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September 17, 2021

A SCANDAL OF THE PARTICULAR

By Steve Hamilton
Rating:
3.1 / 5.0

A slow burn legal thriller blends with a doomed romance beneath gloomy Vancouver skies in Steve Hamilton’s A SCANDAL OF THE PARTICULAR. 

Rating:
3.0 / 5.0

Despite the obvious love and care which has gone into Tannis DeVilla’s story (and Sakshi Mangal’s illustrations) in THE TRIPLE TERRIBLE T’S, it is difficult...

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September 15, 2021

LEAP THIRTY

By Diane Lowell Wilder
Rating:
5.0 / 5.0

In LEAP THIRTY, Diane Lowell Wilder plumbs the depths of memory to explore how relationships change over time, particularly our relationships to ourselves. It is...

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September 15, 2021

THE TOWER PRINCESS

By Michelle Tocher
Rating:
4.9 / 5.0

Blending fiction and nonfiction, Michelle Tocher’s THE TOWER PRINCESS is a feminist memoir that draws poignant meaning from fairy tales with dreamlike language and keen...

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September 13, 2021

SONGS FOR THE CLEVELAND AVENUE WARRIORS

By Gary E. Moore
Rating:
4.0 / 5.0

Combining of-the-moment racial outrage with timeless themes like the slippage of childhood, the  poems in Gary Moore's SONGS FOR THE CLEVELAND AVENUE WARRIORS are an...

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September 13, 2021

THE MARLOWE MURDERS

By Laura Giebfried, Stanley R. Wells
Rating:
4.5 / 5.0

THE MARLOWE MURDERS is a cleverly-designed murder mystery, with a sharp, determined heroine, an entertainingly dysfunctional set of suspects, and enough suspense and plot twists...

September 13, 2021

SANS STABILITY MINUS SEX

By Chris Leite
Rating:
2.9 / 5.0

SANS STABILITY MINUS SEX is a wildly imaginative premise hampered by its uneven execution and surface-level character development.

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September 10, 2021

SOUL COLLECTOR

By Duvay Knox
Rating:
5.0 / 5.0

A modern urban folktale with its own cadence and soul, Duvay Knox's SOUL COLLECTOR shoves aside literary constraints to tell a darkly funny, poignant, and...

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Rating:
4.7 / 5.0

While Hindu practitioners are an obvious audience for this book, families from all cultures and denominations will appreciate the timeless message of tolerance at the...

September 8, 2021

WILLOW’S RIDGE

By Gisèle L Grieves
Rating:
3.5 / 5.0

WILLOW’S RIDGE is an emotional rollercoaster of a book with a strong lead character and a story that takes a profound and unexpected turn. Well...

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September 8, 2021

SAFELIGHT

By Casey Lown
Rating:
4.8 / 5.0

A coming-of-age dramedy with a clever, sardonic edge, Casey Lown’s SAFELIGHT is a potent, superbly written novel that pushes boundaries, and maybe even a button...

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September 6, 2021

WAR STORY

By Rolf C. Margenau
Rating:
4.5 / 5.0

Using sympathetic characters and brisk storytelling, Rolf C. Margenau's WAR STORY offers readers a fascinating glimpse into overlooked events of World War II, making history...

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