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Review: The Labors of Hercules Beal - Gary D. Schmidt
Genre: Middle-grade, contemporary Published: Clarion Books, May 2023 My Rating: 5/5 stars “We are here to help you carry the sky when you...
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Review: Briefjes voor Pelle - Marlies Slegers (Dutch Only)
Genre: kinderboek (vanaf ca 10 jaar) Publicatie: Luitingh-Sijthoff, September 2020 Sterwaardering: 4/5 sterren "'Kon ik het verdriet...
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Review: An Earthquake is a Shaking of the Surface of the Earth - Anna Moschovakis
Genre: literary fiction Published: Soft Skull Press, November 2024 My Rating: 1.5/5 stars “They say that walking is controlled falling,...
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Review: Leafskin - Miranda Schmidt
Genre: Magical Realism Published: Stillhouse Press, March 2025 My Rating: 2.5/5 stars, rounded down "Jo moves through a world that is...
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Review: I Want to Go Home but I’m Already There - Róisín Lanigan
Genre: Literary Fiction Published: Penguin Press/Fig Tree, March 2025 My Rating: 3/5 stars “Bless me, Father, for I have sinned. It’s...
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Out on a Limb - Hannah Bonam-Young
Genre: Romance Published: Independently published by the author, July 2023 My Rating: 4.5/5 stars “It’s so much easier to communicate...
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Voice like a Hyacinth - Mallory Pearson
Genre: dark academia, horror Published: 47North Publishing, January 2025 My Rating: 4/5 stars “I was terrified of the possibility: how...
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Review: The Night Guest - Hildur Knútsdóttir
Genre: horror novella Published: Tor Nightfire, September 2024 (originally published in Icelandic by JPV, 2021) My Rating: 3.5/5...
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Review: Playground - Richard Powers
Genre: Literary Fiction, Eco-fiction Published: W. W. Norton & Company, September 2024 My Rating: 2.5/5 stars “The world was bigger,...
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Review: Lonely Places - Kate Anderson
Genre: Young Adult Horror, Contemporary Published: North Star, October 2024 My Rating: 4.5/5 stars "The bones had grown into the roots...
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Review: Small Rain - Garth Greenwell
Genre: Literary Fiction Published: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, September 2024 My Rating: 4.5/5 stars rounded up “Try to remember this, I...
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Review: Small Ghost - Trista Mateer
Genre: Poetry Published: Central Avenue Poetry, September 2024 My Rating: 4/5 stars <i>” it's strange all the things you forget about...
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Review: We Were Pretending - Hannah Gersen
Genre: Literary/Contemporary Fiction Published: Little A Publishing, August 2024 My Rating: 2/5 stars We Were Pretending is the...
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Review: We Carry the Sea in Our Hands - Janie Kim
Genre: Literary Fiction Published: Alcove Press, July 9th 2024 My Rating: 5/5 stars "I have two lab notebooks. The regular one is for...
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Review: Breaking into Sunlight - John Cochran
Genre: Middle-grade contemporary Published: Algonquin Press for Young Readers, June 2024 My Rating: 4/5 stars In the category of...
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Review: The Blue Sisters - Coco Mellors
Genre: Literary Fiction Published: Fourth Estate, May 2024 My Rating: 3/5 stars "A sister is not a friend. Who can explain the urge to...
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Review: The Alternatives Caoilinn Hughes
Genre: Literary Fiction Published: Oneworld Publications, May 2024 My Rating: 3/5 stars The Alternatives is perfectly described by...
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Review: Fervor - Toby Lloyd
Genre: Literary, Contemporary Fiction Published: Avid Readers Press, March 2024 My Rating: 3.5/5 stars “We have arrived at a paradox. To...
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Review: The House of Broken Bricks - Fiona Williams
Genre: Literary Fiction Published: Faber & Faber, January 2024 My Rating: 4.5/5 stars “The smell of rain moves through the house. There’s...
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Review: Where You See Yourself - Claire Forrest
Genre: Young Adult Contemporary Published: Scholastic Press, May 2023 My Rating: 5/5 stars “He clears his throat. ‘I do hope you know...
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