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🏳️‍🌈 HAPPY PRIDE MONTH! 🏳️‍🌈 Although I took a bit of a hiatus from this space in June, I didn’t want to let the month pass without saying Happy PRIDE! Here are the books I’ve been celebrating with by re-reading in June! Not pictured: my fave bell hooks and Audre Lorde titles currently on loan… Continue reading 🏳️‍🌈 Happy Pride 🏳️‍🌈…all year long!

BOOK REVIEW: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5 Stars Synopsis: Everyone has a fear of missing out on something―a party, a basketball game, a hangout after school. But what if it’s life that you’ll be missing out on? When Astrid learns that her cancer has returned, she hears about a radical technology called cryopreservation that may allow her to have… Continue reading Book Review: Fear of Missing Out by Kate McGovern

BOOK REVIEW. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5 Stars Friends, before 2018 I was NOT a romance novel reader. I (wrongfully) assumed they were all cheesy and nausea inducing. As with many other genres, Bookstagram has helped me branch outside of my comfort zone and authors like Colleen Hoover, Christina Lauren, and Jasmine Guillory have made me a fan of… Continue reading Book Review: All Your Perfects by Colleen Hoover

BOOK REVIEW ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5 Stars As many of you know, I work as a therapist in private practice. I have been fascinated by the art of therapy and the study mental health for as long as I can remember, so it’s no surprise I read books about it in my free time, too. Girl, Interrupted was… Continue reading Book Review: Girl, Interrupted by Susanna Kaysen

Book Review: Educated Author: Tara Westover 5/5 Stars! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 📚 Educated by Tara Westover was a 5 star read for me! I’ll admit friends, I took this book at a SLOW pace. I started it in late 2018 and alternate between the audio and kindle version of the book. I took my time because Westover’s… Continue reading Book Review: Educated by Tara Westover

Book Review: Book 4 of 2019! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Book: Have Dog, Will Travel: A Poet's Journey Author: Stephen Kuusisto “What a dog can do is entice you to get back into the world. That’s how a dog thinks of it.” -Stephen Kuusisto Have Dog, Will Travel: A Poet’s Journey is a memoir written by Stephen Kuusisto.… Continue reading Book Review: Have Dog, Will Travel: A Poet’s Journey by Stephen Kuusisto

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5 Stars Book: Cottage by the Sea Author: Debbie Macomber This book took me completely by surprise in the best way possible. The story follows Annie, a Physician Assistant living in California who has her world turned upside down by a horrible tragedy. To begin healing, she returns to a sleepy coastal town where she… Continue reading Book Review: Cottage by the Sea by Debbie Macomber

My Rating: 5/5 Stars  My Synopsis: Rosemary Peterson has lived in the Brixton area of London for most of her life. She has seen many things around her change, but one thing remains constant and true: she loves her local lido. Kate Matthews is a 20 something writer who is struggling to find herself when… Continue reading Book Review: The Lido by Libby Page