An avid reader navigating life through stories!
In 1975, three thousand children were airlifted out of Saigon to be adopted into Western homes. When Mindy, one of those children, announces her plans to return to Vietnam to find her birth mother, her loving adoptive family is suddenly thrown back to the events surrounding her unconventional arrival into their lives. Though her father …
Malibu 1983. Nina Riva’s annual end-of-summer party is here once again, and every attendee has wild expectations for the night. Everyone wants to be around the famous Rivas: Nina, surfer, and supermodel; Jay and Hud, one a championship surfer and the other an established photographer; and Kit, the youngest, just starting to pave her way. …
Wow, we have been in quarantine for several weeks now. This has in no way been easy, but give yourself a pat on the back. We’re all using different methods to endure these long days that all resemble each other, but what I’ve loved doing is reading! Not out of the ordinary for me. But …
Set in 1969, Ginny Richardson’s world turned upside down when her newborn child Lucy, born with Down Syndrome was taken from her. Pressured by his powerful family, Ginny’s husband Ab sent Lucy away to Willowridge, a school for the “feeble-minded.” Two years later, after empty promises to see her daughter, Ginny finally gathers the courage …
A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies, said Jojen. The man who never reads lives only one. -George R.R. Martin, A Dance With Dragons TBR (to be read) Lists: if you have one, they’re amazing, but ever-growing. In my experience, the books I added first, at the top/upper-middle section of the list, never …
Welcome to the weekend; this weekend I am coming to you from the beautiful city of Chicago. I am here with Bryan to explore the city and see Hamilton. Keep your eye out for the blog post on this adventure. Along the way, I was looking for the perfect book to highlight this month. National …
The book opens when Starr Carter witnesses the murder of her life-long friend Khalil at the hands of a police officer. The ripple effect of this tragedy, transforms Starr and those close to her. Grappling with this horrific event, Starr is hesitant to use her voice and defend Khalil’s innocence, until her friend confronts her …