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902 reviews

funny lighthearted mysterious

5.0

AUDREY'S ONE-SENTENCE BOOK REVIEWS

Does Dorothy Sayers write mysteries? or does she write romance novels where there just happens to be a dead body nearby?

The Sugared Game by KJ Charles

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adventurous mysterious tense

3.5

AUDREY"S ONE-SENTENCE BOOK REVIEWS

come for the jazz age pornography, stay for the genuine life advice:

"If you want to start on They’d be alive if only I hadn’t, we’ll be here all day.”
“Yes, but—”
“Not ‘but’. You’re talking as if you had some sort of control, like if you’d behaved differently, the whole world would have been different. Don’t flatter yourself.”

The Girls by Emma Cline

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dark mysterious reflective

2.5

AUDREY'S ONE-SENTENCE BOOK REVIEWS

The story is derivative of a certain real-life criminal case and the language is severely overwritten for the character, but it sparked a great book club discussion re: "would I have joined a cult when I was 14" (answer: yes)

Slippery Creatures by KJ Charles

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adventurous dark mysterious

3.0

AUDREY'S ONE-SENTENCE BOOK REVIEWS

(Will Darling after his service bottom betrays him for state secrets) what was I supposed to do, NOT fuck him?

Shakespeare: The Man Who Pays the Rent by Brendan O’Hea, Judi Dench

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funny informative reflective

5.0

AUDREY'S ONE-SENTENCE BOOK REVIEWS

I'm so glad that Dame Judi Dench believes in being a hater. "every opinion is valid" no, some Shakespeare plays suck and some interpretations of the text are daft.

The Beauty of the Husband by Anne Carson

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4.0

Tuesday Mooney Talks to Ghosts by Kate Racculia

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adventurous funny mysterious

4.5

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Weird goth people will always find each other even after death<3

Fashion Trends, Deadly Ends by Brianna Malotke

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dark informative reflective

1.5