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Uncommon Passion
warning: neither the book–fabulous–or this review is SFW
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Elsewhere
in death, we live in reverse
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Broken Country
a novel with not one but two mysteries
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The Light Pirate
life, even in a dystopian world, is bettered by love and connection
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The Rose Field
these are not the daemons you’re looking for
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We Are All Guilty Here
no Will Trent and a damn good read
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The Invisible Circus
the past is never what we thought it was
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My Antonia by Willa Cather
Somehow I’d never read Willa Cather’s My Ántonia. Fortunately, it was my read and be happy book club’s choice this month. Now I know why the book is so famous:…
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The Everlasting
a fable of power and great love
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Here One Moment by Liane Moriarty
Liane Moriarty’s Here One Moment opens with a terrific premise. After an irksome delay on a flight from Hobart to Sydney, a middle-aged woman rises from her seat, walks the…
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Wild Dark Shore
My choice for best book published in 2025 reminds us that in the face of disaster, the only real choice is love.
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And The Crowd Went Wild by Susan Elizabeth Phillips
Dabney: Susan Elizabeth Phillips published her first Chicago Stars book, It Had to Be You, in 1994. The book, featuring a tall, rugged football coach named Dan and a curvy…
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Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke: a review
too little wow, too much wtf
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Caller Unknown by Gillian McAllister: a review
just say no to senseless plots
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Illumination Night by Alice Hoffman: a review
still magical after all these years
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