This book should be made mandatory for every parent in the world. I mean it. Before becoming an parent I thought it would come naturally to me. I thouThis book should be made mandatory for every parent in the world. I mean it. Before becoming an parent I thought it would come naturally to me. I thought I’d be able to regulate myself most of the time since I’m a product of a loving marriage and very okay parents. I thought I knew myself and my triggers enough to anticipate problems. But no: parenting is tricky. You think you know but you don’t. You think you know yourself and your limits, you think you know how discipline works� and then you have kids and you see yourself act and feel in ways you didn’t know you had in you (good and bad) and in stead of feeling in control you’re surviving from one day to the next.
In come Siegel and Bryson. They explain what discipline really is, they talk about the 3 C’s, mind sight, shark music, parenting with intent. And they make it so that you totally shift your state of mind!
It actually made parenting easier for me. It made me have better understanding and patience, it made me stop wanting to control and dominate, it made me parent in the moment (not reacting out of fear for the future). And although I slip up sometimes I can honestly say what I do most of nowadays is parent with intent.
THANK YOU Siegel and Bryson!
On a side note: I read that some people were unhappy with Bryson’s reading part. She does seem to have a teeny vocal fry going on but imo she did fine. The reason why I needed a few seconds to readjust to every new chapter with her has not so much to do with Bryson and it does with Siegel. This man has such a cool and calming voice� he would make anyone next him look bad....more
I don’t own a tv myself but when I’m at my parents� place I’m known to watch Investigation Discovery all day. I love true crime progAudiobook review:
I don’t own a tv myself but when I’m at my parents� place I’m known to watch Investigation Discovery all day. I love true crime programs and Homicide Hunter is one of my favorite shows especially with Lt. Joe Kenda dead panning just about everything.
So when I came across this book on Audible I couldn’t have been happier. I was expecting Kenda to tell a couple of crime stories from beginning to end and have the listener go on a chase with him as a sort of anecdotal whodunit. So when the first chapter started about his mom and dad and the fact that he didn’t grow up in a loving household I was a bit baffled. But my initial surprise turnend into appreciation. Kenda tells you a lot about his crimes but also about himself, how his job has affected him, what it cost him- and what it cost his family. Years of working as a homicide detective, to be confronted day in and day out with the things people do each other out of greed, jealousy, anger and sometimes sheer stupidity takes a toll.
Kenda (as some other reviewers point out) can sometimes come across as surly, righteous, prejudiced, insensitive and distant, but I guess that’s what happens after years as a homicide detective. Having Kenda explain this, together with the sheer dedication he had to finding the bad guy is very interesting.
And so it turned out the crime parts (and some bits are very gruesome and stick with you, be warned) and the personal parts turned out to be equally engaging.
Other than that: Joe Kenda is a great narrator and (together with his ghostwriter D. Wesley Smith, whom he talks about in the acknowledgements) a good story teller.
(*note: The book isn’t very tightly structured; it’s anecdotal, sometimes repetitive (at times literal repetitions- editor slip up I guess) which I can imagine could be a bit annoying in book form. I’d definitely advice audio.)...more
I bought this short story on Amazon only to find out it was available for free on Smashwords...-but I don't care: I loved it! It's been a while since I bought this short story on Amazon only to find out it was available for free on Smashwords...-but I don't care: I loved it! It's been a while since I've visited Chance's world of vampires and mages and demons and all other beings that go bump in the night. This short reminded me of why I totally love her books; this was so much fun!
I love Cassie, but Dory's books are my favorite. Zombie's Bite is a prequel to the series and it has the typical Karen Chance ingredients: action packed, great characters and lots of humor.
The Immortals After Dark series is my guilty pleasure, my comfort food in times of need. Cole always manages to give me a good combination of engagingThe Immortals After Dark series is my guilty pleasure, my comfort food in times of need. Cole always manages to give me a good combination of engaging, sexy and funny. This was no exception.
