The Silent Daughter

 

Title: The Silent Daughter  Author: Kirsty Ferguson   Pages: 336 (audible)  Genre: Mystery

    Dani was always abused by her sister growing up and it took years to get her out of that situation, She got to marry her high school sweetheart and raise her family. One fateful night her house catches on fire and she watches her family burn as she is stuck outside, helpless. Picking up the scraps of her life she is taking care of her eldest daughter who doesn't speak to her at all, who escaped the fire. As she tries to piece it all together pieces of her past come into play and she finds out details that were in the darkest crevasses of her mind. Can she really survive all this?

    As the story progressed I made a guess on who set the fire and let me tell you I changed my answer a couple times and I was still WAY off. I enjoyed this story and having it unfold. It was not what I expected at all. Kirsty kept me on the edge of my seat but its really hard to get into a story when you are a Mom and need to take care of everything as well. 

Unfuck Your Brain

 

Title: Unfuck Your Brain  Author: Faith G. Harper, PHD, LDC-S, ACS   Pages: 196 (Audible)  Genre: Self-Help  

Faith starts by explaining how the brain works and does it very simply so it is easy to understand. She breaks down everything down so you aren't even overstimulated by listening to her as she speaks science. 

I listened to it in one day and some of it hit home for me. I wouldn't even try to say I am the smartest in the room, I have been through things that some days I can be super mature and other days I feel like I'm a 10 year old girl again. I appreciated it that I could read/hear that feeling that way is okay. Feeling like a friend is telling me all this was a good way for me to understand it all. Learning how to deal with it all a day at a time and not feeling like you are losing your mind is a good thing. We don't need to feel this way its just about "unfucking your mind" 

Emily is Away

 

Title: Emily is Away <3  Game System: PC (Steam)  Game Type: Text Simulation

The year is 2008 and AIM is dead (for those of you old enough to know what I am talking about) all of your friends are on "facenook" and finally convince you to join. With your friends' help you navigate the end of high school. There are multiple ways the game can end, you get to decide how it does. You go through a few chapters to decide how the end of high school ends for you. 

I enjoyed this small game, I would have enjoyed seeing more added to it. However, for what it is it's a nice game. In order to type you just have to hit only 1 button to type it and then hit enter for it to send. It's a game to sit and enjoy for a couple hours. 

Grow Up

 

Title: Grow Up  Game System: PC (Steam)  Game Type: Simulation

When you first start the game you get a letter from your parents. You can pick how your parents look and your gender and then your name. Or you can leave most of it up to random. You will then go through stages from 1 to 18 by talking with kids at school and your parents. You can get a relationship with one of your friends. You use what's called a "brain map" to be able to get points so you may study and do entertainment. You pick some of the subjects you study. How you do on tests and how you respond to your friends and parents is how you will be dressed. I enjoy this game a bit more probably then I should but I am glad I own it and can nerd out. It's a nice relaxing game. Kind of like Sims but not as intricate.  

Sisters One, Two, Three

 Title: Sisters One, Two, Three  Author: Nancy Star  Pages: 354 Genre: Fiction/Mystery

Ginger is a very worried Mother, but not just about her child she worries about everything and doesn't know how to stop. As an adult she takes care of her Mother and tries to have a relationship with her 17 year old daughter which is hanging by a thread. The tighter she held on her daughter the more her daughter slipped through her fingers. As a last attempt to connect they take a family trip to see some colleges when the secret comes out for her daughter to hear that she doesn't just have one aunt, she has 2 aunts and an uncle. This story is about the canyon a secret can make and what it can do to those we love. Ginger loses her daughter for her to "find herself" and finds out her youngest sister Callie is alive and well when they haven't spoken in 25 years the death of their Mother brings the sisters together and to remember the brother they have lost long ago. 

I really enjoyed this book. I literally couldn't put it down. Maybe it has something to do with I am in a similar circumstance (other then the secrets) and I related to the sisters one way or another about what happened. When people we love die its sometimes hard to talk about them without someone getting upset. So we learn to just bite our tongues and not speak of the difficult matter. However eventually everything comes to light. 

Let Me Touch

 

Title: Let Me Touch  Author: Lucia Jordan  Pages: 40  Genre: Erotica

    Chardonnay hasn't been on a date since her last boyfriend cheated on her so with the push of her friend Cecily she goes on a blind date. Fancy dinner, a movie and ends in the park with sex. 

    It was a quick read and a nice book to get me back into my reading. I wasn't on the edge of my seat with this book but it wasn't dull either. I wish I had more to say but I honestly don't.