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“Jane Eyre” By Charlotte Brontë Review

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Charlotte Brontë tells the story of orphaned Jane Eyre, who grows up in the home of her heartless aunt, enduring loneliness and cruelty. This troubled childhood strengthens Jane’s natural independence and spirit – which prove necessary when she finds employment as a governess to the young ward of Byronic, brooding Mr Rochester. As her feelings for Rochester develop, Jane gradually uncovers Thornfield Hall’s terrible secret, forcing her to make a choice. Should she stay with Rochester and live with the consequences, or follow her convictions – even if it means leaving the man she loves? A novel of intense power and intrigue, Jane Eyre dazzled readers with its passionate depiction of a woman’s search for equality and freedom.

I didn’t know much about this book before getting into it. A part of me was expecting me not liking this book, but I actually did like this book. I don’t think it was a master piece but I am glad that I read it. 

This book talks about Jane Eyre who is a orphan, and we follow her journey through her passions, anger, defiance, strength and overwhelming desire. And I gotta say that this book takes us in a lot of places. No matter how it sounds I actually liked in a way.

A lot of people on the internet says its a “cute romance” book, but in my opinion its very far away from actually being a “cute romance” book. She had two romances going on and but of them were train wracks. Its no other way to summarizes her romances. 

I personally liked Jane Eyre as the main character, but the rest of the characters in this book I didn’t like as much. All the characters expect of Jane Eyre were very generic and I had hard time trying to tell them apart. 

The writing style in this book was very good, which really surprised me because I wasn’t expecting it to be so good as it was. And because of the writing style I gave this book some extra points for this. 

To be very honest I don’t have any strong feelings or thoughts about this book. Im very neutral about this book and I think it was a okay read. I know I am very picky when it comes to books, but thats just how I function as I human being.

I Give This Book 3 / 5

“Hard Times” By Charles Dickens Review

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Without a moral compass to guide them, the children sink into lives of desperation and despair, played out against the grim background of Coketown, a wretched community shadowed by an industrial behemoth. Louisa falls into a loveless marriage with Josiah Bouderby, a vulgar banker, while the unscrupulous Tom, totally lacking in principle, becomes a thief who frames an innocent man for his crime. Witnessing the degradation and downfall of his children, Gradgrind realizes that his own misguided principles have ruined their lives.

I had a lot of expectations for this book since I’ve heard so much good about it. But after reading this book I gotta say that I’m very neutral about this book. I don’t have any strong feelings or thoughts about it. 

This book is one of Charles Dickens shortest books, and I gotta say that that this one is far from being one of his best books. If you want to get into reading Charles Dickens books don’t start with this one choose instead “A Christmas carol” or “a tale of two cities”. Because if you start with this one, it might quickly end your journey with Charles Dickens.

This book is set in a fictional town and it is about the utilitarian and the industrial influence had on the Victorian society. Its for sure a new topic for me since its the first book I’ve read so far about this topic and I gotta say that this book got me interested in this topic in a way. 

The plot as I said above was very unique for me. And I really liked it for the most part but there were times where I found the plot to be dragging at times. I feel like there were some moments in this book which could have been cut short and it would only make this book better.

The characters in this book were amazing, I feel in love with them very quickly. But towards the end I was so tired of them that I started in a way disliking them. Which really disappoint over this. 

The writing style here was okay, but to be very honest after having read other books from Charles Dickens in the past I know that this guy can much better work than what he did in this book.  

I Give This Book 3 / 5

“Spaceman: An Astronaut’s Unlikely Journey to Unlock the Secrets of the Universe” By Mike Massimino Review

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Have you ever wondered what it would be like to find yourself strapped to a giant rocket that’s about to go from zero to 17,500 miles per hour? Or to look back on the earth from outer space and see the surprisingly precise line between day and night? Or to stand in front of the Hubble telescope, wondering if the emergency repair you’re about to make will inadvertently ruin humankind’s chance to unlock the universe’s secrets? Mike Massimino has been there, and in Spaceman he puts you inside the suit, with all the zip and buoyancy of life in microgravity.

Its important to say that I didn’t know anything about this book before getting into it. So I didn’t have any expectations for this book.

This book is surprisingly very Inspiring and relatable which really made give this book some extra points because of this. 

I personally feel like that the beginning was a little bit boring because the beginning is about the author and about why he wanted to become a astronaut, the test he failed the first time to become astronaut and then what he did after he failed the test. Which I personally found to be more on the boring side because I want to read about astronauts not a guy who failed his astronaut test.

