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4 Star Reviews

“Change happens through understanding.” - Being Jazz: My Life as a (Transgender) Teen by Jazz Jennings

Ignorance Is Not an Option - What Does It Mean To Be White? Developing White Racial Literacy by Robin DiAngelo

“Some women get erased a little at a time, some all at once. Some reappear. Every woman who appears wrestles with the forces that would have her disappear.” - Men Explain Things to Me by Rebecca Solnit

I just really wanted to give this kid a hug - Rapture Practice: A True Story About Growing Up Gay in an Evangelical Family by Aaron Hartzler

A life lived beyond expectations. - A Closed and Common Orbit by Becky Chambers

“Sometimes you just have to put on lip gloss and pretend to be psyched.” - Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns) by Mindy Kaling

Thoughts on Lord of Scoundrels - Lord of Scoundrels (Scoundrels #3) by Loretta Chase, Kate Reading (narrator)

“The sun, stars, ocean, trees, everything, I gave it all up for you.” - I'll Give You the Sun by Jandy Nelson

This book was so weird/cool/strange/confusing/fascinating - Six Wakes by Mur Lafferty

The Best Wierd Celebrity Best Friend - You're Never Wierd on the Internet (Almost) by Felicia Day

What Makes a Hero a Hero - Wonder Woman, Volume One by Greg Rucka, J.G. Jones, Drew Johnson

Star Dust Is Golden - Star Dust by Emma Barry and Genevieve Turner

“We are all migrants through time” - Exit West by Mohsin Hamid

I see now what everyone meant about latter Pratchett. - Jingo (Discworld, #21) by Terry Pratchett

A Study in A Study of Scarlet - A Study in Scarlet by Arthur Conan Doyle

Have you been looking for a comedic horror novel that takes place in an alternate dimension and features a foul-mouthed crab? Look no further! - The Hike by Drew Magary

Before the Killer Tomatoes Attacked - The Turn by Kim Harrison

Do You Think There’s Such a Thing as a Perfect Day? - All the Bright Places by Jennifer Niven

“Year ten of Watson v. West starts now.” - The Only Thing Worse Than Me Is You by Lily Anderson

A Warlock That Needs to go Straight (but isn’t) - Rag and Bone by KJ Charles

“It’s just make-believe for rich people” - The Line of Beauty by Alan Hollinghurst

Faking It - Faking It by Jennifer Crusie

Another Student Recommendation - The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton

Final Countdown - The Found and the Lost by Ursula K Le Guin

Double-crossing demons is dangerous - Every Which Way But Dead by Kim Harrison

Over there, inside the Smoke, pain was joy and anger peace. Violence was love. - Smoke by Dan Vyleta

Make Wakanda Great Again! - Black Panther: A Nation Under Our Feet, Book 2 by Ta-Nehisi Coates

To Devour or Not to Devour, That is the Question - The Devourers by Indira Das

Chasing serial killers in Cincinnati - The Good, the Bad and the Undead by Kim Harrison

The Plot Thickens - The Silkworm by Robert Galbraith

Girl Detective and Cranky Cat for Hire - Murder Offstage and The Tomb of the Honey Bee (Posie Parker Mysteries 1 & 2) by L.B. Hathaway

Sometimes you just need a little lightness - The Weight of It All by N.R. Walker

A Primer for Public Citizenship - On Tyranny: Lessons from the Twentieth Century by Timothy Snyder

I read this book, too - Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman

Beware an adolescent dragon with Thoughts about Injustice - Throne of Jade by Naomi Novik

The Interestings, maybe not so Interesting, but still compelling - The Interestings by Meg Wolitzer

Tonight, at The Pit, everyone’s identity is revealed - Power Play (Action Figures #6) by Michael Bailey

“Being exceptional isn’t revolutionary, it’s lonely. It separates you from your community. - Redefining Realness: My Path to Womanhood, Identity, Love & So Much More by Janet Mock

“There is no formula when it comes to gender and sexuality.” - Redefining Realness: My Path to Womanhood, Identity, Love & So Much More by Janet Mock

If Your Heels Are Nimble and Light - Babylon's Ashes by James S.A. Corey

When Shall We Live if Not Now? - The Sundial by Shirley Jackson

Good. Long, but good. - White Trash: The 400-Year Untold History of Class in America by Nancy Isenberg

“That is the motto women should constantly repeat over and over again. Good for her! Not for me.” - Yes Please by Amy Poehler

Miranda and Caliban – what came before the tempest - Miranda and Caliban by Jacqueline Carey

This Will Be Our Year, Took a Long Time to Come - Breathing Lessons by Anne Tyler

Great Follow-up to Wait for the Rain - Bridges: A Daphne White Novel by Maria Murnane

There is no happiness in love, except at the end of an English novel. - The Marriage Plot by Jeffrey Eugenides

It’s a Hard Knock Life - The Hanging Tree by Ben Aaronovitch

The Last Hellion Takes a Wife - The Viscount and the Vixen by Lorraine Heath

Up to some of his old tricks - Exit West by Mohsin Hamid

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  • 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.
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