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This is How it Always Is by Laurie Frankel

at July 8, 2018

This Is How It Always Is by Laurie FrankelRating – 4.5 out of 5This is How it Always Is by Laurie Frankel is a story of a family with a secret. When Claude, the youngest of the brothers expresses that he is actually she, Poppy, her parents welcome…

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Acceptance by Jeff Vandermeer

at July 1, 2018

Acceptance by Jeff VanderMeerRating – 5 out of 5Acceptance by Jeff VanderMeer, the last in the Southern Reach Trilogy, gives answers to some of the questions that we have been wondering. It follows what happens inside the Southern Reach after the surprise ending of Authority, as well as following…

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The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue by Mackenzi Lee

at June 3, 2018

The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue by Mackenzi LeeRating – 4.25 out of 5In The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue by Mackenzi Lee, Henry “Monty” Montague is looking for adventure. With things being tense at home and a future of taking care of the…

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Winter by Marissa Meyer

at May 28, 2018

Winter by Marissa MeyerRating – 4.5 out of 5The final installment of the Lunar Chronicles, Winter by Marissa Meyer, brings the conflict to a head… and to the moon! As tensions are rising with Queen Levana as she keeps Kai and most of the earth’s royalty hostage…

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Authority by Jeff Vandermeer

at May 20, 2018

Authority by Jeff VandermeerRating – 4.33 out of 5Authority by Jeff Vandermeer is the follow up to Annihilation, starting in the Southern Reach just after the 12th expedition has failed. While the Southern Reach is still reeling, John Rodriguez, a.k.a. Control takes the director position to…

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Where’d You Go, Bernadette by Maria Semple

at May 20, 2018

Where’d You Go, Bernadette by Maria SempleRating – 4.67 out of 5In Where’d You Go, Bernadette, when Bernadette goes missing, her family expects the worst. After disappearing during an emotionally charged moment, Bernadette’s whereabouts remain a mystery. As the events leading up to her disappearance…

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Shrill by Lindy West

at May 20, 2018

Shrill by Lindy WestRating – 4 out of 5In Shrill by Lindy West, has been a writer all of her adult life. She started her career writing about popular media, but as time went on shifted focus to feminist and body positivity issues. This was not just out of…

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The Cruel Prince by Holly Black

at May 20, 2018

The Cruel Prince by Holly BlackRating – 4.67 out of 5In The Cruel Prince by Holly Black, Jude and her sisters do not belong in Faerie. Abducted as small children, they have grown up as fish out of water, trying to fit in where they don’t. As…