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Book Review: When We Were Young by Richard Roper

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In 3: โ€œFriendship in words.โ€ โฐ ๐’๐ก๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ ๐’๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐š๐ซ๐ฒ ๐„๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ: Ahhhโ€ฆ werenโ€™t we all? Theo and Joel have a long history, all the way back to high school where they promised one day to hike the Thames Path together. But then... Continue reading →

Book Review: M., Kingโ€™s Bodyguard by Niall Leonard

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๐ŸŒŸ๐ŸŒŸ๐ŸŒŸ๐ŸŒŸ1/2 M is for Marvelous! โฐ ๐’๐ก๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ ๐’๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐š๐ซ๐ฒ ๐„๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ: William Melville, the now-deceased queenโ€™s personal bodyguard, uncovers a nefarious plot to kill the Kaiser of Germany at the queenโ€™s pending funeral. He teams with Gustav Steinhauer – his contemporary from... Continue reading →

Book Review: Such a Quiet Place by Megan Miranda

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๐ŸŒŸ๐ŸŒŸ๐ŸŒŸ๐ŸŒŸ 3 word summary: Karens gone wild! โฐ ๐’๐ก๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ ๐’๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐š๐ซ๐ฒ ๐„๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ: Hollows edge is cray, yโ€™all! So a couple was murdered and Ruby Fletcher was convicted. Sheโ€™s the roommate of protagonist Harper Nash, divorcee, and now Ruby is back after... Continue reading →

Book Review: The 22 Murders of Madison May by Max Barry

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โญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธ1/2 Wow. ๐Ÿคฏ โฐ ๐’๐ก๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ ๐’๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐š๐ซ๐ฒ ๐„๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ: Madison May has this tiny little problem; she keeps getting murdered across different worlds by a man who claims to love her (pesky problem, right?). Except NY reporter Felicity has discovered the truth... Continue reading →

Book Review: Survive the Night by Riley Sager

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โญ๏ธ โญ๏ธ โญ๏ธ โญ๏ธ Kindergarten 101: Never, ever, ever, ever talk to strangers. โฐ ๐’๐ก๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ ๐’๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐š๐ซ๐ฒ ๐„๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ: Itโ€™s 1991. After the murder of her roommate and as a serial killer stalks the campus, Charlie Jordan desperately needs a ride home... Continue reading →

Book Review: What You Can See From Here by Mariana Leky, Tess Lewis

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An English teacher ๐ŸŒŸ๐ŸŒŸ๐ŸŒŸ๐ŸŒŸ๐ŸŒŸ A tale, a fable, and some banginโ€™ good literatureโ€ฆ ๐Ÿ”ฅ โฐ ๐’๐ก๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ ๐’๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐š๐ซ๐ฒ ๐„๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ: Luise lives in a small town in Germany with her parents, friends, and a grandmother who dreams of an okapi right before... Continue reading →

Book Review: Suburban Dicks by Fabian Nicieza

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(The fact I keep having to change autocorrect from Suburban DUCKS is driving me a little bonkers. This is not a wildlife book.) โฐ ๐’๐ก๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ ๐’๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐š๐ซ๐ฒ ๐„๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ: Andi Stern traded in her life as an up-and-coming FBI profiler for one... Continue reading →

Book Review: A Dark and Secret Place by Jen Williams

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๐—ช๐—ต๐˜† ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜„๐—ฒ ๐—ณ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—น๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€? ๐’๐ก๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ ๐’๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐š๐ซ๐ฒ ๐„๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ: Heather heads home after her momโ€™s mysterious suicide only to discover her mom has been writing to an infamous serial killer for years. Why? This question leads Heather to explore... Continue reading →

Book Review: Burn It All Down by Nicolas DiDomizio

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๐Ÿ…พ๐Ÿ…ท ๐Ÿ†‚๐Ÿ††๐Ÿ…ด๐Ÿ…ด๐Ÿ†ƒ ๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ…ด๐Ÿ†…๐Ÿ…ด๐Ÿ…ฝ๐Ÿ…ถ๐Ÿ…ดโ€ฆ ๐Ÿ†‚๐Ÿ…ท๐Ÿ…พ๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†ƒ๐Ÿ…ด๐Ÿ†‚๐Ÿ†ƒ ๐Ÿ†‚๐Ÿ†„๐Ÿ…ผ๐Ÿ…ผ๐Ÿ…ฐ๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†ˆ ๐Ÿ…ด๐Ÿ†…๐Ÿ…ด๐Ÿ†: Joey is 18 and his relationship with his 34 year old mom is anything BUT conventional – this isnโ€™t the first time theyโ€™ve sought revenge on their exes, however it is the first time... Continue reading →