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4.0 / 5.0
WLVE's KILLER CLONES is a witty, incisive and well written debut that uses many of the familiar tropes of the spy thriller but elevates them...
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4.0 / 5.0
Davide Simon Mazzoli's THE MAGICAL LANDS OF MIDENDHIL is an exhilarating coming-of-age fantasy tale which shares heartwarming messages of finding belonging, trusting your gut, and...
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4.4 / 5.0
B.A. Vonsik's propulsive storytelling brings thrilling, kinetic action to LIGHT OF HONOR, a time-hopping saga of myths, legends, and epic heroes and the second volume...
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Rating:
4.0 / 5.0
Author Opëshum Patroz ably navigates a complex, multilayered narrative in BEYOND THE FATHER, with an engaging voice and themes that elevate a familiar premise with...
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3.8 / 5.0
Michael Hartwig’s A ROMAN SPELL effectively balances supernatural and fantastic elements with the fundamental fears of first-time queer parents struggling with domestic bliss.
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3.9 / 5.0
Smartly paced, easy to follow and peopled with well-drawn characters, KILLER IN THE PHOTO is an engaging and entertaining global thriller told in short punchy...
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4.5 / 5.0
Joseph Howse evokes the literary styles of Tolstoy and Dostoevsky in THE GIRL IN THE WATER, a sprawling, complex and compelling tale of a young...
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3.0 / 5.0
A lively and thought-provoking book, Mark Swirsky's LIONSLAYER (Book One: The Shepherd King Saga) encourages the reader to look at the story of King David...
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4.6 / 5.0
WELCOME TO THE FREE WORLD might start off as a standard dystopian sci-fi adventure, but Lloyd Raleigh’s debut novel quickly transforms into a satisfyingly unpredictable...
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Rating:
4.7 / 5.0
Courtney Lochner's THE FRENCH HOUSE is a spellbinding and exhilarating literary thriller that begins as a coming-of-age story and turns into an innovative psychedelic mystery...
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Rating:
5.0 / 5.0
A heartwarming tale of love, friendship, and overcoming the odds, Caroline Rayfield's THE ADVENTURES OF MILO CHOW is a sweet and touching story that will...
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3.5 / 5.0
Like its characters, Michael Hartwig's OLIVER AND HENRY has strong attributes that give it sufficient interest for readers of travel narrative, art history, queer romance--or...