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4 Star Reviews

Okay, I spend most of my time not talking about this book - The Queen of Tearling by Erika Johansen

I Kind of Hate the Whole Concept Behind the Phrase “Mama Bear” - The Queen of Sorrow by Sarah Beth Durst

Do You Know How Hard It Is To Lead? - The Reluctant Queen by Sarah Beth Durst

Food and Flowers; Love and Politics - After The Banquet by Yukio Mishima

Double cannonball with a kissing book. - A Gentleman Never Keeps Score (Seducing the Sedgwicks, #2) by Cat Sebastian

The one without the series’ main character. - Tower of Dawn (Throne of Glass, #6) by Sarah J. Maas

Not With a Bang but an Ice Nine Whimper - Cat's Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut

Insight Into The Life of an Activist (CBR10 BINGO) - When They Call You A Terrorist by Patrisse Khan-Cullors and asha bandele

Second to last stop on the Dresden re-read. - Cold Days (The Dresden Files, #14) by Jim Butcher

Robot Rebellion - The Mechanical; The Rising; The Liberation by Ian Tregillis

A necessary celebration of female friendships - Text Me When You Get Home by Kayleen Schaefer

I personally think that a hundred years’ sleep sounds pretty fantastic… - Once Broken Faith by Seanan McGuire

45 in 140 - The Daily Show with Trevor Noah Presents The Donald J. Trump Presidential Twitter Library by The Daily Show with Trevor Noah

Everything is Worth it, After All - How the Light Gets In by Louise Penny

You pick your prince, and you know what he is - Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel

This is a cookbook, but don’t read it for the recipes - Salt Fat Acid Heat by Samin Nosrat

A Collection of Entertaining Postmodern “Mystery” Novel(s). - The New York Trilogy by Paul Auster

Things are looking up. - Eutopia: A Novel of Terrible Optimism by David Nickel

“Sometimes we get it wrong the first time. But you only have to get it right once.” - The Start of Me and You by Emery Lord

It’s hard to become homecoming queen when you can’t even leave your house - Love and Other Alien Experiences by Kerry Winfrey

Reading Too Many Novels Can Make a Young Lady’s Imagination Run Wild, You Know! Same Here, TBH - Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen

The ups and downs of routine changes - Dear Substitute by Audrey Vernick,

It’s like The Matrix for Thoughtful Christians - Into the Silent Land: A Guide to the Christian Practice of Contemplation by Martin Laird

In which Scalzi creates a new sport - Head On by John Scalzi

“Five silly ghosts floating by a gate. The first one said, “Oh my, it’s getting late.”  - Five Silly Ghosts by Hilli Kushnir

My favorite Stephen King so far! - The Shining by Stephen King

Click your clack and Moo your moo….unless You’re in school….or can you? - Click, Clack, Quack to School by Doreen Cronin

CBR Bingo: Brain Candy - Failure Is an Option: An Attempted Memoir by H. Jon Benjamin

If Douglas Adams knew about ICP… - Space Opera by Catherynne M. Valente

Actually Unpredictable YA - Illuminae by Aime Kaufman and Jay Kristoff

One day in the south of France, 1968. #CBRBingo - Never Mind (Patrick Melrose, #1) by Edward St. Aubyn

Some small fumbles, but the good outweighs the bad. #CBRBingo - The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang

John Rain is a new character for me… and I like him - A Clean Kill in Tokyo (A John Rain Novel Book 1) by Barry Eisler

The lights begin to twinkle from the rocks: The long day wanes: the slow moon climbs: the deep Moans round with many voices - The Long Day Wanes: A Malayan Trilogy by Anthony Burgess

This is a terrible country. My Yolka took you to America. Why did you come back?” She seemed angry. - A Terrible Country by Keith Gessen

The black tides of heaven direct the courses of human lives. - The Black Tides of Heaven by J.Y. Yang

Beauty, mystery, tradition, belonging and faith - Deep in the Sahara by Kelly Cunnane

Dublin Noir Shot With Witty Dialogue Chaser - A Man With One of Those Faces by Caimh McDonnell

Just A Warning, Love – The Non-Fic Dukes Are Not Nearly As Fun - A Duke By Default by Alyssa Cole

Promising Series Start with Some of the Usual First Book Challenges - Trail of Lightning by Rebecca Roanhorse

The Future is going to suck - Altered Carbon by Richard K. Morgan

When the illustrations for the article make you decide you have to read the book. - A False Report: A True Story of Rape in America by T. Christian Miller and Ken Armstrong

“No matter what your size, you are a sexy goddess. Remember that.” - A New Model: What Confidence, Beauty, and Power Really Look Like by Ashley Graham, Rebecca Paley

The Memoirs of a Chatty African Grey Parrot - Yiddish for Pirates by Gary Barwin

Both Perfect and Not Enough … - Legend by Marie Lu

Stick around for the second half - The Heart's Invisible Furies by John Boyne

Love can overcome any obstacle - Echo's Sister by Paul Moiser

When Uncle Stevie tells us that a book is scary, we should most definitely listen. #CBR10Bingo - The Hunger by Alma Katsu

The Locals Pronounce it “Mayum-fiss” - Memphis Noir by (Various)

I know why, but why? - No Way Down by Graham Bowley

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  • Zirza on A Gothic Classic for a ReasonIt's one of those wish-you-could-read-it-again-for-the-first-time books. I loved it.
  • Emmalita on “It came to something when you found yourself hoping that the footsteps you heard were ghosts.”I loved the ending! I don’t think it’s been out long enough to talk about why though.
  • Dixie on Track Her Down by Melinda LeighI am just starting Track Her Down and I have read them all in order till now and thought I...
  • Roland of Gilead on How can you give us the gift of a crazy character named Rando Thoughtful and then just as suddenly take that gift away? We need to talk, Uncle Stevie.I came across this randomly years after it was written because I was searching "Random Thoughtful. But I have the...
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