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3 Star Reviews

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

Tourist Season – Carl Hiaasen (1986) - Tourist Season by Carl Hiaasen

Poetry and dogs and cats and wheelbarrows oh my - Love That Dog by Sharon Creech; Hate That Cat by Sharon Creech

As Chang says: Don’t Yuck another’s Yum - Geraldine Pu and Her Lunch Box, Too! by Maggie P. Chang

When Langston Found Langston - Finding Langston by Lesa Cline-Ransome

I’m starting to wonder if I have an anger problem… - Mad Bad and Dangerous to Know: The Extraordinary Exploits of the British and European Aristocracy by Karl Shaw

Klara and the Sun – Kazuo Ishiguro (2021) - Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro

if it feels too good to be true… - The Whispering House by Elizabeth Brooks

In a Narrow Grave: Essays on Texas – Larry McMurtry (1968) - In a Narrow Grave: Essays on Texas by Larry McMurtry

Silence of the Grave – Arnaldur Indriðason (2001) - Silence of the Grave by Arnaldur Indriðason

Bloodchild and Other Stores – Octavia E Butler (1995) - Bloodchild and Other Stories by Octavia Butler

Casting couch jokes land a bit differently these days - Pretty Face by Lucy Parker

Cozy mysteries that will make you hungry - Death by Dumpling by Vivien Chien; A Deadly Inside Scoop by Abby Collette

Murder mystery + ghost story - The Broken Girls by Simone St. James

Rough Out There - Fighting For Your Life: A Paramedic’s Story by Lysa Walder

Nourish the Tree - The Tree in Me by Corinna Luyken

It Talks! - What the Road Said by Cleo Wade

My Little Pony meets Gulliver’s Travels - Across the Green Grass Fields by Seanan McGuire

A semi-disappointing read from an author I usually enjoy. - The Sumage Solution (San Andreas Shifters, #1) by G.L. Carriger

Afflicted by a hero. - Dune Messiah (Dune, #2) by Frank Herbert

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