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- Review of Under the Whispering Door by T.J. Klune
there's some significant repetition (for example, the idea of “you’re allowed to ask questions, it would
- Review of When We Were Vikings by Andrew David MacDonald
She is a stickler for the Rules of the House, sets herself a daily Word of the Day, and follows highly She uses Old Norse words in her speech and thoughts; she frequently mentions bravery, combat, wisdom,
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 10/15/21 Edition
a spooky story to my to-read list, and Shirley Jackson's 1959 Haunting of Hill House seemed like it would
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 3/28/22 Edition
after gaining his freedom, which makes those involved in the case wonder: if Riley was innocent, who would
- Review of Skyhunter by Marie Lu
Then I remembered that this was the first in a series and that the story would continue past the final
- Review of The Perfect Mother by Aimee Molloy
betrayals—and what ultimately felt like thin bonds holding the women together in the first place—they would
- Review of Last Summer at the Golden Hotel by Elyssa Friedland
I had hoped this book would be Dirty Dancing meets "The Marvelous Mrs.
- Review of Open Book by Jessica Simpson
elaborate interview accounts of his sexual escapades with her and others, and, incredibly, his use of the N-word
- Review of A Song for the Road by Kathleen Basi
The tone made me feel confident that things would work out to a satisfying resolution, and Basi delivered
- Review of Between Two Kingdoms by Suleika Jaouad
When Suleika's beloved father later admits to her that he doesn't know if he would have done the same
- Review of All the Forgivenesses by Elizabeth Hardinger
I would very happily read a full Little House in the Prairie-length series about Bertie and her life. I would very happily read a full Little House in the Prairie-length series about Bertie and her life.
- Review of One of Us Is Lying by Karen M. McManus
Did one of them want so desperately to stop him that they would kill to keep him quiet?
- Review of Fallen: A Novel of Suspense by Linda Castillo
must try to determine why Rachael returned to town, uncover her buried secrets, and figure out who would
- Review of This Is All He Asks of You by Anne Egseth
has never met, in the conversational tone of a pen pal writing to someone who will love her and her words
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 9/24/21 Edition
“For the rest of my life there would be a splinter in my being, stinging from the moment my mother died
- Review of What Beauty There Is by Cory Anderson
There's no real choice to make--Jack would never allow his brother to go.
- February Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month
one evening, tabbed many, many passages, immediately bought my own copy, re-tabbed everything, and would control and her reckoning with the way in which she considers her body after cancer treatment ("Who would
- Six Riveting Backlist Reads
has never met, in the conversational tone of a pen pal writing to someone who will love her and her words
- Review of The Fire and the Ore by Olivia Hawker
the church espoused its great dream of building Zion, a cooperative community where all who worked would
- Review of The Reckless Oath We Made by Bryn Greenwood
I would have read an entire book about Gentry just walking around, but the book weaves together internal
- Review of Red Notice by Bill Browder
their dress is said to be "classy" or "beautiful"; and on multiple occasions Browder relates that his words
- Review of Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line by Deepa Anappara
This is a place that those in higher castes would prefer to pretend does not exist, where residents worry
- Review of books 1-3 of the Murderbot series by Martha Wells
It's impatient with humans and other droids, and it would prefer to watch the endless hours of media
- Review of Blacktop Wasteland by S.A. Cosby
It seems like it would be difficult to write those descriptions compellingly, but S.A.
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 8/4/21 Edition
Poppy is impulsive and fun-loving, and Alex would generally rather stay home and read than seek out adventure
- Review of 142 Ostriches by April Davila
some more character development—for example, that each of the black sheep in the family (Scott, Mom) would
- Review of A Burning by Megha Majumdar
Many years ago I would have been asking why is this happening?
- Review of Hard Cash Valley by Brian Panowich
which he was so back and forth, he and his point of view were tough to get a read on: “I wished she would
- Review of A Good Girl's Guide to Murder (A Good Girl's Guide to Murder #1) by Holly Jackson
I wondered if this would be a sort of young adult fiction version of the Serial podcast, and it IS, in
- Review of The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix
I had imagined that the tone of The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires would be campy, but
- Review of The Fate of the Tearling by Erika Johansen
the Tearling also appeared (along with The Girl from Widow Hills by Megan Miranda and I Was Told It Would
- Review of Network Effect: A Murderbot Novel by Martha Wells
I love Murderbot, and I would have read this book even had I known this going in, but the logistics,
- Review of Today Tonight Tomorrow by Rachel Lynn Solomon
For the unfortunate one, the only hope of regaining glory would be to win the elaborate seniors' game
- Another Six Contemporary Novels I Loved in the Past Year
This is not a book I would universally recommend, but for an audience that appreciates cutting satire
- Review of Shiner by Amy Jo Burns
When tragedy strikes and Briar attempts to address the crisis with words and faith rather than emergency
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 7/2/21 Edition
wineries on Long Island, and most members of the Hollander family took for granted that the winery would
- Review of The Paper Palace by Miranda Cowley Heller
inconvenient and seemed to primarily exist in order to drive the plot: a character reads part of a diary that would
- Six More Great Rom-Coms Perfect for Summer Reading
also authored the books The Paradise Problem , The Unhoneymooners , In a Holidaze , Love and Other Words
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 9/16/20 Edition
the pen name Christina Lauren) book Autoboyography but did not feel as strongly about Love and Other Words
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 11/25/20 Edition
Lauren's fun and romantic Josh and Hazel's Guide to Not Dating on this site, as well as Love and Other Words
- Review of Goodnight Beautiful by Aimee Molloy
twist occur in the audiobook may have made the unreliable narrator aspect even more arresting than it would
- Review of So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo
Chapter Nine was regarding the N-word, and I continue to think about the fact that Oluo felt it necessary
- Six Riveting Backlist Reads
has never met, in the conversational tone of a pen pal writing to someone who will love her and her words
- Six Four-Star Mysteries I Loved Reading in the Past Year
I never would have predicted the twists.
- Six Newish Young Adult Mysteries I Want to Read
or I would have been completely out of luck.
- Review of City of Windows (Lucas Page #1) by Robert Pobi
And I think there would have likely been police protection on site in Montauk.
- Six of My Favorite Reads of the Year So Far
I never would have predicted the twists.
- Review of Deadly Waters by Dot Hutchison
Could she--would she do such a thing?
- Six Five-Star Bossy Reads to Check Out
it makes me feel all the feelings, it makes me consider things in a new way, it gives me more than I would
- Review of Home Before Dark by Riley Sager
sometimes put-upon wife, mother , and teacher (although we never see her head to work or hear another word

















































