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The Air-Conditioned Nightmare by Henry Miller
The Ballad of Ami Miles by Kristy Dallas Alley
Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty
Bloodroot by Susan Wittig Albert
Chili Cauldron Curse by Lynn Cahoon
Crow by Candace Robinson and Amber R Duell
Curiosity Thrilled the Cat by Sofie Kelly
Death Gone A-Rye by Winnie Archer
Death of an English Muffin by Victoria Hamilton
Farm to Trouble by Amanda Flower
Foul Play at the Fair by Shelley Freydont
Hearts by Hilma Wolitzer
House of Cards by Michael Dobbs
The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros
The Last Book Party by Karen Dukess
Little Bookshop of Murder by Maggie Blackburn and Christa Lewis (Narrator)
Montauk by Nicola Harrison
Nightschool: The Weirn Books Collector's Edition, Volume 2 by Svetlana Chmakova
On Borrowed Crime by Kate Young and Dina Pearlman (Narrator)
Once Upon a River by Diane Setterfield
Over the Woodward Wall by A. Deborah Baker
A Playdate With Death by Ayelet Waldman
The Printed Letter Bookshop by Katherine Reay
Sabrina: Something Wicked by Kelly Thompson and Veronica Fish (illustrator)
A Side of Murder by Amy Pershing
To Know You're Alive by Dakota McFadzean
This is Munich by Miroslav Sasek
Those People by Louise Candlish
Unplugged by Gordon Korman
A Witch's Printing Office, Volume 2 by Mochinchi and Yasuhiro Miyama
Wondercat Kyuu-Chan Volume 1 by Sasami Nitori

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May in Review: 05/31/21

Rating out of 5 stars

    Five Stars: (Completely loved the book)

  1. The Ballad of Ami Miles by Kristy Dallas Alley
  2. Death Gone A-Rye by Winnie Archer
  3. Little Bookshop of Murder by Maggie Blackburn and Christa Lewis (Narrator)
  4. On Borrowed Crime by Kate Young and Dina Pearlman (Narrator)
  5. A Playdate With Death by Ayelet Waldman
  6. Sabrina: Something Wicked by Kelly Thompson and Veronica Fish (illustrator)
  7. A Side of Murder by Amy Pershing
  8. This is Munich by Miroslav Sasek
  9. A Witch's Printing Office, Volume 2 by Mochinchi and Yasuhiro Miyama

    Four Stars: (Good but flawed)

  1. Chili Cauldron Curse by Lynn Cahoon
  2. Crow by Candace Robinson and Amber R Duell
  3. Curiosity Thrilled the Cat by Sofie Kelly
  4. Death of an English Muffin by Victoria Hamilton
  5. Farm to Trouble by Amanda Flower
  6. Hearts by Hilma Wolitzer
  7. The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros
  8. Montauk by Nicola Harrison
  9. Nightschool: The Weirn Books Collector's Edition, Volume 2 by Svetlana Chmakova
  10. Over the Woodward Wall by A. Deborah Baker
  11. Those People by Louise Candlish
  12. To Know You're Alive by Dakota McFadzean
  13. Unplugged by Gordon Korman
  14. Wondercat Kyuu-Chan Volume 1 by Sasami Nitori

    Three Stars: (Average)

  1. House of Cards by Michael Dobbs
  2. The Printed Letter Bookshop by Katherine Reay

    Two Stars: (OK)

  1. Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty
  2. Bloodroot by Susan Wittig Albert
  3. Foul Play at the Fair by Shelley Freydont
  4. The Last Book Party by Karen Dukess
  5. Once Upon a River by Diane Setterfield

    One Star: (Did not finish)

  1. The Air-Conditioned Nightmare by Henry Miller

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Books and stories read this month (reviews coming)

    Personal Collection
  1. Among the Departed by Vicki Delany
  2. An Appetite for Murder by Lucy Burdette
  3. Arsenic and Adobo by Mia P. Manansala
  4. Butterflies Are Pretty ... Gross! by Rosemary Mosco and Jacob Souva (Illustrations)
  5. Chocolat by Joanne Harris
  6. Death Gone A-Rye by Winnie Archer
  7. I Think I Love You by Auriane Desombre
  8. Indigo Dying by Susan Wittig Albert
  9. Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken! Volume 1 by Sumito Oowara
  10. Marmalade's Nap by Cindy Wheeler
  11. Much Ado About Muffin by Victoria Hamilton
  12. Nightschool: The Weirn Books Collector's Edition, Volume 2 by Svetlana Chmakova
  13. One Hot Murder by Lorraine Bartlett
  14. A Playdate With Death by Ayelet Waldman
  15. A Side of Murder by Amy Pershing
  16. Sabrina: Something Wicked by Kelly Thompson
  17. Swamp Thing: Twin Branches by Maggie Stiefvater and Morgan Beem (illustrator)
  18. Three Men on the Bummel by Jerome K. Jerome
  19. The Turn of the Screw by Henry James
    Research
  1. Crow by Candace Robinson and Amber R Duel
  2. Gideon Falls, Volume 4: The Pentoculus by Jeff Lemire et. al.
  3. Hearts by Hilma Wolitzer
  4. Mighty Jack and Zita the Spacegirl by Ben Hatke
  5. The Seeds by Ann Nocenti and David Aja (Artist)
  6. Swordheart by T. Kingfisher
  7. War Stories by Gordon Korman
    Review
  1. How to Make a Bird by Meg McKinlay and Matt Ottley (Illustrator)
    Library book

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