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The Key to Deceit by Ashley Weaver #bookreview #bookseries

The Key to Deceit by Ashley Weaver #bookreview #bookseries

Thank you Minotaur Books, #partner, for the finished copy of The Key to Deceit in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Minotaur Books Published: June 21, 2022   Summary: The second in the Electra McDonnell series from Edgar-nominated author Ashley Weaver, The Key to Deceit, is a delightful World War II mystery filled with spies, murder, romance, and wit. London, 1940. After years of stealing from the rich and giving to the…

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The Third Way by Aimee Hoben #bookfeature #authorinterview

The Third Way by Aimee Hoben #bookfeature #authorinterview

Thank you GetRedPrBooks & She Writes Press #partner, for the advanced copy of The Third Way in exchange for this feature. Today, I’m happy to be featuring this book, which published last week. Please see what others have said about the book and learn the inspiration behind the book. Publisher: She Writes Press Published: August 23, 2022   Summary: A college student with a fear of public speaking finds herself…

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The Violin Conspiracy by Brendan Slocumb #bookreview #audiobook #bookclub

The Violin Conspiracy by Brendan Slocumb #bookreview #audiobook #bookclub

I purchased both this book and audiobook for my own collection. Publisher: Anchor Books / Random House Audio Published: February 1, 2022   Summary: A mystery about a Black classical musician whose family heirloom violin is stolen on the eve of the most prestigious classical music competition in the world. Ray McMillian loves playing the violin more than anything, and nothing will stop him from pursuing his dream of becoming…

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Things We Do in the Dark by Jennifer Hillier #bookreview

Things We Do in the Dark by Jennifer Hillier #bookreview

Thank you Minotaur Books, #partner, for the advanced copy of Things We Do in the Dark in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Minotaur Books Published: July 19, 2022   Summary: When Paris Peralta is arrested in her own bathroom—covered in blood, holding a straight razor, her celebrity husband dead in the bathtub behind her—she knows she’ll be charged with murder. But as bad as this looks, it’s not what worries…

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Girl, Forgotten by Karin Slaughter #bookreview #audiobook #bookseries

Girl, Forgotten by Karin Slaughter #bookreview #audiobook #bookseries

Thank you Blackstone Publishing / Netgalley for the ALC and Bibliolifestyle & William Morrow Books, #partner,  for the finished copy of Girl, Forgotten in exchange for my honest review.  Publisher: William Morrow / Blackstone Publishing Published: August 23, 2022   Summary: From the New York Times bestselling author of Pieces of Her comes an electrifying thriller featuring newly minted US Marshall Andrea Oliver as she investigates a cold case with links to her father’s…

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The Darkness of Others by Cate Holahan #bookreview #audiobook

The Darkness of Others by Cate Holahan #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you Hachette Audio for the ALC and @NovelSuspects & Grand Central Publishing, #partner, for the advanced copy of The Darkness of Others in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Grand Central Publishing / Hachette Audio Published: August 23, 2022   Summary: USA Today best-selling author Cate Holahan delivers her latest nail-biting thriller, perfect for fans of Ruth Ware and Lisa Jewell. Imani Banks lives in a posh Brooklyn Heights neighborhood that has…

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Please Join Us by Catherine McKenzie #bookreview #audiobook

Please Join Us by Catherine McKenzie #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you Simon & Schuster Audio for the ALC and Kathleen Carter Communications / Atria Books #partner, for the advanced copy of Please Join Us in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Atria / Simon and Schuster Audio Published: August 23, 2022   Summary: A “propulsive thriller about secret organizations, hidden agendas, and the lengths one woman will go to reclaim her life” (Laura Dave, author of Reese’s Book Club…

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A Summer to Remember by Erika Montgomery #bookreview #audiobook #backlistbook

A Summer to Remember by Erika Montgomery #bookreview #audiobook #backlistbook

Thank you St. Martin’s Press, #partner for the finished copy of A Summer to Remember in exchange for my honest review. I borrowed the audiobook from the library. Publisher: St. Martin’s Press / Macmillan Audio Published: May 11, 2021   Summary: For thirty-year-old Frankie Simon, selling movie memorabilia in the shop she opened with her late mother on Hollywood Boulevard is more than just her livelihood–it’s an enduring connection to…

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All the Lies They Did Not Tell by Pablo Trincia #blogtour #bookreview #audiobook

