Ok, I’m currently in a huge mystery/suspense phase, and I wouldn’t have it any other way! For an English teacher, the school year is crazy hard and exhausting, so it can be difficult to read for fun. I feel like I spend more of my free time looking for short passages that my students will …
Turtles All the Way Down
If you struggle from OCD or have somebody close in your life that ever has, Turtles All the Way Down is a great opportunity to feel understood or receive a better understanding of the mindset and the exhaustion that goes into life. At times, the book becomes a little cyclical, but I can’t help but …
Church of the Small Things
When I grow up, I want to be Melanie Shankle, but I’ll settle for just being her friend…or hey, just meeting her in real life and hugging her neck. This lady makes me laugh, cry, and really think about what it is that I’m investing my time towards. She also makes me think about new …
I Found You
I wasn’t joking when I said that new books are one of the things that I keep my eye on the most. When Josh and I were on our honeymoon in Aruba, there was this girl around my age reading I Found You on the beach. The title alone sucked me in, and I wanted …
Bookworm
I don’t think I truly fell in love with reading until I was in my 20s. As a kid, I can only remember two different times in my life that I actually enjoyed reading. One included the infamous Junie B. Jones, and the other was a series of horse racing books that made me confident …