As a reader we often find ourselves wanting to dive into a book when we really need to focus on our daily lives. I know I do. Over the years I've struggled to finding a balance between wanting to read and wanting to be present in whatever I'm doing. There are 5 things that I … Continue reading Episode 115 – Top 5 Tips To Balance Reading Life and Real Life
Todays episode is all about When They See Us, a Netflix limited series. I sit down with my 13 y/o son and husband to discuss the importance of this series and how it affects our lives personally. I urge you to listen with open ears and minds. Subscribe to podcast
I'm back!!! It feels so good to record podcast again. On today's episode, my husband and I are discussing an issue that came up regarding authors who dismiss the LGBTQ communities feelings regarding writing stories with gay or lesbian characters. We also discuss why some authors feel their books with black women on the cover … Continue reading Episode 113 – LGBTQ Community/Authors of Color
Everybody needs time to sit back, drink, and talk shit with their girlfriends. That is just what Jill Mac and I did. We both got ahold of our favorite cocktail and talked about all things book. We went beyond messy talk and ended up bringing up all kinds of dirt and our experiences as bloggers. … Continue reading Episode 107 – Girl Talk With Jill Mac
Chatting with other book lovers is one of my favorite past-times. I get a chance to be unapologetically book crazy without judgement. I had the pleasure of meeting Sophie and Ramona when I first started blogging and I refuse to let them go. In this episode, I get the chance to converse with these tow … Continue reading Episode 106 – Conversations With Bloggers Sophie and Ramona
OR I just had so much more that I needed to say about The Idea Of You by @RobinneLee so I decided to do a 5 Minute Book Review to chat with everyone about it. If you haven't read this book - you need to. If you don't like, oops. . . my bad. I … Continue reading Episode 105 – 5 Minute Book Review – The Idea Of You by Robinne Lee
For whatever reason, there seems to be a divide among book bloggers, booktubers, and book podcasting and I don't like it. I believe that we all play a very special role in the book community and it's time we come together. I enjoy booktubers, I think what they do is fucking dope. I wanted … Continue reading Episode 104- Booktuber Desiree Unbound Book Reviews
Today is all about the sex scenes in romance audio books. I don’t know about everyone else but listening to them can be funny as fuck. I thought it might be fun to record myself listening to a few. Also, I was able to get my husband to join in on the conversation too. Take … Continue reading Episode 103 – Listening To Sex Scenes
Yes, compromising positions. Too many bloggers and reviewers are in compromising positions. As bloggers and reviewers start to create relationships with authors and others in the book world, do you think they have become less trust worthy? Can readers really believe reviews anymore? Has the world of blogging and reviewing become more of promoting books … Continue reading Episode 102 – Compromising Positions
Welcome to Pretty Mess Reading’s first episode. I am so excited to start this new adventure into the world of podcasting. To kick things off, my first episode is with my wonderful husband, Andrew. I want to share a piece of me and my world with everyone so you can get to know the woman … Continue reading Episode 101 – Q&A With The Husband