I Read: Loki's Wolves

Loki's Wolves by K.L. Armstrong & Melissa Marr

(Book One in The Blackwell Pages)

Another Kelly Armstrong, though this time in collaboration with Melissa Marr, whom I've never read before. This took me a while to get through - I chose distractions instead of reading, and it's written for a much (MUCH) younger age group than I belong to so it felt slow. 

The characters are written as well as I always find with Armstrong, and the story is based on Norse mythology, so it's interesting to see how the lore is woven through. 

I Read: Essentialism

Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less by Greg McKeown

The title of this book would lead you to believe it's about minimalism. In fact, it's about figuring out how to do better, while doing less. Learning how to ask what is essential, and focussing on it, to the elimination of things that don't matter. 

Learning to take time to make sure you do the best job on the things that matter and don't live that FOMO kind of life, where you say yes to everything because it might be the important thing. 

I Read: Nobody Ever Asked Me About the Girls

Nobody Ever Asked Me About the Girls by Lisa Robinson

This is a  great memoir of conversations and interviews a music journalist has had with female musicians. Focussing on the fact that the experience of a female artist is different than anything a male artist would go through while still going through the same music industry hoops. 

As expected, the issues female musicians face are exacerbated by their gender, and by the old boys club that exists within every industry but especially entertainment. And women have the added familial expectations on top of it. 

There are some serious heavy hitters discussed in this book, past and present, whose impact on the industry may have been, and may continue to be, overlooked due solely to their gender. People should pay attention. 

But apparently, nobody ever asked about the girls. 

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I Read: Listening to Animals

Listening to Animals: Becoming the Supervet by Noel Fitzpatrick

My dad introduced me to the SuperVet television show a few years ago. I have no idea how he found it, or what made him so interested in it, but I'm not going to question it because it is a uniquely interesting show. 

So when I realized that Noel Fitzpatrick - THE SuperVet - had written a book, actually two, I picked them up. This one, the first of the two, starts right at the beginning of Noel.  And honestly, I'm amazed at how he handles challenges and hardship in his life. There is seemingly nothing that he can't accomplish just because he decides that he wants to. And none of what he's done so far has been an easy road for him. 

If you are interested in animals, animal science, animal medicine, and/or how animal medicine and human medicine overlap, then you will be interested in this book. And in Noel Fitzpatrick and The SuperVet. Do yourself a favour and at least watch the show. It's an education. 

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