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3 Star Reviews

Was I supposed to dislike the main character by the end? - The Three Lives of Cate Kay by Kate Fagan

“You see, she had absolutely nowhere else to go” - Elvis and Me (1985) by Priscilla Presley with Sandra Harmon

“For even to listen to the story of the Trưng Sisters is, in these troubled times, a dangerous act.” - Bronze Drum by Phong Nguyen

Well, I’ve gotten this far, why not just continue. - Hijack the Seas: Seismic (Cassie Palmer #13) by Karen Chance

And You Thought Beauty Pageants Had Backstabbing - Conclave by Robert Harris

Morris, Argow and Dalton Authors and Illustrators in Print - Beatrix Butterfly Wings It for Once (Addie Ant's Garden Friends) by Maren Morris, Karina Argow and Kelly Anne Dalton; Addie Ant Goes on an Adventure by Maren Morris, Karina Argow and Kelly Anne Dalton

It’s the end for Haru - Haru Book 3: Fall by Joe Latham

When was the last time your clothes made you smile? - Clothes to Make You Smile: Patrick Kelly Designs His Dreams by Eric Darnell Pritchard and Shannon Wright

Love, family, friendship makes it all right - Lost and Found Hanukkah. by Joy Preble

A Cozy Book for Cat Lovers - We'll Prescribe You a Cat by Syou Ishida

Baseball Like You’ve Never Seen It - Fifty-Nine in "84: Old Hoss Radbourn, Barehanded Baseball, and the Greatest Season a Pitcher Ever Had by Edward Achorn

Vampires and Demons and Fae, Oh My! - Sparrowhawk by Delilah S. Dawson, Rebecca Nalty (Primary Contributor), Matias Basla (Illustrator); A Vampire in the Bathhouse by Niko Izuki

mehhh need to get one good book in, it’s been a bit - Any Trope But You by Victoria Lavine

Prophecy, gods and a shield maiden - A Fate Inked in Blood by Danielle L Jensen

Problematic for sure - Problematic Summer Romance by Ali Hazelwood

Side Quest Central - Carl's Doomsday Scenario by Matt Dinniman

Red Velvet reps NY? - Baking Across America by B. Dylan Hollis

What Did the President Not Know, and When Did He Forget It? - Original Sin: President Biden's Decline, Its Cover-Up, and His Disastrous Choice to Run Again by Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson

Starting Over in Bath - Is She Really Going Out with Him? by Sophie Cousens

Obama told me to read it - The Anthropologists by Ayşegül Savaş

Two engaging but not perfect romances - Four weekends and a funeral by Ellie Palmer; In a Jam by Kate Canterbary

Liked the vibes, lacking in execution - The Spare Man by Mary Robinette Kowal

Careening over the cliff, crashing into the ocean, and exploding on impact. - The Favorites by Layne Fargo

Lots of climatic battles - The Fury of the Gods by John Gwynne

“This modern love breaks me” - Blue Sisters (2024) by Coco Mellors

Giving a voice to the voiceless - Lavinia by Ursula K. Le Guin

Good title, nice premise, lots of characters. . . but something didn’t quite click for me - The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman

Grossly Misdirected Rage - Beloved Enemy by Amanda York

I wish that top image was mine (thanks internet) but the review is mine - Brume: The Dragon Awakens by Jérôme Pélissier

Over 700 words and I didn’t say what I wanted to - Silence, Full Stop: A Memoir by Karina Shor

“Dance, Dance, Dance, AS IF, tomorrow we all shall die!” - Disco Witches of Fire Island: A Novel by Blair Fell

Hello and welcome to the Galactic Peacekeepers Society…… We come in peace - Ami Moon and the Galactic Peacekeepers: Book One Volume 1 by Frances Lee

“When you love a thing too much, it is a special kind of pain to show it to others and to see that it is lacking.” - The Empress of Salt and Fortune by Nghi Vo; When the Tiger Came Down the Mountain by Nghi Vo

Frank Novel about Sex, Class, Nature, and Industrial Decay - Lady Chatterley's Lover by D.H. Lawrence

I’ve got mixed feelings about this one - Lessons in Chemistry: A Novel by Bonnie Garmus

To DNF or not DFN - The Antique Hunter's Death on the Red Sea by C. L. Miller

Houyhnhnms and Dragons - Moonbound by Robin Sloan

Generally Entertaining but I have Questions - Notorious Sorcerer by Davina Evans

“And he’ll burn our horizons / make no mistakes” - The Song of Achilles (2011) by Madeline Miller

Bishop might take Knight, but the Queen wins - Elsa's Chessboard by Jenny Andrus

Break a leg, have fun, and learn along the way - Bravo for Backstage! by Mary Rand Hess, Randy Preston and Marilena Perilli

Play ball, swim, tennis, hockey and more safely and comfortably - This Skirt Won't Work!: How Women Athletes Changed Their Clothes and Changed the Game by Jennifer Cooper

Let’s Get Ready to RUUUUMMMBBBLLLE! But WITH consent - Let's Rumble!: A Rough-and-Tumble Book of Play by Rachel G. Payne

Short book, a lot in it, trigger potential. Sounds lovely, doesn’t it? - Lost Boy by Jay Martin

They Call it ‘The Change.’ I Call It Annoying. - Perimenopause Power by Maisie Hill

I was just saying I don’t do re-reads usually, but then I went and read this again. - Mage and the Endless Unknown by S.J. Miller

Dan! Dan! (Santat)! Is the man - Don't Trust Fish by Neil Sharpson; The Day the Books Disappeared by Joanna Ho and Caroline Kusin Pritchard; All the Hulk Feels by Dan Santat

Halloween stories are not just for one day - Murray's Howl-o-ween: A Halloween Picture Book by E. G. Keller

You’ll flip for this adventure(s) - Double Booking: The Tail of the Mummy Cat by Pangburn, Kim Shearer and Nic Touris

The title tells it all: Trigger - Trigger by C.G. Moore,

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  • Emmalita on “It came to something when you found yourself hoping that the footsteps you heard were ghosts.”I loved the ending! I don’t think it’s been out long enough to talk about why though.
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