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Hilary427

Hilary427

Joined December 2019

Licensed Vet Tech who just can‘t stop reading!
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The Most Fun We Ever Had by Claire Lombardo
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This was a low pick for me - not bad, easy to read, I liked the author; but I found the story not particularly interesting.
⭐️: 3.25/5

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Don't Tell a Soul | David Rosenfelt
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I can‘t say I read many political thrillers…it was kind of over the top and silly, but entertaining! The ending was very abrupt…but I was ready for it to end either way 😆
⭐️: 3.75/5

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Crossroads: A Novel | Jonathan Franzen
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I loved it! I feel like the last hundred pages dragged on, and the ending seemed random, but I really liked it!
⭐️: 4/5

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This was so well written, I really enjoyed it! I only wish I had read it a bit slower, as a lot of the info in here deserves some rumination. Definitely thought provoking.
⭐️: 4/5

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The Second Ending: A Novel | Michelle Hoffman
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Mehso-so

I think I would have liked this book more if I hadn‘t disliked the main character, Prudence, so thoroughly. It was an easy read though, and the ending was decent.
⭐️: 2.75/5

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Off Season | Jack Ketchum
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Just your typical inbred, cannibal family stalking, torturing and eating a few city slickers. Loved it!
⭐️: 4/5

Bklover Yep. Stacked. 🍽️🦵😋 1mo
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The Painter: A novel | Peter Heller
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Mehso-so

I had high hopes for this, as I LOVED The River. This just didn‘t do it for me, though. The story itself was decent (although what happened with Grant, and Jason at the end, was quite silly), but I just didn‘t connect enough with Jim to care about his running monologue, especially when describing his paintings.
⭐️: 3/5

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Devil House | JOHN. DARNIELLE
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I just couldn‘t do it. I made it to page 152/403, but had to bail. I liked the White Witch part but that was it. It‘s SUPER HARD for me to bail on a book, but I just can‘t do it!

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The Tally Stick | Carl Nixon
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Wow! This book was so different than what I was expecting…I couldn‘t put it down! I was engrossed completely. So good!
⭐️: 4.5/5

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Malibu Rising | Taylor Jenkins Reid
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Loved it!!! Not as good as EH, but better than DJ in my opinion! Captivating characters, short chapters, twists turns and drama!
⭐️: 4/5

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The Chaperone | M. Hendrix
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This is essentially a YA Handmaids Tale…but I loved HT so I‘m not mad about it 😂 The ending was silly and there were a few untied loose ends, but it‘s an enjoyable read!
⭐️: 3.75/5

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The Quiet Tenant | Clemence Michallon
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Mehso-so

This book was so, so bad. The only reason I gave it a “so-so” instead of a “pan” was because the idea of the book was cool and the three characters POVs was interesting, but I hated all of the characters. I love a good thriller and was pumped to read this but just found it so cringey 😬
⭐️: 2.25/5

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The Light Pirate | Lily Brooks-Dalton
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Loved it! The first third of the book was my fave, but it was all amazing!
⭐️: 4/5

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West with Giraffes | Lynda Rutledge
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Mehso-so

This was really quite good, but was way too long. I had to skim often. The ending had me in tears, though!
⭐️: 3/5

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Warrior Girl Unearthed | Angeline Boulley
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Mehso-so

This was between a pick and a so-so for me. I LOVED FKD, but this just didn‘t stand up in my opinion. There was too much going on, it felt disjointed. And the ending seemed…rushed? It was still super readable, and I love the characters (old and new).
Star: 3/5

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Daisy Jones & The Six | Taylor Jenkins Reid
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Good book, easy to read…but not nearly as good as 7 Hubby‘s of EH. I bet the show is good, too!
⭐️: 3.75/5

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This was between a pick and a so-so. The actual story of the female SOE agents is great, but I felt like Grace‘s part was unnecessary. Some parts seemed incredibly silly and unlikely (Grace‘s two second convo w her mother, Eleanor getting the German to talk in 10 minutes after his refusal with everyone else, Julian and Marie being “in love”). But the WWII aspects were great!
Star: 3.5/5

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The Stranger Inside | Lisa Unger
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I thought this was a great, quick paced thriller! The middle got a teeeeensy bit long, and the entire plot of “mother vs professional” was blah to me, but the rest was very good!
⭐️: 4/5

