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Continue reading →: Maeve Fly by CJ LeedeSynopsis By day, Maeve Fly works at the happiest place in the world as every child’s favorite ice princess. By the neon night glow of the Sunset Strip, Maeve haunts the dive bars with a drink in one hand and a book in the other, imitating her misanthropic literary heroes.… Read More
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Continue reading →: Incidents Around the House by Josh MalermanSynopsis To eight-year-old Bela, her family is her world. There’s Mommy, Daddo, and Grandma Ruth. But there is also Other Mommy, a malevolent entity who asks her every day: “Can I go inside your heart?” When horrifying incidents around the house signal that Other Mommy is growing tired of asking Bela the same question,… Read More
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Books I’m Buying in February
…ok, or I ALREADY bought them…sshhh! With winter trudging along, and those winter blues with it, I figured it was time to make a short list of books I’m looking forward to reading. This is a VERY short list, because, let’s be honest, I’m looking forward to reading a LOT of books this year. I…
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Support Your Indie Booksellers!
I just got approved as a bookshop.org affiliate! After recent events (and obviously not so recent ones) I decided to cut ties with Amazon, and that included their Amazon Affiliate program. Honestly, if I had known about Bookshop.org having an affiliate program, I would have made the change sooner. Anyway! I’m hoping to update all…
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Symbiote by Michael Nayak
What sold me on this story was that the author is an actual scientist (and so much more!) with experience at the South Pole. A timely thriller that takes place in Antarctica during World War 3, Symbiote is action packed from page one. The combination of science, adventure, thriller, and dystopian nightmare will appeal to…
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The Poorly Made and Other Things by Sam Rebelein
Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 5/5 There’s something wrong in Renfield County. It’s in the water, the soil, the wood. But worst of all, it’s in the minds of the residents, slowly driving them mad. Release Date: February 11, 2025 I don’t even know where to start. This read was a trip. A cavalcade of the uncanny. A…
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When Among Crows by Veronica Roth
Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 5/5 This book was a breath of fresh air. I loved Dymitr so much. The imagery, the emotion, the all amazingly executed. Being Ukrainian (4th generation), the folklore at the heart of this book spoke to me in a deep and personal way. My family is from an area that was under Austro-Hungarian…
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