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.

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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!

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!

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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!

Wonder Woman: Warbringer

7 / 16 / 207 / 15 / 20

Wonder Woman: Warbringer (DC Icons, #1) by Leigh Bardugo
Published by Random House Children's Books on August 28, 2017
Pages: 369
Goodreads
three-half-stars

Daughter of immortals.
Princess Diana longs to prove herself to her legendary warrior sisters. But when the opportunity finally comes, she throws away her chance at glory and breaks Amazon law—risking exile—to save a mortal. Diana will soon learn that she has rescued no ordinary girl, and that with this single brave act, she may have doomed the world.
Daughter of death.
Alia Keralis just wanted to escape her overprotective brother with a semester at sea. She doesn’t know she is being hunted by people who think her very existence could spark a world war. When a bomb detonates aboard her ship, Alia is rescued by a mysterious girl of extraordinary strength and forced to confront a horrible truth: Alia is a Warbringer—a direct descendant of the infamous Helen of Troy, fated to bring about an age of bloodshed and misery.
Together.
Two girls will face an army of enemies—mortal and divine—determined to either destroy or possess the Warbringer. Tested beyond the bounds of their abilities, Diana and Alia must find a way to unleash hidden strengths and forge an unlikely alliance. Because if they have any hope of saving both their worlds, they will have to stand side by side against the tide of war.

Hey!
I’m finally back with yet another book review. If you follow me on Goodreads, you will know that I have had this book on my TBR list for at least a few years. Since quarantine happened, I am determined to get at least a few books off of my shelf this year. I finally got around to reading this book , so here are some of my thoughts.

I took me a while to get into the beginning of the book, which is probably why it took me so long to read and finish the book. I also have been known to get distracted by other books as well. I enjoyed the premise of the Diana meeting Alia, the warbringer and the thought that she could be from a line of Warbringers that have passed through the generations. I think that the ending was a bit far fetched and there were things from the book that seemed out of place as well.

Overall, I liked the book, but I’m not keeping it in my collection. Also I would recommend that you give the book a shot if you like any of the other books in the DC Icons series, which you can read my thoughts on the other books I have read here, and here. I am interested in reading other books by Leigh Bardugo, just to see if I would still like her writing style under different circumstances. I am also still interested in reading the last book in the DC Icons series so far, which is Superman.

I hope that you are doing well and that you enjoyed this review. Let me know if you have read this book or any other books by Leigh Bardugo and what you would recommend. I hope to see you soon with another post!