by Jonathan Auxier Listened to audiobook finished on 25 April Recommended by my 11 year-old daughter after I bought her the book for Halloween (books for Halloween is a tradition in our house). She said it was the first book to almost make her cry. Although Sweep is geared toward the pre-teen age group, it…… Continue reading Sweep The Story of a Girl and her Monster

by John Green This book does a really good job taking the reader through the inner turmoil experienced by someone with mental-health issues. Although I try, I often fail to fully understand and empathize with people who have these struggles. In this book, the reader is immersed in 16-year-old Aza’s battle with obsessive-compulsive disorder and…… Continue reading Turtles All the Way Down

by Matt Ridley Read April 2020 Suggested by Naval Ravikant in Tribe of Mentors by Tim Ferris. This one appealed to the science geek in me and brought back hazy memories of my university genetics classes. I usually read at bedtime and I admit to having to re-read sentences (or paragraphs) to regain my focus.…… Continue reading Genome the Autobiography of a Species in 23 Chapters

by Delia Owens Listened to April 2020. Recommended by a friend. This book reminded me of a cross between Educated by Tara Westover and a Gillian Flynn novel. In the marsh of North Carolina, a young girl is slowly abandoned by every member of her family until she ends up living alone in a dilapidated…… Continue reading Where the Crawdads Sing

Books have always been a big part of my life and I love discussing them with fellow bibliophiles. As I get older though I find my memory failing me which makes it harder to have these conversations. So, I have started writing short little paragraphs about the books I read to trigger my memory and…… Continue reading Hello!