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Book Review | Super Fake Love Song by David Yoon

Title: Super Fake Love SongAuthor: David YoonGenre: Young AdultPublished On: November 17, 2020Publisher: G.P. Putnam’s Sons Books for Young ReadersSource: physicalPages: 308 Synopsis: From the bestselling author of Frankly in Love comes a contemporary YA rom-com where a case of mistaken identity kicks off a string of (fake) events that just may lead to (real) love. When …

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ARC Book Review | I Want to Be Where the Normal People Are by Rachel Bloom

Title: I Want to Be Where the Normal People AreAuthor: Rachel Bloom Genre: Non-Fiction, Memoir, HumorPublished On: November 17, 2020Publisher: Grand Central PublishingSource: digitalPages: 256 Synopsis: In the vein of Mindy Kaling, Ali Wong, and Amy Poehler, a collection of hilarious personal essays, poems and even amusement park maps on the subjects of insecurity, fame, anxiety, …

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Book Review | My Calamity Jane by Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, and Jodi Meadows

Title: My Calamity JaneAuthor: Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, Jodi MeadowsGenre: YA, Historical Fiction, FantasyPublished On: June 2, 2020Publisher: Harper TeenSource: digitalPages: 544 Synopsis: Hold on to your hats: The authors who brought you the New York Times bestseller My Plain Jane, which Booklist praised as “delightfully deadpan” (starred review) and Publishers Weeklycalled “a clever, romantic farce” (starred review), are back with …

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ARC Book Review | Invisible Girl by Lisa Jewell

Title: Invisible GirlAuthor: Lisa Jewell Genre: Mystery, ThrillerPublished On: October 13, 2020Publisher: Atria BooksSource: digitalPages: 368 Synopsis: The author of the “rich, dark, and intricately twisted” (Ruth Ware, New York Times bestselling author) The Family Upstairs returns with another taut and white-knuckled thriller following a group of people whose lives shockingly intersect when a young woman disappears.  Owen Pick’s life …

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ARC Book Review | The Lost Love Song by Minnie Darke

Title: The Lost Love SongAuthor: Minnie Darke Genre: RomancePublished On: October 13, 2020Publisher: Ballantine BooksSource: digitalPages: 384 Synopsis: This is the story of a love song . . . And like any good love song, it has two parts. In Australia, Arie Johnson waits impatiently for classical pianist Diana Clare to return from a world tour, …

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ARC Book Review | Mistletoe and Mr. Right by Sarah Morgenthaler

Title: Mistletoe and Mr. Right (Moose Springs, Alaska #2)Author: Sarah Morgenthaler Genre: Romance, HolidayPublished On: October 6, 2020Publisher: Sourcebooks CasablancaSource: digitalPages: 352 Synopsis: How the moose (almost) stole Christmas. Lana Montgomery is everything the quirky small town of Moose Springs, Alaska can’t stand: a rich socialite with dreams of changing things for the better. But Lana’s …

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ARC Review | Love, Zac: Small-Town Football and the Life and Death of an American Boy by Reid Forgrave

Title: Love, Zac: Small-Town Football and the Life and Death of an American Boy Author: Reid Forgrave Genre: Nonfiction, MemoirPublished On: September 8, 2020Publisher: Algonquin BooksSource: physicalPages: 288 CW: Suicide, drug and alcohol abuse, animal death Synopsis: “A monumental achievement of deep reporting and expert storytelling.” —Michael Sokolove, author of The Last Temptation of Rick Pitino “I …

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Blog Tour | A Better Man: A (Mostly Serious) Letter to My Son by Michael Ian Black

Title: A Better Man: A (Mostly Serious) Letter to My Son Author: Michael Ian Black Genre: Nonfiction, MemoirPublished On: September 15, 2020Publisher: Algonquin BooksSource: physical, digitalPages: 304 Synopsis: “Raw, intimate, and true . . . A Better Man cracked me wide open, and it’s a template for the conversation we need to be having with our boys.”—Peggy Orenstein, …

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ARC Book Review | The Darkest Evening by Ann Cleeves

Title: The Darkest EveningAuthor: Ann Cleeves Genre: MysteryPublished On: September 8, 2020Publisher: Minotaur BooksSource: digitalPages: 336 Synopsis: From Ann Cleeves—New York Times bestselling and award-winning author of the Vera and Shetland series, both of which are hit TV shows—comes the stunning new Vera Stanhope novel. On the first snowy night of winter, Detective Inspector Vera Stanhope sets off for her home …

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