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Closely Harbored Secrets by Bree Baker

*Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for providing me with a review copy in exchange for my honest thoughts. Publication Date: December 29, 2020 Publisher: Poisoned Pen Press Pages: 352 Genre: Cozy Mystery Rating: 4/5 Closely Harbored Secrets is the fifth book in the Seaside Cafe Mystery series. I love food related cozy mysteries… Continue reading Closely Harbored Secrets by Bree Baker

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A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles

Publication Date: March 26, 2019 Publisher: Penguin Books Pages: 462 Genre: Historical Fiction Rating: 5/5 A Gentleman in Moscow is a beautifully told story that follows our narrator, Rostov, from when he is sentenced by the Russian government to house arrest in a luxurious hotel and his life from then. This historical fiction was engrossing,… Continue reading A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles

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Don’t Call Us Dead by Danez Smith

Publication Date: September 5, 2017 Publisher: Graywolf Press Pages: 96 Genre: Poetry Rating: 5/5 Don't Call Us Dead is a powerful collection of poetry by Danez Smith that deals with police brutality on Black people, sexuality, and Smith's HIV diagnosis. This collection of mostly short poems are brilliant and evocatively told. Smith's anger, despair, and… Continue reading Don’t Call Us Dead by Danez Smith