Game Face by Shari Green

Game Face by Shari Green
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Jonah and his friend Ty love hockey; but Jonah is anxious about everything and Ty is the only one who knows. Also Jonah's Dad suffers from anxiety and it has only gotten worse since his mom died in a car accident. It is through working on class projects with his neighbor, Rosie, that Jonah shares his anxieties to Rosie just as she shares her grandmother's worsening dementia. This novel in verse captivated me from the first line; so much power in each word and line, middle grade students will be sharing this gem.

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Fury of Denial (Dragonfury Scotland Book 3) by Coreene Callahan

Fury of Denial by Coreene Callahan
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Blind dragon warrior, Wallaig, rescues Elise's best friend and pastry chef, Amantha as the evil rogue pack of dragons closes in, Wallaig is alone against 9 dragons. Will Wallaig and Amantha become lovers or enemies.

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Fury of Shadows (Dragonfury Scotland Book 2) by Coreene Callahan

Fury of Shadows by Coreene Callahan
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This is the 2nd in the Dragonfury Scotland series with pack leader, Cyprus rescuing a rare book librarian, Elise as he is fighting an enemy. Loved this 2nd book, looking forward to the next dragon adventure!

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Collared (Andy Carpenter, #16) by David Rosenfelt

Collared by David Rosenfelt
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I loved this latest audiobook, awesomely narrated by Grover Gardner! A dog tied to the Foundation's door sets off this legal thriller with Andy's humor and sarcasm. There is dog DNA, real DNA, murder, a drug lord, and Andy representing someone for $1.00. I loved the "Pod Hike" appearance in this book, too.

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The Vanderbeekers Ever After (The Vanderbeekers, #7) by Karina Yan Glaser

The Vanderbeekers Ever After by Karina Yan Glaser
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This is the 7th and final book in the Vanderbeekers series and I am so so sad! I LOVE this series so much!!! The family, their friends and Harlem became so important to me; and this final book was awesome. The Vanderbeeker family has a medical crisis, and when they become daily visitors to Sloane Kettering, the children also find a way to help the patients in the pediatric cancer wing. I could not put this book down, everyone will love this book---buy it & read it! I will be sharing this book with all my adult friends and librarians who have become Vanderbeeker fans!!!

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Fury of a Highland Dragon (Dragonfury: Scotland, #1) by Coreene Callahan

Fury of a Highland Dragon by Coreene Callahan
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This is a 1st book in the Dragonfury: Scotland, #1 series and introduces all the dragons but the main character is Tydrin, a 1/2human dragon who has not been able to forgive himself for accidentally killing a human couple 20 years ago. As he goes to the cemetery for his annual visit, he stumbles upon Ivy Macpherson, crying over her parents deaths, when he also sees 2 men in dark suits with guns, ordering Ivy to surrender. Tydrin rescues her, makes her his, and shows her his dragon side. I could not put this book down, loved the suspense, and the conclusion was perfect! I am going to read this whole series!

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Fall of Wrath and Ruin (Awakening, #1) by Jennifer L. Armentrout

Fall of Ruin and Wrath by Jennifer L. Armentrout
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I absolutely loved this 1st book in the Awakening series! Lis is a mortal, lowborn Lis is an orphan who has known starvation, abuse and with her friend, Grady they stick together. Lis knows the future just by touching someone, so she doesn't really do that. She saves Grady and her future when she becomes the paramour of the baron of Archwood who is a celestia (mortal descended from the joining of a lowborn) and a Hyhborn (created from the earth) ; they have been living a good life until one night her intuition bades her go out of the castle not knowing what she will find. In the barn, there is a man with blood all over him and stakes pinning him down. What Lis does not know is that she is rescuing and saving Prince Thorn. There is wonderful world building, I loved the chemistry between Lis & Thorn and as the mysteries grow---the suspense is so gripping I read this book in 2 days!!! I can't wait for the 2nd book!!!

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Immortal Longings (Flesh and False Gods, #1) by Chloe Gong

Immortal Longings by Chloe Gong
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

A retelling of Antony and Cleopatra, also like Hunger Games, I loved the story of Calla and Anton, not so much August. I also liked the jumping of bodies, that made me want to sail through this lucious book of daring, danger, and backstabbing. Can't wait for #2!!!

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Outfoxed (Andy Carpenter, #14) by David Rosenfelt

Outfoxed by David Rosenfelt
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

The Tara Foundation is working with prisoners and dogs in a new program and all is going great until one of the prisoners escapes with a dog he has been working with. After his wife and a man are found murdered, Brian is arrested and so begins the fast paced legal thriller including Andy, Laurie, Marcus, Pete and Sam---I Love them all! Another great job by Grover Gardner as narrator!!!

