Summary This is RuPaul’s memoir of growing up Black, poor, and queer, trying to make it into the entertainment business. Thoughts I had such high hopes for this book but unfortunately, it fell short. I’ve read many celebrity memoirs, and this one did not hit the mark. I felt it was insanely obvious that RuPaul…
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The Handyman Method by Nick Cutter & Andrew F. Sullivan – A Book Review
Summary The Handyman Method follows a young family – Trent, his wife, Rita, and their young son, Milo – moving into a new home in an unfinished subdivision of a neighbhourhood in the middle of nowhere. Needing to do some repairs, Trent turns to YouTube for DIY home repair videos. Slowly, the mysterious YouTube channel…
The Zodiac Academy Series by Caroline Peckham & Susanne Valenti – A Book Review
Summary When orphaned twins Darcy and Tory Vega turned 18, they were lured into the Fae’s magical and ruthless world, promising a great inheritance if they completed their studies at Zodiac Academy. In the Fae world, they discovered they were princesses and the rarest of all Faes, able to wield all four elements: fire, air,…
Like a Mother by Mina Hardy – A Book Review
Summary Sarah is a recent widow with a toddler and a child on the way. After the death of her husband, secrets began to unravel about her dead husband. Unable to support herself and driven to protect her family from those who thought they were close friends, she accepts help from her mother-in-law. Thoughts This…
Remembering Peasants: A Personal History of a Vanished World by Patrick Joyce – A Book Review
Summary Remembering Peasants: A Personal History of a Vanished World by Patrick Joyce is a non-fiction book about the history of peasants in Europe, mostly in Ireland. It also serves as a slight memoir of Joyce’s family history. Thoughts Not what I was hoping for this book to be. I was expecting more of a…
Madness: Race and Insanity in a Jim Crow Asylum by Antonia Hylton – A Book Review
Summary Madness: Race and Insanity in a Jim Crow Asylum by Antonia Hylton explores the historical Crownsville Hospital, a segregated asylum in Maryland. The book examines the treatment of Black patients in psychiatric institutions, highlighting systemic racism and discriminatory practices. Hylton explores how racial prejudices influenced diagnoses, treatments, and the overall experience of Black patients…
The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon by David Grann – A Book Review
Summary In 1925, renowned British explorer Percy Harrison Fawcett and his two companions disappeared in the Amazon jungles in search of a hidden ancient civilization he dubbed Z. Since then, hundreds of explorers and rescuers also vanished in search of Fawcett and his team, and the Lost City of Z. Journalist and author David Grann…
