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Jennaree3

Jennaree3

Joined May 2020

Author, writer, hygienist and Oxford comma hater
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Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
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Sense and Sensibility | Jane Austen
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Very similar to Pride & Prejudice. Enjoying it so far! It's like the 1800s version of Sex and the City but more pretentious. Spill that tea, Jane 😅

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Bailedbailed

DNF. Very young adult and overly simplistic dialogue. Did not hold my attention beyond the first quarter of the book

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Ask for Andrea | Noelle W. Ihli
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Great! 4.5/5. Ending should have been way more violent in my opinion 😂

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Sense and Sensibility | Jane Austen
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Had some great options but I am feeling a need to break free from the murder mysteries for a few days. Up next, Austen's first novel (1811) preceding Pride&Prej by just two years. Jane was 35 years old when she published her first book.

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Little Secrets | Jennifer Hillier
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Already better than the last book and I'm only 40 pages into it 🤗🥳

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The Arrangement | Kiersten Modglin
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Mehso-so

If you can suspend reality 40 times in one book, this book is fine. Read it in two days. Entertaining but certainly not rave-worthy. Yet another thriller page rec that is a disappointment. Similar writing style I'd say to Colleen Hoover. Eh 6/10

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The Arrangement | Kiersten Modglin
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Pretty sure I had this one figured out in chapter 1. Let's see if it gets twisty 👀

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The Odyssey | Homer Homer
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Mehso-so

Is it normal that this mug pisses me off

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Pickpick

Fantastic ride!! I love the way she writes, and the way she allows the story to unfurl to the point that my mouth watered in anticipation toward the end. Such a great ending! A lot of 70s nostalgia, and a lot of events instead of just boring beginning/mid/end. 9/10! Would highly recommend and can't wait to check out more from Jess Lourey

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This book is SO good so far. What a refreshing read! I'm hooked.

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Looking Glass Sound | Catriona Ward
Bailedbailed

The first 100 pages of this were brilliant. Great coming-of-age story, then quickly turned into a serial killer who-dunnit. Then gets so unbelievably weird and confusing that it made 7 1/2 deaths of Evelyn hardcastle seem easy. Honestly such a disappointing 2/10. Could have been great! But wasn't.

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Looking Glass Sound | Catriona Ward
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Has anyone read this? It started out soooo good. Now it's fading a little...the time frames jump from talking about things day to day, to all of a sudden a few months later, or years. I can't quite figure out what genre it is...it's like a cross between catcher in the rye, the sun also rises, mix in a lil serial killer, some very frank bisexual curiosity, a manic depressive parent, abandonment, death, complicated bereavement. Not sure yet!

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Ward D | Freida McFadden
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Pretty good, but a little boring in the middle. twisty at the end but I predicted it. 7/10

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Ward D | Freida McFadden
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So far, just OK. Not much character development, so she expects me to be interested in a person named Jade, though the only details of jade are that her parents are messy/negligent and she smokes weed behind school. Describes like 90% of the population lol. Give me some deets to either root for, or hate the girl before you start prattling on about her

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I'm finding that page 150-180 is where my mind decides it loves or hates a book 😆 struggling to finish this one. It's not bad, just not as interesting on the medical side as I had hoped. 5/10? The movie was about the same score.

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The Fourth Monkey | J. D. Barker
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Bailedbailed

DNF. So, so bad. The fact that my thriller pages go bananas over this book actually saddens me all the way into the depths of my soul. What happened to good mystery writing. 3/10...and that is generous

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The Coworker | Freida McFadden
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A quick plane ride after visiting Boston for the weekend. Great city! Now time for a good book 👍👍

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The Fourth Monkey | J. D. Barker
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The first 150 pages of this were OK, but in the mid-200s now it's just going for the shock factor. Absolute gratuitous and disgusting depravity. Who thinks of these things

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Bailedbailed

I can't decide if it's a YA or just a really bad adult book. Some sexual themes, and with a step-brother which was so weird and kind of gross. I feel like the author expected the reader to be rooting for this romance as it unfurled but the reader wasn't. I wanted to care about the girl's relationship with her mother but I just didn't. Could not get into this one. Good framework, just terrible. Bailed 1/2 way. 3/10

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Fav quote of the book: "Being in love is a condition, isn't it? It's like being depressed or being in a cult. You're basically underwater--people can talk to you about life on dry land, but it doesn't really mean anything."

