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Roxana by Daniel Defoe
BATB score: 7/10 π a journey of a whore from nobody, to mistress, to a rich ass Mademoiselle; navigating life's gems through husbands #idol #inspiration Best to: a difficult to read novel due to the many husbands/partners/lords/prince and the numerous details of her love life instances; I believe over 100+ plot twists happened in this one novel; +add-on to the novel difficulty with old style writings of oh lord, de, thy, nay. Best for: a very good plan B to wealth; in case o


The Four Agreements: a Practical Guide to Personal Freedom by Don Miguel Ruiz
BATB score: 5/10 π€ Best to: you know that one annoying old uncle that all of us have? this book is like that old uncle trying to share some life lessons with you, he started out strong with good intentions definitely, yet he went on and on repeating himself so at the end it was wishy washy and you just want him to stop Best for: wisdom and road-to-happiness 101 Best as: don't bother - allow me to summarise this book for you in four points below *The Four Agreements* 1. Be Im


The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid
BATB score: 9.5/10 π a novel about a fiction Hollywood super star and her glamorous and scandalous life; super entertaining to read, easily read in 1-2 sittings π Best to: you will fall in love with Evelyn Hugo's character and you will understand the rationale behind using lust to twist publicity and faking love to gain fame β I am with her 100% - she is one smart b*tch Best for: nomadic minds in need of a casual weekend read; you know how BATB hates fiction especially ewy-


How to American: An Immigrant's Guide to Disappointing Your Parents by Jimmy O. Yang
BATB score: 7.7/10 πΊπΈ this book makes you proud to be Asian #asianpride Best to: a book that more than half of the world's population can relate π 61% of the world to be exact - I am just that kind of Asian π€; our tough love upbringings, the American culture shock, our parents' expectations of a thousand successes, the "Pursuing your dreams is for losers. Doing what you love is how you become homeless." Best for: 'have yet to make your parents proud' Asians, Asian immigra


Maybe You Should Talk to Someone by Lori Gottlier
BATB score: 6.7/10 π€§ a legit good book about dealing with life's struggles through psychologists-style talking-it-through: drinking problem, break-ups, unhappiness, sickness and death; yet the book's narration was long and slow Best to: reading this book equates to 10 in-depth sessions with a therapist - congratulations, do did done; it's about the therapist, her patients, her therapist, and his patients with legit therapist comments and recommendations throughout Best for:


The Obstacle is the Way: The Ancient Art of Turning Adversity to Advantage by Ryan Holiday
BATB score: 3/10 π‘ *and this score is me being nice; unpopular book review alert* redundancy at it's best, he said, she said, same shit Best to: this book is like a consultant; thoroughly researched (did their homework), professionally written/presented (tactful), saying all the right things, but OMG they're just quotes, nice concepts, impractical, fake, and fluffy OK?! Best for: plenty of instagramable quotes - urgh, it's so fake, I can not. Honestly, I believe I tackle my


The Girl With The Lower Back Tattoo by Amy Schumer
BATB score: 7/10 π· Amy Schumer is an introvert. Best to: casual, entertaining, relatable read about life - broken parents, siblings, drinking, boyfriends, and blackouts; likeas how we all are trying to understand what happened to us, who are we really, and where are we going exactly? Best for: you have to know who Amy Schumer is, have watched her stand-up on Netflix, or have watched her movie βTrainwreckβ to be able to find this autobiography of hers interesting Best as: lig
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