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4 Star Reviews

I’ll never doubt Rainbow Rowell again - Carry On by Rainbow Rowell

Strange and harrowing must be his story - Frankenstein or, The Modern Prometheus by Mary Shelley

Let’s just wait here a while, see what happens. - Who Goes There? by John W. Campbell Jr.

Road Trip! - Assassination Vacation by Sarah Vowell

Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions - What If? Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions by Randall Munroe

Welcome to Godhood, Hopefully You’ll Have Some Style - The Hero of Ages (Mistborn, #3) by Brandon Sanderson

No More Will My Green Sea Go Turn a Deeper Blue - Paint It Black by Janet Fitch

Just Rub Salt in the Wounds Next Time, Guys, It Would Hurt Less - Saga Volume 5 by Brian K. Vaughn, Fiona Staples

Well. That Explains A Lot. - How Star Wars Conquered the Universe by Chris Taylor

Talking cats and airships and did I mention the TALKING CATS. - The Aeronaut's Windlass (The Cinder Spires, #1) by Jim Butcher

not as good as i remembered sadface - Specter of the Past (The Hand of Thrawn, #1) by Timothy Zahn

“‘And then Adam was like, “Who’s Jesus?” and God said, “No one yet. It’s just an idea I’m throwing around.”‘ - Furiously Happy by Jenny Lawson

“You don’t have to let that one thing be the thing that defines you.” - After You (Me Before You #2) by Jojo Moyes

Someone quiet Franklin, I want to hear more about Eleanor. - Traitor to His Class: The Privileged Life and Radical Presidency of Franklin Delano Roosevelt by H. W. Brands

The depressing one. - Saga, Volume Four (Saga, #4) by Brian K. Vaughan & Fiona Staples

Not for the faint of heart. (Understatement.) - Tampa by Alissa Nutting

The Giant in the cargo bay - Shadows in Flight (Ender's Shadow #5) by Orson Scott Card

In a World of Gritty Comics, There is Squirrel Girl - The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl Volume 1: Squirrel Power by Ryan North, Erica Henderson

Words as Weapons - Atonement by Ian McEwan

Silly but fun. - Say Yes to the Marquess (Castles Ever After, #2) by Tessa Dare

Dear Mindy Kaling: Please write a romantic comedy. Okay, thanks, bye. - Why Not Me? by Mindy Kaling

The redemption of Quentin Coldwater. - The Magician's Land (The Magicians, #3) by Lev Grossman

Grossman does The Voyage of the Dawn Treader. Pretty sure Quentin is the Eustace. - The Magician King (The Magicians, #2) by Lev Grossman

Not my fave Tana French, but still great. - Broken Harbor (Dublin Murder Squad, #4) by Tana French

“A few men on each side were zealots, a few pacifists, but most just wanted to stay alive until the end.” - Katorga by Steven Lloyd Wilson

This is how it will be when you drown. - Dead in the Water by Nancy Holder

Those Harkness Dorms Sound Fantastic - The Shameless Hour (The Ivy Years #4) by Sarina Bowen

Twisty Like the Roots on the Cover (But Don’t Worry, It’s Not the Nemeton) - Dark Places by Gillian Flynn

Cute, but not for me - Lumberjanes Vol. 1 by Noelle Stevenson & Grace Ellis

We’re all just animals in the end. - We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves by Karen Joy Fowler

I really love talking about the 1840s, everything was a mess – including medicine. - Dr. Mutter's Marvels: A True Tale of Intrigue and Innovation at the Dawn of Modern Medicine by Cristin O'Keefe Aptowicz

I did such a 180 on this series, you guys. I can’t even believe it. - The Magicians (The Magicians, #1) by Lev Grossman

Fourth verse, same as the first. - A Game of Thrones: The Graphic Novel, Vol. 4 by Daniel Abraham

Fun and Sexy Contemporary Romance – A Series Autobuy - The Wild Seasons Series: Sweet Filthy Boy, Dirty Rowdy Thing, and Dark Wild Night by Christina Lauren

“It is rarely that the pleasures of the imagination will compensate for the pain of sleeplessness,” - Far from the Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy, Nathaniel Parker (narrator)

“I’d made the vampire cry. Great. I felt like a real superhero. Harry Dresden, breaker of monsters’ hearts.” ** - Storm Front by Jim Butcher

Late, as ever, to the party - The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins

Anything but ordinary - Just an Ordinary Day: The Uncollected Stories by Shirley Jackson, Sarah Hyman Stewart (Editor), Laurence Jackson Hyman (Editor)

I would have been first in line for another book starring Thea Sperelakis - The Second Opinion by Michael Palmer

Room 29 - The Night Sister by Jennifer McMahon

He casts quite the shadow - Shadow of the Giant by Orson Scott Card

Yes, I Would Like A Sexy, Witty Druid with a Talking Wolfhound, Please - Hounded by Kevin Hearne

Damnit, Jim - I Refuse by Per Petterson

Life After You - After You by Jojo moyes

I Hope the Future Is This Exciting - 3 Futures by Peter T. McQueeny

A double cannonball to contemplate - The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro

A Tale Oft Told of Hubris, Lust and Greed (Cannonball!) - Slap Noir by James 'Bigboy' Medlin

Seriously, Why NOT You, Mindy? - Why Not Me by Mindy Kaling

I want to grow up to be like Rikker’s grandma. - The Understatement of the Year (The Ivy Years #3) by Sarina Bowen

The Life of a Woman Poet - Object Lessons by Eavan Boland

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