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Up next as a rec from a Facebook book page. Bibliophiles all around us ❤️❤️

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This book was recommended after reading A Teacher by Freida McFadden. Except this one is a 16 year old boy and his teacher. The pseudo main character Sheba may go down as one of the most unlikeable characters of all time. The actual main character is a creepy close 2nd. But it held my interest in its absurdity. I think it's a true story, too, which disturbs me further

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Great book! Just like the movie. 8/10

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So far, I'm confused and intrigued. On page 75. Stay tuned

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Current read. Almost exactly like the movie, in a good way.

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This one was a very fast read. Read it in two days. I am left curious. Not a spiritual person to start, I am fortunate that I already possess an open mind, a character trait this book highly encourages. We don't know all there is to know about this life, the next one, or the last. All we can do in the here and now is remain open, learn, grow, and help those around us. While referencing the Old Testament in the book, I couldn't help but realize⬇️

Jennaree3 That most of these teachings, those of reincarnation, of paying debts and earning your next life, are highly, highly Buddhist teachings. Interesting perspective. 8/10. Category: psychology, reincarnation, psychics 8mo
PsiWriter Loved this book! Read it many years ago and began exploring past life regression as a result. 7mo
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The Teacher | Freida McFadden
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Twisty as usual. Freida nailed the process of grooming, and she nailed the way a 16-year old would speak when she wrote as Addie. Something tells me this book might ring all too familiar to a lot of girls, who maybe didn't realize just how inappropriate those student/teacher/coach relationships were.Weinstein, Epstein, now this 90's Nickelodeon exposee...it's now a ubiquitous theme. I can't help but feel sorrow, though I know it's only fiction. ⬇️

Jennaree3 And if you're out there, and you are or have been a victim of a similar situation, there is help. There are resources, links, numbers, lifelines. You are not alone! 💪🏼 9mo
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This book was quite interesting and I'd give it about a 7.5/10. It was a tad verbose with some rambling that was uninteresting at times. But the overall premise of the book was promising, the flow was good, and the ending was satisfying. A classic addition to any psych section of a home library; subcat mood disorders/mental health autobios

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The Teacher | Freida McFadden
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A little Freida & a 'Rita at the end of a very long week! 📖📚

mom_of_4 Sounds like a good time. 9mo
LatrelWhite That book!🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾 9mo
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Pretty interesting when an esteemed professor of psychiatry finds herself dealing with the very mood disorders she teaches. Will she follow her own advice as a brilliant mind, or will she fall subject to the variable highs and lows of manic depression. It is a very interesting read for anyone who has been touched by a friend or family member with depression/mania

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And Then There Were None | Agatha Christie
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Next up! My $1 used bookstore find. 🤍

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The First to Lie | Hank Phillippi Ryan
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Mehso-so

This book only makes sense if everyone in the book is blind and/or has amnesia. It wasn't terrible, but requires a severe suspension of reality for it to be remotely plausible. It also had girth in pages, but not in content, and really could have been slimmed down substantially. 6/10.

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The Best of Friends | Lucinda Berry
Mehso-so

4/10. Three kids get ahold of a gun while under the influence. One kid left too traumatized to speak. Had potential but did not deliver. Very redundant. Explains the same situations 3-4 times in a row, and there are a lot of characters but none interesting enough to be memorable. The ending was a dud.

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The Best of Friends | Lucinda Berry
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Sunshine & books while stealing a few moments in my best bud's fenced back yard with the dogs. No ottoman? A child's train set will do lol

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This is the perfect beach read. Pretty quick, and tied up all the loose ends for a strong finish. Held my interest throughout, but I had some of it figured out by the end. 8/10

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Mehso-so

A bit of a dud in comparison to the Housemaid #1. Some people raved about this one but I found it a bit dull.

