* * * The Stand-In by Lily Chu Narration : Philippa Soo Genre : Contemporary Romance Stand alone About the Book  : Gracie Reed is doing just fine. Sure, she was fired by her overly “friendly” boss, and yes she still hasn’t gotten her mother into the nursing home of their dreams, but she’s healthy, she’s (somewhat) happy, and she’s (mostly) holding it all together. But when a mysterious SUV pulls up beside...

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  * * * You’ve Reached Sam by Dustin ThaoGenre : Contemporary YAStand alone About the Book  : Seventeen-year-old Julie has her future all planned out—move out of her small town with her boyfriend Sam, attend college in the city, spend a summer in Japan. But then Sam dies. And everything changes. Heartbroken, Julie skips his funeral, throws out his things, and tries everything to forget him and the tragic way he died. But a message...

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* * * These Silent Woods by Kimi Cunningham Grant Narration : Bronson Pinchot, Stephanie Willis Genre : Thriller Stand alone About the Book  : No electricity, no family, no connection to the outside world. For eight years, Cooper and his young daughter, Finch, have lived in isolation in a remote cabin in the northern Appalachian woods. And that’s exactly the way Cooper wants it, because he’s got a lot to hide. The only people who...

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These Violent Delights by Chloe Gong Genre : Fantasy, YA Series : These Violent Delights, book 1 About the Book  : The year is 1926, and Shanghai hums to the tune of debauchery. A blood feud between two gangs runs the streets red, leaving the city helpless in the grip of chaos. At the heart of it all is eighteen-year-old Juliette Cai, a former flapper who has returned to assume her role as the proud heir of the Scarlet Gang—a network of...

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Verity by Colleen Hoover Genre : Thriller Stand alone About the Book  : Lowen Ashleigh is a struggling writer on the brink of financial ruin when she accepts the job offer of a lifetime. Jeremy Crawford, husband of bestselling author Verity Crawford, has hired Lowen to complete the remaining books in a successful series his injured wife is unable to finish. Lowen arrives at the Crawford home, ready to sort through years of Verity’s notes...

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Not a Happy Family by Shari Lapena Genre : Thriller Stand alone About the Book  : In this family, everyone is keeping secrets–especially the dead. Brecken Hill in upstate New York is an expensive place to live. You have to be rich to have a house there. And they don’t come much richer than Fred and Sheila Mercer. But even all their money can’t protect them when a killer comes to call. The Mercers are brutally murdered the...

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I first read the Shadow and Bone series about six years ago, and I wanted to refresh my memory before watching the Netflix series, so earlier this year I started my reread of all of the Grisha books. It’s been a lot of fun! This will mostly be about my observations between then and now, rather than a review. Shadow and Bone / Siege and Storm / Ruin and Rising by Leigh Bardugo Genre : YA, Fantasy Series : The Grisha My Rating...

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The Broken Girls by Simon St. James Genre : Thriller Stand alone About the Book  : Vermont, 1950. There’s a place for the girls whom no one wants–the troublemakers, the illegitimate, the too smart for their own good. It’s called Idlewild Hall. And in the small town where it’s located, there are rumors that the boarding school is haunted. Four roommates bond over their whispered fears, their budding friendship...

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