Month: September 2024

Book Review

RUIN ROAD by Lamar Giles

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I received a gifted copy of RUIN ROAD by Lamar Giles from Scholastic Press. Rating: 3.5 / 5Publication Date: 9/17/2024 RUIN ROAD is a YA horror novel following Cade Webster. Cade lives a life split between worlds. On the one hand he lives in what is considered the wrong part of town, but Cade's skill… Continue reading RUIN ROAD by Lamar Giles

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AN ACADEMY FOR LIARS by Alexis Henderson

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I received a gifted galley of AN ACADEMY FOR LIARS by Alexis Henderson for an honest review. Thank you to Berkley Publishing Group, PRH Audio and Netgalley for the opportunity to read and review! Publication Date: 9/17/2024 Rating: 4.5 / 5 AN ACADEMY FOR LIARS follows Lennon, a young woman who is struggling. She's seeing… Continue reading AN ACADEMY FOR LIARS by Alexis Henderson

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THE LIES WE CONJURE by Sarah Henning

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I received a gifted eARC of THE LIES WE CONJURE by Sarah Henning from Tor Teen. Publication Date: 9/17/2024 THE LIES WE CONJURE is set in a world of witchcraft. Ruby and her sister Wren are recruited by a woman to pose as her grandchildren for a formal dinner. The resemblance is uncanny and the… Continue reading THE LIES WE CONJURE by Sarah Henning

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PINK SLIME by Fernanda Trías

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I received a gifted copy of PINK SLIME by Fernanda Trías (translated by Heather Cleary) from Scribner Books! Rating: 4 / 5 PINK SLIME is a novella set in a not too distant future. The narrator's home city has been struck by disaster when an algae bloom decimates the ocean and poisons the winds that… Continue reading PINK SLIME by Fernanda Trías

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THE SECOND HUSBAND by Kate White

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Thank you to Harper for the gifted copy of THE SECOND HUSBAND by Kate White! THE SECOND HUSBAND follows Emma. Emma's first husband Derrick was killed while on a business trip and the case has gone long cold. Emma picked up the pieces of her former life and has moved on with a new marriage,… Continue reading THE SECOND HUSBAND by Kate White

Book Review

THE DOLL’S HOUSE by Lisa Unger

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Thank you to Brilliancce Publishing, Amazon Original Stories, and Netgalley for the gifted audiobook copy of THE DOLL'S HOUSE by Lisa Unger! THE DOLL'S HOUSE follows Jules and her daughter. Jules is still recovering from the death of her husband when she meets Kirin. It is a whirlwind romance that finds Jules packing up her… Continue reading THE DOLL’S HOUSE by Lisa Unger

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SO THIRSTY by Rachel Harrison

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I received a gifted galley of SO THIRSTY by Rachel Harrison for an honest review. Thank you to Berkley Publishing Group, PRH Audio and Netgalley for the opportunity to read and review! Publication Date: 9/10/2024 Rating: 4.5 / 5 SO THIRSTY follows Sloane, a middle-aged woman off on a girls trip with her best friend… Continue reading SO THIRSTY by Rachel Harrison

Book Review

CATALINA by Karla Cornejo Villavicencio

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I received a gifted copy of CATALINA by Karla Cornejo Villavicencio from One World / Random House! Rating: 4 / 5 CATALINA follows the titular character, a young woman and a student at Harvard. Catalina was raised by undocumented grandparents in Queens after her parent's death when she was little. She remembers little about Latin… Continue reading CATALINA by Karla Cornejo Villavicencio