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5 Star Reviews

We were just at the point of approaching and negotiating a gentle curve. - Kitchen by Banana Yoshimoto

Clicks ‘Publish’, backs off slowly. - Just a bunch of novel-length Sherlock fanfiction I read this year by Various

“Fears can’t become full-blown phobias if you avoid them, and phobias can’t kill you if you don’t have them…” - A Semi-Definitive List of Worst Nightmares by Krystal Sutherland

Three books in a row, this series continues to be ridiculously good. - Oathbringer (The Stormlight Archive, #3) by Brandon Sanderson

“There were few things worse than being ordinary, in Evie’s opinion. Ordinary was for suckers…” - The Diviners by Libba Bray

Even better the second time through. - Words of Radiance (The Stormlight Archive, #2) by Brandon Sanderson

Choose kindness first - Wonder by R.J. Palacio

From Homeless to Harvard - Breaking Night by Liz Murray

Prophecies, magic and lust - A Promise of Fire (The Kingmaker Chronicles Book 1) by Amanda Bouchet

“Broken people don’t hide from their monsters. Broken people let themselves be eaten…” - Eliza and Her Monsters by Francesca Zappia

Meant to Be - Meant to Be by Julie Halpern

Riders of the Brohirrim, Ms. Marvel is Our Hero. - Ms. Marvel, Vol. 7: Damage Per Second, Ms. Marvel, Vol. 8: Mecca by G. Willow Wilson, Takeshi Miyazawa, Adrian Alphona

B@*!@*ds! - The Establishment: And How They Get Away With It by Owen Jones

I Miss Obama - Obama: An Intimate Portrait by Pete Souza

Triple Cannonball on a truly remarkable book - Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds

I can’t emphasize enough how good this book and this series are. - The Way of Kings (The Stormlight Archive, #1) by Brandon Sanderson

Comfort re-read #2. - The Martian by Andy Weir

Comfort re-read #1. - Ready Player One by Ernest Cline

Either Rothfuss is a good salesman, or I’m just weak when it comes to books - The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss

A hilarious review of classic literature in cartoon form - Depressed. Repressed. Obsessed. by Lisa Brown

A fascinating personality discovery - The Road Back to You by Ian Morgan Cron and Suzanne Stabile

Our American Tragedy - We Were Eight Years in Power by Ta-Nehisi Coates

An eerie and timely reminder about women’s reproductive rights in 2017 - Future Home of the Living God by Louise Erdrich

A raw and gripping memoir about body, desire, and longing - Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body by Roxane Gay

My favorite book of 2017 - Sing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn Ward

Book Mail is the Best Mail! - Across a Star Swept Sea, A Wrinkle in Time, Alex Approximately by Diana Peterfreund, Madelein L'Engle, Hope Larson, Jenn Bennett

Disgraceful Duke weds Runaway Bride in Scandalous Affair - A Duke in Shining Armor by Loretta Chase

Late Contender for Favorite Book of the Year - A World Without "Whom": The Essential Guide to Language in the BuzzFeed Age by Emmy J. Favilla

Revisiting a true favourite at Christmas time - A Kiss for Midwinter by Courtney Milan

A Plague of Books - A Plague of Doves by Louise Erdrich

Laugh, Learn and Cry with Trevor Noah - Born A Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood by Trevor Noah

Happy Jolobokaflod!! - Turtles all the way down, Ramona Blue, Soar, Mr Lemoncello’s library, smile, sisters, the babysitter’s club by John Green, Julie Murphy, Jake Halpern, Ann M. Martin, Raina Telgemeier, Chris Grabenstein, Joan Bauer

Character is not created in times like these. It’s revealed. - A Great Reckoning by Louise Penny

Ready for Jolabokaflod! - The Rest of Us Just Live Here by Patrick Ness

Tana French – READ HER BOOKS. PLEASE NOTE THE CAPS. I REALLY MEAN IT. - Broken Harbor (Dublin Murder Squad, #4) by Tana French

Slavery and “freedom” in the new world - The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead

Thanks so much Teresa Electro, and sorry I’m lazy Amanda from CA! - The Cuckoo's Calling, The Devil You Know, All the Pretty Girls by Robert Galbraith, Mike Carey, Karin Slaughter

Why, yes, I did Double Cannonball on a large book with tiny print that’s won lots of awards, why do you ask? - Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America by Ibram X. Kendi

Change is What You Make of It. - Ms. Marvel Vol. 5: Super Famous; Ms. Marvel Vol. 6: Civil War 2 by G. Willow Wilson, Takeshi Mayazawa, Adrien Alphona

Best. Comic Strip. Ever. - The Complete Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson

Re-reading Elena Ferrante Part 1 - My Brilliant Friend; The Story of a New Name by Elena Ferrante

Welcome back to the awesomeness of Mr. Gaiman - Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman

Scratches an itch I didn’t even know I that I had. - 14, The Fold by Peter Clines

Let’s talk about Seth, baby. - Landline by Rainbow Rowell

Stories from South Africa - Born a Crime by Trevor Noah

Well, I think I’ll go and oil my gun. - The Real Inspector Hound by Tom Stoppard

We take so much for granted - Daring to Drive: A Saudi Woman’s Awakening by Manal Al-Sharif

My most reread book: Christmas time with a dumb angel in California – hijinks ensue - The Stupidest Angel: A Heartwarming Tale of Christmas Terror by Christopher Moore

Trust Me, I’m Telling You Stories - The Passion by Jeanette Winterson

The Unknown Story of America’s First Serial Killer - The Midnight Assassin by Skip Hollandsworth

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