Johnnysbookreviews

In this episode, I discuss why New Year's resolutions don't work and what to do instead. The books mentioned in this episode are Atomic Habits by James Clear and Tiny Habits by B.J. Fogg.  For written reviews, check out my website: https://johnnysbookreviews.com/ For daily updates on what I read check out my Instagram, Facebook, or Goodreads: https://www.instagram.com/johnnysbookreviews/...

It has been a crazy year. A lot of ups and downs. In this episode, I discuss 32 things I learned this year. Honestly, I wish I knew some of these earlier in my life, but I do now as I transition into 2023. The one I want to focus more on in 2023 is consistency. The idea of doing the same thing over and over again without taking a break or rest. For me, I would run three to four times one week, sto...

Happy holidays. If you celebrate Christmas, Merry Christmas. In this episode, I discuss how and why I started Johnnysbookreviews. I then discuss what I'm doing with this podcast for 2023.  For written reviews, check out my website: https://johnnysbookreviews.com/ For daily updates on what I read check out my Instagram, Facebook, or Goodreads: https://www.instagram.com/johnnysbookreviews/?hl=e...

Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens was made on December 19, 1843. 179 years later and it still is a story we know so well. There's roughly 16 movies based on the novel, and many people watch this movie during Christmas time. The premise of the book is where this old man, Scrooge, only cares about money and work. He hates Christmas until he is visited by three ghosts that show him his past, present...

The Last Ronin by Kevin Eastman (the co-creator of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) is the last surviving Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle. Shredder is gone, but his army has now taken over New York City. What's going to happen to this last turtle? This book is insane. In this episode, I review this book. I discuss what I liked and disliked about the book and any lessons I received from the book.  Fo...

It's about that time of year. I love Hallmark movies during this time of year, and this is a good young adult Hallmark touch to the season. Tracy Andreen has written scripts for Hallmark movies, and this definetly felt like I was in a Hallmark movie with a younger couple.  For written reviews, check out my website: https://johnnysbookreviews.com/ For daily updates on what I read check out my...

Joanna Gaines is the co-founder of Magnolia. She flips houses with her husband Chip Gaines on on of the top HGTV shows, Fixer Upper. This couple also own a little mall in Waco called the Magnolia Market where local businesses are located and where their own business stores are. In this episode, I review the book, discuss what I liked and disliked about the book, and any lessons I received from the...

Gender Queer is one of the most banned books. It has been banned in several Maine schools now. The reason why it is banned is because of the sexual explicit content. I argue the content isn't that bad, but I would say it should be read by people over 16-17 . In this episode, I review the book, discuss what I liked about the book, and any lessons I received from the book.  For written reviews,...

Colleen Hoover's book Heart Bones wasn't a bad book. Hoover is one of the top selling authors in the wolrd right now, and this book is another romance book. This one goes over Beyah's life. She's trying to find out who she is after her mom dies of a drug overdose. No where to go. She decides to head to a place she doesn't want to go, but she has no other choice: her father's place. During this sum...

Tom Felton (Draco Malfoy from Harry Potter) has produced a new memoir that dropped on October 18, 2022. This memoir has a ton of great information in it. He discusses in the book about his life, his family, mental health, being in the Harry Potter franchise, and how it was a struggle living in Los Angeles and how it broke him living there. In this episode, I discuss if the book is worth the read o...

Reminders of Him is another romance book I'm reviewing from one of the top selling authors this year, Colleen Hoover. This one is over Kenna and Ledger and how they fall in love. Kenna has been in prison for a tragic mistake that occurred. Her husband, Scottie, died, and the baby Kenna had was taken from her before she entered prison. However, Kenna doesn't know that Ledger has been taking care of...

Another Colleen Hoover book? Yep. Hoover's books have sold 10 million copies this year, so she's got my attention. I'm reading all 24 of her books. This book goes over a specific day, November 9th, over a period of six years. Ben and Fallon meet at a restaurant where Fallon was having lunch with her father. Ben breaks up the heated conversation between Fallon and her father, and it leads to both o...

