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The Summer I Turned Pretty
by Jenny Han
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Love the book It was super interesting and loved the dynamics

Morality for Beautiful Girls
by Alexander McCall Smith
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Excellent book and this book is really three stories in one. As with all the “#1 Ladies Detective Agency” books, the setting is Botswana and the title story centers around finding a beauty contestant who is morally sound. Also, we see Mr. J.L. B. Matekoni struggle with a personal challenge, and Mma Makutsi does outstandingly well in a new role. To read these books and know these characters is to love them and Botswana.

Coraline
by Madeline Miller
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I recently discovered this author and he has quickly become one of my favorites. This story is creepy and disturbing, but what makes it even more interesting is that the central character, Coraline NOT CAROLINE, is a young girl which allows her to behave in more interesting ways than an adult would. And don’t worry. All of your “But what about…” questions are answered in the end.

You with the Sad Eyes
by Christina Applegate
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You with the Sad Eyes by Christina Applegate is a raw, emotional, and deeply vulnerable memoir. I have always loved Christina as an actress, but this book made me appreciate her even more as a person. She shares her story with honesty, humor, and courage, opening up about painful parts of her life, fame, illness, and survival in a way that feels incredibly human. What I loved most was her vulnerability. She does not try to make her life sound perfect or polished, and that honesty makes the book powerful. It is heartbreaking at times, but also moving and inspiring because you see her strength beneath the sadness. A beautiful, brave memoir from someone I already admired.

Keep it in the Family
by John Marrs
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Great twist- highly recommend.

Murder At The 42nd Street Library
by Cornelius Lehane
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set a the famous 42nd St library. A murder occurs and one of the librarians helps solve the case.

We'll Always Have Summer
by Jenny Han
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This is the story of a 19-year-old who is in college with her boyfriend and while I was looking forward to this as a light summer read, what I actually got was the story of a very confused girl who agrees to marry one brother while she is still secretly in love with his brother. Maybe it’s because I am no longer 19, but I just could not understand the central character’s thinking and actions. I was disappointed.

Out Law
by Jim Butcher
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Novella in which Harry Dresden helps a former criminal go straight.

Twelve angry librarians
by Maranda James
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This is a new author for me and I loved this book. The central character is a part-time college librarian who has a cat that goes everywhere with him. His college is hosting a librarian’s convention at which someone who is hated by everyone is murdered, making everyone at the convention a suspect. The central character has a knack for solving crimes and is instrumental in helping the police with this one. A good and interesting plot with good characters. I look forward to reading something else by this author.

Metro girl
by Janet Evanovich
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While I love Evanovich’s Stephanie Plum books, I am not as thrilled with her other work. Nothing wrong with them, I just don’t find the characters as engaging, or maybe it’s that they are not as colorful. This book pairs together a NASCAR driver with a woman looking to find her brother in Miami. It’s lighthearted with some darker events and, of
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