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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Overall Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ “Inside, I feel like the same woman I have always been: full of thoughts and ideas and passion for life and those in it.” I think memoirs might just be my new favourite thing! I’ve not read many before, but I’m certainly enjoying them when I get the chance to. This particular…

Overall rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ “I had the attitude that every opportunity should be taken in life to see and experience something different.” I always find it fascinating when reading and learning about someone else’s life experience. We all have our unique stories, and some of this experience simply deserves to be put into writing! My latest…