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4 Star Reviews

Maybe my second favorite non-Christian holiday celebrating book. - Two New Years by Richard Ho

Stitching love and warmth - Sashiko by Barbara Ciletti

Even if you are not trans or nonbinary, you can learn about yourself, too. - The Out Side: Trans & Nonbinary Comics by David Daneman, The Kao, and Min Christensen

Hot vet and social media star find love in a small town - Chick Magnet by Emma Barry

A WWI novel both predictable and surprising - In Memoriam: A Novel by Alice Winn

“Face-sitting, cowgirl, and the Upstanding Citizen position,” Mabel reminded her, popping in like the chorus of an extremely horny Greek play. - Codename Charming by Lucy Parker

Jarrett and the Power Ranger - Sunshine: A Graphic Novel by Jarrett J. Krosoczka

Diseases shape the course of history - Plague-Busters!: Medicine's Battles with History's Deadliest Diseases by  Lindsey Fitzharris

The “horrible little attack weasel” gets to save the day and it’s not the hero - The Ivory Tomb by Melissa Caruso

Momma’s Turn to Kick Butt - Spy X Family vol 8 by Tatsuya Endo

Scandal - Crooked:The Roaring '20s Tale of a Corrupt Attorney General, a Crusading Senator, and the Birth of the American Political Scandal by Nathan Masters

Come for Mary Shelley and Ada Lovelace, stay for PAN (Practical Automaton Number One). - My Imaginary Mary (Mary, #2) by Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton & Jodi Meadows

The Cabin in the Woods - The Most Dangerous Thing by Laura Lippman

… In for a Pound - In for a Penny by Rose Lerner

Your life hasn’t even started yet and you’re already lost? - Tatami Galaxy by Tomihiko Morimi

Nerd Love Can Still Be Spicy - Glitch by Briana Michaels

Failing up and into my heart - Party of One by Dave Holmes

trigger warning for hysterics - The World Record Book of Racist Stories by Amber Ruffin & Lacey Lamar

Second most fun I have had with a basketball book - Hoops by Matt Tavares

It was beautiful, and then somebody else, the rest of the world, made it not beautiful. - Now Is Not The Time To Panic by Kevin Wilson

The whole world is a nerd. - Scattered Showers by Rainbow Rowell

“Just because not everyone gets you doesn’t mean you’re wrong.” - Book Lovers by Emily Henry

The Right Kind of Cliff Hanger Transition - Noragami vol 25 by Adachitoka

By Order of the Pious Bleeping Men! - Priest of Bones by Peter McLean

“Isn’t it a merry thing to cheat death?” - Hell Bent by Leigh Bardugo

“There is more history in a bowl of pasta than in the Colosseum” - Dinner in Rome: A History of the World in One Meal by Andreas Viestad

Another enemies to lovers romance, I did say it’s my favourite trope - I Love You, I Hate You by Elizabeth Davis

“Listen, there are different ways of getting closure and one of those ways might be to make someone miserable for the sake of satisfying your petty soul.” - The Worst Best Man by Mia Sosa

I really cannot say enough about this book - Look Again by Elizabeth Trembley

A real upside-down holiday - Hanukkah Upside Down by Elissa Brent Weissman

One way to deal with sexism in your office - Diary of a Void by Emi Yagi

Hold my (root) beer, this will work - Super Mario Deluxe Paint Box (Nintendo) by Steve Foxe

Jana belted out the lyrics with feeling, emotion, and, more than anything else, joy. She let go of all her inhibitions, didn’t think at all about how terrible she sounded or what the aunties and uncles were thinking right now. - Jana Goes Wild by Farah Heron

It’s the cheesiest - The Princess and the Grill Cheese Sandwich. by Deya Muniz

Yippe for Ype (oh you know I’m not the first to say that joke!) - The Last Gay Man on Earth by Ype Driessen

The Sparrow Girl - Pardalita by Joana Estrela

Not Exactly a Guide, But Maybe An Outline - How to Be an Anticapitalist in the 21st Century by Erik Olin Wright

This Girl is on FIRE - Pucking Around by Emily Rath

Demons and wizards and magic – oh my! - Legendborn by Tracy Deonn

Winters of Discontent - Five Decembers by James Kestrel

How Can You Resist This Title? - The Dead Girls' Class Trip: Selected Stories by Anna Seghers

All in… - The Family by Naomi Krupitsky

“You know who you are, I know who you are, and our Lady does, too.” - Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas

Harper, have you considered… therapy? - Harper and the Single Dad by Amy Andrews

“But magic came, ever his friend…” - Sorceror to the Crown by Zen Cho

“As much as I want to make things right, some chasms are simply too treacherous to traverse.” - Sworn to Silence by Linda Castillo

“I am a bad mother, but I’m learning to be good.” - The School for Good Mothers by Jessamine Chan

Look, I read a non-smutty book! - This Poison Heart by Kalynn Bayron

Parasite- Interesting concept, slow execution - Parasite by Mira Grant

Both influential and overlooked - Suzanne: The Jazz Age Goddess of Tennis by Tom Humberstone

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