mariecristina's reviews
75 reviews

Fast Like a Girl: A Woman's Guide to Using the Healing Power of Fasting to Burn Fat, Boost Energy, and Balance Hormones by Dr. Mindy Pelz

informative medium-paced

5.0

Becoming Flawesome: The Key to Living an Imperfectly Authentic Life by Kristina Mand-Lakhiani

inspiring lighthearted slow-paced

5.0

Lots of positivity in this book and a great message to live by. Loved the personal stories as well. 
Here are the main ideas I got from it: 

http://shereadsbusiness.com/2023/07/10/becoming-flawesome/

And here is a book review:

http://readfinebooks.com/2023/07/13/becoming-flawesome/

The Accident by Stephen Henighan, Mihail Sebastian

emotional lighthearted relaxing slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

This is some great Romanian literature! Loved it!
Complete review here:
https://readfinebooks.com/2023/09/02/the-accident

Streetcab Seshjack by Olle Ordsmed

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

This book is a fantastic cyberpunk novella I breezed through in one session! Couldn’t stop reading! Loved the action, loved the writing, loved the vivid descriptions! 

Check out the blog for a quick no-spoilers review (summary, characters, action, opinions):

https://readfinebooks.com/2023/07/05/streetcab-seshjack/

Letters to a Young Gymnast by Nadia Comaneci

emotional inspiring slow-paced

5.0

If you’re interested in Nadia Comeneci’s biography, “Letters to a Young Gymnast” is what you need. This book is written by Nadia and references all the major public events in her life. She even addresses the rumours around the incident with her drinking bleach and her relationship with Nicu Ceausescu, the son of Romania’s dictator.
The full review, here:
https://readfinebooks.com/2023/06/14/letters-to-a-young-gymnast

Nadia Comaneci and the Secret Police: A Cold War Escape by Stejarel Olaru, Alistair Ian Blyth

informative inspiring sad slow-paced

5.0

Nadia is the most famous Romanian, internationally popular for having been the first ever gymnast to get a perfect 10 for her routine in the Olympics in 1976. She was 14 at the time!
The book deals with a lesser-known part of her life in Romania, under Ceausescu's dictatorship. 
The full review on my blog:

https://readfinebooks.com/2023/06/13/nadia-comaneci

Digital Goddess: The Unfiltered Lessons of a Female Entrepreneur by Victoria R. Montgomery Brown

inspiring slow-paced

5.0

This book was amazing. I got hooked on the first paragraph and couldn’t let it go until I finished it. The writer’s talent to keep up your interest and curiosity is undeniable — I wouldn’t have expected less from the creator of “Big Think”.
Check out my main takeaways from it: http://shereadsbusiness.com/2023/06/02/digital-goddess-7-lessons-from-the-founder-of-big-think/

Women Mean Business: Over 500 Insights from Extraordinary Leaders to Spark Your Success by Robyn Freedman Spizman, Edie Fraser, Andi Simon

inspiring slow-paced

4.0

Each of the women presented in the book is in a position of power and authority. For each one, we get “my five wisdoms” and this format allows you to get different insights, according to what’s really important for that person.
I think only choosing 5 ideas to represent your beliefs and lessons is extremely limiting, but it's also what makes it more challenging and interesting. Limitations make you more creative, so it's so fascinating that there were many commonalities between the way these women think. 

I wrote about the 5 most important pieces of advice you can find in this book here:
https://shereadsbusiness.com/2023/05/25/women-mean-business-insights-from-extraordinary-leaders

Sticking to My Story: The Alchemy of Storytelling for Startups by Donna Griffit

informative inspiring slow-paced

5.0

“Sticking to My Story” does a great job of helping you prepare a pitch, but it can be used for so much more! You need this book if you want to understand your aim and where you will need to get your business so that what it does makes sense to anyone visiting your website, for example. You need this book if you want to understand how to think from an investor’s perspective and, with that in mind, decide what you need to improve.

The most important thing is that, if you are a beginner, it can give well-rounded information about creating a story for your company and a vision for where you need to be to attract investors.

In this article on the blog, I share 7 great ideas I took from this book!
https://shereadsbusiness.com/2023/05/18/sticking-to-my-story-donna-griffit

We Should All Be Millionaires: A Woman's Guide to Earning More, Building Wealth, and Gaining Economic Power by Rachel Rodgers

inspiring slow-paced

4.0

If you need to start making better decisions with your life, Million Dollar Decisions, this is the book for you! 
This book was fun, sarcastic and empowering all in one. Loved its writing style and the practical advice in it! 
It is ultimately the story and the insight into the way of thinking of a woman who beat the odds and impressively created a million-dollar business. That is inspiring!
I took three main concepts from it and talk about them here: https://shereadsbusiness.com/2023/05/09/we-should-all-be-millionaires