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Sonya Rhen

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September 18

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Science Fiction, Humor and Comedy, Poetry

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Sonya Rhen lives in the Pacific Northwest with her husband and two children. They also share their home with two dogs, two cats and a lonely catfish. Sonya looks for the humor and humanity in daily life. When she’s not writing or hanging out with the family, you might find her dancing.

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	Coven of the East: Reimagining Asian Women's Magical Histories by Benebell Wen (Goodreads Author), Angela Yuriko Smith (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Pauline Chow (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 4.57 avg rating — 14 ratings — 3 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
	Tasting Evil: Volume 1 by Sonya Rhen (Goodreads Author), Matthew Buza (Goodreads Author), Toni Kief (Goodreads Author) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 13 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
	Space Tripping With the Shredded Orphans (Shredded Orphans, #1) 4.56 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2013 — 3 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
	Tasting Evil: The Complete Collection by Joel Swetin (Contributor), E.G. Sergoyan (Contributor), Sonya Rhen (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 4.80 avg rating — 5 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
	Waiting for Spring it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 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
	Holiday Sampler: A Holiday Anthology from the Writers Cooperative of the Pacific Northwest by WCPNW Writers COOP, Sonya Rhen (Goodreads Author), Toni Kief (Goodreads Author) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2018	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
	Requite Me: Poems of Love, Jealously, and Angst it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2013 — 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
	Holiday Sampler: A Holiday Anthology from the Writers Cooperative of the Pacific Northwest by Sonya Rhen (Goodreads Author), Toni Kief (Goodreads Author), Susan Brown it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	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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	The Shredded Orphans and the Space Pirates by Sonya Rhen (Goodreads Author), Bri Nobile (Illustrator) 0.00 avg rating — 0 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

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Waiting for Spring has been nominated for Book of the Month from Long and Short Reviews. Voting runs from Thursday, August 1st through Friday, August 2nd, 2024. If you don’t miss the deadline, vote here: https://www.longandshortreviews.com/uncategorized/book-of-the-month-poll-which-book-do-you-think-is-best-based-on-the-review-19/

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I Want to Die But I Want to Eat Tteokbokki

by Baek Se-hee

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The Anatomy of Genres: How Story Forms Explain the Way the World Works

by John Truby

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Sonya rated a book it was amazing Instructions for Dancing by Nicola Yoon (Goodreads Author)	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
I really loved Nicola Yoon's The Sun Is Also a Star. This book does not quite top that. I enjoyed this YA romance, but it does have a melancholy bent to it. The main character is down on love because of her parents' divorce and her father's imminent ...more
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Sonya rated a book it was amazing Beyond the Big Lie: The Epidemic of Political Lying, Why Republicans Do It More, and How It Could Burn Down Our Democracy by Bill Adair	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
A really good book that explains a bit about our political divide. It goes into explaining why and when the Republican party began telling lies to the American people. Delves into how this is a problem, especially for news media. How this started eve ...more
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Sonya rated a book it was amazing Color Me Murder (Pen & Ink) by Krista Davis (Goodreads Author)	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
A fun cozy murder mystery set in a book shop with the main character that creates coloring books. I love the art aspect of this mystery story, where her drawings actually act as clues to solve the mystery. A fun read!
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Sonya rated a book really liked it The Ghost Orchid (Alex Delaware #39) by Jonathan Kellerman	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
I enjoyed this book, even not having read the other 38 books in the series. Loved the psychology aspect of this mystery book. A lot of different pieces, which fit together at the end.
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Sonya rated a book really liked it Moon of the Turning Leaves by Waubgeshig Rice (Goodreads Author)	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
Weirdly, the back of this CD case says it's a "Stand-Alone Novel", but it's clearly a sequel to Moon of the Crusted Snow. I enjoyed this book, though it still doesn't explain what happened. But it's not really about what happened, but what the world ...more
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Sonya rated a book it was amazing Sleuth & Solve: 20+ Mind-Twisting Mysteries: (Mystery Book for Kids and Adults, Puzzle and Brain Teaser Book for All Ages) by Victor Escandell	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
Really nice artwork with 20 classic riddles that you might already know. The pictures kind of give the puzzles away, but it would be great for kids that had not heard of these before.
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Sonya rated a book liked it The Murder Machine by Heather Graham (Goodreads Author)	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
An fine Harlequin romantic thriller. A bit scifi with AI machines being used to kill people. You need a little suspension of disbelief, but overall an interesting murder mystery.
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Sonya rated a book really liked it Never Split the Difference: Negotiating As If Your Life Depended On It by Chris Voss (Goodreads Author)	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
This book had a lot of really great advice for standing your ground and how to deal with negotiations. I thought it was especially useful for people who aren't really used to having make deals with people, but need a bit of a extra edge. It's not rea ...more
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“The universe could be a cruel place, but there were always pockets of good. Some pockets were deep and some were shallow, some you had to force open to let the good out, but you could find them if you were looking.”
― Sonya Rhen, The Shredded Orphans and the Space Pirates

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