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4.0 / 5.0
In FOR LOVE OF BILLIE, Patricia Vido offers a moving and psychologically nuanced exploration of memory, longing, and emotional inheritance. A compelling and rewarding novel...
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3.0 / 5.0
Written by V.J. Ravens, THE FLAVOR OF SIN offers a disturbing and thought-provoking exploration of power, obsession, and exploitation that's brought to life by vivid...
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3.8 / 5.0
THE SWORD OF SAINT ISIDORES: Circles of Time (Book One) by David Thomas Kay skillfully walks the line between historical fiction and fantasy, drawing inspiration...
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4.0 / 5.0
Jacqueline Boulden’s LIES LOST AND FOUND effectively straddles the space between charming, gripping, and impactful.
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4.7 / 5.0
With its poetic voice, emotionally resonant episodes, and mythical structure, Dorine Heller's translation of Koza Belleli’s TALI NOHKATI: The Great Crossing delivers a beautifully told...
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March 6, 2026
TALI NOHKATI: A Piece of Earth Under the Stars (Tome II)
By Koza Belleli, Translated by Dorine HellerRating:
4.8 / 5.0
With its luminous prose, mythic scope, and emotionally resonant vision of human continuity, Dorine Heller's translation of Koza Belleli’s TALI NOHKATI: A Piece of Earth...
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3.0 / 5.0
Stephen Maitland-Lewis’s THE UNLIKELY HUNTRESS has a few exciting moments, but it feels largely like a middle child where nothing is risked or resolved.
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3.0 / 5.0
Henry’s and Helene’s parallel journeys in Steven Cary's NEXTGEN remind readers that, in a world where things feel hopeless, music can unite, heal, and bring...
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3.7 / 5.0
THE CARPENTER AND THE APPRENTICE's inquiry into spiritual matters is rich and nuanced, and Grace Zacaroli’s prose is strong throughout. On the other hand, the...
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4.0 / 5.0
It's hard to predict whether the focus on fly-fishing will interest its envisioned 7th-grade audience, but Connie Richardson's RAPID CITY SUMMER still sensitively conveys lessons...
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4.0 / 5.0
With its sharp humor, imaginative worldbuilding, and brisk narrative drive, Jeff Folschinsky’s A FOOL’S GUIDE TO THE UNDEAD delivers a highly entertaining supernatural adventure that...
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4.2 / 5.0
Tracing the author's evolution from being a “good girl” who wasn't prepared for certain traps to transforming into her most genuine self, Anna Storm’s memoir...