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ARC Book Review | Devil Is Fine by John Vercher

Title: Devil Is FineAuthor: John VercherGenre: Literary Fiction Published On: June 18, 2024Publisher: Celadon BooksSource: digitalPages: 288 Synopsis: From acclaimed novelist John Vercher, a profoundly moving novel of what it means to be a father, a son, a writer, and a biracial American fighting to reconcile the past Reeling from the sudden death of his …

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ARC Book Review | Listen for the Lie by Amy Tintera

Title: Listen for the LieAuthor: Amy TinteraGenre: Thriller, MysteryPublished On: March 5, 2024Publisher: Celadon BooksSource: Paperback via publisherPages: 352 Synopsis: What if you thought you murdered your best friend? And if everyone else thought so too? And what if the truth doesn’t matter? After Lucy is found wandering the streets, covered in her best friend …

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ARC Book Review | The Fury by Alex Michaelides

Title: The FuryAuthor: Alex Michaelides Genre: Thriller, MysteryPublished On: January 16, 2024Publisher: Celadon BooksSource: Paperback via publisherPages: 320 Synopsis: A masterfully paced thriller about a reclusive ex–movie star and her famous friends whose spontaneous trip to a private Greek island is upended by a murder ― from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Silent Patient. This …

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ARC Review | If We’re Being Honest by Cat Shook

Title: If We’re Being HonestAuthor: Cat ShookGenre: Contemporary FictionPublished On: April 18, 2023Publisher: Celadon BooksSource: digital (Netgalley)Pages: 304 Synopsis: For fans of We Are the Brennans by Tracey Lange and All Adults Here by Emma Straub, Cat Shook’s debut novel If We’re Being Honest is the snappy, smart, heartwarming story of the Williams family, and the sweltering summer that rewrote their …

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ARC Review | Growing Up Biden by Valerie Biden Owens

Title: Growing Up BidenAuthor: Valerie Biden OwensGenre: Memoir Publishes On: April 12, 2022Publisher: Celadon BooksSource: physical (publisher)Pages: 288 Synopsis: A memoir from Valerie Biden Owens, longtime political strategist, one of the first female campaign managers in United States history, and younger sister of Joe Biden. In this revelatory, engrossing memoir, Valerie Biden Owens shares stories …

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ARC Book Review | Elsewhere by Alexis Schaitkin

Title: ElsewhereAuthor: Alexis Schaitkin Genre: Literary FictionPublished On: June 28, 2022Publisher: Celadon BooksSource: physicalPages: 240 Synopsis: Richly emotive and darkly captivating, with elements of Shirley Jackson’s β€œThe Lottery” and the imaginative depth of Margaret Atwood, Elsewhere by Alexis Schaitkin conjures a community in which girls become wives, wives become mothers and some of them, quite simply, …

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ARC Review | The Maidens by Alex Michaelides

Title: The MaidensAuthor: Alex MichaelidesGenre: Fiction, ThrillerPublished On: June 15, 2021Publisher: Celadon BooksSource: physicalPages: 352 Synopsis: Edward Fosca is a murderer. Of this Mariana is certain. But Fosca is untouchable. A handsome and charismatic Greek Tragedy professor at Cambridge University, Fosca is adored by staff and students alikeβ€”particularly by the members of a secret society …

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ARC Book Review | Hollywood Park by Mikel Jollett

Title: Hollywood ParkAuthor: Mikel JollettGenre: MemoirPublished On: May 26, 2020Publisher: Celadon BooksSource: physical copyPages: 384 Synopsis: “Hollywood Park is a triumph.” ~O, The Oprah Magazine Hollywood Park is a remarkable memoir of a tumultuous life. Mikel Jollett was born into one of the country’s most infamous cults, and subjected to a childhood filled with poverty, addiction, and …

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ARC Book Review | Good Boy: My Life in Seven Dogs by Jennifer Finney Boylan

Title: Good Boy: My Life in Seven DogsAuthor: Jennifer Finney BoylanGenre: Non-fiction, MemoirPublished On: April 21, 2020Publisher: Celadon BooksSource: Physical CopyPages: 272 Synopsis: From bestselling author of She’s Not There, New York Times opinion columnist, and human rights activist Jennifer Finney Boylan, Good Boy: My Life in Seven Dogs, a memoir of the transformative power of loving …

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