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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:: Every Exquisite Thing | Laura Steven

    May 28, 2026

    After reading and adoring Our Infinite Fates, Laura Steven’s new book Every Exquisite Thing was a pleasant enough surprise. While Fates is about an endless love story…

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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:: All You Took From Me | Lisa Kenway

    May 14, 2026

    You’ve got to love an unreliable narrator, and who could be more unreliable than an amnesia patient? My favorite thing about All You Took From Me, was…

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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:: Handle With Care | Marybeth Mayhew Whalen

    April 21, 2026

    This book is like, if locked-room mystery was a thriller, and the psychology of everyone in the room is the story. In other words: excellent. This is…

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    Book Review:: Caller Unknown | Gillian McAllister

    April 9, 2026

    Love makes fools of us all, and we all know nothing is stronger than a mother’s love. Simone and Lucy just wanted to have a nice mother-daughter…

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    Book Review:: My Husband’s Wife | Alice Feeney

    December 7, 2025

    This is my second Alice Feeney novel, and it is just as twisty and confusing and unreliable as the last one! If you’re a fan of high…

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    Book Review:: Anatomy of an Alibi | Ashley Elston

    November 28, 2025

    For me, the fun of reading thrillers is that grabs-you-by-the-throat, have-to-turn-the-next-page, I-have-no-idea-what-happens-next feeling. It’s a different sort of reading experience than I have with other fiction, because…

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    Book Review:: The Ministry of Time | Kaliane Bradley

    November 14, 2025

    The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley is a fascinating, captivating, historical – sci-fi – romance – adventure – thriller. Ha. It’s a mashup of multiple genres…

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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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