Way of the Peaceful Warrior

Way of the Peaceful Warrior: A Book That Changes Lives by Dan Millman
Published by HJ Kramer on April 13, 2006
Pages: 240
Format: Paperback
Goodreads
four-half-stars

Way of the Peaceful Warrior is based on the story of Dan Millman, a world champion athlete, who journeys into realms of romance and magic, light and darkness, body, mind, and spirit. Guided by a powerful old warrior named Socrates and tempted by an elusive, playful woman named Joy, Dan is led toward a final confrontation that will deliver or destroy him. Readers join Dan as he learns to live as a peaceful warrior. This international bestseller conveys piercing truths and humorous wisdom, speaking directly to the universal quest for happiness.

Hey!

I’m back yet another book review, which I suppose is good for me finally decluttering some of the books that have sat on my shelf forever. I’m not against buying and keeping books, but I am a recovering shopaholic and bookstore junkie and buying material things for the sake of buying things isn’t good. All those thoughts if you really want to know will be for another post or another conversation.

The book we are reviewing today is Way of the Peaceful Warrior by Dan Millman. I was interested in reading the book after I saw the movie trailer, but never actually got around to seeing the movie in 2005/2006ish. Here’s the trailer in case you want to see it:

I loved the book and came away with some good thought provoking quotes. I would be interested in seeing the movie, but it’s not on any streaming service currently, so I guess I’ll wait it out. Also the book is part of a 3 book series of which I hope to get to the rest in the future.

Have you read this book or seen the movie? What other books have you been reading lately? I feel like time is flying by so fast these days though my reading has been in quite a slump this year. So we read on. I hope to see you again soon in another post!

Scaretober 2020 is coming

9 / 1 / 203 / 24 / 20

Hello everyone,

I hope that the world is finally fine by the time I’m writing this or that we are semi close to fine. Would you actually believe that I have actually been plotting the comeback of Scaretober for over a year? I’ve been hoping that I’ve actually have the time and given at the time I am prepping these posts I currently have a lot of time on my hands.

If you haven’t been here before, here are a few things to know for a long time I was not a fan of scary movies I would actually pay for the movie and when it got too scary walk out. That’s pretty ridiculous considering the price of movie tickets, don’t you think. I was determined to cure myself of this habit and decided to take on scary movies for the month of October several years ago. You can read some of the back catalog here. This year like last year I am hoping to incorporate some books as well. If you want to see what else I have up my sleeve feel free to follow along from now until the end of October, or just come back in October for the real good stuff. You can also look forward to a blogpost from me every day in October. So stay tuned for more.

PS I Love You

8 / 25 / 208 / 21 / 20

P.S. I Love You (P.S. I Love You, #1) by Cecelia Ahern
Published by Hachette Books on January 5, 2005
Pages: 501
Format: Paperback
Goodreads
four-half-stars

A novel about holding on, letting go, and learning to love again.
Now in paperback, the endearing novel that captured readers' hearts and introduced a fresh new voice in women's fiction Cecelia Ahern.
Holly couldn't live without her husband Gerry, until the day she had to. They were the kind of young couple who could finish each other's sentences. When Gerry succumbs to a terminal illness and dies, 30-year-old Holly is set adrift, unable to pick up the pieces. But with the help of a series of letters her husband left her before he died and a little nudging from an eccentric assortment of family and friends, she learns to laugh, overcome her fears, and discover a world she never knew existed.
The kind of enchanting novel with cross-generational appeal that comes along once in a great while, PS, I Love You is a captivating love letter to the world!

Hey…
I know that it has been a minute since I have been here, but I just finished another book and I wanted to review it for you. This was a Paper & Glam book club read for February , which I didn’t get around to reading to until now.

I had seen this movie when it came out in 2007. If you haven’t seen it yet, it stars Hillary Swank and Gerard Butler it’s really good. I would highly recommend that you have a box of tissues near you because you will cry quite a bit through the movie.

The book is quite a bit different from the movie, so if you have watched the movie first you won’t be spoiled by what happens in the the book. You will definitely love the book hopefully just as much as the movie. If you haven’t read the synopsis above make sure that you check that out.

