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  • Book ReviewsGeneral Non-Fiction

    Review – Order from Chaos: The Everyday Grind of Staying Organized with Adult ADHD

    by Joli March 13, 2024
    by Joli March 13, 2024

    After years of asking myself questions like “Why can’t I just put my clothes away instead of tossing them all over my bedroom?” and “Why can’t I return things I don’t want before the return window ends?” and “Why can’t …

  • Book ReviewsYoung Adult

    Book Review: Highly Illogical Behavior

    by Jess October 20, 2022
    by Jess October 20, 2022

    I finished reading Highly Illogical Behavior in a matter of days. This emotion-packed story is sure to keep you engaged and invested in the lie of Solomon Reed. Keep reading for my review of Highly Illogical Behavior by John Corey …

  • Book ReviewsLiterary Fiction

    Review: We Are the Light by Matthew Quick

    by Joli October 2, 2022
    by Joli October 2, 2022

    Looking for something outside of what you normally read? We Are the Light was different, heartfelt, and will make you feel some feelings.

  • Book ReviewsFiction

    Review: The Boys by Katie Hafner

    by Joli July 26, 2022
    by Joli July 26, 2022

    The Boys is one of those books that’s going to stick in my head for a long time. It’s also a book that I’m going to be recommending to my friends and family! In fact, my mother-in-law already read it, …

  • Book ReviewsYoung Adult

    Book Review: Every Last Word

    by Jess July 17, 2022
    by Jess July 17, 2022

    Summary In Every Last Word, Samantha โ€œSamโ€ McAllister lives her life with a secret. She has Purely-Obsessional OCD, a mental illness that causes her to live a life plagued with dark thoughts and obsessive behaviors. She doesnโ€™t want her โ€œperfectโ€ …

  • Book ListsYoung Adult

    5 YA Books Featuring Characters with Bipolar Disorder

    by Jess July 10, 2022
    by Jess July 10, 2022

    Teenagers long to find characters that they relate to. An estimated 2.9% of adolescents live with bipolar disorder, and they need to see themselves represented in the literature they read. Hereโ€™s a list of 5 young adult novels featuring characters …

  • Book ReviewsFictionLiterary Fiction

    Review: Anxious People by Fredrik Backman

    by Joli April 21, 2022
    by Joli April 21, 2022

    Anxious People has been on my TBR list since it came out 1.5 years ago. I’ve heard SO many rave reviews of this one, so when I finally got around to it, my expectations were pretty darn high. Keep reading …

  • Book ListsYoung Adult

    10 YA Books About Living With Mental Illness

    by Katie March 22, 2021
    by Katie March 22, 2021

    Mental health is a topic of prime concern these days, especially for kids and teens who may have spent much of the last year in isolation, cut off from peers and in-person school. Reading a book with a protagonist struggling …

  • Book ReviewsLiterary Fiction

    Book Review: The Midnight Library by Matt Haig

    by Joli January 22, 2021
    by Joli January 22, 2021

    The Midnight Library by Matt Haig is such a popular book right now! With over 110,000 ratings on Goodreads, the rating is 4.23. That’s pretty dang good! I had seen so many rave reviews for it on Instagram and beyond, …

  • Book ReviewsGeneral Non-Fiction

    Review: On Edge

    by Joli August 9, 2017
    by Joli August 9, 2017

    For the past several years, I’ve been battling anxiety. I don’t have a hard time talking about it, because I think it’s really important to openly talk about mental illness. That’s why I picked up this important book! On Edge: …

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