A Place for Vanishing by Ann Fraistat ~ a Review

by MK French

Newly diagnosed as bipolar, Libby and her family move into a new home as a fresh start. The house is teeming with bugs and there are rumors about disappearances tied to the house stretching back over a century. Libby's mother won't pay attention to anything derailing the family's new start in town, but Libby plans to. There are secrets in the house, and she's sure the bug-shaped masks scattered throughout the property are the answer. People always wear masks, after all, but if Libby keeps hers on too long, she might lose herself.

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2 New Books about Strong Women During WWII

by Susan Roberts

In the genre of historical fiction, 2023 ended strong and 2024 is already showing it will be another great year of historical fiction. If you are a fan of World War II fiction, then make sure these books are on your reading list.

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Emily Wilde's Map of the Otherlands by Heather Fawcett ~ a Review

by MK French

Emily Wilde learned a lot when putting together her famous encyclopedia, including from her infuriating rival and possible love interest Wendell Brambleby. He’s an exiled faerie king on the run and in search of a door back to his realm. Emily’s not ready to accept his proposal and instead focuses on creating a map of the realms of faerie. Assassins after Brambleby invade Cambridge, so the two are off to the Austrian Alps, where Emily believes they may find the door to faerie and the key to freeing him from his family’s dark plans.

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Split by Alida Bremer ~ a Review

by Donna Huber

It’s 1936. The seaside-resort village of Split on the Adriatic coast bustles. The tourist spots are booming, passenger steamers dot the harbor, and Jewish émigrés have found tenuous refuge from persecution. But as war in Europe looms, Split is also a nest of spies, fascists, and smugglers—and now, a locale suspiciously scouted by a German Reich film crew. Then one summer morning it becomes the scene of a murder investigation when a corpse is found entangled in fishing nets in the port.

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Principles of Emotion by Sara Read ~ a Review

by MK French

Math prodigy Dr. Meg Brightwood solved the Impossible Theorem. She's been a recluse and plagued with anxiety for years and was dismissed by academia. The field is sexist and often full of plagiarism, so Meg plans to publicly prove that she solved it. When a panic attack derails her plans, she locks away her proof. Carpenter Isaac Wells is on the run and once was the love of Meg’s life. While they reconnect, Meg's answer to the Impossible Theorem is missing. Proving her authorship will test her as well as the burgeoning relationship.

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The Road Away from God by Jonathan Martin ~ a Review

by Donna Huber

It's no easy journey disentangling the good news of the gospel from the toxic theologies that have rendered Jesus unrecognizable. It's no wonder the church has sent many walking. 

In The Road Away from God, Jonathan Martin reimagines Luke's story of two disillusioned disciples walking the Emmaus road away from the holy city where they had watched their hope die a gruesome death right before their eyes.

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The Four Pillars by H.M. Long ~ a Series Review

by MK French

Do love binge-reading a series in the run-up to a new release? If so, or if you haven't read this series yet, now is the time to get started as the fourth book comes out in a little over a week.

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