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“Brainwashed: How Universities Indoctrinate America’s Youth” By Ben Shapiro Review

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When parents send their children off to college, mom and dad hope they’ll return more cultivated, knowledgeable, and astute–able to see issues from all points of view. But, according to Ben Shapiro, there’s only one view allowed on most college a rabid brand of liberalism that must be swallowed hook, line, and sinker. In this explosive book, Ben Shapiro, a college student himself, reveals how America’s university system is one of the largest brainwashing machines on the planet. Examining this nationwide problem from firsthand experience, Shapiro shows how the leftists who dominate the universities–from the administration to the student government, from the professors to the student media–use their power to mold impressionable minds. Fresh and bitterly funny, this book proves that the universities, far from being a place for open discussion, are really dungeons of the mind that indoctrinate students to become socialists, atheists, race-baiters, and narcissists.

Finally I got to read a Ben Shapiro book, and it truly lived up to my expectations. Because it was very, very good.

Reading this book 15 + years after it was published in a way takes the wind out of it. Because since the time this book was published things got way out of hands when it comes to college and the woke mob terrorising everyone.

This book is the first book which Ben Shapiro written, and even thou it is his first book it truly shows how skilled3 writer Ben Shapiro is. 

This book is over 250+ pages long (depending on what version of this book you get) but it didn’t stop me from reading this book in one sitting because I couldn’t stop reading it and it being so interesting and enjoyable.

Ben Shapiro makes some very good points here, which I totally agree with. Even thou some of his points might be outdated they shows us how the the left controls universities in USA and how fucked up it is to be in college when you are a conservative.

No matter what age you are, you won’t have any problems reading this book because it is very straight-forward and is easy to read.

Ben Shapiro in this book gives us various different areas of the college where conservatives are better not to speak their opinion because if they do they will be thrown out of the university by an angry woke mob.

One down side of this book are the too many generalisable statements made in this book. Which is pretty the biggest no-no for me.

But also this book was published in 2004 which means its pretty outdated because since then the woke mob is on the insane level and terrorizing everyone for even speaking one word if you are on the right wing.

The writing style in this book is very good. It’s pretty rough at times but overall its very good. 

I Give This Book 4 / 5

“Light of the Jedi” By Charles Soule Review

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Long before the First Order, before the Empire, before the Clone Wars. Jedi lit the way for the galaxy in the High Republic. It is a golden age. Intrepid hyperspace scouts expand the reach of the Republic to the farthest stars, worlds flourish under the benevolent leadership of the Senate, and peace reigns, enforced by the wisdom and strength of the renowned order of Force users known as the Jedi. With the Jedi at the height of their power, the free citizens of the galaxy are confident in their ability to weather any storm. But even the brightest light can cast a shadow, and some storms defy any preparation.

This book is part of the “High Republic” storyline of Star Wars which takes place long before what we see in the movies. 

If you watched all the movies and TV shows and wonder what happened long before that then the High Republic books is the go to there. However if you didn’t read any High Republic books before or any Star Wars books before then this book might not be a go-to here. Because this book begins in the middle of action, and if you don’t have any context for it, then you won’t probably enjoy it as much.

This book is very good because it really pulls you into the plot line. I personally read this book during one sitting, yes the sitting was couple of hours long but it was worth it and at the same time I couldn’t stop reading it because this book completely pulled my attention.

The plot is very good. At from the very beginning it doest fail to grab you attention and focus because it begins in the middle of action. And there is a lot of things happening in this book, the action is very good, interesting, enjoyable and entreating. As a plus we also get some good lightsaber and spaceship action which really makes me love this book more.

The characters here are very good, they are almost as good as the OG characters like Leia, Luke, Obi-Wan etc. We don’t get a lot of characters in this book but the once we do get are very, very good which really makes up for not many characters.

There were 2 characters which I didn’t like as much as the rest but I still thought that they were okay.

The writing style here is very, very amazing. The writing style made me fall in love with this book more. The writing style here was perfect for this book. And it was like the author knew exactly what words to use to completely have me head over heals for this book.

The ending leaves us with more or less a cliffhanger, which really makes us grab the following book in the High Republic and keep reading.

