Month: July 2019

Book Review

THE TURN OF THE KEY by Ruth Ware (Out 8/6/2019)

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Publication Date: 8/6/2019 Rating: 4.5 / 5 I received an uncorrected digital galley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you to Gallery / Pocket Books and NetGalley for the chance to read and provide an honest review! THE TURN OF THE KEY by Ruth Ware is written in the form of letters from the… Continue reading THE TURN OF THE KEY by Ruth Ware (Out 8/6/2019)

Book Review

RECURSION by Blake Crouch

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Rating: 5 / 5 RECURSION by Blake Crouch is a book which has received a lot of hype on bookstagram. When RECURSION was announced for the #notyomamasbookclub hosted by @downtogetthefiction and @kraysbookclub on Instagram, I immediately put it on hold at the library. I loved reading Crouch's prior book DARK MATTER in June, so I… Continue reading RECURSION by Blake Crouch

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THE PERKS OF BEING A WALLFLOWER by Stephen Chbosky

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Rating: 3.5 / 5 THE PERKS OF BEING A WALLFLOWER by Stephen Chbosky has quite the fan base, so it really needs no introduction. It has over a million reviews on Goodreads alone! It was recommended time after time for various reading challenge prompts I've done over the past couple years, so it has been… Continue reading THE PERKS OF BEING A WALLFLOWER by Stephen Chbosky

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HOTEL ON THE CORNER OF BITTER AND SWEET by Jamie Ford

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Rating: 4.5 / 5 HOTEL ON THE CORNER OF BITTER AND SWEET by Jamie Ford is a book that I had planned to use for a reading challenge prompt last year, but I switched it out at the last minute when a book I was already reading met the requirement. I recently obtained a copy… Continue reading HOTEL ON THE CORNER OF BITTER AND SWEET by Jamie Ford

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THE NIGHT DIARY by Veera Hiranandani

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Rating: 4 / 5 THE NIGHT DIARY by Veera Hiranandani was one of the discussion book picks for the Reading Women Podcast's July theme on the Partition of India. This is a subject that I am very lacking in knowledge on, so it was one that very much interested to read along. Being a middle… Continue reading THE NIGHT DIARY by Veera Hiranandani

Book Review

SMOKESCREEN (Out 7/30/2019)

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Publication Date: 7/30/2019 Rating: 4 / 5 I received an advanced copy of SMOKESCREEN by Iris Johansen as part of a giveaway on Goodreads! Thank you to Grand Central Publishing for the chance to read for an honest review! SMOKESCREEN is book 25 in Iris Johansen's Eve Duncan series. This is a series that I… Continue reading SMOKESCREEN (Out 7/30/2019)

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THE ESCAPE ROOM by Megan Goldin (Out 7/30/2019)

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I received an uncorrected digital galley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you to St. Martin's Press and Netgalley for the chance to read and review! Publication Date: 7/30/2019 Rating: 3.5 / 5 Welcome to the escape room. Your goal is simple. Get out alive. - Megan Goldin, The Escape Room THE ESCAPE ROOM… Continue reading THE ESCAPE ROOM by Megan Goldin (Out 7/30/2019)

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PLANETFALL by Emma Newman

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Rating: 3.5 / 5 Emma Newman's PLANETFALL was the July pick for the Deep Dark Reads buddy read on Instagram. I went into this book knowing nothing more than that and that it had a great cover! Ren Ghali is one of a group of people who followed the vision of Lee Suh-Mi which promised… Continue reading PLANETFALL by Emma Newman