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Tag Archives: Book Review

March 24, 2021

Designed to SHINE! Read Aloud Rhymes for Any Size Heart- Volume Two by Joy Resor

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Book review time again on It’s Just Life and today I am happy to share the follow up volume to a fun book of rhymes that I shared with you earlier. Author Joy Resor has done it again with a new volume to follow her Continue reading →

February 12, 2021

The Incredible Winston Browne by Sean Dietrich

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It’s time to share another wonderful book on It’s Just Life. I was fortunate enough to get an advance copy for review (thanks to my friend at JenaBooks for the heads up tip) and am happy to report that the upcoming release of The Incredible Continue reading →

January 27, 2021

Behind the Wall – Book Review

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I often receive free books to read and review and today’s book came through another Facebook post that drew me in. NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) has been a previous Comments for a Cause recipient. The North Carolina chapter is quite active and provides Continue reading →

January 14, 2021

Why Cats Paint: A Theory of Feline Aesthetics – Book Review

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Cats painting? Oh yes, my friends and there is a book written about it. I was pricing books for the AAUW book sale that we hope to hold this year and there was another couple pricing books for part of the time I was in Continue reading →

November 13, 2020

Designed to SHINE! Read Aloud Rhymes for Any Size Heart by Joy Resor

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It’s book review time again and today’s book is a really fun and somewhat magical book that I can’t wait to share. If you are a fan of poetry, positive messages and really great artwork this is the book for you. It is not just Continue reading →

October 29, 2020

Limerick Comics – A Book Review

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Do you have an 8-12 year old child in your life that you need a gift for? Even if you don’t I have THE book for you. Limerick Comics by Robert Hoyman with amazing illustrations by Steve Feldman is a lovely book that young and Continue reading →

March 6, 2020

Will the Circle Be Unbroken – #WillTheCircleBook Review

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On the blog yesterday I regaled you with the story of our epic trip to Mt. Juliet, Tennessee to attend a book signing by Sean Dietrich aka Sean of the South. Sean’s memoir – Will the Circle Be Unbroken – officially releases on March 10th Continue reading →

September 13, 2019

Whatcha Reading? Here Are My Latest Picks You Can’t Miss.

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I love to share books with readers that I have found that resonate with me. Obviously I have had a lot of books given to me free for review and those are sometimes surprisingly wonderful but when I find something on my own that rings Continue reading →

August 30, 2019

Spotlight on Author Cheryl Stritzel McCarthy

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Author Cheryl Stritzel McCarthy is an extremely talented journalist whose work appears in The Wall Street Journal, Chicago Tribune and other newspapers and websites. Her recent memoir, Many Hands Make Light Work, is a wonderful addition to the genre and I found it to be Continue reading →

August 8, 2019

Spotlight on Author Bonnie S. Hirst

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Bonnie S. Hirst has written a compelling non fiction book that I was privileged to be asked to read for review purposes . Her book – Test of Faith : Surviving My Daughter’s Life Sentence – is a book written from a place of love Continue reading →

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The Art of Social Media: Power Tips for Power Users
5 of 5 stars
The Art of Social Media: Power Tips for Power Users
by Guy Kawasaki
As always Guy Kawasaki has a great book with great information about all things social media. I highlighted tons of places in this book and it is definitely one that I will come back to time and time again to help me in all of the socia...
Old Girls in Low Cotton
3 of 5 stars
Old Girls in Low Cotton
by Helen Childress
This short book was one that looked like it would be a fun read. I honestly did not enjoy it all that much---it was a lot of characters bickering and while some of the writing was witty and funny it was not that kind of book that made m...
The Good Girl
5 of 5 stars
The Good Girl
by Mary Kubica
I loved this book! It had my interest from the very first page and was my "airplane" book on a recent trip. Author Mary Kubica created believable and interesting characters that the reader learned to identify with and care about. Mi...
All the Light We Cannot See
4 of 5 stars
All the Light We Cannot See
by Anthony Doerr
This is quite a book! I had it recommended to me by several people and while I thought it might be a little dark and depressing it made me have a better understanding of what life in this time period was like. The strength of the huma...
An Abundance of Katherines
5 of 5 stars
An Abundance of Katherines
by John Green
Another great book by John Green. I have become a huge fan of John Green since my reading of A Fault in our Stars and this book was another that did not disappoint me at all. It was a story of a child prodigy, a lot of anagrams, and a b...

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