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3 Star Reviews

Dream job? - Hey Ranger! by Jim Burnett

When a house is a home - The Lantern House  by Erin Napier

And this little Piglet came home - Piglet Comes Home: How a Deaf Blind Pink Puppy Found His Family by Melissa Shapiro

Did not expect my reaction to this one. - Defending Jacob by William Landay

Strangers with shared memories. - We Are the Brennans by Tracey Lange

I can’t tell if this is a good or bad thing. - House of Sky and Breath by Sarah J. Maas

Slightly uncomfortable thriller, and not in a good way - Sweetpea by C.J. Skuse

Just pug out - Noodle and the No Bones Day by Jonathan Graziano

When she says old she means old (and sassy!) - Old Friends by Margaret Aitken

Bye Bye Birdie - Broadway Bird by Alex Timbers

The Spanish Dancer - Dare to Love by Jennifer Wilde

Hit and Miss: Persuasion and Emma - Emma by Jane Austen; Persuasion by Jane Austen

All ghosts were once alive - The Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys

For the OG Sex and the City fans, if Samantha was the writer - Tacky: Love Letters to the Worst Culture We Have to Offer by Rax King

“It was lunacy, this idea, that I could sleep myself into a new life. Preposterous. But there I was, approaching the depths of my journey” - My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh

May we all in our dotage be proud to say, “I was adored once too” - From Hollywood with Love by Scott Meslow

Do Cryptozoologists make house calls? - Sorceline by Sylvia Douyé

From the Iliad to tomorrow - Robots and Drones: Past, Present, and Future by Mairghread Scott

Hop in, we’re going for a read - Far from the Tree by Robin Benway

“But maybe let’s set the low bar of just not dying” - Something Wilder by Christina Lauren

“Now that that is all taken care of, let’s talk about love and blackmail.” - A Proposal They Can't Refuse by Natalie Caña

Fresh Setting, Familiar Story - Daughter of the Moon Goddess by Sue Lynn Tan

A three for one deal - Kind Like Marsha: Learning from LGBTQ+ Leaders by Sarah Prager; Cinderelliot: A Scrumptious Fairytale by Mark Ceilley and Rachel Smoka-Richardson; Dolls and Trucks Are for Everyone by Robb Pearlman (

Explore, embrace, experience - You Are Here by Zach Manbeck

Couldn’t clear the hurdle of suspending my disbelief on this one. - The Island of Doctor Moreau by H.G. Wells

The Book of Cold Cases - The Book of Cold Cases by Simone St. James

They Drown Our Daughters - They Drown Our Daughters by Katrina Monroe

Whodunnit? Whodonut! - City of Lies by Alafair Burke

The Schoolhouse Blizzard - Maddy and the Monstrous Storm by Julie Gilbert

A Book on Video Games with Some Design Flaws - Game On!: Video Game History from Pong and Pac-Man to Mario, Minecraft, and More by Dustin Hansen

Two “friends” talk over pizza… - She-Hulk #3 by Rainbow Rowell

“Perhaps the compulsion to fill every inch of space was because it made him feel less alone.” - The Authenticity Project by Clare Pooley

Snap to it and read - A Mouthful of Minnows by John Hare

Shiver me timbers and pull up a cutlass - When I Was a Pirate by Tom Silson

A Family History - Seven Aunts by Staci Lola Drouillard

The Yugo was a lemon, but this lemonade is more Country Time powder than fresh-squeezed - The Yugo: The Rise and Fall of the Worst Car in History by Jason Vuic

Familiar plot, new characters - Real Easy by Marie Rutkoski

Get a mop, things are going to get messy - The Leak by Kate Reed Petty

Indigo - Indigo by Beverly Jenkins

“We are irrational in our species-​specific devotions.” - Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the Law by Mary Roach

Cool premise, questionable tone - Midnight Riot / Rivers of London by Ben Aaronovitch

I am Quiet and Thinking too - I Am Thinking My Life by Allysun Atwater ; I Am Quiet : A Story for the Introvert in All of Us by Andie Powers

Road Trip Romance - No Rings Attached by Rachel Lacey

Not everything needs to be a mystery - First Cut by Judy Melinek and TJ Mitchell

Instead of being afraid, I could become something to fear. - The Cruel Prince by Holly Black

The rest is just drag - Miss Rita, Mystery Reader by Sam Donovan

Aggressively meh - Blame it on the Brontes by Annie Sereno

Three stars, for now. It’s not the book it’s me?? - Moon Witch, Spider King (The Dark Star Trilogy, #2) by Marlon James

Sorry for your Trouble - Sorry for your Trouble by Richard Ford

Exactly What I Should Have Expected - Ten Steps to Nanette by Hannah Gadsby

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