The writing style her is okay, but it is far from being good. But at the same thing the writing style makes everything more understandable and easy. So its not all bad even thou I didn’t like the writing style so much in this book.

The moment where the author actually gets into the program the books starts to get interesting because then we actually follow the journey of what it takes once you are in the space program.

I personally feel like there are some part of this book which should have been removed from the final version since they didn’t bring anything to the table and were only boring for me at least.

I Give This Book 3 / 5

“The Woman in Me” By Britney Spears Review

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In June 2021, the whole world was listening as Britney Spears spoke in open court. The impact of sharing her voice—her truth—was undeniable, and it changed the course of her life and the lives of countless others. The Woman in Me reveals for the first time her incredible journey—and the strength at the core of one of the greatest performers in pop music history. Written with remarkable candor and humor, Spears’s groundbreaking book illuminates the enduring power of music and love—and the importance of a woman telling her own story, on her own terms, at last.

I really dislike reviewing autobiographies and memoir books since to me it feels like judging the experience the person had in their life. But lets review this book and keep in mind that I’m talking about this BOOK not about anything else.

This book is quick read, because its short and its actually interesting. I didn’t know much about Britney Spears before reading this book, I never was a fan of her even thou I liked a few of her songs. I knew very basic things about her like she was in a very shady conservatorship, her love life wasn’t the greatest and she making weird videos on instagram in the recent years.

After reading this book I’ve realized how much she actually went through in her life and reading this book was really so sad because you learn about how much shit she went through since she was born. And it really makes me feel very sad for her.

The writing style in this book was on the 5th grade level which really was pretty painful at times especially when she talked about being forced to do things she didn’t want, be manipulated by her parents or being forced to stay somewhere which she wanted to leave.

The chapters are over the place in this book. The chapters aren’t chronological but instead they jump back and forward in time without any reason. The chapters would go to where she was still in school to her giving birth to her kids like 17 years later and then it would jump back to where she was starting her career and the things she done to kick star her career.

The chapter ending were very abrupt and it felt like the author didn’t bother to give us any details than whats absolutely necessary for us to feel sad about what Britney Spears went through in her life. Which really didn’t help me to like the book.

But this book was very inserting and enjoyable even thou it had its fair share of things which didn’t work out for me. But I still like it and would recommend this book if you are interested in learning more about Britney Spears.

It is said on wikipedia that this book was written together with a ghostwriter named  Sam Lansky. But of course anything taken off of Wikipedia needs to be taken with a lot of salt. If it is true then it might explain why I didn’t like this book as much as I wanted to.

I Give This Book 3 / 5

“Listy zza grobu” By Remigiusz Mróz Review

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Dwadzieścia lat po śmierci ojca Kaja Burzyńska wciąż otrzymuje od niego wiadomości. Zadbał o to, przygotowując je zawczasu i zlecając coroczną wysyłkę tego samego, pozornie przypadkowego dnia. Po czasie Kaja traktuje to już jedynie jako zwyczajną tradycję – aż do momentu, gdy w listach zaczyna dostrzegać drugie dno. Tymczasem do miasteczka po dwudziestu dwóch latach wraca Seweryn Zaorski. Patomorfolog i samotny ojciec dwójki dzieci kupuje zrujnowany dom rodzinny Kai i rozpoczyna remont. W zniszczonym garażu odnajduje zamurowaną skrytkę z materiałami, które rzucają nowe światło na sprawę sprzed dwóch dekad.

At the time of writing this review this book is only available in polish.

At this point I was read multiple books written by Remigiusz Mróz, and I gotta say that I’ve read worse books written by the author and I have read better books by this author. So this book is firmly in the middle.

In my opinion this book is all over the place, because there is a lot of things happening in this book and we follow two perspectives in this book.

The plot here is that the wife of the major is a policewoman and her father went missing with no trace 2 decades before and ever since her father went missing she gets weird letters from her father. So we follow her investigation to what happened with her father those 2 decades ago but then we get mob investigation and secret society investigation which really made it very very confusing for me.

The characters in this book were very far from being good. Don’t get me wrong they were okay. But in the end I just didn’t care about them nor did I bother to remember them for a long time after finishing this book.

The main character in this book was very meh, because I didn’t care at all about what will happen with him. In my opinion he makes stupid decisions and was not the smartest character I came across.

Its important to say that this book is the first book in the series of named “Seweryn Zaorski” which at the time of writing this book is a 5 books series. 

