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The Book Review: The Cider House Rules by James Irving.

Hello and Happy Sunday! “What is hardest to accept about the passage of time is that the people who once mattered the most to us wind up in parentheses. “Goodnight you princes of Maine, you kings of New England.” The Cider House Rules was my…

The Book Review: How to Heal Yourself When No One Else Can by Amy B. Scher

Hello and Happy Sunday!  “Everything about well-being sits firmly on this very simple rule I have learned: You must become who you really are. You must bet the real you. That means to love, accept, and be yourself no matter what. I truly believe that straying away from and…

The Book Review: Half Empty by David Rakoff.

“We are disclosing animals, wired for unburdening. It’s what we do as a species. When I am being told, I listen, mindful of the honor, remembering all the while that the shore would be mistaken to believe that the waves lap up against him because…

The Book Review: Mondscheintarif by Ilikó von Kürthy

Hello and Happy Sunday!  “Girlfriends, let me tell you exactly how it is. The worst problem every woman faces is called: Man!”  Cora Hübsch is waiting. For a phone call from a man she spent one night with and had the best sex of her life.…

The AudioBook Review: Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris.

Hello and Happy Sunday! I just want to stop by here quickly after a long party-weekend at my sister’s  house and therefore, lack of sleep. Are you in the mood to read something funny? I just finished the Audiobook version of Me Talk Pretty One Day…

The Book Review: The More of Less by Joshua Becker.

Hello and Happy Sunday!  Thanks to Blogging for Books and the publisher for providing me with a free copy in exchange for an honest review. I read two books by Joshua Becker already and am following his blog. I am into minimalism myself and those…

The Book Review: Maestra by L.S. Hilton.

Hello and Happy Sunday!  There is a lot of hype about this book. It seems everybody on this planet talks about it, read it, wants to read it and whatnot. “The most shocking thriller you will read this year“? Most inaccurate and unrealistic claim ever.…

The Book Review: Radical Self-Love by Gala Darling.

Hello and Happy Sunday!  “No matter where you are and no matter what is going on around you, this is the only moment you ever have. Tomorrow may never come, and your past is long gone. The future, with all its promises and anxieties, may…

The Book Review: Eating in the Middle – A mostly Wholesome Cookbook by Andie Mitchell.

Hello and Happy Sunday! Thanks to Blogging for Books and the publisher for providing me with a free copy in exchange for an honest review. I read Andie Mitchell’s memoir It Was Me All Along and loved it. This fact, as well as the cover and…

The Book Review: Recipes for Love & Murder by Sally Andrew.

Hello and Happy Sunday! “My husband, Fanie, was dead and gone, but sometimes it felt he was with me again, like a bad taste in my mouth. Suddenly I could see the expression on his face just before he would hit me. My forehead was…



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