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“That’s the word! Untouchable!” - Untouchable by Mulk Raj Anand

For zoology and art geeks! The original Pantone collection, as used by Darwin. - Werner's Nomenclature of Colours Adapted to Zoology, Botany, Chemistry, Mineralogy, Anatomy, and the Arts by Patrick Syme

For The Good of Mankind - Whiteout by Adriana Anders

Christopher Moore is always a good option for alleviating pandemic stress - Shakespeare for Squirrels by Christopher Moore

Shining Bright - The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins

Well hello there, Murderbot! - All Systems Red by Martha Wells

“This book is an experiment. We figured it out as we went along. Sort of like a family.” - The New One: Painfully True Stories From a Reluctant Dad by Mike Birbiglia

More than just a YA romance - More Than Just a Pretty Face by Syed M. Masood

Reading these books is really starting to stress me out. - A Song for the Dark Times by Ian Rankin

Here there Be Dragons (fairies, human and rocks, too) - Dragon Kingdom of Wrenly V01 The Coldfire Curse by Jordan Quinn; Dragon Kingdom of Wrenly V02 Shadow Hills by Jordan Quinn

Be careful who you make read the Constitution as a punishment for a prank at school - The Highest Tribute: Thurgood Marshall’s Life, Leadership and Legacy by Kekla Magoon

Take Grandma’s advice: “When somebody opens a door to you, go forward. “ - The Only Woman in the Photo: Frances Perkins & Her New Deal for America. by Kathleen Krull

Before Lucy stepped into the wardrobe - Through the Wardrobe: How C. S. Lewis Created Narnia by Lina Maslo

Lady Trent takes another trip - The Tropic of Serpents by Marie Brennan

The End (for now). - The End of All Things (Old Man's War #6) by John Scalzi

The Abyss – Marguerite Yourcenar (1966) - The Abyss by Marguerite Yourcenar

My Soul to Keep – Tananarive Due (1997) - My Soul to Keep by Tananarive Due

The Gnostic Gospels – Elaine Pagels (1979) - The Gnostic Gospels by Elaine Pagels

The Monster of Grief - A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness

Pretty Enjoyable - Birds of a Feather by Jacqueline Winspear

A Children’s Bible – Lydia Millet (2020) - A Children's Bible by Lydia Millet

The start of a new creepy series - Relic (Pendergast #1) by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child

“She was probably wearing real Chanel Vamp nail polish, not knockoff Revlon Vixen” - Justine by Forsyth Harmon

Scalzi is always fun - Old Man's War by John Scalzi

Do You Guys Wanna Go See a Dead Body? - The Body by Stephen King

“Honor is a light that brings trouble. Shadows are safer by far.” - The Empress of Salt and Fortune by Nghi Vo

Not exactly Little Red Riding Hood - Big Bad Wolf by Suleikha Snyder

Crime on a Plane - Unsolved Case Files: Escape at 10,000 Feet: D.B. Cooper and the Missing Money by Tom Sullivan

The Only Winner Here is Corn. - The Scientist and The Spy by Mara Hvistendahl

You might walk like an Egyptian but do you know how to build like one? - Magical History Tour #1: The Great Pyramid by Fabrice Erre

I’m just getting into the Bosch series… - The Black Echo by Michael Connelly; The Black Ice by Michael Connelly

“Long enough for the clouds to fly me away” Grace: Jeff Buckley - Grace: Based on the Jeff Buckley Story by Tiffanie DeBartolo

Voted Most Likely to get hit by the ball - Chunky by Yehudi Mercado

If glass work is men’s work, why did one woman revive the lost art of millefiori? - A Thousand Glass Flowers: Marietta Barovier and the Invention of the Rosetta Bead by Evan Turk

Reading, Reading, Reading, RAWHIDE! - The True History of the Kelly Gang by Peter Carey; The Dame by Richard Stark; Tricky by Josh Stallings; Quarry's Deal by Max Alan Collins; The Plea by Steve Cavanagh

A strong finish to a nicely done series. - Wonderstruck by Allie Therin

CBR13 #1 – Psychedelicate: The Luckiest Guy Alive by John Cooper Clarke - The Luckiest Guy Alive by John Cooper Clarke

Everything Sucks and Here’s Why - Trick Mirror: Reflections on Self Delusion by Jia Tolentino

A long time ago we used to be friends… - A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson

Whispering Hands - The Raging Quiet by Sherryl Jordan

There Is a Castle On an Island…I Like to Go there in my Sleep - The Blue Castle by L.M. Montgomery

“…reality simply waits, patiently, for you to run out of the energy it takes to deny it.” - The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid

A review from somone who comparatively knew very little about octopuses - The Soul of an Octopus by Sy Montgomery

Magical Realism and Baked Goods - Midnight at the Blackbird Cafe by Heather Webber

Isn’t it nice to discover we’re not exactly what we thought we were. - Romancing Mr. Bridgerton by Julia Quinn

I don’t want to lend this book to my mother. - All Our Shimmering Skies by Trent Dalton

I reread this book specifically so I could start CBR 13 with it. - Neanderthal Seeks Human by Penny Reid

A strong heroine, political intrigue, and magic? Yup, it’s YA fantasy time! - The Frozen Crown by Greta Kelly

Lessons Learned - Apt Pupil by Stephen King

A Sad Reminder That We Are STILL Debating These Issues - The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood

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  • yesknopemaybe
    on It’s true, they do do that
    I just read this and the sequel, really enjoyed both!
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    I had such a good time driving down to Nowhere Book Shop to get books for you! It’s so much...
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    on Aaaaarrrrrggghh!
    As I recall, most of the theories that answered all the questions were supernatural and got into Irish mythology. I...
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    It could be fun to track down theories. There’s something supernatural hinted at, though that wouldn’t be satisfying to me...
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