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4 Star Reviews

How well can you ever really know another person? - Pretty Baby by Mary Kubica

An Austen retelling that’s actually good - For Darkness Shows the Stars by Diana Peterfreund

I couldn’t put this book down. - Eon: The Dragoneye Reborn (Eon, #1) by Alison Goodman

Play the song of life, write the words that sing. - The Little Paris Bookshop by Nina George

The Witches go to The Opera. - Maskerade (Discworld, #18) by Terry Pratchett

My boredom is assuaged, but there is no abation for my ennui - Firefight by Brandon Sanderson

The Survivor - Queen's Gambit: A Novel of Katherine Parr by Elizabeth Fremantle

Yet another fabulous CBR recommended book! - Lies We Tell Ourselves by Robin Talley

Janeway can WRITE. - Born With Teeth by Kate Mulgrew

Pre and post apocalypse interwoven for an intriguing tale - Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel

Earn Your Confidence - Why Not Me? by Mindy Kaling

“Optimism is a sliver of glass in your heart.” - Pretty Girls by Karin Slaughter

Serious talks about funny stuff - Sick in the Head: Conversations About Life and Comedy by Judd Apatow

The Dog of the Marriage - Cujo by Stephen King

A Buffet of Badass B—-es - Dangerous Women by George R.R. Martin and Gardner Dozois

Not a funny book, but a book about being funny. - Sick in the Head: Conversations About Life and Comedy by Judd Apatow

He vants to suck your blood. - 'Salem's Lot by Stephen King

A delightful fantasy debut - Sorcerer to the Crown by Zen Cho

Historical romance with a sassy barmaid. - Any Duchess Will Do (Spindle Cove, #4) by Tessa Dare

But why is he shirtless? Scotland is COLD. And why does he have a tan? It’s cloudy there! - When a Scot Ties the Knot (Castles Ever After, #3) by Tessa Dare

You wanted more Robin? You got it. - Career of Evil (Cormoran Strike, #3) by Robert Galbraith

Difficult or challenging things, yes. I wouldn’t really say impossible. - Six Impossible Things by Fiona Wood

Foul-mouthed, action-packed, sexy and fun - Rat Queens. Volume 1: Sass and Sorcery and Volume 2: The Far Reaching Tentacles of N'Rygoth by Kurtis J. Weibe

Just makes me want to re-watch the series, again. - Avatar: The Last Airbender - Smoke and Shadow, Part One by Gene Luen Yang

“Oh for the love of God and sprinkled donuts…” - The Leveller by Julia Durango

A teenage boy moves back to his father’s hometown. You won’t believe what happens next… - Cemetery Boys by Heather Brewer

You’re Nothing But A Lot of Talk and a Badge - The Crossing by Michael Connelly

Kamala gets crushed. Get it? It’s a pun. - Ms. Marvel, Vol. 3: Crushed by G. Willow Wilson

Net Nerds Unite! - You're Never Weird on the Internet (Almost) by Felicia Day

A book bursting with charm - A Darker Shade of Magic by Victoria Schwab

Just say yes! - Indigo by Beverly Jenkins

Takes a while to get going, but then — wow! - Carry On by Rainbow Rowell

Outlander/Last of the Mohicans Remix - Untamed by Pamela Clare

…would probably be just fine, thank you - The World Without Us by Alan Weisman

Say your prayers - Before I Go to Sleep by S.J. Watson

Everyone Give it up for America’s Favorite Fighting Frenchman - Lafayette in the Somewhat United States by Sarah Vowell

Bro. Bro. Bro. Hey, Bro. - Hawkeye, Vol. 4: Rio Bravo by Matt Fraction & David Aja

It’s a mistake to think that criminals aren’t like other people - Madame Maigret's Friend by Georges Simenon

Secrets make no friends, and they might just ruin your marriage - The Husband's Secret by Liane Moriarty

Interesting Characters, Incredible Writing - Daughter of Fortune by Isabel Allende

“Because there are 176 definitions for the word loser on urbandictionary.com. Don’t Be a Statistic.” - Reconstructing Amelia by Kimberly McCreight

Holding out for a hero… - Blubber by Judy Blume

The Game’s A Leg, Er, Afoot - Career of Evil by Robert Galbraith

For The Trees - The Familiar, Volume 2: Into The Forest by Mark Z. Danielewski

An indie action-comedy-thriller starring Ram McJohnbo - Further Complications by Bryn Schurman

Wherever Historians Go, Chaos is Sure to Follow - Just One Damned Thing After Another by Jodi Taylor

“If I’ve learned one thing today, it’s that teenage girls make Moriarty look like a babe in the woods.” - The Secret Place (Dublin Murder Squad, #5) by Tana French

History and intrigue and a dash of WTF - The Serpent Garden by Judith Merkle Riley

strumming the cosmic chord - How Music Works by David Byrne

Zailer & Waterhouse #8 - The Carrier (Spilling CID #8) by Sophie Hannah

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