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. …
Happy September! I am so excited to welcome this change in seasons, and eager to read some new spooky books. If you know me, you know I love a good thriller/mystery book anytime of the year, but there is no better season to read a scary, suspenseful book than in spooky season. For me, the …
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 …
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 …
Hello friends and happy April! I am so eager for spring and sunshine, this winter has felt so long. As the month is beginning, it is the perfect time to pick up a new book and get reading. For this months book club, I’m highlighting a spectacular read: The Love & Lies of Rukhsana Ali by Sabina Khan. …
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 …