The Impossible Fortune
The Impossible Fortune (The Thursday Murder Club, #5)By: Richard OsmanMy Rating: FIVE out of FIVE StarsBest For: 14 and up The Impossible Fortune: Retirement Fun, Murder, and the Playing the Old Person Card! I wasn’t expecting another Thursday Murder Club Mystery, so I was absolutely thrilled when this one arrived…
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The Secret of Secrets
The Secret of SecretsBy: Dan BrownMy Rating: FOUR out of FIVE StarsBest For: 16 and up The Secret of Secrets: Prague, Puzzles, and Non-Local Consciousness! This is the most fun Robert Langdon story since The Da Vinci Code! Dan Brown hasn’t changed as a writer, and that’s a very good…
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Klara and the Sun
Fly your book-nerd flag high! Get your book-nerd T-Shirts and more here!Find more One Man Book Club Reviews here!The Value of a Star: Ratings Explained Klara and the SunBy: Kazuo IshiguroMy Rating: THREE out of FIVE StarsBest For: 16 and up Klara and the Sun: A Brilliant AI with a…
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The Phantom Tollbooth
The Phantom TollboothBy: Norton JusterMy Rating: FOUR out of FIVE StarsBest For: 10 and up The Phantom Tollbooth: A Clever Book with a Bland Story Somehow I escaped childhood without ever reading The Phantom Tollbooth! So when a mysterious tollbooth appeared on my Kindle, I decided it was time to remedy…
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The Ogress and the Orphans
The Ogress and the OrphansBy: Kelly BarnhillMy Rating: THREE out of FIVE StarsBest For: 10 and up The Ogress and the Orphans: A Clever Fable That’s a Little Too Sweet Kelly Barnhill is a quality middle-grade author, and her book The Ogress and the Orphans is a clever fable with a lot…
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The Eagle’s Claw: Midway’s Historic Sea Battle
The Eagle’s Claw: A Novel of the Battle of MidwayBy: Jeff ShaaraMy Rating: FIVE out of FIVE StarsBest For: 16 and up The Eagle’s Claw: The Greatest Sea Victory in US History Just like I loved his dad Michael’s take on The Battle of Gettysburg, I absolutely loved Jeff Shaara’s…
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Exploring Love and Video Games in Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and TomorrowBy: Gabrielle ZevinMy Rating: FOUR out of FIVE StarsBest For: 18 and up Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow: A Love Story about Video Games (and People) I’m a bit torn on this one. I definitely liked it, but I was disappointed in the content and the…
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To Wake the Giant: Pearl Harbor Uncovered
To Wake the Giant: A Novel of Pearl HarborBy: Jeff ShaaraMy Rating: FIVE out of FIVE StarsBest For: 16 and up To Wake the Giant: A Day That Lived in Infamy, Brought to Life Just like I loved his dad Michael’s take on The Battle of Gettysburg, I absolutely loved…
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Flybot: A Sci-Fi Mystery with a Killer AI Review
FlybotBy: Dennis E. TaylorMy Rating: FOUR out of FIVE StarsBest For: 16 and up Flybot: A Deliciously Fun, Sci-Fi Mystery with a Killer AI As a huge fan of the Bobiverse books, I’ve been following Dennis E. Taylor for a long time. So when I heard he was releasing a…
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Royal Gambit Review: Supernatural Intrigue and Humor
Royal Gambit: A Novel (The Checquy Files, #4)By: Daniel O’MalleyMy Rating: FIVE out of FIVE StarsBest For: 18 and up Royal Gambit: X-Men, X-Files, and a Whole Lot of Tiaras The Checquy Files are my favorite guilty pleasure! They are SO much fun to read, and this book is no…
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Isles of the Emberdark: A Cosmere Adventure
Isles of the EmberdarkBy: THE Brandon SandersonMy Rating: FIVE out of FIVE StarsBest For: 14 and up (for the Cosmere-aware) Isles of the Emberdark: The Cosmere’s Past and Future, All at Once! Are you fully Cosmere aware? Then you’re in for a treat—just like you are with every single dang…
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Silverborn Review: A Magical Adventure Awaits
Silverborn: The Mystery of Morrigan Crow (Nevermore, book 4)By: Jessica TownsendMy Rating: FIVE out of FIVE StarsBest For: 12 and up Silverborn: The Next Harry Potter Grows Up! Another one of my favorite middle-grade series is back, and I’m happy to say that after four books, things are looking pretty…
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R.F. Kuang’s Babel: Language, Colonialism, and Power
BabelBy: R.F. KuangMy Rating: FOUR out of FIVE StarsBest For: 18 and up Babel: A Smart, Reimagined History with a Linguistic Twist This is a SMART book. R.F. Kuang delivers a really cool take on historical fiction—or more like reimagined history—that will make you feel smarter just by reading it.…
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The War of the Maps: A Magical Finale
The War of the Maps (The Vanishing Kingdom, Book 3)By: Jonathan AuxierMy Rating: FIVE out of FIVE StarsBest For: 12 and up The War of the Maps: A Perfectly Magical Conclusion to a Perfect Trilogy! One of my favorite middle-grade series has come to a close, and I have to…
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Anxious People: A Heartfelt Comedy by Fredrik Backman
Anxious PeopleBy: Fredrik BackmanMy Rating: FOUR out of FIVE StarsBest For: 18 and up Anxious People: A Poignant Comedy about the Human Condition Fredrik Backman is one of my favorite authors, and after reading this one, I think I’ve read every book in his bibliography. He just gets us. He…
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How to Seal Your Own Fate: A Cozy Mystery Review