Joanna Gaines is the co-founder of Magnolia. She flips houses with her husband Chip Gaines on on of the top HGTV shows, Fixer Upper. This couple also own a little mall in Waco called the Magnolia Market where local businesses are located and where their own business stores are. In this episode, I actually explain why I didn't like the book and why I'm going to listen to the audiobook. There's goin...

Robet Iger was the CEO of Disney for 15 years. He made some big changes to Disney when he was CEO: acquired Pixar, Lucasfilm's, Marvel, and parts of 21st Century Fox; made a streaming device called Disney+ with all their entities in one place; and geared Disney more internationally. Iger talks about all these things and more in this book. This is one of the best leadership/business books I've read...

Happy Halloween! For Halloween, I decided to go with a true crime book over a serial killer you might have never heard of. His name is Israel Keys. He killed all over the country for over a decade. He's still a mystery because he didn't disclose much information about some of his kills and then he committed suicide shortly after. Callahan's background as an investigative journalist made the book i...

The first book, It Ends With Us, goes over Lily's relationship with Ryle who is abusive. This second book, It Starts With Us, goes over Lily recovering and fighting for the person she's wanted to date for a long time coming. The love between Atlas and Lily has never died down, and they have loved each other ever since high school. It's one of those high school romance stories that is very rare now...

This is Nicholas Spark's latest book that came out on September 20, 2022. It has been reviewed heavily as one of his best books he has written and that's saying something when you consider his other 22 New York Times Bestsellers like Lucky One, The Wish, and The Notebook. Dreamland goes over the romance between Colby Mills and Morgan Lee at a Florida seaside resort. Colby is a farmer who wants to...

Tom Felton (Draco Malfoy from Harry Potter) has produced a new memoir that drops today, October 18, 2022. This memoir has a ton of great information in it. He discusses in the book his life, his family, mental health, being in the Harry Potter franchise, and how it was a struggle living in Los Angeles and how it broke him living there. In this episode, I review the book, discuss what I liked and d...

Ralph Macchio, the Karate Kid, has a new debut book coming out today, October 18, 2022. This book doesn't contain much information about his life before Karate Kid. Majority of the book is about Karate kid. He discusses his moments with the actors he worked with like Pat Morita (Mr. Miyagi), fan theories that he disputes, and iconic scenes like the crane kick. In this episode, I review the book, d...

The Wish by Nicholas Sparks is a romance novel that goes over Bryce's and Maggie's relationship where Maggie discusses this relationship to a mysterious person named Mark. Who's Mark and why did he apply for a job he has no experience in? Nicholas Sparks is one of the top selling authors in the world, and his most notable works are Lucky One, Notebook, Dear John, this book, and Dreamland. In this...

Your Score: An Insider's Secret To Understanding, Controlling, And Protecting Your Credit Score by Anthony Davenport is a book on how you can build your score and how to fix it. A solid financial book that I would start with. Anthony Davenport worked with Wells Fargo, and he realized this bank was doing shady stuff to make customers pay more in interest fees with credit cards and other services th...

Butcher and the Wren is a debut novel by Alaina Urquhart who is an autopsy technician. This book goes into two perspectives: the serial killers and the medical examiner. The serial killer is becoming sloppy, so will Wren find out who the killer is before it's too late? In this episode, I review this book. I also discuss what like and disliked about the book. Lastly, I provide one lesson I got from...

Magnolia Story is Chip and Joanna Gaines latest autobiography over their life. This book discloses their family history, how running a business together is like, and a little information on their big hit HGTV show, Fixer Upper. This is behind the scenes on how this family got started in making a business over flipping houses. In this episode, I will review the book, discuss what I liked and dislik...

This episode is a little different than my other episodes. The big takeaway from this episode is to apply what you learn from books to your life. In this episode, I discuss my plan that came from 10 financial books to pay off $124,000 in debt in 5 years. First, I had to do 4 financial moves before I started this journey. Now, I'm ready to pay off those student loans in 5 years. The books mentioned...

The show You on Netflix is based on these books. There's four books in the series. You is the first one, Hidden Bodies is the second, You Love Me is the third, and the unnamed fourth one is coming out on April 4th, 2023. The first season follows the first book (You) closely then it takes a different approach than the books. These books are made by Caroline Kepnes, a New York Times bestselling auth...