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Baby Teeth | Zoje Stage
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Not as creepy as I had imagined. Still a good book, a fast read. Oddly enough, I do want a sequel. Or atleast an epilogue hahah!
⭐️: 3.75/5

WorldsOkayestStepMom This book definitely needed an epilogue!! 4mo
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Too Close to the Falls | Catherine Gildiner
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This is definitely not something I would pick, but it‘s such a good memoir! I wish she knew where Roy went, and I have some questions about The Rod…but I really liked it!
⭐️: 3.75/5

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It Looks Like Us | Alison Ames
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The first 80% was great, and the last 20% was too much - I ended up skimming because it just needed to end. Admittedly though, I have always preferred books that explain things completely, and this book does not do that. It definitely makes you want to keep reading though!
⭐️: 3.5/5

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Mehso-so

This was alriiiiiiiight. Not all that thrilling but I wanted to keep reading it. Until the end that is 😆 Mostly forgettable characters.
⭐️: 3/5

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Loved it! It‘s been on my TBR list for awhile and I‘m so glad I finally picked it up. I actually had no idea what it was about and was pleasantly surprised. The only part I didn‘t love was the whole Monique storyline. I think the book could have been told without it, and the “twist” at the end. Could be a great movie, too!
⭐️: 4/5

Scochrane26 Think they‘re doing a tv show 4mo
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This was such a good book! I want to say cute, which is true, but it was so much more as well. Six Thirty was my favorite 😹 Great read, uplifting, funny, at times infuriating, heartfelt and witty.
⭐️: 4/5

MicrobeMom OMG! Six-thirty is the best! Best anthropomorphized dog I have ever read! 4mo
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks I loved six-thirty 🐶 💙 4mo
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This book was so unique and nothing at all like the movie (which I really liked as well). Interesting way to tell the story of the zombie war! Only thing I didn‘t like was the fact that in the end, he went back and had little blurbs from people previously quoted in the book, but I couldn‘t remember who was who because he interviewed so many people!
⭐️: 4/5

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When She Woke: A Novel | Hillary Jordan
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I loved this book! A lot of people mentioned that it fizzled about halfway through, but I disagree. There are definitely some loose ends that don‘t get tied up, and the ending seems hasty, but overall it was a great, dystopian read. I also loved HJ‘s Mudbound as well.
⭐️: 4/5

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November 9: A Novel | Colleen Hoover
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Mehso-so

This book was CRINGEY! Like…the way CoHo spoke as an 18 year old boy made me grimace and maybe dry heave a little. But, as ever, this book is easy to read, although overall I think this is my least favorite book of hers. I ended up skimming the last 30% or so because I knew where it was going.
⭐️: 2.75/5

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This one is tough. I couldn‘t power through it quickly like I usually do, as it was a slow burn. The end had me crying and cursing my high school (lack of) education. It was barbaric and sad and quiet and powerful. I never want to read it again.
⭐️: 3.75/5

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Reminders of Him | Colleen Hoover
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Colleen Hoover‘s books are always thoroughly readable, and this one is no exception! A bit hard to believe for me (especially Ledger), but still good!
⭐️: 3.5/5

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This book was SO WEIRD but so good! It follows the entire life of a boy who‘s mother leaves him and his father to be with Bigfoot, aka Mr Krantz. It not only follows him, but also his wives, children, and Mr Krantz, too. Very strange but so good!
⭐️: 4/5

Read563 The background goes PERFECTLY 6mo
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Firekeeper's Daughter | Angeline Boulley
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So good! Lots of dark, sad, heartbreaking themes, but also…hope. And I learned so much! Sped through it, great book!
⭐️: 4/5

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The Dead Romantics | Ashley Poston
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PREFACE: I don‘t read rom/coms. This book proved why 😆. I need to stick with what I like.
LIKES: the premise was unique and fun.
DISLIKES: the rest of the book. The main character. The absolute cringe. So, so bad.
⭐️: 2/5

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Why We Swim | Bonnie Tsui
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Mehso-so

Pretty good! Got a little long, and I feel like the last chapter could have been wrapped up more quickly. Makes me want to start swimming though!
⭐️: 3.5/5

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Mad Honey | Jodi Picoult, Jennifer Finney Boylan
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Mehso-so

