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• All the Colors of the Dark

  Whitaker, Chris,

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  Epic. The story of Saint and Patch takes you through decades and rooting for them all the way. A novel about best friends or a mystery? It is the best of both. – Ricki B

• Apprentice to the Villain

  Maehrer, Hannah Nicole,

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  In this fairy tale, you can't trust a hero to save the day. Rennedawn needs the Villain. But who is going to save the Villain? Evie Sage, Assistant to the Villain, is off to rescue her evil (but also very handsome) boss. Evie certainly…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Blood in the Cut

  Nodarse, Alejandro,

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  A Cuban American ex-con and his immaculate muscle car take center stage in this story where family, organized crime, and local business come together — think Blacktop Wasteland meets The Bear. – Jason K

• Bride

  Hazelwood, Ali,

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  Fans know Ali Hazelwood for her wonderful romances with great science. Her entrance into the Romantasy genre with a Vampire/Werewolf arranged marriage does not disappoint! – Tiegan P

• A Calamity of Souls

  Baldacci, David,

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  Set in 1968, this work tells the story of an attorney defending a Black man accused of killing a white couple. It took me back to my sophomore year of high school, with racism, civil rights movement, and more. – Teri P

• I Cheerfully Refuse

  Enger, Leif,

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  Imagine if you rewrote Cormac McCarthy's The Road, only starring The Dude from The Big Lebowski. That's the vibe you get from I Cheerfully Refuse, the post-apocalyptic novel that makes room for kindness, joy, and rock & roll bass guitar. –…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Cemetery of Untold Stories

  Alvarez, Julia,

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  Between its sepulchral trappings and its preoccupation with unfinished narratives that won't stay buried, this eccentric and oddly playful novel carries the elegiac weight of an accomplished author wondering whether this book might be her…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Daydream

  Grace, Hannah,

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  I have never felt so seen in a book and by both main characters! Beyond the non-specific, but well-developed, neurodivergent representation, hockey romance lovers know Hannah Grace is where it's at! – Tiegan P

• Dungeon Crawler Carl

  Dinniman, Matt,

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  In a flash, every human-erected construction on Earth collapses into the ground, transforming into a globe-spanning 18-level labyrinth filled with traps, monsters, and loot. Carl and his ex-girlfriend's cat, Princess Donut, descend into a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Entitlement

  Alam, Rumaan,

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  33-year-old Brooke wants to make a difference in the world. She wants happiness. She wants purpose. She thinks she has found a path to these things through her billionaire boss. Hired to help choose how and to whom to give his billions…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• A Fate Inked in Blood

  Jensen, Danielle L.,

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  A Norse-inspired tale of betrayal, fiery romance, and tests the Gods themselves set upon the land, Freya must survive them all. The hardest part? Setting up her own destiny in the middle. – Lizzie N

• Four Weekends and a Funeral

  Palmer, Ellie, 1989-

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  Alison shows up to her ex-boyfriend's funeral to find no one knows he dumped her. Now she is filling the role of grieving girlfriend for his mother. Soon, she finds herself falling for her dead ex-boyfriend's best friend. It's vulnerable,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Games Gods Play

  Owen, Abigail (Paranormal fiction writer),

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  Modern story featuring the Greek Gods pitting mortals against one another in a Hunger Games style competition to see who will become ruler. The FMC is Hades’ pick, and tension, drama, twists, and betrayals abound. – Allyson B

• Ghostroots

  Stories

  Aguda, 'Pemi,

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  These stories do have ghosts, of assorted kinds, but they also have kidnappings and lactation and acne and curses and architecture and lots and lots of mothers and daughters, all navigating the absurdities of life in a Lagos that seems…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The God of the Woods

  Moore, Liz, 1983-

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  This literary suspense novel is full of compelling characters and immersive storytelling that will stay with you long after the last page. – Sadira H

• A Great Big Visual Hug

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  A heartwarming collection of Colmenares' Wawawiwa comics that will make you smile! – Adrienne A

• A Grim Reaper's Guide to Catching a Killer

  Dara, Maxie,

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  Kathy works as a modern-day Grim Reaper, transferring souls from their bodies to the next destination. She works in natural causes, but she's pretty sure she's looking at a murder? Who is trying to hide a murder? I expected a funny, twisty…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Headshot

  Henry, Steven

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  Eight female boxers square off against one another at a national championship in a visceral and lyrical collective portrait of ambition and regret and young womanhood. – Eric P

• Horror Movie

  Tremblay, Paul,

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  Do you ever read a book so good you're not sure how to concisely share why it's so great with others? Horror Movie is genre-bending, meta story about a cursed, cult classic film that was never even traditionally released. Within its pages…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• House of Flame and Shadow

  Maas, Sarah J.,

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  Have you ever said to yourself, "I want a book so fast-paced and anxiety-inducing that my smartwatch tells me to check my heart rate?" Well, you're in luck. I thought of nothing else for the three days it took me to finish this tome. Never…Read moreRead more of this annotation