Another update

 Since my last update:

• I started teaching at the university level! I've been teaching bachelors and masters-level research, social justice policy,* and family therapy supervision.
• * Teaching social justice policy has added to my reading list exponentially! Some of the better books I've read recently on the topic: So You Want to Talk About Race, Ijeoma Oluo; Medical Apartheid: The Dark History of Medical Experimentation on Black Americans from Colonial Times to the Present, Harriet A. Washington; White Fragility, Robin DiAngelo
• We are still living with my in-laws.
• Oh, and a global pandemic.
• I read 88 books in 2018; 32 in 2019; and 66 in 2020 (of the books I recorded on GoodReads).
• I re-read a lot more books in 2020, probably because of the global panorama.
• Started listening to a lot more audiobooks, which I've discovered I really enjoy!

Goals for 2021:

• Apply for PhD programs (yes, really!)
• Borrow books from the library and finish the books I've purchased, rather than buying new books! (As tempting as it is!)

Review: Get a Life, Chloe Brown

Get a Life, Chloe Brown by Talia Hibbert

Series: The Brown Sisters (Book 1)

Rating: 4 out of 5 stars

Format: Kindle (public library borrow)

"I’ve always felt like I’m the kind of person who . . .” She smiled, even though it wasn’t funny. “I’m the kind of person who hurts. Too much.” “No,” Gigi corrected calmly. “You are a woman who, in a life filled with pain, came here to ask about love.”"

I loved this book. I actually read them out of order, having the second book available to me before the first was available. It didn't make any difference, though, which is a great endorsement for a book in a series. This is an excellent book with diverse characters--not just in terms of ethnicity, but also class and ability. The inclusion of ability doesn't take away from the relationship building that's in the book, nor is it treated like a badge of honor for either party (e.g., "How brave she is, existing in a disabled body!" or "How noble he is, being romantically involved with a disabled woman!") We don't often get to see that in romance (or in fiction in general), so if that's something that appeals to you, this might be the book for you!

Other authors you might enjoy: Farrah Rochon, Sarina Bowen, Penelope Ward & Vi Keeland, Sally Thorne