I tend to use books written by celebrities as palette cleansers, if you will, since I usually sandwich them in between two psychological thrillers. Because let’s be honest, reading murder mysteries back to back and get a bit much. I’ve complied a list of my top ten favorite books written by celebrities, and hope you’ll…
Great Potential, Weak Execution | The Power by Naomi Alderman
Unpopular opinion over here! But I’m going to tell you right off the bat, I wasn’t a huge fan of The Power by Naomi Alderman. Before I dive into why, a huge shout for an A+ fantastic premise, the idea was brilliant — it was great concept! Girls begin developing a strange physical power: they can produce electricity inside them,…
Book Club: Pachinko by Min Jin Lee
You all know I’m obsessed with all things Asian. And family saga novels spanned over several decades are one of my favorites genres to read (see here, here, and here). These two beautiful, favorite things of mine are mashed up and blended in one gorgeous historical fiction read in Min Jin Lee’s Pachinko. PACHINKO BY…
True-Crime Podcasts: West Cork vs. Serial
West Cork is an Audible original production. It’s a gripping true-crime podcast series, where two investigative journalists — Sam Bungey and Jennifer Forde — walk us through the unsolved murder of Sophie Toscan du Plantier which occurred in West Cork, Ireland in 1996.
OVERRATED READS | VOLUME NO. 9
I am wayyyy overdue for another round of Overrated Reads. And because of that, I’m going to write about five books I found totally hyped up, as opposed to my standard three. Also, because I hate-read my way through two of them, as they both had a really special way of grinding my gears. I…
Conquering Hate with Love
Welcome to Day II of Buddhist Week! Today, I’m continuing the theme of Learning to Like People. I promise the post isn’t as cheesy as the title. In fact, it’s mainly about anger, hatred, and how to we must control it. It’s pretty humbling and eye opening. I hope you find it as beneficial and life…