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September 30, 2021

Take Me Apart, by Sara Sligar Book (Review by Stacey Lorenson)

Rating: 4.5 In her debut novel, Take Me Apart, Sara Sligar delivers a socially conscious, psychological thriller. Sligar contrasts the collective facets that make up a […]
September 28, 2021

The Matzah Ball by Jean Meltzer (Review by Julie Ramhold)

Rating: 4.5 ⭐ “We make our own miracles, Rachel-la. We’re in charge of creating our own happy endings.” This book was such a delight! I was […]
September 26, 2021

My Sweet Girl by Amanda Jayatissa (Review by Bruna Looby)

Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 ⭐ **Short review but it’s just so hard talking about this book without giving any spoilers** Wow, wow, wow!!! It’s been a […]
September 22, 2021

When Ghosts Come Home by Wiley Cash (Review by Stacey Lorenson)

Rating: 4.1 ⭐ As an African American woman, I usually don’t pick up books that discuss systemic racism, mainly because I find it slightly depressing. So, […]
September 20, 2021

Once There Were Wolves by Charlotte McConaghy (Review by Caitlin Winkler)

Rating 5/5 ⭐ I started typing this review for Once There Were Wolves several times but found myself stopping to see If I was appropriately conveying […]
September 18, 2021

The Moon, the Stars, and Madame Burova By Ruth Hogan (Review by Stacie Kitchen)

Rating: 3/5 ⭐ At its heart, The Moon, the Stars, and Madame Burova is about a young woman, Billie, who is searching for her birth family. […]
September 16, 2021

The Necklace by Matt Witten (Review by Julie Ramhold)

Rating: 4.8 ⭐ Content warning: Child murder; sexual assault of child; mentions of pedophilia; domestic violence; She knew the psychiatrists and nurses meant well, but she […]
September 14, 2021

The Illustrated Child by Polly Crosby (Review by Kate Istead)

Rating: 3.5 ⭐ ‘The Illustrated Child,’ is about the stories families tell and how these both take shape differently depending on who the storyteller is and […]
September 14, 2021

Where I Left Her by Amber Garza (Review by Taylor Bridgeforth)

Rating 3.5 ⭐ This read was fast and all over the place—aka perfect. I loved that it kept me intrigued in wanting to read faster but […]