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	Rent and its Discontents: A Century of Housing Struggle by Neil Gray (Editor), Annmarie Hughes, Cesare Di Feliciantonio 4.33 avg rating — 9 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Fifth Branch 4.83 avg rating — 6 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Unruly Souls: Three Tales of Portland 3.29 avg rating — 7 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Heartstrings: Melissa Etheridge & Her Guitars by Steve Hochman, Rantz A. Hoseley (editor), Frank Marraffino it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Who Slays the Wicked (Sebastian St. Cyr, #14)

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This one gets an extra star on principle, because I've quite missed Cassius and Simo since finishing the Agent of Rome series and was delighted to see them again. But ultimately I thought this installment was a bit bland and the mystery wasn't as hoo ...more
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I can tell this was an earlier effort from Christian/Miles Cameron. The military fiction part was solid, the politics were excellent, but the characters were much thinner than in his later books, and I thought the romance was a bit feeble. Still, I'm ...more
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I love this series, but this particular installment was a bit silly. The plot was nonexistent until it climaxed in a sort of outrageous Victorian melodrama, or possibly satire thereof—it was hard to tell whether we as readers were meant to take the l ...more
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This is a book that does not trust its reader. Who in the world picks up a book set in the Middle Ages and needs to be told what a tournament or a squire or a lance is? I learned of the existence of this book from the author’s pamphlet Crafting Unfor ...more
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