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3 Star Reviews

When you only read a handful of pages, but still like what you read, but it’s okay as it is a book to read like that. - You Can Do Anything, Magic Skeleton!: Monster Motivations to Move Your Butt and Get You to Do the Thing by Chuck Wendig

Books about fandom, one of my many kryptonites - Eliza and her Monsters by Francesca Zappia

When life starts because of death - Victor and Nora: A Gotham Love Story by Lauren Myracle

One of many literature romance novels I will read this year - Love at First by Kate Clayborn

Guns, Germs, and Steel – Jared Diamond (1997) - Guns, Germs, and Steel by Jared Diamond

Death Becomes Her - Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir

I can’t fully get on board the Underground Railroad - The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead

To Bake or Not To Bake - Vegan Cakes and Other Bakes by Jerome Eckmeier, Daniela Lais

Uni-Uni-Uni-corn! - Margaret’s Unicorn by Briony May Smith

R-E-A-D Please! - R-E-S-P-E-C-T: Aretha Franklin, the Queen of Soul by Carole Boston Weatherford

Amazon Originals Presents, a mixed bag. - Faraway by Various; Hush by Various; If the South Had won the Civil War by MacKinlay Kantor; Lost Children by Francesca Lia Block; Trafik by Rikki Ducornet

Summer of Night – Dan Simmons (1991) - Summer of Night by Dan Simmons

Cruel and Unusual – Patricia Cornwell (1993) - Cruel and Unusual by Patricia Cornwell

When Kindle Unlimited does you wrong - An Arranged Marriage by Jo Beverly; An Unwilling Bride by Jo Beverly; Christmas Angel by Jo Beverly; Forbidden by Jo Beverly; Dangerous Joy by Jo Beverly

Kindle enthusiasm - Once Is Not Enough by Jaqueline Susann

Herbert’s style gets in the way of a cool story, in Dune #3. - Children of Dune (Dune, #3) by Frank Herbert

This is the perfect murder mystery for a person who is terrible at solving mysteries - Death Plays a Part by Vivian Conroy

Who fears fantasy tropes? - Who Fears Death by Nnedi Okorafor

Nursery Rhymes and Shakin’ your Groove thang! - Dinosaur, Dinosaur, Say Good Night by Tiger Tales; Babies Around the World: Dancing by Tamara Barker

Meet the Plumbs - The Nest by Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney

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

Intriguing premise (but which I thought was a standalone, reader beware it is not) - The Atlas Six by Olivie Blake

“Heirs to thrones don’t have the luxury of saying no.” - The Stolen Kingdom by Jillian Boehme

In which I mostly fuss about things that I wanted to be better - Bridge of Souls by Victoria Schwab

Some Fencing but More Personal Stuff - Fence Volume Four Rivals by C.S. Pascat, Johanna the Mad

What do Australian spec fic writers do during a pandemic? Make an anthology, of course! - Crossed Spaces by Lynne Stringer, R.A. Stephens

This book pulls the rug out from under your feet, but not necessarily in the best way - The City of Brass by S. A. Chakraborty

Boone’s Lick – Larry McMurtry (2000) - Boone's Lick by Larry McMurtry

Maud: Meet Cannonball Read. Cannonball Read: Meet Maud. - Meet Maud the Koala by Jennifer E. Morris

Generosity – Richard Powers (2009) - Generosity by Richard Powers

I know I am, but what are you? - The Four Tendencies by Gretchen Rubin

Ol’ Hollywood - Windhall by Ava Barry

Super cool, innovative setting with so-so plot - Symbiosis by Nicky Drayden

Magic Touch - The Dead Zone by Stephen King

Targeting that local public radio niche audience - The Ex Talk by Rachel Lynn Solomon

When favorite authors disappoint you, pt 2: disappoint harder - The Rest of Us Just Live Here by Patrick Ness

The Pelican Brief – John Grisham (1992) - The Pelican Brief by John Grisham

Me and Patsy Kickin’ Up Dust – Loretta Lynn (2020) - Me and Patsy Kickin' Up Dust by Loretta Lynn

Kingsblood Royal – Sinclair Lewis (1947) - Kingsblood Royal by Sinclair Lewis

A Very Thriller Retelling of Jane Eyre. Recommended for haters of Mr. Rochester. Fans of Bertha Mason might be disappointed. - The Wife Upstairs by Rachel Hawkins

A potential answer to a real-life mystery. YMMV! - The Mystery of Mrs. Christie by Marie Benedict

This is a journey ….. - Steeple by John Allison

Delight in Violence for sure, but not entirely the book I was looking for - These Violent Delights by Chloe Gong

An indifferent review of A Darker Shade of Magic - A Darker Shade of Magic by V. E. Schwab

Half Read but Still Reviewable - The Ministry for the Future by Kim Stanley Robinson

NOTE TO PUBLISHER: put all books out in one collection. Please and thank you. - Super Sons V02 The Foxglove Mission by Ridley Pearson

Stepping out of the comfort zone - Conventionally yours: An LGBTQIA Rivals-to-Lovers road trip romance by Annabeth Albert

A lovely book that just wasn’t entirely for me - Beloved by Toni Morrison

A rare case in which the TV show is better (for a time) - Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris

Time travel, Silicon Valley tech bro style - The Future is Yours by Dan Frey

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