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The Secrets of Plants in the Environment by Rishikesh Upadhyay

A thoroughly comprehensive guide… Upadhyay’s revealing latest provides an informative look at the necessity of the study of plants in changing environments. Upadhyay shares how various stress situations: exposure to chemical agents, radiation, and heavy metal among others affect the…
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The Voyage by Douglas Falk

A solid debut that deserves readers’ attention… What if Earth is actually flat instead of being round as it has been claimed? Such a possibility provides the premise for Falk’s meticulously researched, page-turner debut. The young and ambitious John Wilander…
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Stranger Things Have Happened by Thomas Gaffney

  An unsettling, hard-to-put-down collection of horror… Taut and addictive, Gaffney’s multiple award-winning debut easily transcends its genre when it comes to presenting an eerie grouping of tales. “Fraxinus” tells the story of a group of women who are forced…
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The Apartment by K.L. Slater

A feeble attempt at a psychological thriller… Slater’s latest is not only thin on plotting but also offers a premise that strains credibility. A broken marriage and the unexpected death of her husband forces Freya Miller to sell her home…
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Inside the Gold-Plated Pistol by Cynthia Bruchman

Absolutely fascinating… Set in 1928 in Arizona and California, Bruchman’s incredible latest tells the story of two young women trying to realize their dreams. A gold-plated pistol with a dreadful history that once belonged to an iconic director brings three…
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The Half Sister by Sandie Jones

A lackluster read… This fairly average domestic thriller, Jones’s latest, disappoints with its dull narrative, flat characterization, and predictable ending. When the siblings Kate and Lauren leave for their mother Rose’s house for their obligatory Sunday lunch get-together, they have…
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Shock Wave (2 Book Series) by Florian Louisoder

  Thrilling, well-crafted, and full of heart, this is a time travel/science fiction done right… Louisoder takes readers on a rollicking time travel adventure in this intelligent and satisfying blend of classic science fiction and historical reconstruction. The deeply fascinating…
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The Boy (Broussard and Fourcade #2) by Tami Hoag

A finely-constructed police procedural… Nick Fourcade, a detective with the Bayou Breaux, La., police department, is called to a crime scene to investigate the brutal murder of seven-year-old KJ Gauthier. His 27-year-old mother, Genevieve, who managed to escape the brutal…
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A Route Obscure and Lonely by LindaAnn LoSchiavo

A dynamic collection… In her latest collection of 33 poems, the title of which she has borrowed from a line from Edgar Allan Poe’s Dream-land, LoSchiavo proves she is clearly at the top of her form as she blends fantastic…
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Dappled by Lisa Brown

Masterfully written and packed with insight, compassion, and hope… Not the one to be missed. Brown tackles significant theme of self-worth with trenchantly serious message of mental health issues in her exceedingly moving, honest debut which tells the story of…