Month: December 2023

Book Review

BRIARDARK by S.A. Harian

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Rating: 4 / 5 BRIARDARK by S.A. Harian follows a few different interconnected storylines. Dr. Siena Dupont and her team are headed out on a glacier expedition in the Deadswitch Wilderness, but the map doesn't match up to the trail they are traveling and there are more sinister twists to their journey after they find… Continue reading BRIARDARK by S.A. Harian

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TRIPPING ARCADIA by Kit Mayquist

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Rating: 4.5 / 5 TRIPPING ARCADIA by Kit Mayquist follows Lena, a med school dropout who has been helping her aunt in the study of plants, but is called home by her family. Her father was injured and lost his job leaving the family in financial trouble. Lena needs to find a job fast to… Continue reading TRIPPING ARCADIA by Kit Mayquist

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THE FALL IS ALL THERE IS by C.M. Caplan

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Rating: 3.5 / 5 THE FALL IS ALL THERE IS by C.M. Caplan follows Petre Mercy, a young man on the outs with his family. Petre is one of a set of quadruplets born to the ruling family. As the youngest, he has always known he isn't bound for the throne himself and he's autistic… Continue reading THE FALL IS ALL THERE IS by C.M. Caplan

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LEECH by Hiron Ennes

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Rating: 3 / 5 LEECH by Hiron Ennes is set in an isolated chateau. The baron's doctor has died and his replacement has arrived both to replace the doctor, but also to determine what has happened. There is more to the doctor's identity and the Interprovincial Medical Institute from which they've come. There is a… Continue reading LEECH by Hiron Ennes

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CITY OF NIGHTMARES by Rebecca Schaeffer

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Rating: 3.5 / 5 CITY OF NIGHTMARES by Rebecca Schaeffer follows Ness, a young woman living in a dangerous world. This is a world full of gangs, cutthroat politicians, and worst yet, people who are transformed into living Nightmares when they sleep. When Ness was a child, her sister transformed into a giant spider and… Continue reading CITY OF NIGHTMARES by Rebecca Schaeffer

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WHAT KIND OF MOTHER by Clay McLeod Chapman

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Rating: 3 / 5 WHAT KIND OF MOTHER by Clay McLeod Chapman follows Madi Price, a young woman returning to her hometown with her teenaged daughter that Madi had when she was a teen herself. Madi makes ends meet as a palm reader, working out of the local farmers market and her hotel room. Through… Continue reading WHAT KIND OF MOTHER by Clay McLeod Chapman

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SHARK HEART by Emily Habeck

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Rating: 4 / 5 SHARK HEART by Emily Habeck follows married couple Lewis and Wren in strange circumstances. Not long after they've married, Lewis gets the news that he has a very rare diagnosis, one that is physically changing his body into that of a great white shark. He maintains most of his personality and… Continue reading SHARK HEART by Emily Habeck

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DATA BABY by Susannah Breslin

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I received a gifted copy of DATA BABY: MY LIFE IN A PSYCHOLOGICAL EXPERIMENT by Susannah Breslin from Hachette Books. DATA BABY is the author's account of her life and an examination of how her enrollment in a psychological study impacted her life. She was enrolled by her parents in a laboratory preschool at UC… Continue reading DATA BABY by Susannah Breslin