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The Lost Story By: Meg Shaffer
Inspired by C.S. Lewis’s Chronicles of Narnia, two boys who society would never expect to be friends get ‘lost’ in the woods together. After being miraculously found, no one knows how they survived, why they came back or where they were while they were missing. I was excited to read another Meg Shaffer book after…
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Ninth House By: Leigh Bardugo
Welcome to New Haven – a place riddled with grays (ghosts) and magic galore. Instead of frat houses, we have magic houses. Instead of basements filled with beer pong, we have tombs and rituals. (Just kidding, beer pong is there too.) Alex is scooped out of her dejecting life and given the oppurtunity to join…
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The Violence By: Delilah Dawson
Following three abused women in unprecedented times as they attempt to escape their abusers and survive. Let’s start off with, I was not expecting that. I again, didn’t read anything about this book in advance before picking it up and was pleasantly surprised. The author’s note in the beginning felt odd. I can see it…
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The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches By: Sangu Bandanna
A “serious” story about the very secret society of witches and one witch who needs to decide to follow the rules or follow her heart. To get this out there right in the beginning of this review, this book didn’t do it for me. It didn’t give me the feels and I never connected with…
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Gone Tonight By: Sarah Pekkanen
A layered story of a daughter trying to figure out her mother’s past and where she came from. From the beginning I was hooked. This story started out with a bang. I could see the author putting together a complicated web. I think I audibly gasped when twists were revealed. About 3/4 the way through…
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The Mystery Guest By: Nita Prose
I’m sure we can all agree that when we read The Maid no one was expecting a second. Yet, Molly returns to save the day once again at another unfortunate event at the hotel. We dive back to her past and get a glimpse at what made Molly, the Molly we know and love. And…
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IN THE WOODS REVIEW BY: TANA FRENCH
I love Tana French. I love the way she writes and makes the story flow. The story was excellent. It pulled on all the right heart strings and made me keep wanting more, keep guessing and trying to understand the past. The only issue I had with the book was the ending. (SPOILER) I didnt like being…
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