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  • Book Review,  Fiction,  Women's Fiction

    BOOK REVIEW: Sophie Last Seen by Marlene Adelstein @fixyourbook #bookreview #bookblog #sophielastseen

    / February 27, 2019

    Emotionally, this book got me right in the feels! Marlene Adelstein’s debut novel Sophie Last Seen tells the story of a mother stuck in a perpetual state of grieving after the disappearance of…

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  • Til Death Do Us Part is part of Kate White's Bailey Weggins series, a mystery series with a female journalist as the amateur detective; the book is black with a wedding cake on the cover
    Book Review,  Cozy Mystery,  Mystery

    Book Review: Til Death Do Us Part | Kate White | Bailey Weggins #3

    / February 26, 2019

    I’m back again with my blog spotlight on Kate White, a favorite author of mine! I read almost all of her books before I had a blog, so I’m really excited to get…

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  • Psychological,  Suspense

    BOOK REVIEW: The Promise by Teresa Driscoll @teresadriscoll @amazonpub

    / February 22, 2019

    A dark character study of the impact a promise made long ago has on the lives of three women. Teresa Driscoll’s The Promise is more of a suspense novel than psychological thriller, but…

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  • Book Club,  Book Review,  Women's Fiction

    BOOK REVIEW: The Care and Feeding of Ravenously Hungry Girls by Anissa Gray @berkleypub #thecareandfeedingofravenouslyhungrygirls #bookbestiescareandfeeding #bookbestieapproved

    / February 20, 2019

    A dark portrayal of the dysfunction of families, this book touches on many important but difficult subjects. The Care and Feeding of Ravenously Hungry Girls by Anissa Gray is the sort of book…

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  • Book Club,  Book Review,  Fiction,  Women's Fiction

    BOOK REVIEW: The Secret of Clouds by Alyson Richman @alysonrichman @berkleypub #thesecretofclouds #bookbestiessecretofclouds

    / February 19, 2019

    Tearfully beautiful and filled with a certain sort of magic that only an inspiring story can deliver, Alyson Richman’s The Secret of Clouds is a book I encourage everyone to open their heaart to. I’m still…

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  • Book Review,  Fantasy,  Mystery

    BOOK REVIEW: The Psychology of Time Travel by Kate Mascarenhas @KateMascarenhas @crookedlanebks @ckemmelhainz #thepsychologyoftimetravel

    / February 18, 2019

    I’m thrilled to finally share my full review of The Psychology of Time Travel by the incredible Kate Mascarenhas. This book completely captivated me, and I actually purchased the hardcover and am on…

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  • Book Club,  Book Review,  Fantasy,  Historical Fiction

    BOOK REVIEW: The Beast’s Heart by Leife Shallcross @leioss @berkleyromance @berkleypub #bookbestiesbeastsheart #thebeastsheart

    / February 15, 2019

    Whimsical and enchanting! Leife Shallcross’s latest reimagining of the classic storyof Beauty and the Beast is more similar to Beaumont’s 18th century abridgedLa Belle et la Bête than it is the Disneyclassic—which is…

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  • Book Review,  Fiction,  Romance

    BOOK REVIEW: Sorry Not Sorry by Sophie Ranald @SophieRanald @bookouture @LAWsometweets #sorrynotsorry #blogtour

    / February 14, 2019

    Good girls go to heaven, bad girls go everywhere… Ooh boy! Sophie Ranald’s Sorry Not Sorry is such a fun book! I just finished reading this steamy, sweet, roller coaster of a rom com romp…

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  • Book Review,  Fiction

    BOOK REVIEW: Little Lovely Things by Maureen Joyce Connolly @MConnollyAuthor @sourcebooks @suzyapproved #blogtour #littlelovelythings

    / February 13, 2019

    In Maureen Joyce Connolly’s debut novel, Little Lovely Things, every parent’s worst nightmare plays out as two parent’s search for information about their young daughters who’ve gone missing. With a rawness that makes…

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  • Book Club,  Book Review,  Romance,  Suspense

    BOOK REVIEW: Say You’re Sorry by Karen Rose @KarenRoseBooks @BerkleyPub #sayyouresorry #bookbestiessayyouresorry

    / February 12, 2019

    Steamy, heart-pounding, and engrossing—Karen Rose’s latest novel of romantic suspense has a little something for everyone! I find romantic suspense to be an incredibly difficult genre to write. For me, romantic suspense novels…

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Hi! I'm Mackenzie, the Ph.D. student behind the book reviews and blog. Reading books has always been my favorite pastime and I love sharing my thoughts about them with the world. Now I should probably get back to writing that dissertation...

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