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3 Star Reviews

Cupcakes, Magic Stones, Monkey Burps - Wicked Appetite by Janet Evanovich

Gloria Steinem’s life on the road. Well, kind of. - My Life on the Road by Gloria Steinem

A promising, but not super thrilling beginning. - Saga: Volume 1 by Brian K. Vaughan

Unicorns and magic and tragedy oh my - Touched by Magic by Doranna Durgin

Capital Dames - Capital Dames by Cokie Roberts

“That’s what the cool people who mock breeders don’t understand: that there can be a love bigger than two people.” - Note from the Internet Apocalypse by Wayne Gladstone

First book in the series is too focused on future books, not enough on itself. - Once Upon a Marquess (The Worth Saga, #1) by Courtney Milan

Sherlock, Through Modern Eyes - The House of Silk: A Sherlock Holmes Novel by Anthony Horowitz

Terrible title, pretty decent book - Ghost Gifts by Laura Spinella

Can I Seriously Not Think Up a Good Pun for “Golden Son”? - Golden Son by Pierce Brown

No Answers Here - How to Be a Grown-Up by Emma McLaughlin and Nicola Kraus

“Who needs flowers? Roses fade, but flaky soap available from the PX lasted months. “ - The Girls of Atomic City: The Untold Story of the Women Who Helped Win World War II by Denise Kiernan

Sexy + Steampunk + Vampires – Well Developed Characters = ? - Heart of Iron by Bec McMaster

Not Uncle Stevie’s best, but still worth a read if you’re a Constant Reader. - The Bazaar of Bad Dreams by Stephen King

A River Runs Through It…..My Latest Book Club WWII HistFic - Stones from the River by Ursula Hegi

Intro to Feminist Theory - Bad Feminist by Roxane Gay

Mirror mirror on the wall, why is Mira so unbelievably naive? - Kill Me Softly by Sarah Cross

Tropes, Types, and Tortes - Taste for Trouble by Susan Sey

Mostly just mommy-shaming - People I Want to Punch in the Throat: Competitive Crafters, Drop-Off Despots, and Other Suburban Scourges by Jen Mann

“Because—dig it—when it comes to death, what can you do but laugh?” - The Bazaar of Bad Dreams by Stephen King

Los 33 - Deep Down Dark: The Untold Stories of 33 Men Buried in a Chilean Mine, and the Miracle That Set Them Free by Héctor Tobar

“Sometimes I think I’ve figured out some order in the universe, but then I find myself in Florida” - The Orchid Thief: A True Story of Beauty and Obsession by Susan Orlean

The War at Home - The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah

All the Most Annoying Parts - Insurgent by Veronica Roth

Soft and Fluffy - Exclusively Yours by Shannon Stacey

This book should have been about the youngest Song sister - To All the Boys I've Loved Before by Jenny Han

Does any of us truly have an original idea? - Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking by Malcolm Gladwell

Possibly historically inaccurate, but still a good read - The State of Jones: The Small Southern County that Seceded from the Confederacy by Sally Jenkins and John Stauffer

95% of this book is available for free on the internets, the other 5% is just made up. - How to Archer: The Ultimate Guide to Espionage and Style and Women and Also Cocktails Ever Written by Sterling Archer

“Oui oui, mon ami, je m’appelle Lafayette! The Lancelot of the revolutionary set!” - Lafayette in the Somewhat United States by Sarah Vowell

Kickstarter kickstart: when fandom and real life collide - Savage Creatures by Natalie Wilkinson

Disappointment from Kleypas - Cold-Hearted Rake by Lisa Kleypas

A Pocket Sized Adventure - The Map (Jackaby #1.5) by William Ritter

I’m NOT Drinking That - Meanwhile, Back in Deadwood (Deadwood Humorous Mystery Book #6) by Ann Charles

Not All Who Wander Are Lost - Vagabonding: An Uncommon Guide to the Art of Long-Term World Travel by Rolf Potts

History has its eyes on you - The Queen of the Tearling by Erika Johansen

Raise a glass to the four of us, tomorrow there’ll be more of us - Queen of Shadows by Sarah J. Maas

I’ve Got Ramen Noodles Coming Out My Nose: Jessica Jones on the Page - Jessica Jones Alias Vol. 1 (AKA Jessica Jones) by Brian Michael Bendis

The Two Loves of Carole Radziwill’s Life - What Remains: a memoir of fate, friendship & love by Carole Radziwill

How Do They Rise Up? - Mistborn - The Final Empire by Brandon Sanderson

I really hope the book title is not prophetic… - Sweet Ruin by Kresley Cole

Not quite burnt out on Graham Greene…but he’s on notice. - A Burnt-Out Case by Graham Greene

When your husband tells you he killed someone, you might want to be a little nervous - Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier

“People who live in glass houses should shut the f**k up.” - Ready Player One by Ernest Cline

The Ultimate Betrayal - The Other Wife by Kathleen Irene Paterka

I Love The Author More Than The Book - Who Do You Love by Jennifer Weiner

Elvis is the best - A Whisker of Trouble by Sofie Ryan

Simply Whelmed, Not Over or Under - My Life on the Road by Gloria Steinem

Another way to go back to Stars Hollow - Gilmore Girls: I Love You, You Idiot by Adapted by Cathy East Dobowski

Long Title, Short Book - Your Fathers, Where Are They? And the Prophets, Do They Live Forever? by Dave Eggers

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