The Cole formula was unchanged; feisty heroine and broody hero find out they're mated and hilarity & hotness ensues. This time around the finding out happened way early in the lives of our main characters; during childhood. A period of tentative friendship is short lived before the drama and heart ache (and sporadic homicidal encounters) set in. Skip to a couple of centuries later and Melanthe and Thronos finally meet again.
Melanthe was a nice heroine. She's smart, she is feisty, she's funny and she's not too stupid or proud to see her own mistakes. The latter also goes for Thronos, who was an okay enough character but he couldn't really separate himself from the generic broody Cole heroes (except that he talks and thinks in actual sentences as opposed to monosyllables like the werewolves). I think I liked little Thronos better.
There was a strong message against slut shaming and pro feminism, which is cool. Cole's heroines have always been powerful women anyway, and if you think away the underlying message of only being able to be complete with a significant other, the whole thing is quite empowering, really . (I'm kidding, sorta. I know it's PNR.)
Cole loves to show us older characters and that's always fun. We get to see Sabine, Carrow, Rydstrom, Cadeon and Holly among others. Most importantly, Nix shows up and helps expand the Ascension arc and just be fabulous like she always is. (Btw: Nix should've totally ended up with Lothaire. I know, I'm still not over it.).
All in all a nice addition to a fun series. 3,5 stars...more
This story is like an Immortals After Dark-megamix! Except for the Woede, we see (or hear about) just about everyone in the series! And it was so muchThis story is like an Immortals After Dark-megamix! Except for the Woede, we see (or hear about) just about everyone in the series! And it was so much fun to catch up.
In Untouchable we witness Murdoch “man-whore� Wroth and Danielle the Ice Maiden (and Valkyrie) fall in love. People who’ve never read a book of the IAD-series might not like the story. The romance is sweet and hot –even while the heroine is literally untouchable- but the action part of the plot is a little thin and one might get confused with Cole’s Lore creatures and their rules, ideas and relationships.
For an IAD-fan however, this feels like coming home. The story evolves over a period of time and we return to several moments and conversations from the previous books in the series, this time from Murdoch’s POV. The cherry on the cake is the epilogue, in which we witness Christmas Eve with all the Wroth brothers and their females. (*sigh*)
As always, Cole delivered an entertaining, sexy and fun story. She combines just the right amount of drama and humor, never taking herself too seriously.
Ik kan niet anders zeggen dan dat dit boek gewoon een erg lief boek is.
Dit jaar, as we speak zelfs, op mijn 34e, maakte ik mijn eerste echte soloreisIk kan niet anders zeggen dan dat dit boek gewoon een erg lief boek is.
Dit jaar, as we speak zelfs, op mijn 34e, maakte ik mijn eerste echte soloreis. Ik was weleens alleen op vakantie geweest, maar dan wel met de wetenschap dat ik genoeg vrienden en kennissen op bepaalde plekken had die ik kon optrommelen voor een leuke tijd als ik daar zin in had. Maar zo helemaal in je eentje weg, zonder iemand bekends, in een totaal onbekend land en dan óók nog met mijn richtingsgevoel (ik noem het: anti-talent, ik verdwaal nog net niet in mijn eigen huis) ... dat was toch hele andere koek.
Dus dan was het toch wel heel fijn dat ik dit boek bij me had. Ik was erg opgelucht te lezen dat alle zorgen die ik had, maar niet hardop durfde te uiten (ik ben toch al 34 en verder heel zelfstandig en een vrouw van de wereld en alles...) erin beschreven waren. Van (on)veiligheid, tot ziek zijn, van ongemakkelijke situaties tot vrienden onderweg, van alleen eten tot de mooiste momenten, alles kwam aan bod. Grappig, interessant, maar vooral heel herkenbaar. Echt een heel fijn boek wat zowel een steun als een duwtje in de rug voor me was.
En zo was het dan toch een beetje, dat ik het idee had dat ik toch niet helemaal alleen op reis was......more
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