memoir

As a lover of Cheryl Strayed’s Wild, is there room in my life for another hiking-a-very-long-trail book? Sure, it’s a different trail (Strayed hiked the Pacific Crest Trail, Sally hiked the Appalachian Trail), but it’s a very similar concept. Read …

A memoir about anxiety? Don’t mind if I do! My experience with the onset of a first panic attack was somewhat similar to Julie’s, so it was nice to read an account that I could relate to. Was Everyone But …

Are you a Downton Abbey, Paddington, or Notting Hill fan? Whether you’re a super fun or someone just somewhat familiar with Hugh Bonneville, put his book on your radar! Playing Under the Piano: From Downton to Darkest Peru will be …

This story had me just rapt the whole time. I wasn’t prepared for just how harrowing Faleeha’s tale would be! I think I (and most of my fellow Americans probably) have no idea how the war impacted the people of …

For anyone who has a dream of living in a remote and natural place, this book will be a natural fit. Catherine Raven incorporates her Ph.D. in biology with her love of the outdoors and experience as a park ranger …

This was such beautiful book. Speak, Okinawa was our book club pick in May, and it was really an interesting one to discuss. The Synopsis Elizabeth’s mother was working as a nightclub hostess on U.S.-occupied Okinawa when she met the …

Twice a Daughter by Julie Ryan McGue was an engaging memoir! It was hard to stop reading when Julie was on the cusp of finding out some information about her birth parents. The Synopsis Julie is adopted. She is also …

I’m super excited to say that I’m working with BookTrib to review some books! When the first one, Single, Again, and Again, and Again…: What do you do when life doesn’t go to plan? by Louisa Pateman arrived in my …

Every once in a while, you find a book that knocks you to your knees and shakes you to your core. A book that teaches you valuable life lessons and makes you rethink the way you view yourself and the …

I’ve been reading but haven’t had time to write “real” reviews lately, so here are a few mini ones! Have you read any of these? Please let me know what you thought in the comments! American War This book was …