My Bookish Life

     Hello and how are you guys? I hope you all had a good day. Mine was pretty good. I did some studying this morning and then I went to a Christmas party at my kid's school. That was really fun! We did crafts and they had a bounce house. My kiddo enjoyed it he was running around everywhere!     Then we went to Pizza King for lunch. The food there was amazing like always! I tried their baked spaghetti, and it was really really good! My son loved his pizza too! After that we came home and have just hung out at the house the rest of the day.     We just had jambalaya for dinner and my husband is playing with kiddo. Since things are winding down for the day I want to post a book review before I go to bed. I'm ready to talk books so lets do this !  Title: White Author: Bret Easton Ellis Genre: Non-fiction Pages: 272 Rating: 4 Synopsis: Bret Easton Ellis offers his first work of non-fiction meditating on the social media age. The result is both a defense of freedom of speech and a

      Hello everybody ! How have all of you guys been ? I know it's unfortunately been a long time since I talked to you guys . My life has been crazy and some of that is what has caused some blogging delays . That plus my kiddo broke my laptop and I had to save up and get a new one. I'm hoping next year will be a better year and I'll be able to do a lot of the blog work I want to do.         I hope you guys are having a good holiday season . Mine has been a little crazy but hopefully it will all straighten itself out soon . Now I have some lemonade and I'm ready to talk books so lets get started with this review.   Title: Fairy Tale Author : Stephen King Genre: Fantasy Pages: 608 Rating: 4 stars     Synopses: Charlie Reade looks like a regular high school kid, great at baseball and football, a decent student. But he carries a heavy load. His mom was killed in a hit-and-run accident when he was ten, and grief drove his dad to drink. Charlie learned how to take care of h

       Hello and how are you guys doing today? I hope all of you are having a good day . Both my kiddo and I are sick today . We both have colds. He seems to be getting better though. I can tell he feels a lot better than he did yesterday because he is up and playing .        I know it's been awhile since I came on here and talked to you guys . I really miss it I do . My life has just went a bit crazy and I have a ton of stuff going on right now. I'm almost done with my studying to become a personal trainer. Hopefully I will be taking my tests soon. After that I have some self care planned that involves lots of reading. I think it will be well deserved because this has been a very crazy and exhausting year.        For now though I want to talk books with you guys . So lets get to this review and I hope it's a really good one . Now lets have some fun !  Title: Long Live The Pumpkin Queen Author: Shea Ernshaw Genre: Fiction Pages: 315 Rating: 4 stars Synopsis: Sally Skellingt

         Hello and how are you guys ! I hope you are all doing really good . I had a nice day . I went to a craft show and I haven't got to do one of those in awhile so it was fun ! While I was at the craft show I bought a custom tumbler, a Beetlejuice pen, a very cute dish towel that says happiness is homemade , some shiny green earrings, and some really really good desserts. I had a really good time. I would like to set up at a show with some of my craft stuff sometime if I can ever figure out how. I think it would be fun!       Now I want to try to finally get my tbr for this month published. It's still only going to be two books because I'm also still studying to become a personal trainer so I don't want to put to much pressure on myself. Yeah I'm still reading as much as ever it's just that most of it is studying which I think is going good and I hope it all works out ! So now lets get to my book selections for this month .  1. Title: The Ravaged  Author: N

        Hello and good morning to you all! I hope all of you have been doing good here recently . I've been good I've just been really busy . So it's been awhile since I have posted a book review on here and that's just because I have been really busy with life in general. Hopefully you all will start to hear more from me soon though.        I have been meaning to post this book review for awhile now. This is just the first opportunity I have gotten to actually do it . I love the Sandman series so I hope this turns out really good . So lets get this thing started !  Title: The Annotated Sandman Volume 1 Author: Neil Gaiman Pages: 560 Genre: Graphic Novel Rating: 5 stars  Synopsis: Meet the Endless, a family of immortals that govern all aspects of life and death throughout the universe. However, one of their own lays captured- Dream, The Lord of Sleep .As Dream makes his escape and returns to his duties after 70 years of imprisonment he encounters countless characters fr

         Hello and how are all of you ? I know it's been a minute since I last posted but my life has been super busy right now. I'm studying to become a personal trainer so I'm still reading as much as ever but, there are less reviews because one of the things I'm reading is a text book. Plus, my work life has just been really busy.        I hope that will all get better soon ! Now, while I have sometime I want to talk about books ! So let's have some fun and get this discussion started ! I hope I finish all of these this month but I doubt it will happen.  1. The Annotated Sandman Volume 1 Author : Neil Gaiman Genre: Graphic Novel    I am already reading this one. I love Neil Gaiman's Sandman series so in anticipation for the Netflix show I'm rereading some of it . I choose this annotated version because it includes a lot of additional info. It's like watching the directors cut of a favorite movie with the directors commentary turned on ! 2. Title: The

