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What I Read This Month



Listed below are some of the books I've read over the last several weeks. I think my taste in books has started to change from pure fiction to autobiography/memoirs. I am really liking true stories being shared, not just made up characters. I feel like I actually know these people because they're real. It's something I never considered reading, but I love it and maybe you will to! 

Book # 1



Dinner for Vampires

So I half physically read and half listened to the audio version, and I loved it! Bethany Joy Lenz is one of my favorite actresses on the Hallmark Channel, and I loved her character from One Tree Hill. I figured her life story would be interesting, and IT IS! It's about her life as a young adult in a real life cult. One thing I really liked about the audio version is that she actually narrates the whole thing, and sings in it, has some guest stars and she has such a great voice. I highly recommend. 

Book # 2



The Third Gilmore Girl

Oh Kelly Bishop... I had no idea what kind of life she had lived. I loved learning about her childhood and young adult life as a dancer in NYC. She explains how she got into acting and how she ended up with some amazing roles. I have always loved her character on Gilmore Girls so I figured her life story would be interesting. I felt like I was watching a movie about her life. I had now idea she was a dancer on Broadway. She has led such an amazing life and is an excellent storyteller. Now I am determined to watch a production of one of her earliest non-dancer roles in the Broadway musical A Chorus Line. 

Book # 3



Swimming Against the Current

Okay, this one is one of my favorite books I've ever read. I really enjoyed the intense story told by Riley Gaines. She goes on in her book about the very real threats to women's sports, privacy, and basic freedoms. I encourage all women to read this book. It is very eye opening. There are some lengthy statistics to support her position, but Riley does a great job explaining the common sense behind not letting men compete in women's sports. 

Book # 4



Whiskey in a Teacup

This was also an audio book for me mainly because it is narrated by the wonderful actress/author, Reese Witherspoon. She writes about her childhood growing up in the Appalachian South. I can relate to a lot of what she's writing about. It felt like talking to someone from back home in Virginia. I loved her stories about her grandmother, her weddings, and the details she remembers most about being raised in the South. I recommend this book to anyone who wants to know what it means to be whiskey in a teacup. 


I've always loved reading, and I hope to one day become an author. It would be an absolute dream come true. Story telling is one of my favorite things in the whole entire world. I love to ask people to tell me the story about -fill in the blank-. Stories are so important, and the longer they are, the better, in my opinion. I hope that maybe if I keep reading enough, one day I will be able to tell a great story too. 

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