Life2 by Aisha Tritle | Book review

Astrid was brought back to restore balance in the city. Cursed with a past she can barely remember, she fills her role as an assassin with ease. Astrid realizes she knows dangerously little about the place she lives and the people she kills for. As her trigger finger begins to fail her, she fears she might be labeled as Unworthy next. When an enigmatic doctor draws her into a rebellion, she won’t just have to save the city – she will also have to decide what it truly means to be human.

Title: Life2

Author: Aisha Tritle

Pages: 243

My review

Life2 by Aisha Tritle is a dystopian science-fiction novel revolving around the life and memories of Astrid Rayner, an assassin. Astrid is bought back into life to maintain balance in the city. She lost almost all the memories of her past life when she is renewed. She works for a mysterious organization known as the Office of Regulations (OR) headed by Mr. Winters. She has purpose in this renewed life, to assassinate “unworthy” persons who broke the rules. Although she is confused with haunting rudimentary memories from her past-life now and then, she eases into her role as a perfect and merciless assassin to fill the hole. She has been bought back into this new life for almost a year and the one thing that scares her most is whether she will be marked as unworthy and eliminated or not. Michael, an enigmatic doctor who seems to be particularly interested in Astrid quickly draws her attention. With this newfound company, she slowly realizes the truth about herself and the world she lives in.

Life2 is a reminder to the world that how quickly injustice can take over humanity. At the time of adversity, humans will eventually let go of their morality to survive. A world without vision will be ruled by injustice. But we will choose to accept this future-less matrix rather than thrive for a better tomorrow. This invaluable message is beautifully conveyed through this story.

The author has developed every character with care and passion, especially Astrid. The story is told through her point of view. So it is essential to build a character with an equal amount of vulnerability and courage. She is somewhat scared and confused at the beginning of the story. But she is gradually transformed into a strong personality as the story progresses. She is trying to conquer her fears by eliminating ignorance.

The whole story is structured just like a rabbit-hole. We could not know what will happen next. It is a perfect thriller this way. Altogether, this is a very enthralling plot that everyone should read once in their life.

Become Your Best Version: A workbook to explore your conditioning and visualize a magical life by Jf Brou|Book review

Become your best version is a complete workbook to transform one’s life. We all have the potential for greatness. But often we couldn’t reach that potential because we are unable to overcome the barriers in our way. The true mastery lies in overcoming these struggles. These obstacles are so complex that we lose the willpower to fight on the way. But everything could be changed if we have the right strategy. This book provides us that strategy for transformation.

The author treats the path to self-mastery as a game in this workbook. Instead of chapters this book has 11 levels. You have to reach each level by performing certain tasks. You have to fulfill the requirements of each level to advance further. This is the unique feature of this workbook and certainly the single most feature that differentiate other self-help books from this one.
I found this very helpful because treating self-mastery as a game is defining the end goal. We often couldn’t attain our full potential because we don’t have any clarity on the end goal. This workbook defines that end goal. So we can fulfill the requirements and advance to next level very easily.

Another feature of this book is, it has everything. It does not focus on a single habit building or to bring a single change in our life. It focuses a person as a whole. It focuses to transform our current self as whole to an advanced better version of ourselves. It has A-Z details to transform our life. The content in this book ranges from morning routine to night routine and from goal setting to affirmation statements. The author also includes a list of 100 productivity tricks at the end, which itself concludes everything we need in life along with a list of books, apps and business tools for reference.

This is a master guide that everyone should read once in their life to bring an actual change in life.

Secret Confessions of Naughty Housewives by Misty Musette| Book review

What do Naughty Housewives get up to when their husband’s backs are turned? Find out just how naughty housewives can be in this collection of steamy true confessions falling straight from the lips of real women who have a lot to say about their secret sex lives, all from behind a mask of complete anonymity. From raunchy threesomes to unexpected interludes with men in uniform to titillating encounters in exotic holiday destinations, these housewives leave nothing to the imagination. Take a peek into their scandalous lives and the stories the women have to tell in this series of real interviews that will excite and inspire the seductress within.

