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4 Star Reviews

Sylvester Stallone is Not in this Book - The Expendable Man by Dorothy B. Hughes

Stag Party - The Hunter's Daughter by Nicola Solvinic

Great Idea and Strong Execution - T-Shirt Swim Club: Stories From Being Fat in a World of Thin People by Ian Karmel and Alisa Karmel, PsyD

Mythic Alphabet Murders and Staying Normal - The Sinister Booksellers of Bath by Garth Nix

“It sounded like the first line of a poem: They never stop, these Stepford Wives, they something, something all their lives. Work like robots? Yes, that would fit. They work like robots all their lives.” - The Stepford Wives by Ira Levin

“I should have killed you in your sleep.” CBRBINGO – Dreams - The Eyes Are the Best Part by Monika Kim

Trigger happy - Vengeful: A Novel (Villains Book 2) by V.E. Schwab

Space horror is my jam - Ghost Station by S.A. Barnes

The toy that made you grow old is now 50! - Erno Rubik and His Magic Cube by Kerry Aradhya

American Dream or Vanity Project? - Liberty by Julian Voloj

“Miss, you have a jellyfish in your eye” - The Jellyfish by Boum

A cozy sff mystery novella that is set in the future but feels like it’s set in the past. - The Mimicking of Known Successes (Mossa and Pleiti, #1) by Malka Older

“Is everyone really crazy but me?” - The Lottery and Other Stories by Shirley Jackson

This one’s for the bisexuals. - With Love, From Cold World by Alicia Thompson

“Clean hearts and clean minds, cleanliness at all times! Nothing dirty, nothing bad, always happy, never sad!” - Mister Magic by Kiersten White

A little BS might go a long way - On Bullshit by Harry G. Frankfurt

Trans and Transitions - Didn't Nobody Give a Shit What Happened to Carlotta by James Hannaham

Beautiful, harrowing and oh so sad - In Memoriam by Alice Winn

“Not everyone in our acquaintance needs to be murdered, Veronica. In fact, some people find it preferable to make friends with normal folk.” - A Grave Robbery by Deanna Raybourn

This one goes to a pretty dark place - Vicious: A Novel (Villains Book 1) by V.E. Schwab

The Prize is nothing less than the Shape of the Cosmos…. and other cliches - How Albert Fell Down the Rabbit Hole and Came Up with the Universe by Ken Krimstein

Love and Sisterhood in Sunshine Falls - Book Lovers by Emily Henry

There was one women who was special…and here she was, carefully instructing him on how to marry someone else. - Ne'er Duke Well by Alexandra Vasti

“You look better than me, and I’m a real woman!” “Who’s that beached whale on the floor?” “You’re so well spoken!” - Why Are You So Sensitive?: Navigating Everyday, Unintended Microaggressions by Billie Lee and Gina Torino

Why does this category sound like a cooking term? - Emmie and Friends V08 Always Anthony by Terri Libenson

“We all had tattoos, scars, secrets, and losses. We all wanted to be forgiven.” - Scorched Grace (A Sister Holiday Mystery, #1) by Margot Douaihy

New School, New Situations, Old Story - Yaqui Delgado Wants to Kick Your Ass: The Graphic Novel by Mel Valentine Vargas and Meg Medina

If it has a sequel I’ll read it - Heebie Jeebies by Matthew Erman

Noir Fiction from One of the Originals - The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler

Thunder Down Under - Lapse by Sarah Thornton

My body was built to wage war. - Carrie Soto is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid

The Unforgiving Desert - Journal of the Dead by Jason Kersten

Mystery at Sea - Ghost Ship: The Mysterious True Story of the Mary Celeste and Her Missing Crew by Brian Hicks

“If eyes were the windows into the soul, Delilah’s had long been shuttered.” - Delilah Green Doesn't Care by Ashley Herring Blake

ALL the Kate Canterbary - Shucked by Kate Canterbary

Two new Murderbot fans for the price of one! - All Systems Red by Martha Wells; Artificial Condition by Martha Wells

Truth in Dreams? - Cursed Princess Club v.3 by LambCat

MysterFantsyMance - The Fox Wife: A Novel by Yangsze Choo

“…superheroes, for all their good PR, were terrible for the world.” - Hench: A Novel by Natalie Zina Walschots

“When does who you’re pretending to be stop being a pretense and turn into who you really are?” - Dreadful by Caitlin Rozakis

More History Inspired Fantasy! - The Poppy War by R. F. Kuang

Do All Podcasts Transform to True Crime? Or Does That Only Happen In the Books I Read? - None of This is True by Lisa Jewell

Nikhil preened. “Are you surprised that Mahreen Kamal can create a fashion icon?” - Just Playing House by Farah Heron

Intelligent Artificial - Annie Bot by Sierra Greer

Modern Day Teen Dragon Slayer in Rural Canada - The Story of Owen by E. K. Johnston

A Purrfect Beginning Chapter Book - Casebook of a Private (Cat's) Eye by Mary Stolz

“There is no greater tyranny than that which is perpetrated under the shield of the law and in the name of justice.” –Montesquieu - Chain-Gang All-Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah

A Gentle Exploration of Getting Help With Your Mental Health In a Magical Setting - I Feel Awful, Thanks by Lara Pickle

So why do I like it? I really don’t know - Revival Deluxe Collection V02 by Tim Seeley, Mike Norton, Jenny Frison

Feel Lots of Things - The Totally Not Boring Book of Feelings by Jolie Taylor

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