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4 Star Reviews

A little slice of Savannah. - Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt

An excellent, new narrative nonfiction - Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania by Erik Larson

Growing up is a miracle - The Age of Miracles by Karen Thompson Walker

“My life might have been so different, had I not been known as the girl whose grandmother exploded.” - The Vanishing of Kathrarina Linden by Helen Grant

Not as game-changing as I thought and hoped it would be, but still fun. - As Chimney Sweepers Come to Dust (Flavia De Luce, #7) by Alan Bradley

Odyssia vs. the Cyclops - Ody-C #3 by Matt Fraction, Christian Ward

Cabbages is beautiful - So Big by Edna Ferber

I don’t think that word means what you think it means. - The Princess Bride by William Goldman

Fake boobs are weird, ya’ll. - Yes, Please by Amy Poehler

44-Year-Old Novel Finally Published, Worth the Wait - In Certain Circles by Elizabeth Harrower

Crazy like Heaven - Stone Cold Crazy by Shannon Hill

“We lie for a living, we shouldn’t lie to ourselves.” - The Republic of Thieves by Scott Lynch

Frustrating and lovely and decidedly different. - Flowers from the Storm by Laura Kinsale

A CBR book exchange book finds its mark. - A Week to Be Wicked (Spindle Cove, #2) by Tessa Dare

Something’s Rotten in the State of Riverdale - Afterlife with Archie: Escape From Riverdale (Book 1) by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa (Author), Francesco Francavilla (Illustrator)

He Just Dropped In to See What Condition His Condition Was In - The Old Twentieth by Joe Haldeman

When You Can’t Change the Past, Try to Learn From It (and also Avoid Creating Paradoxes) - Locke & Key, volume 5: Clockworks by Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez

It’s not what you think - A Higher Call by Adam Makos with Larry Alexander

Seriously though, modern medicine is the best. - The Demon Under the Microscope: From Battlefield Hospitals to Nazi Labs, One Doctor's Heroic Search for the World's First Miracle Drug by Thomas Hager

“A feel-good beach read!” – Werner Herzog - Afterlife with Archie: Escape from Riverdale by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa

Go West - Manifest Destiny Vol. One: Flora & Fauna by Chris Dingess

Rocket Raccoon is the best. - Guardians of the Galaxy, The Complete Collection, Vol. 1 by Dan Abnett

As a sidenote, I am now a Time Lord! - Remainder by Tom McCarthy

Careful What You Wish For - Ashes of Pompeii (Book 5 in the Purge of Babylon by Sam Sisavath

My first Maigret - The Hanged Man of Saint-Pholien by Georges Simenon

National Geographic with a Dash of British Tawdry - Sex on Earth: A Celebration of Animal Reproduction by Jules Howard

“We can’t help being the most interesting people in the room.” - The Countess Conspiracy by Courtney Milan

Really well-written Han Solo adventure. - Honor Among Thieves (Star Wars: Empire and Rebellion, #2) by James S.A. Corey

Stunning first novel of love and loss - The Light Between Oceans by M.L. Stedman

Just don’t put Tyler Lautner in the movie, Mr. Fincher - Cyclops: Volume 1 by Matz and Luc Jacamon

Talk About Inspiring - I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban by I Am Malala

Fear Kate Daniels. She is a mighty and terrible ruler. - Magic Breaks by Ilona Andrews

The title of this book is a euphemism for LJG investigating a dude who has syphilis on his peen. - Lord John and the Private Matter (Lord John Grey, #1) by Diana Gabaldon

One dance is all it takes - One Dance with a Duke (Stud Club #1) by Tessa Dare

Like no road I ever want to travel… - The Road by Cormac McCarthy

An Excellent Example of a Noir Thriller - My Cousin Rachel by Daphne du Maurier

Le Weasel - Murder in Pigalle by Cara Black

It Is What It Is - Dept. of Speculation by Jenny Offill

Very Good Historical Romances Set Against the Napoleonic Wars - The Sisters Trilogy: Marrying the Captain, The Surgeon's Lady, & Marrying the Royal Marine by Carla Kelly

Bright, Flirty Contemporary Romance - All's Fair in Love and Chocolate by Laura Florand

“War is too strange to process alone.” - Redeployment by Phil Klay

Throwing Stars Made of Tortilla Chips and Guitars Strung with Spaghetti - Chew, vol. 6&7 - "Space Cakes" and "Bad Apples" by John Layman and Rob Guillory

“Gravitation is the lust of the cosmos.” - Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void by Mary Roach

Even more badass than Ripley? - Valor's Choice by Tanya Huff

Equally interesting questions and answers - The Reason I Jump: The Inner Voice of a Thirteen-Year-Old Boy with Autism by Naoki Higashida, K.A. Yoshida (Translator), David Mitchell (Forward)

This pill isn’t jagged, and it certainly doesn’t need a spoonful of sugar to go down - Bitter Pill by Stacey Kade

“Scandal and tea at four-thirty.” - The Murder at the Vicarage (Miss Marple, #1) by Agatha Christie

A year in the revolution. - 1776 by David McCullough

Losing your mind or your Cadillac? - Glengarry Glen Ross by David Mamet

The silly cover really isn’t representative of the contents of this book - The Winner's Curse by Marie Rutkoski

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