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3.0 / 5.0
Though its punchy, present-tense prose gives it some enjoyable momentum, Mathew L. Brengman’s THE MAYHEM VIRUS doesn’t distinguish itself well from better-known cyberpunk forebears.
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4.4 / 5.0
Deftly balancing intrigue, action, and emotional heft, THE ASSAYS OF ATA by K.I.S. is an engrossing epic brimming with magic, machinations, and mayhem.
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3.8 / 5.0
R.L. Akers’s OVERTWIXT is a promising debut with thoughtful worldbuilding and a sensitive plot, though it still suffers from shunting important developments to a forthcoming...
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October 18, 2024
THE ONE WEEK WRITING WORKSHOP: 7 Days to Spark, Boost or Revive Your Novel
By Karin AdamsRating:
4.5 / 5.0
There are few surprises but plenty of gems in Karin Adams’s THE ONE WEEK WRITING WORKSHOP: 7 Days to Spark, Boost or Revive Your Novel,...
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Rating:
4.5 / 5.0
Rich with careful observations of natural beauty, Fiona Preston’s BENEATH THE WILD FIG TREE is a compassionate tale of children reckoning with their parents’ humanity.
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4.5 / 5.0
Offering nourishment during troubling times, WHEN FLOWERS SING is a layered poetry anthology about flowers, skillfully edited by Christina Isobel.
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4.5 / 5.0
Set in Baja, California, MEMORIES OF LUCINDA ECO by Scott T. Barnes offers an interesting, heady take on the supernatural YA genre.
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4.7 / 5.0
Cindy Bonner's AN UNFINISHED MARRIAGE tells an absorbing story that is hard to put down.
October 11, 2024
TALKING ABOUT ADOLESCENCE: Supercharge Your Body and Brain Power
By Eichin Chang-LimRating:
3.0 / 5.0
Eichin Chang-Lim's TALKING ABOUT ADOLESCENCE: Supercharge Your Body and Brain Power packages brain science in a way that teens can follow, even if it doesn’t...
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Rating:
5.0 / 5.0
Joanne Howard's SLEEPING IN THE SUN tells the story of an American missionary family in British India with style and poise.
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Rating:
4.7 / 5.0
Raw, compassionate, and perceptive, Michael Swerdloff's memoir RAISED BY WOLVES, POSSIBLY MONSTERS is a vital excavation of toxic masculinity's rot—and an urgent call for individual...
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Rating:
4.0 / 5.0
Briskly plotted and charming, S.A. Reeves’s THE BOOKSHOP MYSTERIES: A BITTER PILL is a delight by and for murder mystery aficionados.