#Book Blog
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Book Review: Frankenstein: The 1818 Text by Mary Shelley
The original title, Frankenstein or The Modern Prometheus, was published in 1818 and has since been published in over 13,000 editions. In 2018, Penguin published Frankenstein: The 1818 Text. The book is available in paperback and Kindle on Amazon, or at your library and via the Libby App. Victor Frankenstein is obsessed with death. As… Continue reading
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Book Review: Mala Influencia by Teensspirit
Originally published on WattPad, the book was picked up by Montena in 2021 and is available on Amazon in paperback, Kindle, and audiobook formats. Mala Influencia follows Reese Russell, a wealthy girl enjoying luxury, until a stalker threatens her. Her father, Bruce Russell, hires Eros Douglas, a juvenile felon, as her bodyguard through a work-release… Continue reading
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Book Review: Rock Hard Beautiful #2 Roadie
C.M. Stunich captured Lilith’s grief and the boys’ pain with raw, genuine emotion. These excerpts resonate beautifully. Bad things happen, people die, hearts are broken, but it’s how we walk in the rain of grief that defines us. My soul feels like a butterfly trapped in a gilded cage of grief. I just want to… Continue reading
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Book Review: We Used to Live Here by Marcus Kliewer
Published in 2024 by Arita/Emily Bestler Books, Kliewer’s book is available on Amazon in hardcover, paperback, Kindle, and audiobook formats, as well as at your local library and through the Libby App. The book had promise and an intriguing premise for a horror story: a twist on a home invasion that preys on anxieties and… Continue reading
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Book Review: Barry’s Bay #1 Every Summer After by Carley Fortune
Published in 2022 by Berkley, Fortune’s book is available on Amazon in hardcover, paperback, Kindle, and audiobook formats, and also at your local library and through the Libby app. Persephone “Percy” Fraser’s parents buy a cottage, not in the Muskokas like most Torontonians, instead they opt for a spot in Barry’s Bay. At thirteen, Percy… Continue reading
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Book Review: The Midnight Feast by Lucy Foley
Published in 2024 by William Morrow, Foley’s book is available on Amazon in hardcover, paperback, Kindle, and audiobook, as well as at your local library and through the Libby app. Foley knits together secrets, lies, and murder during the opening weekend of the Manor, a luxury estate-hotel-resort in Dorset, England. Guests have access to seaside… Continue reading
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Book Review: Fairy Tale by Stephen King
First published in 2022 by Scribner, the book is available on Amazon in hardcover, paperback, Kindle, and audiobook formats, as well as at your local library or through the Libby App. King weaves a spellbinding tale about a seventeen-year-old boy who inherits the keys to a parallel world where good and evil are at war,… Continue reading
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Book Review: Love, Lies, and Cherry Pie by Jackie Lau
Published in 2024 by Arita/Emily Bestler Books, it is available on Amazon in hardcover, paperback, Kindle, and audiobook formats, and at your local library or through the Libby App. This modern retelling of Pride and Prejudice has strong parallels with Little Women, introducing Emily Hung, a writer and barista, the second-eldest of five girls, and… Continue reading
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Book Review: Auctioned to the Mountain Men (Mountain Men Why Choose) by Brooklyn Cox
Indie published in January 2025, the book is available for free on Kindle Unlimited or in Kindle and audiobook formats. Grace lost her job in the city and is about to be evicted from her apartment. Unable to ask her parents for help, she does the unthinkable. She goes to the underground auction a friend… Continue reading
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Book Review: The Seven Rings, The Lost Bride Trilogy book 3 by Nora Roberts
The conclusion of the Lost Bride Trilogy, The Seven Rings, published by St-Martin’s Press and Macmillan Audio in November 2025, is available on Amazon in hardcover, paperback, Kindle, or audiobook, and at your local library or through the Libby App. The audiobook, read by Brittany Pressley, provides a wonderful listening experience as she brings the… Continue reading
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