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August 11, 2023

Review: We Could be so Good by Cat Sebastian

SiriusA- Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Reads1950s / bisexual hero / m/m historical romance7 Comments

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Nick Russo has worked his way from a rough Brooklyn neighborhood to a reporting job at one of the city’s biggest newspapers. But the late 1950s are a hostile time for gay men, and Nick knows that he can’t let anyone into his life. He just never counted on meeting ... more >

August 8, 2023

REVIEW: Mrs. Porter Calling by A. J. Pearce

JayneA- Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended ReadsEngland / female friendship / First-Person / Friends / Historical / Historical fiction / journalism / journalist / London / The Emmy Lake Chronicles / War / Military / World War II2 Comments

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London, April 1943. A little over a year since she married Captain Charles Mayhew and he went away to war, Emmy Lake is now in charge of “Yours Cheerfully,” the hugely popular advice column in Woman’s Friend magazine. Cheered on by her best friend Bunty, Emmy is dedicated to helping ... more >

July 26, 2023

Review: If Found, Return to Hell by Em. X. Liu

SiriusA- Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended ReadsFantasy / found family / horror4 Comments

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Being an intern at One Wizard sounds magical on the page, but in practice mostly means getting yelled at by senior mages and angry clients alike. And so, after receiving a frantic call from a young man who’s awoken to a talisman on his bedroom wall—and no memory of how ... more >

July 18, 2023

REVIEW: The Summer Girl by Elle Kennedy

KaetrinA- Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readsbeach / Contemporary / fling / NetGalley4 Comments

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Dear Elle Kennedy, I’ve enjoyed your previous Avalon Bay books (Good Girl Complex and Bad Girl Reputation) but they had not quite lived up to the experience of books like The Deal for me. It’s the kind of reading high I’m always chasing and I’m pleased to say that The ... more >

June 21, 2023

Review: Magic Claims (Kate Daniels : Wilmington Years #2) by Ilona Andrews

SiriusA Review Category / A- Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readsadventure romance / epic fantasy / fantasy adventure / shapeshifters27 Comments

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New town, new friends, new challenges…. And a new heart-stopping adventure from #1 New York Times bestselling author, Ilona Andrews. Kate, Curran, and Conlan may have left Atlanta for Wilmington, but the usual magic mayhem has also hitched a ride! Kate and Curran have just settled into their new home ... more >

May 29, 2023

REVIEW: I Have Some Questions for You by Rebecca Makkai

JennieA- Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readsdark academia / Literary fiction / mystery / thrillerNo Comments

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Dear Rebecca Makkai: Janine brought this book to my attention, knowing my fondness for thrillers and dark academia. I wouldn’t say this book is a thriller, exactly; a mystery would be a more accurate categorization, or rather literary fiction with a mystery at its heart. (My dividing line between thriller ... more >

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