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  • I’m Glad My Mom Died by Jennette Mccurdy

    Book: I’m Glad My Mom Died

    Author: Jennette McCurdy

    By: Cece Hymes

    I had a chance to read this book. When I saw the title, I was like wow who would write a book like this? I didn’t really know who she was, but my daughters did because they watched the show she was in. I do like reading people’s memoirs on how they got to where they are today. A lot of celebrities, well people in general, have gone through a lot in life. Let’s get into this book.

    It was about Jennette McCurdy’s life. If you do not know who she is she plays in the show Sam & Cat by ICarly. She talks about how she struggles with eating disorder; addiction and I would say emotional abuse from her mother. Her mom has been in control of her life since day 1. She practically lived her life through her child. What Mother washes and shaves their child all the way up to when the child is an adult. Her Mother made her do acting at a young age, but Jennette hated acting. She did anything her mom said because she wanted to make her mom happy and not disappoint her.  She talks on how she got different gigs and how she got on nickelodeon.

    It’s a lot of things that go on behind closed doors that actors/actresses deal with. Models also go through it. People love to give hush money for people not to talk about it. I can’t even imagine what was going through her mom’s head besides money for her to treat a child and her own child the way she did. Her mother manipulated her throughout her whole life and now that she is grown, she is learning a lot but still confused at the same time.

    Glad she decided to get help and try to get her life on a ball the way she is living can really hurt her. When reading this book, I like how she didn’t bash her mom which I know that others would but explained it in a way to tell her life. She hated what she did to her but would always love her because she would always be her mom. She looked at life as being a lie, but you can’t go back, you can only go forth. Going forward and making changes. She took a break from life and got some help, had some friends pushing her in the right direction and also went to get a connection with her dad. I know it’s going to take therapy and great people by her side to keep pushing but believing. Starting with change and yourself is always great.

    I hope that everything goes well for her and that she gets the help she needs. I also hope she will be better than everyone who did her wrong in life and that she truly has true love so whenever she starts her own family, she will give them nothing but love, realness and guidance.

    This book was an eye opener and also sad but again, I love reading about people’s journeys and how they got to where they are. Even if you do not know who she is, it’s still a book that you can read about addictions, manipulations and the way she became a celebrity and more.

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  • The Romantic Agenda by Claire Kann

    Book: The Romantic Agenda

    Author: Claire Kann

    By: Cece Hymes

    I always say I love romance stories. This book was good. It was about a lady named Joy who had been best friends with a guy named Malcolm for years and years. Joy loves Malcolm but she never told him that she was in love with him. Malcolm loves Joy also and all the women he ever dated feel like he puts Joy as number one, and they leave.

    Malcolm lets Joy know that he is into this lady named Summer and that they have been chatting for over 2 months. Joy is used to knowing everything about Malcolm and gets jealous. He invites her on this getaway trip with him and Summer. They decide to bring Summer’s best friend Fox. He wants Fox and Joy to hang out so he can get closer to Summer and to see if Summer and Joy can get along.

    I like that Joy is straightforward and speaks her mind. She may not say that one thing about love to Malcolm but everything else she speaks freely and openly. Fox comes on the trip and he kind of observes. Joy and Fox spend time together. They decide to fake like they like each other to see how Malcolm would react. Fox and Joy actually end up liking each other. They brought out something different in one another.

    They thing I love about the characters is that they all are open to trying to get better and they open up to one another. The romantic getaway showed everyone what they really wanted and what they were willing to try out. I always say your best friend is your soulmate. I do think that Joy and Malcolm would have worked out, but I feel like Joy will have more fun with Fox. I also think that Fox will be more gentle with her.

    I would love to read a part 2 of this book to see how it would go with everyone. To see if Joy can handle moving on from Malcolm or if they realize that they are soul mates.

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  • Sister Friends Forever by Kimberla Lawson Roby

    Book: Sister Friends Forever

    Author: Kimberla Lawson Roby

    By: Cece Hymes

    This book was good. I ended up staying up to 5 am reading trying to finish this book. I was like one more chapter, one more chapter came to another until I was done. This book was about 4 female friends telling their story: you have a single friend, an engaged friend, a marriage friend and a divorce friend.

