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A Deusa do Jardim das Hespérides by Luiza Frazão
Did not finish book. Stopped at 32%.

Este livro tem zero fontes históricas e zero citações para suportar as coisas que afirma. A autora dá muitas certezas mas sem nunca referir as fontes históricas no qual baseia as suas afirmações. O livro é acima de tudo baseado no UPG da autora e da sua tradição e sem componente histórica ou arqueológica para basear o que consta no mesmo. Não consegui acabá-lo e foi das maiores desilusões de 2018. 

The Soul's Inner Statues: A Practical Primer to Bringing the Gods into Your Life by Kaye Boesme

challenging informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

This is such a good read. I will definitely add these to my recommendations and I think it should be a must for anyone with a desire to start worshipping multiple deities. 

Emily the Strange: The Lost Days by Rob Reger, Jessica Gruner

lighthearted

4.0

 This book is great, along side the wonderful story we have awesome drawings that allow us to see what things, places, and people in history are like. We also have a couple of maps which are very useful on some occasions. 

The story itself, I loved it. She doesn't know who she is. This, besides being a wonderful plot, can also be related to most teens' problems who are still finding who they are. I must say I was surprised by the ending though!

O Código Da Vinci by Dan Brown

mysterious medium-paced

3.5

I saw the movie years ago and now I decided to finally read the book, since I have it at home. I started reading and I was shocked, at first. 
I had no idea that the book contained so many references about the Goddess and the Sacred Feminine. I was really happy and it made me read even more.

I read and read and each page I liked it even more. 
Dan Brown is a good author, he knows how to keep suspense and make us want to read more and more. 

Queen of the Sacred Way: A Devotional Anthology In Honor of Persephone by Bibliotheca Alexandrina

informative medium-paced

3.25

I will be doing a more thorough review on my blog, but, summarizing, I was a bit disappointed with this book. I was hoping for something... different. The book is, for me, an agglomerate of random texts. You have a hymn, then a picture, then an academic text, then a UPG, then a poem, then a rite... There's barely any structure and I wish it followed a more streamlined organization. Some texts I enjoyed, some texts I didn't... My favorite was "Where Did Hades Take Persephone Down to the Underworld?" by Daniel Ogden (because of course it is) and I highly recommend that one! 

Over all, I give it a 3.25 ⭐

História da Arte by Xavier Barral i Altet

challenging informative medium-paced

4.0

 Mandatory reading for "Historical and Artistic Heritage" class at my uni course. 

Oh, this book is good! I like how accessible it is, it's a tiny book and very concise but packed with information. it does have mainly information pertaining to France and its organizations and ways of studying when comes to the study of the history of Art itself, but, that aside, it is packed with good information, in very straightforward terms and I enjoyed it! 

1984 by George Orwell

dark sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

This book is scary. There's not much I can say about it besides saying that it's scary and that I honestly think it should be mandated reading in schools... wow. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Hate crime, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, Alcohol, War, and Classism

A Alegoria do Património by Françoise Choay

challenging informative slow-paced

3.0

Mandatory reading for "Historical and Artistic Heritage" class at my uni course. 

This is the type of book that could've been a fucking e-mail. Don't get me wrong, I agree with the author in a lot of people but jesus fucking christ, didn't this person learn to SUMMARIZE? It was painful to read this book and the happiest part when I finished it. Funnily enough, my assignment on this book was restricted to a maximum of one 1 A4 page with sources included, but this woman can go on for page after page after page... 

If you have to read this book for uni, my sympathies. 

Animal Farm by George Orwell

challenging dark reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

This was my first time reading Orwell and I must say that I did enjoy his writing! The story itself is very reflective and really makes you think on the plot, on what is happening and it's staggering how it's so easily to transport what happens at Animal Farm to what happens in our real world and how it so clearly it can occur. I honestly think this book would be great as a mandatory read nowadays in schools. 

Elodie's Library of Second Chances by Rebecca Raisin

adventurous funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

A charming quick romance read, with a great message: not to judge people, and books by their cover and give people time and space to open up to us and tell us their stories. 

Overall, the book is quick to read and easy to follow, though some parts were rushed, especially by the end. I feel like the last thirty or so pages are very fast-paced and you almost get whiplash from the turns... It's not my favorite from the author but it was a fun read nonetheless.