StoryGraph review of Little Bosses Everywhere by Bridget Read, 4 stars Nonfiction. Economics. Politics. Sociology. Informative. Medium-paced.

Required reading on the scam of MLMs and genesis of MAGA (with many of the same figures)

Little Bosses Everywhere by Bridget Read

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StoryGraph review of The Siren’s Call: How Attention became the World’s Most Endangered Resource by Chris Hayes, 4 stars Nonfiction. Economics. History. Politics. Psychology. Sociology. Technology. Informative. Reflective. Medium-paced

Have to say when this came out I wasn’t particularly interested, but it’s terrific. There’s tension and freedom in being aware of how we choose (or don’t) to spend our attention

The Siren’s Call: How Attention became the World’s Most Endangered Resource by Chris Hayes

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StoryGraph review of You never forget your first: a biography of George Washington by Alexis Coe, 3.75 stars Nonfiction. Biography. History. Challenging. Informative. Medium-paced.

Saw this being talked about on this app and glad I checked it out. You may have read other GW biographies, but this succeeds in offering something new.

You never forget your first: a biography of George Washington by Alexis Coe

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StoryGraph review of The Fragile Threads of Power (Threads of Power #1) by V.E. Schwab, 4 stars Fiction. Fantasy. Adventurous. Mysterious. Tense. Medium-paced.

Had a lot of fun dipping back into this world.

The Fragile Threads of Power (Threads of Power #1) by V.E. Schwab

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StoryGraph review of Wayward (Wayward Pines #2) by Blake Crouch, 3.75 stars Fiction. Science Fiction. Thriller. Dark. Mysterious. Fast-paced.

This trilogy is so really growing on me.

Wayward (Wayward Pines #2) by Blake Crouch

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StoryGraph review of More Everything Forever: AI Overlords, Space Empires, and Silicon Valley’s Crusade to Control the Fate of Humanity by Adam Becker, 3.5 stars Nonfiction. Business. Science. Technology. Medium-paced

Incredible how delusional and inhuman the wealthy tech elite are and terrifying how much power we’ve given them. Tear it all down.

More Everything Forever: AI Overlords, Space Empires, and Silicon Valley’s Crusade to Control the Fate of Humanity by Adam Becker

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A Most Remarkable Creature: the Hidden Life and Epic Journey of the World’s Smartest Birds of Prey by Jonathan Meiburg, 3.25 stars Nonfiction. Nature. Science. Informative. Medium-paced.

Sometimes it’s nice to just read about birds

A Most Remarkable Creature: the Hidden Life and Epic Journey of the World’s Smartest Birds of Prey by Jonathan Meiburg

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StoryGraph review of The Barn: The Secret History of a Murder in Mississippi by Wright Thompson, 4 stars Nonfiction. History. True Crime. Dark. Emotional. Informative. Medium-paced.

Really terrific account of the story of Emmett Till and the incredible people who have held onto it. Think I learned of this from a PTFO interview.

The Barn: The Secret History of a Murder in Mississippi, by Wright Thompson

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StoryGraph review for These Truths: A History of the United States by Jill Lepore, 3 stars Nonfiction. History. Politics. Challenging. Informative. Reflective. Slow-paced.

Difficult to read about the fundamental American project and be reminded that a subset of our leaders and public couldn’t be more against it succeeding

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StoryGraph book review for Trees of the Emerald Sea (Secret Projects #1) by Brandon Sanderson, 3.25 Stars Fiction. Fantasy. Adventurous. Funny. Lighthearted. Medium-paced.

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Courage to be disliked by Fumitake Koga, Ichiro Kishimi StoryGraph review: 3.5 stars. Nonfiction. Philosophy. Psychology. Self help. Informative. Inspiring. Reflective. Slow-paced

Squeezed this one in before the New Year!

Courage to be disliked by Fumitake Koga, Ichiro Kishimi

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Waking Gods (Themis Files #2) by Sylvain Neuvel StoryGraph review: 3.25 Stars. Fiction. Science fiction. Adventurous. Mysterious. Tense. Fast-paced

Waking Gods (Themis Files #2) by Sylvain Neuvel

Narrator noooooooo

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Sleeping Giants (Themis Files #1) by Sylvain Neuvel StoryGraph review: 3.5 stars. Fiction. Science Fiction. Adventurous. Mysterious. Tense. Fast-paced

Sleeping Giants (Themis Files #1) by Sylvain Neuvel

Narrator is a fun character in a terrifying kind of way

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A Conjuring of Light (Shades of Magic #3) by V.E. Schwab StoryGraph review. 4.25 Stars. Fiction. Fantasy. Adventurous. Dark. Medium-paced

Forgot to post some of my last books from 2025

A Conjuring of Light (Shades of Magic #3) by V.E. Schwab

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The Eyes of the Dragon by Stephen King StoryGraph review. 4.25 stars. Fiction. Fantasy. Adventurous. Dark. Tense. Fast-paced.

The Eyes of the Dragon by Stephen King

Such a tidy and unambiguous story. Joy to read.

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A Gathering of Shadows (Shades of Magic #2) by V.E. Schwab StoryGraph review. 4.0 stars. Fiction. Fantasy. Adventurous. Dark. Mysterious. Medium-paced.

A Gathering of Shadows (Shades of Magic #2) by V.E. Schwab

Lila is a tornado lol

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Pines (Wayward Pines #1) by Blake Crouch StoryGraph review. 3.25 stars. Fiction. Science fiction. Thriller. Dark. Mysterious. Tense. Fast-paced.

Pines (Wayward Pines #1) by Blake Crouch

For the first three quarters of this book I was telling my wife how I just felt something was missing from the story that would pull me all the way in. The last quarter had it all and easily convinced me to continue with the series.

