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James: a novel
by Percival Everett
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Percival Everett writes the story of an enslaved man as he faces one terrifying situation after another in pre-Civil War Missouri. Ever aware of his assigned place in society, he none-the-less taps into a seemingly endless supply of agency to first flee his current "mass," and finally return with a full sense of self. At his side throughout most of the story is Huck, of Huckleberry Finn fame. Their relationship, as the story slowly reveals, is held together by a shared hometown, common respect for one another, and a secret finally revealed when "Jim" is forced to make a terrible choice. Fast-paced, suspenseful, first-person narrative. Excellent!

Dark Before the Rising Sun
by Laurie McBain
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From the days of royalty and piracy a Lady Rhea Clair is kidnapped and put on a ship on the way to the colonies. Dante Leighton, a marquis who wasted his inheritance, now sails the seas. The story is about the battle of wills and events causing them to love each other and deny each other until their hearts win out.

Bunny
by Mona Awad
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Samantha is definitely an outsider in her small, creative writing workshops @ prestigious Warren University. There are only 4 other students in her classes, all seemingly perfect, well coifed and dressed young women who adore each other. The 4 women hug and call each other bunny as a term of endearment. During the semester the bunnies reach out to Samantha and invite her to one of there "smut salons" At this point all sorts of strange, borderline magical events begin to happen around Samantha. As a reader Samantha is such an unreliable narrator you do not know what has actually happened and what is made up in Samantha's head. The author, Mona Awad, has really left it up to the reader to interpret what happens to Samantha and the bunnies while at Warren. Overall, I think the book is a scathing but amusing review of the pretentiousness of some graduate school programs. It is horror, literary fiction and humor all rolled up in one brilliant but perplexing text.

Scattered Showers
by Rainbow Rowell
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These 9 stories made me feel all sorts of ways but mostly: happy. I loved getting to know these new characters and enjoyed learning about them as the stories progressed. Even though I knew these were love stories, I was always surprised when the characters kissed. My favorite of the stories was Winter Songs for Summer, where a downstairs neighbor gave customized CD's for the main character, who was going through a breakup. The last few stories were not exactly the type of books I usually read, but despite it being unusual, I enjoyed the characters even if it was only a little. Overall, Scattered Showers was a quick read as well as a book I could finish and think about for at least a few minutes.

What if you and me
by Roni Loren
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Mostly on the romantic side but still a good read. The way both the leads overcome their fears and accepts their life with grace is what hooks you to the story.

its a love story
by Annabel Monaghan
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The title says it all. Expect it. :) Spoiler alert (kind of)

Murder At The Foundling Hospital
by Irina Shapiro
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Book 3. Nurse Tate plays a bigger role in this mystery.

Don't Believe Her
by Nicola Sanders
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I recommend this book for those that enjoy thrillers. Ending was not what I anticipated. Lots of twists and turns. Highly recommend.

What if You and me
by Roni Loren
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rated: 3.5 The book actually looks so romantic but it also has a reaally interesting story which revolves around the lead characters wh are trying to overcome their fears and misconceptions of life. And its really heart-warming to read when they actually do it and they enjoy their new beginnings with a very fresh perspective.

Nightfall
by Shannon Messenger
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The ending of this book was amazing and the way that we find out what exactly Vespers was doing before she was bound into prison was heartwrenching to say the least
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