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REVIEW: The Bride Test by Helen Hoang

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Khai Diep has no feelings. Well, he feels irritation when people move his things or contentment when ledgers balance down to the penny, but not big, important emotions—like grief. And love. He thinks he’s defective. His family knows better—that his autism means he just processes emotions differently. When he steadfastly ... more >

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REVIEW: The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang

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Dear Helen Hoang, I have been keen to read The Kiss Quotient ever since I first read the blurb: Stella Lane thinks math is the only thing that unites the universe. She comes up with algorithms to predict customer purchases–a job that has given her more money than she knows ... more >

Picture of a black woman with short dark hair with her arms around the neck of a taller white man with brown hair. He has his arms around her waist. They are both topless but the middle bit is a bit blurred and the book title in pink is there too so it's the suggestion of naked rather than anything explicit.

REVIEW: A Girl Like Her by Talia Hibbert

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Dear Talia Hibbert, I can barely contain my squee I loved this book so much. I think I nearly wore out the highlight function on my ereader while reading and it was difficult to pick which quotes to put in this review. I wanted to use ALL of them. TL;DR ... more >

REVIEW: A Boy Made of Blocks by Keith Stuart

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Alex loves his family, and yet he struggles to connect with his eight-year-old autistic son, Sam. The strain has pushed his marriage to the breaking point. So Alex moves in with his merrily irresponsible best friend on the world’s most uncomfortable blow-up bed. As Alex navigates single life, long-buried family ... more >

REVIEW: In the Absence of Light by Adrienne Wilder

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For years Grant Kessler has smuggled goods from one end of the world to the next. When business turns in a direction Grant isn’t willing to follow he decides to retire and by all appearances he settles down in a nowhere town called Durstrand. But his real plan is to ... more >

REVIEW: Phoenix Inheritance by Corrina Lawson

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Dear Corrina Lawson: Phoenix Inheritance is a action-packed (Navy SEALs,) family issues oriented (autism,) paranormal (psychic powers) romance, and it does all of those things pretty well. Renee Black and Daz Montoya are no longer together, but Daz is part of their son’s life, although his security work keeps him ... more >

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