Title: Secret Confessions of Naughty Housewives

Author: Misty Musette

Pages: 69

My review

Secret Confessions of Naughty Housewives offers everything you can imagine in your sex life. All the rarest sexual fantasies and obsessions are bundled together with the edge of reality in this collection. As I turn the pages more and more, the tales become more interesting and diverse one after another. Every tale is fresh and adds wilder thoughts to my imaginations.

The author spares anything at all. From a salesman at a grocery store to stripper at a bachelorette party, every story fulfills extreme fantasies. This dripping hot erotic confessions will never disappoint you because the background and how the stories framed are unique to one another. The erotic content is a little too extreme in some stories as the author introduces taboos like polygamous relationships. But there is no limit to imaginations.

Although the author gives a special note at the end that this is a work of fiction, I often get into the confusion that some of them felt too real than fiction. Overall this is a very interesting, not to miss adult romance collection.

Rtaing:5/5

The Boundary Is You: A guide to creating boundaries in your relationships by loving yourself more by Chany G. Rosengarten|Book review

51l0rk4xf8LAs seen in the New York Times International Edition, USA Today, and featured on iHeartRadio, internationally acclaimed bestselling author Chany Rosengarten gives us the next Brené Brown-esque easy-to-read, self-help book, to give you boundaries in a fast and simple way.
“Chany shares her knowledge and wisdom with so much love and compassion.”
The Boundary Is You will teach you how to create boundaries by becoming the boundary yourself. If you’ve tried making boundaries with others, you already know the process is painful, difficult, or impossible.
Making boundaries leaves you in the vulnerable position of either needing to fight hard for your rights to establish boundaries or be trampled. If the people you need to make boundaries with were the most accommodating people, chances are you wouldn’t need to make boundaries with them at all.
But there’s a better way.
If you are ready to establish boundaries, and you want to do it in an easy, pain-free way, this book is for you.
If you are ready for relationships that respect and support you, this book will be your guide.
You’ll learn how to understand the power you have in every relationship.
You’ll discover how to love and accept yourself even if you’re not perfect or have made mistakes.
You will take back your authority to make important choices in your life.
You will gain a clear method for getting your needs met.
You’ll have direction in your life, knowing what you want and getting it.

Title: The Boundary Is You: A guide to creating boundaries in your relationships by loving yourself more

Author: Chany G. Rosengarten 

Pages: 80

Genre: Self-help

My review

Usually, we all spend some time taking care of our physical health. But often we ignore our mental health. We don’t have any screening for the information or simply the thoughts we consume. We are often challenged and influenced by the people around us. As they say, we are the average of five close relationships in our life. The effects of all these relationships affect our mental health. This book is a detox for the mind.

The author is surprisingly honest throughout the book. I found that very helpful. I was able to connect with many situations narrated in the book because of this. The large chunk of this book is dedicated to building self-love. It is the base of every good relationship. A part of me always hated myself. Every failure in professional and personal life grew this hatred step by step. This self-hatred impacted greatly in my self-esteem. To repair our deep-rooted inhibitions and beliefs, we must challenge ourselves to bring change. This book was a good guide for this herculean task. It is slow-paced and systematic, changing my beliefs one by one.

Every chapter draws inspiration from the author’s life itself. This book teaches how to break, build and push various boundaries in our life. We can fill the widened boundaries with happiness. After all, it is what we all crave for.

Overall this is an excellent guide for self-love and self-care.

 

Office Pool: Orientation by D. L. Blackburne|Book review

41cMuzKUfJLOffice Pool is a coming of age story of an underachieving ink pen named Arthur “Arty” Bickerson. As his unique journey is chronicled as he navigates the ups and downs of “The Office” and it’s complexities. Arty experiences new success, love, peer jealousy, classism, along with high expectations and self doubt.
Office Pool is a fictional world with many layers. With humans set as the backdrop, these common everyday writing utensils deal with universally relatable issues and themes.

Title: Office Pool: Orientation

Author: D. L. Blackburne

Pages: 56

My review

Absolutely creative!

I have rarely come across stories that made me give a standing ovation to the creativity. This story is one of its kind. I never ever saw this kind of witty tale crafted around the everyday writing utensils. Set in the fictional world of Pens, the story has everything a reader hopes for. It has a shy and lighthearted protagonist, a mentor/ father figure, romance, and gripping flashbacks. The story even ends in a cliffhanger. How the author has managed to craft a story like this, I really don’t know.

