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The Penumbra Podcast: Season 1 by Harley Takagi Kaner, Kevin Vibert

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Lore Olympus: Teil 4 by Rachel Smythe

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3.5

I know that this is based on greek mythology, but I really, REALLY could have done without the classic „Everyone kissed everyone at least once“ mythology situation. It lead to a lot of weird situations that didn‘t really add anything to the story.

A big plus for the artstyle though, it‘s beautiful.
A Captured Cauldron by R.K. Ashwick

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  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I certainly didn't think that a book including a magic mafia and a kidnapping could still be classified as cozy fantasy but lo and behold there is THIS wholesome DnD style story. 

It could have moved a bit faster at times and the romance plot could have been a bit more developed, but the awesome found family made up for most of those shortcomings.
Dracula: The Danse Macabre by Gabriel Urbina

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Co-Intelligence: Living and Working with AI by Ethan Mollick

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3.75

Well, let's all cross our fingers and hope that Clippy, the human destroying AGI, obsessed with producing paper clips stays a concerning but mildly amusing fantasy. 

But jokes aside, this book covered a lot of interesting uses of AI, as well as prompting advice, etc., but I was hoping for a mention of the environmental aspect of this technology, which sadly didn‘t happen. 
Regardless it is a rather informative guide for AI beginners, which focuses more on the positive aspects of the AI future.
Pryce and Carter's Deep Space Survival Procedure & Protocol Manual by W.S. Carter, Michelle Agresti, Michaela Swee, Marcus Cutter, Zach Libresco, Ariela Rotenberg, Miranda Pryce, Noah Masur, Alan Rodi, Sarah Shachat, Gabriel Urbina, Zach Valenti, Scotty Shoemaker, Cecilia Lynn-Jacobs, Doug Eiffel, Emma Sherr-Ziarko

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4.5

Very helpful in a wide range of situations and not just when you are sent to space by a morally questionable corporation. 
Thanks to #183 I have not turned my key in the wrong direction since. 

And I have not been surprised by a shark attack yet, so that‘s working too.
EOS 10 - Season 2 by Justin McLachlan

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You are Next by Katia Lief

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2.5

I definitely would have needed an Ew counter for this book because.... Ew

There was an unreasonable amount of gore and some really disgusting actions by serial killer, which felt like they were just there for the shock value and were definitely not needed to make this a serious and thrilling book.
Zero Hours by Gabriel Urbina, Zach Valenti

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Der Untergang des Hauses Usher: und andere fantastische Geschichten by Edgar Allan Poe

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3.25

After reading all of Poe's stories so can say:

And the true horror in Edgar Allan Poe stories were the insufferable, horribly behaved men we met along the way~