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Perfect Shot by Steve Urszenyi #bookreview #series

Perfect Shot by Steve Urszenyi #bookreview #series

I purchased this book for my own personal collection. Publisher: Minotaur Books Published: September 24, 2024 (Originally Published 2023)   Summary: Special Agent Alexandra Martel has put her days on the battlefield behind her. Charming and disarming, relentless and lethal, she earned a reputation as one of the most renowned and decorated Army snipers in the service before stepping away. But when Alex, now an FBI special agent on loan…

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Killing Moon by Jo Nesbo #bookreview #series

Killing Moon by Jo Nesbo #bookreview #series

Thank you Knopf #partner, for the finished copy of Killing Moon in exchange for my honest review.  Publisher: Vintage Crime/Black Lizard Published: April 30, 2024 (first published 2022)   Summary: THE HUNT IS ON AND THE POLICE ARE RUNNING OUT OF TIME. Two young women are missing, their only connection a party they both attended, hosted by a notorious real-estate magnate. When one of the women is found murdered, the police…

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This Isn’t Going to End Well by Daniel Wallace #bookreview #audiobook

This Isn’t Going to End Well by Daniel Wallace #bookreview #audiobook

Thank Algonquin Books, #partner for the finished copy of This Isn’t Going to End Well in exchange for my honest review. I borrowed the audiobook from the library. Publisher: Algonquin Books / Hachette Audio Published: March 26, 2024 – Paperback Release   Summary: In this powerful memoir, the bestselling author of Big Fish tries to come to terms with the life and death of his multi-talented longtime friend and brother-in-law, who…

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Forager: Field Notes for Surviving a Family Cult by Michelle Dowd #bookreview #audiobook #blogtour

Forager: Field Notes for Surviving a Family Cult by Michelle Dowd #bookreview #audiobook #blogtour

Thank Algonquin Books, #partner for the finished copy of Forager: Field Notes for Surviving a Family Cult in exchange for my honest review. I borrowed the audiobook from the library. Publisher: Algonquin Books / Hachette Audio Published: February 27, 2024 – Paperback Release   Summary: A moving, heartbreaking, and lyrical true story of the author’s escape from an apocalyptic cult—and the survival skills that led to her freedom. My family prepared…

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Road of Bones by Christopher Golden #bookreview

Road of Bones by Christopher Golden #bookreview

I purchased this book for my own personal collection. Publisher: St. Martin’s Griffin Published: December 27, 2022   Summary: An American documentarian travels a haunted highway across the frozen tundra of Siberia in New York Times bestselling author Christopher Golden’s Road of Bones, a “tightly wound, atmospheric, and creepy as hell” (Stephen King) supernatural thriller. Surrounded by barren trees in a snow-covered wilderness with a dim, dusky sky forever overhead, Siberia’s…

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Little Souls by Sandra Dallas #bookreview #audiobook

Little Souls by Sandra Dallas #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you St. Martin’s Press, #partner, for the finished copy of Little Souls in exchange for my honest review. I borrowed the audiobook from the library. Publisher: St. Martin’s Griffin / Macmillan Audio Published: August 22, 2023 (Paperback Release) / April 26, 2022   Summary: Sandra Dallas’s Little Souls is a gripping tale of sisterhood, loyalty, and secrets set in Denver amid America’s last deadly flu pandemic Colorado, 1918. World…

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Look Closer by David Ellis #bookfeature #paperbackrelease

Look Closer by David Ellis #bookfeature #paperbackrelease

Today, I’m featuring a book that out in paperback today. This book has been on my tbr since it first came out in hardcover last year and you better believe that I made a special trip to the bookstore today to grab a copy! Thank you #Thrillerbookloverspromotions for inviting me to help spread the word about this paperback release!!!      Look Closer by David Ellis Publisher – G.P. Putnam’s Sons…

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The Good Left Undone by Adriana Trigiani #bookfeature #paperbackrelease

