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Book Review: Remember ‘You Are A Badass’!
There are millions of self-help books out there, but none of them scream “self-help” more than “You Are A Badass.” Read that title again (and then again if you need to).
The full title of the book is “You Are A Badass: How To Stop Doubting Your Greatness And Start Living An Awesome Life.” Phew, what a mouth full, but also, WHAT A BOOK. (And I’m not just saying that because the cover of the book is my favorite color or the fact that the title tells me I’m a badass.) It is a great read for anyone, but even more so for those struggling with insecurities and doubting their true badass potential.
“You Are a Badass: How to Stop Doubting Your Greatness and Start Living an Awesome Life” — $8.48
With over two million copies sold and written by Jen Sincero, a #1 New York Times bestselling author, speaker and success coach, it goes without saying that this book is quite phenomenal. Sincero combines her own life experiences, failures, and professional insight into 244 captivating pages to help us realize that we all have a special gift to give to this world. Just because we may not know it yet, doesn’t mean it doesn’t exist. I’ll go ahead and say now that Sincero’s writing style is unique, and it may not be for everyone, but I personally love the way she uses humor and a seemingly unprofessional tone to connect with her readers. It serves as a reminder that life shouldn’t always be taken too seriously.
This book will make you laugh, this book will motivate you, and this book will help you see yourself and the world in a much bigger and brighter light, if you let it. You shouldn’t expect to wake up an entirely different person after reading this book, but you should expect to feel motivated enough to make the necessary changes that can change your life forever.
I cannot express enough how much this book has helped me stop doubting myself, my life, and my full potential. I graduated college right smack dab in the middle of a pandemic, which I can tell you, made it feel like I never graduated college at all. I had no full-time job lined up at the time and long story short, I quickly started to doubt every inch of my existence. That was no way to live my life, so in an effort to help myself out of this crater of self-doubt, I got this book and just like every fairytale ever told, I lived happily ever after. But seriously, my life didn’t magically change overnight just because I read this book, but what it did do was give me the tools and motivation to truly stop doubting my greatness and start living an awesome life. Seriously, it’s $10 and 244 pages long. Do yourself a favor and go get this book.
The Final Girl Support Group by Grady Hendrix, $12.18 Paperback
Release Date: July 2021
Cozy up on your next snow day and read Gary Hendrix’s The Final Girl Support Group.
Author of The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires (2020), Grady Hendrix succeeds again in tapping into our favorite horror films to deliver this mystery. Six young women make up the “Final Girl Support Group.” Each survived horrific massacres that have been turned into successful film franchises. Movies such as Friday The 13th and Halloween actually happened in this version of America. Twenty years later the spotlight has moved on and society has found new monsters and victims. Still, these women sit in a circle of chairs in a church basement trying to figure out how to live their lives. Paranoid Lynnette Tarkington reluctantly participates in group therapy sessions with Dr. Carol Elliot along with fellow survivors Marilyn Torres, who has buried her emotions in wealth; Dani Shipman, who might have killed the wrong person; Julia Campbell, whose encounter left her in a wheelchair; and Heather DeLuca, who is succumbing to addiction. Some of them are in denial about what happened. Some still live in terror, always looking over their shoulders, imprisoned by their own fears.
The Final Girl Support Group by Grady Hendrix
After one member of this vigilant sisterhood is murdered and a series of persistent attacks threaten the rest, Lynnette becomes increasingly suspicious that the attacks are originating way too close to their inner circle. “Does this ever end?” Lynnette asks. “Will there always be someone out there turning little boys into monsters? Will we always be final girls? Will there always be monsters killing us? How do we stop the snake from eating its own tail?” The book is creepy enough on its face, but Hendrix’s use of narrative tools heightens the unease.
The Final Girl Support Group isn’t necessarily scary, but the plot is action-packed and delivers its share of gore. The novel is an ultimately entertaining and inspiring take on horror movies, trauma, and self-determination. Available on Amazon!
I first read The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo this past month after my friend and I swapped our favorite summer books. I opened the book one Saturday morning and couldn’t put it down. Despite the fact that it was published nearly five years ago, The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo continues to captivate readers’ interest on BookTok, Bookstagram, and Goodreads.
“The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo” by Evelyn Hugo — $9.42 Paperback/$22.36 Hardcover
This story is about renowned Hollywood actress Evelyn Hugo who, after decades of blockbuster hits, is now 79 and ready to give an exclusive interview after years of dodging the press. But the only one granted access is a little-known journalist named Monique Grant. Though she can’t understand why she’s been chosen, Monique goes to Evelyn’s home and finds out Evelyn doesn’t just want to do an interview — she wants to lay out every piece of her truth for Monique to write and sell her biography.
Though Evelyn won’t answer why she picked Monique to do the job, Monique agrees and Evelyn’s story begins to unfold from her calculated beginnings in Hollywood to the millions she enjoys in the present, each section of her life titled by each of her seven husbands and her reasons for marrying (and divorcing) them. As you journey through Evelyn’s life, it feels as if you’re being granted exclusive access to something you shouldn’t be seeing. It’s hard to believe the characters and events in this book aren’t real celebrities.
To me, a great book is one that makes you forget you’re reading in the first place, and The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo does exactly that. It’s an instantly captivating book, thanks in part to the story, but mostly to Taylor Jenkins Reid’s writing. Her stories flow smoothly, her characters are complex and realistically flawed, and I happily got lost in the pages until the very end. This is the perfect cozy fall read!
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