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January 9, 2023

DARK DWELLER

By Gareth Worthington
Rating:
3.8 / 5.0

DARK DWELLER by Gareth Worthington is a fine mix of heady science fiction ideas paired with a thrilling story.

January 9, 2023

FORGET ME

By Lisa Sherman
Rating:
3.7 / 5.0

Author Lisa Sherman is excellent at building characters in her debut mystery novel, FORGET ME, an entertaining page-turner with an intriguing plot and the first...

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January 9, 2023

CATS, CANNOLIS AND A CURIOUS KIDNAPPING

By Cheryl Denise Bannerman
Rating:
4.0 / 5.0

CATS, CANNOLIS AND A CURIOUS KIDNAPPING, the first outing for the instantly engaging mystery writer and cat lover Anna Romano, is an enjoyable and entertainingly...

January 6, 2023

MIDPOINT (A Memoir)

By Patricia Angeles
Rating:
3.7 / 5.0

Honest and heartwarming, MIDPOINT (A Memoir) is a well-written collection of stories and anecdotes that build into an autobiography of Patricia Angeles' life so far....

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January 6, 2023

OVERSIGHT

By Dennis Batchelder
Rating:
4.8 / 5.0

Dennis Batchelder's young adult science fiction thriller OVERSIGHT pulls out all the stops--time travel, reincarnation, a secret society that controls all the banks on the...

January 6, 2023

COLIBRI

By Anna Vladis
Rating:
2.5 / 5.0

Intriguing and, at times engaging, author Anna Vladis’s futuristic novel COLIBRI ultimately unravels into a broken-down mish-mash about teleportation and the fate of humanity.

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Rating:
4.0 / 5.0

By including personal stories alongside hard won business acumen, Mila Grigg delivers an engaging guide to building a brand in FORGED BY FIRE, a comprehensive...

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January 5, 2023

THE PARK STREET SECRETS

By Yvonne Van Lankveld
Rating:
4.8 / 5.0

Yvonne Van Lankveld's THE PARK STREET SECRETS is a well-written, well-thought-out, slice of life story fraught with engaging characters and situations.

Rating:
3.8 / 5.0

Author Chuck Champlin offers numerous helpful ideas for readers to make the most of their imagination in THINK LIKE A MOLECULE, a thought-provoking proposal for...

January 4, 2023

“THE WAYLAND SESSIONS” 2017-2020

By Robin Eichele
Rating:
3.8 / 5.0

In his "THE WAYLAND SESSIONS" 2017-2020, Robin Eichele delivers a delivers a thoughtful and lyrical reflection on the complexity of our time with a selection...

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January 4, 2023

WITH YOUR FRIENDS

By William Grant
Rating:
4.0 / 5.0

A coming-of-age Young Adult story featuring sweet queer romance and quirky characters, William Grant's WITH YOUR FRIENDS is a quiet, character-driven story that tackles difficult...

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December 30, 2022

GOING, GOING, GONE!

By Steve Hermanos
Rating:
4.2 / 5.0

Author Steve Hermanos blends "Back to the Future" with "Field of Dreams" in GOING, GOING, GONE!, a fast-paced, tale about time-traveling baseball players that also...

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