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4 Star Reviews

Magical Realism Dumplings - Time Loops & Meet Cutes by Jackie Lau

State Sponsored Horror - Our Share of Night by Mariana Enríquez

The Politics of Being a Medical Examiner and Coroner - L.A. Coroner by Anne Soon Choi

Slaying You by Michelle Gagnon - Slaying You by Michelle Gagnon

Groundhog Day with a food scene - Time Loops and Meet Cutes by Jackie Lau

Morel Dilemma: He Just Couldn’t Resist the Cap - The Beauty by Aliya Whiteley

A Mother Must Never Look Away. A Good Mother Can Do Anything. - The School for Good Mothers by Jessamine Chan

The Glen, which the keeper’s daughter was seen to enter, but never known to quit, still frowns darkly as of yore; while an ineradicable bloodstain on the oaken stair yet bids defiance to the united energies of soap and sand - The Ingoldsby Legends Vol. 1 by Thomas Ingoldsby (Richard Harris Barham); The Ingoldsby Legends Vol. 2 by Thomas Ingoldsby (Richard Harris Barham)

Out of step in dance, love and friendship - Leap by Simina Popescu

Dashiell Hammett’s Twilight - Already Dead by Charlie Huston

The Hunt meets Rumpelstiltskin - Gilded by Marissa Meyer; Cursed by Marissa Meyer

Yay carbs! and other things - Turnip Greens & Tortillas by Eddie Hernandez

A romance about audiobook narrators, by a queen of audiobook narration - Thank You for Listening by Julia Whelan

Neighbors can be a nuisance, especially when they start murdering each other - Close to Death by Anthony Horowitz

Women can make the world - Behind My Doors: The Story of the World's Oldest Library by Hena Khan; Miles of Style: Eunice W. Johnson and the EBONY Fashion Fair by Lisa Brathwaite

Who Killed Annabelle Cartwright? Or, Surrounded by Narcissists. - The Locked Ward by Sarah Pekkanen

A Fantasy That Hits Close to Home - The Grimoire Grammar School Parent Teacher Association by Caitlin Rozakis

Quest for courage - Hupo and the Wonder Thief by Billy Partridge

Sketch a boy like no other. - Sketch by Jacques Goldstyn

“Cats were not, in her experience, an animal with much soul. Prosaic, practical little creatures as a general rule. It would suit her very well to be thought catlike.” - Soulless by Gail Carriger

A Cozy Mystery That Will Make You Drool - Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers by Jesse Q. Sutano

When poetry made me appreciate basketball - Hoop Queens 2 (Sports Royalty) by Charles R. Smith

Once upon a time, Roller Derby met Wrestling. They fell in love and made Extreme Pillow Fighting - Pillow Talk: A Graphic Novel by Stephanie Cooke

Possible Death By Lunar Cheese Volcano - When the Moon Hits Your Eye by John Scalzi

“In my shoes, a walking sleep / And my youth I pray to keep” - Heatstroke (2020) by Hazel Barkworth

A Whimsical Fantasy and an Alien Invasion Sci-Fi - Water Moon by Samantha Sotto Yambao; The Seep by Chana Porter

“Do not fear the Reaper, for he only comes to guide you home.” - A Grim Reaper’s Guide to Catching A Killer: A S.C.Y.T.H.E. Mystery by Maxie Dara

“New opinions are always suspected, and usually opposed, without any other reason but because they are not already common”.- John Locke - The Butchering Art: Joseph Lister’s Quest to Transform the Grisly World of Victorian Medicine by Lindsey Fitzharris

Tale as old as time… - Dealing with a Desperate Demon by Charlotte Stein

Around the World Around the World - Night Prayers by Santiago Gamboa

Of Earthly Delights by Goldy Moldavsky - Of Earthly Delights by Goldy Moldavsky

A Brisk Thriller - Famous Last Words by Gillian McAllister

A kid asked me to do define communism. Um… - Red Scare by Liam Francis Walsh

A surprising and honest view of a courtesan’s life - A Woman of Pleasure: A Novel by Kiyoko Murata

The Expanse just keeps getting bigger - Abaddon's Gate by James S.A. Corey

“To the people who gave me one-star reviews because the first book “had lesbians.” I doubled the lesbians in this one. Just for you.” - A Pirate’s Life For Tea by Rebecca Thorne

Live and let die - The Undercutting of Rosie and Adam by Megan Bannen

“We were teen girls. Look up the word “blasé” in Merriam-Webster’s and you’d find a picture of us, our eyes burning through your soul from the page.” - We Ride Upon Sticks by Quan Barry

The icon, the myth, the woman - Can You Imagine?: The Art and Life of Yoko Ono by Lisa Tolin

The little journal with a lot of heart and a really long title - It's Your Weirdness That Makes You Wonderful: A Self-Acceptance Prompt Journal (Positive Mental Health Teen Journal) by Kate Allan

That Magic Sofa (a homage to Ben E. King) - Twist and Shout Murder: A Murder A-Go-Go Mystery by Rosemary Martin

An impressive example of a first novel - The Shadow of What Was Lost by James Islington

When generational trauma meets childhood trauma - Good Dirt by Charmaine Wilkerson

“You never have to do that with me. Show me the messy parts, okay? God knows, I’ve shown you mine.” - Next of Kin by Hannah Bonam-Young

Author Ponweera has you covered for your reading needs - My Best Friend's Bangles by Thushanthi Ponweera; Crossing the Finish Line by Thushanthi Ponweera

Not even our patron saint, Juan Luis Guerra of the bachata hits, could encapsulate the conundrum that erupted whenever Orlando and I were on our own. - Ms V’s Hot Girl Summer by A.H. Cunningham

Her dedushka teaches - Dedushka: Memories of My Grandpa and Ukraine by Katerina Spaeth

If The Librarians met the Night at the Museum - The Night Librarian: A Graphic Novel by Christopher Lincoln

Strength and kindness of the dragon - Powerful Like a Dragon by Christopher Cheng

Enjoyable, but Not a Standout - How to Stop Time by Matt Haig

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