    Serena– is the single friend, she is 40 years of age and looking for her soul mate. She is dating this guy but let him know that she is celibate and waiting for marriage. She and her friend decide to go celibate until marriage. They are trying something new. They have been going to church and now is the time to get right. The guy she had been dating was hoping that he pops the question or hope he will be the one she marries. When she finds out that he is not the one and gets hurt in the process. She knows she has to lower her standards so when she meets another guy, she can be more open-minded. She also holds on to her past with her sister that still hurts her to be close to her sister.

    Michelle- Now Michelle is the engaged friend she is engaged to Dr. Christopher; she loves him and is happy. Let’s go back Michelle loved her high school sweetheart Steve. Now Steve was her soulmate, they always had a connection, they were supposed to be together forever, but her parents broke them up. When she was young her parent’s thought Steve wasn’t good enough for their daughter. They didn’t care about her being happy. They let her know if she marries him, they will cut her out of the will and disown her. So now she has a great guy and is about to get married until she sees Steve. It’s been years since they broke up and she runs into him in the grocery store. The spark was still there, and all her feelings were still there. She still loved this man. Ever since she ran until Steve, that’s all she could think about was him. She been celibate also like Serena until marriage but then she decided to break that, and things just get crazy from then. Michelle wants to be with Steve and now she is older she wants that happiness but does not want to hurt the guy she is about to marry and his family. What happens next you will have to read.

     

    Kenya– She is married and happy with their two kids. The man she is married to was married before and has a child by his first wife. The first wife cheated, and he left her. He didn’t really love her, but he married her when she told him she was pregnant. She was a bitter ex wife; she didn’t want him to be around his son. Told the son bad things about them so he could think he didn’t want him. She was cruel. She wanted his child support money but didn’t want him to spend any time with his son. He took her to court for visitation rights. She still didn’t go by that. So finally, he gets fed up and is ready to take her for full custody. He wants a relationship with his son. He threatens her to let her know he will cut off the child support and go into full custody or she can start letting him talk to him and spend time. He also hires a private investigator. What happens next is a must read. It’s a twist and a turn. All I can say is women in the world can be cruel to people. The things these women do to men is just sad. To be bitter and have the kids involved is just crazy.

    Lynette– The Divorce one. Now Lynette is smart. She went to school and had everything going until she met this man which at first, she thought was great. He got a promotion making great money, so he wanted to marry her and for her to be a stay at home mother and wife. She was a good wife. Her husband wasn’t. He was mean to her and cheated on her a lot. He barely spent time with his kids and did whatever he wanted to do. Things turned and he told his wife he was leaving for another woman and the other woman was pregnant. Lynette was hurt so she told him she wanted half of everything and for him to leave. He left and they got divorced. He ended up marrying the other lady and she had a set of twins. Lynette has a talk one day and meets her ex- husband to tell him he needs to spend more time with his kids. He looked sad and kept saying he loved her. She knew something wasn’t right but it’s never greener on the other side. She knew she was no fool and not going back to him. Well in between things she meets two men get their number, one she dates for a while until something happens that makes her finally decide to call the other one.

    The things these women go through are a lot when they are just trying to be happy. I love that they have been friends forever and they meet up and talk to each other for support, advice and more. You never know what God has instored for you. I love when a group of women can become friends and it turns into sisterhood. I think all friends need that. Someone to vent too and to look for advice.

    Check out this book and let me know what you think. I loved it. Make sure to Join Cece Book Club

  • A Proposal They Can’t Refuse

    Book: A Proposal They Can’t Refuse

    Author: Natalie Cana

    By: Cece Hymes

     

    Had a chance to read this great book. I love a great love story. The book was about Kamilah Vega and Liam Kane. They were best friends when they were young, but they drifted apart as they got older. Kamilah wants to run their family restaurant and enter into the Fall Foodie Tour. Liam, his uncle, wants him to take over the family’s distillery. The uncles want Liam and Kamilah to get together, but they have to come up with a plan to get them together.

