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4 Star Reviews

Actions have consequences - Whirligig by Paul Fleischman

A little rocky on this fake exes hosting a radio show romance novel but I liked it overall. - The Ex Talk by Rachel Lynn Solomon

I see your “Snake Jazz” and Raise You LIZARD MUSIC! - Lizard Music by Daniel Pinkwater

Cannonball in the nick of time - The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow

I rate this book 9/10 DVDs of The Fugitive. - Shit, Actually: The Definitive 100% Objective Guide to Modern Cinema by Lindy West

When Ares Messes With Your World, It Gets Violent QUICKLY - Wonder Woman, Volume 2: Year One by Greg Rucka

Telling the Truth is Never Easy, Even to Yourself - You Brought Me the Ocean by Alex Sanchez

An Alternate Space Race Timeline - The Calculating Stars by Mary Robinette Kowal

Teeth are Important, Even to Young Dracula - I Love My Fangs! by Kelly Leigh Miller

Obsession Leads to Destruction, or Don’t Make a Vow Lightly - The Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien

One of the most imaginative fantasies I read this year - Senlin Ascends by Josiah Bancroft

It was her third time with live ammunition…and her first time on the draw from the holster Roland had rigged for her. - The Waste Lands by Stephen King

“My whole life is other people deciding what’s acceptable. When I put on a dress, I get to decide what’s silly.” - The Prince and the Dressmaker by Jen Wang

When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro - Gonzo by Hunter S Thompson (edited by Steve Crist & Laila Nabulsi)

The Series Conclusion - The Last Emperox by John Scalzi

Ahh yes, the Hamil-tome - Hamilton: The Revolution by Lin-Manuel Miranda, Jeremy McCarter

Another movie/show before the book - Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng

A classic - A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle

Talia Hibbert writes cute novellas too - Wrapped Up in You by Talia Hibbert

Very satisfying Sherlock Holmes pastiche, with bonus Jack the Ripper. - Dust and Shadow: An Account of the Ripper Killings by Dr. John H. Watson by Lyndsay Faye

Guess I have an extra format to collect Fangirl in now - Fangirl: the manga, vol 1 by Rainbow Rowell and Sam Maggs

Blood, Iron, and Bone - Blood Bound by Patricia Briggs; Iron Kissed by Patricia Briggs; Bone Crossed by Patricia Briggs

Taking a Triple Cannonball into the Rising Sea Level! - The Way the World Ends by Jess Walter; Boca Raton by Lauren Groff; Controller by Jesse Kellerman; There's No Place Like Home by Edan Lepucki; Falls the Shadow by Skip Horack; The Hillside by Jane Smiley; At the Bottom of New Lake by Sonya Larson

Don’t insult a goddess in her own temple – gonna have a bad time - The Beast of Blackmoor by Milla Vane

“Don’t think or judge, just listen” - Just Listen by Sarah Dessen

Three books I loved and one I most certainly did not. - The Overdue Life of Amy Byler by Kelly Harms; The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune; Boyfriend Material by Alexis Hall; The Mall by Megan McCafferty

Mia Vincy is the gift that keeps giving - A Dangerous Kind of Lady by Mia Vincy

Revisiting The Folk of the Air, with more Cardan and Jude - How the King of Elfhame Learned to Hate Stories by Holly Black

Would you like a do-over of college? - Haunted Heroine by Sarah Kuhn

Worth it for the hilarious conversation about orchids alone - A Beastly Kind of Earl by Mia Vincy

Talk it out - Group by Christie Tate

Satisfying conclusion to a fun romp. - Chasing Cassandra (The Ravenels #6) by Lisa Kleypas

Poets, politicians and pilots- a journey through local history - Remember me as you pass by by Nancy Millar

Thoughtful meditation on science, faith and family - Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi

Pandemic Project Worthy Pies - Pieometry by Lauren Ko

Cannonball After Dark, Katrina Jackson Edition - Office Hours by Katrina Jackson; Grand Theft, N.Y.E. by Katrina Jackson; Beautiful & Dirty (The Family Book 1) by Katrina Jackson; Pink Slip (The Spies Who Loved Her #1) by Katrina Jackson

Indonesia, Etc. - Indonesia, Etc. by Elisabeth Pisani

Gentlemen Bastards nos. 1 and 2 - The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch; Red Seas Under Red Skies by Scott Lynch

Exhalation - Exhalation by Ted Chiang

Someone’s leaving Weekend Update (maybe) - A Very Punchable Face by Colin Jost

Tragedy had struck the Winshaws twice before, but never on such a terrible scale. - What a Carve Up! by Jonathan Coe

The Case of the Missing Miss - The Wycherly Woman by Ross Macdonald

Jasper Fforde has written a world librarians are basically superheroes. - The Woman Who Died a Lot (Thursday Next, #7) by Jasper Fforde

A book that’s just as good as everyone says it is. - Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson

A first impression can often be misleading - Her Pretend Christmas Date by Jackie Lau

Another Loretta Chase novel pairing a big, strong lug and a clever, opinionated woman. Hey, if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. - Ten Things I Hate About the Duke by Loretta Chase

Go ‘Neers - The Third Rainbow Girl: The Long Life of a Double Murder in Appalachia by Emma Copley Eisenberg

We learned nothing. - The Great Influenza: The Story of the Deadliest Pandemic in History by John M. Barry; Pale Rider: The Spanish Flu of 1918 and How it Changed the World by Laura Spinney

“There’s nothing quite like the futility of being seventeen in an election year.” - Yes No Maybe So by Becky Albertalli/Aisha Saeed

“Just for the record: happiness is not bullshit.” - Less by Andrew Sean Greer

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    I just read this and the sequel, really enjoyed both!
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