How to Seal Your Own FateBy: Kristen PerrinMy Rating: FOUR out of FIVE StarsBest For: 16 and up How to Seal Your Own Fate: A Clever and Cozy Return to Castle Knoll If you loved How to Solve Your Own Murder, then you’ll feel right at home with Kristen Perrin’s…
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Emotional Journey in ‘My Friends’ by Fredrik Backman
My FriendsBy: Fredrik BackmanMy Rating: FIVE out of FIVE StarsBest For: 18 and up My Friends: Here’s My Heart, Fredrik Backman. Do It Again. Fredrik Backman cheats. He writes about things that pull your heart tight, then creates moving stories and beautiful characters to keep it that way. Then he…
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The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & ClayBy: Michael ChabonMy Rating: Four out of five starsBest For: 18 and up The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay: THIS is literature! What a story! Just when I think I’m a well-read guy, I stumble upon a book like Michael Chabon’s The Amazing…
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The Original: A Sci-Fi Mystery by Sanderson and Kowal
The OriginalBy: Mary Robinette Kowal and THE Brandon SandersonMy Rating: Four out of five StarsBest For: 16 and up The Original: A future ScyFy mystery from the Fantasy King When you see “THE Brandon Sanderson” (because yes, he’s so good his name is more than just a name, it’s a…
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Review of Service Model: A Dystopian Robot Journey
Service ModelBy: Adrian TchaikovskyMy Rating: FOUR out of FIVE StarsBest For: 16 and up Service Model: A Robot Butler’s Existential Crisis and His Journey Through Bureaucratic Hell Alright, Adrian Tchaikovsky is just cool (as always). The premise of this story is particularly intriguing, dropping us into a dystopian world where,…
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A Comedic Take on Humanity: Review of When the Moon Hits Your Eye
When the Moon Hits Your EyeBy: John ScalziMy Rating: FOUR out of FIVE StarsBest For: 16 and up When the Moon Hits Your Eye: Pure Goofy Scalzi (with a Side of Deep Thoughts!) Okay, folks, this one was crazy fun! The moon turns to cheese…and stop. Honestly, that, and John…
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Duplex: A Fun Micro-Power Adventure for Teens
Fly your book-nerd flag high! Get your book-nerd T-Shirts and more here!Find more One Man Book Club Reviews here!The Value of a Star: Ratings Explained Duplex: A Micropowers NovelBy: Orson Scott CardMy Rating: FOUR out of FIVE StarsBest For: 16 and up Duplex: More Micropower Fun! Orson Scott Card is…
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Exploring Micropowers in Orson Scott Card’s Lost and Found
Fly your book-nerd flag high! Get your book-nerd T-Shirts and more here!Find more One Man Book Club Reviews here!The Value of a Star: Ratings Explained Lost and FoundBy: Orson Scott CardMy Rating: Four out of five StarsBest For: 16 and up Lost and Found: Maybe we all have Micropowers! Orson…
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Epic Finale: Review of The Legendary Scarlett and Browne
Fly your book-nerd flag high! Get your book-nerd T-Shirts and more here!Find more One Man Book Club Reviews here!The Value of a Star: Ratings Explained The Outlaws Scarlett and Browne (Scarlett and Browne Trilogy, Book 1)The Notorious Scarlett and Browne (Scarlett and Browne Trilogy, Book 2)The Legendary Scarlett and Browne…
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Understanding Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter: A Mixed Review
Fly your book-nerd flag high! Get your book-nerd T-Shirts and more here!Find more One Man Book Club Reviews here!The Value of a Star: Ratings Explained The Scarlet LetterBy: Nathaniel HawthorneMy Rating: THREE out of FIVE StarsBest For: Ambitious readers 16 and up (or anyone who wants to be turned off…
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The Sinners All Bow
Fly your book-nerd flag high! Get your book-nerd T-Shirts and more here! The Sinners All Bow: “Two Authors, One Murder, and the Real Hester PrynneBy: Kate Winkler DawsonMy Rating: THREE out of FIVE StarsBest For: 16 and up The Sinners All Bow: Intriguing Premise, Uneven Execution Kate Winkler Dawson’s “The…
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The Answer is No
Fly your book-nerd flag high! Get your book-nerd T-Shirts and more here! The Answer is NoBy: Fredrik BackmanMy Rating: FIVE out of FIVE StarsBest For: 16 and up The Answer is No: A Hilarious Slice of Absurdity Fredrik Backman is one of the best, and many of his characters are…
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The Running Man
Fly your book-nerd flag high! Get your book-nerd T-Shirts and more here!Find more One Man Book Club Reviews here!The Value of a Star: Ratings Explained The Running ManBy: Stephen King (as Richard Bachman)My Rating: THREE out of 5 StarsBest For: 18 and up (for extreme violence, strong language, sexual content,…
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Away: The Follow up to Alone
Fly your book-nerd flag high! Get your book-nerd T-Shirts and more here!AwayBy: Megan E. FreemanMy Rating: FIVE out of FIVE StarsBest For: 12 and up Away: The Answers You Were Waiting For (and So Much More!) Megan E. Freeman’s Away is an absolute gem and a perfect, powerful companion to…
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How to Solve Your Own Murder
Fly your book-nerd flag high! Get your book-nerd T-Shirts and more here!How to Solve Your Own MurderBy: Kristen PerrinMy Rating: FOUR out of FIVE StarsBest For: 16 and up How to Solve Your Own Murder: A Killer Whodunit (See what I did there?)! Heads up mystery lovers, you’re going to…
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