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4 Star Reviews

Kissing the groom on his wedding day is not the best idea - Who's That Girl? by Mhairi McFarlane

This book is TOO SHORT, which is probably the best critique a book can get - A Spindle Splintered by Alix E. Harrow

Anachronism isn’t always a bad thing - The Perks of Loving a Wallflower by Erica Ridley

Why every species matters, and how to convince your friends and family - The Nature of Nature: Why We Need the Wild by Enric Sala

“His big, obnoxious Scorpio energy is invading your cozy Cancer safe space!” - Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas

My favorite Olivia Waite book yet, with one of the worst covers I’ve ever seen. - The Care and Feeding of Waspish Widows (Feminine Pursuits, #2) by Olivia Waite

Just a lovely, insightful, nostalgic, and kind of sad read. - The Age of Miracles by Karen Thompson Walker

“There’s shock and then there’s grief, and there’s the simple tiring unending chore of life afterward.” - Just Last Night by Mhairi McFarlane

There’s no place like home - The Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum

Animorphs Assemble! - Animorphs Graphic Novel Book One: The Invasion by K. A. Applegate & Michael Grant

Officer Involved - You Can Die Trying by Gar Anthony Haywood

There are no others like us…and there will never be. - Siege and Storm by Leigh Bardugo

To the blessed darkness from which we are born…And to which we return. - A Court of Frost and Starlight by Sarah J. Maas

You’re never going to believe who ended up being my hero. - Because of Miss Bridgerton by Julia Quinn

Happiness is a warm puppy - The Puppy Primer by Patricia B. McConnell and Brenda Scidmore

“It’s like the foreign legion for nerds” I said, and laughed. - The Kaiju Preservation Society by John Scalzi

Wrapping up my Cannonball, while I’m wrapping up presents - Highest Mountain, Smallest Star by Kate Baker, Ill by Page Tsou; National Geographic's Rocks & Minerals Sticker Activity Book by National Geographic for Kids; Alvin Ho: Allergic to Birthday Parties, Science Projects & Other Man-Made Catastrophes by Lenore Look, Ill by LeUyen Pham; Alvin Ho: Allergic to Camping, Hiking, & Other Natural Disasters by Lenore Look, Ill. by LeUyen Pham ; Yum Yum Baby by Rosealee Wren, Ill by Kat Uno; Babies Love Puppies by Scarlett Wing, Ill Jessica Gibson; There's A Dragon in Your Book by Tom Fletcher, Ill by Greg Abbott; There's An Elf in Your Book by Tom Fletcher, Ill by Greg Abbott; Lego Build Christmas Fun by AMEET Publishing; My Best Friend is A Unicorn by Rachael MacLean; Science Comics: Dogs: From Predator to Protector by Andy Hirsch

Emotions are Difficult, an Alternative Title to this SamBucky Fanfic Series - Questionable Communication Skills series by Abhorsenbranwen

“Deafness is not an affliction. The only thing it stops me from doing is hearing.” - Show Me a Sign by Ann Clare LeZotte

Oops - Midnight in Chernobyl by Adam Higginbotham

The House of the Mouse - Disneywar by James B. Stewart

This isn’t your father’s Jungle Book….. - Sengi and Tembo by G. Falco

Jolie had known for six months and two days that her life was now temporary. - If I Were a Weapon by Skye Kilaen

She’s Not Afraid to Catch Feelings - Grave Reservations by Cherie Priest

Over 100 million saved and counting - Fred & Marjorie: A Doctor, a Dog, and the Discovery of Insulin by Deborah Kerbel

Cute in a not eat your face way - Fly by Night by Tara O’Connor.

I Wish I Could Read Japanese - Kitchen by Banana Yoshimoto

Do not read this hungry - The Inspired Vegan by Bryant Terry

Poetry that’s actually readable. Read it. - Call Us What We Carry by Amanda Gorman

I really want a fancy gourmet donut now - Donut Fall in Love by Jackie Lau

The Wife Upstairs: Who’s conning whom? - The Wife Upstairs by Rachel Hawkins

Rock, Paper, Scissors by Alex Feeney - Rock, Paper, Scissors by Alex Feeney

The Shadows by Alex North - The Shadows by Alex North

Across the Sea - The Turquoise Lament by John D. Macdonald

She had been meant to die, yet she’d cut her way out of that fate and back to the world she loved. - The Widows of Malabar Hill by Sujata Massey

When something feels ethically wrong language is a good place to look for clues to why. - Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism by Amanda Montell

Colorful and Challenging Times in Olympus - Lore Olympus volume 1 by Rachel Smythe

“Have a blessed day.” - Calypso by David Sedaris

Honey Badger Don’t Care - Breaking Badger by Shelly Laurenston

Three strikes! You’re IN - Sharice’s Big Voice: A Native Kid Becomes a Congress Woman by Sharice Davids

Listen to your guts - Science Comics: The Digestive System: A Tour Through Your Guts by Jason Viola

Little Jackie Paper loved that rascal Puff - Seraphina by Rachel Hartman

I can see a better time When all our dreams come true - The Stonekeeper's Curse by Kazu Kibuishi

“Well someone has to marry him, said the Emperor.” Part space opera, mystery, and romance, all of it captivating. - Winter's Orbit by Everina Maxwell

Alcohol is bad for you - Quit Like a Woman by Holly Whitaker

Maybe a little too close to home - Let's Never Talk About This Again by Sara Faith Alterman

Endangered birds and adventure - Owls of the Eastern Ice by Jonathan C. Slaght

A doorway to a beautifully built new world - Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire

Baking through the UK Seasons - A Bake for All Seasons by Paul Hollywood, Prue Leith, the 2021 Bakers

All of Us as in 4 of 7 Villains - All of Us Villains by Amanda Food, Christine Lynn Herman

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