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5 Star Reviews

“We should teach our girls that snapping is ok, instead of waiting for someone else to break them.” - Shout by Laurie Halse Anderson

“You can’t go back,” Gilchrist said. “Haven’t you heard? We’re under quarantine, thanks to Mr. Dunworthy’s carelessness.” - Doomsday Book by Connie Willis

Assassins, Templars, and Gods: It’s confusing around here… - Assassin's Creed Uprising Volume 1: Common Ground by Alex Paknadel, Dan Watters, Jose Holder; Assassin's Creed Uprising Volume 2: Inflection Point by Alex Paknadel, Dan Watters, Jose Holder; Assassin's Creed Uprising Volume 3: Finale by Alex Paknadel, Dan Watters, Jose Holder

“Nobody’s lives just fit together. Fitting together is something you work at. It’s something you make happen – because you love each other.” - Landline by Rainbow Rowell

Cha cha cha! - I'll Be There for You: The One about Friends by Kelsey Miller

“I like stories where women save themselves.” - The Sleeper and the Spindle by Neil Gaiman

This Must Be the Place - Another Brooklyn by Jacqueline Woodson

The Benefits of Properly Vibrated Concrete - He's Not My Boyfriend by Jackie Lau

“Carnivore in the streets, person-who-has-eaten-a-carrot-masquerading-as-a-hot-dog in the sheets.” - We Are Never Meeting In Real Life by Samantha Irby ; Meaty by Samantha Irby

“The library is a gathering pool of narratives and of the people who come to find them. “ - The Library Book by Susan Orlean

One of my favorite worlds to return to - In an Absent Dream (Wayward Children #4) by Seanan McGuire

Make sure you look at your poem - Wet Cement: A Mix of Concrete Poems by Bob Raczka

A rollicking well-written adventure - Washington Black by Esi Edugyuan

Nothing witty to say- I just loved this book - Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk by Ben Fountain

An adorable graphic novel series - Zita the Spacegirl by Ben Hatke; Legends of Zita the Spacegirl by Ben Hatke; The Return of Zita the Spacegirl by Ben Hatke

It is not about a whale that eats a wolf (spoilers) - The Wolf in the Whale by Jordanna Max Brodsky

Once there was a tree - Big Lonely Doug by Harley Rustad

Must Read - As Long as Grass Grows by Dina Gilio-Whitaker

“Do we settle for the world as it is, or do we work for the world as it should be?” - Becoming by Michelle Obama

Who can explain malaria as a consequence for fornication? - Catch-22 by Joseph Heller

I had know idea what they were talking about - So You Want to Talk about Race by ijeoma oluo

Eve Gardiner is a BAMF - The Alice Network by Kate Quinn

This will end up in my top 3 for the year - My Life as a Goddess: A Memoir through (Un) Popular Culture by Guy Branum

“At this point, I think if you’re being silent, you’re making a choice and taking a side.” - Things That Make White People Uncomfortable by Michael Bennett

Dear Mr. Pretend Henshaw: - Dear Mr. Henshaw by Beverly Cleary

Beautiful and Tragic - Exit West by Mohsin Hamid

Flinging Stardust Everywhere - The Stuff of Stars by Marion Dane Baue

Small children and babies ought to be plump. - The Pillow Book by Sei Shonagon

Time to watch the movie - The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls

“When we can be introverts together” - The Greatest Love Story Ever Told by Megan Mullally & Nick Offerman

If you see Johnny Football Hero in the Hall… - The New Republic by Lionel Shriver

Awfully * Bloody * Cute - The Little Red Cat Who Ran Away and Learned His ABC's (the Hard Way) by Patrick McDonnell

Delightfully useful for learners and educators. - How We Learn by Benedict Carey

New Adult Romance- this one is so, so good - The Deal by Elle Kennedy

“To be adopted is to know only the rewritten story, one of an infinite number possible” - All You Can Ever Know by Nicole Chung

The uncanny valley of my life. - Stray City by Chelsey Johnson

“See her name: Lady Sorrowfree, happiness winning over bitterness, no regrets in this world.” - The Kitchen God’s Wife by Amy Tan

A Must Read for Any Game of Thrones Fan - Audible Sample Audible Sample The World of Ice & Fire: The Untold History of Westeros and the Game of Thrones by George R. R. Martin

So much more than a road trip - I Might Regret This: Essays, Drawings, Vulnerabilities, and Other Stuff by Abbi Jacobson

As hard as this book was to read, I cannot imagine living through it and writing it - Goodbye, Sweet Girl: A Story of Domestic Violence and Survival by Kelly Sundberg

Come Along and Walk With Me - Mystery Walk by Robert B. McCammon

Said the Spider to the Fly… - By a Spider's Thread by Laura Lippman

“Why do you always quote poetry at me when all I want is a straight answer?” - Not a Drop to Drink by Mindy McGinnis

Five Books on Screenwriting - Screenplay by Syd Field; Save the Cat by Blake Snyder; Tough Love Screenwriting by John Jarrell; Writing Screenplays that Sell by Michael Hauge; The Wall Will Tell You by Hampton Fancher

THIS is my jam! - The Red and the Blue: The 1990s and the Birth of Political Tribalism by Steve Kornacki

Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine – Hard to pigeonhole, great to read. - Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman

Because a bad day can always get worse (and isn’t that grand?) - The Pursuit of Grouchiness: Oscar the Grouch’s Guide to Life by Oscar the Grouch

I came for the fighting, but stayed for the sweet, sweet love - The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

Love’s Tragedies - The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy

A Delightful Spring Romance - A Sky Painted Gold by Laura Wood

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