by Brooke Romney | Oct 9, 2013 | Books
When I think of books I have loved, The Glass Castle almost always jumps to front and center. I think I read most of it with my jaw dropped as the author recounted the “too crazy not to be true” childhood she lived. This book highlights the resiliency of...
by Brooke Romney | Oct 2, 2013 | Books
I read this book in middle school and remember loving it, so I picked it up again to read to my kids. My 8 and 10 year old were riveted and often had outbursts of why the seemingly perfect society with no choices, love, happiness or color was so wrong even though it...
by Brooke Romney | Sep 25, 2013 | Books
After Mountains Beyond Mountains, you may be looking for a light read, and Dandelion Summer is great for that. I always looked forward to climbing into bed and reading this one. It was a very readable, sweet story about an unlikely friendship that changes both people...
by Brooke Romney | Sep 18, 2013 | Books
This book was a fantastic read, and a life and perspective changer. I love reading about determined people doing insurmountable things. Mountains Beyond Mountains is a Pulitzer prize winner for a reason. Kidder’s writing makes this non-fiction tale read like a...
by Brooke Romney | Sep 11, 2013 | Books
A riveting story about motherhood and hope and finding joy in the simple things. The book was well written and the story was addictive…I’m sure I finished the book in just a couple of days. The first 1/3 of the book was much too sappy for me; however, it...
by Brooke Romney | Aug 21, 2013 | Books
I loved this book and couldn’t read it fast enough. Definitely full of sadness but also full of hope. Sweet, good, loving characters and characters who were mean, ugly and flawed. There are some tough, sad scenes, so if you are a sensitive reader, it might be...
