Over The Top by Jonathan Van Ness (Format used for this read: Audiobook) The show “Queer Eye” on Netflix is one I just absolutely friggin’ LOOOOVE. It makes me cry, it makes me laugh, it makes me want to dress and cook and decorate better, it makes me believe in humanity again, and it is…
Three Women by Lisa Taddeo (Format used for this read: Audiobook) Lately, I have really been drawn to books about womanhood and all it’s complicated layers…. And what those layers mean to each of us is VASTLY DIFFERENT. We often are told the definition of “womanhood” fits into a nice, neat little box with a…
Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid (Format used for this read: Audiobook) Another pick by Reese’s Book Club that I couldn’t NOT stop listening to once I started. My Hollywood BFF (who doesn’t know it 🤣) did it AGAIN by picking this powerful, stand out debut novel by author Kiley Reid. Okay yall…there is…
Dodger by Terry Pratchett (Format used for this read: audiobook) When I became a fan of Neil Gaiman just one year ago (I am forever indebted to my dear friend Jamila for filling up my life with his work!), someone told me if I loved his work, I would equally love Terry Pratchett’s work. There…
Difficult Women by Roxane Gay (Format used for this read: Print–paperback) My monthly book club is a group of VERY different women…we are NOT linear at ALL…. We all bring various perspectives and voices to our discussions…which is why I love it so so much! One trait we all share though is that we ABSOLUTELY…
Reached by Ally Condie (Format used for this read: Audiobook) This is the final book in the “Matched” series and I’ve been waiting a few weeks for it to come thru because I just HAD TO KNOW how it ended. (You can read my reviews on the first two books here: Book #1: https://brainglitterwithdani.com/matched/ Book…
Me by Elton John (Format used for this read: Print–hardback from the library….how I miss yooouuuuuuuuu 😭😭😭😭😭) Reading autobiographies and memoirs has become one of my new favorite things. Especially when the author is extremely vulnerable and painfully honest. Sir Elton was ALL THAT AND THEN SOME in these pages. Here is the official summary:…
How The Bible Actually Works by Peter Enns (Format used for this read: Print–hardback) The first book I read by Pete Enns was “The Bible Tells Me So.” (You can read that review here: https://brainglitterwithdani.com/the-bible-tells-me-so/ ) Man, did it shake me up in the very BEST way… it had my brain hurting from all the…
The Night Tiger by Yangsze Choo (Format used for this read: Audiobook) I really love historical fantasy fiction… especially when it is written by authors of a different culture from my own….not only am I thoroughly entertained but I also get heavily educated. Yall know by now those are two of my FAVORITE things in…
The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern (Format used for this read: Audiobook) I so so so enjoyed this authors first book “The Night Circus”…it was weird and mystical and so well written. The very same things can be said about this book which is her second novel. Here is a summary: “From the New York…