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4.0 / 5.0
From a trove of insights and epiphanies to the candid advice for well-meaning (but utterly unhelpful) doctors, Amy Freinberg-Trufas’ FOOD (Eat with Ease Every Day)...
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Rating:
5.0 / 5.0
DELPHIC ORACLE, U.S.A. by Steven Mayfield is a unique, fun, and engaging story that paints the picture of a town transformed by a star-crossed relationship...
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3.0 / 5.0
While the writing is sound and the setting provides texture and depth, A PRIEST AND A BOY fails to create an emotional arc equal to...
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Rating:
4.3 / 5.0
Utilizing her personal journey as a decades-long case study, Rebecca L. Brown’s SHELTER FROM OUR SECRETS, SILENCE, AND SHAME is a self-help-infused memoir that offers...
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Rating:
4.5 / 5.0
An immersive collection of prose inviting readers to visit (or revisit) an impeccable roster of famed works, Lee Woodman’s ARTSCAPES is an intriguing ode to...
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Rating:
4.0 / 5.0
While BEYOND EXPECTATIONS will primarily prove a valuable resource to educators and those in a care-giving role, it is fundamentally a book about connecting with...
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3.0 / 5.0
Brian James Gage’s THE NOSFERATU CONSPIRACY: Book Two, The Sommelier is a dark, pulpy adventure featuring likable protagonists and horrifying monsters but gets bogged down...
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Rating:
4.8 / 5.0
Dense with ideas but highly readable, WISDOM: A Very Valuable Virtue That Cannot Be Bought,A Very Valuable Virtue That Cannot Be Bought advocates passionately for...
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3.5 / 5.0
Alternately playful and dark, Matt Ingwalson's CHATTERHAT offers a world of entertainingly strange secrets bubbling just under the quiet façade of mundane suburban life.
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Rating:
4.8 / 5.0
Bill VanPatten keeps the cat-and-mouse murder mystery plot in constant motion in LOOKS ARE DECEIVING, gradually accelerating the pace as it moves closer to amateur...
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Rating:
5.0 / 5.0
Triumphant and clever, Dima Novak's PUSHING PAWNS is an absolute powerhouse of a YA novel. Smart, witty banter with a socially-aware Gen Z voice, it’s...
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Rating:
5.0 / 5.0
GANG GIRL is the gripping story of toxic relationships and confused loyalties within a New Zealand multigenerational gang family, where betrayal, retaliation, and greed create...