Staff Recommendations

Looking for your next read? Want to know what we’re reading? You’ve come to the right spot. Here, staff members from every department recommend some of their favorite reads!

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An ominous photo of a rowboat on the water at night.

Stillhouse Lake

by Rachel Caine

I love thriller/mystery stories, but I usually don't give them 5 stars because they can be predictable and formulaic. This book, Stillhouse Lake By Rachel Caine is the exception.

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Two silhouettes are shown in a window of a home with a lushly landscaped lawn.

Happiness Falls

by Angie Kim

This is an intelligent book. The only thing I could criticize was that perhaps it was a bit too long, and dragged a bit in the middle. But it definitely kept my interest. Happiness Falls is a thesis on sociology and philosophy.

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A woman's face is obscured by the title of the book, "Night Watching"

Night Watching

by Tracy Sierra

I love everything about this book, from the beautiful cover to the complete WTF I felt and thought throughout this entire novel.

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A young woman in a kimono holds a basket of leaves.

The Apothecary Diaries

by Natsu Hyuuga

This is the light novel version of the popular series. Maomao is the adoptive daughter of an apothecary who ends up being kidnapped and sold to the royal palace as a servant.

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A lake in the mountains is shown at sunset,

Montana Sky

by Nora Roberts

Three estranged sisters must live together on their father's ranch in Montana for one year, per his last Will. Mystery and romance ensue for all of the women. Good Read!

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