February 2020 Wrap Up

TL;DR

Olive briefly mentions a book called "The Dead Girls Club" and goes on to discuss the books she read in February 2020, including "By Yourself, The Lilies," "Death is But a Dream," "The Dinosaur Artist," "The Falcon Thief," "A Duke by Default," "The Shrew," and "Una Out of Order."

Transcript

hi guys olive here here today to talk to you about the books that I read in February 2020 but before I do that I very briefly want to mention a book I read a couple of months back I had a review of this book due to run in my cities newspaper the Pittsburgh post-gazette and I wanted to hold off on discussing that book until that review ran but now t... Read More

Key Insights

• 💀 "The Dead Girls Club" explores the psychological turmoil of a child psychologist who receives a disturbing package related to a childhood crime.
• 👪 "By Yourself, The Lilies" delves into the concept of re-parenting ourselves to fill the gaps left by our parents.
• 🛟 "Death is But a Dream" sheds light on pre-death dreams and their role in finding closure at life's end.
• 🖤 "The Dinosaur Artist" reveals the world of fossil smuggling and the black market for dinosaur skeletons.
• 🐦 "The Falcon Thief" exposes the illegal trade of peregrine falcon eggs and the obsession with wild birds.
• 🍄 "A Duke by Default" offers a fun and smart romance novel with depth and character growth.
• 😥 "The Shrew" disappoints as a campus novel with a lack of tension and a vanilla main character.

Questions & Answers

Q: What is the main premise of "The Dead Girls Club"?

"The Dead Girls Club" follows child psychologist Heather as she receives a disturbing package in the mail related to a childhood crime she committed.

Q: What is the central theme of "By Yourself, The Lilies"?

"By Yourself, The Lilies" explores re-parenting ourselves in areas where we didn't receive everything we needed from our parents.

Q: What does "Death is But a Dream" explore?

"Death is But a Dream" explores the phenomenon of pre-death dreams and their significance in finding closure at life's end.

Q: What is "The Dinosaur Artist" about?

"The Dinosaur Artist" is a true-crime book about the sale of a T-rex skeleton and the intervention of the Mongolian government.

Q: What sub-genre does "The Falcon Thief" belong to?

"The Falcon Thief" is a Natural History true-crime book that explores the black market for peregrine falcon eggs.

Q: What is the main plot of "A Duke by Default"?

"A Duke by Default" is a romance novel that follows Porsche as she starts an apprenticeship in sword making and develops a complicated relationship with her roommate's boyfriend.

Q: What was the main issue with "The Shrew"?

"The Shrew" was a disappointing campus novel that lacked tension and had a vanilla main character.

Q: What makes "Una Out of Order" unique?

"Una Out of Order" combines contemporary and sci-fi elements as the main character experiences time travel and lives in different ages of her life.

Summary & Key Takeaways

• Olive briefly mentions a book called "The Dead Girls Club" in which a child psychologist named Heather receives a disturbing package in the mail related to a childhood crime she committed.

• Olive reviews the books she read in February, including "By Yourself, The Lilies," a self-help book that explores re-parenting ourselves in areas where we didn't receive everything we needed from our parents.

• She also discusses "Death is But a Dream," which explores the phenomenon of pre-death dreams, "The Dinosaur Artist," a true-crime book about the sale of a T-rex skeleton, and "The Falcon Thief," which tells the story of an infamous egg thief.

• Olive also mentions "A Duke by Default," a romance novel, "The Shrew," a disappointing campus novel, and "Una Out of Order," a book that combines contemporary and sci-fi elements.