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4 Star Reviews

No, Not You. We Named the Monkey Jack! - Bad Monkey by Carl Hiaasen

Singing the Heartsong - The Stone Key by Isobelle Carmody

A Guest in the House: a twisty, turny, graphic novel - A Guest in the House by E.M. Carroll

I just want to see what the performance reviews look like - The Fund: Ray Dalio, Bridgewater Associates, and the Unraveling of a Wall Street Legend by Rob Copeland

I ain’t no fortunate son - The Women by Kristin Hannah

A lot of close calls - Kings of the Wyld by Nicholas Eames

A little maturity in the teen-saturated romantic isekai - The Savior’s Book Café Story in Another World by Oumiya, Kyouka Izumi, Reiko Sakurada

A Great Series Starter - Hell & High Water by Charlie Cochet

“You Can Be Strong in Any Shape. You Can Be Anything.” - The Sword of Kaigen by M. L. Wang

When kings fall to their knees they sing a woman’s song - The Empress of Salt and Fortune by Nghi Vo

Gives ‘Flooded with Work’ a Whole New Meaning - Amphibian by Christina Neuwirth

I Spied Some Old Cowboys - Streets of Laredo by Larry McMurtry

And now a hit Netflix show - The Duke and I by Julia Quinn

“I know you’re out of practice, Shiloh, but the point of bringing men home isn’t to argue with them.” - Slow Dance by Rainbow Rowell

“Congratulations. You’re evil enough.” - Sanctuary by Ilona Andrews

A lovely end to a trilogy - The Earl Who Isn't by Courtney Milan

A charming and amusing romp that greatly entertained me, even though I couldn’t care less about birds, and actually sort of fear them - The Ornithologist's Field Guide to Love by India Holton

Fencing. Fighting. Torture. Poison. True Love. - The Princess Bride, S. Morgenstern's Classic Tale of True Love and High Adventure by William Goldman

“There’s power in finding secrets and blowing them up in a beautiful, bright light.” - Leather & Lark by Brynne Weaver

A Star of Stage and Screen, Behind the Scenes - Mike Nichols: A Life by Mark Harris

Which, of Course, Features a Generic Redhead on the Cover - The Case of the Borrowed Brunette by Erle Stanley Gardner

Freeze Frame - Still Life (Armand Gamache #1) by Louise Penny

Purple thumbs and stabby plants - Prunella by Beth Ferry

Life Could Be Different - Vulture Capitalism by Grace Blakeley

The Power of a Beautiful Woman Against a Kingdom - A Song to Drown Rivers by Ann Liang

“He looked as he always did: slightly underfed, terminally scholastic, and two weeks overdue for a haircut.” CBRBINGO – Pride - Evocation (The Summoner's Circle, #1) by S.T. Gibson

Alchemy - Masters of Atlantis by Charles Portis

What did the banana say to the dog? (answer at end of review) - The Huge, Hysterical, Never Terrible Book of Jokes for Kids (Silly Jokes) by Carole P. Roman

Gothic Horror in the Mexican Countryside - The Hacienda by Isabel Cañas

My friend wrote a book and I want the sequels now, please - Kong Krøbling (Crippled) by Trine J. Cederløf

That’s a bingo! - The Ex-Talk by Rachel Lynn Solomon

Freedom, unlimited downloads, and new episodes of Drama Sun Islands - Exit Strategy by Martha Wells

All That Glitters - Hotel Magnifique by Emily J. Taylor

“I’m a man who will always choose to know.” - The Blacktongue Thief by Christopher Buehlman

Team-building in the woods wouldn’t be my jam either - (Trust) Falling for You by Charish Reid

“I’d spent my entire life overdosing on uncut escapism, willingly allowing fantasy to become my reality.” - Armada by Ernest Cline

Say my name and everything just stops - Don't Want You Like a Best Friend by Emma R. Alban

Sins of the Fathers - Icarus by K. Ancrum

Confusing, but fun - To Say Nothing of the Dog by Connie Willis

“No, I mean, it’s all in pieces.” “Yes. So are we all.” - Light from Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki

When Obama likes a book, I read it - The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride

“The women had a story to tell, even if the world wasn’t quite yet ready to hear it, and their story began with three simple words. We were there.” - The Women by Kristin Hannah

She’s so soft like silk chiffon - Imogen, Obviously by Becky Albertalli

Reminded me of The Wire, season 4 - Da vi var yngre (When we were younger)) by Oliver Lovrenski

“There’s something about a kiss that brings all the opposites together. The wanting and the getting. The longing and the having.” - The Rom-Commers by Katherine Center

OhWeGone - A History of Wild Places by Shea Ernshaw

Animal Prophecy? The Bird is the Word. - The Farseekers by Isobelle Carmody

In the immortal words of T. Swift, “Baby, just say yes…” - A Daughter of Fair Verona by Christina Dodd

Shades of Magic Trilogy – and My First BINGO - A Darker Shade of Magic by V. E. Schwab; A Gathering of Shadows by V. E. Schwab; A Conjuring of Light by V. E. Schwab

Not bad for a book that made me almost go tail feather over tea kettle! - Safer Places by Kit Anderson

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