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3 Star Reviews

“Let us be what we are.” - The Basque History of the World: The Story of a Nation by Mark Kurlansky

Men who hate women, parts 2 & 3 - The Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg Larsson; The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest by Stieg Larsson

Why settle for just one apocalypse when you can have two? - Deadline (Newsflesh, No 2) by Mira Grant

If Jack Reacher were written by Tom Clancy, but with monsters - Patient Zero by Jonathan Maberry; Zero Tolerance by Jonathan Maberry; Material Witness by Jonathan Maberry; Deep, Deep Dark by Jonathan Maberry

Kissing and scheming and spaceship stealing - Polaris Rising by Jessie Mihalik

I am really unsure how I feel about this book - We Cast A Shadow by Maurice Carlos Ruffin

“Amateur-Hour Version of The Best of ‘Cops’ Bloopers” - Hot Six by Janet Evanovich

So Now Get Up - Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel

A lady doctor!?!? - Hello Stranger by Lisa Kleypas

Ends in a far different world than it began - Finale by Stephanie Garber

Horrors of the Road - Alice Isn't Dead by Joseph Fink

Back off, Barbie - Parenting Beyond Pink & Blue: How to Raise Your Kids Free of Gender Stereotypes by Christia Spears Brown

God, to mind the cows once again! - Hordubal by Karel Capek; Meteor by Karel Capek; An Ordinary Life by Karel Capek

Watermelon or Doormat? You Decide - Watermelon by Marian Keyes

Often those that criticize others reveal what he himself lacks - The Rumor by Lesley Kara

Two Types of Breakdown - The Breakdown by B.A. Paris

I nearly cried myself dry - Dance with the Devil: A Memoir of Murder and Loss by David Bagby

An interactive high five competition just for you - High Five by Adam Rubin

When I compared them to Naomi, I sensed an unmistakable difference in refinement between those who are born to the higher classes of society and those who aren’t. - Naomi by Junichiro Tanizaki

Good, But Not Great? I’ll Take It - A Crown of Bitter Orange by Laura Florand

Stories with Cider that End Well - The Simplicity of Cider by Amy E. Reichert

You’re a PhD! - Why we sleep by Matthew walker

He tasted like joy, and joy tasted better on Earth. - Day 21 by Kass Morgan; Rebellion by Kass Morgan; Homecoming by Kass Morgan

Sherlock vs. Elder gods, round 2 - The Cthulhu Casebooks - Sherlock Holmes and the Miskatonic Monstrosities by James Lovegrove

Despite all my rage I am still just the girl on the train - The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins

Law and Order Ennui - The Department of Sensitive Crimes by Alexander McCall Smith

Hope the TV Show Brings This Book to Life - Daisy Jones & the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid

I am a liability. - 99 Percent Mine by Sally Thorne

Mean football wives - Intercepted by Alexa Martin

But you know me, Al - You Know Me Al by Ring Lardner

Meh, ok, I don’t care anymore. Mostly. - The Winter of the Witch by Katherine Arden

Not Enough Development of Main Character and Ending Was Disappointing - The Little Shop of Found Things by Paula Brackston

Did Not Really Like the Title Character Until Almost the End - Emma by Jane Austen

The Truth About Vlogging - The Truth About Gemma Gray by Sophie Ranald

Ugh! There’s Anakin in my Thrawn - Thrawn: Alliances (Star Wars) by Timothy Zahn

Oh for pugs sake shake a tail and read this! - Good Dad Diego by Brenna Maloney

A timely reminder that Nazis are evil and fighting them is heroic - D-Day Girls by Sarah Rose

A Hollywood couple’s cautionary tale - You’re Missing It! by Brady Smith

A girl, her ghost friend, and adventure in Edinburgh (bonus review from Ysakitty) - City of Ghosts by Victoria Schwab

Your ignorance is their power - Watch Me Disappear by Janelle Brown

Not for me, maybe for you. - All Hours (One Night in South Beach Book 6) by Andie J. Christopher

Find it on the map, you can always get to it. Try to follow someone’s half-assed directions, and once you lose the trail, you’re sunk. - Zodiac by Neal Stephenson

She made herself stronger by fighting with the wind. - The Secret Garden by Francis Hodson Burnett

Apparently this has been turned into a movie that sounds better than the book tbh - The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon by David Grann

An Asian Pacific Heritage Month Reading - Empress Dowager Cixi: The Concubine Who Launched Modern China by Jung Chang

Written in 1914, but Not Published Until Almost 60 Years Later - Maurice by E.M. Forster

My original title for this review was “Getting Blingy With It” and I feel like I deserve an award for that or possibly a slap in the face - Cleaning the Gold by Karin Slaughter and Lee Child

Despite the common delusion to the contrary the philosophy of doubt is far more comforting than that of hope. - Damn! A Book of Calumny by H.L. Mencken

Mr. Fogg played, not to win, but for the sake of playing. - Around the World in 80 Days by Jules Verne

Like all really strong-minded women, on whom everybody flops, she adored being bossed about. It was so restful. - Cold Comfort Farm by Stella Gibbons

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Recent Comments

  • esmemoria
    on Painfully Unfunny
    You got that right!
  • BlackRaven
    on Painfully Unfunny
    Sounds like this book was 167 pages too long
  • BlackRaven
    on The Joke’s On You
    Sounds like The Stench was all the title needed
  • esmemoria
    on The Joke’s On You
    Practically every sentence is a joke omg, I recently finished a book like this. Hated it.
  • esmemoria
    on Eat the Rich
    and the recognition that love isn’t going to cure trauma This is a perspective that is unusual to find. Sounds...
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