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The Outlaw Witch of Sherwood by Brittany Hansen
I already knew I would be reading frantically through the month of October. I’d already received advance reader copies (ARCs) of a handful of books publishing this month. Still, when The Nerd Fam sent out emails looking for readers interested in The Outlaw Witch of Sherwood, I couldn’t resist applying. The description of the story…
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Matisse at War by Christopher C. Gorham
Several months back, while I was visiting stores on the North of Boston Book Trail, I got to meet author Christopher C. Gorham. At the time, he was at Whitelam Books signing copies of his last book, The Confidante. I got to chat with him for a while and bought myself a copy. He then…
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We Love You, Bunny by Mona Awad
Bunny by Mona Awad was one of my top-ten favorite reads of last year. I read it last September. When I saw that it was getting a sequel, I knew immediately that I needed to get my hands on it. I actually squealed when I got the email letting me know I’d been accepted as…
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A Study in Drowning by Ava Reid
No, this isn’t the review I said I was going to write next. The Author’s Guide to Murder didn’t pull me in the way I hoped it would and I didn’t find any of the main characters particularly likeable, so I moved on. My TBR physical pile presented quite a few options, but A Study…
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The Serpent’s Bride by Kathryn Ann Kingsley
When I submitted my application for an advance reader copy (ARC) of this book, I knew I already had two other ARCs on my schedule to read and review for their release within the next week. (The Call of Wind releases on Friday, August 29th and Isle of Ember releases Tuesday, September 2nd.) Still, that…
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Isle of Ember by Alycia E. Anderson
I have anxiously been awaiting the release of Isle of Ember since I read the first book of the series back in April. As soon as I’d finished the advance reader copy (ARC) of that one, I let the author know how much I’d loved it and told her to please sign me up for…
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The Call of Wind by K. R. House
I was very excited to be approved as an ARC (advance reader copy) reader for The Call of Wind by K. R. House. For a while now, I’ve been following her journey toward publication on TikTok. In addition to her videos about the process, she also makes a game of creating magic systems on the…
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A House With Good Bones by T. Kingfisher
A House With Good Bones by T. Kingfisher had been sitting in my TBR pile for months. Books with reading deadlines kept pushing it further down my priority list, but I knew I had to get to it eventually. Before this one, I had never read any of T. Kingfisher’s work. I knew that I…
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Market Street Bookshop – Mashpee, MA
This time, I brought my sister instead of my partner, and we went out to Cape Cod to check out some of the stores on the Cape and Islands Book Store Trail, which will be going through the whole summer. We stopped in at Market Street Bookshop in Mashpee, MA. It felt a lot like…
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Eight Cousins Books – Falmouth, MA
This time, I brought my sister instead of my partner, and we went out to Cape Cod to check out some of the stores on the Cape and Islands Book Store Trail, which will be going through the whole summer. We stopped in at Eight Cousins in Falmouth, MA and browsed through both of their…
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How to Walk by Thich Nhat Hanh
Because I need to read critically when reading ARCs (advance reader copies), I sometimes reach for lighter material after I’ve done a couple in a row. While I was on vacation, I came across a copy of How to Walk by Thich Nhat Hanh and picked it up. Every time I find a book of…
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Book Ends – Winchester, MA
Another bookstore we visited on the North of Boston Book Trail was Book Ends in Winchester, Massachusetts. Their selection was absolutely incredible. I had a lot of trouble sticking to my limit of two books per store! Make sure to follow along for more Independent Bookstores of Massachusetts!