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3 Star Reviews

Sure, we had trouble building Space Station One—but the trouble was people. - Green Hills of Earth by Robert A Heinlein

Very unlike my own adolescence - Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging by Louise Rennison

In Putin’s Russia, Donald Trumps YOU! - House of Trump, House of Putin by Craig Unger

One of the few times I will say to watch the movie first. - Far From the Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy

Ugh, Some Men Are The Worst - Silence of the Grave by Arnaldur Indriðason

Lost in the Sea (Bingo – Pandemic) - The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern

Underwhelming prize winner - The Time in Between by David Bergen

“You don’t have to tell me you’re fine. I’m not fine. You’re not fine either. We can be honest with each other about that, can’t we?’ - Paper Airplanes by Dawn O'Porter

I’m honestly curious… (CBR12Bingo 2 – Adaptation) - The Wide Window by Lemony Snicket

The root of all evil (CBR12Bingo 2: Money) - The Reptile Room by Lemony Snicket

That’s what friends are for…. (CBR12Bingo 2: Friendship) - Leaving Time by Jodi Picoult

cbr12bingo – How To! - How To: Absurd Scientific Advice for Common Real-World Problems by Randall Munroe

Entire epic fantasy in one novel: cbr12bingo “Orange” – Bingo! - The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon

The garden itself isn’t magic, positive thinking and determination are what brings the change: cbr12 bingo “Green” - The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett, illustrated by Tasha Tudor

This was fine, but the satire didn’t really resonate for me. - The Rest of Us Just Live Here by Patrick Ness

A lovely escape from the real world - Reflections (Indexing #2) by Seanan McGuire

In the myriadic year of our Lord–the ten thousandth year of the King Undying, the kindly Prince of Death!–Gideon Nav packed her sword, her shoes, and her dirty magazines, and she escaped from the House of the Ninth. - Gideon the Ninth by Tasmyn Muir

The economics of fantasy tropes - Orconomics: A Satire by J. Zachary Pike

Didn’t pay for this fantasy about economic warfare and rebellion #No Money - The Traitor Baru Cormorant by Seth Dickinson

I hate it when my internet fame ruins my real life - What I Like About You by Marisa Kanter

A little more than one hundred days into the fortieth year of her confinement, Dajeil Gelian was visited in her lonely tower overlooking the sea by an avatar of the great ship that was her home. - Excession by Iain M Banks

9/11 Truth and Consequences - Intelligence Matters by Bob Graham

Slow build up to a crazy bananapants ending - Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

You Can’t Escape Your Past - Jar City by Arnaldur Indriðason

Here’s to the Ones that We Lost on the Way - Slipping Into Darkness by Peter Blauner

A semi-autobiographical debut novel that opens up a world - Like Vanessa by Tami Charles

When Pencil Met Purple Marker - When Pencil Met the Markers by Karen Kilpatrick

I (sometimes) like cute stories and I cannot lie - Malina's Jam: Walt Disney Animation Studios Artist Showcase by Svetla Radivoeva; Mindfulness at the Park by Teresa Anne Power

Making Friends one paw at a time - Madeline Finn and the Therapy Dog by Lisa Papp

Slightly Less Bleak Than the Previous Historical Fiction Involving Performers that I Read This Year… - Frog Music by Emma Donoghue

Getting back to my Animorphs re-read, sort of. - The Suspicion (Animorphs, #24) by K.A. Applegate

For the Planetary Good – A Survival Guide - Turning the Tide on Plastic: How Humanity (And You) Can Make Our Globe Clean Again by Lucy Siegle

Another shitty duke not grovelling enough to fully redeem himself - Daring and the Duke by Sarah Maclean

I wanted more about the assassins, less about contemporary American politics - Assassination Vacation by Sarah Vowell

Not a damn turtle in sight - Turtles All the Way Down by John Green

Light Entertainment But With Dragons - Dragon Actually by G.A. Aiken

A Bit Mellow for a Smuggling Pirate Heroine - Destiny's Captive by Beverly Jenkins

The more books I read about high school, I feel like mine was weirdly not weird - The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky, read by Noah Galvin

Alice, Wendy, and Dorothy walk into a bar… wait, that’s not right… - Cheshire Crossing by Andy Weir & Sarah Andersen

Dark stuff of fairy tales - Of Salt and Shore by Annet Schaap

A Decade in the Life - The Neon Rain by James Lee Burke

“Maybe it wasn’t about the moving to new places, but about the challenge of staying put.” - The Leavers by Lisa Ko

Two Romances, Two Different Responses - The Worst Best Man by Mia Sosa; Get a Life, Chloe Brown by Talia Hibbert

She “needs pictures on her face.” - Cursed by Karol Ruth Silverstein

In an Occupied Country - The Shadow Killer (Reykjavík Wartime Mystery 2) by Arnaldur Indriðason

“Fanfiction isn’t copying – it’s a celebration. One long party, from the first capital letter to the last full stop!” - One of Our Thursdays is Missing (Thursday Next, #6) by Jasper Fforde

Two murders decades apart, and I’m sorry, your character did what now?? - What Remains of Me by Alison Gaylin

A Less Charismatic Malcolm Gladwell - Drunk Tank Pink by Adam Alter

Almost right, but not quite… - Axiom's End by Lindsay Ellis

Needed more groveling. - The Unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren

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