books i read in 2023 – Confessions of an Unemployed Real OC Housewife

In a Holidaze

In a Holidaze by Christina Lauren My rating: 2 of 5 pink Gerber Daisies I feel bad for having to write this review. I enjoyed the Un-Honeymooners it was a cute read, In a Holidaze wasn’t as good. I guess I was looking for something too magical. First off Mae and Mandrew (Andrew) both annoyed…

Exploring National Parks: History and Fun Facts

By: realunemployedochousewife August 9, 2025August 9, 2025

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Eyewitness National Parks by D.K. Publishing My rating: 5 of 5 pink Gerber Daisies So I read this for my students in the Academic Decathlon. I was their coach for this subject, history, and I had to make tests up based on their reading. I read it at the same pace they did, sections were…

Home Before Dark Review: A Spooky Mystery

By: realunemployedochousewife August 7, 2025

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Home Before Dark by Riley Sager My rating: 4 of 5 stars It was good. I liked Survive the Night better. It was spooky but not overly scary. It was more of the ambiance. It reminded me of and combo between House on Haunted Hill and Amityville Horror with much less horror. I have to…

The Woman in Me

The Woman in Me by Britney Spears My rating: 4 of 5 pink Gerber Daisies Ok, let me make this very clear, I’m not rating this for the writing. Let’s face it, the writing is horrible. She writes the way she speaks, which is wrong anyway. The story was so sad. It’s like a little…

The Unmaking of June Farrow

By: realunemployedochousewife August 6, 2025August 6, 2025

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The Unmaking of June Farrow by Adrienne Young My rating: 4 of 5 pink Gerber Daises I didn’t love it like so many others. I LOVE Outlander, so books like this will always be held up to that standard. It took me quite a while to get into it. In the end, it didn’t wow…

The Wishing Game

The Wishing Game by Meg Shaffer My rating: 4 of 5 pink Gerber Daisies It wasn’t quite what I had expected. I picked this up from BOTM. I thought it was a mystery. It wasn’t. Lucy is a young woman abandoned by her parents and unloved by the men she chooses unwisely. She wants to…

Adelaide

By: realunemployedochousewife May 5, 2025

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A review of the book Adelaide from my Book of the Month Pick

Clown in a Cornfield Review and 2024 Reading Goals!!

A short review of a book I read in 2023