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Expanse Books > Expanse SyFy Show - Leviathan Wakes by James S. A. Corey

A Seemingly Moderate Take on Terminal Illness - The Bright Hour: A Memoir of Living and Dying by Nina Riggs

“We realize the importance of our voices only when we are silenced.” - I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban by Malala Yousafzai with Christina Lamb

She was the first beautiful thing I ever got stuck on. - Our Numbered Days by Neil Hilborn

Please sir, I want some more - Giant Days, vol 1 by John Allison, Lissa Treiman and Whitney Cogar

We developed a coldness inside us that still has not thawed. - The Buddha in the Attic by Julie Otsuka

Couples going treasure hunting and falling in love - Fortune Favors the Wicked and Passion Favors the Bold by Theresa Romain

Dark Matter feels like a slightly deceptive title - Dark Matter by Blake Crouch

You Can’t Expect to be Treated Rationally as a Woman - A Study in Scarlet Women; A Conspiracy in Belgravia by Sherry Thomas

Another lady detective in Victorian England - A Curious Beginning by Deanna Raybourn

Erin Chack; Senior Editor, Acid Bath Princess of the Darkness - This is Really Happening by Erin Chack

“A lot of women—and men—were waking up that morning asking whether America was still the country we had thought it was.” - What Happened by Hilary Rodham Clinton

Realistic Exploration of Women in History - Trainwreck: The Women We Love to Hate, Mock, and Fear … And Why by Sady Doyle

Well, that was a book. - Life before man by Margaret Atwood

The Clockwork Dynasty - The Clockwork Dynasty by Daniel H. Wilson

The strangeness detracts from the usefulness. - The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up, Spark Joy: An Illustrated Master Class on the Art of Organizing and Tidying Up by Marie Kondo

Mother, mother - The Scapegoat; The Bonesetter's Daughter by Mary Lee Settle; Amy Tan

When Emma Thompson Reads, You Listen - Northanger Abbey: an Audible Original Drama by Anna Lea (adaptor), Jane Austen, full cast audio

Family First - Sisters First: Stories from Our Wild and Wonderful Life by Jenna Bush Hager and Barbara Pierce Bush

This book is fun as hell and should be read by one and all - The Light Fantastic by Terry Pratchett

CBR9 #6 – Crystal Flowers: Poems and a Libretto - Crystal Flowers: Poems and a Libretto by Florine Stettheimer

Finding Repentance - An Unsuitable Heir by K.J. Charles

I totally judged this book by its cover, and I’m so glad I did. - When Dimple Met Rishi by Sandhya Menon

That’s just cold - Death of a Dapper Snowman by Angela Pepper

In the Land of Memory the time is always Now. - Song of Susannah (The Dark Tower, #6) by Stephen King

My least favorite Saga installments are the ones where things get tough. - Saga, Vol. 7 (Saga, #7) by Brian K. Vaughan & Fiona Staples

A Little Book On Demon Possession - Come Closer by Sara Gran

a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife - Eligible by Curtis Sittenfeld

Tales and Tales - The Enchanted Wanderer and other stories by Nikolai Leskov

Book 2 of the Walt Fleming series - Killer View (Walt Fleming 2) by Ridley Pearson

I came across time for you, Sarah - The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger

Great Storytelling - We’re Going to Need More Wine by Gabrielle Union

I Will Carry You Home in My Teeth - Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood by Trevor Noah

A strange but excellent thriller - Annhilation by Jeff VanderMeer

A re-read that improved my experience - On Such a Full Sea by Chang-rae Lee

A great Afro-futuristic novel, still good on the re-read - Who Fears Death by Nnedi Okorafor

A provocative journalistic investigation - The Underground Girls of Kabul by Jenny Nordberg

A lovely and devastating debut novel - Salt Houses by Hala Alyan

Not quite a key party, but close. - Life Before Man by Margaret Atwood

Not the Disney version, but very good. - The Hunchback of Notre Dame by Victor Hugo

A re-read that was worth the time - The Children of Men by P.D. James

A too-soon farewell to a fun comic series. - Patsy Walker, AKA Hellcat! Volume 3: Careless Whiskers by Kate Leth and Brittney L. Williams

A timely and relevant essay collection - Bitch Doctrine: Essays for Dissenting Adults by Laurie Penny

An intriguing character study from London - NW by Zadie Smith

A reliable/unreliable narrative - Alias Grace by Margaret Atwood

King Gansey - The Raven King by Maggie Stiefvater

Where I Join Everyone Else in Discovering C.S. Harris - What Angels Fear by C.S. Harris

Investigating the Texas Yogurt Shop Murders - Who Killed These Girls? by Beverly Lowry

Not quite as romantic and dashing - Arabella and the Battle of Venus: The Adventures of Arabella Ashby by David D. Levine

Shrill - Shrill: Notes From a Loud Woman by Lindy West

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