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5 Star Reviews

Transition Can Save Your Life, But It Won’t Fix It By Itself - Nevada by Imogen Binnie

“The rocket made climates, and summer lay for a brief moment upon the land…” - The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury

You glorious, murderous, dangerous goddess. - Dance With the Devil by Kit Rocha

Learning to stand up for yourself and do not bite people - Cheer Up: Love and Pompoms by Crystal Frasier

Who the Heck is Mira? - Mira's Last Dance by Lois McMaster Bujold

Penric to the Rescue - Penric's Mission by Lois McMaster Bujold

“There aren’t any moors. There’s a sort of heath and a tarn and a mad Englishwoman painting mushrooms.” - What Moves the Dead by T. Kingfisher

Finally read this classic children’s book! - Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein

The Treasure Really Was the Friends We Made – Update - Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree

Why do you take all the life out of life? Why do you kill all the beauty? - The Collector by John Fowles

But honestly, I think they are… - All Cats Are On the Autism Spectrum by Kathy Hoopmann

Like a hint of what could’ve been if Lightyear hadn’t flopped so hard… - Izzy Hawthorne: Destiny Awaits by Bethany Baptiste

“Underneath all the laughs and the gags, it was always about one thing: survival.” - Tanqueray by Stephanie Johnson and Brandon Stanton

I love everything this book chooses to be. #CBRBINGO – Font - Iron Widow (Iron Widow, #1) by Xiran Jay Zhao

‘I’ve got something more important to offer. Something I’m sure Mom cares about more than anything. “Mommy. I am . . . so skinny right now. I’m finally down to eighty-nine pounds.”’ - I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy

Meesh is a GOOD demon! - Meesh the Bad Demon Volume One by Michelle Lam

Remember the connection - Remember by Joy Harjo

Love Languages - Normal People by Sally Rooney

“Until one has loved an animal, a part of one’s soul remains unawakened.” - West with Giraffes by Lynda Rutledge

The wonkier version of “Hamilton” - Revolutionaries: A New History of the Invention of America by Jack Rakove

Double Cannonballing with Book Lovers. - Book Lovers by Emily Henry

With Joyce as my witness - The Man Who Died Twice by Richard Osman

“We’re like children . . . who burn their hands on a hot stove and then think the solution is to blow up all the stoves.” - Abaddon's Gate (The Expanse, #3) by James S.A. Corey

Persuasion – The Novelization of the movie Persuasion based on the novel by Jane Austen - Persuasion by Jane Austen

“Doing something even though I was scared felt kind of amazing.” - Just Roll With It by Veronica Agarwal and Lee Durfey-Lavoie

Modern nostalgia - Bunnicula: The Graphic Novel by James Howe; Wait Till Helen Comes Graphic Novel by Mary Downing Hahn

“I felt sad and a whole lot better at the same time:” Truly a Timeless Classic! - Dear Mr. Henshaw by Beverly Cleary

Lie to Her - Lie to Her by Melinda Leigh

Sumptuous Terror - Through the Woods by Emily Carroll

Hop on the bus, Gus You don’t need to discuss much…just say your ABCs - The Library Bus by Bahram Rahman

Unknown Number - Unknown Number by Blue Neustifter

I was going to put all 10 titles under Books, but decided to pick one as felt like cheating - Mothman Baby! by Elias Barks

An emotional story of family and love - This Way Out by Tufayel Ahmed

Spinsters, Bedsits, and Religion: Definitely Not The Office - Quartet in Autumn by Barbara Pym

Rich colors to illustrations and text - A Sky-Blue Bench by Bahram Rahman

Wonder Boys - Wonder Boys by Michael Chabon

Gulliver’s Travels - Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift

Fergus to the Rescue (Again) - Driving the Deep by Suzanne Palmer

Hickey jokes, messy eating, and bubble baths. - Fangs by Sarah Andersen

Really tough to read right now, in the aftermath of another shooting - There There by Tommy Orange

A Brief History? Worth Every One of the 686 Pages. - A Brief History of Seven Killings by Marlon James

The Softest Romance in Space - Eclipse the Moon by Jessie Mihalik

Clearly going to be one of my favourite books of the year - Book Lovers by Emily Henry

I don’t want to review this, f*** you. - Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel

If I’m ever unsure as to the correct course of action, I’ll think, “What would a ferret do?” or, “How would a salamander respond to this situation?” - Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman

Essential Story, Essential Voice - The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas

Strangers on a Train with no murder involved! - Iona Iverson's Rules for Commuting by Clare Pooley

Sister Magic - Beatrice Likes the Dark by Genevieve Tucholke

The world is a constant compromise, a greeting of the other and of yourself. - The Daughter of Doctor Moreau by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

“By making me a bitch, you have freed me from the trite, sexist, bourgeois prison of ‘likability.’ Any idiot can be liked. It takes talent to scare the crap out of people.’ - Confessions of a Prairie Bitch by Alison Arngrim

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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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