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4.8 / 5.0
Eva Asprakis is a gifted writer, and THIRTY-EIGHT DAYS OF RAIN deserves attention for its focus on the problems of young-adult émigrés.
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4.0 / 5.0
QUIET DESPERATION is a well-written literary novella. Author Rodney Nelsestuen has created a memorable central character who, for all of his many flaws, will eventually...
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5.0 / 5.0
Rodney Nelsestuen's TOO MANY STONES is an emotionally powerful novel about how the collision of sexual ignorance and teen rape shapes life opportunities and family...
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4.5 / 5.0
Equal parts fairy tale and grief narrative, Michelle Tocher's THE MAY QUEEN blends familiar stories with one family's larger-than-life drama. A heavy but worthwhile read.
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3.2 / 5.0
TO CATCH THE SETTING SUN navigates the underbelly of Oʻahu through the lens of Honolulu police detective Henry Benjamin, and author Richard I. Levine’s understanding...
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4.0 / 5.0
Unique and lushly illustrated, Anthony Spaeth's graphic novel THE STRANGE TWINS OF BEN MORE draws on Scottish myths and will appeal to readers of all...
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4.7 / 5.0
Author Vincent Czyz’s SUN EYE MOON EYE proves an engaging discourse on isolation and identity with gorgeous, imagery-saturated prose.
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4.4 / 5.0
The first in Helena P. Schrader’s trilogy that retells the dramatic story of the Berlin Airlift, COLD PEACE draws the reader in with the author’s...
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3.7 / 5.0
Terry Iwanski's THE HEADHUNTER'S GRANDDAUGHTER is a memoir that benefits from a remarkable first half and an inspiring journey.
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4.0 / 5.0
K.T. Conte's AWOKE (The Unseen War Book 1) is a promising beginning to a unique paranormal romance series - one that blends Biblical imagery, epic...
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4.6 / 5.0
In BETTING ON BERNIE: A Memoir of a Marriage, Martha Marks touchingly details her 50-year marriage with businessman-turned-fine artist Bernie, both before and after his...
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4.5 / 5.0
An intense page-turner, AVĪCI SAGGA by Mary Romasanta tosses around excellent plot-twists in a compelling, absorbing reading experience from beginning to end.