The story has every element identical to everyday human life. Yet the story has no major role for any humans. But all the characters want only one thing in their life, a purpose. Through fulfilling their purpose they yearn to achieve fame and attention from their owners. They even fear their death, replacement, and uselessness. They all have their own fears to overcome and villains who are dedicated to making others life miserable. This world also welcomes leadership and heroics.

Although the author carefully placed humans in the backdrop, he constructed a world of human emotions and struggles with pens as characters. It is a small world, identical to humans inside our everyday life. Highly recommended to everyone who likes to delve into a different kind of story for a change.

 

 

Chloe After Dark by Elsa Joseph |Book Review

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Moving on from a painful break up with her boyfriend, beautiful Chloe Milano takes a job as a radio host at a steamy late night erotic radio station to pay off her debts and make ends meet. But she gets a lot more than she bargained for when she becomes entangled in the salacious fantasies of after-hours callers…

Title: Chloe After Dark

 

Pages: 275

My review

Chloe After Dark is an erotic romance story revolving around the protagonist Chloe. The story is all about Chloe’s life. It starts with a painful breakup with her boyfriend Daniel. She has been in this relationship for a long time and a sudden split led her to a state almost like a depression. Her boyfriend left her with nothing but huge debt. She was in and out of freelancing gigs. She was in no condition to pay her off this large debt. Seeing that one of her close friends, Blaire offered a job at a radio station to host a midnight show talking about sexual fantasies. She was reluctant at first. But eventually, she decides to step out of her comfort zone and give it a try. Just as predicted by Blaire, she was an overnight success. But just as her publicity grew, she finds herself in turmoil of its aftereffects. The rest of the story is all about how she transforms herself to overcome her vulnerabilities and taking responsibility to change the course of her life.

The story ends as a full circle. Chloe achieves everything she wanted in her life. She was brave enough to capture her opportunity and she worked hard to excel in it. She overcome her inhibitions and gained confidence. We can witness her amazing transformation throughout the story. Although this is a steamy erotic drama, the story adds more layers to it. The author carefully developed a good story with depth around the romance. Besides Chloe, Blaire is a very likable character. The friendship and supportive nature of Blaire is another highlight of the story.

This is not like any other erotic romance you ever read. This story revolves around the character’s emotions and real-life problems. They are real characters going through some hard situations. The author deserves a huge applause for penning down a good story in this genre.

The Republic of Texas (The Second Civil War) by Eduard Lehr |Book review

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America stands on the edge of a knife. Waves of terrorist attacks have eroded personal freedoms and heated political tensions to a boiling point. Citizen surveillance and gun control have become everyday requirements for safety and security. Captain Travis Kent, an Air National Guard fighter pilot and reluctant Texas oil tycoon, is thrust to the front lines of the fray after killing a terrorist and injuring a woman during an attack.

Roddy Jones, football player-turned legal marijuana salesman, is mistakenly arrested after the attacks and finds himself under constant surveillance in everyday life. He flees and finds himself a part of the militia fighting against the very things that had made his life a living hell. As political tensions begin to boil, violence erupts, shattering any hope for a peaceful reconciliation. Can Texas and the United States come to peace before they start a civil war that threatens to destroy the United States of America?

Title: The Republic of Texas (The Second Civil War) 

Author: Eduard Lehr 

Pages: 373

My review

Great book! In today’s world, this ‘fiction’ doesn’t seem all too far away. The book portrays how devastating a second civil war will be. The story is well constructed and well developed. The author has carefully constructed many parallel plots to merge them at the appropriate point. All the issues explained in one point or another contributes to the cause of civil war. The author has incorporated serious issues such as gun control and monitoring of personal liberties along with internet freedom in the story. These issues are relevant in the current scenario too. Moreover, the story reflects the emotions and mindset of people in the state. Their growing frustrations and how these thoughts will end up fueling the civil war is captured in the plot.

I don’t see any issues mentioned by some of the previous reviews. Perhaps it has been updated?

Highly recommended read to all!

