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ARC Review | Our Little World by Karen Winn

Title: Our Little WorldAuthor: Karen WinnGenre: MysteryPublishes On: May 3, 2022Publisher: DuttonSource: digital (Netgalley)Pages: 352 Synopsis: “I was intrigued by Our Little World from the chilling first paragraph. It’s a coming-of-age novel complicated by a tragic and untimely death, and it’s also a novel about two sisters you will never forget. I fell in love …

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ARC Review | Very Bad People by Kit Frick

Title: Very Bad PeopleAuthor: Kit FrickGenre: YA, Thriller, MysteryPublished On: April 5 2022Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry BooksSource: physical (book subscription box)Pages: 416 Synopsis: In this dark academia young adult thriller for fans of The Female of the Species and People Like Us, a teen girl’s search for answers about her mother’s mysterious death leads to a powerful secret …

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ARC Book Review | The Last House on the Street by Diane Chamberlain

Title: The Last House on the StreetAuthor: Diane Chamberlain Genre: Historical FictionPublished On: January 11, 2022Publisher: St. Martin’s PressSource: digitalPages: 352 Synopsis: From bestselling author Diane Chamberlain comes an irresistible new novel that perfectly interweaves history, mystery, and social justice. When Kayla Carter’s husband dies in an accident while building their dream house, she knows she …

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TBR

My November TBR

Hello Readers! Whether we’re ready or not, November is here. Since I’ll be participating in Nanowrimo (National Novel Writing Month) this month, my TBR will be very low-pressure and full of things I “hope” to get to. I’ve finished My Popsugar Reading Challenge for the year, read all the ARCs I currently have due for …

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A Myrtle Hardcastle Mystery Giveaway!

When Algonquin Books ended up accidentally sending me two sets of Elizabeth C. Bunce’s Premeditated Myrtle and How to Get Away with Myrtle, I knew I wanted to host a giveaway for the extra set. THEN my blog was hacked, I ended up switching hosts, and comments started disappearing, too. It was a real learning …

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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 alike—particularly by the members of a secret society …

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ARC Review | The Last Thing He Told Me by Laura Dave

Title: The Last Thing He Told MeAuthor: Laura DaveGenre: Mystery ThrillerPublished On: May 4, 2021Publisher: Simon SchusterSource: digital (Netgalley)Pages: 320 Synopsis: We all have stories we never tell.Before Owen Michaels disappears, he manages to smuggle a note to his beloved wife of one year: Protect her. Despite her confusion and fear, Hannah Hall knows exactly to …

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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 Review: The Family Upstairs by Lisa Jewell

Title: The Family Upstairs Author: Lisa JewellGenre: Adult, Mystery, ThrillerPublished On: November 5, 2019Publisher: Atria BooksPages: 352 Synopsis: Be careful who you let in.  Soon after her twenty-fifth birthday, Libby Jones returns home from work to find the letter she’s been waiting for her entire life. She rips it open with one driving thought: I …

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