Johnnysbookreviews

Student loans started has a good initiative in the 1950's, but it has now turned into a ravenous monster. Now, 43 million Americans have a combined debt of $1.5 trillion dollars. More than credit card debt and auto loan debt. In this episode, I talk about student loans, my experience on trying to pay them off, and how colleges are using loans to make money off you. Doesn't the last part sound fami...

Britney Spear's book is chaos. I hated it, but we have better books coming out that day I would recommend John Stamos (actor in Big Shot and Fuller House) book called If You Would Have Told Me, Diary of Wimpy Kid 18 by Jeff Kinney, Pioneer Women cookbook, and Oprah Winfrey's book club book called Let Us Descend. by Jesmyn Ward. In this episode, I'll do a quick review over Britney Spear's book and...

Fourth Wing exclusive is releasing on November 7th. The same day Iron Flame comes out. This new Fourth exclusive has a red cover and black sprayed edge. The publishing team, Red Towers, went with this excluvie to match Iron Flame. So what does this mean? This means that the stencilled dragon sprayed edge will never restock. It looks like the publishing team is sticking with the black edge because...

Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros comes out in 32 days. This is going to be a huge release day. In this episode, I discuss what I think is going to happen in this second book. Hint: look at the cover and the subtitle. This should give you a clue on what's going to happen. For written reviews, check out my website: https://johnnysbookreviews.com/ For the theories post: https://medium.com/@johnnysboo...

It's been a year since I started this debt free journey when I put my first paycheck into my credit card payments and private loan. It's been a journey. Hard, gruesome level of effort, but it will be worth it. Paying off debt is extremely hard because you have to rewire your financial behavior and bad money habits that you might have been doing for decades. Also, credit card companies want you to...

Banned book week is from October 1st to October 7th this year. The week is to bring awareness to the books that are banned and censored in the United States. 2022 has seen the most banned books ever, and it's only getting worse in 2023. In the episode, I talk more about this week and provide the top 10 books that were banned in 2022. For my reading schedule post: https://medium.com/@johnnysboo...

Atomic habits is the book that will help you establish great habits. It's the book that helped me be more consistent. In this episode, I'll talk about the book, provide my review, and provide lessons I received from the book. For my reading schedule post: https://medium.com/@johnnysbookreviews/heres-my-reading-schedule-where-i-m-able-to-read-4-hours-everyday-3df8a0b8e17f For daily updates on what...

Today marks the day I've read on avg. 100 pages for the last 1,000 days in a row and counting. This episode will discuss how I was able to do it, the blocks of time I schedule out for reading, and discuss what my next steps are. Medium post (profile picture): https://johnnysbookreviews.medium.com/1-000-day-reading-streak-8054f71544a5

Over the last three years, sales have increased tenfold for book sales. One factor could be that people started reading again, but what caused that? Tiktok. People were on social media alot more, and Tiktok videos over books became the norm. The #booktok has amassed 176.9 billion views. That's a lot of eyeballs on books! Someone watches it, reads it themselves, and then recommends it to their frie...

Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros, the second book to the Fourth Wing, is coming out Nov. 7th. It's highly anticipated release day, and it looks like bookstores across U.S. have initiated a midnight release party. Each bookstore is going to do something different to pass the time like trivia games, board games, etc. Once the clock turns to 12 a.m., this is where chaos will happen, and people will be ab...

Look Out For The Little Guy by Scott Lang was introduced in the beginning of the third ant man movie called Ant Man And the Wasp: Quantumania. I thought the book would be fake, but the movie prop is real and you can buy it at any bookstore, Walmart, or Target. I was hoping for the audiobook, but this hasn't been produced yet. Maybe soon, but we'll see. This book is about Scott Lang. It pro...

Dean Karnazes holds the record for the most miles run without stopping, which is around 350 miles. The story of how he started running was after a work event. He wanted something more in his life, so he laced up his shoes and ran a marathon without training. It was brutal, but he found his sport he loves. He started racing, and the media soon called him the ultramarathon man. For written reviews,...

If you have a Fourth Wing hangover, this is the book for you. Assistant To The Villain comes out today, August 29th. It has a limited edition red sprayed edge. If you want this sprayed edge, you better get it because it will sell out. When it does, that's it. Red Tower, the publisher, isn't making any more of the sprayed edge. This book is a mix of the Office and Once Upon A Time, and it h...

