The Radium Girls

THE RADIUM GIRLS: The dark story of America’s Shining Women Written by Kate Moore Published by Sourcebooks, May 2, 2017 My star rating – 5 stars THE SYNOPSIS: The Curies’ newly discovered element of radium makes gleaming headlines across the nation as the fresh face of beauty, and wonder drug of the medical community. From…

April 2021 Wrap Up!

Another month down, and another wrap up is on its way! I say that as if i’ve posted a wrap up on the blog in 2021 yet…….. shhhhhh! I’m doing it now and plan to for the rest of the year, so that statement counts lol. As some of you may know, I’ve decided that…

Broken

BROKEN Written by Jenny Lawson Published by Henry Holt and Co, April 6, 2021 My star rating – 5 stars THE SYNOPSIS: As Jenny Lawson’s hundreds of thousands of fans know, she suffers from depression. In Broken, Jenny brings readers along on her mental and physical health journey, offering heartbreaking and hilarious anecdotes along the…

Midnight In Chernobyl

MIDNIGHT IN CHERNOBYL Written by Adam Higgenbotham Published by Simon & Schuster, February 12, 2019 My star rating – 5 stars THE SYNOPSIS: April 25, 1986, in Chernobyl, was a turning point in world history. The disaster not only changed the world’s perception of nuclear power and the science that spawned it, but also our…

Furiously Happy

FURIOUSLY HAPPY Written by Jenny Lawson Published by Flatiron Books, September 22 2015 My star rating: 5 stars According to Jenny: “Some people might think that being ‘furiously happy’ is just an excuse to be stupid and irresponsible and invite a herd of kangaroos over to your house without telling your husband first because you…

Top 5 Non Fiction

No, your days aren’t getting mixed up. It is in fact Thursday when I’m posting a Top 5 Tuesday post. I got incredibly busy early on in the week and figured that since Thursday still starts with a ‘T’ I was safe to post this later lol. Top 5 Tuesday is a weekly meme where I…