Mama Bear Reviews

I want to talk about a book I finished recently titled Surviving Death: A Journalist Investigates Evidence For An Afterlife by Leslie Kean. This book was not a topic that I would have normally chose to read about but there was some really interesting information. I did not have much knowledge on this topic prior to reading this book and I found it to be very enlightening. The author researches different encounters in which people have had experiences with the afterlife. The parts that I found the most interesting were about children that were able to describe past life experiences. I know that I would be very freaked out to be the parent of one of those children. The information that these little kids know about the life of someone that lived long before they were born is crazy. This book left me thinking about the afterlife and how connected we may still be to those that have passed on. More information about the author or the book can be found here and here . I received thi

I just finished The Lunar Chronicles by Marissa Meyer . This series has been on my to be read pile and the cute print that I received in my March Bookish Box gave me the inspiration that I needed to finally read this series. The print is the "Oh My Stars" saying pictured below in the middle of the books. I have to admit that these books took me a long time to get through. I really loved how they are a futuristic take on fairy tales such as Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood, Snow White and Rapunzel. With the main character being a cyborg named Cinder who finds out that she is really someone else and has a very important mission to fulfill. Her sidekick Iko is an android and one of my favorite characters. Part of the fun of these books is how Iko keeps getting destroyed and coming back in new forms. I also loved that the stories built on each other with each book adding new characters and growing the story. I think part of the slowness in reading these was that eve

I got this cute tote bag in the picture with my March Bookish Box . That box had a theme of sidekicks and the quote on the bag was from Marlee Tames who is one of the girls that is part of the selection and becomes best friends with the main character. This series was a bit of a cross between The Bachelor and The Hunger Games. Only more like the Bachelor. Not nearly as much killing as The Hunger Games but the futuristic world is somewhat the same. This story is set in a futuristic world. This world is ruled by a king and queen and there is a caste system. Those with a lower number have the most money and best jobs while those with a higher number are barely scraping by. America's family is a 5. They are artists and musicians. When the royal family hosts a selection inviting all of the girls in the country to participate, America is encouraged by her boyfriend and mother to participate. Her name is selected and she is thrown into a contest with other girls from around the count