        How are you all tonight? I hope you all are having a good night. My kiddo is asleep and I don't have to work tomorrow so I'm having some fun and having a few drinks ! My favorite drink is a Jack and Coke which I'm having ! What's your favorite drink ? Tell me in the comments !      So anyways I was able to finish Happy and You Know It and I want to do a review for it . I've had a few drinks and I've got some music playing so this is going to be a fun review . I hope you guys enjoy it ! Leave your thoughts in the comments! Title: Happy & You Know It Author: Laura Hankin Genre: Comedy Pages: 384 Rating: 3 stars Synopsis: A dark humorous book set around a group of wealthy young mothers and the musician who takes a job singing to their babies and finds her self pulled into their glamorous lives and dangerous secrets.  My thoughts on the book: At the start I really liked this book . It's not a bad read all in all it's decently good.  I did have fu

      Hello and how are you all doing ? I hope you are all doing really good. I've had a crazy day. Thankfully not as crazy as the day I wrecked but it's been a mixed bag type of day. I did get to end it with a really good dinner though so there is that . My husband cooked some Rib-eye's on the grill for his birthday and they turned out amazingly !  Dinner is over now and we are all just relaxing so I want to finally post my May TBR! I hope you enjoy it . I think this one is going to be a good one ! Title: Happy & You Know It Author : Laura Hankin Genre: Comedy   I have already started reading this one . It's ok so far . It's a comedy about a group of young moms and you just kinda follow them around while a mix of drama and comedy happens. It's been a pretty fun and relaxing read ! Title : The Annotated Sandman Volume 1 Author : Neil Gaiman Genre: Graphic Novel I know this has been on my TBR list for months ! I really want to read it and I hope I can get to

     Hello and how are you guys today ? I hope you are all doing ok . I had an alright day. Kevin (my husband) and I did some running around and went to Logan's for lunch. I'm starting to feel better and less sore from my car crash which is a good thing ! We still don't know how much we are going to get back on the car though so we haven't started car shopping yet.      I want to try to get caught up on all the blog work I haven't been able to do . I'm kind of looking forward to this review . I hope it's a good one . I'm going to go get myself a drink and then we will get started !  1. Title: Asylum Author: Madeleine Roux Genre: YA Horror  Pages: 317 Rating: 3.5 stars Synopsis: For 16 year old Dan Crawford , New Hampshire College Prep is more than a summer program -- it's a lifeline . An outcast at his high school, Dan is excited to make some friends during his last summer before college. But when he arrives at the program, Dan learns that his dorm f

         Hello everybody and good evening to you all. I hope you all have had a good few days. I have had a little bit of a rough time recently. I had a car wreck yesterday but, thankfully my kiddo wasn't in the car too. I'm ok today just sore and upset that the whole thing happened. Hopefully it will all be over and settled here soon. On a positive note I started my course to become a certified personal trainer today so that's awesome.      Now I want to talk about books ! It's been awhile since I have done this and I'm actually a little bit behind on my posting. That being said I will have a lot of posts coming up because I have a lot to talk about . I have two book reviews I need to post and a May TBR I need to post ! So, let's get started!  Title: Dio: Holy Diver  Author: Steve Niles and Scot Hampton Genre: Graphic Novel Pages : 124 Synopsis: The Holy Diver graphic novel is an original storyline inspired by one of heavy metals most iconic album covers ! This

        Hello and how are you guys? I hope you have all been good ! I've had a pretty good day . I had to work but, it wasn't bad . Now I'm chilling at home having a few drinks and relaxing . I've done some house work and now I want to work on my blog some which I have been wanting to do for a minute I have just been busy. I really enjoyed this one so lets talk books ! Title: The Lions of Lucerne Author: Brad Thor Genre: Fiction/Action Pages: 512 Rating: 4 stars Synopsis: On the snowy slopes of Utah , thirty secret service agents are viciously executed and the vacationing president of the United States gets kidnapped, seemingly by the Fatah, a lethal terrorist organization in the middle east. But Scot Harvath , the lone secret service agent to survive and ex-navy seal doesn't believe that the Fatah are responsible.  My thoughts on the book: I liked this one . It's pretty good . This was actually Brad Thor's first book which I hadn't read before. I have r

