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5 Star Reviews

“Language is not so transparent, but we are sometimes known, even so.” - A Desolation Called Peace by Arkady Martine

Much more than super hot, sticky, sweet - Cinnamon Roll (Bold Brew Book 9) by Anna Zabo

A standalone, excellently plotted scifi with adult queer characters? <3 <3 <3 - Winter's Orbit by Everina Maxwell

Unhappy Meal - Tender is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica

Giving Money Away Doesn’t Remove Guilt - Empire of Pain by Patrick Radden Keefe

Even in an Alternate History, the Great Game is Still Played - A Master of Djinn by P. Djeli Clark

Being recognized more and more these days…. - Harriet Jacobs by Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl; Frederick Douglass by Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass

Did I go off on a little bit of a tangent? Yes. But was I wrong…? - What Happened to You by James Catchpole; Love Makes A Family by Sophie Beer; Kindness Makes Us Stronger by Sophie Beer

Why did people insist I not start here? - Elantris by Brandon Sanderson

“The space between two shores is the ocean and being caught in between feels like drowning.” - The Magic Fish by Trung Le Nguyen

Make Friends With Your Megalodons - The Devil Comes Courting by Courtney Milan

“Be a mirror”: Twisty political intrigue, spectacular world building, and cultural assimilation - A Memory Called Empire by Arkady Martine

The End of the Myth – Greg Grandin (2019) - The End of the Myth by Greg Grandin

Officially down the rabbit hole - Artificial Condition by Martha Wells

Our Malady – Timothy Snyder (2020) - Our Malady by Timothy Snyder

Re-reading Mistborn, Era One – Part I: The Final Empire - Mistborn: The Final Empire (Mistborn, #1) by Brandon Sanderson

So Many Stories of Where She’s Been - Broken Horses by Brandi Carlile

“Silence warps everything.” - The Fountains of Silence by Ruta Sepetys

Hold Up – Is That the French National Anthem I Just Heard? - The Montmartre Investigation by Claude Izner

and they’ll live there evermore - We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson

A gorgeous exploration of family, grief and love - Love at First by Kate Clayborn

“It’s not natural for women to fight.” “It’s not natural for someone to be as stupid as he is tall, and yet there you stand.” - Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo

“It’s still true” - Homecoming by Cynthia Voigt

I really liked this one. It’s silly, but fun! - Never Fall For Your Fiancée by Virginia Heath

This is a delightful middle-grade story, probably the start of a series, and I recommend it! - The Accidental Apprentice by Amanda Foody

The stories we tell ourselves - Conversations with Friends by Sally Rooney

“There’s always the sun. Always, always, always the sun.” - Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro

I Wanted to be the Enchantress of the Woods, Beautiful, Powerful , and Wild - The Companion by E.E. Ottoman

Friday the Rabbi Slept Late – Harry Kemelman (1964) - Friday the Rabbit Slept Late by Harry Kemelman

Staten Island! - The Devil She Knows by Bill Loehfelm

If I could give this book six stars, I absolutely would. - Evil Eye by Madhuri Shekar

Fear of Falling – Barbara Ehrenreich (1989) - Fear of Falling by Barbara Ehrenreich

Kaputt – Curzio Malparte (1944) - Kaputt by Curzio Malaparte

A Dungeon for Bibliophiles - The Stygian Library by Emmy Allen

Book drunk narfna makes a decision. - Teach Me (There's Something About Marysburg, #1) by Olivia Dade

Power of the Greenwitch, lost beneath the sea… - Greenwich by Susan Cooper

A romance-free twist on The Little Mermaid - Fish Girl by Donna Jo Napoli, David Wiesner

Sorry the image is blurry, but it kinda fits the book…. - I Left the House Today! by Cassandra Calin

“Are we girls, or are we demons?” - The Gilded Ones by Namina Forna

I have read this book three times back to back in 4 days - Cinnamon Roll by Anna Zabo

Lives, Small and Large - The End of Days by Jenny Erpenbeck

“Choose a new path, a new adventure.” - Wonderstruck by Allie Therin

That’s right, the five star club has a new member - The Last Hellion by Loretta Chase

I don’t know if you’ve heard of this one, but this was really good - Animal Farm by George Orwell

Support trans youth. Believe trans youth. Love trans youth. - Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas

When a cog is broken, you throw it away. - Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata

A Cathartic Marriage in Trouble Romance - Shame by Ainsley Booth

My fave does it again! - Grown by Tiffany D. Jackson

Did Murderbot just get even better? - Artificial Condition by Martha Wells

Kate Quinn Has Cracked the Code for a Great Read - The Rose Code by Kate Quinn

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