Entries by Jenni Elyse

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The Thursday Murder Club

The Thursday Murder ClubTitle: The Thursday Murder Club
Author: Richard Osman
Series: Thursday Murder Club #1
Genre: Mystery
Format: Audio
Pages: 388
Length: 12h 26m
Narrator: Lesley Manville
Reason Read: Book Club
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My Thoughts THE THURSDAY MURDER CLUB was a delightful read. It took me a bit to get into it because of the writing style and quirky characters. By the end, though, I loved the characters, quirks and all. I thought the mystery aspect was compelling and it kept me reading. I’m curious what the rest […]

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XOXO

XOXOTitle: XOXO
Author: Axie Oh
Series: XOXO #1
Genre: Romance, Young Adult
Spice: 1 / 5
Format: Audio
Pages: 337
Length: 9h 13m
Narrator: Greta Jung
Reason Read: Just Because
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Also in this series: ASAP

My Thoughts XOXO was a really cute YA romance. I’m surprised by how much I liked it because I don’t read a lot of YA anymore unless it’s an old favorite, and I thought any book about someone dating a K-pop idol would be super cheesy and fanfic-ish. Fortunately, the first one was a non-issue […]

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Cross Her Heart

Cross Her HeartTitle: Cross Her Heart
Author: Sarah Pinborough
Genre: Thriller
Format: Audio
Pages: 352
Length: 10h 23m
Narrator: Antonia Beamish
Reason Read: Book of the Month
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My Thoughts CROSS HER HEART was different than I was expecting. The story and mystery kept me reading even though I didn’t really like most of the characters. There were difficult chapters to read due to the content, but I think it’s necessary to portray these types of things in media so we remember that […]

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Roots Of Darkness

Roots Of DarknessTitle: Roots of Darkness
Author: Demi Winters
Series: Ashen #2.5
Genre: Fantasy, Romance
Spice: 2.5 / 5
Format: Audio
Pages: 185
Length: 5h 43m
Narrator: Islay Jacobs
Reason Read: Just Because
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Also in this series: The Road of Bones, Kingdom of Claw, Dawn of the North

My Thoughts I really enjoyed ROOTS OF DARKNESS. I’m glad we got to see what happened to the rest of the Blood Axe Crew after Rey left to save Silla from Jonas. I enjoyed being in Hekla’s head, witnessing her badassery and even her doubt. I liked her connection with Eyvind and look forward, hopefully, […]

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Service Model

Service ModelTitle: Service Model
Author: Adrian Tchaikovsky
Genre: Dystopian, Science Fiction
Format: Audio
Pages: 373
Length: 12h 22m
Narrator: Adrian Tchaikovsky
Reason Read: Book Club
Rating:

My Thoughts Although SERVICE MODEL was very slow and sometimes boring, I did like aspects of it. I thought the illogicalness of the robot’s logic was funny and I laughed out loud a few times. I also liked the message that if people with bad motives program robots / AI, then those robots / AI […]