Stephanie's Updates en-US Wed, 25 Dec 2024 13:07:15 -0800 60 Stephanie's Updates 144 41 /images/layout/goodreads_logo_144.jpg ReadStatus8789767911 Wed, 25 Dec 2024 13:07:15 -0800 <![CDATA[Stephanie wants to read 'The Three-Body Problem']]> /review/show/7118092456 The Three-Body Problem by Liu Cixin Stephanie wants to read The Three-Body Problem by Liu Cixin
]]> ReadStatus8582387233 Fri, 01 Nov 2024 08:14:17 -0700 <![CDATA[Stephanie wants to read 'The Secret Life of Miss Mary Bennet']]> /review/show/6970699241 The Secret Life of Miss Mary Bennet by Katherine Cowley Stephanie wants to read The Secret Life of Miss Mary Bennet by Katherine Cowley
]]> ReadStatus8028619017 Tue, 11 Jun 2024 00:40:52 -0700 <![CDATA[Stephanie has read 'Agent 355']]> /review/show/6577445128 Agent 355 by Marie Benedict Stephanie has read Agent 355 by Marie Benedict
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� There is nothing lewd about biology, research, or basic facts, gentlemen, and you make yourselves fools when you try to classify the quest for understanding as obscene. The only thing more patently obscene than ignorance is willful ignorance. Arrest yourselves. � � Kelly Barnhill
]]> ReadStatus7981540061 Wed, 29 May 2024 11:51:46 -0700 <![CDATA[Stephanie is currently reading 'When Women Were Dragons']]> /review/show/6543876815 When Women Were Dragons by Kelly Barnhill Stephanie is currently reading When Women Were Dragons by Kelly Barnhill
]]> Review867918572 Mon, 20 May 2024 11:43:03 -0700 <![CDATA[Stephanie added 'Cinnamon and Gunpowder']]> /review/show/867918572 Cinnamon and Gunpowder by Eli Brown Stephanie gave 4 stars to Cinnamon and Gunpowder (Hardcover) by Eli Brown
bookshelves: 2014, adventure, historical-setting, possible-rc, currently-reading
First of all, I loved the cover.
The book was great, too. Lots of swashbuckling and pirate hijinks (lots of violence, though not graphic). There wasn't a great deal of suspense, though, and if the chapters hadn't been divided up into short chunks it probably would have gotten a bit tedious in places, but as it was, it felt like it moved right along. I enjoyed Owen's character development from a prude, indignant at every aspect of the pirates' lives, to someone who appreciated the differences in the people he was thrown in with. I especially appreciated that his fundamental nature didn't really change, just his outlook.
The last line made me choke up a little.
The descriptions of the meals he created for Hannah probably would have made me drool if I found seafood even remotely appetizing.
Recommended! ]]> ReadStatus7863883137 Fri, 26 Apr 2024 21:54:25 -0700 <![CDATA[Stephanie is currently reading 'The Less People Know About Us: A Mystery of Betrayal, Family Secrets, and Stolen Identity']]> /review/show/6460199267 The Less People Know About Us by Axton Betz-Hamilton Stephanie is currently reading The Less People Know About Us: A Mystery of Betrayal, Family Secrets, and Stolen Identity by Axton Betz-Hamilton
]]> Review6454339760 Fri, 26 Apr 2024 21:53:49 -0700 <![CDATA[Stephanie added 'The Grove of the Caesars']]> /review/show/6454339760 The Grove of the Caesars by Lindsey Davis Stephanie gave 4 stars to The Grove of the Caesars (Flavia Albia #8) by Lindsey Davis
bookshelves: 2024, available-on-audio, historical-setting, mystery, series
]]> Review6456032897 Fri, 26 Apr 2024 21:53:19 -0700 <![CDATA[Stephanie added 'Juniper Bean Resorts to Murder']]> /review/show/6456032897 Juniper Bean Resorts to Murder by Gracie Ruth Mitchell Stephanie gave 2 stars to Juniper Bean Resorts to Murder (Happily Ever Homicide, #1) by Gracie Ruth Mitchell
Romance novels =not my thing, but mysteries=def my thing. So I tried this, basically bc I liked the cover. It was OK, although it nearly lost me when the two main characters come up with a stupid scheme to manipulate a woman who doesn't know that her daughter has been murdered because they want her to just admit that everything isn't fine. Anyway, it was a clean romance, and how often do you run across those these days? ]]> Review6456032897 Fri, 26 Apr 2024 21:47:41 -0700 <![CDATA[Stephanie added 'Juniper Bean Resorts to Murder']]> /review/show/6456032897 Juniper Bean Resorts to Murder by Gracie Ruth Mitchell Stephanie gave 2 stars to Juniper Bean Resorts to Murder (Happily Ever Homicide, #1) by Gracie Ruth Mitchell
Romance novels =not my thing, but mysteries=def my thing. So I tried this, basically bc I liked the cover. It was OK, although it nearly lost me when the two main characters come up with a stupid scheme to manipulate a woman who doesn't know that her daughter has been murdered because they want her to just admit that everything isn't fine. Anyway, it was a clean romance, and how often do you run across those these days? ]]>