I’m so excited about today’s reviews. All of these books are well-written and either deeply entertaining or highly informative. Let’s dive right in! Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup, by John Carreyrou: This book has been popping up everywhere lately, and I can totally see why: the story is equal parts… Continue Reading
It’s time for our first round of April book reviews! Today’s batch of books ranges from somber to silly. A couple of the titles were somewhat disappointing, but still worth the read. Enjoy the reviews! Dancing Through Life: Steps of Courage and Conviction, by Candace Cameron Bure: Candace Cameron Bure is one of my very… Continue Reading
Habits. We all have them, these small practices that are woven into the fabric of our day-to-day lives. In fact, researchers estimate that 40 to 50 percent of our daily actions are done out of habit! Some of these habits have been intentionally cultivated over time. Others are mindless rituals that have inadvertently made their… Continue Reading
We are ALL over the map with this batch of books. If a diverse reading life makes for a happy reading life, then this post is proof that I am the happiest of readers! The 5 Love Languages of Children, by Gary Chapman and Ross Campbell: I’m a longtime believer in the concept of the 5 love languages, and Dr. Chapman’s… Continue Reading
In the spring of 2015, just a few months after Charleston was born, Luke received a job offer from a company in San Diego, about two hours south of where we were living in Orange County. The offer was a dream come true for Luke: he had always wanted to move our family back to… Continue Reading
We are nearly a quarter of the way through 2019 (crazy!), so let’s do a little check in: how is your reading life going so far this year? I am so happy to report that mine has been great! I’m reading at a slightly slower pace than last year, giving more attention to books I… Continue Reading
I’ve had incredible luck with my book choices lately: in the last month I’ve read more 4.5 and 5-star books than I sometimes read in an entire year! None of those books are in today’s roundup—you’ll have to wait for Parts Two and Three of this month’s Quick Lit for those—but today’s batch does contain… Continue Reading
It’s been a while since my last Kid Lit post, but I assure you that Charleston and I have continued reading up a storm. In addition to regularly reading through our own books (including several books Charleston received as birthday and Christmas gifts), we check out about fifteen new books from the library each week.… Continue Reading
I’m not usually one for tell-all, shock-value type memoirs, which is what I assumed this book would be. But Educated has received so much attention over the last year that I fell prey to Reader’s FOMO and added my name to the very long waitlist for my library’s digital copy. Reading it was truly an… Continue Reading
I’m back today with Part Two of this month’s book reviews. There is so much great stuff in these books—so I’ll skip the introduction, and let the reviews do the talking for me! How To Talk So Little Kids Will Listen, by Joanna Faber & Julie King: I read the original (big kid) version of this book over a year ago,… Continue Reading