Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ “I trusted no one. I questioned everything.” There was something about the author’s honesty that had me reading and reading and reading this book. Judith Ford has enough life experience for at least three people, and the story she shares with readers in the form of Fever of Unknown Origin is something incredibly…
Category: Non-Fiction
A Diary Of Unfaithful Stories – Book Review
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐.5 “As hard as it was to go against the damaged instinct I had, I finally, for the first time in my life, took the step and said, Enough.” If the reasons people cheat has ever interested you, or if you’re interested in taking a closer look at how people deal with disloyalty and…
Impatiently Waiting For Miracles – Book Review
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “An inspiring true story of love and perseverance that will bring you to tears and make you believe in the power of miracles.” If you enjoy reading memoirs about real people, about perseverance, about hope, then this is a book you will want to pick up. It follows Abby Gray’s journey of pregnancy…
Raised by Wolves, Possibly Monsters – Book Review
Overall Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ “Change is real and possible; it really is. I am living proof.” My final read of the year! And this time around, it’s a memoir that I wasn’t quite sure I was going to finish when I first started it if I’m honest (the trigger warnings are certainly triggering.) It’s a hard…
Beyond Treats – Book Review
Overall Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ “To you, your dog might be a part of your life. For that dog, you are their whole world.” As a dog lover and owner, I personally think you can never read too many books about training! Training should be an ongoing process throughout your dog’s life and in keeping up with…
When I Remember – Book Review
Overall Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “When I remember you, I wrap my arms around myself. I remember how brave I am to be here without you.” Everyone knows grief and everyone knows how difficult it is to overcome. Laura Linn Knight’s When I Remember beautifully encapsulates the experience of moving through stages of grief in a way…
What’s Eating Our Kids? – Book Review
Overall Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ A parent’s guide to food allergy, intolerance, and toxicity. I had a weird relationship with food as a child. I had stomach problems and eczema which lasted for years and years, and no doctor found a solution. We never found the triggers to these issues really, so I just had to deal…
Raised By Committee – Book Review
Overall Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ “As much as I hated their intervention, deep down I realized I needed their protection – from myself as much as anyone.” I didn’t know what to expect when I started reading this, but it soon became clear just how much it would stay with me! Raised by Committee is an eye-opening…
Freeing Teresa – Book Review
Overall Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ “Would you stand up to your family to protect your sister’s freedom?” Sometimes, a book comes along that really opens your eyes and fills your heart. This was that book for me! In Freeing Teresa, Franke James fights for her sister’s rights as a person with Downs syndrome, even if it meant…
Shattered – Book Review
Overall Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ “I needed help. We needed help, and we needed it fast.” Every now and then I get the urge to jump into a non-fiction read, and this time it was an eye-opening and heartbreaking memoir about the struggles (and the rewards) of parenting, fostering and adopting, and just how one certain experience…
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