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reviewed Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree (Legends & Lattes, #1)

Travis Baldree: Legends & Lattes (Paperback, 2022, Tor Books) 4 stars

Worn out after decades of packing steel and raising hell, Viv the orc barbarian cashes …

Review of 'Legends & Lattes' on 'Goodreads'

5 stars

Comfy, good natured fun when one needs some kind of feel-good read. It was exactly what I needed. The way coffee and cinnamon buns are described reminds me Night Circus - everyday tastes and smells elevated almost up to the point of magic. The plot was simple enough not to drive me anxious (sadly that happens to me quite easy), yet captivating enogh to make me care about Viv's success. And I really liked the final reveal, it felt very fitting.

Bessel van der Kolk, Bessel A. Van Der Kolk: The Body Keeps the Score (2014, Viking) 4 stars

Trauma is a fact of life. Veterans and their families deal with the painful aftermath …

Review of 'The Body Keeps the Score' on 'Goodreads'

5 stars

Hard and unpleasant, yet highly valuable read, at least for me. Sadly, it made me understanding lots of people and lots of happenings around me notably better. It also helped me to differentiate non-scientific BS from the ways my unresolved fear, anxiety and doubt can make my feel physicaly sick. However, should you ever considered reading this book, be warned that it discusses every single worst thing that a human can experience and yet survive. All the trigger warnings ahead.

Emily Nagoski, Amelia Nagoski: Burnout (Hardcover, 2019, Ballantine Books) 4 stars

Review of 'Burnout' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

While I do feel that some emphasis in this book aren't as relatable for European readers as American (authors are Americans, I'm not), I gained actually a lot from it. My tiredness and burnouts has confused me a lot beforehand and here I found actually relatable information, not just generic you-should-work-less (my work hours are not the issue) and you-should-love-yourself-more (how exactly?). Book is written specifically women-centered and narrative is framed from a strong feminist point, but I did suggest it my closest men, and it seems to work out quite nicely, too. Somehow my closest bubble contains suprising amount of loving, caring and ultimately very tired human-giver men.

Review of 'Come As You Are : Revised and Updated' on 'Goodreads'

5 stars

Accessible and informative, delightful and compassionate. I feel like suggesting it to almost everyone - yes, it mainly targeted to women, but a lot of included psychology really feels relevant for most human beings.

Salman Rushdie, Jessica Hische: Haroun and the Sea of Stories (Hardcover, 2014, Penguin Books) 4 stars

Set in an exotic Eastern landscape peopled by magicians and fantastic talking animals, this classic …

Review of 'Haroun and the Sea of Stories' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

When I was a kid I really liked fantasy stories with certain kind of wonders in them. I loved Michael Ende's The Neverending Story, I binged on wonder-centered folk tales, and reread Wilhelm Hauff's collection dozens of times. Something in the Haroun and the Sea of Stories reminds me exactly that - the feeling of awe and adventure, being engulfed in a brand new, yet somehow deeply familiar fantasy world. And I enjoyed it very much.