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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:: Greenwich | Kate Broad

    July 18, 2025

    Greenwich is a bit of an odd book that isn’t easy to slot into conventional genre conventions. As a millennial, it’s hard for me to call this…

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    Book Review:: The Love Haters | Katherine Center

    May 18, 2025

    The Love Haters is one of my most anticipated reads of 2025 and I was lucky enough to snag an early copy of it for review. In…

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    Book Review:: All the Water in the World | Eiren Caffall

    January 6, 2025

    You like reading about life post-apocalypse? How about a double apocalypse? Nonie is born after the end of the world as we know it. Weather patterns have…

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    Book Review:: The Villa | Rachel Hawkins

    November 22, 2024

    Rachel Hawkins is my favorite kind of suspense writer. A modern Gothic master. Her stories are somber and interesting and layered. If you enjoy historical mysteries, The…

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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 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:: Hello Stranger | Katherine Center

    August 30, 2024

    Another beautiful romance by Katherine Center, this one with a high concept and a Cinderella twist that is sure to move you. Sadie Montgomery is a finalist…

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    Book Review:: The Rom-Commers | Katherine Center 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

    June 23, 2024

    Sometimes you read a book that kind of ruins you for awhile. You finish the last pages, close the back cover and just linger in the tingly…

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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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