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5.0 / 5.0
Engrossing from start to finish, M. A. Dunn's YOUNG MOTHER WITH RED HAIR is often unsettling, sometimes affirmatory, and occasionally sinister and yields queasy insights...
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4.5 / 5.0
An action-packed, adrenaline-fueled story of courage, daring, and resistance to tyranny, THE AETHER CHRONICLES: Rebellium by AJ Wolfe is a promising start to a series...
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2.8 / 5.0
Katherine Burlake crafts a compelling premise and strong action sequences in THE HUNT FOR RAUBGOLD, and though readers might be left unsatisfied with the narrative...
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4.6 / 5.0
Jonathan Day's SEBASTIAN AND THE MIGHTY TOKEN is an engaging read, offering a salutary tale about how essential it is to pay it forward and...
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Rating:
4.7 / 5.0
With THE RAVEN'S CRY, Kim Herdman Shapiro tells a deeply immersive, evocative tale against an enticing backdrop of characters and plot threads that will leave...
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4.0 / 5.0
SIGMUND FRAUD: LICENSED IMPOSTER by Jeffrey T. Leonards is a poignant and moving look at the crumbling personal life of a psychologist, reflected and refracted...
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4.4 / 5.0
A remarkable flight of fancy, E. T. Ellison's THE LUCK OF MADONNA 13 benefits from rich world-building, and flits between genres with easy grace.
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4.5 / 5.0
Grounded in Eastern philosophy but not suffocated by it, Reiko Gomez’s MORE THAN JUST A PRETTY SPACE (written with Peter Kaplan) is an important precursor...
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3.6 / 5.0
E.F. Dodd's A HIGHER STANDARD is a well-written and engaging romantic tale that will satisfy readers with its modern setting, tantalizing interactions, and heart-warming ending.
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4.0 / 5.0
Poet Kathleen Balma's FROM YOUR HOSTESS AT THE T&A MUSEUM is a wide ranging collection that is both accessible and fun to read but its...
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4.0 / 5.0
Dr. Heather Backstrom's COLLABORATIVE CONFIDENCE is a practical and informative handbook that women---and their employers--can turn to when in need of guidance or inspiration.