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The Wind Through the Keyhole (The Dark Tower #4.5) by Stephen King StoryGraph review. 3.5 stars. Fiction. Fantasy. Adventurous. Emotional. Mysterious. Fast-paced.

The Wind Through the Keyhole (The Dark Tower #4.5) by Stephen King

Found myself missing Roland and company one day, and this just made me miss them more.

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A Darker Shade of Magic (Shades of Magic #1) by V.E. Schwab StoryGraph review. 4.25 stars. Fiction. Fantasy. Adventurous. Dark. Mysterious. Medium-paced.

A Darker Shade of Magic (Shades of Magic #1) by V.E. Schwab

Decided to continue with another Schwab book when my wife recommended this series, and she bats 1.000 on flawed protagonists.

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Gallant by V.E. Schwab StoryGraph review. Fiction. Fantasy. Horror. Young Adult. Adventurous. Dark. Mysterious. Medium-paced.

Gallant by V.E. Schwab

Quick bit of fun.

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StoryGraph review of The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab. The cover is black with the title and author in yellow font taking up the entire page. There are 7 stars connected like a constellation throughout the title. 5 Stars. Fiction. Fantasy. Historical. Literary. Adventurous. Emotional. Mysterious. Medium-paced.

The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab

I wasn’t sure how much I’d like this based on the description I was given, but I finished it in four days, ha. Really splendid, and found myself thinking of many memories throughout my life.

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StoryGraph review and book information for Sunbringer (Fallen Gods #2) by Hannah Kaner. Cover is mostly shades of turquoise with what looks like a statue of a river god holding a wooded trident in front of a large bright copper disc. 4.0 Stars. Fiction. Fantasy. Adventurous. Emotional. Tense. Medium-paced.

Sunbringer (Fallen Gods #2) by Hannah Kaner

Another fun and easy series to go through. Always appreciate Gods with dramatic human emotions

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StoryGraph review and book information for System Collapse (Murderbot Diaries #7) by Martha Wells. Cover is Murderbot crouching among stones and small plants looking at a large robot with many limbs through blue and orange haze. 4.0 stars. Fiction. Science Fiction. Adventurous. Emotional. Funny. Fast-paced

System Collapse (Murderbot Diaries #7) by Martha Wells

Rarely am I up with current reads, but these were a lot of fun.

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StoryGraph review and book information for The Dark Tower (Dark Tower #7) by Stephen King. Cover is predominantly shades of yellow with a tall dark tower in the background. 4.75 Stars. Fiction. Fantasy. Horror. Adventurous. Dark. Emotional. Medium-paced.

The Dark Tower (Dark Tower #7) by Stephen King

It really sucked to have to say goodbye to these characters. I was about to just stop reading so I never finished and could imagine my own ending. Maybe I should have 😭

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StoryGraph review and book information for Fugitive Telemetry (Murderbot Diaries #6) by Martha Wells. Cover is predominantly shades of grey with Murderbot standing in front of a large alien looking robot with six arms. 4.5 stars. Fiction. Science Fiction. Adventurous. Funny. Mysterious. Fast-paced.

Fugitive Telemetry (Murderbot Diaries #6) by Martha Wells

Oh no just realizing I’m catching up to the last released book 😭

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StoryGraph review and book information for Network Effect (Murderbot Diaries #5) by Martha Wells. Cover is predominantly black and yellow with Murderbot atop a platform as a futuristic space ship approaches overhead. 5 Stars! Fiction. Science Fiction. Adventurous. Emotional. Funny. Fast-paced.

Network Effect (Murderbot Diaries #5) by Martha Wells

The full-length book did not disappoint. Love A.R.T.

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StoryGraph review and book information for Godkiller (Fallen Gods #1) by Hannah Kaner. Cover is mostly shades of brown and white with a mystical deer creature with antlers that is intertwined with tree roots in front of a large bright orb that takes up most of the background. 4.0 Stars. Fiction. Fantasy. Adventurous. Dark. Tense. Medium-paced.

Godkiller (Fallen Gods #1) by Hannah Kaner.

Fun book that was easy and quick to go through. Maybe a little young adult-ish, but I still plan on following Kissen into the next one.

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StoryGraph review and book information for Song of Susannah (Dark Tower #6) by Stephen King. Cover is mystically eerie with shades of blue, gray and green that shows an old bag on a park bench with leave-less tree on one side and a dark city skyline on the other. 4.75 Stars. Fiction. Fantasy. Horror. Adventurous. Dark. Mysterious. Medium-paced.

Song of Susannah (Dark Tower #6) by Stephen King

I’ve essentially ignored Stephen King books (for no particular reason) until my wife convinced me to give this series a try. So bummed there’s only one left! My to read list is filled with King books now though

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StoryGraph review and book information for Exit Strategy (Murderbot Diaries #4) by Martha Wells. Cover is predominantly black and gray with Murderbot floating outside a futuristic space shuttle docked at a station. 4.75 Stars. Fiction. Science Fiction. Adventurous. Funny. Fast-paced.

Exit Strategy (Murderbot Diaries #4) by Martha Wells.

Whatever I had planned for the day usually gets swept aside when I get a @libbyapp.com notification that the next Murderbot book is ready for me.

Also, if you haven’t checked out @thestorygraph.com yet, make the switch.

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StoryGraph review and book information for Hell Bent (Alex Stern #2) by Leigh Bardugo. Cover is a gray background with a white rabbit specimen and predominate title and author text. 4.25 Stars. Fiction. Fantasy. Thriller. Adventurous. Dark. Mysterious. Medium-paced.

Hell Bent (Alex Stern #2) by Leigh Bardugo

Wasn’t sure how much id like the story continuing from the first book, but it kept growing on me.

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