I Give This Book 4 / 5

“A Night in Terror Tower” By R.L. Stine Review

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All locked up and no place to go! Sue and her brother, Eddie, are visiting London when they run into a little problem. They can’t find their tour group. Still, there’s no reason to panic. No way their tour guide would just leave them. All alone. In a gloomy old prison tower.

There are a lot of things happening in this book. There is horror, time travel and magic. If you ask me this is the perfect mix for a children horror book which this book is.

The plot in this book wasn’t a masterpiece, but I know that if I read this book and this entire series as a child it would have given me some very good scares and probably some nightmares.

The town main characters are very good, because they feel like real human beings. And they feel very relatable even thou they are children. 

But reading this book as an adult is less impressive, and less scary. Because if you read this book and the series as an adult you won’t be scared but you will for sure love this book and series for other reasons especially if you grow up while watching the Goosebumps TV show as I’ve did.

This book (and the rest of this series) is very short. Which means that you can read it in one sitting. But also reading this entire book won’t take you around 1 hour to finish it, if your reading speed is average like mine.

This book has a huge nostalgia, because it reminded me of the OG tv shows I grow up watching. And of course the OG tv shows I’m talking about are “are you afraid of the dark?”, “Goosebumps” and “tales from the crypt”.

I Give This Book 4 / 5

“P.S. I Still Love You” By Jenny Han Review

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They were just pretending. Until they weren’t. And now Lara Jean has to learn what it’s like to be in a real relationship and not just a make-believe one. But when another boy from her past returns to her life, Lara Jean’s feelings for him suddenly return too. Can a girl be in love with two boys at once? In this charming and heartfelt sequel to the New York Times bestseller To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before, Lara Jean is about to find out that falling in love is the easy part.

This second book is very easy, original and very easy to read in the same way as the first book in this series. Which really made me love this book even more than what I’ve already did.  

The plot in this book is very juicy and very sweet. And the drama her is higher than in the first book in this series. It really made me enjoy this book less than the first book but I still liked it a lot.

I read this book in one day, which really proves how much this book sucked me into it. 

The writing style here was very simple and easy. Which really was an amazing mix with the plot.

After having the original and unique love story in the first book, this book have disappointed me. Because in this book the original and unique love story turned into a very generic love story between high schoolers who are fighting about parties and who they sitt with at the bus.

There is a lot of moments were Lara Jean and Petter fight like insane people and they overthink every single think which really annoyed me. This book felt like it was more like a relationship going back than anything else.

This book wasn’t as emotional as some people on the internet claim it to be in my opinion. It was just a love story between two high schoolers.

This second book still focus a lot about the importance of family and friends which I really loved about this book and it made me still glad that this book was also not about dating the most popular guy at high school.

However this book was just as enjoyable as the first book. But neither this book or the first book in this series aren’t very hard reads but rather a book where you can turn your brain off.

I Give This Book 4 / 5

“Vector Prime” By R.A. Salvatore Review

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Twenty-one years have passed since the heroes of the Rebel Alliance destroyed the Death Star, breaking the power of the Emperor. Since then, the New Republic has valiantly struggled to maintain peace and prosperity among the peoples of the galaxy. But unrest has begun to spread and threatens to destroy the Republic’s tenuous reign. Into this volatile atmosphere comes Nom Anor, a charismatic firebrand who heats passions to the boiling point, sowing seeds of dissent for his own dark motives. And as the Jedi and the Republic focus on internal struggles, a new threat surfaces from beyond the farthest reaches of the Outer Rim–an enemy bearing weapons and technology unlike anything New Republic scientists have ever seen.

I need to say that this book is by far the best star wars book I’ve read so far. 

Action here is amazing. But I wish that this book talk about some specific actions which it went too quickly over. The action here takes place over 20 years after the Battle of Endor. And the follows the OG characters from star wars universe which are of course Han Solo, Leia, Luke and Chewbacca. But we also gets characters who weren’t seen in the movies or series but people who have read books new Jedi order series then they should be very familiar with them. 

Characters here are amazing, because we get to learn more and follow the OG characters which I mentioned above. But also we get new character which I wish we could see in movies or series from the Star Wars universe. Jacen, Jaina, and Anakin which are the children of Leia and Han are very similar to both of them but also they are amazing to read about because in a way it brings back the nostalgia of watching young Luke, Leia and Han in the original trilogy. 