I would definitely recommend this book if you are into more modern love stories and yet not want something super mushy or something too lit-erotica.

I would love to hear if you have read this book and what you thought about it. This has definitely been a tough reading year for me with everything that has been going on, but hopefully I am finally turning a corner. Let me know what you have been reading lately and what you would recommend.

See you soon !

Black Lantern Book 1

8 / 6 / 207 / 29 / 20

Hello!
I’m back with yet another book review. This review actually should have gone up a couple of weeks ago, but life has been pretty crazy. As you can see from the above picture this is going to be a view of the graphic novel Black Lantern Vol. 1 created by Chris Bodily.

I was able to read this in one sitting because that’s what usually happens with graphic novels with me. Matt was also able to sit down and read it within one sitting. This is Chris’s first graphic novel he’s the artist and his wife Chelsea Maki did the story. The graphic novel is published by Ghost Machine Publishing.

The basic synopsis of the story is
“As freelance paranormal investigators, the Burnwood and Blackwell Agency are no strangers to the supernatural. Edgar is a tattooed jack ‘o lantern with a haunted past, Fiona is a rockabilly witch learning to master her abilities., and Julius is a talking black cat with a thing for ghosts. But when a clandestine priory comes after Edgar for a dark ritual, the three will have to embark on an arcane adventure into the occult in order to solve the mystery. With Halloween fast approaching will any of them make it out alive.”

The first book is definitely intriguing enough to make you want to keep going and it has been said that there will be a second volume coming out. I love the Halloween elements and the spooky nature of the book. Julius the talking black cat was definitely my favorite character in the book with his sarcasm. If you aren’t into witches, zombies, haunted houses, the occult or any of those things you probably won’t end up liking this book.

Here are some of Matt’s thoughts: The crazy supernatural things were treated practically and the idea of a blue collar work being surrounded by supernatural made it feel like Hellboy and I liked Hellboy. I would also like to know more about how Edward is kept alive.

Feel free to pickup this book at Chris’s website or Ghost Machine Publishing. I’ll definitely keep you updated as more volumes of this series come out and other work from Chris.

*This review is not sponsored, but the artist/creator Chris is a friend. I did purchase this book to support him, but he included the extras.

Artemis Fowl

8 / 4 / 207 / 29 / 20

Artemis Fowl (Artemis Fowl, #1) by Eoin Colfer
Published by Disney-Hyperion on April 1, 2003
Pages: 396
Format: Paperback
Goodreads
three-half-stars

Twelve-year-old Artemis Fowl is a millionaire, a genius, and above all, a criminal mastermind. But even Artemis doesn't know what he's taken on when he kidnaps a fairy, Captain Holly Short of the LEPrecon Unit. These aren't the fairies of bedtime stories—they're dangerous! Full of unexpected twists and turns, Artemis Fowl is a riveting, magical adventure.

Hello!
I’m back with yet another book review. After Artemis Fowl the movie was released on Disney + earlier this month and I had a rather disappointing thoughts on the movie. (It had so much potential!!! It’s been in production for nearly a decade) I thought that I should read the book because maybe the book was better.

I would agree with critics to say that the book was better. I think the fact that in this first book that Artemis Fowl starts out as a villan with good intentions as we found out in the end, makes the character likeable. In the movie, we are made to root for the character from the jump being that his dad has suddenly been kidnapped and Artemis Fowl needs to save him. While most of the book we aren’t completely sure of his motives we are shown that he comes from dire circumstances in which we made to feel at least a little bit of compassion for him.

While the book tops out at just under 400 pages and is marketed as a middle grade novel, as an adult I didn’t find the book written down to. There were parts that due to seeing the movie first that I was grossed out by but overall I found the book to be more enjoyable and added more depth to the character of Artemis Fowl.

I don’t see myself continuing the series I did find the book intriguing enough to finish it and give it an average rating.

Let me know if you have read this book or have seen the movie and what you thought of it. I would like to tell you that I will be back in a more regular capacity and that there will be some content on the blog changing, but we’ll see. See you soon!