Tamara Morris

This is the best book I’ve read in a very long time! I really hate to be done with it because the main character, Demon, was so realistic I just wanted to put my arm around his shoulder and take him home with me. Kingsolver did such a great job making him real, observant and hilarious at times. His introduction to drugs, and his description of how they make you feel (both in good and terrible ways) made me think the author has spent time with an addict in her life…the constant pull and how it changes you almost completely into a person you no longer recognize. I read one review that said this book is wrapped up too neatly, and I agree it’s rare for an addict to go away for treatment and not relapse many times over, but I’m not sure what that would’ve added to the story, since he’d encountered so many horrible things in his short lifetime already. I also loved the people in his life that he cared for so deeply, and who kept rooting for him, despite all of his many bad choices.

I ordered this cookbook and the Whole Body Reset book together, not realizing that the book has plenty of recipes in it. I’ve not read the entire book yet, but so far I’ve not found a section that suggests a 15 day smoothie ONLY diet to start things off, which is what the cookbook recommends. The white, green and red smoothies contained lots of unusual ingredients (e.g. almond flour, almond extract, coconut butter, lemon extract, heavy (scourging) cream…no idea what that is!). In addition, the cookbook was very poorly written (or edited!). There were a lot of typos and other errors (e.g. Oven-Roasted Brussels Sprouts: “1 lb Brussels sprouts, clipped and shared”…not sure what was meant there? Reading on: “To get the best results, bake the baking plate for 15 minutes in the kiln”…yes, it says kiln. Some of the recipes left out ingredient quantities, and didn’t explain how to make things. It also skipped around with some recipes using cup, tbsp, etc. and others using g, ml. This cookbook was not worth the money! Just get the book and follow its suggestions for increasing the protein and fiber in every meal, and use their suggested recipes and ingredients.