All of the characters in this book have something to them which makes me love them. All of the characters have something very unique to them which males them different from the other characters and which makes them super easy to like them. 

We as well get a new fun but also horrific new villain. And we see the struggle which the heroes have to face in this book.

The writing style here is very good, there were some moments which it went down hill but I still enjoyed it a lot. 

There were some parts in this book which I personally found boring, and that’s explains why I gave it 4 stars instead of the full score of 5 stars.

I Give This Book 4 / 5

“Season of Storms” By Andrzej Sapkowski Review

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Geralt of Rivia. A witcher whose mission is to protect ordinary people from the monsters created with magic. A mutant who has the task of killing unnatural beings. He uses a magical sign, potions and the pride of every witcher — two swords, steel and silver. But what would happen if Geralt lost his weapons? In this standalone novel, Geralt fights, travels and loves again, Dandelion sings and flies from trouble to trouble, sorcerers are scheming and across the whole world clouds are gathering – the season of storms is coming.

This book is the best book in the whole Witcher series. There is a lot of action as in the first book in this series and we get the biggest nostalgia to the first book in this series.

The plot in this book is amazing. We get close-up fights with monsters, we get court conspires, insane wizards and plenty of sarcasm and irony which is what got me to be so big fan of the Witcher book series. 

This book gives us us insight into various holes in the Witcher lore which the previous books in the series left open.

However this book is more of a standalone novel in the Witcher series than a continuation of the Witcher series. But I still loved this book a lot. 

I personally think that this book is the best option to end the Witcher series with, since it gives us what the first book in this series gave us and it really is an amazing end point to the Witcher series. 

Geralt is so amazing main character and this book really proves why. It really shows that he is a good guy however his decisions might not always be the best. 

The writing style here is amazing as well. If you read the first Witcher book and you read this book. It really shows how much the author have grown in his writing skills since the first book. 

I Give This Book 4 / 5

“Lady of the Lake” By Andrzej Sapkowski Review

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After walking through the portal in the Tower of Swallows while narrowly escaping death, Ciri finds herself in a completely different world… an Elven world. She is trapped with no way out. Time does not seem to exist and there are no obvious borders or portals to cross back into her home world. But this is Ciri, the child of prophecy, and she will not be defeated. She knows she must escape to finally rejoin the Witcher, Geralt, and his companions – and also to try to conquer her worst nightmare. Leo Bonhart, the man who chased, wounded and tortured Ciri, is still on her trail. And the world is still at war.

This book is the longest book in the Witcher series. But it really is worth the effort and the time to read it. 

The plot here was amazing, and it kept you on the edge from page 1 to the last page. There was a lot of action and there is a lot of tension happening in this book. Which in my opinion only makes this book better and more fun to read.

This book has over 500 pages, but it truly is an quick read since this book is a page turner. And the time goes fast by when you get sucked into the world of Witcher which is one of the best fantasy worlds to be ever written.

In this book we also get the gran finally of the Witcher series. Which really is a bitter sweet experience since this book is amazing but the fact that the series ends is very sad. However the ending should have been better, it really is a disappointment in a way after spending time reading all the books in this series. 

The writing style in this book is amazing, just as in the rest of this series. There is something very unique and charismatic to the writing style of Andrzej Sapkowski which really makes this series even better.

The characters in this book are amazing. They all had huge character developments from the first book and they really become as your friends when you read all the books and you come to this book.

The beginning was slow in a way, but the more you read the more the action grew in this book which was really amazing to see happen in this last book of the series.

The action here was okay in a way. We don’t get the same action as we got in the first book when the Geralt were fighting monsters and saving people. Which disappointed me in a way, but I still enjoyed the action in this book since it was somehow different than the first book. 

I Give This Book 4 / 5

“The Martian” By Andy Weir Review

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Six days ago, astronaut Mark Watney became one of the first people to walk on Mars.  Now, he’s sure he’ll be the first person to die there. After a dust storm nearly kills him and forces his crew to evacuate while thinking him dead, Mark finds himself stranded and completely alone with no way to even signal Earth that he’s alive—and even if he could get word out, his supplies would be gone long before a rescue could arrive. Chances are, though, he won’t have time to starve to death. The damaged machinery, unforgiving environment, or plain-old “human error” are much more likely to kill him first. But Mark isn’t ready to give up yet. Drawing on his ingenuity, his engineering skills — and a relentless, dogged refusal to quit — he steadfastly confronts one seemingly insurmountable obstacle after the next. Will his resourcefulness be enough to overcome the impossible odds against him?

