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Book Review: Here Lies Olive

Title: Here Lies Olive Author: Kate Anderson Genre: Young Adult, LGBTQ+, Horror, Paranormal, Fantasy Rating: 3 Stars Description/Synopsis: Growing up in the dark tourism capital of the United States, sixteen-year-old Olive should be comfortable with death. But ever since an allergic reaction almost sent her to the wrong side of the grass, she’s been terrified that there is no afterlife. And…

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Book Review: Wolf Gone Wild

Title: Wolf Gone Wild [Stay A Spell 1] Author: Juliette Cross Genre: Contemporary, Urban Fantasy, Paranormal, Romance Rating: 5 Stars Description/Synopsis: What’s the worst thing that can happen to a werewolf? Unable to shift for three months, Mateo Cruz knows all too well. His wolf has taken up residence in his head, taunting him night and day with vividly violent and carnal thoughts. Convinced…

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Book Review: All That Consumes Us

Title: All That Consumes Us Author: Erica Waters Genre: Young Adult, Horror, Fantasy, Paranormal, Gothic, LGBTQ+ Rating: 5 Stars Description/Synopsis: The students in Corbin College’s elite academic society, Magni Viri, have it all—free tuition, inspirational professors, and dream jobs once they graduate. When first-gen college student Tara is offered a chance to enroll, she doesn’t hesitate.? …

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Book Review: Ghost Tamer

Title: Ghost Tamer Author: Meredith R. Lyons Genre: Horror, Paranormal, Thriller, Mystery, Fantasy Rating: 3 Stars Description/Synopsis: Death is one thing, it’s what you do afterward that matters.  Aspiring comedian Raely is the sole survivor of a disastrous train wreck. While faced with the intense grief of losing her best friend, she realizes that someone is following her―and has been…

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Book Review: Lonely Castle In The Mirror

Title: Lonely Castle In The Mirror Author: Mizuki Tsujimura, Translated By: Philip Gabriel Genre: Fantasy, Magical Realism, Young Adult, Mental Health Rating: 5 Stars Description/Synopsis: Seven students are avoiding going to school, hiding in their darkened bedrooms, unable to face their family and friends, until the moment they discover a portal into another world that offers temporary escape…

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Book Review: The Scarlet Veil

Title: The Scarlet Veil [The Scarlet Veil 1] Author: Shelby Mahurin Genre: Fantasy, Mystery, Romance Rating: 3 Stars Description/Synopsis: Six months have passed since Célie took her sacred vows and joined the ranks of the Chasseurs as their first huntswoman. With her fiancé, Jean Luc, as captain, she is determined to find her foothold in her new role and help protect Belterra. But whispers from…

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Book Review: Still Beating

Title: Still Beating Author: Jennifer Hartmann Genre: Dark Romance, Contemporary, Thriller Rating: 5 Stars Description/Synopsis: WARNING: This is a dark romance. This book contains subject matter that may be sensitive for some readers, including rape, as well as strong language and explicit sex. 18+ only. Please read responsibly. When Cora attends her sister’s birthday party, she expects at most…

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Book Review: Where Ivy Dares To Grow

Title: Where Ivy Dares To Grow Author: Marielle Thompson Genre: Gothic, Romance, Time Travel Rating: 5 Stars Description/Synopsis: Traveling to be with her fiancé’s terminally ill mother in her last days, Saoirse Read expected her introduction to the family’s ancestral home would be bittersweet. But the stark thrust of Langdon Hall against the cliff and the hundred darkened windows in its…

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Book Review: Unbound

Title: Unbound Author: Christy Healy Genre: Historical, Fantasy, Romance, Myth Retelling Rating: 3 Stars Description/Synopsis: Rozlyn Ó Conchúir is used to waiting—waiting for the king, her father, to relent and allow her to leave the solitude of her tower; waiting for the dreaded and mysterious Beast of Connacht to at last be defeated; waiting for the arrival of the man destined to win her…

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Book Review: The Atlas of Us

Title: The Atlas of Us Author: Kristin Dwyer Genre: Young Adult, Romance, Contemporary Rating: 5 Stars Description/Synopsis: Atlas James has lost her way. In a last-ditch effort to pull her life together, she’s working on a community service program rehabbing trails in the Western Sierras. The only plus is that the days are so exhausting that Atlas might just be tired enough to forget that this…

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Book Review: Somewhere In The Deep

Title: Somewhere In The Deep Author: Tanvi Berwah Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy, Romance Rating: 5 Stars Description/Synopsis: Seventeen-year-old Krescent Dune is buried under the weight of her dead parents’ debt and the ruinous legacy they left behind. The only way she can earn enough money to escape her unforgiving island is by battling monstrous creatures in an underground fighting pit. After a…

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A Quick Note

Hey guys! Just checking in. Posts are going to be a bit sporadic for the time being.  I do have posts scheduled already and set to go on the Upcoming Reviews page – so go take a look at that to figure out what’s already scheduled and will be on time. That being said, my computer went through a bit of an electrical surge this past week. Since then, my computer’s been randomly shutting down, and…

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Book Review: House of Ash and Shadow

Title: House of Ash and Shadow [Gilded City 1] Author: Leia Stone Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy, Romance Rating: 5 Stars Description/Synopsis: Seventeen-year-old Fallon Bane was born with a devastating curse: a single touch from another person will always cause her excruciating pain. Thus, she has accepted that she will die without ever being kissed, without even hugging her own father. But when…

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Book Review: After World

Title: After World Author: Debbie Urbanski Genre: Science Fiction, Post-Apocalyptic Rating: 1 Star (DNF) Description/Synopsis: Faced with uncontrolled and accelerating environmental collapse, humanity asks an artificial intelligence to find a solution. Its answer is remove humans from the ecosystem. Sen Anon is assigned to be a witness for the Department of Transition, recording the changes in…

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Book Review: Complete Crochet Handbook

Title: Complete Crochet Handbook Author: Eveline Hetty-Burkart & Beate Hilbig & Beatrice Simon Genre: Non-Fiction, Crochet, Crafts Rating: 5 Stars Description/Synopsis: Everything CROCHET, all in one place! This comprehensive reference work filled with photos and step-by-step instructions is the competent companion for beginner and advanced crocheters. From making your first stitch and learning…

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Book Review: Mini Encyclopedia–The Tropical Aquarium

Title: Mini Encyclopedia: The Tropical Aquarium Author: Gina Sandford Genre: Non-Fiction, Aquarium Hobby, Tropical Fish Rating: 2 Stars Description/Synopsis: This compact, full-color volume is packed with sensible advice and practical guidance. The first part shows how to set up a freshwater tropical aquarium in the home. It covers the tank, filters and pumps, plants, gravels and rocks and the…