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On the Hook (Crochet Mystery, #12) | Betty Hechtman

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Another cozy mystery that just didn't do it for me. However, this was #12 in a series that I'd never read, & I imagine that I would have enjoyed it much more had I been invested for that long. I did love that the crochet patterns for important items in the plot were included!

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How High We Go in the Dark: A Novel | Sequoia Nagamatsu

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*whew* I don't typically listen to fiction, but this full-cast recording had been recommended. I enjoyed the pandemic story throughout, and then POW! the ending just hits with a twist. Each chapter is from a different person's POV, hence the multiple narrators. Excellent all around.

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Leniverse I'm still haunted by two of the stories, and I read it, idk, two years ago I think. The children's "theme park" and the one about the pig really got to me. One of the rare books that have made me cry. 1w

mom2bugnbee @Leniverse The theme park was ROUGH. 1w

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Jealousy Filled Donuts | Ginger Bolton

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I'm sorry to say that I simply didn't find this book to be very good. Granted, it's the third in a series. The stories stand alone, but there were references to previous stories, like many mystery series. I would have bailed if it weren't a mystery. I wanted to know whodunit, but the ending fell flat for me. It simply wasn't very creative or well-written, in my opinion.

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Yours Truly | Abby Jimenez

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Read in one day. Yes, it's predictable - it's a romance. Kudos for addressing mental health issues, but I felt it was a bit heavy-handed with explanation/exposition at the beginning - I would have appreciated more showing, less telling. Still had me racing to read to the end!

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Fourth Wing | Rebecca Yarros