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4 Star Reviews

Murder and misogynists - Into the Water by Paula Hawkins

“His power wasn’t something he possessed, but a skittish companions had to woo to his side, and who’d vanish as soon as he showed fear” - Spoonbenders by Daryl Gregory

American Sonnets - American Sonnets for My Past and Future Assassin by Terrance Hayes

Where I wax lyrical about roller derby in the guise of a book review - Eat Sweat Play: How Sport Can Change Our Lives by Anna Kessel

Charles Wallace joins the Murray kids’ adventures - A Swiftly Tilting Planet (A Wrinkle in Time Quintet) by Madeleine L'Engle

There’s a Tiger in the Garden - There's a Tiger in the Garden by Lizzy Stewart

Hello! - The Man without a Shadow by Joyce Carol Oates

Blast Back! - The American Revolution (Blast Back!) by Nancy Ohlin

Two More Yoga poses…books…to Try - Yoga Bug: Simple Poses for Little Ones by Sarah Jane Hinder

Only 6 out of every 1,000 sexual assault perpetrators will end up in prison. - Missoula: Rape and the Justice System in a College Town by Jon Krakauer

Rescue and Jessica: A Life-Changing Friendship - Rescue and Jessica: A Life-Changing Friendship by Jessica Kensky

Salamander Sky - Salamander Sky by Katy Farber

If I Had a Horse - If I Had a Horse by Gianna Marino

“Is growin’ up always miserable?” Sonny asked. “Nobody seems to enjoy it much.” “Oh, it ain’t necessarily misearble,” Sam replied. “About eighty percent of the time, I guess.” - Thalia: A Texas Trilogy -- The Last Picture Show, Leaving Cheyenne, Horseman, Pass by. by Larry McMurtry

Army Chief of Staff Reading List #11 - The Sleepwalkers: How Europe Went to War in 1914 by Christopher Clark

Wherein we find out even more about Stoker’s past - A Treacherous Curse by Deanna Raybourn

Life After Life After Life After Life… - Life After Life by Kate Atkinson

I was nervous going in to this because of some not so stellar CBR reviews, but I really liked it a lot! - Young Jane Young by Gabrielle Zevin

This series makes for an excellent book binge. - An Unsuitable Heir (Sins of the Cities, #3) by K.J. Charles

This book is yes. - An Unnatural Vice (Sins of the Cities, #2) by K.J. Charles

I have done hard work and must rest now. - Towers of Midnight (Wheel of Time, #13; A Memory of Light, #2) by Robert Jordan & Brandon Sanderson

Is it just me or are these really good - The Ask and the Answer by Patrick Ness

When your comfort becomes your affliction - Hunger by Roxane Gay

Eat, Pray, England - Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert

Good old fashioned detective work - Land of Shadows by Rachel Howzell Hall

Flames…flames on the side of my face - Magic Rises by Ilona Andrews

A prophetic view of the election…with some clothes and romance - Amanda Wakes Up by Alisyn Camerota

Okay, Bookseller, You Were Right - Conversations with Friends by Sally Rooney

A gutpunch of a YA book. Felt like sci-fi, but I guess it’s reality for lots of people. - Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds

My apology to women authors (with an assist from Amy Poehler) - Yes Please by Amy Poehler

Jack Reacher with a Soul - The Drifter by Nicholas Petrie

Such a Tough Subject Matter, It Took Me Two Months to Write This Review - The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas

Choices and Second Chances - A Woman Entangled by Cecilia Grant

Got To Know When to Hold ’em, Know When to Fold ’em - A Gentleman Undone by Cecilia Grant

Another tale of brave teenagers in time of war - Girl in the Blue Coat by Monica Hesse

Drunk vikings make everything better. - Magic Gifts by Ilona Andrews

Artists and orgies and murder…oh my - A Perilous Undertaking by Deanna Raybourn

When You’re Expecting The Skulls but get Carnivale - Magic for Nothing by Seanan McGuire

Hit Me, Baby, One More Time (Fancy Black Jack means Britney references) - Between the Devil and the Duke by Kelly Bowen

The Outsiders - The Heart is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers

I’m a Duck (Quack Quack) - I'm a Duck by Even Bunting

Now I Must Watch the Film - Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen

Her problem wasn’t she was a dumb blonde, it was she wasn’t a blonde and she wasn’t dumb. - Blonde by Joyce Carol Oates

We have no template for what a powerful woman looks like, except that she looks rather like a man. - Women and Power: A Manifesto by Mary Beard

The world is material. We are always in a certain place. Now I am here - Winter by Karl Ove Knausgard

Another series to read - On the Edge by Ilona Andrews

Saving their story from obscurity - Code Girls by Liza Mundy

The Invasion increases the fear in the already terrifying Call series - The Invasion (The Call, Book 2) by Peadar O'Guilin

Three Stories of Motherly Love in Unbearable Conditions - Born Survivors: Three Young Mothers and Their Extraordinary Story of Courage, Defiance, and Hope by Wendy Holden

Dance, dance and these are the lives you love to lead - Chaos Choreography by Seanan McGuire

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