The 30-Day Embroidery Challenge: A Day-by-Day Guide to Learn New Stitches and Create Beautiful Designs by Jessica Anderson
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
If you want a gentle and really beautiful book on how to learn embroidery and commit to practicing regularly, this book is a fun way to learn and make a project out of it so you can learn all the different stitches and create some simple and beautiful patters. I loved it.
with gratitude to Quarry Books, Quarto and edelweiss for an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review
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One of the Good Guys by Araminta Hall
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
This was an interesting read. I liked the premise of the book and I certainly agree that women deal with so much bullshit even from men who think they are “not that kind of men” and yet the book was neither enjoyable nor very interesting to read for me. The characters weren’t likable, which, fair, maybe was the point but I also had a hard time engaging with the story. I did listen to it on audio and maybe that impacted my experience. I will think about it for some time which in its own way is the sign of a good book…
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Thirteen by Steve Cavanagh
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Despite feeling so-so about his first book, I picked this up anyway because the reviews were so strong and I liked this one way way more than the others so far. Clever and well plotted.
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First Lie Wins by Ashley Elston
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
this was fast-paced, twisty, fun and a solid thriller.
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Heartstopper: Volume Five by Alice Oseman
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
it looks like this series will end with the next book. I love these books and how sweet they are, i am looking forward to what Oseman creates next too!
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Going Zero by Anthony McCarten
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
3.5 stars I read this one cause my friend Lauren wrote about it and said it was fun and fast and I’ve been having a lot of trouble focusing lately. It didn’t disappoint. It was fun and fast 🙂
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Mislaid in Parts Half-Known by Seanan McGuire
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
I will never ever get tired of these books. I look forward to each and every one of them and I hope she keeps writing them forever and ever. This one is a sequel to Antoinette’s story and I loved it so very much.
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Disappointing Affirmations by Dave Tarnowski
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
If I could give this book ten stars, I totally would. My daughter and I read these in one sitting and laughed so much that we were crying. I then read them all again. I follow this account on instagram, too, and I cannot recommend it enough. I normally don’t enjoy humor that puts others down but this is written in such a way that it is clear it’s humor and not personal. I just love it and will read it again and again any time i need a good, honest laugh.
with gratitude to netgalley and Chronicle Books for an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review
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Until I Love Myself, Vol. 2: The Journey of a Nonbinary Manga Artist by Poppy Pesuyama
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
I took a break between the two volumes because this material is tough to read and a lot to digest but I knew I wanted to read it anyway and I am glad I did. I am glad that they are on a journey to self-healing and I am glad they are documenting this horrible journey. Stories like this need to be told and I am grateful for folks who are brave enough to tell them.
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The Road To Dalton by Shannon Bowring
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
3.5 stars rounded up
I took forever to read this book and I am not sure why. It’s exactly the kind of story that I like. It’s a quiet story that’s mostly a character study of folks living in a small town. Once I started reading it, I loved it and wanted to keep reading it.
If you enjoy action action action, this will not be the book for you. It’s quiet. It’s slow paced. It’s intricate, slow and also about things that haunt you from your past/memories. I enjoyed it and look forward to more from this author.
With gratitude to edelweiss and Europa Editions for an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review
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The Five Year Lie by Sarina Bowen
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
This book has the most intriguing premise: woman receives text from her dead ex that he needs to talk to her and she should meet him under this one tree. When I read that, I knew I would be interested in reading the story and understanding how the author navigated this plot.
And it didn’t disappoint.
The story is twisty and turny and I really couldn’t stop reading it once I started. I really enjoyed that it wasn’t trying to be too clever and that it didn’t have a conniving unreliable narrator. It was just a great mystery!
with gratitude to netgalley and Harper Perennial and Paperbacks for an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review
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