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Book Review: Anon Pls.

Anon Pls. | DeuxMoi 11.08.2022 | William Morrow Rating: 4/5 stars When Cricket Lopez, assistant to one of the most notorious celebrity stylists, revamps her old style Instagram account and turns it into a celebrity gossip blog on a drunken whim, she never thinks it will become anything. But when the account grows overnight and, … Continue reading Book Review: Anon Pls. →

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Book Review: The Ingenue

THE INGENUE | Rachel Kapelke-Dale 12.06.2022 | St. Martin’s Press Rating: 3/5 stars When former piano prodigy Saskia Kreis returns home to Milwaukee after her mother's unexpected death, she expects to inherit the family estate, the Elf House. But with the discovery that her mother's will bequeathed the Elf House to a man that Saskia … Continue reading Book Review: The Ingenue →

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Book Review: Fairy Tale

FAIRY TALE | Stephen King 09.06.2022 | Scribner Rating: 3/5 stars Charlie Reade looks like a regular high school kid, but he carries a heavy load. His mom was killed in a hit-and-run accident when he was ten, and grief drove his dad to drink. Charlie learned how to take care of himself—and his dad. … Continue reading Book Review: Fairy Tale →

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Book Review: The Guilt Trip

THE GUILT TRIP | Sandie Jones 08.03.2021 | Minotaur Books Rating: 3/5 stars Rachel and Noah have been friends since they met at university. Twenty years ago they thought that they might become something more, but today they each find themselves happily married to other people, Jack and Paige. Jack’s brother Will is getting married … Continue reading Book Review: The Guilt Trip →

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Book Review: Black Buck

BLACK BUCK | Mateo Askaripour 01.05.2021 | HMH 4.5/5 stars Darren is an unambitious twenty-two-year-old living in a Bed-Stuy brownstone with his mother, whose one wish is for Darren to live up to the potential she sees within him. Darren is content working at Starbucks in the lobby of a Midtown office building and spending … Continue reading Book Review: Black Buck →

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Book Review: The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue

THE INVISIBLE LIFE OF ADDIE LARUE | V.E. Schwab 10.06.2020 | Tor Books Rating: 5/5 stars France, 1714: In a moment of desperation a young woman makes a fated bargain to live forever. She doesn’t realize that in order to live forever she must also accept a curse that she will be forgotten by everyone … Continue reading Book Review: The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue →

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Book Review: Leave the World Behind

LEAVE THE WORLD BEHIND | Rumaan Alam 10.06.2020 | Ecco Rating: 4/5 stars Two families have been forced together on a long weekend gone terribly wrong. Amanda and Clay have decided to take a reprieve from their bustling New York City life and spend some quality time with their teenage son and daughter in a … Continue reading Book Review: Leave the World Behind →

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Book Review: The Gifted School

THE GIFTED SCHOOL | Bruce Holsinger 07.02.2019 | Riverhead Rating: 4/5 stars The town of Crystal, Colorado is slated to have a new school for gifted students opening in the near future. In an area filled with private institutions for the gifted, this school offers something unique. This school is a public school where potential … Continue reading Book Review: The Gifted School →

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Book Review: Nothing to See Here

NOTHING TO SEE HERE | Kevin Wilson 10.29.2019 | Ecco Rating: 5/5 stars Lillian and Madison were an unlikely pairing for roommates at an elite boarding school. Lillian came from poverty and had fought hard to end up somewhere so prestigious, whereas Madison was here because of her family’s wealth. Lillian is expelled from school … Continue reading Book Review: Nothing to See Here →

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Book Review: The Lion Tamer Who Lost

THE LION TAMER WHO LOST | Louise Beech 09.30.2018 | Orenda Books Rating: 5/5 stars Ben has always dreamed of going to Africa and saving lions. When his mother passed away he made her a promise that he would follow his dreams, but his recent journey to Zimbabwe to work as a volunteer at a … Continue reading Book Review: The Lion Tamer Who Lost →

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