"Lost Amongst the Living" by Simone St. James

Title:  Lost Amongst the Living
Author: Simone St. James
Publisher: NAL
Year: 2016
Genre(s):  fiction, historical fiction, historical romance, romance
Part of a Series: No
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"Sorry Not Sorry" by Naya Rivera

Title:  Sorry Not Sorry: Dreams, Mistakes, and Growing Up
Author: Naya Rivera
Publisher: Tarcherperigee
Year: 2016
Genre(s):  non-fiction, memoir
Part of a Series: No
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"Dot Complicated" by Randi Zuckerberg

Title:  Dot Complicated: Untangling Our Wired Lives
Author: Randi Zuckerberg
Publisher: HarperOne
Year: 2013
Genre(s):  non-fiction, memoir
Part of a Series: No
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Why I read it: I saw Randi Zuckerberg give a presentation and decided to give it a read.

Summary: Randi Zuckerberg talks about her personal journey with Facebook and imparts lessons she’s learned as technology has engulfed our lives.

Review: As a Millennial who came of age amongst a major technology boom, I truly appreciated this book. If I ever have my own bookcase in my office, I’d put this book on it.

Randi discusses her past as well as her experiences working for Facebook. She talks about being on the forefront of a technological advancement and of the doors it opened for her. All of these are mixed in with her observations and studies about how technology has changed everyone’s lives.

Throughout the book, she offers tips for how to integrate technology in one’s life and how someone can use it to advance themselves in this new world. She also explains how technology can take over one’s life and offers tips to help prevent that, to not miss out because we’re too attached to technology.

She has a great voice and it matches how charismatic she is as a speaker. However she also balances her own anecdotal evidence with more scientific ones. So it is a more balanced view of technology.

Bottom line: A good book for people interested in how to use technology and not misuse it in their lives.

Sex: Nope.

Moonlight Musing

Has technology taken over your life? 

"The Rose Garden" by Susanna Kearsley

Title:  The Rose Garden
Author: Susanna Kearsley
Publisher: Allison & Busby
Year: 2011
Genre(s):  Historical fiction, fantasy, romance
Part of a Series: No
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"Anonymous" by Kristina Woods

Title:  Anonymous
Author: Kristina Woods
Publisher: Self-published
Year: 2016
Genre(s):  Romance, modern fiction
Part of a Series: No
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"Shadow Scale" by Rachel Hartman

Title: “Shadow Scale”
Authors: Rachel Hartman
Publisher: Random House
Year: 2015
Genre(s):  fantasy, young adult, romance
Part of a Series: Yes. Sequel to Seraphina
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"Baker's Dozen" by Allison Fuller

Title: “Baker’s Dozen”
Authors: Allison Fuller
Publisher: Self-published
Year: 2016
Genre(s):  romance, contemporary, erotic
Part of a Series: No
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