Girl in the Walls by A.J. Gnuse ~ a Review

by Susan Roberts

A mesmerizing and suspenseful coming-of-age novel about an orphan hiding within the walls of her former family home—and about what it means to be truly seen after becoming lost in life

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The Promised Queen by Jeffe Kennedy ~ a Review

by MK French

Lia, Con, and their allies still have to fight off Anure and his impending army. Queen Euthalia has the Abiding Ring and Con had claimed the hand, but the prophecy isn't fulfilled yet. She's broken in body and mind, and the island of Calanthe isn't safe. She must heal as Con fights to hold off Anure and his wizards in a final bid for freedom.

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The Stepsisters by Susan Mallery ~ an Excerpt

Once upon a time, when her dad married Sage’s mom, Daisy was thrilled to get a bright and shiny new sister. But Sage was beautiful and popular, everything Daisy was not, and she made sure Daisy knew it.

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Honeycomb by Joanne Harris, illustrated by Charles Vess ~ a Review

by MK French

Joanne Harris wrote a collection of original fairy tales in this collection, illustrated by the amazing Charles Vess. 

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Auntie Poldi and the Lost Madonna by Mario Giordano ~ a Review

by Donna Huber

I discovered the Aunti Poldi series in 2019 when I picked up book 1 Auntie Poldi and the Sicilian Lions on the discount rack. I read it in the pool that summer and was intrigued by it being a foreign language cozy mystery. I have read a few translated thrillers but most of what I come across is literary fiction. You know I love cozy mysteries and I was excited to see another culture's take on the genre. The book was a bit different and I had some trouble getting into it. For most of the book, I couldn't quite figure out if I liked it or not. But by the end, I had really come to like Auntie Poldi. So I was excited to see Auntie Poldi and the Lost Madonna at Netgalley.

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All Sorrows Can Be Borne by Loren Stephens ~ a Review

by Susan Roberts

"Ichiro told me our son would be better off living with his sister and her husband in America.  I was too weak to argue with him.  My mother said I had lost my mind to give up my child.  Her judgment was cruel, but I knew she was right."  (p 11)

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The Clover Girls by Viola Shipman ~ a Review

by MK French

Elizabeth, Veronica, Rachel, and Emily met at Camp Birchwood in 1985, and spent four summers as the Clover Girls before it fell apart. Time went on, and the four women's lives took on different turns than they had planned when young. Years later, Emily writes to Liz, V, and Rachel, begging them to return to the camp and try to rekindle their friendship.

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Jacobo's Rainbow by David Hirshberg ~ a Review

by Susan Roberts

Winner of the Independent Press Award 2021 Literary Fiction, Jacobo's Rainbow is a historical literary novel set primarily in the nineteen sixties during the convulsive period of the student protest movements and the Vietnam War.

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