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4 Star Reviews

Otherworld Teens! - Wolf's Bane by Kelley Armstrong; Wolf's Curse by Kelley Armstrong

Don’t Mess With Her - Land of Shadows by Rachel Howzell Hall

cbr12bingo – Shelfie! - Record of a Spaceborn Few by Becky Chambers

“Here is a Story I Have Heard” - The Raven Tower by Ann Leckie

There was only one bench in the shade and Converse went for it, although it was already occupied. - Dog Soldiers by Robert Stone

Haven’t Heard of the Blue People of Kentucky? Me Neither. - The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek by Kim Michele Richardson

A trilogy of very nice contemporary romances - Beginner's Luck by Kate Clayborn; Luck of the Draw by Kate Clayborn; Best of Luck by Kate Clayborn

I have a soft spot for Drag Queens - Be Amazing: A History of Pride by Desmond Napoles

If you ever wanted a dragon for a pet, read this first - You Don’t Want a Dragon! by Ame Dyckman

Beautifully Written Romance with A+ Mental Health Representation - Just Like That (Albin Academy 1) by Cole McCade

When Jason Mantzoukas says he’s obsessed with a book, you better believe I’m going to read it. - All You Need is Kill by Yoshitoshi Abe, Hiroshi Sakurazaka, Takeshi Obata; Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up With Me by Mariko Tamaki, Rosemary Valero-O’Connell; The Case of the Missing Men by Kris Bertin, Alexander Forbes

“Any questions? Comments? Last-minute genius ideas? Prayers, hymns, interpretive dances?” - The Disasters by M.K. England

“Still, I wanted to believe; indeed I longed to; and, in the end, how much of belief comes from longing?” - The Testaments by Margaret Atwood

Clones! Super Soldiers! Post Apocalyptic Road Trip! - Deal With the Devil by Kit Rocha

City of Sisterly Love - Long Bright River by Liz Moore

Nothing Remains Hidden Forever - The Broken Girls by Simone St. James

He’s feeling and looking good, too - Morris Micklewhite and the Tangerine Dress by Christine Baldacchino

Baaaaby Otter swimmin’ around, looking so cute, should have a crown…. - If You Take Away the Otter by Susannah Buhrman-Deever

“I’ve seen the film Grease. I’ve seen a film of Greece. I have never seen a film in Greece, or while being greased.” - Ayoade on Ayoade: A Cinematic Odyssey by Richard Ayoade

“I am wonderful, I deserve to be wonderful, and I contain multitudes.” - If It Bleeds by Stephen King

A Thoughtful Read - The Dearly Beloved by Cara Wall

Kidnappings, murders and snooping around in a high-class brothel - A Murderous Relation by Deanna Raybourn

Gone and Forgotten - Have You Seen Me? by Kate White

Not for kids, seriously. Do not mistake this for YA - Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo

How much hay can a farmer hay if a farmer… waaaaiiit they CAN HAY! - Hey, Hey, Hay!: A Tale of Bales and the Machines That Make Them by Christy Mihaly

Jumping into the reviews with no warm up or aftercare. - All the Birds in the World by David Opie; Little Tree by Loren Lon; Maiden & Princess by Daniel Haack

I start the year with a throbbing head and shaking limbs, owing to the excessive amounts of alcohol I was forced to drink at my mother’s party last night. - Adrian Mole: The Wilderness Years by Sue Townsend

I’d probably read the phone book if Gene Luen Yang wrote it - Superman Smashes the Klan by Gene Luen Yang

Getting over the reading slump with a couple of lovely picture books - When You Need Wings by Lita Judge; The Moon Keeper by Zosienka

Here in the half light of the Ethiopian dawn I felt like I could say the truth - Finding Joy: A Gay Romance by Adriana Herrera

Soap Operatic - Hate Crush by Angelina M. Lopez

The Faint of Heart - The Innocents by Ace Atkins

Bring on the Summer Junk Reading - Discount Armageddon by Seanan McGuire

For Game of Throne Fans Who Got Tired of All the Rape and Wanted a Few Happy Endings - A Heart of Blood and Ashes by Milla Vane

It’s everywhere when you know where to look - Waking Up Blind by Tom Harbin

If you could rid yourself of memories, would you? - The Binding by Bridget Collins

High Fantasy Goodness - The Last Wish by Andrzej Sapkowski

“I googled ‘monkey brothel’, had an existential crisis, and eventually found the details I wanted in a New Yorker article titled ‘Monkey Business’.” - Sex Power Money by Sara Pascoe

Incredibly timely, CBRbookclub is two for two this year in books that are unexpectedly relevant - An Unkindness of Ghosts by Rivers Solomon

It was 2 p.m. on the afternoon of May 7, 1915. - The Secret Adversary by Agatha Christie

Bootstrapping a nation one letter at a time. - The Postman by David Brin

For a long time the horizon had been a monotonous flat blue line separating the Pacific Ocean from the sky. - Sphere by Michael Crichton

Thinking of Winter in Summer - Winter: A Folio Anthology by Various

People disappear all the time. - Outlander by Diana Gabaldan

You gonna let the words define you, or are you going to define yourself? - Real Men Knit by Kwana Jackson

Two Very Different Sisters in Relationships With Two Very Different Brothers - The Unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren

“You’ve already made tea? Is this what I get for successfully fondling you?” - Two Rogues Make a Right (Seducing the Sedgewicks 3) by Cat Sebastian

Damages - Clean Hands by Patrick Hoffman

I’m longing for a better attention span - Book of Longing by Leonard Cohen

Advanced Bird Nerdery - The Most Perfect Thing: Inside (and Outside) a Bird's Egg by Tim Birkhead

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