Review: The Eights

The Eights
The Eights by Joanna Miller
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

For some reason, I never got into this story. I liked reading about the women, I liked the math and i liked the idea of this book but I just didn’t get attached enough to any of the characters.

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Review: The Seven O’Clock Club

The Seven O'Clock Club
The Seven O’Clock Club by Amelia Ireland
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

3.5 stars

I have mixed feelings about this story. There’s a big twist. Which to me is always risky because you either like it and then feel like it was a great book, or you hate it and then hate the book. I think i fall more in latter than former. But it didn’t make me as mad as these types of twists usually make me.

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Review: The Perfect Divorce

The Perfect Divorce
The Perfect Divorce by Jeneva Rose
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Many people seem to have liked this one more but I thought it was too similar to the other one and I tend to not enjoy stories that are the same, told the same way and leave me feeling the same.

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Review: Whale Fall

Whale Fall
Whale Fall by Elizabeth O’Connor
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

3.5 stars

a quiet interesting book but i don’t think it will stay with me.

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Review: A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder

A Good Girl's Guide to Murder
A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I must be the last person on earth who didn’t read this book (or didn’t see the show) but i finally read it. I enjoyed it too. Fast and easy read.

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Review: Woodworking

Woodworking
Woodworking by Emily St. James
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Wonderful and uplifting story about coming back home to yourself, about community, about support, found family, and real family. And friendship. Loved it.

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Review: The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches

The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches
The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

3.5 sweet little story about belonging and being different. It feels a little like The House in the Cerulean Sea in spirit.

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Review: Rubbernecker

Rubbernecker
Rubbernecker by Belinda Bauer
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

3.5 stars

A neat and quick read about a mystery. An interesting twist with the main character being a medical student studying cadavers.

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Review: Say You’ll Remember Me

Say You'll Remember Me
Say You’ll Remember Me by Abby Jimenez
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Jimenez writes lovely characters, sweet stories, and always has me feeling like i got a lovely, warm hug.

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Review: All That Life Can Afford

All That Life Can Afford
All That Life Can Afford by Emily Everett
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

I picked this up whimsically because it was a Reese pick. It was a great start but, for me, it petered out. And in the end it was meh.

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Review: The Antidote

The Antidote
The Antidote by Karen Russell
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

A major undertaking by Karen Russell. I knew practically nothing about the Dust Bowl and I really enjoyed this story set in a fictional town. I liked each of the characters and their unique perspective. I liked how visual and all around immersed the reader became in the story, it was a full five-sense experience to read it. I really enjoyed the touch of magical realism as well, what a unique and lovely way to bring some history into the story. Excellent book.

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Review: The Bookshop of Hidden Dreams

The Bookshop of Hidden Dreams
The Bookshop of Hidden Dreams by Karen Hawkins
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Sweet story of this family each with their own slight magic. This one is a bit more historical but I love the feeling these stories come with. Light, sweet and tender.

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