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Dead Silence by S. A. Barnes | Book Review
Dead Silence by S. A. Barnes | Book Review
Dead Silence by S. A. BarnesPublication Date: 8th February 2022Genre: Science Fiction, HorrorSource: Publisher, via NetGalleyRating: ★★★★★
Claire Kovalik is days away from being unemployed—made obsolete—when her beacon repair crew picks up a strange distress signal. With nothing to lose and no desire to return to Earth, Claire and her team decide to investigate.
What they find at the other end…
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The Woman They Could Not Silence by Kate Moore | Book Review
The Woman They Could Not Silence by Kate Moore | Book Review
The Woman They Could Not Silence by Kate MoorePublication Date: 22nd June 2021Genre: Non-FictionSource: Publisher, via NetGalleyGoodreadsRating: ★★★
1860: As the clash between the states rolls slowly to a boil, Elizabeth Packard, housewife and mother of six, is facing her own battle. The enemy sits across the table and sleeps in the next room. Her husband of twenty-one years is plotting against…
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Book Review: The Night Shift by Alex Finlay
Book Review: The Night Shift by Alex Finlay
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Alex Finlay is writing such digestible thriller books at the moment and I’m thoroughly addicted. I read his first book (the first one under this pen name, anyway), Every Last Fear, last year and very much enjoyed it. So I was thrilled to get my hands on The Night Shift, especially after I realised that the fast pacing and the intriguing characters were a match for Every Last Fear.
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The River of Silver by S. A. Chakraborty
check out my review of The River of Silver, aka THE NEWEST DAEVABAD BOOK OMGGGGG
I received The River of Silver from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review
I’m so, SO HAPPY to be back in Daevabad! This series is my absolute all time favourite and I havemissed the characters so much since the main trilogy ended a couple of years ago. I’ve been cravingmore Daevabad stories ever since, so I’m thrilled that this short story collection is now out.
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March 2022 Wrap Up and April 2022 TBR
I'm back on my blog with a monthly wrap up!
Hello my friends! I’m back. Again. While it’s true that I keep forgetting about this blogging thing (which isquite difficult considering I’ve been at it for more than a decade now), this time it wasn’t really my fault.
First of all, I was promoted at work, and then the company decided to go through some major changesand that has been taking up most of my time. Secondly, my hosting service…
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Book Review: Fat Chance, Charlie Vega by Crystal Maldonado
Fat Chance, Charlie Vega by Crystal Maldonado
Release Date: 2nd February 2021
Genre: Contemporary
Source: Publisher
Charlie Vega is a lot of things. Smart. Funny. Artistic. Ambitious. Fat.People sometimes have a problem with that last one. Especially her mom. Charlie wants a good relationship with her body, but it’s hard, and her mom leaving a billion weight loss shakes on her dresser doesn’t…
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Book Review: With You All the Way by Cynthia Hand
With You All the Way by Cynthia Hand
Release Date: 30th March 2021
Genre: Contemporary
Source: Publisher
Ada’s life is a mess. She just caught her boyfriend cheating on her after a humiliating attempt at losing her virginity, and she’s had it up to here with her gorgeous older sister’s unsolicited advice.But things really hit the fan during a family vacation in Hawaii, where Ada discovers her own…
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Book Review: The Appeal by Janice Hallett
The Appeal by Janice Hallett
Release Date: 25th January 2022
Genre: Mystery/Thriller
Source: Publisher
This murder mystery follows a community rallying around a sick child—but when escalating lies lead to a dead body, everyone is a suspect.The Fairway Players, a local theatre group, is in the midst of rehearsals for an Arthur Miller play, when tragedy strikes the family of director Martin Haywood…
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Book Review: The Sorority Murder by Allison Brennan
Book Review: The Sorority Murder by Allison Brennan
The Sorority Murder by Allison BrennanRelease Date: 28th December 2021Genre: ThrillerTarget Audience: Adult
Lucas Vega is obsessed with the death of Candace Swain, who left a sorority party one night and never came back. Her body was found after two weeks, but the case has grown cold. Three years later while interning at the medical examiner’s, Lucas discovers new information, but the police are…
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Book Review: One True Loves by Elise Bryant
Book Review: One True Loves by Elise Bryant
One True Loves by Elise BryantRelease Date: 4th January 2022Genre: ContemporaryTarget Audience: YA
Lenore Bennett has always been a force. A star artist and style icon at her high school, she’s a master in the subtle art of not giving a . . . well, you know what. But now that graduation is here, she’s a little less sure. She’s heading to NYU in the fall with a scarlet U (for “undeclared”)…
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Book Review: Where the Rhythm Takes You by Sara Dass
Book Review: Where the Rhythm Takes You by Sara Dass - Bookmas Day 16!
