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Dangled Carat by Hilary Grossman

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 0%.
Every sentence has the same cadence. I can't bring myself to continue with the stilted prose, though the story sounded kind of cute.
Lightweight by Kirsty McManus

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 11%.
Isla was insufferable and I just couldn't continue. I read the end and it wasn't worth sticking around for.
The Fall Risk by Abby Jimenez

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5.0

A few weeks ago I stepped outside of my front door and almost fell the rest of the way because my staircase was completely gone. I was Rapunzeled on the landing, desperately calling the property management company because there had been no warning, there were no workers, and no fucking stairs. I ended up climbing down my balcony to get out.

Imagine my surprise when I opened this book to THAT EXACT PLOT DEVICE. I had to put the book down and try it again the next day because I was still traumatized.

But I am glad I picked it back up. This was such a perfectly sweet heartwarming story. Exactly what I needed.
Open Evening by Lee Hall

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 5%.
The writing style and grammar were so bad I couldn't continue.
The One That Got Away by Mike Gayle

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3.0

Extremely cheesy and stupid, but also a little cute.
See What I Have Done by Sarah Schmidt

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 25%.
Chooch Helped by Andrea L. Rogers

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3.0

I really liked the story and really disliked the art. The unfinished faces are so creepy.
Ten Arguments for Deleting Your Social Media Accounts Right Now by Jaron Lanier

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5.0

 Oh what a time to be alive in a dystopian hellscape. 
Whose Middle Ages?: Teachable Moments for an Ill-Used Past by Nicholas L. Paul, Nina Rowe, Andrew Albin, Geraldine Heng, David Perry, Mary C. Erler, Thomas O'Donnell

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3.0

A very fascinating topic -- the book is comprised of essays that point out the various flaws in our contemporary thinking about the middle ages (a term vastly overused that probably shouldn't even exist). Unfortunately the writing is so dry that it's much more suited for a classroom than for casual reading.