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Ako and Bambi, Volume 2 by Hero and Jan Cash (Translator)
Bait and Swiss by Korina Moss
Bond and Book: The Devotion of 'The Surgery Room' by Mizuki Nomura
The Chow Maniac by Vivien Chien and Cindy Kay (Narrator)
"Christmas is a Sad Season for the Poor" by John Cheever
"Clancy in the Tower of Babel" by John Cheever
Delicious in Dungeon, Volume 11 by Ryoko Kui
The Geographer's Map to Romance by India Holton
Here by Richard McGuire
Kowloon Generic Romance Volume 5 by Jun Mayuzuki
The Last Dragon of Oz by Whitney L. Spradling
Lethal Licorice by Amanda Flower and Rebecca Mitchell (Narrator)
Litany for a Broken World by L.J. Cohen
Murder, She Wrote by Bridget Kies
A Murderous Misconception by Lorraine Bartlett, Gayle Leeson and Jorjeana Marie (Narrator)
Night for Day by Roselle Lim
No Roast for the Weary by Cleo Coyle and Rebecca Gibel (Narrator)
Oh. It's You.: Love Poems by Cats by Francesco Marciuliano "The Pot of Gold" by John Cheever
The Royal Book of Oz by Ruth Plumly Thompson
Shadow of the Solstice by Anne Hillerman and Jessica Matten (Narrator)
Shot Through the Book by Eva Gates and Elise Arsenault (Narrator)
"The Swimmer" by John Cheever
Through the Air to the North Pole by Roy Rockwood
The Uninvited Corpse by Debra Sennefelder and Callie Beaulieu (Narrator)
When the Tides Held the Moon by Venessa Vida Kelley
The Whole Cat and Caboodle by Sofie Ryan and Marguerite Gavin (Narrator)

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May in Review: 05/31/25

    Five Stars:

  1. Bait and Swiss by Korina Moss
  2. The Chow Maniac by Vivien Chien and Cindy Kay (Narrator)
  3. Delicious in Dungeon, Volume 11 by Ryoko Kui
  4. The Geographer's Map to Romance by India Holton
  5. Here by Richard McGuire
  6. Kowloon Generic Romance Volume 5 by Jun Mayuzuki
  7. Murder, She Wrote by Bridget Kies
  8. Night for Day by Roselle Lim
  9. No Roast for the Weary by Cleo Coyle and Rebecca Gibel (Narrator)
  10. Shot Through the Book by Eva Gates and Elise Arsenault (Narrator)
  11. "The Swimmer" by John Cheever

    Four Stars: (Good but flawed)

  12. Bond and Book: The Devotion of 'The Surgery Room' by Mizuki Nomura
  13. The Last Dragon of Oz by Whitney L. Spradling
  14. Lethal Licorice by Amanda Flower and Rebecca Mitchell (Narrator)
  15. Litany for a Broken World by L.J. Cohen
  16. Oh. It's You.: Love Poems by Cats by Francesco Marciuliano
  17. Shadow of the Solstice by Anne Hillerman and Jessica Matten (Narrator)
  18. The Whole Cat and Caboodle by Sofie Ryan and Marguerite Gavin (Narrator)

    Three Stars: (Average)

  19. Ako and Bambi, Volume 2 by Hero and Jan Cash (Translator)
  20. "Christmas is a Sad Season for the Poor" by John Cheever
  21. "Clancy in the Tower of Babel" by John Cheever
  22. A Murderous Misconception by Lorraine Bartlett, Gayle Leeson and Jorjeana Marie (Narrator)
  23. "The Pot of Gold" by John Cheever (1950)
  24. The Royal Book of Oz by Ruth Plumly Thompson
  25. Through the Air to the North Pole by Roy Rockwood
  26. The Uninvited Corpse by Debra Sennefelder and Callie Beaulieu (Narrator)
  27. When the Tides Held the Moon by Venessa Vida Kelley

    Two Stars: (OK)

    One Star: (Did not finish)

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Books and stories read this month (reviews coming)

    Personal Collection

  1. The AI Con by Emily M. Bender and Alex Hanna (2025)
  2. Bait and Swiss by Korina Moss (2025)
  3. The Birding Dictionary by Rosemary Mosco (2025)
  4. Bond and Book: The Devotion of "The Surgery Room" by Mizuki Nomura (2021)
  5. Captain Stone's Revenge by Carolyn Keene (2023)
  6. Bunny's Book Club by Annie Silvestro (2017)
  7. The Chow Maniac by Vivien Chien and Cindy Kay (Narrator) (2025)
  8. A Cold Dose of Murder by Emily George and Chelsea Stephens (Narrator) (2025)
  9. Curses, Boiled Again! by Shari Randall and Tiffany Morgan (Narrator) (2018)
  10. Fatal Reservations by Lucy Burdette and Laura Jennings (Narrator) (2015)
  11. Ganbatte!: The Japanese Art of Always Moving Forward by Albert Liebermann (2021)
  12. Inherit the Word by Daryl Wood Gerber (2014)
  13. Litany for a Broken World by L.J. Cohen (2025)
  14. The Other World's Books Depend on the Bean Counter Volume 4 by Kazuki Irodori (2023)
  15. Paws to Remember by Sofie Kelly and Casandra Campbell (Narrator) (2023)
  16. Savage Chickens: A Survival Kit for Life in the Coop by Doug Savage (2011)
  17. Shadow of the Solstice by Anne Hillerman and Jessica Matten (Narrator) (2025)
  18. Shot Through the Book by Eva Gates and Elise Arsenault (Narrator) (2025)
  19. When the Tides Held the Moon by Venessa Vida Kelley (2025)

    Research

  20. "The Children" by John Cheever (1952)
  21. "The Day the Pig Fell into the Well" by John Cheever (1954)
  22. Delicious in Dungeon, Volume 12 by Ryoko Kui (2022)
  23. "The Five-Forty-Eight" by John Cheever (1954)
  24. Kowloon Generic Romance, Volume 7 by Jun Mayuzuki (2022)
  25. Kowloon Generic Romance, Volume 8 by Jun Mayuzuki (2022)
  26. "O Youth and Beauty" by John Cheever (1953)
  27. "The Sorrows of Gin" by John Cheever (1953)
  28. The Staircase in the Woods by Chuck Wendig (2025)

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