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4 Star Reviews

Now that Sal knows the truth… J/K there is so much more to learn! - Symbiont by Mira Grant

A Regency romance with unexpected diversity - A Lily Among Thorns by Rose Lerner

A Study of Grief and Dysfunction - Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng

“Your Mother is a hard act to follow. She will always be the love of your life” - Three Little Words by Ashley Rhodes-Courter

Just when I thought I couldn’t love Helen Mirren more… - In the Frame by Helen Mirren

“Was it even fair to expect the person you’re with to be just as happy as you? Furthermore, how could you ever even know for sure?” - Lust & Wonder by Augusten Burroughs

“Only the little people suffer at the hands of Justice; the creatures of power slide from under it with a wink and a grin.” - Altered Carbon (Takeshi Kovacs #1) by Richard K. Morgan

Teenage hawk identity crisis. - The Encounter (Animorphs, #3) by K.A. Applegate

This series is book crack. - Kings Rising (Captive Prince, #3) by C.S. Pacat

102 minutes inside the Twin Towers. - 102 Minutes: The Unforgettable Story of the Fight to Survive Inside the Twin Towers by Jim Dwyer

So That’s Why People Read His Books - Mr. Mercedes by Stephen King

This book has what you were looking for in the first one: equal parts fantasy adventure and romance. - Prince's Gambit by C.S. Pacat

Oh, Baby…. - Baby & Other Stories by Paula Bomer

Dense but interesting - The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer by Siddhartha Mukherjee

There really are a LOT of magpies in this book - The Magpie Lord by K.J. Charles

A historical romance with horse racing - The Sport of Baronets by Theresa Romain

A contemporary romance with counter-terrorism and knife-throwing - Chase Me by Laura Florand

The Fault in our YA Lit? - The Fault in our Stars by John Green

Sherry Thomas branches out into young adult fantasy - The Burning Sky by Sherry Thomas

First world problems getting you down? Try Tehran - Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books by Azar Nafisi

The Tragic Beauty of the Himalayas - Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer

More Writing - On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft by Stephen King

Be Here - You Are Here: Discovering the Magic of the Present Moment by Thich Nhat Hanh

How To Be A Grown Up - Adulting: How to Become a Grown-Up in 468 Easy(ish) Steps by Kelly Williams Brown

A helpful book on writing - Polishing Your Prose: How to Turn First Drafts into Finished Work by Steven M. Cahn and Victor L. Cahn

The Gut-Punching Power of Good Story Telling - Redeployment by Philip Klay

“Love wants the best for others. Attachment takes hostages.” - The Cruelest Month (Chieft Inspector Gamache #3) by Louise Penny

We’re not going back to this - The Girls Who Went Away: The Hidden History of Women Who Surrendered Children for Adoption in the Decades Before Roe v. Wade by Ann Fessler

In which Michael Stipe and Luke Skywalker team up to save the world. - World War Z by Max Brooks

The Specialest Snowflake - Ahab's Wife by Sena Jeter Naslund

Oh, Rainbow. You and I really are kindred spirits. - Kindred Spirits by Rainbow Rowell

“Optimism is a sliver of glass in your heart” - Pretty Girls by Karin Slaughter

Read a book they said, Travel to new worlds they said. - The Palace of Glass by Django Wexler

A dash of western, a few pinches of fantasy, toss in a few cannibals, and stir till frothy - Revenge & the Wild by Michelle Modesto

Tessa Dare Delivers Funny and Sexy - Say Yes to the Marquess (Castles Ever After #2) by Tessa Dare

Douglas Adams + Dirk Maggs – be still my beating heart - Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency & The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul by Douglas Adams (dramatisation by Dirk Maggs)

Shine on you crazy diamond - The Shining Girls by Lauren Beukes

Sometimes dreams do come true - The Dream Thieves by Maggie Stiefvater

This is Why I Hate Starting a Series While it is Still Being Written - Nemesis Games by James S.A. Corey

“What made something precious? Losing it and finding it.” - Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng

A Not So Wild and Crazy Guy - Born Standing Up-A Comic's Life by Steve Martin

“Sunshine, you’re my baby and I’m your only mother. You must mind the one taking care of you, but she’s not your mama” - Three Little Words by Ashley Rhodes- Courter

Will the real good guy please stand up? Or not. - Righteous Fury by Markus Heitz

Premise Perfect: London Triple Threat - A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab

Indiana Jones Meets the Babysitters Club - Lumberjanes Vol. 1: Beware The Kitten Holy by Noelle Stevenson et al

Keys and Locks - What is Not Yours is Not Yours by Helen Oyeyemi

David Tennant makes everything better. - Exit, Pursued by a Bear & Luckiest Girl Alive by E.K. Johnston, Jessica Knoll

A good ending for the Reckoners. - Calamity (The Reckoners, #3) by Brandon Sanderson

What a delightful little book. - Sorcerer to the Crown (Sorcerer to the Crown, #1) by Zen Cho

Rick Riordan does his thing. - The Sword of Summer (Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard, #1) by Rick Riordan

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