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    Book Review:: Finlay Donovan Jumps the Gun | Elle Cosimano

    February 9, 2025

    What have Finlay and Vero gotten themselves into next? Finlay Donovan Jumps the Gun is the third book in a sometimes-hilarious contemporary mystery series led by a…

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    Book Review:: Finlay Donovan Knocks ’em Dead | Elle Cosimano

    February 2, 2025

    Fanning the flames immediately from the bombshell revelation at the conclusion of book one, Finlay Donovan Knocks ‘Em Dead is another whirlwind of accidental shenanigans and intertwining…

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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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    Book Review:: Finlay Donovan is Killing It | Elle Cosimano

    January 26, 2025

    What a treat this book is. Perhaps this specific flavor of mystery genre already existed before Finaly Donovan, but I’m having a hard time imagining a better…

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    Book Review:: Beautiful Ugly | Alice Feeney

    January 14, 2025

    What is it with tiny little Scottish islands? Grady Green, bestselling author, is struggling to work after the disappearance of his wife Abby. Finally at a breaking…

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    Book Review:: All the Missing Pieces | Catherine Cowles

    December 29, 2024

    So, like, romantic suspense is a thing?! If this book is good representation of that, this might be my new favorite genre! Oh my gosh, the mystery,…

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    Book Review:: A Sea of Unspoken Things | Adrienne Young

    December 27, 2024

    We all have secrets. This is the story of a twin trying to discover the secrets her brother was keeping, which may have led to his unexpected…

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    Book Review:: The Wife Upstairs | Rachel Hawkins

    November 19, 2024

    One of my top books of all time is Jane Eyre, so do I think you should read this modern, exaggerated, twisted novel that heavily draws upon…

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    Book Review:: The Vanishing Year | Kate Moretti

    November 8, 2024

    Tis the season for suspenseful, twisty books, and The Vanishing Year by Kate Moretti will certainly scratch that itch for you. Zoey has a pretty great life…

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    Book Review:: The Haunting of Maddy Clare | Simone St. James

    October 31, 2024

    What a perfect read for spooky season-a historical ghost story mystery, The Haunting of Maddy Clare. Ms. Sarah Piper is recruited by an eccentric world war veteran…

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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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