Content warning: this review contains spoilers. After eight months of waiting, I finally had the opportunity to watch Nightbitch starring Amy Adams and directed by Marielle Heller on the big screen last week. Now reader, you’re probably wondering how I feel about this film adaptation of the book of the same name by Rachel Yoder.Continue reading “Nightbitch Movie Review”
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Grimmer Revisionist Fairy Tales, Fables, and Nursery Rhymes Book Review
Full disclosure: I was given an ARC of this book from Stress Free Book Marketing in exchange for an honest review. Content warning: this book review mentions drug use and eating disorders. Like many people, I grew up with fairy tales, fables, and nursery rhymes. I heard these stories so much that I actually wantContinue reading “Grimmer Revisionist Fairy Tales, Fables, and Nursery Rhymes Book Review”
The Doctors We Need: Imagining a New Path for Physician Recruitment, Training, and Support 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. Even though I’m not in the medical field, I find it fascinating, especially how doctors navigate through it while taking care of their patients. Within the last two years, I’ve read threeContinue reading “The Doctors We Need: Imagining a New Path for Physician Recruitment, Training, and Support Book Review”
Daughters of Bronze: A Novel of Troy Book Review
Full disclosure: I was given a free eARC copy of this book by Dutton Marketing and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Since I published my review of The Shadow of Perseus by Claire Heywood, I’ve read plenty of retellings of Greek mythology. I have always enjoyed that subject ever since I took aContinue reading “Daughters of Bronze: A Novel of Troy Book Review”
The Nutcracker Chronicles: A Fairytale Memoir Book Review
Full disclosure: I was given a copy of this book by BooksForward in exchange for an honest review. Christmas is coming soon, and that means more Nutcracker-related content! Last year, I reviewed The Kingdom of Sweets by Erika Johansen – a novel inspired by both the ballet and the book Nutcracker and the Mouse KingContinue reading “The Nutcracker Chronicles: A Fairytale Memoir Book Review”
Remarkably Bright Creatures Book Review
Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt has undoubtedly become one of the most popular books to come out in the last two years. And, it’s not hard to see why. It had an octopus as one of the narrators. What other novel has a creature like that? I finally read it recently, and IContinue reading “Remarkably Bright Creatures Book Review”
Committed: Startup Survival Tips and Uncommon Sense for First-Time Tech Founders 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. Part of my job as a book reviewer is reading titles that I wouldn’t normally seek out. Some of these are books that appeal to a niche audience. However, I believe thatContinue reading “Committed: Startup Survival Tips and Uncommon Sense for First-Time Tech Founders Book Review”
Adapt Me Podcast – I Was a Teenage Slasher
Hi Everybody! Pay homage to your favorite slasher movies and try to control your killer instincts because returning guest Mel B of BDA Publishing and I discuss how we would adapt “I Was a Teenage Slasher” by Stephen Graham Jones in the latest episode of the Adapt Me Podcast! You can check it out atContinue reading “Adapt Me Podcast – I Was a Teenage Slasher”
None of This is True Book Review
Content warning: this review mentions alcoholism, domestic and sexual abuse, and grooming. Ever since I read Then She Was Gone by Lisa Jewell, I have been wanting to read more of her work. I understand that her thrillers focus on families and are edgier than most. An example of this is one of her latestContinue reading “None of This is True Book Review”
Serafina and the Black Cloak Book Review
When I was a Children’s Librarian, we prepared Battle of the Books for 5 months. To plan ahead or so to speak, I tried to read all of the titles that we selected. I was able to see why they were chosen, especially Serafina and the Black Cloak by Robert Beatty. It was a good,Continue reading “Serafina and the Black Cloak Book Review”
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