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6 Good Reads and a $100 Gift Card Giveaway

There’s usually one day a month when I’m rendered completely useless, thanks to cramps and the exhaustion that comes with my period.

There are few more days when I’m inconvenienced and maybe a little cranky, but there’s always that worst day when I can barely move. And since I like any excuse to curl up with a good book, that’s my reading day.

It’s my comfort during my period (along with baking honey rolls). I’ll share my 6 most recent favorite reads with you in case reading is your comfort, too. good reads
Reality Boy by A.S. King. I’ll admit that I watch plenty of reality TV. But what happens to the kids who are the stars of those shows when they grow up and have all their worst childhood moments available for anyone to watch? It did make me think about how much we as parents put out there about our kids on social media.

The Vigilante Poets of Selwyn Academy by Kate Hattemer. Another for if you are a fan of reality tv, especially reality tv competition shows. Some of that has to be scripted, right? And fixed? Of course it has to be.

The Beginning of Everything by Robin Schneider. You can be on one path and have something happen that knocks you way off that path. Yet people still expect you to play a certain part. There’s something that happens in the very first chapter that had me yell out “What? Did that just happen? CAN that happen? I’m never going on that ride…” You’ll see if you read it.

Where’d You Go, Bernadette by Maria Semple. Bernadette is so kooky. I identified a bit with her in the beginning when she was dealing with the crazy moms at school, but don’t worry, I’ve never gone to the extremes Bernadette has. This was was just flat out fun.

The Future of Us by Jay Asher. What if you logged onto your computer back in 1996, with the screeching dial-up, and were able to see your Facebook page from today? And what if you weren’t happy with what you saw? This is a fun look at that possibility. No big attempts to change the entire world, just your own life. Jay Asher also wrote Thirteen Reasons Why, which is one of my favorite reads ever, but it made me ugly cry even when I wasn’t PMS-ing, so pick that one up with caution (or at least with a careful eye on the calendar).

Landline by Rainbow Rowell. Look, I love my husband. He’s truly my best friend. But I wonder what I would say to him now if my grown-up self could talk to the version of him from before we got married, the way the main character in Landline is able to.

What is one of your recent favorite reads?

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Comments

  1. I pamper myself by having a hot bath, once a week, and locking myself in the bathroom, so I am not disturbed…so peaceful 🙂

  11. I love taking a nice hot bubble bath with a few scented candles lighted and reading a nice book in the tub.

  14. I pamper myself by lighting candles and taking a bubble bath!

    Thanks for the chance to win!

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  16. If I have the money, I like to pamper myself with a pedicure, If I don’t, then I pamper myself with a good book and a nice glass of red wine!

  20. I, too, can get lost in a good book. I like to read on my deck in the summer and wrap up in a soft throw in cold weather.

  24. I do a mini DIY “spa night” every Sunday. Usually just means painting my nails and throwing on a face mask, but it helps!

  28. A hot bath is how I pamper myself. I wait until the kids are in bed, light some good-smelling candles, and enjoy the silence. Thanks for an awesome giveaway!

  32. I have an at home spa night at least once a month. This includes, a bubble bath, sugar scrub, scented candles, a facial mask, mani, pedi, and such with calming, relaxing music playing.

  41. Oh, I have a few titles to add to my To Be Read list now! Thank you for the reviews. There is honestly very little self-pampering these days, but I do enjoy a cup of hot tea in the morning and getting into my PJs as soon as I step in the door in the afternoon.

  42. I like to pamper myself by having a spa day at home: bubble bath with aromatherapy candles, facial, mani/pedi, etc.

  49. I pamper myself by taking 15 minutes to myself to drink a cup of tea, eat some chocolate and catch up online.

  52. The rare moments I get a chance to sit down with a cup of tea and enjoy some silence is great pampering!

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  55. I love to pamper myself by doing some at home spa treatments
    I also love a good book! I have been reading 7 Minutes in Heaven and it is super good

  64. I like to have any kind of cheesecake, a cup of coffee and I watch a classic movie. Three C’s!

  67. I pamper myself by taking care of my nails – I am usually taking on the phone or watching TV at the time, and I take off any polish that is on them, and then I groom my cuticles, file and shape my nails, and then if I want to put on a new color I do that (base coat, 2 coats of color, top coat, and drying drops). It’s a necessary task, but also relaxing. 🙂

    Thanks so much for having this giveaway! 🙂

  76. I love taking long, hot baths, curling up with a good book by the fire and giving myself mini mani pedi’s.

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  83. I get a massage before my period starts. It resets all my aches and pains and makes it SO much easier to make it through that time fo the month!

  85. I will take a little of the weekend and just relax. I may sleep or just read for about half the day. I have a great hubby that allows me to do this. Thank you!

  91. I pamper myself by splurging on organic and natural bath and body care! I can’t really afford it but give up other things so that I can make it happen!