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4 Star Reviews

Police and Brutality - The Abominable Man by Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö

Just as hilarious as the first outing by Delilah S. Dawson and Kevin Hearne - No Country for Old Gnomes: The Tales of Pell by Delilah S. Dawson, Kevin Hearne

Talent was not rare; the ability to survive having it was. - Quicksilver by Neal Stephenson

I am learning to see. - The Notebooks of Malte Laurids Brigge by Rainer Maria Rilke

Poetry for the non-fan - Milk and Honey by Rupi Kaur

The pudding was not his. - Manservant and Maidservant by Ivy Compton-Burnett

A second chance doesn’t mean you’re in the clear. - Severance by Ling Ma

And I Saw a Pale Horse - A Distant Mirror: The Calamitous 14th Century by Barbara W. Tuchman

“Honey girl, I don’t care what you do, as long as you’re kind to everyone you meet.” - Saga, Volume 9 by Brian K. Vaughan, Fiona Staples

Beware Windigo - Moon of the Crusted Snow by Waubgeshig Rice

The Chosen ones never know that they are chosen. - Daisy Jones and The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid

I forgot these started so bro-y - Leviathan Wakes by James S.A. Corey

Ever Closer to the Tower - The Waste Lands by Stephen King

Here there be Dragons and friendship - Dragon Night by J.R. Krause

“Please, don’t let me make you cry,” he whispered in her ear. “If something is wrong, tell me so I can fix it. Please.” - The Bride Test by Helen Hoang

…just remember me when…. - Veronica Mars: Mr. Kiss And Tell by Rob Thomas and Jennifer Graham

The end for G. Willow Wilson, but not for Ms. Marvel. - Ms. Marvel, Vol. 10: Time and Again by G. Willow Wilson

Has anyone told you how dramatic you are? - One Day to Fall by Therese Beharrie

When I think of this question, I always have my moms smarty pants answer in my head… - Where Are You From? by Yamile Saied Mendez

I’d rather die on an adventure than live standing still. - A Darker Shade of Magic by VE Schwab

A dog reflects the family life. Whoever saw a frisky dog in a gloomy family, or a sad dog in a happy one? Snarling people have snarling dogs, dangerous people have dangerous ones. - The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle

To Build or Not to…. Nah! Just to Build! - In Made by Maxine by Ruth Spiro; Builder Brothers: Big Plans by Jonathan and Drew Scott

A book should be an axe to chop open the frozen sea inside us. - Summertime by JM Coetzee

How did I go this long without reading Cath Crowley?! - Words in Deep Blue by Cath Crowley ; Graffiti Moon by Cath Crowley

With the Fire on High - With the Fire on High by Elizabeth Acevedo

Gentlemanly and Lady-like Guides to 18th century living - The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue by Mackenzi Lee ; The Lady's Guide to Petticoats and Piracy by Mackenzi Lee

Monomachy (n.) a fight between two lone combatants; a duel. - The Cabinet of Linguistic Curiosities: A Yearbook of Forgotten Words by Paul Anthony Jones

“It would please him well enough to amount to no more in the end than a single great organ of detection, reaching into blankness for a clue.” - The Final Solution by Michael Chabon

Book two is definitely the highlight of this series, but this is a pretty good ending. - A Court of Wings and Ruin (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #3) by Sarah J. Maas

Very skeptical going in to this, but I quite enjoyed myself. Thanks, Read Harder! - Orange: The Complete Collection, Vol. 1 by Ichigo Takano

“The thing is, I mean, there’s times when you look at the universe and you think, ‘What about me?’ and you can just hear the universe replying, ‘Well, what about you?'” - Thief of Time (Discworld, #26) by Terry Pratchett

When Uncle Earl says “Stay in the van.” STAY in the van! - The Night Door (Edison Beaker, Creature Seeker book one) by Frank Cammuso

Alex Craft, Witch Detective - Grave Witch by Kalayna Price; Grave Dance by Kalayna Price; Grave Memory by Kalayna Price

Male as the default human - Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men by Caroline Criado Perez

The museum adventure I always wanted as a child (bonus review from Ysakitty) - From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E.L. Konigsburg

An Eden of dangerous things. - Florida by Lauren Groff

The Second Lady Sherlock Novel - A Conspiracy in Belgravia by Sherry Thomas

I’ve discovered Anthony Horowitz, and I couldn’t be happier - The Word is Murder by Anthony Horowitz; The Sentence is Death by Anthony Horowitz

First Love with A Lot of Good Supporting Characters - P.S. I Still Love You by Jenny Han

Not so little runaways - Runaways Vol. 1: Find Your Way Home by Rainbow Rowell and Kris Anka; Runaways Vol. 2: Best Friends Forever by Rainbow Rowell and Kris Anka

Read this, it’s Important - I Wish You All the Best by Mason Deaver

Dreadful in name only - Dreadful Company by Vivian Shaw

Time Spent With Cats is Never Wasted - The Complete Chi's Sweet Home, Part 1 by Kanata Konami, Ed Chavez (Translator)

The fact that she had sheet-cake frosting smudged on the corner of her mouth did nothing to diminish her authority - Unsung Heroine by Sarah Kuhn

Much better than the cover made me expect - Whatever Life Throws at You by Julie Cross

The Ebb and Flow of a Young Queer Life in Historical London - Tipping the Velvet by Sarah Waters

Grumpy and Guarded and Falling in Love - Island Fling with the Tycoon by Therese Beharrie

The one and only time it might be ok to use first person present tense narration - Lent by Jo Walton

Don’t get stuck, read this book about quicksand! - The Quicksand Book by Tomie dePaola

I am a Wolf, not a dog, even though I look like a dog, I am a WOLF! - I Am a Wolf by Kelly Leigh Miller

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