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A historical novel that's quite different from other historicals that I have read and was a delight to read. RTC

This was such a beautiful little book and I hope to find a physical copy to add to my collection of beautiful childrens books. 5 ⭐.

I must be one of the off ones out. I read this through the Internet Archive as it's only 80 pages and a fast read. The Spanish wasn't too difficult nor was the writing style as it's in the form of a play. A simple storyline but an interesting one. I didn't care for how Carmen treated Ama, and while it was a good play it didn't fully capture my interest. I read because it was short and I know this is important for undocumented Americans but I just couldn't get fully into it. 2.5 ⭐ rounded up.

This was heartwarming, enchanting and felt like a good safe hug from a dear friend. I'll need to buy a physical copy of this whole series at once. 5 ⭐. I don't know which is more wholesome. This book or Garlic and the Vampire. Both are high on my list of favorites.

Dnf'd. Tried 50 pages, but it's just not for me. While normally I really love Dorothy Garlock's books, this just wasn't working for me. 2.5 ⭐ rounded up.

Short but fun. 3 ⭐ RTC

I gave it 50 pages before I dnf'd. I'm sorry but though it had strong potential it just wasn't capturing me. 3 ⭐.

From reviewers, you either liked this book or didn't like it. I appear to kinda like it but it definitely needs work. Helena was childish and annoying at times and I didn't much care for James either but it was entertaining enough that I read it. 3 ⭐.

Dnf'd. This was slow, and I was just not getting on with it. Unfortunate because I had high hopes. Ah well. Onto the next book. 2 ⭐.

Slow but with some good lines and I still like this authors writing style even if this wasn't quite for me. A solid 3 ⭐.

A delightful romantic suspense that had a happy ending. 5 ⭐

This was fine. It intrigued me that it was a mail order husband instead of a wife, for a change. 3 ⭐.

Dnf'd. I tried but I just couldn't bring myself to care. This was dull, dry, and thoroughly boring. I really wanted to like this but I'm just afraid this isn't for me. 2 ⭐.

I'll only say that this is definitely not as good as Anne of Green Gables and I hated most of the characters and felt rather bad for Valancy. 2.5 ⭐

Actual rating, 3.5 ⭐. This was an interesting little short story of war, chess, and I quite liked it.

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Actual rating, 3.5 ⭐. This was an interesting little short story of war, chess, and I quite liked it.

Actual rating 2.5 ⭐. I tried five chapters and it wasn't for me. Beautiful, absolutely stunning cover but I'm just not interested in the story overall. Dnf.

An interesting story. I'm still pondering all that I read here. 3.5 ⭐ rounded up

Actual rating 3.5 ⭐ rounded up. I half liked this and can appreciate what the author was attempting to do here but it felt not quite there. I don't know if what it was about this book but it just felt like it was missing something. Regardless this was still a great read and had a happy ending. But not for the land. It still hungers for

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Actual rating 2.5 ⭐. I just couldn't get into it. I may try again later.

A bit slow at points in the middle but as I finally read my first Clifford D. Simak book, I can definitely see how he's gotten so much hype over the years past. This was captivating and intriguing. Enoch was a fascinating character and there's just the right amount of mystery to keep you turning the pages. I liked the characters, the way it slowly built up and the whole story was just fun to read. A solid 4 ⭐!

The cover lured me in, I'm not gonna lie. It's a very pretty cover that spoke of a dark haunting atmosphere and this book just... wasn't quite there? This read more like a kinda murder mystery than haunting island tale, almost and while it was good I just wasn't as enthused as I'd hoped to be. 3.5 ⭐.

Wow. An actual hero that asks for consent from the heroine? Amazing. I just wish that both hero and heroine weren't so whiny and had no backbone. Actual rating 3.5 ⭐ rounded up.

A solid three ⭐. This was good but I just didn't have the energy to fully focus on it and kept struggling through until I gave up about 2/3 of the way in. I'm soft dnf'ing this for now.

Such a heartwarming read! I really enjoyed this and definitely am now a fan of the author! 4.5 ⭐!

Actual rating 3.5 ⭐. This is one of the first Katee Roberts books that I've read, I think, and I have genuinely no idea how I feel about this.