by amiemccracken | Jan 2, 2014 | about me, book review, books, reading, Uncategorized
For those becoming parents…for those dealing with anxiety…for anyone really since we all manage to have the same experiences at one point or another, this book, You Learn by Living by Eleanor Roosevelt, is highly recommended. It’ll teach you that to...
by amiemccracken | Dec 12, 2013 | book review, books, reading
The story of a girl who loses her memory and has to find her future and her past, Sia by Josh Grayson is a book about who you are and who you can be. Watching the instant transformation of a person, the chance to wipe the slate clean because she lost her memory and...
by amiemccracken | Dec 10, 2013 | book review, books, reading
A story of identity and promise, accidents and being stained by those around you. Just One Day by Gayle Forman is one of those books that leaves you feeling happy but also considering a lot about yourself. I picked up this book as one I had been meaning to read for a...
by amiemccracken | Oct 10, 2013 | book review, books, reading
Tokyo Dare by Anne Van is an adventure, at least from an American’s perspective in Tokyo. Erin is on a scholarship to an academy in Tokyo. She won the scholarship against her best friend, Tori. Tori writes her a letter with a list of to-dos and tells Erin...
by amiemccracken | Sep 10, 2013 | books, reading
My darling friend Jessica Bell not only writes literary fiction, how-to writing books, songs, blog posts, edits a literary journal, and edits full time for English language training. She also runs a writing retreat in Greece. Oh yeah, and she compiled and edited this...
by amiemccracken | Aug 15, 2013 | book review, books, reading
The Contaminants by Devin K. Smyth is a post-apocalyptic story centering around purification of Earth. Jessil and Soraj are among few survivors after the American government lets loose nuclear bombs across the globe. They orbit the planet in the last surviving cruiser...
