Tag: Book review
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The House Across the Lake
This is one of those books you should go into blind. Just know you are in for a wild ride, its starts out pretty typical but then the drop hits you. There were so many twists and turns towards the end that the story completely changes into a complicated tangle. The first half felt very […]
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Ordinary Monsters
I knew it from the beginning, there was something special about this novel. I could tell it was nearing 5 star territory and by the end it wound up being an all time favorite. It had all the elements I love in a fantasy novel, excellent characters, found family, intriguing mystery, and plenty of scary […]
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You’re my I.T.
If you’re looking for a cute nerdy non traditional romance then this is it! Synopsis The first guy Blaine ever confessed her feelings to dismissed her. The second made her friendless. The third, a viral internet sensation. And Blaine is praying the fourth will be different. After two years of pining for the aloof and […]
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The Fifth Season
Do you ever read a book and really like the writing, the characters and the story but don’t feel the pull to continue in the series? That happened for me with this read. I’m not sure where it lost me, but for now I don’t plan to continue this series. The overall plot felt slow […]
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The Golden Couple
By Greer Hendricks, Sarah Pekkanen Synopsis: Wealthy Washington suburbanites Marissa and Matthew Bishop seem to have it all―until Marissa is unfaithful. Beneath their veneer of perfection is a relationship riven by work and a lack of intimacy. She wants to repair things for the sake of their eight-year-old son and because she loves her husband. […]
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Seasonal Fears
By Seanan McGuire Seasonal Fears, the sequel to Middlegame, takes you on a journey through another parallel world where the seasons are much more than they seem. Thank you to Netgalley for the arc in exchange for my review. Melanie is a cheerleader, her boyfriend is on the football team and besides her failing heart […]
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City of Orange
By David Yoon A man who can’t remember who he is wakes up injured and alone in an apocalyptic world. That first line made me want to read this book, but it turned out to go in a direction I wasn’t expecting. If you go into this book hoping for an apocalyptic story you’ll get […]
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Upgrade by Blake Crouch
What if your body could be stronger or your brain smarter than any other human being. Would you do it? In the new action packed Sci-Fi Thriller, Upgrade, it’s all possible, but is it the right thing to do? Logan Ramsay works for GPA, an organization stopping the illegal gene editing happening all over the […]
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Gallant by V.E. Schwab
If you’re looking for a hauntingly beautiful and poetic story this one is for you. It’s a mystery wrapped up in a series of journal entries and new discoveries made by our main character, Olivia. SYNOPSIS Olivia Prior has grown up in Merilance School for Girls, and all she has of her past is her […]
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Vespertine by Margaret Rogerson
“Is there anything more dangerous down here?” It seemed to consider the question. Then it said, “ME”. Synopsis: The dead of Loraille do not rest. Artemisia is training to be a Gray Sister, a nun who cleanses the bodies of the deceased so that their souls can pass on; otherwise, they will rise as spirits […]
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