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Exiles | Jane Harper

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Nothing extra special to say here - just a good, well-paced mystery!

Although I now realize that this is number three in a series and I skipped two! 😂 Reading in order isn't really required, however. #readyourbookshelf

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Texreader You will enjoy them!! 2w

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On Her Majesty's Secret Service: James Bond 007 | Ian Fleming

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David Tennant is my favorite Doctor & one of my favorite actors, so I jumped at the chance to listen to him narrate. And who doesn't love James Bond?

Me. I don't love James Bond. Not as books - I enjoy the films as much as the next person. The books are dated & problematic in places, but that's understandable. IMO, the action scenes translate so much better to film, even with such a great narrator.

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

so-so

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. 4mo

mom2bugnbee @Leniverse The theme park was ROUGH. 4mo

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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