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The Latest

A few recent stories, recommendations, and things I’ve been thinking about.

  • Book Review: We Are the Brennans by Tracey Lange

    A novel full of tension, secrets, and drama? Yes, please. We Are the Brennans is a story about a large dysfunctional Irish family. The story begins with Sunday getting into a drunk driving accident in Los Angeles. The cops contact the eldest brother in the Brennan family living in New York. When Denny arrives in…

  • Treat Your Dog This Summer With These Products

    We adopted our German shepherd mix, Ezra, a month before Rowan was born. Since then, we have treated our dog like a member of the family. It is Ezra’s 8th birthday in August, and I thought it would be fun to treat her to some excellent products.

  • Book Review: One Two Three by Laurie Frankel

    I have always been drawn to coming-of-age stories told by teenage characters from a first-person point of view. In One Two Three by Laurie Frankel, the tale of Borne, a small town with a tragic past, is told by triplet teenage girls. Mab, Monday, and Mirabel, or One, Two, Three, are funny captivating narrators of…

  • Verity by Colleen Hoover: An Honest Book Review

    We need to talk about Verity by Colleen Hoover. I just finished the novel, and the letters “WTF” escaped my mouth.

  • Books I Read in April 2021

    Somehow I read 20 books in April. Most of them were audiobooks and I only read four physical books. If I didn’t do audiobooks, I won’t read as many books as I do. So, thank you audiobooks!

  • Books I Read in March 2021

    It was a good reading month for me. I read thirteen books: five physical books and eight audiobooks. Like always, it was a mix of fiction and non-fiction. People always ask me how I read so much. It helps that I have always been a fast reader, but I also prioritize reading. I try to…