Month: October 2022

Book Review

REMARKABLY BRIGHT CREATURES by Shelby Van Pelt

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Rating: 5 / 5 REMARKABLY BRIGHT CREATURES by Shelby Van Pelt begins with Marcellus, a giant Pacific octopus kept in captivity in an aquarium. He speaks to the reader, counting his days of captivity and his observations of the humans he observes around him and his wanderings of the aquarium. The story follows Tova Sullivan,… Continue reading REMARKABLY BRIGHT CREATURES by Shelby Van Pelt

Book Review

THAT SUMMER IN BERLIN by Lecia Cornwall

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I received a gifted galley of THAT SUMMER IN BERLIN by Lecia Cornwall for an honest review. Thank you to Berkley Publishing Group, PRH Audio, and Netgalley for the opportunity to read and review! Publication Date: 10/11/2022 Rating: 4 / 5 THAT SUMMER IN BERLIN is set in the summer of 1936 when Germany hosted… Continue reading THAT SUMMER IN BERLIN by Lecia Cornwall

Book Review

ATTRIBUTION by Linda Moore

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I received a gifted copy of ATTRIBUTION by Linda Moore - thank you to the author and to She Writes Press for the opportunity to read and offer an honest review. Publication Date: 10/11/2022Rating: 4 / 5 ATTRIBUTION follows Cate Adamson, an art historian student working on her doctorate under a misogynistic professor who does… Continue reading ATTRIBUTION by Linda Moore

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DAUGHTER OF THE PIRATE KING & DAUGHTER OF THE SIREN QUEEN by Tricia Levenseller

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DAUGHTER OF THE PIRATE KING by Tricia Levenseller follows Alosa, a young pirate captain who is the daughter of the pirate king as the title implies. She is in search of a hidden map which will lead to great treasure so she allows herself to be captured and imprisoned on an enemy vessel in order… Continue reading DAUGHTER OF THE PIRATE KING & DAUGHTER OF THE SIREN QUEEN by Tricia Levenseller

Book Review

YOU’RE INVITED by Amanda Jayatissa

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Rating: 4 / 5 YOU'RE INVITED by Amanda Jayatissa was one of our September book picks for the #SaturdayBookstaClub buddy read that I help host on Instagram. I really enjoyed the author's MY SWEET GIRL so I was excited to see this come up as a BOTM pick! YOU'RE INVITED is set against the backdrop… Continue reading YOU’RE INVITED by Amanda Jayatissa

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CLOWN IN A CORNFIELD by Adam Cesare

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Rating: 4 / 5 CLOWN IN A CORNFIELD by Adam Cesare follows Quinn Maybrook, a high school student who has just recently moved to a new town with her father. The house is run down with a view over the shut down Baypen Corn Syrup Factory which was once the heart of Kettle Springs. The… Continue reading CLOWN IN A CORNFIELD by Adam Cesare

Book Review

ANYONE by Charles Soule

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Rating: 3.5 / 5 ANYONE by Charles Soule begins in a not too distant future. Gabby is a scientist researching potential cures for Alzheimer's. She has received venture capitalist funding to test out her theoretical solution, but the money is running out so time is running out. Running what is likely her last test, something… Continue reading ANYONE by Charles Soule

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BONE WHITE by Ronald Malfi

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Rating: 4 / 5 BONE WHITE by Ronald Malfi is set in Dread's Hand, Alaska where a man walks out of the woods to speak to the police, confessing to murdering several people. He's in rough shape, but the police aren't sure what to make of him. Still, they follow him into the woods and… Continue reading BONE WHITE by Ronald Malfi