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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:: Ghosted | Sarah Ready

    November 15, 2024

    Sarah Ready does it again! This is the second book of hers I’ve read and I think I liked it even more than Wished. I especially recommend…

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    Book Review:: Let’s Call A Truce | Amy Buchanan

    November 12, 2024

    Y’all, I needed an indulgent five-star read, and Let’s Call a Truce by Amy Buchanan delivered! I absolutely loved this early 2025 release, so go don’t wait…

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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:: Perfect Fit | Clare Gilmore

    October 29, 2024

    There’s nothing I love more than a romance novel that blows away my expectations. By the cover and description, I figured this would be a light, not-that-deep…

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    Book Review:: Book of the Month | Jennifer Probst

    October 20, 2024

    What do you do when you’re out of inspiration? F*ck off to North Carolina. Aspen fears she is a one hit wonder when her second and third…

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    Book Review:: Catch and Keep | Erin Hahn

    October 18, 2024

    She’s been fishing her whole life, but she’s finally ready to be caught. This week I read a nice little palette cleanser romance, Erin Hahn’s new book…

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    Book Review:: The Familiar | Leigh Bardugo

    October 15, 2024

    The Familiar is a sweeping historical fantasy novel of survival, deception, resourcefulness, cunning, and resilience. Luzia has a gift for magic. She sings the songs of her…

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    Book Review:: Wish I Were Here | Melissa Wiesner

    October 14, 2024

    I looooooooved this book. In Wish I Were Here there is adventure, humor, drama, a heist, heart, community and the smidgiest smidge of magical realism that made…

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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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