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3 Star Reviews

Despite some excellent stories I can’t whole heartedly recommend this anthology - Never Too Old to Save the World: A Midlife Calling Anthology by Alana Joli Abbott, Addie J. King

You Had Me at Braineater - Braineater Jones by Stephen Kozeniewski

Not every story leaves the teller unharmed - A Thousand Ships by Natalie Haynes

Correspondence Course - The Appeal by Janice Hallett

“Life is priceless…but life has a cost:” A Look at the Vietnam War Through the Eyes of One Family - Such a Lovely Little War: Saigon 1961-63 by Marcelino Truong; Saigon Calling: London 1963-75 by Marcelino Truong

You Say Tomato, I Say Tomato - Ten Tomatoes that Changed the World by William Alexander

Put a little farm in your life - Food for the Future: Sustainable Farms Around the World by Mia Wenjen

The action of a plan - Someone Builds the Dream by Lisa Wheeler

Well-behaved women seldom make history - Rima's Rebellion: Courage in a Time of Tyranny by Margarita Engle

The Book of Gothel- Not quite The Bear and Nightingale-esque novel I was looking for - The Book of Gothel by Mary McMyne

less engrossing second outing - Astrid Parker Doesn't Fail by Ashley Herring Blake

You know I have volumes two and three on order! - My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic: Season 10 Volume one by Jeremy Whitley

Magical fairy friends - Wild Fairies V01 Daisy’s Decorating Dilemma by Brandi Dougherty.

I want to do a clever/funny title but that just does not really fit the seriousness of the story - Something Happened to My Dad: A Story about Immigration and Family Separation by Ann Hazzard and Vivianne Aponte Rivera

Mangonificent tale - Farah Loves Mangos by Sarthak Sinha

The land is Bailiwick, the hero is Barb - Barb The Last Berzerker V03 Barb and the Battle for Bailiwick by Dan & Jaso

What came from my picture book reading day - This is Joy by Shelley Johannes; Yoshi’s Big Swim: One Turtles Epic Journey Home by Mary Wagley Copp; Waiting on Mr. Sloth by Katy Hudson; Trucker Kid by Carol Gordon Ekster

Diverseness for the younger crowd. - Rainbow: A First Book of Pride by Michael Genhart; Hair Twins by Raakhee Mirchandani

Raven’s Big Messy Book Reviews - Zara’s Big Messy Playdate by Rebekah Borucki; Zara's Big Messy Goodbye by Rebekah Borucki; Zara's Big Messy Day by Rebekah Borucki; Zara's Big Messy Bedtime by Rebekah Borucki

This was her life. And it was wonderful, and it should be enough. - Behind the Scenes by Karelia Stetz-Waters

How many ways are there to be tacky? - The Tacky South by Katherine A. Burnett, Monica C. Miller

When an Endearment is a Turn Off - Before Girl by Kate Canterbary

What’s a tortilla? And what to put in it? - Masa: Techniques, Recipes, and Reflections on a Timeless Staple by Jorge Gaviria

“Sometimes, one person’s death is another person’s parole papers.” - I'm Glad My Mother Died by Jeannette McCurdy

Is the Past Written in Sand or Stone? - Saving Her Highland Traitor by Maeve Greyson

“I’m not holding you against your will; I’m holding you against your car.” - Mr. Perfect by Linda Howard

“Some things, Vera knew, were made to die.” - Just Like Home by Sarah Gailey

A violin to screech and music to our ears - When Rubin Plays by Gracey Zhang

I Can Always Rely on Stashed Romance Novels - The Write Escape by Charish Reid

My first Fonda Lee lands with a splat. - Untethered Sky by Fonda Lee

This book only has 480 ratings over on Goodreads, and I think it deserves more readers! - The House in the Orchard by Elizabeth Brooks

unfortunately not as enjoyable for me as the prior outings - The Diamond Eye by Kate Quinn

Remember the nothing class of Home Ec? Turns out it’s got a past. - The Secret History of Home Economics by Danielle Dreilinger

Monsters and Men - It's Alive by Julian David Stone

Not quite what I was looking for - Funny You Should Ask by Elissa Sussman

“… the voices to whom the story belongs.” - Hell's Half-Acre: The Untold Story of the Benders, A Serial Killer Family on the American Frontier by Susan Jonusas

Feminist musketeers - All For One by Lillie Lainoff

The People Make the Place - The New Yorkers: 31 Remarkable People, 400 Years, and the Untold Biography of the World's Greatest City by Sam Roberts

Getting to know you - Jacob's School Play: Starring He, She, and They by Ian and Sarah Hoffman

Show me a family - Papa, Daddy, & Riley by Seamus Kirst; My Maddy by Show

Bedtime or anytime I like you - I Like You: An Encouraging Bedtime Book (Positive Affirmations for Kids) by Kate Allen

what IS your deal?? - Sugar Street by Jonathan Dee

A Question of Compatibility - The Amish Matchmaking Dilemma by Patricia Johns

Mostly a miss for me. - Best Men by Sidney Karger

I liked the Porcupine picture - Moonlight Prance by Serena Gingold Allen

“Can’t you understand that, when you have to be careful all the time, it’s dreadful to see things like that being accepted? They’re not even alive.” Pratchett’s Look at Oppression and Personhood - Feet of Clay by Terry Pratchett

Feel the feel - Sometimes I Feel…: A Menagerie of Feelings Big and Small by Sarah Maycock

Loss does not go away by ignoring it - The Sleepwalker's Guide to Dancing by Mira Jacob

Making your mark and a few mistakes - Marker by Anna Kang

Hair is not just a decoration - My Powerful Hair by Carole Lindstrom

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