Reading with Lace

Thank you Netgalley, B.A. Paris, and St. Martin's Press for this ARC for my honest review in return.  Synopsis:  Livia didn't get the wedding she always wanted so she has planned an all out party to celebrate her 40th birthday and to make up for the wedding she never had. She is excited to celebrate with all of her closest family and friends, except her daughter Marnie won't be able to make it as she is studying abroad and her finals interfere with party day. Livia discovered a secret about her daughter that will change all her family knows, but she wants to wait until after her party to share with her husband Adam to ensure they all have one more happy time together before their lives change forever. Adam, knowing how much he needs and wants Marnie at the party as well as to surprise Livia, plans a trip home for Marnie. What he can't plan for is the terrible news that he hears about his daughter hours before the party. He, not wanting to ruin Livia's big nig...

Synopsis:  Taking place in 1942 when the holocaust was occurring, Slovakian Jew Lale, is forced to leave everything he knows to wind up in a concentration camp at Aushwitz-Birkenau. He lucky to know multiple languages and the Germans discover this about him to give him a job that will help keep him alive, the tattooist. The tattooist must number every person that comes to the camp. During this time he experiences horrible acts towards other prisoners, kindness toward him, and even finds love with Gita. Together, Gita and Lale are determined to stay alive and get out of the camp for each other. This is a story of true love, determination, and survival.  Review:  5/5. This book was amazing. The acts Lale and Gita witnessed and experiences are horrific, but the telling of these acts give the reader the ability to experience what this Jewish prisoners experienced in a way that brings light to ones eyes. In 8th grade I remember going to the Holocaust museum in Washing...

THANK YOU NETGALLEY AND KENSINGTON BOOKS FOR THE ARC FOR MY HONEST REVIEW IN RETURN. Synopsis: When Sara's boyfriend Ric ditches her on her family's get together, she finds herself at a loss. She is nervous to be alone with her family and their criticism of her. Luis was just mandated a week long vacation when he overhears Sara's conversation of distress. He has always been the good guy and this time is no different. When Sara asks him to fill in as her pretend boyfriend, despite his hesitancy, he says yes. While he expected to have a difficult time lying to everyone, he didn't expect to fall for her or for her to challenge his emotional past. Together can they work on fixing their family issues and fool everyone into thinking their relationship is real? Can they fool themselves into thinking there is nothing going on between them? Review: 4/5 stars. While I loved the easy banter between Sara and Luis, the challenges they gave each other, and the relationship...

Synopsis: Jessica Simpson memoir written about her life over the last 15 years. Take a look at some very deep subjects and how she got through them to be where she is today. . Review: 5/5. From being molested as a child, her music career, her marriages, pregnancies, alcohol dependence, and family life changes she made you feel it. Growing up I listened to her music, but had no idea half of what she went through to get where she is today. It makes me sick to think of how badly the music and tv industries are about weight. She was 118 lbs, healthy for her height, and told she needed to get down to around 100lbs for her music career. Well any person would begin to have issues with body dysmorphia. She would have you crying on one page and literally laughing the next. I love how brutally honest she was. You felt what she felt during each of those times. 90% of the time I just wanted to reach out and hug her, the others I celebrated her victories or laughed with her. She went through...

Synopsis: Sloan continues to grieve the loss of her fiance 2 years ago when the unexpected happens. She rarely leaves the house, so why to day of all days does she nearly hit a dog who then jumps through her window and refuse to leave? For two weeks she tries to contact the owner, Jason, without any sort of response, but when he does respond she finds out he is out of town for awhile, he didn't know his dog was missing, and asks her to dog sit until he gets back. It's during this time that Sloan and Jason begin flirting over phone calls despite Sloan's, and despite her best efforts, Sloan falls for him nearly as hard as he falls for her. They begin their relationship for her to find out he is a famous musician. Can their relationship withstand the trials of fame and all the comes along with it? Review: 5/5, if I could give more stars I most certainly would. I absolutely love everything about this book. I laughed, and cried, and fell in love with the characters. I was so...

I'm Lacey, wife of Matt, mom of Mayson and Gavin, Christian, nurse practitioner, daughter,  friend, Disney fanatic, healthy lifestyle chaser, and last but not least.....bookworm. I have had a love for reading since I was a little girl. I remember walking to the library and carrying a large bag of books home just to devour them in a few days. I've always had my nose in a book, I use reading as my escape from whatever reality I have going on at the time. Currently, that's working night shift at home amidst a global pandemic, but there have been other times in my life that character in book have gotten me through something. I've used Goodreads for awhile and over the last year have been trying to get pretty consistent at reviewing books with an honest review vs. just a starred review. Authors and readers alike deserve to know why someone gave them the rating they chose in order to choose your next great read or to enhance your writing skills as an author for next time....