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January 24, 2024

TANKS: Evil Lurks on Whidbey Island

By Ted Mulcahey
Mystery/Thriller
Rating:
3.5 / 5.0

TANKS: Evil Lurks on Whidbey Island is an entertaining thriller, and author Ted Mulcahey shows he can conjure up an evil protagonist as skillfully as...

January 22, 2024

SPACE BOY

By Lillian China Smith
Children's (Early to intermediate readers)
Rating:
3.5 / 5.0

Written by Lillian China Smith and illustrated by Gerry Alvarez, SPACE BOY (A Story About A Boy Who Went To Outer Space And Back) is...

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January 22, 2024

IN THE TIME OF THE FLASH

By W. G. Hladky
Science Fiction
Rating:
4.0 / 5.0

A thoroughly modern addition to W.G. Hladky's dystopian series, IN THE TIME OF THE FLASH presents an intriguing puzzle piece for long-time readers and a...

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January 19, 2024

PROVIDENCE

By David Grosz
Literary Fiction
Rating:
4.7 / 5.0

Author David Grosz beautifully crafts language, characters, and storytelling in this haunting novel about friendship, loss, and the changing nature of the wheel of fortune...

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January 19, 2024

ACCUSTOMED TO THE DARK

By Thomas DeConna
Literary Fiction
Rating:
4.5 / 5.0

Thomas DeConna’s ACCUSTOMED TO THE DARK is an engaging story-within-a-story that examines a cross-section of families in the 1963 American suburbs and serves as a...

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January 17, 2024

THE DEMON-DOSA DARE

By Deven Jatkar
Children's (Early to intermediate readers)
Rating:
4.0 / 5.0

Packed with yummy details and deliciously vivid illustrations, THE DEMON-DOSA DARE by Deven Jatkar is laugh-out-loud funny and provides a fascinating look into Indian cuisine...

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January 17, 2024

THE KIMONI LEGACY: Initiation

By Omari Richards
Fantasy
Rating:
4.5 / 5.0

Rich, complex, and exciting, Omari Richards's debut novel, THE KIMONI LEGACY: Initiation, will please any reader looking for fresh takes on medieval African fantasy with...

January 15, 2024

TANGLED VERDICT

By Katherine Smith Dedrick
Mystery/Thriller
Rating:
4.5 / 5.0

Katherine Smith Dedrick brings more than just legal proceedings to TANGLED VERDICT. She creates an engaging and captivating novella that encompasses all the elements of...

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January 15, 2024

STILL MOVING

By Skyeris
Memoir
Rating:
4.5 / 5.0

A poetic memoir, STILL MOVING documents Skyeris's struggles with Long Covid, tackling the difficult subjects of disability, ideation, and depression with sensitivity and grace. It...

January 12, 2024

AUSTRALIAN WOMEN CAN WALK: Gap Year 1979, India, Sri Lanka and Nepal

By Veronica Caven Aldous
Memoir
Rating:
3.6 / 5.0

Veronica Caven Aldous’s AUSTRALIAN WOMEN CAN WALK is an unevenly edited but engaging account of the author’s gap year in the late 1970s.

January 10, 2024

NIFTY NEIGHBORS: Mister Rogers and Jesus Christ

By Tracy Emerick, Ph.D.
Literary Fiction
Rating:
2.5 / 5.0

NIFTY NEIGHBORS is an engaging, if somewhat unfocused, look at the similarities between TV host Fred Rogers and Jesus Christ. When on point, author Tracy...

January 10, 2024

BING

By Sarah Gourd
Children's (Early to intermediate readers)
Rating:
3.1 / 5.0

Sarah Gourd’s BING is a simple, easy-to-read, and charming book for young children.

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