into these memoirs, is the voice. The child-like voice. Part fundy voice and part just childhood trauma infused into that being perpetually child-like state. Let’s talk about the word fundy for a minute. Here’s the deal: you ...