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4 Star Reviews

Blood, Blood, Everywhere, Nor Any Drop To… - Ody-C #4 by Matt Fraction, Christian Ward

What Lies Beneath - Longbourn by Jo Baker

A Good Walk Spoiled - The Match: The Day the Game of Golf Changed Forever by Mark Frost

“Inanimate objects were often so much nicer than people.” Indeed, Miss Pym, indeed. - Crampton Hodnet by Barbara Pym

“Ninjas are silly. They are the flower fairies of gong fu and karate.” - The Gone-Away World by Nick Harkaway

Addiction and Triumph - Guts: The Endless Follies and Tiny Triumphs of a Giant Disaster by Kristen Johnston

Breaking Dawn of the American Century, or Twilight of Empire: all I know is, I’m covered in glitter - The Emperor and the Assassin: McKinley, Terror, and Empire at the Dawn of the American Century by Scott Miller

A Funny Little Gift From God - Instant Mom by Nia Vardalos

The real first volume of Kelly Sue DeConnick’s Captain Marvel run. - Captain Marvel, Vol. 1: In Pursuit of Flight by Kelly Sue DeConnick

Completely ridiculous. - Captain Marvel, Vol. 2: Stay Fly by Kelly Sue DeConnick

Spark of Hope in New YA Novel - An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir

Something. Happened. - Revival by Stephen King

Deputy U.S. Marshall Raylan Givens goes to Italy - Pronto by Elmore Leonard

Flirting with Greatness or Simply Great Flirting? - Three Weeks with Lady X by Eloisa James

Not Even a Bugzooka Could Stop These Guys - EarthRise by William C. Dietz

A Dot on the Map… - Paper Towns by John Green

The Greatest Generation - When All the World Was Young by Ferrol Sams

Nothing says, “Hey, let’s make you depressed!” like Cormac McCarthy killing off characters. - The Crossing by Cormac McCarthy

If his middle name is Luck, his first name must be Bad. - Interesting Times (Discworld, #17) by Terry Pratchett

Lila comes home. - Lila by Marilynne Robinson

Home to Stay - Home by Marilynne Robinson

Parenting for the modern world - Gummi Bears Should Not Be Organic: And Other Opinions I Can't Back Up With Facts by Stefanie Wilder-Taylor

www.27bslash6.com - The Internet is a Playground: Irreverent Correspondences of an Evil Online Genius by David Thorne

“why did you turn my friends into pigs i don’t know maybe the real question is why are your friends so turn-into-pigsable” - Texts from Jane Eyre: And Other Conversations with Your Favorite Literary Characters by Daniel M. Lavery

Everything I know about Chilean history, I know from Isabel Allende - Portrait in Sepia by Isabel Allende

Growing up is a dangerous thing to do - Waistcoats & Weaponry by Gail Carriger

I Don’t Regret This One - I Regret Nothing by Jen Lancaster

Military Sci-Fi with Side Dishes of Geopolitics and Theology - Knox's Irregulars by J. Wesley Bush

Enchanting/Frustrating African Fantasy - Who Fears Death by Nnedi Okorafor

Black Spots on a Black Cat - The Unchangeable Spots of Leopards by Kristopher Jansma

Make sure you have a box of tissues ready when you read this one. Because crying. - All the Bright Places by Jennifer Niven

Sex, Drugs and Music With Rocks In. - Soul Music (Discworld, #16) by Terry Pratchett

The honeymoon is over. - Sex Criminals, Vol. 2: Two Worlds, One Cop by Matt Fraction & Chip Zdarsky

DID YOU LEAVE BECAUSE OF MY ATTIC WIFE IS THAT WHAT THIS IS ABOUT - Texts From Jane Eyre by Mallory Ortberg

To Protect and Slobber - Suspect by Robert Crais

Relive the Worst Years of Your Life - Kick Me: Adventures in Adolescence by Paul Feig

Exit light, enter night - Duck, Duck, Ghost (Hellsinger Series Book 2) by Rhys Ford

It’s A Bird! It’s A Plane! It’s A…Romance Novel?!?! - Superheroes Anonymous by Lexie Dunne

This book almost turned me into a rabid frothmonster. - Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty

Read Richard Russo’s Straight Man and then Have this Book for Dessert - Dear Committee Members by Julie Schumacher

That Woman - That Woman: The Life of Wallis Simpson, Duchess of Windsor by Anne Sebba

This is why I am slightly afraid of plants - The Girl With All The Gifts by M R Carey

Another Role Model For My Hypothetical Daughter(s) - Excellent Women by Barbara Pym

Because you know I’m all about that Jane… - Emma: A Modern Retelling by Alexander McCall Smith

“Sorry. Accident. Couldn’t be helped.” - Sacré Bleu: A Comedy d'Art by Christopher Moore

I hope you appreciate how I didn’t just quote the entire book at you - Texts from Jane Eyre: And other Conversations with Your Favorite Literary Characters by Mallory Ortberg

Same thing we do every night, Pinkie. Try to take over the world - Brighton Rock by Graham Greene

I need Devour to become a real show on my television, people! - The Royal We by Heather Cocks and Jessica Morgan (the Fug Girls)

Once again, Laura Florand makes me want to gorge on gourmet chocolate - All for You by Laura Florand

Percy Jackson is missing, but here’s a new bunch of demi-god teens to hang out with instead - The Lost Hero by Rick Riordan

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  • Emmalita on “It came to something when you found yourself hoping that the footsteps you heard were ghosts.”I loved the ending! I don’t think it’s been out long enough to talk about why though.
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