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The Tales of Beedle the Bard
The Tales of Beedle the Bard
J.K. Rowling | 2008 | Children
8
8.2 (38 Ratings)
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For any Harry Potter fan, this books short stories only enlarge the wizarding world we have come to know and love.
The comments from Dumbledore after each story are also worth a read as it gives us more insight into this very interesting, complex character.
  
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Jessica (2 KP) rated I Am Legend in Books

Dec 31, 2018  
I Am Legend
I Am Legend
Richard Matheson | 2017 | Science Fiction/Fantasy
8
8.5 (20 Ratings)
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Thankfully, nothing like the film. I Am Legend is a really different look at the end of the world, vampire apocalypse angle. Very short book, slow in parts but overall worth the read. Loved the development of the characters and the unusual plot.
  
Heart Berries: A Memoir
Heart Berries: A Memoir
Terese Marie Mailhot | 2018 | Biography
7
7.7 (3 Ratings)
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Emotional
Informative
Difficult to follow at times (1 more)
Too short
Quick and easy read. It provided a new perspective on Native life and the life of someone who suffers from mental illness. It really expanded my knowledge and such an underrated and underrepresented topic.
  
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Aug 4, 2021  
Read an excerpt from one of the short stories PLUS find out which event in history Ian Williams wishes to have seen!

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What We Talk About When We Talk About Love
What We Talk About When We Talk About Love
Raymond Carver | 2017 | Fiction & Poetry
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"“It’s basically lots of short stories that don’t seem to finish or have any really positive message. If you read about his life, he was going through a very dark time – it’s a very honest book and it shows you a different side to writing.”"

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Defending Hayden (Second Chances, #7)
L.P. Dover | 2016
10
10.0 (1 Ratings)
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this book is part of a series but can be read as a standalone. I really enjoyed this book, the characters were fab and the story was well written. this book is definitely a sweet read but it is a short one, leaving you wanting more at the end. the ending is fab and the book ends perfectly


highly recommended
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Catch Me If You Can: The True Story of a Real Fake
Catch Me If You Can: The True Story of a Real Fake
Frank W. Abagnale | 1980 | Biography, Crime, Mystery
9
8.3 (7 Ratings)
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A witty and interesting tale of the life of an American check swindler (0 more)
An abrupt ending left me wanting more. (0 more)
I really enjoyed this book and read it in a very short space of time. It was interesting hearing the minutiae of how he performed his heists.

He was very woman obsessed though. It reads very 60's sexist but otherwise a fun read!
  
I was so happy to read Martin Shorts story. But his story was definitely not as happy as I assumed it was. Why are comedians always so troubled??

Not that this makes it a depressing read, it's extremely interesting, very funny at times, and I learned a lot about Martin and Hollywood as well!

So glad to still have great comedic minds like Mr. Short alive and well and making us laugh. A very interesting bio well worth the read.
  
The Dragon's Thief
The Dragon's Thief
Riza Curtis | 2018 | LGBTQ+, Paranormal, Romance
8
8.0 (1 Ratings)
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4 shiny stars!
Independent reviewer for Archaeolibrarian, I was gifted my copy of this book.

A magpie is hired to steal from a dragon's hoard. What could possibly go wrong??

Short! So very VERY short! That's my overwhelming thought on finishing this book, I wish it were longer.

It's told mostly from Chester, the magpie's point of view, but Michal, the dragon who hires Chester, gets some say, just not enough for my liking!

It's not overly complicated, nor is it explicit nor violent. It's well told, and well delivered. Some more could have been made of the feud between Michal and his brother James.

It was just too bloody short!

BUT!!!

I DID enjoy it, spending an hour sitting out in the sun on my day off. It's the first I've read of this author, but now she is firmly on my radar, my wish list is a little longer and hopefully I'll be able to read more soon.

Because I LIKED the way she tells her tales, and I LIKED that we get a magpie shifter, because I have never read a magpie shifter! And ya'll know I love them different!

So, because I found it too short ( I did NOT know it was a short going in!) and because I wanted more Michal...

4 shiny stars (because magpies love shiny things!)

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