By: Leah Originally posted on Leah's Books. This week’s prompt is a thankful freebie, but since I kind of did this on Friday, I wanted to honor Indigenous people in today’s post. November is Native American Heritage Month here in the United States, and while there’s a long way to go to achieve justice, I... Continue Reading →
WWW Wednesday: October 12, 2022
Happy Hump Day, readers! We’ve reached the middle of another week which makes it time to catch up with what’s being read! WWW Wednesday is a weekly reading update hosted by Taking on a World of Words. The Three Ws are: What are you currently reading? What did you recently finish reading? What do you think you’ll read... Continue Reading →
WWW Wednesday: September 21, 2022
By: Manuela Soares Happy Hump Day, readers! We’ve reached the middle of another week, which makes it time to catch up with what’s being read! WWW Wednesday is a weekly reading update hosted by Taking on a World of Words. The Three Ws are: What are you currently reading? What did you recently finish reading? What do you... Continue Reading →
Top Ten Tuesday: School Freebie
By: Manuela Soares Hello readers, and welcome back to Functionally Fictional and this week's Top Ten Tuesday. This time, I figured it would be fun to do a topic from the official TTT post hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl. Today's topic is School Freebie (In honor of school starting up soon, come up with... Continue Reading →
#Tishspiration: The Art Of Surprising Yourself
Author: Tish MacWebberGet it here! Tish MacWebber has been full of surprises her entire life. When she became so skilled she was even surprising herself with what she could accomplish, she realized her concept, #Tishspiration was something she had to share. After exploring the word, defining it, and putting it into action, the more people... Continue Reading →
WWW Wednesday: August 10, 2022
By: Manuela Soares Happy Hump Day readers! We’ve reached the middle of another week, which makes it time to catch up with what’s being read! WWW Wednesday is a weekly reading update hosted by Taking on a World of Words. The Three Ws are: What are you currently reading?What did you recently finish reading?What do you think you’ll... Continue Reading →
TBR Tuesday: Summer 2022
By: Manuela Soares Hello all and happy Tuesday! Welcome back to another of my TBR lists. Lately, I've gotten back into requesting books on NetGalley and have received a few amazing-sounding books that I'm stoked to read. So, between NetGalley, the library, and my bookshelves, here are some of the books that I plan on... Continue Reading →
Manuela’s ARC Review of “Tarot by Numbers: Learn the Codes that Unlock the Meaning of the Cards” by Liz Dean
By: Manuela Soares Publish Date: July 5, 2022 I came across this book the other night while perusing Netgalley's extensive collection, and as someone interested in this subject but doesn't actually know a whole lot about it, requesting it was a no-brainer for me. So, a big thanks to Netgalley and Quarto Publishing Group- Fair... Continue Reading →
Raising the Bar: A Lawyer’s Memoir
Author: Ruth RymerGet it here! As a young teenager, Ruth Rymer decided she wanted to be a lawyer because "lawyers get to walk around the courtroom and ask the questions." On her fortieth birthday as a newly minted attorney, Ruth Rymer made a decision to root out misogyny in her professional life. Her law career... Continue Reading →
WWW Wednesday: March 16, 2022
By: Manuela Soares Happy Hump Day, readers! We’ve reached the middle of another week which makes it time to catch up with what’s being read! WWW Wednesday is a weekly reading update hosted by Taking on a World of Words. The Three Ws are: What are you currently reading?What did you recently finish reading?What do you think you’ll... Continue Reading →
