Book Review: The Guncle - Steven Rowley
Summary: “Patrick, or Gay Uncle Patrick (GUP, for short), has always loved his niece, Maisie, and nephew, Grant. That is, he loves...
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Madi
- Apr 20
- 1 min
Book Review: Welcome to St. Hell : My Trans Teen Misadventure - Lewis Hancox
Summary: “Lewis has a few things to say to his younger teen self. He knows she hates her body. He knows she's confused about who to snog....
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Madi
- Apr 13
- 1 min
Book Review: Ace of Spades - Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé
Summary: “An incendiary and utterly compelling thriller with a shocking twist that delves deep into the heart of institutionalized...
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Madi
- Apr 6
- 2 min
Book Review: Gallant - V.E Schwab
Summary: “Olivia Prior has grown up in Merilance School for girls, and all she has of her past is her mother’s journal—which seems to...
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Madi
- Mar 30
- 2 min
Book Review: Love Hypothesis - Ali Hazelwood
Summary: “As a third-year Ph.D. candidate, Olive Smith doesn't believe in lasting romantic relationships--but her best friend does, and...
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Madi
- Mar 23
- 1 min
Book Review: The Paris Apartment - Lucy Foley
Summary: “Jess needs a fresh start. She’s broke and alone, and she’s just left her job under less than ideal circumstances. Her...
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Madi
- Mar 16
- 2 min
Book Review: People We Meet on Vacation - Emily Henry
Summary: “Poppy and Alex. Alex and Poppy. They have nothing in common. She’s a wild child; he wears khakis. She has insatiable...
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Madi
- Mar 9
- 1 min
Book Review: Namesake - Adrienne Young
Summary: “With the Marigold ship free of her father, Fable and the rest of the crew were set to start over. That freedom is short-lived...
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Madi
- Feb 23
- 2 min
Book Review: A Flicker in the Dark - Stacy Willingham
Summary: “When Chloe Davis was twelve, six teenage girls went missing in her small Louisiana town. By the end of the summer, Chloe’s...
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Madi
- Feb 2
- 2 min
Book Review: Fable - Adrienne Young
Summary: “For seventeen-year-old Fable, the daughter of the most powerful trader in the Narrows, the sea is the only home she has ever...
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Madi
- Dec 20, 2022
- 8 min
I've read over 100 books this year and here are the best and worst ones
I've always been an avid reader (obviously, just look at where I work), but this year I really hit it out of the park with the amount of...
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Elise
- May 20, 2022
- 2 min
Binge-worthy Books: The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart
Welcome to Binge-worthy Books, where we review the title for that month's edition of our new Streaming Book Club, a book club around...
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Elise
- Apr 22, 2022
- 2 min
Binge-worthy Books: The Adventures of Arsène Lupin by Maurice Leblanc
Welcome to Binge-worthy Books, where we review the title for that month's edition of our new Streaming Book Club, a book club around...
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Elise
- Mar 18, 2022
- 5 min
Binge-worthy Books: I'll Be Gone In The Dark by Michelle McNamara
Welcome to Binge-worthy Books, where we review the title for that month's edition of our new Streaming Book Club, a book club around...
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Andy Kristensen
- Apr 2, 2021
- 6 min
Book Review - The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo
Young Adult books are not my usual cup of tea. For whatever reason, I never really got into the genre when I was a teenager, or...
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Andy Kristensen
- Feb 19, 2021
- 5 min
Essay Collection Review: 'Nothing is Wrong and Here Is Why' by Alexandra Petri
Title: Nothing Is Wrong And Here Is Why Author: Alexandra Petri Themes/Subjects: Satire, Politics, Socioeconomics, Race Relations,...
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Andy Kristensen
- Feb 12, 2021
- 7 min
Short Story Collection Review: 'The Awkward Black Man' by Walter Mosley
Title: The Awkward Black Man Author: Walter Mosley Themes/Subjects: Race, Self-Sufficiency, Science Fiction, Oddness, Familial Relations,...
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Andy Kristensen
- Feb 5, 2021
- 7 min
Essay Collection Review: 'The Inner Coast' by Donovan Hohn
Title: The Inner Coast Author: Donovan Hohn Themes/Subjects: Hoarding, Family Trauma, Family Relations, Teamwork, Ice Canoeing, Climate...
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Andy Kristensen
- Dec 11, 2020
- 6 min
Book Review: What Were We Thinking: A Brief Intellectual History of the Trump Era - Carlos Lozada
Short review: In What Were We Thinking: A Brief Intellectual History of the Trump Era, Carlos Lozada, the nonfiction book critic for the...
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Andy Kristensen
- Dec 8, 2020
- 7 min
Book Review: How To Make A Slave and Other Essays - Jerald Walker
Short Review: How To Make a Slave and Other Essays, a 2020 National Book Award Finalist and the first essay collection by writer Jerald...
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