bookbrig's reviews
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Just a heartbreaking and enraging read, but still filled with truly hopeful and loving moments. The reporting here is excellent, the writing engaging, and the story absolutely horrifying. Definitely worth a read if you enjoyed reading Iverson's Full Body Burden or Sheeler's Final Salute. Avoid if you're not in the headspace for truly gut-wrenching loss. Genuinely, check the content warnings on this one. You can probably guess what most of them are based on the subject matter, but still. Even so, it was such a well written book, I highly recommend it. It's not an easy read, but it is an important one, and I couldn't put it down once I started.

There are some delicious sounding recipes in this book, and I really appreciated the full color images for each finished cookie. But the descriptions weren't terribly interesting, and nearly all of the cookies require hours of refrigeration prior to baking. I'm definitely going to try one or two of these recipes, but I don't know that I'll buy this cookbook as a keeper. I'm returning the library's copy for now, and we'll see how it goes!

There are so many excellent pieces to this book. I think I'd like to buy it so I can go through and actually use it as a workbook next. 

Very silly and cute! This was a perfect gift for our oldest niece who's 7, and the silly story mixed with the fun raccoon facts was a good time for me as an adult reader too. Would probably work for kids in middle school, though maybe would read a bit young for high schoolers.

This is full of beautiful writing, and the author reads the audiobook with a lovely cadence. It was just a little too meandering for my taste, with the historical bits a mixture of interesting and kind of dry or dull. Depending on your knowledge of plants, this may vary, since I know almost nothing about them and definitely had trouble picturing what the author was describing at different points. Not sad I tried it, but might only recommend it to readers looking for something on the quieter side.

This was a compelling and breezy mystery, perfect for a quick listen or read. I really liked the main character, the hint of romantic tension, and the delicious sounding foods! It read like a buddy cop drama, but more gentle and less enamored with police. I hope this turns into a series, because I really loved the characters.

I learned a lot about owls! If you're on the fence about trying this, one of the things I particularly liked was the last bit where there are a bunch of examples of people from all over the world making a difference for owl populations in ways large and small. It's a very hopeful ending.

I love a Test Kitchen cookbook because of the giant photos and clear steps. I've made one or two of these, and I'm planning to make the confetti cake for new year's eve. Sometimes their baking stuff is a bit wonky at high altitude, but so far so good!

This was the perfect book for me: a giant chicken who always wants to know how stories end but hates being scared. I really loved the chronological layout of the films and the added context at the end and beginning. It's funny, informative, and now I never have to watch any of the movies in this book that sound horrifying to me! But also my curiosity is sated! If you're the sort of weenie (like me) who reads IMDB or Wikipedia summaries of scary movies, this is absolutely the book for you because the summaries are more entertaining to read and honestly better written. I loved this and wish there could be more. Also, I'm not going to add content warnings, but just know that anything that may show up in a horror film is going to show up here - there's A LOT of dark content, though it's all described fairly academically and it wasn't too hard for me to read though your mileage may vary.

I picked this up because of the very cute cover, and it was adorable and fun! All the silly Colorado places were cute to pick out and the romantic leads were enjoyable to read. I extra loved that our leading lady is fat and has a realistically positive relationship with her body. The plot was a little formulaic (I KNOW I KNOW it's a romance, there should be a formula) and predictable, so the story wasn't the most engaging romance I've read this year, but it was quick and very enjoyable. Do recommend if you're looking for fat characters with positive depictions, if you like silly Colorado shout outs, or if you just want a straightforward and sweet romance.