Month: September 2025

Book Review

WATCHING EVIL DEAD by Josh Malerman

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I received a gifted copy of WATCHING EVIL DEAD by Josh Malerman from Del Rey / Random House. WATCHING EVIL DEAD is short a nonfiction book from the horror author. He centers it around an evening of showing his now wife the EVIL DEAD movie he loves for the first time along with a couple… Continue reading WATCHING EVIL DEAD by Josh Malerman

Monday Reading Check In

Monday Reading Check In

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Happy Monday, book friends! I wound up having a much more lazy weekend that originally intended, but I was exhausted and staying home on the couch was way too appealing compared to getting out and about. I did make some progress on my new @tlyarncrafts Crochet Academy crochet hat and the granny squares that will… Continue reading Monday Reading Check In

Book Review

SPREAD ME by Sarah Gailey

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I received a gifted copy of SPREAD ME by Sarah Gailey from Macmillan Audio. Publication Date: 9/16/2025 SPREAD ME is set in a remote research outpost. Kinsey is in charge of the crew that works there in isolation from the outside world. As the book opens a sand storm is approaching just as some of… Continue reading SPREAD ME by Sarah Gailey

Book Review

THE WRONG DAUGHTER by Dandy Smith

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I received a gifted copy of THE WRONG DAUGHTER by Dandy Smith from Kensington Books! Publication Date: 8/26/2025Rating: 4 / 5 THE WRONG DAUGHTER begins with a kidnapping. When Caitlin was ten, her older sister Olivia was taken in the middle of the night and never seen again. Olivia lives with the guilt of witnessing… Continue reading THE WRONG DAUGHTER by Dandy Smith

Book Review

MY FRIENDS by Fredrik Backman

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I received a gifted audiobook copy of MY FRIENDS by Fredrik Backman from Simon Audio! Rating: 5 / 5 MY FRIENDS begins with a painting. It is Louisa's favorite and she knows that it isn't a painting of the sea as most people believe. At the end of the pier are three small figures in… Continue reading MY FRIENDS by Fredrik Backman

Book Review

HOUSE OF IDYLL by Delilah S. Dawson

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I received a gifted eARC copy of HOUSE OF IDYLL by Delilah S. Dawson from Titan Books! Rating: 4 / 5Publication Date: 9/9/2025 HOUSE OF IDYLL is an adult horror following Angelina, a singer and songwriter trying to make ends meet in Los Angeles without a ton of success. When she rather spectacularly flames out… Continue reading HOUSE OF IDYLL by Delilah S. Dawson

Book Review

PLAY NICE by Rachel Harrison

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I received a gifted galley of PLAY NICE 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: 9/9/2025Rating: 4 / 5 PLAY NICE follows Clio, a youngest sister, a stylist, an influencer. When she gets the news that… Continue reading PLAY NICE by Rachel Harrison

Book Review

PROJECT MIND CONTROL by John Lisle

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Thank you to St. Martin's Press for the complimentary copy of PROJECT MIND CONTROL: SIDNEY GOTTLIEB, THE CIA, AND THE TRAGEDY OF MKULTRA by John Lisle. Rating: 4 / 5 PROJECT MIND CONTROL is a nonfiction exploration of dark facets of the CIA. Sidney Gottlieb was a chemist who worked for the CIA and as… Continue reading PROJECT MIND CONTROL by John Lisle

Book Review

THE COUPLE AT NUMBER 9 by Claire Douglas

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I received a gifted copy of THE COUPLE AT NUMBER 9 by Claire Douglas from Harper Collins. Rating: 4 / 5 THE COUPLE AT NUMBER 9 follows Saffron. Safron and her boyfriend Tom are settling into 9 Skelton Place ahead of the birth of their daughter. This home was discovered to be owned by Safron's… Continue reading THE COUPLE AT NUMBER 9 by Claire Douglas