Why Did I Read This Book? I have this irrational phobia of fish and the ocean. Reading books, however, offer me a way to conquer this phobia and to learn more than I had ever thought possible. Initially, I became interested in Creatures Of The Deep: In Search Of The Sea’s Monsters And The World They […]
Creatures Of The Deep by Erich Hoyt | Book Review
Daisy to the Rescue: True Stories of Daring Dogs, Paramedic Parrots, and Other Animal Heroes by Jeff Campbell | Book Review + #Giveaway

Why Did I Read This Book? Let it be known that I am such a sucker for animal stories, especially when the point of the story is not the animal dying. I initially became interested in Daisy To The Rescue: True Stories of Daring Dogs, Paramedic Parrots, and Other Animal Heroes by Jeff Campbell based on the cover, […]
Above the Dreamless Dead: World War I in Poetry and Comics edited by Chris Duffy | Graphic Novel Review
Why Did I Read This Book? One thing that is my reading kryptonite is non-fictional historical graphic novels. I love them and cannot ever resist them when they come across my TBR. Recently, I tore my way through The Harlem Hellfighters by Max Brooks, a book about African-American soldiers in World War I. I really loved […]
Seductive Poison by Deborah Layton | Audiobook Review

Finally, in September, I listened to Seductive Poison because I take reading recommendations from other people quite seriously. What an absolutely riveting book!
People I Want To Punch In The Throat: Competitive Crafters, Drop-Off Despots, And Other Suburban Scourges by Jen Mann | Book Review
Suffice to say, I expected People I Want To Punch In The Throat to be a barrel of laughs and for once, my expectations were totally met.
Positive by Paige Rawl with Ali Benjamin | Book Review

When Positive by Paige Rawl with Ali Benjamin came in my mail three times, I knew that I was going to read it. First off, it’s short. Second off, it sounded like a relatively interesting memoir about a relatively interesting youth.