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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: If We Were Villains by M.L. Rio
Published in 2017 by Flatiron Books, If We Were Villains is available on Amazon in hardcover, paperback, Kindle, and audiobook, as well as at your local library or through the Libby App. Rio took inspiration from The Secret History by Donna Tartt and from the great Bard in writing this book. Considering how often her… 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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Book Review: Bad Summer People by Emma Rosenblum
Published in 2023 by Flatiron Books and Macmillan Audio, the book is available on Amazon in hardcover, paperback, Kindle, and audiobook, as well as at your local library and through the Libby App. The audiobook, narrated by January LaVoy, explores infidelity, backstabbing, and murderous intrigue in the exclusive setting of Salcombe, Fire Island. Even in… Continue reading
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Book Review: Seatmate, Love Lines #3 by Cara Bastone
Seatmate, the third book in the Love Lines series and an Audible original published in 2022, is available on Amazon in audiobook, Kindle, and paperback. The story features multiple points of view, primarily from the lead female and male characters, as well as other bus passengers, family, and friends. In the audiobook, each character has… Continue reading
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Book Review: Call Me Maybe by Cara Bastone
An Audible original published in 2020, Call Me Maybe is available on Amazon in audiobook, Kindle, and paperback formats. Bastone wrote the book with dual perspectives from the female and male main characters, so it’s nice that the audiobook reflects that with its choice of narrators: Luci Christian and Neil Hellegers. The book has an… Continue reading
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Book Review: The Love Potion by Becky Monson
Indie author Becky Monson’s book The Love Potion, first published in 2021, is available on Amazon in paperback, Kindle, or audiobook formats. The audiobook narrated by Holly Warren is approximately 3 hours of easy listening. Two weeks before Valentine’s Day, Ally Hawkin wants to be optimistic, but her success rate has her resorting to a… Continue reading
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Book Review: A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles
Published by Viking in 2016, the book is available on Amazon in hardcover, paperback, Kindle, or audiobook formats, as well as at your local library or through the Libby App. The audiobook, read by Nicolas Guy Smith, complements Towles’s writing style, which is more of a narration of life events. Set in Moscow, Russia, 1922,… Continue reading
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Book Review: Sandokan, The Tigers of Mompracem by Emilio Salgari, translated by Nico Lorenzutti
First published in 1900 by ROH Press, Le tigri de Mompracem is a beloved children’s book known for its adventurous spirit and cultural impact. It has been translated, featured on the list of 1001 Books to Read Before You Die, and is available in paperback and Kindle formats on Amazon. Continue reading
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