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Hyena butter and other scents

Who's Making That Big STINK?! by Darrin Lunde and Erica J. Chen

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While I was reading Who’s Making That Big STINK?! (as an online reader copy) I wanted to laugh at everything. The smells we learn about made me giggle (musk oxes have a urine smell that the ladies think is oh so fiiine), and the illustrations are clever such as the look on the tigers faces as they smell butter popcorn (I mean, can you blame them?), and then there is the the sea hares name (not to mention it looks nothing like the sea or […]

First of three interconnected prequel stories to Vox Machina,

The Legend of Vox Machina: The Whitestone Chronicles Volume 1 Ripley by Critical Role, Tyler Walpole and Marieke Nijkamp

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The Legend of Vox Machina: The Whitestone Chronicles Volume 1 Ripley by Critical Role, Tyler Walpole and  Marieke Nijkamp is not OMG BEST BOOK EVER but it is a nice read. You know the story if you’ve followed Vox Machina in any of its forms, but also because it is a fairly straightforward Villain who does not see herself as Villain (and later a couple forms of revenge) story. The artwork is familiar. You know the scenes and setting. Few real surprises, but it is […]

Only murders in the retirement home

Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman

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Oh this was so fun! Set in Coopers Chase, a posh retirement home in rural England, four retirees with formidable skills from their former professions (a civil servant/spy, a psychiatrist, a union boss, a police officer) gather every Thursday to try to solve cold case mysteries or files that still nag at them. When one of their members becomes to ill to participate, they introduce a new member, Joyce, whose diary entries form a good chunk of the novel. Returning to a full complement of […]

We all have to run

The Run by Barroux

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The Run is clever, but there was something missing. At first, I thought this picture book by Barroux was too short. Maybe it was the child-like illustrations. Or even that the God-like narrator was a bit demanding in their questioning the animals that are running. I realized what was missing was a real plot. I wanted maybe one of the animals to say, “Oh hey follow us and we will let you know.” Or maybe have them talking amongst themselves such as, “Hey Ralph, do […]



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