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REVIEW: Monsters of Ohio by John Scalzi
Welcome to Richland, Ohio. Things aren’t great. The town’s biggest employer is closing shop, and Richland’s on the brink. It’s where Mike Boyd, with his own set of problems, finds himself returning to after decades away. He’s not planning to stay. But Richland has other plans…
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Review: The Open Era by Edward Schmit
Love evens the score between two tennis players in this stunning debut romance. Recently-turned-pro tennis player Austin Hardy has been out since high school and it’s never been a big deal. That is, until he becomes the first openly gay man to compete in a Grand Slam. Suddenly,…
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Open Thread for Readers for November 2026
Got a book you want to talk about? Frustrated with a book or series? In love with a new one? Found a buried treasure? An issue that keeps popping up in the books you are reading? Just want to chat about stuff in general? Post about it here!
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REVIEW: Sweet Disorder by Rose Lerner
Dear Ms. Lerner, Your third historical romance, book one in your Lively St. Lemeston series, begins in October of 1812, with a knock on Phoebe Sparks’ door. Phoebe, an author of Improving Tales for Young People, is contemplating what fate to inflict on the protagonist of her…
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REVIEW: Not His Problem (Anymore) by M.T. Liu
Two competent enemies. One public crisis. A slow-burn Montreal workplace romance where the hardest problem is learning to care without taking over. Sophie Tremblay can make a room listen. Pierre-André Sainte-Rose can tell which words will survive the morning. They meet properly…
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Reviews: Bodies of Magic by Freya Marske
Grey’s Anatomy meets A Deadly Education in this dark academia fantasy from USA Today bestselling author Freya Marske. At the Academie of the Grand Duchy of Sieuxerr, every mage with the healer’s gift has five years to master their power and to prepare for the infamous Grand…
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REVIEW: Dina Gets Lucky: A Novel by Uzma Jalaluddin
At a sumptuous family wedding, two former friends rediscover their own love story and the lies that tore them apart in a chaotic and swoony second-chance romance by the author of Yours for the Season. Toronto attorney Dina Haq is looking forward to her influencer sister’s lavish…
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REVIEW: All Feathers and Hats: Rookscroft – Book One by Jayne Siroshton
The Rookscroft series is illustrated cozy fantasy — whimsical tales of talking animals, unexpected friendships, and the joy of discovery, told with warmth and charm. It began one morning in late summer, when a pheasant appeared at my studio window. At first, I was startled—but…
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REVIEW: Miss Beresford and the Beast by Mimi Matthews
Charlotte Beresford has spent far too long under the iron rule of strict governesses and unflinching finishing school teachers. When she’s offered a brief window of freedom—an invitation to spend the summer with a recent acquaintance in a remote corner of Yorkshire, far from…
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REVIEW: There and Back Again: The Unofficial Oral History of The Lord of the Rings Films by Sam Moore
The definitive, unofficial oral history of the making of the iconic and beloved Lord of the Rings film trilogy. Celebrate the beloved, influential, and truly epic Lord of the Rings films with this essential read following the making of the trilogy, as told by cast and crew…
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Review: Spellstruck by Martha Waters
From beloved author Martha Waters, a lightly magical, enemies-to-lovers rom-com about the owner of a speakeasy supplying magical drinks and an enforcer of the ban on magic who must team up when potions begin to go awry, proving that chemistry isn’t just for cocktails. In an…
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REVIEW: The Foreign Correspondent’s Wife by Jenna Helwig
Set in post-WWII Paris, the wife of an American foreign correspondent stumbles on the body of her murdered classmate at culinary school and becomes tangled in a web that stretches from the halls of diplomacy to the city’s underworld. Paris, 1949. It’s been five years since the…
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REVIEW: The Death of Mrs. Westaway by Ruth Ware
So I’ve come to the end of Ruth Ware’s backlist. I saved this for last thinking, for some reason, that it was her first book. It was actually her fourth (not counting a young adult fantasy series she’d previously written – I might check those out at some point). Hal ... more >