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4 Star Reviews

“It’s sort of like glowing in your own dark.” - Wishful Drinking by Carrie Fisher

A real look into sexism through humor and real life – no fuss, no muss - Bossypants by Tina Fey

Every parent’s worst nightmare - What She Knew by Gilly Macmillan

This kid has had a rough life, I tell you what. - Buffering: Unshared Tales of a Life Fully Loaded by Hannah Hart

Bringing a whole new meaning to the phrase “veg out.” - The Vegetarian by Han Kang

Admitting to failure and the learning from it - Black Box Thinking: Why Most People Never Learn from Their Mistakes--But Some Do by Matthew Syed

Forty-seven hours of book! - The Stand (Bigger, Longer, and Uncut) by Stephen King

“Being temporary doesn’t make something matter any less, because the point isn’t for how long, the point is that it happened.” - Extraordinary Means by Robyn Schneider

This seems like an impossible book to write. - Redefining Realness: My Path to Womanhood, Identity, Love & So Much More by Janet Mock

Nicely Done Coming of Age Story - The Mysteries of Pittsburgh by Michael Chabon

If You Ever Scream “Societal Expectations Of Women Are A Prison,” This Might Be The Book For You - Little Nothing by Marisa Silver

A bit too much of the wrong brother - The Brothers Cabal by Jonathan L Howard

Hermione Winters’ Tale - Exit, Pursued By A Bear by E.K. Johnston

The Mandibles - The Mandibles: A Family, 2029-2047 by Lionel Shriver

Living Legend - March: Book One by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, Nate Powell

I feel like I’ve been reading this book for a lot longer then I actually have been reading it - The Blood of Olympus by Rick Riordan

There are good doors and bad doors. - The Design of Everyday Things by Donald A. Norman

A sweet novella with one of my favorite heros - Blonde Date by Sarina Bowen

Even better than I expected - Sons and Daughters of Ease and Plenty by Ramona Ausubel

A prayer of thanks for sweet, fast reads. - A Book of Uncommon Prayer by Brian Doyle

This is a really long book, you guys - The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson

The Stand: Not a book you want to read when coming down with a cold… - The Stand by Stephen King

My last Toni Morrison, and it was a good one. - Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison

Catsy Walker and lots of other feline fun. - Patsy Walker, AKA Hellcat! Volume 2: Don't Stop Me-Ow by Kate Leth and Brittney L. Williams

The Consequences of Being a Young Adult in a Violent World - The Burning Bridge (Ranger's Apprentice #2) by John Flanagan

The Dog World: Politics, Crazy, and Fluff - Show Dog: The Charmed Life and Trying Times of a Near-Perfect Purebred by Josh Dean

You have forgotten the face of your father. - The Waste Lands (The Dark Tower, #3) by Stephen King

This one time, at office camp… - Due South by Tamsen Parker

You’re not allowed to cry. It’s one of the rules. - Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz

Princess Leia takes center stage in the excellent Star Wars: Bloodline - Star Wars: Bloodline by Claudia Gray

“Stories are the wildest things of all” - A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness & Siobhan Dowd

Angels and Demons - Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor

Scary Stories for Adults - The Lottery and Other Stories by Shirley Jackson

How to be a bad-ass in 1914 - Girl Waits with Gun by Amy Stewart

“Well, until He gives His final judgment, here’s some of mine.” You’re welcome! - I'm Judging You by Luvvie Ajayi

The Queen of All She Surveys - Year of Yes by Shonda Rhimes

War is Peace. Freedom is Slavery. Ignorance is Strength. - Without You, There is No Us: Undercover Among the Sons of North Korea's Elite by Suki Kim

Eat. Write. Travel. Cook. - Talking with My Mouth Full: My Life as a Professional Eater by gail simmons

Fantasy! Romance! Dragons! - A Promise of Fire by Amanda Bouchet

Lost Between a Doctor and a Towel - Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency by Douglas Adams

“We are all a collection of lost causes, stashed here so no one has to see just how wounded we are.” - Paperweight by Meg Haston

Young Adult Twist on You’ve Got Mail - P.S. I Like You by Kasie West

Blondes, Boxers, and Dead Bodies - The Barbarous Coast by Ross MacDonald

Unreliable narrator is unreliable. Or is she? - The girl on the train by Paula Hawkins

Smoke and mirrors are more useful than you think - Smoke and Mirrors by Neil Gaiman

A Colorblind Society is an Unjust Society - The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness by Michelle Alexander

Business is Business - Lock In by John Scalzi

Just be Yourself… unless you can be a Unicorn, then be a Unicorn. - Thelma the Unicorn by Aaron Blabey

“There’s something horribly unfair about dying in the middle of a good story, before you have a chance to see how it all comes out.” - The Fireman by Joe Hill

Liberating Preconceived Notions on Who is Successful in Relationships - Liberating Lacey by Anne Calhoun

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