Reader Turned Writer

I have a passion for parenting books and blogs and have read countless of them since having my daughter nearly four years ago. Today I wanted to share my absolute favorite of those! For my thoughts on these, check out my YouTube video ! Top 5 Favorites  1. It's Okay NOT to Share by Heather Shumaker 2. How to Talk so Little Kids Will Listen by Joanna Faber 3. Mindset by Carol S. Dweck 4. The Whole Brain Child by Daniel J. Siegel and Tina Payne Bryson 5. No Drama Discipline by Daniel J. Siegel and Tina Payne Bryson  Some Topical Favorites  1. The Read Aloud Handbook by Jim Trelease 2. Balanced and Barefoot by Angela J. Hanscom 3. Getting to Yum by Karen Le Billon 4. Clutterfree with Kids by Joshua Becker 5. Smart Money, Smart Kids by Dave Ramsey and Rachel Cruze 6. Solve Your Child's Sleep Problems by Richard Ferber Runner Ups  1. Siblings without Rivalry by Adele Faber 2. The Five Lo...

Book: The Help Author: Kathryn Stockett Genre: Historical fiction (adult) My rating: ***** 5 stars Page count: 444 I first picked up The Help in high school and once I read it, I loved it! I have also loved it each time I have reread it and love the movie as well. This is one of my favorite historical fictions. It's definitely a five star book for me! Summary The Help is an historical fiction set in 1960 Mississippi, during the Civil Rights movement. Mississippi was the worst state for blacks during that time and this book follows two black maids and a white young woman and their relationship together as they work on a project together. There is obviously a lot of history throughout the book, just because of the time it's written about and the characters we follow. There's also so much more, really focusing on the relationships between the women in the book and the things they go through in their lives. Review The book is one for older teens or adults, becaus...

Wow, I've neglected this blog since I started it. I was focusing on my YouTube channel, but I want to start doing more with this as well. Here is just a little bit of an update. Last month, I got into a bit of a reading slump (and BookTube slump). I was having a little bit of an emotional hard time because of pregnancy hormones, which made it hard for me to feel motivated to do anything at all, so I went a little bit into survival mode where I was just doing the minimum. I was able to get out of it and reach my monthly goal of seven books a month (and my midwife helped me get my hormones more balanced). This month, I've started doing a readathon! It's my first one and I'm excited for it. It was created by another BookTuber and she's calling it the TBR Readathon. Here's my video on what I'm reading for it. I am making progress in The Count of Monte Cristo. During my reading slump, I kind of abandoned it, but now I've started reading in it everyd...