        Hello and how are you guys? I hope you are having a good morning . I'm having a good morning so far and I hope it keeps getting better. I have some cleaning planned for today and I want to watch a movie with my kiddo later. Right now though I want to work on my blog and talk about books . I have my coffee and I'm ready to go so lets do this . 1. The Lions of Lucerne by Brad Thor    I have been reading this one for awhile . It's taking me a while to finish it because of how crazy my work and life has been but, I'm getting there. I should have a review up soon.   2. Asylum by Madelene Roux This is a book that my sister in law gave me. I have already started it . What happened was I had started reading this one and then it got misplaced for a couple of days so I started reading Lions. Now I have found this one again and I'm going to start reading it again right after I finish reading Lions. What I have read of it so far is pretty good though. So I decided to do

          Hello guys how have you all been doing ? I hope you all have been doing good . It's been a minute since I posted but my life has been super busy . I have been planning a birthday party for my kids 3rd birthday which is tomorrow. Then My kiddo is als o starting school soon so there have been meetings I had to go to. I'm looking forward to tomorrow though because it's going to be super fun !        For now though  I want to talk about books ! This one was a re-read because I happen to like this book so I hope the review turns out really good . I've got my coffee and I'm ready to go so lets get this review started ! Title: Tommyland Author: Tommy Lee Genre: biography Pages: 269 Synopsis: Tommy Lee was born in Athens, Greece on October 3rd 1962, and raised in a suburb of California by an American father and Greek mother . At 17 he joined Motley Crue . They sold over 40 million albums , wreaked havoc, and scared parents world wide. But this book isn't your

           Hello everybody ! How are you guys? I hope you all had a good day. Mine was pretty good. I stayed at the house and just kind of relaxed today. It was pretty nice. Kiddo and I are going to  have some fun tomorrow. We are going to go buy him new clothes for when he starts preschool and I might be buying a dress for a wedding I'm going to.       For now though I want to work on my blog . I have been meaning to write this one for the past couple of days now because . I've already started reading my next book. So lets get to talking about this book !  Title: My Best Friends Exorcism Author: Grady Hendrix Genre: Horror Pages: 332 Rating: 4 Synopsis: Abby and Gretchen have been best friends since fifth grade , when they boned over a share love of E.T. , roller skating parties , and scratch and sniff stickers. But when they arrive at high school, things change . Gretchen begins to act ... different. And as the strange coincidences and odd behavior starts to pile up, Abby rea

           Hello and how are you guys? I hope you all are having a good day. I have had a pretty good day so far. My kiddo and I went to town and had some fun. We went comic book shopping! We also had some really good food at a restaurant called The Perfect Cup. So yeah we had a really good day! I have been meaning to make this post for awhile but, I have been busy with work. That's why my TBR post is a little late this month. Now that I have some time I want to talk about this month's TBR. 1. My Best Friends Exorcism Author: Grady Hendrix      I have already started reading this one . It's one of the ones I have been really looking forward to reading. Grady Hendrix is a pretty good horror writer. This book reads kind of like an 80s horror movie and it has been pretty entertaining so far.   2. Tommy Land Author: Tommy Lee I meant to reread this one last month and I never got around to it. I really like this book. It's a fun read. 3.  3. The Lions of Lucerne  Author: Bra

       Hello and how are you guys? I hope you all are good . I've had a good day. I played with my kiddo and did some diamond painting. Now I want to work on my blog some! Title: The First 21 : How I became Nikki Sixx Author: Nikki Sixx Genre: Non-fiction Pages: 205 Rating: 5 stars Synopsis: Rock N Roll icon and three time bestselling author author tells his origin story: how Frank Feranna became Nikki Sixx. In this book he chronicles his journey from irrepressible Idaho farm boy to being the man who formed the rock band Motley Crue. My thoughts on the book: I really liked this one which doesn't surprise me. This isn't the first time I have read one of Nikki's books . I have read three other books that were also by Nikki and I have liked his stuff so far. In general I have to say he is a good writer in general.  So in this book you kinda follow him through his childhood all the way up to the time where he starts to form Motley Crue. I like it because you get to see the

