Sky Girls by Gene Nora Jessen | Book Review (add info and choose date)

Title: Sky Girls
Author: Gene Nora Jessen
Publisher: Sourcebooks
Published Date: August 18th, 2018
Genre: Nonfiction, Aviation, Women
Page Count: 416
Format: Kindle

My Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Goodreads Summary: 
"A beautiful and inspiring book...fascinatingly told." --Donna Shirley, former head of the U.S. Mars program, NASA

The exhilarating true story of the unsung pioneers who blazed a pathway towards a new era of female aviation...

The year is 1929, and on the eve of America's Great Depression, nineteen gutsy and passionate pilots soared above the glass ceiling in the very first female cross-country air race. Armed with grit and determination, they crossed thousands of miles in propeller-driven airplanes to defy the naysayers who would say it cannot - not should not - be done.

From the indomitable Pancho Barnes to the infamous Amelia Earhart, Sky Girls chronicles a defining and previously forgotten moment when some of the first women pilots took their rightful place in the open skies. For a country on the brink of defining change, they would become symbols of hope, daring, and the unstoppable American spirit. And for generations to come, their actions would pave the way for others to step into the brave unknown and learn to fly . . .

Written by female pilot and member of the original Mercury 13 Gene Nora Jessen, Sky Girls celebrates the strength and smarts of these trailblazing women, and sits perfectly on the shelf next to The Radium Girls, Hidden Figures, or Code Girls.

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 My Review:
Thank you to Netgalley and Sourcebooks for a free e-copy!

Going into this book the only women pilot I could tell you was Amelia Earhart and mainly just the last few years of her flying career before she tragically went missing.

Now I know about so many other amazing women and how America's aviation revolution really started and what helped fuel it.  

Waiting On Thursday #5

Originally Waiting on Wednesday created by Jill @ BREAKING THE SPINE. I've decided to move it to Thursdays.
It's time for a contemporary for a change!

Synopsis

Shelby is nervous to start her senior year after spending the whole summer away from home. After all, it's hard to be carefree when you're trying to protect a secret.

Shelby was in a devastating car accident, and everyone in town thinks that she was undergoing more physical therapy in Denver. Instead, Shelby's mother enrolled her in a clinical program to stop the panic attacks that started after the crash. The treatment erased Shelby's memory of the accident, but she can't help feeling as if a piece of herself is missing, that the treatment took more than the doctors claimed.

So when Shelby starts hallucinating a boy with dark and mysterious eyes, she knows it must be a side-effect of the clinical program. Except you can't kiss hallucinations. And this boy insists that they know each other and are in love...

Why I'm Waiting

I've really grown to love contemporary type of books that deal with mental health, etc. This one is being published by Sourcebooks Fire and it is becoming one of my favorite publishers!

Information

• Format: Paperback
• Publisher: Sourcebooks Fire
• Expected Publication:  October 3rd 2017 

Chasing Red by Isabelle Ronin *ARC #Bookreview

Title: Chasing Red
Series: Red #1
Author: Isabelle Ronin
Publisher: Sourcebooks Casablanca
Published Date: September 5th 2017
Genre: NA, Contemporary
Format: Kinde

My Rating: ★ ★.5

Goodreads Summary: 
Find out why millions of readers love Chasing Red

Chasing Red is the Wattpad phenomenon with over 130 million reads, and one million reads each week. Revised and with new original content, it will be published in two volumes, Chasing Red and Always Red. New readers and fans alike will fall in love with Red and Caleb--over and over again.

HER HEART MIGHT BE THE ONE THING HE CAN'T WIN...
When cynical straight-A college student Veronica "Red" Strafford gets kicked out of her apartment, notorious basketball player Caleb Lockhart offers her a place to stay. Intensely drawn to her, Caleb wants something for the first time in his life. But Veronica's painful past makes trusting difficult, and her heart might just be the one thing Caleb can't win.

They said she was going to be my ruin...then let her ruin me. 

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 My Review:

Thank you to NetGalley and Sourcebooks for an e-ARC of this book in exchange for my honest review.