All the Lies They Did Not Tell by Pablo Trincia #blogtour #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you Brilliance Audio for the ALC and @OTRPR & Amazon Crossing, #partner, for the advanced copy of All the Lies They Did Not Tell in exchange for my honest review.      Today, I’m so happy to be a tour stop on the blog tour for All the Lies They Did Not Tell. Thank you OTRPR for inviting me to participate.   Publisher: Amazon Crossing / Brilliance Audio Published:…

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She’s Up to No Good by Sara Goodman Confino #bookreview #audiobook #bookclub

She’s Up to No Good by Sara Goodman Confino #bookreview #audiobook #bookclub

Thank you Brilliance Audio for the ALC and GetRedPR and the author, #partner, for the finished copy of She’s Up to No Good in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Lake Union Publishing / Brilliance Audio Published: August 1, 2022   Summary: For two women generations apart, going home will change their lives in this funny, poignant, and life-affirming novel about family, secrets, and broken hearts by the author of For the…

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Cobblestones, Conversations, and Corks: A Son’s Discovery of His Italian Heritage by Giovanni Ruscitti #bookfeature #authorinterview

Cobblestones, Conversations, and Corks: A Son’s Discovery of His Italian Heritage by Giovanni Ruscitti #bookfeature #authorinterview

Thank you GetRedPrBooks #partner, for the advanced copy of Cobblestones, Conversations, and Corks in exchange for this feature. Today, I’m happy to be featuring this book, which published yesterday. Please see what others have said about the book and read an interview that was done with the author.   Publisher: Radius Book Group Published: August 16, 2022   Summary: Cobblestones, Conversations and Corks is a passionate and deeply moving story…

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The Blame Game by Sandie Jones #bookreview

The Blame Game by Sandie Jones #bookreview

Thank you Minotaur Books, #partner, for the advanced copy of The Blame Game in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Minotaur Books Published: August 16, 2022   Summary: In the vein of the Reese’s Book Club x Hello Sunshine Book Club pick The Other Woman, Sandie Jones’s heart-pounding new novel The Blame Game will keep readers on the edge of their seats. Games can be dangerous. But blame can be deadly. As a psychologist…

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Switchboard Soldiers by Jennifer Chiaverini #bookreview #audiobook

Switchboard Soldiers by Jennifer Chiaverini #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you Harper Audio for the ALC and Bibliolifestyle & William Morrow Books, #partner,  for the finished copy of Switchboard Soldiers in exchange for my honest review.  Publisher: William Morrow / Harper Audio Published: July 19, 2022   Summary: From New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Chiaverini, a bold, revelatory novel about one of the great untold stories of World War I–the women of the U.S. Army Signal Corps, who broke down…

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Overkill by Sandra Brown #bookreview #audiobook

Overkill by Sandra Brown #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you Hachette Audio for the ALC and @NovelSuspects & Grand Central Publishing, #partner, for the advanced copy of Overkill in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Grand Central Publishing / Hachette Audio Published: August 16, 2022   Summary: #1 New York Times bestselling author Sandra Brown delivers a riveting thriller where a conflict of conscience for a former football star and an ambitious state prosecutor swiftly intensifies into a fight for…

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You’re Invited by Amanda Jayatissa #bookreview #blogtour

You’re Invited by Amanda Jayatissa #bookreview #blogtour

Thank you Berkley Books / Netgalley , #partner, for the advanced copy of You’re Invited in exchange for my honest review. I also purchased a copy of this for my own collection. Publisher: Berkley Books Pub date: August 9, 2022   Summary: What could be worse than your ex-boyfriend marrying your childhood best friend? Getting accused of her murder… From the author of My Sweet Girl comes a dangerously addictive new thriller…

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A Little Hope by Ethan Joella #bookreview #audiobook #bookclub

A Little Hope by Ethan Joella #bookreview #audiobook #bookclub

This book is from my personal collection. I borrowed the audiobook from the library. Publisher: Scribner / Simon & Schuster Audio Published: November 16, 2021   Summary: An “immersive…illuminating” (Booklist) and life-affirming novel following the residents of an idyllic Connecticut town over the course of a year, A Little Hope explores the intertwining lives of a dozen neighbors as they confront everyday desires and fears: a lost love, a stalled career, an…

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Most Anticipated Releases: August 2022

