pickIt gets a solid 75%. The third of the four stories (The Body) dragged on and on for no apparent reason, and I could not wait for it to end. The other three were compelling and interesting. Overall, I would recommend.
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After finally getting myself to finish this collection after the third story bombed, I actually enjoyed this one. Talk about a trip. I probably won‘t ever use “the breathing method” if I somehow end up having kids after this though. It has a rather interesting description of birth and pregnancy in it that lawmakers should be forced to meditate on. Just saying.
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Listening to this little interlude in the Green Rider series!
Meh. Parrish refers to the wrong character at least twice in this novella, which kind of shows the level of thought put into it. I do love Henry, an out of time sort of person who loves old movies and restores art deco theaters... my kind of guy!
There's a critical review on GoodReads from someone reading Parrish for the first time and it kills me that the reviewer restricted comments, because they should definitely try again with a better book!
pickA powerful punch in a novella. A discovery of love, identity, and autonomy. The descriptions in this book are so visceral and graphic, but I didn‘t feel as though it was gratuitous. Excellent and short read. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️#blackcatcrew #hauntedshelf
#iLovePie #PiePoetry
#Oct2025 Book90 (tbh, this one was boring. And it didn‘t really have pie. 🤷🏻♀️)
pickSo, this novella wasn‘t what I expected at all. You think it will be a quick read but this one isn‘t a page turner. You read a little and put it down. And so many themes to contemplate. It‘s about mermaids born from the pregnant slave mothers thrown overboard, but the book is really about holding memories and responsibility to community. This is a good one for a book club but read not listen. 2 of the podcast members didn‘t like the audio book. ⬇️
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The widower of one of Dr Simpson's patients is distressed at the thought of an autopsy on his wife's body at the insistence of her father. Raven and Fisher get involved to prove that Dr S hadn't missed anything in his treatment.
A very slight tale that needed quite a bit of padding even to get up to novella length. It is based on a real case from the period but may be of interest only to those already invested in the series.
pickOhhhh this book is so beautiful and whimsical and adorable. Zuzana might be my favourite character in the Daughter of Smoke and Bone series, and it's lovely for Mik and here's story to take centre stage. The illustrations are gorgeous, as are the descriptions of Prague as the setting for their adventure. I loved this.
