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Book Review: The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams

Book 6/100 of 2020. Read from January 16th to February 18th, 2020. The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams was a delightful read. It’s the first in the series. I cracked up a few times. The universe is … Continue reading →

Book Review: If God Were Your Therapist: How to Love Yourself and Your Life and Never Feel Angry, Anxious or Insecure Again by David J. Lieberman

Book 5/100 of 2020. Read from January 31st to February 5th, 2020. If God Were Your Therapist by David J. Lieberman was a fantastic read, so good I skimmed through it a second time. It was only 114 pages, so … Continue reading →

Book Review: It’s Not About You: A Brief Guide to a Meaningful Life by Tom Rath

Book 4/100 of 2020. Read from January 29th to January 31, 2020. It’s Not About You: A Brief Guide to a Meaningful Life by Tom Rath is a short 35-page book about doing things for others that make life meaningful. … Continue reading →

Book Review: Beneath A Scarlet Sky by Mark Sullivan

Book 3/100 of 2020. Read from January 3rd to January 30th, 2020. I did not have any previous knowledge of what Beneath A Scarlet Sky by Mark Sullivan was about when I started listening to the audiobook. It turned out … Continue reading →

Book Review: The Martian by Andy Weir

Book 2/100 of 2020. Read from January 2nd, 2019 to January 6th, 2020. Wow! It took me a whole year to read The Martian by Andy Weir and I know why. Unfortunately, I was only like 65% of the way … Continue reading →

Book Review: The Vine Witch by Luanne G. Smith

Book 1/100 of 2020. Read from December 29th to January 3rd, 2020. I thought the beginning of The Vine Witch by Luanne G. Smith was a bit slow. It was centered around growing plants at a vineyard for the first … Continue reading →

Book Review: Your Best Year by Charlotte Lucas

Read from December 15th to December 26th, 2019. I read Your Perfect Year by Charlotte Lucas for a few reasons. I have been in a reading slump most of this year and I heard that if you do things that … Continue reading →

Book Review: Every Day by David Levithan

Read from August 5th to October 7th, 2019. I did enjoy the beginning of David Levithan’s novel, Every Day a lot. The premise of someone changing lives everyday was super interesting and quick to draw me in. I’d say there … Continue reading →

Book Review: Days of Blood and Starlight by Laini Taylor

Read from August 17th, 2018 to December 23rd, 2018. I think I’m leaning towards a 3.75 star rating for Days of Blood and Starlight by Laini Taylor instead of a solid 4 out of 5. I thought this sequel fit … Continue reading →

Book Review: The Girl On The Train by Paula Hawkins

  Read from October 6, 2018 to December 6th, 2018. I listened to The Girl On The Train by Paula Hawkins on audiobook, and I can say it was definitely confusing when going from one chapter to the next because … Continue reading →