Book Review

CLOWN IN A CORNFIELD 4: LIGHTS! CAMERA! FRENDO! by Adam Cesare

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I received a gifted copy of CLOWN IN A CORNFIELD 4: LIGHTS! CAMERA! FRENDO! by Adam Cesare from HarperAudio Children. Publication Date: 8/18/2026Rating: 4 / 5 LIGHTS! CAMERA! FRENDO! is the fourth installment in the Clown in a Cornfield series. Picking up after the conclusion of book three, this novel is following a few returning… Continue reading CLOWN IN A CORNFIELD 4: LIGHTS! CAMERA! FRENDO! by Adam Cesare

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GIRLBOMB by Janice Erlbaum

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I received a gifted copy of GIRLBOMB: A HALFWAY HOMELESS MEMOIR by Janice Erlbaum from Books Forward PR. Rating: 4 / 5 GIRLBOMB is the author's story of becoming unstably housed at 15 in the 1980s. With her home life and her mother's husband becoming more and more unsafe, she left her mother and her… Continue reading GIRLBOMB by Janice Erlbaum

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THE MINIMALIST by Kailee Pedersen

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I received a gifted copy of THE MINIMALIST by Kailee Pedersen from St. Martin's Press and Macmillan Audio! Publication Date: 8/18/2026Rating: 4 / 5 THE MINIMALIST follows Mia, a musician and composer who studied under the famous minimalist composer Ryder Wakefield. Mia had a complicated relationship with Ryder, and Ryder also had a complicated with… Continue reading THE MINIMALIST by Kailee Pedersen

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WHISPER CREEK by Allison Brennan

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I received a gifted copy of WHISPER CREEK by Allison Brennan from Macmillan Audio! Rating: 4 / 5 WHISPER CREEK centers around Ellen and her family. Ellen's husband has recently died and she's still trying to figure out how she, her family, and her family farm can survive the loss. Many of her neighbors have… Continue reading WHISPER CREEK by Allison Brennan

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DON’T ASK WHY by Steph Nelson

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I received a gifted audiobook of DON'T ASK WHY by Steph Nelson from Simon Maverick and Libro FM! Rating: 3.5 / 5 DON'T ASK WHY follows a girls' trip that does not go to plan. Courtney has recently lost her husband, so a getaway with her sister-in-law and her best friend to fulfill her husband's… Continue reading DON’T ASK WHY by Steph Nelson

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A PLAGUED SEA by Kim Bo-Young

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I received a gifted copy of A PLAGUED SEA by Kim Bo-Young (translated by Sophie Bowman) from Tor Nightfire and a gifted audiobook from Macmillan Audio! Publication Date: 8/11/2026Rating: 4 / 5 A PLAGUED SEA is a short little novella translated from the original Korean. Mu-young is taking her niece on a trip to Haewon,… Continue reading A PLAGUED SEA by Kim Bo-Young

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THESE VILE HEARTS by Melody Robinette

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Thank you to Putnam Books for the gifted eARC of THESE VILE HEARTS by Melody Robinette! Rating: 3.5 / 5Pub Date: 8/11/2026 THESE VILE HEARTS follows Maddox and Prince Castor. Maddox is a mortal facing a difficult future. After losing her job and her housing, she's also lost her health insurance which means she no… Continue reading THESE VILE HEARTS by Melody Robinette

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DREAMLAND by Olivie Blake

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I received a gifted copy of DREAMLAND by Olivie Blake from Tor and a gifted audiobook from Macmillan Audio and Netgalley! Rating: 4 / 5 DREAMLAND is set in the midst of the "summer of exsanguination" in Los Angeles. Young women are being brutally murdered and left around the city and everyone is talking. Anya… Continue reading DREAMLAND by Olivie Blake