Not quite what I was expecting... I knew it was a romance novel going in, but I guess I expected more of the geekiness rather than the superficial geek tidbits. It was enjoyable and a quick read, but there were some editing issues that bugged me. I did, however, like the emphasis that was placed on consent (without it being preachy) and the overall story, even if it didn't quite feel believable to me.

This book reminded me a bit of how the Goosebumps books feel. Fun, a little creepy, weird, but fascinating.

437 miniaturized cats. That is all.

So, the connection that I expected between Nikola Tesla and Nick Slate (Tesla and Slate are anagrams) want quite what I expected, but maybe better. I'm definitely recommending these books to folks because I loved them. I'm also really hope there's a follow through with that setup for a new adventure at the end.

While the essays were interesting, I think the biggest takeaway is summed up by "celebrate the good and the victories."

Maybe an underlying problem is that despair isn’t even an ideological position but a habit and a reflex. I have found, during my adventures in squandering time on social media, that a lot of people respond to almost any achievement, positive development, or outright victory with “yes but.” Naysaying becomes a habit. Yes, this completely glorious thing had just happened, but the entity that achieved it had done something bad at another point in history. Yes, the anguish of this group was ended, but somewhere some other perhaps unrelated group was suffering hideously. It boiled down to: we can’t talk about good things until there are no more bad things. Which, given that the supply of bad things is inexhaustible, and more bad things are always arising, means that we can’t talk about good things at all. Ever.

While I hadn't read anything specifically about free will and how it works, I'm pleased that this book does an amazing job of essentially summing up my thoughts on the topic.

I have to say, in spite of the title "letter to a christian nation," I still didn't expect it to be written in letter format. I liked it. It was unique, easy to read (although I switched between reading it and listening to it), and fascinating.

An interesting take on lying, as a whole, and certainly worth a read.

Beautiful kitty pictures (although I wish there had been more color and less grayscale) with sassy captions. 😹

I want quite sure what to expect out of this book. I liked the title and cover, which is why I chose it, but I didn't read the blurb or anything. Thankfully it's fascinating. I'm not really sure how the rest of the series will go because this could easily be a standalone, but I'm looking forward to the series.