A man in church, a woman in temple: Romance of a couple of different-religious counselors by Dino|Book review

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Here are two man and woman of different religions. Man is Christian and woman is Buddhist. But both of them majored in counseling because they were interested in mind study, and they met at a seminar…
There is a part that they can communicate with each other about their hearts, so the two meet often and become closer, but they can’t ask each other to go out easily. It was because they had different religions, but at some point their minds broke down the barriers of religion and became one. It’s a full-fledged religious romance about how these two man and woman understand each other’s feelings and understand each other’s religions.

Title: A man in church, a woman in temple: Romance of a couple of different-religious counselors

Author: Dino

Pages: 19

My review

A man in church, a woman in temple is a short romantic novel filled with emotions. Over the 20 pages, the author narrates a simple story of a man and woman, who are from very different backgrounds but are connected by their mutual love. Peter is a Christian religious counselor and Achara is a Buddhist counselor. They met each other at a religious seminar. Amidst the difference in religions, they are drawn into each other due to their charismatic performance and knowledge of respective religions. Their mutual admiration slowly transformed into affection and then love. As the story progresses, they are trying to understand each other better and exploring their feelings to one another.

This is a simple story on love, the purest human emotion. This story is about understanding each other’s feelings and finding a mutual connection between souls. Although they are from different religions, the author never really included any religious conversations in the story. I think it is because the author is trying to convey the true message of love. Love is beyond boundaries and beyond differences.

Overall this is a nice short novel for every romance lovers.

The Simple Guide to Postnatal Care for First Time Moms by Jasmine Allen|Book review

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Discover This Shockingly Honest Guide to Postnatal Care for First Time Mommies, and Get Through Those First Postpartum Weeks with Ease!

You’ve just given birth, and despite all the pain and discomfort, you are the happiest person in the world. You can’t wait to get home with your baby and start enjoying your time together. 

But those first few weeks can be tricky. Your body will be going through some weird phases, your baby might not sleep so you’ll be constantly exhausted, and you might start to feel the first signs of postpartum depression. 

That’s why this guide is so precious, especially for first-time mothers. Written by someone who has gone through all those issues herself, this book is full of helpful tips and advice on how to power through this tough period. 

Title: The Simple Guide to Postnatal Care for First Time Moms 

 

Pages: 26

My review

Postnatal care is an extremely difficult and emotionally draining phase for every mom. Proper education and knowledge of healthcare can save new moms from complications and pain. This is an A-Z guide on this subject. The author himself gone through this phase and lack of proper care caused many difficulties in her pregnancy and afterward. From that experience, she has gained practical knowledge to manage various health conditions during postnatal care. This book summarizes everything you have to know about this matter.

The book is divided into 3 sections. The first section is on essential topics such as sleep and breastfeeding. The second section is about mental health. I personally felt that this is one of the critical aspects that every new mom should know of. The bonus is, this chapter includes the author’s personal input and experiences too. The last section deals with the physical therapy for recovery. This chapter includes various exercises with illustrations for a better understanding of this topic.

This short book is an essential read for every new mom to handle this critical phase in their life.

How To Get A Technical Writing Job: With Little Or No Experience by Loren Robinson|Book review

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Have you ever felt like earning 70k or more was just completely out of reach?
This slim book is not a reference manual. However, it illustrates the skills and education you need to land a job in this well-paying field. According to U.S. News and World Report Annual Rankings. Technical Writing is one of the 50 best jobs in America.

Title: How To Get A Technical Writing Job: With Little Or No Experience

Author: Loren Robinson

Pages: 34

My review

Technical writing is one of the fastest-growing and in-demand jobs. It is less competitive than creative writing jobs. If you are someone who is looking for a career change or starting afresh and considering a technical writing career, then this is the perfect guide, to begin with. Technical writing is not a complex career. But it requires patience and relentless learning to meet its demands.

Over the seven chapters included in this book, the author explains all the details about this job. The book starts with an introduction to technical writing and its cons and pros. We will get a fair idea about this field after this. Then he explains the necessary skills and education for this job. In the last part, he explains how we can find the opportunities and excel in interviews. The book also has details about the online courses and materials we can use for this purpose.

The book is written with a do it yourself attitude. It addresses all the beginners who are interested in this field. Because of that, the book lacks depth in information. Other than that, this is a good information guide for everyone who is considering a career in technical writing.