Studies show that your brain loses some of its functionality as you age. Diminished function leads to a number of problems, such as memory loss, brain fog, and even types of dementia. A well-stimulated brain elevates your mood and helps you feel better on the inside. So, a daily brain boosting is essential as you […]
You probably have more courage than you think. Like me, you may find it difficult to… say… ask a stranger to stop talking during a movie, but heavens help those who threaten your family or friends! There are ways to cultivate courage without resorting to dramatic means, or waiting for crisis to strike, though! Here […]
Being Better: Stoicism for a World Worth Living In by Kai Whiting & Leonidas Konstantankos is a short, but enlightening foray into Stoicism. This philosophy is as pertinent today, as it was in the ancient world. Perhaps moreso, given the nonsense going on the world over. What I really enjoyed were the engaging stories of […]
Synopsis What happens when you are forced to survey the ashes of a life lost? When you ask yourself: what the hell has gone wrong? Carolyn Hobdey had a successful career, the sports cars, the big house, the holidays, the friends… but it meant nothing. To be genuinely happy, she faced the stark realisation that […]
With Raptor Red, Robert Bakker gives us a glimpse at a long distant past through the eyes of a creature unlike any other. We follow Raptor Red, a young female utahraptor who has just lost her mate. Desperate for company, and the possibility of a new mate, Raptor Red searches for others of her kind. […]
Over a summer of love and struggle, one young boy finds the courage to forgive himself. ~Ebb & Flow Told through a series of picturesque free-verse vignettes, Ebb & Flow is the story of Jett, a young boy going through some tough times. After a singularly bad year, full of poor choices and disaster, Jett […]
Move over Percy and Harry, Thomas Wildus is da house! Welcome to a new world of magic, mystery, and delight! Join Thomas Wildus, eponymous lead of Bergen’s Thomas Wildus & the Book of Sorrows, as this young boy begins the adventure of a lifetime. And it all starts with a mysterious bookshop, of course! That, […]
Child of a Mad God is the first in a new series by RA Salvatore, the writer who introduced us to the drow ranger Drizzt Do’Urden. Set in the world of Corona, a world made familiar in the Demon Wars Saga, this book explores lands far from Honce-the-Bear, in a time after said wars. […]
The second Circuit Fae novel, Ouroboros, continues the tale of Rouen and Syl. In the aftermath of events from Moribund, the pair are left hunting down Agravaine’s caches of super Moribund, called Ouroboros. Moreso than the Moribund, Ouroboros are incredibly lethal and infectious. That’s not the pair’s only problem either. As the new school year […]
Toma’s The King’s Beast: Vol 1 follows Rangetsu, an ajin assigned to protect Prince Tenyou as a ‘beast-servant’. But there’s more to Rangetsu than meets the eye. King’s Beast: Vol 1 was the first manga by Rei Toma I’ve had the pleasure to read. The artwork was amazing! The storyline was surprisingly deep too, touching […]