{Audiobook Review} The Gifts of Imperfection by Brené Brown

Publication date: September 10, 2013

Narrators: Rebecca Lowman, Maxwell Caulfield

Publisher:  St. Martin's Press

ISBN-13: 9780804121293

Synopsis

Brené Brown is an expert in shame, but a twist of fate took her into a quest into a wild search to see what makes wholehearted people tick. What she found in her research put her world outside down, leading to her The Breakdown Spiritual Awakening and her quest to become one of those wholehearted people.

Review

This book, it is not the type of books that I normally read but someone pointed out that my reading diet was not balanced and so I’ve decided to take more chances, so expect some variety every now and again guys.

The narrator uses an appropriate tone through the book, she doesn’t sound all stuck up, she sounds reachable and human. When I say human I mean she lets you feel the vulnerability that the author felt when she opens up to the readers/listeners. So if I saw a book narrated by Lauren Fortgang it wouldn’t feel that much of a risk picking it up.

I LOVED this book, I usually shy away from this type of book because the specialist usually talk of the subject as if they are not affected by it. Not on this one, Brené becomes involved with the subject she shows you her ups and downs and how she and others are affected.

Brené makes it perfectly clear that this is not a how to book, nor a short guide to happiness. She attest to the work she had to put on and how it is not finished. I like that there where examples given and that the chapters where focused and really easy to digest, so you don't get lost and you are left whit a great message and the tools to start your own journey into wholehearted living.

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{Trailer Sunday} Get the Guy: How to Find, Attract, and Keep Your Ideal Mate by Matthew Hussey

Publication date: January 8th 2013

Publisher: Harper

ISBN-13: 9780062241740

Love is hard. But it doesn't have to be.

Leading relationship expert and rising media personality Matthew Hussey provides what every woman needs to know to find lasting love. Offering invaluable insight into the male psyche, he will change the way you approach men and dating and give you the tools you need to find the man you deserve. Hussey answers every single woman's three most burning questions:

·         Where do I go to meet good men?

·         Why didn't he call?

·         How do I get him to commit?

In Get the Guy, you will learn specific strategies for getting out there and meeting the best single guys. You will also learn why the guy you like has gone cold and the secrets to reigniting a spark with him. And you'll discover why so many guys seem to be afraid of long-term commitment and the three simple steps you can take that will change his mind.

Hussey also reveals why playing hard to get is a lose-lose game. A man doesn't want to endlessly chase a woman who is impossible to attain; he wants to win over a woman who is “high value." You'll find out how to create nonnegotiable standards for the way you want to be treated—and utilize a foolproof method for determining if a man can live up to them.

Leveraging what he learned from coaching thousands of men to find personal and professional success, Hussey will teach you how to meet more men, how to choose one who is worth your time, and finally, how to keep him enthralled forever. His insightfulness, irreverence, and warmth make the journey to love playful and fun, and his advice ensures success in both romance and life.

{Review} The Pregnancy Project by Gaby Rodriguez with Jenna Glatzer

Publication Date: January 17th, 2012

Publisher: Simon & Schuster

ISBN-13: 9781442446229

Synopsis
If we looked at Gaby Rodriguez as an statistic by saying that she is a Hispanic teenager, child of a teen mom and with no father figure around, people could jump to the conclusion that she is a teenage mom in the making. But the real Gaby Rodriguez is a hard working student, who doesn't drink, who helps take care of her little cousins and grandmother, we can see that she is fighting against the odds that she  has learned from her mother and siblings mistakes and is trying not to go throw them herself.
But how would society react if this hard working girl suddenly said she got knocked-up? How would they treat? What would she get out of faking a pregnancy?


Review
I like the point that Gaby Rodriguez and Jenna Glatzer try to portray with this book and with the project that Gaby did in high school. The narration of this book makes you feel as if the book was being told by that friend you can talk for hours and time just slips by. 
This book brings out a good message not only for the teens but also to people that might be stuck on labels or fell in them because of society's pressure or the whole "history repeating itself". The only thing that left the feeling that something was missing was that you never really get to read what was so bad that pushed Gaby into wanting to quit her project, she just writes it above the surface and in a book like this that you are trying to make a point I believe it's better if you share the darkest experience so that people can really get the full picture and capture the real impact of the point that people like Gaby are trying to get trough.


Rating: 8 out of 10

{Arc Review} Geek Girls Unite by Leslie Simon

Original title: Geek Girls Unite: how fangirls, bookworms, indie chicks, and other misfits are taking over the world

Publication date: October 18, 2011

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers

ISBN-13: 9780062002730 

Synopsis

Ever feel like you are all alone in this world and nobody gets you? grow up as a fan of video games, a bookworm or just a little "strange" for society? Well Leslie Simon is here to celebrate our unique geekiness with Geek Girls Unite, this book is a celebration for all the female geeks out there.

Leslie takes us on a journey where we explore the geek queendom (because we are not interested in the type of male nerd out there, at least not in this book), the types of geekets that are out there changing and rocking this heart. Leslie has this fun way of cataloging the different types of she-geeks which include the general description, a little bit of history of those great females that made way for us, some representatives, who you might be reading/listening/or trying to imitate and she also has this adorable little section where she plays with the idea of the perfect match for every type of geeket.