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    Book Review:: The Last Mrs. Parrish | Liv Constantine

    May 29, 2026

    This book is a master weaving of deception, twists, psychological turns, and a rug-pull that will have your eyes popping out of your head. It’s a wicked…

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    Book Review:: This Story Might Save Your Life | Tiffany Crum

    May 16, 2026

    If you have the chance to read This Story Might Save Your Life, do.not.waste.it. It is frigging phenomenal. I was hooked immediately and giddy the entire way…

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    Book Review:: The Storm | Rachel Hawkins

    April 26, 2026

    You can rely on Rachel Hawkins to deliver a compelling story replete with tension you can feel in your chest. This one is about murder in a…

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    Book Review:: Forget Me Not | Stacy Willingham

    August 25, 2025

    Nothing pulls me out of a reading burnout better than a really compelling mystery thriller. Sometimes you just want a book where you can’t stop turning the…

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    Book Review:: The Ghostwriter | Julie Clark

    June 3, 2025

    Once upon a time, two children were murdered in their home. Siblings. Leaving one brother, not home at the time, alive. No one was ever convicted. This…

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    Book Review:: The Gravedigger’s Almanac | Oliver Potzsch

    May 26, 2025

    If you have any interest in exploring some of the earliest practices of modern criminology, this is the mystery for you! Oliver Potzsch’s newest release, The Gravedigger’s…

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    Book Review:: Parents Weekend | Alex Finlay

    May 2, 2025

    Parents Weekend is the perfect book to grab for your weekend thriller binge-read. It’s fast paced, engrossing, high-stakes, and fascinating. This one had me in a grip,…

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    Book Review:: The Matchmaker | Aisha Saeed

    March 23, 2025

    Nura Khan is the best matchmaker in town, and everyone knows it. She’s taken the family business and made it bloom. She doesn’t just help her clients…

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    Book Review:: Famous Last Words | Gillian McAllister

    February 25, 2025

    Cam’s first day back at work as a literary agent after maternity leave doesn’t exactly go the way she planned. But no one plans for the police…

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    Book Review:: The House in the Pines | Ana Reyes

    January 28, 2025

    One summer can alter the course of everything. One new friend. One lost story. One betrayal. One house in the pines. Maya is convinced the strange boy…

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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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