Dinara Tengri

It's the last day of 2017 and I thought I'd do a little summary of my reading year, and share with you some of my goals and dreams for the next year. But first, I want to give shoutout to author Robert Eggleton, and his book, Rarity from the Hollow . It's a science fiction story about a girl who lives in an abusive home, and who has to save the Universe from an economic crisis. It's one of the strangest books I have read, and it deals with really heavy issues like child abuse, depression, and alcoholism. The author is a former  mental health psychotherapist, who worked with victims of child abuse, and this book cuts deep into that subject matter. Moreover, the author proceeds from the book go to   Chrildren's Home Society of West Virginia  which is a nonprofit organisation.  Now, I haven't read as many books as I wanted this year but I did meet my goal of thirty one books. I have tried to keep my goals simple and realistic, by only reading one book at...

Author: Robert Eggleton Published in 2012/2016 Publisher: Dog Horn Publishing This book was sent to me by the author in exchange for an honest review. Author proceeds have been donated to a child abuse prevention program operated by Children’s Home Society of West Virginia Edit: this review was updated on August 26th 2017 with a new blurb, a word from the author, and new purchase links.  " Lacy Dawn's father relives the Gulf War, her mother's teeth are rotting out, and her best friend is murdered by the meanest daddy on Earth. Life in the hollow is hard. She has one advantage -- an android was inserted into her life and is working with her to cure her parents. But, he wants something in exchange. It's up to her to save the Universe. Lacy Dawn doesn't mind saving the universe, but her family and friends come first" *** Rarity from the Hollow  is a science fiction/fantasy book about Lacy Dawn - a twelve year old girl who is very smart and v...

  Welcome to Thursday Quotables,  a weekly meme hosted by Bookshelf Fantasies . Every Thursday you can post a quote from a book that you're currently reading. It can be meaningful, funny, a real tearjerker or just something beautifully written. You decide. Click on the link above if you want to learn more. I now finished reading Rarity from the Hollow , and I thought I'd share one more quote, Before I sit down to review this mostly unusual book. This quote really speaks for itself: “Let’s get to work. After beating up on that Welfare Woman, I feel like I could conquer the world. I mean the universe.”

  Welcome to Thursday Quotables,  a weekly meme hosted by Bookshelf Fantasies . Every Thursday you can post a quote from a book that you're currently reading. It can be meaningful, funny, a real tearjerker or just something beautifully written. You decide. Click on the link above if you want to learn more. Right now I'm reading a book by Robert Eggleton, called Rarity from the Hollow . It's about a very smart young girl, Lacy Dawn, who is being abused by her father, and who escapes reality with the help of her imagination. This line is from the first chapter. I just love this analogy. It's so simple and precise.   "Don't complain. Complaining is like sitting in a rocking chair. You can get lots of motion but you ain't going anywhere," What about you? What analogies do you use in your everyday life?