Category: Review

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Product Review: Clean Reserve H2EAU, Tom’s Deodorant, and Blue Lizard Sunscreen

April 28, 2024

Butterly has been spoiling me lately!  The team sent me, earlier this month, their Earth Month Package containing three products to review: Clean Reserve’s H2Eau rollerball perfume in Nectarine Petal, Tom’s of Maine’s Natural Deodorant in Rose Vanilla, and Blue Lizard’s SPF 50 sunscreen for sensitive skin. I have recently started posting follow-up reviews about… Read More Product Review: Clean Reserve H2EAU, Tom’s Deodorant, and Blue Lizard Sunscreen

— Book Review, Memoir, Non Fiction, Review —

Book Review Round-Up: January to June 2023, Part 2 – Memoirs

June 22, 2023
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I have read many memoirs this year, and since many of the points that they bring up are the same, I decided to break away from tradition and, instead of a monthly round-up, do a memoir round-up. Celebrities and public figures lives in a realm of their own.  I don’t think they should, though, quite… Read More Book Review Round-Up: January to June 2023, Part 2 – Memoirs

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Book Review Round-Up: January to June 2023, Part 1

June 21, 2023
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Anyone who has run a book review website or a bookstagram knows that sometimes, you just have to read for the sake of reading, and take time off reviewing.  That’s what I’ve done for the last few months and it has been glorious.  For the most part, it gave me time to be discerning, for… Read More Book Review Round-Up: January to June 2023, Part 1

— Food Products, Household Products, Product Review, Review, T-Fal —

Product Review: T-Fal Platinum Non-Stick Unlimited Collection, 26 cm Sauté Pan

May 30, 2023

I was thrilled last month to receive a pan free, courtesy of T-Fal and Influenster, in exchange for a review.  It’s been a rough winter, to put it mildly, in between dealing with a landlord who, shall we say, wouldn’t accept anything except what he wanted, which was against the law (but he insisted was… Read More Product Review: T-Fal Platinum Non-Stick Unlimited Collection, 26 cm Sauté Pan

— Book Review, Children, Fiction, Review, Women's Fiction, Young Adult —

Book Review Round-Up: December 2022

January 7, 2023
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Review of ‘Maame’, by Jessica George—Must Read Summary here. What an incredible read.  It was moving on so many levels, but ultimately uplifting.  At the age of 25, Maddie is the primary caregiver for her father, who has advanced Parkinson’s.  Her mother spends long periods of time in her native Ghana—and by long, I mean… Read More Book Review Round-Up: December 2022

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Book Review Round-Up: November 2022

December 13, 2022
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It was a bit of a slow reading month, disappointingly enough.  We got sick so many times that I found myself running after all the essentials that I had to do.  If you are reading this in December 2022, I hope that the tripledemic hasn’t affected you and that if it has affected you or… Read More Book Review Round-Up: November 2022

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Book Review Round-Up: October 2022

November 21, 2022
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Review of ‘I’m Glad My Mom Died’, by Jeanette McCurdy When I first heard of the title of this book, knowing nothing of Jeanette McCurdy, I wondered if it was a little clickbait-y, quite honestly. It absolutely is not.  I myself was quite happy when McCurdy’s mother passed.  And this, I think, sounds pretty bad,… Read More Book Review Round-Up: October 2022

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Book Review Round-Up: September 2022

October 14, 2022

Review of ‘The Woman Under the Water’, by Penny Goetjen The premise of this book is quite interesting: A man disappears under mysterious circumstances and a woman is left, seven years later, still dealing with the aftermath.  But I think what bothered me is that the book was marketing to me as a thriller.  I… Read More Book Review Round-Up: September 2022

— Book Review, Fiction, Review, Women's Fiction —

Book Review Round-Up: August 2022

September 18, 2022
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Review of ‘Stories from the Tenants Downstairs’, by Sidik Fofana—Must Read I believe that fiction is essential in shaping our future for the better (one reason why I review books).  One reason is that it helps us see beyond our privilege, so that we can understand the challenges that face us, collectively, and use said… Read More Book Review Round-Up: August 2022

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Book Review Round-Up: July 2022

August 6, 2022
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Review of ‘Onyeka and the Academy of the Sun’, by Tola Okogwu—Must Read This book is **everything**.  There is so much packed into a seemingly simple coming-of-age superhero story that I can’t even begin to explain what a powerful read it can be.  And I am beyond thrilled that it is only the first book… Read More Book Review Round-Up: July 2022