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July 12, 2023

ECHO FROM A BAYOU

By J. Luke Bennecke
Rating:
3.0 / 5.0

The fast-paced action and adventure in J. Luke Bennecke's ECHO FROM A BAYOU feels cinematic in scope with many twisting turns and a shocking ending...

Rating:
3.5 / 5.0

Readers will feel uplifted by Brion K. Hanks' technically flawed but emotionally vibrant poems in his TALES OF A TRAVELER IN POETRY AND PROSE.

July 10, 2023

A SUITE SITUATION: NEVER SAY NEVER

By John E. Morgan
Rating:
3.0 / 5.0

John E. Morgan's A SUITE SITUATION: NEVER SAY NEVER is an enjoyable but sometimes repetitive love letter to big, beautiful women that blends naturalism and...

IR Approved
Rating:
4.3 / 5.0

SHAKESPEARE IN THE PARK WITH MURDER is the third book in Nicole Dieker's impressive Larkin Day series that finds the title character as charming as...

IR Approved
July 7, 2023

17 PLANETS – THE CAPTAIN

By A. R. Alexander
Rating:
4.0 / 5.0

A. R. Alexander's 17 PLANETS – THE CAPTAIN is a sprawling and complex novel space epic that comes with a warning of what the future...

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July 7, 2023

MAGDA, STANDING

By Christine Fallert Kessides
Rating:
4.2 / 5.0

Debut author Christine Fallert Kessides' wonderfully rich young adult novel, MAGDA, STANDING, includes period details which are convincingly evoked and a fully realized protagonist in...

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July 7, 2023

SIGNED

By Coach Tim Burris
Rating:
5.0 / 5.0

A clear, concise, and well-organized book offering expert guidance, SIGNED by Coach Tim Burris should be on the reading list for any young Canadian student...

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July 7, 2023

MOUSE IN THE BOX

By Lewis Allan
Rating:
4.0 / 5.0

Part legal procedural, part mystery thriller and an opener for a potential series, the debut appearance by defense attorney Mason Mitchell in Lewis Allan's MOUSE...

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July 5, 2023

LAST LIAR STANDING

By Danielle M. Wong
Rating:
4.5 / 5.0

With LAST LIAR STANDING, Danielle M. Wong delivers a breathless, fast-paced mystery full of twists and turns that hooks the reader from the very first...

IR Approved
Rating:
4.8 / 5.0

J.W.S. Getty's CLEOPATRA'S TOMB AND THE REGIT TIGERS OF EGYPT is a delightful land-and-sea adventure thanks to a creative plot, a contemporary “save the world”...

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July 5, 2023

RAIN FALLING ON EMBERS

By Liana Gardner
Rating:
4.5 / 5.0

Author Liana Gardner has won many awards for her middle grade novels and titles for older teens and by the end of the emotional, action-packed...

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July 3, 2023

MY LOVE NIKOLA TESLA

By Ana Atanaskovic
Rating:
5.0 / 5.0

Ana Atanaskovic's MY LOVE NIKOLA TESLA is a must-read—couched in history, but flowing with genuine affection and adulation—from its seemingly calm introduction through its turbulent...

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