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Open When by Dr Julie Smith
BATB score: 3/10 😪 Best as: a DIY manual on how to navigate oneself through life’s challenging moments ie. when feeling left out, when feeling like an imposter, with grieve, with negative self-criticism, friendships, regrets, etc Best for: aliens 👽 trying to impersonate humans 🧍🧍♀️🧍♂️ Best to: like a supportive mentor giving you unsubstantiated advice through life BATB lingering thought: Dr. Julie Smith, were you in a rush to publish a second book to leverage the good


Lights Out by Navessa Allen
BATB score: 3/10 ☠️ reader discretion advised sexually explicit content; every detail, kinks, and all 🫠 Best as: Kindle #1 best seller and #1 most read under Erotica category - got me curious, never read never know Best to: holy moly 💀 erotica indeed, porno in book form; interesting, are all our erotica fantasy similar and so predictable? BATB confession: couldn’t finish the book, didn’t feel invested in the characters nor the storyline; too girly berry, chick-flick but


Hello, Higher Self: An Outsider's Guide to Loving Yourself in a Tough World by Bunny Michael
BATB score: 3/10 🙄 Best to: please say hello to your higher self on my behalf; made it to chapter 7 and I can’t go any further Best as: the problem is, it’s a lot of personal anecdotes - unsubstantiated with any material; love the exercise guide but pretty basic, been there, done that Best for: I believe I have exercised by Higher Self by deciding to put this book down 😇 BATB lingering thought: this trend for self-help / self-love.. bring about a lot of fake gurus and wanna


Hunger by Choi Jin-Young
BATB score: 3/10 🤷♀️ Best to: either you love it or you hate it; wasn’t able to feel the characters and thus wasn’t able to be invested nor admire the story Best as: longing of two souls to the point of cannabalism Best for: maybe this book is better in original Korean language? Best quotes: “Faith is the key to grasping absurdity.” “Are those who fire the guns and take the bullets ever those who start the war?” “To be freed from this suffering - and if that’s not doable, t
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