I chose this book for my #mommaleighellensbookclub pick for September. I did not know how much I would connect with April and adore this book. When we finished, I got to host a Zoom with the author. It just confirmed that I love this book with my whole heart.  As someone who had a period […]

“Libraries are like a net, there to catch those of us in danger of falling through the cracks.  That’s what we’re really fighting to protect.” – The Last Chance Library My last book of August did not disappoint and is the perfect book for book lovers.  If you love libraries, books about libraries, books with book […]

“There are weapons that are simply thoughts, attitudes, prejudices to be found only in the minds of men.  Prejudices can kill, suspicion destroy, and a thoughtless frightened search for a scapegoat has a fallout all it’s own.” – The Twilight Zone, from Tiffany Jackson’s notes on White Smoke. This voice over from the Twilight Zone […]

“What was the harm in it? Why not rewrite the memory and remember it as a perfect day? What was the actual benefit of accuracy when it came to memories?” – Joy, in Apples Never Fall I loved this fast paced family drama told from multiple POVs in the present and the past. The story […]

“Who doesn’t want a connection that burns forever, despite distance, time, and curses?” – Seven Days in June WOOOOOOOWWWWW.  This book blew me away.  It picked at scabs I long since covered.  The story pulled at memories buried ages ago.  It singed me and gutted me and just when I was broken open, it put […]

BOOK CLUB PICKS Hi friends!  Here are the #mommaleighellensbookclub Book Club picks for August!  There are just TWO options this month. It’s a busy month with taking our son to college and then all the back to school shenanigans for our other son.  But they are two FANTASTIC books that I know you will enjoy […]

Thank you to @berkleypub and @kayepublicity for sending along For Your Own Good. This was a perfectly dark, prep school YA thriller that kept me guessing until the end!   For Your Own Good gave me all the “Heathers” vibes with it’s dark teen comedy and twisted plot.  You essentially know the whole time who […]

“This is part of life.  Emergencies and responsibilities and managing small fires all the time.  There’s quiet moments, too.  Good moments.  Moments when we can ask for more.”  – Christina Lauren, The Soulmate Equation Review: Oh friends.  This book hit me so hard!! I don’t remember the last time I felt so connected to a […]

It Is What You Make Of It by Justin McRoberts Publisher : Thomas Nelson (June 1, 2021) Paperback : 208 pages It Is What You Make of It SUMMARY In It Is What You Make of It, Justin McRoberts dares you to move beyond “it is what it is” thinking. He wants you to become an agent […]

“Though my soul may set in darkness, it will rise in perfect light. I have loved the stars too fondly to be fearful of the night.” – The One Hundred Years of Lenni & Margot my Marianne Cronin The One Hundred Years of Lenni & Margot Oh my sweet friends, I LOVED THIS BOOK!! If […]