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A book that helps readers identify their chronotype, learn the strengths and weaknesses associated with their chronotype, and then live their best life by strategically scheduling events and routines in their lives so as to reap the most benefits.
Chapters are short and full of anecdotes and recent research making this book highly readable, even for readers who gravitate towards magazines or aren't big readers. The information contained within is so valuable and practical.
Highly recommended for all adults, especially as a book for your home library as this is a resource I see many readers revisiting over and over again!
Chapters are short and full of anecdotes and recent research making this book highly readable, even for readers who gravitate towards magazines or aren't big readers. The information contained within is so valuable and practical.
Highly recommended for all adults, especially as a book for your home library as this is a resource I see many readers revisiting over and over again!
informative
reflective
slow-paced
Jude is very annoying at times but not enough to totally take away from the book. Very entertaining!
This book was recommended by Ben Greenfield who used it to optimize his daily activities. The idea itself sounds plausible. Most people have a rhythm that follows the sun (these are the bears) while for the rest it's shifted to the early or late hours. According to the author Dr Breus there is nothing you can do about it because it's a genetic factor. A big part of the book consists of suggestions for the various chronotypes to fit activities into the right daytime.
I think that Dr Breus has honest intentions but the whole book smells fishy. For the group of "bears" that make up 50% of all people, how can you offer guidelines that work for all of them? Other factors play a role as well and to single out ONE and have it approved by science is just ridiculous. In addition, the advises partly read like horoscopes where some things will ring true and the others are ignored. There are actually good ones there but why make them dependent on the type you are?
Having a doctor selling recommendations under the scientific umbrella of Chronotypes resembles everything that is wrong in the self-help world today.
Remember that every person is an experiment of one. You know your body best and no book should tell you what to do. The ideas are worth trying (have more sex in the morning - anyone?) but always remain skeptical and check if something is really working for you.
I think that Dr Breus has honest intentions but the whole book smells fishy. For the group of "bears" that make up 50% of all people, how can you offer guidelines that work for all of them? Other factors play a role as well and to single out ONE and have it approved by science is just ridiculous. In addition, the advises partly read like horoscopes where some things will ring true and the others are ignored. There are actually good ones there but why make them dependent on the type you are?
Having a doctor selling recommendations under the scientific umbrella of Chronotypes resembles everything that is wrong in the self-help world today.
Remember that every person is an experiment of one. You know your body best and no book should tell you what to do. The ideas are worth trying (have more sex in the morning - anyone?) but always remain skeptical and check if something is really working for you.
This book claims to help you get the best out of your time, however a better advise would be not to waste your time with it
I devoured this book. I think I may have liked this book more than Belladonna. I really loved Belladonna and the burn between Signa and Death but I loved the feistiness that came with more Blythe in this book. The banter had me cackling. I also felt more emotions with this book than the first one and I think that’s just knowing these characters more. I love that Death and Fate are given very distinct human attributes making them relatable and also making it easier to grasp the concepts that are death and fate. There is still a firm line on them not being human and I think Adalyn Grace does a great job of straddling that line. This book picks up right where Belladonna left off and I appreciate that so much. The way this book unfolded had me pushing and pushing to finish. I love a good mystery to solve. I can’t wait to see what happens in the next book of the series.
“I want to tell you so many lies.”
This book is so much fun. I heard the praise Holly Black received for this series but honestly it made me very skeptical, especially as this is branded a YA series. Despite that, I fell in love with The Cruel Prince and the same happened with The Wicked King. And while I adore the relationship between Jude and Cardan, the strongest part of the this book is the world Holly created. The bulk of this book is court intrigue, scheming and manipulation, and a slow burn combined with relentless angst.
“Kiss me again,” he says, drunk and foolish. “Kiss me until I am sick of it.”
I am going to start with Jude and Cardan. Together, they have undeniable chemistry but Jude is the stand out star in this series. She has easily become one of my all time favorite heroines. She is still scheming relentlessly to keep the power she stole while also quickly realizing keeping power is much more challenging than gaining power in the first place. Cardan, he is just as delightful as he was in The Cruel Prince. He is hilarious, angsty, and full of moments that left me surprised and intrigued. He plays the aloof King so so damn well and then comes from seemingly nowhere with a surprise turn of events where it's clear he is more clever and trickery than he appears.
“Sweet Jude, you’re my dearest punishment”
While Jude is timeless, Taryn keeps solidifying her spot as worst sister in the history of ever. She is exceptionally pathetic and I don't know why Jude wastes her time. I understand it's her twin but she has done nothing to earn the loyalty Jude extends to her. Taryn betrayed her twin sister in the worst way to "capture" Locke and now she must reap what she sowed. I am actually here for Taryn's downfall. Jude is too good for Taryn.
“Once upon a time, there was a human girl stolen away by faeries, and because of that, she swore to destroy them.”
I was captivated throughout the entire novel by the world Holly created, the relationships she has developed (especially between Madoc and Jude...I could discuss this dynamic for days) and the unraveling plot that consistently kept me on the edge of my seat. Honestly, I usually stay away from YA series because, candidly, I have outgrown them. This series continues to keep me entranced and on my toes with the next twist.
“He looks up at me with his night-colored eyes, beautiful and terrible all at once. “For a moment,” he says, “I wondered if it wasn’t you shooting bolts at me.”
I make a face at him. “And what made you decide it wasn’t?”
He grins up at me. “They missed.”
This book is so much fun. I heard the praise Holly Black received for this series but honestly it made me very skeptical, especially as this is branded a YA series. Despite that, I fell in love with The Cruel Prince and the same happened with The Wicked King. And while I adore the relationship between Jude and Cardan, the strongest part of the this book is the world Holly created. The bulk of this book is court intrigue, scheming and manipulation, and a slow burn combined with relentless angst.
“Kiss me again,” he says, drunk and foolish. “Kiss me until I am sick of it.”
I am going to start with Jude and Cardan. Together, they have undeniable chemistry but Jude is the stand out star in this series. She has easily become one of my all time favorite heroines. She is still scheming relentlessly to keep the power she stole while also quickly realizing keeping power is much more challenging than gaining power in the first place. Cardan, he is just as delightful as he was in The Cruel Prince. He is hilarious, angsty, and full of moments that left me surprised and intrigued. He plays the aloof King so so damn well and then comes from seemingly nowhere with a surprise turn of events where it's clear he is more clever and trickery than he appears.
“Sweet Jude, you’re my dearest punishment”
While Jude is timeless, Taryn keeps solidifying her spot as worst sister in the history of ever. She is exceptionally pathetic and I don't know why Jude wastes her time. I understand it's her twin but she has done nothing to earn the loyalty Jude extends to her. Taryn betrayed her twin sister in the worst way to "capture" Locke and now she must reap what she sowed. I am actually here for Taryn's downfall. Jude is too good for Taryn.
“Once upon a time, there was a human girl stolen away by faeries, and because of that, she swore to destroy them.”
I was captivated throughout the entire novel by the world Holly created, the relationships she has developed (especially between Madoc and Jude...I could discuss this dynamic for days) and the unraveling plot that consistently kept me on the edge of my seat. Honestly, I usually stay away from YA series because, candidly, I have outgrown them. This series continues to keep me entranced and on my toes with the next twist.
“He looks up at me with his night-colored eyes, beautiful and terrible all at once. “For a moment,” he says, “I wondered if it wasn’t you shooting bolts at me.”
I make a face at him. “And what made you decide it wasn’t?”
He grins up at me. “They missed.”