Summary by Goodreads: For Dr. David Beck, the loss was shattering. And every day for the past eight years, he has relived the horror of what happened. The gleaming lake. The pale moonlight. The piercing screams. The night his wife was taken. The last night he saw her alive. Everyone tells him it’s time to…
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Book Review…YA Series that are Binge-Worthy
Hey, guys! It’s binge-watching season. But do you know what’s even better than binge-watching?…Binge-reading. It’s time to hunker down and get cozy with some YA series that are completely finished and ready for you to binge read. (I left out Hunger Games, Twilight, and Harry Potter because it’s obvious how amazing those are! So here…
Self Love Sunday… Movies to Watch When You’re Sad
Ladies…gentleman…we all get sad after a breakup or when we feel lonely or even when we just don’t feel good enough. But what do we do? Mope around? Drink wine in the bathtub? Not shower for three days? I’m guilty of all of those things. But you know what always helps to distract my mind…
Book Review…How to Be Single and Happy by Jennifer Taitz
Summary by Goodreads: If you’re tired of swiping through dating apps, ghosting, and hearing well-meaning questions about why you’re still single, it’s hard not to feel “less-than” because you haven’t found your soul mate. Until now. How to Be Single and Happy is an empowering, compassionate guide to stop overanalyzing romantic encounters, get over regrets or…
Book Review…The Testaments by Margaret Atwood
Summary by Goodreads: In this brilliant sequel to The Handmaid’s Tale, acclaimed author Margaret Atwood answers the questions that have tantalized readers for decades. When the van door slammed on Offred’s future at the end of The Handmaid’s Tale, readers had no way of telling what lay ahead for her–freedom, prison or death. With The…
Self Love Sunday… TED Talks to Inspire You
Let your day be happy, inspired, and full of love for everybody and for yourself by watching these inspiring TED talks from women. Take some time out of your week for you. Allow these quick videos to fill you up with positivity and light. Rupi Kaur, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Elizabeth Gilbert, and Caitlyn Roux teach us all about self-love, self-inspiration, and how to love others.
XO-Alex
Book Review…The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck by Mark Manson
Summary by Goodreads: In this generation-defining self-help guide, a superstar blogger cuts through the crap to show us how to stop trying to be “positive” all the time so that we can truly become better, happier people. For decades, we’ve been told that positive thinking is the key to a happy, rich life. “F**k positivity,”…
Book Review…The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah
Summary by Goodreads: Alaska, 1974. Unpredictable. Unforgiving. Untamed. For a family in crisis, the ultimate test of survival. Ernt Allbright, a former POW, comes home from the Vietnam war a changed and volatile man. When he loses yet another job, he makes an impulsive decision: he will move his family north, to Alaska, where they…
Self Love Sunday… Watch Netflix’s Unicorn Store
Welcome to Self Love Sunday! Here I will be sharing inspirational movies, podcasts, TV shows, articles, poems, personal essays, and other random thoughts that have lifted me up. Hopefully they have the same affect on you the next time you’re feeling a little down on yourself. XO – Alex “Everyone needs a little magic even…
Book Review…How to Stop Time by Matt Haig
Summary by Goodreads: Tom Hazard has just moved back to London, his old home, to settle down and become a high school history teacher. And on his first day at school, he meets a captivating French teacher at his school who seems fascinated by him. But Tom has a dangerous secret. He may look like…