Murder on the Inside by Catherine Fogarty

Murder on the Inside

The True Story of the Deadly Riot at Kingston Penitentiary  

By: Catherine Fogarty 

    If you are interested in politics, history, jail riots and behind the cover up stories, then this might be the book for you.

    Murder on the Inside, is a story about the grimsum truth about what happened inside the Kingston Penitentiary Riot.

    The author transforms you in such a way, that you feel as if you are right there, reliving these stories. The thing I loved most about this book is how it allowed you to see the riot from all sides of the story. I find that most true story novels, tell you from their side of the story, or the writing allows you to feel like they have taken a side of the story. However, with this truth baring story, all sides of the story are laid out for you to make your own conclusion about the events that took place.

    This story holds back nothing, really allows you to see the depths behind the walls of Kingston Penitentiary Prison. It is eye opening to a small piece of history.

    At times you do find yourself lost in the information, as the author doesn’t hold back any details. But if you push through those moments the story that forms, paints a beautifully written tragedy. This book brings focus back to the reasoning behind the riot; the fight for human rights. It allows for the prisoners voice to be heard again rather then the continuation tale of convicts equal “bad people”.

 

   “We’ve lost our civil rights and now we are on the verge of losing our human rights.”- Billy Knight Murder of the Inside by Catherine Fogarty

-Just a Girl

                            Reminders of Him

                                                        By Colleen Hoover 

    There are very few books that I read in one day; Reminders of Him is one of those books. Even though the beginning started off slow, it picked up in the middle.

    I am huge fan of Colleen Hoover, everything she has written, I have! There is something about how she writes such complex characters that catches your attention and keeps you intrigued in them, right till the last page.

    Reminders of him gave me so many emotions, I was angry, anxious, sad and hurt all at once. The story line about having to trust in people’s intentions and having to watch the tail of grief unfold, was what kept me turning the pages.  The vulnerability in this book is beautifully written.

    The story of two narratives to the same horrific accident is moving! Having different people in pain and different point of views telling the story, makes for an interesting read. I liked how Colleen Hoover caught the different point of views to each side of an accident that took the life of someone who was loved by many. The ways she writes allows you to feel for each character, and to feel the loss in different ways. However, the thing that makes this book is watching two stories of the same tragedy come together, and watching the characters heal!

    How Colleen Hoover wrote each character having pain was intriguing, but what was catching was how each character allowed the other to feel their pain and made room for their pain within their healing.

    The romance within this book isn’t the main focus, but is the perfect addiction to the story line. The romance is a sweet, cute meet moments, that have some intense and steamy moments.

    I would recommend to any one that wants a good storyline with a side of much needed romance.

“In a matter of a few weeks, I went from hating you to liking you to wanting the world for you, so forgive me if those feelings sometimes overlap."      -Reminders of Him 

   

-Just a girl 

High Achiever

High Achiever

By: Tiffany Jenkins 

    The book High Achiever by Tiffany Jenkins, is truly an inspiring and moving book. Tiffany shares her story about addiction and recovery in the most truthful and raw way. It allows you to see the story behind the walls of addiction.

    This book had me living right along with her in the moment. Tiffany’s style of writing is raw and moving, when she writes about feeling anxious, I physically feel anxious with her. When she writes that she is laughing till her stomach hurts, I found myself laughing out loud along with her.  Weather you know or have experience with addictions you will find inspiration and relatable moments within these words. Tiffany adds such emotion, humor, realness and vulnerability within the pages of this book, that keeps you inspired and intrigued until the end.

    From page one till the end I found myself cheering Tiffany on. The detail in this book is what kept me invested. The story was written with so much detail that really enables you to be brought right inside the pages of this book. The inspiration within these words will touch everyone that reads it. It talks about the back and forth of what addiction looks like, the honest feelings of shame and guilt and turning those feelings into strength and passion. Even if you don’t have relatable moments within this book, the strength Tiffany must have had to write such a vulnerable book is inspiration enough.

    I highly recommend this book to everyone and I will most likely read it again and again when I need inspiration in my life to find some strength within in myself.

 

    “But just because I wanted to get high doesn’t mean I had to. So, I didn’t, no matter how hard it got; I kept going because I knew wonderful things were waiting for me.”- Tiffany Jenkins; High Achiever; The Incredible True Story of One Addict’s Double Life

     -Just a girl

 

A bit about the girl.

 

  Who am I? And why am I putting my time into writing about books?

    Well to begin my name is Cora, I have a not so tiny human, who makes me a mother. I am also a mother of 3 geckos and 2 cats. By day I work with youth who have mental health in the social service field. By night aside from being a mom, I am a book lover, hopeless romantic and a girl who has always loved writing. I am well known for always reading, I always have a book on the go whether it’s a book I have read a hundred times or a new book I have never read before.

    In my not so nice childhood I found passion and happiness in two things reading and music. However, when I wanted to explore my passions in a more creative way I had to decide which passion to take on in a creative way. To be truthful on a scale of 1 to 10, my singing ability or anything to do musically isn’t even a number on the scale, so with that I moved on to the next passion, reading is where I thrive creatively.

    First, I just read and wrote about the books for myself, then I started writing a novel, just for fun. Once I wanted to take this to the next step I started looking up blogs, as it seemed like the natural next step. I enjoy sharing my reviews of books with my friends and thought I might enjoy it on a bigger scale.

    My hope for this is to recommend some great books and to help people feel inspired to read. My hope is to do this with a witty, humour, honest and at times sarcastic words.

    I hope you enjoy and comment!

-Just a girl