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5 Star Reviews

The most enjoyable book I’ve read so far this year - Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston

The Effects of Misogyny – From A(twood) to Z(umas) - The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood; Red Clocks by Leni Zumas

Must-read historical fiction. - The Huntress by Kate Quinn

A badass female spy network? What’s not to love?! - The Alice Network by Kate Quinn

Can You See Me America? - I Am Not Your Negro by James Baldwin

I’m a travelin’ man and I’ve made a lot of stops All over the world - This Was Our Pact by Ryan Andrews

What makes a writer? - Just Write: Here’s How! by Walter Dean Myers

When Mothers Do Curses - As Old As Time by Liz Braswell

A family fighting to find their place in the world - Saga Volume One by Brian K. Vaughan

Talk about your Odd Couple - Owly: The Way Home by Andy Runton

I might lend you a shovel, but I am NOT cleaning up after you, sister or no sister…. - My Sister, the Serial Killer by Ovinkan Braithwaite

Waiting for the companion album - Daisy Jones and the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid

As always, the book is better than the movie. - The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer & Annie Barrows

A courtroom drama come to life. - Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption by Bryan Stevenson

The perfect amount of creepy. - Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier

I want to be her best friend. - Of Mess and Moxie by Jen Hatmaker

A relationship flow-chart would have been handy. - The Au Pair by Emma Rous

Writing from the middle… - It's Not Supposed To Be This Way: Finding Unexpected Strength When Disappointments Leave You Shattered by Lysa TerKeurst

CBR11Bingo: SCIENCE! - The Gene: An Intimate History by Siddhartha Mukherjee

A History of the Quirks of the Church of Christ - Reviving the Ancient Faith: The Story of Churches of Christ in America by Richard Hughes

A Fry Cook With Heart - Odd Thomas by Dean Koontz

And THAT’S how you pull off a second novel. - On The Come Up by Angie Thomas

CBR11Bingo: Cannonballer Says - The Huntress by Kate Quinn

She needs to write more. Immediately. - I'm Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness by Austin Channing Brown

Runaway… - Where'd You Go, Bernadette by Maria Semple

This Cannonballer says read it - Queenie by Candice Carty-Williams

“Nothing was worse than someone wanting you to talk when the words you needed to say hadn’t even been invented yet.” - Far From the Tree by Benway, Robin

CBR11Bingo: Far and Away - The Lost Man by Jane Harper

Tan Rocks! - Naturally Tan by Tan France

A gorgeous, perfect fantasy for a history lover (#Reading the TBR) - The Lions of Al-Rassan by Guy Gavriel Kay

“I was so good at being a kid, and so terrible at being whatever I was now.” - Turtles All The Way Down by John Green

It is our choices, Harry, that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities. - Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by JK Rowling; Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by JK Rowling; Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by JK Rowling; Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince by JK Rowling; Harry Potter and Sorcerer's Stone by JK Rowling; Harry Potter and Goblet of Fire by JK Rowling; Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by JK Rowling

When the Words Are Caught in Your Throat - Speak: The Graphic Novel by Laurie Halse Anderson

First we only want to be seen…After that, we want to be remembered. - Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel

CBRBingo – The Collection. Stark, Interesting, Confusing (so, T.C. Boyle) - The Relive Box and Other Stories by T.C. Boyle

CBR11Bingo: Pajiba - Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid

CBR11Bingo: History/Schmistory - The Great Halifax Explosion: A World War I Story of Treachery, Tragedy, and Extraordinary Heroism by John U. Bacon

Wonderful Romance! - Don't You Forget About Me by Mhairi McFarlane

CBRBingo – I LOVE THIS. Practically Delightful - The Rules of Magic by Alice Hoffman

“Then they came for me—and there was no one left to speak for me.” Martin Niemöller - Questions I Am Asked About the Holocaust by Hedi Fried

Wonderful Mystery with Hard Looks at the Lives of Wives and Women - For the Sake of Elena by Elizabeth George

Take note - Notes to Self: Essays by Emilie Pine

Toto, I don’t think we’re in our universe anymore. - RASL: The Drift by Jeff Smith; RASL: Romance at the Speed of Light by Jeff Smith; RASL: The Fire of St. George by Jeff Smith

What is it to Live? What is it to Love? What is Freedom, in the End? - The Bird King by G. Willow Wilson

Finished a Great American Novel on Independence Day - Manhattan Beach by Jennifer Egan

“You see, Watson, but you do not observe.” - House of Silk by Anthony Horowitz

Solid Entry in the World of Kinsey Millhone - K is for Killer by Sue Grafton

A Thoughtful Romance - The Flastshare by Beth O'Leary

True Story that is reminiscent of Handmaid’s Tale - The Girls Who Went Away: The Hidden History of Women Who Surrendered Children for Adoption in the Decades Before Roe v. Wade by Ann Fessler

Jenny Lawson Times Two! - Let's Pretend This Never Happened by Jenny Lawson; Furiously Happy by Jenny Lawson

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