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4 Star Reviews

questions of #ownvoices is mostly what dominates for me - The Beekeeper of Aleppo by Christy Lefteri

detailed ‘heavy’ sci-fi at its finest - Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky

definitely an always-read author, in a chill way - See You Yesterday by Rachel Lynn Solomon

volumes 1 and 2 in a lovely Victorian romance series - The Siren of Sussex by Mimi Matthews; The Belle of Belgrave Square by Mimi Matthews

A father has to take matters into his own hands after a shocking tragedy - What Happened to the Bennetts by Lisa Scottoline

Magic Murder and a Bunny Scooby Doo - Under Lock & Skeleton Key by Gigi Pandian

Murder and a Fulfilling Retirement - The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman

Double header re-read in advance of another trilogy finale - Beartown by Fredrik Backman; Us Against You by Fredrik Backman

- Heartbreaker by Sarah MacLean

“And if one is never lost in life, then clearly one has never traveled anywhere interesting.” Review Dump 3. - The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman; The Man Who Died Twice by Richard Osman; The Bullet That Missed by Richard Osman

Read too early for Halloween, but the review is in December so who’s counting - The Kiss Curse by Erin Sterling

Nora is at it again! Medicine in ye olde ages blows, people - The Surgeon's Daughter by Audrey Blake

Re-reads in anticipation of the last–Scholomance delivers - A Deadly Education by Naomi Novik; The Last Graduate by Naomi Novik

Mysteries and sci-fi fandom - Ten Little Fen: A Spade Paladin Novel by Kristine Kathryn Rusch; At Witt’s End: A Spade/Paladin Conundrum by Kristine Kathryn Rusch; The Really Big Ka-Boom: A Spade/Paladin Conundrum by Kristine Kathryn Rusch; Unity Con: A Spade/Paladin Conundrum by Kristine Kathryn Rusch; The Early Conundrums: A spade/Paladin Collection by Kristine Kathryn Rusch

Fabulous sci-fi saving the world - The Ultra-Fabulous Glitter Squadron Save the World Again by A.C. Wise

Love in the stars - Hunt the Stars by Jessie Mihalik; Polaris Rising by Jessie Mihalik

NPR is off to a great start - Disorientation by Elaine Hsieh Chou

“Declan had put his identity crises on hold multiple times for the greater good. Matthew had only been asked to do it once.” - Mister Impossible by Maggie Stiefvater

The holidays are fucking hard - This Winter by Alice Oseman

The Return Journeys (The Road Trip, #1.5) - The Return Journeys (The Road Trip, #1.5) by Beth O'Leary

My first Nora Roberts - Dance Upon the Air by Nora Roberts

“No point in thinking, you just have to get on with life. We only have one after all, we should try and do our best. We can never get it right, but we must try.” - Life After Life by Kate Atkinson

“News always reached Miss Marple, one way or another.” - Marple: Twelve New Stories by Various

STEP. - Dragon Hoops by Gene Luen Yang

“A werewolf is courting me with a dead rabbit. There’s nothing subtle here.” - Wolfsong (Green Creek, #1) by T.J. Klune

Mainlining Scotland to Make Me Feel Better. CBR 14 reviews 2-4. - The Christmas Bookshop by Jenny Colgan; 500 Miles From You by Jenny Colgan; The Bookshop on the Shore by Jenny Colgan

My love for Seanan McGuire continues - Late Eclipses by Seanan McGuire; Discount Armageddon by Seanan McGuire

“New City, Who Dis?” - The World We Make by N.K. Jemisin

A House With Good Bones - A House With Good Bones by T. Kingfisher

24 Hours of Dark? Hey, Let’s Paaarty! - The Geography of Bliss: One Grump’s Search for the Happiest Places in the World by Eric Weiner

The way I dropped everything to listen to this when my ARC request was approved. - Extra Witchy (Fix-It Witches, #3) by Ann Aguirre

“Let me be clear, Gwendolyn. I would rather be swallowed up into the bowels of hell and enter an arrangement with the fallen angel Lucifer than date Jordy Miller again.” - Never Ever Getting Back Together by Sophie Gonzales

The most surreal collection I have ever read - Gods of Want: Stories by K-Ming Chang

“Sexuality is complicated. It’s not static. People change and sexuality can change too.” - Astrid Parker Doesn't Fail (Bright Falls, #2) by Ashley Herring Blake

Yes, the title means they are stoned. - High Times in the Low Parliament by Kelly Robson

“Never fear quarrels, but seek hazardous adventures.” - The Three Musketeers (The d'Artagnan Romances, #1) by Alexandre Dumas

When Fairy Tales go bad - Deadly Ever After by Ben Aaronovitch

A talking cat + groomer mystery duo - Mimi Lee Gets a Clue by Jennifer J. Chow

There’s no place like home - A House Between The Earth and the Moon by Rebecca Scherm

“It is a profound belief of mine that if you can induce a person to talk to you for long enough, on any subject whatever, sooner or later they will give themselves away.” - After the Funeral (Hercule Poirot, #26) by Agatha Christie

The Most Noble of Ladies… and the Gunmaker’s Grandson - The Regal by Kate Archer

You know how you can make it up to me? MURDER - The Bridesmaid by Ruth Rendell

To Thine Own Self Be True - All Boys Aren't Blue by George M. Johnson

Look and Be Smart! - Amazing Facts Every 8 Year Old Needs to Know (Amazing Facts Every Kid Needs to Know) by Catherine Brereton

An anti-macho vigilante in tight panther leggings - The Amazing Camel Toe by Claire Duplan

Beautiful Reimagining, blend of myth and romance - The Girl who Fell Beneath the Sea by Axie Oh

This YA horror was more disturbing to me than some adult horror books I’ve read. - The Taking of Jake Livingston by Ryan Douglass

I guess I’m one of the few people who really liked this one! - Book of Night (Book of Night, #1) by Holly Black

“How long, did you think, after all of this, it would be before their souls finally came for you in the night?” - When the Reckoning Comes by LaTanya McQueen

Probably the most creative werewolf book you’ll ever read. - Mongrels by Stephen Graham Jones

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