Most Anticipated Releases: August 2022

  Happy August! Here we are with another batch of anticipated reads. I have some fantastic thrillers & one historical fiction that I am so excited for – some from beloved authors and one from a debut novelist.     DIRT CREEK by Hayley Scrivenor Pub date: August 2nd, Flatiron Books My review   Summary: When twelve-year-old Esther disappears on the way home from school in a small town in…

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Long Gone by Joanna Schaffhausen #bookreview

Long Gone by Joanna Schaffhausen #bookreview

Thank you Minotaur Books, #partner, for the advanced copy of Long Gone in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Minotaur Books Published: August 9, 2022   Summary: Long Gone, the next installment of Joanna Schaffhausen’s critically acclaimed Detective Annalisa Vega series. Chicago detective Annalisa Vega shattered her life, personally and professionally, when she turned in her ex-cop father for his role in a murder. Her family can’t forgive her. Her fellow…

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Are You Sara? by S.C. Lalli #bookreview

Are You Sara? by S.C. Lalli #bookreview

Thank you William Morrow Books, #partner, for the advanced copy of Are You Sara? in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: William Morrow & Company Published: August 9, 2022   SUMMARY: Two women named Sara each get into a rideshare. . . but only one makes it home alive. Which Sara was the real target? Law student Saraswati “Sara” Bhaduri holds down two jobs in order to make her way through school,…

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Where the Sky Begins by Rhys Bowen #bookreview #audiobook

Where the Sky Begins by Rhys Bowen #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you @GetRedPrBooks & Lake Union Publishing, #partner, for the advanced copy of  Where the Sky Begins in exchange for my honest review. I purchased the audiobook for my own collection. Publisher: Lake Union Publishing / Audible Studios Published: August 2, 2022   Summary: A woman’s future is determined by fate and choice in a gripping WWII novel about danger, triumph, and second chances by the New York Times best-selling author of The…

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The Couple at Number 9 by Claire Douglas #bookreview #audiobook

The Couple at Number 9 by Claire Douglas #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you Harper Audio, #partner, for the ALC of The Couple at Number 9 in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Harper Audio Published: August 2, 2022   Summary: The internationally best-selling author of Do Not Disturb and Just Like the Other Girls delivers a heart-pounding psychological thriller about a couple who inherit what seems to be their dream home, until they make a horrifying discovery – and the danger begins. The victims….  When…

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The Heist by C.W. Gortner & M.J. Rose #bookreview #bookseries

The Heist by C.W. Gortner & M.J. Rose #bookreview #bookseries

Thank you to GetRedPR, #partner, for the finished copy of The Heist in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Blue Box Press Published: August 2, 2022   Summary: To catch a leopard wear diamonds. A year after THE BAIT, Ania Throne is on the prowl. Gone into hiding, she’s planned her next move to perfection, intent on winning her dangerous game of cat-against-cat with the Leopard. But Ania doesn’t know that…

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Until We Meet by Camille Di Maio #bookreview #audiobook

Until We Meet by Camille Di Maio #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you Hachette Audio for the ALC and BooksForwardPR & Forever Books, #partner, for the finished copy of Until We Meet in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Forever / Hachette Audio Published: March 1, 2022   Summary: A poignant and pause-resisting story of three women whose lives are forever changed by war…. New York City, 1943 Can one small act change the course of a life? Margaret’s job at…

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Dirt Creek by Hayley Scrivenor #bookreview

Dirt Creek by Hayley Scrivenor #bookreview

Thank you Flatiron Books, #partner, for the advanced copy of Dirt Creek in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Flatiron Books Published: August 2, 2022   Summary: When twelve-year-old Esther disappears on the way home from school in a small town in rural Australia, the community is thrown into a maelstrom of suspicion and grief. As Detective Sergeant Sarah Michaels arrives in town during the hottest spring in decades and…

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The Codebreaker’s Secret by Sara Ackerman #blogtour #bookspotlight #excerpt

The Codebreaker’s Secret by Sara Ackerman #blogtour #bookspotlight #excerpt

Thank you MIRA/Netgalley, #partner, for the advanced copy of The Codebreaker’s Secret in exchange for my honest review.  Today, I’m so happy to be a tour stop on the blog tour for The Codebreaker’s Secret by Sara Ackerman – I have an excerpt for you to read thanks to MIRA. Publisher: MIRA Published: August 2, 2022   Summary: A brilliant female codebreaker. An “unbreakable” Japanese naval code. A pilot on a top-secret mission that…

