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Isle of Echoes by Alycia E. Anderson
A very happy release day to Isle of Echoes by Alycia E. Anderson! This is the third installment in The Enchanted Isles series. I’ve been following closely since the first book was getting ready for publication. I’m now lucky enough to get to beta read before some of this author’s books are finished with editing!…
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Immortal Fury by Eliza Raine
This past month, The Nerd Fam reimagined the way they’ve been handling the book groups on their discord server. Instead of a few smaller discussion groups, a single book was selected for much wider ARC distribution. I’ve always enjoyed the discussion channels there specific to each book, so I signed up immediately. I loved being…
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You Did Nothing Wrong by CG Drews
I absolutely loved the last two novels published by CG Drews. I’ve written about both Don’t Let the Forest In and Hazelthorn if you’re interested in the specifics. Both are deliciously twisted and I devoured them. When I heard that their next novel would be adult horror, I was so excited to get my hands…
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How to Connect by Thich Nhat Hanh
I’ve covered several of Thich Nhat Hanh’s books on this site before. Most of those are from his How To series. I’m aiming to complete the whole collection for my personal library, and I’m starting to get fairly close now. I recently read through How to Connect, and it definitely didn’t disappoint. It embodies all…
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The Factory Witches of Lowell by C.S. Malerich
Deadlines burn me out sometimes. Even when I’m enjoying what I do, a looming deadline adds stress. Every so often, I need to take a break from ARC reading and instead read a book after its publication. Novellas and other short works are exceptionally good for this, I’ve found. The Factory Witches of Lowell by…
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Essays on Civil Disobedience edited by Bob Blaisdell
Exploring all the indie bookstores in Massachusetts has meant an ever-growing TBR pile. When we recently visited The Thoreau Society Bookshop in Concord, I couldn’t leave without some of their namesake’s writing. Because I already owned much of it, I opted for a collection he features in. I settled on Essays on Civil Disobedience. Summary:…
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This Safe Darkness by Alexis Maragold
I need to give a very big thank you to The Nerd Fam for helping me get an ARC of This Safe Darkness by Alexis Maragold. The moment I read the description, I knew I wanted this one. More and more lately, I’ve been seeking out female main characters with more years of backstory and…
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Murder Bimbo by Rebecca Novack
Usually when publishers reach out to me with an ARC offer unprompted, they mention why. There’s usually a line in the email that states which book I reviewed favorably that made them think I’ll like this one too. This time, that went unsaid and I didn’t ask. I have no idea what led them to…
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The Bone Queen by Will Shindler
After finishing my last read, I dove right into another ARC. This month has several releases that I’m excited for. One of which is a very spooky-sounding tale I’d stumbled across while browsing NetGalley. This wasn’t an author I was familiar with, and it turned out they hadn’t published in the US before. All of…
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Silver & Blood by Jessie Mihalik
I received an invitation to ARC read Silver & Blood by a representative of the publisher after I’d recently read and loved another ARC from them. If they were so sure I’d like it, I figured I’d give it a shot even without really knowing the author. They were absolutely correct. I had an amazing…
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Bound by Alyson Dawn
Over the summer, I read Marked by Alyson Dawn. I had a lot of fun with its characters, and wanted to see more of its unique shadow magic system. Therefore I was very excited to get a message asking if I would read an ARC of the sequel too. Bound publishes today, Sunday, January 25th…
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Mercy And Bullets by Tony Brown
I have been following Tony Brown’s writing for about twenty years now, perhaps a bit longer. I used to have the privilege of watching him perform live on a regular basis. While those opportunities have become much less frequent, I still subscribe to his Patreon. There, I get to see all of his work. Sometimes…