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4 Star Reviews

For you the entire world will still be too little. - Miss Moriarty, I Presume? by Sherry Thomas

Embarrassment, as it turns out, is more powerful than information. And shame is the enemy of truth. - When Women Were Dragons by Kelly Barnhill

“I own me!” A powerful memoir of healing from trauma - Sex Cult Nun by Faith Jones

If Crooked Kingdom continued for an additional 700k words - Dealing with Our Demons by ravenyenn19

A Wales of a Time - The Last Party by Clare Mackintosh

“Never trust a candy house!” - The Candy House by Jennifer Egan

The most daring stage directions I’ve ever read - Cleansed by Sarah Kane

“…we’re the dream that humanity creates to make sense of the shadows on the cave wall.” - American Gods: Author’s Preferred Text by Neil Gaiman

Does any part of you still look at the sky and hurt? - Opal by Maggie Stiefvater; Call Down the Hawk by Maggie Stiefvater; Mister Impossible by Maggie Stiefvater; Greywaren by Maggie Stiefvater

A little love - Love in the Library by Maggie Tokuda-Hall’

The Joys of Rain - Welcome, Rain! by Sheryl McFarlane.

Robots, monsters, and medieval, chinese culture - Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao

A Science Fiction-ish Fantasy with Dragons to Start Your New Year - The Keeper's Six by Kate Elliott

A wedding photographer who refuses to get married… - Mad About You by Mhairi McFarlane

A Niche Interest, But it’s MY Interest - Blood, Sweat & Chrome: The Wild and True Story of Mad Max: Fury Road by Kyle Buchanan

It really is a magical word: no. You say whatever bullshit you want, and I just say no. - The Cruel Prince by Holly Black; The Wicked King by Holly Black; The Queen of Nothing by Holly Black

Quick Reviews - Sweep of the Heart by Ilona Andrews; Taste: My Life Through Food by Stanley Tucci; I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy

“… slipping through loopholes, unaware of when the axe may fall.” - I Am, I Am, I Am: Seventeen Brushes with Death by Maggie O'Farrell

A Horse is a Horse, Of Course, Of Course - The Institute by Stephen King

Killer Tomatoes - Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie Flagg

Grab bag! - Long Live the Pumpkin Queen by Shea Ernshaw; The Half-Life of Valery K by Natasha Pulley; House of Hunger by Alexis Henderson

“But books, like people, die.” - Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr

Such a Different Way of Communicating - Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life by Marshall B. Rosenberg, PhD

The Name’s Hall, Virginia Hall - A Woman of No Importance by Sonia Purnell

A very promising first novel, and a fun time! - The Stardust Thief (The Sandsea Trilogy, #1) by Chelsea Abdullah

Another smart woman falls in love - Love on the Brain by Ali Hazelwood

The World’s Game - Soccer Against the Enemy by Simon Kuper

Almost 6 miles - 9 Kilometers by Claudio Aguilera

Shirley Jackson: A Rather Haunted Life - Shirley Jackson: A Rather Haunted Life by Ruth Franklin

Just Because You’re A Therapist, Doesn’t Mean That You Know What You’re Doing With Your Life - Tell Me Everything by Laura Kay

Two Sapphics on a Roadtrip, They Might Kiss? - No Rings Attached by Rachel Lacey

“What?” Noelle protested. “You’re still my person. And Miriam is your person, and now somehow I’m Cole’s person. We’re all just each other’s people.” - Season of Love by Helena Greer

Abi’s Accidental Grand Unified Theory of 2022 (kidding, sort of) - This Used To Be Easier by Katia Rose

Astrid Parker’s No Good, Very Bad Case of Comphet - Astrid Parker Doesn't Fail by Ashley Herring Blake

No one in their right mind would unironically refer to a sexy grown man as sötnos - Ship Wrecked by Olivia Dade

“If, for some unknown reason, you find yourself in a casino, always remember to tip your dealer.” - Last Night at the Casino: Volume 1 by Billy McCall

Unique and memorable - The Unseen World by Liz Moore

I like reading about not popular people - The Fire of Stars: The Life and Brilliance of the Woman Who Discovered What Stars Are Made Of by Kirsten W. Larson

I love my dog - For the Love of a Dog by Patricia B. McConnell

Death (and other Nonsense) on the Nile - Crocodile on the Sandbank by Elizabeth Peters

Hello Moon, It’s me! - hello, moon by Evan Turk

Based on the Icelandic tradition of Jólabóka-flóðið - The Christmas Book Flood by Emily Kilgore

This House is Not a Home - The Hacienda by Isabel Cañas

Grow where you’re planted (and support local!) - Food Artisans of Alberta by Karen Anderson

Twisty fun thriller - The Paris Apartment by Lucy Foley

Pandesal? Mmm, Tell Me More - Arsenic and Adobe by Mia P. Manansala

Catnip For People Who Love the End of the World - Walk the Vanished Earth by Erin Swan

“Monsters are easier to fight when you’ve got people on your side.” - Dungeons and Dragons: Dungeon Club: Roll Call by Molly Knox Ostertag and Xanthe Bouma

A Point in Time Series Review - Naomi's Gift by Martha Hall Kelly; Ash Wednesday by Paula McLain; Landing by Olivia Hawker; We are Bone and Earth by Esi Edugyan; A Wild Rose by Fiona Davis; Alison's Conviction by Thomas Keneally; Mother Swamp by Jesmyn Ward

Sheep in Wolf Clothing - The Wolf Suit by Sid Sharp

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