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    Book Review:: Jitterbug | Gareth Powell

    May 3, 2026

    I really need to read more science fiction. This political space adventure was delightful. This is a self-contained propulsive novel that felt like the best episodes of…

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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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    Book Review:: Something in the Water | Catherine Steadman

    October 31, 2025

    Chance is a funny thing. Everyone knows they are not technically promised tomorrow. “You could be hit by a bus,” is such a common phrase I think…

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    Book Review:: Cover Story | Mhairi McFarlane

    October 25, 2025

    Cover Story by Mhairi McFarlane is more than a romance, it’s an investigation. Bel is a seasoned investigator who got her feet wet with her podcast before…

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    Book Review: Boleyn Traitor | Philippa Gregory

    October 16, 2025

    Philippa Gregory is a master of crafting intriguing political intrigue out of real-world figures from Tudor English history. Does she take liberties? Experts say a resounding yes…

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    Book Review:: And Then There Was The One | Martha Waters

    October 10, 2025

    W.O.W. I was not expecting this book. I really enjoyed Martha Waters Christmas book last year, so I was excited to find this book in my inbox,…

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    Book Review:: Circle of Days | Ken Follett

    September 16, 2025

    Put yourself in the shoes (or lack of them) of our ancestors. Those tribes of people who came before us. Living in rudimentary societies, living off of…

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    Book Review:: The Battle of the Bookshops | Poppy Alexander

    August 19, 2025

    It’s the Romeo + Juliet of the 21st century, but make it cozy and super intricate! Of the two bookstore battle books that have come out this…

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    Book Review:: The Hounding | Xenobe Purvis

    August 5, 2025

    The Hounding is a new novel by Xenobe Purvis full of mysticism, skepticism, and general uproar over rumor and gossip that will have consequences for an entire…

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    Book Review:: The Greatest Possible Good | Ben Brooks

    July 13, 2025

    Most people do not live their lives according to their own values. They say they do, they say they support certain things or care about them, but…

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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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