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Book Review: Winterwood by Shea Ernshaw

Happy Halloween!  I hope all of you that celebrate are having a particularly spooky day.  I thought that Winterwood would be a great book to share in honor of Halloween. SynopsisThe Walker women have a special connection to the woods of Fir Haven and Nora Walker is no exception.  The woods lead her to Oliver Huntsman, a boy who was lost in the woods for two weeks. Oliver has no idea how he survived,…
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Book Review: Beyond the Black Door by A.M. Strickland

SynopsisKamai was told not to open the Black Door.  But the Black door is tempting.  As a Soulwalker, Kamai is used to being able to know everything, and she must know what's Beyond the Black Door.  Thank you to Imprint for sending me a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.  This post contains affiliate links. You can read more on my disclosures page. ReviewBeyond the Black Door is basically non-stop action…
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Book Review: Lifestyles of Gods and Monsters by Emily Roberson

Synopsis Sixteen-year-old Ariadne’s whole life is curated and shared with the world. Her royal family’s entertainment empire is beloved by the tabloids, all over social media, and the hottest thing on television. The biggest moneymaker? The Labyrinth Contest, a TV extravaganza in which Ariadne leads fourteen teens into a maze to kill a monster. To win means endless glory; to lose means death. In ten seasons, no one has ever won.When the gorgeous,…
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Rom-Com Book Review: Faker by Sarah Smith

Synopsis Emmie Echavarre is a professional faker. She has to be to survive as one of the few female employees at Nuts & Bolts, a power tool company staffed predominantly by gruff, burly men. From nine to five, Monday through Friday, she's tough as nails--the complete opposite of her easy-going real self. One thing she doesn't have to fake? Her disdain for coworker Tate Rasmussen. Tate has been hostile to her since the…
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Book Review: The Art of Theft by Sherry Thomas

Synopsis As "Sherlock Holmes, consulting detective," Charlotte Holmes has solved murders and found missing individuals. But she has never stolen a priceless artwork—or rather, made away with the secrets hidden behind a much-coveted canvas. But Mrs. Watson is desperate to help her old friend recover those secrets and Charlotte finds herself involved in a fever-paced scheme to infiltrate a glamorous Yuletide ball where the painting is one handshake away from being sold and…
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Book Review: The Library of Lost Things by Laura Taylor Namey

Thank you to Inkyaed Press for Young Readers and Netgalley for sending me a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.       From the moment she first learned to read, literary genius Darcy Wells has spent most of her time living in the worlds of her books. There, she can avoid the crushing reality of her mother’s hoarding and pretend her life is simply ordinary. But when a new…
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Book Review: Fireborne by Rosaria Munda

Thank you to G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers and Netgalley for sending me an electronic copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.    Annie and Lee were just children when a brutal revolution changed their world, giving everyone—even the lowborn—a chance to test into the governing class of dragonriders.Now they are both rising stars in the new regime, despite backgrounds that couldn’t be more different. Annie’s lowborn family was executed…
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Book Review: The Grace Year by Kim Liggett

Thank you to St. Martin's Press for sending me an electronic copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.    Survive the year.No one speaks of the grace year. It’s forbidden.In Garner County, girls are told they have the power to lure grown men from their beds, to drive women mad with jealousy. They believe their very skin emits a powerful aphrodisiac, the potent essence of youth, of a girl on the…
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Book Review: The Orchid Throne by Jeffe Kennedy

Thank you to St. Martin's for sending me an electronic copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.   A PRISONER OF FATEAs Queen of the island kingdom of Calanthe, Euthalia will do anything to keep her people free—and her secrets safe—from the mad tyrant who rules the mainland. Guided by a magic ring of her father’s, Lia plays the political game with the cronies the emperor sends to her island. In…
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Books to add to your 2020 TBR

I know that 2019 isn't over yet, but that doesn't mean I haven't already started looking ahead to 2020 book releases. For those of you who frequent my blog, you have probably seen my 2019 New Releases.  Now, this certainly isn't every new release, but it does include ones I'm personally excited about, as well as some books I've been lucky enough to receive ARCS of, that I think you would love.   …
September 20, 2019