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3 Star Reviews

If Mr. Rogers was that quirky uncle, LeVar Burton was that cool older cousin - My Friend LeVar by Ezra Edmond

Her head in the Stars - Comet Chaser: The True Cinderella Story of Caroline Herschel, the First Professional Woman Astronomer by Pamela S Turner

Some might call her the first film maker ever, but for certain the first woman. - Lights! Camera! Alice!: The Thrilling True Adventures of the First Woman Filmmaker by Mara Rockliff

Scooby Doo, where are you Batman? - The Batman & Scooby-Doo Mysteries, Vol. 1 by various; Greener on the Other Side (Batman / Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures) by Matthew K. Manning and Jon Sommariva

We miss you, Rosie - Dear Rosie by Meghan Boehman

Who Makes Important Life Decisions Via a Children’s Game? - Rock Paper Scissors by Alice Feeney

Having fun and making money - Art Club by Rashad Doucet

Sometimes doing a little research can help - Howl's Moving Castle Picture Book (Howl's Moving Castle Film Comics, #1) by Diana Wynne Jones

Produce the produce - Grandma’s Roof Garden by Tang Wei

A Prison of a Book - The Curse of the Marquis de Sade by Joel Warner

He sang as if he knew me, in all my dark despair. - The Roommates (Three Player Grind #1) by Allyson Lindt; His Reluctant Omega Mate (Sweetwater Pack Book 1) by Jax Stuart

Seeking revenge, making friends - Rogue Protocol by Martha Wells

Pretentious Platters and Elitist Elements Served with a Certain Tone (but it really does look good) - Mostly Plant-Based Platters & Boards by Lea Dixon

“You made a severed finger into a feckin’ snow globe.” “It was almost Christmas,” she says with a shrug. “It felt … festive.” - Leather & Lark by Brynne Weaver

“He looked both a little bit dangerous and refined, like a ceremonial knife.” - You Were Made to Be Mine by Julie Anne Long

“…the domestic angel of Victorian fantasy momentarily gave way to a bloodthirsty ghoul” - The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher: Or the Murder at Road Hill House by Kate Summerscale

Grim But Well Written - The Vegetarian by Han Kang

Lost Paradise or Far Flung Trailer Park - The Far Land: 200 Years of Murder, Mania, and Mutiny in the South Pacific by Brandon Presser

Decent spy thriller with an obvious twist - Our Woman in Moscow: A Novel by Beatriz Williams

More toymakers for the children! - Asha and the Toymaker by Sakshi Mangal

She’s a Killer Queen - Sweetheart by Chelsea Cain

Let’s Go, Bananas - The Fish That Ate The Whale: The Life and Times of America's Banana King by Rich Cohen

Could Have Used More Tigers. - Tigers in Red Weather by Liza Klaussmann

Lord of the Flies with Adults - The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder by David Grann

Mostly Entertaining but Maybe Leave Out the Slurs? - The Little Book of Profanities by Malcolm Croft

Night Is Dark and Full of Scare-rs - A Ticket to the Boneyard by Lawrence Block

The Bingo category is in the title - Why We Celebrate Earth Day: Everything to Know about Your Favorite Holiday by Kelly Anne Mclellan

Now I have to wait until November/December for book 8! - Asadora!Vol. 7 by Naoki Urasawa

This book was invented because once upon a time a man did some mansplaining and a another guy is helping you clapback - How to Piss Off Men: 109 Things to Say to Shatter the Male Ego by Kyle Prue

Mystery and Superheroes - Just Like Click by Sandy Grubb

Anything but plain - Plain Jane and the Mermaid by Vera Brosgol

It’s a Bird! It’s a Plane! It’s SUPERBUNS! - Superbuns!: Kindness Is Her Superpower by Diane Kredensor

Tense and Sadly Relevant Story - This is Where it Ends by Marieke Nijkamp

*Such* a weird book, but I could not look away from it. - Identitti by Mithu Sanyal

When the Invisible Man’s invisible dog disappears, how do you know?  - Nancy Spector, Monster Detective 1: The Case of the Missing Spot by Stephen W Martin

Dreams can change you - Caterpillar Chryzzle by Andrew Bond

Two Reviews for Category Part Two - Meesh the Bad Demon #2: The Secret of the Fang: (A Graphic Novel) by Michelle Lam; City of Dragons V02 Rise of the Shadowfire: A Graphic Novel by Jaimal Yogis

Monkey Business - Ivanov by Hanna Bervoets

Wherein plagarism is an insincere form of flattery - Yellowface by R. F. Kuang

I needed a catchy title and all I could come up with is: The words FIASCO and LAST tell you pretty much everything - The Last Delivery by Evan Dahm

Roll the dice, save the world - Just Roll with It by Veronica Agarwal

Rather hip witches - Wacky Witches and Their Peculiar Familiars by April Suddendorf

Cognitive Wisdom Teeth - The Age of Magical Overthinking: Notes on Modern Irrationality by Amanda Montell

Hot Topic - Rebel Girl by Kathleen Hanna

Best Western - Sing Her Down by Ivy Pochoda

“Whatever that story meant, it was mine to tell.” - Adult Drama: And Other Essays by Natalie Beach

An unpopular opinion for a popular subject as my first Bingo Review - A Song for Nolan by Rushie Ellenwood

The Rain in Spain - April in Spain by John Banville

Book 2 of Romantasy (with dragons) - Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros

The world has a talent for rewarding bad behavior with stardom. - Scythe (Arc of a Scythe #1) by Neil Shusterman

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