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Thrilling New Finds

by | August 5, 2022 | Roundup | 0 Comments

Tense and atmospheric, the five titles included in this roundup are among the best thrillers published in recent months. Each centers on an intriguing mystery and an eclectic bunch of characters with uncertain motives, and they would all make for a gripping summer...
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New Science Fiction and Fantasy

by | June 28, 2022 | Roundup | 0 Comments

This roundup comprises five of the best new science fiction and fantasy novels published in the last few months. Action-packed and astoundingly imaginative, they all offer to transport readers to exciting otherworldly locations populated by extraordinary beings. In...
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Run Away with Romance

by | June 2, 2022 | Roundup | 0 Comments

Summer’s nearly here and what better way to while away the hours spent lounging by the pool than reading a host of cracking romance novels. In fact, if you’re looking for a bit of holiday escapism, look no further than the five recent releases included in this...
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Young Adult Roundup

by | May 24, 2022 | Roundup | 0 Comments

If you enjoy reading young adult fiction with a side of passion, warmth, determination, empowerment, and LGBTQA+, then this roundup article includes five books that will be perfect for you. All five are compelling reads, and while some are more lighthearted than...
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Recent Biography & Memoir

by | May 16, 2022 | Roundup | 0 Comments

If you are looking to expand your horizons and view life through another lens, these five books will be perfect for you. From experiences of show business to raising a transgender daughter, these books are bound to offer new frames of reference and teach you a few...
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Catch Up on Thrillers

by | May 10, 2022 | Roundup | 0 Comments

Packed with secrets, lies, and deadly danger, the five thrillers included in this roundup are tense, devastating, and likely to keep you on the edge of your seat from the first page through to the last.Good Girls Die Firstby Kathryn FoxfieldSourcebooks Fire, 368...
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Thrilling New Finds

by | August 5, 2022 | Roundup | 0 Comments

Tense and atmospheric, the five titles included in this roundup are among the best thrillers published in recent months. Each centers on an intriguing mystery and an eclectic bunch of characters with uncertain motives, and they would all make for a gripping summer...
Read More

New Science Fiction and Fantasy

by | June 28, 2022 | Roundup | 0 Comments

This roundup comprises five of the best new science fiction and fantasy novels published in the last few months. Action-packed and astoundingly imaginative, they all offer to transport readers to exciting otherworldly locations populated by extraordinary beings. In...
Read More

Run Away with Romance

by | June 2, 2022 | Roundup | 0 Comments

Summer’s nearly here and what better way to while away the hours spent lounging by the pool than reading a host of cracking romance novels. In fact, if you’re looking for a bit of holiday escapism, look no further than the five recent releases included in this...
Read More

Young Adult Roundup

by | May 24, 2022 | Roundup | 0 Comments

If you enjoy reading young adult fiction with a side of passion, warmth, determination, empowerment, and LGBTQA+, then this roundup article includes five books that will be perfect for you. All five are compelling reads, and while some are more lighthearted than...
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Recent Biography & Memoir

by | May 16, 2022 | Roundup | 0 Comments

If you are looking to expand your horizons and view life through another lens, these five books will be perfect for you. From experiences of show business to raising a transgender daughter, these books are bound to offer new frames of reference and teach you a few...
Read More

Catch Up on Thrillers

by | May 10, 2022 | Roundup | 0 Comments

Packed with secrets, lies, and deadly danger, the five thrillers included in this roundup are tense, devastating, and likely to keep you on the edge of your seat from the first page through to the last.Good Girls Die Firstby Kathryn FoxfieldSourcebooks Fire, 368...
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Latest Reviews

Exes and O’s (The Influencer Series)

Exes and O’s (The Influencer Series)

Mar 27, 2023 |

Tara Chen, nurse and bookstagrammer extraordinaire, is ready to find love in all the places she's already been. Moving in with hunky (but totally off-limits) firefighter Trevor Metcalfe was the first step in her new start, and after making a hitlist of ten...

Secretly Yours: A Novel (Vine Mess, 1)

Secretly Yours: A Novel (Vine Mess, 1)

Mar 27, 2023 |

Secretly Yours introduces us to a new cast of characters from author Tessa Bailey. Hallie Welch is a gardener in the town of St. Helena, known for their vineyards. Fifteen years ago she had an encounter with Vos Vineyards heir Julian Vos and although they never even...

Holding the Line (Love Along the Wires)

Holding the Line (Love Along the Wires)

Mar 27, 2023 |

The romance between Rose Finley and John Milburn is an unconventional one. The two of them are drawn together not through immediate mutual attraction (although that does come up a little) but through another romance: that of John’s niece Sophie and a known rake. John...

The Real Work: On the Mystery of Mastery

The Real Work: On the Mystery of Mastery

Mar 27, 2023 |

Adam Gopnik’s latest work The Real Work: On the Mystery of Mastery is a tour de force in the world of wondering how we become experts at the things we do. In a similar vein as Malcolm Gladwell’s Outliers, Gopnik’s book approaches the art of mastery of singular skills...

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Thrilling New Finds

Aug 5, 2022 |

Tense and atmospheric, the five titles included in this roundup are among the best thrillers published in recent months. Each centers on an intriguing mystery and an eclectic bunch of characters with uncertain motives, and they would all make for a gripping summer...

New Science Fiction and Fantasy

Jun 28, 2022 |

This roundup comprises five of the best new science fiction and fantasy novels published in the last few months. Action-packed and astoundingly imaginative, they all offer to transport readers to exciting otherworldly locations populated by extraordinary beings. In...

Run Away with Romance

Jun 2, 2022 |

Summer’s nearly here and what better way to while away the hours spent lounging by the pool than reading a host of cracking romance novels. In fact, if you’re looking for a bit of holiday escapism, look no further than the five recent releases included in this...

Young Adult Roundup

May 24, 2022 |

If you enjoy reading young adult fiction with a side of passion, warmth, determination, empowerment, and LGBTQA+, then this roundup article includes five books that will be perfect for you. All five are compelling reads, and while some are more lighthearted than...

Recent Biography & Memoir

May 16, 2022 |

If you are looking to expand your horizons and view life through another lens, these five books will be perfect for you. From experiences of show business to raising a transgender daughter, these books are bound to offer new frames of reference and teach you a few...