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What a delight! A story within a story, a story about stories, featuring Chih, a nonbinary story collecting cleric; weretigers; a mammoth upon which Chih rides up a mountain; sapphic love and poetry. Great #audiobook narration by Cindy Kay!

Am I in a funk? None of my recently read books have been hitting. This was a true so-so. I liked some parts but ultimately it was too unbelievable with a bit much going on. Bookshop owner Maddie and her bff Badger are on the case of a missing woman whose disappearance may be tied to an incident Maddie was involved in during her high school days. There‘s also a podcaster, creepy presents showing up, and Santa!?! Eek. Fine but forgettable.

A sweet novella

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4/5

This is a fast paced read, with each page leaving you wanting more. The kkk are not humans, but horrible monsters hiding under the white hoods…and only those gifted with ‘the sight‘, can see them for what they really are. Meanwhile, the 1915 propaganda film ‘The Birth of a Nation‘ is used to spread more hatred, and time is running out to stop it. Hate creates the monsters in this book, but we all know it creates them in real life, too.

I‘ve read holiday books of all kinds this month and this is my favorite so far. I loved the way part of it is written in journal form! It was creepy but there was also a lot of (not necessarily happy) holiday elements in the story. Really enjoyed it. I finished it up on my lunch break. Thanks to @OriginalCyn620 for the recommendation.

Switched my schedule this week & have to work later today. Wish I had the day off, but since I don‘t I‘m enjoying some holiday reading before my shift.

This was an enjoyable, distracting, quick read. The writing isn't brilliant IMO but the events drive the book along nicely. I'm keen to read the others!

Exonerated by his sister's suicide, Caspar is released from jail where he spent 9 months awaiting trial for murder. Can he rebuild his life? How far will he go in search for revenge against those who didn't believe his innocence, in particular the arresting officer with whom he had been starting a relationship.

A quick, seasonable read, entertaining and needing no brain power.

Beautifully poetic, but suffers from it also at times if you plan for a straightforward narrative. Of course this is about time travel, so the unwieldy structure fits and gives the reader a more impressionistic pallet from which the story bubbles up. Should come with a user recommendation to “best read in one sitting” to thoroughly enjoy.

I'm not sure whether it's me not being focused enough on the audiobook or were there too many technical details that were unnecessary for the smooth plot development. Well, I felt a bit overwhelmed by the technicalities. But I loved the intrigue, the inner struggle of the protagonist and the hopeful ending - there is a very interesting future ahead for Murderbot and some other security units.
#told_by_a_woman