Month: October 2022
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the lost apothecary by sarah penner
The Lost Apothecary by Sarah Penner- Review A female apothecary dispenses poisons to women only to seek revenge on the men who have wronged them. Today, a woman not looking to change her life ultimately changes her life, starting with looking for the history of this centuries old apothecary. This was so boring for me.…
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nothing but blackened teeth and buying books based on covers
Nothing But Blackened Teeth by Cassandra Khaw – Review A group of “friends” who seek haunted corners of the earth decide to host a wedding in a haunted mansion. A trip for a fun wedding, of which, goes terribly wrong. I liked the premise, this was scary at first. But after a while, Overall, I’m…
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continuous library hauls
I planned on checking 3 books out of the library; I took 6. And I was sarcastically told that I “don’t have a problem” when I handed my fiance my books when we left the library. Hey, they’re free and I find some of my favorite books there. Now I must get off of my…
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world of wonders by robertson davies
📘World of Wonders by Robertson Davies📘 The appetite for marvels and monsters is insatiable. Magnus Eisengrim (Paul Dempster) tells his origin story in the last installment of the Deptford Trilogy. This book was so confusing for me – easily my most hated book of the trilogy. It was “narrated” by Ramsay, but mostly by Magnus…
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musings 10.23.22
I posted a reel of a few seconds on my bookstagram, because that was really all that I had had the bandwidth for tonight. But I had also really wanted to post. I have so many reviews that I need to complete that I’ve started and so many reel ideas that I either really want…
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What Moves the Dead by T. Kingfisher
What Moves the Dead by T. Kingfisher Review Alex Easton is a retired soldier of 15 years who travels to his childhood friend’s home in response to her letter that she’s dying. Inspired by Edgar Allen Poe’s The Fall of the House of the Usher, what Alex finds on the Usher property is much more…
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30 animals that made us smarter Review
🦈30 Animals That Made Us Smarter by Patrick Aryee 🐻❄️ 30 Animals That Made Us Smarter takes the reader on a journey through 30 stories of animals that have inspired scientists to invent awe-inspiring things that are helping or will help humans and nature. Patrick Aryee has a great, easy(ish) book here – he gives…
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book hauls
The latest free haul of books that I’ve acquired to peruse at my own leisure…but also my lust for reading because I do consume a lot of books. As I find that I “splurge,” (using quotation marks because its not as much of a financial splurge) when I buy my used books, I easily borrow…
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rita hayworth and shawshank redemption
Wrongfully imprisoned convict Andy Dufresne seeks revenge in the now standalone novella, previously only published in King’s collection Different Seasons.🧱I was moderately disappointed from all of the movie hype and though I was intrigued by the story, I didn’t enjoy this novella as much as I thought I would. Read on. And stick to those…
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