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ARC Book Review | The Darkest Evening by Ann Cleeves

Title: The Darkest EveningAuthor: Ann Cleeves Genre: MysteryPublished On: September 8, 2020Publisher: Minotaur BooksSource: digitalPages: 336 Synopsis: From Ann Cleeves—New York Times bestselling and award-winning author of the Vera and Shetland series, both of which are hit TV shows—comes the stunning new Vera Stanhope novel. On the first snowy night of winter, Detective Inspector Vera Stanhope sets off for her home …

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ARC Book Review | Carry: A Memoir of Survival on Stolen Land by Toni Jensen

Title: Carry: A Memoir of Survival on Stolen LandAuthor: Toni Jensen Genre: NonfictionPublished On: September 8, 2020Publisher: Ballantine BooksSource: digitalPages: 304 CW: All of them. But mostly physical, emotional, and gun violence. Synopsis: A powerful, poetic memoir about what it means to exist as an indigenous woman in America, told in snapshots of the author’s encounters …

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ARC Book Review | His Only Wife by Peace Adzo Medie

Title: His Only WifeAuthor: Peace Adzo Medie Genre: FictionPublished On: September 1, 2020Publisher: Algonquin BooksSource: physicalPages: 288 Synopsis: Afi Tekple is a young seamstress whose life is narrowing rapidly. She lives in a small town in Ghana with her widowed mother, spending much of her time in her uncle Pious’s house with his many wives and …

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ARC Book Review | Fable by Adrienne Young

Title: FableAuthor: Adrienne Young Genre: Young Adult FantasyPublished On: September 1, 2020Publisher: Wednesday BooksSource: ebookPages: 368 Synopsis: Welcome to a world made dangerous by the sea and by those who wish to profit from it. Where a young girl must find her place and her family while trying to survive in a world built for men. …

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ARC Book Review | Paris Never Leaves You by Ellen Feldman

Title: Paris Never Leaves YouAuthor: Ellen Feldman Genre: Historical FictionPublished On: August 4, 2020Publisher: St. Martin’s GriffinSource: ebookPages: 368 Synopsis: “Masterful. Magnificent. A passionate story of survival and a real page turner. This story will stay with me for a long time.” —Heather Morris, author of The Tattooist of Auschwitz and Cilka’s Journey Living through WWII working in a Paris …

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ARC Book Review | Brontë’s Mistress by Finola Austin

Title: Brontë’s MistressAuthor: Finola Austin Genre: Historical FictionPublished On: August 4, 2020Publisher: Atria BooksSource: ebookPages: 320 Synopsis: This dazzling debut novel for fans of Mrs. Poe and Longbourn explores the scandalous historical love affair between Branwell Brontë and Lydia Robinson, giving voice to the woman who allegedly corrupted her son’s innocent tutor and brought down the entire Brontë family. …

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ARC Book Review | The Night Swim by Megan Goldin

Title: The Night SwimAuthor: Megan Goldin Genre: Mystery, ThrillerPublished On: August 4, 2020Publisher: St. Martin’s PressSource: ebookPages: 352 Synopsis: (CW: Rape, sexual assault, murder) After the first season of her true crime podcast became an overnight sensation and set an innocent man free, Rachel Krall is now a household name―and the last hope for thousands of …

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ARC Book Review | The Vacation by T.M. Logan

Title: The VacationAuthor: T.M. Logan Genre: ThrillerPublished On: July 21, 2020Publisher: St. Martin’s PressSource: ebookPages: 384 Synopsis: Seven days. Three families. One killer. It was supposed to be the perfect holiday – a group of families enjoying a week together in the sun. Four women who have been best friends for as long as they can …

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ARC Book Review | Dear Emmie Blue by Lia Louis

Title: Dear Emmie BlueAuthor: Lia Louis Genre: Contemporary RomancePublished On: July 14, 2020Publisher: Atria/Emily Bestler BooksSource: ebookPages: 320 Synopsis: At sixteen, Emmie Blue stood in the fields of her school and released a red balloon into the sky. Attached was her name, her email address…and a secret she desperately wanted to be free of. Weeks later, …

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