Review: Friendships Don't Just Happen by Shasta Nelson

 Here is a summary of what the book is about. This essential go- to guide reveals how women can enhance their lives by creating valuable friendships in today's busy mobile world, from nationally recognized friendship expert and CEO of GirlFriendCircles.com.

Every woman is searching for a happier, healthier, more fulfilling life. Many realize the significant role that an intimate, tightly knit circle of friends plays in creating a more fulfilling life, but with hectic schedules,frequent moves, and life changes, it's more important than ever for women to establish natural, meaningful friendships that will contribute to their overall wellbeing.

In Friendships Don't Just Happen!, Shasta Nelson, friendship expert and CEO of GirlFriendCircles.com,  reveals the most important proven steps, processes, and sercrets vital to establishing the five different levels of friendships, or Circles of Connectedness, that women- no matter their age or relationship status- are longing for in  today's stressful and mobile culture. This revolutionary, engaging guide will also benefit women who already feel rooted to fabulous friends, with insightful principles that will help them maintain and enhance their current friendships.

Full of practical how- to tips, fun activities, guiding questions,and step-by-step instructions, Friendships Don't Just Happen! highlights several areas of developing lasting friendships, teaching women how to:

. Evaluate their current circle of friends 

. Recognize what types of friends they are seeking based on career, interests, location, and relationship status

, Create a prioritized  friendship action plan

. Find extraordinary friends- where to look and how to approach them

. Take initiative to jumpstart friendships and face fears of rejection

. Establish "frientimacy," trust, and happiness through conversation and activities

. Maintain meaningful friendships and determine which ones are worthwhile  

I have belonged to the website www.GirlFriendCircles.com   for a long time. It is a great site.

I found this book to be very interesting. I thought it had a lot of good tips about meeting people and making friendships last. I believe every woman should read this book and join the site. I can't wait to read the next book by Shasta Nelson.                                

Reading Progress

I have read 65% of the book From the Notebooks of a Middle School Princess by Meg Cabot. I will be posting a review soon.

Reading Progress

I have read 34%  of the book Friendships Don't Just Happen by Shasta Nelson. I will be posting a review soon.

Review: Switch -a- Wish by M.B. Earnheardt

Here is a summary of what the book is about. Switch -a- Wish examines the complexity of a stressed relationship through the eyes of partners who are required to live as each other. This unique perspective allows Chris and Amanda a chance to find their way back to the feelings of the love they once shared.

I found this book to be interesting. The author did a great job with the way she wrote it.

I also found this book to be funny. I thought it was a great comparison to the movie Freaky Friday. Where in the movie Freaky Friday the mother and daughter switch lives.

I also thought this book did a great job of pointing out the responsibilities of the roles a husband and wife have in a marriage. It dealt with real life situations. We know that switching bodies can't happen in reality but I found this book to be an eye opener. I would recommend  this book. Looking forward to reading more books by this author.

Currently Reading

I know I have done a lot of reading progress updates with different books. I thought it would be nice to do  a currently reading update. I am reading From the Notebooks of a Middle School Princess by Meg Cabot.

Review: The Boy with Words by C.E. Wilson

Here is the summary of what the book is about.Two Books in One Volume! (Five Seven Five & Five Seven Six).

White Frost has only ever known the darkness. Everything outside of her closed society is  The Unknown - a strange and dangerous place accessible to only a chosen few.

White's only glimpse of the world beyond comes from her beloved cousin in the form of mysterious collections of words that hint at astonishing wonders. When an accident upends her simple  existence, she's given  an unlikely chance to see the truth for herself.

What she finds is greater and more terrible than she could have imagined, and before long she is forced to make the most important choice of her life: does she accept her safe, limited world that she's known or take a desperate gamble in a world not meant for her with the Boy with Words?

What can I say about this book? I found this book to be intriguing and a little bit strange. I can't imagine going through life in darkness and being lied to all my life the way White Frost did.

This book has some twists and turns and some surprises in it. I thought the author did a great job writing this book. What an imagination she has? I would recommend this book.

Reading Progress

I have read 68% of the book Switch-A-Wish by M.B. Earnheardt. I will be posting another reading progress update soon.

Reading Progress

I have read 61%  of the book Switch-A-Wish by M.B. Earnheardt. This is a very long book because there are  a lot of chapters  evening though the chapters are short. I will be posting another reading progress update soon.

Reading Progress

I have read 57% of the book The Boy with Words by C.E. Wilson. I will be posting a review soon.

Reading Progress

I have read 38% of the book Switch-A-Wish by M.B. Earnheardt.  I am enjoying this book a lot. I will be posting another reading progress update soon.

A List of Books I Plan to Read and Review

Here is a list of books I plan to read and review!

