Summary: In 2016, Dani Shapiro found through a DNA sample and genealogy website that her biological father was not her real biological father. Inheritance is Dani Shapiro’s journey to find her birth father. My Thoughts: I chose Inheritance due to it being chosen as The Happier Podcast’s book of the month. I love anything associated …
Book Review: Dare to Lead by Brene Brown
Summary: Dare to Lead explores how we can lean into the vulnerability as leaders to become better human beings. She reminds the readers how to use empathy, connection, and courage as leaders. By using her extensive research and her personal experiences, Brene reminds us that we need to be vulnerable and have the tough conversations and …
Book Review: I Know You Know by Gilly Macmillan
Summary: Twenty years ago two boys were murdered in a Bristol near a dog racing track. The surviving best friend of the two boys has let this fester in his head and has started a podcast to begin researching the murder. A man was convicted of the crime, but Cody, the boys' best friend, still …
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Orlando trip: Disney and Universal Islands of Adventure in December for Christmas
Last year we decided to take the kids to Orlando before they got too much older. We thought it would be fun to do the week prior to Christmas since we've been to Disney before, but we've only been there in the summer. We found a great deal on VRBO for a 3 bedroom, 3 bathroom …
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Book Review: Trust Me by Hank Phillips Ryan
Summary: Mercer is a grieving widow and mother who lost both her husband and daughter in an accident. Mercer is living a depressing, dark life since they've died when she's contacted to write a piece on a young mother who is accused of murdering her daughter. My Thoughts: Crime procedural books are usually not my …
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Book Review: She Was the Quiet One by Michele Campbell
Summary: Twin sisters, Bel and Rose, begin a new journey after their mother passes away at a boarding school in New England. Rose is excited for this new academic opportunity, but Bel gets involved with the wrong crowd and things go wrong. Add to the mix a handsome male teacher and you have a dark …
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Book Review: The Broken Girls by Simone St. James
Summary: In 1950, there was a boarding school that many felt was haunted. Most of the girls who attended were girls that had trouble in their lives or were escaping something at home. This novel reverts back to 1950 while also examining Fiona’s story. Fiona’s sister had been murdered and buried by the boarding school …
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Book review: The Waiting Room by Emily Bleeker
Summary: Ever since Veronica's husband died shortly after the birth of her baby, she has suffered from postpartum depression. Veronica cannot even touch her baby. Veronica's mother has moved in with her to help her. Veronica comes home to an empty house with a missing baby and mother. Veronica becomes involved in an investigation looking …
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On Sale! One of my favorite books-Magic Hour by Kristin Hannah
Magic Hour is one of my favorite books written by one of my favorite authors, Kristin Hannah. It is about a child psychiatrist who begins to work with a little girl who wonders into town after living in the woods for an extended period of time. It is a magical and beautiful story. Click …
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Book Review: Sometimes I Lie by Alice Feeney
Summary: Imagine waking up in a hospital and you can't talk, you can't open your eyes, and you can't move..........but you can hear everyone around you talking about what happened to you. This is how Sometimes I Lie starts. Amber is surrounded by nurses, doctors, her husband, and her sister off and on. She can't remember …
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Twist and Tell Reads 