Around 3 minutes, I provide my answer to the question: What's my favorite book I've read this year so far? Hint: it's sci-fi, one of the most popular books this year, and it has some crazy stuff in it. For written reviews, check out my website: https://johnnysbookreviews.com/ For my reading schedule post: https://medium.com/@johnnysbookreviews/heres-my-reading-schedule-where-i-m-able-t...

Scooby-Doo's first episode was aired on Sep. 13th, 1969. Since then, we've had multiple shows, movies, and graphic novels over this series. In 2015, DC launched a new series called Scooby Apocalypse. In this series, the gang don't know each other until they all meet in the underground lab where Velma accidently formed a virus that causes people to turn into smart zombies. Thise series...

It Ends With Us by Colleen Hoover was the most sold book last year. Due to its popularity, Hoover decided a movie would help bring more awareness to people about domestic abuse. The movie comes out Feb. 9th, 2024, and I can't wait to go see it. For written reviews, check out my website: https://johnnysbookreviews.com/ For my reading schedule post: https://medium.com/@johnnysbookreviews/heres-m...

Writing Tools by Roy Clark contains 55 tips to become a more effective writer. I wouldn't read the book cover to cover, and I discuss this in more depth on why not in the episode. I'll also review the book, discuss what I liked and disliked about the book, and any lessons I received from the book. For the You book review: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/johnnysbookreviews/episodes/...

Lore Olympus is the relationship between Persephone and Hades, so it's going to have greek mythology in the book. The book has a modern twist to it, which I enjoyed. This series has blown up in popularty due to Tik Tok. In this episode, I'll review this book, discuss what I like and disliked about the book, and the lesson I received from the storytelling. For written reviews, check out my...

It's the middle of the summer in Maine, and the prime season for lobster. Many people are lobstering early in the morning, and one of them has become a local legend. Her name is Virgina 'Lobster lady' Oliver. She's 103 years old and has been hauling lobster on her boat for seven decades. In this episode, I review this book, discuss what I liked and disliked, and any lessons I recei...

Charlie Engle had a drug addiction. He decided to put his focus on ultramarathons (any distance above 26.2 miles), and he became sober. He has run in many races across the world, and the big one he did was across the Saraha Desert. In this episode, I review this book, discuss what I liked and disliked about the book, and any lessons I received from the book. For written reviews, check out my websi...

Ground Zero is a kids fiction book with two perspectives: Brandon who is on the 107th floor of one of the twin towers on Sep. 11, 2001 and then Reshmina who is inAfghanistan who is conflicted on if she wants to help an American soldier or not. In this episode, I will provide my review, discuss why I didn't finish (DNF) this book, and provide a lesson I received from DNF'ing this book. For...

The You series by Caroline Kepnes is in the perspective of a book selling serial killer named Joe Goldberg. The books came first, then Netflix and Kepnes produced the You series that has now four seasons. This series has four books in it: You (1), Hidden Bodies (2), You Love Me (3), and For You and Only You (4). You was great, but the series went downhill from there. In this episode, I'll discuss...

Mark Smith provides his insight on what he thinks Sun Tzu's military guide would mean to the entrepreneur in the modern business world. This was a a quick read, but enjoyable. I would recommned it. In this episode, I give my review over this book, discuss what I liked and disliked about the book, and any lessons I received from the book. For written reviews, check out my website: https://johnn...

If you like Dragons, there's three books coming out about dragons on November 7th 2023. These books include the second book (Iron Flame) to the Fourth Wing series or Empyrean series by Rebecca Yarros and two Eragon books (Murtagh and Eragon Illustrated edition) by Christopher Paolini. These books are highly anticipated, so if you want them, you might want to buy them when you see it or pre-ord...

Cameron Hanes blew up because his schedule is insane, and people are like 'What? How?' It's possible, and Cameron Hanes proves that. Hanes runs on average a marathon or 26.2 miles per day while working a 9-5 job, being a professional bow hunter, writing a book, working on a podcast, and flying to interviews. He started at the bottom, worked his way up, and doing it for 20+ years has ma...