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The History Major – Michael Phillip Cash

★★★ People are trapped in history, and history is trapped in them. Amanda Greene just moved into her dorm, she's starting her freshman year and (possibly) broke up with her boyfriend. Aces. The next morning she wakes up and everything...is different. And also, not-different. She's still in her dorm, surrounded by her things but there's something decidedly wrong about it all. Something… Continue reading The History Major – Michael Phillip Cash

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How Rory Thorne Destroyed the Multiverse – K. Eason

★★★ ½ Whatever happened now, Rory was on her own. Rory Thorne is (quite literally) blessed. The Thorne family line has only had males for the last 200 years...but thanks to her mother's wish for a daughter, Rory was born. And with that...came certain obligations. "Nevertheless, Majesty...You must invite the fairies...so that they may bless her.… Continue reading How Rory Thorne Destroyed the Multiverse – K. Eason

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The Look-Alike – Erica Spindler

★★★★ "What time is it there?" "Same time as it is in Tranquility Bluffs...I've come home." Sienna Scott spent the last ten years in England, escaping from a brutal murder and her paranoid mother. Ever since Sienna was born, her mother has had paranoid delusions regarding her daughter's safety. "You can't protect yourself from what you don't… Continue reading The Look-Alike – Erica Spindler

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The Whitechapel Plot – Simon Brading

★★★★ ½ Well, it's actually a lot worse than I let on - we're fighting a full out war and we're losing. Badly. Sam may look like a teenager, he might go to school, play with his friends and do all the typical things...but inside, it's a whole different story. You see, Sam has: the ability to travel… Continue reading The Whitechapel Plot – Simon Brading

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Problem Child – Victoria Allen Stone

★★★★ "I'll call a spade a spade and a bitch a bitch. You are a goddamn devil child and you always were." Jane Doe is...different. Has been ever since she was a child and she's learned to accept her differences - even use them to her advantages. She's already ruined the life of the man… Continue reading Problem Child – Victoria Allen Stone

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The Little Women Cookbook – Jenne Bergstrom & Miko Osada

★★★★★ Going through old cookbooks makes you realize that food is as trendy as fashion Authors Jenne and Miko are librarians by day and renegade chefs by night. As longtime fans of Little Women ( by Louisa May Alcott), the authors have read (and reread) (and re-reread) this series ever since they were young. As cooking enthusiasts, they (and… Continue reading The Little Women Cookbook – Jenne Bergstrom & Miko Osada

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Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland – Brooke Jordan

★★★★★ A cute new take on a classic! I was not a huge fan of the original tale - I think I was just too old for it when I went for a read. But, I rather enjoyed this version. The pulltabs were really cute and all of the moveable parts look (and feel) really study.… Continue reading Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland – Brooke Jordan

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Becoming Karen Carter – R.E. Sargent

★★★★ What rocked her to the core was that the person she had idolized was just as screwed up as she was. Jessica Nichols - aspiring author - has done everything she can. She's written books, edited and re-edited, and pounded the pavement. She had no idea how she would catch someone’s attention if they wouldn’t read… Continue reading Becoming Karen Carter – R.E. Sargent

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The Munchy Munchy Cookbook for Kids – Pierre Lamielle

★★★★★ Ahhh! This was so stinking cute - I still cannot get over how much I LOVE this cookbook. This book is designed to get kids into the kitchen and to foster their creativity. It starts with a (surprisingly helpful) overview of the responsibilities and dangers associated with cooking. Not only does it tell them what to… Continue reading The Munchy Munchy Cookbook for Kids – Pierre Lamielle

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The Devil and Dayna Dalton – Brit Lunden

★★★★ Dayna peered at her reflection in the mirror. She was sick of her life. Dayna Dalton is used to be looking down on. Her mother, Becky, was called...free spirit at best and a loose woman at worst, and that reputation has haunted Dayna ever since. Dayna never knew her father because of that, the whole town… Continue reading The Devil and Dayna Dalton – Brit Lunden