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Excellent. Overuse of the word "eschew," but forgivable. 9/10--would recommend reading the other ones in the series first. There is an incident that mentions a character by the name of Daniel Lapp...the incident is mentioned in Hidden Ones but not explained (which is a very important backstory). Very fun read!

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Is there anything better than a crackling "fireplace" (thanks for the Yule log, Netflix), a new kombucha, and a fresh book ? ah just bury me among my books when I go and let the book worms get me ?♥️???

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Had to set down Deer Creek Drive when this one arrived. Book 14 in the series. Haven't read one from her in like a year and I missed her writing. In my opinion, one of the best modern crime/thriller writers out there. I just found out that between all of the books in the Burkholder series, there is a 1.5, a 2.5, etc. that are kindle-only. Basically an entire series I missed 😱 Gotta get a kindle

intothehallofbooks I love this series!! Most, if not all, of the novellas are collected in a book called A Simple Murder which you can get in print! 2y
MonicaLoves2Read This book was so good 2y
Jennaree3 @intothehallofbooks I didn't know that! Thanks so much!! 🙌🙌🙌 2y
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Do Not Disturb: A Novel | Freida McFadden
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7/10 This one was a quick read, held my attention, and surprised me in the end; however, I wouldn't say it was remarkable.

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Never Lie | Freida McFadden
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Freida McFadden is obviously intelligent. In this one, she utilized a phonetic sound, like initials B.D. and another character named BEatrice (as fictitious example) to lead your mind down one road while she drove the bus down another. Twisty, quick read. I love her writing! 9/10

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Mehso-so

I described this book as a "slow burn" until about page 200 where it progressively thawed into a bland piece of untenderized, raw chicken meat marinating in lukewarm water in a dirty sink. 3/10

Bren912 I totally giggled at this review 🫢 2y
MonicaLoves2Read Your review made me 😂 2y
marleed Haha. You make me want to go back and review my notes to see why I gave this a pick! 2y
Jennaree3 @marleed lol it wasn't terrible...just veryyyy slowwwww 2y
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This had more twists and turns than a soft pretzel. On one hand, I hate when the clues to figure out the ending are not revealed until the last 10 pages, making it impossible to predict. Yet on the other hand, I think it did a fine job of illustrating the true human nature of suspicion, and how no one ever really knows of what your neighbor, or your grandfather, or even your own husband, is capable. 8/10 would recommend

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Up next: my first Lisa Jewell....

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Butcher and the Wren | Alaina Urquhart
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This was a quick read and pretty good, but I found the twist confusing and the ending very rushed and boring. It had the framework to be excellent, but unfortunately failed to deliver a solid ending. Did anyone else not totally comprehend the "twist" with the bracelet? How things in the past are also in the present? Fav quote: "sometimes death is the only real mercy."

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Butcher and the Wren | Alaina Urquhart
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Liking this one so far! Smart serial killer meets smart, forensically-experienced detective.

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Hidden Pictures: A Novel | Jason Rekulak
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"We don't know how much our bodies can endure until we make cruel demands of them." As a runner, total truth! ?‍♀️ ? #quoteoftheday

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Hidden Pictures: A Novel | Jason Rekulak
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It was good. The pictures were kind of fun and a nice break for the mind to toggle from language to visual input. The ending felt sloppy to me. I would give the first 3/4 of the book an 8/10, but the ending a 5. Wouldn't have raved about it as much as some did.

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The Hunting Party | Lucy Foley
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Ever heard "career" and "careen" interchangeably? Apparently the Brits "career" around a corner. I was scratching my head thinking it was a typo until I realized Lucy Foley is British!

5feet.of.fury So interesting the things that differ from American English. I totally would have thought that was a typo 2y
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Poison Mind | Jeffrey Good, Susan Goreck
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This book was quite compelling right up until the last few disorganized chapters. It's like they wanted so badly to include all of this extraneous info about how truly odd this nerdy murderer guy was, so they just tacked on random journal entries, or reports of bizarre conversations with people, in no particular order. And the last few chapters about the trial were also quite dull considering it was a high-profile murder case! 8/10