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Welcome to my ever-evolving blog. It started out as a blog on Beachbody workouts and products, mainly when I was a Beachbody coach. I no longer coach, not because I don't believe in Beachbody's programs (I subscribe to Beachbody on Demand and use their workouts every day), I am just not a salesperson and hated that aspect of it. I am more than willing to answer questions about my experiences with their products and the various workouts, and I feel freer to do so without the appearance of giving a biased review of something.

I have also started adding reviews for various things I have purchased like movies, books, CDs, and other products. This was brought about by a fight with Amazon in which all of my reviews were removed over a completely bullshit allegation that I posted a review that violated their terms of service. After going back and forth with the morons in the community-reviews department (even after they admitted that my posts did not violate their guidelines) they restored my account (which took them six months to do), but I have been posting my reviews on my blog to have them preserved in case something like that happens again. And here, I will post uncensored reviews so I will swear from time to time and post reviews that may be longer than Amazon's character limit. Everything I post here on any topic or product is my personal opinion, and I take no compensation for any product reviews I post. I am a member of Amazon's vine program and because I get those products for free, I keep those reviews on Amazon only, but everything I have purchased with my own money, whether from Amazon or some other store/website/outlet, I will post here.  

I also plan to do some longer blog posts on various topics, such as how to learn physics, how to get through calculus, and longer reviews of workout programs as I do them. Basically, whatever strikes me as interesting at the time.  As you can see if you navigate around the blog, I had many years in between postings. During that time I was going back to school to get an engineering degree, and learning material that I avoided my first time through college was a different experience and one that gave me a lot of insight into how to do well in those classes, which I will try to impart here for those who are looking to get a science or engineering degree. 

Friday, June 2, 2023

Book Review: Star Wars: Quest for the Hidden City

 


Quest for the Hidden City is a junior novel set during the early High Republic (which is the second phase of the High Republic era novels) set between the "main"/adult novels Convergence and The Battle of Jedha. The main character of this book is Silandra Sho, who along with her Padawan, Rooper, responds to a distress signal from Jedi Master Rok Buran, whose pathfinder team was attacked on a strange remote planet called Aubadas.

The book is just under 300 pages, and like the other junior novels, is written well enough for adults to enjoy. This is most definitely a side story that is not really tied into the larger main story of the early High Republic novels. It reads fairly quickly and is something that most adults will likely be able to read in a day or two. I would not call it one of the must-read books, but it is enjoyable if you decide to read it.



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