Recent Reviews

Image of Blood West
Author(s):
Thomas D. Clagett
Genre(s):
Mystery & Thriller, Historical, Women Sleuths

Blood West

August 16, 2022
Reviewed by: 
C. C. Harrison

“Fair warning: Lock your doors and turn on ALL the lights before you sit down to read. This book starts out with a bang.”

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Image of The Best Is Yet to Come: A Novel
Author(s):
Debbie Macomber
Genre(s):
Contemporary, Literary Fiction, Romance

The Best Is Yet to Come: A Novel

August 16, 2022
Reviewed by: 
Amy Schisler

Debbie Macomber has once again given readers a delightful story, relatable and likeable characters, and the perfect level of tension.

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Image of Looking for an Enemy: 8 Essays on Antisemitism
Editor(s):
Jo Glanville
Genre(s):
Essays, Religion, Jewish, History

Looking for an Enemy: 8 Essays on Antisemitism

August 15, 2022
Reviewed by: 
Marissa Moss

“essential reading for anyone concerned with social justice. . . . a blueprint for a Jewish 1619 Project.”

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Image of All of This: A Memoir of Death and Desire
Author(s):
Rebecca Woolf
Genre(s):
Biography, Autobiography & Memoir, Personal Memoir, Family Memoir

All of This: A Memoir of Death and Desire

August 15, 2022
Reviewed by: 
Jane Constantineau

“Memoir is meant to be an individual story that illuminates the human condition.

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Image of A History of Present Illness: A Novel
Author(s):
Anna DeForest
Genre(s):
Debut, Contemporary, Literary Fiction

A History of Present Illness: A Novel

August 15, 2022
Reviewed by: 
Nancy Carty Lepri

This novel is an insightful tale of an unnamed young woman venturing into the field of medicine.

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Image of Measuring a Year: A Rosh Hashanah Story
Author(s):
Linda Elovitz Marshall
Illustrator(s):
Zara González Hoang
Genre(s):
Children, 4–8, Picture Book, Religion

Measuring a Year: A Rosh Hashanah Story

August 15, 2022
Reviewed by: 
Marissa Moss

“sweetly comforting”

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Image of The Last Housewife: A Novel
Author(s):
Ashley Winstead
Genre(s):
Mystery & Thriller, Psychological Thriller

The Last Housewife: A Novel

August 15, 2022
Reviewed by: 
Judy Clemens

“As an exploration of misogyny and violence, this story hits with relevance and a timely anger.”

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Image of The Night Swim: A Novel
Author(s):
Megan Goldin
Genre(s):
Crime Mystery & Thriller, Psychological Thriller

The Night Swim: A Novel

August 13, 2022
Reviewed by: 
Jane Simon Ammeson

True crime podcaster Rachel Krall arrives in Neapolis, a small resort town on the Atlantic Ocean, to cover the trial of Scott Blair—a local hero—a swimming star who may be destined for Olympic glor

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Image of The Empire of Dirt: A Novel
Author(s):
Francesca Manfredi
Translator(s):
Ekin Oklap
Genre(s):
Debut, Women’s Fiction, Families, Literary Fiction, Coming of Age

The Empire of Dirt: A Novel

August 11, 2022
Reviewed by: 
Virginia Reeves

“lyrical beauty of Manfredi’s prose . . . at its heart, The Empire of Dirt is a rich puzzle impossible to resist.”

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Image of The Desperate Hours: One Hospital's Fight to Save a City on the Pandemic's Front Lines
Author(s):
Marie Brenner
Genre(s):
Medicine, Science & Math, Health Care & Medicine, Current/Public Affairs & Events

The Desperate Hours: One Hospital's Fight to Save a City on the Pandemic's Front Lines

August 11, 2022
Reviewed by: 
Lloyd Sederer

The Covid-19 plague descended with a vengeance on New York City in early March 2020. The city was utterly unprepared, including its preeminent hospitals.

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Image of Pesticide (Linder and Donatelli Mysteries)
Author(s):
Kim Hays
Genre(s):
Debut, Mystery & Thriller, International Settings, Crime Mystery & Thriller, Murder, Suspense, Legal/Police Procedural

Pesticide

August 11, 2022
Reviewed by: 
D.R. Ransdell

“readers are treated to a solid police procedural set in a town rarely represented in the mystery genre but well worthy of a close read.”

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Image of Small Town Pride
Author(s):
Phil Stamper
Genre(s):
Children, 9–12, Middle Grade Fiction, LGBTQ+

Small Town Pride

August 9, 2022
Reviewed by: 
Declan Henry

“this is a lovely, five-star-worthy novel for young readers that is well written and deserves full applause.”

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