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The Dark We Know by Wen-Yi Lee – Book Review
Quick Synopsis – Art student Isadora Chang swore never to return to Slater. Isa took off before the town could swallow her. When she returns to Slater because her abusive father has died, Isa has to reckon with the trauma she left behind and the literal ghosts of her past. There is something sinister in…
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The Phoenix Keeper by S. A. Maclean – Book Review
Quick Synopsis – Aila’s childhood dream of conserving critically endangered phoenixes seems closer than ever. There’s just one glaring caveat: her zoo’s breeding program hasn’t functioned for a decade. When a tragic phoenix heist sabotages the flagship initiative at a neighboring zoo, Aila must prove her derelict facilities are fit to take the reins. Song…
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Four Weekends and a Funeral by Ellie Palmer – Book Review
Quick Synopsis – When thirty-year-old post-double-mastectomy BRCA 1 carrier and reluctant thrill-seeker Alison Mullally arrives at her ex-boyfriend Sam’s funeral to find that no one knows he dumped her, she agrees to play the grieving girlfriend for the sake of the family and pack up Sam’s apartment with his prickly best friend, Adam Berg. After…
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Strange Folk by Alli Dyer – Book Review
Quick Synopsis – Lee returns to her estranged, magical family in Appalachia, where a conjuring meant to protect the community may have summoned something sinister. Now Lee must work to protect her children and reconnect with a magic she was sure she no longer felt. Song This Reminds Me Of – Take Me Home, Country…
