memoir Archives

Bookish Questions – Which book do you recommend to friends and family most?

By Andrea | August 16, 2016 |

Which book do you recommend to friends and family most? The books I recommend to people really depend one who they are. For example, while I love S.A. Hunt’s Outlaw King series, I would not recommend it to my friends unless they enjoyed epic fantasies or science-fiction. So here’s a list of books that I…

Cut Me Loose – A Review

By Andrea | August 3, 2015 |

I recently received a copy of Cut Me Loose: Sin and Salvation After My Ultra-Orthodox Girlhood from NetGalley and Penguin Books. And I’m super excited to share this book with you. Cut Me Loose chronicles the early life of Leah Vincent, in her transition from Ultra-Orthodox Jewish girl, to secular woman. So what’s this book…

My Kitchen Wars – A Review

By Andrea | July 6, 2015 |

I recently received a digital copy of My Kitchen Wars for review from Open Road Integrated Media and NetGalley. Originally published in 1999, the new ebook edition makes My Kitchen Wars by Betty Fussell a much easier book to find. So what’s this book about anyway? A Synopsis – A survivor of the domestic revolutions that…

Head Case – A Review

By Andrea | June 15, 2015 |

I recently finished reading Head Case: My Brain and Other Wonders by Cole Cohen. My copy of the book was provided to me by Henry Holt & Co and NetGalley. Head Case is an interesting read that I’m very excited to share with you. So what’s this book about anyway? A Synopsis – The summer…

Squirting Milk at Chameleons – A Review

By Andrea | June 8, 2015 |

Squirting Milk at Chameleons: An Accidental African by Simon Fenton was an interesting read that I’m excited to share with you. So what’s this book about anyway? A Synopsis – Squirting Milk at Chameleons is the tale of an Englishman making a life for himself in Senegal. Khady pulled out a breast and with a…

Book It – Memoirs & Mysteries

By Andrea | May 25, 2015 |

I can’t believe it’s almost the end of May already. Where has this year gone? I feel like I’ve lost days or even weeks inside the pages of a book, but I’m not sure that’s a bad thing. I’m managing to knock a few more items off my checklist, and even get through my pile…

Stir – A Review

By Andrea | May 18, 2015 |

Stir: My Broken Brain and the Meals That Brought Me Home by Jessica Fechtor is the 1st book I was accepted to review for NetGalley.com and I couldn’t think of a better book to start with. Stir will be released on June 23rd, 2015. So what’s this book about anyway? A Synopsis – At 28, Jessica…