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The Woman in the Library by Sulari Gentill #bookreview #audiobook #bookclub

The Woman in the Library by Sulari Gentill #bookreview #audiobook #bookclub

Thank you Libro.fm, #partner for the ALC of The Woman in the Library in exchange for my honest review. I purchased this book for my own collection. Publisher: Poisoned Pen Press / Dreamscape Media Published: June 7, 2022   Summary: In every person’s story, there is something to hide… The ornate reading room at the Boston Public Library is quiet, until the tranquility is shattered by a woman’s terrified scream.…

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Take My Hand by Dolen Perkins-Valdez #bookreview #audiobook

Take My Hand by Dolen Perkins-Valdez #bookreview #audiobook

I purchased both this book and audiobook for my own collection. Publisher: Berkly Books / Penguin Audio Published: April 12, 2022   Summary: Inspired by true events that rocked the nation, a profoundly moving novel about a Black nurse in post-segregation Alabama who blows the whistle on a terrible wrong done to her patients, from the New York Times bestselling author of Wench. Montgomery, Alabama 1973. Fresh out of nursing school, Civil Townsend…

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Month in Review: July 2022

Month in Review: July 2022

Well July sure seemed to fly by! Even with me being home most of the month due to my surgery, I still don’t know where the time went. I did manage to read, and listen, to quite a lot – though I’m not sure how my tbr is still overflowing! I do have some exciting news – I’m now an affliate with Bookshop.org. This is an opportunity to support independent…

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Iris in the Dark by Elissa Grossell Dickey #bookreview #audiobook #bookclub

Iris in the Dark by Elissa Grossell Dickey #bookreview #audiobook #bookclub

Thank you Lake Union Publishing #partner, for the finished copy of Iris in the Dark in exchange for my honest review. The audio copy is via my Kindle Unlimited subscription. Publisher: Lake Union Publishing / Brilliance Audio Published: June 7, 2022   Summary: A single mother faces her worst fear—the past—in a provocative novel of suspense by the author of The Speed of Light. Iris Jenkins knows that bad things happen.…

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The Three Dahlias by Katy Watson #blogtour #bookspotlight #excerpt

The Three Dahlias by Katy Watson #blogtour #bookspotlight #excerpt

Thank you Mobius Books, #partner, for the finished copy of The Three Dahlias in exchange for my honest review.     Today, I’m so happy to be a tour stop on the blog tour for The Three Dahlias – I have a spotlight & excerpt for you to read. Thank you Mobius Books for inviting me to participate. Publisher: Mobius Books Published: July 26, 2022   Summary: Three rival actresses team…

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Daughters of the Occupation by Shelly Sanders #bookreview #audiobook

Daughters of the Occupation by Shelly Sanders #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you Harper Audio for the ALC and TLC Book Tours & Harper, #partner,  for the finished copy of Daughters of the Occupation in exchange for my honest review.  Publisher: Harper / Harper Audio Published: May 3, 2022   Summary: Inspired by true events in World War II Latvia, an emotionally charged novel of sacrifice, trauma, resilience, and survival, as witnessed by three generations of women.  On one extraordinary day in…

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Woman of Light by Kali Fajardo-Anstine #bookreview #bookclub

Woman of Light by Kali Fajardo-Anstine #bookreview #bookclub

Thank you Libro.fm, #partner for the ALC of Woman of Light in exchange for my honest review. I purchased this book for my own collection.  Publisher: One World / Random House Audio Published: June 7, 2022   Summary: A dazzling epic of betrayal, love, and fate that spans five generations of an Indigenous Chicano family in the American West, from the author of the National Book Award Finalist Sabrina & Corina…

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Amazon Original Stories: A Point in Time #bookfeature #bookreview

Amazon Original Stories: A Point in Time #bookfeature #bookreview

  Amazon Original Stories, an imprint of Amazon Publishing, is pleased to present A POINT IN TIME, seven historical fiction stories by seven very talented authors.   One moment can make history How quickly the ground shifts beneath our feet. We make choices—in the face of love, or violence, or necessity—and the effects ripple outward. In these moving short stories, acclaimed authors examine the foundations of the past, uncovering the irreversible…

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The Kitchen Is Closed: And Other Benefits of Being Old by Sandra Butler #bookreview

