In This Together: My Story by Ann Romney
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Ann Romney was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis in 1998. This is her story about her reaction to finding out she had the disease and what she is doing to deal with it.

I thought the story was interesting to read, if anything just to learn about someone's experiences with MS. Romney wrote in a very easy-to-read manner, but it was very repetitive. It almost seemed like she wrote each chapter in isolation because she would repeat so much.

Time to find more books about people with MS--I'm curious to find out how other people are combating their symptoms, especially those in a more debilitating stage of MS.

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Grumpy Cat, Volume 1 by Ben McCool
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I am a huge fan of Grumpy Cat, but I'm assuming people who choose to read this graphic novel are fans as well so I'm not going to count that as biased. I loved this book--I thought all of the artwork was very cute and the dialogue seemed to fit Grumpy Cat's personality. I enjoyed the contrast between Grumpy and her sister Pokey. Pokey gets so excited about everything while Grumpy tries to shoot it down. I liked all of the stories, but if I had to pick a favorite it would be "Detective Cats." Grumpy and Pokey dress up like detectives with a film noir theme.

I recieved an ebook copy from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

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Better: How I Let Go of Control, Held On to Hope, and Found Joy in My Darkest Hour by Amy Robach
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I honestly have never heard of Amy Robach and didn't know anything about her story. However, I love memoirs and was interested in finding out about this woman's journey to overcome breast cancer.

I was drawn in immediately--the story moved quickly and her writing style was easy to read. Some parts seemed repetitive, and some parts seemed cheesy, but I thought it was a worthy story to experience. It definitely gave me better insight into the lives of people battling cancer.

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