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Gathering Blue
by Lois Lowry
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It was amazing! I think that Lois Lowry is my new favorite author. I don't love how there are new main characters, but they are pretty cool. I love how the thing about Jonas's power to see beyond isn't just a him thing and that Kira stitching power is a thing too. It's a 4.2 star review.

The Face on the Milk Carton
by Caroline B. Cooney
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Though this book is aimed for students around middle school to high school, I find this book very interesting as the way it portrays mystery at every corner. I enjoy the twists present in the book. One minute I feel like I solved the whole situation out, Cooney continues to prove me wrong. I will say that the story drags out as it does take a while to reveal the plot story.

Big Little Lies
by Liane Moriarty
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A 460 page book that reads like 200 pages. As per usual, the book is better than the movie (or show). Even having watched the show a few years back, I was still devouring the book to get to the big reveal.

Love, Mom
by Iliana Xander
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It’s about a girl whose famous mother suddenly dies and the girl begins getting suspicious letters from the mother. Who is sending them? What do they mean? It’s a mystery that I enjoyed unraveling and that kept me wanting to read. That being said, the writing felt disjointed and inconsistent. I suspect it might be a new author who hasn’t developed her writing style yet.

The House of Mirth
by Edith Wharton
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Edith Wharton's 1905 novel The House of Mirth is set in the Gilded Age. In this novel, Wharton portrays the ultimate tragic fate of her protagonist, Lily Bart, a young beautiful, inexperienced and proud woman who is beguiled by and, in the end, betrayed by the glittering materialistic society she lives in. The novel is suspenseful in that the reader wants to know what will happen to Lily, a conflicted character, who aspires to be part of this society that she is unable to conform to.

Here for the Wrong Reasons
by Annabel Paulsen,Lydia Wang
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Fans of the bachelor and queer love stories will definitely enjoy this cute romance

You'll Never Find Me
by Allison Brennan
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A great story about the Angelhart family, a family of private investigators, the family dynamics and 3 of the cases they were investigating. The stories are interesting, fast paced, and keep you guessing. The end has closure to each case so you are not left hanging.

Karen's School Picture: A Graphic Novel (baby-sitters Little Sister #5)
by Ann M. Martin
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In this book Karen had gotten glasses. She does not want to wear them and especially for school pictures. A boy at school named Ricky started to make fun of her glasses. Names such as "Owl Girl" and "Googly Eyes". I really enjoyed reading this book and I would rate it five stars.

The Minders
by John Marrs
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This guy is fantastic. Thought you have to have read The One to really get this one, this is a great book. You seem to need to read it fast, and slow to take all of it in. The audio is excellent as well.

A View From Lake Como
by Adriana Trigiani
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Finally finished “A View From Lake Como” by Adriana Trigiani. It was a beautifully written book. Lots of pretty descriptions. A coming-of-self book. So why am I only giving it 3 stars? It didn’t grip me. It didn’t make me want to read. I read it for a book club but I didn’t really care about it. Not that you wouldn’t. I’d never say don’t read it. It was just okay to me. It was VERY Italian. I am not Italian at all. As a matter of fact, I’m the only person in New Jersey who doesn’t even like Italian food. If you’re from a very Italian family, I think you could relate to a lot. It’s about a girl from NJ who goes back to Italy to find herself. I really liked the first part of the story, the part with her NJ family, especially her uncle. The Italy part is the beautiful part and because I was there, I could picture it. But as I said, it just didn’t grip me. A 3, but I wouldn’t NOT recommend it. Try it for yourself.
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