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A Pale Light in the Back by K.B. Wagers
Read June 2023 Recommended for fans of Becky Chambers ★ ★ ★ 1/2 In the Venn diagram of reading interests, this is a series for those who want the harmonious sensibilities and conventional...
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The Bodies Keep Coming
Read August 2023 Recommended for Americans, those curious about American healthcare ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ The bodies keep coming. A shocking visual, a war-time image–except when you realize this...
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The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie
Read August 2023 Recommended for white folks ★ ★ ★ ★ The thing about prejudice is that sometimes, you miss out. Literary fiction and I don’t get along at all, but at some point, the...
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The Library of the Dead by T.L. Huchu
Read August 2023 Recommended for forgiving fans of UF YA ★ ★ ★ Libraries are catnip to bookreaders, and unfortunately for Vivian, I was able to lure her in to reading this one. I say...
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Severance by Ling Ma
Read September 2023 Recommended for fans of the end of the world ★ ★ ★ ★ Yes, I know; it’s an allegory. Ma succeeded, did well, 100% her own voice, this generation’s The Road–I think,...
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House of Silence by Patricia Marques
Read September 2023 Recommended for fans of UF police procedural ★ ★ ★ ★ 1/2 A solid, unhesitating recommendation. Definitely read it if you enjoy police procedurals in an urban fantasy...
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The Water Outlaws by S.L. Huang
Read October 2023 Recommended for fans Abercrombie ★ ★ ★ 1/2 Reads like a cross between Joe Abercrombie’s Best Served Cold and Nghi Vo’s Singing Hills books. The fantasy I’ve enjoyed most...
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The Girl From the Well by Rin Chupeco
Read November 2023 Recommended for fans of ghost stories ★ ★ ★ 1/2 An updated twist with a Japanese malignant spirit as narrator. With long familiarity of folk tales and the bloodier side of...
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Mammoths at the Gate by Nghi Vo
Read November 2023 Recommended for fans of reflections ★ ★ ★ ★ 1/2 “The Divine says people change, remember? No one is as they were five years ago, or two years ago, or a week ago, or a...
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Murder at Haven’s Rock by Kelley Armstrong
Read December 2023 Recommended for mystery fans ★ ★ ★ ★ I just realized that I frequently start my reviews explaining why I read a book. I suppose it is a habit ingrained in my from...
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