In the Heart of the Sea is an addicting read mostly because I was horrified and had to know what happened next. This story honestly sounds made up but it is not. As nail biting as the story itself was, it was written like a historical textbook. I know this story happened a long time ago, ... Read More »
Book Review: Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier
Short and Sweet Version This passionate, gothic romance will appeal to people who loved Jane Eyre. It's a thoughtful, beautifully written novel about honesty and finding yourself. Jessica Thinks Too Much Version The setting of Rebecca draws you in with it's beautiful but haunting mansion and the wonderful, vivid descriptions of it. The writing in this whole novel ... Read More »
Book Review: Heaven is Here by Stephanie Nielson
Short and Sweet Review Surprisingly, her emotional trials of mending her family relationships got to me more than her physical trials did. On some levels Stephanie is not very relatable with her Leave it to Beaver life, but I found myself relating to her a lot when she was going through this trial of surviving burns on 80% ... Read More »
Book Review: Seedfolks by Paul Fleischman
This very short novel is a beautiful story about what it means to be a community and how a community comes from having something in common - even if it's as small as a garden. Each chapter has a different character and a different point of view about this community garden which made it feel more ... Read More »
Win a Signed Copy of Rump by Liesl Shurtliff
Last year, the day before I had my baby, we had an awesome book club where the author came and visited. Today I'm finally writing about it! We got to chat over Skype with Liesl Shurtliff, the author of Rump: The True Story of Rumplestiltskin. Our group loved Rump and we were excited to hear that ... Read More »
My name is Jessica. I love to read Young Adult and classic literature. I’ve been a book blogger for six years and I haven’t gotten tired of it yet. I’m a very curious reader. Writing about all the questions and thoughts I had while reading a book is the best hobby ever.