The Kitchen Is Closed: And Other Benefits of Being Old by Sandra Butler #bookreview

Thank you to GetRedPR, #partner, for an advanced copy of The Kitchen Is Closed: And Other Benefits of Being Old in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Both/And Productions Published: July 26, 2022   Summary: In her eighties, Sandra Butler does not identify as elderly. Or mature. She’s neither plucky nor a burden, and she’s not over any hills. She’s old, and she’s ready to reclaim that word. In this…

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A Letter in the Wall by Eileen Brill #bookreview #bookclub

A Letter in the Wall by Eileen Brill #bookreview #bookclub

Thank you to GetRedPR, #partner, for an advanced copy of The Letter in the Wall in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Spark Press Published: May 24, 2022   Summary: It’s 1971, and Joan Dumann fears her former business partner wants her dead—but her anxiety is less about dying than it is about feeling disrespected and invalidated. As she constructs a letter about her predicament, she revisits her past. Born…

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The Librarian Spy by Madeline Martin #bookreview

The Librarian Spy by Madeline Martin #bookreview

Thank you to Thoughts From a Page, Kathleen Carter Communications, Hanover Square Press, #partner, for an advanced copy of The Librarian Spy in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Hanover Square Press Published: July 26, 2022   Summary: From the New York Times bestselling author of The Last Bookshop in London comes a moving new novel inspired by the true history of America’s library spies of World War II. Ava thought her job as…

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Blood Ties by Ruth Lillegraven #bookreview #audiobook #seriesreview

Blood Ties by Ruth Lillegraven #bookreview #audiobook #seriesreview

Thank you Brilliance Audio, #partner, for the ALC of Blood Ties in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Brilliance Audio Published: July 26, 2022   Summary: Betrayal, secrets, revenge, and murder: they’re in the blood in a provocative novel of psychological suspense by the award-winning, internationally bestselling author of Everything Is Mine. As Norway’s newly appointed minister of justice, child-rights advocate Clara Lofthus has a chance to accomplish something meaningful on behalf…

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The Kingdoms of Savannah by George Dawes Green #bookreview

The Kingdoms of Savannah by George Dawes Green #bookreview

Thank you Celadon Books, #partner, for the advanced copy of The Kingdoms of Savannah in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Celadon Books Published: July 19, 2022   Summary: Savannah may appear to be “some town out of a fable,” with its vine flowers, turreted mansions, and ghost tours that romanticize the city’s history. But look deeper and you’ll uncover secrets, past and present, that tell a more sinister tale. It’s the…

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Everything is Mine by Ruth Lillegraven #bookreview #audiobook #seriesreview

Everything is Mine by Ruth Lillegraven #bookreview #audiobook #seriesreview

Thank you Brilliance Audio, #partner, for the ALC of Everything Is Mine in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Brilliance Audio Published: March 9, 2021   Summary: Family secrets, revenge, and righteous fury collide in an international bestselling novel of psychological suspense and intrigue. Clara and Henrik are married and living in a beautiful inherited villa in Oslo. She is a single-mindedly ambitious child-rights activist at the Ministry of Justice.…

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The Lover by Helene Flood #blogtour #bookreview

The Lover by Helene Flood #blogtour #bookreview

Thank you Mobius Books, #partner, for the finished copy of The Lover in exchange for my honest review.     Today, I’m so happy to be a tour stop on the blog tour for The Lover. Thank you Mobius Books for inviting me to participate. Publisher: Mobius Books Published: July 12, 2022   Summary: How can you hide your affair when your lover’s been murdered? From the mind of a psychologist, and…

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Olga Dies Dreaming by Xochitl Gonzalez #bookreview #audiobook

Olga Dies Dreaming by Xochitl Gonzalez #bookreview #audiobook

This book is from my personal collection. I borrowed the audiobook from the library. Publisher: Flatiron Books / Macmillan Audio Published: January 4, 2022   Summary: A blazing talent debuts with the tale of a status-driven wedding planner grappling with her social ambitions, absent mother, and Puerto Rican roots, all in the wake of Hurricane Maria It’s 2017, and Olga and her brother, Pedro “Prieto” Acevedo, are bold-faced names in…

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First Born by Will Dean #bookreview

