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4 Star Reviews

Tragedy had struck the Winshaws twice before, but never on such a terrible scale. - What a Carve Up! by Jonathan Coe

The Case of the Missing Miss - The Wycherly Woman by Ross Macdonald

Jasper Fforde has written a world librarians are basically superheroes. - The Woman Who Died a Lot (Thursday Next, #7) by Jasper Fforde

A book that’s just as good as everyone says it is. - Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson

A first impression can often be misleading - Her Pretend Christmas Date by Jackie Lau

Another Loretta Chase novel pairing a big, strong lug and a clever, opinionated woman. Hey, if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. - Ten Things I Hate About the Duke by Loretta Chase

Go ‘Neers - The Third Rainbow Girl: The Long Life of a Double Murder in Appalachia by Emma Copley Eisenberg

We learned nothing. - The Great Influenza: The Story of the Deadliest Pandemic in History by John M. Barry; Pale Rider: The Spanish Flu of 1918 and How it Changed the World by Laura Spinney

“There’s nothing quite like the futility of being seventeen in an election year.” - Yes No Maybe So by Becky Albertalli/Aisha Saeed

“Just for the record: happiness is not bullshit.” - Less by Andrew Sean Greer

A World In Which Magicians Can Also be Hackers - How Rory Thorne Destroyed the Multiverse by K. Eason

These fierce Honey Badger sisters are not meant to be underestimated - Hot and Badgered (Honey Badger Chronicles #1) by Shelly Laurenston; In a Badger Way (Honey Badger Chronicles #2) by Shelly Laurenston

Komi Can Communicate, But Only Just Barely - Komi Can't Communicate, vol. 10 by Tomohito Oda

Gimme that sweet sweet Zombie fix - Closure, Limited and Other Zombie Stories by Max Brooks

A Study in Literal ‘Othering’ - The Wall by John Lanchester

It began to snow. - The Samurai by Shusako Endo

Love in the time of chaos - Chaos Burning by Lauren Dane

When you’ve been told your whole life who and what to believe, who can you ultimately trust? - The Liar's Daughter by Megan Cooley Peterson

A Modern Poldark AU Fanfiction, because why not? - The Distance Between Us by Lucretiassister

Must read for Farscape nerds like me - The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers

The Aviator - Seduction: Sex, Lies, and Stardom in Howard Hughes' Hollywood by Karina Longworth

At some point, every love is a tragedy. - Ever After Always (A Bergman Sister novel) by Chloe Liese

You learn your lessons and stay vigilant, or you die - A Deadly Education by Naomi Novik

Facts and Tips on Embarrassments - So Embarrassing: Awkward Moments and How to Get Through Them by Charise Mericle Harper

Thanks, Beth O’Leary, for making 2020 a little less cruddy. - The Flatshare by Beth O'Leary; The Switch by Beth O'Leary

A whole lot of fighting happens - Battle Ground by Jim Butcher

Did not expect to love a book about zombies - World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War by Max Brooks

Getting My Body and Mind Right - Light on Yoga by B.K.S. Iyengar

The Bat, The Cat and The Woman - Under the Moon: A Catwoman Tale by Lauren Myracle; Batman: Nightwalker by Stuart Moore; Wonder Woman: Warbringer by Louise Simonson

Love was the last thing on their minds - Destiny's Captive by Beverly Jenkins; The Proposal by Jasmine Guillory; The Boyfriend Project by Farrah Rochon

Snorky - The Confessions of Al Capone by Loren Estleman

Squad Goals High-Fantasy Style - The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien

A Great Introduction for Kids and Adults to Vice-President Harris - Kamala Harris: Rooted in Justice by Nikki Grimes

Heroes can be Brainy not Brawny - The Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. Tolkien

More work to be done - The Black Cabinet: The Untold Story of African Americans and Politics During the Age of Roosevelt by Jill Watts; The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot

Where it started, how it’s going/Cannonball - Markings by Dag Hammarskjold

And We Thought 2020 was Bad - 1919 The Year That Changed America by Martin W. Sandler

What Ten Views of School Look Like - Look Both Ways: A Tale Told in Ten Blocks by Jason Reynolds

Baby, it’s cold out there - WHITEOUT by Adriana Anders

This is the Beginning of a Beautiful Friendship - Monstress, Vol. 3: Haven by Marjorie M. Liu

Sure, the Isle of Bones Sounds Like a Good Place to Visit - Monstress, Vol. 2: The Blood by Marjorie M. Liu

Anthropomorphism + Archanics + Witch Nuns = Monstress - Monstress, Vol. 1: Awakening by Marjorie M. Liu

Sometimes you have to open your eyes and jump - One and Only by Jenny Holiday

A Very Enby Christmas - Sugar & Spice by Eli Wray; The First Noel by Eli Wray; Secret Santa by Eli Wray

The final work from Tomi Ungerer - Nonstop by Tomi Ungerer

“Guts” delivers and important message to younger readers about mind/body connection - Guts by Raina Telgemeier

The last chapter is a single sentence - The Gurkha and the Lord of Tuesday by Saad Z. Hussain

Stick with the pieces; they’re long but worth it. - Trick Mirror by Jia Tolentino

Putting Black women back into the historical narrative. - A Black Women's History of the United States by Daina Ramey Berry & Kali Nicole Gross

“No, it’s a biography. Like a man would write.” - You Never Forget Your First: A Biography of George Washington by Alexis Coe

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