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REVIEW: Bittersweet in the Hollow

Author: Kate Pearsall | Pub Date: 10.10.23 | Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Summary: Rural Caball Hollow is, and always has been, home to the James women, and their small town knows there’s something more to them than meets the eye. Linden has a special gift: the ability to taste others’ emotions. But it doesn’t mean she can explain, or even remember, what happened to her on the summer solstice the year…

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REVIEW: Compass and Blade

Author: Rachel Greenlaw | Pub Date: 02.29.2024 | RATING: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Summary: The sea gives and the sea takes: a lesson Mira knows well as part of the crew who dives the wreckage of ships to help support her island. The laws of nature may just bend to those of man when the Council Watch sets a trap and catches members of the island. To save her father, Mira is willing to do anything, but will her…

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REVIEW: Mislaid in Parts Half-Known

Author: Seanan McGuire | Pub Date: 01.09.24 | Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Summary: When other students learn Antsy could be the key to going home, she must flee the school and hope she can find her way back to the Shop Where the Lost Things Go. As she and her friends travel worlds that cut deep and worlds that time forgot, they learn there’s more to change and the Doors than they could have imagined.…

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REVIEW: Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Lord

Author: Celeste Connally | Pub Date: 11.14.23 | Rating: ⭐️⭐️ Summary: Lady Petra has decided to hell with men and declared herself a spinster. Now that the love of her life is gone, she’s going to live the rest of hers doing what she wants. But ballroom gossip says maybe the death of her friend isn’t as clean cut as originally thought, what she wants is to figure out what really happened. Holy…

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REVIEW: 10 Things That Never Happened

Author: Alexis Hall | Pub Date: 10.17.23 | Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Title: 10 Things That Never Happened | Summary: Sam Becker likes his job. Sure it’s not exactly where he pictured himself and his boss is kind of a huge jerk, but his coworkers are pretty mint. Jonathan Forest knew Sam wasn’t the best choice for the job and is working on fixing that when an accident happens during their difficult…

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REVIEW: The Bitter Past

Author: Bruce Borgos | Published: 07.18.23 While not typically fond of historical fiction in general, I liked the feel of this book. It definitely read as an action/thriller spy kind of thing which was a nice change of pace for a small-town cop story. Borgia kicks his series off with a bang, and gives us a potential international incident, spies, and a heartbreaking dual timeline set during the…

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REVIEW: A Fragile Enchantment

Title: A Fragile Enchantment | Author: Allison Saft | Published: 01.02.24 Summary: Magic, mystery, and love entwine in a story that feels like a regency drama. Niamh O’Conchobhair is a dressmaker with the ability to embroider emotions into her creations. Kit Carmine is a prickly prince marrying for duty. However, court secrets, love, and political unrest may show them both just how much more…

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REVIEW: When Oceans Rise

Title: When Oceans Rise | Author: Robin Alvarez | Format: Audiobook | Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ A Note: Thanks so much to NetGalley, Robin Alvarez, and Tides Collide Publishing for a chance to listen to an advanced copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own. I’ll preface this with: at first, I couldn’t see the forest for the trees. When Oceans Rise was one I didn’t think…

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REVIEW: When Grumpy Met Sunshine

Title: When Grumpy Met Sunshine | Author: Charlotte Stein | Pub Date: 02.06.24 Summary: Grumpy ex-footballer Alice Harding has been strong armed into selling his memoir, but writing it may be a problem after the reviews he got for the prologue he came up with for a coworker and friend. Sweet ghostwriter Mabel Willicker didn’t know what she was expecting, but it certainly wasn’t everything she…

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REVIEW: Night of the Witch

Author: Sara Raasch and Beth Revis | Published: 10.03.23 Note: a big thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for allowing me to read an advanced copy of this ebook in exchange for an honest review. All opinions of this work are my own! Summary: As the line survivor of the brutal attack on her village, Fritzi is looking to save her cousin and hide away in the Well, a safe place for witches in…

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REVIEW: Beholder

Author: Ryan la Sala | Publishes: 10.3.23 Summary: Athanasios knows there’s more to mirrors than meets the eye. He’s been warned all his life by Yiayia never to look too long, never to meet his own eyes, because every time you look something is looking back. But mysterious Dom needs Athan’s help to stop a secret society from hurting more people and keep a greater evil from escaping to destroy…

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REVIEW: Love in Winter Wonderland

Author: Abiola Bello | Publishes: 10.3.23 | Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ There’s just something about Christmas romances. Abiola Bello created the sweetest snapshot of London with the most realistic social commentary I’ve seen in awhile. Love in Winter Wonderland is a Great Read if you love clean romance or digital marketing and the impact we have on the world. Throw in Black-owned, small, family…

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The Raging Storm Review

Published: 09.05.2023 | By: Anne Cleeves Part of the Detective Matthew Venn series Note: the biggest thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin’s Press for the opportunity to read and review an advanced digital copy of this book! All opinions are my own. Okay, I love Matthew Venn. He’s so sweet but awkward and ultimately determined to do the right thing. He’s such a lovable character. I didn’t much…

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Between Us Review

By: Mhairi McFarlanePublishes: August 8, 2023Genre: Romance, Chick LitRating: 5 StarsSummary: There’s no better way to celebrate a birthday, and engagement, and the launch of Joe’s shiny new show than a weekend getaway. However, when things almost immediately start going wrong, new and old tensions rear their heads and private details come to life in the grandest of ways. It turns out Joe’s show…

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Fear the Silence Review

Fear the Silence by Robert Bryndza; published July 6, 2023. Genre: adult thriller, and content warnings: graphic depictions of injury, murder, and suicide with minor discussion of parent death and gaslighting. Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Summary: After the sudden and surprising death of her husband, Margaret Kendall learns there was more under the still ocean waters of their vacations to their Croatian…

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The Shadow Sister

A huge thank you to Sourcebooks and NetGalley for the opportunity to read an advanced copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. These opinions are my own, so brace yourselves. BOOK INFO: The Shadow Sister by Lily Meade releases 6.27.23. Summary: When Sutton goes missing, Casey is furious. While it’s the worst thing to happen to her and her family, she can’t help but remember the…