For many girls it starts early. The desire to be perfect. The need for approval. The longing for acceptance and being liked by a lot of people. Thanks to social media, these desires now get channeled online. Girls can curate an image, build a following, and test-drive identities until they find one that draws attention…
I bet you didn’t know you can reach milestones as a book reviewer, did you? Receiving Don’t Check Your Brains at the Door from the publisher as part of the Litfuse blog tour takes me to a new place. I’m reviewing books for teens because I am a mother of a teenager. If you’re still…
I bet it isn’t just me. Whether a school subject or tedious event you wonder why you’re subjected to such a thing. When will you never need to repeat this? I learned this week you never know. Our son earned a place on the junior high academic challenge team at school….
I’m a history fan and devour any book that sheds light on either the Civil War or WWII. When Litfuse had an opening for the WWII based novel How Huge the Night, I signed up right away. Heather Munn and Lydia Munn deliver a haunting look at the Nazi threat and eventual takeover through the…
I could make this book review for C.J. Darlington’s Bound by Guilt really simple. I read it in one sitting. I didn’t take a break, go somewhere else, use the bathroom, none of it. I didn’t plan to read Bound by Guilt that way, but it was inevitable. C.J. Darlington tells a captivating story making…