Books, Writing, and Content for your Reading life
A friend of mine recommend this book to me months ago. She read it for work and told me that it was definitely going to be something I would really enjoy. So, when I got the opportunity to pick up an ARC of the book, I grabbed it. After working with the publisher to give [...]
I've been thinking a lot about romantic comedies. Back when I was a kid, I absolutely loved rom-coms. My mom and I would spend afternoons in front of the TV watching all these amazing actors falling in love, falling out of love, and being in the strangest but funny circumstances. But the world of rom-coms [...]
Have you ever read a novel and asked yourself questions about how the author went about writing it? Well, that's how I felt after finishing this book and luckily, I got the chance to meet Lisa and Liz and discuss the book with them. My real life book club received this book from Lisa and [...]
Hello! My name is Simone and I'm the Mayor of Slumpsville. Earlier this week, I was in a pretty bad reading slump. If you're not aware of what that is, a slump is when you try to read a book but the words are just words and it's tough for you to get to the [...]
Have you ever tried to meditate? Every time I try to meditate, the instructions are usually the same: Take a minute to sit comfortably in a quiet spot Close your eyes Focus on the breath going in and out Empty your mind Do this for five minutes or an hour I can get myself in [...]
I went into reading this book imagining it was going to be the Lord of the Flies for girls, but it's really not close to Lord of the Flies aside from the fact they're quarantined to an island for 18 months with no idea if they'll ever get off. Here's more about Wilder Girls: I'm [...]
Captain's Log Stardate: 07122019 Ok, I'm just being a little silly there, but I love my little reading updates. I feel like I can disappear for a week and then come back and be like "what's up, here's what happened to me this week and why my blog's been so silent." This week, I was [...]
