Welcome to the Second Story!

Stories are my greatest life-long passion; they were a safe escape from a traumatic childhood full of challenges, and now that I'm beyond those challenges and working to break the generational curses that put them in place, stories are still my stress release when life gets out of hand. Truly, my most favorite thing to do when I'm not writing books of my own is to curl up in a corner and read one crafted by someone else. The one book-related thing I haven't done enough of is actually take the time to write a review - and as an author myself, I know firsthand how valuable reviews can be.

But honestly, in the past I mostly just read the books, and I either loved them or I didn't. Sometimes if I loved them, I told my friends as a way to share a great read - and if I hated them, sometimes I told my friends to warm them off, or to point out a book I thought they might like even if it wasn't right for me. Almost certainly, ambivalence over an average book lead only to radio silence from me as a reader. I'd would love to use this space as a way of continuing that practice while, one, keeping myself accountable, and two, making reviewing what I read a more regular practice.

As this space grows and adapts to my reading tastes and habits, I hope it will become a place where you can find honest reviews of books you might love, organized by author, by genre, or by rating.

I'm a choosy reader though, and it's rare for me to give a book a five-star rating - though I'm always on the lookout for the next unforgettable story. In time, this site will be full of reviews of great books, so I hope you'll check back often, and join me in my quest to find my next 5-star read.