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3.7 / 5.0
A riveting tale of adventure and espionage, D.R. Berlin's THE THIRD ESTATE SECRETS OF THE MANOR makes up for its slightly labored dialogue with a...
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4.0 / 5.0
Michael Okon’s DRAGGED DOWN DEEP delivers a fun, fast-paced romp that's elevated by its haunting evocation of a Long Island town with dark secrets and...
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February 19, 2025
MILEY SPEAKS: A TRUE STORY OF LOVE, LOSS, GRIEF, AND RECONNECTION
By Lisa Peachey, Carol Elizabeth LongRating:
4.0 / 5.0
Lisa Peachey and Carol Elizabeth Long's MILEY SPEAKS: A True Story of Love, Loss, Grief, and Reconnection is a work that may offer some real...
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Rating:
4.6 / 5.0
Ethan Warrener’s FOR THE LOVED AND LOST is a bittersweet farewell to the Tucker Clan—a story of survival, heartbreak, and hope against all odds. A...
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3.0 / 5.0
With prose that is capable and clear, and aspects of the developing relationship that feel satisfying and modern, Anaïs Ventura’s TELL ME A SECRET will...
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4.0 / 5.0
Natalie Wright's THE SPRING DRAGON is a well-plotted, action-packed, and worthy addition to the Dragos Primeri fantasy series.
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4.5 / 5.0
Readers seeking standard narratives may find the fractured realities and linguistic acrobatics of Yarrow Paisley's I, NO OTHER too disorienting. However, those who relish fiction...
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Rating:
4.5 / 5.0
Told with the thoughtful reflectiveness of a practiced yogi but with persistent emotional immediacy, Michael Shandler’s KARMA & KISMET is an excellent memoir of both...
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Rating:
4.8 / 5.0
Through powerful storytelling and unflinching honesty, Ernestine Whitman's COUNTERMELODIES: A Memoir in Sonata Form transcends genre boundaries—providing both a strong critique of classical music's patriarchal...
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4.0 / 5.0
Michael C. Higgins's EXPLORING WINE REGIONS: MEXICO is a well-organized, beautifully illustrated guide that promises to be of substantial use for travelers wishing to experience...
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3.8 / 5.0
Although this complicated life story would benefit from a clearer chronology, Julia Antoinette Rosenstein's LAST BOHEMIAN: The Life and Times of Jonathan David Batchelor Part...
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3.8 / 5.0
Garrick Jones’s THE PERFUME OF WAR has a fun premise, some interesting historic detail, and a few brisk action scenes for a story that works...