A Good Animal
By Sara Maurer ★★★★★★★☆☆☆ 7/10 ""When I walk these fields, I feel generations beside me."..."
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By George Saunders ★★★★★★★★½☆ 8.5/10 ""I scanned for doubts regarding things he had done ir keft undone; things he might have said but had not; mistakes to which he had not yet fully admitted, any of which might keep him from attaining th..."
THe Elements
By John Boyne ★★★★★★★★★☆ 9/10 ""Around us, gurneys pass by while outside, in the waiting room, people sit with broken arms, sprained ankles, knife wounds, all the injuries that human beings suffer on a daily basis, because our skin..."
The Road to Tender Hearts
By Annie Hartnett ★★★★★★★½☆☆ 7.5/10 "" 'What's going to happen to us?' Luna asked the cat. 'What is going to happen to me and my brother?' Suffering, the cat answered. And joy."..."
A Guardian and a Thief
By Megha Majumdar ★★★★★★★★★☆ 9/10 ""But the needs of others were always smaller than the needs of one's own child."..."
Flashlight
By Susan Choi ★★★★★★★★★½ 9.5/10 ""My God, she remembers this, too: his utter faith in her. No one, least of all her, ever held such faith in her again."..."
Life, & Death, & Giants
By Ron Rindo ★★★★★★★★★☆ 9/10 ""I cannot make sense of my own confusion. I'd heard thousands of people cheering for my beloved grandson, saw them on their feet, as if in worship, singing his name. I swell with pride, of course. Who..."
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Favorites of 2025
I decided better late than never this year! It is always so hard to choose favorites, but every year, some books stand out to me. Just click on the cover to see my review.
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The Book of Lost Hours
By Hayley Gelfuso
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The Grey Wolf
By Louise Penny
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Lightbreakers
By Aja Gabel
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Red City
By Marie Lu
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Independence
By Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
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The Imagined Life
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Theo of Golden
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Buckeye
By Patrick Ryan
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What We Can Know
By Ian McEwan
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Heart the Lover
By Lily King