Books
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Review: The London Restoration by Rachel McMillan
This is one of those books that when I saw the cover, I simply said yes without even pausing to read the summary. As many of you know I am a huge sucker for historical fiction and this cover hit all the historical fiction eye catchers it possibly could! I love the colors and the red hat just drew me right in and I couldn’t wait to check it out and see if the story lived up to the hype of the cover. Basically I went into this one blind since I said yes without even reading the summary and sometimes that works out for me. I didn’t know what…
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Review: A Class Forsaken (A Matter of Class #3) by Susie Murphy
Over the last few years I have gotten to know Susie Murphy and her characters in the “Matter of Class” series and not only is she a wonderful person and author, but her saga has only gotten better. More about that in a minute but first I wanted to take a couple of minutes and gush over the beauty of this cover. It is absolutely stunning. Each cover design has been eye catching, memorable, and interesting but this one is my favorite cover design. I think it’s elegant and captures the essence of the saga. Now that I have raved about the cover a bit, let’s talk about how great…
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Review: Killer Kung Pao (A Noodle Shop Mystery #6) by Vivien Chien
How is it that we are already on the 6th book in this series? It feels like I just started reading it a few months ago….but I haven’t. I read the very first book before it came out and fell in love with this series. I adore Lana Lee and all the murdery goodness of the Asia Village not to mention every book I read leaves me craving Chinese food and I don’t even like Chinese food but I would kill for some noodles about three chapters in to every single book! Every time I see that Vivien Chien has a new Lana book coming out, I just automatically add…
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Special Feature: Love Sold Separately by Ellen Meister
When I first saw this cover, the first things that came to mind were definitely NOT murder mystery. The cover says rom-com or chick lit and the title implies romance so when I saw that it contained a murder mystery, I was like—-say what?! It sounds like the story itself is more of a rom-com—but there is a murder mystery tied in and I think that sounds like such a fun read! I love when genres cross over and I am really excited to see if that works in this one. Sometimes it does, while others it doesn’t but I think either way this one sounds fun. I couldn’t get…
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Special Feature: How to Catch a Sinful Marquess (The Disreputable Debutantes #3) by Amy Rose Bennett
My head was turned when I saw this cover. I absolutely love the pinks and purples in the cover and immediately wanted to know more. The title definitely sounded like a typical romance title so I obviously knew that this was going to be a romance novel, but I just really loved the cover and how the woman was placed and that there was no man on the cover, I wondered if this would be a bit of a different romance than I was expecting. Not to mention the male love interests name wasn’t something saucy like ‘Fabian’…..his name is Hamish. Talk about the least sexiest name out there. So…
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Special Feature: The Guilty Die Twice by Don Hartshorn
If there is one show I can binge watch for days it’s Law and Order. Sure the crime parts and police work are always exciting but for me it’s the order side of things that always get me. Court room dramas are captivating for me. I was a pre law major when I started college and growing up it was my dream to become a lawyer and I would have had I not found something else that I loved just as much. But I still get that courtroom itch from time to time and when I do I try to do the next best thing and read a courtroom drama…
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Special Feature and Excerpt: The Night Swim by Megan Goldin
Few genres offer as page turning excitement like thrillers. Sure I love a good romance, but when it comes to a quick engrossing read that is sure to entertain me, I almost always go fr a thriller This book sounds so promising and this excerpt peaked my interest and I can’t wait to continue reading this one once I get through a few other books. I love thrillers and have recently started picking them up more and more during this strange time. Not to mention my book club is all about murder mysteries and thrillers so this might be a contender book for this fall as it sounds like a…
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Review: Bronte’s Mistress by Finola Austin
I have been looking forward to this book all summer long. It has been on my radar since the spring and I couldn’t wait to get my hands on it and start reading. I absolutely love the Brontes and a book like this just sounded so incredible! Not to mention that cover is totally giving me all the heart eyes. What I was most excited for in this novel was that it would explore the story of the Bronte’s brother rather than the famous and talented sisters. It screamed new and exciting for me and since this is the author’s debut novel, it was just begging to be read and…
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Special Feature: Little Disasters by Sarah Vaughan
This book is one that I am so excited to share with you all on a personal level. Not only does it sound like it’s going to tackle some big issues that women face but the author’s own personal story about how she came to write this book is so memorable! You will have to keep reading to see what I mean about the author’s own story down in an article that I included from Publisher’s Weekly. The article is outstanding and really captures the excitement of this novel. She sounds like she has been through so much and that it was important for her to get the details of…
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Review: The Girl from Vichy by Andie Newton
Last year I read Andie Newton’s debut novel, The Girl I Left Behind, and I loved it. After reading that debut, I was so excited to see what she came up with next. Newton is a strong and rising voice in the historical fiction genre so when I saw this was her next book, I couldn’t wait to check it out! Not only is this cover absolutely stunning, but the summary sounded incredible. Obviously I am a big fan of historical fiction and I am always looking for a new and exciting author’s to watch and this author is right up there at the top of my up and coming…