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5 Star Reviews

A cautionary tale that will probably never appear on a Florida school library shelf - Breaking Stalin’s Nose by Eugene Yelchin

More of this, please. - Axiom’s End by Lindsey Ellis

“Her mom carefully selected her memories to reflect her established opinions, and it turned her mind into a bowl of lettuce she believed was a salad.” - The Lager Queen of Minnesota by J. Ryan Stradal

Searching for Dragons- In Which the Re-read Continues to Totally Hold Up - Searching for Dragons by Patricia C. Wrede

Dealing with Dragons- In Which I Embark on a Re-read and It TOTALLY Holds Up - Dealing with Dragons by Patricia C. Wrede

“Hello, Hart-ache.” “Hello, Merciless”. - The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy by Megan Bannen

If you have to go, I will go with you. - The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

California Soul-less - Everybody Knows by Jordan Harper

the end of an era, literally ::insert Chris Traeger gif here:: - The Lost Metal by Brandon Sanderson

“You’re stuck loving only hearts that can stop beating.” - We All Want Impossible Things by Catherine Newman

‘The Habsburgs were the first rulers whose power encompassed the world, and they achieved greatness by luck and by force.’ - The Habsburgs: The Rise and Fall of a World Power by Martyn Rady; In The Last Emperor of Mexico: The Dramatic Story of the Habsburg Archduke Who Created a Kingdom in the New World by Edward Shawcross

The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches- Like a warm hug - The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna

“You know what they say. Happy wife, happy life.” - Magic Tides by Ilona Andrews

“I didn’t smuggle the dog into the country; I merely caused him to be smuggled out of Baluchistan.” - Frederica by Georgette Heyer

“No one tells you before you procreate that the hardest thing about being a good parent is that you never feel like one.” - The Winners by Fredrik Backman

A Mystery I Really Didn’t Need to Have Solved - Piranesi by Susanna Clarke

Hairy Tail - Fairy Tale by Stephen King

Wheel Keeps on Turning - Age of Vice by Deepti Kapoor

“We are dreamers and makers because that is how we forged ourselves.” - All the Things They Said We Couldn’t Have by T.C. Oakes-Monger

Girls Just Wanna Have . . . Fun? - Killers of a Certain Age by Deanna Raybourn

Don’t sleep on this series - You're My Little Honey Bunny by Natalie Marshall

Fast moving and packed with revelations Another Day is a worthy follow up to The Wicked Years. - The Oracle of Maracoor by Gregory Maguire

The good ass-kicking shepherd - The Wee Free Men: A Tiffany Aching Adventure by Terry Pratchett

Art Is Power - Portrait of a Thief by Grace D. Li

The Bitch is Back - Carrie Soto is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid

“It is the fate of all made things” - “The Secret Life of Bots” by Suzanne Palmer

“You want pi million dollars,” “Yes,” I said. “Why pi?” “It’s a nice round number.” “It’s literally not.” - The Dispatcher: Travel by Bullet by John Scalzi

Secrets Typed In Blood: The Third Pentecost & Parker Mystery - Secrets Typed In Blood by Stephen Spotswood

Do You Hear What I Hear? and if Not, So? - The Book of Form and Emptiness by Ruth Ozeki

How is the only her first book, and how long do I have to wait for her second one? - Hench by Natalie Zina Walschots

“I have been activated, therefore I have a purpose, the bot thought. I have a purpose, therefore I serve.” - The Secret Life of Bots by Suzanne Palmer; Bots of the Lost Ark by Suzanne Palmer

Who’s Up For a Field Trip to the Murder Room? - The Murder Room by PD James

A Truly Heroic Narrative of Human Effort - On Sledge and Horseback to Outcast Siberian Lepers by Kate Marsden

Sorry this isn’t really a review but I’m posting it anyway because I want everyone to read this book. - Make You Mine This Christmas by Lizzie Huxley-Jones

“You don’t have to have a reason to be tired. You don’t have to earn rest or comfort. You’re allowed to just be.” - A Prayer for the Crown Shy (Monk & Robot #2) by Becky Chambers

This was just as delightful as Emmalita/Rochelle promised - Season of Love by Helena Greer

Finishing 2022 with a Great Read - A Visit From the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan

It’s the biggest and most dangerous dating show in the universe! - Sweep of the Heart by Ilona Andrews

“Falling in love is really quite simple. You want to know the secret? It’s the same thing we are doing about life every single day. Forget there’s an ending.” - Carrie Soto is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid

“The happiest families I ever met were all frayed…but they were also tighter than a hangman’s noose.” - Saga (Volume 7) by Brian K Vaughan

“For when it comes to strength and goodness and brilliance and gentleness and grandeur of spirit so vast that it takes one’s breath away, beauty is nothing, beauty is a mote of a mountain, beauty is a mere straw alight beside a barn on fire.” - Matrix by Lauren Groff

Wah 🙁 - Fool's Quest (Fitz and the Fool, #2) by Robin Hobb

The Library of Lost and Found - The Library of Lost and Found by Phaedra Patrick

This ending made me love the series more. - The Golden Enclaves (The Scholomance, #3) by Naomi Novik

“Imagine if all men took women seriously.” - Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus

Attention, Murderbot stans: I have a short story for you. - Clarkesworld Magazine, Issue 132 by ed. Neil Clarke

haunted house of late stage capitalism is correct - Several People Are Typing by Calvin Kasulke

“So,” she heard his voice begin. He had a quiet voice, deep. “How does it feel to be an ex-token black?” - Come a Stranger (Tillerman Cycle #5) by Cynthia Voigt

I don’t want this one to be over 🙁 (but I think maybe it won’t be?) - The Lost Metal by Brandon Sanderson

It was too short and also I don’t want any more - Even Though I Knew the End by C.L. Polk

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