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Title: Outsmart Your AddictionAuthor: Jason Giles M.D.Genre: Nonfiction, Substance Abuse, MedicalYear Published: September 12, 2020 Date Started: July 7, 2022Date finished: July 9, 2022 This book is about substance abuse and how to get a handle on it. It goes pretty in-depth on the psychology of the human behavior, the medical breakdown of how addiction... Continue Reading →
Title: The Maestro MonologueAuthor: Rob WhiteGenre: Self-helpYear Published: September 9, 2021 Date Started: July 12, 2022Date finished: July 14, 2022 This is a self-help book to guide you to a more productive and satisfied life. It’s broken up into four parts and is very thorough about its purpose in each part. There are exercises in... Continue Reading →
Title: Frankenstein 2035Author: Kev FreemanGenre: Sci-fi, Fantasy, HorrorYear Published: July 25, 2022 Date Started: July 29, 2022Date finished: July 30, 2022 This is a story about a scientist named Beta who is on a mission to help cure her brother. She joins a group of other scientists with different specialties to locate a man who... Continue Reading →
Title: Saving Washington’s ArmyAuthor: Phillip Thomas TuckerGenre: Nonfiction; HistoryYear Published: May 10, 2022 Date Started: August 13, 2022Date finished: August 16, 2022 This book covers a section of American history that wasn’t mentioned or was barely mentioned in school. It’s about General John Glover, a sea captain before becoming general, who tactically lead his army... Continue Reading →
I ordered the 12 set Holbien Artist's Gouache and decided to paint a book cover. This is my first set of really great Gouache. It went on smooth and was a ton of fun to paint with. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DCcDLkL0D1c
Title: The Good FatherAuthor: Jeff WadeGenre: Fiction; Crime and MysteryYear Published: November 10, 2022 Date Started: April 25, 2023Date finished: April 27, 2023 This is a story about an average guy named Tom Knight who finds a bag with lots of money and a situation that wasn’t pleasing. He has ideas on how to spend... Continue Reading →
Title: Soul SeekerAuthor: Kaylin McFarrenGenre: Supernatural fantasy, romanceYear Published: October 27, 2020 Date Started: August 27, 2022Date finished: August 29, 2022 This is a supernatural fantasy about a demon named Crighton whose job is to take human souls for the devil. Along the way, he is forced to work along an angel and the two... Continue Reading →
The prequel to The Hunger Games, The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, is coming out this November. I'm so excited! I read the book a few years back and loved it. You can read my review here. There was so much to take in from the book. I'd recommend reading it if you haven't, especially... Continue Reading →
Title: Savage WoundsAuthor: Sam KnuppGenre: Historical fiction; alternate historyYear Published: August 29, 2022 Date Started: September 19, 2022Date finished: September 21, 2022 This story takes place during the American Civil War in an alternate history. The war and characters are the same but there are new characters with new names. The story follows a colonel... Continue Reading →
Title: Keeper of Enchanted RoomsAuthor: Charlie N. HolmbergGenre: FantasyYear Published: November 1, 2022 (release date for paperback on Amazon) Date Started: October 16, 2022Date finished: October 18, 2022 The story takes place in Rhode Island in early to mid 1840’s and is about a man named Merritt Fernsby who inherits a home that is haunted.... Continue Reading →
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