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The Haunting of Hill House By: Shirley Jackson
A doctor invites strangers to a known haunted house in hopes to experience something odd… The guests are invited to enjoy but most importantly, take notes. According to the internet – The Haunting of Hill House is a classic book, written in 1959, that was essential to defining the horror genre. The fact that this…
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Fourth Wing By: Rebecca Yarros
Does this book even need an intro? I’ve been sitting on the hold list for MONTHS and finally received my copy from the library and dove right in. A fantasy/romantasy novel filled with daggers, dragons and drama. If you are looking for some ground breaking fantasy story you haven’t read before .. this won’t be…
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Two Short Stories for Review
I read two short stories recently thanks to Prime Reads – which is a free ebook Amazon Prime members receive every 1st of the month. The last two months readers received a bonus ‘short story’. Previously I was on the fence if I liked short stories, but these last two reads changed my mind. I…
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The Gardener’s Plot: A Mystery By: Deborah J. Benoit
Maggie had no idea what she was getting into when she volunteered to help organize the community garden opening. Murder, missing friends and a cute detective round up this cozy little mystery. If there isn’t already a genre called ‘cozy mysteries’ there should be and I’d like to submit this book for the taking. Sadly…
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The Jane Austen Society By: Natalie Jenner
An unusual group of people ban together to save Jane Austen’s history in her hometown, Chawton. Multiple POVs as the group forms ‘The Jane Austen Society’ to accomplish this goal. They overcome obstacles, make unlikely friendships all for their own reasons of loving the late author, Jane Austen. Let’s get this out of the way.…
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The Book Swap By: Tessa Bickers
Dueling point-of-view story from Erin and James as they navigate life after the loss of high school friend Bonnie and their own friendship. Both Erin and James’ present and future is bleak. Life isn’t going anywhere near as planned, until James stumbles across a heavily annotated book that never should have been in the ‘little…
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Wellness By: Nathan Hill
A story about marriage, relationships, hopes and life in the 90s Chicago area. This book exhausted me. There were two books inside this one novel and maybe I didn’t give it a real chance once the second book started … but at 75% I realized I was dredging picking this monster of a book up.…
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