I need to be honest here and say that the first part of this book was actually very good, intriguing, interesting and enjoyable. But the second part of it is when the book started going down hill at least in my opinion. Which of course might explain why I gave this book a 3 star rating. 

The writing style in this book is okay. I have no strong feels about the writing style in this book. Because the author uses very simple and easy language which really doubt make you think about what is happening in the book but rather tells you straight away “this happens, then this happens and then this happens”. Which I personally am not a fan of. I prefer when the authors leave space to reader imagination rather than setting the plot in stone.

The ending of this book as Ive said above is all over the place and left me very confused about what had just happened. Which in my opinion isn’t a good thing if the author wants me give his book a good rating.

I Give This Book 3 / 5

“Rewizja” By Remigiusz Mróz Review

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Żona i córka robotnika z Ursynowa giną tragicznie w niewyjaśnionych okolicznościach. Ich polisa na życie jest tak duża, że towarzystwo ubezpieczeniowe nie spieszy się z jej wypłaceniem. Pogrążony w żałobie mężczyzna spodziewa się problemów, ale to, co go spotyka, przechodzi jego najśmielsze obawy. Ubezpieczyciel odmawia wypłaty, twierdząc, że to robotnik zamordował rodzinę. Zaraz potem prokuratura stawia mu zarzuty, a on rozpoczyna walkę o uniewinnienie i własny honor. Pomaga mu prawniczka, która niedawno pogrzebała całą swoją karierę.

At the time of writing this book this book is available in Polish and Ukrainian.

This book is the third book in the book series “Chyłka & Zordon” and I got to be hones there and say that this book was less impressive and much more less fun than the first two books in this series.

This book is the longest book in this series so far, so I was expecting more action and more juicy crime investigation from the main characters. But we didn’t get it. 

80% of this book the main characters doesn’t talk with each other since at the end of the second book they had a big argument and Chyłka left the law firm named “Żelazny & McVay” which to this point was the firm where the two main characters were working at. 

If you loved the first book in this series as much as I do, then you will get surprised and excited for during reading this book since one of the main characters from book one will have a huge comeback in this book.

The plot here was really dragged out at times, and because of this aspect this book would have been so much better if it was shorted down to like 450 – 500 pages rather than being over 600 pages long.

There are quite a few events in this book which doesn’t lead us anywhere. I don’t know why does events were in the book, since they leave you thinking “why did this happen if it just irrelevant for the plot as a whole?”.

There is also a huge “What The Fuck?” moment in this book which have something to do with one of the side characters which I love as much as the main character. Which of course is Kormak. 

The writing style is as amazing as in the first two books in this series. Its like the author know what words to use to completely grab your attention and not let it go until the very end of this book.  Which I personally love when it happens in this book and its a easy way for me to give the book some extra points. 

The characters here are as good as they were in the first two books. Of course we don’t see a lot of progress in the relationship between Chyłka  and Zordon. Because as I’ve said before they spend 80% of this book not on speaking terms nor do they see each other or try to contact each other.

However there were couple of times were I would get angry at Chyłka during this book, because in this book her alcohol problem gets way bigger and way out of hands and she makes the stupidest decisions ever like drinking vodka during the break of a court session. 

There were also times were I would get pissed of at Zordon, because he would be like the most career driven asshole as I have seen in my life. And he would like do the most dick head moves towards Chyłka. 

However the ending is very good, because the end is where Zordon decides to be the good guy and decides to not play along being the bad guy and teams up with Chyłka again. Which really made me happy.

The main case of this book was okay, but it wasn’t as interesting, intriguing and mysterious as the cases from the two previous books. I like the case in this book but I wasn’t impressed and intrigued by it as I was in the previous two books of this series.

I Give This Book 3 / 5

“Ahsoka” By E.K. Johnston Review

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Fans have long wondered what happened to Ahsoka after she left the Jedi Order near the end of the Clone Wars, and before she re-appeared as the mysterious Rebel operative Fulcrum in Rebels. Finally, her story will begin to be told. Following her experiences with the Jedi and the devastation of Order 66, Ahsoka is unsure she can be part of a larger whole ever again. But her desire to fight the evils of the Empire and protect those who need it will lead her right to Bail Organa, and the Rebel Alliance.

Once again ive read a star wars book from the new era of Star Wars where everything goes to shit. By it I mean after Disney purchased Star Wars to destroy it.

I personally think that Ahsoka is one of many underrated characters from the Star Wars universe which the movies completely ignores but which we as star wars deserve to see more of. And I don’t mean those watered down Disney star wars shows or books.

