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The deceptively rough and rugged start of Chris Kassel's SONS AND FATHERS: SOUL AND SHADOW gives way to a deep, convoluted, and emotional journey, as...
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2.7 / 5.0
In RACING TO EXTINCTION, author Lyle Lewis presents humanity's outcome as a certainty, citing reams of evidence to make this prediction. While he might be...
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4.5 / 5.0
Norah Woodsey's THE STATES is a clever answer to the question, “What if Anne Elliot had a modern woman's options—social, financial, and technological?” It also...
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4.2 / 5.0
A stirring examination of grief, internalized shame, trauma, and the echoes of hope through generations, DON’T PUSH ME by Michael Hartwig is a necessary and...
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4.5 / 5.0
A rollicking steampunk adventure, R.F. Reynolds's RED QUEEN: Skies of Freedom will satisfy readers who enjoy engaging characters, solid worldbuilding, and an energetic plot.
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5.0 / 5.0
A riveting, taut sequel—Peter Eliott's A BARGAIN WITH DARKNESS delivers pulse-pounding suspense and a winding, clever story as treacherous as the bleak back alleys of...
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4.5 / 5.0
Lena Gibson's SWITCHING TRACKS: Out of the Trash is a gripping opening to a new book series that breathes new life into many of the...
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3.5 / 5.0
TANKS: Evil Lurks on Whidbey Island is an entertaining thriller, and author Ted Mulcahey shows he can conjure up an evil protagonist as skillfully as...
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3.5 / 5.0
Written by Lillian China Smith and illustrated by Gerry Alvarez, SPACE BOY (A Story About A Boy Who Went To Outer Space And Back) is...
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4.0 / 5.0
A thoroughly modern addition to W.G. Hladky's dystopian series, IN THE TIME OF THE FLASH presents an intriguing puzzle piece for long-time readers and a...
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4.7 / 5.0
Author David Grosz beautifully crafts language, characters, and storytelling in this haunting novel about friendship, loss, and the changing nature of the wheel of fortune...