#book blogging
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Book Review: Into Darkness #1, Lights Out by Navessa Allen, Narrated by Elena Wolfe and Jacob Morgan
Published in 2024 by Slowburn, the first Into Darkness book is available on Amazon in hardcover, paperback, Kindle, audiobook, at libraries, and on the Libby app. The audiobook shines with vivid performances. Jacob Morgan delivers Josh’s deep, Batman-like voice, while Elena Wolfe gives Aly a sharp, neurotic edge. Their chemistry heightens tension and amplifies emotional… Continue reading
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Book Review: Shield of Sparrows #1, Shield of Sparrows by Devney Perry
Published in May 2025 by Entangled: Red Tower Books, the first book in the Shield of Sparrows series is available on Amazon in hardcover, paperback, Kindle, and audiobook. It is also available at local libraries and via the Libby App. The audiobook is highly recommended, notable because Perry’s writing style includes never-ending and repeated questions,… Continue reading
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Book Review: Weyward by Emilia Hart
Published by St-Martin’s Press in 2023, Hart’s debut novel is available on Amazon in hardcover, paperback, Kindle, audiobook, as well as at your local libraries, and through the Libby App. The saying: never to judge a book by its cover is fitting for this book’s cover, which will draw readers in with its beautiful design.… Continue reading
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Book Review: Summer Romance by Annabel Monaghan
Published in June 2024 by G.P. Putnam’s Sons, the book is available on Amazon in hardcover, paperback, Kindle, audiobook, and at your local library or through the Libby App. Ali Morris is a professional organizer whose life is a mess. Two years ago, her mother died. On the one-year anniversary, her husband, Peter, announced he… Continue reading
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Book Review: Game Changers #2 Heated Rivalry by Rachel Reid
Published in 2019 by Carina Press, the book is available on Amazon in hardcover, paperback, Kindle, audiobook, and at local libraries or via the Libby App. In the second Game Changers book, rising hockey stars Shane Hollander and Ilya Rozanov meet as rookies in Regina and develop both a rivalry and a lustful attraction. Reid’s… Continue reading
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Book Review: Game Changers #1 Game Change
First published in 2018 by Carina Press, the book is available on Amazon in hardcover, paperback, Kindle, and audiobook formats, and at your local library or through the Libby App. Reid brings readers into the life of pro hockey star Scott Hunter, captain of the New York Admirals, who navigates the intricacies of the NHL… Continue reading
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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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