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April in Review: 04/30/16

    Rating out of 5 stars

    Five Stars: (Completely loved the book)

  1. By Book or By Crook by Eva Gates
  2. Clean Sweep! Frank Zamboni's Ice Machine by Monica Kulling
  3. Hamster Princess: Of Mice and Magic by Ursula Vernon
  4. Hunters of Chaos by Crystal Velasquez
  5. I See Kitty by Yasmine Surovec
  6. Little Robot by Ben Hatke
  7. My Little Pony: Micro-Series: #3: Rarity by Katie Cook
  8. The Outside Circle: A Graphic Novel by Patti Laboucane-Benson
  9. Wandering Son: Volume 2 by Shimura Takako

    Four Stars (Good but flawed)

  1. Autokind Vs. Mankind by Kenneth R. Schneider
  2. Bat and Rat by Patrick Jennings
  3. Blue Pills: A Positive Love Story by Frederik Peeters
  4. Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
  5. Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator by Roald Dahl
  6. Cupcake Cousins by Kate Hannigan
  7. Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk
  8. The Long Utopia by Terry Pratchett and Stephen Baxter
  9. Good-Bye, Chunky Rice by Craig Thompson
  10. Summer Showers by Kate Hannigan

    Three Stars (Average)

  1. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl
  2. Desolation Angels by Jack Kerouac
  3. The Girl Who Raced Fairyland All the Way Home by Catherynne M. Valente
  4. Locke & Key, Volume 1: Welcome to Lovecraft by Joe Hill
  5. Sherlock Bones 1 by Yuma Ando
  6. Three Bears in a Boat by David Soman
  7. Trailer Park Fae by Lilith Saintcrow
  8. Vested Interests: Cross-Dressing and Cultural Anxiety by Marjorie Garber

    Two Stars (Finished but it was a chore to read)

  1. Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret by Judy Blume
  2. Bohemians edited by Paul Buhle
  3. One Book in the Grave by Kate Carlisle

    One Star (Didn't finish)

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Books and stories read this month (reviews coming)

    Personal Collection
  1. The Amazing World of Gumball Vol. 1: Fairy Tale Trouble by Ben Bocquelet
  2. Bisbee, Arizona, Then And Now by Boyd Nicholl
  3. The Circle of Lies by Crystal Velasquez
  4. The Journey of the Penguin by Emiliano Ponzi
  5. The Master of Jalna by Mazo de la Roche
  6. Of Mice and Magic by Ursula Vernon
  7. Skybreaker by Kenneth Oppel
    Research
  1. Across the Continent by The Lincoln Highway by Effie Price Gladding
  2. Better Country by Dallas Lore Sharp
  3. Big Dog...Little Dog: A Bedtime Story by P.D. Eastman
  4. Bone Gap by Laura Ruby
  5. It Might Have Been Worse; a Motor Trip from Coast to Coast by Beatrice Larned Massey
    Library book
  1. Bird & Squirrel on the Edge! by James Burks
  2. The Dashwood Sisters Tell All by Beth Pattillo
  3. The Drowning Spool by Monica Ferris
  4. Goddess Boot Camp by Tera Lynn Childs
  5. Hannah and the Homunculus by Kurt Hassler
  6. Kyo Kara MAOH!, Volume 02 by Tomo Takabayashi
  7. Lost Cat: A True Story of Love, Desperation, and GPS Technology by Caroline Paul
  8. Miki Falls, Volume 1: Spring by Mark Crilley
  9. Murder in the Mystery Suite by Ellery Adams
  10. Needled to Death by Maggie Sefton
  11. No Ghouls Allowed by Victoria Laurie
  12. Noragami: Stray God, Vol. 7 by Adachitoka
  13. Say No to Murder by Nancy Pickard
  14. A Study in Charlotte by Brittany Cavallaro
  15. Sucks to be Me by Kimberly Pauley
  16. Thyme of Death by Susan Wittig Albert
  17. Valley of Kings by Michael Northrop

5 = all new books, -4 = all to be reads. The goal is to be as close to -4 as possible.
5 = all new books, -4 = all to be reads. The goal is to be as close to -4 as possible.

Read vs Review by Date - Jan / April 2016
Read vs Review by Date for 2016

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