RaeAnna + A Nerdy Lifestyle
I have honest and completely biased – cause I’m human – reviews on all the books I’ve been reading since December of 2016.
Most of us can't relate to losing an international cosmetics corporation or a trust fund, but most can relate to feeling like we're facing off against the world, which is exactly what the Wangs are doing after losing everything and going on a cross country road trip.
Raygun writes more than quippy sayings for shirts; they also write books. As a proud Iowa native, I love when someone else brags about how great the Midwest is. Raygun does just that in The Midwest: God's Gift to Planet Earth. No exaggeration. We may only be 67 million strong, but that's enough people to earn a reputation as a region home to the attractive and nice. Don't take my word for it, take Raygun's!
The entire premise of The Hating Game by Sally Thorne rides on the back of the kindergarten playground advice given to young girls: “He’s mean to you because he likes you.” I don't get why people love this book. At best it's problematic; at worst, it's toxic.
I instantly fell in love with Ali Wong when she walked onto the screen of my TV with her pregnant belly, dirty mouth, and satire in Baby Cobra. I like her even more in her familiar yet fresh collection of letters to her daughters.
Amazing Iowa Women by Katy Salwell Ph.D. is a beautifully illustrated book about the remarkable women who have called Iowa home. Unfortunately I'm not in it, but maybe the second edition won't overlook me.
I don't like historical fiction because history is so interesting it doesn't need to be changed, but writers are constantly changing history... Alison Weir is a popular historian, so she writes better historical fiction than the vast majority out there. In her latest, she explores the oft overlooked fourth wife of Henry VIII and a possible secret love child.