I gotta say that this needs to be the best Sci-Fi book I’ve read so far. I don’t have words to describe how good this book was. 

I read this book in one day because I couldn’t stop reading it because it was so engaging, interesting and enjoyable. And I just needed to find out what will happen next to our main character who was left on Mars. 

The writing style in this book is complete amazing. It felt like it was written by an expert who just knew what words to use to get us engaged in the book and keep reading. 

The ending was a little bit boring and the story dragged little bit. Which really annoyed me because if the ending was different this book would easily be my all time favourite book. 

I need to give this book points for having real-world scientific applications being incredible well detailed which really was the base for my love for this book. Because it is a fictional book with real life science in a way. 

The plot in this book was very amazing and very intense and that’s how I like the plot to be. The plot gets funny at times and it is easily a different than any other sci-fi novels which really made me give this book even more points.

The characters here are very well written. Of course there are some characters better written than others but they all are amazing. There are some characters who were flat but still they were okay for the most part.

I Give This Book 4 / 5

“Spowiedź Hitlera. Szczera rozmowa z Żydem” By Christopher Macht Review

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Kwiecień, rok 1945. Do siedziby Adolfa Hitlera na specjalne wezwanie wodza zostaje sprowadzony „szlachetny Żyd”, Eduard Bloch. Ten sam, który przez wiele lat leczył matkę kanclerza Rzeszy, za co Hitler był mu szalenie wdzięczny. Führer oznajmia Blochowi, że dostąpi niebywałego zaszczytu spisania ostatniej rozmowy z nim. Wszystko dzieje się kilka dni przed śmiercią Hitlera.

At the time of writing this review this book is only available in Polish and in German. 

There is one thing to keep in mind when going into this book which is that this book is more of a historical fiction rather than fully historical.

This book has many illustrations and it is pretty quick to read. Due to the writing fond being pretty large.

Even thou this book is a historical fiction, this book is still interesting as a biography of Hitler if you don’t want to get into the massive books about Hitler.

The conversation between hitler and Eduard Bloch are pretty short but you get a huge insight into Hitler. Because the conversation really shows in a way his true face. 

However this book shows us Hitler as a human and nice person who loves children and animals rather than the guy who gave the order to kill millions of innocent people in concentration camps.

The writing style in this book is pretty easy and simple. This fact makes this book so much easier to read and so much faster to read as well.

Some things which are said in this book aren’t true, and you will very easily see it if you haven seen some documentary movies about Hitler or if you simple fact check the some details.

However this book is a really good start if you want to get into historical books.

I Give This Book 4 / 5

“The Mandalorian Season 2 Junior Novel” By Joe Schreiber Review

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The Mandalorian and Grogu continue their journey to find more of Grogu’s kind as they make their way through a dangerous galaxy in the tumultuous era following the fall of the Empire. They will encounter strange creatures, mysterious Jedi, old friends, and the sinister Moff Gideon, who wants the Child for his own purposes.

Another very good book from the star wars universe, which I truly love more and more with each passing year.

This book is very fun and easy to read. And this book is very good for all ages as well no matter if you buy this book for your child or if you want to read it yourself at any age.

This book is very short which means that it is very quick to read. This book and be read in 2 sittings or less if you really sett your mind on it. 

This book is very simple retelling of the second season of The Mandalorian. Seeing the series first and then reading this book after some months is a pure enjoyment since it’s like seeing the second season for the first time but from a different perspective other than TV.

In my opinion this book feels a little bit waker than the first book. But I still loved it. 

The characters are just as amazing as they were in the first book and in the second season. But in a way it feels like getting to know them all over again since you get to read about them rather than watch them on Disney +. 

The writing style is very simple and easy, and it fully can be read by a 10 year old if they have an interested in star wars. 

The ending is as amazing, because of Luke Skywalker showing up to save the day which really gives me a bigger nostalgia. 

I Give This Book 4 / 5