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3 Star Reviews

EEEEEEEEEEEEEK! A mouse! - Minnie Mouse: Big, Dreams (Disney Original Graphic Novel) by Brooke Vitale

Run, Molly, run - All our shimmering skies by Trent Dalton

This book was supposed to help with my anxiety – not exacerbate it - Notes on a Nervous Planet by Matt Haig

“And so I began my criminal career there in the house of God, with a leaky pen instead of a pistol and books instead of silver for my reward.” - Outlawed by Anna North

And so it begins…with a Spike! - Haikyu!! by Haruichi Furudate

How the hell did I miss the book club? - The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams

I Parrot – Deb Olin Unferth (2017) - I, Parrot by Deb Olin Unferth

A Lie someone told about yourself – Peter Ho Davies (2021) - A Lie someone told about yourself by Peter Ho Davies

Too Good to Be True: Who’s to blame? - Too Good to Be True by Carola Lovering

“I know what’s best for you” is insulting for anyone over three years old - My Soul to Keep by Tananarive Due

Blast From the Past - The Sense of an Ending by Julian Barnes

Turns out humankind is not really my cup of tea - Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari

“Get out there and leave some boot prints – and don’t forget to bring home some good souvenirs!” - Notes From Small Planets by Nate Crowley

Okay, it is a lot cheesy, but also a cute love story - Autoboyography by Christina Lauren

How does this child have the energy to do so many high-stakes things?! - The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman

meddling with merfolk - Mermaids in Paradise by Lydia Millet

A journey across freezing Canada in the 1800s - The Tenderness of Wolves by Stef Penney

“Sometimes I get tired of being the guy who is supposed to deal with un-deal-withable situations.” - Proven Guilty by Jim Butcher

Decent story, could have used another edit - The Things We Cannot Say by Kelly Rimmer

Kind of a disappointment - The Secret Chord by Geraldine Brooks

I love the smell of colonialism in the morning - Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad

Much Beloved but Not by me - Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo

A book I asked, “Why that was there?” (A lot.) But learned as I read. - When We Were Magic by Sarah Gailey

Did you know that there is such a thing as Mongolian Death Worms? Well, at least in this book - The Very True Legend of the Mongolian Death Worms by Sandra Fay

I love you in my own special way - A Unicorn Named Sparkle and the Perfect Valentine by Amy Young

It’s a zoo out there - A Troop of Kangaroos: A Book of Animal Group Names by Lisa Mundorff

Orcs, Horks, Wizards and Pork along with 10 sisters, several pets and a whole lot of family & friends - The Loud House #13: Lucy Rolls the Dice by Loud House Creative Team

No real reason for this three star review, just not my cuppa, I guess. - 40-Love (There's Something About Marysburg, #2) by Olivia Dade

The Wife Who Knew Too Much - The Wife Who Knew Too Much by Michele Campbell

A VERY NSFW MUST READ - Claimed by Em Brown; Claimed Darker by Em Brown; Claimed Harder by Em Brown

Mystic Bayou Binge – Shifters and Curses and Pie - How to Date Your Dragon by Molly Harper; Love and Other Wild Things by Molly Harper; Even Tree Nymphs Get the Blues by Molly Harper; Selkies are a Girl's Best Friend by Molly Harper; Always Be My Banshee by Molly Harper; One Fine Fae by Molly Harper; Shifters in the Night by Molly Harper

Turns out I need *some* plot (not very much though) - The Sea Witch by Katee Robert

Not on par with her best, but even at her worst she’s a good read - Aetherbound by E.K. Johnston

Dragons and Humans Go Together like…Oil and Water - Seraphina by Rachel Hartman

Someone’s Listening… - Someone's Listening by Seraphina Nova Glass

To what extent can we forgive an ending? - The Secret Talker by Geling Yan

The Adrift Feeling on the Cover is Very Apt for the Mood of this Novel - Block Seventeen by Kimiko Guthrie

“Beware of the clever ones. The dumb ones are safer. - The Cat Who Ate Danish Modern by Lilian Jackson Braun

“I thought how great it would be if we could trade in Fudge for a nice cocker spaniel.” - Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing by Judy Blume

A Romance That Needs More Magic - The Sumage Solution by G. L. Carriger

Books in Their Time - Beast in View by Margaret Millar

This is no wonky donkey - Saving Winslow by Sharon Creech

Swedish serial killer short stories - An Elderly Lady Is Up to No Good by Helene Turston

“The only true currency in this bankrupt world is what you share with someone else when you’re uncool.” - I Would be Doing this Anyway by Jia Tolentino; Rewards by Emma Cline; Crewelwork by Justin Torres; The Tomorrow Box by Curtis Sittenfeld; If You Are Lonely and You Know It by Yiyun Li; The Summer House by Cristina Henriquez; Me and Carlos by Tom Perrotta; Simplexity by Kiley Reid

Everywhere You Are is Beautiful - The Sweetest Charade by Jadesola James

I honestly would have enjoyed just reading about what it’s like to be an opera singer - Bel Canto by Ann Patchett

I’m Naked! I’m Naked! I’m Me! - Fred Gets Dressed by Peter Brown

The Lola Quartet - The Lola Quartet by Emily St John Mandel

Annie and Nico are waiting to take you away - Magical History Tour Volume 4: The Crusades by Fabrice Erre

Love, Actually is not a good movie - Shit, Actually by Lindy West

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    on It’s true, they do do that
    I just read this and the sequel, really enjoyed both!
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