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    Book Review:: The Heiress | Rachel Hawkins

    October 8, 2024

    Rachel Hawkins is a master of subtle psychological thrillers. Her books have a flair for being compelling contemporary reads with a dark twist. I’ve read them all,…

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    Book Review:: Hate Follow | Erin Quinn-Kong

    October 7, 2024

    Hate Follow by Erin Quinn-Kong aspires to be the My Sister’s Keeper of this decade. Not many people will have children who need life-saving medical care and…

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    Book Review:: The Book of George | Kate Greathead

    October 6, 2024

    The thing about life is we can’t see very far ahead of ourselves. We don’t know what will happen or who we’ll meet or how we’ll feel.…

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    Book Review:: Daughter of Ruins | Yvette Manessis Corporon

    October 5, 2024

    Historical fiction isn’t something I read often. Not unlike sci-fi/fantasy novels, it requires a higher level of effort from the reader than other genres. It can be…

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    Book Review:: What the River Knows | Isabel Ibanez

    October 4, 2024

    When a book lists The Mummy as a comp in the blurb, you know your girl’s gonna pick it up. That’s as far as I got in…

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    Book Review:: The Death King | Penelope Barsetti

    October 3, 2024

    This book is an indulgent escapist dark erotic romance fantasy. It is fiction. Please go into this one with the right expectations. This book will NOT be…

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    Book Review:: If We Were Villains | M.L. Rio

    October 1, 2024

    What is more important, that Cesear is assassinated or that he is assassinated by his intimate friends? … ‘That,’ Frederick said, ‘is where the tragedy is.’ After…

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    Book Review:: The Truth About the Devlins | Lisa Socttoline

    September 29, 2024

    A dead body. Brotherly love. This book starts out with a bang. John Devlin, the golden boy of the family, comes to his brother with a terrified…

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    Book Review:: The City in Glass | Nghi Vo

    September 27, 2024

    Where have I been all my life where I haven’t experienced the work of Hugo Award winning author Nghi Vo? By happy circumstance, I’ve been given the…

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    Book Review:: Before We Were Us | Denise Hunter

    September 26, 2024

    Life is good. After struggling through so much of life, you’ve finally found the place you belong, and the one who is meant to stand by your…

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Emily's bookshelf: read

What the River Knows
The Rule Book
Wild Love
Every Time I Go on Vacation, Someone Dies
The Cheat Sheet
The Rom-Commers
Not in Love
My Not So Perfect Life
First Down
Clean Sweep
Greta & Valdin
The True Love Experiment
Killing Floor
Hate Mail
The Unhoneymooners
This Bird Has Flown
Savor It
Thank You for Listening
This Summer Will Be Different
The Last City


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