Overall, I did enjoy the book. I liked that it was told from two different point of views, but I was left feeling sad that Ava wasn‘t one of them! I would have loved the story from her PoV. It ran a bit long, but JPs books are always thoroughly readable!
⭐️:3.5/5

SomedayAlmost That‘s an interesting Idea. I usually like multiple povs, but I felt like in this one they didn‘t weave together very well… 5mo
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Missing Dead Girls | Sara Walters
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Mehso-so

I meeeeeeeean. It started out pretty decent, but just became more and more ridiculous. Too many loose ends. Interesting in theory, but not in execution.
⭐️: 2.5/5

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I loved this!! It had some sections that burned slow, but overall it was a great, epic story! Highly recommend.
⭐️: 4/5

BookMaven9 Lovely story 7mo
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The Bite | Z. W. Taylor
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This was, by far, the worst book I have ever read. If you took a shot every time she wrote the word “zipped” (example: he ZIPPED off to the kitchen, he ZIPPED over with a glass of water, etc) you‘d be dead in an hour. Absolutely terrible.
⭐️: 0.5/5

ChaoticMissAdventures You know there is something to be said having the very worst book you have ever read in your back pocket. A ground floor for measuring all other books by 🤣 7mo
ShelleyBooksie Adorable dog! 7mo
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All Good People Here | Ashley Flowers
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I thought this was great!! I‘m surprised it has so many “meh” reviews. There was only one loose end that I didn‘t love, and I thought the end of the book made perfect sense. Great book!
⭐️: 4/5

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I like Mary Roach! I always learn things from her books, and they‘re so interesting!
⭐️: 3.5/5

perfectsinner I also love Roach! 8mo
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Mehso-so

This book was so-so for me. The main guy telling the story was pretty unappealing, and the ending felt insanely rushed. But, it‘s non-fiction, so I guess that‘s how it went down! Honestly the TV show is probably great, as they could most likely make it more exciting than the actual story.
⭐️: 3/5

BookBelle84 I didn't know this was a book but I found the show very well done. 8mo
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Wintering: A novel | Peter Geye
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Mehso-so

I mean…I was pumped about this one, but it was sort of boring. I feel like both stories (there are two, which sort of combine into one) were just boring. I was left feeling underwhelmed.
⭐️: 2.5/5

DimeryRene The cover is great! 8mo
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Just Like Home | Sarah Gailey
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Mehso-so

This was a slow burn…it was good but not great, and the ending was not what I wanted. I don‘t read horror often and this book reminds me why.
⭐️: 3/5

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Nightbitch | RACHEL. YODER
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This book is so so so weird. It‘s hilarious and sad and full of rage and love, all in a totally strange and unique box. I think every single human being should read this book. That being said, I‘ll never read it again.
⭐️: 4/5

ElizaMarie hmm, you have me intrigued! 9mo
SomedayAlmost I‘m not even done yet and also think that everyone should read this! 5mo
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Lightning Strike: A Novel | William Kent Krueger
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Mehso-so

Not terrible, but a bit long. And if the dad called his son “Son” one more time, I was gonna bail.
⭐️: 2.5/5

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ARGH! Billie is just the worst. Although, I must admit, I get the desire to drop everything and walk away from it all. Frustrating ending, but in a good way!
⭐️: 4/5

Reading_Beyond_The_Book_Cover Yes. Yes. Yes. Relatable. Billie is most of us at one point in time. 🫠 10mo
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Sycamore Row: A Novel | John Grisham
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Mehso-so

Eh. This could have been about 100 pages shorter, with the loose ends tied up. I loved A Time to Kill, but this fell short for me.
⭐️: 2.5/5

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Great book! Reminded me of Maybe You Should Talk to Someone. The human spirit is a wild thing!
⭐️: 4/5

rmaclean4 Love the cover! 11mo
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I really didn‘t like this book. It‘s a coming of age YA story, but there were multiple grammatical errors and I did NOT like Kyle‘s obsession with his cousin Emily.
⭐️: 2/5

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I enjoyed this book, and sometimes memoirs aren‘t my favorite. I wish she would have gone more into her father and his release, but overall I liked it.
⭐️: 3.5/5

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Awesome cover 💙❤️ 12mo
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Lore | Alexandra Bracken
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Bailedbailed

Just. Couldn‘t. Do It. I was 161 pages in, and I decided to bail. I HATE bailing, but you only live once and why waste my time reading something I don‘t enjoy?