Two Minus One: A Memoir #BookReview

Reviewed by me for Reader’s Favorite. Betrayal comes in all shapes and sizes. After reading Kathryn Taylor’s Two Minus One: A Memoir, I am pretty confident that there is no easy way to segregate an honest person from a dishonest one. Jim said all the right words and stood by Kathryn and her daughters for…

Trapped Within by Jo Ann Glim #bookReview

Reviewed by me for Reader’s Favorite. A stroke takes a lot away from our definition of a normal body (and a normal life), but does it mark the end of life? Trapped Within by Jo Ann Glim is a written testament of the fact that it doesn’t have to be the end. After suffering a…

Get Your Life Together, Girl by Danielle A. Vann #BookReview

Reviewed by me for Reader’s Favorite. Get Your Life Together, Girl – Imperfect Life Lessons from the Storyteller by Danielle A. Vann is a perfect amalgamation of self-help and memoir. The author has tried to impart the wisdom that she learned from several major and minor moments of her life. She learned the importance of…

Why She Lied by Julie Coons

When your life is full of twists and drama, you do not need to write fiction. Julie Coons’ life fits perfectly in this category. As if her previous memoir wasn’t heartbreaking enough, this one left that part of her life appearing like a walk in the park. Working in a hospital, Julie had seen enough…

Daughter, Undefined by Jackie Ruchti #BookReview

Reviewed by me for Reader’s Favorite. Readers’ Favorite Book Award Contest – Enter Today! Imagine that you were adopted but nobody told you; however, by the behavior of your mom (or the person whom you considered to be your birth mother), you always suspected that you were adopted. Hurtful, right? It’s bad enough to not…

Malice Intent – Is Love Worth Dying For? by Alba Castillo #BookReview

Reviewed by me for Reader’s Favorite. There is nothing worse than being alone. Is there? After reading the memoir of Alba Castillo, I know there is something way worse than being alone; being in a relationship and still feeling lonely, used, disrespected, and rejected wins the oscar of being in the worst situation ever. The…

This Does Not Leave This House by Julie Coons #BookReview

I would start off by saying that this is so far the most powerful and moving memoir that I have come across this year. If you are thinking Julie Coons is not a celebrity then why should we bother reading about her life? I would give you three reasons to go grab your copy right…

#BookReview: Going to Wings – A Memoir by Sandra Worsham

Reviewed by me for Reader’s Favorite. Going to Wings – A Memoir by Sandra Worsham is a mirror to those parts of the society that are whispered about but never challenged. The religion that forces you to follow a “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy about sensitive issues is one of those parts. Sandra became aware…

#BookReview: While They’re Still Here – A Memoir by Patricia Williams

Reviewed by me for Reader’s Favorite. Where do I even begin after walking down such a beautiful, heartbreaking, inspiring, terrifying, and hopeful memory lane with the author? I would like to try jot down all the thoughts that crossed my mind and heart while reading this amazing memoir. In While They’re Still Here – A…

A Peripatetic Life by Raymond Walley

Follow Raymond Walley around the world as he narrates his travel-filled past in A Peripatetic Life. When the author was diagnosed with Prostate Cancer on 8th May 2015, he realized that he must document his rich history of traveling, learning, and, particularly, coping with life in general. Amidst all the uncertainty of life (and career),…