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4 Star Reviews

Mephisto (No, not that one) - Mephisto by Klaus Mann

You’re a cold-hearted snake… - Be the Serpent by Seanan McGuire

“Do you know who I am yet?” - Nona the Ninth: The Locked Tomb vol. 3 by Tamsyn Muir

And Poetry for All - The Red Ear Blows Its Nose: Poems for Children and Others by Robert Schechter

Tell me a love story - Love Stories by Trent Dalton

An Offer I Couldn’t Refuse - The Godfather by Mario Puzo

“I kind of like things that are imperfect.” - Visible Mending by M. Arbon

Follow the rules. Get Revenge. - Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds and Danica Novgorodoff

“…we never stopped longing for time to pass, to release us back into our families – or what remained of them.” - Rosie: Scenes from a Vanished Life by Rose Tremain

Two Memoirs of Growing Up During The Troubles - Did Ye Hear Mammy Died? by Seamas O'Reilly; The Troubles With Us by Alix O'Neill

“How much have you thrown away in your lifetime already? Do you ever think about it? Where does this plethora of leavings come from? - Cast Away: Poems for Out Time by Naomi Shihab Nye

A Loss of Innocence - Our Town by Thornton Wilder

Blind Date with a Book - Pachinko by Min Jin Lee

matrimony, murder, and black market mischief in post-war London - The Right Sort of Man by Allison Montclair

Two Well-Regarded Children’s Time Travel Novels - Tom's Midnight Garden by Philippa Pearce; Charlotte Sometimes by Penelope Farmer

“…for a while I needed to believe that my mother was not dead and that she would come back.” - Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech

A Satisfying Conclusion (For Now…) - King of Scars by Leigh Bardugo; Rule of Wolves by Leigh Bardugo

Personal Essays on Horror, from a Queer Angle - It Came from the Closet: Queer Reflections on Horror by Joe Vallese (editor)

Memories and Grandmother Hazel - Witch Hazel by Molly Idle

Don’t Look Now & Other Stories - Don't Look Now & Other Stories by Daphne du Maurier

“The stars are people, and you do not fix people.” - The Unbalancing by R. B. Lemberg

“Developing self-trust and self-compassion is a whole journey unto itself.” - Unmasking Autism by Devon Price

Pride, culture and acceptance - The Blue Scarf by Mohamed Danawi

Cat-and-mouse in the New Orleans bayous - The Butcher and the Wren by Alaina Urquhart

What. Just. Happened. - Run Posy Run by Cate C. Wells

“I don’t think happily ever after is something that happens to you, Dev. I think it’s something you choose to do for yourself.” - The Charm Offensive by Alison Cochrun

It’s cute! It’s spooky! It’s… kooky! - Cryptid Club by Sarah Andersen

Delightful book about magic and secret societies and privilege - Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo

I’ve got taste in buds - Pebble and Wren by Chris Hallbeck

“You can’t protect what’s precious to you through violence” … unless there’s a bargain sale involved - The Way of the Househusband vol. 1 by Kousuke Oono

A Swoony Series Ender - Her Unexpected Roommate by Jackie Lau

To Hell, Not Back - The Devil Takes You Home by Gabino Iglesias

Brain Washing. But in a nice way. - Invisible: A Graphic Novel by Christina Diaz Gonzalez ; The Cool Code by Deirdre Langeland; Ride On by Faith Erin Hicks

Lilly Renee fought Nazi’s with her pen - Lily Renee, Escape Artist: From Holocaust Survivors to Comic Book Pioneer by Trina Robbins

One typhoon, a mysterious creature and a girl who won’t stop. - Asadora! Vol. 4 by  Naoki Urasawa; Asadora! Vol. 5 by  Naoki Urasawa

Collated re(-re)-reads of Murderbot novellas - All Systems Red by Martha Wells; Artificial Condition by Martha Wells; Rogue Protocol by Martha Wells; Exit Strategy by Martha Wells

Bingeing the Walls - Heavy by Cate C. Wells; Hitting the Wall by Cate C. Wells; Against a Wall by Cate C. Wells; Wall by Cate C. Wells

Rest Ye, Merry Gentleman - The Little Sleep by Paul Tremblay

“It isn’t wrong to want to do other things.” - Ride On by Faith Erin Hicks

I’m still not sure exactly what to make of this book and it’s been months. - The Cartographers by Peng Shepherd

“If you are a shy one, then please try not to settle for living in your isolation cage.” - And Away... by Bob Mortimer

A graphic novel memoir about a ten growing up between cultures - It Won't Always Be Like This by Malaka Gharib

Other People Recommended It on CBR and I Also Recommend It! - Paladin's Grace by T. Kingfisher

Pie became politicized and racially charged - Sweet Land of Liberty: A History of America in 11 Pies by Rossi Anastopoulos

“Don’t be an enemy to you. Love you. Be your friend.” - Enemies by Svetlana Chmakova

Cold as Hell - The Ice Beneath Her by Camilla Grebe

A Poem and Prayer and some F@cks - A Prayer for the Crown Shy by Becky Chambers

Weather Girl - Weather Girl by Rachel Lynn Solomon

“I love you, I think, and you are my home” - Love on the Brain by Ali Hazelwood

“We are writing to each other. On paper. Because paper is kind of my thing.” - Looks Good on Paper by Kilby Blades

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