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Book Review: Home Work By Julie Andrews - A Memoir
The second of her three memoirs, this book made me want to watch The Sound of Music all over again - for the hundredth time! And I wasn’t mad about that, because that’s exactly what I did! Watching the film now and seeing all those iconic scenes through Julie’s eyes is so fun!
Reading it felt like a warm cup of tea while sitting on the living room floor, listening to grandma tell stories about the “olden days”…if grandma happened to be a Hollywood starlet.
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Nov 33 min read


Book Review: The Sirens By Emilia Hart -Sisterhood, Secrets & Mermaids
If You’re A Fan Of Fantasy Realism and Mermaids, Then The Sirens By Emilia Hart Is For You! Ultimately, it is a story of sisterhood,...
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Oct 72 min read


Podcast Review: The Unexpected Journey (Of Becoming A Carer)
Every caregiving journey is unique and often shaped by complicated relationships. It feels even heavier when the relationship between you and your loved one is strained. I wouldn’t call my relationship with my mom strained, but it certainly wasn’t all rosy. There was a lot of hurt and trauma, making it challenging for all of us. Listening to Emma’s journey and hearing from others who shared their unique experiences as caregivers on the podcast made me eternally grateful to my
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Sep 213 min read


Book Review: Lone Women by Victor Lavalle
Lone Women by Victor Lavalle is a Gothic-horror Western about strong, fearless, interdependent women in the early Wild West of the US. Historical fiction with a dash of the paranormal.
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Aug 223 min read


Book Review: Verity By Colleen Hoover
I’m here for the Gillian Flynn-esque mystery with a dash of E.L. James spice! Nothing Is As It Seems Although "Verity" takes a turn away...
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Aug 63 min read


Book Review: The Dangers of Codependent Parenting and Fame-Obsessed Culture
I'm going to be honest, since it's the theme of this book. I only read Jennette McCurdy's memoir, I'm Glad My Mom Died , after...
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Jul 223 min read


Book Review: The South African Roots Behind Britney Spears' Rise to Pop Stardom
One of the most pleasantly surprising facts I learned from Britney’s book The Woman In Me, and which I didn’t mention in my initial review when I first read it, is that the princess of pop started her career under the wings of South African-born music producers. Yep, you heard right. The owners of Jive Records, one of the biggest music labels in the US at the time, were none other than our very own sons of the soil: Clive Calder and Ralph Simon.
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Jul 103 min read


Book Review: The Dream, The Stairwell, And The Lost Bookshop
Review by Bloom Create Inspire on the magic and mystery surrounding "The Lost Bookshop" by Evie Woods. I share my personal account of how this magic spills over into my life.
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Jun 304 min read


Book Review: Trauma and Judgment in "It Ends With Us"
Bloom Create Inspire's review of Colleen Hoover's novel, It Ends With Us, explores themes of trauma and judgment.
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Feb 63 min read
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