Month: February 2021

Book Review

RING SHOUT by P. Djèlí Clark

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Rating: 4.5 / 5 I picked up a copy of RING SHOUT by P. Djèlí Clark when my friend friend Des @theboozy.reader gave it a raving review! When I was struggling to come up with an "ugly" cover on my TBR, I decided to manipulate the reading prompt a bit and go for a cover… Continue reading RING SHOUT by P. Djèlí Clark

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WE HAVE ALWAYS LIVED IN THE CASTLE by Shirley Jackson

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Rating: 4 / 5 I put WE HAVE ALWAYS LIVED IN THE CASTLE by Shirley Jackson as an option for my "book with a building in the title" challenge prompt read in a Bookstagram story poll because I knew I had received a copy last year. Unfortunately after it won the poll I realized I… Continue reading WE HAVE ALWAYS LIVED IN THE CASTLE by Shirley Jackson

Book Review

HENCH by Natalie Zina Walschots

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I received a complimentary copy of HENCH by Natalie Zina Walschots from the publisher. Thank you to William Morrow Books! Rating: 3.5 / 5 HENCH takes a look at the world of superheroes and villains from behind the scenes through the eyes of a hired hench. Anna is one of many henchmen and women who… Continue reading HENCH by Natalie Zina Walschots

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WHEN WE LEFT CUBA by Chanel Cleeton

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Rating: 4 / 5 I read and loved NEXT YEAR IN HAVANAH when it came out in 2018 but while I have immediately added the subsequent books in Chanel Cleeton's The Cuba Saga series, I haven't yet picked them up. When I spotted the second book, WHEN WE LEFT CUBA, immediately available on audio from… Continue reading WHEN WE LEFT CUBA by Chanel Cleeton

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PARABLE OF THE TALENTS by Octavia E. Butler

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Rating: 5 / 5 After reading and loving KINDRED by Octavia E. Butler, I started Butler's Earthseed duology last year. I really enjoyed the first book, PARABLE OF THE SOWER so we happy to add PARABLE OF THE TALENTS to my TBR! This duology is set in the near future for us today, but was… Continue reading PARABLE OF THE TALENTS by Octavia E. Butler

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MALICE by by Keigo Higashino

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Rating: 4.5 / 5 I picked up MALICE by Keigo Higashino, Alexander O. Smith (Translator) at my local used bookstore after seeing it listed on multiple 'best of' lists for translated thrillers. When I saw it on the Are You Well Read in World Literature list, I selected it for my reading challenge prompt! It… Continue reading MALICE by by Keigo Higashino

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EVERY LAST FEAR by Alex Finlay (Out 3/2/2021!)

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Thank you to St. Martin's Press and the author for the complimentary advance readers' edition of EVERY LAST FEAR by Alex Finlay. Publication Date: 3/2/2021 Rating: 5 / 5 I had the opportunity to read the initial chapters of Alex Finlay's EVERY LAST FEAR on Bookish First and was immediately intrigued. I wasn't lucky enough… Continue reading EVERY LAST FEAR by Alex Finlay (Out 3/2/2021!)