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This was a bit of a rough read for me due to the dog fights, but Ward has such a way with describing her characters and their emotions/thoughts. I would recommend this one because it really pulled me in and had me rooting for the family when Katrina was rolling in. But just make sure you're in a place to handle the animal violence/gore and the not-so-happy events that occur.

This book is mostly referring to Australia, but there's a lot that can apply in the US as well. This was an interesting read because Chris Kohler manages to weave some humor through the non-humorous topics. This is not a "how-to" book. I would say it's more along the lines of learning the sly ways corporations try to make extra money on you and for you to question if you feel like you're getting enough in return for the information you give them. A lot of this is stuff that I've learned already, but there was still some surprises in there, and I absolutely would recommend it to anyone else, especially if you feel like you need to tighten down a bit on money.

For context for what I'm about to say: I checked this out on Libby only seeing the title, not the subtitle. So just the "How to Be Okay When Nothing Is Okay" part. So I assumed it'd be self-help along the lines of that tweet of "Water your plants or you'll have fascism AND dead plants". It is actually (obviously if you read the subtitle) about creativity while struggling with Mental Health issues like depression and anxiety and Neuro-divergence (ADHD specifically, I do not think Lawson is autistic, but there's a few parts of the book where she gives examples of how it might apply to someone who is a different flavor of Neurodivergent).

It's as breezy a read as you can get regarding the topic without it being fake stuff like "do yoga at sunrise to never feel sad 🤗" And also, while it can be read straight through in one sitting, it is designed so you can come back and reference it!

I'll be honest: I liked this book so much I plan on buying myself a copy for my shelves.