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4 Star Reviews

Road trip to the end of the world - We Burned So Bright by T.J. Klune

The Green Child brought to you by physical copy, the rest by online reader copies  - The Green Child by Hollie Hughes and Britta Teckentrup; Theia: The Little Planet Who Made the Seasons by Saskia Gwinn and Katie Cottle; Something in the Darkness by Joh Dougherty and Matt Schu; Mermaid of the Deep: The Aquatic Adventures of Dr. Sylvia Earle by Leisa Stweart-Sharpe and Khoa Lee

Kidnapping is Not the Only Solution - Prisoner of Desire by Jennifer Blake

Let’s watch June’s life unravel! - Sunflower Season by Danica Nava

Very Recommended Exploration of the Renaissance - Inventing the Renaissance: The Myth of a Golden Age by Ada Palmer

Well, someone had to invent (banana) ketchup - Hunger Fighter: The Story of Maria Orosa, the Filipino War Hero Who Invented Banana Ketchup (Spectacular STEAM for Curious Readers) by Jacqueline Chio-Lauri and Kristin Sorra

“I’ve spent much of the last ten years sick.” - Famesick by Lena Dunham

We Used to Live Here by Marcus Kliewer - We Used to Live Here by Marcus Kliewer

Perhaps we can agree: This is a bad timeline - Exit Party by Emily St. John Mandel

A remarkable life, and a remarkable woman - Boof of Lives: A Memoir of Sorts by Margaret Atwood

Good God, Lemon! - Bossypants by Tina Fey

The figure skater and the hockey player - Thrown for a Loop by Sarina Bowen

Into the belly of the beast - Wolf's Belly by John August and Simón Estrada

“Without ever really experiencing any of it, I know it all. Because books taught me.” - Why We Read: On Bookworms, Libraries, and Just One More Page Before Lights Out by Shannon Reed

Don’t say a word - Out of the Blue by Barefoot Books and Alison Jay; Homecoming: A Story of War, Nature, and Hope by Margaryta Winkler; Alone One Night by Andrea Antinori

Y’all… a delightful break from the stress of life - I Accidentally Joined a Wolf Shifter Group Chat by Roxie Ray & Lindsey Devin

Life, love, and sex are better when you reject the idea of cringe and embrace wonder - Falling for a Villainous Vampire by Charlotte Stein

Reflecting on the road to progress - So Many Stars by Caro De Robertis

BINGO Blackout Achieved! - Pantomime by L.R. Lam

Rediscovering the past - Maria and the Cave Paintings by Barbara Lowell and Elke Boschinger; What Marcel Found: The Incredible Discovery of the Lascaux Cave Painting by Cedar Pruitt and David Litchfield

On the Outskirts of the World - Lone Women by Victor LaValle

Nothing’s fair in love and war - Buckeye: A Novel by Patrick Ryan

Actions Have Consequences and Ripple Out - Bring The House Down by Charlotte Runcie

What Does a Second Chance Mean - And Again by Jessica Chiarella

I’m posting the reviews in the order I read them - Kodi: A Place to Call Home by Jared Cullum

Building a Life - Table for One by Emma Gannon

Have Yourself a Merry Little Night Court - A Court of Frost and Starlight by Sarah J. Maas

It’s like Austen meets Wodehouse - The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion Vol. 2 by Beth Brower

A little French romance - The Red Notebook: A Novel by Antoine Laurain

Now This is How You Do It - Nine Lives by Peter Swanson

Shout out to the crones! - Nettle & Bone: A Novel by T. Kingfisher

“We only get one goofy little life, friend, and we have to enjoy every minute we can.” - How to be Okay When Nothing is Okay by Jenny Lawson

The Band that rocked the courts - We Sing From the Heart: How The Slants® Took Their Fight for Free Speech to the Supreme Court by Mia Wenjen, Simon Tam and Victor Bizar Gómez

What were you doing as a teen? - The Bicycle Girl: Jyoti Kumari's Amazing Journey Across India: (A True Story of Bravery, Determination, and Family Love Set in India During the Pandemic by Garen Thomas, Suhasini Raj and Maithili Joshi

A Solid Sequel - Espíritu by Aiden Thomas

Why True Crime Now? - Maniac: The Bath School Disaster and the Birth of the Modern Mass Killer by Harold Schechter; Murderabilia: A History of Crime in 100 Objects by Harold Schechter

The Relief of Agatha Christie - The Mirror Crack’d from Side to Side by Agatha Christie

CBR BINGO: One—R.I.P. Tree - The Killing of a Chestnut Tree (Havelock Harper Mysteries, #1) by Oliver K. Langmead

Surfing siblings - Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid

Looking forward to getting to know Emma - The Unselected Journals of Emma M Lion Volume 1 by Beth Brower

Court Intrigue and Second Chance Romance - The Wife Comes First Vol. 1 by Lv Ye Qian He; The Wife Comes First Vol. 2 by Lv Ye Qian He; The Wife Comes First Vol. 3 by Lv Ye Qian He

A New Series from Janine Amesta Starts and I’m in Love - Love in the Time of Wildfires by Janine Amesta

An Interesting Continuation - The Ship Who Dared by Mercedes Lackey & Veronica Giguere

“If fate is a bunch of strings, then I’ll carry scissors. My choices are my own. I’ll make them as I please.” - Six Crimson Cranes by Elizabeth Lim

“I’ll hear no more blasphemy from you, Prior Willem! Leave the Virgin and her hindquarters out of this!” - The Monstrous Murders: An Alewives of Colmar Mystery (#3) by Elizabeth R. Andersen

CBR BINGO: Craft—Author writing fanfiction of her own book! - The Sixth Faction (The Sixth Faction, #1) by Veronica Roth

Grumpy and Sunshine, now with forest fires - Love in the Time of Wildfires by Janine Amesta

Dear Faerie: This is Why Children Go No-Contact With Their Parents - A Divided Duty by Seanan McGuire

Gentrification, as they understood it, was something other people did. - Perfection by Vincenzo Latronico

The Wedding Crasher - The Wedding People by Alison Espach

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