The Good Left Undone by Adriana Trigiani #bookfeature #paperbackrelease

Today, I’m featuring a book that is coming out in paperback today. I happened to read this book last year when it first came out in hardcover and absolutely loved it! Adriana Trigiani is one of my favorite authors and I just adore her books and this one was no exception. You can read my review here. Thank you MB Communications for inviting me to help spread the word about…

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Blood Sugar by Sascha Rothchild #bookfeature #paperbackrelease

Blood Sugar by Sascha Rothchild #bookfeature #paperbackrelease

Today, I’m featuring a book that is coming out in paperback next week. This book has been on my tbr since it first came out in hardcover last year and you better believe that I will be high-tailing it to the bookstore on Tuesday to grab a copy of it when the paperback copy hits the shelves! Thank you #Thrillerbookloverspromotions for inviting me to help spread the word about this…

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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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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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She Wouldn’t Change a Thing by Sarah Adlakha #bookreview #paperbackrelease

She Wouldn’t Change a Thing by Sarah Adlakha #bookreview #paperbackrelease

Thank you @suzyapprovedbooktours and Forge Books, #partner,  for the paperback copy of She Wouldn’t Change a Thing in exchange for my honest review.  Publisher: Forge Books Published: June 7, 2022 (first published August 2021)   Summary: Sliding Doors meets Life After Life in Sarah Adlakha’s story about a wife and mother who is given the chance to start over at the risk of losing everything she loves. A second chance is the last…

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Blog Tour & Spotlight: Legends of the North Cascades by Jonathan Evison

Blog Tour & Spotlight: Legends of the North Cascades by Jonathan Evison

Today, I’m so happy to be a tour stop on the blog tour for Legends of the North Cascades by Jonathan Evison . This is out in paperback today and I’m happy to help the publisher get the word out. Read about the book and see what everyone has to say about it. Publisher: Algonquin Books Published: January 11, 2022 (Paperback Release)   Summary: “A beautifully rendered and cinematic portrait of…

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Review: The Distant Dead by Heather Young

Review: The Distant Dead by Heather Young

Publisher: Custom House Published: August 4, 2021 Source: Paperback via Publisher   Summary: A BookPage Best Book of 2020 * A People Magazine Best Book of Summer * A Parade Best Book of Summer * A Crime Reads Most Anticipated Book of Summer “[A] second stunning piece of redemptive fiction… An ideal recommendation for fans of Kate Atkinson and Jodi Picoult.” – Booklist, Starred Review A body burns in the high desert hills. A boy walks into…

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Review: Florence Adler Swims Forever by Rachel Beanland

Review: Florence Adler Swims Forever by Rachel Beanland

Publisher: Simon & Schuster Paperbacks Published: June 1, 2021 (First published July 2020) Source: Saichek Publicity   Summary: Over the course of one summer that begins with a shocking tragedy, three generations of the Adler family grapple with heartbreak, romance, and the weight of family secrets in this stunning debut novel that’s perfect for fans of Manhattan Beach and The Dollhouse. Atlantic City, 1934. Every summer, Esther and Joseph Adler rent their house…

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Review: A Solitude of Wolverines by Alice Henderson (print/audio)

Review: A Solitude of Wolverines by Alice Henderson (print/audio)

Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks / Harper Audio Published: October 27, 2021 / October 27, 2020 (audio) Source: Paperback via William Morrow / Audio via library   Summary: The first book in a thrilling series featuring an intrepid wildlife biologist who’s dedicated to saving endangered species…and relies on her superior survival skills to thwart those who aim to stop her. While studying wolverines on a wildlife sanctuary in Montana, biologist Alex…

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Review: With or Without You by Caroline Leavitt

Review: With or Without You by Caroline Leavitt

Publisher: Algonquin Books Published: June 29, 2021 (Paperback Release) Source: Author via Suzy Approved Booktours   Summary: New York Times bestselling author Caroline Leavitt writes novels that expertly explore the struggles and conflicts people face in their search for happiness. For the characters in With or Without You, it seems at first that such happiness can come only at someone else’s expense. Stella is a nurse who has long suppressed her own…

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