Blog and Book Reviews

  • I hope I’m famous enough one day to be introduced by Neil Gaiman (with bonus handwriting analysis)

    I hope I’m famous enough one day to be introduced by Neil Gaiman (with bonus handwriting analysis)

    I hope one day I’m famous enough to be introduced by Neil Gaiman. (He’s really good at introducing people!) I’ve been a fan of his work for years, but none of them affected me quite like The View from the Cheap Seats. This is a great read for readers but an absolute MUST READ…

  • My thirty year love affair with Steven Tyler-A fictional blog

    My thirty year love affair with Steven Tyler-A fictional blog

    To be honest, I’ve never had an affair with Steven Tyler, in fact, I’ve never met him. That being said, he’s been a part of my life since… well I don’t remember a time in my life that he wasn’t there. During the latest Super Bowl fest, the Kia commercial Steven was in was…

  • Should I insist my children learn to write cursive?

    Should I insist my children learn to write cursive?

    Should I insist my children learns to write? With today’s modern technology, it’s natural to wonder just how important it is for a child to learn to write. The founding parents of our educational system were correct when they created the cornerstone for our school’s teachings; Reading, Writing and Arithmetic. By taking writing from…

  • Bitcoin Guide for Beginners (Blog and Book Review)

    Bitcoin Guide for Beginners (Blog and Book Review)

    Bitcoin Guide for Beginners is just that, a great, quick book that lays down the basics of bitcoin and cryptocurrencies. The title is a bit misleading, however; specifically the way cryptocurrency has been (not) performing this year. Making money in an hour could have been the way it was when the  book was published,…

  • The Hate U Give (book review) #mustread

    The Hate U Give (book review) #mustread

    The Hate U Give was a difficult book to put down and a painful book to read. This book is all about Starr Carter, a black girl living in a poor neighborhood that to some would be considered the ‘hood’. She goes to school at a swanky prep school where the majority of the…

  • My Hong Kong Adventure

    My Hong Kong Adventure

    While scrolling through a cheap-airfare google search, my husband asked, “Want to go to Hong Kong?” Is there any other answer to that but YES! Him and I set off for the other side of the world to ring in 2018 in style. Konger style! Getting there is half the fun (JK) We flew…

  • Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese (book review)

    Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese (book review)

    Sometimes its worth trudging through the slow parts of a novel to embrace the parts that shake you to your core, Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese is that type of book. It starts with the birth of the protagonist, Marion and his twin brother, Shiva. The well-written opening scene grips your soul and…

  • Hotel on the Corner of Bitter & Sweet by Jamie Ford

    Hotel on the Corner of Bitter & Sweet by Jamie Ford

    Jamie Ford’s, Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet is one of this years MustReads. Another historical fiction novel that makes a person stop and wonder how much is fiction and how much is history. The book takes place during one of the most conflicted and volatile times in American history. It’s hard to…

  • Twain’s End by Lynn Cullen (BookReview)

    Twain’s End by Lynn Cullen (BookReview)

    Twain’s End was one of those books I picked up, put down, picked up, swore off, picked back up and couldn’t put down. My impression of Samuel Clemens/Mark Twain is forever skewed because of this novel. Its one of those situations I had to ask myself, how much of this is historical and how…

  • Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver #bookreview

    Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver #bookreview

    Lauren Oliver’s Before I Fall brings back memories of the movie Groundhog’s Day plus my own horrible high school experience. When I was a kid, my dad took me to see the Bill Murray’s blockbuster hit. On our way home, he told me every student in America should have to watch that movie over…