    The uncles come up with a plan that they will sell the companies unless they get married. So, they decide to be in a fake engagement. As they get in this fake engagement, they get back close and realize they can’t control how they really feel about each other. Kamilah feels like she has to prove a point to her family. She feels like she always messes up and she wants to show them that she can run a business. She is a great friend and motivator to Liam. She tries to be there for him the best way she knows how. Every time she feels like she gets closer he pushes her away.

    Liam has been hurt by death in the family when he was young and just feels like he can’t get over it. He pushes away anyone who gets too close to him. He is scared and really needs some counseling to deal with his past. He loves Kamilah but just doesn’t know how to open up and really tell her. They work together to help push each other in the direction of making them better people.

    Finding true love and true friendship is rare these days. I always say that your best friend is your soulmate and real life. Everything started with a proposal. Liam and Kamilah go through a lot of trails and still happen to go through it together with family support.  This book has humor, love and more. I love how real Kamilah was and her character and glad she found her own wave. She seems to be a nice girl that loves cooking.

    Check out this book and let me know what you think. Also join Cece Book Club.

     

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  • The Hookup Plan by Farrah Rochon

    Book: The HookUp Plan

    Author: Farrah Rochon

    By: Cece Hymes

     

    This book was good. I love a good love story or should I say a happy ending. I have read a couple of books by this author. It is about three friends that met when a guy was dating all three of them. They became friends and decided to meet up on Fridays to talk, vent and catch up.

    London was a hard-working lady. She worked at a hospital that she loves. She could have been in a higher position, but she loved her patients. She spoke her mind for sure. She didn’t really have a life outside of work besides meeting up with her mom and her friends. She tried to find a hobby. Her life was work, nothing really fun. She set up this class reunion and ran into her competition from high school. It’s been 15 or more years since they last saw each other.  

    Drew has done good for himself, he makes millions, looks good, and single. He always had a crush on London from High School but now that they are grown, he runs into his high school competition or should I say his crush. So, what supposed to turn from a one night stand turns into an agreement to just hookup. Drew always wanted more; he just really hopes London opens her eyes and really looks past the past and looks at something that can be real between them.

    Come to find out the same place London works Drew has to do some work there meaning they will see each other more than expected. They both have other things going on in their life but as they spend time together, they open up to each other which is much needed. I think every relationship should start off with friends. When you are friends first a lot of things fall into place. When you can talk to your partner about everything and feel protected it goes a long way. When you have an understanding, it makes it better.

    Another thing I love about this book is how real they are, how they don’t let money affect who they are. I love the London character in how she speaks her mind might sound raw sometimes but she says what she feels to her friends, boss, associates and mate. She doesn’t run from the problems she thinks about and tries to see what’s best. She may love competition, but she will tell you. Also love Drew character he knows what he wants he goes after it and doesn’t give up. He has an opportunity of love with his crush and is going to make it work even if it’s her way to start off.

    It’s more to the book than just what they love, but you have to read it to see. Know that you can get some advice and tips here and there. I want to be as Bold as London, that’s for sure. Life is about chances to ask for what you want and go after it. I am all for that. Even I like how they not all in the social media world they work and are successful. They deal with real family problems. They both have a great heart and I loved the position they have and what they do for the people.

     

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  • The Wife Before by Shanora Williams

    Book: The Wife Before

    Author: Shanora Williams

    By: Cece Hymes

    This is the first book I have read by this author and when I say I did not want to put this book down I read it in one day. This book was about a lady named Samira who couldn’t hold a job. Her brother always helped her out when it came to bills and her life. She was always late to things and really just wasn’t too stable. She is staying with her best friend at the moment, but she doesn’t play. She doesn’t like to pay bills late and does not cut slack with Samira. She goes to meet her brother and he lets her know that he got to stop helping her out because of his personal life. She knows she has to get her life together. So her roommate’s boyfriend tells her about a job that is paying good that night. As Samira goes to this party she cuts her finger and Roland helps her out.

