Lara's Updates en-US Wed, 30 Apr 2025 10:00:25 -0700 60 Lara's Updates 144 41 /images/layout/goodreads_logo_144.jpg ReadStatus9370456381 Wed, 30 Apr 2025 10:00:25 -0700 <![CDATA[Lara wants to read 'Spitting Gold']]> /review/show/7531331188 Spitting Gold by Carmella Lowkis Lara wants to read Spitting Gold by Carmella Lowkis
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ReadStatus9370451087 Wed, 30 Apr 2025 09:58:43 -0700 <![CDATA[Lara wants to read 'The Lamplighters']]> /review/show/7531327620 The Lamplighters by Emma Stonex Lara wants to read The Lamplighters by Emma Stonex
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Rating852684796 Wed, 30 Apr 2025 07:28:16 -0700 <![CDATA[Lara Engle liked a review]]> /
How to Age Disgracefully by Clare Pooley
"Very fun. A touch of intrigue. Compelling characters. Great sense of humor. Has this subgenre been named -- the one that features older characters finding joy and purpose in their golden years and perhaps helping a few younger folks along the way? Whatever we're calling it, I'm really really digging it."
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ReadStatus9369979980 Wed, 30 Apr 2025 07:25:30 -0700 <![CDATA[Lara is currently reading 'Creepshow Vol. 2']]> /review/show/7530992980 Creepshow Vol. 2 by Garth Ennis Lara is currently reading Creepshow Vol. 2 by Garth Ennis
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Review7524151380 Tue, 29 Apr 2025 09:22:05 -0700 <![CDATA[Lara added 'Creepshow Volume 1']]> /review/show/7524151380 Creepshow Volume 1 by Alex Antone Lara gave 4 stars to Creepshow Volume 1 (Paperback) by Alex Antone
A fun, creepy, but truly gruesome read.

My favorite stories were:
"Come Out, Come Out, Wherever You Are" - This story had a vibe like "The Body," "Stand By Me," and "Stranger Things." It was nostalgic and creepy.
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"Husk" - Clay McLeod Chapman gives us a disturbing little Southern Gothic story highlighting the dangers of participating in patriarchal, anachronistic traditions. ]]>
ReadStatus9365228042 Mon, 28 Apr 2025 22:37:43 -0700 <![CDATA[Lara is currently reading 'A Better Man']]> /review/show/7527717624 A Better Man by Louise Penny Lara is currently reading A Better Man by Louise Penny
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Change of Heart by Falon Ballard
"Ok, so I wouldn’t call this book literature. But when you need a happy, predictable read, and the right one falls into your book bag at the right time, you give it 5 stars. Really, 4.5 stars, but I’m willing to round up to 5 because I enjoyed reading it so much.

I’m glad I didn’t look it up before I started reading it because the barely more than 3 stars rating on it might have put me off a little. But I didn’t, the story made me laugh and smile, and I got a happy ending out of it. "
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Janell McGuire Janell McGuire is currently reading Nothing to See Here
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Review7511994179 Mon, 28 Apr 2025 21:50:16 -0700 <![CDATA[Lara added 'Kingdom of the Blind']]> /review/show/7511994179 Kingdom of the Blind by Louise Penny Lara gave 4 stars to Kingdom of the Blind (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #14) by Louise Penny
Financial crimes are not as fun to read about as crimes of passion. But any visit to Three Pines is pretty good. ]]>
ReadStatus9360071590 Sun, 27 Apr 2025 16:40:43 -0700 <![CDATA[Lara is currently reading 'Creepshow Volume 1']]> /review/show/7524151380 Creepshow Volume 1 by Alex Antone Lara is currently reading Creepshow Volume 1 by Alex Antone
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