         Hello and how are you guys! I hope all of you have been good ! I've been alright , I have just been really busy and that's why it's been awhile since I have talked to you guys. My life has been a little crazy!       That being said I'm finally ready to do another book review! I have been looking forward to this for awhile because I have such fun working on my blog and talking to you guys! I have missed this ! So now, lets get to talking about the book! Title: Nothin But A Good Time Authors: Tom Beaujour & Richard Bienstock Genre: Non-fiction Pages: 535 Rating: 3.5 stars Synopsis: Hard rock in the 1980's was a hedonistic and often intensely creative wellspring of escapism that perfectly encapsulated- and maybe even helped define- a spectacularly over the top decade . Indeed, fist-pumping hits like Twisted Sister's "We're Not Gonna Take It," Motley Crue's "Girls, Girls, Girls," and  Guns N' Roses "Welcome To The Ju

        Hello and how are you all doing? I hope you all are doing good. I know it's been a minute since I talked to you guys but, my life has been a little crazy recently. It's getting better though!         I wanted to take this afternoon to talk about my February TBR which I have already started reading.  So, I have been watching Pam & Tommy on Hulu which is a miniseries about Pamela Anderson and Tommy Lee. Watching that has put me in the mood for Rock N Roll stories which explaines the TBR I have picked out for this month.  1. Title : Nothin But A Good Time : The Uncensored History of the 80s' Hard Rock Explosion  Authors: Tom Beaujor and Richard Bienstock  Genre: Non-fiction Pages: 528         I have already started reading this book. I have been wanting to read it for a few months now and so far it has been pretty good and not disappointing at all. I already knew some of the stories that have been mentioned but, there have been some stories told that I didn't k

    Hello and how are you guys? I hope you all had a good day . Mine has been pretty good. I have been resting and recovering from an accident.      That being said though I want to get some of the blog work done I've been wanting to do for awhile. This book is controversial but, I enjoyed it and I hope this comes out as a very good review. So , let's get to discussing the book !  Title: Unmasked : Inside Antifa's Radical Plan to Destroy Democracy Author: Andy Ngo Genre: Non-fiction Pages: 320 Rating: 5 stars Synopsis:  When Andy Ngo was attacked in the streets by Antifa in the Summer of 2019 , most people assumed it was an isolated incident. But those who had been following Ngo's reporting in outlets like the New York Post and Quillette knew that the attack was only the latest one in a long string of crimes perpetrated by Antifa .      In Unmasked , Andy Ngo tells the story of this violent extremist movement from the very beginning.  He includes interviews with former

         Hello and how are you all doing this morning? I hope you are all doing good. I'm having a good morning so far. The kiddo and I did a story time together and that was really fun! I have to go to work here in a little bit but, I want to work on my blog some before I have to go.       That being said , I want to finally kick off a segment that I talked to you all about a few weeks ago. It's going to be a children's spotlight where I highlight one of the books kiddo and I read together during the week. I'm going to try to make it a weekly post so it will be up every Friday or pretty close to that. So with that all being said lets get this started! Title: D.W.'s Library Card Author : Marc Brown Genre: Children's Pages: 32 Rating : 5 stars Synopsis: D.W. can't wait to get a library card, but she has to learn how to write her name first. She practices and practices, and is finally rewarded with her very own library card . But when she tries to find the boo

        Hello and how are you guys? I have had a pretty good day today and I hope you have too ! I had the day off work. I didn't go any where but, I stayed at the house and did some cleaning . Then I just chilled out the rest of the afternoon and done some reading and took a bath.        Now I want to work on my blog some before I have to start cooking dinner. I'm going to make my favorite dinner tonight which is fried potatoes , pinto beans and corn bread and I like to have a jalapeno and a slice of onion with it . Before I cook all that though, I want to discuss books! Title: The Great Artists : Vincent Van Gogh Author: Susie Hodges Genre: Non-fiction Pages: 90 Rating: 5 stars! Synopsis: This introduction to some of the greatest artists of the past 150 years looks at their lives and inspirations, and showcases a selection of the artists most significant paintings. Van Gogh's style of painting is now famous world wide, but during his lifetime his work was not appreciated

      Hello and how are you guys doing? I hope you are good. I've been really good here recently. Not much has actually happened.       So I have to go into work today but, before I do that I want to work on my blog some and get a new review up! I have my coffee and I'm starting to wake up so let's do this! I actually enjoyed the book so I hope my review turns out pretty good! Title: Government Bullies: How Everyday Americans Are Being Harassed, Abused, and Imprisoned by The FEDS Author: Rand Paul Genre: Non-fiction  Pages: 280 Rating: 5 stars Synopsis: Government regulations are out of control. They dictate how much water goes into your commode, and how much water comes out of your shower head.shower head. They determine how hot the water should be in your washing machine, and how many miles to the gallon your car must achieve. Since The Patriot Act, your banking records, your gun registration, and your phone bill are easily accessible by Government snoops. Mothers are arr