Hey all! A quick word before I dive into my book review post… Some of you guys didn’t see or receive my last post explaining my change-over from a free WordPress site to my new home here at mackenziecarose.com. It is still me! 🙂 Just a proverbial butterfly spreading her blogging wings!

Now on to the show…

The Minimalist Home by Joshua Becker

This is a good book if you are just starting off in your decluttering/minimizing journey. If you are a seasoned pro and clutter is basically a four-letter word to you, then go ahead and skip it.

The Wellness Mama 5-Step Lifestyle Detox by Katie Wells

Good overview about why being healthy is important not to just ourselves, but to our children. Chockfull of natural cleaning ideas/methods/way of life. I found it interesting. Also, you don’t need to be a “mama” to read this book. It really is for everyone.

Cocaine Blues: A Miss Fisher Murder Mystery by Kerry Greenwood

I love, love, love the series which is on Netflix right now, staring Essie Davis. It is sooooo good 🙂 I thought hey, let me read the first book in the series since I am watching the show. Meh… Not enamoured. That’s okay though. The series is worth watching guys, trust me!

Essential by The Minimalists

I enjoyed this book. It is full of essays from their website focusing on specific topics such as finances, health, relationships, technology and minimalism, just to name a few.

Mrs. McGinty’s Dead by Agatha Christie

Now y’all know I could not do a book review post without mentioning my girl!! All I have to say about this book, is that you’ll never guess who did the crime and why Mrs. McGinty had to die. Great page-turner!

A Pale Horse by Charles Todd

Scotland Yard inspector Ian Rutledge has to find out why a dead man was left in the abbey of a monastery with a WW1 gas mask covering his face, when it also is apparently obvious that he wasn’t killed there. Intrigued now, aren’t you? 🙂

That’s it! Any great books that you guys can recommend?

Getting this post up a bit late but that #momlife is no joke.

Here we go!

Sweet Little Lies by Caz Frear

Saw this recommendation for this book by someone I follow on Instagram who writes awesome book reviews. Great mystery, great plot, and interesting characters.

The Masterpiece by Fiona Davis

Meh…  A bit disappointing truth be told. I loved her previous book The Address and had such high hopes for this one but I just could not get into it.

A Forgotten Place by Charles Todd

Charles Todd has two series that they write: one featuring a Scotland Yard detective named Ian Rutledge, the other series features a WW1 nurse named Bess Crawford. This book features the latter. This book was not terribly good and a bit convoluted which disappointed me to no end because I love this author to pieces. The series that they write featuring the Scotland Yard detective is sooooooooo much better.

Searching For Sunday by Rachel Held Evans

I came across this author online and decided to give this book a whirl. I know it is not everyone’s cup of tea, but I found this book quite good. Her disillusionment with the church after growing up in it and then finding her way back, is definitely worth a read.

That’s it for now. I’ve read more books than these 4 in the past month but a lot of books were “meh”, not really worth mentioning. Have you guys read any good books lately? 🙂

Hey y’all, long time no see! 🙂 This post is not a comprehensive list of everything I have been reading but I didn’t want to go another month without hopping on the #booknerd train and linking up with Jana and Stephanie.

How To Stop Time by Matt Haig

Excellent, excellent book. Science fiction-y kind of books are not my thing nor my usual genre, but I had heard nothing but wonderful reviews for this book and I heard they are making this book into a film, so I decided to give it a read. I found this book well-written and it kept me involved even though the story went back and forth between present day happenings and the past.

Reasons To Stay Alive by Matt Haig

The author Matt Haig suffers from anxiety and depression and at one point, tried to commit suicide. This book he wrote, Reasons To Stay Alive, is his story about how he came back from the edge. He also shares “reasons to stay alive” not just from him personally, but from other people who suffer from anxiety and depression and what their reasons are to stay alive and keep fighting.

You guys, I cannot recommend this book enough. As someone who suffers from both anxiety and depression, I felt like finally, someone wrote down the words that constantly swirl through  my brain. And if you don’t deal with these issues on a day-to-day basis like some of us do and don’t know if this book is worth the read, let me tell you: IT IS. If you want to find out more about the subject because someone you know suffers from anxiety and/or depression, this book is a must-read.

A Steep Price by Robert Dugoni

This book is the latest in the Detective Tracy Crosswhite series. Normally, I like my mystery novels to predate the computer, where detectives had to rely on old-fashioned means to catch the bad guy. That being said, the series is ah-mazing. The series takes place in present-day Seattle and is just so well-written and truly leaves you guessing. Start with the first book in the series and just go from there. Promise, this series is definitely worth your time!

What have you guys been reading? Let me know in the comments!  🙂