Hi Everybody! The latest episode of the Adapt Me Podcast is up right now. In it, guest Dr. Deb Miller and I discuss how we would adapt her book Forget the Fairy Tale and Find Your Happiness as a Broadway show. We talk about how it has already been adapted for the International Memoir Writers Association’s MemoirContinue reading “Adapt Me Podcast – Forget the Fairy Tale and Find Your Happiness”
Category Archives: Memoir
Lost My Mind Here Someplace: A Memoir Book Review
Full disclosure: I was given an eARC of this book by the author in exchange for an honest review. Content warning: this review discusses kidnapping, drugging, domestic abuse, and trauma. Back in my Six Days in Detox review, I mentioned that I’ve read plenty of harrowing tales that stayed in my mind because of howContinue reading “Lost My Mind Here Someplace: A Memoir Book Review”
Getting Lost on My Way: Self-Discovery on Ireland’s Backroads Book Review
Full disclosure: I was given a free advance reader copy of this book by Books Forward in exchange for an honest review. Content warning: this review briefly mentions depression and suicide. A couple of weeks ago, I went to two Ireland study abroad reunion events hosted by my college. It was a lot of fun.Continue reading “Getting Lost on My Way: Self-Discovery on Ireland’s Backroads Book Review”
A Palindrome: A Universal Theme of Life, Growth, Maturity, and Agedness Book Review
Full disclosure: The author of the book that I am about to review is a patron at a library that I work at. All of the opinions stated in this review are solely mine. I’ve read plenty of memoirs in the past from both celebrities and ordinary people. A lot of these people tend toContinue reading “A Palindrome: A Universal Theme of Life, Growth, Maturity, and Agedness Book Review”
The Road to Yesterday: A Memoir Book Review
Full disclosure: I was given an advanced reader’s copy of this book from SparkPoint Studio in exchange for an honest review. Grief memoirs can go many ways. It can help people overcome sadness from the tragedy that occurred. It also creates windows for readers to see what it’s like for those going through a certainContinue reading “The Road to Yesterday: A Memoir Book Review”
American Shaolin – Flying Kicks, Buddhist Monks, and the Legend of Iron Crotch: An Odyssey in the New China Book Review
Content warning: this review discusses white privilege and sex. I’ve read a few travel books so far, but there’s one subgenre that I haven’t looked into until now: the rich white person travelogue. This type usually involves a rich white person (a lot of the time it’s an American or British man), and they goContinue reading “American Shaolin – Flying Kicks, Buddhist Monks, and the Legend of Iron Crotch: An Odyssey in the New China Book Review”
The Power of Scars: My Journey from Refugee to CEO Book Review
Full disclosure: I was given a free advance reader copy of this book by Sasha Stolz Publicity in exchange for an honest review. Resilience is a mighty attribute. It helps people to power through struggles and learn from them. Many books I’ve read were by people who had that resilience and lived to tell theContinue reading “The Power of Scars: My Journey from Refugee to CEO Book Review”
Guidance from the Universe: Hopeful Messages for Everyday Challenges Book Review
Full disclosure: I was given a free copy of this book by the author in exchange for an honest review. I’ve read plenty of self-help books over the years, and they have been good. I may not always reread them, but I take away at least one thing from each. With today’s book Guidance fromContinue reading “Guidance from the Universe: Hopeful Messages for Everyday Challenges Book Review”
Interview with Deb Miller
Hello Everyone, We have something special for you all on Book Reviews by a Chick Who Reads Everything today. We have award-winning author Deb Miller on today. She is the author of the new book Forget the Fairy Tale and Find Your Happiness. You can see my interview with her down below. Emily: Many books andContinue reading “Interview with Deb Miller”
Forget the Fairy Tale and Find Your Happiness Book Review
Full disclosure: I was given a free advance reader copy of this book by Books Forward in exchange for an honest review. I’ve read plenty of female empowerment books for a long time. Many of them encourage women to forgo societal expectations in order to pursue their dreams and happiness. The memoir Forget the FairyContinue reading “Forget the Fairy Tale and Find Your Happiness Book Review”
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