BrandiParsons87 days ago1 minRead! Laugh! Enjoy!While I *should* be working on my grad classes, I needed a heavy escape from reality today. Author JoJo Bartlett didn't disappoint me in this escape while re...
BrandiParsons8Mar 111 minDinosaur Taco Holder ReviewBoxes of Dinosaur Taco holders arrived on Saturday, torturing our children with demands to wait to put them together. Taco Tuesday rolled around today, and a...
BrandiParsons8Jan 232 minBooks of the WeekEach book represented a different poetic style. For Unanswered Verses, the style is simplistic, easily read, and can connect with even the m
BrandiParsons8Jan 121 minEvvie Drake Starts OverAuthor Linda Holmes tells a delightful story. The book is the perfect balance of characters, small town charm...
BrandiParsons8Sep 13, 20191 minAwakened by CJ Anderson- A Book Review It's been on my TBR list for awhile, but it wasn't until I told my fellow author-friend/PTA-mom-friend/teacher-friend that I am doing some freelance editing ...
BrandiParsons8Aug 24, 20191 minMrs. Everything- A Book Review Jo, the main character in Mrs. Everything, begins by taking a phone call revealing that she has cancer. Then we're taken on a journey through Jo's whole life...
BrandiParsons8Aug 23, 20192 minChild of Nature - A Book ReviewThe imagination that this author gives her characters is one of a kind.
BrandiParsons8Aug 20, 20192 minBarefoot Beach - a book reviewEvery time I settled in to read and let my children exercise some independence at the local pools, my son popped his head between the book a
BrandiParsons8Aug 14, 20192 minWhere the Crawdads Sing - A Book ReviewThis book did not disappoint me in its telling of a great story
BrandiParsons8Jul 26, 20192 minA Spark of Light Book Review Controversial issues are seldom black and white.
BrandiParsons8Jun 28, 20192 minNine Perfect Strangers by Laine Moriarty- A Book Review ***This review contains spoilers.*** Nine Perfect Strangers by Laine Moriarty is a well-woven story of nine perfect strangers hoping to recharge on a health ...
BrandiParsons8Apr 6, 20193 minSpeedy Freelancer: How to Write Faster - A ReviewIt's spring break. I am at an amusement park with my children and husband - much more their idea of fun than mine - but while my courage to get my first book...
BrandiParsons8Apr 1, 201910 min19 Connections to Gratitude for 2019It's nearly the end of the first quarter of 2019. It's a month later than I wanted to share my gratitude for a truly fabulous start to 2019. It is funny thou...
BrandiParsons8Mar 27, 20194 minThe Right Answer - A Book ReviewEventually I will finish my blog post and tell you all about my wonderful February. (For it being a month that I generally dislike--mostly because it's cold-...
BrandiParsons8Feb 18, 20191 minNot Even Bones - A Book ReviewNita is not just any young adult. She is an unnatural, sentenced to helping her mom sell body parts on the black market. When Nita is kidnapped, she believes...
BrandiParsons8Feb 9, 20192 minChameleon - A Book ReviewSometimes everything in my world aligns and I can sit down and read a book from start to finish without any interruptions. Sometimes it doesn't. When I read ...
BrandiParsons8Jan 26, 20191 minThe Purple Door District by Erin Casey - Book ReviewIn The Purple Door District by Erin Casey, the reader is introduced to a new parahuman world. In The Purple Door District, the reader meets parahumans in the...
BrandiParsons8Jan 19, 20191 minThe Ones We Choose A Novel by Julie ClarkMy utmost admiration for another "before the sun rises" author, Julie Clark, in telling the story of Paige, a single mother - by choice, and her son Miles. W...
BrandiParsons8Dec 29, 20181 minSkipping ChristmasI almost never watch a movie and then read a book, but #SkippingChristmas by #johngrisham was a gift and since this winter break I have been in an #amreading...