Tag PG-13
With its title, A Dancer in Blood, by Kate Green, this book captured my intention. It sounded intriguing and I was curious as to who would want to kill a dancer, and why.
I love a very good short story that has a lot of thought and packs in a lot of emotion whilst evoking several senses in very few words.
In Memory of My Sister, by Kimberly Syres, is a memorialized account of a courageous mother’s battle against multiple cancers told from the viewpoint of her older sister.
Told over three parts, the book is divided into six chapters. Part One can be summed up as pain. It provides the background of falling pregnant, discovering the tumors, and the negligence that almost caused unnecessary death.
I appreciated the references to Back to the Future, the thoughts shared about stepping away from poetry, and the eventual persistence for the poet to continue to display their art.
A quick scan of the contents might have you scratching your head and wondering if some of the items really are essential ‘hacks’. They are!
Having been hurt, Amira makes the rash decision to upend her life, leaving behind her rich folks and her college course to head back to the only other area she has ever really known.
The book offers some very frank advice from straight off the bat. This includes considering the type of parent you will be
As I started turning the pages, what I actually got was recollections of The Goonies and Raiders of the Lost Ark meets Dickens. I knew within a few pages that I was going to enjoy the adventure ahead.
Recognizing some of the pangs of first/unrequited love, it was like a journey through one’s own past.
