Full disclosure: I was given a copy of this book by Books Publicity Services in exchange for an honest review. Content warning: this review talks about mental health and suicide. I’m not one who gets into politics that much, but it’s amazing to see how many women were running for various political offices, including forContinue reading “Women in Politics: Breaking Down the Barriers to Achieve True Representation Book Review”
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Dalva Book Review
Have you ever read a book in which it’s going good only until you get to a part that’s not? It doesn’t work for you for some reason, but everything else before and after are worth it. I’m sure that this has happened to me in the past, but not in the way I’ve experiencedContinue reading “Dalva Book Review”
Her She Lady: A Tribute to Womanhood Book Review
Full disclosure: I was given a free PDF copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. March is Women’s National History Month, but any time is a good time to honor women around the world from the past, present, and future. Anybody can celebrate their accomplishments and inspire others to do so. AndContinue reading “Her She Lady: A Tribute to Womanhood Book Review”
Stranger in the Shogun’s City: A Japanese Woman and Her World Book Review
Warning: This review will briefly discuss sexual assault. As a librarian, one of my tasks is to do collection development. What does this mean? It involves adding items to and removing ones from the collections that I’m in charge of as well as keeping them up to date. So, at least once a week, IContinue reading “Stranger in the Shogun’s City: A Japanese Woman and Her World Book Review”
Lilac Girls Book Review
I’ve been reading historical fiction for a long time, and I’ve noticed that the genre adores stories about World War II. I can understand that. Authors can tackle one or multiple aspects of the war like women’s efforts, the Western Front, the Pacific Front, etc, and they can show them from any perspective. It’s aContinue reading “Lilac Girls Book Review”
Wild Women of Michigan: A History of Spunk and Tenacity Book Review
Today is International Women’s Day. What a better way to celebrate it than reviewing a book that celebrates the women who defied expectations and changed the world. Coincidentally, I have one that just happens to fall into that category, and these women lived in Michigan at some point. It’s called Wild Women of Michigan: AContinue reading “Wild Women of Michigan: A History of Spunk and Tenacity Book Review”
Book Reviews by a Chick Who Reads Everything 