I consider this is a solid five-star read. Normalish is a YA contemporary that covers a girl’s freshman year of high school. Margaret Lesh does an excellent job of recapturing the uncertainty, the rapidly shifting relationships, and the uncomfortable, defensive…
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Christmas Yet to Come by Marian Perrera
I enjoyed Christmas Yet to Come, a novella coming in the fall of 2015 by Marian Perrera. I give it a solid four stars. Ms. Perrera develops that most inscrutable character by Dickens—the third ghost who visits Scrooge. Although it…
Inish Carraig by Jo Zebedee
Four stars. I have an interesting mix of emotions when I read Jo Zebedee’s work. It’s darker than I like, with far more emphasis on emotions I prefer not to dwell on. But it’s written so well that I end…
Abendau’s Heir by Jo Zebedee
I enjoyed Abendau’s Heir overall, even though sci-fi is a tougher sell with me than fantasy. I wish we could give fractions of stars—most of the book was three stars for me (using the goodreads scale, which means I liked…
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