1. I Don't Wait Anymore: Letting Go of Expectations and Grasping God's Adventure for You by Grace Thornton.

2. An Unexpected Joy (Treasured Dreams Book 6) by Susan Hatler.

3. 183 Times a Year by Eva Jordan

4. Last One Home by Debbie Macomber

5. A Girls Guide to Moving On by Debbie Macomber

6. Between the Lines by Jodi Picoult and Samantha van Leer

7. Off the Page by Samantha van Leer and Jodi Picoult

 8. I Like Him He Likes Her by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

9. It's Not Like I Planned It This Way by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

10. Please Don't Be True by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

11. You And Me And The Space In Between by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

12. Now I'll Tell You Everything by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

13. The Lovely Garden by Emma Mohr

14. Nothing Matters ( Family Matters Book 1) by Liana Key

15. If You Run (Bright Park Romance) by Sibyl Eisley

Looks like I have a lot of reading and reviewing to do. (Sigh)... the life of a book reviewer

Review: Just a Matter of Time: A Young Adult Paranormal Short Story by Charity Tahmaseb

Here is a summary of what the book is about. Sadie Lin: High school junior Sadie is desperate- to maintain her GPA,  to score high on the SAT's, for her dad to return from Afghanistan.

Time seems to crawl and slip through her fingers all at once. She thinks it's all in her head.

It's not.

Gordon Bakersfield: Gordon- Sadie's ninth grade epic crush- has plenty of time and knows where to get more.

He knows someone has been stealing Sadie's time. And while he's not sure how to stop it, he's hoping to try. But can Sadie trust him?

Only time will tell.

This young adult paranormal novelette is approximately 8,000 words long (-35 pages).

This is the first paranormal book I have read. I found the story to be interesting and cute. Can someone really steal time form you? To find out the answer you need to pick up this book and read it. I thought it was a real page turner I couldn't put it down. I am looking forward to reading more books from this author. I would recommend this book to anyone who likes young adult/paranormal short story books.

Reading Progress

I have read 50%  and I am on part two of the book The Boy with Words by C.E. Wilson. I will be posting something real soon What will it be? Will it be a review or a reading progress update. You will just have to wait and see. Stay tuned!

Thank you and Happy 4th of July

Happy 4th of July everyone let's be safe out there tonight. My  day will consist  of nothing but reading today. I hope I will be able to watch the fireworks from my living room window tonight. I just want to say thank you so much  to all the people who come and look at my blog everyday. I really do appreciate it. You guys are awesome. I will be posting a reading progress update on Wednesday of a book which one  I don't know I am reading a lot right now.

Reading Progress

This is my last post for this month. Where did the month of June go? I guess it went by faster because I was on vacation  for a while. Anyway I have read 19% of the book Switch - a - Wish by M.B. Earnheardt.  The kindle version of this book  has 64 chapters in it but the chapters are short.  I am really enjoying this book. I will be posting another reading progress update soon.

Currently Reading

I am reading Just a Matter of Time: A Young Adult Paranormal Short Story by Charity Tahmaseb.  I will be posting a review soon.

Reading Progress

I  have read 23% of the book The Boy with Words by C.E. Wilson.  The book is in two parts. I will be posting another reading progress update soon.

Currently Reading

I am reading Switch - a - wish by M.B. Earnheardt. I will be posting a reading progress update soon.  I am having a great time on my vacation.

Review: A life Redeemed by J. R. Pitts

Here is a summary of what the book is about: The story is about a boy named Lamont. He comes from a poor family.

He was born with a disability known as "a crooked foot." When he walks his foot drags behind him. In school Lamont is bullied and abused by his classmates.

Suddenly his father dies of a heart attack. Lamont and his sister and mother have a hard time dealing with his death.

As time goes on Lamont's mother shows interest in another man she met at church. Eventually, Lamont's mother and the man get married.

Lamont hopes that he can build a close relationship with his stepdad just like he had with dad. 

Through his ordeals in life Lamont comes to rely on his faith.

Wow, this was a really great book. It really spoke to me. I can relate to Lamont because I have a disability too. Ever since I was a little kid I have had a vision problem.

Junior high and high school was the worse for me. My classmates would make fun of me because I have to have large print text books.

When I was 25-26 years old I found out I had cataracts in both eyes. I went through the surgery. I could see well for about a year.

Then when I was 27 years old my retina detached in my right eye. I went through surgery again. I loss 70% of my center vision.

The point of my personal story is that I kept on praying to God and he made sure I was alright.

The moral of the book is no matter how hard you have it always keep your faith in God. I would recommend this book.

Vacation Time

I am going on vacation. I leave for California  on June 7th to visit my dad. Then I am flying to Maryland on  June 14th. I am going to see my fiance. So trying to keep my blog updated might slow down a bit. I will return to Hawaii on June 25th. I just wanted to let you guys know.