book-review
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Book review: The 5 Resets: Rewire Your Brain and Body for Less Stress and More Resilience by Dr. Aditi Nerurkar
This self-development audiobook, also available in paperback, hardcover, and Kindle on Amazon or at your local library, is narrated by the author herself which made this more intimate since she knew what she wanted the listeners to get out of the experience. Dr. Nerurkar drew on anecdotes from herself and her patients to provide enough… Continue reading
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Book review: Self-Compassion: Stop Beating Yourself Up and Leave Insecurity Behind by Kristin Neff
This self-development audiobook, also available in paperback, hardcover, and Kindle on Amazon, is narrated by the author herself. It explores the intertwined personal baggage of her life, ranging from an extramarital affair to her son’s autistic diagnosis and how she and her partner cope with its reality, among other topics. However, the reality of Neff’s… Continue reading
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Book review: Untamed by Glennon Doyle
The audiobook, also available in paperback, hardcover, or Kindle versions on Amazon, is narrated by the author herself. However, the editor should’ve mentioned to her how inconsistent of a narrator she is by shooting herself in the foot when she admits not knowing whether what she had previously written in books about her life is Continue reading
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Book review: The Let Them Theory by Mel Robbins
The audiobook, also available in paperback, hardcover, or Kindle versions on Amazon or your local library, is narrated by the author herself, adding to the audiobook’s personal aspect. Based on Cassie Phillip’s Let Them and Let Me poems, Robbins turned the book into a “theory” and mass-marketed it. Every serious reader must consider whether Robbins… Continue reading
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Book review: A Grumpy Billionaire’s Fake Engagement by Vivian Oliver
If you are looking to unplug for an hour or two and don’t mind the apparent potholes in the storyline that will have you wondering if you just picked up book six of a series instead of a standalone, then this billionaire, runaway bride, fake engagement, jilted groom, what that’s not enough, single dad, second… Continue reading
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Book review: Yours Truly Part of our World #2 by Abby Jimenez
Yours Truly by Jimenez is a perfect fit for fans of tropes, including, but not limited to, office romance, rivals-to-lovers, fake dating, forced proximity, and miscommunication; however, the addressed topics of anxiety, depression, divorce, cheating, sibling with kidney failure doesn’t make for a light, easy, breezy read. Continue reading
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Book review: The Librarian and the Janitor Dirty Jobs Book 1 by Victoria Silk
This short piece of 40 pages is a quick, erotic read without any character development; therefore, as a reader, if you are looking for such, this novella is not for you. However, this might do the trick if you are looking for a smutty fix. Continue reading
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Book Review: Priest by Sierra Simone
Most readers would consider this book taboo because of the forbidden aspect Simone bursts wide open; however, the taboos get lost early on, so if this is what attracted you to this book, here is a fair warning: this book might not be for you. However, if you’re a reader looking for pure smut and… Continue reading
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Book review: The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare
In this dramatic comedy, Shakespeare interprets what a woman’s dutiful role should be and her husband’s right to tame her into such obedience. Some readers might take affront and be filled with a mix of nausea, anger, and sadness with a protagonist such as Kate, a wild cat, being starved, tortured, and humiliated into obedience,… Continue reading
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Book review: Is She Really Going Out with Him? By Sophie Cousens
Cousens brings readers a book complete of tropes, including, but not limited to, enemies-to-lovers, office romance, forced proximity, against the odds, and a slight age gap. If you’re a fan of these, this book is for you. Continue reading
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