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Sunday, 28 January 2018

Review: Happiness: Your Route-Map to Inner Joy

Happiness: Your Route-Map to Inner Joy Happiness: Your Route-Map to Inner Joy by Andy Cope
My rating: 1 of 5 stars

Really not my cup of tea... And I am so sad! Because I do love the idea so much! It is very well presented and I could see it was well researched as well.
This book is now with a fried who cannot praise it enough! Just shows you that if a book does not fit you it might fit someone else just perfectly!

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Review: Mount Weather: Zombie Rules Book 5

Mount Weather: Zombie Rules Book 5 Mount Weather: Zombie Rules Book 5 by David Achord
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Happy to come back to this world and see what will happen next.

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Review: The Witch: A History of Fear, from Ancient Times to the Present

The Witch: A History of Fear, from Ancient Times to the Present The Witch: A History of Fear, from Ancient Times to the Present by Ronald Hutton
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Very well done, a lot of useful data and analysis.

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Review: THE PERSEID COLLAPSE SERIES BOXSET:

THE PERSEID COLLAPSE SERIES BOXSET: THE PERSEID COLLAPSE SERIES BOXSET: by Steven Konkoly
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

The writing is a bit heavy handed in places, too much info dumping.

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Review: Soulless

Soulless Soulless by Jacinta Maree
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Very intense, an excited for the next one in the series!

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Review: The High King of Montival

The High King of Montival The High King of Montival by S.M. Stirling
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Every time I re-read, I pick up more and more of the details I enjoy.

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Review: A Secret History of Witches

A Secret History of Witches A Secret History of Witches by Louisa Morgan
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Great story, very immersive with multilayered characters.

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Review: Mating in Captivity: Reconciling the Erotic and the Domestic

Mating in Captivity: Reconciling the Erotic and the Domestic Mating in Captivity: Reconciling the Erotic and the Domestic by Esther Perel
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Very well researched.

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Saturday, 27 January 2018

Monday, 22 January 2018

Review: The Elysian Prophecy

The Elysian Prophecy The Elysian Prophecy by Vivien Reis
My rating: 0 of 5 stars

So excited that this is available! Hopefully, fingers crossed I will be able to read it sooner then later.

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Tuesday, 16 January 2018

The Case Against The Jedi Order

Review: Poor Man's Galapagos

Poor Man's Galapagos Poor Man's Galapagos by Christopher Canniff
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

This was good read, spanning time, countries, cultures and showcasing many different personalities. Great descriptive's and dialogue as well. Unexpectedly enjoyable.

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Review: Toxic Psychiatry: Why Therapy, Empathy & Love Must Replace the Drugs, Electroshock & Biochemical Theories of the New Psychiatry

Toxic Psychiatry: Why Therapy, Empathy & Love Must Replace the Drugs, Electroshock & Biochemical Theories of the New Psychiatry Toxic Psychiatry: Why Therapy, Empathy & Love Must Replace the Drugs, Electroshock & Biochemical Theories of the New Psychiatry by Peter R. Breggin
My rating: 2 of 5 stars

This review is for the 1991 edition - This was an interesting read. Despite a lot of information being outdated, it still brings to life the very grass root of alternative medicinal approaches, especially engaged talking therapy.
It makes some good points, which I am happy to say had some productive developments over the years, both in Mental Health and psychotherapy.
It was interesting to look back and see how it all started.

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Thursday, 11 January 2018

Review: Devil's Night Dawning

Devil's Night Dawning Devil's Night Dawning by Damien Black
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Actual Rating 4,5 Stars

This book is very well written. And gives a unique sense of traveling back in time. Yes, the characters and their circumstances are completely different from our history but you can see the parallels. The only thing that was getting me out of the story some times was the heaviness of the spoken language. Some times I needed to re-read paragraphs several times to understand what was happening and what the character were saying.
I already have book 2 on my shelf and am excite to read it next.

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Review: Commune: Book One

Commune: Book One Commune: Book One by Joshua Gayou
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Added a star for voice-work in the audio version, - outstanding job!

This is a really interesting story. I read many other EMP/CME stories before but what is uniquely done in this one is multiple character perspective, on same events. I am already invested in all of the characters and am waiting with anticipation for book 2 to be available in audiobook format, fingers crossed it will continue to stay engaging and unpredictable!

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Wednesday, 10 January 2018

The Fremen of Dune | Deep Exploration | Arabic Origins

Review: An Unkindness of Ghosts

An Unkindness of Ghosts An Unkindness of Ghosts by Rivers Solomon
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This is a great book - I am lost to why it does not have more reviews and ratings! The world-building is one of the best I have seen in a while. Linguistic research is amazing! As well as technological and scientific side of the world-building that enriches it immensely. Characters are very well realized. You forget they are just characters and see them as real people, which is always a sign of good writing. I will be keeping my eyes open for other books from this wonderful author and if this wonderfully rich story will ever have a continuation, I am pre-ordering in a heart beat!

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Review: Searching for Whitopia: An Improbable Journey to the Heart of White America

Searching for Whitopia: An Improbable Journey to the Heart of White America Searching for Whitopia: An Improbable Journey to the Heart of White America by Rich Benjamin
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Actual Rating is 3,5 Stars

This book is a difficult one to rate accurately. A lot of things happened since it's first publication in 2009. It is still informative, hull of well-done humor and on point on many issues. The author has done a good job structuring the material and making it accessible to people of different opinions and views. I would say that it is best not to skim through this book, as many very important statements are just in between the paragraphs. It is better to pay attention it will definitely pay of!

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Monday, 8 January 2018

Review: The Last Days of Magic

The Last Days of Magic The Last Days of Magic by Mark Tompkins
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This book was my first buy of 2018. I was very excited to read it. It blends fiction and fact (from a Pagan perspective) smoothly, and is well written. It is very nice to read about many Goddesses that the Avalonian Tradition remembers to this day - Banbha, Bridget, Cailleach (the mispronunciation in the audio version was driving me crazy thou!) among many others. Relevant artistic licence reconstruction of the Celtic traditions and early Irish life were great to read through. The story was engaging and did not drag on unnecessarily. All in all it was a pleasant experience and time well spent!

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Review: The Last Days of Magic

The Last Days of Magic The Last Days of Magic by Mark Tompkins
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This book was my first buy of 2018. I was very excited to read it. It blends fiction and fact (from a Pagan perspective) smoothly, and is well written. It is very nice to read about many Goddesses that the Avalonian Tradition remembers to this day - Banbha, Bridget, Cailleach (although the mispronunciation in the audio version was driving me crazy thou!) among many others. Relevant artistic licence reconstruction of the Celtic traditions and early Irish life were great to read through. The story was engaging and did not drag on unnecessarily. All in all it was a pleasant experience and time well spent!

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Friday, 5 January 2018

Review: Island in the Sea of Time

Island in the Sea of Time Island in the Sea of Time by S.M. Stirling
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Actual Rating 3,5 Stars

This was a really tough one for me. I love the Emberverse! But this just proves that a lot of the writing improves with time. As this book was written before it. I will still give other two books in the series a go but to be honest with you I am really sad!

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Tuesday, 2 January 2018

Review: 2017 on Goodreads

2017 on Goodreads 2017 on Goodreads by Various
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

It was an amazing year for reading, so many great books!
Especially happy about the continuation of the Bobiverse & the first book in The Collapsing Empire!

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