Summer is the perfect season to lay outside (with plenty of sunscreen!) and read a book. Summer reading used to be a drag, but now it can be the best part of the dog days. In no particular order, here are a few of my favorite lighter reads that go perfectly with lemonade or iced …
Pro-Choice Pride With Rebel Girls
Rebel Girls has wonderful timing in an age where women have to fight for their right to choose. Set in the halls of a conservative Catholic high school, the story of Rebel Girls follows Athena Graves and her sister, Helen, as they navigate rumors of an abortion Helen may or may not have had. Although Helen is vehemently …
Join Lara Prior-Palmer in the World’s Loneliest Horse Race
Review: Rough Magic by Lara Prior-Palmer Lara Prior-Pamer might have ridden the "world's longest, toughest horse race" alone, but in her new book, Rough Magic, she is kind enough to bring readers with her. Set against a Mongolian background that becomes a character in itself, Lara's story breathes a life of its own onto the pages. …
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Bookcon 2019 Standouts
While I'm certainly excited to read all of the books I got from Bookcon 2019, there are some that I had to push to the top of my list. Here are some of the stand-out titles that I'm most excited to read (and possibly review!) this summer. Please note, these titles are in no particular order. 🙂 …
My Bookcon 2019 Experience!
[My overall Bookcon 2019 Haul, not including my Dad's and Derek's books. Only two were purchased for $4 and $5, respectively.] Bookcon 2019 was a blast! For those of you who don't know what I'm talking about, Bookcon is a weekend-long nerdfest for readers, authors, and publishing personnel. In other words: paradise! Bookcon 2019 was …