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We Used To Live Here
by Marcus Kliewer
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This book messed with my head in the best possible way. Last night I was scared while laying in bed and tonight my jaw on the ground. I haven’t had such a reaction to a book in a while and I LOVED IT! This was the perfect mix of horror and psychological thriller.

Hold Me Tight
by Dr. Sue Johnson
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This audio book was filled with great care for people wanting to heal prickly relationships. The points shared can extend to all relationships, not just partner ones.

Death Of A Robber Baron
by Charles O'Brien
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I don't give away spoilers in my reviews. I stumbled upon this book while searching my library's mystery shelves. I am a big fan of the Gilded Age and this sounded like a good read. Pamela Thompson is used to living richly and spending her time volunteering at charities. Unfortunately, her husband has foolishly spent their fortune in a scam. Pamela and her husband lose everything. Then Pamela loses her husband, Jack. She then takes over a boardinghouse that is one of her investments since she and her ward Brenda can live there. Pamela becomes a store detective at Macy's. This was my favorite part of the book. I loved reading about her training with Harry, the store setting, all of the items for sale back then. Pamela goes on to become a compation to Lydia Jennings, a rich woman who thinks there is something amiss with her household finances, staff, etc. I also loved the friendship that forms with Pamela's attorney boss, Prescott. I struggled to figure out who the murderer was - which is always a fun thing for a reader. I love the constant guessing game while reading a good mystery book. I plan on reading the other books in this series because I really liked how strong Pamela became while remaining a lady in those times. (from my Goodreads review)

Concealed
by Christina Diaz Gonzalez
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This book is AMAZING!!!!! I wish that I had the option to put six stars because I would. This book is about a girl who is really human 2.0, her parents didn’t tell her so when they disappear, taken by what they belive to be federal agents. She and her newfound friend go on a quest to save them or get help. I have always been into secret agents and spy’s as I want to be an FBI agent when I grow up. So this book is really great for me.

White Bird: A Wonder Story (a Graphic Novel)
by R. J. Palacio
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This book was so moving. I really liked how this was from Julian’s grandmothers perspective. And how he makes it clear that he’s sorry about how he acted about auggie. This book is so awesome!

New Heights
by TurtleMe
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New Heights picks up right where the first book left off and shows Arthur training hard to become stronger in a world full of magic and danger. The action scenes are awesome, and we get to see Arthur level up his powers in some really cool ways. What I liked most is that the book isn’t just about fighting—it also shows Arthur trying to protect his family and figure out who he wants to be. Even though he has crazy powers, he still struggles with things like responsibility and growing up. New Heights is a great read. I liked it even more than the first book.

The God Of The Woods
by Liz Moore
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I could not put this book down! Very cleverly written in short chapter snapshots of each character in the story line. An enthralling mystery with a thriller bent. I could not figure out who did it! Also a good glimpse into different types of families and their pathways through life.

Educated
by Tara Westover
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Excellent memoir of adversity and letting go of an attachment to home, moving beyond guilt, and shedding shame. Tara could have easily fell into the life that her parents lived, but instead chose her own path despite how difficult it was to separate herself from her family, and ultimately losing them at the end.

With Malice
by Eileen Cook
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This book was pretty good. It is about a girl named Jill who wakes up in a hospital not knowing the past 6 weeks of her life. Jill soon learns that she was involved in a fatal car accident. But was the accident really an accident? Jill is soon all over the news and social media. She has a lawyer and there are press everywhere. Jill needs to find out the truth on what happened and prove to the world that the incident was indeed an accident.

Fight Or Flight
by Fern Michaels
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I don't give away any spoilers in my reviews. I have read many of Fern Michaels' books - especially The Sisterhood and the Men of the Sisterhood series. I enjoy her thorough character writing and love feeling like I have a complete picture of her characters. At first, I though the Katherine Winston character in Fight or Flight was the same Kathryn Winston in Sisterhood. However, it's not listed under the Sisterhood list of books so I'm honestly not sure. Either way, I loved both of the characters. Katherine - who is called K by her friend Doc, is an agoraphobe who lives alone with her two German Shepherds, Sam and Sophie. She lives in a large mansion and has not set foot outside in seven years. K is also K.C. Winston, the YA author of a series called Girls With Unusual Powers. She does have a secret online persona so she can monitor fans on her page. K has led a habitual life for many years and is forced to break that habit and face her panic attacks from agoraphobia. Doc helps her but I don't want to share any spoilers. Suffice it to say, it's a great, heart-pounding at times read. K feels she's being watched and things escalate from there. Thoroughout reading this, I kept thinking, if this is a different Katherine (which I think it is), please please please let this be a new series. From the perfect, heart stopping ending, I think it just may be. I loved seeing K overcome her fears and also loved her interactions with her dogs. Great read from one of my favorite authors. (from my Goodreads review)
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