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  The Brothers Hawthorne by Jennifer Lynn Barnes Book Review The Brothers Hawthorne , the new release by Jennifer Lynn Barnes. It is technically another book in  The Inheritance Games  series, but it doesn’t really have anything to do with Avery as much. I am so excited to get into this book with you guys, and I will have one review without spoilers for those of you who haven’t read it, and one review with spoilers for those of you who really want to get down into the nitty-gritty. All right, so first things first—what is this book about? You basically have Grayson and Jameson, and there are two different points of view. Jameson is basically searching for something; it almost felt like he was searching for meaning and needed another game, something else to make his mind move. Grayson is basically trying to protect his two sisters that he didn’t know about before, and their mom. So that is a really, really, really basic plot line for you, and now I’m going to go ahead and ...

  Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros Book Review  We have Violet back at Basgiath War College for her second year after she almost died. Andarna is asleep, and very big Zaden is still keeping tons of secrets from Violet, and the Venin are basically closing in. So yeah, my review of this book is very good.  I really, seriously didn’t think that Rebecca Yarros would be able to match the insane quality of Fourth Wing , but wow, she proved me wrong. While this book is not as good as Fourth Wing , it is still top tier, and you usually do not see that with the second book in a series. Usually, you lose a lot of the magic from the first book, but this one— it holds it. It really does, and I loved all of the characters as usual. The only problem that I had with the characters is that there are so many mentioned throughout this series so far that sometimes there were points where, you know, someone would die—because obviously people die in Fourth Wing , and more people die in Iron Flame...

Get the PDF version Book Review: The Same Backward As Forward by Jennifer Lynn Barnes Jennifer Lynn Barnes, the bestselling author of The Inheritance Games series, returns with another emotionally charged and suspenseful story in The Same Backward As Forward . This novel delivers a haunting mix of tragedy, secrets, and forbidden love — a compelling prequel that traces the roots of the Hawthorne legacy we thought we already knew. Told from two perspectives — Hannah Rooney and Tobias Hawthorne II — this book literally and thematically unfolds in two directions. Readers first experience the story through Hannah’s eyes, then flip the book to read Toby’s side, allowing us to see how two broken lives intertwine in unexpected, heartbreaking ways. It’s a daring narrative structure that mirrors its title — the same backward as forward — and it works beautifully to explore love, loss, and redemption. Hannah Rooney has spent her life trying to stay invisible. Born into a notorious criminal f...

  Click here to access the PDF Soyangri Book Kitchen by Kim Jee Hye Summary  Soyangri Book Kitchen by Kim Jee Hye is a quiet, healing novel that invites readers into a world where books, food, and human connection become the ingredients for transformation.  Set in a small, fictional village called Soyangri, this story captures the beauty of slowing down, reconnecting with oneself, and rediscovering meaning in the simple rhythms of life. The novel follows Yoojin , a woman who leaves behind the fast-paced life of Seoul to open a unique space she calls the Book Kitchen — a combination of bookshop, café, and guesthouse. Here, visitors can read, eat, rest, and reflect. Over the course of a year, seven guests find their way to this peaceful haven, each carrying their own burdens and uncertainties.  Among them are a singer questioning her identity, a lawyer facing illness, and a musical director whose dreams have faded. As they spend time in the Book Kitchen, surrounded ...

  Get the PDF version Haunting The Hunter By Hanna Harp Book Summary Haunting the Hunter by Hanna Harp takes readers into a world where darkness stalks the light and danger lurks in every shadow. This is not just a story—it’s an experience, a haunting contract that binds the reader from the very first page. Once you begin, you become part of its world, seen and pursued by forces that refuse to let you go. The novel follows Cade Halloway, a man shaped and scarred by the Order of the Covenant, a brutal cult built on blood, power, and sacrifice. Trained to be their ultimate weapon, Cade’s life has always revolved around obedience—until he uncovers a terrifying truth: his own sister is destined to be the cult’s next offering. From that moment, Cade turns against his creators. He becomes a relentless hunter of the powerful, the corrupt, and the monstrous, serving as both predator and executioner. Yet even as he hunts others, something begins to hunt him. A presence he cannot see or c...

Get the PDF version 12 Years: My Messed Up Love Story by Chetan Bhagat  So, Chaitan Bhagat has come up with a romance novel after a while now. People have been curious, to say the least. When the PR team came up with this whole package of selling the book with age-gap romance as its front and centerpiece, yeah, we had our problems. The way they were positioning the book was, I would say, not in the right taste of how to handle this nuanced topic. As a reader community, we have changed a lot. We have embraced a lot of sensitive topics in romance. We now read about age-gap romance by white authors and other authors. We do accept second-chance romance after marriage, single-dad tropes, dark romances — we read all of that. So, it’s fair to say this is not out of the scope of what people read now. But since it is very sensitive and since the girl here, the FMC, is 21 and the guy is 33 — yeah, that’s what’s causing most of the uncomfortable feeling readers are having. For me personal...

Get the PDF version The Art of Spending Money by Morgan Housel Book Summary  Have you ever wondered why, in the race to earn money, we forget that true happiness and satisfaction lie in the art of spending? Today, we are talking about a book that not only helps you understand money but also teaches how to spend it wisely to create a better and more balanced life.  The Art of Spending Money by Morgan Housel goes beyond the idea of just earning—it explores how the way you spend shapes your inner peace and freedom. This book reveals that spending wisely doesn’t just make you financially strong, it also grants you mental peace and real independence. This is not merely about spending money—it’s a journey toward living meaningfully. The book begins with a simple yet profound question: if life were a question, would money be its first answer? We all work, dream, build relationships, and face stress for money. But have we ever paused to ask why we actually spend it? Morgan Housel’s T...

  Get the PDF version  Truth Without Apology By Acharya Prashant PDF Recently, I read Acharya Prashant Ji's book, "Truth Without Apology."  The first question that arises is whether Acharya Prashant Ji wrote this book himself. The answer is both yes and no. Yes, because everything in it is Acharya Prashant Ji's own. And no, because this book is compiled from his various talks. His team collected selected excerpts from his many discourses, and Acharya Ji himself decided which excerpts would be included in this book. He didn't sit down and write it line by line. I can say this with confidence because I have been listening to Acharya Prashant Ji for the past six years. There was a time when I spent twenty-five out of twenty-four hours a day listening to him, reading his books, and contemplating on them. Therefore, I know that the material in this book is taken from many of his old discourses and presented in an integrated manner. This book is especially useful for th...

  The Armchair Detectives by Matt Dunn Summary The Armchair Detectives by Matt Dunn. I picked this up because it’s considered a cozy mystery, and I was like, “Huh, all right, let’s give it a go.” It is supposedly the first of a series—I’m assuming that, though it’s not guaranteed. There are two listings for The Armchair Detective by Matt Dunn, and the one I clicked seems to be the one most people have reviewed. The second one might say “the first in the series,” but anyway, let’s continue into the summary. They might be over the hill, but they’re far from six feet under—and now there’s a murder to solve. Meet Martin Maxwell. As a former government operative at 84 years young, he’s always pictured retirement sipping shaken-not-stirred martinis on a far-flung island.  But in need of some care after a new hip, he finds himself at Twilight Lodge on the decidedly cloudy English coast. From the outside, it’s a picture-perfect place to recuperate. But when popular resident Elise di...