Artsy with Mya

 This story is a cute, fun little coffeeshop read as the main character described one of the books that she was reading during the story (little meta fun ;) ) There is a simple, but heartwarming storyline in this book - which is that of a woman who is trying to rediscover herself after her divorce and figuring out how to start over in a new life. An inheritance from a forgotten relative jumpstarts that process and the overall plot of the book and from there the protagonist starts to rebuild not just her life, but also this house that she inherited.  During this process, she discovers a family mystery and discovers some romance - some which works out and some of which really does not.  This works has excellent writing that really draws the reader in and lets them feel and react for the characters.  This is an excellent slice-of-life comfy mystery story to bring on a trip or read on a chilly afternoon.  I received this book free from NetGalley and Solstice Publish...

 I found that while the overall story and premise of this book is interesting - the flow of the story and even of the audiobook just did not work - it just felt overly long and seemed to go down a lot of derivative paths that seemed to prolong the story unnecessarily.  About half-way through the book is where I felt like the original story could have been condensed and ended, but instead it just kept going.   As I have not read any of the other books in this series I am not familiar with the traditional way that the author chooses to lay out the story of the readers, but ultimately for me while the story was fine and the plot was interesting, it was just too long to keep me interested in completing it.   I received this book free from NetGalley and Dreamscape Media to review and this is my honest review.  Three out of five stars

 Suffragette history has always been full of queer women in all aspects and stages of its evolution. However, these people were not always treated well or respected even among the very movement that they were working with.  The author organized this book into several different sections and talked about how being a queer person affected so many parts of the activism and life that these people were trying to lead.  The different aspects of life that the author discussed  in regards to being queer included how they presented themselves to the public, how they decided to live, how they participated in the suffragette movement and how they mourned and also prepared for their death.  This book is really interesting and shows just how important queer people were to the suffragette movement in every part of its evolution even when they were not appreciated or recognized by the movement at large.  I received this book free from NetGalley and NYU Press to review and ...

 The stories of medical discoveries that have changed the face of the medicine world throughout history are often not recognized by the general public. Rod Tanchanco talks about how that fact was the start of the inspiration to write this book.  The stories in this book talk about the ordinary people that helped change the face of medicine, intentionally or not. These are not the absolute full stories of these people and discoveries, but they are extremely well-written and put together. There is also an extensive list of resources and sources listed at the end of the book that can be used to further research what might interest the readers.  Even if you don't know a lot about medicine or the medical world - this is still a really interesting book to read. It humanizes some of the medical advancements and just what these advancements meant to the people that pioneered them and the people that needed them desperately.  I received this book free from Netgalley and Rod T...