Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about the balance between being self-reliant and still accepting help when it’s needed. I’ll be honest. Sometimes I feel like I’m horrible at both. I feel like I rely too much on other people for specific things and yet I also know that I’m very reluctant to ask for…… Continue reading Trying to Be Self-Reliant or Just Rejecting Needed Help?
The Retired Assassin’s Guide…: Tough Guy Softy (4 Stars)
About a month ago, I finished reading The Retired Assassin’s Guide to Country Gardening by Naomi Kuttner. The title alone drew me in. I wasn’t sure what to expect. What I got was a mostly funny murder mystery novel. The main character, Dante, was a previous government assassin. While Dante appears to be a big…… Continue reading The Retired Assassin’s Guide…: Tough Guy Softy (4 Stars)
The Killer She Knew: A Killer Ghostwriter (3.5 Stars)
If you like slightly creepy, sometimes hard-to-follow stories that make sense for the most part in the end, you may enjoy reading The Killer She Knew by Zee David. Emma is a ghostwriter, who spends most of the book ghostwriting a book with an eerily familiar story. My Advice to the Reader My biggest advice…… Continue reading The Killer She Knew: A Killer Ghostwriter (3.5 Stars)
9-1-1: Using Tragedy to Fake His Death (4 Stars)
I just finished reading 9-1-1 by D J Maughan. It’s available now in hardback and will be available later this month in other formats. This is my second novel by this writer. I previously read Idaho Falls by this same author. 9-1-1 takes place on September 11, 2001. In the book, Scott Lyons has been…… Continue reading 9-1-1: Using Tragedy to Fake His Death (4 Stars)
More Writing Contest Losers
Both of these writing contest losers are from last year. They are both super short, so reading them shouldn’t take long. Spelunking and a Body As an introduction, this was for a Halloween writing contest. It had to be a horror story of no more than 100 words. Now the Story She’d been warned. Never…… Continue reading More Writing Contest Losers
But That Does Not Look Like Bob Ross Did
Toward the end of last year, I got called as an FHE group leader. This means that I actually have to attend FHE. Yesterday, we did a Bob Ross night. I’m horrible at art. I wouldn’t say that I was dreading the activity, but there were definitely a lot of people who were way more…… Continue reading But That Does Not Look Like Bob Ross Did
Almost Being On the Other Side of a Temple Complaint
The Idaho Falls Idaho Temple generally closes in February for two weeks for its semi-annual major cleaning. This year, it’s closed for six weeks instead. They are replacing the main elevator. It’s the original elevator, so it’s been there since the temple opened in 1945. It had become hard to find replacement parts. The elevator…… Continue reading Almost Being On the Other Side of a Temple Complaint
When Life Doesn’t Turn Out As Planned
It’s been a while since I’ve written a blog post, and over the last few months, I’ve gotten really sporadic with my posts in general. I apologize for that. I do want to do better. Today, I came across this writing contest loser from last year. I’d forgotten I even written it until I was…… Continue reading When Life Doesn’t Turn Out As Planned
To Be a Gentleman:A Fall From Social Standing (4.5 Stars)
Earlier this year, Carolyn Twede Frank’s To Be a Gentleman came out. This book is the sequel to To Be a Lady. In this book, Timothy travels to the United States to sell cattle for his employer (also his brother-in-law). Because of the mistakes Timothy’s father made, Timothy’s family no longer has the same social standing…… Continue reading To Be a Gentleman:A Fall From Social Standing (4.5 Stars)
You’re Enough, June Nelson: Hit in the Head (4.5 Stars)
If you want a relatable book, you might want to check out You’re Enough, June Nelson by Jessi Hansen. This book was published on December 17. It’s a time travel book, which I normally don’t like a lot, but I feel like this was handled really well. The Story of June June is 34 years…… Continue reading You’re Enough, June Nelson: Hit in the Head (4.5 Stars)