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America Dirt
by Jeanine Cummins

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Trying to survive after her family is killed by the cartel, an immigrant mother and her son escapes from Mexico along

A History Of My Brief Body
by Billy-ray Belcourt

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This felt like I was reading Billy's beautifully written diary. His thoughts on his existence and the way he moves through the world is soft and strong, brown and quiet and his essays provide the reader a glimpse of this experience through the words of a pet and his wife list of references. This is astounding.

Long Road to Mercy
by David Baldacci

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A different mystery thriller series by Balducci features Atlee Pine, an FBI special agent assigned (by choice) to a single-agent office in Shattered Rock, AZ. Atlee's twin sister was abducted and probably murdered when they were six, which is likely why she chose law enforcement as a profession. Baldacci writes well, but from all I've read of his work so far, his stories are quite improbable. I like his characters tho - Amos Decker and Atlee Pine are alike in some ways, quite different in others, but both speak to me. I also like the way they gather up unlikely friends and allies without actually trying to or even wanting to. Note: This is a 3-1/2 star book that I rounded up to 4 stars because it's definitely not just a 3-star book. So...

Black Girl Call Home
by Jasmine Mans

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Inhaled this in one sitting and can’t wait to go back and savor it.

Be Dazzled
by Ryan La Sala

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I didn’t know that I needed a crafting, cosplay love story in my life until I picked this up. Ryan created just as vivid of a world as he did in Reverie.

A Good Neighborhood
by Therese Anne Fowler

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A fine read, but no discussion is deep enough to make a lasting impression, and the quality of the prose is not strong enough to compel the reader.

The Other Black Girl
by Zakiya Dalila Harris

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A true page Turner, I did not want to put this down!

The Last Guard
by Nalini Singh

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I'd rate this 3-and-a-half stars if possible. Anyway, this is about Payal, CEO of a major Psy family conglomerate based in Delhi, India and Canto (stupid name, sorry), chief spymaster for the Mercant family. Both are Designation As - Anchors - and strong ones at that. Both were also severely damaged as children because apparently Designation A children often have physical and mental problems that cause some family groups to disown them before their Anchor status can be confirmed. As usual with Nalini's Psy/Changeling series, they are stronger together as they work to shore up the PsyNet which is being damaged by The Architect and her Scarab minions. (Kaleb & Sahara played parts, which made me happy, and we also got to see Aden, Valentin, Silver and Arwen plus the other members of The Council.) Not my favorite in the series but kept me reading, so good enough!

Tender Is The Bite
by Spencer Quinn

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In this one, Chet (and Bernie) take on a case of missing persons (and a missing ferret) involving shady politicians, their unpleasant neighbor Mr. Parsons, the aforesaid ferret, a race horse in training, a nasty police detective, a miniature golf range, and a bomb in a cave. Pretty good, and, of course, Chet's take on things is just hilarious.

Born A Crime
by Trevor Noah

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Trevor Noah has a crazy way of sharing crazy stories but at the same time making it very funny. Through reading his novel you not only learn about him but the strength and admiration that he has for his mother. Tears definitely.