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4.7 / 5.0
With a heartbreaking story, witty banter, humor, and creative storytelling, author Rich Miller invokes an eclectic range of emotions in his debut novel, IT RHYMES...
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4.2 / 5.0
Ellen Smith’s MEMOIRS OF A SUBURBAN TROUBLEMAKER is an engrossing coming-of-age memoir. Sometimes funny, sometimes shocking, these anecdotes are always winningly candid.
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4.5 / 5.0
Written by Chris Cochrane and illustrated by Indre Ta, THE DINGLEHOPPER BLUEBERRY BELLY-BUTTON SNOOTER is a wholesome picture book that encourages adventure and an open...
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3.5 / 5.0
THE GOATMAN by Wallace Martin is an atmospheric Southern Gothic coming-of-age story about a likable young protagonist, interspersed with riveting medical scenes unrelated to the...
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4.0 / 5.0
Lena Gibson’s THE LONG HAUL has a self-assured prose style, sympathetic characters, and a plot with as much powerful momentum as the trains that tie...
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3.5 / 5.0
Rex Holloway’s THE WOLF AND THE LION is well-imagined, action-packed, and, at times, surprisingly human.
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4.8 / 5.0
With THE HIDDEN POWER OF RISING DIVIDENDS, Greg Donaldson draws upon his decades of experience and the lessons learned from the 1987 stock market crash,...
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5.0 / 5.0
Madeleine Eliot's BALLAD OF SEA AND SKY is a pitch-perfect addition to the growing genre. With a high-stakes plot, charming cast of characters, and swashbuckling...
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Rating:
4.5 / 5.0
Tightly-wound, Regina Buttner's THE REVENGE PARADOX is a haunting tragedy of a domestic thriller. Messy family dynamics, complicated characters, and a rollercoaster of shocking twists...
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Rating:
4.8 / 5.0
THE JOY DIVISIONS, Scott Dimovitz's darkly funny, epic debut conjures the goth-industrial '90s with period-precise wit and Pynchonesque sprawl.
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4.5 / 5.0
Dershie McDevitt has penned a thought-provoking literary gem in her richly researched, coming-of-age shocker, A HORSE BROUGHT US HERE.