Author: Michelle

  • Sisters

    This book is set to be released on September 5, 2017.  Have you ever wondered about your significant other’s previous lover?  Have you ever compared yourself to her?  In this book, the protagonist obsesses a little too much over her husband’s first wife.  She tries to calculate how many times they had sex.  Was she…

  • Rich People Problems

    I really love this series.  In book three of Kevin Kwan’s “Crazy Rich Asians,” Ah Ma is dying.  Everyone descends upon Tyersall Hall to say goodbye and stake their rights in the Will.  Nick and Astrid find themselves banished from their ancestral home.  It takes a couple of servants to sneak them in to see…

  • As Seen on Instagram

    This adorable Zac Zac Posen bag is very elegant and ladylike.  It fits a large 8 1/2 x 11 planner, a large book, wallet and sunglasses.  You can drape it over your arm, or use the arm strap.  I prefer carrying it the way I imagine Jackie O would carry this bag, draped elegantly over…

  • A Wrinkle in Time

    In anticipation for the upcoming movie starring Oprah Winfrey, Mindy Kaling and Reese Witherspoon, I thought I’d pick this book up to get an idea of what I should anticipate this spring.  Meg, her brother Charles Wallace and new friend Calvin, embark on a journey across dimensions to find Meg’s father.  He’s been missing for…

  • See What I Have Done

    Lizzie Borden took an axe And gave her mother forty whacks. When she saw what she had done, She gave her father forty-one. Or did she? This is the story of Lizzie Borden and what happened that fateful day when her father and step-mother were brutally murdered.  Did she do it or did someone else?…

  • Who Moved My Cheese?

    Touted as one of the most important books all businesses need their workers to read, “Who Moved My Cheese?” is about change.  In business and in life, we need to learn to adapt to change or be left out.  Businesses need to evolve in order to survive. Along with that, employees need to grow and…

  • Building a Story Brand

    This book is set to be released October 10, 2017.  If you are a blogger, an entrepreneur, boss…this is the book you need to read.  This book teaches you the importance of building your business by focusing on the only thing that matters: the customer.  Everyone is a hero in their own story, but in…

  • The List

    This is the new 1994 of our age.  This YA book is 1984 for our kids.  Mixed with the realities of our age, this book explores a grim future for human beings after our world changes due to climate change.  Letta is the new Wordsmith in one of the only civilizations left.  She is responsible for creating…

  • Home

    I have a lot of duvets.  Out of all of them, this one is my favorite.  It looks so luxe, but it doesn’t have that hefty price tag.  Every time I look at this duvet with matching shams on my bed, it makes me happy.  It is so beautiful. [West Elm]

  • Lust

    Most fashion girls dream of owning the IT bag for all fashionistas.  That bag happens to be an Hermes Birkin.  The Hermes Birkin is the only handbag that goes up in value.  Just recently a similar bag went for $379,261 at Christie’s.  The difference between this bag and the Christie’s bag?  The other one had…

  • As Seen on Instagram

    When I was a kid, I used to run around in Wonder Woman underoos singing, “Wonder Woman!”  She was my first real superhero before Superman.  I am so happy that Gal Gadot made her popular again.  For my birthday, my brother sent me this little Funko Pop.  She is everything! [Amazon]

  • Beauty Journal Spa Days

    Sundays are my spa days.  This is the day I try out all of the different products I receive, including the stuff my friends recommend. This past weekend, I extended the spa day to Saturday, because I wanted to try out the Sulwhasoo K-Beauty treatment.  The following day, I used all of the products you…

  • Miles Morales

    This book is due to be released on August 1, 2017.  This is by far one of the best stories I’ve read this year.  I gave it 5 stars because this is more than just a Spider-Man story.  This is about a kid facing adversity, just like every other kid out there.  He may have…

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    Miles Morales: A Book to Get Excited About

    Book: Miles Morales Author: Jason Reynolds Publisher: Marvel Press, Disney Book Group Release Date: August 1, 2017 Rating: [usr 5.0] There are very few books I cross paths with that make me very excited to share with everyone.  For Jason Reynolds’ upcoming release “Miles Morales,” I can’t wait for all of you to read this…

  • The Burning Girl

    This book is due to be released on August 29, 2017. A coming of age novel set in Royston, Massachusetts.  Two girls, Julia and Cassie, grow up together in this small town.  Julia is from a good, middle class family, while Cassie is from the other side of town.  Having known each other since nursery…