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Undone
by Karin Slaughter
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If you watched the Will Trent show, this is... I think episode 4, this episode takes the bones of this book-- which is far more twisted and bleak than what the show did. Going into this book, I forgot how terrible Angie was in these stories. I feel like I've been blinded by having watched the show that I forgot she was just a god awful person. Anyway, pointing being, this is a good book. If you enjoy Will Trent, you will enjoy this book.

Chainsaw Man, Vol. 3
by Tatsuki Fujimoto
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Intense drama for a teen boy who is introvert. Kept me engaged and enthusiastic to keep reading and finding out what happens next. I can’t wait to see if I finish the saga.

A WEEK AT THE SHORE
by Barbara Delinsky
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I really enjoyed reading this. It was about a woman who returns home after 20 years. Back then she ran away from a scandal that destroyed her parents' marriage. This scandal also drove her apart from her two sisters and her first love. Mallory has a teenage daughter who is desperate to go she is a fatherless daughter who graves family and longs to spend time with a grandfather she barely knows. Bonds are tested between this family and how the things they discover will define their lives.

The Breakaway
by Jennifer Weiner
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Another Jennifer Weiner book that does not disappoint! I loved the setting where the bike ride takes place (NY State) and Philly and NJ mentioned. A well-written story that has serious subject matter - a woman's struggle with self-image and also the topic of abortion. Loved it!

The Whole Town's Talking
by Fannie Flagg
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Enjoyed this nice light read. Characters spanning multi-generations told about life in the small town, and how the town was established. Interesting takes on "life after death" stories.

cicada summer
by Erica Mckeen
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5 stars If I was asked to describe this book it would be thought daughter and the lesbian version of “Call Me By Your Name,” but with more atmospheric longing, and the comparison of cicadas to life. And a grotesque reading of a book within a book. “Cicada Summer” being my first book I’ve read by Erica McKeen truly captures the feeling of the sun setting on a hot summer day, with the lone thoughts that I’ve felt during the pandemic (which is the timeframe this book is set in.) I also feel that if each of the stories in the book were actual novels, I would read and collect all of them because they’re actually really intriguing and added onto a sub-genre of horror. I look forward to reading more Erica McKeen and I thank Goodreads for an ARC copy in a giveaway!

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
by J. K. Rowling
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It is a very engaging book that makes me want to read the last book in the series. I am excited to read the next book after reading the teaser provided at the very end of the book. Some people are excited about the book Harry Potter and the Cursed Child.

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!

How emotions are made: the secret life of the brain
by lisa feldman barrett
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Super interesting theory and very digestible yet scientific writing; I love this researcher.

Powerless
by Lauren Roberts
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Ok, so what was that? Every time I got over something, another thing happened. This book did not choose peace. I hate Kitt, he is so annoying, he knows that his brother likes Pae and she likes him too, and he keeps trying like OMG give it up. I'm telling myself Kai and Pae end up together in this trilogy.
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