Review: The Most Beautiful: My Life with Prince

The Most Beautiful: My Life with Prince by Mayte Garcia
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Interesting perspective on a private man. It threw me at first because she refers to Price as her husband most of the time, not her ex. Heartbreaking to read to full story about what happened to their son.

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Review: Crazy Is My Superpower: How I Triumphed by Breaking Bones, Breaking Hearts, and Breaking the Rules

Crazy Is My Superpower: How I Triumphed by Breaking Bones, Breaking Hearts, and Breaking the Rules by A.J. Mendez Brooks
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I watched wrestling back in the days when it was still WWF. It's been years though so I'd never seen or heard of AJ before. I read a preview of this book though and though she sounded pretty awesome. I'm still under that impression. She's led quite the life, and she's still so young! Very well written with some good laughs.

This review is in exchange for a free copy received from bloggingforbooks.com.

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Review: The Girl Before

The Girl Before by J.P. Delaney
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

The descriptions of the fish almost made me sick.

The use of the word "goes" in place of "says" really grated on me. It's always been a grammatical pet peeve.

Not bad otherwise. I wasn't always sure where it was going to go and that is a good thing.

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Review: How Not to Die: Discover the Foods Scientifically Proven to Prevent and Reverse Disease

How Not to Die: Discover the Foods Scientifically Proven to Prevent and Reverse Disease by Michael Greger
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Don't let the page count intimidate you, a third of it is reference notes from the research. Adding this book to my go-to reference section of my library.

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Review: How Not to Die: Discover the Foods Scientifically Proven to Prevent and Reverse Disease

How Not to Die: Discover the Foods Scientifically Proven to Prevent and Reverse Disease by Michael Greger
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Don't let the page count intimidate you, a third of it is reference notes from the research. Adding this book to my go-to reference section of my library.

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Review: Dear Reader

Dear Reader by Mary O'Connell
My rating: 2 of 5 stars

Couldn't get in to it. Didn't care for the characters and a lot of dialogue revolved around Wuthering Heights, a book I've never liked.

This review is in exchange for a free copy received from Goodreads giveaways.

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Review: The Little Book of Hygge: Danish Secrets to Happy Living

The Little Book of Hygge: Danish Secrets to Happy Living by Meik Wiking
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Hygge does not seem to be very compatible with veganism, but it could probably be made to work.

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Review: Raising Unicorns: Your Step-by-Step Guide to Starting and Running a Successful - and Magical! - Unicorn Farm

Raising Unicorns: Your Step-by-Step Guide to Starting and Running a Successful - and Magical! - Unicorn Farm by Jessica S. Marquis
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

I feel like I've read a lot of heavy books recently so I was really in the mood for something light and fun. This was a good choice.

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Review: The Book of Strange New Things

The Book of Strange New Things by Michel Faber
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

This book took me a long time to read as I kept getting library books pop up as available. It was a long read anyway but a very interesting idea. On reflection, now I'm done, it doesn't feel like a lot happened plot wise but still an interesting story.

This review is in exchange for a free e-galley from netgalley.com.

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Review: Idaho

Idaho by Emily Ruskovich
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

A lot of mention of the color yellow, usually a positive color symbolically (most likely meaning hope here). Really stands out in such a dark story.

Very heavy read. I had to take lots of breaks while reading this one. Has an incredible structure.

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Review: Finding Ultra: Rejecting Middle Age, Becoming One of the World's Fittest Men, and Discovering Myself

Finding Ultra: Rejecting Middle Age, Becoming One of the World's Fittest Men, and Discovering Myself by Rich Roll
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

If this guy can go from alcoholic ouch potato to vegan ultramarathoner in just a few years, I have no excuse not to get in better shape.

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Review: Across That Bridge: Life Lessons and a Vision for Change

Across That Bridge: Life Lessons and a Vision for Change by John Lewis
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Very inspiring read. Everything this man says I just nod and say "yup."

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Review: The Moth Presents All These Wonders: True Stories about Facing the Unknown

The Moth Presents All These Wonders: True Stories about Facing the Unknown by Catherine Burns
My rating: 0 of 5 stars

What I really like about listening to The Moth is that the stories all feel so intimate. Even though it's broadcast radio it still feels like it could be someone telling a story just to you over the phone or around a campfire. There's also a grittiness to the stories that is very compelling. They are not short stories of nonfiction, they are tales of truth. This book is a wonderful collection of the type of narrative you hear on the show.

This review is in exchange for a free copy received from bloggingforbooks.com.

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Review: The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life

The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life by Mark Manson
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Yup.

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Review: Dead Things

Dead Things by Stephen Blackmoore
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

I'm not a huge fan of noir. The way the characters talk is always so unnatural I can't get past it. But since the plot of this story was also unnatural, it was more bearable and kinda worked.

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Review: Being Vegan

Being Vegan by Joanne Stepaniak
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

So apparently I'm not really vegan. I'm a total vegetarian or vegan in transition. Lesson learned.

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Review: The 4-Hour Body: An Uncommon Guide to Rapid Fat-Loss, Incredible Sex, and Becoming Superhuman

The 4-Hour Body: An Uncommon Guide to Rapid Fat-Loss, Incredible Sex, and Becoming Superhuman by Timothy Ferriss
My rating: 1 of 5 stars

I admit I didn't read all of this book, but the author says you don't have to in the beginning anyway.

Probably the least helpful book I've read on this topic, and I've read quite a few.
Don't bother.

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