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4.5 / 5.0
Catherine Wagner's EASY MARKS: Cracking a University’s Academic Integrity Con, is impressively researched and written and thoroughly credible and demonstrates how career ambitions—in this case,...
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5.0 / 5.0
A laugh-out-loud romantic comedy with a magical twist, THAT MAGIC MISCHIEF delivers plenty of quirk, lively characters, and a swoon-worthy romance with a distinctly Irish...
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4.5 / 5.0
Jeremy Long’s elegant verse captures the many phases of grief and the hope of renewal in FAIR NOW, LATER RAIN, a moving collection of poems...
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3.2 / 5.0
UNDER A POACHER’S MOON is an action-romance that’s implausible yet captivating, set against the majesty of the African wild.
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4.8 / 5.0
Evan Oliver's YLMI'S SAGA is a fast-paced fantasy adventure set in a gritty and vividly depicted world where fans of both historical fiction and fantasy...
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4.0 / 5.0
The balanced view of Christianity and the plausible, timely detail of the lives influenced by an oppressive regime act as a counter to the protagonist...
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4.5 / 5.0
THE DARKNESS WITHIN combines the earnest vulnerability of a memoir with author Drew Paige’s knowledgeable, research-driven understanding of abuse, mental health, and the process of...
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2.7 / 5.0
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3.6 / 5.0
Arranged in short (but sweet) chapters, JAXON AND THE NAUGHTY SECRET MONSTER is the perfect format for bedtime readings. It’s a wholesome narrative with many...
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4.0 / 5.0
UNANSWERED QUESTIONS is a well-written and comprehensive history of the 9/11 terrorist attack that raises key issues from the Family Steering Committee (FSC) that have...
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3.0 / 5.0
Confident world-building and intriguing concepts in A PAUSE IN THE PERPETUAL ROTATION are somewhat undermined by expository writing and slow pacing.
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4.5 / 5.0
Lynn Lipinski's SERPENT LOOP is first-rate fiction featuring crisp writing, depth of characterization, authentic dialogue and vivid settings that entertain, along with well-researched insights into...