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Among the Departed by Vicki Delany
Body on the Bayou by Ellen Byron
The Box in the Woods by Maureen Johnson
Buttercream Bump Off
Camp by Lev A.C. Rosen
A Crafty Killing by Lorraine Bartlett
Darling by K. Ancrum
Deadly Ever After by Eva Gates
Death by the Dozen by Jenn McKinlay
Dough Boys by Paula Chase
Flipped for Murder by Maddie Day
The Ghost and Mrs. McClure by Alice Kimberly
Grilled for Murder by Maddie Day
A High-End Finish by Kate Carlisle
Hollow Kingdom by Kira Jane Buxton
Jukebox by Nidhi Chanani
Killer Chardonnay by Kate Lansing
Maybe Maybe Marisol Rainey by Erin Entrada Kelly
Miss Meteor by Tehlor Kay Mejia and Anna-Marie McLemore
Much Ado About Muffin by Victoria Hamilton
One Way or Another by Kara McDowell
Ozma by Candace Robinson and Amber R. Duell
A Problematic Paradox by Eliot Sappingfield
Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Read and Gone by Allison Brook
Some Places More Than Others by Renée Watson
Stargazer by Anne Hillerman
Tune It Out by Jamie Sumner
What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty
Wicked Things by John Allison and Max Sarin (Illustrations)
Witches and Wedding Cake by Bailey Cates

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2 stars: OK
1 star: Did not finish

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July in Review: 07/31/21

Rating out of 5 stars

    Five Stars: (Completely loved the book)

  1. The Box in the Woods by Maureen Johnson
  2. Buttercream Bump Off by Jenn McKinlay
  3. A Crafty Killing by Lorraine Bartlett
  4. Darling by K. Ancrum
  5. Deadly Ever After by Eva Gates
  6. Death by the Dozen by Jenn McKinlay
  7. Dough Boys by Paula Chase
  8. Flipped for Murder by Maddie Day
  9. Jukebox by Nidhi Chanani
  10. Maybe Maybe Marisol Rainey by Erin Entrada Kelly
  11. Miss Meteor by Tehlor Kay Mejia and Anna-Marie McLemore
  12. Much Ado About Muffin by Victoria Hamilton
  13. One Way or Another by Kara McDowell
  14. Ozma by Candace Robinson and Amber R. Duell
  15. Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
  16. Read and Gone by Allison Brook
  17. Some Places More Than Others by Renée Watson
  18. Wicked Things by John Allison and Max Sarin (Illustrations)

    Four Stars: (Good but flawed)

  1. Among the Departed by Vicki Delany
  2. Body on the Bayou by Ellen Byron
  3. A High-End Finish by Kate Carlisle
  4. Killer Chardonnay by Kate Lansing
  5. Stargazer by Anne Hillerman
  6. Tune It Out by Jamie Sumner
  7. What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty
  8. Witches and Wedding Cake by Bailey Cates

    Three Stars: (Average)

  1. The Ghost and Mrs. McClure by Alice Kimberly
  2. Grilled for Murder by Maddie Day

    Two Stars: (OK)

  1. Camp by Lev A.C. Rosen
  2. A Problematic Paradox by Eliot Sappingfield

    One Star: (Did not finish)

  1. Hollow Kingdom by Kira Jane Buxton

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Books and stories read this month (reviews coming)

    Personal Collection
  1. Buried in the Stacks by Allison Brook
  2. Camp by Lev A.C. Rosen
  3. Dead, Bath, and Beyond by Lorraine Bartlett and Laurie Cass (Narrator)
  4. The Ghost and the Dead Man's Library by Alice Kimberly
  5. Grilled for Murder by Maddie Day
  6. A High-End Finish by Kate Carlisle
  7. I Am Not Starfire by Mariko Tamaki and Yoshi Yoshitani (Illustrator)
  8. Killer Chardonnay by Kate Lansing
  9. Maybe Maybe Marisol Rainey by Erin Entrada Kelly
  10. Miss Meteor by Tehlor Kay Mejia and Anna-Marie McLemore
  11. Muffin to Fear by Victoria Hamilton
  12. Murder 101 by Lynn Cahoon
  13. Purrder She Wrote by Cate Conte and Amy Melissa Bentley
  14. Stargazer by Anne Hillerman
  15. State of the Onion by Julie Hyzy
  16. Tea & Treachery by Vicki Delany
  17. The Tea Dragon Society by Kay O'Neill
  18. Toured to Death by Hy Conrad
  19. Well Played by Jen DeLuca
  20. What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty
    Research
  1. The Box in the Woods by Maureen Johnson
  2. Darling by K. Ancrum
  3. Jukebox by Nidhi Chanani
  4. Ozma by Candace Robinson and Amber R. Duell
  5. A Problematic Paradox by Eliot Sappingfield
  6. The Secret Starling by Judith Eagle
  7. Some Places More Than Others by Renée Watson
  8. Tune It Out by Jamie Sumner
  9. Turtle in Paradise: The Graphic Novel by Jennifer L. Holm and Savanna Ganucheau
  10. When Fairies Go Bad by Ursula Vernon
    Review
    Library book

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