Quick Takes

I am fortunate to have this book in my hands and reread it whenever I can; it is simple but very valuable. 

"...when love is no longer expressible, and old wounds remain untreated. Then we discover the ultimate loneliness: that of the lover without the beloved, the children without their parents, the father without his children..." 

Reading **Rich Dad Poor Dad** changed how I think about money. It taught me to see assets, liabilities and financial freedom differently. A simple book with lessons that stay with you.

I read it many years ago and I got it again and I'm reading it now, wow, it has impressed me. You know you're a different person when you reread a book and interpret it in a different way.

It is disturbing to verify the accuracy of the message of this book, since the warnings have been fulfilled. I'll write an extensive review when I've digested it well.

I read this wonderful Korean story, a fascinating and funny tale with a very comical moral. I recommend it if you like literature and if you like to laugh. #literature #fable

After enjoying the first book more than I expected, I’m happy to say that Caught Up didn’t disappoint either. Seeing Josh and Aly from the sidelines was a nice touch, but this time the spotlight was on Junior, a character I honestly disliked in the first book. Getting to know his background and the challenges of growing up in a Mafia family completely changed my perspective. Lauren was easily my favorite part of the story, and while I won’t say more to avoid spoilers, I ended up loving this book even more than the first one. Now I’m just impatiently waiting for the third installment to be rele

I kept postponing Lights Out by Navessa Allen, mainly hoping to read the full trilogy in my native language first. But after all the BookTok hype and divided opinions, I finally gave in. The first half felt a bit slow for me, and while some moments between Ally and Josh were a bit cringe, I did enjoy their teasing dynamic. The story really improved later on, and the twists helped tie everything together. I know some readers were bothered by the “spoiler” on the cover, but it didn’t ruin the experience for me. Overall, it’s a good reminder to form your own opinion instead of relying too much

After a little break from Freida McFadden, The Locked Door reminded me why I keep coming back to her books. While I noticed a few familiar elements from her previous novels, the story and plot twists still kept me guessing until the very end. It’s exactly the kind of thriller that had me reading late into the night just to find out what happened next. If you enjoy crime and psychological thrillers, Freida McFadden remains one of those authors who rarely disappoints and she's always a great cure for a reading slump.

Pure Dan Brown style. It's been a long time since a book caught me like this, despite being more than 600 pages I've completed it in less than 10 days. 😆

My new review in the scrobblelife community is about a story that teaches us that the here and now are valuable. #venezuela

Another Thursday Murder Club, but this time it's about crypto with a fortune in Bitcoin at stake. Some interesting twists, but maybe not the best of the series.

I think this book is one of the most well-known and widely read. I remember being 17 when I finally managed to buy it at a used book sale. There I found the hardcover edition with beautiful photos that I still have, which I devoured while riding in the van that took about 45 minutes to get home from school. After that, I returned to it many more times, but with more leisurely readings. I truly enjoyed its company.

**Heungbu y Nolbu** It's a simple yet incredibly powerful story about empathy and greed; if you're ever looking for something interesting to read, I highly recommend it.

I am about to read this incredible historical novel by Isabel Allende for the second time, a work of art that every woman should read.

A fascinating book, full of emotion and contradictions. It's one of the best existentialist works I've ever read.

Not only that might provide a different perspective you haven't really thought about, but it often ends up making you feel understood and like you are reading a long message from a friend you didn't realize you had by your side. Hence why reading Confidence didn't really bring lots of new advice one could properly apply in his/her life, but actually put in order thoughts we all had at one point but didn't pay enough attention to these and the power they all build if making the right steps. That's why, I'd like to say that it's been a very comforting and relaxing read

Despite having an intuition for most part of the story, all details made it feel anything but boring and the author did a great job turning things upside down by the end of the book, with a fantastic plot twist. I really enjoyed the badass attitude of Nell and how nicely she kept rising after all she got through, and no doubts the love story turned out to be anything but the common ones we are all used to.

Despite being very impressed with the first volume, I wouldn't lie by saying that I didn't begin reading Enchantra with a sense of scepticism, thinking that not much could happen anymore with the dark romance storyline. However, I ended up being surprised in a nice way with an even stronger volume that I enjoyed more than the first, the story focusing on a whole new environment and mix of emotions. It's impressive how Kaylie managed to create a continuation of the 1st story, which already felt like giving its best.

Compared with other dark romance books I've read, the story of Gabriel Wolfe and that of Brinley Beaumont start on separate paths, almost showing two separate stories before they have their paths crossed. What was the actual thing that made me purchase the book almost right away, though, was having the main character of the story named Gabriel (while I am Gabriela, lol) Wolfe (while my gamertag was wolfie for at least 10 years now, lol). Nevertheless, it involves wolves and motorcycles, two other big passions of mine, so I definitely felt like this was one of the books that I hade to purchase

Hence, I am happy that I got the chance to begin another month with another book written by Lauren Gilmore, where I got a new perspective on two more protagonists of the Dream Harbor village, where most of her books are focusing on. Although at first everything seemed a bit too similar to the rest of the books, I was happy to see things getting new twists along the way and also approach a different story from what I've read before. Not to mention, this was one of the coziest books I ended up reading in December.

This was a book that began quite seriously with a hand-drawn map of the place where the action takes place, because there are plenty of important mentions and characters. Happily, each character was described very well, hence why I had already projected in my head all the information once it was fully shared, but it felt nice to have a safe space to return to whenever I needed extra clarification. Once the introduction of the characters ended, just like Stephen King said, the real challenge started, where it felt impossible to put away the book from your hands.

This was my 5th read from Freida, and I'm honestly shocked. I am not sure where this woman gets all the ideas for the thriller books she releases, but this one felt like a soft read for most of the part until the last 100 pages that proved wrong. Reading The Teacher takes you on a ride where every second gets you in a whole new mood, and it's in my top 3 favourite reads from her so far.

Long story short, I decided it was finally time to give some new authors a chance and appreciate their storytelling as well. And this book (which has an amazing cover design, btw) instantly won me over. I'm actually already searching for more titles by Jeneva Rose. Beyond the crime that drives the plot, the book made me both start and finish reading in tears, which isn't easy to happen, but I think that's how you know a book was truly good. Romance, drama, addiction, and family are just a few of the key elements woven into the story, and I think each of us can find something relatable in this