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4 Star Reviews

All I Want is My Own Cinnamon Roll Monster Boyfriend - Bitterburn by Ann Aguirre

Babylon Brooklyn - A Brotherhood Betrayed: The Man Behind the Rise and Fall of Murder, Inc. by Michael Cannell

“What would you say if I shaved off my mustache?” - The Mustache by Emmanuel Carrere

You’re famous…just nobody knows it. - The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot

Work, Love, and Politics - Special Interests by Emma Barry; Private Politics by Emma Barry; Party Lines by Emma Barry

“Ultimately, the reason Harvey Weinstein followed the route he did is because he was allowed to, and that’s our fault. As a culture that’s our fault.” - Catch and Kill: Lies, Spies and a Conspiracy to Protect Predators by Ronan Farrow

“Please tell me people who look like us can have happy endings.” - Spoiler Alert by Olivia Dade

Library Romances are Freaking Awesome - Stacked by Aviva Blakeman

“He couldn’t bring himself to look directly at her. Her gown was the color of daylight just before sunset; if he looked at her too long, he feared he might be left blind once she was gone.” - The Governess Affair by Courtney Milan

Double Bingo! (CBR12Bingo 2: Violet) - The Binding by Bridget Collins

In 1969, Rupert Murdoch bought the struggling Sun broadsheet paper and turned it into a number-one bestselling tabloid that would also carry the nickname ‘The Scum.’ - Sunburn by James Felton

We are fairly ordinary people, Walter and I. - The House Next Door by Anne Rivers Siddon

One of the fruits of emancipation of the West Indian islands is the number of ruins, either attached to the houses that remain or within a stone’s throw of them… - High Wind in Jamaica by Richard Hughes

“What are you doing here, little man?” - Auto-Da-Fe' by Elias Canetti

We all find refuge any place we can. - Refuge by Dina Nayeri

Well, that was wonderful. - Gods of Jade and Shadow by Sylvia Moreno-Garcia

Looking forward to more from this author - The Animals at Lockwood Manor by Jane Healey

I finally read it: The Hate U Give - The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas

Murderbot: I finally read it. - All Systems Red by Martha Wells

And that was the last healthcare folly the USA ever embarked upon (CBR12Bingo 2: Yellow) - Teeth by Mary Otto

“People shouldn’t have everything they want. No one is entitled to their every desire. To live in balance, we must willingly decide not to take all that we can from the world, and from others.” - The Shadow of Kyoshi (The Kyoshi Novels, #2) by F.C. Yee

“The latest graphic novel by William Shakespeare” - Yorick and Bones by Jeremy Tankard

A sweet romance with a slow build - Ayesha at Last by Uzma Jalaluddin

That rare unicorn, a good middle book. - The Sugared Game (The Will Darling Adventures, #2) by K.J. Charles

Tricks? Nope! Only Treats Here! - Goblin Moon by Jacqueline Rogers; Witch's Cat: Apply Within by Joy H. Davidson; The Ghosts Go Marching by Claudia H Boldt; Little Poet Edgar Allan Poe: Nevermore! by Kate Coombs

Does what it says on the tin! - Superman Smashes the Klan by Gene Luen Yang

Ever read a book that makes you hurt? And you’re not sure if that’s a bad thing? - Joe Quinn’s Poltergeist by David Almond

Caught my eye because of the name, but kept me ’cause of the story - Christopher Pumpkin by Sue Hendra

California Loathe - Damage Control by Denise Hamilton

This made me miss the Olympics. - Head Over Heels by Hannah Orenstein

Nancy Drew for the New Generation……and 2nd Bingo! - Pepper's Rules for Secret Sleuthing by Briana McDonald

“No matter how much you give to this heart, it will never be enough.” - The Story of a Goat: A Novel by Perumal Murugan, trans. N. Kalyan Raman

Who gets to be American? - Passage West by Rishi Reddi

Her Body and Other Parties - Her Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado

This is a media-tie in novel, but it’s also just a good fantasy novel. - The Rise of Kyoshi (The Kyoshi Novels, #1) by F.C. Yee

No One Sings Like You Anymore - Everybody Loves Our Town: An Oral History of Grunge by Mark Yarm

Lost and Found - The Searcher by Tana French

Pretty young things solve supernatural murders in 1920s NYC (Complete bingo card!) - The Diviners by Libba Bray

I Do Wonder if the Title Blood and Money Might Have Been More Appropriate? - Blood and Silk: Power and Conflict in Modern Southeast Asia by Michael Vatikiotis

Luckily the puns stop at the title - Naughty in Nice by Rhys Bowen

Not too bad for a first novel! - The Other Bennet Sister by Janice Hadlow

Every time I read the title of this book, I read it to the tune of “Helpless” from Hamilton - Heartless by Marissa Meyer

I took the title of this Bingo square literally - The 1918 Flu Pandemic by Katherine Krohn, illustrated by Bob Hall, Keith Williams, and Charles Barnett III

Counting 20 women of Awesomeness - 321 Awesome! 20 Fearless Women Who Dared to be Different by Eva Chen

Plus ça change - The Bromance Bookclub by Lyssa Kay Adams; Les liaisons dangereuses by Chodorlos de Laclos

A series of small follies - Tales from The Folly by Ben Aaronovitch

Down With OAP - The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman

46% of US adults report feeling lonely some or all of the time - We Should Get Together: The Secret to Cultivating Better Friendships by Kat Vellos

I wish I could say I was afraid, but I wasn’t. Quite the contrary. This was by far the most interesting thing that had ever happened to me in my entire life. - The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley

Armchair travel - Istanbul by Bettany Hughes

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    I just read this and the sequel, really enjoyed both!
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    on Aaaaarrrrrggghh!
    As I recall, most of the theories that answered all the questions were supernatural and got into Irish mythology. I...
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    It could be fun to track down theories. There’s something supernatural hinted at, though that wouldn’t be satisfying to me...
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