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What is the last book you read, and how much did you rate it?
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Lost at Sea

Bryan Lee O'Malley
A graphic novel about not fitting in and the endless thoughts that puts into your head. It's also about a girl going on a road trip with a new bunch of people.
4 stars

Beasts

Ingvild Bjerkeland
5 stars!
An exciting very vivid survival story about two kids trying to reach the coast so they can escape these dark furred beasts with hooves.



3.5 stars for me.
I read this book as a free review copy from #NetGalley #thriller
tense and emotional read
My review here - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Spirit Sleuths: How Magicians and Detectives Exposed the Ghost Hoaxes

Gail Jarrow
3 stars
The beginning was intriguing but then I got bored with it. It's actually about magicians.
The Lady and Her Monsters: A Tale of Dissections,
Real-Life Dr. Frankensteins, and the Creation of Mary
Shelley's Masterpiece

Roseanne Montillo
2 stars!

I loved it and I don't normally like shorts.
One of my favorite series 5/5


It's a very short gothic tale (I think I read it in about 15 mins) portraying the dangers of not challenging traditions.
Not my usual type of read, but I've challenged myself to read more classics this year, and I'm glad I gave this one a go.


Really Different Book about a Star Actress in Glamorous Hollywood 1960’s, who leaves and Enters a Convent to become a Nun.
If you live near Winston-Salem, NC there is a book event from Friday, 9/26 and Saturday, 9/27. Sarah McCoy is sponsoring some events and will be there along with many Top Authors. I am definitely going to go to this.

DNF at 82 percent. It's just too depressing and the husband in here was just too cruel. Maxi was trying to learn things and he just dismissed what she was trying to learn as "useless". And she constantly says "sorry" about everything.
Under the Oak Tree, Vol. 1

Suji Kim
2 stars!

One some level it feels rude to give a rating for a classic masterpiece, but for me ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Looking for Smoke

K.A. Cobell
4 stars!
This is a very twisty murder mystery where the main characters have secrets. It's set on a Blackfeet Nation reservation in Montana. Definitely a very good story!

3 - something's wrong with the story or proofreading but I finished it.
2 - a "what the heck?" reaction
1 - not worth the paper/electricity used to create it

Hitler and the Occult

Ken Anderson
4 stars!
A well written book that tries to explain Hitler. A good chunk of this talks about the Lance of Destiny and about Providence that he believed in.
The author spends a lot of time debunking other stuff too saying there is no proof.
I never heard of this Lance before...
I enjoyed this one.


Horse Camp

Carrie Seim
5 stars!
This is a delightful mystery about a missing horse named Silver Streak. And Wills is willing to do anything to solve the mystery at horse camp. The overall message is that friends stick together like a herd. The clues in here are plenty but the mystery is satisfying.

It is to be released in November & I highly recommend to anyone who likes speculative fiction or dystopian futures. It has been my favorite book this year.
Here’s my review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

H.P. Lovecraft's The Colour Out of Space

Gou Tanabe
5 stars!
Truly incredible story! I never read Lovecraft before so I was very surprised by this short story in manga form.


Land of Mirrors

María Medem
3 stars
I do wish more things had been explained in this story. It's about the main character focusing on a single lonely flower. And there is a complicated maze to solve in here too!


After reading If You Want to Write by Brenda Ueland, I try not to rate books. Art is interpreted differently by each person who views it, and books are just the art of the written word. One person may love a story for the same reason another hates it. So ratings are unreliable. The best way to know if you like a book is to read it. Besides, what right do I have to judge a novel written nearly four-thousand years ago? Their book has been remembered throughout time, while mine may be quickly forgotten.
I will say, I enjoyed this interpretation of Gilgamesh, and the explanation that followed. It's a version I wouldn't mind reading again.


3.5 stars
Read as an ARC from #NetGalley
fast high stake thriller
My review - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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