The Wednesday Review: Dumplin’ by Julie Murphy

The Book: Book Title: Dumplin' Book Author: Julie Murphy Genre: YA Contemporary Publishing Date: September 15th, 2015 Publisher: Balzer + Bray Synopsis: Self-proclaimed fat girl Willowdean Dickson (dubbed “Dumplin’” by her former beauty queen mom) has always been at home in her own skin. Her thoughts on having the ultimate bikini body? Put a bikini on your body.…

Calendar Girls: July Theme and Updates

"Like a firecracker all aglow" Hello Calendar Girls Participants! It's been a blast seeing your posts about your favorite LGBTQ+ books! We hope you are looking forward to the chat this month! I've got several books I need to add to my TBR, and some of them sound like they would be perfect Summer reads!…

Faerie Tale Friday: Once Upon a Shoe by A.R. Summers

The Book: Book Title: Once Upon A Shoe Book Author: A.R. Summers Genre: YA Fantasy/ Faerie Tale Retelling Publishing Date: February 2nd, 2019 Publisher: Self Published Synopsis: Magic shoes, family problems, and a midnight deadline... How much do you really know about Cinderella's fairytale? Ella always knew she'd marry for love or not at all. She…

Calendar Girls: Pride (Favorite Book with LGBTQ+ Representation)

Summer is almost here! This year has been flying by! We had loads of fun celebrating Mother's Day last month. We enjoyed celebrating Women's History Month and Black History Month, but now it's time to celebrate Pride! ~Pride: (Favorite Book with LGBTQ+ Representation)~ Runner Ups: I didn't want to go in to any detail with…

Calendar Girls May Wrap Up

I say this each time, but boy did May sure fly by! We hope you enjoyed Mother's Day if you celebrated, and we hope you enjoyed talking about Mother/Daughter relationships in books. They are always so hard to get correct, and sometimes it's a difficult decision on whether we want to read idyllic relationships, or…

Saturday Chaturday: Health Updates and Beautiful Disaster

Hello lovelies! This month has flown by! I hope you all had a lovely Mother's Day if you celebrated!  We sure did! We grilled out at mom's the day before, and then spent the whole day with her that Sunday. 🙂 So, it's been about 3 months since my last update, and I'm excited to…

Buffy the Vampire Slayer Book Tag

I am so excited to do this tag created by Rose @ Tea With Rose's Tomes! We both share a love for Buffy, and she has taken it and created an amazing book tag featuring the scooby gang!  Rules: You must ping me back to Tea With Rose's Tomes  so she can read all of the…

Beauty Review: Kat Von D Go Big or Go Home Mascara

Hello Beauties!  It's been a while since I've done a beauty review, hasn't it? I am so sorry! Lol. We are long overdue for one, so here it is! Today I'll be reviewing the new Kat Von D Go Big or Go Home Mascara in the color Trooper. I was lucky enough to receive this…

Faerie Tale Friday: Beauty’s Curse by C.S. Johnson (R & R Book Tours)

The Book: Book Title: Beauty's Curse Book Author: C.S. Johnson Genre: YA Fantasy / Faerie Tale Retelling / Historical Fiction / Romance Publishing Date: January 2016 Publisher: Self Published Synopsis: For four years, Princess Aurora of Rhone—Rose to her friends—has searched the world for a way to break the curse placed on her by Magdalina, the…

The Wednesday Review: Under Stone by Helen Jones (The Ambeth Chronicles #4)

The Book: Book Title: Under Stone Book Author: Helen Jones Genre: YA Sci-Fi/ Dystopian Publishing Date: December 31st, 2017 Publisher: Pendry Publishing Synopsis: 'Help will come to you, Alma, you will not be alone.’ Accepting her new powers hasn't been easy for Alma. Nor has finding out the truth about her father. And she's still not sure…