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4 Star Reviews

A romance I read back in March - It Takes Two by Jenny Holiday

What’s this book about? (whisper) seeexxx - At 30, I Realized I Had No Gender: Life Lessons From a 50-Year-Old After Two Decades of Self-Discovery by  Shou Arai

Underwater archaeology -  Shipwrecked!: Diving for Hidden Time Capsules on the Ocean Floor by Martin W. Sandler

A name by other other - Say My Name by Joanna Ho

Rising above - Follow the Flyway: The Marvel of Bird Migration. by Sarah Nelson; Rose Spoke Out: The Story of Rose Schneiderman by Emma Carlson Bene

Folk art and an artist - A Tulip in Winter: A Story about Folk Artist Maud Lewis by Kathy Stinson

I believe in mermaids and sister-cousins - My Cousin's Mermaid: A Story from Poland by Anna Staniszewski

“It’s harder to come back than it is to arrive” - In a Lonely Place by Dorothy Hughes

“Slow is smooth, smooth is fast.” - The Terminal List by Jack Carr

It’s a bestseller for a reason! - The Immortalists by Chloe Benjamin

“it is possible to develop an intimacy with the most disturbing of things” - A Pale View of Hills by Kazuo Ishiguro

Camp Half-Blood 4 Life (Percy Jackson and the Olympians series review) - The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan; The Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan; The Titan’s Curse by Rick Riordan; The Battle of the Labyrinth by Rick Riordan; The Last Olympian by Rick Riordan

sometimes all we want is to see the other half live (bad lives) - Pineapple Street by Jenny Jackson

Podcasting reaches its natural conclusion - I Have Some Questions For You by Rebecca Makkai

A good reminder that the “banality of evil” led to real harm - Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl

- Stay With Me by Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀

The Kopp Sisters - Miss Kopp’s Midnight Confessions by Amy Stewart

“Now and then the images from those years come into alignment, and I see something…” - Darkroom: A Memoir in Black and White by Lila Quintero Weaver

“Even though the world is ending in the spring, that’s still two quarters of a school year away. And school years last forever.” - The World Ends in April by Stacy McAnulty

Ask me about my weiner… - Pay-Per-Heart by Grace McGinty

“When did we become such terrible people?””Maybe we’ve always been terrible.” - If We Were Villains by M.L. Rio

A delightful journey into the world of lexicography - Word by Word by Kory Stamper

“Sometimes a life is so entirely disrupted, on such a large and ungraspable scale, all one can do is face the ruined day.” - The Christie Affair by Nina De Gramont

Titanium Noir - Titanium Noir by Nick Harkaway

Her only short story - Recitatif by Toni Morrison

“I started out in a green house with a red door in a small town, where mysteries abounded.” - Born With Teeth by Kate Mulgrew

Heartwarming advice from Michelle - The Light We Carry by Michelle Obama

The Secret to Getting Rich - The Magnificent Lives of Marjorie Merriweather Post by Allison Pataki

The burden and the gift of knowing one’s history - The Deep by Rivers Solomon, Daveed Diggs, William Hutson, Jonathan Snipes

I finally understand the French Revolution. - A Declaration of the Rights of Magicians (The Shadow Histories, #1) by H.G. Parry

More Women Getting Justice - Silenced by Ann Claycomb

Pregnancy Blues - Beware the Woman by Megan Abbott

Series Conclusion but Maybe Not the End - The Untold Story by Genevieve Cogman

“Everything you do matters. Act Accordingly.” - The Pocket Guide to Action by Kyle Eschenroeder

Are you a member of the tiny and shiny club? - Glitter Everywhere!: Where it Came From, Where It's Found & Where It's Going by Chris Barton

Because she wanted to - The Lobster Lady by Alexandra S. D. Hinrichs

You can’t fit a National Park in your pocket, but you can read books about both - I Am Made of Mountains by Alexandra S.D. Hinrichs; The Pocket Book by Alexandra S.D. Hinrichs

I Guess I’ll Have to Watch the Movie Now - The Martian by Andy Weir

“Literarily speaking,” he said, and proceeded to lecture. Christie, he contended, was overrated. More of a popular author. - Last Word to the Wise by Ann Claire

A Woman is a Mule, or “What’s in that trunk, Adelaide?”, or a Novel of Second Chances - Lone Women by Victor LaValle

Good Boy, Good Book - Rez Dogs by Joseph Bruchac

When you amass a trove of flavorful bits and pieces, dinner cooks itself - Piecemeal by Kathryn Pauline

I need to feel certain in who I’m kissing. I mean, a kiss isn’t just a kiss to me. - Never Been Kissed by Timothy Janovsky

I Chortled Often - Quietly Hostile by Samantha Irby

Two more Enola Holmes books! - Enola Holmes and the Black Barouche (Enola Holmes #7) by Nancy Springer; Enola Holmes and the Elegant Escapade (Enola Holmes #8) by Nancy Springer

A teen goes missing… years later the truth comes out - Open House: A Novel by Katie Sise

A short essay I heard about on NPR and needed to know more - On Grief: Love, Loss, Memory by Jennifer Senior

“Everyone’s got secrets; it’s Florida!” - Grounds for Murder (A Coffee Lover's Mystery) by Tara Lush

Drug Store Showdown - The Time Has Come by Will Leitch

Panic! At the Book Show - I Didn't Do It by Jaime Lynn Hendricks

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