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Love Notes
by Christina Jones
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If you’re craving a story with layers of emotion wrapped in irresistible charm, Love Notes hits all the right spots. It’s tender and raw, with characters who feel like real people stumbling through love and life. The slow burn will have you hooked, and the narration makes every note sing.

Sonic The Hedgehog: Imposter Syndrome
by Ian Flynn
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An in-depth look into the back story (or lack there of) of Surge the Tenrec and Kitsunami the Fennec Fox, Sonic and Tail's latest set of anthropomorphic antagonists. I am 100% certain that most anyone who might glance at this isn't going to read Sonic the Hedgehog comics, but if you have and you like Surge, Kit, and Dr. Starline, it's an interesting look into these characters. Here's a fun fact you didn't need to know: these three were designed based on Glitches in the coloring of Sonic, Tails, and Knuckles in Sonic 3.

Codex Seraphinianus
by Luigi Serafini
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"Codex Seraphinianus" is like if aliens wrote an encyclopedia while tripping on acid. This mind-melting book is crammed with bizarre illustrations and an indecipherable language that'll have you questioning reality – it's basically the weirdest coffee table book you'll ever lay eyes on.

evernight
by claudia gray
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Book 1 of 5. YA/ Teen title Evernight is a school for vampires. They started admitting humans. There are ghosts arriving. Very interesting - a love/crush on a vampire and human.

Housemaid's Wedding
by Freida McFadden
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There isn't much to this short story. It tells the story of Millie and Enzo's wedding day. Of course, Millie is getting death threats and there are strangers watching her. The Housemaid's Wedding is meant to take place between The Housemaid's Secret and The Housemaid is Watching. Maybe it has more impact if you have just read McFadden's Housemaid series. Really don't bother unless you love Millie.

Inside Threat
by Matthew Quick
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Intense, action packed, twists & turns - loved it!

The Quiet Librarian
by Allen Eskens
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A mystery involving a Minnesota librarian and her past 30 years before involving the Boasian-Serbian war. The chapters go back and forth from present day Minnesota back to 1995 and the war. Her past involves her part in the war which has caught up to her in present day, and someone is out to get her and the grandchild of her recently killed best friend. It's gritty, heart pounding, and sad at times. She definitely is not a quiet librarian. Not a novel I will forget anytime soon.

A WEEK AT THE SHORE
by Barbara Delinsky
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Loved this book. It was about a scandal that destroyed her parents' marriage, drove her and her two sisters apart, and crushed her relationship with her first love. It's been 20 years since she's been home. But going home is fraught with emotional baggage memories and secrets await. Her daughter is desperate to go; she is fatherless and craves family and longs to get to know her grandfather. Bonds are tested family, friendship while discovering the role that love and memory plays in defining their lives.

A Court Of Frost And Starlight
by Sarah J. Maas
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Reading this was a breeze but it could've used a little more plot development in my opinion.

One of the Boys
by Victoria Zeller
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I love the premise! It's very unique, it defies stereotypes and clichés. This has a very diverse cast of characters, as well. I'm happy to see more diversity and intersectionality in YA books. I also appreciate that there wasn't a romance subplot shoe-horned in. There was a little bit of romance, but in a way that naturally fit into this as a queer coming of age story. That being said, it was clear that this was a debut, especially judging by the dialogue, which often came off sounding clunky. The writing style didn't always flow smoothly. That just means that author has room to grow! I'd be interested to see what she writes next.
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