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8.6 (230 Ratings)
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Access to every song in itself library (2 more)
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Depends on if you pay money
Spotify gives you the ability to listen to any song at any time, assuming you aren’t on Free Mobile. The app for the phone is pointless if you don’t have Preminum. You can’t individually pick a song and can literally only shuffle play. However, on computer app and Playstation app, it is a lot more free, all you have to deal with is adds. Spotify Preminum is only really worth it if you are listening to it on your phone, becayse it does give you access to everything.
  
Lee sits in on a library board meeting, but the missing member is found murdered at the bottom of the basement stairs. The woman was quiet, and everyone seemed to like her. So why was she murdered?

These books are always light and fun, and this is no exception. I do wish we'd see more of the sizeable collection of supporting characters, but Lee is always a fun host to a fast paced puzzle that will leave you drooling for chocolate and the next book.

Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2013/10/book-review-chocolate-book-bandit-by.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.
  
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Sun and Shade
8
8.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
Sun and Shade by Mary Lindeen is an early level reader science book. The photographs are beautiful and show the difference between sun and shade. Showing the difference helps young readers understand what they are reading easier. The pictures show the difference between sunshine and shade, moist and dry, the position of the sun in the solar system. High frequency words are used which helps the reader add to their vocabulary.  

I would love to have this book in my classroom library. 

I give this book 4.5/5 stars. 

I received this book from Norwood House Press via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
  
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The Program (The Program, #1)
Suzanne Young | 2013 | Fiction & Poetry
8
9.0 (4 Ratings)
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While this book had some certain tropes in it (hello love triangle) - and it definitely would have some trigger warnings, a few times I was shocked at what I read, not necessarily in a bad way - but some people may actually have issues with this book if they're super sensitive.

the whole suicide epidemic was quite an interesting story to read (granted that right there should trigger people - hey don't read this book) - the whole lobotomy after getting into the program was intense too - though wickedly fun to read about.

i'm very very curious to see where this series goes.....luckily I checked them all out from the library!
  
Phantoms on the Bookshelves
Phantoms on the Bookshelves
Jacques Bonnet | 2010 | Education
5
5.0 (1 Ratings)
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A Book About Books
I am conscious that I haven't put up a read harder challenge post for a while. Honestly, I was feeling a bit intimidated of going out of my comfort zone and trying something new.

So here I am, reading a book about books.

A book about Jacques Bonnet a French literary critic who owns roughly 40,000 volumes of books. Bonnet talks about his troubles with dealing with a library that big but also about things we don't think about like categorising books, finding a home for them among many other things

Continue reading my review at: https://www.readsandrecipes.co.uk/2017/05/read-harder-book-about-books.html
  
The Mighty Captain Marvel Vol. 2: Band of Sisters
The Mighty Captain Marvel Vol. 2: Band of Sisters
Margaret Stohl | 2018 | Comics & Graphic Novels
5
5.3 (3 Ratings)
Book Rating
The only reason I read Volume 2 is because I felt guilty for not reading all of my library books. Again, skews to the younger demographic. It also pulls from the 'Captain America: Hydra-Agent' mess that I can't even acknowledge to be valid. I haven't read it.... and I was kind of pissed that he killed Natasha (spoiler alert?).
After this volume... I can't wait until they reboot Carol Danvers/Captain Marvel in January and give her character back to Kelly Thompson.
The last issue of the volume was the best, mostly because Carol's back on Earth with her friends and only gets emo at the end.
  
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Peppa Pig: Peppa's Magical Unicorn
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8.0 (1 Ratings)
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My daughter loves both Unicorns and Peppa Pig so I thought this would be a great one to get from the library. It's a great little story and the book itself is just stunning to look at. The front cover is a beautiful blue and is covered in glitter, the artwork is very good and the story itself is cute and well written. My 3 year old does have a bit of a short attention span when it comes to books which are a bit wordy so I might re-visit this one again when she's a bit older. Highly recommended for children who love Unicorns and Peppa Pig.
  
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Erika (17788 KP) rated The Princess Saves Herself in This One in Books

Nov 15, 2018 (Updated Nov 15, 2018)  
The Princess Saves Herself in This One
The Princess Saves Herself in This One
Amanda Lovelace, Ladybookmad | 2016 | Essays
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7.4 (8 Ratings)
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I'm not quite sure who started this popular tumblr-style spacing poetry, but it is so annoying and I feel like it makes the poetry less effective. That's simply why I've rated it so low.
The poetry was fairly good, but I couldn't help but think of rupi kaur... and that kind of tainted this for me. It certainly didn't empower or inspire me in anyway, aside from inspiring me to use capital letters and spacing correctly. This was definitely a quick read, and maybe took me 30 minutes. I've rented the next one from the library, so I guess I'll soldier on with the next one.
  
The Promised Neverland: Volume 1
The Promised Neverland: Volume 1
Kaiu Shirai | 2016 | Comics & Graphic Novels
9
8.7 (3 Ratings)
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I didn't know anything about this series before I borrowed the first book from the library. I thought it was probably going to be pretty juvenile, and that I'd return it right away. However, I'm pleasantly surprised. While it is about children, the book is rated for older teens. It's funny, innocent, and cute, and then it quickly starts going in different directions that make it a bit dark, frustrating, a little creepy. The only real negative opinion that I have about it is that it seems to have a bit of a repetitive nature towards this volume's end. I'm looking forward to moving onto book two, though!
  
The Legend of Spud Murphy
The Legend of Spud Murphy
Eoin Colfer | 2004 | Children, Fiction & Poetry
8
8.0 (2 Ratings)
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I read this book to my sons when they were of an age to appreciate it. We all enjoyed it, especially as we all made a weekly pilgrimage to the local library on a Saturday to swap our read books for fresh reads.

Colfer takes a classic tale of the plucky heroes pitted against an evil villain (in this case the titular librarian) and had a great deal of fun with it. It is an easy read, funny and engaging and enough jokes aimed at younger children and adults for it not to be a chore for parents to read. And of course a great introduction to the author.