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Emergency dessert delivery is the best idea I have heard in a long time - I wish I could actually call up the Emergency Dessert Squad! This was a clever twist to the popular culinary mystery, and I look forward to more of this series.

With her old business closing, a new one just getting off the ground, and the acquisition of a grumpy cat, Winnie barely has time to sleep and eat. Add to that a potential love interest (or two) and a murdered next door neighbor, and she really has her hands full. Thankfully she has a great group of neighbors and friends to help her out.

When the murderer was finally revealed, I couldn't believe I hadn't seen it. There were clues right in front of my face that I totally missed, and I love that. This story had a unique cast of characters, and was a great introduction to this new series.

NOTE: I was provided with a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
  
Thirteen Reasons Why
Thirteen Reasons Why
Jay Asher | 2009 | Children
8
8.4 (49 Ratings)
Book Rating
This was a difficult read done in an incredible way. It's a hard topic and this is a book I wouldn't have picked up if I didn't see my little sister reading it. I like to try to read what she's reading so we have something to talk about when it comes to books. This was well written and done in a way I felt I had to keep going. I finished it over about a 4 hour reading span split between two nights. It's a very fast flowing book with a tempo that makes you want to keep going until you get to the end.

I recommend this one to anyone with high school aged kids, if nothing else it opens up the eyes a little about some of what goes on. I was the quiet kid in high school. No parties, no going out and being crazy, it was school, home, work. This book shows a bit of a different life than the one I knew.
  
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We Are All Completely Fine
8
8.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
<i>I got an ARC of this book through NetGalley, in exchange for an honest review.</i>

<b>4 Star Rating</b> ____

So many of my Goodreads friends were reading this book and very much enjoying it so I thought I would give it a go too.
I was very pleasantly surprised after I devoured this grim story, I liked it A LOT!
What starts out as a group therapy session turns into something ever so dark and sinister and it was wonderfully executed. I felt for every character within the story and I really didn't want it to end. This leads me on to the only negative that I found which was that it was so short...I was really getting into it when it ended, however, I am very hopeful that there will be a sequel.
  
The Secret Daughter
The Secret Daughter
Catherine King | 2012 | History & Politics, Romance, Young Adult (YA)
9
9.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
The story is heartwarming, the writing is brilliant and I couldn't put it down. (0 more)
Spoiler: Theres a daughter.
I found this book at a car boot (flea market if you're American) on a school trip. It cost me 50p I believe and I would have paid more if I had known this would open up a whole new world for me.
This story is such a wonderful one, it's also believable. A historical romance I would recommend to anyone that loves that kind of book. Once I read The Secret Daughter, I went on to buy and read all of Catherine Kings books unfortunately theres not as many as I wished there were! I've read all her books atleast twice and this one will always have a special place in my heart as it is what made me fall back in love with reading.
  
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Lindsay (1804 KP) rated A Life Apart in Books

Sep 6, 2017  
A Life Apart
A Life Apart
L.Y. Marlow | 2014 | Fiction & Poetry
10
10.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
I enjoy this era a bit. I kept interest in WWII. I also like the way this book went about differently and how things got complicated between the father and mother of the book. I also like how a romance happened between a white soldier and a black soldier sister. You learn about some of the things going on Civil Rights. You see it though his daughters, their mothers. It really is a good book.
  
Libby, by OverDrive
Libby, by OverDrive
Book, Entertainment
10
8.2 (26 Ratings)
App Rating
Renting ebooks (2 more)
Library card attachment
Easy to use
Love it
This is probably my second most used app behind goodreads. I love having access to thousands of ebooks at my fingertips. As a constant reader I like being able to access a book no matter where I am. And if the book i need isn't available, they have a hold option, just like at a standard library. Overall a 10/10, no complaints.
  
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Katie Guinn (34 KP) rated Airframe in Books

Dec 7, 2018  
Airframe
Airframe
Michael Crichton | 1997 | Fiction & Poetry
8
7.3 (3 Ratings)
Book Rating
I'm ashamed to say it's been years since I read a Michael Crichton novel, but what a way to jump back in! This book was better than I expected, somehow he managed to keep it interesting even though there wasn't a lot of action happening. The pacing was fast, although I thought the main character could have been a little more developed. All in all, this is a book I would definitely recommend.
  
Blockers (2018)
Blockers (2018)
2018 | Comedy
Not as good as hoped but ok
This film was centred mostly around the parents who I think were a very strong cast, I had a few laughs during the film but I did expect there to be more comedy. It did border on a chick flick kind of film, with the parent scenes breaking that up. All in all, it was s good film with a great cast but I was a little disappointed.
  
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Kreayshawn recommended Pimp in Books (curated)

 
Pimp
Pimp
Ken Bruen, Jason Starr | 2016 | Fiction & Poetry
(0 Ratings)
Book Favorite

"Right now I'm reading Pimp by Iceberg Slim. It's got me wanting to put my foot in a hoe's ass for real. I read it before but not very thoroughly so I'm reading it now because I've just got a Kindle. I grew up in Oakland where a lot of pimping and underage prostitution went on so I can relate. I can put myself in that position, but as a pimp. It's a fantasy."

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Seven Samurai (1954)
Seven Samurai (1954)
1954 | Action, Adventure, Drama
7.7 (19 Ratings)
Movie Favorite

"Kurosawa, my God. I saw that film and I left the theater and I thought, “When I grow up I wanna be a samurai.” I just love it, I think it’s great. Kurosawa, you can’t get any better. Do you remember Ran?"

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