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3 Star Reviews

Brazen Desperation - The Only Honest Man in London by Lynne Connolly

it’s a good thing when your biggest complaint is that you wanted more book - A Mirror Mended by Alix E. Harrow

it’s christmas…in july… - A Christmas Party by Georgette Heyer

thrillers are bit of a hit or miss for me, this was sort of…neither? - They Never Learn by Layne Fargo

For all us noodle lovers - That Noodle Life: Soulful, Savory, Spicy, Slurpy by Michael Le and Stephanie Le

“People feel more comfortable talkin’ about mental health than they have in the past, but it’s still easy to feel alone when you’re in the thick of it.” - Bet On It by Jodie Slaughter

was rooting for a bit of a different ending - Flying Solo by Linda Holmes

sweet and slick, but a bit shallow (like…candy?) - The Candy House by Jennifer Egan

Outerspace, aliens and a couple of dudettes - Trapped on Zarkass by Yan

Are you shining just for me? - City of Girls (2019) by Elizabeth Gilbert

Once upon a time, there was a witch….and a princess - Heartless Prince by Angela De Vito

Adaptations are a net good - The Handmaid's Tale by Renee Hault, Margaret Atwood

“It’s not circus if it isn’t under a tent.” - Through Sun, Rain, Wind, and Mud: On the Road with Cole Bros. Circus by Bill Carter

How to Love Your Neighbour - How to Love Your Neighbour by Sophie Sullivan

Not What I Was Expecting? Maybe? - St. Lucy's Home for Girls Raised by Wolves: Stories by Karen Russell

Fun Behind-The-Scenes Stories - The Office BFFs: Tales From The Office From Two Best Friends Who Were There by Jenna Fischer & Angela Kinsey

Sequels get the job done - Clash (Click, #4) by Kayla Miller; Gina: The Girl Who Broke the World (Hilo #7) by Judd Winick

The author might be hiding away in Donegal, but these books are not! - The Deepest Breath by Meg Grehan; The Space Between by Meg Grehan

You Can’t Take it With You - You Can't Take it With You by George S Kaufman and Moss Hart

the great 2022 Bingo Catch-Up! - Fool Moon by Jim Butcher; Wow, No Thank You by Samantha Irby; A Dead Djinn in Cairo by P. Djeli Clark; From Hollywood, With Love by Scott Meslow; The Companion by E.E. Ottoman; My Mother, She Killed Me, My Father, He Ate Me by Kate Bernheimer

A Fairy Tale Beginning, but not the Disney Kind - Norroway Book 1: The Black Bull of Norroway by Kit & Cat Seaton

Murderous Pasts, Stabby Presents - Cards on the Table by Agatha Christie

The scariest thing of all is never knowing what you’re suddenly going to believe. - Challenger Deep by Neal Shusterman

Long Form Articles Brought Together - Rogues: True Stories of Grifters, Killers, Rebels and Crooks by Patrick Radden Keefe

Magic is just a plot point for a passionate romance - The Ex Hex by Erin Sterling

“I had confirmed my belief that I could walk into a cage of big cats and more importantly, walk back out again.” - Wild Animal Circus: True Tales From Carson & Barnes Circus by Dennis J. Younger

Anti-Semites Get Theirs - Gangsters vs. Nazis: How Jewish Mobsters Battled Nazis in Wartime America by Michael Benson

The 200 pages left to read I’m guessing is more of the warped sameness - Human Remains: The Complete Series by Peter Milligan

A Potted History - Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J. K. Rowling

O, Canada and Terry Fox! - Terry Fox (Little People, Big Dreams) by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara

Sinister tidings and true love - Crema by Johnnie Christmas

“The world needs all types of minds.” ― Temple Grandin - The Girl Who Thought in Pictures: The Story of Dr. Temple Grandin by Julia Finley Mosca

A Familiar story (Sort Of) - Anne: An Adaptation of Anne of Green Gables (Sort Of) by Kathleen Gros

They do jobs, for gold, so they can get drunk - Critical Role: Vox Machina Origins Library Edition Series I & II Collection by Matthew Mercer

Blood is a powerful thing, then again, so is friendship - Talli, Daughter of the Moon Volume One by Sourya Sihachakr

1967 was not groovy all over - I Survived the Attack of the Grizzlies, 1967 Graphic Novel) by Georgia Ball

“You ever see somebody ruin their own life?/ His poor wife.” - The Scandalous Hamiltons: A Gilded Age Grifter, a Founding Father's Disgraced Descendant, and a Trial at the Dawn of Tabloid Journalism by Bill Shaffer

‘… the unleashed feminine, that awesome maelstrom of incredible sexual and physical power – multiple orgasm, gestation, birth, breastfeeding – so often feared, is dangerous and often leads to a terrible afterlife.’ - A Haunted History of Invisible Women: True Stories of America's Ghosts by Leanna Renee Hieber, Andrea Janes

“The Circus has a great obligation to the people of America.” (Irving Feld) - Tiger, Tiger: My 25 Years with the Big Cats by Charly Baumann

Your next travel destination - Area 510 by Lee Loughridge

“Disclosure: My father, a drummer named Jimmy Curtis, fell in love with Opal Jewel in the summer of 1970.” - The Final Revival of Opal and Nev by Dawnie Walton

Snoozefest - Sleepyhead by Mark Billingham

You REALLY don’t want to know what is in the beer - Open Bar (Edicao Definitiva) by Eduardo Medeiros

The Lion’s Lady - The Lion's Lady by Julie Garwood

It’s no Heartstopper - Nick and Charlie by Alice Oseman

An Mostly Unbeatable Slime ‘Monster’ - That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime vol 18 (manga) by Taiki Kawakami, Fuse

“Just the same, Caroline, I think you should accept the fact you don’t really know the truth. I wonder if anyone does, or ever will.” - Silversword by Phyllis A. Whitney

Getting flowers - Beneath the Trees: First Spring by Dav

Happy Little Learning Experiences - The Artist by Ed Vere

Subject Love. - Love at First Sight by Wislawa Szymborska

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