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This one was so much better than the first book in the series. The books aren't connected so if you want to skip [b: Cruel Beauty|15839984|Cruel Beauty (Cruel Beauty Universe #1)|Rosamund Hodge|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1371652590s/15839984.jpg|21580669] and jump right into this one, that's okay. I highly recommend this book to anyone who loves a good heroine who's headstrong and doesn't fall to pieces whenever a man looks her way. There is a romance angle too, but thankfully it didn't take over the plot. This is also a wonderful stand in for [b: A Court of Thornes and Roses|16096824|A Court of Thorns and Roses (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #1)|Sarah J. Maas|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1417961340s/16096824.jpg|21905102] if you're debating between the two.
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I appreciate this book and the way it turned the mirror back on me and made me question certain practices I have in the context of my "Blackness" and how I've been conditioned to assimilate to certain European cultural practices that I can never truly be a part of by de facto. This book is a must read for those who study topics of race relations, cultural studies, and Black/African/Afro-Caribbean history.
My only negative comment is that I wish Fanon would have devoted real time to looking at the woman of color and her personal struggles with Whites, but alas, he is a man of color so he may not have been able to truly do it any better justice than he did in this book. Yet, I do find it increasingly frustrating that so many philosophers of color turn a blind eye to problems that women of color have in regards to the psychological pains that have been left over from Slavery, Colonization, and Imperial reign across the Diaspora, but I digress.
My only negative comment is that I wish Fanon would have devoted real time to looking at the woman of color and her personal struggles with Whites, but alas, he is a man of color so he may not have been able to truly do it any better justice than he did in this book. Yet, I do find it increasingly frustrating that so many philosophers of color turn a blind eye to problems that women of color have in regards to the psychological pains that have been left over from Slavery, Colonization, and Imperial reign across the Diaspora, but I digress.
This fell short of my expectations. Everyone raves about this series, but the drama in the story seemed contrived and forced. The things that happen to Lissa are made into these huge deals at the time however, by the end of the book everything seems to get brushed off and forgotten. Not to mention, Lissa and Rose's relationship is a little weird and borderline obsessive. The two seem to be overly reliant on each other, which makes Lissa's character boring and Rose's character annoying.
The fact that this is a series is shocking since no good villains are established by this book's end and everything seems resolved by the last page. The writing in this books reads like a cross between an ABC family TV movie and a piece of vampire fan fiction. The whole plot seems to be standard YA teen drama with a mix of vampires and super human fighters thrown in to keep readers interested. I'm not sure if I'm invested enough after this book to carry on with the series.
P.s, I would've bumped this book up 1/2 a star if the ending conflict hadn't been handled so poorly. It seems like Mead rushed the action along with making the conflict between characters so predictable.
BTW I watched the movie and it was cute and all, but not something I'd want to revisit in the future.
Cheers!
The fact that this is a series is shocking since no good villains are established by this book's end and everything seems resolved by the last page. The writing in this books reads like a cross between an ABC family TV movie and a piece of vampire fan fiction. The whole plot seems to be standard YA teen drama with a mix of vampires and super human fighters thrown in to keep readers interested. I'm not sure if I'm invested enough after this book to carry on with the series.
P.s, I would've bumped this book up 1/2 a star if the ending conflict hadn't been handled so poorly. It seems like Mead rushed the action along with making the conflict between characters so predictable.
BTW I watched the movie and it was cute and all, but not something I'd want to revisit in the future.
Cheers!
This has to be the most relatable "self-help" book I've ever read. While it's obvious no one else will ever be able to build another company that is a carbon copy of Amoruso's clothing company, Nasty Gal, she gives the reader a detailed and simplistic look at how she built her company in a personable way that you don't often find in business/self-help books.
She wraps each lesson into a story and even adds first person essays from people she either admires, her coworkers who work at Nasty Gal, or her female peers who have also started their own web businesses. After reading this, I feel as if I could start my own business from the practical and firsthand tips that Amoruso gave throughout this book.
I definitely would recommend this book and would go so far as saying one should own their own copy to refer back to when times get rough as you're starting up and just need a bit of a reminder that Rome wasn't built in a day.
She wraps each lesson into a story and even adds first person essays from people she either admires, her coworkers who work at Nasty Gal, or her female peers who have also started their own web businesses. After reading this, I feel as if I could start my own business from the practical and firsthand tips that Amoruso gave throughout this book.
I definitely would recommend this book and would go so far as saying one should own their own copy to refer back to when times get rough as you're starting up and just need a bit of a reminder that Rome wasn't built in a day.