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The Otherwhere Post by Emily J. Taylor
An interesting YA fantasy with dark academia and fae elements. Great for those who enjoy this genre.
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My review for The Girl in the Midnight Maze by Cathy Hayward
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Finished reading
Tang China in Multi-Polar Asia: A History of Diplomacy and War by Zhenping Wang. My review.
The Secret Life of Beatrice Alright by Brooke Harris
A beautiful contemporary drama. Don't be fooled by the cover; this is not a light read.
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The Party Line by Carolyn Brown ⭐⭐⭐.9 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...This is a sweet and satisfying blend of romance and mystery.
My review for Scandal, Secrets, and the Marquess Karla Kratovil
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My review of
The Resistance Man by Martin Walker, #6 in his Bruno, Chief of police series, set in the Dordogne region of France. https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
To Shape a Dragon's Breath by Moniquill BlackgooseMy review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
My review for Hollow Ground: A Devon Murder Mystery by Freya Wallace, #1 in a new series. https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
4 stars for rural romance
Outback Reunion by Aussie Author Rachael JohnsMy review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Joanna Glen's latest novel, Maybe, Perhaps, Possibly is often laugh-out-loud funny, but also very moving. 5★shttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Here's my review of The Library Thief by Kuchenga Shenjé, a fascinating exploration of gender and racial identity against the background of late Victorian England, with an intriguing mystery thrown in. 
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Korean author and Nobel Prize winner Han Kang's recently translated novel, We Do Not Part, uses dreams and magical realism to reveal the history trying to hide under the clean snowy landscape of Jeju Island.
My review of We Do Not Part
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Murder at the Orpheus Theatre by Irina Shapirohttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Michelle Prak's second thriller, Barren Cape is topical, wholly credible and nail-bitingly good! 5★s
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Finished reading
Treasure of the Land of Darkness: The Fur Trade and its Significance for Medieval Russia by Janet Martin. My review.
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My review of The Secret Child by Lynne Francis
3 and a half stars
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Here's my review of I'll Come to You by Rebecca Kauffman, an engrossing tale told from multiple perspectives of an extended American family over the course of a momentous year.
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Husband Missing Lisa Regan is one of the best in the series to date. Very suspenseful!review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The Many Futures of Maddy Hart by Laura Pearson
An interesting contemporary drama that could have been even better had the ending been more defined.
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Any narrator who can get you laughing and crying is doing it right. Linda Jones's audio rendition of A Long Time Gone: Ben Packard, Book 3 reinforces why I love Joshua Moehling's Ben Packard series so much. 5★shttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Upon a Starlit Tide by Kell WoodsMy review 4 stars:
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After the Fall by Kirsten AlexanderMy review 3.5 stars:
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Love on the Air by Ash London is a very entertaining debut. 4.5★shttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Two graphic novels that didn't work so well for me, though they do have their plus points. Both went in unexpected directions.1. The Girl Who Flew Away by Lee Dean
A historical graphic novel about a girl who finds herself pregnant before marriage and needs to make some tough choices.
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2. Soma by Fernando Llor
A scifi graphic novel about an alien invasion. Didn't expect so much actual alien action on page, especially considering the cover.
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4 stars
unputdownable thriller
read as an ARC
My review here - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...