A Purple Life

THIS BOOK MADE MY HEAD EXPLODE. Apparently I had an incorrect understanding of the US federal deficit and it's a misunderstanding that is perpetuated by our politicians on both sides of the aisle.

I was thinking that the federal government had to manage its spending like a household when it most assuredly does not since, unlike a household, it issues its own currency.

If you haven't read this book and are interested in how money works you should read it ASAP. I'm going to go stare into the abyss. My brain feels broken in the best of ways

This was a wonderful book. It goes into the history of what they call the Laziness Lie, this American belief that your worth it tied to your output as a worker and that ever not giving 110% (even when your body is screaming for you to do so) is lazy and a sin.

In addition to taking us down memory lane to discover where this stupid lie came from (cough puritan religious beliefs and the need to convince slaves to work when they are not paid to do so cough), but it also provides some great examples of people who bought into this lie and what happened to them, their health and their relationships (Spoiler: It's not good).

The book also provide steps you can take to combat this lie and examples of how you can care for yourself and others to avoid the inevitable burnout that this kind of thinking leads to eventually. Overall an absolutely fabulous book!

I received an ARC from the author and this is my honest review

This was lovely! I've enjoyed all the books in this series, but this one is my favorite of the three. The writing was wonderful and the vivid ways of describing some emotions that I find hard to properly articulate was really beautiful.

I don't usually enjoy books that involve flashbacks, but I did here. I think the author used them really well to not only expand on all the character's relationships, but give them more depth as people. I also absolutely loved Mae - she's hilarious and exactly who I want to be when I'm older.

I'm excited for whatever Jesse decides to write next - in this series or another!

I received an ARC from the author and this is my honest review

I enjoyed reading this book, which is what a 3/5 rating means to me. I found it a bit slow around the 30% mark, but I really enjoyed the characters so I'm glad I kept going. The exploration of grief was also well done.

I received an ARC from the author and this is my honest review

I really enjoyed this book! It was laugh out loud funny with intriguing main and side characters. I also enjoyed the premise, which I have read several times before, but despite that, this iteration was never boring. A lot of books claim to be romcoms, but this one actually IS and it made me very excited to see what Dianna comes up with next.