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The God of the Woods by Liz Moore Review

August 30, 2025 4 Stars, Book Reviews

  When camp counselor Louise wakes up, she finds herself in a nightmare. Overnight, one of the campers, teenager Barbara, has disappeared and none of her bunkmates know where she has gone. The police are called and a search begins....
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People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry Review

August 1, 2025 4 Stars, Book Reviews

  Is it possible to stay friends with someone even if they live hundreds of miles away from each other and have barely spoken in two years? That’s what travel writer Poppy Wright wonders as she evaluates her life. She...
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A Flicker in the Dark by Stacey Willingham Review

July 5, 2025 4 Stars, Book Reviews

  When Chloe was twelve years old, her father was arrested for the murder of six teenage girls. With a full confession and evidence to support he committed the crimes, Chloe’s father was sentenced to prison and Chloe was left...
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Carrie Soto Is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid Review

June 19, 2025 4 Stars, Book Reviews

  In the 1970s and 80s one woman reigned supreme in women’s tennis and that was Carrie Soto. Born to an immigrant father and told from birth that she was going to be the greatest female tennis player in history,...
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City of Girls by Elizabeth Gilbert Review

January 16, 2025 4 Stars, Book Reviews

  Elderly Vivien Morris receives a letter from an old friend’s daughter, informing her that the daughter’s mother has passed away. With both her parents gone, the daughter asks Vivien how she came to know her family. In 1940, Vivien...
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Graveyard Shift by M. L. Rio Review

November 12, 2024 4 Stars, Book Reviews

  Every night, a group of insomniac adults meet in the graveyard of an abandoned church to smoke, talk, and pass away the evening hours. They come from all walks of life but each is haunted by their inability to...
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The Paradise Problem by Christina Lauren Review

July 7, 2024 4 Stars, Book Reviews

  When Anna Green agreed to marry fellow student Liam “West” Weston she thought it was to gain access to affordable housing while studying at UCLA. She also thought that when they graduated she had signed the divorce papers, allowing...
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I Must Betray You by Ruta Sepetys Review

February 2, 2024 4 Stars, Book Reviews

  It’s 1989 and Romania remains in the tight grip of Communism, overseen by Nicolae Ceausescu. Free speech is repressed, food is scarce, citizens have lost their basic rights, and everyone is being watched. For teenager Cristian this place is...
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Long Bright River by Liz Moore Review

January 4, 2024 4 Stars, Book Reviews

  Sisters Mickey and Kacey could not be more different. Mickey is quiet, shy, a single mother, and a police officer. Kacey is bold, outspoken, living on the streets, and addicted to opioids. In Philadelphia, rocked by the opioid crisis,...
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Lovely War by Julie Berry Review

November 19, 2023 4 Stars, Book Reviews

It’s 1942 and Aphrodite, the Goddess of Love, has been caught in the middle of an affair with Ares, the God of War, by her husband, Hephaestus. He’s prepared to take Aphrodite before all the other gods and condemn her...
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