If you know anything about me, you probably know about my weird obsession with cults. I know it's ridiculous and macabre, but I find cults to be extremely fascinating. It could have something to do with the fact that I grew up in close proximity with a cult. (And by close proximity, I mean that … Continue reading Review – The Polygamist’s Daughter by Anna LeBaron and Leslie Wilson
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Review – Rouge: A Novel of Beauty and Rivalry by Richard Kirshenbaum
Do you love espionage and spies? Do you love historical dramas? Do you love murder? Mystery? Mob stories? And do you want it all while wearing the best mascara MAC has to offer? Because holy moly this book had it all. This week, I had the pleasure of reading Rouge: A Novel of Beauty and … Continue reading Review – Rouge: A Novel of Beauty and Rivalry by Richard Kirshenbaum
Review – What Could Go Wrong? by Brett Grayson
Friday night I came home from school, immediately changed into my pajamas, poured a mug of tea (I’ve been trying to consume less coffee these days) and curled up in my bed with a book. I’ve had very few Friday evenings lately that I could just curl up with a book and ignore the world, … Continue reading Review – What Could Go Wrong? by Brett Grayson
Review – How to Experience Death for Beginners by Jessica Branton
So many updates in the Pluckyverse, I don't even know where to begin. The semester started off crazy with me taking on way more responsibilities than I could manage and somehow getting them done. What that meant, though, was my reading life suffered and my blogging life became nearly nonexistent. But I am back and … Continue reading Review – How to Experience Death for Beginners by Jessica Branton
Review – Becoming Starlight by Sharon Prentice, PhD
A few months ago, I was contacted and asked to review a book about a Shared Death Experience (SDE). Honestly, I was a little leery. I had to do some research on the author and on the concept of SDE before I would commit to a book about it. But I do enjoy learning and … Continue reading Review – Becoming Starlight by Sharon Prentice, PhD
Book Tour – I’d Rather Be Reading by Anne Bogel
Today is an exciting day as I get to be part of Anne Bogel's release tour for her new book, Reading People: The Delights and Dilemmas of the Reading Life, which will be released September 4, 2018. Last year, I was chosen to be part of Anne's launch team for her first book, Reading People, … Continue reading Book Tour – I’d Rather Be Reading by Anne Bogel
Review – Just Under the Clouds by Melissa Sarno
This weekend, I had the immense pleasure of reading a soon-to-be-released book. One of my favorite things about book blogging is getting to read amazing books before they come out, and Sarno's Just Under the Clouds is exactly that. Always think in threes and you'll never fall, Cora's father told her when she was a … Continue reading Review – Just Under the Clouds by Melissa Sarno
Pablo Neruda – A Master of Love
In continuing my observance of National Poetry Month, I revisited some of my favorite poems by Neruda. He was a master of the love poem. I'd have fallen in love with Neruda if he'd written these poems to me. Guaranteed. Neruda's poems are beautiful in translation, but they're so much better in the original Spanish. I don't … Continue reading Pablo Neruda – A Master of Love
Review – Call Me By Your Name by André Aciman
Today, I am sitting in a lovely little coffeeshop between a rehearsal and a performance. I think I have spent more time, collectively, in coffee shops than anywhere else in my entire life. And I'm perfectly okay with this fact. Sitting today, I have a little time to reflect the book that I finished yesterday. … Continue reading Review – Call Me By Your Name by André Aciman
