BATB score: 5/10 ❤️‍🩹 second time reading this book and still 50-50 love/hate this book; Shad Helmstetter - truly reaping the goodie passive income of this book since 1986 (before I was born) and then upselling with his self-talk plus app with a monthly subscription of $19.99, payment via his own website to bypass Apple Store and Google Play store 30% transactions fee; you ahh, business man much Best to: there’s many ways to self-hype: silent self-talk (voices in your brain)

BATB score: 5/10 😴 I am too young to be part of Oprah’s Book Club; took me a year to finish this slow burn book 🫠 Best as: was curious to know what kind of book makes it into Oprah’s Book Club 2023 Best to: ahh… long novels, slow narrations, a lot of character build up, sisterhood, family dynamics, inter-generations relationships, death of family members Best for: 50+ years old, early retired, slow and mellow lifestyle, read on the backyard patio, hard cover, hot tea, autum

BATB score: 5/10 🤷‍♀️ Best for: you have to be in the start-up venture capitalist business to appreciate the tissue-paper billion dollar deal, the all-or-nothing gamble based on gut feelings,and the crazy mad man founders and even crazier investors Best to: too detailed for the average joe on a don’t really need to know basis Best as: so this is what it takes; missing your own wedding twice, a narcissistic belief in yourself as ultra indestructible, never wanting to step dow

BATB score: 5/10 💋 written by Jessica Simpsons for Jessica Simpsons Best as: a nostalgic ride back to the good years - 2000s; MTV billboard, skinny low waisted jeans, paparazzi, reality TV, unrelated music videos, lip sync but touching lyrics,success measured based on how many CDs you’ve sold Best to: Mickey Mouse Club The Disney Channel Season 6-7 1993-1995 has made big name celebrities: Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, Justin Timberlake, Ryan Gosling; and no, Jessica Si

BATB score: 5/10 🤷‍♀️ Best to: meh Best as: meh Best for: meh BATB lingering thought: meh, I guess we should pause reading Frieda McFadden’s books for a while

BATB score: 5/10 🤨 reader discretion advised: a 21st century memoir to family YouTube channel sensation, influencer monetization, zero children’s privacy, staged content, and cancel culture Best to: a perfect family life on-camera exposed by your eldest daughter; kudos to sissy for writing this memoir to save-ish her younger siblings BATB lingering thought: written by a 21-year-old, a memoir that’s quite eloquent, great chapter structure, good use of advanced English vocabul

BATB score: 5/10 🧘‍♀️ reader discretion advised nothing on meditation Best as: 28 mini-chapters to be read over 28 days on how to live life a little bit lighter ; yet, mediocre daily mini-lessons 😴 Best as: free basic therapy Best for: anxious people Best quotes: “It is easier to try to be better than you are than to be who you are.” “Most successful people are just a walking anxiety disorder, harnessed for productivity.” “There’s no authority with the power to demand that

BATB score: 5/10 🫠 Best for: the cute illustrations 💯 BATB lingering thought: text content wise, extreme meh 😑 Best to: depressed korean gen z unable to truly acknowledge that one is depressed due to korean value for high productivity and respected norm to those who can tolerate shit Best as: a gift for a depressed gen z; not that the gen z will read it but at least the book cover is instagrammable Best quotes: “believing that certain unhappiness was better than uncertain