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ARC Review: Blood Countess

Blood Countess by Lana Popovic Genre: Historical Fiction, Horror Release Date: January 28 Rating:  3/5 Synopsis Anna Darvulia has just begun working as a  maid for the  Countess Elizabeth Báthory. Soon Anna becomes Elizabeth’s friend and confidante. But Anna realizes she is really more of a prisoner and the countess could turn on her at any moment.   This post contains affiliate links. You can read more on my disclosures page. Thank you…
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Book Review: Enchantee

Enchantee by Gita Trelease Genre: Young Adult Fantasy. Historical Fiction, Magical Realism Series: Book 1 in the Enchantee Series Rating:  5/5 Synopsis In an effort to save her family Camille Durbonne works la magie ordinaire, but that isn't enough.  When times become desperate, Camille uses her magic to disguise herself as a noble person to gain access to Versailles.  But Versailles is dangerous place, especially with the revolution gaining steam.    This…
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ARC Book Review: Dark and Deepest Red

Dark and Deepest Red by Anna-Marie McLemore Genre: Young Adult Fantasy, Retelling, Historical Fiction Release Date: January 14, 2020 Rating:  4/5 Synopsis In the Summer of 1518, a strange dancing plague is released over the land and Lavinia is accused of witchcraft.   Five centuries later, a pair of red shoes seal to Rosella Oliva’s feet, making her dance uncontrollably. Emil recognizes the signs because it was his family that was accused in…
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My Favorite Detective Novels

  I love a good Mystery, and being that it is October it does seem a little fitting to talk about some of my favorite detective novels    There is something about gathering clues and solving a puzzle that just makes me happy.  My favorite tv show is Veronica Mars, so that tells you a lot about what I'm into basically smart sassy detectives solving cases.  Below are some of my favorite mystery…
October 18, 2019
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Book Review: The Witch of Willow Hall by Hester Fox

 New Oldbury, 1821In the wake of a scandal, the Montrose family and their three daughters—Catherine, Lydia, and Emeline—flee Boston for their new country home, Willow Hall. The estate seems sleepy and idyllic. But a subtle menace creeps into the atmosphere, remnants of a dark history that call to Lydia, and to the youngest, Emeline.All three daughters will be irrevocably changed by what follows, but none more than Lydia, who must draw on a…
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Bringing Down the Duke by Evie Dunmore

  Synopsis England, 1879. Annabelle Archer, the brilliant but destitute daughter of a country vicar, has earned herself a place among the first cohort of female students at the renowned University of Oxford. In return for her scholarship, she must support the rising women's suffrage movement. Her charge: recruit men of influence to champion their cause. Her target: Sebastian Devereux, the cold and calculating Duke of Montgomery who steers Britain's politics at the Queen's…
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The Fake Relationship

In my opinion, there is almost not better rom-com set up than the fake relationship! Unlike Enemies to Lovers, this trope is almost exclusively found in romance and is basically a Hallmark movie.  Let me tell you how it usually goes down.  Two characters meet somehow, perhaps through an ad, or just coincidence one or both of them need a significant other because of some variation of one of the following: 1. want…
June 11, 2019
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Review: The Hollow of Fear by Sherry Thomas

Under the cover of “Sherlock Holmes, consulting detective,” Charlotte Holmes puts her extraordinary powers of deduction to good use. Aided by the capable Mrs. Watson, Charlotte draws those in need to her and makes it her business to know what other people don’t.Moriarty’s shadow looms large. First, Charlotte’s half brother disappears. Then, Lady Ingram, the estranged wife of Charlotte’s close friend Lord Ingram, turns up dead on his estate. And all signs point…
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Review: Odd & True by Cat Winters

Trudchen grew up hearing Odette’s stories of their monster-slaying mother and a magician’s curse. But now that Tru’s older, she’s starting to wonder if her older sister’s tales were just comforting lies, especially because there’s nothing fantastic about her own life—permanently disabled and in constant pain from childhood polio. In 1909, after a two-year absence, Od reappears with a suitcase supposedly full of weapons and a promise to rescue Tru from the monsters…
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Review: Fawkes by Nadine Brandes

**I received a complimentary copy of this book from Thomas Nelson through NetGalley. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.** Thomas is infected with the Stone Plague.  He thinks that by getting his mask and bonding with his color, he can cure himself.  But when his famous father Guy Fawkes doesn't show up to his color test, Thomas sets off to London to find him. When he finds his father, Thomas is…