Rita's Updates en-US Wed, 19 Mar 2025 17:46:57 -0700 60 Rita's Updates 144 41 /images/layout/goodreads_logo_144.jpg Review7418068687 Wed, 19 Mar 2025 17:46:57 -0700 <![CDATA[Rita added 'Finlay Donovan Digs Her Own Grave']]> /review/show/7418068687 Finlay Donovan Digs Her Own Grave by Elle Cosimano Rita gave 4 stars to Finlay Donovan Digs Her Own Grave (Finlay Donovan, #5) by Elle Cosimano
I don't think this author has ever been to a Panera Bread. ]]> Review7417910370 Wed, 19 Mar 2025 16:37:52 -0700 <![CDATA[Rita added 'A Sorceress Comes to Call']]> /review/show/7417910370 A Sorceress Comes to Call by T. Kingfisher Rita gave 5 stars to A Sorceress Comes to Call (Hardcover) by T. Kingfisher
What if Downton Abbey, but also suspense and light horror ]]> Rating835789584 Thu, 13 Mar 2025 12:49:28 -0700 <![CDATA[Rita liked a review]]> /
Rita liked Olivia's review of One of Us Is Dead:
One of Us Is Dead by Jeneva Rose
]]> Review7400550389 Thu, 13 Mar 2025 12:48:14 -0700 <![CDATA[Rita added 'Dungeon Crawler Carl']]> /review/show/7400550389 Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman Rita gave 4 stars to Dungeon Crawler Carl (Dungeon Crawler Carl, #1) by Matt Dinniman
Takes a bit to get into it, but once you get past the edge lord BS it's a nice story about a guy and a cat. ]]> Review7400548508 Thu, 13 Mar 2025 12:47:51 -0700 <![CDATA[Rita added 'What the River Knows']]> /review/show/7400548508 What the River Knows by Isabel Iba単ez Rita gave 3 stars to What the River Knows (Secrets of the Nile, #1) by Isabel Iba単ez
Way too much setup and not enough action. ]]> Review7400548508 Thu, 13 Mar 2025 12:47:23 -0700 <![CDATA[Rita added 'What the River Knows']]> /review/show/7400548508 What the River Knows by Isabel Iba単ez Rita gave 3 stars to What the River Knows (Secrets of the Nile, #1) by Isabel Iba単ez
Way too much setup and not enough action. ]]> Review7382430930 Thu, 06 Mar 2025 20:30:50 -0800 <![CDATA[Rita added 'To Beguile a Beast']]> /review/show/7382430930 To Beguile a Beast by Elizabeth Hoyt Rita gave 3 stars to To Beguile a Beast (Legend of the Four Soldiers, #3) by Elizabeth Hoyt
]]> Review7366832756 Sat, 01 Mar 2025 17:02:07 -0800 <![CDATA[Rita added 'Swordheart']]> /review/show/7366832756 Swordheart by T. Kingfisher Rita gave 4 stars to Swordheart (Hardcover) by T. Kingfisher
]]> Review7346596703 Sat, 22 Feb 2025 19:40:30 -0800 <![CDATA[Rita added 'Ruthless Vows']]> /review/show/7346596703 Ruthless Vows by Rebecca Ross Rita gave 3 stars to Ruthless Vows (Letters of Enchantment, #2) by Rebecca Ross
This duology should have been 1 book. Really felt like the first half was just a re-hash of the first book and an excuse to use the typewriters. The second half felt rushed and the ending was meh. ]]> Review7346591734 Sat, 22 Feb 2025 19:38:29 -0800 <![CDATA[Rita added 'The Watchmaker of Filigree Street']]> /review/show/7346591734 The Watchmaker of Filigree Street by Natasha Pulley Rita gave 3 stars to The Watchmaker of Filigree Street (The Watchmaker of Filigree Street, #1) by Natasha Pulley
Aggressively mid.
Characters were flat and forgettable. Genre was muddy. Plot was hard to find.
I did enjoy the octopus. ]]>