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November 1, 2024

ANJA, AGAINST THE ODDS

By Daniel Jakacic
Historical Fiction
Rating:
3.9 / 5.0

Daniel Jakacic’s ANJA, AGAINST THE ODDS is a compelling exploration of an under-appreciated pocket of history.

IR Approved
October 30, 2024

A HUSH AT MIDNIGHT

By Marlene M. Bell
Mystery/Thriller
Rating:
4.0 / 5.0

Relatable characters and a well-built story keep Marlene M. Bell's enjoyable A HUSH AT MIDNIGHT moving along at a page-turning clip.

IR Approved
October 30, 2024

SEA TIGERS AND MERCHANTS

By Sandra Wagner-Wright
Historical Fiction
Rating:
4.0 / 5.0

Sandra Wagner-Wright’s SEA TIGERS AND MERCHANTS is an enjoyable historical novel with compelling characters and details that bring its late-18th century setting to life.

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October 28, 2024

COLLEGE YOU: Get Much More Out of College

By Chiara Bacigalupa, PhD, Shelly Albaum, JD, Antonia Bacigalupa Albaum, MS, Gianna Albaum, PhD
Education
Rating:
5.0 / 5.0

Packed with wisdom, humor, and practical advice, COLLEGE YOU: Get Much More Out of College is an essential guide for anyone looking to make the...

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October 28, 2024

TOO MUCH

By Cindy Lee Neighbors
Memoir, Psychology
Rating:
4.0 / 5.0

Challenging but rewarding, Cindy Lee Neighbors’s TOO MUCH is an incisive memoir of the soul-crushing dysfunction of both medical and military culture in the US.

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October 25, 2024

OBJECT: A Memoir of Childhood Abuse and a Shocking Cover-Up at the Highest Ranks of Government

By Kristin Louise Duncombe
Memoir, True Crime
Rating:
4.5 / 5.0

OBJECT: A Memoir of Childhood Abuse and a Shocking Cover-Up at the Highest Ranks of Government is a powerful memoir of childhood abuse and its...

IR Approved
October 25, 2024

PRIDE AND PERJURY

By Alice McVeigh
Historical Fiction
Rating:
4.9 / 5.0

Absorbing, delightful, and loyally Austenian, PRIDE AND PERJURY by Alice McVeigh will win over Jane Austen fans and newbies alike with its germane prose and...

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October 23, 2024

MOON SPIRIT

By Fred Gracely
Children's (Early to intermediate readers)
Rating:
4.6 / 5.0

Young adult readers and fans of urban fantasy alike will find much to enjoy in Fred Gracely's MOON SPIRIT, a magical adventure that reminds us...

October 23, 2024

THE FOOTBALL POET: Poetry of a Life’s Journey

By Darryl Sampson
Inspirational/Spiritual
Rating:
3.0 / 5.0

Darryl Sampson’s THE FOOTBALL POET: Poetry of a Life's Journey doesn’t demonstrate a comprehensive grasp of technique, but it is enlivened by a playful diversity...

October 21, 2024

THE MAYHEM VIRUS

By Mathew L. Brengman
Science Fiction
Rating:
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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October 21, 2024

THE ASSAYS OF ATA

By K.I.S.
Fantasy
Rating:
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.

October 18, 2024

OVERTWIXT

By R.L. Akers
Young Adult
Rating:
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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