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4 Star Reviews

Isn’t it pretty to think so? - The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway

Your Own Little Bit of Batshit. - The Theory of Everything Else: A Voyage Into the World of the Weird by  Dan Schreiber

Adding vampires to history and historical fiction, metaphor or plot device? - Scarlet by Genevieve Cogman

Yes, THAT Vampire Series - Twilight by Stephenie Meyer; New Moon by Stephenie Meyer; Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer; Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer

Our Man in Ghana - Anansi's Gold: The Man Who Looted the West, Outfoxed Washington, and Swindled the World by Yepoka Yeebo

A multi-generational exploration of Black experience from the early days of the slave trade through modern day. - Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi

Ah, to be young and have much money… - And I'd Do it Again by Aimee Crocker

Get your D&D on without D&D - Legends & Lattes V01: A Novel of High Fantasy and Low Stakes by Travis Baldree; Critical Role: Vox Machina Origins: Volume III by Jody Houser

Friends Forever Ever - The Return by Rachel Harrison

A story that grabs the characters literally (you figuratively) - Shadow Hills by Sean Ford

Cats, Ninja and a turnip called Jack - Kitten Ninja  by Colleen AF Venable; Lila and the Jack-O'-Lantern: Halloween Comes to America by Nancy Churnin

I want to see this Bond movie - Kiss the Girls and Make Them Spy: An original Jane Bond Parody by Mabel Maney

The Who What When Where Why and not How of crying - Sad Happens: A Celebration of Tears by Brandon Stosuy

Cool Characters and Fantastic World-Building - The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers

When you read just one more and it turns into four - Hello Animals: A Board Book Gift Collection by Loes Botman

ARRRgust Reads - Daughter of the Pirate King by Tricia Levenseller; Daughter of the Siren Queen by Tricia Levenseller

This book got canceled because of its author’s online behavior, but I think we should be reading it anyway. - Leaving Isn't the Hardest Thing by Lauren Hough

Doin’ No Harm - Lowdown Road by Scott Von Doviak

Shocking News, Classic Author Wilkie Collins Wrote Another Good Book - The Dead Secret by Wilkie Collins

You must run now, and—” she hesitates. “And?”“Keep running,” - Shadow Thief by Intisar Khanani ; Sunbolt by Intisar Khanani

Do Re Mi excited to tell you about this book - The First Notes: The Story of Do, Re, Mi by Julie Andrews

Why I Run - What I Talk About When I Talk About Running by Haruki Murakami

Yeah, I love you and all that mushy stuff - Valentines for All: Esther Howland Captures America's Heart by Nancy Churni

Summer Road Trips: Listening to Carl Hiaasen books because he’s the only author my husband and I agree on - Bad Monkey by Carl Hiassen

CBR Bingo 15: On the Road - Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler

Assassins, Princes, & Magical Cats Oh My - Prince and Assassin by Tavia Lark

Regency Widow and Merry Band of Misfits Solve Crime - The Body in the Garden by Katherine Schellman

The Night Of - Prom Mom by Laura Lippman

A great time, unless you’re on the death list! - The Pale Horse by Agatha Christie

“Justice may be slow, but she’s also relentless.” - The Change by Kirsten Miller

Learning with a kitty is better than with a owl - Teach Your Cat Irish by Anne Cakebread

Gee, thanks for hitting me with a rock of emotions! - The Sea in You by Jessi Sheron

Love, Destiny, and the Military Industrial Complex - Wicked Academia: Lost Stars by Jasmine Jenkins, Sophie Suliman

“Unfollow” taken to the extreme! - Peaces by Helen Oyeyemi

What if Carrie had supportive friends and family? - Hexed (2021) by Julia Tuffs

Bear arms - Brothers In Arms: A True World War II Story of Wojtek the Bear and the Soldiers Who Loved Him by Susan Hood

CBR 15 – Edibles - Garlic and the Vampire by Bree Paulson; Garlic and the Witch by Bree Paulson

CBR 15: Picture This - Click by Brianna Michaels

If you insist on me not dying horribly, I suppose I have to indulge you. - The Magpie Lord by K.J. Charles; A Case of Possession by K.J. Charles; Flight of Magpies by K.J. Charles

A father, a celebration, and special flowers - Finding Papa by Angela Pham Krans; Moon's Ramadan by Natasha Khan Kazi; Wallflowers by Mackenzie Joy

A prince, an aging dragon, and a mysterious maiden should have gone out for a drink, instead they did a little battle - Three Tasks for a Dragon by Eoin Colfer 

Cracked crockery is a thing of the past! - Josephine and Her Dishwashing Machine : Josephine Cochrane's Bright Invention Makes a Splash by Kate Hannigan

Layered lives - Biography of X by Catherine Lacey

So Much Cheesy Goodness - The Princess and the Grilled Cheese Sandwich by Deya Muniz

This One Was a Little Rough to Read But Ultimately Satisfying - And Justice There Is None by Deborah Crombie

I See You - Night Will Find You by Julia Heaberlin

What truth does deception for deception’s sake reveal? - Amoralman: A True Story and Other Lies by Derek Delgaudio

“What sort of man would wish to murder the president of another land? None but a barbarian.” - The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver

Thanks, Obama - Trust by Hernan Diaz

The Big Cheese is a Big Wheel - The Big Cheese by Jory John

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