Getting to know me, Jessie Marie!

Hi, y'all! And before you all ask, no, I'm not Southern. I'm from good ole central, PA. I was born and raised in a small town just north of State College, home of the Penn State Nittany Lions! I'm a lover of books and love writing my own.

So let's start from the beginning. As far as I know, I have always loved books. Always reading, even when I had problems with comprehending what I was reading. I loved it when we started reading books to do book reports on the books. My first experience with reviews. Lol!

In my eighth grade year in school is when I started writing. I wrote and finished my first book that year. I started on the next one as well, but then a friend of mine and I started writing a script on what we wished out lives would be like when were older if we married our crushes. Another lol moment.

I don't think we ever finished that. Just like I never finished the second book I had been working that year. The following year I got myself preoccupied with boys. My books were still there sitting in my childhood bedroom waiting for me to return my first love.

I was still reading a lot. I was addicted to The Babysitter Club books. Good thing I had a best friend that had most of them.

In high school, I was into reading Harlequin's. I read those mostly for a class that I was taking. My next experience at reviewing books. I took that class twice.

Now, I'm a mother of two working a part-time job. I work sort of in the health care field. I work the private homes of elderly helping them with their housekeeping and daily tasks. Yes, I do help with bathing, not the best moment for these people, but when they can no longer do on their own, that's what my company is for.

I'm also an indie author. I publish under the same name I use here, Jessie Marie. I have also published under the name, J. R. Tyger. It's a personal reason that I choose to change my pen name. I've even done a book review blog before. I had fun with it, but life kind of got in the way. Now, I'm back and ready to help you find your next favorite book to read.

Now mind you, most of these books will come from Amazon. But I will have a few here and there that I have bought from the bookstores to review. You will know where I got the book from. That will be posted in the review posts.

What kinds of books do I read to review, you ask?  Well, I love me a good romance. I will read just about anything in the romance genre. I'm also into reading teen/YA books. I'm a big fan of Twilight, HP and other books in that genre. I can say, I'm willing to try any genre. Although I'm not really a big fan of non-fiction unless I'm researching for something for what I'm writing.  No, I will not be reviewing my own books.  That would be just wrong to do so.

I hope you enjoy reading the reviews of books I read.

First review coming soon!