This book had a lot of potential which the author didn’t use. It takes place not long after the order 66. So of course books set in that time have great potential especially if the books are about Jedis who have survived. But this book completely ignores that and just give use not so great book.

The plot here was okay, it was entertaining and interesting. But to say more about the plot its almost impossible because in the end the author gave us a very shallow plot besides it being somehow entertaining and interesting.

To be very honest the plot is heavily amid towards the new fans of star wars rather than the old fans of star wars. Because it gives us a lot of background information which old fans have heard a million times before like ahsoka being a Anakin’s Palawan during clone wars, Anakin turning to the dark side, Obi-wan hiding on Tattoine, Sheev Palpatine being a shit lord and being able to hide that fact from Jedis when he was a senator and then a Supreme Chancellor etc.

However I liked the fact that this book brought out those facts for new fans because those facts were nicely presented and I actually liked how the author have given us the facts in this book.

The writing style again makes you feel like it is more of an YA writing style rather than anything else. Because of this it makes you feel even more on how this book is targeting the new fans of star wars rather than the old fans.

But even thou the writing style feels like a YA written style, there are a lot of moments in the plot where the plot seems like it was written for pre-teens between the ages of like 6 – 12. 

When it comes to the characters in this book I have to say that aren’t the greatest. They are still good, but I wouldn’t love Ahsoka so much if this book was my introduction to her rather than the Clone Wars animated series. This is because she is more on the shallow side, and she doesn’t feel like herself because she is more like Obi-Wan in this book. Which means that she thinks mostly about tactics and strategies. Which made me feel like the author is trying to take what people love about Obi-Wan and give his attributes to Ahsoka to make her the new Obi-Wan if you will.

At times this book felt like I did hate some of the OG characters because how it mentioned them in passing like they didn’t matter at all. Like Bail Organa or Yoda. Which really didn’t go well with me. 

I Give This Book 3 / 5

“Snape: The definitive analysis of Hogwarts’s mysterious potions master” By Lorrie Kim Review

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While the Harry Potter series may follow the journey of the Boy Who Lived, if you want to know the whole story, keep your eyes fixed on Severus Snape. This greasy-haired, grumpy genius, one of J.K. Rowling’s most enduring gifts to English literature, is the archetypal ill-tempered demanding, acerbic, and impossible to ignore. Over the span of seven novels, Snape’s remarkable role in the series can be hard to Where do his true allegiances lie? Can a former Death Eater change his spots? Why does he seem to loathe the boy he’s pledged to protect?

As some of you might know, my all time favorite character from the wizarding world universe is no other than Severus Snape. So when I found out that this book exists of course I needed to read it ASAP. And now I did.

Its been a while since ive read any books from the wizzarding world so I’m glad that there are more books coming from this universe and that I picked up this book.

I personally don’t have any strong feelings about this book, because I didn’t like it nor did I dislike it. I’m glad that I’ve read this book but I’m very neutral about this book after reading this book.

To be very honest this book doesn’t bring anything new to the universe, as all of those things which this book mentions have already been found out and talked about on Harry Potter Theory YouTube channel which by the way is incredible and I recommend watch the hell out of it, if you are like me a huge wizarding world nerd.

This book talks about Severus Snape in all 7 movies and the theater play which was published back in 2016 if I’m not fully mistaken. 

When it comes to the 7 movies this book presents us with quotes from Severus Snape or Harry, Hermonie and Ron or other students or teachers / characters talking about Severus Snape which may give us a better picture of who truly Severus Snape is behind all the secrets and Dumbledore’s schemes.

However this book is very objective, because its not canon or anything close to being the Wizzarding world official statement of who Severus Snape really is. And because of this book being objective I found myself not agreeing with handful of things which the author stated in this book. 

There were a lot of moments during reading this book where I felt that this book was dragging for way too long that it needed to. Because it would spend pages talking about a particular scene from the movies which really didn’t matter in the bigger picture. Like with the Boggart scene where no one talked about Severus Snape nor did he be present during it. 

There was also times where the author talked about J.K Rowling being homophobic because of what she said in interviews or tweeted on twitter. Which really made me want to beat the shit of the author of this book. Because just because someone doesn’t agree with the woke propaganda about sex and gender doesn’t mean they are homophobic or racist.  

The writing style here wasn’t the greatest because it felt like it was a university text book rather than a book based on a fantasy book series. Which really didn’t make me like this book more.