I enjoyed this book so freaking much! From the characters to the relationships to the setting, Dass delivered a great contemporary debut that had a lot of elements that I loved. She even included some things that I don’t normally enjoy (I tend to not like reading books about musicians, sorry!) but everything worked really well in this book.
I loved reading about the Tobago setting. It’s not a…
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Book Review: Game Changer by Neal Shusterman
Book Review: Game Changer by Neal Shusterman - Bookmas Day 13!
Game Changer isn’t my favourite Neal Shusterman book but I still enjoyed it. I love all things about parallel universe or multiverse stories, so of course when I found out one of my favourite authors was writing a book about that I was thrilled.
The book follows a very privileged teenage boy who gets hit in the head and thrown into various different dimensions. I thought it was a very clever…
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Book Review: The Initial Insult
Book Review: The Initial Insult - Bookmas Day 6!
This book was absolutely awful and I’m so disappointed because I love McGinnis’ other books. The ones I have read, anyway. I don’t have much to say about The Initial Insult other than I found the characters very difficult to get along with and the plot itself was dull. Nothing about it appealed to me, really, so I kind of just chugged through it and was glad when it ended. Is this because I…
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Book Review: Grown by Tiffany D. Jackson
Book Review: Grown by Tiffany D. Jackson - Bookmas Day 3!
I’ve been reading through Tiffany D Jackson’s backlist in 2021 and I was grateful to receive this one for review in time for the release of the paperback. Like her other books, Grown was absolutely brutal. I think this may be one of my favourites of hers.
Grown deals with a relationship (if you can even call it that) between a teenager and a much older man, who is actually her idol and someone…
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Book Review: Any Sign of Life by Rae Carson
Book Review: Any Sign of Life by Rae Carson
This… could have been better. I’ve read a few books by Rae Carson before and while they haven’t been my favourites, I’ve still enjoyed them. She has managed to create really fun fantasy plots previously, so I was looking forward to reading Any Sign of Life.
This one, however, ended up meandering a little and I wasn’t the biggest fan of it. I loved the premise of a teenage girl waking up to find…
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Book Review: You'll Be the Death of Me by Karen M. McManus
Book Review: You’ll Be the Death of Me by Karen M. McManus
I’ve been enjoying McManus’ work for years now, and I’m always excited to see she has a new book out. I normally find her thrillers captivating, intriguing, and… well, thrilling. The last couple though (this, and The Cousins) have felt a little off for me.
I don’t know what it is. Perhaps I’m outgrowing YA thrillers, in which case this is definitely a Me Problem. However, considering I read and…
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Book Review: You've Reached Sam by Dustin Thao
Book Review: You’ve Reached Sam by Dustin Thao
I’m sad to say that I didn’t particularly enjoy this. You’ve Reached Sam was, without a doubt, a very emotional and thought evoking book. Even though I didn’t love it, I can’t argue with that. That said, I didn’t care much for the characters. I do, admittedly, often struggle with books about grief. If I Stay was not the one for me. I thought this one sounded a bit more like something I would…
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