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Book Review

THE LIBRARY AT HELLEBORE by Cassandra Khaw

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I received a gifted copy of THE LIBRARY AT HELLEBORE by Cassandra Khaw from Tor Nightfire and a gifted audiobook from Macmillan Audio! Publication Date: 7/22/2025Rating: 4 / 5 THE LIBRARY AT HELLEBORE is a dark academia horror. The Hellebore Technical Institute for the Gifted is for those who are dangerously dark with a course… Continue reading THE LIBRARY AT HELLEBORE by Cassandra Khaw

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YOU ARE FATALLY INVITED by Ande Pliego

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I received a gifted copy of YOU ARE FATALLY INVITED by Ande Pliego from Bantam Books / Random House. Rating: 3.5 / 5 YOU ARE FATALLY INVITED is set on a remote island off the coast of Maine which belongs to the famous but anonymous author J.R. Alastor. This author has invited a select few… Continue reading YOU ARE FATALLY INVITED by Ande Pliego

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RIDE OR DIE by Delilah S. Dawson

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I received a gifted audiobook copy of RIDE OR DIE by Delilah S. Dawson from PRH Audio! Rating: 4 / 5Publication Date: 8/5/2025 RIDE OR DIE is a middle grade horror story following Brie. Brie is pretty new in school and she's trying to fit in with the cool kids, a group known as the… Continue reading RIDE OR DIE by Delilah S. Dawson

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THE NIGHTMARCHERS by J. Lincoln Fenn

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Thank you to Gallery Books for the gifted copy of THE NIGHTMARCHERS by J. Lincoln Fenn! Rating: 4 / 5 THE NIGHTMARCHERS begins in 1939 on an island in the Pacific. Irene is there for botanical research, but her time there is short lived. Through a series of letters to her sister, her descent into… Continue reading THE NIGHTMARCHERS by J. Lincoln Fenn

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THE LAKE ESCAPE by Jamie Day

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I received a gifted audiobook copy of THE LAKE ESCAPE by Jamie Day from Macmillan Audio! Rating: 3.5 / 5Publication Date: 7/15/2025 THE LAKE ESCAPE follows a group of friends with neighboring vacation homes on the lake. These are homes that have been in their families so they grew up beside each other, seeing their… Continue reading THE LAKE ESCAPE by Jamie Day

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ARCANA ACADEMY by Elise Kova

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I received a gifted copy of ARCANA ACADEMY by Elise Kova from Del Rey and a gifted audiobook from PRH Audio! Rating: 5 / 5Publication Date: 7/22/2025 ARCANA ACADEMY is set in a world where tarot cards are magical. Those with the skill can learn to create these cards and wield their powers. Clara didn't… Continue reading ARCANA ACADEMY by Elise Kova

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GIRL IN THE CREEK by Wendy N. Wagner

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I received a gifted copy of GIRL IN THE CREEK by Wendy N. Wagner from Tor Nightfire and a gifted audiobook from Macmillan Audio! Publication Date: 7/15/2025Rating: 4 / 5 GIRL IN THE CREEK by Wendy N. Wagner is set in the Clackamas National Forest in the Pacific Northwest. Five years ago, Erin's brother walked… Continue reading GIRL IN THE CREEK by Wendy N. Wagner

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THE GHOSTWRITER by Julie Clark

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Rating: 4 / 5 THE GHOSTWRITER by Julie Clark follows ghostwriter Olivia Dumont. She is the daughter of the famous horror writer Vincent Taylor. When Vincent's older brother and younger sister were killed in June 1975, many thought that he was the one who did it, but his lips have mostly been sealed... until now.… Continue reading THE GHOSTWRITER by Julie Clark

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JILL IS NOT HAPPY by Kaira Rouda

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I received a gifted copy of JILL IS NOT HAPPY by Kaira Rouda from Penzler Publishers and a gifted audiobook copy from HighBridge Audio and Netgalley. Publication Date: 6/10/2025Rating: 4 / 5 JILL IS NOT HAPPY follows the title character and her husband Jack. They were college sweethearts who have had a long marriage... whether it… Continue reading JILL IS NOT HAPPY by Kaira Rouda