Author: Steph Nord
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Local Woman Missing
Storyline: 3 Stars Modern mystery books are always interesting. They are written different than a good old-fashioned Agatha Christie book and that can be good or bad. The good part of this book was that I wanted to keep reading. I was hooked almost right away, and I read through it fast. It was intriguing, Read more
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The Names
Storyline: 4 Stars I did not know much about The Names before reading it. I read the book for book club, and I did not have many expectations going into the book. As a whole, I enjoyed the book. I think the concept of different life paths because of a difference in the name of Read more
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Broken Country
Storyline: 3 Stars I was a little disappointed with this book. It had really high ratings on Goodreads and other websites, but I did not think that it lived up to the ratings. I have really enjoyed the genre of mystery mixed with contemporary or historical fiction, but this one missed the mark for me. Read more
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Remarkably Bright Creatures
Storyline: 3 Stars I did not really know what my expectations should be going into this book. I had read so many positive reviews and heard so many positive thoughts about the book, but I am always skeptical of the books that become really popular. I would not say that it was a bad book, Read more
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American Dirt
Storyline: 4 Stars I knew that this book was about immigration from Mexico, but other than that, I didn’t really have many expectations or thoughts about it. I knew that it would probably be controversial based on all the reviews. Overall, I thought it was a good book looking at the issues from a human Read more
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The God of the Woods
Storyline: 5 Stars I loved this book. Recently I have become really skeptical of books that have become really popular and are hyped up all over the media, but I think this one actually lived up to the hype. I’m really enjoying the genre of mystery that is so much more than a mystery. Although Read more
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One Dark Window
Storyline: 3 Stars Basically if you have ever read any fantasy book that has come out in the last ten years, you have already read this book. Not exactly, but there was not really anything new. I probably would have had a different take on the book if I had never read fantasy or was Read more
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The Worst Hard Time
Storyline: 4 Stars Analyzing a story can be somewhat difficult for an informative nonfiction book like this one. However, I think this book was an exceptional piece of nonfiction literature. It was interesting, informative, but it still told a story. So many nonfiction books are boring and get bogged down in the details, but this Read more
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The River We Remember
Storyline: 4 Stars I was going back and forth between 4 and 5 starts for this one because was really that good! I settled on 4 stars because 5 stars is a high bar, but I think 4.5 stars is the perfect rating for this book. I grew up in Minnesota, so this book was Read more
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Sunrise on the Reaping
Storyline: 4 Stars Of course I had to read The Hunger Games prequel. I was obsessed with the Hunger Games when I was younger. I read them and watched the movies and was completely obsessed with them. I was not the biggest fan of the last prequel. A Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, mostly because Read more