This was a 5 out of 5 stars read for me! “This is Claude. He’s five years old, the youngest of five brothers, and loves peanut butter sandwiches. He also loves wearing a dress, and dreams of being a princess.” Don’t we all? Aren’t we all looking for that fairy tale ending? But thisContinue reading “This Is How It Always Is”
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What Do You Do?
What do you do when you are angry? Or this? Maybe something like this? What do you do when you are sad? Or this? Or can you hide the tears and look like this? What does your disappointment look like? Do you pout or just call it out? Emotions can turn you inside out. Dump youContinue reading “What Do You Do?”
Castle Of Water
This was a 5 out of 5 stars novel for me; as near a perfect emotional ride as you can take. How do you review something that blew you away? How do you add words to someone’s creation that has prose that should be considered illegal? So beautiful that it drips like honey- thick andContinue reading “Castle Of Water”
The Breakdown
Cass seems to have it all—a loving husband, a great job (go ahead girl, a plus in this day and age), and good friends. One night in the middle of a rainstorm, she takes a shortcut home through the woods (I am seeing Little Red Riding Hood here) despite her husband’s warnings not to. WhenContinue reading “The Breakdown”
Hearts Are Like Balloons
Have you ever loved someone so much that their absence leaves a gaping hole in your heart? Where the tears silently leak from your eyes whether you mean for them to or not? Where the pain as your heart tears is physical… And the despair you feel is guttural… The pain feels like it willContinue reading “Hearts Are Like Balloons”
Ararat
Liars and blizzards and demons… OH MY! An avalanche that opens a cave in the mountain. The discovery of what appears to be Noah’s Ark. An expedition led up the mountain in search of answers. A demon that has been lying in wait for just the right time to make its presence known to theContinue reading “Ararat”
New Boy
This was a 3.5 to 4 stars read for me, so I rounded up! The tragedy of bullying. One day. From the start of the school day until the last bell rings. Osei was changing schools and not for the first time. This was Osei first day at another new school. His diplomat fatherContinue reading “New Boy”
Mormama
I rated this between a 2.5 and 3 stars out of 5. Mormama, by Kit Reed, is a Southern Gothic haunting set in Jacksonville, Florida. This tale starts out with Dale, (who knows what his real name is, as he has just chosen one when he can’t remember his own), a down on his luckContinue reading “Mormama”
Memorial Day 2017
Please remember that today is not about the BBQ or day off of work. Today we honor our fallen. Our brave. Our Heroes serving in the military past, present and future. Those brave men and women who go to fight, so you are safe. Freedom. Family. The ones pressing ever forward, while miles from home.Continue reading “Memorial Day 2017”
American War
American War by Omar El Akkad is the painful journey that reveals how a curious girl evolves into a pitiless fighter. It is the story of yet another civil war in the United States in the late 21st century that has fractured it once again into North versus South. It is the story of a youngContinue reading “American War”
Oceans of Books 