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Tag: It was a dark and stormy night

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December 15, 2018 Helen

“It was a Dark and Stormy night…” Anthology Released Today!

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New book review: Girl Wash Your Face: Stop Believing the Lies about Who You Are So You Can Become Who You Were Meant to Be by Rachel Hollis . Read the full review: https://powerlibrarian.wordpress.com/2019/05/22/girl-wash-your-face/ (link in bio) . Prior to reading this book, I had no idea who Rachel Hollis was. Turns out, this didn’t matter. The messages she shares are universal, whether you’re a fan of lifestyle websites or not. She has a witty and light sense of humour, and she only occasionally comes across as preachy as she talks about overcoming obstacles, bad habits, and the lies she believed about herself. . Some of the stories Hollis tells come across as a tad disingenuous, which bothered me more in the beginning of the book than it did towards the end. For example, if the worst thing she did in high school was mock a fellow classmate for shaving her toes behind her back, then I’m 99% sure Rachel Hollis was never a human teenage girl. That said, I understand that this is her platform and her career and she probably has to self-edit quite a bit. However, as the book continues, she does come clean about some other unsavory things she has done, which, to me, made the messages she was presenting even more powerful. . This book has some powerful messages, but it isn’t for everyone. The tips are somewhat useful, but I think that in order to actually exact some real change in your life, you might need more than a few tips about how to think positively and shoot for the stars. . ✩ ✩ ✩ . . . #amreading #booklover #girlwashyourface #selfhelp #memoir #nonfiction #bookaholic #bookphotography #booksbooksbooks #audiobook #goodreads #booknerd #bookworm #bibliophile #bookstagram #canadianbookstagram #whattoread #read #readersofinstagram #reading
It's a long weekend for me up in here in Canada! Yesterday I went to a park near my house and took a bunch of pictures before the rain started. . QOTD: What's the first line of the book you're reading? I'll go first: . I dropped my phone into the Hudson River yesterday. . I'm reading "Social Misconduct" by SJ Maher, which I got an arc for at OLA Super Conference this year... . . . . . . #amreading #Booklover #Bookstagram #bookphotography #booksbooksbooks #booknerd #Bookworm #trees #tbr #currentlyreading #reading #readersofinstagram #read #bookaholic #canadianbookstagram #weekend #goodreads #arc #sjmaher #socialmisconduct #whyiread #bookstagrammer #bibliophile #alwaysreading #readerlife
We have a beautiful Polonia exhibit temporarily housed in one of our glass cases (until we get a permanent case for it) here at the Leddy Library. I'm a quarter Polish, and it feels great that Leddy Library has a significant Polish collection. Sorry for the crappy picture, it was hard to get one without the shadow of the bar or the glare of the glass. . . . . . #polish #amreading #library #librariesofinstagram #display #librarianlife #poland #polonia #booksbooksbooks #archives #history #historylover #uwindsor #historical #heritage #booklover #booknerd #bookworm #nerd
I received "Stone Mothers" as a Goodreads Giveaway! Full review is linked in bio: https://powerlibrarian.wordpress.com/2019/05/15/stone-mothers/ . Synopsis Marianne left her hometown a long time ago, only returning for brief visits with her family. But when her husband buys a surprise gift--a condo in a refurbished mental institution--she’s forced to come back and face her past. A past that involves the once abandoned insane asylum and a decades-old secret that's clawing its way back into the light... . At one point I realized I'm too much of a millennial to truly relate to Marianne, which hasn't happened to me in other, similar books about forty-year-olds with teenaged children. She’s a mother of a young woman, Honor, who suffers from depression. I’m not a parent, but while I can’t relate to her, but I can definitely understand the struggles she’s going through. But when she posts embarrassing comments on her daughter’s professional photography Instagram account, I cringed so hard that I dropped the book. . Stone Mothers deals with the fascinating themes of motherhood and mental illness. Kelly expertly draws parallels in several of the characters, which is one of the most memorable parts of this novel. . ✩ ✩ ✩ . . . . #bookstagram #amreading #bookreview #booksbooksbooks #nature #bookreviewer #goodreadsgiveaway #arc #advancedreadercopy #amreadingsuspense #stonemothers #erinkelly #booknerd #bookphotography #book #reading #read #trees #canadianbookstagram #bookworm #booklover
I came into work to the most wonderful surprise in my mailbox this morning! A lovely coworker picked up this bookmark for me on the weekend. Laser cut wood. So cute! 😍 . . . . . . #bookworm #booknerd #bookmark #amreading #booklover #booksbooksbooks bookaholic #bookish #artsandcrafts #crafts #cute #butterfly #handmade
I'm super excited to announce that my microfiction "Job Burnout" will be in Black Hare Press's "Angels: A Divine Microfiction Anthology". This is the second anthology in their “Dark Drabbles” series, where each microfiction is exactly 100 words. . Book Blurb: Beatific angels, holy wars, kitty saviours, epic battles between good and evil, devils and demons, fallen angels and many more tantalising tiny tales. What miracles can one hundred debut to bestselling authors do with 100 words? More than three hundred 100-word drabbles from around the world. . “Job Burnout” features an angel who has grown weary of his calling. I can’t say much more about my story without spoiling it! Writing a story that is exactly 100 words was fun and challenging… 100 words is not nearly enough to say everything I wanted to say, but this was a perfect exercise in being concise and to the point. . The anthology will be released on July 23, 2019. Check out my website to preorder now! (link in bio) https://helenpower.ca/2019/05/11/job-burnout-short-story-to-be-published-in-black-hare-press-anthology/ . . . . . #amreading #amwriting #publication #anthology #microfiction #angels #angelsanddemons #writer #author #writersofinstagram #authorsofinstagram #writing #write #canadianauthor #published #bibliophile #bookstagram #booksbooksbooks #bookworm #booknerd #writingcommunity
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