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4 Star Reviews

This was very good and I hope I never open it again - Good Bones by Maggie Smith

Elvis in Edinburgh - The Black Book by Ian Rankin

The Pack goes to Europe. - Magic Rises (Kate Daniels, #6) by Ilona Andrews

Come for the art, stay for the bigger picture - Standing in the Need of Prayer: A Modern Retelling of the Classic Spiritual by Carole Boston Weatherford

Stare into the Void for too long and it might stare back - A Song for the Void by Andrew C. Piazza

What I read when everything is falling apart - Deal With the Devil by Kit Rocha; The Devil You Know by Kit Rocha

“Now, it’s finally time to reveal some secrets.” - Secret History (Mistborn, #3.5) by Brandon Sanderson

Grandmothers are special - Something about Grandma by Tania de Regil

Intelligence not so artificial - Made in Korea by Jeremy Holt

A nod to Dollhouse the show - Dolltopia by Abby Denson

Science & Nature & Grief & Love - With a Butterfly’s Wings by Pilar Lopez Avila

Dystopia never looked so wrongly beautiful - Brave New World: A Graphic Novel by Fred Fordham

Ethan Frome - Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton

White Noise - White Noise by Don Delillo

How to Read Poetry like a Professor - How to Read Poetry like a Professor by Thomas C Foster

“Now everyone will think she can’t cope with the demands of her job, just because she fell off a balcony.” - Drunk on All Your Strange New Words by Eddie Robson

“Shara’s not nice. Shara’s so many more important things than nice.” - I Kissed Shara Wheeler by Casey McQuiston

Wrapping Up My In Death Mini-Read Spree - Judgment in Death by J.D. Robb; Betrayal in Death by J.D. Robb; Interlude in Death by J.D. Robb; Seduction in Death by J.D. Robb; Reunion in Death by J.D. Robb; Purity in Death by J.D. Robb

Little girls are made of sugar and spice and everything nice. Well, not this one. - The Beast and the Bethany by Jack Meggitt-Phillips and Isabelle Folath

“The healing is in the trying.” - I Guess I Haven't Learned That Yet by Shauna Niequist

“When I am with you, I feel about as far from anything that has ever hurt me as it is possible to be.” - A Lady for a Duke by Alexis Hall

“We forget all too soon the things we thought we could never forget.” - Slouching Towards Bethlehem by Joan Didion

A Strong Victorian Murder Mystery by One Who Knows - The Face of a Stranger by Anne Perry

He wouldn’t be shocked if there was a spreadsheet on her laptop about him listing the pros and cons. - Circling Back to You by Julie Tieu

If you’re looking for a Canadian author to read in connection with Canada day, Jackie Lau is an excellent choice - Her Favorite Rebound by Jackie Lau

If The World Was Ending, Would You Save My Life? - Black Tide by KC Jones

Two mysteries for Flavia. . .well, maybe one and a half - I Am Half-Sick of Shadows by Alan Bradley; Speaking from Among the Bones by Alan Bradley

=w= - The Nineties by Chuck Klosterman

The First 10 Naked in Deaths - Naked in Death by J.D. Robb; Glory in Death by J.D. Robb; Immortal in Death by J.D. Robb; Rapture in Death by J.D. Robb; Ceremony in Death by J.D. Robb; Vengeance in Death by J.D. Robb; Holiday in Death by J.D. Robb; Midnight in Death by J.D. Robb; Conspiracy in Death by J.D. Robb; Loyalty in Death by J.D. Robb; Witness in Death by J.D. Robb

Sing those Yellow Dog Blues - Yellow Dog Blues by Alice Faye Duncan

Relatable awesomeness - Frizzy by Claribel A. Ortega

Wondering - Where Do Butterflies Go at Night? by Jeanne Balsam

“You can’t change how other people think and act, but you’re in full control of you.” - Dear Martin by Nic Stone

Lost in space, above all drifting… - Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir

Jules Verne for the Zoomers. - Daughter of the Deep by Rick Riordan

“Be interesting,” said the alien. - Finder by Suzanne Palmer

Weaving a family together - French Braid by Anne Tyler

This building contains my joy and my heartbreak. - After Hours on Milagro Street by Angelina M. Lopez

Realism? I barely know them - The Governess Game by Tessa Dare

A touch of science and romance - Below Zero by Ali Hazelwood

Small Things - Thank You, Miyuki by Marie Roxanne Galliez

His Name is my Name, too - My Name is Jason. Mine Too.: Our Story. Our Way by Jason Reynolds and Jason Griffin

Devoured In a Day - The Island by Ragnar Jónasson

“It’s never a good thing when the black volhv says ‘Uh-oh’ and then runs for his life.” - Gunmetal Magic (Kate Daniels, #5.5) by Ilona Andrews

“We were so happy.” - What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty

I might pick on the frogs in this review but there is an elephant too - It's Tough to Be Tiny by Kim Woolcock

“I guess that’s the world we live in today. A world where accusations sway opinion. A world where evidence doesn’t matter.” - The Night Swim by Megan Goldin

And a Side of Short Short Story - Tall Tales and Timeless Stories by Mary Lou Condike, Brian Condike, and Emily Young

A witch and a witch-hunter, sitting in a tree . . . - Boss Witch (Fix-It Witches, #2) by Ann Aguirre

The Copper Beech - The Copper Beech by Maeve Binchy

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  • Zirza on A Gothic Classic for a ReasonIt's one of those wish-you-could-read-it-again-for-the-first-time books. I loved it.
  • Emmalita on “It came to something when you found yourself hoping that the footsteps you heard were ghosts.”I loved the ending! I don’t think it’s been out long enough to talk about why though.
  • Dixie on Track Her Down by Melinda LeighI am just starting Track Her Down and I have read them all in order till now and thought I...
  • Roland of Gilead on How can you give us the gift of a crazy character named Rando Thoughtful and then just as suddenly take that gift away? We need to talk, Uncle Stevie.I came across this randomly years after it was written because I was searching "Random Thoughtful. But I have the...
  • Emmalita on “Only you, Em, would refer to heartbreak as a distraction. I think I would have a more sympathetic response if I asked to marry a bookcase.”Oh my goodness, Gallifrey was beautiful. I’m sure her mittens were gloriously murdery.
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