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The Daughter of Danray by Natalia Hernandez

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3.0

A Psalm of Storms and Silence by Roseanne A. Brown
Did not finish book. Stopped at 37%.

I got about a third of the way through and realized I just did not much care what happens to anyone. 

Fables, Vol. 10: The Good Prince by Bill Willingham

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4.5

This has been my favorite installment of Fables to date. A couple of nifty mysteries solved, but mostly a sweet dorky guy having good things come to him.

The Lost Apothecary by Sarah Penner

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3.0

I have several things to say but all of them contain spoilers so I guess I'll just leave it at 3 stars and call it a day.

Freaks, Gleeks, and Dawson's Creek: How Seven Teen Shows Transformed Television by Thea Glassman

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3.0

This was a fun nostalgic romp backstage through some of the TV shows that shaped the millennial teenage years. Learned some cool things and it made me want to watch a couple of shows I hadn't previously seen. 

Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett

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5.0

Absolutely Delightful!

I was wary because I don't generally enjoy romance. However, this is one of the few romance tropes (idiots to lovers) that I enjoy. 

I also adored hanging out with Emily. She's very solid and pragmatic and while she occasionally makes poor life choices, but they stay in character. In real life my anthropologist sister discussed how sometimes when you go from kindergarten through a PHD without a pause certain life things fall off your plate. Emily is terrible at human interactions and it is a pleasure to watch her bumble through. I did not expect to like this so much and anticipate acquiring the next two books in the series as swiftly as possible. 

Finally, if you liked Emily Wilde, I feel you will also enjoy spending time with Lady Trent and should go read the series The Memoirs of Lady Trent by Marie Brennan, book one is A Natural History of Dragons. 

Death of the Author by Nnedi Okorafor

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4.0

This book was rough, emotionally. I full on sobbed twice. The toxic family kills me and I wanted to run in and scream at people constantly. I feel like I want to say a lot more about this novel, but I'm at a loss for words. 

Hammajang Luck by Makana Yamamoto

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5.0

I told myself that I would be more withholding of 5 star reviews. Then I read Hammajang Luck and I can't give it anything else. A friend of mine says 5 stars means hunting down everything the author has written and the author is on the instant read list and it's true for Yamamoto. 

My favorite part of any book is characters and these characters are exceptional. The depth and motivation of all the parties. No one seems like a 1-dimensional side character. And then on top of that you get a brilliant Leverage style plot. 

I would definitely recommend this to everyone!

Nocturne by Alyssa Wees

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3.75

Absolutely beautiful. My only complaint was that the author occasionally felt the need to tell us all the things that had previously been shown. 

The Night Things by Ted Naifeh

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3.0

Solidly cute. I think I would have devoured this when I was younger.