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Not the emotional wreckage I was told to expect - A Conjuring of Light by V.E. Schwab

Some cool bits in here, and Very Silly, but not great. - The Last Continent (Discworld, #22) by Terry Pratchett

- Play it Loud: An Epic History of the Style, Sound, and Revolution of the Electric Guitar by Brad Tolinski and Alan Di Perna

There are worse excuses… - The phantom tollbooth by Norton juster

And there are also Bees! - Bone Gap by Laura Ruby

Frivolous Filler - Blonde Hair, Blue Eyes: a short story by Karin Slaughter

omg - God: A Human History by Reza Aslan

Cute town, cute people, cute book - How to Find Love in a Bookshop by Veronica Henry

Where’d You Go, Bernadette? is a Question I Didn’t Really Need Answered - Where'd You Go, Bernadette by Maria Semple

It’s not about Gender, it’s about Power. - The Power by Naomi Alderman

Meditation with a Back Story - 10% Happier: How I Tamed the Voice in My Head, Reduced Stress Without Losing my Edge, and Found Self-Help That Actually Works - A True Story by Dan Harris

Some Perspective… - What It Is Like to Go to War by Karl Marlantes

Outdoorsy Love in NYC - Sunset in Central Park by Sarah Morgan

I don’t think I’m supposed to be siding with the guy in this one … - Sleepless in Manhattan by Sarah Morgan

There was no cry of “Special” this time, and nothing false or pretended about the urgency they felt to be out of the place. - The Collected Stories of Peter Taylor by Peter Taylor

Identity crisis - Genuine Fraud by E. Lockhart

Robbing banks with a twist - Nemesis by Jo Nesbo

OMG… Is He Also a Witch?! - OMG... Is He Also a Witch?! by Talia Aikens-Nunez

Murder, intrigue and the London tube - I See You by Clare Mackintosh

Seeing comes before words. - Ways of seeing by John Berger

Daredevil in the Detail - Daredevil: End of Days by Writers: Brian Michael Bendis, David W. Mack; Artists: Klaus Janson, Alex Maleev, Bill Sienkiewicz

Ghostwriter, the pattern is full - The Hookup (Moonlight & Motor Oil Series Book 1) by Kristen Ashley

Maybe J. K. Rowling should, I don’t know, write a new story? - The Hogwarts Collection/Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them by J. K. Rowling

Gradient on a curve - The Secret Lives of Color by Kassia StClair

The best way to find a murderer - The Likeness by Tana French

‘Lincoln in the Bardo’ Is a Brilliant Novel, But Is It Good? - 'Lincoln in the Bardo' by George Saunders

Sebastian! - Devil in Spring by Lisa Kleypas

Too short but very sweet - Almost Midnight by Rainbow Rowell

New Package, Same Stuff - Things Are What You Make of Them by Adam J. Kurtz

Mo’ Money, Mo’ Problems - Rich People Problems by Kevin Kwan

Tentacles Everywhere - Binti by Nnedi Okorafor

In Candyland the Baker is God - Beneath The Sugar Sky by Seanan McGuire

An unnecessary sequel? - The Twelve Days of Dash & Lily by Rachel Cohn & David Levithan

An Age for Everything - An Age of License: a Travelogue by Lucy Knisley

The Fairly Fascinating Account of the Most Secluded Hermit in America - Stranger in the Woods by Michael Finkel

Half a War – only kept me half engaged - Half a War: Shattered Sea book 3 by Joe Abercrombie

These Gods Are Definitely Crazy - American Gods by Neil Gaiman

Yo, I Don’t Know What I Read…But It Was Fine - The Halloween Children by Brian James Freeman and Norman Prentice

Bats gets a dose of Karma from Shiva - Batman: Detective Comics Vol. 3 - League of Shadows by James Tynion IV, Art by Marcio Takara & Christian Duce

Long Book is Long - A Breath of Snow and Ashes by Diana Gabaldon

Sleeping for a while doesn’t sound that bad … - Sleeping Beauties by Stephen King and Owen King

‘Fire and Fury’ Is a Steve Bannon Tell-All Written by Michael Wolff - Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House by Michael Wolff

Misbehaving with the fiance’s brother - Lady Be Bad by Megan Frampton

Forensic science of the whole person. - Maisie Dobbs by Jacqueline Winspear

Yo ho, Yo ho, A Pirate’s Life For Me - Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson

Mediocrity at every turn. But maybe it’s just me? - The Life We Bury (Detective Max Rupert #1) by Allen Eskens

Romancing the lady next door - The Lady Chose by Stephanie Laurens

Hard to get into at first but then packs a whammy at the end. - Strange Dogs (The Expanse, #6.5) by James S.A. Corey

Just Google It Already - Starter House by Sonja Condit

“When the fresh patient comes to me the usual query is: “Will I be able to speak like the King?” and my reply is: “Yes, if you will work like he does.” - The King's Speech: How One Man Saved the British Monarchy by Mark Logue, Peter Conradi

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