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loved this bc of the sudoku so i’m excited to finish all of them but jesus christ i gotta practice my logic skills bc i’m terrible at it

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Thank you Netgalley for the ARC of Logic Puzzles Book for Brain Fitness
by Lana Barnes

I did receive an Kindle / ebook version so not actually able to write in the book its self but was able to follow along with a notebook. I love the brain brain training" exercises, as the child of a person with early onsite dementia I can see the benefits of cognitive puzzles to keep you thinking. We are so focused on cellphones and zoning out we do not realize that our brains need exercise and this workbook series of puzzles are fun and challenging and keep you alert

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I do love a good puzzle book, especially logic puzzles, although I'm abysmal at them. Unfortunately, the unedited ARC version of this book was unreadable on my device. I do assume the published version will be perfect.

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This is a book filled with some tough puzzles! I had fun going through them and trying to figure them out. I amcfirm believer that word nd logic puzzles keep the brain young.

Thank you #NetGalley for #LogicPuzzlesBookforBrainFitness

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I love logic puzzles and often spend time doing Sudoku or watching Cracking the Cryptic on YouTube. These logic puzzles ranged from fun and relaxing to challenging. I definitely recommend this to anyone who enjoys a good puzzle.

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Fun challenging logic puzzle book. Perfect gift for the person you aren't sure what to get. I like how they get steadily more difficult as you progress through the book. Unfortunately I only had an ebook copy of this so it was a bit fiddly to do on the iPad, a physical copy is a must. I'm a big sudoku fan so this was a nice change to bring different puzzles into the mix.

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I enjoyed this collection of a variety of popular logic puzzle types including grid-based word puzzles, sudoku, calcudoku, kakuro, battleship, and masyu. The layout was attractive and the variety of puzzle types was appreciated. The book is broken down into Easy, Medium, and Hard puzzles, and most puzzle types are only found in one of the three difficulties. I would have liked to have more continuity of puzzle types between the sections so that new puzzlers could have more practice before approaching never-before-seen puzzle types in the hard section.

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Logic Puzzles Book for Brain Fitness is a well rounded assortment of 90 logic puzzles, sudoku, number sudoku, battleship, and others collected and curated by Lana Barnes. Due out 30th July 2024 from Penguin Random House on their Zeitgeist imprint, it's 240 pages and will be available in paperback format.

This is set up as daily exercises, one per day for 90 days, along with a chapter of bonus puzzles to round out the numbers to 108. The puzzles are varied and most are easy to moderate difficulty. The author/publisher have included a complete answer key in the back of the book.

The puzzles are set up with the puzzle info on one page and a solving grid on the opposite page (for the logic puzzles). The typeset is easy to read, large print, and high contrast.

Five stars. Does precisely what it claims. Readers know what to expect and this is precisely that. This would make a good selection for travel reading, vacation, and gift giving.
Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes.

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This puzzle book is a great way to wake up the brain or just pass the time. I especially like working on the puzzles while listening to an audiobook or while traveling. I've spent hours working on these and have been thoroughly entertained.

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Logic puzzles aplenty!! So much fun! Plenty of puzzles to keep you entertained. There are the logic grid puzzles and the sudoku puzzles. There are also some harder puzzles near the end of the book.

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This is my first time reviewing this type of book. It's fun and very challenging. If you love brain teasers, give this a try!

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Logic puzzles are by far my favorite to do, I feel like they make you think but are completely doable. This logic puzzle book was awesome! I felt like it challenged me enough without making it impossible. Of course the puzzles got harder the more you did, but they were always manageable.

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Thank you NetGalley and Zeitgeist for this advanced uncorrected proof copy for a honest review.

This is a great collection of logic puzzles split into 4 sections: Easy, Intermediate, Hard and a Bonus Section. They include 8 types of puzzle Logic grid, Sudoku, Calcudoku, Battle ship, Kakuro and Masyu.

Initially, in the first section, I thought the puzzles were too easy. However they skill up over the pages, and do become quite challenging. I particularly enjoyed the Battleship and Calcudoku puzzles, and would have loved more of these type of puzzles throughout the pages.

To complete the puzzles I did need to screenshot them and paste them onto Samsung Notes on my tablet.

Overall a good collection of puzzles, the directions on how to solve each puzzle type was clear and easy to follow.

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Logic Puzzles Book for Brain Fitness is awesome because it starts out easy and slowly progresses to not only harder logic and sudoku puzzles but also different types of harder puzzles. I love that it's not just two types of puzzles throughout, but that you get to exercise your logic and skill through many different puzzles with different types of complexities. The explanations were good and it has answers for the example puzzles so you can visually see the thinking behind how to solve the puzzles before you are thrown into doing it on your own.

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I had so much fun completing this logic puzzle book for brain fitness! This is a great book to challenge yourself and strengthen your mind. I loved the 90-day challenge, although there were many days when I completed several puzzles because I was enjoying them so much. There are six types of logic games, and I really enjoyed the variety of puzzles. I would absolutely purchase this book for myself or as a gift for fellow puzzle lovers. I would love to see longer challenges or a version with several daily puzzles.

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This books has a good selection of puzzles (90 total) and there are multiple types of puzzles. I really enjoyed the logic games and trying to figure out the answer based up a few clues. I think this was well developed and I would recommend it to any of my friends that enjoy logic games and sudoku.

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This is an excellent book of puzzles. I like the variety and explanations on how to work through the different types of puzzles. I would want it to get an update on how it appears through Kindle before purchasing it in that format. When I tried Kindle parts of the puzzle didn't come through properly. Had I not also downloaded onto my computer I would have given up on the book. Paper version (or future amended Kindle version) could certainly be on my buy list should I see it in the bookstore. Thanks to NetGalley and Zeitgeist for the opportunity to read this ARC.

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I was disappointed to not get charts for the logic puzzles. It seems like an easy thing to include. I love the battleship puzzles!

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A 90-day challenge for your brain. I have always loved logic puzzles. There are six types of logic puzzles in this book. It is a great way to better your brain power. I recommend this for new or experienced logic puzzle lovers. Thank you, Net Galley, for the ARC. #logicpuzzlesbookforbrainfitness, #lanabarnes, #logicpuzzles, #new, #experienced

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This is a 90-day challenge to better your brain fitness. It details six types of logic puzzles and provides guidance for each kind of puzzle. It's a useful and great practice to better your mental acumen.

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