    Now Roland is a wealthy, caring man that is a big golfer. He was married before and his wife passed away. The talk was that Roland had killed his wife, but they didn’t have the evidence to say he did it. Ronald finds Samira attractive and goes out of his way to get her number and asks her out. They fall in love so fast and move in together. They talk for a couple of months and get married. Samira’s brother does not want her to date him because of the rumors he thinks he is dangerous. As Samira moves into the house that he and his ex-wife shared, she goes through her things and finds journals that she wrote. She gets caught up in these journals because she knows that this will tell her how she died and more about the relationship that she had with her now husband.

    Through these journals she finds out a lot about his family, friends and relationship he had with his ex-wife. As she goes through these journals, she hides that from her husband, and it gets her thinking. She just wants to find out the truth. It starts putting distance between her and her now husband by being sneaky. As she reads the journal, she is just so invested that she finds out the truth by getting information and clues out of the journal.

    This book will keep you interested because you want to know what happened to the ex-wife. Check it out and tell me what you think. Would you marry a man you barely know? Would you have tried to find out the truth? Would you be scared? I don’t want to say too much, but it is a great read.

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  • Drunk on love by Jasmine Guillory

    Book: Drunk on Love

    Author: Jasmine Guillory

    By: Cece Hymes

    You know I love a good love story. I actually was glad to read this book because I am getting more into the wine industry. Reading this book talks about the wine vinery. This book was about Margot Noble, co-owner of Napa Valley winery. Her and her brother took over the winery when her uncle passed away. She wants to show her brother that she can run the business and learn the business.

    Luke Williams is in the business as a tech. He quits his job and then moves back home to help his best friend and it makes him closer to his Mom. He gets a job at the winery to try to learn new things and do something fun.

    Margot and Luke meet at a bar and things get hot really fast. They are really attracted to each other. They have a great night and then next thing you know he finds out that his new boss is the same woman he really likes. They try their hardest to be professional at work but all through the day they think about each other. Margot cannot act on it because she doesn’t want her brother or the team to think she is unprofessional or get in any trouble for hooking up with her worker. They become great friends and love talking to each other.

    They have times where they really wish they could talk to each other and hold one another to see if it would be more than just a fling. Luke finally has to quit the winery to help his Mom and as soon as he quits he knows he no longer works for Margot and would love to take their relationship to another level. Luke is younger than Margot so sometimes she thinks he is just young and a fling but the passion she has overlooks that. Luke thinks he is not enough; he lies to his mom just so she can be happy and not be disappointed and the lies he tells comes back to him. Tell the truth and never let no one put you down. Your worth means a lot.

    Luke and Margot find love at the right time in both of their lives. I always say you never know when love will find you. Patience is the key and also find a person you can communicate and be friends with. I believe becoming friends first and everything will fall in place.

    Great Love book. I really enjoyed it. Check it out and tell me what you think. Also join Cece Book Club on IG and Facebook. 

  • A Merry Little mlMeet Cute By Julie Murphy and Dierra Simone

    Book: A Merry Little Meet cute

    By: Julie Murphy and Dierra Simone

    I love reading love stories. Now this love story was a little different than I expected. It was about Bee who has a successful career as a film star and Nolan also having a career in the film industry. They both was fans of each other work. Now Bee the films she did would make a man really go wild for her. She wasn’t used to someone loving her and being in a relationship. She was just used to fun and lust.

    Nolan had a big thing for Bee; he would fantasize about her a lot. They end up doing this film for the holidays, something nice and enjoyable. As they did the film together they became closer and they actually fell for one another. They was at the end of the film and it was time to go home it was the holidays but something got leaked of Bee’s past that may mess up a lot of things.

    I will not give up what happens, you just will have to read the book to see. Just so you know, there is a lot of juiciness in this book. Love is love, everyone needs love and you never know when it’s going to happen. When someone really cares about you they will stand with you and don’t mind telling the whole world. People have different experiences waiting for love. With that being said if you are still waiting on love it’s coming just be patient and you never know the person might be right under your nose.

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