Posts tagged with ‘4 Star books’

  • The Sisters (Book Review)

    By on April 1, 2026

    This is a novel about second-generation Tunisian immigrants living in Sweden, and their challenges of cultural duality, where they...

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    Polly Castor
  • The Spellshop (Book Review)

    By on March 25, 2026

    The Spellshop is a great diversion, and it was perfect as a "palette cleanser" between other books that promise...

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    Polly Castor
  • Consider Yourself Kissed (Book Review)

    By on March 7, 2026

    This book depicts the average struggles families go through to give everyone what they need. This is particularly true...

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    Polly Castor
  • Untethered (Book Review)

    By on February 10, 2026

    This a work of historical fiction about a woman who is the director of a "group home for negro...

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    Polly Castor
  • Time of the Child (Book Review)

    By on January 16, 2026

    It is a story about an unexpected baby arriving at Christmas time, and what a miracle that can be....

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    Polly Castor
  • Buckeye (Book Review)

    By on December 8, 2025

    Buckeye is a long, sweep of a book, taking place between two families in a small town in Ohio...

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    Polly Castor
  • The Stolen Queen (Book Review)

    By on October 8, 2025

    You too might enjoy this compulsively readable story by this highly capable writer.

    3
    Polly Castor
  • River of the Gods (Book Review)

    By on October 4, 2025

    This is a dramatic account of two egotistic British explorers' rivalry in searching for the source of the Nile.

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    Polly Castor
  • The Waters (Book Review)

    By on August 13, 2025

    A difficult read that may be woth it in the end.

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    Polly Castor
  • Downstairs Girl (Book Review)

    By on July 1, 2025

    Downstairs Girl is very unique historical fiction story about a Chinese girl in reconstructionist Atlanta.

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    Polly Castor
  • The Trackers (Book Review)

    By on June 21, 2025

    I listened to this driving to and from Maine last week, and enjoyed it.

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    Polly Castor
  • My Name is Emilia Del Valle (Book Review)

    By on June 4, 2025

    This is an immersive tale of an unusually plucky young woman's courage, her search for her heritage, and ultimately,...

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    Polly Castor