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4 Star Reviews

“This is too strange to be a coincidence. It’s all connected somehow” - Under Fortunate Stars by Ren Hutchings

Raise a Glass - Girly Drinks: A World History of Women and Alcohol by Mallory O'Meara

“I’d possibly started down the road of caring about him differently. Albeit in a very slow, easily spooked car.” - I You Want Me Close by Skye Kilaen

Come for the Recipes, but maybe not the Puns - Husbands That Cook by Ryan Alvarez, Adam Merrin

Come for the gratuitous torture porn. Stay for the randy sex scenes.  - Birdman by Mo Hayder

Cute fantasy romances that avoid being saccharine - Paladin's Grace by T. Kingfisher; Paladin's Strength by T. Kingfisher

“What else does a phoenix do when it’s done burning?” - Burn Down, Rise Up by Vincent Tirado

A story gem - Brown is Beautiful by Supriya Kelkar

Let’s talk about the Ship of Theseus - Mickey7 by Edward Ashton

All about Benny - Benny’s True Colors by Norene Paulson

Another I want to put fantasy not History to - Paper Hearts by Meg Wiviott

OMG They’re kissing, again????? - Heartstopper V03 by Alice Oseman; Heartstopper V04 by Alice Oseman

Tentacle Porn of the Best Kind - The Soul of an Octopus by Sy Montgomery

She might have been 8 but she got people to listen - Until Someone Listens: A Story about Borders, Family, and One Girl's Mission by Estela Juarez

I want a friend like Plum - Leave It to Plum! by Matt Phelan

I think my house might be Ivy’s…. - Ivy by Katherine Coville

A Hippo Walks into a Zoo - Hippopotamister by John Patrick Green

A puggle and a couple poodles discuss important concepts - What Are You? by Christian Trimmer

A book about a cute bat and their cute squirrel friend - Little Bat Up All Day by Brian Lies.

I’m thankful for good books - Harvest Days: Giving Thanks Around the World (World Celebrations) by Kate Depalma

Perfect hijabs, perfect story - Hana’s Hundreds of Hijabs by Razeena Omar Gutta

Frog legs to go - A Spoonful of Frog by Casey Lyall

Well hot beaver dam(n)! - Building by Henry Cole

BRB, renting all the slashers - My Heart is a Chainsaw by Stephen Graham Jones

“I should just follow you clowns around…Find all the trouble in the galaxy that way…” - Eyes of the Void by Adrian Tchaikovsky

A queer steampunk political intrigue fantasy epic…. with zombies - The Prince's Poisoned Vow by Hailey Turner

“Sure, why not take your mortally wounded lover and shove her into an ancient machine of uncertain effectiveness? What could go wrong?” - Blood of the Chosen: Burningblade & Silvereye Book Two by Django Wexler

Socio-Emotional Skills FTW - Garrett Bear: Learning From Failure by K Tang; Ava's Triumph by Mary E Miller & Linda Woo

Battle of the Network Stars - The Late Shift: Letterman, Leno, and the Network Battle for the Night by Bill Carter

GoodFemmella - Mob Girl: A Woman's Life in the Underworld by Teresa Carpenter

Around the world redux. This time, plants! - Around the World in 80 Plants by Jonathan Drori, Illustrated by Lucille Clerc

Vir2ous if O4ly Long - NOS4A2 by Joe Hill

Thou Shalt Check Thy Grammar Before Offering Running Advice - The Marathon Method by Tom Holland

Can Nature Heal Itself? - Islands of Abandonment: Life in the Post-Human Landscape by Cal Flyn

Short and satisfying - Must Love Hockey by Sarina Bowen

Determined Optimism - Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir

“Fiona Russell was hopefully going to be a lot less trouble.” - Dark Deeds by Michelle Diener

We’re modeling a healthy departure from toxic masculinity, wouldn’t you say, fellas? - Everything for You by Chloe Liese

Essential reading about climate change solutions - Electrify: An Optimist's Playbook for our Clean Energy Future by Saul Griffith

He Had it Coming - The Murder of Mr. Wickham by Claudia Gray

Learn about language AND cults at the same time? Yes, thanks. - Cultish: The Language of Fanatacism by Amanda Montell

“When these people say you belong to me, I own you, it is like the passing of the rain, or the setting of the sun at the end of the day.” - Paradise by Abdulrazak Gurnah

The Hands of Providence - City on Fire by Don Winslow

Green Mars - Green Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson

“Mors irrumat omnia. Death f*cks us all.” - Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo

“That was the secret of a happy marriage. Step away from the rage.” - Apples Never Fall by Liane Moriarty

These were 100% cover reads, but they (mostly) ended up being great! - The Tiger Came to the Mountains (The Trespass Collection, #1) by Silvia Moreno-Garcia; Wildlife (The Trespass Collection, #2) by Jeff VanderMeer; The Backbone of the World (The Trespass Collection, #3) by Stephen Graham Jones; Stag (The Trespass Collection, #4) by Karen Russell; A Righteous Man (The Trespass Collection, #5) by Tochi Onyebuchi; Bloody Summer (The Trespass Collection, #6) by Carmen Maria Machado

“I can’t give you the white picket fence, and if I did, you’d set it on fire.” - Magic Bleeds (Kate Daniels, #4) by Ilona Andrews

Chainsaw <3 - The Raven Boys (The Raven Cycle, #1) by Maggie Stiefvater

“He really does have very nice biscuits.” - Finlay Donovan Knockes 'Em Dead (Finlay Donovan, #2) by Elle Cosimano

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