Chasing Red was a book I finished in a day! Most of it in fact in just one sitting. I liked Veronica she was a hard working young woman who was just trying to protect herself from the mistakes her parents had made. She was afraid of love and for understandable reasons. She also didn't want charity but also liked feeling safe which is something we all should be able to feel. 
Caleb was a player at first in my opinion, but the more we got to know him and actually see his real personality and not this persona he has created with his friends I actually started to like him.

I also liked the friendships that Veronica made with Kara and how they were truly thier for one another when the other needed them. It was so nice to see especially in a book more focused on romance. 

As for the romance, I'm glad it was mostly taken slow and that Caleb after awhile realized he needed to chill and just let things happen slowly instead of straight to bed like he's used to. The fact that he was willing to wait and actually noticed things about Veronica was something that I did like about him.

Having said that though, he is also extremely possessive of her to a point that it was actually scary at times. Which is why this is getting such a low rating for me. Without the possessiveness, this  would have been a three-star book for me (means I enjoyed it). Also, the unnecessary drama of Beatrice was just annoying, and Justin was just creepy and I hope Caleb realizes that Justin has gotta go.


However I still kind of want to read the next one to see if Caleb starts chilling on the possessiveness and realizes that it isn't okay to do that. 

Waiting On Thursday! Week #1

Instead of it being Waiting On Wednesday which was created by Jill @ Breaking the Spine. I've decided to move it to Thursdays. Making it now be Waiting on Thursday, not as catchy, but will work better in my posting schedule. Now onto the real reason, you're reading this post. What I can't wait for this week

The Radium Girls by Kate Moore ARC #Book Review

Title: The Radium Girls
Author: Kate Moore
Publisher: Sourcebooks
Published Date: May 2, 2017
Genre: Nonfiction, history
Page Count:496
Format: Kindle

My Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★

Goodreads Summary: 

The incredible true story of the women who fought America's Undark danger
The Curies' newly discovered element of radium makes gleaming headlines across the nation as the fresh face of beauty, and wonder drug of the medical community. From body lotion to tonic water, the popular new element shines bright in the otherwise dark years of the First World War.
Meanwhile, hundreds of girls toil amidst the glowing dust of the radium-dial factories. The glittering chemical covers their bodies from head to toe; they light up the night like industrious fireflies. With such a coveted job, these "shining girls" are the luckiest alive — until they begin to fall mysteriously ill.
But the factories that once offered golden opportunities are now ignoring all claims of the gruesome side effects, and the women's cries of corruption. And as the fatal poison of the radium takes hold, the brave shining girls find themselves embroiled in one of the biggest scandals of America's early 20th century, and in a groundbreaking battle for workers' rights that will echo for centuries to come.
Written with a sparkling voice and breakneck pace, The Radium Girls fully illuminates the inspiring young women exposed to the "wonder" substance of radium, and their awe-inspiring strength in the face of almost impossible circumstances. Their courage and tenacity led to life-changing regulations, research into nuclear bombing, and ultimately saved hundreds of thousands of lives...
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 My Review:

"When one of the greatest radium authorities in the world tells you that you have no need to worry, quite simply, you don't."

Don't Get Caught by Kurt Dinan : ARC Book Review

Title: Don't Get Caught
Author:  Kurt Dinan
Publisher: Sourcebooks
Published Date: April 1st 2016 by
Genre: Contemporary, Mystery, YA
Page Count:340
Format: Kindle

My Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★


Goodreads Summary: 
10:00 tonight at the water tower. Tell no one. -Chaos Club

When Max receives a mysterious invite from the untraceable, epic prank-pulling Chaos Club, he has to ask: why him? After all, he's Mr. 2.5 GPA, Mr. No Social Life. He's Just Max. And his favorite heist movies have taught him this situation calls for Rule #4: Be suspicious. But it's also his one shot to leave Just Max in the dust...

Yeah, not so much. Max and four fellow students-who also received invites-are standing on the newly defaced water tower when campus security "catches" them. Definitely a setup. And this time, Max has had enough. It's time for Rule #7: Always get payback.

Let the prank war begin.

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 My Review:

"I'm not going to define myself by such simple terms any longer. And I'm sure as hell not going to let anyone else do it for me either. My friends, including Boyd, have shown me the consequences of letting that happen. If I've learned anything over the past six months, it's that I'm capable of stunning feats of greatness and amazing moments of stupidity. That's who I am, and it's time to embrace that."