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4 Star Reviews

It was Hard Being Me Yesterday, but Today is a new day - Being Edie Is Hard Today by Ben Brashares

“For love is no part of the dreamworld. Love belongs to Desire, and Desire is always cruel.” - The Sandman, Vol. 2: The Doll's House by Neil Gaiman

“Now I think it’s one of the most useless questions an adult can ask a child—What do you want to be when you grow up? As if growing up is finite. As if at some point you become something and that’s the end.” - Becoming by Michelle Obama

I read this for the Read Harder Challenge, but I would have read it anyway. - If I Was Your Girl by Meredith Russo

The final Edge book. - Steel's Edge (The Edge, #4) by Ilona Andrews

Inspire your fledgling ninja with this treat - Rabbit Ninja by Jared T. Williams

They say nothing lasts forever but they’re just scared it will last longer than they can love it. - On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong

There’s a strange feeling I experience before I can go into the ocean. - Broken Places and Outer Spaces by Nnedi Okorafor

Sometimes you just need to watch it all burn - Mrs. Martin's Incomparable Adventure by Courtney Milan

THE END IS NOT NEAR, IT HAS ALREADY HAPPENED, WE JUST DIDN’T CARE - This Book is Full Of Spiders by David Wong

When nonsense makes sense - Alien vs. Predator by Michael Robbins

It puts such a strain on your quaint island retreat when someone tries to murder you - A Dangerous Collaboration by Deanna Raybourn

Summer, the Grasslands and Hot Friendships - Summer by Cao Wenxuan

Imagine this - Flora’s Tree House by Gabriel Alborozo

“For one small mite (One small mite) One tiny bite (Tiny bite) Of this fantastic peach!” - The Last Peach by Gus Gordon

He might be a dirty rat, but he is MY rat! - Cyril and Pat by Emily Gravett

So young and so talented! - Normal People by Sally Rooney

Nothing erases the past. There is repentance, there is atonement, and there is forgiveness. That is all, but that is enough. - Exhalation by Ted Chiang

A choice between family and being your authentic self - Marriage of a Thousand Lies by SJ Sindu

Almost wasn’t - I am, I am, I am by Maggie o’Farrell

Until then, I fight - Star Wars: Leia, Princess of Alderaan (Star Wars: Journey to Star Wars: The Last Jedi) by Claudia Grey

Long tail, long time - The Long Tail by Chris Anderson

The Bad Kind of Glow in the Dark - The Radium Girls by Kate Moore

Murder at the Magic School - Magic for Liars by Sarah Gailey

Packs a Punch - Stolen Prey by John Sandford

Disturbing and Beautiful - The Crow by James O'Barr

“One had followed the rules, and one had not. But the problem with rules… was that they implied a right way and a wrong way to do things.” - Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng

🎶 I guess you’re just what I needed! - The Scar Boys by Vlahos, Len

You can’t stop the tide - Summer Wives by Beatriz Williams

Dangerous days for them, but terrific fun for me - Dangerous Days in Ancient Egypt by Terry Deary

“Claim your power, and bring along your full humanity.” - Wolfpack: How to Come Together, Unleash Our Power, and Change the Game by Abby Wambach

A couple of sisters take on a game like no other has before - Sisters: Venus & Serena Williams by Jeanette Winter

Little pops of sunshine - GMorning GNight!:Little Pep Talks for Me & You by Lin-Manuel Miranda

Who’d have known I was so interested in celebrities - This Will Only Hurt A Little by Busy Phillips

Penultimate Expanse Feelings - Tiamat's Wrath (The Expanse, #8) by James S.A. Corey

One book, 10 friends and a heck of a good time - How to Two by David Soman

I’m so glad your first historical romance in several years was actually GOOD, Ms. Long! - Lady Derring Takes a Lover by Julie Anne Long

Don’t we all have dangerous minds? (Not the Michelle Pfeiffer kind, though) - You Are Here by Jenny Lawson

This was a big storm and he might as well enjoy it. It was ruining everything, but you might as well enjoy it - For Whom the Bell Tolls by Ernest Hemingway

It seemed to me that all things were possible on the island, all tyrannies and cruelties, though in small - Foe by J.M. Coetzee; Expedition to the Baobab Trees by Wilma Stockenstrom

Sometimes I wonder whether we hide lovers from others because it makes it easier to hide ourselves from ourselves. - Asymmetry by Lisa Halliday

An Impressive But Grim Debut Fantasy Novel - The Poppy War by R. F. Kuang

A Professional Athlete Who Doesn’t Take Himself Too Seriously - How to Be a Footballer by Peter Crouch

Really, a life of crime is not the primrose path it’s cracked up to be. - Any Old Diamonds by KJ Charles

Looks like I’ll be gorging myself on these - Feed by Mira Grant

An amazing job, indeed - Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass by Frederick Douglass

For fans of Rick Riordan - Aru Shah and the End of Time by Roshani Chokshi

How to Vampire Properly - Deadly Assessments by Drew Hayes

- 50 People Who Messed Up the World by Alexander Parker and Tim Richman

Strong Debut - There There by Tommy Orange

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