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Life is not for figuring out. It’s for living.

(It's Great To) Suck At Something by Karen Rinaldi

May 6, 2019 by J 2 Comments

When was the last time you tried something new? Something that won’t make you more productive, make you more money, or check anything off your to-do list? Something you’re really, really bad at, but that brought you joy? The title of Karen Rinaldi’s book resonates with me, someone who has made conscious efforts to cultivate being a beginner on a regular basis. I was that kid Carol Dweck warns of when she talks about children who are praised for accomplishment who become fearful of taking […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Non-Fiction Tagged With: Karen Rinaldi, NetGalley

Genres: Biography/Memoir, Non-Fiction · Tags: Karen Rinaldi, NetGalley ·
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How to College

How to College: What to Know Before You Go (and When You're There) by Andrea Malkin Brenner and Lara Hop Schwartz

April 21, 2019 by J Leave a Comment

From the synopsis: Professors Andrea Malkin Brenner and Lara Schwartz guide first-year students and their families through the transition process, during the summer after high school graduation and throughout the school year, preparing students to succeed and thrive as they transition and adapt to college. This book is exactly what it says on the tin. Brenner and Schwartz provide an easy to read, well-organized resource that would be valuable to incoming college freshmen (and probably upperclassmen as well). They offer advice on what to expect […]

Filed Under: Non-Fiction Tagged With: Andrea Malkin Brenner, Lara Hope Schwartz, NetGalley

J's CBR11 Review No:10 · Genres: Non-Fiction · Tags: Andrea Malkin Brenner, Lara Hope Schwartz, NetGalley ·
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Look, country house parties are nothing but trouble

The Austen Playbook (London Celebrities #4) by Lucy Parker

April 12, 2019 by J Leave a Comment

Freddy Carlton is in a bit of a funk. The latest in a long line of a famous theater family, her career is going well, but she’s not really enjoying it. Like any British heroine, she heads off to the country to clear her head. It is a truth universally acknowledged that an actor in a rut must be in want of a spot of murder, mayhem, and true love.* And like any romance novel heroine, where there’s a country house, there’s a grumpy sod […]

Filed Under: Romance Tagged With: Contemporary Romance, London Celebrities, Lucy Parker, NetGalley

J's CBR11 Review No:9 · Genres: Romance · Tags: Contemporary Romance, London Celebrities, Lucy Parker, NetGalley ·
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Eight Dates, by John Gottman, Julie Schwartz Gottman, Doug Abrams, and Rachel Carlton Abrams

“Your relationship is a great adventure. Treat it as such.”

Eight Dates: Essential Conversations for a Lifetime of Love by John Gottman, Julie Schwartz Gottman, Doug Abrams, Rachel Carlton Abrams

April 12, 2019 by J Leave a Comment

Dr. John Gottman and Dr. Julie Schwartz Gottman are renowned psychologists who specialize in what makes happy, healthy, long-lasting romantic relationships work. One of John Gottman’s claims to fame is to be able to determine, with 94% accuracy, which couples are headed for divorce on the strength of a five minute snippet of conversation. I read Dr. Gottman’s Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work before I married my husband. Neither of our parents have marriages we wished to emulate, and research is my love language. […]

Filed Under: Non-Fiction, Romance Tagged With: Doug Abrams, John Gottman, Julie Schwartz Gottman, Marriage, NetGalley, Rachel Carlton Abrams, Relationships

J's CBR11 Review No:8 · Genres: Non-Fiction, Romance · Tags: Doug Abrams, John Gottman, Julie Schwartz Gottman, Marriage, NetGalley, Rachel Carlton Abrams, Relationships ·
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Betcha on land, they understand that they don’t reprimand their daughters

Mera: Tidebreaker by Danielle Paige

April 2, 2019 by J 2 Comments

Mera of Xebel wants more than anything to fight for her throne, but no one seems to be listening. Everyone, including her father, expects her to marry her childhood friend, Larken of the Trench, and let him take over their country’s long-running rebellion against Atlantis. Mera, determined to follow in her mother’s warrior footsteps, hatches a plan to eliminate the heir of Atlantis. But the Atlantean prince turns out to be not who Mera expected to find. I always enjoy Mera when I read Aquaman […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books Tagged With: Comics, Danielle Paige, DC Comics, NetGalley

J's CBR11 Review No:7 · Genres: Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books · Tags: Comics, Danielle Paige, DC Comics, NetGalley ·
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Dream Big Dreams

Prince on Paper: Reluctant Royals by Alyssa Cole

March 28, 2019 by Emmalita 2 Comments

I got an advanced copy from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. A Prince on Paper is the third novel in the Reluctant Royals series. I think you would be better off reading the first two books before you start this one so that you have a context for Nya and Johan. Nya Jerami fled Thesolo for the glitz and glamour of NYC but discovered that her Prince Charming only exists in her virtual dating games. When Nya returns home for a royal wedding, […]

Filed Under: Romance Tagged With: Alyssa Cole, Contemporary Romance, NetGalley, Prince on Paper, Reluctant Royals

Emmalita's CBR11 Review No:18 · Genres: Romance · Tags: Alyssa Cole, Contemporary Romance, NetGalley, Prince on Paper, Reluctant Royals ·
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