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4.5 / 5.0
Stefano Teatini's SAVING UTOPIA is a unique entry in the realm of dystopian sci-fi. Rather than simply presenting a takedown of the harmful ideas that...
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5.0 / 5.0
Perfectly paced and full of genuine laughs, Brian Silbert’s BERTICUS: How I Survived School! And Bullies! And Farley Finnigan! will remind readers of all ages...
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3.5 / 5.0
Emory John Michael’s DELIVERANCE: A Road Trip to Die For is an enjoyable novel that attempts to combine New Age mysticism with the crime thriller.
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4.8 / 5.0
S.G. Blaise’s ELDRYAN ELDERS serves another delicious helping of cosmic chaos as Lilla levels up from "reluctant divine spokesperson" to "portal-protecting powerhouse." With snarky one-liners...
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Rating:
4.2 / 5.0
Sharon Frances’s ASH & FEATHER soars on its powerful emotions, playful language, and evocative black-and-white art.
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4.2 / 5.0
Bonnie Solomon’s PEARLY GATES spins a playful, zany conceit into a moving story of community-building and love.
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4.8 / 5.0
Genevieve Morrissey's THEA is a heartwarming historical novel with believable characters who are easy to root for in spite of—or perhaps because of—their stubbornness and...
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3.9 / 5.0
A lush romance in the classic style of 20th-century Latin America, Edward Stanton’s FRAIL BLOOD evokes writers like Isabel Allende while failing to avoid some...
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Rating:
4.6 / 5.0
Kevin Barry O'Connor's SHAKE THE JAR blends action-thriller, a little science fiction, and history into a compelling story.
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Rating:
4.4 / 5.0
ROBOT: A Deadly Love Story is an entertaining and well-constructed near-future fable. Under the guise of a sci-fi romance, Cathy Parker examines what it means...
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Rating:
4.0 / 5.0
A deeply personal memoir of struggle, Ryan McDermott’s DOWNRIVER: Memoir of a Warrior Poet is a valuable addition to the corpus of veterans’ voices in...