Join Top Ten Tuesday at That Artsy Reader Girl. Each week  a new Top Ten list theme is posted and all bloggers are welcome to participate! This week’s theme is a bit of a challenging one! One word reviews, sounds simple, right? I had to reign myself in because I kept wanting to add more to it. But, in the end, I did it (with the help of a few hyphenated word…) Here are the last 10 books I read : Finlay Donovan Knocks...

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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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Jar of Hearts by Jennifer Hillier Genre : Thriller Stand alone About the Book  : When she was sixteen years old, Angela Wong disappeared without a trace. Nobody ever suspected that her best friend, Georgina Shaw, was involved in any way. Certainly not Kaiser Brody, who was close with both girls back in high school. But fourteen years later, Angela Wong’s remains are discovered in the woods near Geo’s childhood home. And Kaiser—now...

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All of Us Villains by Amanda Foody & Christine Lynn Herman Genre : YA, Fantasy Stand alone About the Book  : The Blood Moon rises. The Blood Veil falls. The Tournament begins. Every generation, at the coming of the Blood Moon, seven families in the remote city of Ilvernath each name a champion to compete in a tournament to the death. The prize? Exclusive control over a secret wellspring of high magick, the most powerful resource in the...

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The first week of January, I ended up working on a very repetitive project that required almost no brain power. In order to remain somewhat sane and awake, I listened to 3 full audiobooks while working. Here are some quick thoughts about them : * * * The Collective by Alison Gaylin Narration : Vivienne Leheny Genre : Thriller Stand alone About the Book  : Camille Gardner is a grieving—and angry—mother who, five years after her daughter’s...

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The Nature of Witches by Rachel Griffin Genre : YA, Fantasy Stand alone About the Book  : For centuries, witches have maintained the climate, their power from the sun peaking in the season of their birth. But now their control is faltering as the atmosphere becomes more erratic. All hope lies with Clara, an Everwitch whose rare magic is tied to every season. In Autumn, Clara wants nothing to do with her power. It’s wild and volatile, and...

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The Sun Down Motel by Simone St. James Genre : Thriller Stand alone About the Book  : Upstate NY, 1982. Every small town like Fell, New York, has a place like the Sun Down Motel. Some customers are from out of town, passing through on their way to someplace better. Some are locals, trying to hide their secrets. Viv Delaney works as the night clerk to pay for her move to New York City. But something isn’t right at the Sun Down, and before...

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