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Fugitive Telemetry by Martha Wells

5.0

As usual, another perfect Murderbot novella. 

I only wrote down 2 comments, but honestly I wanted to highlight every other line (line normal) because Murderbot is hilarious. 

• 20% “Humans need stuff. I had never seen one travel without at least something.”
  65% Jolly Baby 😂

The Echo of Old Books by Barbara Davis

4.0

I really enjoyed this book. I enjoyed the historical love affair and that couple way more than the “present” stuff with Ashlyn, but it was still all great. 

- this is so much more than I thought it would be. I am so caught up in this historic catastrophe of a love affair. 
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54% how could she be mad at him? He already confessed that he has originally come into her life chasing a story. And now she is mad because she has learned the full extent of the story? Can you blame him for trying to shelter her from the true horror of her very own father? He pulled the story. He refused to go public with it. She should WANT the story to be made public so that he no longer controls and manipulates her, his very own daughter. HE KILLED HIS WIFE/HER MOTHER! How can you support him still, when you were already afraid of him before discovering he was likely a murderer?
- I really love the journal/historic couple element, but I feel like Ashlyn’s little romantic situation is rushed and awkward and forced/out of place.

- and this book could have absolutely been done without the psychic element as well. I assume it was used to explain why this random person was so invested in this story, but honestly she could have just been a curious obsessive person without the magic. 
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I absolutely loved that ending. It was heartbreaking but perfect. I could still care less about Ashlyn. All I cared about was Belle and Hemi. Which were incredibly awful nickname choices but oh well. It was still great.

Heir of Fire by Sarah J. Maas

5.0

Once again it’s amazing how much I don’t remember (everything) from the first time I read this book. 

What She Found by Robert Dugoni

3.5

I started out obsessed but by the end I started to lose my love for it. I felt like the ending just sort of happened. There wasn’t the grand finale ending where everything wraps up at the end like normal.


My single commentary… 
- 8% “What about the night in question? Did your father have an alibi?” “Me.” Childress smiled, but it waned. “With my mother out at night, my father was my babysitter.”
- THIS. THIS IS WHAT IS WRONG WITH SOCIETY AND PARENTHOOD. He is not a babysitter for his own child just because the mother is at work. HE IS THE FATHER. He has an equal fucking responsibility. 

Secret Admirer by R.L. Stine

3.0

For a Fear Street this was good. The ending was predictable but good.

The Last Line by Robert Dugoni

4.0

This was good, but not as good as the other prequel short stories we have gotten so far. I think part of the flaw might have been the narration… don’t get me wrong, I love Robert Dugoni and I absolutely loved when he narrated Sam Hell, but I felt like his voice didn’t quite fit Del’s character. It just felt wrong the entire time. 

All I Wanted Was Sushi But I Got Abducted By Aliens Instead by Petra Palerno

3.5

I didn’t know what to expect going in. Some of these ridiculous sounding Kindle Unlimited romances turn out to be amazing. Some turn out to be trash. This one wasn’t amazing but it definitely wasn’t bad either. 

Third Watch by Robert Dugoni

5.0

This was perfect. Like I said in my review of The Academy, I love learning move about Tracy’s early days as a cop. And I want more!!! 

In Her Tracks by Robert Dugoni

5.0

This book was so incredibly good. I am so obsessed with this author. All the crime mysteries had me hooked. And I couldn’t have imagined a better ending. I also read the two short stories about Tracy’s early days while reading this and that made the Nalasco humor in this one so much better. I absolutely love Tracy. 

The Academy by Robert Dugoni

5.0

That was perfect. Absolutely perfect. I want more of her early days getting started in law enforcement. Fuck Nalasco. I hope he gets fired by the end of the series.