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Who Let the Dog Out (Andy, #13) by David Rosenfelt

Who Let the Dog Out? by David Rosenfelt
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Another great audiobook read awesomely by Grover Gardner; I chuckled the whole book as Andy delves into another mystery which involves a dog stolen from the Tara Foundation, and when they follow his chip, the dog is found next to a dead man. The dog's owner is arrested and thus begins another rousing mystery and legal thriller with Andy and his friends as Andy dodges criminals who want him dead, as he defends his client, Tommy and finds an even bigger conspiracy!

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Hounded (Andy Carpenter, #12) by David Rosenfelt

Hounded by David Rosenfelt
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

As usual I loved Grover Gardner's hysterical narration with just the right intonations with my chuckling at Andy, his situations, etc and all the drama as he solves yet another mystery which includes a dog! His friend also a cop, Pete Stanton is accused of murder and Andy is his lawyer.

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Hang the Moon by Jeannette Walls

Hang the Moon by Jeannette Walls
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I read this book for the Albright College Book Club Zoom and I loved the narration by the author, Jeannette Walls! Sallie was such an awesome, flawed character but a strong woman with her own ideas raised during Prohibition. As a child she was her father's pride and joy, when he marries again, Sallie and his wife do not get along and when she makes a big mistake she is sent away for 9 years. Upon her return, Sallie has to fit in to a dysfunctional family, ruled by her rich father that will not ever bend. The town she lives in, the house she lives in, the business of bootlegging she has been raised in consume her, changing her life and ideas, as much is uncovered. Still Sallie Kincaid was someone you could trust, who had a deep love of her people and their lifestyle of running rum. there was so much heartache but Sallie did not let that destroy her but make her a better person to all.

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Dream Town (Archer, #3) by David Baldacci

Dream Town by David Baldacci
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I loved this 3rd & final Archer book, tearing through each book as Archer & Liberty try to find work and be happy with their work. But now that Archer has found his calling as a private eye, danger is ever present and that really scares Liberty. As Archer is hired by someone, she is soon missing and as he uncovers more and more in 1950s Hollywood and Los Angeles. He enlists the help of his mentor, Willie Dash. I loved everything about this story but the ending.

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Forever Never by Lucy Score

Forever Never by Lucy Score
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I loved this sizzling story about Remi returning home to her beloved family with a really big secret that will endanger anyone Remi cares about. I loved Brick and his big awesome body that knows something is wrong with Remi (the girl he can never have...) and will stop at nothing to protect her. Will Remi & Brick find each other??? Such a great romance!

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The Brothers Hawthorne (The In heritance Games, #4) by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

The Brothers Hawthorne by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Loved this 4th in the series about the brothers! There was drama, humor, so much angst, but time and time again, the brothers always relied on what they learned from their grandfather and how it brought them thru life time and time again. I enjoyed the 4 boys get togethers to be there for each other. I am SO looking forward to a 5th book!!!

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Two Nights in Lisbon by Chris Pavone

Two Nights in Lisbon by Chris Pavone
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

January LaVoy does a spectacular job narrating this taut thriller with so much psychological drama!!! I enjoyed listening to this book, Ariel's husband is kidnapped while they are on a business trip in London. The police and the American Embassy do not take her seriously, until the FBI & CIA are involved. A real who done it!

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The Last Line (Tracy Crosswhite, #8.5) by Robert Dugoni

The Last Line by Robert Dugoni
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

A novella in the Tracy Crosswhite series goes back to Del and Fazio, detectives who work with Tracy, when Del first comes Seattle and catches a case, where he finds frustration with each lead he gets, and questions his boss' honesty.

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All We Ever Wanted by Emily Giffin

All We Ever Wanted by Emily Giffin
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Teens at a party collide when a picture taken at a party reveals a drunken girl in a room in a compromising position. I could not stop turning the pages. I loved so many of the characters in this tense story---Nina, Tom, Lyla and Finch. Loved the resolution as well, a great read!

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Maybe Someday (Maybe, #1) by Colleen Hoover

Maybe Someday by Colleen Hoover
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Great beginning for a romance series where Sydney in a happy relationship with Hunter finds out he has been cheating on her with her best friend who she lives with. But Sydney has also been listening on her balcony to a mystery man who plays beautiful music. This mystery man, Ridge, has seen the cheating, and he also is the one who rescues her. Great story, steamy, and lots of drama!

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