“Slammer” Book Review

September 22, 2015 / 0 comments

“Slammer” Book Review

Liezel’s Thoughts:
Many days (and many books) have passed since I’ve read “Slammer”  yet I still can’t seem to get this remarkable story out of my mind. At first I didn’t want to write a review because I knew I would have a difficult time choosing the right words  but I figured this is the only way to move on from this story. Needless to say, the only way to describe  “Slammer”  is that it was an “extreme …

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Playing Patience Book Review

June 4, 2014 / 19 comments

Playing Patience Book Review

Liezel’s Thoughts:
 
At first glance you would never think that Zeke and Patience would not have a thing in common. They grew up on the total opposites of the spectrum. Patience resides with her affluent family in one of the wealthiest neighborhoods while Zeke lived in a bad part of town in a trailer park with an alcoholic father. What you don’t expect is, despite their contrasting upbringings they are very much  alike. Everyday they silently suffered in misery and fear due to the abuse by the mere people who …

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