Motherhood is not all bedtime stories, bear hugs, picking flowers, and drawings on the fridge, right? It's freaking hard. Sometimes overwhelmingly, suffocatingly, identity-shatteringly, soul-destroyingly HARD . If you can relate and want to feel seen, then Other Than Mother is the book for you. Searching for relatable family life fiction about motherhood? This book is it. Becky Tenneree is a burned-out mother of four who needs to get some time away from the suffocating a

Why is reading about imperfect families so appealing? What is it that makes us want to read about other family's troubles and misfortunes? Really. Some might say that people like to read about those wh o are worse off than they are because it makes them feel better. Then they can say, " At leas t I'm not like that ," and feel better about themselves. It is COMFORTING . Now, I agree that it is comforting to read about imperfect families, but it should definitely NOT be becaus

Curious to find out more about the Family Life Fiction book category? Read this blog post to learn about genre characteristics and what to expect when you pick up a Family Life Fiction book. Read on! Just regular family life in the Betts household Where did the ‘Family Life Fiction’ label come from? Okay, from now on, I’m going to refer to Family Life Fiction as FLF. Amazon has categories for all items available on their website, including books. Authors must identify what th

What is your reading speed? What about your vocabulary level? Keen to find out how well-read you are? Or perhaps what type of reader you are? Let's look at some fun tests about reading and books. What type of reading-related things can we test? Reading speed Comprehension (understanding of what you read) Vocabulary (knowledge of words) Test Your Reading Speed Did you know that the average person reads between 200 to 300 words per minute (WPM). It is a bit faster for fiction a

It has been proven time and again that focusing on the things we are grateful for every day is hugely beneficial for us. Let's get thankful! Here's a list of 27 things that I am grateful for right now.

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I didn't cry, but I couldn't put it down. Perhaps that says more about me than the book? Is A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara just misery...

Unsure exactly how to read a book? Wondering what you should do if you ever come across a one? Worry not, dear friend, I will make you a reader in no time with these fail-safe instructions for how to read a book.

Why should we read? Does it matter what we read? How much should we be reading? Discover the answers to these questions and more as we...

Would you like to read more books? This blog post discusses the 3 reasons why I use Goodreads: Tracking, checking, and remembering, and...

I have written blogs about genre before (see: What is Women's Fiction? and What is Contemporary Fiction? ) but this one is going to look...

Isn't reading wonderful?! So far this year, I have finished reading 54 books, which means that I have traveled to 54 different worlds,...

Are Contemporary Fiction books set now, as in the present day, or the recent past? How recent? Yesterday? Last year? Two years ago? Can something that was written twenty years ago still be Contemporary Fiction? What IS Contemporary Fiction? Let's find out together.

Seventeen different types of poems. Each is explained in its own form. Learn about poetry while you read poetry. Acrostic: Poems where the first letters Of every line Enjoy being put together to Make a word or message

Reviews help readers find good books and help authors find new readers, but there are other reasons why you should leave a review on a book that you enjoyed. This blog post is all about the why and how to leave book reviews on Amazon and Goodreads.

Let me show you what The Perfect Gift looks like and how it's going to save you a lot of gift-giving stress and effort in the future.

My bedside table pile is getting a little out of hand and has spilled over onto the floor. Here is a list of books I have on my bedside TBR and how they ended up there (don't get me started on the bookshelf!).

"What are your books about?" is the most common question that people ask me. I mean, it makes sense. The problem is that I suck at answering the question. So, instead of blurbs, here are my on-the-spot inarticulate pitches, just for fun...