Mark Manson has managed to create a self-help/improvement book that is both incredibly funny and honest. He includes both his own stories and stories of others that fit perfectly into each of the nine chapters. If you don’t usually grab self improvement books, which I usually don’t go for, I highly suggest grabbing this book if you’re not an overall positive person like I am!!

His Majesty’s Hope, the third book in the Maggie Hope series, was good, but misses the mark that the previous installments hit. This third installment lacked the mystery that the previous two books did, but still showed the amazing historical research that MacNeal completed for this series. I cannot wait to continue the series!

Four books into the series and I’m quite obsessed with the life of Maggie Hope and her crew. While The Prime Minister’s Secret Agent doesn’t have the mystery of the previous books, it contains important character development for Maggie. The little side plot in Scotland also gave us a glimpse into the life of one of her London friends, Sarah. I’m excited to move on to Mrs. Roosevelt’s Confidante!

I picked up ‘My Squirrel Days’ because I was interested in learning more about Ellie Keller as a person rather than just a character on The Office and Unbreakable Kimmy...and she didn’t disappoints

I’ll give The Alice Network 4.5/5 stars. The book spans WWI and post WWII and intertwines the lives
of two women, one a former spy with a complicated past and a young American woman looking for answers after her cousin disappears during WWII. While I enjoyed the over all story line, the woman spy network, and the combination of life in 1915 and 1947, I felt like there could’ve been a little more suspense woven into the story. I will definitely be reading more Kate Quinn books.

I'm still in shock with the ending of An Absolutely Remarkable Thing. Reading Hank Green's debut novel was something that I just HAD to do because I honestly feel like I owe Green so much for helping me get through my high school and college science courses with Crash Course on Youtube. Also, after mainly reading historical fiction in 2018, ending the year with a sci-fi book was something I truly needed to do and I'm glad that I chose An Absolutely Remarkable Thing.

True honesty: I would've given this five stars if the beginning had been a little bit more attention grabbing, but boy, the the last 200 pages truly got me hooked! Main character April May is truly a character that I could see myself being friends with. As someone who likes the mystery of oddly placed things in society and puzzles, I feel like I would have either gotten equally obsessed with the Carl phenomenon, or I would have at least like to be there with her on her quest with Andy, Robin, Maya, and Miranda.

The book everything reviews on the back cover said it would be: Fast-paced, witty, and funny with cultural intelligence. It shows how quick social media posts can travel around the world and how obsessed people can become with all of the different forms of social media all the while grabbing readers into the sci-fi 'Dreamer' world of Carl.

If you are looking for a fast-paced and witty sci-fi novel, or just want to see if Hank Green actually can write better than his brother (HE CAN), I recommend picking up An Absolutely Remarkable Thing ASAP because it truly is remarkable.