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5 Star Reviews

Welcome to the Dead Dads Club, Florence…(sniffle) - The Dead Romantics by Ashley Poston

Stays the Queen - The Hunter by Tana French

Daughter of Smoke and Bone- Gives good reread - Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor

Ain’t no mountain high enough - Evening Class by Maeve Binchy

The rom-com romp - Lunar New Year Love Story by Gene Luen Yang

Breathtaking, thoughtful - Wildful by Kengo Kurimoto

A veritable feast - Food in England: A complete guide to the food that makes us who we are by Dorothy Hartley

Behind the Throne - Emperor of Rome by Mary Beard

“Just because I’m a librarian doesn’t mean I have to dress like one.” - The Personal Librarian by Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray

Take a Small Character from The Odyssey and Make Her Shine - Circe by Madeline Miller

“I am still here but the I is different” - Ransom by David Malouf

“A podcaster has decided to ruin my life, so I’m buying a chicken.” - Listen for the Lie by Amy Tintera

It’s going on the comfort read menu with 5 chili peppers next to it for spice level - Meegan: A Holidate for Hire by Rebekah Weatherspoon

The Journey is the Point - The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers

Who Knew You Could Learn So Much About Tennis from a Novel? - Carrie Soto is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid

One of my favorite things about art is how it’s a testament to how much someone was loved, enough that the world needed to see it. - Manila Takes Manhattan by Carla de Guzman

Meet-Cute + Forbidden Romance + K-pop = Adorable - XOXO by Axie Oh

Crime, suspense and romance in Regency England - The Benevolent Society of Ill-Mannered Ladies (The Ill-Mannered Ladies Book 1) by Alison Goodman

A Historical Fantasy That Delivers Both Plot and the Feels - A Marvellous Light by Freya Marske

Do you know the gingerbread man? - A Wizard's Guide to Defensive Baking by T. Kingfisher

But the Parsnip Cake Can Go Straight to Hell - Snacking Bakes by Yossy Arefi

Everyone should read this, it should be obligatory - Babel by R. F. Kuang

Never Forget the Pickles - A Sudden Country by Karen Fisher

She was pretty sure she wasn’t experiencing cardiac arrest. - How You Get the Girl by Anita Kelly

I used to care when men called me difficult. I really did. Then I stopped. This way is better. - Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid

Different People Like Different Things - Book Lovers by Emily Henry

It’s like reading a different series entirely - Chainsaw Man Vol. 12 by Tatsuki Fujimoto; Chainsaw Man Vol. 13 by Tatsuki Fujimoto; Chainsaw Man Vol. 14 by Tatsuki Fujimoto

Perhaps the most American of novels. - Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell

No Vive in Le France - A Distant Mirror: The Calamitous 14th Century by Barbara Tuchman

Fake marriage and further hijinks - The Secret Service of Tea and Treason by India Holton

Magical queer historical romance - Of Socialites and Prizefights by Arden Powell

“Eddie, if you’d never done anything but this, I’d be proud all my life.” - Take My Life by Eddie Cantor with Jane Kesner Ardmore

All I did was phone you. Then be in the same restaurant as you. Then watch you from across a crowded coffee place. Then follow you down a street when it’s getting dark and there’s no one else around and oh okay right yeah I’m seeing it now yep it’s dawning on me… - When Grumpy Met Sunshine by Charlotte Stein

Community Building Circles: How To - Circles of Humanity: Being Human Together by Jone Johnson Lewis

A Creative Ass Kicking - The War of Art by Steven Pressfield

Gorgeous - A Love Song for Ricki Wilde by Tia Williams

Charlie Kaufman, maybe stick to adult films - Orion and the Dark by Emma Yarlett

O, what a tangled web we weave… - The Liar's Knot by M. A. Carrick

A romantic memoir about the idea of love - The Visitor (The One #5) by Dodai Stewart

The big reread that I should have done before my last review - All Systems Red by Martha Wells; Artificial Condition by Martha Wells; Rogue Protocol by Martha Wells; Exit Strategy by Martha Wells; Network Effect by Martha Wells; Fugitive Telemetry by Martha Wells

Don’t read unless you want an ugly cry, but you should read it because it is SO lovely but it’s sad…..so bring LOTS of tissues. - The Yellow Bus by Loren Long

“Get in, loser, we’re going to The Saloon!” - Mickey Chambers Shakes it Up by Charish Reid

A Well-Done Portal Fantasy - The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow

Excuse me, this wasn’t EVERYTHING. I’ll need a sequel posthaste. - Cunk on Everything: The Encyclopedia Philomena by Philomena Cunk

Lightweight - Ninja Kid by Anh Do

Halleluja - Revival by Stephen King

a lovely story of what it means to be human… - Beautyland by Marie-Helene Bertino

Forget everybody else and just be - Convenience Store Woman by Kayaka Murata

Blood Will Out - The Talk of the Town by Lynne Connolly

Fond of Zombies, Are You? What about Zombies AND Pirates? - Boneshaker by Cherie Priest

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