First Born by Will Dean #bookreview

Thank you Simon & Schuster Audio for the ALC and Atria Books #partner, for the advanced copy of First Born in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Atria/Emily Bestler Books / Simon and Schuster Audio Published: July 5, 2022   Summary: From the acclaimed author of The Last Thing to Burn, a psychological thriller about the dark secrets that emerge when a woman’s twin sister is murdered, with his signature “intense, gripping,…

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Hokuloa Road by Elizabeth Hand #bookreview #audiobook

Hokuloa Road by Elizabeth Hand #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you Hachette Audio for the ALC and @NovelSuspects & Mulholland Books, #partner, for the advanced copy of Hokuloa Road in exchange for my honest review.  Publisher: Mulholland Books / Hachette Audio Published: July 19, 2022   Summary: From Shirley Jackson Award-winner Elizabeth Hand comes a haunting and atmospheric new mystery perfect for fans of White Lotus , about a young man hired to work as a caretaker in Hawaiʻi who is drawn into…

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Bad City by Paul Pringle #bookreview

Bad City by Paul Pringle #bookreview

Thank you Celadon Books, #partner, for the finished copy of Bad City in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Celadon Books Published: July 19, 2022   Summary: “Pringle’s fast-paced book is a master class in investigative journalism… when institutions collude to protect one another, reporting may be our last best hope for accountability.” —The New York Times For fans of Spotlight and Catch and Kill comes a nonfiction thriller about corruption and betrayal radiating…

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Out of Her Depth by Lizzy Barber #blogtour #bookreview #netgalley

Out of Her Depth by Lizzy Barber #blogtour #bookreview #netgalley

Thank you MIRA/Netgalley, #partner, for the advanced copy of Out of Her Depth in exchange for my honest review. Today, I’m so happy to be a tour stop on the blog tour for Out of Her Depth. Thank you MIRA for inviting me to participate.   Publisher: MIRA Published: July 12, 2022   Summary: There are summers that will change your life. There are summers that may end it. In…

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The Magnolia Palace by Fiona Davis #bookreview #audiobook

The Magnolia Palace by Fiona Davis #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you Dutton, #partner, for the advanced copy of The Magnolia Palace in exchange for my honest review. I purchased the audiobook via my subscription with libro.fm. Publisher: Dutton / Penguin Audio Published: January 25, 2022   Summary: Fiona Davis, New York Times best-selling author of The Lions of Fifth Avenue, returns with a tantalizing novel about the secrets, betrayal, and murder within one of New York City’s most impressive Gilded Age mansions.…

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Are You Sara? by S.C. Lalli #bookspotlight #bookgiveaway

Are You Sara? by S.C. Lalli #bookspotlight #bookgiveaway

Today, I’m thrilled to be partnering with Harper Collins in featuring an upcoming thriller due to hit the shelves in August. I’m reading this one now and am just loving it. I have about 100 pages left to go and have no idea where it is ultimately going to end up…it’s so clever and full of suspense – exactly what I love to read in the summer! Take a look…

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The Binding Room by Nadine Matheson #blogtour #bookreview #netgalley

The Binding Room by Nadine Matheson #blogtour #bookreview #netgalley

Thank you Hanover Square Press/Netgalley, #partner, for the advanced copy of The Binding Room in exchange for my honest review. Today, I’m so happy to be a tour stop on the blog tour for The Binding Room. Thank you Hanover Square Press for inviting me to participate. Publisher: Hanover Square Press Published: July 12, 2022   Summary: Detective Anjelica Henley confronts a series of ritualistic murders in this heart-pounding thriller…

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The It Girl by Ruth Ware #bookreview

The It Girl by Ruth Ware #bookreview

Thank you to TandemGlobal, Gallery / Scout Press, #partner, for an advanced copy of The It Girl in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Gallery / Scout Press Published: July 12, 2022 Summary: The #1 New York Times bestselling author of One by One returns with an unputdownable mystery following a woman on the search for answers a decade after her friend’s murder. April Coutts-Cliveden was the first person Hannah Jones met at Oxford.…

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The Beauty in Breaking by Michele Harper #bookreview #audiobook

The Beauty in Breaking by Michele Harper #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you Riverhead Books, #partner for the paperback copy of The Beauty in Breaking in exchange for my honest review. I borrowed the audiobook from the library. Publisher: Riverhead Books / Penguin Audio Published: Print – June 29, 2021 (First published July 2020) / Audio – July 7 2020   Summary: An emergency room physician explores how a life of service to others taught her how to heal herself. Michele…

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