Things We Lost in the Fire: Stories by Mariana EnrÃquezMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
This book was jam packed with short stories that left me wanting more. It sounds strange that I would want to read more of a book that was haunting, traumatizing and intoxicating. But Mariana Enriquez wrote them is such a beautiful way. Each story carried its own and supplied such intense details worthy of a camp fire setting. It was full of suspense, monsters and horror all surrounded in a contemporary Argentina. I haven't read anything like this in a while.
Now, this book isn't for the faint-hearted. Its heavy, dark and saddening. Each of the stories grips you and makes you feel as if you were right there experiencing those moments too. Its hard not to just want to keeping reading story after story but I wouldn't recommend it. Each one leaves you with a feeling that needs to be sunk in and evaluated and makes you question why your reading this in the first place, " are you that morbid" trails in your thoughts. But you realize, its these stories and how Mariana writes them. They captivate you and draw you in. At the end of the book; you feel as if you didn't read fiction at all, that these stories happened and that what makes it brilliantly frightening.
*disclaimer: I have received this book in exchange for a honest review for Bookstr.*
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Clean My Space: The Secret to Cleaning Better, Faster--And Loving Your Home Every Day by Melissa Maker
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Opening those first pages was like opening to guide book to
how to get my shit together. A much needed guide book at that.
how to get my shit together. A much needed guide book at that.
I've only recently just started my journey of keeping my mind and my house clear at the same time. and what I've found is that cleaning anything and everything is soothing.
Before this book I explored YouTube for anything to help me clean my house, and then I discovered the wonderful Melissa Maker. She explained things so easily and in ways that made doing easy chores enjoyable again. And then as an avid follower of her journey I've discovered an Arc of her book waiting patiently at my door step.
Was this the cleaning gods looking down on me?
The answer is yes.
Her book is informative and quirky and so much more than her YouTube content, but in so many beautiful ways. She touches on subjects and spaces in a house thoroughly that a five minute video couldn't. And I love that ! I've tried out a few steps in the book of how to complete a certain task. And I know what your thinking, Steps? It must sound complicated.
Oh but it isn't. It actually allowed me to get the job done quicker and more efficiently as possible. and again, I love that!
This surely is a book that I'm going to keep going back to.
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