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Category: Romance

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Always Human

1 Jan 202126 Dec 2020
Reviewed by Olive Dausinas Most media usually depicts a far scientifically advanced future as some sort of horribly flawed. Whether it be due to overuse of future technology or the…
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Paper Girls

4 Dec 202016 Dec 2020
Reviewed by Olive Dausinas The cash-in on 1980s nostalgia has been a recurring theme, primarily making its face known in the 2010s. From a resurgence of retro video games to…
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The Ancestry of Objects

8 Oct 20205 Dec 2020
Reviewed by Sarah Fortna From the start, The Ancestry of Objects is a mysterious web of words. It is not the type of mystery that you would find in a…
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Evidence of the Affair

10 Apr 20205 Dec 2020
Reviewed by Amy Gruzesky In this modern age of emails and texting, it is rare for individuals to write letters to one another, but it is through this long-lost medium…
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Zenith Man

3 Apr 20205 Dec 2020
Reviewed by Amy Gruzesky Based on a true story, Zenith Man, by New York Times' best-selling author Jennifer Haigh, captures the real essence of small town life, and how people…
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Dusk To Dawn

13 Mar 20205 Dec 2020
Reviewed by Amy Gruzesky Dusk To Dawn, Sierra Smith's first collection of short stories, is one of the most unique and enjoyable collections I have come across. It is apparent…
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Cigar Barons

31 Jan 20205 Dec 2020
Reviewed by Amy Gruzesky This book by author Isabella has a little bit of everything: an untimely and unexpected death, sibling rivalry, adultery, treachery, love, history, an inheritance, and at…
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Uncommon Type

24 Jan 20205 Dec 2020
Reviewed by Amy Gruzesky This collection of short stories by actor Tom Hanks is not what I expected, but in a good way. Honestly, when I first picked up the…
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The History of Love

6 Dec 20195 Dec 2020
Reviewed by Amy Gruzesky When you start reading The History of Love by author Nicole Krauss, the main character, Leo Gursky, will break your heart. In short order you will…
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The Strange Journey of Alice Pendelbury

20 Sep 20196 Dec 2020
Reviewed by Amy Gruzesky This is The Strange Journey of Alice Pendelbury. Alice Pendelbury is living a nice life: she has a close circle of friends, one of whom, Anton,…
Romance…

The News from Spain

13 Sep 20196 Dec 2020
Reviewed by Amy Gruzesky The subtitle of The News from Spain is 7 Variations on a Love Story, so when I first picked it up, I anticipated a single love…
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Football Short Stories

3 Feb 20196 Dec 2020
It’s football season. You have your game day gear on. You’ve got the food heating on the stove. You’re almost ready for the pre-game show, but before you dive in,…

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