I Give This Book 3 / 5

“What They Don’t Teach You at Harvard Business School: Notes from a Street-smart Executive” By Mark H. McCormack Review

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Mark H. McCormack, one of the most successful entrepreneurs in American business, is widely credited as the founder of the modern-day sports marketing industry. On a handshake with Arnold Palmer and less than a thousand dollars, he started International Management Group and, over a four-decade period, built the company into a multimillion-dollar enterprise with offices in more than forty countries.

There are a lot of good business books out there in the world, but I gotta say that this book isn’t one of the good business book. But don’t get me wrong this book is a okay business book.

It for sure talks about a few interesting and somehow helpful things, but as someone who have read quite a few business books at this point I can tell you that this book repeats the same shit as the other business book say. This book was first published in 1984, so I will not be so harsh for this book due to its age and when it was written.

This book doesn’t have a lot of business strategies as much as his have business anecdotes from the author’s business carer and life. 

All the business strategies, tips and whatever else the author gives us in this book feels like those things you don’t get taught at Harvard Business School, because of all those things mentioned in this book are just common sense and things you should know about if you want to get into Harvard business school. So this book wasn’t that helpful, but rather it was using the name of IVY League school to get people buying this book.

All the business strategies, tips and whatever else you will find in this book are all the things the author have learned in his career and from being the CEO of IMG (International Management Group). To be honest I didn’t know who the author was before doing some research about him right before I started writing this review. And to be honest I got clickbaited to buying and reading this book.

There were many moments while reading this book, where I got the impression that the author of this book was in love and fully obsessed with himself because he founded and was the CEO of IMG. And I hate those kind of people who are acting like the whole universe is spinning around them because of that single thing they done decades before. 

But also the title is very misleading before the author of this book never went to Harvard Business School, like ever. He had only given few lectures at Harvard Business School. So how can I person who never went to that school know what the school teaches you and what it doesn’t teach you? Can someone explain that to me because I don’t understand it.

However this book is interesting and enjoyable to read. And at the same time it is very easy to understand. It is written in such a way that anyone and everyone can read it even if you didn’t go to IVY League school. Which really made me give this book some extra point for doing this.

The writing style is easy and simple. In a way the writing style makes it fun and quick to read because the writing style is very nicely put together. And it doesn’t use big fancy words as the IVY League schools like to do. 

However there were times where the book was repeating itself. Because it would talk about something is was basically the thing as the previous section but only one or two things differently said.

I Give This Book 3 / 5

“Queen’s Peril” By E.K. Johnston Review

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When fourteen-year-old Padmé Naberrie wins the election for Queen of Naboo, she adopts the name Amidala and leaves her family to the rule from the royal palace. To keep her safe and secure, she’ll need a group of skilled handmaidens who can be her assistants, confidantes, defenders, and decoys. Each girl is selected for her particular talents, but it will be up to Padmé to unite them as a group. When Naboo is invaded by forces of the Trade Federation, Queen Amidala and her handmaidens will face the greatest test—of themselves, and of each other.

This book is the first book in the The Padmé Trilogy by E.K. Johnston, and I have to say that this book is far from the best star wars book I’ve ever read.

Even thou it isn’t the best star wars book to be ever written, it is still a fun and enjoyable book to read. 

I never was a big fan of Padmé so thats why I might not have liked this book so much, but I still it was very interesting and enjoyable reading about her being a 14 year old girl from Naboo who was interested in politics to becoming a 14 year old Queen of Naboo. 

This book takes place a little bit before The Phantom Menace, but at the same time 35% of this book takes place parallel to the movie. So thats a nice treat, which I wasn’t expecting. 

The plot in this book focuses on the first few months of Padmé being the queen, and because of it a little bit of this book runs parallel with The Phantom Menace.

The plot itself wasn’t masterpiece, it had couple o problems here and there throughout this book. But it was still enjoyable, interesting and entertaining to read this book. 

The characters here were okay, Padmé wasn’t as likable as she was in the movies. But dont get me wrong, I liked the characters in this book, but they were less impressive than what they were in the movie. 

Of course we get some characters we didn’t get in the The Phantom Menace. But let me put it that way, most characters were on the edge of being good but weren’t fine and the rest of the characters were meh to to put it in a nice way.

To be very honest here I liked all of the characters in this book, but I didnt bother to make place for them in my soul, or to remember them for years, as I did with characters from books I truly loved.

The writing style here were actually good, I really liked it. Because it was like the author knew what words to use to grab me and make me read until the very end.

I Give This Book 3 / 5