It’s been a long time coming. Come see and get to know a little about me in this Booktube Newbie Tag video.

Get your tissue ready. Underneath the Sycamore Tree is a heartbreaking exploration of reinforcing familial relationships heavily strained by invisible diseases and the harsh realities of them when someone is diagnosed with one.

Annie tries out for the cheerleading squad because her school resume is far from well-rounded. She’s academically inclined, but her prickly personality makes it hard to build friendships. And then there’s Bebe, a transgender teen, navigating life in her truth as she balances dealing with her overprotective parents and wading through uncomfortable situations with her classmates and teammates. 

This short story collection evokes laughter, inspiration, and reflection, and cause pause and ponder as one considers conjuring the sheer amount of drive needed to emphatically say Angola is Wherever I Plant My Field.

Here we are, book three in the Lexington, Alabama series, Love, Honor, Betray by Mary Monroe and it was something else, ya’ll.

Imbued with emotion and reflection, Call and Response will supply readers with a front-row seat into Botswanan life. In 9 beautifully written, self-revelatory stories, we experience the inner turmoil and contradictions of embracing cultural traditions in post-colonial Botswana, inevitable shifts and changes in shared bonds between people, coming of age, navigating familial expectations, and the all too familiar event and memories of homecoming. Be prepared to traverse around cities of Botswana, and witness the characters’ revelations of themselves as they answer their call.

Come see. I have something to say about chapters 1 through 4 of Mrs. Wiggins. Will this marriage last? How long will their marriage be believable before someone finds out that it doesn’t operate like a traditional marriage?

Phew. These chapters were something else y’all. Daisy is continuously dragging the Wiggins family name through the mud and Oswald finally makes his first on-page appearance. How much can Maggie continue to bear before she completely cracks under the pressure?

I’m somehow still surprised when someone expresses a thought that’s almost my exact sentiments. The tweet attached to this post came across my Facebook feed via a Facebook Group I’m a member of, and I immediately had to ‘love’ and share.

Happy Hump Day and welcome to the WWW Wednesday post for January 18, 2023!

Ya’ll, time has been escaping me lately. I’m not sure where it goes. In this week’s Week in Reading (October 1-7, 2023) I accomplished quite a bit.

It’s common knowledge that artists can be sensitive about their work. In The Last Word, Taylor Adams zooms in on this and creates a fast-paced, action-packed, almost campy, good, old, wackadoodle time of a novel.